Breakfast change, junk days, and cravings, Anyone??

just4laughs

First: I've been doing the Supreme 90 Day (Sister to a P90X I guess), and I'm doing VERY well so far. My diet is real good too, but I'm getting board with breakfast. Every morning for the past 8 days it’s been oatmeal with different variations. Recently it’s been ¾ cup of Quaker Oats with 2 tbl. spoons of natural peanut butter ½ a scoop of whey protein powder and cinnamon (I put frozen fruit in too sometimes). Anyone one have other creations they use??? I do the Cheerios and a smoothie and stuff, but I’m getting tired of that too, I getting tired of the “sweetness” in my breakfasts. What I really want is beacon and eggs and stuff and hash browns, but that is taboo right now for me. Any suggestions would be grateful.

Second: Does anyone have a junk days??? When and what do you eat, if you do?? I love Mexican food, but I’d feel guilty for indulging right now. I’m at 270 lbs., was at 277 about a week and half ago, and being that heavy I don’t want to break my success chain, but man…..!!! I could go for a Quarter pounder from McDonalds or a combo platter at this local Mexican restaurant every now and then. Basically how does anyone sustain or welcome (or do you welcome them?), those cravings???


Thank you very much

I’d love to hear from anyone…thank you.

nisharae

1) Oatmeal- one of my favorite things to do is just take 1/4 cup of oatmeal (uncooked) and mix it with greek yogurt... add some honey and cinnomin and yummmm.. (and really low cal) under 200 cal.

2) If your going to have a "junk day" I suggest instead of junk day, you have a junk meal. Where you pick one meal to eat instead of a day.. I tried the junk day and gained more weight than I'd like to admit to b/c I totally went overboard.. For me now If im going to cheat I keep it to a meal, or a night out ( a meal and dessert) so I dont totally sabatoge myself. There is nothing work than breaking a 10 pound mark and then gaining 2 of it back for a day where you just went crazy... But thats my opinion. You do need to cheat sometimes, but sometimes moderation even in cheating is key.

Good Luck! Keep up the hard work!

leasah

I know what you mean about needing something that is not sweet for breakfast. I have 2 eggs most days of the week and occasionally add either some bacon bits or some lean ham in for a little more flavor. The 2 eggs only set me back 140 calories and still under 200 if I sprinkle some Real Bacon bacon bits or ham.
Mexican has been hard for me and early on I just had to swear off of it for a while. Now I've just come to the realization that I can have it and I need to know I can to make long term changes. My compromise is a fajita salad, no shell. I skip the chips these days, but load my salad down with salsa, so Im getting the same flavors without the calories. I go light on the cheese and sourcream and it is still a really good, filling salad.

FitToBeFab

Breakfasts: You can TOTALLY have eggs and bacon and hasbrowns!
Egg beaters - however much equals two eggs
One or two slices of center cut bacon - I HATE turkey bacon, so if I do bacon, I go all the way. Center cut has the least amount of fat.
One cup of shredded hashbrowns - only 70 cals! Use cooking spray instead of oil, still gives you the crispy potato goodness, but not the grease

You can even layer it all together on a multigrain english muffin for a breakfast sandwhich!
If you're looking for a completely new breakfast, I just discovered nutrigrain eggo waffles and peanut butter. Holy cow! So good!

Cravings: Make your own mexican food! Fat free refried beans, brown rice with chili powder lightly sprinkled on top (aka mexican rice), and fajitas! My boyfriend is addicted to fajitas, so instead of going to our fav mexican place, we make them at home with bell peppers, chicken, onions, garlic, and jalapenos. Sprinkle some reduced fat cheese, dollop of sour cream, homemade salsa (super easy to make), and a whole wheat tortilla and you're good to go.

I agree with the "junk meal" versus the "junk day." I've done junk days before and just felt like crap the following day. But if you limit to one meal, the likelyhood of feeling like total crap is less. In the past, I have chosen either one meal every two weeks, or one meal a month, to keep me from over doing it. But on biggest loser, Bob Harper says it's okay to even go for one meal every week! I'd say choose your weigh in day to be the day you have the big meal.

I hope my ramble helps

Foxworth81

My friend and I are dieting together and we try to find substitutions for the high fat foods we love. Hungry-girl.com offers "swaps" for just about every food you could think of. This wasn't her recipe but we recently made turkey burgers (you could use lean beef ir you prefer) on the grill and they were delicious. We use sandwich thins instead of buns and laughing cow cheese as a comdiment. It might take some time but your palette with change and you will definitely learn to appreciate the taste of new foods. I'm at a point now where I prefer the taste of most of my swaps to the high fat options.