The List

Ah yes, I see that it is time for a new little post. Tonight's post is inspired by Cool Whip..... you'll find out soon enough.

Summer is fast approaching, and with that comes many adventures this year for me! First is my 16 day trip down the Grand Canyon. Aside from taking turns at the oars to row the 240 mile river, we'll been working pretty much from sunrise until late in the evening. Also, I can't imagine any better way to do hard physical labor than in 117 degree heat. So basically I am confronted with a choice... suffer now to get in shape for the river, or suffer out of shape while on the river. The choice was easy. Oh, and I'm going to be a bridesmaid..., nothing like some extra motivation.

Anyway, I joined WeightWatchers 8 weeks ago and so far have lost about 15 lbs. It is going well, but as I try to get creative with food, it has become very clear that there just some foods that I can never buy. Now, it's not like these are really bad foods.... in fact, it is usually the 1 'point' foods that are the worst since 'they aren't bad food you'. Well, if you eat the whole thing they just might be. So here is my list of:

FOODS I SHOULDN'T BUY!!!!
1. Trader Joe's Mini Blueberry Muffins. They are small, come in a container of 6, taste great, and have a very healthy ingredient list. In fact, the only solid is bran, making this a 1 Point food thanks to dietary fiber. Well, it usually takes less than 48 hours and these are all gone. Of course, eating the whole pack won't do much damage at one point each.... the next few days might not be so pleasant, though, if you get my drift.

2. Fiber One bars. Just saw these last week at the store. They were chocolaty, sweet, high in fiber and only 2 points. The box of 5 was gone in 24 hours. I think the sweetness got to me and had me craving more sugar. Again... another high fiber food.

3. Fat Free Cool Whip- Today's discover!! 15 calories for 2 Tablespoons. Of course, with 25 servings, the container is certainly not for quick consumption. Again, sweet and yummy, and hard to stop at 2 Tbs. Also, probably not the most nutritional food...

Well, I'll either have to find a way of forcing myself to limit these foods, or just not buy them in the first place. I guess it could be worse, though, I could be talking about french fries or fast food.