Day One Again

Well today is the day again. No matter how you did yesterday it is over so don't worry about it. Today is a new day you just have to make it through today. People have always asked me, How do you do it? I can honestly say "One day at a time." Today is a new day for me also I just have to make it through till I go to bed tonight. At some point I may just have to make it through a couple hours. 3:00 to 5:00 are always a super hungry time for me so for those few hours I have to really distract myself. Unfortunately, it is also a time that I am usually in the kitchen making supper or visiting with my kids after school who you guessed it, are snacking.
I like to keep already prepared snacks in the frig for me that are easy to grab. I love brocolli so I usually cook up a bunch and put it in individual 1 cup containers and keep it in the frig. Brocolli is a free food for me so it is a perfect snack. If I still feel the need for something sweet I can have it after the brocolli. This is also a great time to drink your water. IT is a great filler.
Two items you may want to consider buying are a kitchen scale. Mine is digital with both grams and ounces. I bought it at Target fo $30 and it is worth every penny.
Also one cup containers and lids. I went to GFS and bought the kind that a deli would put their salads in. They are very inexpensive and I use them in the dishwasher and the microwave. I think you get 50 in a pack. You will use them.
Dieting and eating healthy is expensive but you can save a lot of money by making your own ready made meals and snacks.
Last night I made Chop Suey for the family. After supper I measured 1/3 cup rice and a heaping 1/2 cup of Chop Suey in my handy little containers so now Tiff and I have 6 ready meals to eat when the hunger strikes. She took one for lunch today. At the most it is worth 3 WW points.
This morning I plan on making sugar free strawberry jello and putting it 5 seperate containers. It will only be half full. They are another free snack. When I pull them out to eat them I will dollop a little Free Cool Whip on top and it makes a snack that satisfies my sweet tooth.
A few grocery items you may want to consider buying are:
94% fat free popcorn 3-4pts a big bag depending how many cups of popped popcorn are actually in the bag
Fat Free jello chocolate pudding snacks ( in the frig section) 1 pt
I put Cool whip on these too. This snack satisfies my chocolate need.
Free cool whip no pts unless you use more than a serving
Fiber one Original Cereal ( I like to snack on it) no pts per serving
Breyer's Free ice cream 1 pt per 1/2 cup for most flavors My favorite is the french chocolate.
I also like the vanilla. Add some diet AW rootbeer to your 1/2 cup and you have a 1pt float treat.
spray on margarine You will need it for all those veggies.
Some kind of light bread I like Aunt Millies potato, or wheat or 5 grain the best. You can buy them at an outlet for 70 cents. Only 35 calories for a slice. You can eat 2 slices of light bread compared to one slice of regular bread,
You will notice I listed a lot of snacks and carbs because your body will be craving these. You will feel like your indulging when your still being good.
Oh one more thing The snack size plain M&Ms 2 pts per package. Eat only 1 package and make it last 1 M&M at a time.
Sorry this post got so lengthy I have so much to share.
Quick humbling story:
Yesterday I told you how it took me 3 weeks to weigh. One of the reasons is because my scale didn't go heavy enough. It topped out at 260 lbs. I had to go to Walmart and step on scales till I found one that would weigh all of me. Can you imagine me standing in the aisle trying to step on scales discreetly when no one was looking. It was humbling at the time but I wasn't ashamed. It was something I had to do that day and I did it. My weight wasn't who I was it was just the state I was in. Don't let your body size define you. Don't let the scale tell you who you are. It can only tell you how much you weigh not what is in your heart and soul. God sees you through your layers and he loves you!