Tiny drop........and I'm not surprised.....I did find myself eating yesterday because there was food prepared...and not because I was hungry........the learning process continues......so close......and then I can start true maintenance......
2 cups coffee
5 mini figs
chicken
Looked over what we have on hand.....We are really working on using up our prepper food because we like to keep fresh canned and prepackaged things in that closet...so I'm making use of what is there........I have also put a hold on schwans for now...so we can empty the freezer. Also looking at the contents of the fridge.......lots of thing here that HAVE to be used in moderation....but also a lot that fits in well with what I need now......will use all of it....just picking and choosing on a daily basis to control the scales.
As usual in the past...when my weight is more appropriate, my eating habits fall into line too.......for a while now...i have not had any real binges that I couldn't stop quickly as soon as I knew what I was heading into.......evenings have been a lot easier now that I'm having a cup of coffee...if I had known that sooner I could have saved myself a lot of grief.
Maybe it's the feeling that I have things under control that helps...i'm not sure...but what ever it is........it's making it all so much easier........
I'm so close to my top acceptable number for 5'4" height...but the bottom number for that height is 130...and that is my ultimate goal....also.......a few years ago a dr measured my height as 5'3"...and that would change everything........yet another still said 5'4"....so for the time being...I'm sticking with the 130 to 145.....I could get the tape measure out right now and be sure...but I really am not inclined to do that.....some day....down the road...that will happen...just not now.
I'm also keeping in mind that I have what all of my drs have said is a petite build and internal organs, arteries etc are all small....so even more important to reach the 130 mark.
I'm toying with the idea of shaking things up today to see what I can change.........will see how determined I really am...maybe...maybe not.
Progress as of today: 109.3 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
A little drop this morning...I'll take it as long as it heads in the right direction. In the house trying to keep warm today...lots to do here so it's okay! Still weeding out the stuff....the less stuff the less work.....
2 cups black coffee
cereal and milk
some Dole packet of cashews that did have sugar
3 bean salad
beets
roll with beef and spray butter
chicken
coconut luna bar
dried apple
coffee
Progress as of today: 109.2 lbs lost so far, only 1.6 lbs to go!
I hope that you will keep posting things like "less stuff, less work" -- all of your minimizing and downsizing posts. It keeps reminding me of my goal - which I keep working on in baby steps. It's quite a metaphor for weight-loss too, isn't it? I mean, perhaps not for you or me specifically, but I have heard of stories where folks hanging on to stuff and hanging on to weight go hand in hand.
Overall your menu looks very nice ! I'd take it !
And yes protein def helps me stay satisfied too!
Since no veggIes much today, I decided to increase the fat / protein in my sandwich to feel a bit more satisfied and it worked - I am drinking loads also. Ty for reminding me I need veggies
The scale was kind of a shock today...I didn't expect that drop and I'm happy to be so close to what would be a acceptable weight for my height ( 130 to 145)......although I want to get to 130......I will be super happy to be 145....Still not counting...still weighing in daily.....and will probably do exactly that from now on....it's working well...keeping the stress level about at zero.....and I can live with this.
2 coffee w/creamer
Just crack an egg......( handy and filling and quite pricey without a coupon...so this may be the last one I have)
chicken
escalloped potatoes ( just a little bit)
mixed veggies with pasta
chocolate
A cappuchino k cup
more chicken
Terra vegetable chips
dried strawberry blueberry bar
Progress as of today: 108.9 lbs lost so far, only 1.9 lbs to go!
You are on a roll, pretty lady :-)
Thanks for your advice and for all the nice comments on fb :) xo
Don't know how it's possible, but reading about your scale dropping consistently gives me several opposing emotions at the same time. A little MOTIVATED by your consistent downward results, but also a little FRUSTRATED that my scale isn't doing the same thing. Add a little ENVY to that list of emotions too.....
Thankfully all of the emotions are fleeting and on a small scale, not sitting around going crazy.....
Good scales this morning...I think I was up at least 4 or 5 times last night.....rings were not loose at all last night...but this morning I can't keep them in place ( they nest together but are not attached to each other.. it is kind of annoying when they keep spinning around....) If I ever stop holding onto water...i will probably have to get spacers put back in them.......took those off them years ago.
I think it will be a paperwork day.......things are piling up and now I can't find my life insurance info..so time to get things filed correctly again.
