WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER

exermom

Is there a forum here for crockpot recipes? I'm looking for a crockpot recipe for a ratatouille or some sort of vege, but I need to have the nutritionals also

Michele

kackie

Good MORNING! And it's another beautiful one here

Robin: Your spicy corn/crab chowder sounds wonderful and something I would love. If you ever have time to post the recipe I would appreciate it! Glad that you are finding your balance. I think any change is difficult at any stage and more difficult as we get older. You have done great:flowerforyou:

Viv: Good for you for getting your exercise in...and I like your quote too, Renate!

My day with DH on the water was very relaxing and nice We found a quiet little spot out of the wind and we enjoyed the little picnic I had put together. He fished and I enjoyed the scenery. He caught 5 or 6 trout, so he was happy. No luck with the shrimp...the area we tried was not good for the shrimp and the tide was still a bit too high for them to be coming out of the grass. I will go one day just to get them. He prefers to fish and I really like casting the net for shrimp better.

Lisa: Yes, your prawns are larger than our "shrimp" and a bit different in texture. (Maybe that's why calling someone a shrimp means "small":laugh: ) We lived in Thailand for 4 years and they also had prawns. I like them both...a lot!

Take care, dear Ladies, and hope you all have a very good week,
Kackie

1grammie

Yeah! My little loss counter on my home page shows a 1 lb loss. I know that doesn't sound like much but that is from when I joined MFP in June. By the end of June I had lost my motivation and gained 5 lbs in July. So I'm about back where I started. Am determined to stay motivated this time to excerise and eat healthy. I don't have a lot to lose to reach my goal but I know how easily it is to gain.

That said I hope everyone has a great day. We have had a dry and unseasonably warm fall but today the forecast is rain and much cooler. I plan to take my mother to see a friend in the hospital but that depends on whether it rains or not. She doesn't like to get out in the rain. Try and get her out whenever possible as I know this winter she will be housebound for much of the time.

topaz2986

Morning!

I have carpal tunnel in both wrists. I'm hoping losing some of my "chunk" will help with the numbness n pain. They've been really bad lately and my wrist supports are doing nothing.

Anyone have any experience with this? I'd love to hear it gets better as i drop a few and there isn't so much fat around my arms!

Rita

Benji49

Is there a forum here for crockpot recipes? I'm looking for a crockpot recipe for a ratatouille or some sort of vege, but I need to have the nutritionals also

Michele

I've got 4-5 crockpot books I'll have a look and see what I can find. I'll probably post tomorow if I find one.

rjadams

Kackie,
It is so hard for me to post recipes because I really just sort of wing it but here is a rough recipe all measurements are pretty rough. I really eyeball it.

8 oz cream cheese
4 cups fresh corn kernals
1cup low sodium chicken broth
1 cup fat free milk
1/2 cup fat free half and half
1 cup white wine
1/2 mexican cheese shreds
two table spoons saracha (any hot sauce would do.)
1jalepeno
garlic onions celery.
1 russet diced and par boiled.

I carmelized the onions and garlic in a little olive oil until soft.
I took one cup of corn and the jalepeno and beat it up in a food processor
threw everything into a crock pot with a 6oz container of cheap crab claw meat. that I put some Old bay seasoning on and cooked it on high for two hours and then on low for another hour. in the last half hour I added a two table spoon roux. and seasoned with salt and pepper.

very hearty soup so even though it isn't the healthiest it doesn't take much to fill you up.

msh0530

Is there a forum here for crockpot recipes? I'm looking for a crockpot recipe for a ratatouille or some sort of vege, but I need to have the nutritionals also

Michele

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Ratatouille-2

There may be others on this site; I didn't look too much.

msh0530

I'm back! We had a great weekend camping. The weather was beautiful fall in Kansas - cool crisp mornings and evenings, and warmer in the afternoon. Just a touch windy, but for Kansas, not bad. I'm kind of sad to put away our camping gear for the year. Today, I am trying to jump back into my routine. I have a plan and my food is logged for the day. My exercise plan will be to work around the house, and take my dog for a walk tonight. Nothing like walking with those frisky poodles, right, Barbie?

It is Monday, and a new week full of new opportunities. What is your plan for the day?

kackie

Robin: THANKS! That sounds wonderful & I do the same with cooking....wing it...but this helps AND I have fresh crab meat, so am excited to have new recipes to try. Thank you for taking the time to post this:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Kackie

Annette1334

ready to loose the weight love my fittness pal im 54 and lov to loose 65lbs already lost my first 5 ya me!:smooched:

RebelRenny

:sick: Hanging out on the couch with a supply of water and kleenex! :sick: boo

mynyddisamrs

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone .........

