A collective eye roll, anyone?

I just saw this ad on another site.  30 pounds in 4 weeks?  Try their magic plan for a month and not only will you magically become thin and beautiful, but men will be beating down your door!   Riiiight.  No wonder teen girls are starving themselves.

Best low-cal frozen pizza

No I’m not getting paid for this.  I’ve just found something I LOVE and want to spread the word about it.  Frozen pizzas are not the best choice when it comes to meal options.  But what if you’re in a hurry or suffering a serious pizza craving?  Weight loss companies offer low-cal versions, but more often than not, if it’s flavor you’re after, you’re better off eating the box rather than the pizza itself.  Here’s an exception:

Lean Cuisine Spinach & Mushroom pizza.  Description:  “Deep dish crust with spinach,mushrooms & a four cheese blend with a creamy alfredo sauce.” I’m a white pizza addict, so this is perfect for me.  Not only is it delicious but it’s actually filling.  340 calories and 7 grams of fat.  Better yet, these suckers are usually on sale every other week at my local grocer.  For a complete product description including nutritional information, visit the Lean Cuisine website.

Two Weeks In

Weight:  187.8  (8.7 lbs lost)

When I got up this morning and weighed myself, I thought the scale was broken.  Most of you know the drill. You get ON the scale, see the number, get off of it, stand back on it again, get back off of it, rub your eyes and then weigh yourself one more time. 

I’m no longer ravenously craving fats.  I As of yesterday, I began to introduce more (healthy) starches back into my diet.  I’ve been eating all day long but smaller meals (no eating until I can’t breathe). 

Breakfast is usually liquid egg whites and one egg with a few strips of bacon (regular with the grease squeezed out – it’s actually lower in sodium than turkey bacon).  Lunch is a prepared chicken breast (no “I don’t have time to cook” excuses) with vegetables.  Dinner has been a salad, more steamed or frozen veggies and either a broiled steak, fish or hamburger.  Dessert is low-fat or Greek yogurt with walnuts (this stuff is gooood).

I’ve learned to snack intelligently (steak strips dipped in hummus or two hot wings with a huge plate of celery sticks and a big of low calorie ranch dressing).  I’ve upped my water consumption (honestly it’s mostly decaf Crystal Light), will drink the occasional protein shake, and I’ve been sure to take a multi-vitamin at least once a day.  Other than that, no magic tricks or potions (hence my disbelief in the scale reading).  I’m not counting calories, measuring food portions or starving. 

My body feels …odd.  That strange feeling where you can tell something is different but you’re not quite sure what.   I know there’s a loss around my hips and waist. I can feel it.   I’m just not used to it.

Come on, now

I’m really sick of seeing ads like this in my fitness magazines.  It’s Kelly Ripa.  Look at her body.  THIS is what we should be striving for?  Are you serious!?  She looks like Malibu Skipper, circa 1974.  The truly scary thing?  The camera ADDS ten pounds.