keeping it honest...

Well a better day - stayed under my 2000 calories...and no chips! Strawberries (thanks Dx...got me hooked again lol). Whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter and Flax Lean Ham sandwich Steamed seasoned chicken breast tenders, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, and sour cream (a fajita minus the tortilla) Popcorn JellO Calories: 1981 Protein: 101 Carbs: 120 Fiber: 27 Net Carbs: 93 So how'd you do "keeping it honest" today?

Yay for no chips!!! 1. low sugar apples & cinnamon oatmeal 2. 1 string cheese 3. 2 oz of baked turkey breast with a little gravy 4. power crunch bar 5. 3 oz of homemade chicken teriyaki 6. frozen power crunch bar with lite cool whip (geeeez I ate two in one day!) *hugs* Michele

uh oh! Maybe you shouldn't have them in the house lol...the PCbars I mean....tsk tsk lol. Homemade chicken teriyaki sounds good! I need to work on a Afghani recipe for chicken. I LOVE the stuff!

They sure are an expensive habit! I guess as long as I eat them as one of my 6 feedings, and not over and above that, I shouldn't be concerned. (except for my wallet!) The chicken teriyaki I make at home doesn't taste anything at all like the traditional kind. I use a packet of McCormick Chicken Teriyaki Sauce Blend and one pound of boneless/skinless chicken thighs. It's a thin sauce, that in my opinion has NO teriyaki flavor at all, but still tastes awesome. (It only adds 40 calories per 5 oz of meat.) And I much prefer thigh meat over breast any day. Its nice and moist and doesn't fight with my pouch Now then. Please explain Afghani food to me! I don't think I've ever tasted it. Is there something (ethnicly) close to it, that I may be familiar with? *hugs* -me PS: I have stopped stressing over the medical bills. I realized that I have a maximum out of pocket of $2k, so knowing it can't get worse than that is reassuring! Thanks for listening to me! (yet again!)

Yeah on the no stressing!!! I mean, what good does it do? I used to stress over everything - and then I watched my mom die at 49 because she never learned to let things go. She stressed over everything, us kids (we were adults), bills, medical, her job, her husband's job, etc. Did no good...sigh....so I'm learning to breath and just let it gooo. Ok, Afghani food is a lot like Indian food, only not so in-your-face with the spice. Milder. You can't taste curry hehe. It does sometimes tend to be a bit spicy, but like I said, not AS spicy. I got hooked on it by a family that moved to our valley, bought a mini-mart and started offering various ethnic food from thier culture. They are from Pakistan, but have also lived in Afghanistan - so they offered both. Very interesting on the tongue A lot of kabab and rice or flatbread type dishes...easy to make and very tender. Not a lot of 'out-there' ingredients. My fav is a marinade of yogurt, salt, pepper and FRESH garlic - grill the chicken on skewers; serve on warm flatbread, lavash or pita and top with a mixture of chopped tomato, cilantro, onion and lemon - kind of a salsa. Really good with avocado in it too (but you won't find an Afghani recipe calling for THAT lol. Oh and it marinades for about 2 days...VERY moist!

Hey Toot :0 I cant do the power crunch bars Too much like candy or cookies for me .. Its a trigger food .. If I had them in the house they would call my name all day .. The chocolate protein drinks are getting almost as bad .. I may have to rethink those at some point also .. Breakfast : Protein drink ..made with carb countdown milk ; Lunch : 2 mozz cheese sticks Dinner : Pork loin Green beans Snack : pnuts I walked 45 mins on the tread mill ( It was a good day for me The bad part is .. I still cant get in my water like I should uggg I hate the stuff

It's good you KNOW they are a trigger and avoid them Yeah you! I can't handle water anymore. The first year I craved it and now I'll tolerate it in a mall if I'm dehydrated lol. Otherwise, if it's not coffee or DP, it's Crystal Light. I sympathise!

Hey I had 2 power crunch bars today too!! But I never thought about freezing them!! I'm running to freezer now to throwing some in! I did ok today. Besides the 2 power crunch bars: 1/2 omlette leftovers can of chicken noodle soup 2 string cheeses Protein Cappuchino drink About 1200 calories. Michelle

Well her is today. 1-2 cheese sticks 2-1 ezekiel cinn. raisin toast with 1 tab. peanut butter 3- 1hard boiled egg and 1 piece of ezekiel sesame toast.(did I happen to mention that I am hooked on ezekiel toast?) 4-1/4 c blueberries and 1/2c yogurt Just can not get into eating. I think that I am so bloated that it presses on my pouch and I fill up reallquick. I had 2 drains taken out yesterday. That was a relief. Walking is just amazing but sitting forward at this computer is a killer. Could you e-mail me your telephone number. I would like to call you if you don't mind the intrusion. If you don't want me to, I will understand and still love ya. Hugs, Betty

yeah, I had the same problem after plastics. Bites! (((HUGS))) Psst, you've got mail