:glasses: Well it's Monday and the start of my new start!
I'm hoping to have a bit more get up and go once a few more pounds have got up and gone!!!
I do, however, still have :noway: half a chocolate sponge I stupidly made yesterday so I must be strong and ration it !!
It's ages since I've baked....the main reason for not doing so is the fact that we have to eat the results!!

:flowerforyou: Amanda.....don't feel so down! You've done so well and your weight loss is to be shouted from the roof tops!!

I feel better just losing the few pounds but my niggle is .....:frown: facial wrinkles!! I even succumbed to those silly adds that pop up on face book for the miracle anti wrinkle creams that will make me look 20 years young etc etc!! I cancelled the order once I realised what a con it all was but had to send back "Stuff" to US and then keep checking the credit card bill to make sure they didn't take any money etc!! It just seems to be that once I've turned 60, the smile and laughter lines ...LOL....have got deeper and the inbetween skin looks like :sad: the ground of a dried up river bed!!! ....oh my!! The cosmetic companies must see me coming!! Anyone tried miracle creams that have worked?? ...Next one I may try is Nannoblurr!!!??? ....miracles needed me thinks!

:happy: I'm glad I'm not the only one to "Wing it" where recipes are concerned. I just love it when, just chucking it all in turns into something really tasty and different. But ...the rub comes when I want to recreate the dishes when we have guests!!

Oh well ...DH is at work this evening and methinks some housework will occupy me and stop the munchies taking over...

:flowerforyou: BFN
Jackie

anotheryearolder

Michele - Here's the recipe I used for the bok choy. Instead of the soy sauce I used Bragg's Liquid Aminos which tastes like soy sauce with a lot less salt. I think I got the recipe from allrecipes.com.

Bok Choy in Garlic sauce

1 pound bok choy
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1.Trim off the ends of the bok choy and chop, keeping the white parts separate from the green as they will need to cook longer. Rinse and spin or pat dry. Set aside.
2.In a small bowl or cup, stir together the vegetable oil and sesame oil. In a separate larger bowl, stir together the water, ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar and red pepper flakes. Set this aside.
3.In step 3, I forgot to say what to do with the other half of the oil. Step 3 should read: Heat half of the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the bok choy stems first; stir fry for a few minutes or until the pieces start to turn a pale green. When stems are almost cooked, add the remaining oil and the leaves; cook and stir until leaves are wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer the bok choy to a serving dish. Pour the sauce into the skillet or wok, and set over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened slightly, about 3 minutes. Pour over the bok choy and toss lightly to coat.

This morning I headed off to the doctor and got a cyst removed from my back. I had a small knot there for years and years and it decided to get red and painful. It's gone now thank goodness! She said not to go to the gym for a couple days, so I stopped and got some pansies and flowering kale. I will have fun planting them this afternooon.

The party was fun. We all had a good time playing with our GGS, pictured here <----. He is 7 months old now. I just had a bite of cake, one roll and one bite of a caramel pie that my friend and co-great grandmother brought. She knows I'm a sucker for caramel, so the stinker brought a caramel pie!?! :noway: She is a good friend, so she didn't mind I only had a taste. There is one piece left for DH and I am going to announce that is it isn't gone this evening it will be in the garbage.

Well, I better get busy if I want pansies in the ground this afternoon.

Faye

grabbit97

Well, glad to hear that everyone had a great weekend.
We are going to Las Vegas on Wednesday, lots of walking, not so sure about that, will prbably sit some in the casinos, but are showing friends the city that have never been there....
Went to a chinese restaurant last night, had chicken cashew, but asked them to put broccoli in it instead of celery.
Went to PT this morning, he stretched the heck out of my leg, took some more advil.
Have a nice day...
Watch what you eat.
Natalie

auntiebk

.... but if I don't start getting some results soon I am worried i will just follow my usual track record and give up.... I don't know what more I could be doing really....

Lisa, as our leader Barbie says, "Never, never NEVER give up".
Have you taken your measurements? Sounds like you may be building muscle as you loose fat. Can make the scale seem stuck but improve how you feel and look. I'd trade a smaller waist for a smaller weight any day...

Joyce, long workdays are my downfall. No matter how I plan and bring healthy food, at the end I'm so tired I "reward" myself with food and drink that aren't good for me. Luckily I don't work doubleshifts very often.

