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I finally got a digital scale recently and it has been a huge help! I buy yogurt in the largest container I can get because I eat so much of it but it is a pain to have to get out the measuring cups to measure 3/4 cup using a 1/2 cup and a 1/4 cup. Then there's the yogurt I can't get off the measuring cups when I scrape the yogurt out into a bowl, so I feel a little cheated. LOL! Don't even mention using teaspoons or tablespoons!
Now after measuring once (using measuring cups or spoons) then weighing food items that I use often, I have a list of serving weights for yogurt, chopped fruit, etc. It's so nice to now place a bowl on the scale, zero it out and keep adding a particular food item in it until I get the desired amount. For some of you, maybe most of you, this may seem like nothing because you've done it forever but for someone who is just catching on, this is GENIUS!! |
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I am only 5 days into phase 4. I gained 2 lbs in phase 3 and another 2 since I started phase 4 on thursday. Granted I allowed myself to go overboard and enjoy two desserts and 4 glasses of wine - lol. BTW I do NOT recommend that, I felt awful. I went phase 1 friday and mostly phase 1 saturday with a glass of wine for dinner. Then phase 3 sunday and phase 1 the last two days. I am still hanging on to the extra 4 lbs + 1 inch around the tummy. I am disappointed because I was not able to drop the last 5 lbs I wanted to reach in phase 1 so I would have that wiggle room when I went to phase 4. Now I am landing 4 lbs heavier than I wanted to end up at. Thoughts, advice, tricks, tools anything is appreciated! Thanks! |
Do phase 1 on days you know you won't have wine until you are back at your goal weight.
I find it takes me 3 days of weekday phase 1 to make up for more lenient, and wine filled, weekends. |
Thanks Momto2cs!
Anyone else have a typical number of days it takes them to lose? I keep telling myself it's water weight, but some perspective would be much appreciated! haha! |
Ladies have any of you tried Cascade Ice? it comes in a variety of flavors, coconut, cranberry etc it is sodium free caffeine free sugar free, 0/0/0... they also have cocktail mixes that have very low calories.. mojito, pina colada are both 0 cal as well a couple of them are 10 calories. I found them at Save on Foods in Edmonton and so if I am looking for a little something different I have them. Love the coconut one. It is manufactured in Everett WA
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I might need a quick trip over to save on! Ps shoppers has some delicious 100 calorie salted almonds. I had been having the unsealed ones, but mmmm the salt is good! |
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I pulsed the cauliflower in the food processor to make rice, then microwaved it before combining. The kale was raw, but chopped in the food processor too. The rhubarb was cooked first, then sweetened, then I used an immersion blender to get it well mashed. I bake them all in the oven at 350F until they are brown, then I flip them over and cook it a little more. I like them to get crisp like a cracker, but if you pull it out a little sooner, you can use it like a tortilla. Because of the protein, it makes a great snack to grab. I couldn't believe how good the rhubarb one turned out. Am going to try zuchini next, maybe turnips too. |
Maile - I cook by rhubarb by taking 5-6 stalks and cutting them into 1 inch pieces and boiling it down in a pot with a few tablespoons of water and 1/8 cup of splenda. I cook it down until it turns mushy. it makes enough for 5 servings of about 1/4 cup. my husband sometimes adds a few strawberries into the mixture when boiling to sweeten it up a little more.
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The real question is how do you feel? I am heavier than my goal, and fluctuate up and down between 145-149 every week. But I look much better than I ever would have expected at this weight and because I work out so much, I have no noticible fat left...maybe you are too worried about the number on the scale? I know I am ok as long as the first 2 digits are 14.... I would like to see 140, but I am just unable to motivate myself to stick with phase 1 on the weekends just to see a number I really don't think I could maintain! Decisions decisions! Good luck. At least phase 1 doesn't require too much effort! |
Hey gals!
I have been completely MIA lately and there are just too many posts to catch up on, so I am just jumping in. We have been so crazy busy lately, at work and out of work, that jumping on the computer at night is the last thing I want to do. Things are going OK scale wise. I am hovering between 135-137, which is higher than I like, but considering what my eating has been like the last 6 weeks or so, it is not surprising. I have been on this endless cycle of free eating/ phase 1 for weeks. Starting Monday, I am going back on P1 for a stretch. My original goal was 125, and I think I would like to go for it. I am going to give myself 6 weeks and see if I can get under 130 and how close to 125. I definitely need to get things back under control. Even though my clothes are still fitting, I do notice a slight difference in the way they are fitting and I at least need to get back to 132 which has typically been my comfort zone. |
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