6 Month weight loss programs SUCK! lol

Jun 05, 2014

...BLAH....So I'm in the first month of a 6 month supervised weight loss program. My dietitian is great, she gave me all the info I need.  3 meals a day, 1500 calories so many servings a day of proteins, starches, fruits, veggies and fats. Lists of foods and serving sizes. And a food journal. Easy right?.....I pre-plan my meals and weigh and measure it all out. So what's the problem? I'm not creative! I hate cooking when my diets NOT restricted. Now i'm trying to be creative to get in all my nutritional needs and betty crocker i'm NOT. (sigh)....The funny thing is, the thing I'm struggling with most is finding a way to eat 3 servings of fruit a day. I like fruit, but it's sweet. It's easiest at breakfast, but lunch and dinner are harder. I just don't crave the sweetness of fruit during the day. Veggies are no problem especially if they're raw. carrots, cauliflower, tomatoes, cabbage, etc. I'm good. protein choices, easy. The starches are a bit of a challenge. I love oatmeal in the mornings, and I usually take a sandwich for lunch, but dinner choices can be a hassle when trying for variety. It's getting easier each day, but some days, I come home from work tired and just want to do a bowl of raisin bran and call it a night. LOL it's funny that I need to struggle to eat MORE. Go figure.  At my next meeting with my dietitian I'm going to ask how to portion or count combination foods ie, lasagna, spaghetti, meatloaf, soups, etc. I think that's part of my problem, i'm keeping it simple to make it easy to track but it's getting bland and boring. I wonder if I can buy weight watchers entrees and how to track those? I'll have to ask her that too. Who knew failing the cooking part of home economics in high school would bite me in the ass as an adult? 

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