Posts by sirbrady

Original Post by clairelaine:

Or, try this mix for Cream of Anything which will enable you to control the fat and salt and eliminate those canned soups. 

wow. that looks very handy! i will definatly be trying that.... also great as it might make it easier to make a Gluten Free Tuna Casserole so my wife can eat it! all those canned soups have wheat in it!

i don't think enough emphasis was put on "2 buck Chuck"....... did anyone mention that it was 2 bucks??

anyways, when i was in California in October i had a chance to go to Trader Joe's..... and i was very impressed... now if only they would come to Canada.

i agree with silentdeadlyrose....... i dont consider myself to be on a diet, but to have changed my lifestyle. stop thinking of foods as i cant eat that cause i'm on a diet, and start approaching it as , i wont eat that cause its horrible for me.

now that doesnt mean you cant eat those things.... if i had 100% control i would have lost about 20lbs more, as i have gained 2-5lbs several times through the summer, when camping, or going out of town...... the trick is to get back to your healthyier way of eating once that weekend is done....

also agree about the taste buds part..... SO true!

i'll stop rambling now.

I agree with coffincritter...... i am more honest, and blunt when drinking..... not always a good thing.....

height 6'0"

age 26

SW: 264

CW: 214 

GW: 164 (thats right, as of this morning i am 1/2 way there!)

daily calories 1500-1800... somewhere in there usually

most important factor.... and extremely addictive personality.... I usually go full out on something, and they totally lose interest.... but so far I'm doing ok!

Original Post by alle0299:

That is tough, it's really easy to give in to temptation when it's staring you in the face begging for it! You are doing the exact right thing right now though - realizing you made a mistake and planning ahead for the next time

Something that have helped me are:
(1) Investigating the food choices at the places my bf likes to go, that way when he wants to go there I know I can have X for 300 calories.
(2) Have good food in the house that both you and your hubby really like, so if pizza is a temptation have stuff on hand to make your pizza at home.
(3) The good old five-minute delay technique. When you're in that moment and he's looking at you saying 'do you want to go get pizza?', say 'give me five minutes.' Then go and do something else, anything else to take your mind off it. (If he says he is really hungry and needs to go now, then push him out the door!) Tell yourself that with those five minutes you will do whatever you need to do to take your mind off of it, and then you will consider your options. Go brush your teeth, put some laundry away, hop in the shower, take a quick walk around the block. When those five minutes are up you will feel much more in control then you were before and you will make the right decision. Be are not to tell yourself that in five-minutes you will eat pizza because that will just make everything worse - just reconsider the situation in five minutes, and
(4) Don't beat yourself up over a little 'oops'! They happen, such is life. As long as you pick up the pieces afterwards and move forward, you are succeeding!

i was 1/2way through typing a response before i noticed this reply......... it pretty much sums up what i was going to say..... between that and Melkor's post i got nothing else i could say!

Original Post by liswobble:

The tahini sauce and hummus are good. Also I really enjoy this recipe for shawarma. It is also good in mashed sweet potatoes (I got the idea from Cook's Illustrated). Bake two pounds of sweet potatoes until soft, spoon out the insides and mash with 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 2 tbsp tahini, 2 minced green onions, salt and pepper. It is Strangely addictive.

holy crap that sounds good! if i didnt already have tomorrow's dinner planned........... well at least i know what to have on wednesday!

arg.... actually have to do some work. c-ya

i've found that you can buy some tasty gluten-free bread products, but they HAVE to be toasted.... taste like CRAP by them selves. you can also buy some good bread mixes to make at home.

i've only had some of the bread products, as its my wife who's celiac, but i understand that the bread mix is pretty good too. if i remember i'll check the pantry tonight and post the brands.

I'm going to have to agree with Michael on this one re: the amount of sauce, and its contents.

when i go to subway i usually go for a 6 inch on whole wheat, dry, no cheese, and just mustard. being able to cut out the mayo/sauces can save you a TON of calories, as well as sodium. cutting out the cheese was the hardest, as i LOVE cheese........

there's my 2 cent

Original Post by kathygator:

heh. I tried to start a movie thread in the tv/movies group, and ended up starting a movie group. seems no matter what, I am destined to moderate something.

Inviting all my movie going, making, enjoying friends to join :)

i'm game

w0w.......... you know you're  bored when you willingly go wash the weeks coffee mugs in the staff room..................... well since there's NOTHING else to do i might as well go do some work

Original Post by splitrail:

Hey all! Popping in and popping out - just had to share a couple of things...

First.................................William Shatner!

Second............................finally - the respect it deserves!

i was out for dinner last week with some friends and someone ordered some poutine........... i was horrified and enthralled at the same time........... so tasty, yet so horrible for you...............mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m

Original Post by sarah_11235:

I ordered fettucini alfredo once and asked for the non-chicken version. They gave it to me with lots of tiny pieces of chicken in it. I sent it back. it came back to me less than 5 minutes later (The first time it had taken 20 minutes + to make). It was obviously they had just picked out the chicken and melted new cheese on top. There was still lots of chicken left in it. I was pretty peeved about it.

oh man i would be ANGRY about that!

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oh sweet... a bacon conversation!