NSV - I had a homemade fudge brownie with homemade whipped cream on top twice this week for a desert and I still lost weight for the week!

This is a testament to the idea that CICO plus a tracking app (like MFP) can give you tons of flexibility in how you choose to eat. Also, we incorporated a decent amount of fats into our meals and I still turned out well. Finally, we're not afraid to incorporate a desert as part of our meals, though desert is normally only once or twice a week. Caveat is that I'm pretty active and lift weights and do cardio regularly, although the past 2 weeks were rough due to covid running thru the family. No doubt I had it since my daughters came down with it. Not a serious case of it except for lingering fatigue that limited my activity. Examples of the diet this week, and tbh it surprised me a little that I still made progress. Again, applying CICO thru a tracking app can be extremely effective if this is an approach you want to take for your weight loss journey.

• Oven fried chicken with egg noodles, gravy and a veg - while it wasn't deep fried, butter was used to drizzle over the chicken plus it was coated with seasoned flower, egg washes and bread crumbs
• Oven roasted chicken in cast iron skillet - no breading at all on this one, but still used butter to help build a sauce that we (lightly) drizzled over the chicken. Served with rice and a vegetable
• Chicken quesadillas that we made at home - boneless/skinless chicken breasts and salsa which are lean protein and low cal, but used a healthy dose of cheese to build the chicken mixture and each one built with 2 flour tortillas
• Potato and bacon soup - this one wasn't super high calorie but a lot of carbs in this one!
• Homemade fudge brownie with homemade whipped cream - Could have been a major calorie bomb BUT...we cut the pieces down to a manageable size and tbh homemade whipped cream (we don't make ours cloyingly sweet) is surprisingly lighter in calories than you think.

My NSV message for the week was putting into practice the idea that CICO is the right approach for me and that you don't have to completely deprive yourself of good foods IF you have the discipline to adhere to portion sizes and track your calories!

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