Posts by inke

Oh my gosh, I never would have believed it, 12000 calories a day!!!! I am in shock.!!! Goes to show me I don't have to be fat, all I have to do is to close this laptop right now, get off this lazy boy, and remember to burn some calories....

I have a great "fiber upper" food: 1 cup of fresh raspberries has 8 gram fibre, but only 62 cal. It is not too difficult to get down two cups of those delicious berries for only 124 calories, and 16 whopping grams of fibre!

I have a wheat allergy, which was severe 20 years ago, but now I can tolarate some. Celiac disease more restrictive but little similar. Eating at home is easier, because you can check ingredients in  everything you are eating (foods contain ingredients made by grains, but go under a different name, ie, hydrolyzed plant protein should not be eaten unless it specifies it is corn or soy).

Cooking with rice and other allowed flours is great at home but use different cake pans from where wheat has been baked...otherwise condition will flare up.

Candies and chocolate bars often contain grain ingredients, packed and canned soups are almost impossible to find without grain ingredients or msg. Msg today is made from starch and sugar (could be wheat starch so I would be very careful. I did not eat any baked goods,breaded items, pastas, package foods, anything that listed msg or hydrolized plant protein or starch unless it specified what plant's protein and starch. When eating out, always ask if fries are fried in separate oil from breaded things, etc. Fast food is very hard to get gluten free, chinese is not a bad option as long as preparation has not caused cross contamination. Also mexican can be gluten free, depending on spice mix used to spice meat or chicken, but hard corn tortilla is gluten free.

My best tip is to just make everything at home from scratch and visit your local health food store for rice bread and pasta. Read all labels like a lawyer, there are so many of gluten ingredients hiding in foods. Celiac disease may take some of the convenience factor out of life, but you can still have a great variety with roasts, stews, soups, salads, flourless cakes, rice bread and pasta etc.

Love chick peas. When I checked, quarter cup canned chick peas approx 72 cal. I use them in my salads and soups, but I just count the calories. Hummus, depending on the make is about 50 cal for 2 tbs. I Bring hummus to work with me with cut up veggies and it is very satisfying. I make my own hummus, just rinse canned chick peas, then using that immersable mixer thingy, I pulse them with 4 cloves of garlic, 1/4 cup lemon juice (approximate amount, I add more as I am mixing it all), water (approx 1/4 cup, I keep adding some more as I am grinding it all together) and grated lemon rind and tahini, about 3 tbsp tahini. I keep adding lemon juice and water until I get the right consistency. Eaten with celery, sliced fresh mushrooms, radishes, and peppers, it still ends up being low cal, high fibre and very filling.

If you are feeling drowsy, it may be your blood sugar level. Your breakfast was healthy but sometimes having some lean protein (like slice of deli turkey, or egg white) or just a little bit of healthy fat (like couple peanuts) or one of those slow release carbos like oatmeal will help in keeping blood sugar levels steady and this way you feel better and have less craving.

Check your "analyze"

feature in your food diary and see if your carbs percentige is very high and fat and protein is very low. The analyze feature will also tell you the amount of "sugars" included in the carbs, which is very interesting. The less "sugars", the more steady your blood sugar levels also.

madetoshine, try a protein rich meal with a little dab of fat and some none white carbo (no bread, sugar, potatoes) and see if that will help.

Or, if that is not it, did you get a good night's sleep? They say when a person does not get enough sleep, they crave the junk and eat more of it...maybe that is why you want donut and coffee?

Good Luck!

Was your coke Diet or Regular? Check out the amount of carbs in regular coke...if you have been eating healthy for a while, you have probably not had that much sugar for a while at one sitting so blood sugar probably spiked way up, then dropped way low and with the addition of caffeine...cold sweat and palpitations. Good thing your mom is a nurse...can rule out anything serious!

Check out http://www.aquafina.com/ for the sparkling water. It tastes just like pop but has 0 calories, 0 carbs, 0 sugar.

What helped me with boredom was crafting.You may borrow a crafting book from the library  (and your kids can have fun browsing the kids section while you look for your craft books) that shows you how to make everything from bread dough to beading to stenciling to candlemaking to mosaics (I would recommend "The Michaels Book of Arts and Crafts if it is available where you are). Pick what seems most interesting and start making christmas presents for people on your list...this way you are not just keeping yourself busy to avoid boredom but are getting a headstart on christmas shopping.Time just flies for me when I start beading, I love the different colors of glass beads and could string for hours. One night I started to bead and thought and hour had gone by but it was actually three. If you can find and activity that would absorb you mind that way, it would be bye-bye boredom.

 Muhmuh, you said you are living abroad and your friends are back home so your boredom may be due loneliness.Chek if there are evening craft classes (or music or excercise) classes where you might meet the locals and make new friends.

Good Luck and hope you make great memories while you are staying abroad.

Anyone tried Toffuti? The kids might love some butternutsquash soup with toasted whole grain organic bread, spread with Toffuti, which honestly is better than real cream cheese. Another suggestion is making home made  pizza with vegan cheese and vegan pepperoni. Yummy! And you can have those Halloween Oreos for a little dessert with soy milk, everyone deserves a little treat every now and then.