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| Foods | survey time. | Jun 09 2009 20:13 (UTC) |
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favorite fruit: pineapple, oranges, avocados, and berries favorite vegetable: sweet potatoes, zucchini, spinach, and asparagus favorite grain source: whole wheat bread favorite meat/meat alternative source: fish favorite dairy product: ice cream favorite hot drink: coffee and tea favorite cold drink: water =), but other than that, orange juice when was the last time you ate fast food? what did you order?: Taco Bell on Friday and I ate a Fresco Spicy chicken taco. what's one old favorite you've had recently and found that it didn't taste as good as you remembered?: a sausage dog...i had one a few weeks ago that was better name 3 healthy/diet foods you're really into right now: salads, fish, and eggs name 3 healthy/diet foods you're really sick of right now: nothing least favorite fruit: honey dew melons and grapefruit least favorite vegetable: brussel sprouts least favorite grain source: it depends on how well it's made i guess least favorite meat/meat alternative source: tofu least favorite dairy product: cottage cheese least favorite hot drink: black coffee least favorite cold drink: pop what's your favorite winter treat?: hot butter rum what's your favorite summer treat?: ice cream what do you like chocolate best with?: nuts, perhaps what do you like peanut butter best with?: pbj sandwich or celery and pb or apple and pb what's your favorite fruit to use in jam?: marion berry and black berry what's your favorite flavour/kind/brand of diet soda (assuming you drink it)?: don't drink it what do you add to your coffee?: half and half and a tiny bit of sugar what do you add to your tea?: none, unless it's black tea, then the same as above do you eat breakfast every morning?: yep, i wouldn't function without it what's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?: fruit or eggs or toast or a mixture of the 3 what's your favorite thing to eat for lunch?: salads or canned salmon sandwiches or almost anything, really what's your favorite thing to eat for dinner?: Mexican food list your 5 current favorite snacks: fruit; crackers with cheese, cucumber and pepper; dark chocolate with almonds; sliced veggies; and chips with salsa. what's your favorite flavour of icecream?: half baked ben and jerry's do you prefer chocolate, or white milk?: dark chocolate! what grocery store do you shop at?: Walmart and Extra Foods what's your favorite flavour/brand/kind of 100-calorie pack?: i don't buy them. do you drink water plain, or do you add things to it (lemon slice, sweetner, crystal light, etc)?: water what's your favorite salty snack?: crackers or tortilla chips what's your favorite kind of nut?: cashews what's your favorite fruit to eat dried?: apples and craisins what's your favorite thing to add dried fruit to?: i just eat it on it's own or sometimes i put craisins on salad what's your favorite flavour/brand/kind of chewing gum?: i'm not picky do you prefer white, dark, or milk chocolate the most?: dark what's your favorite kind of cookie?: oatmeal chocolate chip what food do you remember most from your childhood? do you still eat it now?: i grew up on a low budget so we ate a lot of Top Ramen, which i never eat any more. i had it a few times in college, but not since then. name 1 "weird" food you like to eat: my mom used to always make tuna noodle casserole, and yes, i still eat it on occasion. what's your favorite type of cuisine (canadian/american, italian, chinese, indian, etc)?: i couldn't choose, even though i have said it was mexican before. i love thai, chinese, indian, mexican, and italian. what's your least favorite type of cuisine (same as above)?: Ethiopian how spicy do you like your food to be?: depends on the food, but i like stuff pretty spicy what's your favoite condiment?: parmesan cheese and barbeque sauce what's your favorite kind of cheese?: cheddar, gouda, and mozarella what about your least favorite kind of cheese?: cottage cheese and bleu cheese what was the last thing you ate?: a pbj sandwich with whole wheat bread what's the next thing you will eat?: a taco salad what's the last thing you had to drink?: water what's the next thing you'll have to drink?: probably the same as above haha. are you craving anything right now? if so, what?: guacamole |
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| Foods | Favorite types/flavors of desserts and snacks | Jun 09 2009 19:47 (UTC) |
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Cake: Pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting |
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| Foods | 10 ten favorite foods, 10 least favorite | Jun 09 2009 19:37 (UTC) |
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Favorites: 1. Seafood, especially salmon and shrimp 2. Mexican food 3. Homemade bread 4. High quality chocolate (especially with nuts) 5. Nuts, especially cashews 6. Fruit, like avocados, fresh berries, oranges, and fresh pineapple 7. Veggies like asparagus, fresh spinach, sweet potatoes, and zucchini 8. Any kind of curry, but especially Japanese and yellow Thai 9. Wine 10. Hummous
Gross stuff: 1. Pudding 2. Porridge 3. Canned fruit 4. Pop - too sweet and it makes me burp too much! 5. Cottage cheese and most processed cheeses 6. Milk 7. Nori 8. Ethiopian bread called injera (which is probably my least favorite of ALL foods!) 9. Tripe 10. Cheap milk chocolate |
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| Foods | What's in your fridge? | Jun 05 2009 18:20 (UTC) |
