WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2012
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Hi all, been posting for two weeks now with this app, and now thought i'd join a community!
My trip-ups: I'm a single mom, so my time is usually dedicated to taking my son places or shopping. Trying to find time to exercise, best time is lunchtime at work. The mornings are now too dark for walking before work, so need to motivate for living-room yoga. Still haven't made the time. The pillow is too tempting.
Resolutions for November
*yoga once a week
*weight training three days a week
*walk 45 minutes at least 5 days a week
*Be me, and don't be jealous of others.
*Be consistent.
*Wake up happy
*Don't use the holidays to splurge. It's ok to eat whatever on Thanksgiving, but not the day after. Half-portions!
Tried this kale and quinoa recipe last night, it was delicious and filling!
http://www.food52.com/recipes/10615_warm_red_and_black_quinoa_salad_with_roasted_kale_and_beets0 -
I had forgotten about quinoa. I ate a lot of it a few years ago, and loved it. Thanks for mentioning it... and thanks for the recipe at http://www.food52.com/recipes/10615_warm_red_and_black_quinoa_salad_with_roasted_kale_and_beets. I'm going to try it later today!Good Sunday Morning,
Off to a big family reunion today. Made a organic quinoa salad to take. I will eat before going and only drink water there or fresh fruit or vegs.
Will check in later today.
Hugs to all, Linda
Could you post the recipe? We started using Quinoa last fall after DH's diabetic Nurse Practitioner warned us about the glycemic index issues caused by white rice and other foods that quickly turn to sugar in the digestive process. We're liking quinoa, and could use additional recipes.0 -
Barbiecat,
Thank you for posting the Apple-Butternut soup recipe. My mouth is already watering. I was happy to find calories per serving information too, but it left me wondering how large each serving is. I've put one or two recipes through the calculator, and wish they'd give a calories per cup measurement. It would make my life easier!
I made ****-a Leeky Soup from a recipe I found on-line for last night's dinner. I was too lazy to put the recipe through the calculator, so logged the meal using something already in the database for ****-a-Leeky soup. I know it made for a guess and go rather than absolutely accurate information, but I'm losing weight through guess and go. DH and I have always been nutrition conscious because of his diabetes, and have always eaten healthy foods. We just eat too much and snack too much. Losing weight is all about portion control for both of us. I love it when I can measure my portions using measuring cups and scales.0 -
OMG! The name of my soup was considered inappropriate by the website. I'm shocked and want to laugh all at the same time.0
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Hi Ladies,
I am saving a spot to come back to this forum later.
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Good morning ladies
Lovely sunny day here in Ottawa, but quite cold, only just above freezing. But we were lucky as far as Sandy is concerned as it skirted us and we only had grey damp days and some wind. Toronto was hit much harder than we were.
Have now finished the scarf that is shown in my picture - I want to make another one but about 1.5 times wider.
At the moment I'm making a lace angel for a Christmas exchange - one I've designed myself and I've almost finished one wing. I started the body while I was away at the weekend, but I'm not very happy about my choice of thread so will probably undo it and start over.
Interested to see the quinoa recipe - I bought some but didn't know how to cook it and a friend sent me a basic website with basic instructions http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/cooking-tips/how-to/how-to-cook-quinoa.aspx I was leary of starting as I'd read somewhere that you had to wash it under running water for about 15 minutes. Still haven't tried it - perhaps sometime this week.0 -
Good morning my lovelies,
How I have missed your uplifting messages.
I didn’t do so well with my October weight goals ending up 3 lbs heavier at the end of the month than at the beginning! I was doing okay till Mom’s birthday and then there was Halloween chocolate. My hubby had made stroganoff (with sour cream) for my return, then he bought KFC the following night (no fat there) but I went completely off the rails after receiving shattering news about the death of a co-worker next door. She had a back ache at Thanksgiving, lost consciousness a week later, underwent heart surgery, dead this weekend! 10 years my junior and she died of staff infection, where did she get that? They figure it was already too late by the time her back hurt at Thanksgiving. How is this possible?? I get through the days okay but I have been stuffing my face every evening since, too much time to think….
