How Much Cool Whip Do You Use?
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Do you pay attention to how much cool whip you use? I am dieting down for competition and I have used fat free cool whip each time. Oh just a dollop on top of my protein pudding at the end of the day. It makes me feel human, you know?
Well, recent discussions about oatmeal prep and how you measure oatmeal (dry weight is most accurate/meaningful as everyone preps oatmeal a bit differently not the same amount of water or consistency) led me to measure the "teaspoon-ful" of fat free cool whip I was putting on my protein pudding. Now this WAS a genuine teaspoon full of the stuff that I added. To my surprise the weight corresponded to 4 tablespoons or two servings (1 WW point by the way if you do WW) - 30 calories and 6 grams of carbs. I was in total shock. Now anyone who uses cool whip has noticed that the stuff is light and fluffy as a general rule when you first open the container but it tends to harden and shrink after that. So you have to be very careful about measuring cool whip based on volume. As for me, I have decided to forgo cool whip from this point out. Rather save the 30-calories and 6-grams of carbs for some real food!
and doing a lot of cardio - mostly step mill and freeclimber - as I am doing my second stair climb competition on Saturday Feb. 2nd to benefit the American Lung Association (I wrote about this in an earlier post).
Today is my 5th anniversary as a Lifetime WW member! Since I began my weight loss journey over 7 years ago, I have lost a total of 110 pounds. I never dreamed I would ever be able to lose the weight - that in and of itself was a miracle but keeping it off for the past five years means even more to me than I can possibly say - for me it gives me the hope that I have made the changes I need in order to live a healthy life for the rest of my life and for that I am so very grateful. I owe so many people for making this journey possible. First, my sister Sarah who would be surprised to find her name mentioned but she was the first person to try and though she wasn’t successful I admire her for making that first effort. Next I need to thank an amazing friend and colleague Jean Cathron Harris. I never would have gone to WW if it weren’t for Jean. What Jean did for me on a physical level is what Christ desires us to do for each other on a spiritual level. Jean came along side of me and literally brought me to my first WW meeting. I also need to thank my original WW leader Terry Sheehan who helped me learn the flex system and encouraged me every step of my journey. Stacey Osborne motivated me to add exercise and encouraged me to go to Curves, which represented my first successful foray into a gym and where I first was introduced to the idea of weight training. John Faltus, my first personal trainer, introduced me to the joys and rigors of the weight room and whet my apetite for competition! Cathy Savage and Jodi mentored me through my first figure competition which as you all know whet my apetite for more! I cannot tell you how very blessed I feel today. I hope that if you learn anything from my blog today it is that no one is an island. We touch so many people by what we do and say every day. Make a positive difference today in someone’s life!
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