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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Chipping Away!


CHEAT SNACKS

One of the things I treat myself to once a week is a handful of chips.  I usually have a hankering for something salty and most days I will have a handful of nuts that are lightly salted because they are good for you (usually almonds, cashews or pistachios are what I have on hand). But I LOVE chips....so if I've been good with my eating plan I treat myself to a handful of yummy salted chips.  
My #1 fave are Kettle Chips with sea salt...mmmmmm YUM!

However I have 2 new favorites that I "try" to keep stocked...I mean try because my family usually eats them all up before I have my 2nd handful!

No none of them are Paleo approved...sorry...but I've gone into a more modified version of Paleo. I try to follow it 80% of the week and if I've been good I get a cheat meal and a cheat snack.  So far it has worked well and I've dropped 16 pounds since I started.  Next week I am starting low-impact exercise again now that the doctor says I can. So that means treadmill walks and light weights for a few weeks to get myself going again.  Then I hope to begin my Pilates and Kickboxing again.



OMGosh if you love Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant (like my boys) then you will love these.  They taste just like a hot wing and have just enough kick to keep you interested but not set your entire mouth aflame.  I've had 2 handfuls out of 2 bags because the two boys in my house gobble them up...I might have to hide a bag LOL!



And then there are these Lays Garlic Bread flavored chips.  And yes they are pretty reminiscent of real garlic bread without the warm butter dripping down your chin :)  We discovered these down in South Carolina over Spring Break and were happy to see our local stores now carry them too!  If you can't have the garlic bread this is a good treat to have to get the flavor.

No I don't know how much fat or calories are in 8-10 chips once a week...nor do I care to know LOL!
Everything in moderation.....



And when I have a sugar hankering I either eat a square of dark chocolate or have some
Gummi Bears.  The dark chocolate is GOOD for you & the Gummi Bears have few calories and no fat.  I love this brand of gummies the best...they are a bit more chewy than others so they keep your mouth busier longer.  That means you eat less of them....I think!


What is your favorite treat to eat?



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  1. Pistachios are one of my fav salty snacks and for sweet I love the Lifesavers Gummies.
    Hugz,
    Cath

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    1. I have a small handful of nuts everyday...usually pistachios or cashews...yummmm

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  2. I can't narrow it down to just one! I'm an Aussie so some of my snacks are Aussie : jaffas, freckles, violet crumble ... now I need to stop because I'm getting hungry!

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    1. Those snacks are sound hilarious to me...I have never heard of any of them. I do know about Tim-Tams which are yummy and sometimes we can get them here. So share...what are freckles and violet crumble??

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  3. Wow! 16 pounds! How long did that take? I just downloaded an app for it. Can't wait to learn more about it.

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  4. Wow! 16 pounds! How long did that take you? I'm going to give it a try, definitely need to do something.

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    1. Hi Judy----it took me about 10 weeks total to get rid of the 16 lbs...still have 10 more to go but hoping that exercise will help with that now that I can get active again. Good luck!

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  5. There is no way you need to lose another 10 pounds, you look great now. I need to do something right away. Meds I am taking from being diagnosed with epilepsy, and that I'm in my 40's and that I like Doritos are flipping out my body. Time for a change. Good luck on getting back into your exercising.

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