Scrambled Eggs Bacon and Cheese 245 Calories

Scrambled Eggs Bacon and Cheese

When your on a 1,330 calorie a day diet you have to learn to eat within your budget.  You don't want to be hungry.  You also don't want to eat all or half your calories in just one meal.  My meal plan I budget with the drinks to have around 400 calories per meal and two 100 calorie snacks.  I eat my snacks whenever I feel hungry,  I either eat my one snack all at once or I graze on it till my next meal.  So for my breakfast I choose 2 jumbo eggs scrambled,  1 tablespoon of the Hormel real bacon bits and once cooked I topped it with a slice of cheese.  This meal weighs in at 245 calories.  I like a huge cup of coffee with my breakfast.  So my total calorie intake for breakfast is 289.  I could have a slice of bread with it, but nah... I'm good.  This meal took a total of 5 minutes to make.  The precooked real bacon bits is a real time saver.  This meal will make me feel fuller longer.

A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power.  Second is portion control with good choices.  Third is physical activities.

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating

Angell 

Onion Bacon Egg Cheese Omelet

Monday December 12, 2016

Ok here is another calorie saving meal.  Your probably wondering why I worry about these small calorie savings. Well when  your trying to loose weight every calorie counts.  It also allows you to eat a little more for the next meal and you won't be so hungry for the day.  Like I said last time when I cook bacon I always cook an extra slice just because I have to slave over the stove top to cook one slice of bacon.  Yea who wants to cook 1 slice of bacon?  Well for breakfast I wanted an omelet for breakfast.  I diced up a quarter of an onion and a teaspoon of bacon bits in skillet till the onions where how I liked them.  Then I fixed my eggs mixture and slow cooked it in a skillet (see link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hkQF4sNjXk ) .  I would have normally put 2 slices of bacon when cooking this dish.  Using the precooked bacon bits I saved 80 calories.  I could have save some more if I would have used a low calorie cheese also.   That was 80 calories I was able to save.  Your ought to try it.  No difference than using regular bacon.  It's actually better.  I have been doing good on my new eating plan.  I lost another pound Yay! 

A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power.  The second part is portion control with good choices and third is physical activity.
It's how southern women diet!
Happy Eating
Angell

Real Crumbled Bacon Bits

December 7, 2016

I have been working on my weight loss again for about a week. I found out that though my experiment last month that I could maintain, but I still have more to loose. I have been measuring and weighing my foods. Then entering it into my food app. I am proud to say I have lost another pound.  Now I am at 196 and have 5 more pounds to loose for my trip and 11 more to go for my first target weight. You know what? It's going to happen sooner than you know.  Here is a little foodie tip. Get the real precooked bacon bits for substitutes in your meal planning. I love to eat homemade grits with bacon. One slice of bacon sometimes 2 is what I will eat with it. That is 55 calories per slice. Well if I substitute with the bacon bits I get 25 calories of bacon instead. I'm not tempted to eat as much bacon. Because you know if your cooking bacon you might as well cook a couple extra pieces. My bacon and grits is only 234 calories instead of 319. That is calories saved for another meal!

A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power.  The second part is portion control with good choices and third is physical activity.

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating

Angell

Open Face Bacon Sandwich and Crock Pot Pork Pasta

Wednesday August 31, 2016 Menu

My mother was nice to me this morning.  She had cooked some bacon for breakfast.  I decided to make a mini BLT.  Except my 1 tomato I had left was rotten.  Ugh...  But it was still delicious.  Again, I choose spinach over the iceberg lettuce  for the extra nutrients.  I had brought to work the leftover veggie pizza my mom and I had the other day.  Instead of doing a snack I choose to eat half of my lunch for a snack and the other half for lunch.  I got home early from work to run some errands.  I was able to get in my 20 minutes of cardio and the remainder of my hour doing weight training.  My mom had made another crock pot meal.  She had cooked pork steaks, a couple of cut up brats sausages with some onion soup mix  and water overnight.  This morning she finished it off by adding some wide egg noodles.  She had cut up some veggies and baked them in the oven.  The picture of my supper was what I ate, minus the cabbage.  It was kind of chewy and needed to cook a little longer.   I weighed the meat and portioned my veggies and pasta.  Don't do too much pasta.  I gave me 1/2 cup serving of pasta.  My meals were quite delicious and I was able to finished the day with a total of 1221 calories.   If you like my meal ideas just check out my diary for a list of ingredients for that meal.  And yes! I measured and weighed everything.  A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power. The second part is portion control with good choices and third is physical activity.

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating
Angell

BLT Sandwich

Thursday August 18, 2016 Menu

Today I designed my meal quite differently.  There were many twists and turns in this menu to make sure I stayed within the 1,330 calorie regimen.  I did not have anything for leftovers for lunch so I fixed me a serving of last night's eggplant lasagna.  For supper the menu is BLT sandwiches.  The lasagna and the bacon have a lot of everything (salt, fat and sugar).  I opted for just scrambled eggs for breakfast.  That was to make sure I would not be hungry for a snack before lunch.  Amazingly I was not.  I had budgeted Cutie oranges for my afternoon snack.  When I ate my lasagna for lunch I was only hungry for half of my plate.  I recalculated my calories and saw that I had a lot of leeway for just about anything.  So I took the Cutie's off my menu and ate one chocolate chip cookie with my lunch.  I had at that point I still had extra calories.  Right before I got off of work I was feeling a little hungry so I grabbed a Dannon Light & Fit drink to have while driving home.  Once home I did my 45 minutes of cardio. Supper was my delicious BLT sandwich.  Now you can make a difference on how you  cook your bacon to save a few calories.  Cook the bacon on a large cooling rack or 2 small ones as I have done and place on top of a cookie sheet lined with foil for easy cleaning.  Bake in the oven at 350 for thin bacon and 400 for thick bacon, cook till desired crispiness.  The drippings will fall off the bacon and the bacon will stay relatively straight.  Once done collect the bacon drippings to use as seasoning for later cooking's.  I don't use my bacon drippings that often so I store mine in the fridge.  Other Louisiana folks might opt to leave it next to the stove.



I had calculated 3 1/2 pieces of bacon, a generous helping of lettuce, a tablespoon of mayo and a quarter of a tomato. Don't forget to calculate any added seasonings.  In my case I added salt and pepper to my tomatoes.  I still had 300 calories left for the evening so I ate my last 1/2 cup of pudding and called it a night.  Another day of great meals for a total of 1153 calories for the day.  If you like my meal ideas just check out my diary for a list of ingredients for that meal.  And yes! I measured and weighed everything.  A crucial part of everyone's dieting is will power. The second part is portion control with good choices and third is physical activity.

It's how southern women diet!

Happy Eating
Angell