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| Recipes | what's been your biggest recipe oops? | Oct 11 2007 02:41 (UTC) |
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I'd heard you can put apples into smoothies, so I tried to make what I thought should be a tasty cran-apple smoothie. Er, no -_- . It turned into something similar to applesauce, which I hate the texture of, so I couldn't tolerate it. |
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| Recipes | Pumpkin Smoothie! | Oct 11 2007 02:39 (UTC) |
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| I wanna try that! I had a pumpkin smoothie at a smoothie place once, and it was amazing ^_^ ! Somehow, I think it had a lot more cals than this version. . . | |||
| Recipes | what is the difference between baked apples and raw ones? | Oct 11 2007 02:37 (UTC) |
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| I like to slice up an apple, put it in a bowl with a little cinnamon and Splenda or sugar, and microwave it for a couple of minutes-- tastes apple pie-ish ^_^ . I list the cals the same whether I cook the apple or leave it, though if I use sugar on it I'll of course count that as well. | |||
| Recipes | smoothies | Oct 11 2007 02:32 (UTC) |
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| I never use a recipe. I just have packets of fruit in the freezer (usually 1/2 to 1 whole if it's something large like a banana or peach, 4-6 if it's medium like a strawberry, and around 10 for something small like blueberries), which I'll open one or two up and throw it in the blender with a cup of milk or juice and usually a (6-8 oz) container of light yogurt, though it's fine if you don't have it. I put things in whatever combination seems tasty at the moment, and it usually turns out well. | |||
| Recipes | Banana & Granola Breakfast | Oct 11 2007 02:28 (UTC) |
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| Sometimes I make a parfait with some sliced fruit (often a banana, but whatever's in the house) layered with yogurt and cereal (it's especially good with granola cereal, but whatever you have on hand is fine). | |||
| Foods | Do you get your recommended fruits & veggies a day? | Oct 11 2007 02:23 (UTC) |
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| I wanna eat the right amount of fruits and veggies, but it's hard to get them into the house sometimes. A lot of times, especially if money is tight, people act like I'm wasting money if I wanna bring anything actually healthy into the house. | |||
| Foods | what's the weirdest craving you've had lately? | Oct 11 2007 02:21 (UTC) |
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Jambalaya! I would kill for some good jambalaya right now. |
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| Foods | does anyone eat the SAME thing all the time? | Oct 11 2007 02:20 (UTC) |
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| Sometimes I eat the same thing for a few days, or until I get bored of it or run out of it. Usually I have to have at least some variety, though, just so I don't bore myself. | |||
| Foods | I had pizza today, and loved it! | Oct 11 2007 02:18 (UTC) |
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| I ate some pizza today 'cause I was too lazy to cook a proper meal :-P . Now I have to get my lazy bum moving to try to burn it off! | |||
| Weight Loss | Cheat day | Oct 11 2007 02:15 (UTC) |
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| My "cheat day" attempts turn more into "cheat weeks" 'cause it sends me out of control :-( . I have to just try my best to be on cals as many days as possible, and try not to panic too much if I accidentally binge once in a while. So long as it's just once in a while. . . | |||
| Weight Loss | Interesting : BMI Illustrated | Oct 11 2007 02:13 (UTC) |
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| I guess I'm pretty open-minded about what "normal" looks like-- most of the people there looked pretty good to me. | |||
| Weight Loss | ...but I hate vegetables | Oct 11 2007 02:08 (UTC) |
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It's pretty common to learn to dislike certain foods in childhood, and avoid them as an adult. But I've found that sometimes, if I just try them again now that I'm older, they don't bother me. Sometimes I even find out I like them. If you have tried veggies as an adult but still don't like them, try other veggies or other ways of preparing the ones you have tried. Or if you still can't stand them after all that, I saw something on "Oprah" a day or two back where a lady wrote a cookbook that you can hide veggie purees in all kinds of foods. That way you can sneak veggies in and not even have to taste them, if you don't wanna. |
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| Recipes | Microwavable recipes | Sep 18 2007 03:45 (UTC) |
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| Just about any fruit or veggie can be a good microwave snack. I especially like to make apples, sweet potatoes, spaghetti squash, or my current love broccoli mixed with carrots ^_^ . | |||
| Foods | What's your favorite ice cream? | Sep 18 2007 03:39 (UTC) |
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| I like chocolate ice-cream with junk in it. Doesn't matter what junk-- fudge, nuts, marshmallows, candy bits, anything is good, and the junkier the better! Unfortunately, those aren't very diet-friendly, so I can't have them in the house very often. | |||
| Foods | Going out to a Chinese Buffet | Sep 18 2007 03:37 (UTC) |
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| Buffets in general are a bad idea, I think. I always feel I have to get my money's worth, so I eat until my tummy hurts. . . and sometimes rest a bit, and eat more -_-;;; . . . So I try to stay away from them. I just go to the normal Chinese place, order something tasty from the menu, eat half, and get a doggy bag. | |||
| Foods | Dairy Queen surprise | Sep 18 2007 03:33 (UTC) |
