Lunch

I've been eating a lot of salads again. I got away from them last week, and I porked up. Granted a lot of it was water retention, as it dropped off almost as fast as it gained up. Granted further it is all relative. I am still not overweight. But because of my condition I have to keep close record of my weight. If I go up 3 pounds in one day it is a medical crisis. My weight jumped up 3 pounds in 4-5 days, and it would have been crisis if it continued. It went back down from its high. But it did serve to remind me - my diligence has its pay-offs. I want to maintain this weight, and this waist size. I like it. I am happy with it. Moving my bigger clothes upstairs was nice.

So anyway, I love prebagged salads. There are so many varieties with little or now lettuce prep. I know hey cost more, but it comes about a buck a salad, even if I get the fancy red leaf baby spinach ones. I can switch off buying spinach once, and spring mix the next. To balance it out, I also buy a head of iceberg for my sandwiches or tacos. I also mix some in with my fancy to make it go further. I often have parts of vegetables I did not use in dinner left over. These are my salad toppings. Half a fresh tomato or pepper. The peperoncinis from a Papa Johns. I am also light on my dressings. My weakness remains the Italian Pesto. Its a bit high in sodium. I have to think ahead of my day if I am going to use that one.

Eating Healthy Since Feb, 2004