1grannie, I too have put back on pounds, even after adjusting the ticker up, it still lies by more that I want to admit.

Jackie, Thanks for the new start inspiration. This is the day I choose to change. Will stick to what I planned to eat, dance class tonight and tomorrow will feel better about myself, no matter WHAT the scale shows!

Gotta dash, time for lunchstroll.

Hugs to all,

charlibets

Morning!

I have carpal tunnel in both wrists. I'm hoping losing some of my "chunk" will help with the numbness n pain. They've been really bad lately and my wrist supports are doing nothing.

Anyone have any experience with this? I'd love to hear it gets better as i drop a few and there isn't so much fat around my arms!

Rita

I had carpal tunnel when I was pregnant both times - excess water in my hands. It was *very annoying. I know a lot of people wear a wrist band to help them deal with the discomfort.

Betsy

1960lisa

Good morning everyone.... thanks for the support.... really appreciated.....

My son started his final school exams this week so I did his paper delivery.... wore my HRM and logged ina t 447 calories for just over an hour ..... very happy about that .... think I might offer to do it till he finishes in a couple of weeks .... I was huffing and puffing up the hill with a backpack full of papers on my chest though ..... not a pretty sight!

Barbara - thanks for your encouragment.. I think I might do my measurements today (uuuhg...very scary!!!!) ..... but so far my clothes aren't looser either.... PS - I love dogs as well.... particularly terriers.... have had 2 airdales (my last gorgeous one died only recently).... getting a lakeland terrier next year..... I love your beautiful wheaten terrier .... also love your little black dog signature!

Faye - your recipe is almost identical to what I have with steamed fish .....yum! and so good for you. Hope your back heals quickly.

Jackie - I love baking too... and have the same problem with eating it .... I used to always say I was making it for my sons... but then proceed to eat most of it....

Rebelrenny - look after yourself.... we have had a housefull of tissues here recently too .... I'm just over it but now my husband is sneezing and weezing all over the place.... very miserable..... get well soon.... did you manage to make the chicken soup?:flowerforyou:

Annette - welcome....sounds like you've got off to a great start!

I'm going to add a couple of goals for these last 2 weeks of october:

Drink water... and more water and more water!!!:drinker:
Get the scales to move down at least a little bit
Take my measurements

Have a good day everyone,

Lisa:bigsmile:

topaz2986

Hi All,

I'll try the wristbands, Betsy. Hopefully, they'll help. I am "puffy" now, too. Could explain some of the extra pain.

All of the recipes look yummy. I'm adding bok choy n the soup stuff to my shopping list this week. I think my guys will really enjoy them. Thanks for posting them!

Welcome Annette....This is a great group. I think you'll love it here!

I did ok w/food today til I came home from work and Patrick asked me to run to Barnes n Noble with him. Grabbed some caramel corn and headed out knowing I wasn't getting dinner any time soon. I'm trying not to eat sweets cause when I do...it's addictive. Sweets are the only thing around here that I can grab n go with!! Thank God the cookies are stale or I would have grabbed them too.:grumble:

Gotta go...I promised myself I would do my yoga dvd tonite. At least I can still hold to that promise I made myself. :bigsmile:

Rita

exermom

Benji - thanks for checking for the recipe for me. I'll have to look thru my cookbooks, too. I don't remember if I have a crockpot one or not

Mary - I check Taste of Home last night and didn't find any for the crockpot. I'll check again.

Today was another nice day, so I think I am about finished stringing the popcorn for the tree. Our deck looks like something else, tho....lol Bowled 7 games today, I need to get my timing down, that seems to be my difficult part. But when I do get it down, then I bowl decently. Looks like there'll only be 3 of us at bunco tomorrow. I wonder...do people think that we're "out in the sticks"

Tomorrow I have a board meeting at the Y. I'm going to see if I can't get off this board, I think I've already been on for 3 years and I believe the max is three years. Plus...I honestly don't go to this branch as much as I go to the other branches.

Welcome Anita

Did 1 hr of extremepump today. Tomorrow after the board meeting at the Y I'll do an hour of spinning, then probably stop at one food store and then play mahjongg. Then come home and finish cleaning up for bunco.

Faye - thanks for the recipe

Anyone know where Mimi's been? Did I miss something?