And if I am being brutally honest, the change in Mom's short term memory has me very concerned too. She still lives on her own.
November goals:
Stop hoovering after supper.
Clear my head and get on track.
Practise gratitude daily.
Drink more water.
Remember its one pound at a time.
Have an alternate plan to my hubby’s cooking because he loves sour cream, fat, sugar… all the bad stuff.
Instead of eating my face off tonight, I will try sit in front of my computer if it will let me (having major computer issues AGAIN) and catch up.
So grateful you are all out there!
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How funny. Glad the site has a sense of humor; women, over 50, leeky. Gotta admit... it MIGHT have a point.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud - I needed that!OMG! The name of my soup was considered inappropriate by the website. I'm shocked and want to laugh all at the same time.0 -
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October went well. Didn't really set any goals.
My plan for November was to be at 218 by Thanksgiving. Well as of this morning I am 218. So time to change that....208 by November 30.
My plan has been to walk once a day. And it had fallen to the wayside cause my back has been bothering me. Saw a pain doc yesterday and she said take the pain pills at least once a day so I can walk. Normally I only take them when I have to go somewhere or do something that day. Come Thursday she is gonna do some procedures to my back which should help with pain.
Now I just need it to warm up some so I can go for my walk.0 -
The doctor put me into a surgical cam boot up to my knee yesterday. I'm supposed to wear it for three weeks and take anti-inflammatores, then evaluate again. I have inflammation of the sezmoid bones, either from the surgery itself (last January) or the new configuration of my foot making my walking put pressure on them. If the latter, this could be an on-going problem. Hoping for the best! Thanks for the chair exercise suggestions, I'll look on youtube.
Laura80111 -- Peanut looks to cute in his costume! It sounds like your met your many weekend eating challenges with good choices and panache. :flowerforyou: I've never thought that wine should have calories.
Jolene -- Such a cute little bumble bee! Thank you for a fun post with a lot of wisdom attached. I had to laugh at the one about wine making you lean on ugly people. :laugh:
Kathyszoo -- It's heartbreaking when the people that you love won't take care of themselves. My husband won't, either, and I can see him getting less and less healthy (not weight, in his case). Hopefully, your continued good example will motivate them.
JB -- Let us know how the carrot soup is -- it sounds good.
Barbie -- 168 Hours sounded like it had some really good food for thought. Thanks for posting some of the ideas. I know that I waste a LOT of time each day which could be put to better use. I bought some squash yesterday and am going to try making your soup.
Barbara -- None of us like to feel used. Helping others can be fulfilling in itself, and it sounds like you handled the situation with grace.
DeeDee -- Thank you for always making the effort to recognize so many people in your posts. Your caring comes through in every one!
Nancy -- I hope that your cold is better today. A loss in inches is a victory indeed!0 -
I just found this thread and am jumping right in. I'm 61 years old and live in Waco, TX where the lovely weather allows no excuses for not getting outside! I'm unemployed and looking for a job as a graphic designer. It can be depressing, and when I am depressed, I eat. So, there's that to control.
November goals:
1) keep logging everything every day. I find that when I don't log is when I lose accountability to myself and go off the deep end.
2) swim 45 minutes at least once a week, 30 minutes 4 other times a week, for 5 swims a week total.
3) walk 30 minutes twice a week.
4) Don't let Thanksgiving kill my forward progress.
I have a husband and an adult daughter at home, I will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner for us and that means a kitchen full of leftovers including lots of things I love. So I will work hard at that menu and try to make it a healthier one to dig into afterwards!
It is encouraging to me to read everyone's stories and see how much weight everyone has lost! Wow! Way to go!0 -
The quinoa we buy starts our clean and we have no need to wash or rinse it before cooking. I also noticed someone saying there was a coating to wash off due to an objectionable flavor. We have never noticed any objectionable flavor. We've bought several different brands, but the one most accessible here is Ancient Harvest.0
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:flowerforyou: It's Voting Day Tuesday,
Kathy-rants are always allowed...blowing off steam here keeps your blood pressure under control
Just keep shopping for the healthier foods and preparing them and one day it will click in with the hubby & daughter. Sorry hubby's job doesn't get him any exercise but you never know when he will wake up and see that he needs to make some changes.
