The thing about the sausage is that it is good quality. I am really trying to educate my palate about quality
. And that a little bit goes a long way.
We actually traveled almost 100 miles to an orchard this summer and picked our own peaches. Actually, I think we went down there three times. We ate over 60lbs of peaches between us. They were so good! Peaches have never had a part in making me fat.
Picking was fun and exercise. The lady was nice and the dogs they had were nice - a new experience!
I am using much less meat than I used to. When I fix steak, I grill one piece. DH gets most of it, and I cut off a few slices and make a steak salad sandwich sort of thing. It is delicious and uses no more than 3 oz meat. I measure my meat portions most of the time. I just guess at the amount of raw spinach I eat.
I am also eating less red meat - just now realized that. Sometimes when I fix red meat for DH, I really crave some of my turkey spaghetti, so I have it.
What I really love about all this is that I have absolutely no sense of deprivation. In fact, sometimes I feel like I am eating very luxuriously. This is not to say that I don't ever get ravenously hungry. I do. But as long as I eat regularly, I am a very happy camper.
My dinner tonight was above mentioned turkey spaghetti sauce on Ronzoni whole wheat mix pasta with a grating or two of parmesan, a big spinach and water cress salad with tomatoes and onions and balsamic vinaigrette. One small sliced, steamed zuchinni with dill, a piece of french bread toasted with garlic and olive oil. Ice water. For dessert, a cup of Starbuck's decaf and 4 small squares of chocolate. How could I possibly feel deprived!!!!
I need to quit yapping! Sorry to be so windy.
And I want to emphasize what you said about not feeling deprived. Eating differently leads to wanting different things in different amounts--it doesn't have to be a sad life of deprivation!
