Easter Misfit Losers' chatting station
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Sorry Esther to hear you are down in your back.
Nancy rough storm in Mississippi. It is just wonderful here tomorrow promises even better
MY Starch solution plan is paying off. my lab work turn out great on all counts. My kidneys up to stage 4 Last lab work today i am in stage 3. A1c down to 6.5 from 7. My doctor was please. I ask her about the starch solution plan and she did not even know what it was. But anyway I am please with it and will continue on down . well all was doing great. and see what my next lab work is. I lost 6 pounds by her scales.So all is good and well. I am a happy camper.I honestly believe the right food is the right medicine. All these pills i have taken thru out all these years has not help me at all. and just a short time on this plan it is showing how powerful food is to us humans. I am a believer.
we made it to the store Ok got me a can of vegetable baked beans and a chopped cole slaw from the deli and a cup of of left over veggies soup with black eyes peas potatoes and etc for lunch. My desert was a slice of whole wheat toast with apple butter spread on top. nice lunch a difference one. I am really eating good on this plan. I pick up some Chinese canned veggies and rice noodles to cook one day. pretty soon.
Connie don't work too hard. don't want you down in your back too.
We all got to get thru this together.
Thanks Ruthie for being concern about my lab report. So happy to day it was a blessing to me
Janice. hope your sister is doing fine.
Shirley wont be long and you will be off to the islands.
Steph great hearing from you
I wish some of our MIA Misfits will drop in to say hello soon..
Marie
Marie
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Marie, So happy for you. You have worked so hard to find something that worked for you and it seems that you have found it.
Your lab reports just sealed the deal!!!
Great job.
I got my Starch Solution Book this week.
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Everything is fine, I have just been catching up on some things, Marie I am glad your labs were good, it proves your diet doesnt raise your a1c levels, plus you have lost weight. Janice0
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Morning, losers!
Steph..despite your weekend woes, you stayed on plan! Super!
Marie..girl...you are doing it! So happy your food is medicine for your body. That's what it is all about!
Nancy..hope all is well with you.
Esther..feel better.
Shirley..hope you are doing well as you prepare for trip.
Janice..we are having an independent house inspector come out before the first walk through ...there's just too much for us to look for and so much we don't know.
Ruthie..you will find a place soon.
Gym day for me. I need to relieve stress so I am looking forward to it.
I am down .06 this morning and will gladly take it.
Make it a great day, y'all. If not now, when?
Connie
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Good morning misfits
Got everything rolling around pretty good this morning Had breakfast got a load of clothes in the washing machine, Took all my medications so far today. Today I am having black eyes peas, potato , onions. carrots soup for all three meals. trying to used up my left overs. so i can cook some more. my next batch of soup will be Pintos, cabbage, onions, carrots soup Soup is a good thing for me for I love the soup and it has lots of good food in it without any fat. And must admit more filling than oatmeal. May be my new breakfast.
Make it a great day, y'all. If not now, when? Same to you Connie and to all of our wonderful group
Marie
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Good morning ladies,
Connie, Good idea for having a home inspector check everything. That will be well worth the money.
I am down 1.5 this morning and happy to see the scales moving a little. Will be back in the 140's soon
I hope. I have been doing Marie's Starch Solution Diet for the past week. So far so good except the gas!!!!
It is really bad and uncomfortable at times!!!
Have a great day.
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Great to hear. Nancy 1 .5 lost yes the gas is bad at first but after your body get use to the extra fiber it should get better. At least mine did. But the main thing are you feeling full and satisfy That is what will help you to lose more. take it slow Nancy and don't try to rush it./ My weight lost has slow down some but i know it will be a steady lost in the end. The lab numbers is making this a fantastic way of living. for me.
At the store yesterday I could not find the fat free tat-ta tots So I got the one that had 8 grams But still looking for a lower fat grams ones. If anyone fine one please let me know.
Nancy keep us informed
marie
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Nancy-Congrats on your loss, and thats great almost in the 140's. Have you been having alot of beans?