2 cups coffee with coconut creamer
Just Crack an Egg ( surprisingly good, only picked up 2 because I had good coupons but it was better than I expected)
Smoked sausage
mixed veggies and mini bow tie pasta ( schwans)...I should never have prepared the whole bag at once...this will take a couple more days to use up
toasted english muffin with butter
orange
coconut yogurt
another piece of smoked sausage
terra vegetable chips
quaker sandwich minis pb pomegranate
cappucinno k cup
Progress as of today: 107.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.4 lbs to go!
Definitely not suggesting you should get a tattoo, just bored and thought I'd post a little......
When my husband was in the Marines, his high school class ring got caught on something just as he was about to fall into the ocean off of a carrier. He lost the ring, but it saved his life.
I feel like things finally fell into place.....it's gotten so much easier in the last few days......scales today read the same as yesterday only today I was still wearing pajamas.......so it's better...but I'm really not considering that because as of today...I will try to weigh in daily and with pajamas is easier than the previous way. I'm hoping to remember weighing in...after so many months of rarely doing that...but the scales are out and will stay out now so hopefully that will be all the reminder I need.
Sleeping well and getting enough hours at night that I'm not always wanting an afternoon nap....never even gave a nap a thought yesterday so I want to keep that up.
The old familiar lack of desire for breakfast is here again.........for me...that is always a really good sign.......my body likes where it is and since I'm not currently stressing about anything....i will stay around this weight easily.....I still plan to lose more because i can't wrap my head around this weight...so it will at least make it easier to lose since food can easily be delayed.....I would have liked it a little better if i had made it to 145 first...but that's ok.
I did end up having a tiny snack last night...but it was by choice...I could have easily resisted it.....but I stayed up a little later than planned and I didn't think it would hurt anything.
So....as of today.....while I'm not maintaining yet.......still want to get to 130.....but somewhere between that and 145 will be acceptable...I will weigh in every morning and eat accordingly........not at maintenance yet...but close enough to get started. Waiting for hunger, listing what I eat, weighing in daily and resisting naps so that I sleep better at night are the goals.....no counting anything foodwise as long as i don't start gaining.
I never seem to remember to add exercise here.....I need to start putting that down here too because i can step up the times on that too if needed.
I also need to remember to take vitamins and record that.
Still sipping my second cup of black coffee
Vitamins
leftover chicken
ciabatta roll with shaved beef, spray butter
Pasta with mixed veggies
mango yogurt
dried strawberry/blueberry bar
coffee/creamer
Progress as of today: 106.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.6 lbs to go!
Did you make your own pasta with vegetables or something out of a bag?
Had a good nights sleep....didn't eat last nights apple so had that with coffee this morning......probably will make something a little later for a real breakfast....but good for now.
Got on the scales and was quite surprised at the number 149.6..........It's been quite awhile and with getting rid of some extra water over the last couple of days....it did surprise me. Clothes no longer snug...and need to dig out some smaller clothes again......good project for next week when things slow down a little.
Technically, 149.6 is just over the 145 pounds from my acceptable weight for my height......still working on going lower....but right now...not counting anything...I am noticing that I am just eating less in general.....and that is what i want....for it to happen naturally instead of having to count........will see how that goes......counting is always an option if needed.......right now...I don't appear to need it......I do think I will be more careful with salt......because holding water like that is not what I want to keep doing.....it happens so fast....so i need to work on that......right now...sugar is under control and feeling great.
coffee with a coconut almond creamer
apple that I didn't eat last night
red peppers and
chicken
corn
small garlic biscuits
peanut butter
small amt chocolate
1 mini pkg gummies
coffee with coconut creamer water
Progress as of today: 106.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.6 lbs to go!
How do you do that? How do you get to that point of it coming naturally without thought or struggle?
CONGRATULATIONS!!! New set of numbers!
Like Donkey eluded to, just eating less and letting it happen naturally, isn't something that even computes to me. If I get to a bodyfat % that I'm happy with that I can comfortably maintain for a few months, maybe it'll start to become a habit. But I think I'm going to have to stay on top of it much more than I'd like for the first quite awhile.
It's kind of like a couple of acquaintances of ours. We've never been to their house, but have heard it's "full" of stuff. Have heard them talk about hiring a personal organizer to come in and help them get rid of some stuff for a fee of around $2000. In my mind that's crazy. Just pick up the crap and place it on the curb.....for free. Or stick some price tags on the stuff in the driveway and make a few dollars. While it seems so obvious to me, in this instance the only way it's probably going to get cleaned up for them is to pay the organizer to come in and do it. And like any other plan, the second the organizer is gone, the junk will begin to accumulate again.
