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Aria

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought I would start a new topic for this since we all seem to be talking about it. This can be a place for tips and support and as Faeryggds suggested, recipies.

First I would like to thank all of you who have lent your ear and support for my dieting issues.


Second, I read your rant in the Morning Brunch Goddess and I know exactly what you mean about that middle aged spread. Here is my rant!

I must admit after some self reflection, that my weight problem is definitely one of my own making. Right after high school I gained that College 15lbs which after a couple of years turned into 30lbs. I went on a diet and lost all the weight but 10lbs. Which left me a size 6/8 (137lbs at 5'7'). I maintained this size up until I was 30. Over the last four years the weight has slowly crept on. I am one of those body types where I gain weight all over and 10lbs isn't noticeable. So I noticed the first 10lbs and then forgot about it, and just accepted that I am getting older so no big deal! HaHa! The next thing I knew my size 6/8 was an 8/10, and so it went. My weight has been gradually creeping up until four months ago when I quit smoking and I gained even more weigh! Now I know my weight is totally out of control.

I am by nature a very active person. I like to cycle, run, play tennis, soccer, hike, garden, etc. I must admit, along with the weight I have gained, that I have also slowed my activities to a minimum. I used to lift weights and run. I now live outside a rural community where there really are no great exercise facilities so I have purchased weights and bench, an exercise ball, and videos. I am still debating about a cardio machine (treadmill/stepper). I think this is necessary because winter is coming and we have LOTS of snow here. Any advice you may have about this would be appreciated.

Third, I started thinking about what I used to eat when I was single and thin because we don't eat a whole lot of junk now. I realize that I never ate a whole pile of carbs. I would eat veggies and maybe a chicken breast or steak. I also used to eat a lot of homemade soups and fruits. I only ate carbs when I ate out. I rarely ate eggs, potatoes or rice. Now I eat a starchy thing every night at supper since I started cooking for my hubby. The funny thing is that I never used to eat potatoes and eggs because I didn't like them. Now I feel I can't live without them! Ack!!!

I love to cook and I am pretty good at it so I think I can figure out the dinners no problem. My biggest problem is the breakfast thing. What do you all eat on this Diet for breakfast? I don't want to eat eggs everyday. I am used to having fruit. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Aria i do weight watchers--and i can eat just about anything i want --in the mornings i'll either eater--special k with a banana and 1/2 cup of 2 percent milk---or oatmeal--(stays longer)..

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
oh--and eggbeater omelettes are yummy tooo

Reader234

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, thank you!! As I hit post in the morning brunch I thought it probably wasnt appropriate, a whole thread could help! But I'm still reluctant to start threads!! And sometimes I do believe I'm beyond help!!

The Weight Watchers breakfast was effective for me! First know that you need protein, and many brkfst are carb, so an egg beater egg is perfect!! I'll have to dig to find my books, and journals, but I also had a 1/2 bagel w/ 1T cream cheese, or a whole wheat toast w/ 1T peanut butter, to get that protein!! I also take spiralina (high protein!! It smells like fish algae! but it truly helps w/ my hypoglycemia! Many people that fast do take spiralina for the protein content!!)

Oh, and the weight watchers 0-pt soup would probably be perfect for you!! I hate veggies, so I'm really in BIG trouble!!

Also for bkfst (I use it to snack on!) Kashi Good Friends Cereal, I mix it with 1/2 Kellogs Lean something (Kellogs has sugar = flavor!!) and a small handful of either cranraisins or raisins!!

Also the best source to help you is the Public Library!! I went weeks checking out all the Weight Watchers Cookbooks, and video exercise tapes, till I found something worth buying!!

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
W.W. works well for me(see the who wants to loose weight with me thread)..i've lost 32.2(plus whatever this week) and i've not gone hungry at ALL--protein--is key for the mornings--or oatmeal it stays with ya ..cereal and a banana is good tooo

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
and definitely exercise is key--especially when your over 40 like me and normally sedentary--i do the gym 4 times a week now and have used the leslie sansone walk away the pounds tapes too.

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ingredients

1 large egg, 3 egg whites, 1/3c. skim milk, 1 Morningstar Farms brekfast link, salsa

Instructions


Slightly thaw sausage, then crumble sausage into skillet, heat until warm. Scramble egg, egg whites and milk together. Pour over sausage, cook until done. Serve with Salsa.

Special Notes


This is wonderful! I sometimes add mushrooms or roasted red peppers (or 2 sausages!). Fabulous way to start the day!

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mushroom, Egg, & Cheese Pie


Ingredients

12 oz egg beaters
2 pkgs fresh mushrooms - 8 oz each
1/2 c chicken broth
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
s&p to taste
1 cup kraft 2% shredded cheese
1/4 c breadcrumbs
cooking spray

Instructions


preheat oven to 350*. slice mushrooms, and cook in chicken broth w/rosemary, thyme, s&p, until tender and liquid is reduced. remove from heat and let cool slightly. stir in egg beaters.
spray pie plate w/cooking spray, and put in breadcrumbs, turning and coating plate. pour out extra crumbs. pour egg mixture into coated pie plate. sprinkle cheese onto egg mixture. bake 30+ minutes, or until egg mixture is evenly puffed up, and golden.

