Posts by bintzp

Hi gwynne, I feel your pain and I know many others here do too.  Pooping in general is a conversation many of us have had here at CC but I for one am always glad to keep up with the latest recommendations and ruminations on the subject.  Given that 70% (or close to that) of our immune system is located in our digestive system, it is important to keep it operating at optimal levels. 

That said, if I do not have at least 2 glasses of psyllium husks per day I end up with problems.  When I am "stopped up" I find that drinking prune juice is one of the only things that "get me going" It may feel odd and you'll get some rumbling but it's not harsh like laxitives.  In fact, please avoid the laxatives,  they are really unhealthy.  Go buy some prune juice and see if it works.  Drink about 4 to 6 ounces and see how you feel in 1/2 hour.  STay close to a bathroom cause when it work, it's fast. 

Things that can cause the constipation are bananas and cheese.  If you want to have a lenghtier discussion, I'm always available to for poop talk!!  Good luck and I hope everything comes out allright HEEHEE!!

HI all!  I actually came back to see if Molly's DH was still on track to come home tomorrow and I'm glad to see that yes, he is!  Have a beautiful reunion Molly but I won't stop prayin' til he gets of the plane! 

I have been very bad this past week and have not been logging my food.  The good news is that after almost two years of counting calories I have now gotten used to eating less, more reasonable portions and more healthy foods.  So much so that I think this eating healthy thing is becoming habit!  YIPPY!  This means that eventhough I'm not counting, I did not gain any weight and I feel good.  In fact I think I'm headed down the scale another lb. after this week, ok, maybe .5 lb but its something! 

Ethnic food lately, Thai (namely Pad Thai, but I've also been doing Greek for lunch lately cause there is an excellent great rest. near where I work.  Central Gyro for all you Chicagoans.  You know you went there at 4AM after a night out at the bar, everyone did!  Anyway, Greek and Thai for today but ask me next month and I'm sure it will be different.

Hi All!

I've been MIA from posting for some time, I have been lurking but just not been keeping up with the QOD or my goal progress.  But I am happy to say that eventhough I had a food orgy weekend with one party after another I managed to stay calorie neutral and not put on any lbs. 

The better news is that I have been slowly losing some lbs, namely 4 lbs over the past 4 weeks.   I am so happy about those few little 4 lbs that I cannot contain myself.  I realize that since I have fewer lbs to lose now it's just going to have to come off around a lb a week and I have to be ok with that.  The flip side is that 4 lbs makes a difference in my clothes such as no harsh red waist line markings after a day of wearing my jeans. 

AS for my goals, I'm doing pretty good on all except for the coffee.  I love coffee!!!  It is so hard for me to give up but I know I should.  Right now I'm going to choose decaf.  Ugh!  Good luck everyone and keep up the great work! 

Yes, now I remember that the better soy is the unfermented kind, that's what that article said.  Are there any other unfermented soy products other than miso and tempeh?  I'd like to start replacing my soy with the better choice but I'm not sure how.  Any ideas?

Congrats Molly!  What a milestone! I have been lazy about my forum contact but I've been good about logging my food, even this weekend.  While I felt like I was overeating the calorie count was still pretty good and I ended up dropping a lb. 

I've decided that my weight loss journey is going to be very slow and I just have to come to terms with that.  I mean really slow, but that has to be ok otherwise I'd be depressed all the time.  I feel good, that's what's important.

As for today's question (I'm too lazy to look back at the one's I missed) I love it!! What a great way to learn about spices and adding flavor without fat! 

Lately I've been trying to use hummus in as many ways as possible.  It's a great spread and there are so many different flavors it is very versatile.  My all time favorite spice is cumin, I add it to lots of dishes.  I also have a smokey paprika that is from Spain that I use in lots of stuff.  Finally, I must mention my VegeSal which is a salt sub that is very tastey.  Put it on popcorn and you'll never miss the butter. Seriously!  Have a great, Happy Healthy Day all!

Hi all,  Well, I did not have the weekend I wanted.  I wanted to get in one workout and I wanted to count calories which I had not been doing.  I did not do either, HOWEVER, my Monday morning weigh-in showed a 1 lb loss! YIPPY!  Now I know my scale can read something other than 138. 

I am celebrating this because eventhough I didn't hit my weekend goals, I was very conscious about what I ate and I tried to count in my head instead of running to the computer, something I just had no time for.  I also threw a healthy potluck dinner where I asked folks to bring something healthy.  They did and we all felt great!  So if you want a kick butt tilapia recipe, try this http://weightwatchers.com/util/prt/recipe.asp x?type=1&Recipeid=129201  You can entertain with it even with folks who are not doing the healthy lifestyle thing.  So tasty!  Also, for desert we grilled up fruit, sprinkled toasted coconut and crumbled Ameretti cookies on it with a small dollop of whipped cream.  I know it sounds decadent but because the fruit is the star of the show you use so little of the fattening stuff it turns out to be fewer calories. 

As for the question of the day, my shortened version would be "fake it 'til ya make it" which I've always believed in.  I think that we have to force ourselves to do some stuff before we really understand or buy-into it's benefits.  We also have to do the same in relationships as southern-midwife was saying.  I know I did for my step-family members and tho it was hard we are much better off for it.  

