Okay, this eating healthy is ALOT of work. I KNOW its worth it and I KNOW it has to be done but it's time consuming! You have to grocery shop multiple times per week to get fresh fruits and veggies. You have to plan your meals ahead of time and think things out to end up in that "just right" points and/or calories range for the day. And ideally you should also be making sure that you don't eat too much sodium and fat. And then there is always the issue of wanting to stay away from TOO many carbs. Then you have to start fixing your meal or snack way ahead of when you are gonna eat it so you can count, measure and write it all down! It's just too much. HELP! LOL.
Okay, so I'm writing it all down and I'm tracking points and calories. I KNOW KNOW KNOW that I'm eating too much sodium and too many carbs but honestly I just don't want to deal with that right now. I'm spending enough time tracking everything else. I know I should cut back on my sodium but who has time to track another set of numbers? I know I eat too many carbs but I LOVE breads and my meals don't feel complete without them. So, if I'm doing okay points/calories wise, can't I just enjoy my carbs? As long as they are whole grain/whole wheat and fit within my ranges for the day? PUHLEEZE??
So, tell me what YOU think is too much carb wise? On your plan, what kind of carbs do you eat and how often daily? Do you have to have a carb with every meal? Please give me some non-carb ideas and let me know how you fight the carb monster in the comment section or feel free to email me at shauk10076@aol.com. Your input is so appreciated!
Okay, enough ranting for today. Here's my food for Wednesday:
Breakfast: Light, multigrain english muffin and 1 patty turkey sausage
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Lasagna
Afternoon snack: 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 1 cup canteloupe
Dinner: Stir fry with steak, mushrooms, garlic, onions, red pepper and broccoli made with 1 tsp. olive oil and 1 tbsp. soy sauce served over brown rice
Dessert: Peach greek yogurt and 1/2 cup fresh blueberries with Splenda
Totals for the day: 25 points, 1,346 calories and approx. 100 oz. water
I had a sudden craving for stir fry yesterday afternoon, so tonight I will have those chicken soft tacos meant for last night.
Hope everyone has a great end to their week.
Talk soon
Ok. Carbs. I don't eat gluten--so that really cuts way down on the carbs. And I barely eat sugar. So whatever carbs were left after the gluten was removed are taken care of by my avoiding sugar.
ReplyDeleteWhat remains are carbs from dairy, fruit and veggies mostly. Those are excellent carbs and I do not worry about them.
Re: tracking. I use www.SparkPeople.com. If you are not familiar with it, it is a FREE site where you can log in what you eat and IT sorts it all out and tells you how much protein, carb, fat, etc you have eaten, and how much you have left to eat for the day.
That way, I don't have to do the math and so I feel like I'm not tracking.
At first logging in is tedious, but once you enter your food item once, it can be put on your "favorites" list so that the next time, it's just one click.
I love it.
Generally--Yes, eating healthily is a lot of time and trouble and feels overwhelming at first--BUT after awhile eatiln healthily is second nature--just like eating badly was. Really. I promise.
My trouble isnot longer coming up with healthy meals--it's NOT ADDING unhealthy stuff to them. If I just stay away from the gluten, it works great.
You'll find what works for you. You will.
Deb