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| Foods | Pickly Pears! | Sep 01 2009 18:38 (UTC) |
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i think of the seedsas being more like pomagranet seeds... too small to do anything more than swollow. Theyre not poisenous or anything. I do recomend you use tong to gather the fruits and then take them home and use a stove burner to burn the thorns off. You can use a lighter or something but its much harder lol. Then cut top and bottom and slit up the side, or cut into quarters. They are really yummy... and make a great sorbet if you cook them, strain thru a cheesecloth (and squeeze! get all the juice!) and put in an ice cream amker with a bit of sugar and lemon juice. YUUUMMMY! |
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| Foods | Fruit Pizza | Apr 17 2009 16:54 (UTC) |
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most have a sugar cookies base, with a white chocolate (or simmilar) frosting... it should have an ingredient list on the package. I would look there first |
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| Weight Loss | A completely mind addled question about water | Apr 17 2009 16:52 (UTC) |
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http://walking.about.com/cs/howtoloseweight/a /water011204.htm http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_calories_a re_burned_during_digestion_of_iced_cold_water
not that i think its worth drinking more water to up my calorie burn LOL.. tho the eating ice might be worth it... jk! |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | How do I get sleep? | Apr 17 2009 16:33 (UTC) |
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i wish i could remember the name of the book my grandmother-in-law gave me... tho i started that right away... my baby (who is now 3 1/2) was up 2 hours then down 2 hours all day then (supposed to be) slept 4 hours at a stretch at night... most nights he was actually awake every 1-3 hours, til i switched him to formula at 6 months. The book recomended feeding the baby before bed, then an hour later (i think) while the baby was still sleeping trying to get them to power feed (while somehow staying asleep) where they fill theyre belly again.. this was supposed to get them to sleep all night... didnt work for me tho lol. I was lucky that til about 6 months he followed this pretty well (other than at night) so i could get a 2 hour nap in several times a day. That being said... do you have a friend or family member that could come by once a day (or several that could) and let you get in a nap? I wish i had had someone to do that for me... i even had my mom and then my mother-in-law visiting during the first 4 months and still didnt get a nap in really (more often with my mom then MIL... she kinda scared me lol) If i had gotten more sleep maybe id remember more of my sons infant stage :( |
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| Foods | Is it okay to... | Apr 17 2009 16:09 (UTC) |
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Try to eat them really slowly... i found that alot of "low-fat" "healthier" options taste much worse when you really take the time to really taste them, really chemically. When i want chocolate i just buy the best chocolate i can get my hands on and eat a small piece (im lucky to be sated with one little piece) and let tiny bites melt in my mouth.... oh n my favorite chocolate "dessert" is dried apricots dipped in dark chocolate... amazing! 3 of em for like 75 calories ( i get the halved pited dried apricots) |
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| Motivation | I want to give and be given support! | Apr 17 2009 15:04 (UTC) |
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So the weekend is comming up. How does everyone plan to get thru it? We are going camping at a wonderful natural hotspring (ill post pics when we get back!) and while dinner will be steaks and fire roasted corn and there will be a bit of extra drinking, breakfast will be yogurt and fruit (as well as snacks), and lunch will be sandwiches on whole grain breads (no mayo) (and it is only about a day of camping early afternoon to late morning). And LOTS of water. This hotspring is in the California desert and its closing in on 100 degrees already! Fortunatly there are palms shading the water (93 degree water!) So i dont have to worry about the heat too much. We have exactly 14 days til i move up to my parents house, so i have been busy packing and trying to empty the freezer (and pantry a bit too), so havnt been eating the healthiest, but im trying to keep the amounts i eat smaller and i do still eat if im really hungry (yay for my precut veggies!) Right now i dont care if i lose weight, i just dont want to gain!after im at my parents house and im not trying to get rid of this surplus food i will re-focus on healthier eating. (lol i didnt plan on moving when i bought the extra corned beefs last month, or the pork shoulder i bought for pulled pork before that... kinda got deciding to buy a house as a surprise!) So how is everyone else? |
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| Motivation | I want to give and be given support! | Apr 15 2009 01:15 (UTC) |
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I dont have 100 lbs to go... but im not far from it! (80-90 to reach my goal of 160ish). I dont have a scale right now (my bf threw it out accidently), and im going to go live at my parents non-internet accessable house while we save to put a down on buying a house (2 months or so). So i have some hard times comming! lol But i will be doing 80% of the cooking (im a healthy cook, just lazy) and leaving some items out of my shopping trip so i have to walk the mile to the grocery store (i dont drive... long story lol). I will be logging in at the library (hopefully weekly) and i will be buying a scale within the month (tho i prefer to use my clothes as a better judge of weight loss). |
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| Weight Loss | daily nutritional guide? | Mar 25 2009 15:26 (UTC) |
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Go to mypyramid.gov and click on mypyramid plan. Enter your stats. It does tell you in ounces what to eat, but it is really easy to understand. |
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| Weight Loss | how much weight have you gained since age 18? | Mar 04 2009 21:40 (UTC) |
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| LOL well i have 2 weights for my Grad weight. I graduated early (in january) and weight 135, which is actually too skinny on me. I have a large chest, and broad hips, sl for my arms n legs to be that thin isnt nice lol. But when i walked (in June) i was 160, a much better looking weight for me (and as quickly as i put it on alot more natural). Now im 240... so ive got about 80 lbs to go.. tho for now ill settle for under 200. | |||
| Pregnancy & Parenting | Thumb sucking!!! | Mar 04 2009 21:22 (UTC) |
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| ok... my post has not appeared twice now! grrrr!
