This is what we'll be eating this week. Its not diet food. This week, we'll be eating a lot of things I already have in the pantry and freezer. I'm not a big bread eater, but I've been making fresh bread to supplement our meals. Each meal will still be lower in calories than what we would have chosen to eat if we would have been lazy and gone out to eat:) Focusing on portion control.
MONDAY
Spaghetti with garlic bread (whole wheat noodles. NO Sugar added sauce with Italian sausage (in freezer from a long time ago- need to make room in freezer!). Homemade garlic bread sticks.)
TUESDAY
Nachos with cheese, lean ground beef, lots of beans, and salsa (not diet friendly, but its a fun night!)
WEDNESDAY
Enchilada Chili
THURSDAY
Chicken and dumplings- lower fat version
FRIDAY
Homemade Pizza night!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Quick up date on the past few months....
Yeah, I really suck at blogging! I have good intentions when I start something.
So I lost quiet a bit of weight once we started swimming 3 times a week and I started tracking all my calories. But in August I started having frequent gall bladder attacks. They were terrible, and after having them, I'd feel so weak. Anyways...excuses, excuses... I quit going to the gym as often and totally quit counting calories. I had gall bladder removal surgery in September. And in October I went swimming only a handful of times. Now its November. We're coming up on the holidays. I really don't want to be one of those people who's dieting all the time. And I especially don't want to feel deprived during a season a typical foodie looks forward to with the same delight as a child on Christmas morning! I don't want to be a person who's number one focus is food, especially in the area of food being a bad thing. I want to pursue a healthy vision of what food is. What its supposed to be for us. And yet, I still want to enjoy it! I don't want to be the girl at the party nibbling on celery, secretly waiting to binge on the cookies. I need to learn self control. Not necessarily self denial. And above all- I don't want every conversation I have to be spent talking about what stupid diet I'm on!!!! Why can't it be a non-issue! Its soooo irritating talking with people and they start bring up what I've been doing/or not doing!!!
So for now, I'm trying to be healthy about things. I still love to eat- but I'm learning to love it a little less. I'm trying to eat less of the foods my body doesn't need. Definitely trying to eat out less! Even then, if I make something that is typically considered a "bad food", its still going to be less calories then what I would get if I went out to eat at McDonalds.
So in trying to snack less, I've taken up crocheting. I really love it. All the different colors make me happy- plus I'm creating something! And the best part about it: you can't snack easily while crocheting! Your hands are busy! Love it!
So I'm getting back on track today. Swimming 3 times a week. Planning our meals out for the week. Keeping my house neat and tidy. Keeping up with the laundry. I want to take my life back.
Yeah, I really suck at blogging! I have good intentions when I start something.
So I lost quiet a bit of weight once we started swimming 3 times a week and I started tracking all my calories. But in August I started having frequent gall bladder attacks. They were terrible, and after having them, I'd feel so weak. Anyways...excuses, excuses... I quit going to the gym as often and totally quit counting calories. I had gall bladder removal surgery in September. And in October I went swimming only a handful of times. Now its November. We're coming up on the holidays. I really don't want to be one of those people who's dieting all the time. And I especially don't want to feel deprived during a season a typical foodie looks forward to with the same delight as a child on Christmas morning! I don't want to be a person who's number one focus is food, especially in the area of food being a bad thing. I want to pursue a healthy vision of what food is. What its supposed to be for us. And yet, I still want to enjoy it! I don't want to be the girl at the party nibbling on celery, secretly waiting to binge on the cookies. I need to learn self control. Not necessarily self denial. And above all- I don't want every conversation I have to be spent talking about what stupid diet I'm on!!!! Why can't it be a non-issue! Its soooo irritating talking with people and they start bring up what I've been doing/or not doing!!!
So for now, I'm trying to be healthy about things. I still love to eat- but I'm learning to love it a little less. I'm trying to eat less of the foods my body doesn't need. Definitely trying to eat out less! Even then, if I make something that is typically considered a "bad food", its still going to be less calories then what I would get if I went out to eat at McDonalds.
So in trying to snack less, I've taken up crocheting. I really love it. All the different colors make me happy- plus I'm creating something! And the best part about it: you can't snack easily while crocheting! Your hands are busy! Love it!
So I'm getting back on track today. Swimming 3 times a week. Planning our meals out for the week. Keeping my house neat and tidy. Keeping up with the laundry. I want to take my life back.
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