There's no time like Gnocchi time!

You like the title??  Haha...I thought it was pretty good.  Normally I can't think of cute puns, but last night I dreamed that I got a gig as a stand-up comedian at a Christian bar....yeah I don't know if there is such a thing, but all I know is that I was funny.  Not just oh she's pretty good, no I was AMAZING in my dream.  I was cracking myself up all night long.  It was refreshing to have a good dream and not my regular someone is hunting me down/chasing me/yelling at me/trying to kill me dream. 

Anyway, it's been quite the week.  Something every night, but it was all good stuff.  The week flew by and I am so glad it's Saturday.  I passed up countless temptations this week...cake, cookies, dips, cupcakes, beer bread, wine, chex mixes, chips, mac n cheese, strawberry limeade (my fav) so I am going on 63 days of no sugar.  Wow I can't believe it's been that long.  It is getting easier, but it's not easy.  Someone told me yesterday to just have a tiny bite and that it wouldn't hurt.  I told her that yeah I could have a tiny bite, but then the next time I would have just a small piece and in no time I'd be eating a whole carton of ice cream.  It's best for me to just stay away all together.  I made my favorite kind of cupcakes to take to work for my co-workers b-day.  That was stupid.  I wanted to lick the icing off of the knife SO BAD!  Then I got a little on my fingers putting them in the cupcake carrier.  Did I lick???   NO!  Immedietely I washed my hands.  It's tough, but definitely worth it.  Here's the stats:

Migraines in January: 4
Migraines in February : 4
Migraines in March: 2 (yeah it stinks especially because we are only on day 3 of the month)
Pounds lost: 14.5
Inches lost: 15.5

I'm really pleased with the results of this whole anti-inflammatory food eating.  (Did you notice how I tend not to use the word "diet"??  That word doesn't make sense to me because if you are eating then you aren't on a "diet" in my book.  If you want to continue on the path you have begun then it's not a "diet".  It's simply what food you are eating.  Diets are temporary.  I don't plan for this to be temporary.  This is life.  That's my rant.  Now I'm done.

Anyway, normally I would have had at least 20 migraines by now and only having 10 is AWESOME!  I'm still wanting to decrease them more though.  So this morning Tom and I went to this pharmacy nearby.  I'd been told by at least 4-5 people that I "HAVE TO GO THERE!" So after the fifth person told me, I finally went.  It's a place where you just go in and talk to the pharmacist, no charge.  They are focused on natural wellness and supplements.  The pharmacist was really knowledgeable and nice.  She seemed confident that if I take this magnesium compound that it will decrease my migraines even more.  It's different from the magnesium supplement found in stores.  So I got the compound and I am supposed to take 3 pills nightly before bed.  I am excited to see how it works, but only time will tell.  Also, it's safe to use during pregnancy, which will be great for when that time comes. If this doesn't work after a couple of months I can take a saliva test, which will test my cortisol and hormone levels.  That might be the next step in trying to combat these migraines.

So onto the gnocchi.  At Aldi, they had some prepackaged gnocchi (pronounced no-key) which is a potato pasta in a solid oval shape.  So I boiled it up, added some spaghetti sauce, spices and voila!  Gnocchi!  High-class baby.  High class for only $2.59 to serve 4.

There's no real recipe for this.  Boil, warm sauce, add whatever spice you want. 

Top with cheesy goodness. 

Combine.  Eat.  Love.