Greeting Friends~
Today I spent the majority of my day grocery shopping. It is much harder now to shop because I have to look at healthier choices instead doing my usual grab and go.
Now instead of reaching for the Nalley's Cheddar Cheese Chili, I look at the calorie and fat savings by switching to turkey chili.
If I am shopping for soup, I now look at the lower fat or lower sodium. Ditto for chicken broth. Low sodium canned vegetables are now flying into my cart.
I think you understand how my mind is working these days. It is better to take time to read the labels now then to wonder why I didn't lose as much later.
I am still struggling to stop eating beef. I don't know if that will ever change. I am a sucker for a nice flat iron steak, cooked to perfection on the George Foreman, and smothered in mushrooms. I do try to make many of my meals either chicken or seafood but I am extremely picky about the fish I eat. Salmon is about it at this point because I don't like strong "fishy" tasting fish. I compromise by trying to eat a couple of albacore tuna salads a week.
Instead of buying hamburger today, I purchased ground turkey, Italian flavored . There is an idea on the back of the package for zucchini stuffed with this turkey and covered with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese. I am going to be giving that a try in the next couple of days.
I try to speed down the aisle that contains the au gratin potatoes, Rice-a-roni, Oreos, candy, etc. It is simpler if I don't have that stuff at home to tempt me.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas soon upon us, I will be starting to make my annual holiday treat bags to give out, filled with kettle corn, handmade candies, cookies, seasoned pretzels and more. The real temptation will be to keep from licking my fingers and sampling the finished product.
Some of you would recommend that I just skip the holiday bags altogether or to make only healthy stuff to give out. Nope, I need to be able to resist temptation when it is before me, so I will be proceeding as usual.
We'll see how successful I am at resisting temptation.
Inspiration of the Day
The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today. - Les Brown
Recipe of the Day
If this tastes anywhere near as good as it looks, then it should be delicious. Here is an alternative to other less healthy desserts for Thanksgiving. http://www.recipezaar.com/Weight-Watchers-Key-Lime-Pie-158671
We went to water aerobics and got our big butts kicked again today. It felt great. Tomorrow is my last chance workout so I am really going to pour it on. I am loving life right now because I am heathier and have more energy. I took my blood pressure today at Group Health. It was 97/58. If this keeps up, I think I will be able to get off that blood pressure medicine. This is all possible because I am doing the program, sticking with the program, and living the program, One Step at a Time.
Happy Trails!
2 comments:
I am always happy to hear about other people's food choices. I hope that those of you on this journey with Chip realize what a life altering experience this is for him and his family. I know that with his love of food and shopping and cooking that the choices he is making are not easy. I hope he inspires you. Try eating healthy food once a day or once a week. On Thanksgiving have less stuffing and gravy so you can have a slice of pie without the guilt. Give it a try. What have you got to lose besides the weight?
I agree J. I am going to make a nice spread and not just diet stuff. Some of the bad stuff I will skip eating because the pie isn't a big deal to me. That way, I can have a turkey sandwich later. LOL. Plus, I am going to limit myself to 5 black olives and 5 green olives. Now that is self control.
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