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Post by durberville on Feb 25, 2011 10:43:53 GMT -5
I love beets too....but yeah, way too messy to cook. I buy them sliced and pickled in a jar.
OJ....rarely drink it...and never in the mornings. Guaranteed to make me nauseated. I think it's the acid. :-/
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Post by justkaren on Feb 25, 2011 10:55:51 GMT -5
I love beets too....but yeah, way too messy to cook. I buy them sliced and pickled in a jar. OJ....rarely drink it...and never in the mornings. Guaranteed to make me nauseated. I think it's the acid. :-/ I love orange juice, but I never drink it ... too many calories (110+ in 8 oz.) for too little substance ... I've pretty much switched to the little mandarin orange "cuties" ... they are just as satisfying to me and are only 40 calories. One rule I made quite awhile ago for myself: I (almost) never drink anything with calories in it (unless it also contains alcohol!). 8-) Because I can quench thirst with 0 calories, I'd rather save calories for satisfying hunger ... |
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Post by sugaree on Feb 25, 2011 11:17:23 GMT -5
I put a couple of beet ideas in the recipe thread.
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Post by Jablea on Feb 25, 2011 22:46:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the roast recipe sugaree. That reminds what I did. I cooked my beets with Sun Power. Cut one side out of a box. Put tinfoil on the interior of the remaining three sides and bottom. Spray paint black a 1 quart canning jar. Put beets in the jar, fill with water, screw on the lid and place in the sun for the day. That night, empty the jar, squeeze the skins off and tada! fresh beets without cooking. I've eaten the greens raw too.
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Post by Jablea on Feb 28, 2011 0:20:48 GMT -5
Monday
Topic: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever
Unfortunetly it seems that what I have is a cold. Maybe tomorrow it the noodle soup. For now I've been self medicating on comfort foods. Lol, not a good idea for weight loss. Sigh.
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Post by stardust on Feb 28, 2011 21:54:00 GMT -5
I made the roasted asparagus and it was delicious.
Aww, Jablea. I know what you mean. When I don't feel good, I eat too much. Homemade chicken soup does help. I always try to make my own as much as possible. Most canned soup has too much salt in it.
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Post by Jablea on Mar 1, 2011 0:17:13 GMT -5
Tuesday
Topic: Check In DayWhoo Hoo! Proud of all of ya, even ya one-ers  .
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Post by justkaren on Mar 1, 2011 11:02:31 GMT -5
Another pound this week, 3 more to go and 3 weeks to do it ... I think I can do that. That's a total of 33 lost, 18 to go ... at this rate I'll be getting into those skinny clothes before summer is over! Woo Hoo!  |
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Post by mahailia on Mar 1, 2011 11:28:08 GMT -5
YAY!!!! very great progress JustKaren, you are inspiring!!!
I lost 1.6 lbs this week, and I did go to town and get on official clinic scales, and my scales are accurate, which is good.
Total loss in 2 weeks = 3.6.bs. I should make my goal of 6 lbs by 3/22, but I must say that I would like to keep this going, as I really have at least 30 more lbs to loose. This is weight that has been with me for a very long time. Every year, I go to the lake for vacation, and every year I am mad at myself for not getting this extra weight off. Every year, I think, this is the year I will work hard at this and slim down. I really want to look good in a swim suit, plus my doctor said I need to get cardio exercise daily.
Maybe this is finally THAT YEAR.
I still have not started exercising, but last weekend worked hard on repairing busted water lines from the freezes, lots of digging, lifting, etc.
Congrats to everyone on their progress!
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Post by Alison on Mar 1, 2011 12:21:42 GMT -5
I have been regressing a little lately, although I'm still not doing terribly. When I'm in house fixerupper mode my diet and exercise always suffers. Jablea, you asked recently about the Vita Mix recipes. The machine comes with a lot of recipes, but I never use them. I just throw random fruit and the occasional veggie in with some water and it's always good. I have a friend who has been making similar smoothies in the regular blender and she is often frustrated because of the consistency (sometimes chunky  ). I was scared off by the price for a year even though I knew that it is a quality product. Maybe someone you know has one and you can do a taste test. Not a vita mix thing, but here is a good idea for a satisfying and healthy "desert" -- yogurt mixed with wheat germ and fruit (berries, bananas, or peaches would be good). The wheat germ gives it a good texture (sort of like Graham cracker crust consistency). I used peach yogurt, but I bet key lime would taste like key lime pie and banana yogurt, bananas, and wheat germ like banana cream pie. I'm gonna try lime and banana and report back  . |
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