That is so funny!  My best workout partners are my two dogs and my 7 y/o nephew.  He loves to do Turbo Jam and prefers it over playing Nascar '06 on the XBox (I'm sure that won't last much longer) 

He tries to copy the moves, then when he gets bored with that he wants to get on the treadmill.  It is so nice to have a workout partner who doesn't want to stop and have ice cream first or tries to talk you out of a workout and opt for dinner out.  The dogs don't do that either, which is nice.  

Ditto to what SMWHIPPLE wrote.  A good, extremely fit friend of mine told me once that none of the hype matters, just get out there and do something. 

If you are disciplined and need to follow some sort of routine, find one that you like and do it.  But don't stress about things like "is it best to workout in the mornings" or "does drinking a protein shake before my workout increase effectiveness" because, frankly, stuff like this gives you reasons to NOT do your workout.  Like, "well, I guess I missed my workout this morning so since it's best to workout in the mornings I will just skip today and do it tomorrow." 

Good luck and overall, have fun!!! (of course, please make good choices and be careful to not hurt yourself.)

I will SO buy your book when you finish.  Do you have advanced ordering?  The reason is that my hubby has a HUGE sweet tooth.  I really don't but everyonce in a while (or should I say once a month:)  I get a craving or two.  So we can both fend off his tooth but when mine rears it's ugly head, we cave.  Then we run out and get a McFlurry or something equally as bad and I pay for it the next day.

Forgive me if you read this in another thread but feel free to use my apple-pie-in-a-bag suggestion which is sliced apples, ground walnuts with cinnamin or apple pie spices.  Toss all in a bag to coat apples and enjoy.  Tastes great and is low cal. Sorry it's not chocolate.

Good luck with your book!

This is a good question as I have never thought of mixing in something, I end up tearing up my bread trying to get the 1 tblspn of PB to spread to each end.  I think the milk idea is fine and sounds good but how many cals in the almond milk?  I also have better luck with toast that is still warm cause the PB loosens up and thins out so maybe heat up the PB in the micro if you want it on bread.  Other ideas might be unsweetened soy milk, agave or maybe even add a little water since most of my ideas will still add cals so your not really saving anything.  I'm going to try this out this week since I LOVE PB and especially on bread. 

Hi all,

karenie:  I can also highly recommend VegeSal   Very tastey on popcorn and, like spike it doesn't try to taste like salt, just a very tasty alternative

Dianne:  Hang in there!  Your post made me realize how I'm not alone and even if I completely blow my calories, I can keep coming back here for help and tomorrow is always a new day.

Molly, thanks for the pics of the kitties!  I love kitties but my doggies do not so pics are as close as I can get!  And the quilt is very nice and very stylish, under 20 bucks huh?  Wow

As for fish: I am from the midwest where the only fresh fish you can really get is fresh water stuff and even that is not always fresh.  I never liked it but like fighead I am trying new things and hoping to come across recipes that I really enjoy.  I did find a tilapia recipe by weighwatchers that is wonderful!  If anyone wants it I can provide a link.  I do eat canned tuna and shrimp but other than that it's not a mainstay in my house.  I do, however, take a fish oil supplement and it does not cause me to burp up fishy gas, which is nice!

Happy weekend all and wish me luck on avoiding those s'mores when I go camping.  I'd like to keep them to only one a night. 

diet food I hate:

Anything that has fake sugar in it.  This dislike for any fake sugar limits my sweets intake and at times causes calorie overage as I end up choosing real sugar items that are higher in cals but I just can't stand the taste, even splenda.  Stevia does something weird to my digestion so I have to keep eating the real sugar when I need a fix. 

Luckily, fruits really satisfy my cravings for sweets nowadays so "I've got that goin' for me, which is good" <---- anyone know the reference?

Got up this morning and skated for 15 minutes with the dogs, not as long as I wanted but I have my strength training tonight so I should reach my activity goal this week, no problem.  Went to Yoga last night, so lovely and relaxing as well as challenging.  The scale has not been too cooperative lately but at least I feel good.  Happy Thursday all!! 

Hi Erica, I think this may be some left over stuff from the ED issues you've had that you mention in your profile.  Maybe there is some trigger you are trying to avoid which means YEAH for you!  Try to figure out exactly what is uncomfortable (some specific topic? how people talk about food? how people talk to YOU about food etc?) and also what does uncomfortable mean?  like do you get upset/sad or do you get angry/frustrated or some combination? This may help you figure out the reason for the feelings.   

Also, it is very normal to find it difficult to discuss certain things with family. I avoid the normal topics such as politics and religion like the plague with my family.  And if it does come up, I do leave the room.  There is nothing wrong with that.  You can meet me in the other room and we can go for walk!  See you there! 

Ok, I'm in, if only to stalk Molly wherever she goes  

Goals for the summer:

1.) Log all calories daily, INCLUDING the weekends

2.) Do Cardio exercise at least 3 times per week.  This in addition to continuing with my strength training 2 days per week.

3.) Finally drop those 10 lbs.  I must do this I must do this I must do this

4.) Return to sending "virtual motivation" e-mails to my friends who are all trying to maintain healthy lifestyles. (at least once per week)

3.) Control if no eliminate my coffee intake (health reasons)

Had to chime in because my husband does the same thing to me.  When I wasn't watching my calories I didn't mind at all.  But now I just tell him that I've measured out my food and I would like to enjoy it all and he's fine with it.  I don't, however, say anything to a friend if it happens, but I have to admit, it doesn't happen too often, my friends all want their own food :) 

Sharing is a good thing, of course, but I do get pretty selfish when I only have 1 cup of cereal to snack on at night, sorry but I want it all!