Not gonna sugar coat it...mmmmm sugar...

How true this is!!!  If I could stop putting all the freaking delicious, errrrr, I mean horribly bad food in my mouth I would be doing so great.  I'm not going to lie - yesterday was not a good day.  I could make excuses that my daughter was sick, I was sleep deprived and worried about her while I was at work, or a million other things, but what good does that do.  There will always be something going on.....always be some stress or drama or other feeling happening.  I need to figure out how to deal with all that without food....or with celery....either way!! LOL  I know I lack control --- that's one reason I never tried Alli ---- that's the one diet aid that I've heard puts you in the bathroom QUICK if you eat bad food or cheat.  Maybe that's what I need... FEAR. hahahaha  

I'm going to tell you, this low-carb diet has me crabby. I don't like it.  I think like Kelly said that it's just at the number to piss you off.  100 grams.  Unlike Kelly though, I'm not really tempted to lower it.  I'm trying to remember my Atkin days --- were all vegetables free?  Like did you not count those carbs, just didn't eat any others?  That restriction worked for me once -- the second time I did Atkins it didn't.  I don't know. I never thought I'd say that a Vegan diet would be easier for me than low-carb. Who would say that??? Me.  

My one good deed I did yesterday low-carb-wise was make kale "chips" -- I took a bunch of kale, little EVOO and some cayenne (too much!!), garlic and onion powder and roasted it in the over til it started to crisp up.  Other than being a litttttttttttle too spicy for my liking it was good.  Anyhow, today is another new day. Luckily we always have those. I've had hard boiled eggs and some avocado for breakfast along with some coffee!!! TGIF to you all.  

--Katie

Boo to day 2....

Yesterday I was doing great - everything logged, was staying within my boundaries - but then I got invited to dinner at my sister-in-law's house!  (Thanks Andrea -- seriously, it was delicious!!!!)  I think she was getting me back for my apple fritter bread and chocolate with bacon over the weekend ;) (what?? I didn't mention that?? Oh......hence gaining weight.....) Anywhooooooo she brought out some bagel chips with these AH-MAZING spreads --- a feta spread and an olive spread......I ate too many. ::sigh:: 

Plus, as Kelly ratted me out on told you, I'm the queen of moscato.......I limited myself to one glass, and I seriously tried to find the Skinny Girl brand but they didn't have it.  I couldn't believe the carbs when I logged it.  So I've accepted Kelly's challenge and will be wine shopping tonight!!!  Dinner was baked chicken parm and it was fantastic and pretty healthy! I said NO (thanks) to noodles (sounds like a new weight loss campaign...) 

BUT, the scale did not forgive me. As much as I wanted to skip weighing, I knew I had to.  I'm notorious for falling onto the slippery slope (like a slide coated with crisco) when I skip weighing --- I end up making it an excuse to continue screwing myself over making poor choices....so I sucked it up and weighed.  Any of you have digital scales out there? I think most of them are, but does anyone else try to shift their weight as they're standing on the scale to get it to lock in at the number that's maybe 0.3 lbs lighter than the other.  I feel sometimes like I'm on a bad game show where it's just fluctuating between "win" and "lose" --- I guess that's stupid because the higher number is prob the more accurate...the scale isn't going to register lbs that aren't there, right?

Weigh In: 258.7 :(

Pop: NO!

Log in MFP (kdw6383): Yes!

Stay with current challenge: No :( 

Today my day is already logged in MFP.  I'm within calories and carbs - so hoping I can stick with that!  Coffee this morning and measured out my 2 tbsp of sugar free creamer.  I swear if I don't measure, I probably pour 1/4 cup in.....  

Today will be better.  Hoping the scale pats me on the back tomorrow!!  

--Katie

Good day!

Let me start by talking about the spaghetti squash mac and cheese.  O. M. G. it was heavenly.  It tasted like cheesy hashbrowns.  Here is a rundown of what I did:

• Cut a large spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, put it face down in a baking dish, add a few inches of water and roast at 375 for an hour
• shred 5oz of cheddar or your cheese of choice
• in a food processor, throw in the cheddar and a box of silken tofu.  Add in some salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes
• when the squash is done, let it cool a bit so you don't burn the shit out of your hands can easily handle it. scrape out the inside into a bowl, add the cheese mix
• dump out the water from the baking dish and put the squash and cheese mix into that pan, throw back in the 375 oven for about 30 minutes, and then finish it under the broiler.
• sit back and enjoy your guilt free fabulous meal.

If you make it just like i wrote it, it clocks in at frickin 234 calories for A QUARTER OF THE WHOLE FRICKIN PAN.  That's under 500 calories for half of the pan! That's a lot.  I didn't even eat that much. 
 

I paired it up with some broccoli and a glass of chardonnay and it was absolute perfection.

I loved it so much I forgot to take a picture until the pan was half gone.

 

You need to make this.  Now.  Right Now.

Kelly
(i feel like a poser with a cute little send off like "stay healthy" so i'm going to stop.  But seriously.  Stay healthy)