Great Recipes - Staying Slim?

[Marg]

I am just curious and being new here - how on earth do you all cook like this and try to remain slim or could you be like me - just a tad overweight - I love to cook - but if I cooked the way I see things here I would be an elephant (and that may not be far away) http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif

[emilycat]

Marg,

Most CL recipes are nutritionally balanced very well, and because they're also delicious, you don't need to eat as much to feel satisfied (at least theoretically http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif ). Granted, sometimes staying slim takes a little will-power; i.e., not scarfing down the entire dish when you think the serving sizes are ludicrously small, you can always alter things to your preferences. Maybe give yourself 1 1/2 servings and just adjust the nutritional information. Cooking deliciously doesn't have to be fattening.

[kwormann]

I also am slightly overweight (14 lbs) and I use Weight Watchers points system to help with my portion size.

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[laden]

I'm also on WW and make CL recipes all the time. (I have been losing weight the whole time.)

Make sure you watch your portions.(If the recipe says it makes 4 servings I eat a fourth of it.) If they seem small then add a salad with fat free dressing or some vegetables to help fill you up.

I have a harder time saying no to the desserts so I usually make fewer of those recipes, or make them for a special occasion when there are more people around.

[Sandy1]

I lost 35 pds. using a fat restricted diet (The New Hilton Head Diet by Dr. Peter Miller) combined with CL recipes. I just chose the recipes that were lower in fat; and believe me there are a lot of them.
I also found it helpful to cut the recipes down to the portion size I wanted (as in there's only 2 of us here). I find that if I made the entire 4 servings they mysteriously disappeared :-)
And I have a tough time resisting the desserts so I make ones that I'm not really fussy on (still good, but not as tempting); unless we're having company and then I make something sinful and make them take the leftovers home with them (much to the chagrin of my partner).

Good luck, just take your time and you'll be successful.

[Natasha]

Forgive me, veterans of the board, for being repetitious, as I know I've mentioned this before on a few occasions:

I can't recommend small baking pans enough. I have a 4-inch springform that I use to make small cheesecakes that are just perfect for 2 people - it yields a few small slices. We love cheesecake, but it's not something we want to eat every day! You can also get muffin pans for 6 muffins, small loaf pans, and so on. If you love baking but can't possibly eat everything, it's a great option (well, so is sharing food with your co-workers http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif ). I sometimes feel guilty firing up the oven for such a small dessert, but all things considered it works well for us. Also, sometimes I can plan to make something else that uses the oven either before or after the dessert.

I also halve a lot of other recipes, but mostly desserts.

Good luck!

[This message has been edited by Natasha (edited 11-09-2000).]