We Continue Our Holiday Weight Loss Tips ..

10. Substitute Whole Grains In Lieu of Higher Carbohydrate Filled Grains. Try to steer clear of white breads, sugary cakes, potatoes, cookies, or anything else that you believe to have a high carbohydrate count.These can put a lot of weight on you quickly and is why many diets try to steer clear of these carb laden monoliths. Go for the whole wheat, multi-grain, sugar substitute holiday food choices. Sure, it’s not the same as loading up on all the ‘bad-for-you’ foods,

but you’ll be glad you did when January rolls around.

Day 8

Breakfast

Baked Eggs and Bacon
6 slices of bacon
6 eggs
1 non stick muffin pan
For each muffin cup, take one slice of bacon and wrap around 4 fingers to shape it into a
circle. Place in muffin cup. Crack egg into the center. Repeat for each serving. Place
muffin pan in oven and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.
Yields 6 servings
Total Net Carbs: 1 gram per serving

Lunch

Shrimp and Nori Rolls
1 cup shrimp
1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise
1 thinly sliced green onion
2 sheets Nori
¼ cucumber diced and seeded
1 Tablespoon toasted Sesame seeds
Drain and rinse shrimp. Combine with Mayonnaise and green onions. Lay Nori on flat
surface and spoon on the shrimp and green onion mixture. Sprinkle with cucumber and
sesame seeds. Roll tightly and cut into bite size pieces.
Yields 4 servings
Total Net Carbs: 0.94 grams per serving

Dinner

Pinwheel Shepherds Pie
1lb. lean ground beef
2 tablespoons onion or garlic salt
8 ounces low carb mushroom soup or sauce mix
¼ cup ketchup
1lb. package of frozen, mixed vegetables
1lb Atkin’s low carb bake mix or equivalent
Pre-heat oven to 375.
Mix low carb bake mix into dough per package instructions and roll flat into a circle
roughly the same diameter as your skillet. Cut dough into equal sized triangles and roll
each triangle once from base to tip. Set aside.
In a non stick skillet, stir in ground beef and onion salt and cook thoroughly until
browned. Stir in mushroom soup/sauce, ketchup and mixed vegetables. Bring mixture to
a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cover and simmer 8 – 10 minutes or until
vegetables are tender.
Remove skillet from heat and arrange dough triangles on top of mixture with the tips
pointing to the center. Place skillet in oven and bake at 375 for approximately 20
minutes or until dough turns golden brown.
Yields about 8 servings
Total Net Carbs: 9 grams per serving
Total Net Carbs for Day 8 based on single servings per meal: 10.94 grams

Chapter 6

Weight Loss for Teens – A Parent Should Not Worry Too Much

Concerns are always being raised in relation to the dangers of child or teen weigh loss, especially with parents.

For many teens today, the image of the body is at the fore front of their minds, especially when you look at the models used in magazines etc.

Teenagers will be easily swayed by their peers or TV/Movie idols, and some will go to drastic measures in order to look as good, and wear the clothes that their heroes are wearing.

More and more teenagers are suffering from either anorexia or bulimia (both very serious illnesses), both of which they can often easily hide from their parents.

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 We Continue Our Holiday Weight Loss Tips ..

9. Drink In Moderation. No, this is not an advertisement for drinking and driving, even though you should always have a designated driver if you plan on drinking more than the legal limit of course, or anything at all due to cold, icy, roads. Rather, many holiday drinks are packed with extra sugars, so watch how much of the good old egg nog you drink. This goes for either alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Water is always a great choice, or non-sweetened tea or coffee. There too, is also diet soda pop if you are a soda drinker.