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items in my fridge: eggs, onions, cilantro, jalapeno, ginger, gala apples, one orange, broccoli, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, romaine lettuce, green and red peppers, orange juice, berry juice, rhubarb, avocado, cheddar cheese, condiments, dressings, whole grain small tortillas (which i eat), white flour large tortillas (which my hubby eats =P), pico de gallo, ground beef seasoned for tacos, sour cream, plain yogurt, dove dark chocolates, oreo cookies (which i don't eat. i'm not so tempted by store bought cookies), coca cola and rock star energy drink (won't touch the stuff), 1% milk, and i don't know what else. i don't regret anything that i buy, but i'm not so happy about some of my husband's choices. =P I wish I had sweet potatoes, salmon, almond butter, wine, more avocadoes, hummous, and fresh strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and marionberries. |
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| Weight Loss | what are your personal "Yeah!" moments | Jun 01 2009 19:42 (UTC) |
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Original Post by druciana05: This happened to me last week! It made me very happy! For me they were only vanity pounds, but when he couldn't tell for so long, it was kind of discouraging. Now I know it shows! =) |
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| Motivation | Lonely | May 26 2009 22:20 (UTC) |
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I have been struggling with loneliness too. Humans aren't meant to live lonely lives. I just moved to a new part of the world and so I'm trying to make friends and such. There are so many days that I feel so sorry for myself because I don't have a job and currently my only role is as a wife. So then I start feeling like I'm useless as well. Is this an issue of finding self-worth? I'm just curious. If not, then you can probably ignore what I have to say. =P At this point, as a woman, I am constantly seeking love and approval from others. We often try to find our self worth in our appearance, or in approval from our husbands (or boyfriends, or men in general), our jobs, or in our parenting, or anything else. But I have been learning that it's not what I do or how I look that makes me worthy, but I am worthy because I am ME. There's no harm in finding joy in those things, but when you're ultimate worth is defined by those things, that's when they can be harmful. I'm sorry if I didn't make sense. I'm not really good with words. But I hope this helps. I sure haven't put all this into practice yet, but I'm learning and I know that changing habits can be a slow process. |
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| Maintaining | What *good habits* have you made? | May 26 2009 21:04 (UTC) |
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Eating smaller portions...after all, i'm a small person and i don't need to eat as much (or nearly as much) as my husband! Incorporating more veggies and fruits throughout the day. Avoiding most packaged foods...especially in order to watch my sodium levels. So I mostly cook from scratch, or buy low sodium items. Eating more fish and chicken and eating less red meats. Eating less sweets in a day. Usually only about 20 grams of chocolate. Avoiding most foods that are high in refined sugars. Eating when I'm hungry rather than when I feel like it (unless I'm way below my calorie limit and have to eat). If I know i'm going to a barbeque or out to eat, I eat less beforehand, such as only fruit and veggies. Healthier snacking...fruit, veggies, yogurt, hummous, etc. Cooking with little or now fats, depending on how much I need in my day...and I do, it's usually olive oil. When I go out to eat, I look for healthier entrees. Usually my salads' dressing is a small portion of a vinegarette or a teaspoon of olive oil with my own spices added to it. Sometimes using healthier substitutes when I bake. Exercising almost every day for at least a half hour (except weekends unless my husband wants to play tennis with me). |
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| Foods | Packaged Apple Slices? | May 26 2009 20:50 (UTC) |
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Original Post by merylwhite1: ha ha, I am american and i totally agree! so funny how so many americans think that everyone else in the world must be living in chains and can't make ANY decisions on their own...and they must all be miserable too...but if they lived in america, shoot, their lives would be nearly perfect...let's travel peeps! (sorry, i also digress from the original question) |
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| Foods | [Survey] How do you like your... | May 26 2009 06:55 (UTC) |
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Eggs - any way I can get them! Potato - perhaps mashed, but that's a toughy Berries - fresh or in smoothies Tomatoes - marinara sauce Beans - soup/chili or in Mexican food Corn - as a flour Cheese - plain or as sauce Meat - main course Nuts - nuts are amazing however they are used! Green veggies - salads or cooked as side dish Carrots - Raw or cooked or dessert...i guess i like it all Milk - i cook with it, i don't drink it - yuck! Rice - on its own Fish - pretty much any way except raw - it's the texture that's weird when it's raw Oats - baked goods, hands down! |
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| Weight Loss | All right its crunch time! | May 24 2009 23:59 (UTC) |
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Good luck! I'm sure that even if you get close to your goal, but don't quite reach it, that everyone will be amazed with the wonderful change you have made to yourself! But I believe you can do it! |
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| Weight Loss | Small bust...bigger bottom...what to do? | May 21 2009 21:22 (UTC) |