im just gunna drop it lol! (tho youll have more like 6 years of messy eating) |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Thumb sucking!!! | Mar 04 2009 21:18 (UTC) |
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Original Post by raeannq: |
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| Foods | Help! Need quick turkey breast steak seasoning ideas! | Mar 03 2009 21:31 (UTC) |
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this isnt really seasoning... but if you happen to have breadcrumbs, ham, and swiss around... make them cordon bleu style. Layer them with a slice of ham and a slice of swiss, roll, secure with toothpicks. Dip in an egg wash and roll in breadcrumbs. Bake like 350-375 for 20-30 min (til turkey is cooked thru and cheese is melted). YUM! |
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| Games & Challenges | thread closed... | Jan 28 2009 16:41 (UTC) |
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hehe i found you! just touching bases. my friend and i have been walking the mall a few times a week, lately.. or trying to, shes been sick alot lately too. So we do about 2 hours there (pushing my 3 yo) (maybe sharing a pretzel between the 3 of us :P) and i do about 30 min around my apt complex, we have ALOT of stairs and i try to take em 2 at a time to get that lunge effect. For dinner tonight im making "chicken parm" (pan seared chicken breast coated in herbs) over smart pasta. So who is having a super bowl party? We're going to have a few friends over, and ill TRY to keep the eating fairly healthy... (but w wings n sub sandwiches, n chips, n chili, n corn bread) it wont be easy. I will put out a big platter of veggies and fruit to fill up on. But im going to enjoy a margarita or 3 LOL (n we got grandpa to watch the lil one for the day :D) |
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| Games & Challenges | Are you a Housewife & a Mom? If so, this is your 2009 Weightloss Challenge! (Women only!) | Jan 28 2009 16:28 (UTC) |
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My scale said 236 yay! 2lbs! I think they had to restart this thread tho, thats why there isnt anyone posting here
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| Games & Challenges | Are you a Housewife & a Mom? If so, this is your 2009 Weightloss Challenge! (Women only!) | Jan 19 2009 02:27 (UTC) |
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Im in! Im a SAHM of a sweet 3 y/o boy (Orion). I was working for a while, but it seemed i was only working to pay daycare, and bringing home maybe 75$ a week... Not worth it! Im 25 (almost 26), 5'7", large frame. SW- 240 :( GW- 160 CW- 238 |
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| Foods | favorite christmas cookie? | Dec 23 2008 12:55 (UTC) |
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my moms spice cookies... (its nutmeg spice). My absolute favorite!!! |
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| Foods | . | Nov 03 2008 23:04 (UTC) |
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i think your oven should have a broil option. look on the dial for the oven, it should say broil (or broiler) on it. if it is a gas oven it will broil in a draw under the oven. If it is electric it will broil in the oven, put the snadwich on the top rack. as to counting the calories it would be best to enter each item seperatly, than to try to find a simmilar sandwich. |
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| Weight Loss | Let's start Today! Motivation and Weight Loss Group - Group restarting.. Anyone interested :) | Nov 03 2008 23:00 (UTC) |
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girlfighting, we were hoping to get married around now, but it is the slow season for DFs work and he is commission,so there is no extra money. So it is a good thing we didnt tell any of our family we were planning to get married! Somehow i am down to 231... crazy with all the partying i did over the weekend that im still down a couple lbs. i had so much fun!!! |
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| Motivation | getting motivated for the holidays --- JOIN ME????? | Nov 03 2008 22:55 (UTC) |
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Friday i weighed 233... today i weighed 231, so its somewhere around there! lol Had a crazy holloween party over the weekend, sooo much fun!!! Too many drinks, but i wont beat myself up about it, i had too much fun! lol |
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| The Lounge | Readers - what is your "go to" book? | Nov 03 2008 22:40 (UTC) |
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HUGE SK fan, ill reread anything he wrote. DT series, the Stand, Bag of Bones (one of my absolute faves!!!), Insomnia.... all of em! The DT series... im more upset about some of the other things that happened in the last book than i am about the ending lol! I just read the other boylen girl and i LOOOVED it! I also LOVE the Earths Children series, and have reread all of them (read the Clan of the Cave Bear at 12 and have reread that one more times than i can count) Where the Red Fern Grows, first book to make me cry, read it at 11 and have also read that countless times. LotR ive read a few times HP countless times (theyre the ones i turn to when i cant sleep) and countless more lol. i love to reread my books, its like visiting old friends.
