BPaula47's Journal, 23 February 2017

Hi F. S.

Finally went back to the Dietician and got myself weighed in. the session was okay, but i'm realizing JUST how much i'm really gonna have to change what and how i eat. i had the concept in my head but my execution will need drastic overhauling. Louise basically said that i will have to start thinking of just the protein part of my meals as my meals and not just part. Then and only then if i have any room left i can add some veggies first, then any decent carbs i would want. This is too much like Atkins. I like meat, but i wasn't a big meat eater and now i'm gonna have to incorporate more of it into my food plan. Luckily, i do love me some turkey and chicken. but i'm very ambivalent on beef. I can eat ground and beef stew meat, so that's something. I'm more partial to buffalo. I definitely need more fish, too.

Then she says i should really get rid of the corn...I LOVE corn. One of my fav dishes is called Three sisters Stir Fry. It's a Native style dish and its centered around corn, beans (my fav pinto) and squash summer or zucchini) and then anything else i want. Now i usually try to substitute for whatever it is i'm giving up, but...there's just no substitute for corn. Urgh! Well, at least she didn't tell me to give up my corn tortillas...yet.

Okay, i have made some good changes. I've let go of Schwan's. They've made allot of changes including my driver and i'm not all that crazy about their prices now. Plus they've gotten away from allot of the things i like to eat. so, it's one more order to get a few things i love...like the mashed cauliflower and the garlic kale mix and then Adios.

I've even found a good...and i mean a freakin' fabulous...way to get fresh, quality meat at great prices. i found out about a company called Zaycon Fresh last month. I'm a Youtube junky and one of the "tubers' i follow is an influencer for the company Well, it worked, she influenced me and i signed up. i think it was the extra 20% discount she gave a code for that did it. so, i purchased a 40 lbs case of chicken breasts, a 40 lbs case of ground turkey and a 16 lbs case of Italian sausage. the last two items are prepacked and frozen, but the chicken is fresh. so, i'll have to process it for myself. my plan is to divide it into bags of 4-10 lbs each (well, actually, they do that for you) and do something different with each one. so i have 1 bag to cook and shred or cube for instant chicken dishes, 1 bag to trim and store as whole breasts in vacuum sealed packages, 1 bag to divide in half (1/2 to turn into tenders & nuggets and the other to grind in the vita mixer) and the last bag is to be divided into Freezer meals. I pic up my first order at the beginning of March. The deep freezer will be packed by April (the second part of the order) and i'll be set for at least a year...i hope. that 20% off was only fir your first order as a new person but it doesn't end until March 31st. Darn it. I hear they have other good discounts on select products though. so i'll keep my eyes peeled.

I've been researching Freezer to crock pot meals ala paleo and have some good ones. I'll put up at least 8 freezer meals this time and if i like it, will increase the next time i do this.

so, that should help with the economics of it all and the "good lord, what am i having for -------?" times.

Oh yeah, i didn't forget. Yea! 5.7 lbs gone! Whoooo hooo! (smile)

Have a good one, Ya'll. Peace and love.

372.0 lb Lost so far: 25.4 lb.    Still to go: 22.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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Fat: 46.62g | Prot: 33.50g | Carb: 50.50g.   Breakfast: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 100% Real Parmesan & Romano Grated Cheese Blend, Refried Beans. Lunch: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 100% Real Parmesan & Romano Grated Cheese Blend, MicroSteam Baby Broccoli Flore, Creamy Mushroom Soup. more...