Lots to get done today....and I slept in until 7 so getting a later start than usual.
I've been cleaning out storage areas and the car is filling up with things to drop off at a couple of donation spots. The small grocery store in town has a place in the lobby to put unwanted books here...where there really are few places to buy books, it is very popular...I'm enjoying leaving a lot of my donations there....some things need to be dropped at the place that takes everything, too.........
Yesterday our oldest son asked for his Grandfathers old humidor for his man cave.......good reason for me to get into some more unopened bins in the basement....hopefully it's there....otherwise...that may have been sold in a garage sale years ago.....Hopefully he is not thinking about smoking a pipe...UGH!!!
Lots of bottles and cans to return too......
I guess I was holding on to a lot of water again...because the tight clothes are comfy again......I thought I had gained...but luckily it was water....up all night heading for the bathroom was worth it I guess.......
Not really hungry at this point but I've been craving hash browns a lot lately and decided there must be a reason for that.........so it will be hash browns and coffee for breakfast...( maybe needing potassium?)
I've been temped to check the scales........probably soon....maybe tomorrow...since my clothes fit a lot better today.
Maria did exactly what I have been thinking today.........Times sure have changed......we are in an age of having to feel like we don't know how to live, or eat or exist without someone else telling us what to do....we even pay them to tell us what to do......yet I know my family just did what came naturally and they were happy and healthy and family oriented and they ate everything...EVERYTHING!!!! They ate together, we all sat at the table and talked and enjoyed a meal together....no one told us that we had to eat specific things...we passed the serving dishes and ate what we wanted.....( apparently what our bodies told us we needed)......no one PAID for advice, no one went to weight loss EXPERTS.......we knew what we wanted and needed.,..we ate that...we were naturally active...we didn't go to places where we PAID to exercise...we just exercised...going up and down lots of stairs...we did jumping jacks and we were happy and healthy and we put our money towards buying homes, paying off motgages, we ate out occassionally but not a lot.....we had home cooked meals...that in my Grandparents and my parents case...always included dessert for dinner...and the desserts were plentiful and delicious. We burned calories by working in gardens and walking around town, other simple at home exercises. In other words...we LIVED.....we were happy...we were living in a time...when people went to work and earned money by producing things.......now it seems...that people are making money telling other people what to do...we have turned into a bunch of people who think they should not...or cannot make decisions for themselves without getting someone elses ok........I'm frustrated with myself for falling into that trap...because once I fell into that...things got worse instead of better.......the first time that I went to the WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC...and was put on 400 cals a day and they tested ketones daily....I set myself up for future problems....then I went to Weight Watchers and they didn't think I was overweight at all....but they let me join by saying I COULD lose 10-12 pounds.....( not really though). I had fallen into the trap of businesses making money by making people THINK that they needed guidance.......I know I go through this rant periodically...I've done it here on more than one occassion I'm sure...and it keeps coming back because I know for myself....it is the only thing that REALLY MAKES SENSE.........we are just puppets for the people that tell everyone what to eat...tell everyone how to exercise...tell everyone what to read or watch or what door to enter...to fix it all...when it really doesn't need to be fixed. My parents and Grandparents didn't have any of that at their disposal....they just did what THEY knew...and it worked..........all they needed to know was that...if they felt like they were getting too fat...they just had the diet plate....which was a lettuce leaf with cottage cheese and 2 canned peach halves...that was a diet...and it worked.....they did some jumping jacks and some stretches...and they were soon losing the very few pounds that they had gained.......FACT is...I was at the perfect weight for my height ( at the bottom end of that even).....until I decided to try the NEW weight loss places that were popping up.........I apparently was HAPPY to hand over the money...sign contracts and let them tell me what to do for a price............and then....when I lost that 10 pounds........I gained more than ever and it has since become a spiral of LOOKING for someone else to fix me...I am sorry to say that I bought into their scams and ruined my metabolism....diets made me fat...and frustrated...and fodder for the money making business that fed off others like myself.....Today I am quite upset with myself that I allowed them to manipulate me and charge me to do that.
