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Inching my way down... last night I made Italian sausages + a big salad. I wanted something on the side that was quick, but am avoiding wheat so a bun, bread, etc. were out. I settled on potato chips, which worked, but left me feeling annoyed, like I could make better choices. I need a wheat free "quickie" side dish that I can quickly grab that will satisfy me. I didn't have time to make rice, which would have been a good choice for me. As long as my calories are in range, I'm good.
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152.2 lb
Lost so far: 18.8 lb.
Still to go: 17.2 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 22 August 2018:
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1339 kcal
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Fat: 48.85g | Prot: 66.86g | Carb: 161.88g.
Breakfast: R.W. Knudsen Family 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese, V8 Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice (5.5 oz), Hard-Boiled Egg, Good Earth Sweet and Spicy Tea. Lunch: Dr. Pepper Diet Dr. Pepper (Can), Kirkland Signature Organic Hummus, Grimmway Farms Petite Carrots, Cucumber (Peeled). Dinner: Good Earth Sweet and Spicy Tea, Bolthouse Farms Organic Avocado Ranch Yogurt Dressing, Savoy Cabbage, Rice-A-Roni Chicken Flavor, Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Snacks/Other: Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bars - Peanut, Bananas, Dannon Oikos Triple Zero - Strawberry, Stop & Shop Pluot. more...
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2306 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Grocery Shopping - 45 minutes, Washing Dishes - 20 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours, Driving - 20 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 2 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 4 hours and 20 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 15 minutes. more...
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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do you like beans?? if you have a recipe you like and it reheats well, you can make up enough for a couple days to add to your meals during the week.
22 Aug 18 by member: baskington
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I’m addicted to the frozen riced veggies and they heat up in 30 sec. Cauliflower and sweet potato combo is my go-to, but there is also butternut squash, broccoli and some others. I’ve replaced my staples - rice and beans - with these bc of the calories.
22 Aug 18 by member: crazy8cottage
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I keep chopped carrots and hummus on hand and add to most meals, even salad. Also add beans (white, black, pinto, garbanzo) to almost everything.
22 Aug 18 by member: jengetfit123
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Cold bean salad is always good - a can of red beans, a can of black beans, a can of chickpeas, all drained and rinsed. Add a can of green beans drained and rinsed. Add salad dressing, chopped onion. It makes a lot though.
22 Aug 18 by member: abbadabba
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Have you ever tried Trader Joe's frozen brown rice? Comes in a pouch, already cooked, which you can microwave in minutes; verses the dry varies type.
22 Aug 18 by member: elsie chag
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That's when I do pan fried cauliflower (oven roasted is better but takes longer). It has the starchy texture but none of the gumminess that bread and potatoes seem to have for me. Toss a little garlic and olive oil in a pan, add a bag of frozen flowerets. Takes about 10 minutes to get a little brown around the edges, then finish with Italian seasoning and parmesan. Perfect pairing for the Italian sausages.
22 Aug 18 by member: ConiMN
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These are all really good suggestions. What's more, I have some of them already! I have to train my brain that a side dish doesn't necessarily have to be a starch. I do oven-roasted cauliflower all the time but didn't think to saute it; I do that with broccoli, so what's the difference? I kept telling myself, "I'm short on time; I need something quick" and that messed me up. I still kept to my RDI (and went down a few ounces), but there are definitely better choices out there. Thanks, folks!
22 Aug 18 by member: SoCalPam
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