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Monday, Apr 14 2008 - chicken with pasta and Kalamata olives
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Breaking old habits are hard to do but not impossible. I think the hardest habit I have had to over come is eating at night past dinner time often when I don't need any food. Call it stress eating, relaxing eating, pleasure eating, or what ever you want to call it, that was my MO. For over a year now I have sought to correct this habit by limiting myself to one bedtime snack at 8pm and no latter. The snack helped me because I could look forward to the planned munchie as well as make sure my blood sugar was stable for the night. Once I switched to the insulin pump I was even told I didn't even need to eat a snack at night if I had a good blood sugar number when I tested at bed time. So, now I even had the freedom to give up bedtime snacking if I wanted to. The quest to cut down on this habit thus began. I knew this was the key to to a successful diet because if I had a weakness, it would be and still is, nighttime eating. I don't know about anybody else, but this is where I lose it. I lost it last week a few times and thus had an unsuccessful week. One night I had low blood sugar and had to eat. The other nights, just got hungry and ate beyond my weight loss minimum. Never-the-less, I have made great progress this year curbing my eating at night thus losing weight proving old habits can be broken if nor eradicated. So, there's hope for anyone who says they are a nibbler at night. You can train yourself not to eat at night. I even find myself not thinking about food at night now. I hope this becomes the norm for me. It sure would be nice to get into a routine. Ah, that must be the key word and the key to breaking the habit, " get yourself into a Routine at night " and your body will adjust to it as well as your mind. I'm going to try this new thought and see if it works. Snack and drink at 8, meds 8:30...no food past this point...Then try to get to bed at a decent hour. This will become a new goal for me this week. No eating past the bedtime snack and get some good rest.
Todays recipe is one I posted on the forum that no one saw, so I decided to post it here. I liked it too much for you all not to see. I often don't get to eat pasta because the carbs are too much for me, but this recipe is perfect in carb count and calorie count. I use a roasted grocery store chicken to cut my work in half. I found that the recipe taste best if you roast your own peppers, but you can use jar roasted peppers. I tried them too since I have made this recipe twice both ways. It is a very quick recipe to make and taste good both cold and hot. I like to make it and have it for lunch the next day.
Chicken and Pasta with Kalamata olives
4 ounces uncooked multi grain rotini
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
12 pitted Kalamata olives, halved
1 tbs dried Basil
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs cider vinegar
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 salt opt
1.Cook rotini according to directions leaving out oil and salt.
2. Meanwhile, combine chicken,peppers, olives,basil, oil, vinegar, garlic, and salt. if desired. in a medium bowl.
3. Drain rotini. Rinse under cold water until cool. Drain again. Shake off excess water. Add to chicken mixture. Serve or refrigerate.
Makes 4 1/4 serving
Cals=276
Total Fat= 9g
Sat Fat= 2g
Prot= 25g
Carb=25g
Fiber= 3g
Sod.= 341
Have a good Monday
Todays recipe is one I posted on the forum that no one saw, so I decided to post it here. I liked it too much for you all not to see. I often don't get to eat pasta because the carbs are too much for me, but this recipe is perfect in carb count and calorie count. I use a roasted grocery store chicken to cut my work in half. I found that the recipe taste best if you roast your own peppers, but you can use jar roasted peppers. I tried them too since I have made this recipe twice both ways. It is a very quick recipe to make and taste good both cold and hot. I like to make it and have it for lunch the next day.
Chicken and Pasta with Kalamata olives
4 ounces uncooked multi grain rotini
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
12 pitted Kalamata olives, halved
1 tbs dried Basil
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs cider vinegar
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 salt opt
1.Cook rotini according to directions leaving out oil and salt.
2. Meanwhile, combine chicken,peppers, olives,basil, oil, vinegar, garlic, and salt. if desired. in a medium bowl.
3. Drain rotini. Rinse under cold water until cool. Drain again. Shake off excess water. Add to chicken mixture. Serve or refrigerate.
Makes 4 1/4 serving
Cals=276
Total Fat= 9g
Sat Fat= 2g
Prot= 25g
Carb=25g
Fiber= 3g
Sod.= 341
Have a good Monday
9 comments so far.
9.
a decade ago
Lory, I'm so glad that you posted your recipe here, because I haven't tried to find recipes in the forum yet. I suppose that I'll figure that out one of these days. This sound great, so I'll try it this weekend. Also, thanks so much for posting the picture of your beloveded Gambit. What a cutie pie! I love his tongue and little ears. He looks like he's totally ready for you to throw a ball!!!
by MEHEHE
8.
a decade ago
I am glad the picture of my goofy dog made you smile! You never know what kind of picture you will end up with a 10-year old girl and her dog! The chicken and pasta sounds yummy! We have 45 minutes between school and girl scouts tonight, so I will have to save that for a dinner that is not rushed.
by KIKIKAREN
7.
a decade ago
Hi Lory!
:).
You asked for my Yummy Squash Rice Casserole recipe. I will put it in the Recipe area of the forums later today
Your picture size needs to be smaller than 100k. Most of the shots you take on your camera will have to be resized. Do you have photoshop? If not, most cameras come with image resizing software. After you resize your photo save it on to your desktop and call it "CK" so you can find it. Then upload the photo after you've written your blog entry for the day. There is a dialog box at the bottom of the blog where you can add a photo. I'm happy to help you further if you still have questions. Best wishes to you,
Cheryl
by CHERYL51
6.
a decade ago
I also am a fan of the evening snack. IT's kind of embracing the part of you that wants to relax by eating but doing it in a controlled way. I think it is so awesome that you have changed that habit of eating at night just by, simply, planning a different habit and sticking to that plan.
by LAURAGLAURA
5.
a decade ago
Did you read my blog before you wrote about nighttime nibbling? That is my worst habit.
:nono4: There are others but that is the #1 habit I need to work on right now. I have my cell phone alarm set at 7:30 pm every day. That is going to be my cue that eating is done for the evening. This winter I had broken myself of the habit by knitting in the evening--it kept my hands busy. It's not exactly knitting weather now so I need to find a new busy activity for myself.
by MARJORIEO
4.
a decade ago
I am sooooo trying this recipe, it sounds so good!
=D Here's a quick list of the SuperFoods...you can learn more about them by reading the book and looking at the website, www.superfoodsrx.com. The SuperFoods are: apples, avocado, beans (any kind), blueberries, broccoli, cinnamon, dark chocolate (hooray!), dried superfruits, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, honey, kiwi, low fat yogurt, oats, onions, oranges, pomegranates, pumpkin, soy, spinach, tea, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts, and wild salmon. It's easy to get a lot of them in because they're all pretty commons foods that are good for you! 
:smile1:
by AMY13
3.
a decade ago
oh no! Lory, I wasn't saying that you didn't know my name, I was announcing it like the people at AA do...trying to be funny. Failing, miserably.
:blush4:
by NMA5632
2.
a decade ago
That looks like a yummy recipe. Thank you for sharing it. By the way, my name is Nadine, and I too am a night time snacker. Almost always sweets (although last night it was
:devil7: cheetos) -- I have honestly found the only way for me to combat it was to plan it. Some nights I don't have it, some nights I don't have exactly what I planned to have, but most nights, I do. For me it is more about "allowing" myself to have the treat - than the actual treat itself.
by NMA5632
1.
a decade ago
As for late night snacks, I recommend, if you like it, Breyers 100 calorie ice cream snacks. They are not bad on sugar and low cal. It takes care of my sweets craving too. I love the cookies and cream ones!
by ROBERTSBOYSMOM