Cheryl-good for you posting your before's....I confess that mine are less than flattering and I'm saving them until I'm done with my 30ds....even having reached my goal when you really aren't fit it shows:blushing: :blushing: So how was day one for you? Did your hubby know that you took his picture with Jillian? Tonight I will up my weights and do one more day on Level 1 before I move to level 2, I'm sure that just upping my weights will set me back some, but I'm determined to see some changes in my fitness level After the first 7 days was went I noticed that my body finally didn't feel like it was dying, it hurt up til then but I kept telling myself that it was a good hurt and I was working new muscles...Keep at it and you too will find that it does get better. One more thing...I do girly push ups but they are just as effective on my arms.
Tigress-I love the idea of telling Kathy's hubby to up his life insurance:laugh: :laugh: I'll have to remember that one.
Michele- what an example you set for us...getting up earlier because of the time change and doing 40 min of yoga...Yep I'm impressed
Mary-30 Day Shred is a workout DVD by Jillian Michaels of the Biggest Loser. It's a pretty good workout three levels and the workouts are about 20 min each:happy:
jb-the receipe sounds wonderful:drinker:
Barbie-what great words of encouragement. Making wise choices for our eating and time makes all the difference in how our lives go whether positive or negative...thanks for sharing:flowerforyou:
dancinggi2- that last pound can sometimes be the most frustrating...you keep doing what you are and it will finally fall off:drinker:
Barbara- our lives are a continuing process of learning how to behave no matter what our age:happy: Glad you have a hubby that cares but also one you can share your ups and downs with in regards to friends.
DeeDee-getting the roots covered is one of those things that I haven't jumped into yet, but I'm sure my day will come:ohwell:
Gail- I do so admire those of you with gardens...I just am not a garden person:ohwell:
junglejoyce-sounds like you are making good progress on your November goals. Cutting back the pop is a good thing, just replace it with a glass of water:drinker: When I started this I hardly drank any water and now it's my drink of choice.
Lynn-how ambitious of you trying to get a house ready to sell and put on the market before the holidays. I think hubby has decided that we won't tackle that until early next year sometime so I still have time:happy:
Nancy-Congrats on those inches lost:flowerforyou: If the scale isn't going to move at least the inches leaving helps keep your motivation high:drinker:
joann1948-congrats on that loss once you reach your goal you know that the next journey begins and that's maintenance keep up the good job:flowerforyou:
Kate-so sorry to hear that things have been tough for you. November is a good time to get back on track and get back to meeting positive goals:flowerforyou:
Janehadji- so sorry you are having the issues with your foot:flowerforyou: Don't get discouraged keep eating right and I'm sure that if you head to u tube you will be able to find some exercises that you can do from a chair.
:flowerforyou: Welcome to all the newbies, come back often and let us get to know you:flowerforyou:
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With the boss gone hunting I'm loving how quiet the office is. Maybe today could be the day I find my desk...I can hope:huh: I do have to turn things inside out as I've lost the mail box key for work...I had it Friday and yesterday when I went to the PO I couldn't find it, thankgoodness they know me there and were kind enough to get my mail for me. I was able to be headed home a few minutes early and got home before dark (I truly hate driving in the dark:grumble: )
I was almost done with my day 10 of the Shred by the time hubby got home so we had plenty of time to make dinner and not feel like the evening was gone before it even started. The Shred is helping keep me on track, I'm thinking I will increase the weights tonight and see how much it works me at Level One before I move to Level Two although Jillian says that by day 5,6,7 I should feel like I have a longer indurance I'm not too sure I do...I still want to turn it off early:blushing: but I don't.
Hubby called me a bit ago to let me know that he's met his first milestone and has lost #20 so far. He's pretty excited about that as now he has two pair of pants that fit for work (I'm pretty sure he went closet shopping). He' s applying for an internal transfer at his job, it would be working M-F during the day plus benefits,:happy: :happy: I'm sure the hourly rate would still be pretty low but adding benefits and not working nights or weekends would be a plus...so we will wait and see.
