You are what you eat

You've always heard the phrase "you are what you eat," and believe it or not, it's true. Now that doesn't mean that you will turn into a giant doughnut, but your waist might begin to resemble one if you don't keep your sweet tooth in check.

This phrase has also fueled and guided the weight loss industry in our country for years. Many programs promise fast results with the help of "super foods" or supplements. Wile these famed miracle plans do produce results... Sometimes... They are often short lived. That is because you truly are what you eat. If you simply take a magic pill that supresses your appetite, you are not training your body to eat healthier... You're simply teaching it NOT to eat. What you really want to do is teach your body and train your mind to want healthier options.


Unfortunately, at this time I resemble that afore mentioned doughnut slightly more than I'd like it to. I feel that some of this is attributed to my many failed diet sttempts I've tried weight watchers, Atkins, and several different diet plans I found online, but I never get lasting results. The reason I feel that many diets do not work in the long run is because they are for a finite amount of time. One week, one month, 90 days, ect. You can't eat healthy for a short period of time and then return to old habits and expect the weight to stay off. In a way that's what I did. When I did finally get my bulimia under control, I still ate as though it would binge and purge, but there was no purging going on. I would consume 6,000 calories at a time and they would stay in my body. Though I'd rather deal with weight gain than an eating disorder, I still have to retrain my body how to eat. That is why I am not dieting, I am beginning a new lifestyle. By making small changes and being mindful of what I put into my body I will hopefully experience lasting results.


Tonight I found a lasagna roll up recipe and made it a little more health concious.
http://www.ivillage.com/chicken-and-cheese-lasagna-roll-ups/3-r-60638

Tini lasagna roll ups:

9 lasagna noodles
1c part skim ricotta cheese
1/2c Parmesan cheese
2c shredded chicken
1/4c skim milk
1 med zucchini
1 med squash
1/2c shredded carrots

1. Cook lasagna noodles until slightly less than aldente
2. Spread half of sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 pan and preheat oven to 375
3. In large bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except remaining sauce
4. Once noodles are drained and rinsed spread 1/2c of mixture onto noodle and roll noodle like a jelly roll and place fold side down into the pan.
5. Once all noodles are filled and rolled top with remaining sauce.
6. Cover pan with tin foil and cook for 30 min.

To make the recipe more health concious I used whole wheat pasta, and part skim ricotta and Parmesan cheese. By using part skim cheese you save a lot of fat without loosing flavor. The one health food I will NOT do is fat free cheese products... They are just gross.

I hope you enjoy the recipe.