YUMMO!!!

On the cruise one night we had pork medallions which were delicious.  We guessed that they might be slices from a pork tenderloin.  We were right, as I found this recipe reading a magazine at the airport on Sunday. Give it a try and see what you think.

                            

Four Pounds

Four pounds goes on easier than four pounds coming off believe me.  Ad day of no sugar and no wheat should help, but it's hard cutting back after a week of feasting.  I exercised for an hour this morning at the pool; not because I forced myself, but because I was also exercising my mouth and forgot about the time.  The chef bought some pears to make baked pears with this week, so I have that treat to look forward to. 
We ate a lot of fruit on the cruise, but I know that fruit has sugar in it and as a pre-diabetic I shouldn't have too much of it.  It's just so hard when it's all so.....available.  So I will stop obsessing about my weight and just eat healthy. 

If You Eat A Pizza......

If you are going to eat pizza....make surer it is thin crust with lots of veggies and chicken.  Also make sure you have a salad with it.  The salad will help make you feel fuller faster and you won't eat as much pizza.  I, unfortunately did not have salad tonight with the left-over pizza from last night and I ate more pizza.  I know, I know, wheat 2 nights in a row, but sometimes you just gotta.....you know what I mean?
 Try to diet on a cruise-I bet it can't be done.  Lots of exercise would be in order here. 

Lo-Fat Steamer

Oh yum!  I am drinking one now.  3/4 cup lo-fat milk, 1/4 cut lo-fat eggnog and a dash or two of nutmeg.  Heat in microwave.  Whip with frother and enjoy. I am nice and warm and cozy now.

It's Out.....

of the house; the cookies and little treats.  I gained about 3 pounds between last Monday and this morning when I weighed in.  I have been swimming/walking in the pool every day except for Christmas day.  But when your tongue gets a taste of something sweet; it just wants more.  Your body seems to crave it.  It is so easy to slide back into eating oblivion.  I have a cruise to go on Sunday, so I have to be really careful this week; a cruise is one big food smorgasbord. let me tell you.  One has to have lots of restraint.  If one can just say "the pleasure of eating something only lasts for a minute or two; why jeopardize the whole diet?"  I know, easier said than done. It's all in the mind-set.  So set your mind against temptation and remember you are doing this for your health. 

A New Start

No matter what you ate or drank this weekend, you can start fresh tomorrow; a whole new day and new year to get healthy!  The cookies in our house are going to St. Louis and I will purge any other stuff unfit for good health.  Go fo rit and let me know how you are doing.

Three Things

Three things I have learned:
1.  Sugar is not good; and I gave in this week :(
2.  I am pretty sure wheat causes my headaches
3.  When I have a headache, caffeine makes it worse.

I indulged last night at our small group dinner at Capri K's house and had a little lasagna, a little bread, a little piece of cake and two cookies and diet caffeine free pop.

With in one hour of eating the headache started and continued into the night and today.  It could have been caused by all three of the above mentioned things.  But it is looking good, that I will try harder to stay away from these three things in the new year, because oh baby, I am in pain today!