I best get to work. Everyone have a good day let's all remember to drink our water, log our food and move our bodies because we want to set a good example to the next generation
Laura80111
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Janehadji - I agree it is such a nice thing for DeeDee and the others who do it to try to address everyone. I think I spend too much time at work just reading the posts, it would take me forever to type out all the thoughts I have while reading them - it's quite a committment for those who do. BTW - what kind of surgery did you have? I need surgery on both my feet but the doctor said I would have to stay in a wheel chair for 6 months. NO WAY - with young kids and 7 horses (including all the chores) my family would fall apart if I dropped out for six months.
Mazaran - I'll try your push up suggestions.
Exermom - Yup - that's a classic aerobic outfit.
Yard Tigress - thanks, I hope so.
Mary 1956 - 30 day shred is a dvd by Jillian Michaels. I bought it at Walmart for $10 because my husband said he'd do it with me if her got to stare at Jillian.
MaryMich - welcome.
Laura - how is your 30 day shred going? I'm pretty sore after one night. Does it get better?
Barbie - that book 158 hours sounds interesting. I hope I remember to buy it.
Jolene - I figured out if I resize the pictures with adobe instead of microsoft, they stay resized when I move them to photobucket.
Junekatz - hope November goes better for you than October. I would absolutely hate to have to re-lose pounds I'd already lost. Don't let your husband cook.0 -
Guess I should take a moment and introduce myself...
I am Chris. I turned 50 this past May and I live in Virginia. I am married to Larry and together we have 4 kids. TJ (29) lives in Philly, is married to Lisa and they had our first grandchild, Kylie, in June. Katie (21) is attending Western Virginia Community College with the plan to transfer to Liberity University and get a degree is child education. Kelly (20) attends Auburn University and I have no idea what her major it this week. It changes day to day. Kevin (18) is attending Western Virginia Community College with the plan to transfer to Radford University and become an RN.
I have been overweight most of my life. August 16, 2012 I had gastric bypass. Since the first of the year I have lost 88 pounds. I have a bad back...since I ruptured a disc in 1988. I am now working with a Pain Doc and am hoping to some improvment there as it has really limited my exercise.0 -
Good morning! Just had to pop in and share another recipe! :bigsmile: I was searching for ideas for making miniature berry pies and came across this one for mini pumpkin pies. Ohhh yeahhh, my mouth is watering! I'd better go do my aerobics and stop this nonsense of baking pies until the weekend. :laugh:
Mini Pumpkin Pies
Yields 4 small ramekin pies
◦1/4 C toasted walnuts, divided
◦3 large graham crackers
◦2 T butter, melted
◦1 pinch of kosher salt
◦1 15-oz can pumpkin pie mix (or your favorite pumpkin pie recipe)
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Place 1/8 cup of toasted walnuts and graham crackers into a food processor. Pulse till finely ground and place in a small bowl. Mix in butter and salt with your fingers. Press 1/4 of mixture into the bottom of 4 ramekins. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Place 1/4 of pumpkin pie mix into each ramekin and bake for 15 minutes or until it’s no longer jiggly. Garnish with remaining walnuts.
Here's the website. http://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2010/11/03/mini-pumpkin-pies/
Also check out the mini blueberry pie recipe. Oh my gosh, I simply have no choice but to make these!
http://kitchenadventures.typepad.com/blog/2009/08/mini-blueberry-pies.html
Nutrition facts aren't posted with the recipes, but I'll enter them in MFP one day and let you know.
Have a wonderful day, I need to go burn some energy and get my mind off of food.
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Greetings to all. Still working the progrm and just wanted to say hello!
BirdieM0 -
Today was first NSV since starting my new life sept 1st. I had to break down and buy a new pair of jeans...one size smaller. If I can shed one size every 2 months I would be sooooo excited. Heres to small victories!!!
Rose0 -
Today was first NSV since starting my new life sept 1st. I had to break down and buy a new pair of jeans...one size smaller. If I can shed one size every 2 months I would be sooooo excited. Heres to small victories!!!
