foods I eat and foods I avoid (lyn)

This is my first diet.  Ever.  And I am so glad that this is the diet I chose.


It is not gimmicky. 

It teaches and rewards healthy eating.

It is easily sustainable.

it is inclusive: no specific food is off limits.

It works.

I’m rarely hungry.  I don’t find it that difficult, and I love the results.  Follow the rules.  Track your food.  Use a food scale.  Stay within your points.  And you will loose weight.  It is actually very simple. 

So, for those interested in the dieting part, here are the kinds of foods I now eat and some I avoid. (CAUTION:  For those reading this blog who don’t care about the dieting elements per se, skip this posting, otherwise you’ll be excruciatingly bored!).

Breakfasts

•      Cup of blueberries (1 point) or strawberries (.5 points)

•      VitaMuffin-the chocolate is amazing (I didn’t like the blueberry); put it in the  microwave for about 35 seconds and it tastes like a brownie, with gooey chocolate bursting from it; hard to believe it’s healthy (1 point)

Lunches

•      Toasted Arnold’s sandwich thins (100% whole wheat) with whipped cream cheese and 1 oz. of lox (3 pts.)

•      3oz. of Fage Total 0% Greek yogurt (1.5 points) with cut up strawberries or blueberries

•      Shrimp cocktail

•      Toasted Arnolds sandwich thins with 2 slices of turkey, lettuce, tomato and Dijon mustard (3 points)

•      Toasted Arnold’s sandwich thins with 2 slices of WW cheese and tomato (3 points)

•      Salad:  lettuce, tomato and cucumber with balsamic vinegar dressing (only the dressing adds points)

Snacks

•      Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop (94% fat-free butter), (5 cups for 1 point)

•      Pringles, light fat-free, 15 chips (1 point)

•      WW mini bars: chocolate caramel, very good as is, or keep in the freezer-they take longer to eat this way (1 point)

•      WW mini-bars: dark chocolate raspberry, so good even my son loves them (1 point)

•      A cut up apple (buy an Oxo apple corer and divider; I really think it makes every apple taste better) (1 point)

Dinners

•      Sushi or sashimi (I have this about once a week)

•      Steak with vegetables (I eat prime strip, trim the fat, and allow for about 10 ounces); I only treat myself once a week or less

•      Pork loin (marinated in honey and Dijon mustard) with vegetables

•      Smart Ones Ravioli Florentine-my favorite of the frozen meals (5 points);  I usually eat with a salad and/or vegetable and not more than one per week 

•      One slice of medium pizza; have only had 2 slices in 9 weeks (6 points)

•      Steamed vegetables

•      Roasted vegetables (a teaspoon of olive oil, kosher salt, and roast at 350 for a half hour or so)

•      Grilled shrimp with vegetables

Desserts

•      Angel food cake (I buy two slices, with frosting, at a local bakery and cut off most, but not all, of the frosting….I count each piece as 5 points, and eat throughout the week)

•      WW English Toffee Crunch ice cream (my favorite of the ice creams), 2 points and satisfying enough

Foods I haven’t eaten since September 16, and miss

•      Ice cream cone at local ice cream store

•      Burgers

•      French Fries

•      Tuna sandwich

•      7-layer cake from Zabars

•      pies of any kind

•      Caesar salad

•      Pasta (other than WW)

•      Mozzarella

•      Muffins, donuts, Danish, etc.

•      Nuts

Foods I rarely eat

•      Starches with dinner (used to have potatoes or rice with most dinners; now I’d rather just have vegetables)

•      Avocado (used to be included in every salad and on every sandwich)

•      Lots of olive oil and butter (in cooking); I try to use as little olive oil as possible and never use butter