Connie-That is smart hiring the inspector, they are trained to catch potential problems.
Marie-I love soups too, and beans mainly in the fall and winter months. I bought some large lima beans I want to cook in a couple of days. I have never cooked them, I have just bought in a can before. My older sister knows I like them and my husband dont, so she tries to tell me to come and get some from her when she cooks them. I normally cook pinto, or great northern, last week I cooked navy beans for a change and they were good. I have cooked the 15 bean before but with all the different sizes cooking at different lengths, some not being done and others over cooking, not a big fan of them or the taste of all the varieties, that I remember, its been awhile.
I slow cooked a pork roast in the oven for almost 7 hours on Monday, it turned out good, I put a rub on it and it turned out like I cooked it on the smoker grill. I threw out the cake, finally, it turned out better than I expected and I had a few little pieces.
Esther-I hope your back is feeling better, my older sisters back goes out occassionally, and she is laid up. That must be scary, when it happens.
Steph-Sorry your weekend didnt turn out like you expected, I hope your son is feeling lots better.
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Afternoon Misfits,
Marie - Fabulous you got a good report from your doctor and your new starch plan is helping
you get those numbers down. It's all good!
I finally got all the details for the funeral today and it will be on Friday from 3pm-8pm and a memorial
service after that. I am glad I am still home to go to this, I would have felt awful being away and not
seeing the family.
I plan on packing clothes today but have been on the phone due to funeral and sending flowers and I cancelled my doctor apt. for Friday and rescheduled after my vacation.
Among all the busyness, my oldest daughter will have a birthday on Saturday and she will be 35. We
are doing a family dinner on Sunday at a restaurant in her neighborhoold. Yes...her boyfriend is still
here from Argentina on a visitors visa, but plans on starting school in September to get a degree
in Human Resources and will have a student visa so he can stay longer.
Well I better get moving and start packing.
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Today I cleaned out my dresser and got rid of some old things, all of my shorts that I bought smaller still fit good, they are mostly size 14. I needed that, to keep myself in line. Everything is still good, and I need to make sure they stay that way, plus get off some more weight in the process. I found some clothes that I am surprised I kept. I need to get rid of some more I have saved in a plastic container even though I have gotten rid of alot. I dont ever want to go back. Janice0
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Morning, losers! Happy Thursday!
Janice..my big clothes are gone, too. Good for you!
Shirley..sounds like it's going to be a fun b-day dinner!
Nancy..so happy for your loss! This may be your plan!
Marie..I love soup, too! I just have not had time to pull it together!
I don't have too much planned today. It's going to be warm and beautiful again. I am feeling blessed to be given another day.
Stay strong, losers!
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Good morning,
Beautiful day for Mississippi.
Not much planned for today. Need to go to grocery store.
Ben finally got the wound vac yesterday.
Hope it speeds up the healing.
Janice, I do eat beans but I am going to eat less as I know they cause gas. I really like them so will continue to eat some.
Not sure that this is the plan for me but I will give it a try. Marie has had such great success and the health benefits seems to be good.
Have a good day.
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good morning ladies,
my son is on the mend, found out he has periodic fever syndrome which sounds to be similar to an autoimmune disease except he can actually grow out of it, which is great news. sticking to plan and haven't seen movement yet but maybe coming.
hope everyone is doing well!!
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I just finish up eating my Blake yes pea soup so will be making a pinto beans and cabbage soup. I like using the red potatoes in my soup for they hole their shape and really taste good.
My weight has stay the same for the last few days but expect it to pick up again soon. But i love this way of eating.So will be sticking with it. I love my beans and taters.Veggies and fruit. also my grains.
Nancy this may not be the diet for you. You and only you are the judge on that. I think we all got to find what satisfy us and like the food and this one was made to my liking. If only I could have cheese but I am willing to give cheese up for this great satisfaction ways of eating for me.
