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Day: November 30, 2012

  • Eliminate the Snacking {80 bites Week 4}

    It’s week 4 with my 80 Bites diet plan. We’ve moved on from talking about Quantity to learning about Frequency.

    This last week has been more of a mental struggle for me. I love that I’m seeing results, and feeling better about my body, but I’m longing for snacks, and to not feel guilty whenever I eat something. I think my biggest problem right now is perhaps getting the right foods. Something I should probably take a closer look at, or at least at some vitamins to my diet.

    So back to Frequency.  According to the 80 Bites program, there is a very simple way to cut back the snacking between meals – just brush your teeth.

    Yep. Simple and easy really. You brush your teeth and you won’t want to put anything into your mouth and ruin that clean feeling.

    I was a little skeptical at first. The I decided to pay attention to my eating habits after brushing my teeth. I was pleasantly surprised. After brushing my teeth after breakfast, I don’t really snack during the mornings. Brushing my teeth after lunch though is more of a foreign concept to me. It’s definitely a good practice, but not one I’ve ever done. I’ve also noticed that most of my snacking, happens between lunch and dinner.

    So looks like I’ll be adding a good hygiene practice to my afternoons, in an effort to curb those snacking urges. To tell the truth, I’m excited. I don’t usually snack because I’m hungry, more because it’s “something to do” and “it looks good”.  I guess what I’m saying is I’m a boredom eater. I look to food to satisfy things other than actual hunger. Go ahead, tsk tsk me.

    In regards to last weeks lesson, I have slowed my eating considerably. No longer focused on that next bite.

     
    How’s it Going?
    How Many Bites did you take?90-100/day

    Feeling
    deprived?
    Starting to a little. Just in the amount that I eat, though.

    Weight at beginning of
    diet?
    165

    Weight today?
    161

    Are you still
    motivated?
    Yes. Not as much as I had been, but I think it’s just a phase. It’s that mental block I mentioned above.

  • Potato Cakes {Foodie Friday}

    Potato Cakes {Foodie Friday}

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    It’s a week past Thanksgiving, are you still eating leftovers?  We didn’t bring any leftovers home from my parents, so we’re not. I wouldn’t be surprised if my parents still are though.
    Last Saturday I decided I’d make a nice breakfast for everyone. My mom had done most of the cooking while we were visiting, so I wanted to give back.  I also wanted to help clear out some of her leftovers.  Potato Cakes are one of my favorite and easy breakfast recipes. They also take care of any leftover mashed potatoes.
     
     
    Potato Cakes
     
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    Ingredients
    2-3 cups Mashed Potatoes
    1 egg
    1-2 TBS Flour
    salt and pepper to taste
     
    Directions
    In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together.  Heat a large frying pan, or griddle on medium heat. Add about a 1 tsp of butter to the pan to melt (or you can use cooking spray). Using a serving spoon, or soup spoon, scoop potatoes onto the pan, making pancake size portions. Cook for 4-5 minutes per side until golden brown.
    Enjoy! We usually eat these with ketchup, but they’d probably be great with leftover gravy as well.
     
     
    ~FEATURES~
    Hot Cocoa
    You can read all about my love of Hot Cocoa on yesterdays post: Hot Cocoa or Apple Cider?
     
    Rainbow Swiss Chard
    I just love the mixture of vegetables stuffed in these pasta shells. A surefire way to trick my kids into healthy eating.
     
    Canned Peach Pie Filling
    from Hezzi’D’s Books and Cooks
    After my apple pie filling, I’ll definitely have to add some peach pie filling to our cupboards
     
     
    What’s Cooking?
    Link up below. Please limit it to 3 recipes that have not been shared on Foodie Friday before.
     
     
    
    

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