WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2017

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  • gotu52
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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Driving 80 miles South on 75 today in the rain! Hopefully, if things go as planned, it will be the last time I have to do this for a long while. Crossing fingers and saying prayers.
  • pipcd34
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Miracles do happen Karen!!! :*
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    (((Olivia)))
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,702 Member
    Here's the low carb muffin recipe. Sorry it's so long but thought it might be helpful to show you how I "tweak" it. I generally have one per day - 1/2 in the morning, 1/2 later in the day when I'm hungry.

    LOW CARB FLAXSEED/ALMOND MEAL MUFFIN

    Basic Recipe:
    • 3 tablespoons low carb flours such as almond, ground flaxseed meal (see below).
    • ½ tsp oil (butter, coconut oil, nut butter, etc. can use less or leave out.)
    • ½ tsp aluminum free baking powder (I can use less)
    • ½ tsp cinnamon, if desired (can use more or less)
    • ½ tsp sugar, stevia, honey, maple syrup or other sweetener. (can leave out.)
    • 1 egg
    • 1 tsp water, milk or other liquid if needed-if using a smaller egg you might need more.

    Stir together in a small bowl - I incorporate the fat with the dry ingredients first with a fork like making pie crust then add the sweetener and egg. Then I add a little milk or water if needed to make it like a pancake batter and stir that together well with small spatula.

    This little muffin can be made in a large coffee mug. I prefer to mix it up in a mug or small bowl and pour the batter into a small greased 1 ½ c. Pyrex baking dish, so it will end up about 4 to 5 inches in diameter and 1 inch high.

    Cook in microwave approx. 1 minute on high, just enough to make sure the top of the muffin isn’t tacky. I immediately turn it out on a little cooling rack for few minutes. Store in a plastic bag, refrigerate.

    Low carb baking mix:
    • 2 parts almond meal
    • 2 parts ground flax seed meal
    • 1 part coconut flour
    • 1 part flaked coconut

    I usually make up a few cups of the mix at a time. I’ve seen recipes using ½ almond meal, ½ ground flax seed meal or just all flaxseed meal.

    If you are using coconut flour, use less than 1/3 of it in the recipe otherwise it will make the muffin pretty dense and heavy (unless you like it like that!) Experiment.

    Estimated MFP Recipe Builder nutrition value for 1 muffin: 204 calories, 14 gm fat, 11 gm carbs, 6 gm fiber, 3 gm sugar, 11 gm protein

    Of course, you can leave out the added butter/oil and the sweetener to cut the fat and carbs back a bit. Enjoy!


    Lanette
    SW WA State





  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,702 Member
    Comment on the Low Carb muffin:

    The estimated nutrition value will vary according to how big your tablespoons are (I use a tablespoon serving spoon, not measuring spoon) and other factors of course. Even if I've been extra generous with the mix, I take comfort that I'm no longer eating these snacks below.

    ----Little Debbie Cinnamon Streusel Cake – 1 cake: 180 calories, 7 gm fat, 26 gm carbs, 0 fiber, 15 gm sugar, 2 gm protein (I could eat 2 or 3 of these in one sitting)

    ----Snack size Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (1 serving = 3 small cups – 27 gm): 240 calories, 14 gm fat, 27 gm carbs, 2 gm fiber, 24 gm sugars, 5 gm protein (hey, these are small.... 1 or 2 more won't hurt.)

    I'm cutting back on sugar and carbs, not fat. Plus eating real food, not preservatives and ingredients I can't pronounce. I've never been tempted to binge on this low carb muffin. Not once.

    A few weeks ago I left out the sweetener and cinnamon and instead added a big tablespoon of shredded parm/romano/asiago cheese. Made a really yummy savory one for a change.

    Lanette






  • SSC1958
    SSC1958 Posts: 411 Member
    Mary: Thanks! I've read a lot on your Keto thread - great info that you have on there

    Sue: Glad you enjoyed the quote

    Karen in Virginia: So glad that Olivia is improving so nicely. It's so great to see Mom holding her <3

    Tere: Here's to being a fit sexy grandma!

    Lanette: I'd like that low carb muffin recipe (Later) Thanks for the recipe - I appreciate all the tips you provided with it :)

    Re: I'm excited with you. Gratz on the success with the scale :)

    Cindi, Edo: Welcome to the family

    Katiebug: 25 years is a long time - WTG! Good luck with the ortho doc

    Marni: Love the ghost hug :)


    Have been using my Instant Pot a lot. I made cabbage soup in 15 minutes - of course that doesn't count prep time but it is really tasty and only about 50 cal per cup. The pressure cooker seems to intensify flavour and both my boys are raving about the tenderness and taste. Does anyone know how to convert standard recipes into use for electric pressure cookers? I have a few recipes I'd like to re-purpose to cook in the pressure cooker.

    Have a happy successful day my friends,


    Carey - Northern Alberta
    "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
  • pipcd34
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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Lanette- thanks for the muffin in the cup recipe! I have a similar one and it is fantastic to make an Egg McMuffin with! I like your addition of the sweetener and cinnamon. I will try that. I love cinnamon toast!

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    Karen <3 Olivia <3
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    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Stronglift Workout B
    Squats-1X5X 55/65/75/85, 5X5X 95
    OHP- 1X5X45/50, 5X5X 55
    DL- 1X5X95/105/115
    New high on my squats since my deload for not hitting parallel last year.

    Kettlebell Swing
    GobletSquats- 3X5X30
    Russian Kettlebell Swing- 13X10X30

    40lbs loss by May 27th Challenge
    Exercise daily and stay under calories.

