smoothie for breakfast:
kale, banana, blueberries, 1/4 cup of almonds, milk.
something tasted off maybe the overly ripe banana????
that is the first time I have used raw almonds before, did a good job of chopping them up. only a couple of pieces that would not fit thru my straw.
150 this morning....maybe I need to cut back my food intake???
I bet my smoothie this morning had 350 calories due to the almonds.
I never used to eat breakfast so this is new to me. plus I use half and half in my 2 cups of coffee so that is another hundred calories.
bizi

hope your back is feeling better
love
bobby

Bizi,

It's normal to have fluctuations... I think up to three lbs but maybe even a little more. Definitely 1-2 lbs up or down on a single day doesn't mean much. If you eat more or less salt on a given day, your overall cell hydration level changes and that shows on the scale too. It can also vary a little with the specific amount of bulk in intestines.

The way I do quantity is, if I can eat less and still feel satisfied, then I am eating too much. This works only if your appetite is "lined up" with your food needs... meds can change that so be wary.

What about getting whole milk to use instead of half and half? You could allow yourself one cup per day with half and half and have the others with milk. Breakfast... I guess it depends... why did you decide to add it? If you don't think you need it, yes, revert to just coffee. You can always have your healthy smoothies for lunch day on day off.

I love the almonds in the smoothie, should add richness, yummmm. You've been making me want to make smoothies, lol.

waves

I guess I wanted to be more healthy, get more servings of fruits and veggies.

Lunch:
chicken with egg plant and onions,
kale and collard greens
very good.
Dinner:
hand full of almonds as a snack before dinner.
chicken with mango sweet/hot pepper sauce and chopped up a mango(my favorite fruit ever)
Left over brocolli coleslaw with kale and cranberries and almonds.
small amount of tabouli and1/2 an avocado
very good dinner...
bizi
ps. waves, I gave up french vanilla creamer because of all of the artificial ingredients....replaced it with stevia and half and half.(which doesn't have much carbs)
I am trying to follow(trying is the key work)
a low carb diet.
bizi

You were pondering whether you should reduce your intake. You pointed out that you added breakfast which you did not have before, and you also pointed the calories in the half and half.

Hence, my observations specifically on those things.

Was trying to respond to your concerns is all.

oh golly I am sorry if I sounded critical???
I did not mean to be. I appreciate you and your posts. Thank you for responding to me.
bizi

I guess you were trying to explain, and no you didn't sound critical exactly. I was trying to explain because it sounded like you didn't know where I was coming from, like why the heck I was on about the cream and things.

Anyway sorry I was not helpful. And btw I had forgotten that your half-and-half was a compromise from the french vanilla. I guess milk would be a compromised compromise, lol. (Half and half for me is a treat! LOL! Heck, even whole milk is a treat!)

On a slightly different note............

Since you like flavorings, have you ever tried cinnamon in coffee (sprinkled on top and stirred a little)? (I have tried a few different spices... I like tinkering with my coffee. :D)

nope but I like cinnamon so I bet I would like it.
I do like rooibos tea which is very cinnamony in flavor.:)
bizi

And the vanilla btw you can probably buy vanilla extract in drops -- go to the cake section. One drop in your coffee sshould do the trick... might give you back your french vanilla (sort of) minus the calories.

I didn't know rooiboos was cinnamonny. Now I will try it. We have some I think.

Is this the same as vanilla extract?
I have never seen it in droppers.
sounds like a great suggestion!
bizi