So I am getting back on track. The program I am doing is not just for weight loss, but for feeling better overall- it is based on the Potatoes Not Prozac book, followed by the weight loss one by the same author called Your Last Diet- the author is Kathleen DesMasions. It is for people who think they may be addicted to sugar/ carbohydrates, and teaches you to listen to your body and feed it appropriately, in a nutshell. It is not all about losing weight, which is something I am learning, it is about healing and taking care of yourself- HARD WORK!! It is done in 7 steps, the first being eating breakfast everyday, no excuses, with enough protien for your weight, and a complex carb, within an hour of eating. I have basically mastered this step, and am working on the journaling part (you are supposed to journal what and when you eat, and how you feel during the day emotionally and physically) which is what I am trying to use this to do. I have been forgetting my vitamins and allergy medication lately, so I am working on remembering this in the morning (otherwise I wake up feeling like total crap!) and amd also working on eating 3 meals a day, with enough protein (the next step in the plan) which is going okay. I can tell you if I don't, I don't feel well. It is amazing what your body can tell you, if you just listen. If any of this speaks to you, the websiste is www.radiantrecovery.com- very interesting, and it is a relief to know I am not the only person out there who feels like this.
Anyways, tonight, I found an awesome recipe online (www.hungrygirl.com) for better for you chicken salad- YUM YUM. here it is! Hot Chick! Dozens of fat grams in chicken salad = bad news. Crunchy cucumbers, red grapes, and yogurt dressing on the other hand = GREAT additions. Here's HG's guilt-free answer to the notoriously fattening Waldorf chicken salad...
Ingredients: 1 cup (about 4.5 oz.) cooked & roughly chopped skinless lean chicken breast 1/2 cup chopped Persian or Kirby cucumber** 1/3 cup red seedless grapes, halved 1/3 cup chopped apple 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt 2 tbsp. fat-free mayonnaise 1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda) 1/4 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning dash salt
Directions: Mix together the yogurt, mayonnaise, sweetener, lemon pepper seasoning, and salt. Coat the chicken in this mixture, and then stir in the chopped cucumber, grape halves, and chopped apple. Then try not to pass out as you chow down on this insanely good chicken salad! MAKES 2 SERVINGS
HG Tip! If cooking your chicken from scratch, use nonstick spray (not oil) to keep the fat count down.
**These short, sweet cucumbers rule in this recipe! But if you can't find 'em, any cucumber will do. Serving Size: half of recipe (about 1 cup) Calories: 145 Fat: 1.5g Sodium: 332mg Carbs: 14g Fiber: 1g Sugars: 10g Protein: 21g
POINTS® value 3*
Diet Calendar Entry for 24 January 2010:
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1622 kcal
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Fat: 48.72g | Prot: 97.21g | Carb: 207.92g.
Breakfast: syrup, sugar free strawberry jelly, country crock light butter, pancake, borden fat free cheddar slice, kraft fat free shredded cheddar, smart and delicious soft wrap mutli grain tortilla, crystal light, egg jumbo. Lunch: combos, amp energ. Dinner: hellmans light mayonaisse, green seedless grapes, gala apple, fat free plain yogurt, chicken, sun crystals. more...
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