Posts by virtualseeds

EFT is akin to acupuncture but without the needles. EFT (Emotional Freedom techniques) uses the fingers to tap on a series of 12 specific points on the body that correspond to meridians used in Chinese medicine (Wikipedia). You can download the manual for free and read for yourself. I am very much a skeptic but see no harm in "tapping" the pressure points. Afterall, we don't know everything and you never know what works till you try it!

I watch a couple of his shows but was unimpressed with all hype. He does have some good suggestions though. The visualizations of your favorite food being covered with worms etc. was gross but it works for some. I mean afterall, it you envision a dog turd in your plate of pasta, would you eat it? LOL

Plain yogurt, now I hate the sweetened kind! And split pea soup. I have some leftover ham in the fridge so picked up some green and yellow split peas in the whole food section yesterday. I've got a pot of soup cooking now. Will give it another go with an open mind. I think it's more of a texture thing rather than flavor, but then I am kinda the same way about peas in general. But I do love to eat them raw, straight out of the garden! Go figure.

did you know that egg beaters and other egg substitute products are mainly egg whites? So I suggest buying eggs in the carton and separate yolks from the whites. Take just a minute and you save a ton of money! As I am working on getting my cholesterol down, I can have two egg yolks a week, so I have scramble eggs or whole grain homemade waffles on the weekend. Typically, 2-3 egg whites with one egg yolk makes enough egg product for two scramble egg breakfasts along with a turkey sausage patty. How yummy is that?

Just for info, I have a collection of SB friendly recipes available through Yahoo Groups (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SBDS-foo ds/). Lots of recipes collected for both Phase 1 and Phase 2. If posting this url is a violation, I apologize in advance, I just want to share. 

Special K is a rice cereal product so basically no fiber and your blood sugars will quickly spike causing you to get hungry quickly. Not a great product and the vitamins in it are added, soooooo, if you are going to consume it, consider it like a bread product and have a protein with it, like a scrambled, soft boiled, or poached egg. I am assuming you are young enough that the cholesterol in the egg isn't an issue. Yes, you add 100 calories but at least the egg has nutritional value that will be good for you.

Just a suggestion. Good luck! 

As another cheese head, I can totally relate. I tried 2% cheese but didn't care for it and it's way more expensive than the full fat cheese. I think part of the appeal is the saltiness of cheese. Anyway, I digress........ I suggest as another poster did, to have a variety of stronger flavor cheeses. And yes, I do eat full fat cheese as I think it is just more satisfying. 3/4 oz of regular cheese has the same amount of calories as 1 oz of 2%! Worth it to me.

My favorite cheeses in no particular order:

extra sharp cheddar (with a thinly sliced crisp apple)

asiago cheese (a type of Parmesan)

feta cheese for crumbling on top of salad

pepper jack cheese

mexican blend cheese

4% cottage cheese (awesome in baked potatoes with green onions mixed in!)

mozzarella cheese for homemade pizza or in a omelet.

Lite Laughing Cow swiss cheese spread

I aim to limit myself to one serving per day just like I do with nuts.

Haven't had ours yet either, but around 500 calories already figured into my count for today.

Menu:

turkey breast tenderloin

baked potato with cottage cheese/green onions

Green Giant brand "no sauce added" green beans/almonds

slice of cranberry sauce (must have!)

baby carrots, radishes, celery with a little ranch dressing. 

Found this doing a Google search: Costco/Sam's Club Pumpkin Pie (1/15th pie) (230 cal/8 g fat/1 g fiber) "

 Joyce

I know, this is a hot topic and there are pros and cons on artificial sweeteners vs. regular sugar. Here are my comments.

Splenda is made from sugar but it is chemically changed. True

Whenever I cooked with it, my husband said it left a "metallic" aftertaste in his mouth. I can't say that, but it did have some type of aftertaste all right.

Sugar is not evil ! I decided not to use Splenda but used fructose for months. That worked out alright. Due to the high cost of fructose, I finally switched back to good old table sugar. Frankly, baked products turn out like they should and by counting calories, I am able to still lose weight. I don't use a lot anyway and use other sweeteners like honey (we have bee hives) and real maple syrup for hot cereals and baking.

I do admit to drinking "diet" pop but rarely anymore as sometimes it really upsets my stomach and gives me gas pains. Do I attribute that to the diet sweetener? Sure, I think it contributes plus the rest of the chemicals in canned cola pop. Afterall, there is no real food products in that can!

So I have plain water or fruit juice instead, but every now and then, that cola beverage just hits the spot!

Opinions expressed here are mine alone and what I find that works best for me.

Hugs,

Joyce

One of our favorite evening snacks is a handful of nuts in shell, ie: walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds. Bagged nuts can be found plentiful in your fresh produce section of your grocery store.  Avoid canned nuts in your snack isle, they are full of processed fats and salt.

Another fall type snack that I love is a juicy apple that I slice up and either dip the slices in plain peanut butter OR one ounce of extra sharp cheddar cheese.

Nuts are good for you but are calorie and fat dense, so portion control is necessary. A handful of nuts is about one ounce worth or one serving.

And yes to the pretzels! I love the big Sndyer ones! Also if you want a "salty" snack, how about a dill pickle? No way to overeat those! LOL 

1) Fresh hot espresso latte and a hot homemade muffin!

2) Pot of green tea with orange slices.

3) "Bake" a cored apple with tabls of raisins in it and dust with pumpkin pie spice. Can top with sf pancake syrup. Cover and microwave till fork tender.

4) A real baked potato (not microwaved). Add cottage cheese and green onions for a protein boost. It's good!

5) Canned chicken noodle or tomato soup. The whole can is about 150 calories! Use 1% milk instead of water and adjust calories for tomato soup. Another favorite is Manhattan Clam Chowder! 

My November goal:

Not exceed my daily calorie allowance and to get Mollymouser's recipe for spicy pumpkin soup! Come on Molly, give it up! LOL 

150 calories for cup of whipped cream? Hmmm, that's cause it's mostly counting air. Per CC:
Calories in Cream, Fluid, Heavy Whipping:
Calories 414

Calories from Fat 400 

Total Fat 44.4g 68%

Saturated Fat 27.6g 138%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6g

Monounsaturated Fat 12.8g

Cholesterol 164mg 55%

Sodium 46mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 3.3g 1%

Sugars 0.1g

Protein 2.5g