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| Vegetarian | What are you having/making for Thanksgiving? | Nov 20 2009 14:40 (UTC) |
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I am looking forward to picking up a Quorn "turkey" roast and doing a reverse kind of thing--I make a cornbread/veggie/dried fruit dressing and bury the roast in the center of it. After baking, the dressing is crispy on top and the roast is moist. I slice it in 1" thick pieces and freeze what I don't eat over the weekend; then I'm all set for the rest of the holidays. I also like all the rest of the standard fixings. I make up frozen dinners for myself out of leftovers and put them away for later; that way I don't get burnt out on "turkey". |
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| Motivation | Countdown to THANKSGIVING ... having a "battle plan!" | Nov 13 2009 17:29 (UTC) |
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The last few years I have found that I am able to take small portions of whatever I want and enjoy it and I don't feel miserable. That said, I realize that hanging out at the table when the meal is over is a mistake--it's way too easy to keep picking at things. And I still haven't figured out how to keep control around the desserts. Maybe this year. |
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| Vegetarian | Thanksgiving for veg*ns! | Nov 13 2009 17:21 (UTC) |
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I am addicted to cornbread stuffing; last year I bought a Quorn mock turkey roast (fabulous, by the way) and fixed it backwards-I put the cornbread mixture made with vegatarian broth and dried cranberries in a loaf pan then made a ditch in it and put the roast in the center and covered it with more stuffing. After baking it I sliced it into six servings and froze some and enjoyed the rest over the weekend. One of my better efforts. |
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| Foods | Soup- Nutritional Info | Oct 23 2009 13:57 (UTC) |
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Original Post by berrywrap12: Use the recipe calculator in the foods tab above--just indicate how many servings the recipe makes, type in the food items and it'll tell you how many calories per serving. |
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| Motivation | How do you reward yourself? | Oct 12 2009 18:13 (UTC) |
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One time I went on a weight loss plan and rewarded myself every week that I lost something, no matter how small, by buying a rose. When they started to dry I hung them up to dry fully and at the end I had a nice bouquet of dried roses in the best vase to remind me of how many weeks I had been successful. The massage idea is really nice too if you can afford it. If you live near a school that trains massage therapists, find out if they have a reduced schedule for therapists-in-training. |
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| Motivation | I LOVE my... | Oct 12 2009 18:05 (UTC) |
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About the only part of myself I used to like were my wrists and ankles! Over the last 3 or 4 years I've started to learn that I should make the most of the body type I have instead of wishing I was an underwear model look-a-like so now I like: my ankles, calves, "earth-mother" hips, abs, breasts, shoulders, forearms, neck, jaw, ears and eyes. What I still don't love: my thighs, my jiggly upper arms and my frizzy hair. I figure I'm always going to have my tummy upholstery so there's no fighting it. |
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| Weight Loss | Eating low calorie in restaurants | Aug 21 2009 15:26 (UTC) |
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Original Post by lizzarddc: There are individual-portion packets of light salad dressings; I try to keep one in my purse for such events. Usually restaurants will have at least one light dressing but I prefer the comfort of knowing that I have a personal favorite right at hand just in case. |
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| Vegetarian | Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes | Aug 20 2009 19:33 (UTC) |
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This is one of those "I'm in a hurry what can I make?" recipes that came from WW; to make 3 minute chili take a can of black beans, a can of tomatoes with peppers and a can of southwestern-style corn with red and green and peppers. Mix in a large pot and heat through and you're good to go. I think it's vegan? If you're not, it's also good with some sour cream and cilantro garnish. |
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| Weight Loss | Seeing Results ! | Jul 20 2009 14:23 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bmfan77: You should know that as someone who has had weight issues, you will always see and think of yourself as someone who is fat; this is why someone with anorexia can think that at 82 pounds they still look fat. Cut yourself some slack; accept that this is where you are right now but you have already had some dramatic success with the decreasing clothes sizes and you are still working at losing weight. We are our own worst critics. |
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| Foods | POLL: Like it or not? PB2 | Jul 14 2009 20:30 (UTC) |
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I definitely like the fact that the ingredient list is so short and everything in it is recognizable as food! Also it doesn't have high fructose corn syrup like most other peanut butters (and I don't care what the commercials say, I don't trust HFCS) |
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| Foods | POLL: Like it or not? PB2 | Jul 14 2009 18:18 (UTC) |
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Sounds good. I found some peanut butter blended with dried apricots at a specialty store that has a slightly lower fat and calorie content but i haven't tried it yet because i have two other open containers of peanut butter. I like to eat PB on rice cakes or whole grain toast before my workouts; it doesn't make me feel too stuffed but gives me enough oomph to get through it. |
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| Foods | Healthy Food Survey | Jul 14 2009 17:09 (UTC) |
