POP CORN FRENZY!

Because I have NES I plan my meals later than the normal, average person. My day consists of a small breakfast around 10:00 AM,  piece of fruit at Noon, Lunch at 2:00, small snack at 4:00  Soup and veggies at 6:00 and 8pm is my dinner time. I will then have my other two left over snacks between 10pm and bed time which is usually 12:30-1:00 AM.  If I stick to this schedule, then my NES seems to stay in control. In fact in the past week, It has gotten remarkably better and I am hoping I am turning a corner.  What I think really saves me the most are my nighttime snack choices.  I love Jenny Craig snacks, however I have found I can have my own snacks too and even cut down on the calories for the days I am approaching my limit quicker.  I tend to watch my day-time caloric intake in anticipation of these snacks at night. 

I LOVE movie pop-corn, in fact, it's NOT unlike me to go see a movie I'm not really into JUST to get that big bag of buttery pop-corn. I was always under the impression that Pop-corn was OK.. I sure didn't prepare myself for what I learned in my first week on Jenny Craig.   POP CORN AT THE MOVIES is a BIG NO-NO!!  Take a look at this from myfitnesspal.com 

Wow that's a lot of calories! I can have a T-Bone Steak for most of these and 2 BIG Mac's for the AMC Theater pop-corn! Who knew different movie theater's had different pop-corn, they all taste the same to me. What I found out was that not only was it the brand, but it was HOW they popped it! Interesting and yet very alarming.  So I went on a search for pop-corn I could eat.  And the WINNER IS...----->  Jolly Time Healthy Pop. Each bag has 5 cups at 20 calories per cup!  I never even finish a bag! 100 calories per bag, 97% fat free and if you are doing Weight Watchers it's only 1 point.  Side note about looking at the label's on popcorn. They all seem to give you the nutritional value in two column's so you have to pay attention to the serving sizes and then each column. The first column shows you the values for un-popped, just the kernel's. The second column is the one you want to pay attention to, unless of course you just open the bag and want to eat the kernel's  (I don't get it either!)

Now you might be asking, ok, that solves the pop-corn dilemma but What about the butter. Well, "I GOT THIS." 

This spray is a MUST have for anyone who is watching their weight.  ZERO calories (2-3 sprays) and ZERO Fat.  How can you not love this?  Plus if you spray the pop-corn right after it's popped, you will get the full movie theater pop-corn experience. I PROMISE!
If you are going to the movies, the one gallon zip lock bags are perfect for this. Just pop the microwaveable pop-corn bag in the microwave, remove, place in the one gallon zip lock bag and spray with your "I can't Believe It's Not Butter",  stick it in your bag or under your coat.  Though the last time I was at the movies a few weeks ago, I hadn't thought of this idea, however, I did see someone in line with their own pop-corn in tow and no one said anything to her. (still think it's a good idea to hide it though, just in case)
Did I mention the savings? The last time I went to the movies it cost more for the small bag of pop-corn and soda than it did the admission ticket!

Let's see what's playing at: http://www.movies.com/new-releases