I am promising myself that today....I get rid of the diet books, programs, info and I will stop watching tv when it focuses on losing weight....because Dr, Oz's program daily...seems to be about losing weight....it has become his obsession.......but...it keeps him on the air.....and he likes that. I get several magazines...and 2 of them feature a NEW way to lose weight...on every one...not to mention the WW magazine.......what a waste of money...I could have put that money to much better use......Today I make a promise to live like my Grandparents and parents lived.......they knew how to do it best...and they didn't pay anyone to tell them how. In fact they didn't count calories either...they didn't put themselves in that position to fret over weight.....they ate...spent time with family......laughed and lived good healthy lives.......and they ate the diet plate when they felt they needed it.......and in literally days.....they could set that aside again.......No one made money on them...they invested their money in things that made their lives better, more fun.....more financially secure........life was so simple then.......and since I had a very good example set for me.......I am starting today....to truly live my best life......I'm leaving all diets behind......all books behind.....all weight loss gimmicks behind.......and I'm going to go back to the ways that they taught me...because there was nothing artifical there......just common sense. I see why I keep returning to this when I get frustrated.........that way of living made sense, it worked and no one profitted by it other than that person. I'm going back to healthy and happy. Diets made me fat, counting calories made me fat and caused cravings and diets caused it all.
Today...the books I will go through are my Grandmothers and my Mothers hand written cook books..........That basically says it all.
Lunch was about halfway done when sister in law called and so I had half before the call and the other half after.......that didn't work out too bad..........so breakfast was coffee and hash browns...then a little later peanut butter for protein.......then the meal that got cut in half was a garden salad, cottage cheese and rice.....and some chocolate for dessert........drinking some seltzer water and then coffee....and that will probably be all for the day.........oh...I see I also have an apple here I forgot...will probably eat that this evening.
Progress as of today: 97.6 lbs lost so far, only 13.2 lbs to go!
I admit the hashbrowns sound really good. Try to get some protein in too, to balance the carbs in the potatoes. Now I want hash browns and sausage. With hot sauce!
PS Remember, our grandparents were also much active than folks are today. Inactivity is really our downfall in all of this. But I like what you said about spending money on weight loss stuff when really, we have the tools at hand right now.
Wanted to comment that another thing that's different today from the "good old days" is that everything was pretty much made from scratch. So none of this breakfast-in-a-box stuff or chips in a bag, frozen meals, processed crap. Yes, I said CRAP, because there is no other word to describe the "food" that a LOT of people - most people, dare I say? -- eat on a DAILY basis!
Slept in late today.....and haven't been counting for a couple of days...maybe 3 really.....still staying away from the scales and my clothes are telling me to start counting before I have to scout out some bigger clothes...I do not want to do that!!!!
We found out that the started pup that D put a deposit on last summer/fall.and was expected to take 2 years to recieve...will be delivered in mid February so we are looking forward to his arrival...( being transported by someone that does that for a living and coming all of the way from Oregon to Michigan)...will see him middle of Feb. He will be about 6 months old then...so not a little guy...but cute anyway. D is really excited.
Just enough health issues going on with us and extended family to keep me on the phone a lot and worried even more..( the worst of it is a daughter in law may lose her hand due to bone death in her wrist)..so little time has been spent thinking about dieting or much of anything really........plus I'm grumpy...and that pretty much says it all. In the last week a friends mother passed and a friends husband also passed.......
And oh yeah.....I refound the sweet stuff......and gave myself a stomachache.......that has rarely ever happened in my life......but is quite the reminder that I still go to junk when life gets stressful.........I knew that before...and didn't care...until the stomachache!
No scales....no buying bigger clothes...no more eating recklessly.....because that is exactly what it is.
About pictures......It is true that when I post pictures...it does force me to make better choices...that is the good thing....but the bad thing is...it also makes me want to stop posting pictures because it can be a pain...and I don't want to post something that looks unhealthy ....so I rarely work in a treat...and that makes me crave them even more........so I may or may not post pics daily....if it's working for me...then fine...but if it's working against me than it isn't fine.......I've tried making myself live by some daily rules........used to be able to do that....but now at my age...it just makes me grumpy.......so why force myself to do something that makes me so unhappy.....I will do what I want...when I want.......I do want to keep on with the losses....but if I get grumpy then I will take a break.........I'm not breaking any laws, so I don't know why I feel like I need to be so strict with myself.... ..LOL
The teeth/tooth issue is just going to keep hanging over my head too......the cap is back in place....but for how long? It's just a temporary fix for now. Getting implants will apparently mean doing some traveling so putting that on the back burner for the immediate future too.......bigger fish to fry right now.
