Posts by sydthekid

I get LOTS of dinner (and every other meal/snack/etc) from www.cookinglight.com  They have a section called Dinner Tonight that has quick, easy, delicious meals.  The great thing...you can find a recipe that looks great at work, write down any ingredients you need, and pick them up on the way home!

Haha - I was searching around on Google for info on whether I could use my new road shoes for spinning classes (LeMond RevMasters), and this post popped up in the search results!  Anyway...I'm thinking they won't be compatible. 

Also - I started a Cycling Group in the new Groups area if anyone is interested.

Hmm...lunch is always the problem isnt it ;-)

A few things I've had lately:

mini-bagel sandwiches (100cal bagel, whipped cream cheese, bit of meat)

fruit of the season w/ yogurt or cottage cheese - berries, peaches, bananas (all the time).  with yogurt, i like to add some cereal sometimes also - usually something high fiber w/ protein, like golean crunch

taco salad - made from leftover taco fixings

string cheese

whole wheat pretzels w/ honey mustard

I like to grill mine - fresh from the market of course ;-)  I take of most of the layers of husk, leaving 1-2 layers.  open the top a bit and run it under the faucet to get some water inside (same effect as soaking it I suppose, but faster).  You can also do tin foil if the husks are already off.

not dessert, but CookingLight.com has a recipe for Pork Chops with Grilled Peaches that looked really good.

The FDA?  Really?  It's time for people to take a little bit of responsibility for their own actions.  (i know this statement doesnt necessarily take into account medical problems, etc, but...)  Americans themselves are responsible for weight gain.  It's time that we stopped trying to blame other people/entities.

If we were all halfway active, 2000 calories would probably be a great average!  I eat about that much on days when I truly exercise.

We met my sophomore year of college - knew each other from a engineering club that we were both officers of.  I thought he was a slacker.  He was also friends w/ my next door neighbors in the dorms, while visiting them one day he turned the wrong way to borrow a guitar (was supposed to go to the room across from mine).  That was that. 

I'm a sucker for him singing ;-)

We got married in September after I graduated - so dated 2.5yrs, been married for 3, still getting to know him!

I totally believe in the 'sometimes you just know' stuff - my grandfather followed one of my great-uncles home when they were on leave during the war, and met his pretty sister, my grandma.  They went on 4 dates and then got married. They have been married for over 60 years!  We asked him once what he was thinking - he said he thought the sex would be great! (One thing I never wanted to hear my grandpa say... ;-) )

Fiber 1 is a great way to get in a fiber boost for the day.  I stopped using it because it has aspartame in it. 

There are other brands/cereals that have a good amount of fiber as well, but have more calories.  I decided that to get away from the artificial sweetner, it was worth it for me to consume a few more cals.  Trader Joes has a high fiber cereal that is very similar to Fiber One. I like to mix the high fiber stuff with something like Honey Bunches of Oats (which seems to have little nutritional value - no protein, no fiber). 

Lately I've been enjoying Kashi Good Friends :-) 

Hehe - direwolf689 - liquid grass - that is exactly how I feel about plain green tea ;-)

I started with flavored blacks (orange spice, etc), and have moved all over from there. 

In my current tea stash: Work: Jasmine Pearls (one of my favorites right now), earl grey, peach ginger (black), blackberry sage (black), peppermint (another all time fav), and a bed time tea - spearamint, etc.  Home: Mighty Leaf Teas assorted - right now my favorite is Mountain Spring Jasmine or the Green Tea Tropical, but I like them all (cept the straight green), Teavana Mrs. Earl Grey, Teavana To Life (a mix of white tea, rooibus, jasmine pearls, and some other stuff), Teavana Rooibus.  Plus some random other assortments that I've picked up here and there.  I have a lot of tea.

I am experimenting with iced tea - didn't like it till recently - but I am really enjoying most of the flavors I've tried.

Oh - if you want to sample different teas, www.adagio.com is AWESOME - they have little sample tins for a few dollars, each tin makes about 5 cups of tea. 

Now I've got to go make some tea... ;-)

I like to mix Kashi Good Friends with GoLean Crunch.  I find that this is a great mixture of fiber and protein to get me started for the day.

I used to eat Fiber One, but stopped because it has aspartame in it, not sugar. 

llogan10 - we are the same - use it every day as a weight tracker, and sometimes between things for workouts. 

However - I think this may be partially due to the time of year.  If it was the middle of winter/rainy season, I'd be much more likely to do the Wii for an hour than go for a bike ride or play frisbee.

I've used www.cookinglight.com a lot - they have a section called Dinner Tonight (usually on the left hand side of the site).  I've liked almost everything I've tried off of that.  These are also relatively quick recipes. 

Good luck!

breakfast - a serving of Kashi Good Friends, about a cup of cut up strawberries (1/2 a pint box cut up...), and a cup of milk.

lunch - a serving of Nancy's Nonfat Vanilla yogurt with a cut up (HUGE!) banana, a heap of cherries (maybe 25 or so?) and 2 graham crackers.

dinner - will make rotini with ricotta cheese, asparagus, and a bit of lemon zest.

dessert - rhubarb crisp with vanilla ice cream.

Can you tell the farmer's market is open?  ...strawberries, cherries, asparagus, and rhubarb courtesy of the local farmers market ;-)

Yum, persimmons. 

My dad has 1 hachiya persimmon tree, in Oregon.  Every few years he gets a HUGE crop.  When that happens, we peel them, puree the fruit, and freeze it - then use it in persimmon bread, persimmon pudding, persimmon cookies, etc.  When cooked, these taste a lot like things with pumpkin.  Very moist and low fat.

As that article said, they are very sour (gross) when not ripe.  When totally soft, they are good to eat just with a spoon (split in half, then spoon out).  I also like them with cottage cheese.  Probably would be good with yogurt also.  Persimmon bread is great.  Persimmon pudding is another favorite - served with hard sauce (frosting of sorts).  Persimmon cookies are great too, especially with a few walnuts.

On the way to the Olympic Peninsula, (or if you don't want to go that far) take the Bainbridge Ferry & wander around the town right off the ferry dock.  There are lots of little shops within walking distance.  Check out the Mora Ice Cream shop - they have amazing ice cream.

Also - no one said anything about Ivars - it's down on the waterfront, definitely a Seattle tradition - try the fish & chips or clam chowder.  The whole waterfront is a lot of fun - lots of people, lots of activity :-)

If you want to check out a spectacular city view, try Kerry Park, on Queen Anne - You can catch a bus from downtown (try the #13).  There are several fun shops in Queen Anne also, (if you stay on the 13, it will go right through QA), and a BUNCH of great restaurants. 

Honestly, I would suggest just wandering around!  There are all kinds of things to do within walking distance.  Shopping everywhere, great theaters (check out SeattlePerforms.com), amazing food places (bakeries, gelaterias, more coffee shops than you can take in, etc).  Oh - coffee shops - be adventerous & don't go to Starbucks (unless it's the original).