Ronni
The motormouth ;)
- Location
- Nashville TN
I work hard to keep my weight under control. For my whole life I hovered around 135 except when I was pregnant, but I gained over 40 pounds after menopause, and it took me several years to figure out how to lose that weight and keep it off. At my peak I hit 175, and my joints and back hurt, I was winded going up stairs, and my cholesterol started to go up. Once I started to lose, I plateaued at around 145 and I'm happy with that. It's a daily battle to keep my weight around that figure, and I've figured out various cheats that work for me to assist in that battle.
I like to eat. I HATE to feel hungry. But I also want to eat nutritious food. So my first strategy is that I make sure the bulk of what I eat is lower calorie,because the lower the calories, the more I can eat! For example, I can have two slices of Dave's Killer Bread, multi grain and robust, but thinner cut so only 70 calories a slice instead of one slice of a less nutritious, fluffy bread for double the calories.
I mix in canned, no salt french cut green beans to chili, stews, spaghetti, soup, anything that is mixable. It gives me a much larger serving of the food for very few extra calories.
I use low fat/yogurt based salad dressings, every bit as tasty as regular, and drizzled over a nice big salad or a plate of veggies it makes them extra delicious.
I roast many vegetables. A spray of nonstick cooking spray on a cookie sheet, a variety of veggies laid out (carrots, broccoli, peppers, squash, zucchini, mushrooms onions, another spray of cooking spray and a sprinkle of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, and whatever spices I feel like. Healthy and extra delicious
I don't deny myself anything that I want, no matter how high calorie it is, or how unhealthy! I just eat very little of it! I buy fun sizes of chocolate bars (caramel milky ways are my favorite) and freeze them. They take much longer to eat. I'll have a bite of Ron's dessert, or spread jam over one corner of my toast and take a bit of that, leaving the rest plain. I'll have a half a slice of pizza, one cookie, half a glass of juice.
I substitute lower calorie items for their high calorie partners, like low cal Mayo, zero cal soda, sugar free peach tea, almond milk instead of regular, non fat greek yogurt (lower calories higher protein)
I eat all the time. If I'm hungry, I'll overeat so I try and never be hungry. I'll eat 6 times a day sometimes, just watch my portion sizes.
If there's a family get together, or we're going out to eat with friends, (not since Covid, but we will again) or some other event where there will be delicious food, I still try and make decent choices, but I don't limit or punish myself. I just compensate for that by eating more carefully either before or after.
I also had to get my head right lol! I had to fully own the fact that I'm not on a diet, that I'm eating to live, not living to eat, that this way of eating is NOT a temporary depuration, it's a lifestyle lifetime choice.
I'm always looking for new and different strategies, cheats, etc., so please share yours!!
I like to eat. I HATE to feel hungry. But I also want to eat nutritious food. So my first strategy is that I make sure the bulk of what I eat is lower calorie,because the lower the calories, the more I can eat! For example, I can have two slices of Dave's Killer Bread, multi grain and robust, but thinner cut so only 70 calories a slice instead of one slice of a less nutritious, fluffy bread for double the calories.
I mix in canned, no salt french cut green beans to chili, stews, spaghetti, soup, anything that is mixable. It gives me a much larger serving of the food for very few extra calories.
I use low fat/yogurt based salad dressings, every bit as tasty as regular, and drizzled over a nice big salad or a plate of veggies it makes them extra delicious.
I roast many vegetables. A spray of nonstick cooking spray on a cookie sheet, a variety of veggies laid out (carrots, broccoli, peppers, squash, zucchini, mushrooms onions, another spray of cooking spray and a sprinkle of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, and whatever spices I feel like. Healthy and extra delicious
I don't deny myself anything that I want, no matter how high calorie it is, or how unhealthy! I just eat very little of it! I buy fun sizes of chocolate bars (caramel milky ways are my favorite) and freeze them. They take much longer to eat. I'll have a bite of Ron's dessert, or spread jam over one corner of my toast and take a bit of that, leaving the rest plain. I'll have a half a slice of pizza, one cookie, half a glass of juice.
I substitute lower calorie items for their high calorie partners, like low cal Mayo, zero cal soda, sugar free peach tea, almond milk instead of regular, non fat greek yogurt (lower calories higher protein)
I eat all the time. If I'm hungry, I'll overeat so I try and never be hungry. I'll eat 6 times a day sometimes, just watch my portion sizes.
If there's a family get together, or we're going out to eat with friends, (not since Covid, but we will again) or some other event where there will be delicious food, I still try and make decent choices, but I don't limit or punish myself. I just compensate for that by eating more carefully either before or after.
I also had to get my head right lol! I had to fully own the fact that I'm not on a diet, that I'm eating to live, not living to eat, that this way of eating is NOT a temporary depuration, it's a lifestyle lifetime choice.
I'm always looking for new and different strategies, cheats, etc., so please share yours!!
What I like when I do that, is that it's a guilt free "Wheeee!!!!" moment, because I'm careful and mindful the rest of the time. I just make sure that my "Wheeee!" moments don't become the norm.
. I use TV dinners for control. I count calories.
that would kill me!!!