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There was a restaurant we used to go to a lot where I would usually order the grilled chicken and baked potato, which I thought was great. . . until I went on their web site and added up what I ate-- over 1,000 cals! How'd they fit so many into such an innocent-seeming meal? |
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| Foods | sort of like a what did you eat today... what did you just buy at the grocery store? | Sep 18 2007 03:28 (UTC) |
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| I wish I could go to the grocery store! We're running low on food in the house, but nobody has any money :-( . | |||
| Foods | What's YOUR favorite type of Nut? | Sep 18 2007 03:27 (UTC) |
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| I love almonds! Whenever there's a can of mixed nuts in the house, I get into trouble for picking out the almonds ^_^; . | |||
| Foods | sorbet vs ice cream | Sep 18 2007 03:23 (UTC) |
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I love Italian ice ^_^ ! We have some in the freezer right now, but I'll resist eating it 'cause I've already had more than enough to eat today. I use nonfat yogurt as my ice-cream substitute a lot of times. . . mostly just refrigerated cups, but frozen yogurt is tasty, too. If you put a cup of refrigerated yogurt in the freezer, will it kill the beneficial "live and active cultures"? |
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| Foods | YAY! I found a new snack :) | Sep 18 2007 03:19 (UTC) |
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I guess it's not much weirder than putting pb on celery. *shrugs* I eat mine plain, though, since once I had nothing to put on it, and had to eat it plain. . . tasted fine that, way, so I kept with that. |
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| Foods | Has anyone tried fiber gourmet pasta? | Sep 18 2007 03:11 (UTC) |
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| *waits with curiosity to find out what chocolate pasta is like* | |||
| Weight Loss | Cravings and PMS... | Sep 18 2007 02:32 (UTC) |
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I'm all for that new forum idea! My cycles are murder, especially since the cravings and ravenous hunger start a week or two before my actual period :-( ! |
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| Weight Loss | No veggies, fruits, or sweets | Sep 18 2007 02:28 (UTC) |
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| Often, if someone says they don't like something, it's 'cause they've never given it a fair go. If there are some fruits and veggies you've never tried, try them. The ones you've had before, try them prepared in new ways. There are so many types out there, it's hard to imagine anyone could possibly hate them all, so there are bound to be some you do like, somewhere. | |||
| The Lounge | Your Crack (what is your personal addiction) | Sep 16 2007 05:38 (UTC) |
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| I've joked that "Heroes" is my crack ^_^; . Food-wise, my current crack is cinnamon grahams with a little PB. . . need to get away from that one -_-; . . . | |||
| The Lounge | LGBTQ? | Sep 16 2007 05:35 (UTC) |
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I don't care much about the weight of a potential gf. I base attraction more on the face, eyes, personality, shared interests, etc. than body type. About myself, my desire for a better body has more to do with love of cosplay than my orientation. A lot of the charas I wanna dress like have revealing clothes, and I don't feel I can do them properly until I'm thin enough to not have rolls sticking out over the costume -_- . |
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| The Lounge | What's YOUR favorite Perfume or Cologne? | Sep 16 2007 05:31 (UTC) |
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I'm not a big perfume person. Sometimes I'll buy a cheap perfume or body spray that smells like fruit, candy, or a flower I like (such as gardenia, violet, or sweet pea). I like Avon's Far Away, though. That's about the closest to "smelling like a grown-up" I get ^_^; . |
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| The Lounge | Who's YOUR Favorite Talk- Show Host? | Sep 16 2007 05:26 (UTC) |
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| I like Montel Williams, but he comes on early and I'm not always able to see him :-( . I also watch Tyra a lot, kind of a guilty pleasure, I guess. | |||
| Recipes | Pierogies | Sep 16 2007 05:15 (UTC) |
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| Whole wheat pierogies? Never heard of that. Now I'm curious to know how that'll turn out. . . | |||
| Foods | any good veggies to munch on...? | Sep 16 2007 05:10 (UTC) |
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Lately I like to mix up some broccoli and baby carrots in a bowl and steam it in the microwave for a few minutes ^_^ . It's really good! I've noticed the longer you're dieting, the tastier fruits and veggies are to you ^_^ . Now I eat a carrot, and it's almost like candy, where before it just used to be, well, vegetable-y. . . |
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| Foods | Diet food your surprised people enjoy | Sep 16 2007 05:05 (UTC) |
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I love rice cakes, especially if they're cinnamon or chocolate ^_^ ! I like the fact they look like little hockey pucks, too, which is fun. Oh, and putting stuff on them is fun, too! I usually prefer the taste of diet foods to regular ones now that I'm used to it, to the point I get into arguments with housies 'cause I think skim milk tastes better, and they want fat in theirs -_-;;; . . . The "diet" foods I don't get are the gimmicky ones that are actually almost as bad for you as the real thing. Whenever possible, it's better to eat real foods than "diet" chips and cookies. And if you must have a cookie, just eat one or two regular ones and get it over with-- the "diet" ones aren't much better for you and taste much worse, anyway! |
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