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i'm in the small boob, J-Lo booty, sticky outy stomach club too! |
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| Games & Challenges | Return of the Questions Only Game | May 19 2009 17:35 (UTC) |
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Do I LOOK stupid? |
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| Games & Challenges | Word Chain | May 19 2009 17:32 (UTC) |
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issue tracker |
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| Foods | How can I get veggies in at breakfast? | May 16 2009 23:03 (UTC) |
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here is a great recipe for carrot muffins that my mother in law gave to me. they're just sweet and don't taste like carrots. even my picky husband eats them! you can make them and freeze them, taking out a few at a time to eat for breakfast. 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup oat bran1/4 cup wheat germ (optional) 2 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. cinnamon 2/3 to 1 cup brown sugar depending on your taste 1 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots 2 large apples peeled, cored and shredded (if you only have one on hand, use 2 cups of carrots instead of 1 1/2) 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 3/4 cup chopped pecans (or sunflower seeds or other nuts of your choice) 1/4 cup oil 1/2 to 3/4 cup skim milk (1% is fine) 2 large eggs, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla |
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| Foods | Food that no longer exists that you wish did :( | May 07 2009 20:47 (UTC) |
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okay so i'm not crazy! i was talking to someone a couple years ago about the brown and tan m and ms and they didn't believe they existed! they thought i made it all up. they've obviously completely forgotten about them. to tell you the truth, i like the blue ones, but did they absolutely have to get rid of the brown and tan ones? |
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| Foods | Food that no longer exists that you wish did :( | May 06 2009 19:18 (UTC) |
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Ok...so they still make it, but for some reason, I feel like it tastes differently than when I ate it as a child. It's Cracklin' Oat Bran. I remember eating it at my grandma's house. It used to not be as sweet as it is now, I think. Either that, or my taste buds have changed. It used to taste healthier. I used to love that stuff, but now I can do without it. |
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| Foods | I CANT BELIEVE I USED TO EAT THAT moment?! | May 06 2009 19:07 (UTC) |
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I've never been a super unhealthy eater. During school, I ate pretty healthy and rode my bike, so I didn't gain much weight. But then I got married and my husband eats things like frozen pizzas. So once in a while we'd split a frozen pizza. I finally decided I should lose the weight I'd gained since we'd been married, and so I looked at the nutrition label on the pizza box. I was astounded to see that 1/6 of the pizza was about 360 calories! And I had been eating half just for dinner! Gross! So now i've only had frozen pizza once in about 2.5 months and when I did, I only ate 1/4 of it and I made sure it fit into my calorie allowance. Also, when we had homemade burritos and tacos, I would eat almost as much as my husband (or just as much), when he needs almost twice the amount of calories I do because he has laborous job and I can't work yet! So now I measure my amounts and only have one burrito. Either that, or I make a taco salad, which is even less calories. I'm so glad I pay attention to calories now. |
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| Foods | How do I get enough dairy when I dont like milk? | May 06 2009 18:24 (UTC) |
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like gi-jane said, you can get calcium from dark green vegetables and such. calcium is better absorbed by your body when you get calcium from veggies/soy beans, tofu, etc than when you get it from dairy products. |
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| Weight Loss | Please tell me your stats, dress size, and body shape! | May 06 2009 16:49 (UTC) |
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Original Post by leilanijj: sorry i forgot to say i was 23 years old |
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| Fitness | For the walkers.... | May 05 2009 20:21 (UTC) |
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some days i walk 1 mile, but once a week i'll walk at least 3 miles |
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| Weight Loss | Please tell me your stats, dress size, and body shape! | May 05 2009 20:20 (UTC) |
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5'2", 115 pounds, shirt: small or medium, dress: US small or 4, pants: US 4 or 5, possibly pear shaped |
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| Weight Loss | Who's doing the 3 hour diet or a version of it? | Apr 30 2009 19:05 (UTC) |
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this morning i just threw some things together that i have. 1 piece toasted multigrain bread (110 cals) 1 egg scrambled (my pan is nonstick, so i didn't need to add anything to the egg) (71 cals) 1 slice of tomato chopped up (2 cals) 1/4 of an avocado (80 cals) pile it all on top of the bread and eat like an openfaced sandwich. yum! |
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| Weight Loss | Artificial Sweeteners, Splenda | Apr 30 2009 17:39 (UTC) |
