Secret #8: Don't eat after 8 pm. It's hard, but it's so worth it.  Just plan your meals ahead of time and try to eat supper at a reasonable time.  Obviously this can get tedious, so if it's past 8, and you've been running on carrot sticks all day, eat something.  But as a general rule the earlier you close the kitchen, the less likely you'll be tempted by the dreaded late hour snacking.  It's a terrible feeling to ruin a whole day of being good with one whole carton of Oreos at 12:37 because of the munchies.  If you feel like you just HaVe to have a late night snack, opt for a small bowl of cereal, peanut butter apple, chocolate sugar free pudding.  Just put down that roll of cookie dough!

Best Snack Ever :)

  BBQ VS BBQ!




160 cals for 13 of the regular BBQ Chips!   130 cals for 38 for the potato straws :)
And I pinky promise these taste plenty BBQ-y enough.


Ah the magic of the potato.

Tastes like an M&M McFlurry (my favorite treat) buuuuut... it's 390 calories!

1/2 cup of this amazing fro yo = 180 cals

1/4 cup (this is a lot) of Mini M&Ms = 210 cals

430 cals are in a snack size M&M McFlurry (7.3 oz), 860 are in a 16 oz sized.


Sub those for the recipe above, stir& enjoy guilt free :)

Sugar Free Hershey's!

These mini chocolate bars are 32 calories each!  &they actually taste  like something from Hershey's.

*I know it says not a low calorie food... but, it's still less calories compared to the ones with sugar :)

I have found the elusive cheese!!!

I searched high and low for this stuff when I was making my low cal pizza, but it was nooo where to be found. Now that I'm back at college, I'm by my beloved "the good Wal*Mart". And the good Wal*Mart had the No Fat Kraft Mozzarella Cheese :) It is simply amazing. Definitely a new favorite.  1/4 cup of this cheese is 45 calories. That may not sound like much, but trust me it's more than you think. It was more than enough for my 1/2 a sandwich small meal today.

           

120 calories 1 ounce turkey, 1/4 cup cheese, 1/2 of a honey wheat sandwich thin

43 cals! 2 ounces of carrots, tbsp of FAT FREE sour cream mixed with 1/2 tsp of ranch mix

Secret #7: Carrots!

I am hear to sing the praises of the carrot. Maybe it is considered rabbit food,but it is one of the few vegetables I really love.  I especially love petite carrots with low cal ranch dip. Simply amazing. Plus it wards off my chip cravings, because it's super crunchy and gives me the satisfaction of dipping.  It's like the super healthy, extra crunchy chips& dip!  Turns out we could learn a lil lesson from the rabbits.