    Keto 3 Week Challenge February 5th-25th
    I love this way of eating! Prepping for a re-feed at the end of the three weeks. Researching information on doing this properly. Plan on staying with this eating style for a few months. A re-feed is supposed to help with building/not losing muscle depending on if you are eating at a deficit or not.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Off to see the wizard!
  • ydailey
    ydailey Posts: 516 Member
    Hello all!

    Sure enough, I put on four pounds with last week's cold. Too much orange juice and not enough exercise. I expect it'll disappear soon enough, but I sure hate to see that weekly number go up instead of down! On the other hand, last week's loss was bigger than anticipated too, so I may have just hit the extremes of a little fluctuation.

    coachredhead - Welcome back to MFP, and welcome to the group!

    Karen - What a beautiful photo of mom and baby! So glad Olivia is well enough to get that "skin time." She is definitely looking stronger.

    Ginger - I had my optician make me a pair of glass with the lower part of my bifocal prescription only. So I have a pair dedicated solely to reading, mostly in bed.

    Joyce - So sorry your sister has had MRSA. My mom got it in the hospital when they put in her chemo port, and it was a factor every time she needed a procedure for the rest of her life. Once it's there, it's the devil to get rid of.

    Sue - Thanks for the funny story about your Arabian! She must be getting bored!

    Sarah - Thanks. I'm not close with the uncle, and I'm at peace with him being "who he is." But I feel for my cousins, and it pains me that it's so hard for my dad. He just moved into a senior community last year, then lost his lady friend. Wish I could hold back the bad news for awhile, but he's gotten to the age where there's just a lot of loss to deal with.

    sharontank - Welcome! Sounds like you're on the right track... I always remind myself that things are probably going to hurt whether I sit in my chair or get up and move, so I may as well get up and move.

    Tere - I guarantee you can be a sexy grandma with white dreadlocks. I have a friend about my age who wears hers in short dreads and it is absolutely stunning.

    Edo - Welcome to the pool!

    Lanette - Thanks for the muffin recipe! I especially like the baking mix idea.

    Cheri - Congratulations on reaching a new low! ;D


    Well, Dad is off to New Orleans this morning. My sister was able to take time off and drive him. He's been having a hard time getting consistent answers from Uncle R's sons... I don't know if one boy is more optimistic than the other, or if things are changing fast, or what. Anyhow, the latest answer is the Uncle is being transferred to hospice, and it doesn't sound like it'll be long. I'm really glad Dad decided to go.

    -Yvonne in TX
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  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Popping in to say that I finally made one of those cauliflower pizza crusts! It was fantastic! I made it according to the recipe on my niece's facebook post. I don't have a food processor so I hand grated a head of fresh uncooked cauliflower, drained the water/juice from it (I formed it into balls and really squeezed that water out!), added 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of parmesan, 1/2 cup of mozzarella, garlic, salt, pepper, basil (season to taste). Spread this mixture out onto parchment paper to form a crust about 1/5-1/4" thick. The thinner, the crispier. Bake at 425F for 15 minutes, pull out and top with whatever toppings you choose and bake for another 10 minutes. SO....YUMMY!! That's all I have right now. Karen- Such wonderful news about baby Olivia <3 !! Mary- Forgot to mention how big the twins have gotten! Such sweet little girls!
    Memorial for my sister is this weekend. Once we get past that; we are on "baby watch"! Our little pi-boy is due in three weeks!! For you new girls, this is our first grandchild. We call him "pi-boy" because his due date is March 14, (mathematical pi is 3.14159...) gotta fly baby in front of me getting fussy! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Kelly Thanks, the girls are doing great with such a rough start! Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I watched a video on how to make the cauliflower pizza crust and they suggest to place the cauliflower in a nonstick pan on a low to medium setting and cook the moisture out of it.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,556 Member
    Did 30 min on treadmill at 3.5mph. I went a little slower trying to figure out this treadmill. The plan for tomorrow is to take the HIIT class (hopefully, it’ll be something different from the other day) then a Power Core class (which I figure is probably only about 15minutes, then if I have time a yoga class.

    After exercising went to Publix, want to try their grapefruit, then bought gas, then a frame for the picture I painted. Went into the Y and it was cloudy, came out an it was POURING. I got so soaked that I needed to dry off my body, change from shorts to pants and dry my shirt.

    Kate – those sure are fancy leggins! I’d go cross-eyed

    Welcome everyone new!

    Karen in VA – yea for no more dialysis for Olivia! What a wonderful miracle she is

    I was so tired from running in the rain and up and down the steps of the condo that I took a short nap. We do most of our cooking in the condo, so I can regulate how much of which foods I have

    Lovely Becca – congrats on your strong willpower

    I brought cookies down here with me but I’m thinking that I may just keep them in a tin we have, mainly so that they are out of sight. The brownies I brought are in foil so I don’t see them every time I walk past the food pantry.

    Cheri – congrats on the loss

    KJ –isn’t cauliflower crust delish? I always seem to need to extract more water. I do use cheesecloth (or something like that). How did you get yours out?

    Michele from NC now in rainy FL but it’ll get sunny another day
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    :)
  • gotu52
    gotu52 Posts: 315 Member
    Hello,
    Karen Olivia sure is a fighter. I am so glad to hear about her improvement.
    Cheri congrats!
    Re Oh no - glad you weren't let go but now more work for you :/ Congrats on your new low.

    Just wondering if anyone has had this experience. My right thumb has been numb for about 2 months now, just from the tip down to the first crease. I read that it could be related to carpal tunnel. I am wearing a wrist brace as apparently it can be from a nerve problem. Any suggestions for natural treatment? Thank you.

    Take care everyone. <3 Sarah, Ontario
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