This morning feels like a lazy day with all the snow and not being able to get out of the house... :) but I still remembered to get on the scale to check progress. Good news and great numbers!!! I am down another 3 pounds from last week Monday! Totalling 11.8 pounds... only .2 away from my first goal of 5%! I just can't believe how easily this is going! I don't think it would be if I wasn't trying different recipes and making things from scratch (a little).
Besides purchasing 'low to no fat foods' like sour cream, milk, and cheese I haven't been buying much 'diet food', which is great! I guess the point I am trying to make is that by choosing to cook the way I have been I haven't really felt like I'm on a 'diet'. I have simply been eating the same stuff, just watching portions and making better choices. I have found that I still get to enjoy my favorites... I just plan them rather than eat them by impulse.
Added benefit being that my family is eating better too! I am no longer making double meals (One for them and one for me). Instead I make sure to have regular options in house.... regular sour cream, milk, cheese... these are staples around here! I make sure there are both the fat free or low fat options as well as the stuff they are used to that can be used as 'add-ons' to the recipes that I am making with the no fat items. A fair compromise I think, that seems to be working well. I even have 'healthy' buns vs. regular buns and I've had the boy choose the 'healthy' option more than once!
Tonight I'm making Spinach lasagna rolls and I can hardly wait!
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