Day One: Total Success! NBR

Sammy-Mae

SIL and I have a goal, 10lbs each gone in a month.  We figure we can achieve this if we cut, cookies, candy, chips, fast food and chocolate for a month in addition to going to the gym a minimum of 3 times a week and never setting our fuel goals lower than 3500.  

I seriously need the detox from the above list as I think that I existed off of the above list for the month of December. 

I need evening snack ideas.  Butterless popcorn (last night's idea) sucks.  I figure I need a complete overhaul in the snack department.  If I eat something like Special K snacks then I am not doing anything to break the cookie/chip addiction.  

HELP!

mamaZbo

I like the Quaker cheddar rice cakes, the serving size seems generous and they taste good. You could also try 2% milk cheese sticks or veggies and dip (made with non-fat greek yogurt).

anasazi17

Do you like raspberries?  I have found that if I heat up a cup of frozen raspberries with 2 T of crushed almonds and a sprinkle of cinnamon it really does the trick.  The almonds are crunchy and the sweet of the raspberries and cinnamon help with my sweet tooth! I usually have something like this with a cup of hot (decaf) tea, and I am full! 

Good luck! 

missyishere

One of my favorite filling snacks is plain Greek yogurt mixed with raspberries or any fruit and granola. I love it!

Chunstad

I used to make air-popped popcorn, but spray the butter flavored Pam on it.  I'm sure not the healthiest.  Also, you can make popcorn in a dutch oven w/ a couple Tbsp. of olive oil.  That is a good fat.

I also like a string cheese along with a serving size of wheat thins.  I have to have something with 'mouth feel' (like real food, yogurt doesn't do it for me).  Personally I have to set myself up for success, if I try to cut everything all out at once, I'll just go nuts with that item later down the road.

ETA:  Apples and PB, celery and PB, always keeping a pre-made salad in the fridge, veggie soup, my friend does spaghetti squash with salsa...I'll add more after I think of them.

pennysuedog

This sounds gross but I like it.  Cucumber slices with taco sauce on them.

blu-eyedwife

frozen grapes are one of my favorite snacks, but I can't eat them in the winter - too cold!

I'm going through an apple phase right now, so I stocked up on them at the store and now I grab one of them every-time I want a snack.

I also used to do airpopped popcorn with some parmesan sprinkled over, but I haven't made that in a long time.  

Also a good idea to keep chopped veggies ready to go in the fridge - carrots, celery, jicima,  green beans - that you can grab if you're feeling nibbly.

Fianschneid

Guacamole. Make sure you're using a sour cream free recipe and it will be full of good fats, even though it tastes like junk food. Dip carrot sticks or any veggie you like.

DoctorWorm222

I'd steer clear of carbs. What about cheese?