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dancerjodi) wrote2006-07-26 11:13 am
dancerjodi) wrote2006-07-26 11:13 am
Food differences
Stuff on WW, points, fiber and eating junky food - to show you a bit of what my thought process works like now in trying to balance things now that we're on this program.
Usually I have a bowl of raisin bran for breakfast (1 cup) with a cup of 2% organic milk. Its got a good amount of fiber, the calcium, and one of the day's fruits. And it fills me up for the few hours in the morning before I have my other fruit - something like a peach or plumb or pear or something. I ran out yesterday, but had some corn flakes (left over from the oven fried chicken recipe) and some raisins, so I substituted. Points-wise, they are about the same as my regular cereal. I knew the fiber was lower and I didn't think a day would kill me by WOW, am I hungry! I ate my peach, an hour later was still hungry, so I had my cheddar rice cakes (normally I'll have with my lunch, or for a snack later on). It just goes to show the impact that a minor change in diet can have!
Tonight is grocery shopping night and a new WW week, which means we'll be out at a restaurant, whoot! I have goodies to make for a dinner with friends tomorrow (peach raspberry cobbler) and for another NEG cookout this weekend. We may go to Kelley's on Revere Beach (finally - I've never been there) for dinner on Friday, so it will be a tough week foodwise. I can be in control though! Heh, how many points do you think fried clams, french fries and extra tartar sauce are? 20 clam items are 9 points, 20 french fries are 10 points, and 2 tbs of tartar sauce are 4 points. That one meal exceeds what I should eat on a normal day (20 points) and though I have an additional 35 flex points to spread around as needed that 23 would take a good chunk out of that!
Maybe we should eat in tonight! :)
PS, I'm downloading a ton of claim data today, hence all of these LJ posts while things churn.
Usually I have a bowl of raisin bran for breakfast (1 cup) with a cup of 2% organic milk. Its got a good amount of fiber, the calcium, and one of the day's fruits. And it fills me up for the few hours in the morning before I have my other fruit - something like a peach or plumb or pear or something. I ran out yesterday, but had some corn flakes (left over from the oven fried chicken recipe) and some raisins, so I substituted. Points-wise, they are about the same as my regular cereal. I knew the fiber was lower and I didn't think a day would kill me by WOW, am I hungry! I ate my peach, an hour later was still hungry, so I had my cheddar rice cakes (normally I'll have with my lunch, or for a snack later on). It just goes to show the impact that a minor change in diet can have!
Tonight is grocery shopping night and a new WW week, which means we'll be out at a restaurant, whoot! I have goodies to make for a dinner with friends tomorrow (peach raspberry cobbler) and for another NEG cookout this weekend. We may go to Kelley's on Revere Beach (finally - I've never been there) for dinner on Friday, so it will be a tough week foodwise. I can be in control though! Heh, how many points do you think fried clams, french fries and extra tartar sauce are? 20 clam items are 9 points, 20 french fries are 10 points, and 2 tbs of tartar sauce are 4 points. That one meal exceeds what I should eat on a normal day (20 points) and though I have an additional 35 flex points to spread around as needed that 23 would take a good chunk out of that!
Maybe we should eat in tonight! :)
PS, I'm downloading a ton of claim data today, hence all of these LJ posts while things churn.
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if you like oatmeal, it's also a great way to have a healthy amount of fibre at 7 a.m. and not feel hungry by 9:30.