Showing posts with label sour cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sour cream. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

I'm a waffle

    I'm a waffle.  I can't seem to commit to a 1500 calorie diet, or exercise for that matter.  I do good one day and the next, I'm giving in to every temptation I can find, cookies, Dr. Pepper, french fries.....
    I'm in a good place one day, and low the next.  A waffle.
    I have found a good meal that fills me up for about three hours (Please forgive the pictures, I'm still not good at taking pictures with my laptop.)
        I start with a flour tortilla:
               94 calories.
               I'm not concerned about anything else right
               now.







 I add a tablespoon of sour cream:
        26 calories, 120 total so far.
        I need taste.
       




                I add a tablespoon of guacamole:
                        23 calories, 143 total.
                        Again, I need taste.




I add 1/3 cup of shredded chicken breast with taco seasoning.  I cook 5 to 6 breasts in the crock pot along with 1/2 cup of water and one packet of taco seasoning.  The packet states there's about 20 calories in it.  There's about 20 to 24 servings from the pot of chicken.  I'm going to round up and say it adds 2 calories per 1/3 cup.
          82 calories, 225 total.
          The chicken is tasty.



I add 1/3 cup refried beans and 1/3 cup black beans.
        154 calories, 379 total.
        Tasty filler with protein.







I add 2 tablespoons of shredded Colby-Jack cheese.  I need cheese.
        55 calories, 434 total.
        I wish there could be more.





                        I top it off with lettuce (2 calories) and
                        two tablespoons of tomatoes.
                               6 calories, 440 total.
                               I need some veggies.




    So until I figure out some other lower calorie meals that I like, I'm eating this for lunch and dinner.  It's tasty and filling.  I've been having smaller versions of what the kids eat for breakfast.  In between, I'm eating a couple slices of turkey or ham and carrots or 1/2 cup of yogurt with 1/4 cup of granola in it (which isn't as bad as I thought it would be).  I don't know if I'm hitting the 1500 calorie mark or not.  I am certain I'm not hitting the 3400 calorie mark.  Unless...
    It's the in between times when I'm hungry that I hit the well of the waffle.  Or when I fix something for supper for everybody else and I really like it.  Or when Steph makes cookies (I had an impossible time passing up the dough).  I've been craving sugar...a lot.  There's many wells in my waffle.
    I guess I need to decide if I'm going to be a soggy waffle or a crispy one.  A waffle that won't soak up the hot, melted butter and sugary, maple syrup.





                                    Anyone want a waffle?

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* Update 3/18/15 - I now split the chicken and beans into two portions and have two burritos.  I go slower since I have "more" and I feel "fuller" since it takes longer to eat.  726 calories