Banned Items!

I am discovering that there are some foods that I simply should not buy.  When I buy them I can’t help but eat them instead of a nice healthy meal.  I end up eating things that are not necessarily healthy, but just taste good.  Not that they have high fat in them even...but they just are empty useless foods.  So...which foods am I talking about?  

1.)  Cheeze It’s - I LOVE them so much….so so much….I buy the reduced fat ones but even still I could eat the whole box throughout entire day if I have them….I DO NOT buy those anymore.

2.)  Pure Protein Bars - I buy these still because I need them to hit my protein mark for the day but I only buy what I need for the day.  This of course makes for more trips to the store but that is good because I swear these things are like candy to me...I f’n LOVE them.

3.)  Rice Cakes - Talk about empty calories….these are 50 calories a pop, have virtually no nutritional value, and I could eat these all day.  They are for sure my snack of choice when I want something that is kinda sweet but isn’t too sweet.  

4.)  Mini Chimichangas - Oh these things are delicious.  I dip them in a little bit of sour cream and I end up wishing I was still able to stuff myself...because if I could stuff myself, I would do it with these.  BUT, I can not buy these anymore because they are 8 grams of fat for the two I eat and when you add in the sour cream, it is just too much.  NO MORE!!

I am sure there are many more items, I just can’t remember them right now.  The point is that it’s nice to know that I can at least recognize these things and put a stop to it before I get out of control.  I haven’t bought some of these items for a long time and the rice cakes are a recent discovery of the “no more buying” category so I will no longer be purchasing those.  I have instead been discovering new healthier items to buy….like salad mix that I can add some great ingredients too, or Dannons Light and Fit yogurt.  I will figure it out and continue to be a healthier me….this whole process is a exactly that….a process...and I am learning and changing my habits to keep myself on a good path.