Rose
Congrats on that NSV, it's those small steps that keep us going to want to see another, and another. Keep it up:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
IGNORE!
Trying to see if can post a picture. Obviously not. Sorry!0 -
Hello all, embracing the positive really worked for me today. Stayed on my eating plan and stayed away from the snacks at work. NSV are amazing. I love my fitbit, I wear it everyday clipped to my bra. it is small, never falls off like pedometers I have used in the past. I like that it connects to MFP. I am off to do my strength training while watching the election returns.
Stay positive,
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Hello all, embracing the positive really worked for me today. Stayed on my eating plan and stayed away from the snacks at work. NSV are amazing. I love my fitbit, I wear it everyday clipped to my bra. it is small, never falls off like pedometers I have used in the past. I like that it connects to MFP. I am off to do my strength training while watching the election returns.
Stay positive,
Mary
Mary, after losing many pedometers, I got one that stays in my pocket and I love it.......I can keep track of the steps on my computer so I have great info about my walking since 2010.......I don't have a fitbit, but it sounds great.......I did my weight training while watching election results and soon will ride the recumbent bike.
:flowerforyou: It was cold enough this morning for me to wear my thermal winter boots.....the weather will not mess us my workouts. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
Mary (mch) - congrats on the 50 days! Looks like you've formed a good habit. The 30 Day Shred is a workout DVD by Jillian Michael's. Great job staying away from those snacks
Mary (marymik...) - there's ALWAYS room for one more...or two...or three. Your goals sound very doable.
Did an hour of HIIT, 30 min on the elliptical then 30 min on the AMT. I didn't realize that there was a "steps/minute" register on the AMT so I decided to use that. Tomorrow I'll go to yoga and the deep water.
After exercising, came home and had some more cereal then went to get my hair colored. On the way home stopped at the Salvation Army. If I work outside when it's chilly, I'll want some sort of sweatshirt that I won't care if it gets rouined by the red clay. I really don't have one, I was hoping I could maybe borrow one of Vince's but he doesn't have one that he doesn't care if it gets rouined. So I spent $3 on a sweatshirt. Admitted, I wouldn't buy it to wear out, but in the yard -- good enough. I also got some other sweaters. One of them they wanted $6 for and I didn't like it enough to pay that price for it, not like I really needed it anyway. Now I'm home, will have some soup and then we're going to play Mexican Train dominoes tonight. A few weeks ago I'd made some mini-quiches to take to a mahjongg game, so I just froze the rest. Now alls I need to do is heat them up!
Liz - I love to cook and don't mind hosting. But my main love is cooking. I guess its somewhat so that I know what it is that is going into my body.
rosesigil - welcome. What part of SE PA are you from? We moved to NC from Kennett Square.
Gail - I really liked your analogy of this place being like the kitchen with friends popping by all the time. That is so very true.
We early voted. It seems that when you early vote, the constant phone calls somewhat end. Or at least that's the way it seemed. My heart goes out to those in Ohio. They must be so sick of all this that they can't wait for it to be over. Unfortunately, I suspect that tomorrow we won't know who our next president will be. It would be nice to know, but somehow I don't think we will.
katla - love your goal of surviving the holidays without pigging out. Same here.
Nancy - hope you get better fast! Losing inches means so much more than the number on a scale. I guess I'm one of those people who can't imagine life without exercising. When I went to the MD and we talked about my plantar wart, when he prescribed this cream my first question was "will I still be able to exercise?" Oh, update on the cream, I don't feel the wart, but I'm not sure that it's (the wart) gone totally, then again, he said that it would take a few months so as long as I don't feel it, I'm a happy camper
katle - I put barbie's recipe thru the recipe calculator here. For 6 servings, it came out to 104 calories, 26 carbs, 0 fat, 3g protein and 144mg sodium. I must be really dense -- I'm still trying to figure out what the name of your soup was !!!!
Kate - I'm so so sorry about your co-worker. I know how it feels "how can this be". Remember when I said that my cousin's hubby dropped dead? He was only 50. Well, believe it or not, the autopsy called the cause of death an arrythmia. He'd just had surgery, was doing well, and before the surgery he had an EKG. Showed nothing. Then again, when Vince has an EKG it doesn't show that he has WPW. I'm just floored as I'm sure you are too. How can this be???
