At Goal & Successfully Maintaining. So Why Am I Doing This All Over Again?
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springlering62 wrote: »Skyr is made exactly like yogurt except you use skim milk and you add a few drops of liquid rennet after it cools to 110, same time as when you stir your starter.
You can make it as thick or thin as you like- depends on the draining time.
It’s a protein powerhouse.
I’ve also been setting some aside to drain extra extra well to use in lieu of cream cheese on pancakes.
This is awesome! Thank you for the inspiration. May be time to try my hand at making skyr. I’ve just been buying it when it’s BOGO at Publix. I’ve been brewing kombucha for years, grind my own wheat to bake bread, and just started growing blue oyster mushrooms- I’m all about foodie DIY!
I made cherry scones this afternoon and subbed skyr for the sour cream the recipe called for. Lots less calories and boy, were they good.
Skyr, kefir and Greek yogurt are amazing. I’ve baked cakes using nothing but a boxed mix and yogurt or kefir.
Kefir is another good one for baking. I loved using it, but it fermented so fast I couldn’t keep up with it, and we were even eating the extra grains.2 -
@springlering62 thanks! When I was a child, cottage cheese was something that was ALWAYS in our fridge. It was my mother's go-to for everything. I personally don't care for the texture of cottage cheese, however sometimes I will mix it with the handheld blender, add some seasonings, and use it for a veggie dip. Plain Greek yoghurt is my version of my mother's cottage cheese and I always have it in the fridge. It's my go-to for everything and I eat it for breakfast, lunch, snacks, in smoothies, and baking. But I only buy skyr when it's marked down because it's a bit more expensive. I will definitely try making it though!1
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stumbled across this last month, and enjoyed the updates and BLs related observations/discoveries. Wondering how it goes? Is BL pressing forward and doing well with ease or hit an obstacle? Entered post-honeymoon phase and pushed through the common urge to stop? Hope all is well with continued progress.4
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LifeChangz wrote: »stumbled across this last month, and enjoyed the updates and BLs related observations/discoveries. Wondering how it goes? Is BL pressing forward and doing well with ease or hit an obstacle? Entered post-honeymoon phase and pushed through the common urge to stop? Hope all is well with continued progress.
BL is doing very well. He seldom weighs, even when reminded, but it works for him. 🤷🏻♀️
Me, I often weigh twice a day just because I’m curious how foods and workouts affect me. And I have to wait for the shower to warm up anyway, so….. and I’m so fascinated that I can drop three or four pounds after a pair of hot mat classes. I mean, where does it go? Atmosphere, I guess. I’m sure not dripping that much into my mat!
He’s already worn some shorts during our brief spell of very warm weather, and they are falling off him. He’s planning to order more “as soon as they go on sale” and has a smaller belt in reserve. Wants to get some more use out of the old one. This is the guy who carefully informed me he was replacing his twenty year old wallet, which was in shreds. Thank goodness men can’t “reward themselves” with colorful leggings and thank goodness he has no concept how much colorful womens leggings cost. 😂
We’ve fallen into the habit of homemade low-cal ice cream or sorbet every night, and he likes it so much, as long as I have frozen mix ready for him, he blends it without prompting.
He’s also realized the dog-walk around the block is 400 steps, so dog is going around the block a lot more as he tries to get his 10,000. Dog is getting SO many extra walks he’s like this half the time:
BL has also convinced me to join him for aquafit classes at the “Cocoon Gym”, as a friend has nicknamed it. (Very much an older clientele there.) Aquafit is boring imho but he loves it and loves me doing it with him. It’s a surprisingly good burn, according to Apple Watch, although we stay in motion and “run” the whole time.
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LOL @ leggings - i soooooo get that! I also wonder @ estimated cals burned for water exercise - and then realize how relaxed I am after - glad it is something he enjoys 
Interesting how different approaches work for all of us ~ just tickled to hear he is doing so well - my gramps used to adjust his eating by his belt notch - when it tightened, he dropped desserts, sometimes increased his salad if hungry... never used a scale... and maintained within that notch area. Thanks for the update - and how he is embracing various things in his journey from wearing out the pup to creaming the dessert! It sounds like he's making it doable and not too complex.... and that's gr8! Cheers
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Are all the extra walks helping out with the HR dog's reactivity?1
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Are all the extra walks helping out with the HR dog's reactivity?