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Original Post by folkharpist:
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| Foods | POLL: Like it or not? PB2 | Jul 14 2009 17:03 (UTC) |
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Original Post by smwilder: i checked the website and you can order a sample pack--for 3.99, which includes S&H charges, you get two single-use packets of each plain and chocolate. Sounds reasonable to me. |
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| Motivation | Victory is mine! [Post your successes] | Jul 13 2009 14:36 (UTC) |
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Original Post by shanasedai: I still will do a hand check on my belly once in a while--like somewhere down inside me I still expect to wake up and find that I am back at my heaviest weight! Congratulations on the 5 inches lost :<) |
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| Motivation | Half way there! | Jul 07 2009 15:41 (UTC) |
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Try adapting your recipes for use with Splenda; I have a cousin who tries it in everything and a lot of her recipes turn out pretty good. Or there are a lot of recipes that use applesauce or other low cal low fat substitutions for eggs, butter, oil, and other calorie adders; try some of those out and start finding out what you like. |
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| Motivation | Victory is mine! [Post your successes] | Jul 07 2009 15:39 (UTC) |
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Original Post by shanasedai: Don't get a scale! Everything I read says the measuring tape is a much more accurate reflection of weight loss, and it's so easy to get obsessive about weighing in every day. Just keep on with what you're doing and monitor how your clothes fit and avoid the whole "I'm only down 0.2 pounds this week" blues. |
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| Motivation | Half way there! | Jul 06 2009 15:24 (UTC) |
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Great job! Cheese is one of my favorite foods, and is probably behind many of my plateaus; having to work with it and still manage to lose that weight is quite a victory. I remember what a thrill it was to realize that my BMI was no longer in the obese range; keep up the good work! |
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| Motivation | proud of myself! | Jun 30 2009 20:49 (UTC) |
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Last Thursday I stopped at Wendy's after tae kwon do class for supper, and bought myself a new Coffee-Toffee-Twisted-Frosty for a treat (550 calories!!!). I ate about a quarter cup off the top and put it in the freezer for later. The next night I did the same thing. And I just realized it's still in there waiting and I'm okay with that. I used to be one of those who would buy something and eat the whole thing and then beat myself up for it, and I don't do that nearly as often although potato chips are still my worst saboteur! |
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| Foods | Paula Deen....holy lard-a-mole! | Jun 16 2009 16:13 (UTC) |
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Original Post by timid_gothica: When they did eat like that they were also working MUCH harder than anyone in this generation does--my father grew up on a farm and ate whole milk, butter, eggs and beef most of his life but also worked 15-16 hour days gardening, hoeing potatoes, milking the cows, baling hay. . . it all comes down to calories in vs calories out, and we dont burn off the calories anymore like they used to. Of course, most of my aunts and uncles now have heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer too. . . |
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| Foods | food to bring to work | Jun 16 2009 15:55 (UTC) |
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Original Post by safina1: I would try getting the ziploc or glad screw top containers, get your egg whites measured out and freeze them. When you leave in the morning, get one out and take it with you, and it should keep itself cold and be ready for you three hours later. |
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| Motivation | Victory is mine! [Post your successes] | Jun 08 2009 13:55 (UTC) |
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My most recent "success" was at my nephew's graduation party several weeks ago. A friend of the family that I hadn't seen in two years walked right past me and when my sister pointed me out did a double take. Oh, and last month when I was cleaning out my closet I tried on the dress I wore at my college graduation and IT FIT!!! |
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| Motivation | What are your weight loss goal rewards? | May 18 2009 14:25 (UTC) |
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I have rewarded myself with a bouquet of flowers every week I lost weight. Another reward is to go shopping in my closet--I have lots of different sizes in my wardrobe and when I think I've dropped a size I go through and try everything on. This last month I actually fit into the dress I wore at my college graduation over twenty years ago. Now that was a big boost! |
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| Weight Loss | Share your Diet Tips "To Live By" | May 12 2009 18:26 (UTC) |
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My best tip isn't diet advice either; I was not able to successfully lose weight and keep it off until I quit beating myself up over being fat. Once I accepted that I'm not a horrible person because of my weight I was able to start looking at things objectively and began making better choices and before I knew it the weight started coming off. |
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| Motivation | Bragging Rights! | May 04 2009 17:55 (UTC) |
