Dear reader,
- I’ve lost 4 lbs!
- Moments of starvation have been few and far between.
- I’ve now tried two flavours: chocolate and oatmeal/raisin. Both are v. tasty.
- Six cookies per day is a lot, especially since they’re surprisingly filling. Some days, I’ve even had only five.
- I’ve allowed myself to bend the rules a bit by having one triangle of Light Laughing Cow cheese per day. On the Weight Watchers scale, they’re only half a point each, so I don’t think Dr. What’s-His-Name would scold me too much for this small infraction.
- Crystal Lite + ice cubes + little paper umbrella = mocktail!
- Pushing a stroller at medium speed towards the mall is an acceptable form of exercise.
- Cucumber is a great vehicle for fancy finishing salts.
- I don’t miss carbs because the cookies are quite carby themselves, thus satisfying my bread/muffin cravings.
Yay!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
My new diet, or The Devil's Cookies
Dear reader,
My love of all things baked and sweet is well documented (see previous entry). Muffins, bread, cake, croissants, cookies, buns... simply enumerating these little lovelies is enough to send me into a diabetic coma. But lately, my capri pants have been tight. Real tight. And my jeans, well, let’s just say that if I take them off the hanger, the crease from said hanger might take days to iron out. So after hearing about the Cookie Diet (cookies! yay!) from two people who lost a nice amount of weight, I decided to give it a go. Today is my fourth day, and the following is the list of pros and cons I’ve run through my mind four thousand times.
Pros:
1. It’s cookies!
2. It’s different from Weight Watchers, which I’ve been doing on and off for several years. Enough with counting bloody points already.
3. It’s a no-brainer; you don’t have to figure out what’s for breakfast, lunch and snacks, it’s right there in your little bag.
4. You can have vegetables (preferably green) all day, as well as no-calorie beverages. Come to Mama, caffeine-free diet Pepsi! Hello, fruity packets of Crystal Light!
5. You can have a “normal” dinner.
6. I already feel like my pants are a tad looser. But that could also be because I’m wearing my laundry-day granny panties, the ones that are quite high on the waist and thus squish my wobbly bits.
Cons:
1. It’s not Oreos.
2. How many cookies can you eat in one day? Even a baked-goods freak like me can get fed up pretty quickly. Granted, there are several flavours and I’ve only tried one. And I'm sure those grainy dots eventually grow on you.
3. I hate green vegetables at 10 a.m. Also at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
4. It’s crazy expensive. Like, 10-bucks-a-day expensive.
5. The “normal” dinner must not contain carbs, red meat or dairy. Hmph.
6. It’s stupid to not eat regular food all day.
7. I’m f***ing starving.
I went to the supermarket earlier today and evaluated each section:
- Vegetables: go.
- Fruit: very limited.
- Bread: don’t even look at it.
- Meat: feel free to pick out the lean, white meats.
- Pasta and rice: bypass completely.
- Crackers: yeah right.
- Cereal: not.
- Cookies: if it don’t say “Dr. What’s-His-Name” on the bag, drop it.
- Cheese: roll on by.
- Ice cream: don’t get me started.
- Beer: the chick at the mall didn’t say anything about alcohol so I’ve been getting tanked for the past four nights
Truth be told, I know these diets don’t work. You lose the weight, but then you gain it back pretty quickly. But I really just need that kick in the butt to get back to my wedding figure, so at least lemme try it. I just hope that once I’m back in those jeans, I won’t feel the urge to celebrate by diving head first into a gigantic pool of Chips Ahoy. Wish me luck!
My love of all things baked and sweet is well documented (see previous entry). Muffins, bread, cake, croissants, cookies, buns... simply enumerating these little lovelies is enough to send me into a diabetic coma. But lately, my capri pants have been tight. Real tight. And my jeans, well, let’s just say that if I take them off the hanger, the crease from said hanger might take days to iron out. So after hearing about the Cookie Diet (cookies! yay!) from two people who lost a nice amount of weight, I decided to give it a go. Today is my fourth day, and the following is the list of pros and cons I’ve run through my mind four thousand times.
Pros:
1. It’s cookies!
2. It’s different from Weight Watchers, which I’ve been doing on and off for several years. Enough with counting bloody points already.
3. It’s a no-brainer; you don’t have to figure out what’s for breakfast, lunch and snacks, it’s right there in your little bag.
4. You can have vegetables (preferably green) all day, as well as no-calorie beverages. Come to Mama, caffeine-free diet Pepsi! Hello, fruity packets of Crystal Light!
5. You can have a “normal” dinner.
6. I already feel like my pants are a tad looser. But that could also be because I’m wearing my laundry-day granny panties, the ones that are quite high on the waist and thus squish my wobbly bits.
Cons:
1. It’s not Oreos.
2. How many cookies can you eat in one day? Even a baked-goods freak like me can get fed up pretty quickly. Granted, there are several flavours and I’ve only tried one. And I'm sure those grainy dots eventually grow on you.
3. I hate green vegetables at 10 a.m. Also at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
4. It’s crazy expensive. Like, 10-bucks-a-day expensive.
5. The “normal” dinner must not contain carbs, red meat or dairy. Hmph.
6. It’s stupid to not eat regular food all day.
7. I’m f***ing starving.
I went to the supermarket earlier today and evaluated each section:
- Vegetables: go.
- Fruit: very limited.
- Bread: don’t even look at it.
- Meat: feel free to pick out the lean, white meats.
- Pasta and rice: bypass completely.
- Crackers: yeah right.
