Schweppes is a mark, not a drink

I believed, Schweppes is a drink. I compared it a few days ago to CocaCola, and was happy it has no sugar in it and liked its taste.

No more Coke for me! And I do not like the taste of Diet Coke either, so I did buy a few box of Schweppes.

What was my disappointment, to see, I got Ginger Ale, sweet, in small bottles, as much sugar in it as in Coke, and Soda wnoater with no taste, in big bottles, that had not the nice bitter taste.

By that time, I learned to look at the small words, this one I got back finally is Slimline Tonic Water, as the Tonic Water without "Slimline" was full of sugar too.

I begin to see also, when I order online, as I buy very little directly, I can go down and the can see the back, the informations. Just have to take more time.

Experiences, experiences, learning from mistakes.

Different places fat can be located

Usually, upper or lower stomach, I believe it depends also on our sex: male or female. Of course, the important is to loose, at least some of it! 

Even if I believe now only more or less at Weight Watchers, I will go to see again. Every time, I went, I did loose, slowly, well, then... I gained it back. Here are a list of "zero point" foods from WW:

zero point food WW I took from the list, only those I know

DAIRY & EGGS

Hen eggs Yogurt, fat-free, plain (including Greek & Skyr) Yogurt, plain

ALL UNSMOKED FISH & SHELLFISH – FRESH, FROZEN OR TINNED IN WATER

Bream, red or black Cod Crab Dover sole Haddock Halibut Herring Lemon sole Mackerel

Oysters Rainbow trout Red snapper (Red sea bream) Rock salmon Roll mop herring

Salmon Sardines Scallops Sea bass Seafood selection Shrimps Soft herring roe Swordfish Trout Tuna Turbot

Tinned 

Drained Mackerel in brine Pink or red salmon Sardines in brine, drained Tuna in brine, drained Tuna in springwater, drained zero point food WW

DAIRY & EGGS

Hen eggs     Yogurt, fat-free, plain (including Greek & Skyr) Yogurt, plain

POULTRY 

Chicken breast Turkey breast Chicken breast mince Chicken breast, skinless Turkey breast mince Turkey breast, skinless

FRUIT & VEGETABLES – FRESH, FROZEN, PICKLED & TINNED

All fruit, fresh, frozen or tinned in natural juice or water, drained

Most vegetables fresh, frozen or tinned without oil or sugar*

ALL LEGUMES – FRESH, FROZEN OR TINNED WITHOUT OIL OR SUGAR :

Butter beans Chick peas Flageolet beans Fresh beans Green beans Haricot beans Kidney beans Lentils, green or brown Lentils, split red Tinned beans Yellow split peas

Some fruits and vegetables contain SmartPoints values, these are:

Avocados Olives Parsnips Sweet potato

Food, discoveries, testing

That is from a recipe I read just a day ago, scrambled eggs between two avocado halves.

I added to it as dessert half banana, yesterday evening.

This morning, I made myself oatmeal with whole milk, frozen blueberries to cool it, and a small banana cut on the top. Sweetener, in powder. 

Coffee, without milk. 

Obsessed with food? I experiment.

Metformin

I did had to get used to Metformin, and the idea that I will have to take it all my life, probably. The second week was most difficult. Then learned to take it in middle of meal. 

Here is what the UK Diabetes writes about it. And more...

So, information exist. We just have to find it and apply it. Most importantly, get peace with it.

Eat or not eat

Ryan Taylor slides, this is where he begins. He adds to each food tasting great even as we look!

Salmon? I like and I even have one waiting, but till yesterday, I did not realise how good and tasty it can be when properly prepared! Annelise does it on tomatoes, so it becomes as poached, steamed.

Butter? I am still flabbergasted: butter, not at all or eat and use it.

Berries are a bit expensive but great. This morning, I did have grapefruit - not juice.

Brocoli with a bit of cheese, salmon poached in tomatoes

Today, I was offered a great lunch and learned how tasty a meal can be. Just knowing how to.

I also tasted in the morning oats with unsweetened cocoa, ah ah! And my granddaughter offered me a box of it. No added sugar, no sweetened. In the evening I tried some, but without sweetener or salt, it had no taste, have yet to understand how their was a lot better.

It is worth experimenting and learning how to do food that can be also enjoyed.

Red meat or not? Milk or not,?

Eat this, do not eat this! Eat that, oh no, you should not.  All what they say in different places, is confusing.
OK,  all say, berries are good, avocado and carrots and that eating fruit is ok, but not their juice. 

Rye bread better then whole. 

Here a lunch, one egg, salad, vegetables, a very thin slice of olive bread and  some humus.

All berries ok, said some, other wrote, only blue and raspberries.

So, no strawberries? Here three cut so they look a lot.

Butter? Some source wrote better then margarine others don’t touch it. So?

So many kind of fats, saturated and non saturated, good or bad, no fats at all said some source, some fat is necessary other.

Different proteins, some ok, some not. Others say, small potatoes ok, big ones no. Potatoes, cold in salad best then fresh.

All I read begins to be more and more confusing. 

I finally did buy, what one book suggested, some almond milk, which is not milk, but why milk should not be good? And is really "whole milk" best then "skimmed or semi skimmed"?
So many questions! Some are consistent, others confusing. Grains? yes Grains no. Are almonds, nuts grains? I would like, go towards eating more healthy, but what is it?

Smaller portions, ok, I put them in a smaller plate to so they seem a lot! And put on a big plate only when combining lots of vegetables. And learned not to eat all.