The High Anxiety Dog is improving, somewhat.
We’ve got a trainer walking him every afternoon, and she is a wizard.
He seldom barks at people now unless they step suddenly out of a doorway or alley (historical district backs up to walking trail- lots of wierd little doors and alleys people pop in and out of all the time).
Other dogs, still a problem. I can see some improvement, but mostly a brain shift. I think it exhausts him now, too, because if he sees another dog coming he simply pulls us across the street or toward any available alley to avoid the drama and the inevitable “bag dog, no treat for you”.
Being half dachshund, it’s all about treats. 🤷🏻♀️4 -
I wish I had a food orientated dog! Mine is affection/toys, and sometimes it isn't appropriate to pull out a squeaky toy2
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sheahughes wrote: »I wish I had a food orientated dog! Mine is affection/toys, and sometimes it isn't appropriate to pull out a squeaky toy
I oughta “disagree” you for that lol. “Food dogs” are always underfoot hoping you’ll drop something or cave and give them a scrap. It’s a constant battle.
I have to move the dog just to get the pantry door open.
Oh and then there’s was the dachshund who used to climb in the dishwasher to lick dishes the minute you turned your back. It’s a wonder his little yellow butt never went through a cycle.
This one’s half dachshund and half spaniel. So he’s underfoot half the time!2 -
Yeaaaah, but you can put that food motivation under pretty good control and use it to reward the dog for what you want. Like not getting under your feet and climbing in the dishwasher hoping for an opportunity to reward themselves (look up 'its yer choice' and 'mat training' - youtube has some good how to videos).
You can do the same with toys but it's much harder to train calm behavior with a toy because they're by nature inciting prey drive which is exciting and move fast/play.2 -
And from the realm of strange food substitutions….I made chicken salad last night but didn’t have any toasted almonds to put in it.
BL thought a minute, moved the dog, and pulled the jar of roasted edamame out of the pantry. I pshawed the idea but you know what? They added the perfect crunch, at a fraction the calories of nuts.
Maybe I should ask him for ideas more often. For a fresh perspective.
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springlering62 wrote: »Oh and then there’s was the dachshund who used to climb in the dishwasher to lick dishes the minute you turned your back. It’s a wonder his little yellow butt never went through a cycle.
My bigger dog can just stretch her neck to reach inside the dishwasher and the little guy (corgi) felt like he was missing out so his solution was also to climb in.
I'm no better though since my initial reaction is obviously not to redirect the puppy but to take a pic 14 -
Interesting. Loaf bread now languishes in the drawer, but we’re going through low carb tortillas at a pretty good clip.
A handul of chopped anything in a 45 calorie tortilla is really good for lunch or snacks.
And those tortillas are just fine with Mexican dinners. They taste just like “regular” tortillas.
We like the La Banderita carb smart ones. Dirt cheap at Lidl, and presumably Aldi, but available everywhere. And they stay fresh for weeks and weeks if you can’t make it through a whole bag quickly.2 -
@springlering62 What do you use for your source of microbes in your skyr? Do you add buttermilk, yogurt, or skyr?
I really like the vanilla skyr, but wow, it's expensive. We've made lots of fermented foods, so I think I'll try to make some of this just to save some pennies. It sounds like it's made like what we call "farmer cheese", since it uses rennet.
Also, glad to hear BL is still on track! I've enjoyed following his journey (and yours too!).
Lastly, add me to the low carb tortilla camp. Those are a staple around here. I also like a low carb "veggie bread" my husband found. I think the brand is Oasis and it's only 45 calories per slice. 1 -
Once again, I think choices of bread-ish things are an eating style/eating preference question. I cannot love the low carb tortillas I've tried, because they're too much like white-flour tortillas, which I also don't enjoy. They are not worth their low calories, to me.
