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saverys_gal

I plan on making a crustless, no bake pumpkin pie here soon myself!!

Ugh. I'm just so down in the dumps today guys. It's not affecting my eating or wanting to work out or anything. I'm just cranky, angry, tired. It's part PMS (TOM is due this week, and yeah, I know it seems like every time I post I'm on TOM, but mine is every 2 weeks!), part exhaustion from not getting a good night's sleep in over a week and just stress. I'd forgotten how much job hunting sucks. I hate how some of these companies make you copy and past your resume in, attach it and then go through and fill out everything that's already in your resume!! It's pointless to sit and spend 35 minutes on one job application when my resume already says everything they're asking for.

I'm trying to stay really positive, but today is just not one of those days.

tammietifanie

:sad: :sad: Saverys_Gal.... I hope you feel better ! I hate days like that. I agree on the filling out all the information for the job and then having to send in a resume on top of it.. It's just extra work for no reason

VJ150

Hi Everyone,

As you have notice, I'm not a talker (or writer). It's a characteristic I have been working on for a long time, but doesn't seem to get any better at it. Despite my lack of "talking" I'm glad to see everyone is sticking in there and staying on plan.

Marie, congratulations on the loss. Any amount is a success and I will be excited when I'm able to say I have started back loosing!!!

Saverys, I'm sorry for your "mood" I totally understand and feel for you. I hope you feel better real soon. I know surgery is not for everyone, but I believe having my surgery almost 20 years ago was the BEST thing I could've done.

Have a great day everyone!

tammietifanie

Great recipe for a Lunch or a Dinner

3 cups fresh spinach
1 sliced mushroom, sliced
1/4 sliced red onion, sliced
4 ounces grilled or broiled salmon fillet
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese add to shopping list
2 tablespoon fat-free red wine vinaigrette

Directions
1. Place the spinach on a plate. Arrange the mushroom and onion slices on top. Top with the salmon and cheese and drizzle with the vinaigrette.
Nutritional Facts per serving
CALORIES 295.3 CAL
FAT 14.4 G
SATURATED FAT 3.9 G
CHOLESTEROL 75.3 MG
SODIUM 689.7 MG
CARBOHYDRATES 15.1 G
TOTAL SUGARS 5.3 G
DIETARY FIBER 4.1 G
PROTEIN 26.3 G

CALIECAT

Hey good that we are all sticking together.

saveryI I am surprized your dr, has ot wanted to do sugery. or something.. I had mine done long time ago. I had cancer an they removed all then. thats been over 25 years ago. no problems since.

Vj good to hear from you. ansd that you are doing ok.

Sassy, You are a busy girl. Tell me about your grandbaby? when did this happen.? They are so sweet.

Mine are all grown and most are doing well but Have a couple of them that don't want to take responsiveabilty of themselve. think the the world ows them a living. have no rpet for the lsw either.


my menu for today. this is cruise day. but for some reasons no appetite
Breakfast: Scramble egg with non fat cheese
lunch cottage cheese with sugar free jello.
Supper roast beef with cabbage
Snacks greek yogurt

Marie

saverys_gal

Nummy recipe tammietifanie! And I your new pic of your and your boys! It's so cute and you look great girl!!

Menu sounds great again today Marie!

Glad you checked in with us VJ! Even if you only say a couple of words, we love to hear from you! :drinker:

Thanks for the support ladies!! :flowerforyou:

As for why I'm having a TOM every 2 weeks and why the DR hasn't done anything about it: I came off of the pill in April of this year and have been told by my old and very trusted GYN that it may take my body 6 months to a year to sync and get normal after being on the pill for so long. My cycles have been totally out of whack since I came off the pill, so I'm very inclined to agree with her! So I'm going to give it a full year and if my cycles are still really weird, I'll be going in for my yearly and having a few things done; my old GYN thinks there is a good chance I'm having some of my mom's problem's, so we'll see!

But TOM and major stress definitely do not go well together!!

tammietifanie

Thank you! :flowerforyou: It was yesterday at our favorite Pumpkin Patch!!!

profjan6

Everyone seems to be doing ok. TOM stuff is not fun. Throws me off big time, and I'm too old for this! Can't wait till it is all over.
I am fighting a bad cold and trying to deal with eating properly and exercising. I am off to work in a little bit. Hopefully my voice holds out! Happy Monday to all.

