Well, despite my best efforts, I did gain a tiny bit of weight over the break. Fortunately, it was only 1.9 pounds. For a skinny person, that might be a lot. But for me, that is practically what one day of eating salty food can do. So, that being said, I am very proud that I didn’t grossly overeat over the Holidays. In fact, despite the fact that my grandparents bought a pie every few days (even buying a one just this Saturday when I traveled back to school), I only splurged the three days around Christmas. Other than that, I often turned down dessert and insisted on cooking a huge vat of vegetable stir fry mix that we ate for several days. Cooking healthy food in large portions can help when trying to lose weight, since you’ll have healthy food ready to eat. After all, once it’s cooked, it’s as easy to reheat as spaghettios or any other easily prepared food.

In case anyone is curious about how to cook a big vat of vegetable stir fry, it is pretty easy. You just have to grab a bunch of varieties of produce, add some soy & teriyaki sauce (or alternatives if you have a problem with salt content), put in a small bag of lean chicken, add some sesame seeds (or maybe a small amount of chopped nuts), cook up some rice or gluten free pasta (preferably “brown” or wheat) and you’re pretty much good to go. The rice or pasta is cooked seperately, but everything else can go in one big pot/skillet and cook together. The ingredients I used included:

Lean Chicken

Red Bell Pepper
Green Bell Pepper
Carrots
Brocolli
Green Bean Pods
Beets
Diced, stewed tomatoes
Red Cabbage

Water Chestnuts
Sesame Seeds
Garlic

Cumin
Oregano
Rosemary
Thyme