"Ted F. Edgar" <
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> > I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies hidden
in
> > my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free substitues(cheese, sour
cream
> > especially!). Iw ould rather spend a point or two and get at least a
lite
> > version that doesn't sacrifice TASTE.
> >
> > How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out of ideas and the WW
> > suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.
>
Great suggestions Ted. I'm going to add a few more of my own. GMTA!
>
> I also found "Fat-Free" and other substitutions less than desirable. I decided to go without the
> Fat/Sugar/calorie/etc-Reduced/Free marketed food, and just got used to smaller portions. A smaller
> portion of really good food is a lot more satisfying than larger portions of less tasty food. Also
> after getting used to eating differently, really rich food was only good in smaller portions. Key
> to succeeding is being able to accurately determine the points.
>
> Some changes I made were:
> 1. Eating less beef, more fish (mostly salmon or trout, grilled without sauces).
Don't forget chicken without the skin. Get some of Emeril's spices to jazz up the flavor. A small
amount of low fat spagetti or alfredo sauce can change plain chicken into a nice meal.
>
> 2. Eating less rice and pasta. ALWAYS measured before sitting down and no second servings.
WW sells measuring ladles: 1/2 cup and 1 cup made for serving foods in the kitchen. Get a good set
of measuring cups and a scale. Weigh/measure all of your foods.
>
> 3. My meals are eaten off smaller plates. I use my kid's cereal bowls for my cereal. I use small
> Chinese tea cups for icecream (1/2 cup servings) instead of two-cup bowls.
We still use the large dinner plate but most nights 2/3 of the plate is covered with steamed
veggies. We now eat a lot of brocolli, califlower and asparagas. I use the I Can't beleive it's not
butter spray on my veggies. Occasionally we will have boiled potatoes. Spagetti is about once a
month. Rice (1/2 c=2 points) is no more than 2x a week.
>
> 4. I accepted I could throw away food I already had and didn't need.
I get doggie bags at the beginning of the meal or put half on a spare plate to take home. If it is
too rich a meal, I offer it to my husband. If he does not want it then it goes in the trash. Simple
things like chicken or fish get used by me for lunch.
>
> 5. I ate half sandwiches. Usually the inside (meat and stuff) was the same amount or just a
> little less, but half the bread which saves a couple points.
If you can't give up the other half of the sandwich then switch to a low fat high fiber bread for
lower points. 2 slices is usually 1 point.
>
> 6. Breakfast 3-5 points: usually Honey Nut Cheerios, OR two scrambled eggs, OR a couple
> pancakes. Lunch was 5-10 points: Sandwiches, small hamburgers, tacos, etc. Dinner was about
> 10-15 points: varies, usually just smaller portions of what I used to eat. I also might have
> a couple point snack between lunch and dinner.
Other high fiber choices are shredded mini wheats and GoLean Crunch (1 cup=3 points). Switch to low
fat 1or 2% milk to save points here too. On the weekends I will make scrambled eggs with Egg Beaters
(2 eggs=1 point) with a bit of cheese and ham for flavor plus 2 slices of toast.
>
> 7. If you drink soda-pop, get used to diet coke.
There's also seltzer and the fruit flavored waters that have no calories.
> 8. I still ate fast food. Mainly Burger King (regular hamburger 5 points), Taco Bell (regular
> tacos 3 pts each, bean burrito 7 pts), and In-n-Out hamburger (10 points). Aways without
> fries and with diet cola.
Taco bell now has a Fresno style. They substitute salsa for the cheese and sauces saving you
points. My favorite dinner at Wendy's is their Taco salad. I skip the sour cream and chips for 7
point dinner.
> Also, regular exercise made me less likely to indulge in the junk food. It was easier to eat only
> what I felt my body needed. I started slacking in my exercise routine during the holidays and
> found my snacking and junk food consumption up. I put on 5 pounds during November and December,
> and have started bringing this back down now.
>
> When I started maintaining a while back, I had trouble getting my point level up because I
> actually enjoyed eating less! This is truly a change in your overall eating habits, not just
> something to do to lose the fat.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ted
> 254/191 maintaining ~190