I like Ezekiel tortillas (the taco size), for the cases where I want something of that nature - wrap or easy base for pizza toppings. They're more calories (70), but have a couple of grams more protein (a high value macro to me, as a vegetarian), more micros, and (to my tastes) a much more enjoyable flavor and texture.
As usual, I'm not criticizing those for whom the low-carb tortillas are a better fit in their way of eating, just commenting to describe an alternate preference, encourage the generic reader to think about what works best for them.
I never did eat much loaf bread, just the occasional special thing (fresh home-made, really nice artisan sourdough or focaccia, etc.), and I don't have much trouble moderating it.
A lot of meals that I used to eat as a sandwich (for convenience, more than taste/satiation preference in my case) I'd now just eat the filling, probably bulked up with more veggies.6 -
Aaaah, @AnnPT77
Hugs to you, but I do have trouble moderating bread. One of “Old Me’s” morning treats was a loaf of Publix White Mountain bread right out of the bakery oven. I knew exactly what time to show up as it was coming out, and had myself convinced I was casual about asking for it. No one would notice me, like a greedy little mouse, every single stinking morning, right?
“But it’s too hot to slice, ma’am”. I does not care, it will all be gone by the time I pull in to the office and dust the cornmeal crumbs off my lap as I exit the pigmobile.
I would wash it down with three cinnamon twists, two Cokes, and a family size sack of M&Ms. That would tide me over til lunch.
That’s why I can’t keep baked goods in the house. I want a scone so bad, but there’s no such thing as “a” scone or “an” anything for some of us when it comes to breads, cookies, cake etc.
Finding a pleasant source of white-flour that I enjoy but is yet lo-cal and won’t trigger a binge is very meaningful for me.
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My experience with low-carb tortillas is that not only do they taste like sandpaper, blood testing reveals they seem to be lying about being low-carb, since they spike my glucose just as much as regular ones. Sincerely, I believe on the ones I have tried the package info is falsified, since 6 net carbs ordinarily barely registers for me. They seem to be listing everything as fiber when it’s not.
Experimentation has found corn tortillas don’t spike me nearly as much, though, which is a personal thing, someone else might be different.4 -
+1 on the low carb wraps. I have also just recently discovered the Ole - Xtreme Wellness Wraps (50 calories) which I actually prefer to the flour tortilla type wraps. I havent tried cooking with these yet so not sure I could swap them out for the low carb "flour" type wraps in recipes.
Bread...MMM with you Spring, I could eat the whole loaf and I have... It is a trigger food, and I have caved this week for a couple slices of bakery sour dough, with not good results. Ate the house...GRRR. I have got to stay away from that delicious devil...1 -
fatty2begone wrote: »+1 on the low carb wraps. I have also just recently discovered the Ole - Xtreme Wellness Wraps (50 calories) which I actually prefer to the flour tortilla type wraps. I havent tried cooking with these yet so not sure I could swap them out for the low carb "flour" type wraps in recipes.
Bread...MMM with you Spring, I could eat the whole loaf and I have... It is a trigger food, and I have caved this week for a couple slices of bakery sour dough, with not good results. Ate the house...GRRR. I have got to stay away from that delicious devil...
I use the Ole Xtreme Wellness Wraps in my enchilada lasagna- they’re perfect!1 -
springlering62 wrote: »Aaaah, @AnnPT77
Hugs to you, but I do have trouble moderating bread. One of “Old Me’s” morning treats was a loaf of Publix White Mountain bread right out of the bakery oven. I knew exactly what time to show up as it was coming out, and had myself convinced I was casual about asking for it. No one would notice me, like a greedy little mouse, every single stinking morning, right?
“But it’s too hot to slice, ma’am”. I does not care, it will all be gone by the time I pull in to the office and dust the cornmeal crumbs off my lap as I exit the pigmobile.
I would wash it down with three cinnamon twists, two Cokes, and a family size sack of M&Ms. That would tide me over til lunch.