When we were raking the hay, Vince was saying how in "excruciating" pain he is in all across his chest. I was a bit sore the first day, but that's it. But then I realized it's because I exercise so my chest muscles are used to being used. Now I get to rake the rocks. Funsville. Look what I get for being in decent shape.
I think tomorrow after deep water, I'll go to WalMart and do some food shopping. Vince said that he'll need milk by Friday and I don't think I'll be able to go shopping Thurs. Tomorrow is senior bowling and then Newcomer bowling.
jane - I was just thinking to myself how nice it is of DeeDee to recognize everyone the way that she does.
Welcome everyone new (too many to mention individually)
katla - I was beginnning to think that I was the only one who doesn't rinse her quinoa! I've never found a bitter taste to it.
birdie - you've been missed!
Off to have dinner (I'm having soup with oatmeal and edamame and Vince is having a hot dog <yuk>) then off to Mexican Train.
Rose - what a wonderful NSV!
Went to Mexican Train dominoes tonight. Passed up on the pepperoni pizza someone brought, had 2 of the sweet potato fries (I wasn't sure if they were deep fried or not), passed up on these appetizers that are hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls (they just didn't appeal to me), passed up on all the desserts (seems most people bring cakes or cookies, wish someone would bring some fruit), someone brought this (I had to try it) a squash stuffed with what seemed like a shrimp and breadcrumb filling, and some of the mini quiches that I brought. I just estimated the calories that I had left over for the day. Had 48oz of water while we played, tho.
At Mexican Train I was talking to one guy, we were talking about the problems his wife has with her knees. Anyway, he was telling me that he kept telling her to drink more water, well, she changed doctors and it seems she has a "knot" on the back of her leg and the MD said it was because she didn't drink enough. That's something I'd never heard of before. But he also mentioned how much sodium there was in the diet green tea that I know she drank a lot of. I really didn't mainly because of the artificial sweetener. But she was thinking that "diet" had to be good for you.
Off to get to bed and watch the election results. Hope everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
Thought I'd drop in and type while i watch the US election ( yes we pay close attention to our southern neighbours here). It was a nail biter for awhile. Rather exciting. But then I didn't get much typing done.
What a scattered day I had. By lunch I needed a break so went to the next town for lunch and ended up doing a little early Christmas shopping and had a wonderfully good Indian vegetable korma for lunch. Maybe tomorrow will be calmer at the office. After the council meeting and poor sleep I guess I needed a break today because I feel refreshed but ready to sleep tonight.
Barbara - thank you for your honesty and a valuable lesson. I appreciated your story.
Nancy - hope you're feeling betterment- I was wondering where you were and missed your posts.
To all the rest of you happy posters, I read all of the news but am doing this on an iPad so am not using my trusty Word to allow me to do individual responses (brain doesn't want to work the memory cells too hard at this time)
DeeDee - haven't gone back for the purple pants yet - hopefully tomorrow or Thursday. And as soon as I test out the Photobucket I'll post a photo of my cloche - I feel so Daisy Buchanan in it. F Scott Fitzgerald would approve I think.
