Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution

I have been reading this book "Dr. Phil's ultimate weight solution" and it is excellent.  It really helps you look at why do you  eat how, what, when, where you eat and how to combat and reprogram yourself to eat better, think more clearly and devote energy into taking care of yourself.

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Walden Farms

OK, so a while back I posted that I saw in the WW book that Walden Farms peanut spread was 0 points and decided that I must have it.  I tracked it down at my local health food store.  When I arrived I found a whole end-cap of Walden foods.  They are all 0 points.  You wouldn't believe it if you saw their nutritional labels.  They are 0 everything. 0 calories, 0 fat, 0 carbs, 0 fiber, 0 protein, 0 sugar.  Nada.  Zilch, Zip. Zero.  So weird.  Anyway, I decided to try some of their products.  They run about $5 per jar.


Walden Farms Peanut Spread.  Does not taste like peanut butter.  Really gross.  I will not purchase again.  I will not eat again.  I am going to throw the jar out.  Yuck.

Walden Farms Alfredo.  Edible, but not good.  It was 0 PP (because it's 0 everything as listed above).  I will not purchase again.  But I did finish my dinner that it was on.  I would not recommend it.

Walden Farms Raspberry Jam.  Tastes like other SF jams. Not terrible but not good.  I will probably finish off the jar and then not purchase again (I might as well buy other SF jams from the grocery store and not make a special trip to the health foods store).  Definitely not as good as regular jam (no SF jams are). But OK if you need something a little sweet and don't have the points to spare.

Walden Farms Hickory Smoke BBQ sauce.  OK, not great.  It was really runny.  It had a slightly strange flavor.  It was edible.  I will probably finish off the bottle, but not purchase again.  It's nice to have a 0 point BBQ sauce, but I think I would rather use a point or 2 on regular BBQ sauce.  I would not recommend buying it.

Walden Farms Ranch Mayo.  Tastes like FF mayo with a dry ranch packet mixed in.  I am not a big fan of FF mayo or miracle whip.  I would rather use a point or 2 on light mayo/miracle whip.  FF is gross to me.  So I didn't care for this too much.  It was OK, not gross, but not great.  I will finish off the jar and not buy it again.

I have not tried this yet, but if it is anything like the other products...I'm not expecting anything great.

So once again we're back to the old adage of "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".

What do I snack on?

Simply Filling or 0 points plus (you might want to double check that these are simply filling...I am pretty sure, but didn't double check)
Fruit
Vegs
Lemonade (see previous post)
Smoothies
94% FF popcorn or kettle corn
SF Bread and butter pickles
Dill pickles
Vanilla Milk (see previous post)
Crystal Light
Unsweetened applesauce (sometimes with cinnamon)
FF yogurt with splenda and fruit
FF cottage cheese
FF milk
Hard boiled eggs

1 Points plus (you might want to double check that these are 1 points plus...I am pretty sure, but didn't double check)
SF Fudgesicles
SF Jello
SF Pudding
Frozen SF pudding into popsicles
FF coolwhip
SF Crystal Light slurpees

Vacation

So we just got back from an 8 day vacation.  I think I did really well at my food/activity choices.  I ate fruit or oatmeal or eggs for breakfast.

For lunch I ate lunchmeat sandwiches, fruit, salad, rice.

For dinner we had tacos, hawaiian haystacks, baked potatos.

I did splurge on the night we went to golden corral.  But I only back for a 2nd plate (not 3rds and 4ths) and desserts I tried 1 bite of a few things...but did not finish anything off.

Some other successes...the night we had pigs in a blanket and tater tots I made myself some popcorn and had grapes, oranges and bananas instead.

The morning we went out for breakfast at a pancake house I had decided to have crepes with strawberries and cool whip.  However...the wait was too long, so we went to Hardees (which is Carl's Jr. here).  Everything had bacon, sausage, cheese and biscuits I swear.  I ordered a biscuit with egg (no bacon or anything else).  Then I only ate half of the biscuit.  I was still hungry (and knew I would be when I ordered it) so I ate some fruit when we got back to the house.

The day we unexpectantly went out for pizza I was going to order a salad, but the salads were $8.  So instead I waited 30 minutes and ate a sandwich on lite bread when we got back to the house.

I ran (in the humidity) 7 miles one day, 4 miles another and went on a 2-3 mile walk on the beach one day and a 2 mile walk on the beach another day.  I tried surfing also (great ab and arm workout).

I think I made some really wise choices and I am really proud of myself.  Tomorrow I weigh in, but I expect good results (or at least not bad).

Lemonade

Water
lemon juice
Splenda or Sweet N Low
Ice

Mix together to taste for a refreshing 0 Calorie, Simply Filling drink.

Vanilla milk

FF milk (Skim milk)
a splash of vanilla (maybe 1 T or so)
some splenda or sweet n low

Mix together for a sweet snack/drink that is completely simply filling.

Spaghetti Sauce

Adapted from Food.com.  (Fresh Tomato Spaghetti Sauce by Lauralie41)

http://www.food.com/recipe/fresh-tomato-spaghetti-sauce-10837

1. HERE'S WHAT I DID...
   4 lbs tomatoes
   2 T. dried onions
   2 tsp. minced garlic (from a bottle)
   4 tsp fresh basil
   1/4 C. olive oil...you could probably lower it a little bit
   1 tsp. salt
   4 tsp. parsley
   1 T. Splenda
   
   
   Boil a big pan of water.  Put tomatoes in water until skin splits open.  Remove tomatoes from water, put in cold water.  Skin will just fall right off the tomatoes.  Core tomatoes.
   
   
   Then I put the tomatoes in the blender (because I don't like chunks).   Pour tomatoe puree in a pan.  Add spices.  Bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 hours.  Let cool.  Reheat and serve over noodles.  
   
   
   I did have to add some water at the end because it was too thick for me.  I also added a lb of 93% cooked hamburger.  I think it would have been good without.  
   
   
   A little labor intensive, not too bad.  You need to start 3 or 4 hours ahead of when you wanted to eat.