Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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I seem to be doing okay with one meal a day and accepting that I'm going to be sluggish afterwards. It's seven at night; I've not got much planned beyond reading another book and letting the dogs in and out a couple times before they go in their crates for the night at ten and I go up to bed.
Tonight was roasted chicken breast with a little cornbread dressing and chicken gravy. Wife had her chicken thigh and leg with the dressing and some steamed broccoli tossed in butter with sea salt and cracked black pepper. She's also trying intermittent fasting. Her schedule's different from mine, though. When I'm feeling good I like 18:6, starting at noon and going to 6 pm. She is doing 18:6 from 6 pm to midnight cause she sleeps late and stays up late. (Currently, of course, I'm doing something like 22:2.)3 -
Dante you WILL have to share more about the name/location of village. Looking awesome, of course! Are you off for summer holidays or just a quick visit?1
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Hope you stay on the upswing Athijade!1
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Dante you WILL have to share more about the name/location of village. Looking awesome, of course! Are you off for summer holidays or just a quick visit?
Was out for a quick visit man. Just a couple of days. T_T
My mothers' village is in Euboia and called Triada. It's not on the seaside, but somewhat close (20 minutes or so by car).
Some shots I took from April and now.
The tavern is on the seashore a couple of villages over, in Artaki.
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Those images are breath taking, Dante..
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Lots of similarities to Texas landscapes even down to the natural stone building.1
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Supper tonight (after a lunch of ... Green Soup ... ) roasted vegetables and lentils with a lime tahini sauce
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Had a bit more than four bunnies worth of yellow and green beans and carrots ✅ and an "instant" pho soup🤔.... plus a Kit Kat ice cream bar!😳🙈
Need more protein, more fiber and.... less calories for the next meal of the day! 🤔🤣
Of course with both activity level and volume of food in transit current curtailed and iv fluids mostly expelled.... I (re)hit single digit distance to aspiring (re)goals on a good 1.2lb drop!
Chances of the drop hanging around.... not that great--but hope is always good! 😬2 -
Yes. Protein. For healing. I hope Greek yoghurt finds its way into your next meal 🙂2
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How are you feeling, PAV??0
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The hugged ice pack and I just bunny strolled to the grocery store and back and are currently sitting at just under 7K steps. With a second stroll planned post the bandage ripping off ceremony I'm planning to engage in later tonight!
This whole sleeping all day thing is getting annoying. Even Fitbit admits to almost 8 hours of sleep in total and I've certainly spent WAY more than 10 in bed!!!!
All good. This is way WAY better than last time... so far.
Up to 80g protein and 105% fiber thanks to Skyr and blueberries. And OK on Calories for now!2 -
I don’t know how you do it part but if somehow make it all sound like a most excellent adventure😜1
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Shhhh.... don't tell Laurie about the Schwartz's smoked meat pouch... but if you prepare a couple of compliments seasoned sesame ginger cauliflower rice pouches to the minimum suggested heating time (680g) and then transfer them to a large container and add a pre-thawed Schwartz's pouch you cut up in little strips / pieces and a couple of vigorously beaten up eggs and nuke it all for a few minutes more (open so that it dries out a bit)... you end up with about 925 Cal of semi credible cauliflower fried "rice"... and there's probably enough of it for a couple of meals--especially if you add sriracha!!!
Vigorously working on the "couple" of meals concept as opposed to the "why leave for later what you can eat now" theory!3 -
Today was a cup of cottage cheese and later some ice cream. Because it was 109F and I’m miserable with this UTI. Obviously no good will come of bad eating and antibiotics.2
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Oh geez, Yooly. I hope that passes through really quickly. And be careful I hear that some dude named PAV is trying to pawn off the idea of smoked meat pouches !!! 😳😳😳2
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Well, if it is really hot, you could put a smoked meat pouch in your mailbox...
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I’m hoping today is bringing good health to EVERYONE!!!!!!
Maybe we can source some smoked health pouches???? I think we have just the guy here to find such a thing 😁1 -
Finally really getting some veggies in. The last 2 days my lunch has been a salad with romaine, cherry tomatoes, avocado, broccoli slaw, blue cheese, honey roasted nuts, chicken, and balsamic vinaigrette. They have been SO good and just what I need after a week of toast, eggs, applesauce, and Gatorade.1
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Day #11 with temperatures over 🔥105F. Over 100F 🥵for 30 days thus far. No relief in sight yet. No rain either. So today was a cold chicken leg 🍗and a 🥗salad. I’m thinking yogurt and cereal tonight.
Trying to avoid uncontrolled snacking to put me in a mental coma. This time of year I’d pretty much subsist on crappy snacks 🍭🍪🍩🥜🍫🍬and ice cream🍦.
