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I found this great recipe for Baked Apples with no sugar added! Check this out folks...even Paul raved about these!
Sugar Free Baked Apples
(serves 2)
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Other weight loss news...I hit 182 pounds yesterday...my pound for this week is gone...and my official weigh in isn't till Saturday morning.
I've been reading Dr. Phil McGraw's "The Ultimate Weight Loss Solution" and am on the chapter on creating a support team. I seem to suffer in this department. Dr. Phil talks about the need for a coach, cheerleader, teammate and umpire.
My coaches have been my exercise specialist and nutritionist. I think I've used them as much as I can. I just need to follow through on what they've suggested...which has only been possible since the new orthodics came.
My cheerleaders are on-line for the most part. Though I do have some friends in real life who are great cheerleaders in the diet arena. I appreciate that.
What I miss, and wish I had, was a teammate. I'm largely on my own for exercise in particular. Paul is getting better at dealing with diet changes generally. Doesn't object to my funny experiments in the kitchen too much. Though he does have a tendency to just go buy junk food when he wants. I noticed this week he hasn't left it laying around for me to find. I am so happy! I can't keep my hands off it if I see it. Out of sight, out of mind. He's really taking this no sweets at home business seriously. Gotta love him for finally understanding and doing something about it.
The umpire is my doctor. She lets me know what I need. I have been so frustrated. She's been very good with me though. I don't see her often enough to really use her as an umpire though.
Hmm...lots to think about in the support arena.
I have found the way to keep me motivated to exercise is to vary where I walk every day. Today I took the car to a nearby nature refuge and walked for awhile. It was sunny, but a cold wind was blowing. I took my binoculars along to birdwatch, but truth be told, there simply weren't a lot of birds around...some Canada geese, mallards, blackbirds, and robins. That's about it. Not warm enough for the smaller birds yet.
I've made myself a deal that I won't go on the computer in the morning until I've done at least 20 minutes of exercise. So far so good. Though I'm sure my on-line activity is suffering because of it. But that's okay. Weight loss is more important than socializing on the Net at the moment!
So that's my mid-week weight loss update. Hope everyone is having a nice week. Take care all, and God bless...
Sugar Free Baked Apples
(serves 2)
2 apples
3 dried apricots, chopped
1 tbsp. pine nuts
1 tsp. all fruit spread (optional, but I used three berry spread)
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (I make my own)
2 tsp. butter cut into chunks
~ 3/4 c. of water or apple cider (I used unsweetened pear juice leftover from my fruit cocktail in pear juice concentrate)
Core the apples and put in a pan to bake. Mix together the apricots, pine nuts, fruit spread and pumpkin pie spice. Stuff the apples. Top with each with a teaspoon of butter. Pour water/cider/juice to 1/2 - 1" depth on the pan. Bake at 375 F for 30-45 minutes OR microwave on high for 15 minutes. This can be served with yogurt if you want. We sliced the apples and mixed everything up like a crisp with no topping. It tasted just fine. The cookbook these came from, "Outsmart Diabetes", considers this a breakfast food. If breakfast is this good I'm sold!3 dried apricots, chopped
1 tbsp. pine nuts
1 tsp. all fruit spread (optional, but I used three berry spread)
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (I make my own)
2 tsp. butter cut into chunks
~ 3/4 c. of water or apple cider (I used unsweetened pear juice leftover from my fruit cocktail in pear juice concentrate)
~~~~~~~~~
Other weight loss news...I hit 182 pounds yesterday...my pound for this week is gone...and my official weigh in isn't till Saturday morning.
I've been reading Dr. Phil McGraw's "The Ultimate Weight Loss Solution" and am on the chapter on creating a support team. I seem to suffer in this department. Dr. Phil talks about the need for a coach, cheerleader, teammate and umpire.
My coaches have been my exercise specialist and nutritionist. I think I've used them as much as I can. I just need to follow through on what they've suggested...which has only been possible since the new orthodics came.
My cheerleaders are on-line for the most part. Though I do have some friends in real life who are great cheerleaders in the diet arena. I appreciate that.
What I miss, and wish I had, was a teammate. I'm largely on my own for exercise in particular. Paul is getting better at dealing with diet changes generally. Doesn't object to my funny experiments in the kitchen too much. Though he does have a tendency to just go buy junk food when he wants. I noticed this week he hasn't left it laying around for me to find. I am so happy! I can't keep my hands off it if I see it. Out of sight, out of mind. He's really taking this no sweets at home business seriously. Gotta love him for finally understanding and doing something about it.
The umpire is my doctor. She lets me know what I need. I have been so frustrated. She's been very good with me though. I don't see her often enough to really use her as an umpire though.
Hmm...lots to think about in the support arena.
I have found the way to keep me motivated to exercise is to vary where I walk every day. Today I took the car to a nearby nature refuge and walked for awhile. It was sunny, but a cold wind was blowing. I took my binoculars along to birdwatch, but truth be told, there simply weren't a lot of birds around...some Canada geese, mallards, blackbirds, and robins. That's about it. Not warm enough for the smaller birds yet.
I've made myself a deal that I won't go on the computer in the morning until I've done at least 20 minutes of exercise. So far so good. Though I'm sure my on-line activity is suffering because of it. But that's okay. Weight loss is more important than socializing on the Net at the moment!
So that's my mid-week weight loss update. Hope everyone is having a nice week. Take care all, and God bless...