- Cereal: not.
- Cookies: if it don’t say “Dr. What’s-His-Name” on the bag, drop it.
- Cheese: roll on by.
- Ice cream: don’t get me started.
- Beer: the chick at the mall didn’t say anything about alcohol so I’ve been getting tanked for the past four nights
Truth be told, I know these diets don’t work. You lose the weight, but then you gain it back pretty quickly. But I really just need that kick in the butt to get back to my wedding figure, so at least lemme try it. I just hope that once I’m back in those jeans, I won’t feel the urge to celebrate by diving head first into a gigantic pool of Chips Ahoy. Wish me luck!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Muffin Mania
Dear reader,
I've been making lots of muffins lately for my daughter, as a fun and delicious snack that sneaks in extra vegetables in her diet. Not that the Babe really needs extra greens, mind you... she loves vegetables and highly dislikes meat. Even cheese-covered pasta is not that popular. Gee! Meat, pasta and cheese: what's not to love?!?
To try something new, yesterday I made parsnip muffins, the recipe for which I discovered while watching Good Eats with Alton Brown. Now, I have to admit I had never even tried parsnips before since they remind me of turnips. Ew. But this recipe was intriguing, so I gave it a go, and I quite enjoyed them fresh outta the oven. I did make a few changes to the recipe, which I noted in brackets in the list of ingredients, so try it and let's tawk (especially you, Kerri, my parsnip-loathing friend)!
8 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (I suggest using a bit less, otherwise it’s all about the nutmeg)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 whole eggs (I used 1 jar baby prunes and ¼ cup apple sauce since Louisa is allergic to eggs)
3/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt (I used whole milk)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
8 ounces sugar (I used 3 oz. brown sugar, 2 oz. white sugar and 2 oz. old-fashioned oatmeal)
10 ounces grated parsnips (yeah, that’s a lot of parsnip)
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with the nonstick spray and set aside.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt (+ oatmeal) in a bowl and mix well.
Whisk the eggs (or prunes + applesauce), yogurt (or milk), vegetable oil, and sugar in a large mixing bowl until combined. Add the flour mixture and parsnips, and fold with a spatula until all of the flour is moistened; there will be some lumps. Divide the mixture evenly among the muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes. Store completely cooled muffins in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
I've been making lots of muffins lately for my daughter, as a fun and delicious snack that sneaks in extra vegetables in her diet. Not that the Babe really needs extra greens, mind you... she loves vegetables and highly dislikes meat. Even cheese-covered pasta is not that popular. Gee! Meat, pasta and cheese: what's not to love?!?
To try something new, yesterday I made parsnip muffins, the recipe for which I discovered while watching Good Eats with Alton Brown. Now, I have to admit I had never even tried parsnips before since they remind me of turnips. Ew. But this recipe was intriguing, so I gave it a go, and I quite enjoyed them fresh outta the oven. I did make a few changes to the recipe, which I noted in brackets in the list of ingredients, so try it and let's tawk (especially you, Kerri, my parsnip-loathing friend)!
8 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (I suggest using a bit less, otherwise it’s all about the nutmeg)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 whole eggs (I used 1 jar baby prunes and ¼ cup apple sauce since Louisa is allergic to eggs)
3/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt (I used whole milk)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
8 ounces sugar (I used 3 oz. brown sugar, 2 oz. white sugar and 2 oz. old-fashioned oatmeal)
10 ounces grated parsnips (yeah, that’s a lot of parsnip)
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with the nonstick spray and set aside.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt (+ oatmeal) in a bowl and mix well.
Whisk the eggs (or prunes + applesauce), yogurt (or milk), vegetable oil, and sugar in a large mixing bowl until combined. Add the flour mixture and parsnips, and fold with a spatula until all of the flour is moistened; there will be some lumps. Divide the mixture evenly among the muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes. Store completely cooled muffins in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Back from July "Vacation"
Dear reader,
I haven't blogged in over a month, gadzooks! Sorry, sorry. Here are a few reasons why:
1. Went to Israel for a week. Took me two to get over it when we came back.
2. Husband went to Germany for business. Had no time to shower, let alone write self-centred blog.
3. Too many reality shows to catch up with: My Life on the D-List, Top Chef Masters, The Next Food Network Star... and of course, the new season of Big Brother.
4. PMS. Last week was baaaaad. If I had blogged then, heads would have rolled and I would have lost a couple friends for sure.
5. Baby got her MMR/Chicken Pox shot. Of course the doctor didn't tell us that she was going to get a fever for three days and have a shitty weekend, so I had to phone Info Sante and speak to a nice nurse who basically said that our pediatrician was an a-hole.
But this is a new month, so let the blogging begin again! (Along with the dieting.)
I haven't blogged in over a month, gadzooks! Sorry, sorry. Here are a few reasons why:
1. Went to Israel for a week. Took me two to get over it when we came back.
2. Husband went to Germany for business. Had no time to shower, let alone write self-centred blog.
3. Too many reality shows to catch up with: My Life on the D-List, Top Chef Masters, The Next Food Network Star... and of course, the new season of Big Brother.
4. PMS. Last week was baaaaad. If I had blogged then, heads would have rolled and I would have lost a couple friends for sure.
5. Baby got her MMR/Chicken Pox shot. Of course the doctor didn't tell us that she was going to get a fever for three days and have a shitty weekend, so I had to phone Info Sante and speak to a nice nurse who basically said that our pediatrician was an a-hole.
But this is a new month, so let the blogging begin again! (Along with the dieting.)
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