Personal Progress 12/12/09

I've been experimenting with the diet a bit to test my control and everything. When I eat outside the diet, I have found myself eating less and getting full a lot more quickly. And the times I am a little extra hungry when eating dinner, I will fix myself a little bit larger salad than eating something that is high in fat and calories. I am kind of proud that I am showing such restraint now. I have eaten off diet only a couple of times this week. I am anxious to see if I have lost weight when I weigh myself tomorrow.

Tip- Make the most out of your salad

I've never been able to eat salad by itself. I've always smothered it in a lot of dressing so I could have a taste in every bite. However, when losing weight, you can't do that. And one tablespoon of dressing does not go very far when poured over one cup of salad. Then I accidentally stumbled upon the solution.

Take a small container with a lid, like tupperware, and make your salad in that. Pour the dressing on and then shake thoroughly with the lid on. This mixes the salad in the dressing quite well and gives you that flavorful taste in every bite.