WW Week 1: hearty breakfast

For me, breakfast is the make or break me meal of the day.  If I am not satisfied, the day is going to go down hill for making good decisions on what to eat.  This is my go to meal in the morning.  It is 1 cup of steamed potatoes and 2 eggs for a total of 6 points.

 The potatoes are not fried.  Today I am using left over potatoes from dinner. I have a tupperware steaming container, i.e., sealed container with a vent.  I dice the potatoes and season with my favorite all spice.  Then I microwave them for about 8 minutes, depending on how much I have in there.  On mornings I do not have left overs, I dice up 1 small red potato (only 1 point), microwave for about 5.  Then spray some cooking spray and brown.  ta da. Now this is when I will add chopped green onions, like today.  Or chopped tomatoes, green peppers, or any other zero point veggie.

One thing to be aware of.  I love salsa.  I added 2 Tbsp of salsa for zero points and then was in horror when I figured out that those little spoonfuls had 1/6 my daily sodium intake.  This is why I use salsa type veggies in my potatoes and not salsa.  That sodium will mess with your head and scale.  Too much and you are retaining water like a camel and the scale will show it.  One gallon of water is 8 lbs on the scale.  Besides it is horrible for your body in so many other ways.  So stick with fresh.

For me, I feel satisfied and like I am not on a diet.  Besides, when the diet is over, this is a lifestyle choice I would still enjoy to have every morning.  Thus, helping me to keep the weight off.  And for me, losing the weight isn't the problem, it's keeping it off.
~trish