Okay- I eat at least one salad a day and today I had two... for lunch and dinner. I actually love my salads... but I am afraid they actually could be hindering my weight loss... this is why...
I do not like salad dressing. I use one Tablespoon of Olive Oil b/c I like it to be a bit moist but not add a lot of taste. I like the taste of the salad. But, the calories and the fat are adding up so quickly from the olive oil. 120 calories per Tablesoon. I know there are some benefits to olive oil- but I have so many questions about this...
1. Is that adding too many calories to my diet? Today my salad was 519 calories (120 of which would be the olive oil).
2. Does the fat I am adding with the olive oil make me fat?
3. Is there anything I could substitute that is less calories and not balsalmic vinegar or salad dressing that could save me some calories.
4. Is this good or bad. I just don't know.
I've lost 72 pounds- but every pound is now getting harder to lose and I need to make adjustments where I can.