So what are you eating anyway?

Good Wednesday morning to all.

As you can see, the weight is headed in right direction - lower!!

I've had several emails asking "so what are you eating anyway, and what have you cut out?" I thought I would focus on that today and put the nutritional supplement conversation off until tomorrow.

What I've cut out were the easy things. No more two beer evenings with nacho's and salsa, a large dinner with mucho carbs, and then some chocolate for desert. A "Big Breakfast" or a "Bacon/Egg/Cheese Bisquit" from McDonals aren't on the list either. Additionally, I've cut out all diet soda (pop here in the midwest) because, as I'll talk about in another blog, the effects are just the opposite of what you'd expect.

What I do eat is split into 5 sessions a day.

Breakfast is the simplest meal because I make an Attain Shake with soy milk which provides about 20 grams of protein and 15 grams of fiber. It is filling and satisfying. Protein is really the key in the mornng, and as Dave from Hilton Head commented, his breakfast consists of one egg everyday. I'll switch to one or two eggs if I get bored with the shakes, but for now they are working great.

Lunch has been Campbell's Select Harvest soup (with a few soup crackers) for the past two days, but today will be a tuna on lettuce lunch because I bought too much lettuce on Saturday.

Dinner is simple as well. Dave and I agree again that portion control, meat or fish, and vegetables and salad, are all it takes. I had tilapia on Monday with Uncle Ben's rice (the 90 second in the microwave kind), and a lettuce and broccoli salad. Tuesday was a 5 oz portion of strip steak, small baked potato with Smart Balance margarine, and a salad. I use a third of the Thousand Island dressing I used to use. I drink water with each meal.

The mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks are three choices. A piece of fruit, a carrot-celery-apple juiced drink, an Attain Bar with excellent nutrition, or a Verve nutritious energy drink. I've had one of each in the four sessions I've had since starting.

Obviously, you can add or subtract what works better in your situation. Please send me your ideas, as Dave did. By the way he lost 37 pounds - he did add a little red wine, and why not!!

Talk to you tomorrow.

Bill Ehmann

billehmann@msn.com