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: It’s applesauce time again. This is the third year that I’ve gotten lots of apples from a friend to make applesauce to freeze. The first two years we picked up the apples after they had been picked and last year I told her that we could pick the apples so she wouldn’t have to do all that work. So yesterday she called and said there were apples ready to be picked. I wished I’d saved some cardboard boxes from moving because it was a challenge to find boxes to put the apples in but we were successful. I have the first batch on the stove right now and will make a few batches every day until the apples are all turned into applesauce.

:flowerforyou: Viv, you’ve got the right formula for getting an exercise program going

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increasing a bit at a time----that’s a lot of steps at the beginning of the day.

:flowerforyou: Kackie, your picnic sounds delightful

:flowerforyou: Grammie, where do you live where it’s hot and dry? Your one pound loss is a great achievement. For those of us with a history of weight gain, every loss is to be celebrated.

:flowerforyou: Rita, today is the day to make a shopping list of healthy food to have in the house so you never have to grab sweets when you’re in a hurry.

:flowerforyou: Mary, you are so right about the frisky poodles----they will keep us in shape and on the run, :bigsmile: I’m so glad to hear about the success of your camping trip. Your weight loss ticker shows how well you jump back into a routine after a weekend away.

:flowerforyou: Annette, welcome to the group…..you will get lots of support and encouragement on this thread. Congrats on the 5 pounds you’ve lost so far.

:flowerforyou: Rebel---hope you feel better soon

:flowerforyou: Jackie, I gave away all my baking pans and baking ingredients because of the dangers of having baked goods in the house. I was the biggest fan of my baking and it all went to my hips.

:flowerforyou: Faye, I love bok choy and your recipe sounds especially delicious

:flowerforyou: Natalie, chicken cashew with broccoli sounds yummy

:flowerforyou: Barbara, sometimes nothing changes, not the scale or measurements and that’s the time you have to redouble your resolve to eat healthy and exercise….it would be too easy to give up and then start gaining weight.

:flowerforyou: Lisa, the paper route sounds like a perfect way to ramp up your workout.

:flowerforyou: Michele, About Mimi---on September 28 she said she was headed for Tahoe for a few weeks----she hasn’t logged in for 18 days so maybe she doesn’t have internet access where she is.

wizzywig

:flowerforyou: Good Morning ladies

Just popping in to say hello and hope you all have a good Tuesday.

:drinker: Day 2 of exercise routine completed - another 10 mins - I nearly didn't bother today because we slept in this morning and I thought I wouldn't have time ( any excuse !! :noway: :noway: ) but I told myself to have less time on the computer instead

:flowerforyou: Time to go

Have a good day.

Viv xx

1960lisa

Today was another nice day, so I think I am about finished stringing the popcorn for the tree. Our deck looks like something else, tho....lol
Michele

Michele, this may be a very stupid question.... but what is stringing popcorn.... and what tree.... and how do you string popcorn?? I've never heard of it before.... sorry to be so ignorant, but I'm very curious.:huh:

Viv - well done ..... I too am very good at making excuses... in fact I'm an expert ..... but you should be very proud of yourself every time you make the decision to get up and move rather than not, no matter even if for a short time.... eventually you will find that it becomes a habit and that you enjoy it..... well that's what they tell me :bigsmile:

Barbie - I wish I could have some of your applesauce.... handpicked apples and freshly home cooked sauce..... fantastic!

My son's girlfriend is cooking tonight.... pasta carbonara.... not my choice but at least I don't have to make it.... so I'm off to do my next walk/run for the C25K thing.... I'm not actually due to do it until tomorrow... but I actually WANT to do it ..... I don't know what this MFP thing is doing to my brain but this is so not me!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Lisa

Biglovelovesme

Kackie,
It is so hard for me to post recipes because I really just sort of wing it but here is a rough recipe all measurements are pretty rough. I really eyeball it.

8 oz cream cheese
4 cups fresh corn kernals
1cup low sodium chicken broth
1 cup fat free milk
1/2 cup fat free half and half
1 cup white wine
1/2 mexican cheese shreds
two table spoons saracha (any hot sauce would do.)
1jalepeno
garlic onions celery.
1 russet diced and par boiled.