Good night sweet ladies - off to sleep (hopefully)
Thanks to all of you for being here
Lila0 -
Good evening friend's,
My DD#2 did really well with her oral surgery. She is taking advil and feeling well. For the work comp issue- I work for a large HMO who is self insured. Really this is a conflict of interest! They don't want to pay anything and last time I had to hire a lawyer.:explode:
AuntieBK- My work restrictions are to only keyboard for 15 mins per hour. The entire work time is spent keyboarding, so there would be nothing for me to do(their choice) for the rest of the 45 mins. So, I believe that they will have to pay me total temporary disability, as I can't work. I called the adjusted to ask her when my first check would arrive,,,,,and I have still have not heard back.:grumble: :grumble:
Quinoa veggie salad- The quinoa that I got at costco is organic and pre rinsed! I just cook the quinoa as directed on the package. I then add to the cooled quinoa, organic- black beans, cooked frozen corn, red onion, red bell peppers, or yellow and orange bell peppers too and cilantro. I add evoo and fresh lime juice, salt,pepper to taste. I don't measure the amounts of veggies. This last time I had 6 cups of quinoa, i used 2 normal size cans of beans, 2 large red bell peppers, 1 large red onion, small package of corn, 1 bunch of cilantro,about 8 limes for the juice and EVOO enough mix the salad up. We tried this salad originally at Whole foods market in their deli case. We just asked them to print out the ingredients list and we came home and made our own. The cold salad is better the second day as the quinoa absorbs the lime juice etc. Their salad also had cucumbers, tomatoes and parsley. All the veggies are cut into little bite size pieces. I just made what my girls would eat. I like it without the tomatoes,parsley and cucumbers. Hope that helps. I love quinoa. 1 cup of cooked quinoa = 222 calories.
Saw my DSIL at the re-union. I told her she looked great! She told me that she is doing MFP!!! :noway: :noway: :bigsmile: Small world! She doesn't blog though. She did show me how to scan a barcode with my new phone for Mfp and it adds all the info for you! Wow, how cool is that! :drinker: :drinker: Anyway, DD#1 is done keyboarding for now. :sad: :sad:
I did read everyone's post, just can't reply to everyone until carpal tunnel gets better, Lol- My girls tell me that I can;t carpool in tunnels anymore!:laugh: :laugh:
Nov goal
is to get 210 minutes minimum of exercise/week
Log my food everyday.
drink minimum of 70 oz water/day
Find one thing to be grateful for everyday.
Welcome to all the new ladies.
Tonight I am grateful for MFP, Barbie for starting and keeping this blog going, and or all the positive support from an amazing group of fabulous women!
Hugs and Blessings to all of you- Linda Aka Sundance!
I am missing Meg on here, do we need to form a posse and go check on her? Meg sending positive thoughts and hugs your way! 0 -
[:flowerforyou: I recently read a book called “168 Hours”. It refers to the number of hours in a week and is about making better use of your time. I read it quickly because the focus was on people with very demanding jobs and families and I don’t fit that profile. But I gained a lot by reading the book because it suggests keeping track of how you spend your time so you can look at ways to put the most important things first, shift your schedule to allow chunks of time for the things you want to do, stop doing things that are time wasters, get clear on what is most important, and become aware of things you like to do that will fit into small blocks of time that are available to you.
: Barbie from NW Washington
Resolutions for November
*yoga once a week
*weight training three days a week
*recumbent bike 60 minutes a day
*say “OK”---be agreeable
*stay in the moment
*Be Barbie
"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."
"The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."
“The disturbers of happiness are our desires, our griefs, and our fears.”
-Samuel Johnson
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:frown: I think I need to read this book. Have spent far too long this morning logging food etc and now it is 7.30 am and I haven't started my 20 mins exercises with Jillian (30 day shred) now I'm not going to have time to do them as I need to make pack ups and get ready for work. I seem to get easily distracted the tireder I am.
Hope everyone has a good day I'd better get a move on.
I'll have to schedule in my exercise tonight instead . Bye for now Viv xx 0 -
Good night, lovelies!
Missing not only Meg but also Amanda and Mary msh0530 and Sister Mary Veggie Queen Mimi7grands. Possee sounds like a good idea.
Read all your posts but not responding individually, except for the few that I just could not resist.
Thank you all for the kind words about yesterday's struggle. Grateful that my heart feels so much lighter and for all of YOU!
:grumble: Viv I am right there with you. I spend far too long at computer, time that could be better spent on the mat or jiggling to Wii Zumba. Will W A L K to the library at lunch today and see if they have Barbie's recommended 168 hrs book.
:laugh: Cheryl your DH hipswivel pic made me laugh out loud. Looks remarkably like me doing Wii Zumba!
:flowerforyou: Welcome Joann and conVERYgratulations on being 90 lbs (so far) lighter! That is an amazing accomplishment! Welcome beachmum and thanks for the quinoa/kale/beets recipe!
