Checking In
Posted by ksbess on April 22nd, 2008
Thought I’d do a quick update from the last few days. Yesterday went well aside from the fact that I ate an ENTIRE box of Peanut Butter Fudge Shoppe Cookies. GRRR! I wasn’t even thinking about them and my daughter asked for some. So we went down to the freezer and pulled them out. I opened them and she decided she didn’t want any of those kind. So I checked the points on them and they were 4 points for 2. So best as I can guess, I had 44 points in cookies! Why?! Why do I do that to myself? Why do I have so much self control some days and turn around and have a moment like that? Grrr. Anyways, I picked myself back up and did good the rest of the day (something that in the past would’ve constituted at least several days worth of binging.) And I did still exercise last night, so that felt good.
Today has been pretty good. I’m really running out of ideas for lunches when I’m at home though and keep finding myself having 3 slices of toast for 6 points and calling it good. I’ve not been doing so good lately at getting my fruits, veggies and dairy in. How do you guys plan for your week of food? I’ve been grocery shopping for so long for all the WRONG foods, that now I’m not sure how to grocery shop for success!
At any rate, I got my water in and I believe I stayed in my points today. That’s another thing: “Self, you must get back to tracking again.” Haha.
So I’m getting a little anxious about weigh-in this week. I know I keep talking about the 222 thing, but this getting below 220 is a huge mental block that I want to push through. And I’m vowing to myself now, that when I do get below 220, I will NEVER let it creep over again.
So, question for the day. How do you get in your fruits and veggies?
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Fruits and veggies…the challenge! Preparation is key for me. I’m a lazy eater, I take the path of least resistance. So, woman who eats 6 points in toast and calls it lunch, I understand! I find that if I keep “no effort” stuff around, that is already ready already, that I can mindlessly grab and munch…it works. I happen to love bell peppers, red, orange, yellow, I buy 3 or 4 and cut them up as soon as I get home from the store and bag em and store em in the fridge. Works well with any veggie. Great at night with a fat free dip, or to throw in a salad, or toss in a pan with a few frozen thawed shrimp (or chicken) and some spices and lime juice for instant fajitas.
Baby carrots are also a good munch. I buy them by the bag. Grab and dip, or grab and go.
Snow peas or sugar snap peas are good to eat raw, or steam em…yummy side dish with dinner!
Dump a banana, some milk, a little yogurt and some chocolate milk mix in a blender for 30 seconds and you get fruit that tastes like an indulgent treat! Slice up bananas onto cereal. Or toss frozen rasberries in oatmeal. At night I like to eat frozen raspberries topped with fat free whip topping and (don’t tell) a little sugar sprinkeled on top.
It just takes a little thought to get the veggies in…keep a colander of washed grapes or cherry tomatoes on your kitchen counter and you’ll mindlessly grab a few every time you walk by. I know that works for me…in sight means in the mouth! (good or bad depending on the food)
I also love frozen veggies, esp broccoli, 5 minutes in the microwave with a couple teaspoons of water and a little lemon pepper and you’ve got an instant side dish.
Flavor is key for me too…experiment with spices and herbs. Boiled potatoes topped with fat free spray butter and sliced fresh green onions are to die for! My KIDS like em.
Soups are an easy way to get veggies too…canned or homemade…throw in the veggies.
Desserts planned around fruit are great too…and yummy. Angel food cake with fresh strawberries (or frozen) fat free whipped cream and a little bit of chocolate sauce drizzled on top (I just melt a little choclate in the microwave) makes a yummy treat, and you get a fruit.
Or bananas, sliced up with a teeny bit of low fat or low sugar ice cream and a little caramel sauce…bananas foster without the guilt (or flame, or fance restaraunt pricing) YUM
I hope something in this way too long comment helps! Good luck on your quest to veg!
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:23 am
I actually create a dinner menu for the week, figure out how much of what I need and then ONLY buy those items. I keep fresh fruit, easy slice and saute veggies (and parm cheese for a quick lunch) and sandwich items for lunches. yogurt is good too…but what I have figured out is that I usually have one serving of dinner left over so i have that for lunch. Don’t forget your salads….topped w/ tuna, chicken, steak, or whatever you have on hand for a nice filling lunch…and experiment w/ dressings too…some of the lower cal ones are REALLY tasty! Goodluck!
April 25th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Ha Ha I also ate a whole package of Peanut Butter Fudge shop cookies a few months ago. First I just started with a few and then kept eating them. And then I got to the point were I had to finish the bag because no one else in the family knew I had bought them. And if they found them then they would wonder why they almost gone and I would have had to confess that I ate them. I didn’t want to own up to that to anybody.
On to the fruits and veggies question. I like to fix me strawberry banana smoothie for breakfast with yogurt and milk. This gets my kids to eat fruit. And I have been into making me a salad with lots of veggies for lunch and top it with ham or chicken are something different when I am at home. It feels me up and is low in calories. I really need to prepare menus for the week. I used to be so good. But have been slacking lately. It really does make life easier to be prepared.
I don’t know why it is so hard to see the middle digit on the scale change. I have the same problem. Keep up the hard work it will be worth it.