I was talking to my old boss the other day.
We started Weight Watchers together, back in the day. We did good -- for a while.
Then we started slipping. My 20 pounds brought a friend back with it. I didn't ask her, but I think hers did the same.
Diets DO NOT WORK.
Losing weight is a battle we fight every day. Unfortunately, the hardest battle is the one we fight when we think the war is over.
Maintenance is where many of us fall down. Somehow, that inner donkey that stubbornly believes that we can go right back to the same habits, manages to get control of our emotions and our eating again. And thus we again fail in the Battle of the Bulge.
Getting down to our natural weight isn't easy. Staying there is even harder.
Persist. Persist. Persist.
We can do this together.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
We're Having A Get Together Today
Yes, and I know, all of my parties involve food and plenty of it!
So here's one thing that I'm going to be making in a while.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Chicken tenders or breasts (cut into chunks)
Chunk Pineapple in juice, drained, juice reserved
Onion, cut into chunks
Bell peppers, cut into chunks
Garlic, minced, powder, or diced cloves
Lemon pepper
Sauce
Pineapple juice
Low sugar or sugar free Apricot preserves
Catalina salad dressing (fat free)
Teriyake sauce
Brown sugar
Apple cider vinegar
Cornstarch
Saute the chicken until browned on both sides but not quite done.
Add the onion, pineapple chunks, bell peppers, and garlic, brown gently.
In a separate saucepan, put the sauce ingredients except cornstarch, mix and simmer together until bubbling. Shake the cornstarch in a jar with water or juice so it's not lumpy, add to sauce, bring to slow boil and cook for at least two minutes.
Pour sauce over the chicken. Stir together. Simmer on low a little while longer.
Serve over rice.
Yummy and not really too bad on the calories. It is easy to eat too much though -- remember, moderation is the key!
So here's one thing that I'm going to be making in a while.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Chicken tenders or breasts (cut into chunks)
Chunk Pineapple in juice, drained, juice reserved
Onion, cut into chunks
Bell peppers, cut into chunks
Garlic, minced, powder, or diced cloves
Lemon pepper
Sauce
Pineapple juice
Low sugar or sugar free Apricot preserves
Catalina salad dressing (fat free)
Teriyake sauce
Brown sugar
Apple cider vinegar
Cornstarch
Saute the chicken until browned on both sides but not quite done.
Add the onion, pineapple chunks, bell peppers, and garlic, brown gently.
In a separate saucepan, put the sauce ingredients except cornstarch, mix and simmer together until bubbling. Shake the cornstarch in a jar with water or juice so it's not lumpy, add to sauce, bring to slow boil and cook for at least two minutes.
Pour sauce over the chicken. Stir together. Simmer on low a little while longer.
Serve over rice.
Yummy and not really too bad on the calories. It is easy to eat too much though -- remember, moderation is the key!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
HURRAY!! One Pound Down!
It's been a real struggle since I decided to start on this path.
My inner donkey has been really, really bad! She is so darn stubborn.
Despite my inner struggles, I've finally battled those two extra pounds off, despite Mother's Day, despite several work luncheons, despite my big potluck event that I spent 5 months planning, organizing and finally implementing. And BTW, it was a HUGE success!
And now, finally, I've lost a pound.
Yes, it doesn't sound like much, but a pound is a huge thing for me.
Why?
I'm not trying to starve my donkey into submission. I've been there, done that, and it doesn't work. Once I try to go to maintenance, the donkey resurges and brings a friend with her and they're both hella hungry...
My goal is to start off with my maintenance plan. I'm not dieting. I'm eating what I should eat at my goal weight. So, depending on my activity level, I should be eating between 1600 and 1800 calories per day.
By doing this the slow and careful way, I'm "housebreaking" my inner donkey. I don't have to go off my eating plan or go to maintenance mode, because I'm starting off there.
I can eat anything I want, in moderation.
(Except alcohol, which for me is a darn near instant weight gain.)
The long road continues and as long as I stick to it, little by little, step by step, I'm going to make it.
One pound down! 44 more to go!
My inner donkey has been really, really bad! She is so darn stubborn.
Despite my inner struggles, I've finally battled those two extra pounds off, despite Mother's Day, despite several work luncheons, despite my big potluck event that I spent 5 months planning, organizing and finally implementing. And BTW, it was a HUGE success!
And now, finally, I've lost a pound.
Yes, it doesn't sound like much, but a pound is a huge thing for me.
Why?
I'm not trying to starve my donkey into submission. I've been there, done that, and it doesn't work. Once I try to go to maintenance, the donkey resurges and brings a friend with her and they're both hella hungry...
My goal is to start off with my maintenance plan. I'm not dieting. I'm eating what I should eat at my goal weight. So, depending on my activity level, I should be eating between 1600 and 1800 calories per day.
By doing this the slow and careful way, I'm "housebreaking" my inner donkey. I don't have to go off my eating plan or go to maintenance mode, because I'm starting off there.
I can eat anything I want, in moderation.
(Except alcohol, which for me is a darn near instant weight gain.)
The long road continues and as long as I stick to it, little by little, step by step, I'm going to make it.
One pound down! 44 more to go!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Week One Update
Well, it figures. I announce that I'm going to start a new eating plan, trying to get that ass away from the table...
So I immediately gain two pounds.
How did my kids know that I'm trying to work on this issue? My daughter makes homemade guacamole with chips. Ouch! The salt = the bloat!! My poor fingers felt like sausages while I was trying to work at the keyboard on Monday.
Don't laugh, my friend has the same problem with chips that I do, that hand to mouth disease -- you know what I mean. In fact, he and I have joked about starting a chipaholics anonymous group. Except, of course, someone would have to bring the snacks!
Anyway, it's been a battle all week. I fought the donkey back and managed, this morning, to return to my start weight, despite the chips, guacamole, brownies and fast food we indulged in this past week.
Remember, the only thing I'm denying myself is excess. I can have ANYTHING in MODERATION....
Well, maybe not alcohol. You know how that is, one drink calls for another, and after you've had two, well, that calls for a round and it all goes downhill from there.
Anyway, at this point, I'm breaking even, so I'd better take myself to bed before the rest of the brownies start calling my name....
So I immediately gain two pounds.
How did my kids know that I'm trying to work on this issue? My daughter makes homemade guacamole with chips. Ouch! The salt = the bloat!! My poor fingers felt like sausages while I was trying to work at the keyboard on Monday.
Don't laugh, my friend has the same problem with chips that I do, that hand to mouth disease -- you know what I mean. In fact, he and I have joked about starting a chipaholics anonymous group. Except, of course, someone would have to bring the snacks!
Anyway, it's been a battle all week. I fought the donkey back and managed, this morning, to return to my start weight, despite the chips, guacamole, brownies and fast food we indulged in this past week.
Remember, the only thing I'm denying myself is excess. I can have ANYTHING in MODERATION....
Well, maybe not alcohol. You know how that is, one drink calls for another, and after you've had two, well, that calls for a round and it all goes downhill from there.
Anyway, at this point, I'm breaking even, so I'd better take myself to bed before the rest of the brownies start calling my name....
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