–okay, June doesn’t actually hath 33 days. I am busy and behind and surprised that it is already the third of July. How did the veggie challenge go for those of you who did it? The first half of the month went really well for me; the second half, not so much. I’d love to hear some success stories!
I need to find a summer treat that is not too indulgent. I crave ice cream in the summertime, and a skim latte just doesn’t have the same mouthfeel. Any ideas?
CJ, it went well for me, but the last week I definitely got by on habit, not thought or planning!
The South Beach plan has a recipe that got me past my ice cream cravings using ricotta cheese. I’ve altered it to suit my taste. Basically you use 1/2 cup of ricotta cheese and add artificial sweetner and other goodies. They recommend coco powder, vanilla, a few chocolate chips, here’s mine:
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
packet of Splenda or Stevia (I use 1 tblsp agave nectar)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 oz chopped almonds
sprinkle of cinnamon
Comment by missy — July 3, 2007 @ 11:19 am
There are plenty of different “diet” ice creams that still taste like the real thing. Try a few different ones until you find one you like. Just remember - everything in moderation!
I like the ricotta thing, too. I made a tiramisu-flavored one: 1/2 cup ricotta, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp instant coffee crystals (finely crushed), 2 tsp Splenda and 1/2 tsp rum (or rum extract). SOOOO good!
Comment by Jana — July 3, 2007 @ 11:35 am
I did pretty well on the veggie challenge, probably 5 of 7 days each week or something like that. There are some days though that, except for breakfast, I pretty much eat veggies and fruit all day. I could never manage Atkins.
I haven’t managed to find a replacement for ice cream, so I only have it rarely and 1/2 cup at that. Frozen grapes work for a popsicle replacement though.
Comment by lady laura — July 3, 2007 @ 8:31 pm
Frozen bananas are good. Mushed up on their own or with a little yoghurt.
Comment by Bekki — July 4, 2007 @ 1:15 am
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again
Frozen Strawberries
Comment by Debs — July 4, 2007 @ 1:47 am
Oh, and how did I do on the challenge?
Well I’ve totally got into the water and fruit & vegetable habit. I don’t think there can be more than a couple of days when I didn’t manage to eat/drink more than enough of those. For example, at the wedding we were at over the weekend with both Bekki and I drinking loads of water, as well as the other six people at the table, I should think the waitresses must have got sick of refilling the jugs for us!
Exercise and not eating sugar I didn’t do so well. That’ll be why I didn’t really lose much weight. Gonna have a think and set myself some more goals with those in mind. I think part of the problem was that there were too many goals, and life got too busy. So I focused on the bits I could do easily and the others got missed out!
But it’s taught me that more specific and smaller goals are gonnna work better for me than trying to achieve lots of things as once! Thanks for the challenge CJ
Comment by Debs — July 4, 2007 @ 1:52 am