SassySouthernGirl

SaverysGal: Sorry you’re feeling BLAH! It’s stressful looking for jobs, and TOM never helps! I’ll be thinkin’ of you and hoping the very best for you!! :flowerforyou:

VJ: good to see you pop in!

Tammie: The recipe sounds great! Thanks for sharing with us. I’ll for sure give it a try. :bigsmile:

Marie: Keep up the good work today! You’re shrinking!! :drinker:

ProfJan: Hope your cold gets better soon.

RES: WHERE ARE YOU GIRL??? :sad:

platoon

Hi LLCers! I just wanted to say hi... I'm following a derivative of the paleo diet, which limits my carb intake to only veggies, fruits, and certain nuts. So far, so good... it's nice to see other people out there who believe that, with a little discipline and creativity, a low carb lifestyle is perfectly sustainable. :-) Good luck on your journey...

CALIECAT

Hello Platoon you are welcome to join us. look like you are doing Ok.that is a good diet to follow. keep in touch with us and let us know how you are doing. youccan eat anything but the white starchy stuff, Not bad.

Marie

SassySouthernGirl

Good Morning all!

Welcome Platoon!

I was up by 5:30 this morning, energetic and ready to go! Busy day today and I will be keeping the grandbaby this afternoon, so better run get all my stuff done before she gets here. It's all about chasing her around once she arrives. LOL

I'll check back on y'all later -- -have a great ON PLAN day!! :bigsmile:

CALIECAT

I will be gone the all this morning.
Can't think of a thing to take to snack on in case we ar running late/ I think I will take a roll ham sl with fat free cheese. that will do it. See you guys later.

Marie

saverys_gal

Good morning ladies!

Hi platoon! Hope you'll still around and join in every now and again! It's always nice to have a fresh face! And yes, a low carb lifestyle is totally sustainable! :drinker:

Have a great morning Marie and catch up with us later!

Sounds like you have a busy day sassysouthern!!

I HATE my scale today. It is :devil: I went up 3lbs. this morning for no reason that I can see, unless TOM is really going to be a wench and cause major water retention. Trying to appease my body today by drinking lots of water and tea. Stupid freaking things that make us women gain weight.

tammietifanie

Saverys_Gal have you tried lowering your sodium intake when Tom is around???? I have noticed when i lower mine it helps me not gain a lot of water weight!! Don't let those 3lbs get you down you know you have been eating right and working out so my guess it's just Tom.

saverys_gal

It may be sodium-since I've upped my cals and carbs my sodium has gone up too, not above the daily amount, but still higher than what it used to be. So it may be that my body is rebelling against that. Who knows!! Our bodies are so very complex, especially when it comes to TOM.

CALIECAT

I am back! My menu for today.

breakfast:\

oatbran cereal, coffee
lunch:

roast beef with no cal and bo carb BBq sauce 1/2 c greek yogurt. Love that stuff with some splenda and some lemon juice

Supper more of the same

snacks too.

Got to get my groer store lisst ready for tomorrow is grocer shopping day,

platoon

I'm trying my hand at "Primal" Almond Pancakes tonight... I think I've got all the right ingredients. I'm sooo excited... I think mostly because I love pancakes, and the thought of giving them up for this lifestyle made me cringe. But now that I can have my [pan]cake, and eat it too makes me ECSTATIC! :-) If you'd like the recipe, message me.

Next time, I'll try Coconut pancakes!

BTW - please friend me. I could surely use some low-carb buddies! :-)

saverys_gal

Yum! I love roast beef! My picky hubby hates it though. :noway:

Let us know how the almond pancake go, Monique!! I haven't had pancakes in ages; I'm definitely curious as to how these stack up against the real thing!

platoon

Will do! :-)

tammietifanie

Anyone have a good London Broil recipes????? I want to try something new instead of how i make my london broil....

platoon

Let me start off by saying I'm hard-headed. I always have been, and I always will be. Never been one to strictly follow directions... and I question/challenge everything.

That said - no matter how bad I botched this recipe, the pancakes were DELICIOUS! :-)

Here is the recipe that I chose to follow:

Almond Meal Pancakes

1 1/2 cups almond meal or flour*
1/2 cup coconut milk
4 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
Blueberries (or your favorite fresh fruit)**

Combine all ingredients, portion out onto a hot griddle and cook until golden brown.