I carmelized the onions and garlic in a little olive oil until soft.
I took one cup of corn and the jalepeno and beat it up in a food processor
threw everything into a crock pot with a 6oz container of cheap crab claw meat. that I put some Old bay seasoning on and cooked it on high for two hours and then on low for another hour. in the last half hour I added a two table spoon roux. and seasoned with salt and pepper.

very hearty soup so even though it isn't the healthiest it doesn't take much to fill you up.

sissygok

Good Morning everyone,:flowerforyou: sorry I haven't been here the last few days but have really been busy packing and doing everything we need to get done to leave for our cruise this Thursday. We'll be away for 40 days so it was really challenging to pack for South Seas temperatures,:glasses: 4 formal nights and then also have the correct clothes to wear over Thanksgiving while we are in California at our daughter's house. I am still in the process and will probably not finish everything until the last morning but I am well on my way to filling 2 large suitcases, 1 carryon and a small duffle and that is just for ME. :noway:

Today I have an appointment for my cut and color and lots of errands while I'm out. I love going where my hair salon is located because there is a pizza place closeby that makes gluten free pizza, such a treat for me. :drinker: Before I learned about this place I hadn't had pizza for almost 5 years because I have Celiac disease. DH will get his own pizza and we plan to bring half of each of them home for our dinner tomorrow. We have been trying to empty the fridge and freezer the last few weeks and there is almost nothing left to eat so the pizza along with what is left in the veggie bin for a salad will be great for dinner Wednesday night. Tomorrow I have to go to the bank, the store and an appointment for a mani pedi, I left this until the last day hoping that I will be able to relax a little, I do love having a pedi.

So ladies, I am going to tell you all goodbye now because I think I have more to do than time to do it in before we leave here on Thursday morning...Keep on track, drink lots of water and exercise, smile and enjoy the life you have. I will be doing zumba on the ship trying to maintain this 20 pound loss.

xo Sissy:flowerforyou:

msh0530

Mary - I check Taste of Home last night and didn't find any for the crockpot. I'll check again

Michele - That link that I gave you should have gone directly to one for the crockpot. I will check it again.

Just checked - it does link you to a crockpot recipe with the nutritional info. Here it is again:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Ratatouille-2

msh0530

My son's girlfriend is cooking tonight.... pasta carbonara.... not my choice but at least I don't have to make it.... so I'm off to do my next walk/run for the C25K thing.... I'm not actually due to do it until tomorrow... but I actually WANT to do it ..... I don't know what this MFP thing is doing to my brain but this is so not me!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Lisa

Lisa - I think maybe it is you. The you that you always wished way down underneath that you were. Taking control of your life and habits can be very liberating and comforting. Welcome to our world!

Sissy - If you peek back on here and see this, I am wishing you a wonderful cruise and can't wait to hear the report!

RebelRenny

:drinker: Thanks for all the well wishes! They mean so much to me. I am staying home - and low - another day, because I am still very tired. The chicken soup is gone; perhaps time to make a new pot of soup?

DD is coming over soon. She is dropping off a playpen which I bought second hand. That way grand baby always has a place at our house to sleep and play safely.

It is a gorgeous fall day here. And I notice I am writing in fragments. So will sign out now.

Rebel

TrekkerCynthia

Viv, good job on getting back to the exercise.

Rita, sorry about the wrists. Is surgery not an option? I can’t imagine having both wrists in pain and certainly hope losing weight helps.

Annette, congrats on the loss! :flowerforyou:

(((Jackie))), ah, nothing is every perfect. I’m interested to see how my face looks when the fat no longer fills it out.

Natalie, so you are headed to my neck of the woods. Good timing, too. The highs should only be in the upper 80s and it’s been gorgeous lately. :glasses:

Sissy – have a BLAST!!! Happy Thanksgiving now :drinker: .

Okay Rebel, get well NOW!! Did it work?

Meant to check in but new phone came so a little preoccupied. It’s a bigun, over a 4” screen and great for old eyes. It’s like I’ve never seen my apps before, and I can really see things on the MFP app, nice.

Have a busy weekend ahead and have to plan now. Third Friday is this week (a perennial open house at our place, which means I need to clean tomorrow), brewing a porter on Saturday, and golf on Sunday. Plus fitting in exercise and homework in there somewhere.

The largest prawn I ever had was in Macao at a Portuguese restaurant. It took up the whole plate and was smothered in some kind of butter sauce. Don’t even want to know the calories. :noway:

Lost 2.5 lbs this week for a total of 15 and am feeling really good. Also took my measurements (did so when I first started) and have lost about an inch on most body parts. Might be able to closet shop in another week or so.

anotheryearolder

Taking a break from yard work - rain. :ohwell:

MIchele - I just noticed someone posted a recipe from a site called skinnycrockpot.com. You might find the crock pot recipes you are looking for here. I haven't checked it out yet.

This is just a hit and run post before I forgot the web site name.

Faye

Patchworkperson

I have discovered spaghetti squash!!