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| Foods | . | Nov 03 2008 22:29 (UTC) |
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preheat takes about 10 min, but to taost a sub it would be best to broil the cheese and meat, not bake it. Broiling (which is what they do at the sub shops)will get the cheese melt-y and a little brown, while baking would just heat everything up (and take longer). Good luck! hope it tastes great!
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| The Lounge | Gas Prices Who's the lowest? | Nov 03 2008 22:26 (UTC) |
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So Cal here, we just paid 2.79 a gal... but this weekend we were in Tuscon AZ, and paid 2.39/gal.... 1.80... thats just amazing... hope we get to see that! |
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| Recipes | Bold Flavors: Favorite Marinades? Chicken Seasonings? | Oct 28 2008 16:49 (UTC) |
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i love balsamic vinegar with thyme and lots of garlic.... sooo good! i like it best on thighs, but it works really well on breasts too. Or lime juice and cumin is great. Or apricot preserves thinned out with a bit of lemon juice. really chicken breast is a blank canvas, just pull out a jar of spice and try it. Cinnamon can be interesting. Or curry powder. Or mmm peanut butter with yogurt and curry to marinade and then its like indian street food (satay)(just slice, marinade, thread on skewers, and grill) |
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| Motivation | How are you planning to avoid Halloween candy? | Oct 28 2008 16:41 (UTC) |
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i throw out what i dislike and send most of the rest to my bf's work.... now thats with my son's candy lol, i only buy candy i enjoy to give out, and im not such a sugar addict that i cant resist..... good thing too! lol |
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| Weight Loss | Let's start Today! Motivation and Weight Loss Group - Group restarting.. Anyone interested :) | Oct 27 2008 21:01 (UTC) |
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wow its been a week since my last post!!! im baaad lol. but guess what?! 233!!! yay!!! 5 lbs down!!! lots to go, but 5 is gone now! Menu: B; tea w honey, toast (im siiiick) L; black beans and yellow rice S; tea w honey, toast D; 4oz ribeye, pesto mashed potatoes, broccoli, white bean and garlic soup. |
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| Health & Support | leg cramps while sleeping--anybody knows of preventive measures/cures? | Oct 25 2008 01:52 (UTC) |
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they can be cause by dehydration, so make sure youre well hydrated through-out the day. And as the above posted said stretch before going to bed. |
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| Foods | Egg Drop Soup | Oct 23 2008 21:04 (UTC) |
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when i make mine i put a head of garlic (cut in half) into the broth and let it boil for a little bit, adds great flavor!!!!! Then i mix in the egg and cornstarch. |
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| Foods | I need help with some 400 cal dinners | Oct 17 2008 17:08 (UTC) |
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It is actually a little more than 400, but it is REALLY filling! I will check and see if the links work and go to the recipe, but i suspect it will go to the nutritionals instead. greek chicken kabobs B 242 181 flat bread B+ 67 155 greek salad A- 215 82 I was right. http://caloriecount.about.com/greek-chicken-k abobs-recipe-r141496 http://caloriecount.about.com/greek-salad-rec ipe-r141499 http://caloriecount.about.com/flat-bread-reci pe-r139079 You can replace the flatbread with storebought pitas, i just like making my own. |
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| Weight Loss | Your secret weapon foods for weight loss? | Oct 17 2008 16:45 (UTC) |
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lol i dont so much have secret weapon foods as a secret weapon cookbook:
And many many more! |
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| Motivation | getting motivated for the holidays --- JOIN ME????? | Oct 17 2008 16:32 (UTC) |
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the wild animal park was great! tho my son never wants to look for long at any of the animals. But the trails were really a great work out!!! Im down to 235! yay!!! Im not sure how either! Ive been over mantinence most of the week, but ill take it! lol We are going camping this weekend, so i will be away from the computer. And i know ill be drinking quite a few beers, but i will drink a ton of water too, and ill be making foil dinners with chicken and lots of veggie, fruit salad, sandwiches, yogurt... lol gotta make up for the beer! oh there will be lime in them... so that makes em healthy right? :)) We will be out at a hot spring.. one of the few that havnt been comercialized and concreted. It is sooo beautiful! Ill try and get pics to post! (i will avoid the ones with the naked people lol) |
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