Gonna post and run because I need to get to the store. I am out of EVERYTHING! The worst way to start a healthy eating plan is by not having any food in the house!
They will come though and I'm in need of some new snacks or yummies that will curb the appetite without being overly carby.
So how was your day today? And what are your favorite go-to foods to curb the munch monster within?
Gonna try to find my list of low/no carb snacks and post it later. Off the top of my head (since it is what is planned for this week) I like
- fat free yogurt with low sugar,
- celery with Peanut Butter (use no sugar added natural PB) or dip
- cheese Laughing Cow has some good low fat cheese in different flavors you can put in celery, eggs and lots of other things.
- Low Fat Mozzarella "String Cheese" is a great easy to grab and go snack. Wrap a piece of ham or turkey lunchmeat around it, maybe a dab of mustard and yum!
- Take a piece of ham lunchmeat (remember to look for low fat and sugar content), spread with a schmear of lite cream cheese (tub type is easiest), put a dill pickle spear in the middle and wrap up. I love to make a few of these ahead of time for an on the go snack. Just keep them in an insulated bag with an icepack
- Of course nuts. Watch your serving size and you don't want ones with sugar.
Soup or small salad
I LOVE this website for great low carb (not all are so you do need to evaluate them) recipes for dips, snacks, meals, sides, breakfasts, really everything!
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/ And I just picked up some Hungry Girl Cookbooks where she talks about having "mini meals"-- snack can be a small portion of leftovers, the other half of your lunch (I will often have salad for lunch and then soup for a snack later instead of soup and salad together).
Weren't in the mood for eggs for breakfast? Have one for snack-- of course hard boiled is easily portable but it really is pretty quick to make a scrambled one, you can even do it in a mug in the microwave easily at work. Add a few veggies in, maybe a little turkey bacon and you have a very filling snack. Just wash the mug out immediately or you will have egg permanently bonded with it!
I also like to have protein shakes (not Slim Fast or other Diet type shakes). Most diet plans don't recommend them but when I need a quick and easy low calorie, low carb, high protein shake it can be a great pick me up. Sometimes you are just too busy to eat something or are in a situation where you can't be eating but no one will bat an eye if you are drinking something, like in a meeting or in the classroom. With my IBS I also have times I really don't feel like eating so it is nice to be getting some nutrition. You have to read the labels and experiment with the flavors to see what you like. We currently have Chocolate EAS because
Sams club carries it. I also like a particular type from GNC. If anyone wants more information about picking protein shakes and what to look for let me know and I can post about it. I did a lot of research into it.
Evening All!
Not too bad of a day. I ate okay and I'm pretty sure everything was GF. I am going to take
LTS's suggestion and create a binder. Thank you!
. My other goal for tomorrow is to figure out how to add our Team Mickey clippie to my signature.
I wish I still had mine, I would send it to you. I think I do have tons of bookmarks still so if you are looking for anything in particular let me know.
The Welcome Board FAQ has information on how to do a signature and add pictures so check it out (link is in my sig). PM me if you need help.
How are you liking South Beach? I know what you mean about knowing whether or not you have cheated. Once you get into a routine, you know if you're eating right or not.
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Love, love, LOVE South Beach! I am a huge
for it! It was recommended to me by a doctor about 7 years ago and she presented it not as a diet but as a way to teach myself to eat healthy and make lifelong habits. I have been on and off the wagon over the years but I do KNOW what choices I should be making and I find it very easy. Lean Protein, Veggies, Healthy Carbs in limited quantities. Easy Peasy. I find it also very easy to make choices when I am out. I don't have worry about calories and fat or points, I just make a choice that follows that formula and find I can adapt things very easy.
QOTD: I think tracking is important. It make me be honest with myself. It's easy to forget about what an old WW leader called the BLTs: Bites, Licks, and Tastes. I use an armband by Body Media as part of my Jenny Craig. It really is motivating to see how many calories I burn and if I am at a deficit or surplus. I also like all the graphics, I am a visual person and they make it easy to understand. This is what it looks like:
Great looking program!
CC - I have started a weight loss binder (even has a pic of Mickey on the front). I bought 24 dividers with tabs and made a divider for each month and then 12 more dividers that each sad "EXERCISE). Behind each monthly divider I put my 4 weekly meal plan templates (I'll post pics of all of this tomorrow). Then the EXERCISE divider goes behind the month divider (ex: January). This is where I put my monthly calendar template that I have written my exercises on. I also have the print outs from Sparkpeople for each week that i've done exercise. That print out shows what I did on a given day, how many minutes I did that activity, and how many calories I burned. I keep all of this as a good reference for me to look back at for exercise ideas and to keep me motivated.
That sounds AWESOME!! I may steal that idea too.
I plan on starting my workouts in 10 days after I return from bringing my parents to NC.
How is your mom doing?
QOTD: i think the most surprising thing is the amount of calories in a salad! here i used to think that if anything was served on top of lettuce it was ok! but hello! salad dressing has GOT to be the devil! a serving is usually only a tablespoon or two. when has ANYONE only used that much when not dieting?? even the fat free stuff or light stuff usually isn't all that good because it's loaded with sugar.
i usually just forgo the dressing all together because i never find myself using the correct portion. eyeballing is a no-no for me.
That is my one downfall! Especially since I am really picky about salad dressing and really only like Ranch. Fortunately for me South Beach allows ranch no problem but I do use too much. I think I shared a few months ago that I found that mixing dry Ranch Dressing Powder into Low fat cottage cheese gives me the flavor and the "moistness" that I want ( I hate a dry salad
), adds a dairy serving to my day and allows me to only use a very small amount of dressing. Also, sometimes I will take my non lettuce components (cucumbers, carrots, meat, tomatoes etc) and put them in a separate bowl. Add your allowed amount of salad dressing and toss really well to coat, add to your lettuce base and toss again. You will now have dressing in every bite but you use a lot less because you aren't trying to cover the lettuce.
Wallyworld is calling my name (UGH!) so I guess I better get going.
How can there be so many calories in one tiny piece of fudge? 
The pancake version turned out edible, but I still have to perfect that too.
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and I quickly got lightheaded and had to go grab an orange. Spent most of the afternoon taking down Christmas decorations and cleaning up the family room.