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To lihop61: I too started out doing yoga at 37, then at 45 added tae kwon do followed by experimentation with tai chi, chi gong and Pilates and after that added running to improve my cardio for the martial arts. I don't run fast, but i can run for over a mile and am working up to two miles then after that my goal is to run a 5K. I started out on a treadmill, because it does some of the pacing for you. After I was able to tolerate that I started runing at the local college track or on the roads near my house. I have been wearing dollar store knee sleeves to protect my knees and even though my knees are a lot less touchy then they were at first I plan to keep wearing them because it just feels better. Until I started running, I was only able to lose a few pounds here and there and almost never keep them off but I have lost almost 20 pounds since starting. Start slow and work yourself up to whatever your personal goal is, and if something doesn't work out don't give up--keep trying another angle and good luck! |
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| Fitness | Am I the only one here with a high resting heart rate? | Apr 28 2009 20:06 (UTC) |
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As a nurse I would definitely encourage you to call your doctor's office and ask them about your heart rate. It may be that you have always had a higher RHR, but there are also some medical conditions that can cause that. Ask to have the office nurse call you back and discuss it with you; she can check with your doctor and see if they want you to come in or if it's something that can be handled on your next routine visit. Also, try checking the heart rate when you wake up but before you get out of bed. Sometimes the shock of the alarm going off or thinking about everything you need to get done before heading out the door, etc, will make your heart rate go up. When you wake up turn off the alarm and lay quietly and take a few deep even breaths and when you feel calm check your heart rate. |
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| Fitness | Morning Workouts | Apr 28 2009 20:00 (UTC) |
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try half an ounce of nuts (unless you're allergic) before you leave for your workout. You definitely need to eat something so you don't poop out halfway through your workout. It's less than a hundred calories so it leaves you more for breakfast afterwards; it's not enough to make you feel full and cause problems while you're working out; and it's just enough of a fuel up to get your metabolism going on it's own. Your body will kick out some of its own reserved fuel as long as it doesn't think you're in starvation mode. |
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| Weight Loss | Diet Support at Work | Apr 27 2009 15:34 (UTC) |
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Much good advice above. My contribution is this: log your food as you go through the day, painful or not. The only time I successfully lose weight is when I am faithful at writing it down. I would also recommend continuing the food log indefinitely; at least until you have reached your goal weight and stayed there a while. Keeping yourself honest is the best way to prevent waking up one day and finding you've packed back on ten pounds. Keep healthy snacks available, especially if you are a snacker like me. I have a box in my office which I try to keep full of 100 calorie snack pack-type stuff. Walking or some other type of exercise as a group is fun, and makes it seem less like work. Go before you eat, though, as it's harder to get motivated after you eat. |
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| Motivation | Good News! | Apr 27 2009 15:28 (UTC) |
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Wudy111, another helpful approach is to ask the waitress to bring you a to-go box with your entree, and immediately put half away and get it out of sight. I don't know how often I've eaten past the point of comfort just because it was there. Also, eyeball your pasta before you start eating, and make sure you know just how much you are eating. A portion of pasta is one cup, and many restaurants will bring out a platter with three or four cups of pasta plus whatever is added to it. |
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| Motivation | What helped you make the switch to "thinking healthy"? | Apr 21 2009 17:14 (UTC) |
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My big change came when I realized that I was sabotaging my own efforts to be thinner and healthier out of some delusion that I didn't deserve any better. Once I gave up mentally punishing myself for being fat and accepted that I am who I am, it became easier to make healthy behaviors the norm. I inhabit this one body, and this body only; and I need to make this one the best body it can be. I'll never be a supermodel, or an athlete, or any one of dozens of idols held up to the mainstream as who we should be, but that's no reason to not see what is the best I can be. I still struggle with thinking of food as a consolation prize; a panacea for all my ills. When I eat right I feel so much better that I still get mad at myself after a carb binge, and I can't believe I fell for that trap again. I'm getting better at seeing it in time though. |
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| Weight Loss | he calls me dumpy n chunky :0( | Apr 21 2009 17:04 (UTC) |
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Reading all this makes me want to cry for your pain. I have never been in this bad a situation, but my previous relationship was with a master manipulator; someone who was always three steps ahead of me in his words and actions and had me questioning everything I thought I knew. There were so many emotional ups and downs being with him, but eventually I saw enough to realize I could turn into someone I didn't AT ALL want to be. I walked away, and it took months to let go of the broken dreams. Your guy may not even be aware of what he's doing, but it's all part of a cycle to keep you where he wants you; he feeds you enough sweetness to hook you and then stabs you again until you pull away. What you both need if you want to stay together and live a healthy, beautiful life is to get couples counselling. If you fear his reactions, then confront his behaviors in front of a professional. If he will not get counselling with you, then walk away before things get worse because they will. |
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Hope this is fun for all you health-foodies out there.
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