Posts by garbluv

I was a big fan of the Food Network and watched my favorites everyday such as Barefoot Contessa and Good eats etc. I would often watch, then cook and eat what ever looked good on those shows. Lets just say I was putting on weight not taking it off while engaged in that kind of viewing. I stopped late night TV viewing because I got too hungry. I don't miss it any longer and I'm losing weight finally. The late night  commercials for Burgers always made my tummy rumble.

I just put it to the the test myself, unintentionally. I was away from home with my youngest daughter on a two day road trip with Motel and restaurant interludes. I packed some healthy snacks and beverage's for me just in case I got really hungry. I ate off calorie while dining out and ordered what I wanted. Got a chance to swim in a pool, and drank wine. I was worried I might have gained or blew it in someway. The week before we left, I stayed on Calorie perfectly.This morning the scale says I  still managed to lose a little and it was a good feeling coming home and knowing zig zagging on occasion for me will work into my life just wonderfully.

Good for you in getting motivated. I don't like to 'Workout' either but I love to dance to any music that gets me moving. Turn the volumn up and just look at the clock when you start and when you stop.  If you can move your body for 30 minutes to your favorite music starting slow, speeding up, then ending slow you'll get exercise in your day and have a fun time in the process. This has worked for me for two months. Still losing.

I love fresh cracked Black Pepper and a sprinkling of fresh Parmesan cheese while its still hot.

While cooking, tasting used to be a problem for me. Not stopping with a sip or nibble. Now I mentally talk to myself how good I was all day and how good my dinner is going to taste as I eat it off my plate not out of a pan. Determination and stubbornness are my friends these days. My husband and daughter are very supportive of my weight loss/healthier life way of eating. I have asked them to help wrap up and  put away left overs after dinner as it would really help me control the after meal grazing. Its not always a problem but there are trigger meals. They are pretty helpful that way now.

I was watching the voting and only saw the first vote  cast for Jay. We had company unexpecdly until midnight and I never saw who was voted! The last I knew, Jay wanted to go. (I'm tired of all the weeping too) Who got voted off? If the fans get to vote, I hope Roger goes. He acts like a jerk. I would love to see a woman win.

I posted at the start of the challenge SW 189 (beginning of diet)

weight at start of challenge 3/23/08 162

weight yesterday weigh day 3/30/08 160

Hope that helps benakins :)

I like them too, and put them in or on anything you would put lettuce. They are very easy to make yourself on a window sill and take up little space. All you need is a package of seed(lasts a long time) Health aisle at grocery store or Health store. A clean mason jar or clean recycled mayo jar. A bit of screen cut to fit the top and just the metal ring of the mason jar. Thrift stores have the jars and rings for pennies. 1 tablespoon of seed in the jar. Fill jar with water, invert and strain out once a day. They start to sprout in just a few days and at the end of a week you have a full jar of sprouts. A lot cheaper than buying store bought  and you have control over the process.

You babes that get to wear bikinis...yeeesh!

 I am so looking forward to looking amazing this summer.  I want skinny, itsy bitsy something to wear. I don't know what yet but yah..this summer! Bring it on!

You are doing well. A bikini? At least you can still try them on! I can only dream!  My bikini wearing days are long past. I agree with j_aime_dormir. Try on days are more fun when you are feeling skinny and good about things in general. Maybe go with your best friend for moral support and an honest opinion.

Agreed. If weight was steadily dropping and stopped even though all else stayed the same, I consider it a plateau. I upped calories and added another 30 minutes of exercise three times a week  to jog it loose after I plateaued for two weeks. When it happens again(and it will) I'll try something else.

I have those days a lot. It helps me to obsess myself into planning exactly what I AM going to eat for the day and stick to it. For instance, I'm the meal planner and maker in my family. I decide whats on the table and tell myself through the day I will measure my rice, bulgur, whatever is the high calorie food. Measure my meat etc. Take control of your portions. First step

Second step, if you eat out a lot, do research on those establishments menus. Put that obsessive food thought process into what is worth eating.

If cheat/free days work for you, use one on your most troubling day of the week.

These things help me a bunch. Some days are tougher than others. Find your own balance. Hope this helped a little.

Ingredients of Clabber Girl Double acting gluten free Baking Powder

Cornstarch, Bi-caronate of Soda, Sodium Aluminum, Sulfate, Mono-calcium Phosphate

Ingredients of Generic brand  Baking Soda

Sodium Bicarbonate

Thank you but no, I have reactions to at least two ingredients listed. Please let us know how your next batch comes out. I wish you success *>

Did some of them rise normally or are all of them lumpy and deformed?

If some look normal I suspect the oven. Normally with muffin batters, its best not to over mix in the bowl. Fold and stir everything quickly incorporating ingredients and the batter should be lumpy. If you stir egg whites too long they lose the air volume and go flat. That could have happened. If they are delicious that's good! If you liked them just keep using the recipe you have and practice makes perfect. With baking, the more you do it the better you can get. You'll be a pro in no time! :)

The average muffin recipe calls for between 1 or 2 tspns Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Both those things are agents to help baked goods rise. The amounts are presise for different recipes.