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I heard Stevia is a better option...anyone know if this is true? And where can I find it? I'm in Canada near Calgary, AB. |
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| Foods | Laughing Cow Cheese...the after-taste! | Apr 30 2009 17:32 (UTC) |
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I bought the original flavor a couple weeks ago and I never noticed a weird aftertaste. But once I realized it was processed cheese (which i didn't at the time I bought it), that kinda ruined my enjoyment of the cheese which is only 35 calories per wedge. =P Plus it gets an F grade for nutrients and that ruined my enthusiasm as well. But I think a lot of cheeses get F grades, or am i wrong? |
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| Foods | Food that no longer exists that you wish did :( | Apr 30 2009 17:25 (UTC) |
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They probably still make it, but I can never find it anywhere! Crushed Melon Jones Sodas. My husband and I, when we were dating, would go on a search for this flavor. I introduced Jones soda to my husband and we love this flavor. We'd go from store to store until we could find them. Eventually, we stopped searching because we never could find them. |
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| Foods | pick your top 5 sweet cravings! | Apr 30 2009 17:14 (UTC) |
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These are in no specific order =) 1. brownie sundaes with fudge and whipped cream and nut 2. pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting 3. high quality chocolate such as lindt or belgium chocolate (especially dark with almonds) or any other swiss chocolate 4. homemade warm cookies, especially if they have chocolate in them 5. ice cream with chocolate in it (especially a dairy queen blizzard with chocolate ice cream) |
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| Foods | Cottage Cheese | Apr 29 2009 18:03 (UTC) |
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sounds good. perhaps i'll try it. =) |
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| Foods | Cottage Cheese | Apr 29 2009 17:12 (UTC) |
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to tell you the truth, i've never tried it. i've only had it in lasagna. how do you recommend i try eating it for the first time? eating it with fruit doesn't really appeal to me. in some sort of salad? on a bagel? |
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| Motivation | Wives Improving their Lives Club | Apr 28 2009 23:19 (UTC) |
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I also just found this thread. I got married in July and realized a few months ago that if I continued on the road I traveled that I would become severely overweight. I am usually 110 to 115 pounds, but I was getting close to 130 pounds. This was for many reasons: 1. my husband is a picky eater, so most of our meals consisted of hamburgers and frozen foods. 2. we have a tight budget and so i felt bad buying extra healthy food when we already had bachelor food like hamburgers in the freezer. 3. i wasn't working out and i used to do volleyball half the year and tennis the other half of the year. 4. I never paid attention to the amount of calories were in any food and so i just ate as much as i wanted. Now I know that our hamburger patties were 380 calories alone! 5. My husband keeps junk food in the house at all times. He is the biggest sweet tooth I know and eats it constantly. But he never, ever gains weight. 6. I can't work right now because i'm applying for my permanent residency to live up here in canada, so i'm at home alone all day, 5 days a week. I don't know many people around here. This makes it hard to get out of the house and do something like workout. Because I don't contribute to our bank account, this is another reason why I feel bad spending more on healthy food for myself or on a gym membership. Because I have a picky husband, I often have difficulty thinking recipes that we can enjoy together. I usually end up cooking separate meals. I'll have tilapia and salad while he enjoys 2 burgers. I really would like to find some healthy recipes that we both like. Unfortunately, he's not big on vegetables (especially if they're cooked in the Asian food fashion, all mixed together). He doesn't like fish, although he doesn't mind salmon. But he likes it best when it's smothered in a brown sugar glaze and i prefer something healthier. He doesn't like the low fat, low cal versions of anything - like sour cream (fortunately, i realized that if i keep plain yogurt around for multiple purposes, that i can use that as a sourcream substitute!). Anyway, I just had to vent as well and join the rest of the ladies who struggle with the weight issues that come with being female. But now I'm down to 115-116, so i'm almost there. I just need to firm up. I exercise almost every day, although not for long periods of time. I am eating healthier by adding more fruits, veggies, fish, nuts, beans, yogurt, and such to my diet. sometimes i'll just cook something that's "normal" in the evening and eat my own serving size because throughout the day i monitor my calories. When I go out, I look for lower cal entrees. I am determined to make this a lifestyle and not just a weight loss plan for now. Perhaps some day I can convince my husband to adopt a healther lifestyle of working out and eating healther. After all, his great metabolism won't last forever and there are other health risks besides gaining weight. I just don't know how to convince him yet... |
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