That’s why I can’t keep baked goods in the house. I want a scone so bad, but there’s no such thing as “a” scone or “an” anything for some of us when it comes to breads, cookies, cake etc.
Finding a pleasant source of white-flour that I enjoy but is yet lo-cal and won’t trigger a binge is very meaningful for me.
I'm not arguing with the truth and righteousness of a single word of that, as it applies to you (and almost certainly some others, maybe most others).
The point is, we're all different, different strategies may work, folks new to this should IMO give it a think, try things out, figure out what suits them - may be what you do, may be what I do, may be something else entirely, doesn't matter: As long as it adds up to adequate overall nutrition, at appropriate calories, eating in a way that makes that person happy (or happy enough, anyway) . . . I'm all for it.
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I'm not much of a bread eater, except bakery loaves, those I do love. Was buying Sara Lee 35 cal, but it really tastes like cardboard, so why?, I finally concluded. (I also often wonder,, low cal, carb ect stuff, all of it--wth are we ingesting in it that makes it taste good--is that really better for us?, or just a very money making angle for companies?) Wish there was a way (weigh, lol) to get better counts on Walmart bakery loafs of Everything bread. (A 93% burger on it, oh, yum--& HAS to be way lower than a bun). I really love it, and the seasoning makes any eat-on-bread thing taste so good. When I have them slice it, it is very slim, uniform slices, and if I get French, not Italian, it's skinnier than normal bread as well. It SEEMS like, most 35 cal bread ect is actually just much slimmer sliced than others, so I reason that slices of Everything bread are probably not too bad. I also stick it in the freezer,, and just takes out enough for whatever I want it for, so no plowing through a loaf at a time. BUT, I'm sure it's probably made with lower quality higher fat and less whole grain than 'health' breads, so maybe I'm way off base. Welcome any thoughts, suggestions on this.0
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the bread conversation is interesting. when i decided to explore new2me foods that would nourish my body plus I would enjoy emotionally plus taste good to me plus not trigger excess eating...
I found I enjoy the little corn street taco sized tortillas/wraps plus they don't spike my bs as much as the flour ones. What surprised me a few years later that I changed from loving/irresistible flour tortillas to enjoying the corn tortillas, and now, surprise like the corn tortillas and almost dislike the flour type.
so far, the corn tortillas are not a trigger food for me, but if they become a trigger food then I will have to step away from them as long as they trigger me. Interestingly, I have observed particular foods move in and out of trigger food status for me and it seems to be a strong fixation at times and later reverts to just food. (as if... foods move between red don't go there, to yellow enjoy with caution, to green light foods that don't trigger me ~ just have to respect the triggers or I may dive in and may not get stopped again for days, weeks or longer...7 -
NSV for BL.
An NSV is a non-scale victory.
Sometimes, when you feel like you’ve been treading water, you should look for and appreciate your wins in places other than the bathroom scale.
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I’m not naming any names, but as I sat in the hot tub after aquafit tonight, the person to my (very) close right said “I like feeling my stomach bounce up and down during class. I feel like it’s gonna break up the fat.”
I think my eyes bugged out trying to choke down the laugh.
I suppose, in a manner of speaking, he was correct. It was just the delivery, ya know?12 -
I'm new & started logging a week ago, here for motivation.
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gigglesnortz... we really do need an LOL button!
congrats to bl's baggy nsv! fab!5 -
Once again, I think choices of bread-ish things are an eating style/eating preference question. I cannot love the low carb tortillas I've tried, because they're too much like white-flour tortillas, which I also don't enjoy. They are not worth their low calories, to me.
I like Ezekiel tortillas (the taco size), for the cases where I want something of that nature - wrap or easy base for pizza toppings. They're more calories (70), but have a couple of grams more protein (a high value macro to me, as a vegetarian), more micros, and (to my tastes) a much more enjoyable flavor and texture.
As usual, I'm not criticizing those for whom the low-carb tortillas are a better fit in their way of eating, just commenting to describe an alternate preference, encourage the generic reader to think about what works best for them.