I feel like an angry 2 year old......
I suppose I should insert a pic of me stomping my foot right now....but nahhhhh....you get the picture.
Tomorrow.......changes.........
Progress as of today: 97.6 lbs lost so far, only 13.2 lbs to go!
I've had my frustrations with the scale, but aside from that, I've pretty much enjoyed the process. I don't think I could have stayed with it if I wasn't not only getting some gratification (results) but also enjoying it.
I'm so sorry to hear about the health issues affecting your family and the passing away of folks you know. Take the time to mourn, take time to focus on the family you love for now. That's very scary about your daughter-in-law. One of my friend's sister lost her hand and wrist due to a blood clot. Although it could have killed her, she's having a very hard time adjusting to the surgery. Lots of body image insecurities, which, of course, is completely understandable.
Also, I hear the best things about tooth implants - my dad has a few in the back of his mouth
Slept like a log last night..........I have to attribute that to new pajamas....weird...I know......many years ago I was buying clothes for a child that was in our lives ( foster/adopted girl)....from Hanna Andersson ....they carry a high end line of soft, cotton clothes and are quite pricey.......and I was reminded of them after seeing so many online wearing the holiday pajamas....their clothes are so well made, so soft and cotton........I decided that I needed some new pajamas and wanted to see if they were having a sale.........These pajamas are nothing but comfort.......well......what normally would be about $85 a pair.......ended up being about $44 a pair.......So I ordered some.......they arrived yesterday...they went straight to the laundry room to be worn last night and I have to say...I have never worn anything in my life that is so comfortable. These things are worth every penny....and I will be wearing these forever...their stuff lasts for many years.......They are built for comfort...they aren't beautiful...they are like wearing a cloud......enough said....i see some super good nights ahead..
Yesterday went beautifully.......no problem sticking to the plan......it seems that a cup of coffee in the evening takes away my desire to snack at night......not 100% taking it away...but enough to make it easy to resist.
Not hungry so far so still drinking my morning coffee.
I see some major dental work in my future.......I think a cap is loose.....putting it off for now...I seriously hate going to the dentist.......I can see the benefit in dental implants.....teeth that were filled when I was 10 years old have their issues now and the idea of just getting dental implants seems like a possibility..........big deal getting teeth pulled though...and then getting the implants seems like something to fix the issues...but UGH........don't even want to think about it this morning.....but will probably need to be done....plus i still have all of my wisdom teeth........did I mention I hate going to the dentist......most likely I will put it off until there is an emergency...UGH again!
Breakfast
2 coffee 9
muffin
Wasn't hungry so was putting off breakfast...probably should have skipped it all together.......I was right...cap is more than loose now..........so will probably be just going ahead and getting started on some major dental work.....I wasn't planning on doing that so soon. Looks like meals through a straw for awhile.
I have to say that I'm thankful for what I have lost so far..........
D just mentioned a couple of days ago that he heard some people are on the baby food diet...and asked if I had ever heard of it...........I hadn't.....but had no idea that baby food was going to be closer to home than I expected......as of now..I'm not counting anything.........I'm fine with where I am...and will be focusing on a little bit different plan.
Progress as of today: 97.6 lbs lost so far, only 13.2 lbs to go!
if the coffee at night doesn't FULLY take your desire to snack, consider having a "taste" of the snack, like half a serving of chocolate or something. or a square of chocolate, then the coffee. this is what i do with snacks. a taste of something, then follow it up with liquids to fill me :)
yuck, the dentist.
but grandma had a saying about the dentist: Don't Walk, Run to the Dentist!
meaning, never put the dentist off!
Wow, I am going to try to remember this sleepwear that you mentioned! My winter sleepwear is very comfortable flannel. It was very soft when the kids found the pajama set in the store and got me a set as a gift. Ohhhh.... I might get something for my mom from Hanna Andersson... maybe my daughter... as they are both into things that are either very comfortable & soft or smell good.
As far as eating, do what you need to do for now. I can see where you might have to take a different path than previously planned. It's OK.
Woke up resigned to just get back on track...take pictures...and count calories...maybe I will have to do that for the rest of my life.......lately the weight loss has slowed way down...but apparently it was much easier to gain...because the waistband on my pants is tight...so still not paying attention to scales...but still going with how clothes fit. Dropping WW and just counting calories...and pics will be how it has to be.
