PAV8888 wrote: »

Just wow Alexandra! My only problem with you and your cooking would be the.... controlling the calories bit!

And thanks to yoolie 😡🤬😠 I'm out of both calories and double chocolate pie since she just had to remind me it was there!!!🐹🤬 So the rest of it has to come in at the lower end 🤣

I plate in the kitchen and weigh out portions. That's how I control the calories. (grin) And I put the leftovers (if there are any) away immediately so no one's tempted to get a little more of that cause it's tasty. No one includes me. (grin)

The problem that my partners have is one is fond of snacking and he likes more calorie rich snacks, and the other isn't on a regular schedule and often has large meals at odd hours in addition to what I cook. Once he gets his snacking under control and she has a schedule to conform to, they'll both lose weight. I know my portions for them are correct because his come back with one or two bites left and hers come back clean and she is sitting around with a glazed expression of pleasure as she eats the last bite. And that's where I am with mine, so that's about right.

A lot of times when I precook, I preportion. No one can eat extra crab rangoon unless someone gives up some of theirs, cause there's only 6 in the package. There isn't an extra pork chop; there were three in the package I thawed, I cooked three, that's all. That helps a lot because I have no innate sense of proportion when I'm hungry. I know intellectually that a small portion will sate me, but as I weigh out my dinner rice I often have to tell myself, like soothing a small child, "I know you're so hungry you want to cry but eat this and it will be okay. If you're still hungry we can deal with it then." Of course, I've gotten myself to where the small portion DOES make it okay, but my appetite is still there.

I work the part of me that likes to break rules and do the wrong thing out in other venues. (grin)

The good thing about being autistic is that routine feels Right and comfortable, and breaking it feels Wrong. Of course, there are times that bites you in the *kitten*, but it does help with staying on your diet. Once it's a habit, well, it's What You Do.

Gone, you're right! 976 Cal putting me at about 150-200 above maintenanceb yesterday and 1 resting heart rate beat up to 66 as a result, if you want to get really technical.

And even if not directly caused by the pie, I'm still blaming the pie and gallen's $5 in points per pie if you buy two!!!! It *was* tasty. Unfortunately the calories are insane for the size of piece that I want to eat on order to be happy🤷🏻‍♂️ Alexandra and Garfield do the portion thing way way way better!

One day later than I said - but tonight, PAV, I followed your fine example. Supper=frozen green beans& butternut squash + veggie sausage on a bed of riced cauliflower. 5 bunnies worth of veggies - 5 minutes of cooking. Full belly.

unexpected supper today! Went to the freezer for some frozen veggies a la PAV - but instead pulled out some chili - had that atop some soybean spaghetti and added a veggie sausage. Just about to eat. Think I'll be pretty full when I'm done this - a good thing because I'm pretty hungry now.

pav pulled a reverse PAV and oven-cooked some seafood lasagna (from the freezer people, from the freezer).... and just dumped 350g of tomatoes on his plate and ate it with the lasagna (and some lemon pepper given the worldwide sriracha crisis!!!!)

Wow someone's daughter's picture is looking pretty *kittens* awesome if you ask me!!!

But alfredo sauce on a pizza for calories??!?!?!?!? Excuse me while I 😿😿😿!!!

Love your new pic, Yooly!!!!

There are light Alfredo sauces available. Or make your own?

Posted homemade Alfredo recipe. A bit of fussing and whisking but good.
Classico, Buitoni, Prego make decent jarred light Alfredos. Some are 1/4 cup under 100 cals. Worth a try and much quicker.