It takes effort to eat “real” food when you really don’t care or want to plan.3 -
My son is coming home from a huge backpacking trip through the NM mountains with his scout crew. So I am making his favorite for dinner. I am going to modify it a little to make it more healthy.
Pork Chops-Thinking about grilling or baking them.
Scalloped potatoes=Not much way to make these healthy so I am just going to cut back the amount I am going to eat.
mixed veggies-going to eat more of these and less potatoes.4 -
Depending on all the stuff you're coming you could throw in there a baked or boiled potato for yourself while leaving extras for the scouts! Sounds like an awesome meal though!1
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@Yoolypr hug on the heat thing.
Salmon or tuna salad? Look at the Rio mare prepared ones for ideas without cracking cook books.... but, frankly, nuke some mix veg, let it cool, add some fresh stuff maybe like some tomatoes and your fish and just some lemon or vinegar or a light vinegrette (maybe with some mustard grains, thanks for the idea Yooly maybe that's what I'll make myself!!!😎)
But what I came to say because it hits a button.
I'm talking strictly weight management here. Not long term overall health. Long term overall health will eventually require nutrients. But, for us here, weight management is important.
I use to feel an entitlement to my "meal" made with "real food"
The candy bars? Cookies? Full sugar pop or juices? Ice cream? These were the non nutritious "extras" that didn't have the right to interfere with the nutritious meals I deserved.
So dinner was dinner and lunch was lunch. And in addition to the random extras.
Well that's not how calories work
Calories are calories.
Whether from real food or from frou frou drinks or random condiments!
And if I've already spent my calories on cookies, thousand Island sauce, or mayo, or even ketchup!, I don't get to get that extra bit of hamburger!!!!🙀🫣1 -
Who would have thunk it?
Yes! Using the golden ratio for coffee does make for a significantly tastier cup! 😎
And since my coffee maker screws things up if I load more than 55g of coffee (the grounds splatter at 55.5g🙀 but not at 55😹!!!!), this means I'm now limited to 990g of coffee vs the previous 1.25litres!😡 But it is way better tasting! 😎 And I'm just as wired!!!😹😜
Or, maybe, MORE wired!!!🫣
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Yooly? Do you guys have McDonald's vanilla cones for $1 down there during the summer? We do! Ours advertise about 240 Cal each but on average by weight they're closer to 300. I know down there they claim about 150 Cal each so don't know how small0
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Yooly? Do you guys have McDonald's vanilla cones for $1 down there during the summer? We do! Ours advertise about 240 Cal each but on average by weight they're closer to 300. I know down there they claim about 150 Cal each so don't know how small
Yes we do have those cones at McDs. But they are of dubious quality and some sweaty teenager is handling my cone! I usually buy a good quality grocery ice cream and weigh it out. It’s about 230 calories for 2/3 cup (93 grams). And no added calories from a cone. Sometimes I experiment with frozen yogurt, gelatos or sherbets. I try to keep a serving at most 250 calories.
I avoid most fast food places unless traveling and have no other choice. I do stop at the local Whataburger for their breakfast on a bun (an egg McMuffin without sauce or cheese) only after fasting for blood tests. Maybe 3 times a year.
Going out to eat for me is a special occasion or vacation treat. Too tempting and variable for frequent indulgences. Besides hubby is a great home cook. He even serves up my lunch with a calorie count!3 -
No pork chops last night. My son came home from his trek and his stomach wasn't in the best shape. He didn't want me to waste his favorite meal and him not be able to enjoy it. Maybe tonight. Maybe tomorrow.
Still keeping in my calories!3 -
Wise son you have there Scout!
We had a pork tenderloin, cauliflower rice, and salad for lunch. Instapot and air fryer were employed by hubby to create the fine meal. Tonight I think it’s some Lean Cuisine thingy for me with a small salad. I’m thinking there’s room for ice cream too. Woohoo!1 -
What great company to be sharing this thread with❤️
My main meal so far today with some roasted vegetables with barley and pan fried spicy tofu.
I’ve never just had Barley on its own and I was going to make some buckwheat and I realize I had a jar with barley that’s been sitting there for a while so I should just try cooking some of that up… nothing but a bit of salt in the water. It’s actually a very tasty addition to these veggie bowls. I’m absolutely enjoying the once a week roasting and all week eating of this meal. They hold onto the cold so you can feel it all the way down 🙂 and later tonight some green soup. Maybe I’ll warm it up tonight 🔥1 -
Finally made my sons pork chop meal. It was super high in calories but I was able to keep it in my window.
That’s the great thing about counting calories. You can eat whatever you want as long as it fits.2 -
Couldn’t bare to look at another vegetable tonight… had a toasted jalapeño asiago bagel at Tim Hortons with plain cream cheese. I was so much more fun than green soup again!!!
Pup had a side of bacon 🥓2