I am reading a new book now by Dr. Greger called How not to not die.0 -
Nancy we all need to find the plan that we like and stick with it.Some people can't tolerate beans. I am lucky that they are one of my favorite food. and gas do not bother me. Now that I can add potatoes to my plan. I am in Hog heavens without the hog. Some beans give me more gas than others. I Which remind me i need to go prepare my veggies for my pinto beans soup & cabbage. I already have my beans cook just need to add veggies and IP them and let em cook in pressure cooker for for 5 minutes. This is my ideal of a good plan.
I have not found any tater tots that is fat free so need to keep looking. I did find some hash browns fat free so may have to used them but I so do love those tater tots. If anyone find a brand let me know.
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Marie, I am really enjoying the food. I can fix a meal in no time and I like that. One meal I like a lot is corn and black beans over rice topped with salsa. I also enjoy making tortilla chips out of corn tortillas. I just cut them up the shape of chips and bake about 12 minutes. They are so good with salsa.
I will have my annual physical in April so I would like to do this and see how my lab turns out.
I read where several people brought down cholesterol and triglycerides to great levels on this plan. Mine are not too bad but I would like them lower than they were last year.
I am amazed that so far I have not missed the meat and eggs at all.
Nancy
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Marie and Nancy - I too have been eating the starch solution way mostly (I did have some baked fish today) one major thing I just realized today is my hair looks so much better, healthier, softer, and even a bit wavy. It's got to be the food because it's the only thing that has changed. I'm loving it!
I agree it's so easy to eat this way and your favorite meal Nancy is exactly what I've been eating. I tried pinto beans today instead of black but I prefer the black. I also add some organic corn kernels if I have them on hand. Even threw some green beans on top today.
I'm still cooking meat for the rest of my family but they are getting many vegetable choices each meal instead of just the one I had been offering. I hope to gradually reduce their meat/dairy intake.
Have a good night!
Ruthie
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Almost forgot Marie I checked at the neighborhood market and their frozen tater tots have 11g of fat!
I'll check my 3 other regular stores for you and report back.
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Nancy this way of eating may help Ben too.
I end up putting a whole bag of hash browns in my IP because they were frozen in one great big lumps. with the beans, cabbage, onions, can of tomatoes.and seasons I got 2 big bowls of them Know what I will be eating for a few days. But that is alright for it was good with some hot sauce over it. I like topping things
off with taco sauce for it make me drink more water. Glad to see you both joining me,
I am beginning to like eating breakfast with left overs.
I am on a stand still now but know it will have me losing again soon.
Good night
Marie
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Morning, losers! Happy Friday!
So glad you guys are loving the starch plan, and it is keeping hunger at bay. This truly proves that one size (food plan) does not fit all bodies!
I am off to the gym for training. Gonna skip the pool..just not feeling the energy surge this morning. I think I will walk a bit, though. I'll check back later.
Stay strong!
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Connie your body change, your taste buds change.you are so right Connie one plan do not work for all. Even diet plans we had success with in I the past does not work anymore. I had my beans and taters for breakfast this morning.. Looked like hash, I guess because I used the frozen hash Sbrowns frozen with no fat. Was very good. I think that ip is a magic cooker. Not matter what I put into it it turns out great have not burn a thing yet.
We are going to the store this morning afterward won't to go to a small health place close to us to pick up some bulgar . I remember using in Ww core plan. I used to make chili out of it.
Happy eating
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Good morning,
Ruthie, I really like the Wild Oats brand of black beans, corn, salsa and they are organic and non GMO. I like their frozen vegetables too but at our Walmart they don't keep it stocked well.
Got to get house cleaned up as we have friends coming to visit Ben.
Nurse coming to change wound vac dressing, has to be changed 3x/week.
Have a good day and weekend.
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Nancy -Glad to hear that your nurse finally came to help with Ben's wound. I hope things pick up for him now.
Connie - You have been steady with your exercise and trying not to think of all the things that have
to be done with the new house.
Marie - You are coming up with all kinds of recipes for your starch plan. You seem to be on a standstill
with your weight now but its like every plan it stalls then picks up again. You are still doing better than me.
