So it has been about a week and a half since our new diet plan as been put into place. I am proud to say we are sticking with it and seeing progress. The scale is showing me down a total of 12 lbs....wooohoo!! But I am beginning to crave the old familiar comfort foods we know and love. So I am trying to find ways to adjust my old recipes to make them more low fat/high fiber friendly. For example......I have left over roasted chicken and decided to make some chicken and dumplins. I decided to skip the mess and buy dumplins from the freezer section at Walmart, one of the choices has zero fat....found my dumplins! I striped all the meat off the chicken and boiled the bones to make stock. I skimmed all visible fat and will cook my dumplins in this stock then add in the chicken. I am also trying to cook a much smaller portion....so leftovers do not call my name from the pot....lol!!! No fiber in this, so as a side dish I am making a big green salad :))
Now for dessert....again, craving comfort food. So I got out a box of "Cook and Serve" chocolate pudding and mixed it up using skim evaporated milk and soy milk. It will be a yummy, rich and creamy dessert.....but much better for us than my normal recipe!
My next hurdle to tackle is exercise....I am still struggling to fit this into my day, but have not given up hope! I have taken a couple of afternoon walks and hope to keep it up and lengthen each walk. My old hurting bones are slowing me down and I have a LONG way to go!
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