Posts by elle64

When I had my skin prick test at the allergist I came up positive for lentils.  that doesn't necessarily mean I'm allergic though.  I need to 'reintroduce' them into my diet and take note on how I feel afterward.  It's weird.  I also tested positive for beans, strawberries, milk, turkey and some other things...

I say eat when you're hungry.  Some days I'm hungry at 8:00, some days I'm not hungry till close to 12:00.  Your body will tell you when it wants food. 

Yeah, I know, it's a littttle under $5.00 for a pint (I think).  All the more reason to just have a little bit and savor it though!

There is a brand Pure Decadence, that makes the most DELICIOUS soy ice cream in the world, the flavor I get is Pomegranate Chip.  I don't like soy ice cream normally, but this one is amazing!

Original Post by kay27:

I make a huge batch of fresh, homemade chilli and then eat that all week long for lunches. Its great plain, with low fat cheese, or even as a potatoe topper.

Sometimes I get a rotisserie chicken and then debone it and seperate the meat into 5 containers. I add mashed potatoes or boiled potatoes and whatever veggies you like (I like corn and peas).

Its weird but for me I have to have a hot lunch in order for it to fill me up. Im starving an hour or two later if I have a salad or sandwich.

 The chilli suggestion is really great - my husband makes a huge batch with SOOO many veggies and lean ground turkey, it's great, and we take it to work for the rest of the week.

I make a salad with mixed  greens, grilled chicken, craisins, sunflower seeds all the time.  Or you can do tuna salad, light on the mayo, stuffed in a small, whole wheat pita.

Original Post by clairelaine:

Mine were very cheap at the local oriental grocery store.  Of course I can't read the label so the store owner reccomended them and told me how to cook them. 

I cook mine in boiling water, drain and add to clear soup broth, seasoned with ginger, scallions, garlic and soy sauce.  Sometimes I add snow peas, water chestnuts, slices of carrot, and bamboo shoots.  Some cubes of tofu add protein if I want it.  Soba is so filling - a little goes a long way. 

 Yum, I think I'm going to do just that... I love snow peas, water chesnuts, and bamboo shoots.  Thanks for the suggestions!

Original Post by lynnlette:

• Steamed broccoli with lemon juice.
• Oatmeal with raisins and a daub of maple syrup.
• Frozen banana, frozen strawberries, (soy)milk, and agave nectar in a smoothie.
• Pure apple cider
• Grape Nuts with soymilk...
  

I can't list them all, there's too many!

 

 Yay someone else that uses agave nectar!  I just got introduced to the stuff last summer and I'm in love with it.  I use it in my steel cut oats, smoothies, tea, to sweeten all natural almond butter... pretty much everything!

Greygoose Orange with a SPLASH of cranberry.  It's super strong but will last you quite a while.  It has a fraction of the calories of a regular cran-vodka.  Obviously you can sub this with any vodka you prefer.

Diet soda definitely make me crave sugar like crazy, everytime I have one during work I always get candy from the vending machine at around 3 or 4.  Same with Crystal Light.  The stuff is poison... think of all the chemicals in it.  I'd try and keep it an one every few days.  I'm working on that :)

I've been working out 3-4 times a week for a month now.  It's really strange... actually, I thought jogging was supposed to be slimming for your legs?  Well, I guess I'll give it a little more time, maybe you're right, thmheh, and it's my muscles trying to repair.  Who knows.  I don't know how women pump up the resistance on that elliptical.  I'd look like she-man!