Starting School in February

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Starting School in February

I talked to the school (Tennessee Tech @ Nashville) yesterday and was told by admission that I was number 5 on the list and that I would be in the February 25th class. I go for orientation on February 8th. I am really looking forward to getting started.

This is my 4th day on my diet. I started the Alli capsules today. I have been staying slickly with the plan. It has not been easy but it is manageable. I will weigh next Sunday and see if anything has changed yet. I don’t have a lot of expectations for one week. I did seem to get into my tight jeans a little easier this morning but of course that might be because of lack of food.

I have changed to a low fat creamer for my coffee and I drink tea during the day. Shelly has been creative in fixing meals and that helps. It is mainly proportion control (elf food) and low fat. I can have a lot of vegetable so that I can live with and again Shelly does a great job of making them good to eat by spicing them. Her Cajun background comes in handy. Learning to cook and making it desirable without adding fat takes some imaginative but it is the secret to success. I love salads but again keeping them low fat is a problem. I am not a large red meat eater so that helps. I love fish and seafood and have learned to like chicken. Fried is out but I can bake some mean fish.

We are having pecan crusted grouper tonight. I am fixing it by coating of it with egg whites and rolled in pecan meal and baked. I add some salt, pepper, and garlic. Another way of fixing it and chicken is rolling it in corn flake crumbs. You can also use low fat ranch dressing to coat them with. Bake at 350 F. Another item is stir fry. You can use vegetables, scrimp or chicken, and a small amount of boiled rice. Be sparing on the oil. Coat pan with Pam and add a small amount of olive oil. I use frozen vegetable but let them thaw and drain before cooking. I don’t like to overheat the olive oil.