I never did eat much loaf bread, just the occasional special thing (fresh home-made, really nice artisan sourdough or focaccia, etc.), and I don't have much trouble moderating it.
A lot of meals that I used to eat as a sandwich (for convenience, more than taste/satiation preference in my case) I'd now just eat the filling, probably bulked up with more veggies.
In an interesting 'way of eating' difference/alternative for sandwich eating basically stopped bread because I realized I don't actually like it very much. I do prefer flour tortillas so I'll sometimes crisp up the carbsmart ones for chips to use but otherwise I just now smear my mustard directly onto my meat and/or cheese and wrap that around veg. Kinda fun. (I don't have anything against carbs I just prefer mine in forms I find tastier)5 -
wunderkindking wrote: »Once again, I think choices of bread-ish things are an eating style/eating preference question. I cannot love the low carb tortillas I've tried, because they're too much like white-flour tortillas, which I also don't enjoy. They are not worth their low calories, to me.
I like Ezekiel tortillas (the taco size), for the cases where I want something of that nature - wrap or easy base for pizza toppings. They're more calories (70), but have a couple of grams more protein (a high value macro to me, as a vegetarian), more micros, and (to my tastes) a much more enjoyable flavor and texture.
As usual, I'm not criticizing those for whom the low-carb tortillas are a better fit in their way of eating, just commenting to describe an alternate preference, encourage the generic reader to think about what works best for them.
I never did eat much loaf bread, just the occasional special thing (fresh home-made, really nice artisan sourdough or focaccia, etc.), and I don't have much trouble moderating it.
A lot of meals that I used to eat as a sandwich (for convenience, more than taste/satiation preference in my case) I'd now just eat the filling, probably bulked up with more veggies.
In an interesting 'way of eating' difference/alternative for sandwich eating basically stopped bread because I realized I don't actually like it very much. I do prefer flour tortillas so I'll sometimes crisp up the carbsmart ones for chips to use but otherwise I just now smear my mustard directly onto my meat and/or cheese and wrap that around veg. Kinda fun. (I don't have anything against carbs I just prefer mine in forms I find tastier)
Traditionalist here. 👋🏻
Lunch and/or sandwiches requires some kind of carby floury goodness.
However, I try to get creative. I eat my chicken sausages in a single piece of low carb bread instead of a bun, chopped chicken usually in one of those wraps.
Husband is worried about the calories for the chili dogs planned for dinner. I told him he only needs a couple spoonfuls of chili and anyway, my dads idea of a feast was two dogs in a bun, so I suggested that. Silence. Wheels turned BL’s eyes lit up.
However, that said, my own “first lunch” today is a toasted croissant with seasoned chopped chicken in it. After I work with my trainer, “second lunch” is a big salad with chopped steak.
I’m clearing room for croissants lately because they make me happy (til I tire of them).
The lovely thing about counting calories is being in control and having the power to make choices, instead of being controlled by food.11 -
sillylily1960 wrote: »I'm new & started logging a week ago, here for motivation.
Lily, you’re only a couple years older than me, and several younger than BL. If floundering, sedentary overweight, quite honestly dog lazy suburban retirees like us can do this, you CAN do it, too.
There’s a learning curve to weighing and logging and you need to invest ten bucks in a good food scale, but once you’re over that first month or two hump (this is NOT a “Lose 10 Pounds In a Week!” program and the first couple months will be a yo-yo of weight, patience and temper), it becomes sooooo much easier.
And reading these boards helped me tremendously. The advice, motivation, success stories. I’ve tried and tried to get my Beloved to read them, but there’s no little critters to catch and level up, so he’s totally disinterested. That’s OK. Each to their own, but I feel like participating in the boards really sped things up. I guess they made me focus more.7 -
I'm eating Ezekial bread. It was the bread recommended to me on the diet program, State of Slim, that I started with. I like it and I'm a hamburger girl, so one slice, cut in half makes a great burger. I honestly haven't paid much attention to the nutritional info on it, just keep adding it to my log.1
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