Wondered about the nutritional data of those fast food restaurants ?
THIS is a GREAT site and you can calculate the total calories, fat content, etc. for your favorite foods.
click the banana to go there
A good example: the WENDY's Manderin CHIX Salad with ALL the fixins!
590 Calories
171 Carbohydrates
315 Fat
104 Protein calories
and much much more information. (that darn dressing!)
PICK what you wish to eat and ALL the condiments, extras, and each time ADD to your pantry. Go back to the food choices until all selected.
When all selected: click on the TOTAL + button.
If you need some help with this just let me know.
SOME THOUGHTS to remember ;-)
I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.
It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.
When did my wild oats turn to prunes and all-bran?
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
Forget health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst,
for they are sticking to their diets.
Two important lifestyle activities
that affect health are eating and physical activity.
There are several strategies you can use to
make them work in your favor.
One is to keep a diary of your activity and food intake for a few days. Write down what you eat and any physical activity that
lasts 10 minutes or longer.
Remember, activities such as vacuuming and yard work count.
BATHROOM SCALE DIET TRICKS
1. Weigh yourself fully clothed after dinner and again the next morning without clothes and before breakfast,
because it's nice to see how much weight you've lost overnight!
2. Never weigh yourself with wet hair.
3. When weighing, remove everything, including eyeglasses.
Don't forget to remove jewelry as it could weigh as much as a pound!
4. Buy only cheap scales, never the medical kind.
Accuracy is the enemy and high quality scales are very accurate.
5. Always go to the bathroom first.
6. Weigh yourself after a haircut,
7. Exhale with all your might BEFORE stepping onto the scale.
8. Start out with just one foot on the scale,
then holding onto a towel rod slowly edge your other foot onto the scale while slowly releasing the towel rod.
Admittedly, this takes time, but it's worth it.
You will weigh at least two pounds less
than if you'd stepped onto the scale normally.
Activity
Include a 10-minute walk during your lunch break.
Walk for 10-minutes at work before leaving for home.
Take a 10-minute walk after your evening meal.
Schedule a 30-minute walk on both days of the weekend.
Once you decide you can change your luck by making
small changes in your habits,
you will be successful in having a healthier lifestyle
than the one you have now.
THE DIETER'S PRAYER
My appetite is my shepherd, I always want.
It maketh me to sit down and stuff myself.
It leadeth me to my refrigerator repeatedly,
Sometimes during the night.
It leadeth me in the path of Burger King for a Whopper.
It destroyeth my shape.
Yea, though I knoweth I gain I will not stop eating,
For the food tasteth so good.
The ice cream and the cookies, they comfort me.
When the table is spread before me, it exciteth me.
For I knoweth that I soon shall dig in.
As I filleth my plate continuously,
My clothes runneth smaller.
Surely bulges and flabbiness shall follow me
All the days of my life.
And I shall be "pleasingly plump" forever.
Let's eat!
Summer is around the corner
Ways To Get Inspired
Cut out pictures that remind you of your own personal objectives in weight loss. Perhaps you'd like to look at a picture of yourself in a thinner state - or some other person whose body you feel you could realistically achieve. Post the pictures where you'll see them daily. The idea is to encourage yourself. Don't put something up that will make you feel that your goal is unreachable.
Socialize with people who make good health a priority in their lives.
You might find them in a club for runners, bikers, or skiers; or at your YMCA; or doing workouts on a local walking trail.
Observe your chapter's KOPS.
They're living examples of what anyone in TOPS can do with enough knowledge, determination, and moral support.
Keep inspirational slogans where you'll need them most.
Post them on the refrigerator, inside the cupboard door, at your office, or wherever.
Make a list of things that will be more enjoyable for you when you're at a healthy weight.
The list could include shopping for clothes, playing with granchildren, traveling, and so on. The list should reflect your unique personal interests.
Set mini-goals.
Look ahead only 5 pounds at a time. Progress will seem to come much faster, and you'll be motivated to continue.
Celebrate each accomplishment.
When you find that an old garment has become baggy, call a TOPS friend and share the news.
Keep track of lost inches as well as lost pounds.
Lost inches and firmer muscles mean you're still heading in the right direction, even during a weight-loss plateau.
Read TOPS NEWS.
Every success story represents a real live person who's accomplished just what you're trying to do. Every story has something to teach you.
Ask others for support.
You'll find it easier to stay on track if you know it'll earn you a compliment from someone (like a TOPS phone pal) who realizes just how far you've come.
TACO SALAD
Four 9 ~ to 10 ~ inch flour tortillas
6 ounces extra ~ lean ground beef
1/2 cup bottled taco sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
8 cups shredded romaine lettuce
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes
1 can { 15 ounces } kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup coarsely chopped red onion
1/4 cup sour cream
Directions:
Heat oven to 350°. To form the tortillas into bowl shapes, put two 1½ ~ quart ovenproof bowls, upside down on a cookie sheet and place a tortilla over each. Bake 14 to 16 minutes until lightly browned and crisp. Lift off of the bowls and let cool on wire rack. Bake remaining tortillas.
Meanwhile cook ground beef over medium heat until done, about 5 to 7 minutes. Breaking up meat with a spoon, drain off any fat. Add taco sauce and cumin, bring to a boil over medium ~ high heat. Reduce heat to medium ~ low and simmer 5 to 7 minutes until thickened.
To assemble; put lettuce and tomatoes in tortilla "bowls." Spoon in some meat mixture, then sprinkle with beans, bell pepper and onion. Top with sour cream and Cheddar cheese. Servings: 4
On The Lighter Side;
Fat free flour tortillas
Ground turkey
Low fat cheddar cheese
No fat sour cream