* Almond meal is simply ground up almonds with their skin on. Almond flour is made by first blanching the almonds to remove the skins prior to them being ground.
** You could also mash up a banana and mix it in the batter to make them Banana Almond Meal Pancakes

(Compliments of www.realmendriveminivans.com)

My mistakes: From the start, I chose to disregard the cinnamon, substitute the coconut milk and vanilla extract with almond milk and banana extract, respectively. I also used EVOO instead of a lighter-flavored oil. Don't do these things. A few other recipes also suggested a teaspoon of honey. (I didn't have any.)

MY pancakes were not sweet at all, but they were fluffier than I expected, and had that slight crisp that I love from the hot oil.

I cheated, and had one fork full with maple syrup, the sweetness of which caused me to forget that they were made from almonds. :-) The texture of the pancake was very similar to one made with all purpose flour.

Out of pure laziness, I divided the battered into 4 very large pancakes, and ate one. My diary reflects one fourth of each item.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this recipe to someone who wants little to no carbs, but still wants to enjoy a pancake or waffle from time to time. I would say, don't be hard-headed like me; follow the recipe. :-)

platoon

This might be helpful: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-substitute/

SassySouthernGirl

Hey Everybody! It's been a really busy day for me, and I also kept the grandbaby about 6 hours so got plenty of exercise chasing her round! LOL It's so good to come here and read all of your postings and see everybody on track, and sharing recipes (and the look SO good)! Glad to be a member of such a supportive and motivating group!! So....thanks!

Getting ready now to do my nightly facial routine, drink my hot cup of detox tea, and read a little. Then, it's off to bed. Hoping to sleep past 5:30 AM in the morning....:bigsmile:

See you guys tomorrow morning!!

CALIECAT

I crash toninght. I just had the "wants" so I ate. naufhty me.
Marie

saverys_gal

Yummy! Those pancakes sound really good platoon, even if you "botched" them!!! Kinda wishing my bagel for breakfast was pancakes now...:noway:

Hope you get some extra sleep sassysouthern!!

We all have those days Marie! Pick yourself back up today and get right back on track! :flowerforyou:

@ tammietifanie: I'm not sure about london broil. It's not something I cook at all, so I can't give you a new recipe. Anyone else got a new spin on preparing this???

How is everyone doing this morning?? It's hump day! :bigsmile:

I got in one kick butt workout last night; I Leslie Sansone!! I've dropped one of my 3lbs. gain...thinking it's a funky combo of bloat and constipation. :sick: I hate being a woman some days! So I'm just going to keep pushing on through it and hopefully it will drop off here in the next few days.

Grokette

Hi my Lovely Low Carb Gang!!!

Guess who????? its me, aka July24Lioness. I am back and I have started a local Low Carb Support Group here at my job.

I am coaching 3 people right now and think I have recruited the manager at McDonalds close to my house!!

I am going to get her going with either Atkins or the Primal Blue Print (I have given her both books to read), take her shopping and start walking with her at our local park!!

I am excited to begin truly helping others in their journey!!!

SassySouthernGirl

Happy Wednesday!! I'm up early again this morning, full of energy and ready to go!

Marie: you've done so well -- just pick yourself up and get back at it! you know you can do it! :flowerforyou:

Tammie: I am just no cook at all, so I can't help with the london broil question. Sorry!

Saverys: Great job on he kick butt workout! Speaking of working out...I gotta get back to Snap Fitness SOON!!! Like TODAY!!! :bigsmile:

Grokette: the coaching sounds awesome .... always nice to help others!!

Time for my morning protein shake, then it's time for my morning RE9 facial, shower and off to run errands and get the day started! Y'all have a great day!!

saverys_gal

Good morning my lovely losers!

Cora, I'm sure you will be a wealth of knowledge to those you will be coaching!!

Yummy protein shake sassysouthern! Yeah, I've been loving my kick butt workouts here lately-I feel like superwoman afterward! :blushing:

profjan6

Hi Everyone, Seems like you are all doing pretty well. Those pancakes sound good, Platoon! I haven't tried to make any of the recipes using almond flour and all those other things. I need to give it a try to change things up a bit.
I ate some microwave popcorn last night because I just needed some crunch. It really wasn't bad and I'm sure won't make too much of a difference. Trying to keep up with the exercising, although I have a cough and it makes it hard then. Happy Wednesday to all!