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titus2cat · January 5

Snow/ice today, starting around noon. Going to church. I dug out my old Walk Away the Pounds DVD and will do that this afternoon. The real challenge is not to overeat or eat bad stuff when I am cold.

Joy1580vb · January 5

Seeing a lot of animals on our quarter across from the house. I think they are elk. Probably about 30 in the herd.
Just took out my binoculars and they are elk.

Yesterday was a non productive day. Pretty much read all day with the exception of my treadmill. Still pretty cool here but feels so much better as there is no wind. Making ribs in the slow cooker for supper tonight. Has sugar in the spice rub I make for them so will have to be careful with my portion size.

Joy1580vb · January 5

Got my ribs in the slow cooker and decided not to add any sugar. Did a dry rub of spices and made my usual sauce which has ketchup in it and omitted the brown sugar. Hopefully they will be good.

titus2cat · January 6

Joy, my mom used to cook ribs with the contents of a can if Pepsi!!! They were delicious, but that had to be a TON of sugar. Tell us how yours turned out.

oceanmelody · January 6

Walked in the woods a bit with boots and yak traks. Not much snow but I felt safer with fortified footwear on the hills.
I do love ribs but don't have them often.
Still afraid to get on the scale since Christmas. Had sausage and roasted acorn squash and brussels sprouts tonight.
I need to read some more but have a knitting project to finish first. I did read Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book about serviceberries and the natural world. Thought-provoking!

titus2cat · January 6

What is your knitting project? I always have something on my needles.
Woohoo down half a pound this week!
We have thick ice on the ground. I put on ice cleats and put the trash can out by the curb but doubt they will collect it. Grateful we still have power. Lots of folks not so fortunate, including my daughter. Fingers crossed that ours stays on. I pulled a chicken pot pie out of the freezer to bake for lunch. That is when we have our big meal of the day.

Joy1580vb · January 6

Ribs were very good. Slightly sweet from the ketchup and a bit tangy as I added a bit of lemon juice and mustard along with various herbs in the sauce. Took them out of the slow cooker and under the broiler to brown up. There is a lot of sugar in ketchup. According to the label, 1 teaspoon sugar to 1 tablespoon of ketchup for the one I have. Ordered a different brand from amazon that has no added sugar (according to the label) but when I checked further it has a small amount of stevia extract in it. Stevia doesn't increase blood sugar levels so should be ok.

Cat, good for you on the decrease! I saw there is a winter storm warning in your area. I hate freezing rain and would much rather have the cold and snow.

Melody, I am sure you are doing well with all your walking. Not in to knitting but I do crochet projects sometimes.

oceanmelody · January 7

Those ribs sound amazing!
I was making a hat to show my knitting group how it constructed. It is a strip of rectangular knitting that gets sewn up to be like those hats popular about 100 years ago. Twisted by the forehead. I will have to research the style name.
I need to brush up on my crochet skills.
Be safe in the storm!!!
Just some fluff here—cold and sparkly.

titus2cat · January 7

Thanks. Would love to see a picture of the hat when you are done. I just bought a pattern for a hooded scarf. If you are on Ravelry, it is the Sophie Hood. Still pondering yarn, but leaning toward a dark blue Malabrigo.
Looks like our inches of slush will freeze solid tonight with single digit windchills. Going to be below freezing all week, so not melting anytime soon. I am so looking forward to summer. Fortunately, we still have power so far. There are many outages.

Joy1580vb · January 7

Out of curiosity, I checked out the Sophie Hood...very cute!

Sunny, clear day today at minus 11 C. Off to our local town today as need to pick up some milk and a couple of other essentials. Want to pick up a couple of snack items too as getting tired of eating the same things over and over. Trying to eat clean and stay away from junk food but sometimes I feel I want something else. Will get some hummus and some whole grain crackers which should be ok re calories and sugar levels. I have veggies that I can also eat with the hummus. Will see what they have for microwave popcorn. I know that contains unhealthy additives but in moderation I'm convincing myself it's ok.

titus2cat · January 7

Joy, I allow myself one cheat day each week. If I didnt do this, I could never stick to clean eating long term. If I am
Going to be bad, i am very bad and go for a Snickers or peppermint patty.
We love hummus and I make it a lot. Sometimes I make it our of white beans or lima beans instead of garbanzo. It’s good no matter what!
I have a loaf of buttermilk bread in the zojirushi, so butter and jelly will be my badness for today. Why do I always crave homemade bread on snow days?

Joy1580vb · January 7

Buttermilk bread sounds divine. I think you have the right idea about a cheat day to keep you on track. I can't do the sugar cheat day due to pre-diabetic so staying away from sugar as best I can. Bought hummus (too lazy to make it) and some whole grain crackers, cottage cheese and some unsalted nuts so should be ok for now. Try to keep my one snack per day (which is after supper) to 100-150 calories. Didn't buy the popcorn....read the label and decided no. Need to research this a bit better as I didn't like the oil in the varieties the store had. I have a microwave popper and popcorn kernels so could just make it myself then add a bit of butter.

titus2cat · January 7

Joy, i am weaning myself off sugar. Giving up real sugar Pepsi is the hardest for me. The buttermilk bread is my cheat today. I used storebought bread flour instead of grinding my own hard white wheat berries. I was generous with real butter and homemade strawberry rhubarb jam. Excellent cheat!!!
My sister microwaves popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Then she sprays it with coconut oil baking spray and tosses it with salt. It is delicious!

oceanmelody · 12:38AM

You are both doing so well on food choices!!!
Don't have a hat pic yet but it is kind of a turban style. And you mentioned malabrigo, which is my favorite yarn! The hat is in one of the multicolor skeins, not sure if it is the fuchsia or magenta. I will have to check on Ravelry for your hat.
Swimming day today, no walking. Making bread. Just once I would love to have freshly ground flour!
I have cut back on sugar but still have a bit every day.

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