Special Notes


makes 4 servings at only 3 pts a serving! yum! could add meat for extra pts...

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
quick quiche

Ingredients

1 cup baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup onion, chopped
5 oz fresh spinach, chopped
1 cup fat free egg substitute
1/4 cup Kraft 2% shredded cheddar
1/4 cup Kraft 2% shredded mozzarella
2 tbsp sherry cooking wine, divided
cooking spray, as needed
dash of garlic powder

Instructions


1) In a frying pan stirfry mushrooms and 1 tbsp of cooking sherry until absorbed, set aside
2) In the same frying pan sautee spinach & onions with 1 tbsp sherry and cooking spray as needed. Set Aside.
3) In a bowl combine egg substitute, cheeses, and a dash of garlic powder. Add mushrooms and spinach.
4)Spray baking dish with cooking spray and add egg mix
5) Bake at 350 degrees 25 minutes of until brown and bubbly and completely cooked thru.

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
hope that helps some--i've got plenty more :)

Reader234

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thats right Nancy!! I love the morningstar bkfst sausage!! It does have a different texture, but it has the protein I need!! I know its soy based, and I need that too!! When I'm in a hurry, I've thrown a whole wheat bread in the toaster, and the sausage patty in the microwave, made a cup of hot tea, and then ate in the car on the way to work!!

I also love the WW lasagna too!!

And dont they have a recipe for potato wedges? I seem to recall our leader telling us to cut up the potatoes add some rosemary and garlic, then spray pam on it, throw it on the grill!! (oops forgot to add you do this in a foil make a pocket!! I use the indirect charcoal method, not putting it on direct coals, the coals on the side)

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
yeh hang on all get you the pototo one..

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 11:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
roasted herb potato wedges

Prep Time | 12 min
Cook Time | 30 min
Level of Difficulty | Easy

side dishes | If you really want to turn up the flavor in this savory side dish, substitute one tablespoon whole-grain mustard for one tablespoon of the Dijon.
Ingredients

2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp rosemary, freshly chopped
1 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
1 tbsp parsley, freshly chopped
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 pound new potato(es), white or red skinned, cleaned and cut in half

Instructions


Preheat oven to 425°F.


Combine all ingredients, except potatoes, in a small bowl.


Place potatoes in a large zip-close plastic bag. Add mustard mixture. Close bag and shake to coat.


Pour contents of bag into a shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray.


Bake, turning occasionally, until potatoes are tender, about 25-30 minutes. Yields about 1/2 cup potatoes per serving.


POINTS

Serves | 4

Aria

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 02:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the recipies & tips Nancy & Reader. BTW Congratulations on your terrific weight loss Nancy! Way to go!

I didn't post in your "lose weight with me thread" as it seemed more like a weigh in thread and I am not measuring my weight loss by the scale but rather by the inch! Because I have always had a large amount of muscle mass, the number on the scale has always been so deceiving to me and depressing so I forego it infavour of knowing that my favorite jeans fit & that I feel good. Maybe when I start to see some results I'll post my inches lost over there.

I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and eat eggs & meat in the morning. The thing is I am doing the Atkins 2 week weight loss induction program. I decided I needed to do something drastic for the first while to get me going.

Goddess if you are out there, (or any other Atkins groupees) do you feel like the vegetable portions for the 2 week phase are miniscule?

Faerygdds

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 03:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I dson't know about the Atkins Diet but I am doing a high protien low carb thing... I am allowed 40-60g of carbs a day... I usually get around 45 not including my salad veggies as they are "free"... My diet is health related not wieght related (although I have lost 20 pounds since I changed my eating habits).

OK here's a super super simple recipe:

Pocket chicken:

Preheat oven to 450. Take 1 chicken breast, poke the heck out of it with a fork. Then take 1 T Olive oil and coat it lightly. Sprinkle generously with Ms Dash or Cavendar's Greek Spices. Rub the herbs into the chicken with the olive oil. Take a sheet of aluminum foil and put the chicen in the center. Add any veggies you wish (I like mushrooms, onions and zucchini; hubby like broccoli) Pull both sides up so the edges meet. Fold over twice. Then take each end and fold it toward the center so you make a little "packet" out of it. Place in the oven for 22 minutes. Remove foil and enjoy! Your veggies will be nice and steamed from the chicken and the chicken will be well seasoned! :)

This is my hubby FAVORITE thing to eat now and it is SO super easy and FAST!

Costacat

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 03:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aria, I know the Atkins diet works well for some. But the one thing that I think is important is to have protein in the a.m. (Bagels are not a good source of anything but carbs.) My typical breakfast is yogurt over fruit or granola (fruit if its the summer and I can get lots of berries; granola and raisins or cranberries in the winter). I'll also eat a hardboiled egg for b'fast. Lunch is usually a salad with protein in it (chicken and/or cheese). Dinner is my carbs. But then, I'm not watching my carb intake.

