Somehow I have managed to put 8 lbs back on. One leg is swollen but overall I don't feel bloated or like I am retaining water. I was very careful with the food my friend brought but I can only assume my calorie estimates were way off. The green beans had bits of bacon in them and I had them for lunch and dinner everyday. I kept the sauce to one half cup per meal but it did have butter and cream. Maybe I calculated too low. It is hard to figure what is in something if you don't cook it or have a label to go by. I am so glad I gave the dogs huge helpings of everything each day:)
There is one more possibility - the homemade pasta. I really don't think that is what did it though. However I will hold off with the pasta recipes and experiment with them again in a week or two when I am back down a little more.
Right now I intend to concentrate on being very bland and very low calorie this week. Except the possibility of one dinner out with family. I will be careful but I am not going to be a drudge either. I believe in enjoying life and will savor the food but I will try to make good choices. I still have some low fat frozen dinners in the fridge from last month so I will concentrate on eating those until grocery day.
Last night I fixed the cheese tortellini, diced in a 3 ou piece of turkey breast and added some plain green beans and spinach that I steamed. Loved it.
I am out of potatoes and only have one or 2 more servings of rice. I was trying to stretch to Tues May 11 before going to town. They are giving away food which will be a big help. They have cut back to just once every three months but the quality of the food is so much better. I thought the homemade pasta would be a good stretcher but I am just too afraid of trying it right now. Besides I would like to make some whole wheat pasta and I know the recipe will need to be tweaked for ww.
Here's a lesson I learned yesterday:
I am allergic to milk, gives me nasty headaches so I haven't touched it since the mid 70's. I don't keep milk in the house and hate powdered milk so I started using evaporated milk for cooking which didn't bother me like fresh milk. I used it for everything - mashed potatoes, potato soup (2 cans) and a full can in a bowl of snow cream. Over the winter months I can go through a dozen or more cans of evaporated milk just making snow cream. I love it and love the taste of evaporated milk. Well guess what - 20 grams of fat per 8 ou!! That is 40 grams per can and it is 80% fat!!!!! YIKES!!!!
Well we have another winner in the never eat THAT again category.
Happy Dieting,
Linda B in TN @ 360 :(
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