Posts by gotu48

Hello everyone,

After much thought, I am leaving this group. Thank you to all who are so dedicated at the organization and support of this group. I need to make some space in my life for some other initiatives and in turn there will be space in this group for one more.

Thank you all for your support and all my best to each and everyone of you - you are all such wonderful souls!

great topic. Especially these days I have more experience off than on. Usually my motivation comes from how I feel. Eating w/no control will cause me to feel sick. I want to be healthy. Also, support from this group and other on CC have helped me significantly.

Did well on my goals of 2days logging last week.

hey everyone

Debbie - my heart goes out to you - I also have some dysfunction in my family and always feel stressed out b4 & after the visit and eat way too much. I like kyashiis' advice - it is certainly the harder path to take. I honestly visualize a protective sheild around me so the BS can't get in.

pumpkin - here are some suggestions - I don't have time right now to include the recipes but you can either google or ask me: muffins, soup - also curried pumpkins or any type of squash is delicious. My friend just made a pumpkin cheese ball for a Halloween party - not the most calorie wise but interesting.

wow kyashiis - $2.00/apple - I think I'd just sit and eat one very slowly. Do you already have a good muffin recipe? I like putting apples in salads, cereal. I also like to cut up an apple and put it in a bowl with some mixed nuts and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Dawnstin - for you I suggest roasted pepper dip - almost 0 calories and really healthy. You burn the peppers on your stove or over an open flame until the skin is black. Then put all the peppers in a plastic bag until the skin starts to peel off. Take them out scrub off all the skin - cut out the innards and place all the peppers in your food processor. Add some fresh garlic, a little cumin and oil if you want. Then dip pita bread and enjoy.

My ingredient is carrots - aside from muffins, bread and raw - love to have some inspiration because I still have a garden full!

As for my goals - doing very well logging just 2 days a week.

hey nekko_cat - I was so glad to read your post as I had the very same idea for a goal but felt it was wimpy. I'm having such a hard time - logging 2 days a week for 12 weeks will be a huge win for me. Thank you for the inspiration.

My goal - 2 days per week for 12 weeks - I will log in!

Hi thanks for the new thread.

One thing that speaks "fall" to our family is going out and picking apples and making and freezing apple sauce for the winter. It's so simple - I only add cinnamon and nothing else. When my kids were small, I'd freeze them in ice cube trays, then as they got older I'd freeze them in muffin tins - now I just freeze them in small freezer bags. They lay flat in the freezer and taste so fresh whenever you eat them. Good fiber, low calories and deliciosa!

Thanks Sarah Ann for the new thread and your kind words regarding Sept. 11. I can only imagine what this day means to those most closely affected.

In this round, what I have learned is that I don't need much motivation for exercise - that is never a problem. I need to focus on my logging - I find it feels like such a chore but that "chore" is what has helped me lose weight so that may be my only goal for the next round.

Have a nice week everyone!

this week was good for logging but not so much for exercise. We're getting the tail end of the storm today in Eastern Ontario - expecting much more rain - hope we don't flood.

Hope all our New York friends are safe!

Hello everyone - I'm officially off hiatus now and back to work tomorrow.

Claire - what an interesting, thought provoking topic. I think you are quite right - I do imagine how something is going to taste but thinking about how it will feel after is really important.

I do, in fact, have a mantra that has guided me for most of my adult life: "whatever comes my way I can handle it" This way, I don't fool myself into believing that difficult things won't happen to me but I tell myself that I will be able to deal with them. I use this one a lot.

Take care everyone and have a good week.

hey everyone,

just a quick note to say I'll be on vacation until Aug 15 - will try to post if I can. Good luck everyone with their goals. You are a great group!!

hey everyone,

Goals: on track this week for the first time - yee ha!

Topic: Stress

How do I deal with it? Not always well. I find if I am very stressed - I don't care about anything, hence, I eat anything as well. The best prevention for me is to try as best I can to prevent or reduce the stress at the front end.  My best friend for stress is exercise - everything always feels better after!