I Refuse...

LeilaFace

I get it we're supposed to be eating healthier and believe me for the most part I do. But I love to cook and sometimes there are no substitutes for bacon grease, fat, white bread, salted butter, beer and real beef.

I love to cook and I was trained by an Italian mother and a Japanese/Hawaiian Grandmother as well as a Firefighter Father. My "home cooking" is ... interesting. I believe that while cooking with bacon grease and butter everyday causes my heart to explode I refuse to change my ways for Sunday breakfast or dinner. I have altered a vast majority of my recipes and my husband has actually lost weight since the changes (and he doesn't exercise) but you can't get me to stop cooking pancakes in bacon grease and slow cook kalua pig with fat or put a big wedge of butter on a cob of corn for the grill....

I believe in eating better but I refuse to let my cooking suffer for it. If you don't agree with me that's fine. I just wanted to let it all out that I cook and I cook well and I cook healthy except for when it comes to a few of my favorites that can't be changed.

dlwyatt82

In moderation, just about everything is fine. I love a big, calorie- and fat-filled dish of pasta in some sort of creamy alfredo sauce with cheese, etc. I just don't have that kind of food very often.

Acg67

Paula Deen Approves

UsedToBeHusky

If you reserve that stuff for one day a week, I really don't see what the problem is. Sure, your progress will be a lot faster if you put those old habits away. But you certainly don't have to if you are willing to take a little longer to reach your goals. Best of luck!

carrie_eggo

Lifestyle change doesn't mean you have to give up everything you know and love. I think this is the key to success.

Nailrep

I'm in total agreement!! Probably because I'm half Italian. LOL!

Nailrep

Paula Deen Approves

TOOO FUNNY!!!

Crochetluvr

We live in a world of REAL food. But we have to also train ourselves to live in moderation. Just because its there doesnt mean we have to overindulge. I use fatty foods....bacon, butter. I just work them into my program.

Crochetluvr

Paula Deen Approves

LOL!! I was thinking something similar.

DelilahCat0212

I get it we're supposed to be eating healthier and believe me for the most part I do. But I love to cook and sometimes there are no substitutes for bacon grease, fat, white bread, salted butter, beer and real beef.

I love to cook and I was trained by an Italian mother and a Japanese/Hawaiian Grandmother as well as a Firefighter Father. My "home cooking" is ... interesting. I believe that while cooking with bacon grease and butter everyday causes my heart to explode I refuse to change my ways for Sunday breakfast or dinner. I have altered a vast majority of my recipes and my husband has actually lost weight since the changes (and he doesn't exercise) but you can't get me to stop cooking pancakes in bacon grease and slow cook kalua pig with fat or put a big wedge of butter on a cob of corn for the grill....

I believe in eating better but I refuse to let my cooking suffer for it. If you don't agree with me that's fine. I just wanted to let it all out that I cook and I cook well and I cook healthy except for when it comes to a few of my favorites that can't be changed.

Agree!!!

juicemoogan

Hells yeah lady!

TArnold2012

The fact that you and your husband are both losing while still occasionally eating the things that are a part of your culture and tradition speaks for its self. Balancing those things with new learned lessons will I believe keep you on the road to success longer than cutting those things completely out. Good job and luck for future success.

TromaRon

Couldn't agree more! This is why mfp works for me. I can still eat the foods I want. I just have to pay attention & be careful of quantity. Doing this has the weight coming off slowly & steadily, without me giving up like I would with other more restrictive diets.

LeilaFace

You all rock. I do keep it in moderation I just refuse to give up everything But usually the recipes with bacon grease and butter are limited to once a week or after a distance run when I run for over an hour. I MFP

Side note: It's funny I run past this greasy fried diner place and after running 4-8 miles I have to run past it again to get home and the smell of that fried food honestly makes me sick. It's very strange but does keep me from fried foods... except bacon and grilled cheese

LeilaFace

Paula Deen Approves

Muah hahahaha YES

YoshiZelda

I do give some things up - But not much.

I usually allow myself 2 dinners to eat on the weekend that I want, within my calorie limits. I could always work off the extra fat anyway. Plus, having something you want once a day is not going to hurt you if it's in moderation.

soehlerking

love this.

mayerel

Real fat and real grease are still probably better for you than the chemicals we can't pronounce in lots of fast foods!!

PS- sounds yummy, can I come over???

LeilaFace

You guys rock!

I do everything in moderation (usually one meal a week with some wine thrown in) and this time around my weight loss is sticking much better than the last time I tried this and gained it all back almost instantly.

Bad Dinner Made Good?: Yesterday I made my infamous spaghetti and meatballs. I started it the night before and though I used 96/4 ground beef for the meatballs and turkey Italian sausage for the sauce there's really no way to avoid the sodium and calories with good hefty Italian sauce. And let's not forget I boil my noodles and then salt and butter (about a TBSP for a whole box of noodles) them... Yeah ... My husband loves me.

Last Sunday I made pancakes using Bisquick's heart healthy and bananas but I of course cooked them (and my turkey bacon) in bacon grease.

I'm very good at making healthy bad. But it's more and more rare these days Glad I'm not alone.