Breakfast ( one of the usuals)
3 Kodiak protein pancakes 190, spray butter 0, Smuckers sugar free breakfast syrup 1/4 C = 20, 1 egg 75, 1 Schwans sausage 180, 2 cups coffee 9 = 474
Lunch
salad ( lettuce, radish, peppers, croutons, crispy onion, lite dressing ) 188, ribs 336, lf cottage cheese 54 = 524 cals
Dinner
1 1/2 C 0% plain yogurt 195, mixed berries = 70, propel water 0 = 265
Cals for the day = 1,263
Done eating for the day other than zero cal beverages...Coffee, water.
Progress as of today: 97.6 lbs lost so far, only 13.2 lbs to go!
and look at those awesome pancakes, with protein! donkey is right!
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So HAPPY for you! Hope you have a wonderful day.
Thank you!
Donkey on 01/18/2019:
Wonderful! I've found that maintenance is a whole new learning experience in itself. I do not know that anyone should ever be completely unaware of what they are eating no matter who they are or where they are at.
It is different......I have to fight off old bad habits sometimes...but they are just habits....i figure with time they will leave. I guess I do like the feeling of thin better than I like overeating. That old saying "nothing tastes better than thin feels" is so true. I don't want to mess that up.
legcramps on 01/18/2019:
I do that periodically too, when i've picked up a few too many things for the freezer or the cupboards that then either tempt me or wilt away and are never eaten. I work through them slowly because they are usually things that aren't the healthiest.
Yes....when we restock it will be with a totally different kind of food.....I can see we really should eliminate a lot of the junk.
graindart on 01/18/2019:
Only thing I'm still working on whittling down in the pantry is my 100 cal bags of popcorn. I'm averaging 2 per day and they'll be gone over the next few days. I know that the scale will drop a little as soon as I stop eating as much popcorn on a daily basis. If I really wanted to see the scale drop, I'd just stop eating the popcorn. But I have some stupid goal-oriented mentality that won't allow me to just stop eating it and leave the packages just sitting there in the pantry......
My husband eats 2 bags of that a day himself...and I think his blood sugar would be lower if he didn't. Fact is...i buy it for him...because he likes it...i'm apparently his enabler...UGH!!! I also don't want to hear him grumbling about how there aren't any snacks in the house that he likes.....I'm taking the easy way out......i need to stop that.
graindart on 01/18/2019:
For me, the popcorn has been a huge tool in keeping me on-plan over the past year or so. We only buy the 100 calorie bags, so it makes it easy for me to portion control. On super snacky days, I might eat up to 4 of them (usually average 2). But that's only 400 calories on my worst days. (I don't monitor blood sugar, so I don't know how that would affect someone who does.) But for me if I didn't have the popcorn, I'd turn to something else and it definitely wouldn't have the same filling effect for as few calories. If I had a regular sized Snickers in place of each bag, that would end up being 1000 calories on my snacky days. Or if I substituted a bag of chips or cookies, it would end in similar calorie amounts. So for me the popcorn allows me to feel semi-normal and less restrictive, while still not going crazy on the number of added calories. While I could easily eat 1000 calories of chocolate / chips / cookies, I'd probably puke before being able to eat 10 bags of my popcorn......
He is using it to stay away from sweets......although to a diabetic popcorn and sweets aren't really different. He has also started eating small cups of organic applesauce.......but when he eats candy or chocolate or even pancakes( he uses real syrup...not the sugar free I got for us...when that is gone...he will be forced to switch)...we also buy the 100 cal bags for him....but he always takes 2 at a time. He has learned to take just a small handful of mixed nuts.....but he is grazing a lot...from about 3 P.M. to 9 P.M....We just need to make some changes around here...bad habits still abound.
graindart on 01/18/2019:
I wish I could have mixed nuts in the house, but they're just way too many calories for the portion size for me. For the same amount of calories, I get 30 seconds of eating enjoyment from the nuts vs about 5 minutes on the popcorn.
Personally switched to Walden Farms zero calorie syrup for myself and actually really like the flavor (although I don't use it too often). The girls have been working on the last of their full-sugar syrup for awhile now. Why did we buy such a huge bottle? As soon as it's gone, I'm switching them to a sugarfree variety. Not because they need to watch the number of calories, but because too many of their calories are sugar.
I really like the smucker sugar free breakfast syrup...he hasn't tried it yet...but I think he will be fine with that...i can't even tell that it's sugar free 20 cals for 1/4th cup.
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