My sister gave me a Biggest Loser desk calendar for Christmas, so every morning when I get to work, I tear off the day before and there will be a weight loss tip of the day. It could be a recipe, a work out tip, trainer tips etc. Today’s tip was pretty eye opening. This was today’s message:
“Keeping a food diary could help you stay on track while losing weight” says Cheryl Forberg, the nutritionist for The Biggest Loser. “In one study, overweight people who kept a food journal for one year lost 41 ½ pounds; those who didn’t keep track lost just 17! My brother has has great success using The Daily Plate.
That’s a huge difference!! Here are just a few sites that can help you get started:
www.fitwatch.com *Most of these sites are free, some have a nominal fee*In honor of the Biggest Loser last night, for those of you who didn’t see it, Dane, one of the contestants has lost 100 pounds in 8 weeks!!!! That’s insane!! Lots of other people are down 60-80 pounds in 8 weeks also!! This is a recipe from the Biggest Loser Cookbook:Jennie-O/Biggest Loser Thai Turkey Wraps
- 1.25 lbs Jennie-O Extra Lean ground turkey (1 package)
- 1 head of Boston leaf lettuce
- 1 carrot, peeled and minced
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
- Juice of four limes
- 2 tsp Sriacha chili sauce (very spicy! Be careful if you don’t like hot stuff!)
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- Garnish:
- 1 red pepper, minced
- 1/2 cucumber, de-seeded and julienned
- 2 tbsp roasted cashews, chopped
Cook turkey in skillet till no longer pink, then transfer to a dish and cool in refrigerator. Remove core from head of lettuce, then wash and dry leaves. Combine next 7 ingredients (carrots through green onions) in a bowl, then stir in cooked and chilled Jennie-O turkey. Arrange lettuce leaves on the outer rim of a serving plate. Spoon turkey mixture onto the center of each lettuce leaf to create wraps. Garnish with peppers, cucumber and cashews.
Great recipe!
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Those look amazing! I am going to be trying them for sure!
Oh wow, thanks for sharing all those sites!
I love Biggest Loser as well as Boston lettuce! Thanks for sharing this recipe and the food diary tips. You keep one?
Keeping track of the food has done an amazing job. It sounds like a real pain, but it’s paid off for me.
When I first lost a lot of weight about 8 years ago (I lost 60 pounds in 6 months) I wrote down every morsel that went into my mouth. I was doing weight watchers, so I used their food diary. I need to get back to that habit. Once I do it for a week or so, then its not so hard. It doesn’t take that long when you think about it. And like my brother says, sometimes it will help you refrain from eating something so you don’t have to write it down!
Plus, with the online versions, they tend to remember what you eat. And frankly most of us don’t eat a huge variety of foods on a day to day basis. So that makes keeping track even easier. I’ve been at it every day since 7/28/08. Haven’t missed a meal yet. 🙂
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