Ruthie - I didn't know you were on the starch plan too, now you have some supporters here.
Stephanie - I have never heard about that disease but great news your son can grow out of it.
Must be a relief.
I am finally all packed for our trip except the last minute stuff. I do have the funeral tonight and still
in my pj's and will be until I have to go. I caught a cold on Wednesday so I am pampering myself to
feel better. I think I could have caught it from Yoga class since both of my instructors had colds this week. All the luck!
Taking it day by day.
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Its suppose to get to almost 70 today, but extremely windy. Tommorrow it suppose to be warm too without the wind advisory. I went to the nursing home yesterday, and she was doing good. After trying to get physical theraphy for awhile. I finally had the director of it meet with my sister and me in her room, to get us all on the same page, the director kept saying my sister didnt really want to do it, but she was telling me she did. Long story short, she is suppose to start physical theraphy, Monday, after I convinced the director to give her one more try. My sister hasnt cooperated and turned it down at times previously, she's her own worst enemy.
Today I need to organize my freezer, it is unorganized again. It always helps me to make a list of what I have in their, main meal wise, and mark off when I use it. Other than that not sure I went to the grocery yesterday after the nursing home. Have a great weekend. Janice
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Nancy thank you for the ideal on those chips/ tomorrow I will try making the taco shells for a couple of fat free fried beans tacos. I did not buy any tomatoes but the taco sauce has enough in them . i did find some vegan cheese to sprinkle on top of them. will make a nice Saturday lunch. By April you should see a big difference in your blood work. And how you feel.
I have a friend who has been following a very similarly plan for a few years and has lost over 100 lbs. But she is real strict on her eating. Which I never will be. But i am certainly gonna to give it my best shot.
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good morning ladies,
just had my oatmeal eggwhite pancake. finally down 1/2lb this morning but will wait couple of days and make sure it sticks.....hubby has bad sinus infection:( I am cycling in a charity event today that raises money for rare cancers. I do it every year and it is always so rewarding. it is called cycle for survival and the woman who started it was my very good friend's sister in law. she lost her battle a couple years ago. very sad but she made a huge difference in this world.
hope everyone has a good weekend, weather is nice, not as windy today. thought the dog might fly yesterday, wow!
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Steph-Sorry to hear about your husbands sinus infection, I hope ge gets well soon. The weather is nice here today suppose to get to almost 70, and less windy also. Thats great that you participate in the event for cancer. It doesnt hurt you burning calories in the process. Glad to hear you are down on the scale, who knows after today it maybe more.
Hi everyone, is everyone out enjoying the day. Have a good weekend. Janice0 -
Good morning. I have been reviewing theThe Starch solution book. Seems that I have slow. Down a lot. It. lot.. So need to get back with it.
Steph hoe your nhusban is better but now. And wonderful with you work for cancer.
No plans for me this weekend. No place to go. Just made for relaxing and get my act gogethHappy weekend-Marie0 -
Hi ladies,
Hope you are having a good day. Just catch up day for me, laundry, etc.
Steph, Sorry your husband is not feeling well. Just make him some chicken soup and maybe he will feel better.
Janice, Did you get your freezer organized???
Shirley, Hope you are feeling better. Not a good time to feel bad just before your trip.
Connie, You must be at your new house talking care of business!!!
Marie and Ruthie, This was my lunch. I sautéed onions and mushrooms in vegetable broth then added marinara sauce and poured over whole grain angel hair. Was good and I had a side of broccoli and strawberries.
Hi to anyone I missed.
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Nancy you are doing great with your cooking. Thanks for sharing. Still not missing the meat.?
I am going to have bean tacos for my lunch in fact going to have 2 of them 1/2 c bean and tater soup with frozen peach slice slices. I love adding the frozen hash browns to my veggies, they are fat free/ Guess i better give up on the tater tots for I have not down any fat free. ones yet. Maybe why i am not losing. Better start reading the labels better
Marie0