:happy:Welcome Chrishanselma, sylviatx and all other newbies I missed. Genealace beautiful scarf! Which lacemaking methods do you use?
:flowerforyou: Laura keeping good thoughts for your DH's internal transfer. Joe's switching to M-F daytime hours was one of the (many) things he did to save our marriage. Joanie darnit those pumpkin walnut ramekins sound YUMMY! Birdie good to see your smiling face again!
:laugh: Michele re: chest muscles and rock raking, a clear example of virtue being its own punishment!:noway:
:flowerforyou: Linda, thanks for the recipe! Is there no voice recognition software that could ease the keyboarding burden?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome stinks. I had it when I first started using a mouse and the only fix was a job change that eased way back on the input. DH has it and had to stop wrenching even after surgery. :brokenheart: Hugs!
What I did on my vacation: replaced broken fridge water filter cap and filter; moved cleaning supplies back under sink from dining room where they've been languishing for months since DH repaired the undersink leak; ordered ferrari (!) plates to fix the corner lazy susan cabinet door; shampooed carpets in hallway, office, living room, manCave (FINALLY!); napped; and oh yeah recovered from the mohs surgery and concomitant, scary swelling and bruises.
Time to sleep, it's back to work tomorrow and if the energy holds, to my first dance class in the month it's been since we lost Robbie.:brokenheart: :brokenheart: :brokenheart:
Hugs,
Barbara, the AHMOD who WILL be size 10 one day
2012: dance more, bark less and check in!!!
November: back to basics
SWSY or matminutes: 6=0 5=0 4=0 3=0 2=0 1=0
steps: 6=6254 headed back up, tomorrow should be good 5=4702 4=5426 3=6461 2=9220 1=88090 -
Good morning all! I have really enjoyed reading all of your posts and the pictures have been great!
I have been too busy to post, but have been keeping up with reading all posts. I am heading to a math conference tomorrow morning and won't be home until Saturday late afternoon. Between preparing sub plans for that time and for the times I missed school for doctor's appointments, I haven't had time to post or get in as much exercise as I'd like. Go back to the doctor today to see when I will have surgery. I want this taken care of so that I can get back to working out with weights. I really miss the weights!
I started the 30 day shred over the summer, but stopped because I found all of the jumping to be hard . After I get clearance, I will go back to it but change the cardio. I loved doing the rest of it.
Congrats to all with loses in weight and/or inches. Hugs to all who are experiencing challenges. We can all do this with the fabulous support from each other!
Have a great day!
Deb A0 -
Hello Ladies,
Wow so many posts just got caught up I love that we are a chatty group. Last night goes down in the records as crazy. Not in the ha, ha way.
@Kathy- - I was thinking about your post last night re: your DH. As I was driving my DH to the VA--cause his blood pressure was extremely high. I arrive home from work to find my DH home early because he didn't feel well numb left arm, sick stomach, and as he check his pressure it was like 190/112 than down to small amount but still in 180's I was like do you think we should go into the hospital . At first it was like no no I will be ok but after a short while he was like maybe we shouldn't be mess around with it. I was like you think but said nothing and got the car keys. A quick call to the oncall nurse said to come in and so we went into Boise VA stay for at least 6 hours as they did lots of tests. but the real reason for all of this it turns out when his BP meds ran out he didn't get it refilled so hadn't been taking any meds for awhile. He has a serious heart condition. They gave him the meds and we got him signup so the refills will come in the mail now. It is so disheartening when someone you care about doesn't take care of himeself. or herself. I am hoping he will remember this scare cause it scared him a bit so he will be better at taking care of himself.
@Lili sounds like an interesting lunch. Good that the raking is done.
@Barbie that is such good advice, I need to look at all of the time I waste on things that I don't like to do .
@Vic agree with you I spend way to much time on the computer
@Linda- glad that your DD2 surgery went well.
@Michele,-- It has been a while but we use to play Mexican train a lot. It is fun we really enjoy games
@Barbara-- glad you are back
@Rose that is a good nsv.
That's it now need to start getting ready for work.
Wishing everyone the best
Liz0
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