I have a holiday weekend and am hosting two meals for friends and family. I find that planning out what I'm going to eat and when I'll exercise is really helpful.
For Sunday night I'm serving chicken soup (no matzoh balls for me!), a roast, roasted vegetables, garlic green beans, baked white and sweet potatoes, salad, and chocolate mousse and raspberries for dessert. I'll be fine with small portions of everything, just having a spoonful of the mousse. I tasted the mousse after I made it today, and it felt so dreadfully sweet! It just didn't appeal after all this time of avoiding sweets.
My MIL will be here, and she's the sort who likes to pry more than I'm comfortable with--I don't mind chatting about my diet and exercise a little bit, but I don't like it being the focus of conversation. I anticipate changing the subject a lot!
Monday I'll be fasting for Yom Kippur, and to break the fast at sunset we'll have the traditional dairy meal. This can really be a calorie bombshell, and I lightened up my usual menu considerably this year. Bagels (whole wheat for me, with the bready middle pulled out), low fat cream cheese, lox, two different salads, a spinach-sundried tomato frittata, a crustless leek and cheddar quiche, (no one needs to know they're with Eggbeaters and lowfat cheese!), fruit salad and angel food cake.
I'll do my regular cardio and weights in the mornings, and load up my plate with vegetables. Hopefully no backtracking!
Last edited by Teachyrchildren; 09-26-2009 at 09:37 PM.
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