Nancy, those I know who've been on WW have had FANTASTIC results! I'm really impressed with the results and the diet itself. I like how you can pretty much eat what you want within your point range. If I ever hafta go on a diet, I'll do WW for sure! (Yes, it's expensive, but the results I saw were phenomenal!)

Exercise is so important. Especially if you live in snowbound areas of the country. My normal workout routine (lately) is I work out at Curves for Women 3 days a week (T, Th, Sa). I work out at home on Mon and Wednesday with an exercise ball and my glider thingie. I take Sunday's off. <grin> I've seen pretty quick results with this -- not so much weight loss, but I've toned up considerably in that month.

From what I hear, dieting is just plain tough. Finding one that works and that you can stick with is even tougher. I'm rooting for all of you!!

Aria

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 03:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay Faery let me get this straight. Your salad veggies are free? I like the sounds of your diet better than mine. I like salad and veggies and I want to eat them!

I like the sounds of your chicken recipe! Do you ever put it on the BBQ? Also do you eat much pasta, bread or potatoes?

I am roasting a whole chicken now that I rubbed with olive oil and fresh herbs and garlic. I made a huge garden salad and I am steaming some beets and & greens. I am going to throw a couple of new potatoes in the oven for my hubby.

What do you eat for breakfast?

Faerygdds

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 03:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My salad veggies do not count in my "carb load" so yes, they are free.. I DO have to count the carb for my dressing and croutons though...

My salad consist of:

Spinach, romaine, and kale
Red onion
2 cherry tomatoes cut in quarters
a little shredded cheese
9 croutons
1 T of bacon bits
3 jalepeno slices
Cucumber slices

that's it... and I top it off with Kraft Parmesan Romano Dressing which has 1g of Carbs per 2 T. (140 cals though - mostly fat!)

I read a book called Protein Power which really helps you break down how you intake carbs and gives you really good alternatives. For instance... if you are a big "snacker" don't eat chips... keep 1/4 c of mixed (unsalted) nuts with you... it's a GREAT pick me up!

It also teaches you about what ratio to eat based on your shape (apple vs pear). It really was a blessing for me!

Breakfast I usually eat -- gosh.. it depends...
an orange if I'm not really hungry or a 3 egg omlette (1 whole, 2 with no yolk) with a LITTLE cheese on a slice of toast.

Reader234

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 04:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WW does have a website, its changed, and not as informative, www.weightwatchers.com, and then the most fantastic site for points, recipes etc is dwlz.com (dottis weight loso

Nancy

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 06:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
most salad things are 'free' in the weight watchers diet as well--that's what i load up on at lunchtime--i like the dwlz site and i've gotten a lot of recipes (the ones i posted) from the weight watchers site--

definitely exercise is a must and i do know that inches often time tell more of the tale then total weight loss--i've lost 12 inches and am down from a 2x (20) down to a 14 and some 12's now :-)

Goddessatlaw

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 07:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Group hug, please. Dieting SUCKS MUD!!!! All of my recipes involve potatoes and/or dumplings with varying types of meat. I will be a very bad influence on this board. Stop me before I slap my mom.

Aria

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 09:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Goddess LOL! Please don't slap your mom!

You must really hate this diet then! Does your mom make Potato Dumplings? How have you managed to stay slim for so long eating all those dumplings?

AND Goddess, Dieting sucks MORE THAN MUD!!!!!

(btw Nancy that is truly a wonderful accomplishment! Do you buy clothes for every size? I'm just going to have to make due with the ones I grew into until I finish losing weight!)

Reader234

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 09:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK Aria, give it up!! LOL love the comment dieting sucks more than mud!! ROFLOL!!

and it is "common knowledge" in the bb I visit, that a dress size (up or down) is ( :( ) is 20#'s! so help me, I have to be true to myself and just DO something, stop "thinking about it", and get actively involved!!

1butterfly

Aria

Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Reader! Take heart there is no way that to go down a dress size you need to loose 20lbs. Just look at Nancy's sucess she's lost 34 lbs and has gone from a 20 into 14's & 12's. I'd say the difference is really about 12lbs.

Anyway, the most important thing isn't what the scale says - it is the inches lost. Exercising will increase your muscle mass. Muscle mass weighs more than fat but takes up a lot less space! I challenge you to get out the old measuring tape once a week and keep track that way. I guarantee that if you stick to your exercise & diet program you will be thrilled with the results.

We will all do it together.


Now if I can just get over my breakfast fixation ...... LOL!

Teddybear

Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 07:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am starting my diet again today. I was doing so well, then just went off track and I mean way off track. I just bought cookies and donuts, etc. I need to get them out of my apartment, first off. I just feel so bad wasting food. Oh well, I am starting today and will definitely need a support group!