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Happy mothers day to all the moms... Hope you all had a beautiful day0
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I am tired of salad for lunch at work so brought a bag of Steamfresh green beans and my 4oz citrus mango chicken. While my coworkers May have laughed, I really liked it as another option. Not sure why I hadn't thought of it before.
Any other ideas for work lunches?1 -
I am tired of salad for lunch at work so brought a bag of Steamfresh green beans and my 4oz citrus mango chicken. While my coworkers May have laughed, I really liked it as another option. Not sure why I hadn't thought of it before.
Any other ideas for work lunches?
Why did your co-workers laugh??
I have problems with salads because of some medications I'm on. So I take 1.5-2 cups of frozen (unsweetened) mixed berries and a container of 2% fat plain greek yogurt. I leave the berries out of the fridge for the morning. By the time lunch rolls around, they're usually pretty well defrosted with lots of juice. I mix in the yogurt and sometimes add a little very low sugar granola on top. (I use Bare Naked brand Fit cereal.) I love this combo because it's easy, has almost no added sugar, gives me a little bit of fat, and tastes yummy every time!1 -
I at times have taken those little Hillshire Farm snacking plates - did today, in fact, along with a svelte cappucino for added protein. I try to make enough at dinner to have left overs for the next day, too. I've been known to eat jerky and some fruit, and once I took a couple of hard boiled eggs. I was taking some cottage cheese as it's an excellent protein source, but I have to be careful of having too much dairy, and that was too much. I've had to back off on it and yogurt.1
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Jltheis i hope it wasnt a judgy laughing at you, people are so harsh. ... There are so many options that im exploring with my son right now, his favorites are chicken salad wraps with fresh chicken and lettuce and cucumber with a bit of dressing, they travel well enough and are easy to eat, or chicken salad on crackers with cheese and pickles, that can get high on the sodium so you need to be watchful of it. I make the chicken salad with cooked chicken from home not the canned stuff0
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Im still out of the game... I barely made it through grocery shopping yesterday, my specialist appointment is in june so only another 3 weeks until i maybe get an answer.... Ug this is such a challanhe. So far though i am a week and a half in and i have not gained any weight with all the meds and the couch time this is good1
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So I notice I am alone in the points challenge.....0
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@Italian_Buju I've never been good about logging in those sorts of challenges! Sorry! You look like you're doing well!0
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I am tired of salad for lunch at work so brought a bag of Steamfresh green beans and my 4oz citrus mango chicken. While my coworkers May have laughed, I really liked it as another option. Not sure why I hadn't thought of it before.
Any other ideas for work lunches?
How do you make your chicken mango? I think I would love that. Thanks0 -
I will be back in April italian_buju
I tried out exercise and my shoulder held up and i finally used my march gift card for pants and got my self a really nice pair of capris style pants in a size 22 and they fit. I am exciting and cannot wait for June!!!1 -
HLaR79, hope this means you are not in as much pain...good for you! And to respond to an earlier post, it was judgmental. They all eat basically what they want; there are chips, cookies, baked goods, etc in the break room. They don't understand what it is like to have circumstances like we do. So me eating a whole bag of green beans rather th a n the pizza and pasta and Chinese they eat plus all the sweets puts the spotlight on me. They will talk about it when I leave the room, not realizing I can hear them from the other room. "Who is she trying to fool eating that when it's obvious she doesn't eat healthy since she's so fat" was a recent comment. I don't take it personally as I am only accountable to myself and they can think what they want.
I'll post the mango chicken recipe tomorrow.
Happy Memorial Day tomorrow here in the States; I have the day off so I'm gonna sleep in!0 -
I will be back in April italian_buju
I tried out exercise and my shoulder held up and i finally used my march gift card for pants and got my self a really nice pair of capris style pants in a size 22 and they fit. I am exciting and cannot wait for June!!!
Um, did you mean April?
Nice that you got yourself some capris!0 -
I totally mean June...
Thanks jltheis i am in less pain though i have 2 fingers i cant feel at all so good or bad i dont know but i certainly took advantage of it.
People are so rude... Good for you for walking away. I would do things like leave articles laying around with skinny people health problems from eating crappy foods lol. Chinese is terrible for anyone (so tasty though)0 -
HLaR79, hope this means you are not in as much pain...good for you! And to respond to an earlier post, it was judgmental. They all eat basically what they want; there are chips, cookies, baked goods, etc in the break room. They don't understand what it is like to have circumstances like we do. So me eating a whole bag of green beans rather th a n the pizza and pasta and Chinese they eat plus all the sweets puts the spotlight on me. They will talk about it when I leave the room, not realizing I can hear them from the other room. "Who is she trying to fool eating that when it's obvious she doesn't eat healthy since she's so fat" was a recent comment. I don't take it personally as I am only accountable to myself and they can think what they want.
I'll post the mango chicken recipe tomorrow.
Happy Memorial Day tomorrow here in the States; I have the day off so I'm gonna sleep in!
Wow! Congrats to you for not taking it personally! I'm so sorry they're being judgmental. I work with the Obesity Action Coalition's Weight Bias Task Force. There's sooooooooo much education that needs to be done. These people are, at a minimum, talking out of ignorance. At worst, they hold with society's conventional "wisdom": blame the person with obesity for their disease. I've lived that my entire life -- and now I'm working to change the narrative.
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HLaR79, hope this means you are not in as much pain...good for you! And to respond to an earlier post, it was judgmental. They all eat basically what they want; there are chips, cookies, baked goods, etc in the break room. They don't understand what it is like to have circumstances like we do. So me eating a whole bag of green beans rather th a n the pizza and pasta and Chinese they eat plus all the sweets puts the spotlight on me. They will talk about it when I leave the room, not realizing I can hear them from the other room. "Who is she trying to fool eating that when it's obvious she doesn't eat healthy since she's so fat" was a recent comment. I don't take it personally as I am only accountable to myself and they can think what they want.
I'll post the mango chicken recipe tomorrow.
Happy Memorial Day tomorrow here in the States; I have the day off so I'm gonna sleep in!
I do not know how you can keep your mouth shut in such a situation. I would have ended up beaking off at them for sure! Sorry that happened!0 -
I totally mean June...
Thanks jltheis i am in less pain though i have 2 fingers i cant feel at all so good or bad i dont know but i certainly took advantage of it.
People are so rude... Good for you for walking away. I would do things like leave articles laying around with skinny people health problems from eating crappy foods lol. Chinese is terrible for anyone (so tasty though)
Ok I feel like I missed something major here....what happened to your hand/arm?0 -
Ok so should we try for another challenge in June?
I cheated this month anyway.....I was supposed to be saving up for a new bathing suit, but they went on sale 50% off which NEVER happens....a one day flash sale....so I just went and bought two that day.
In all fairness, bathing suits are not really a luxury item when I am swimming 3-5 times a week for exercise. And because I am in the water so much, they do not last long.....1 -
Yes, I love challenges! This time next week, I will be starting summer vacation. I am not teaching summer school for the first time in 13 years. So no excuses!
You are right, the swim suit is a necessity for you. Swimming is such a great exercise . And 50% off?
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Ok I will start a June challenge
I just hate when I end up alone in there talking to myself, lol
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Italian_Buju wrote: »I totally mean June...
Thanks jltheis i am in less pain though i have 2 fingers i cant feel at all so good or bad i dont know but i certainly took advantage of it.
People are so rude... Good for you for walking away. I would do things like leave articles laying around with skinny people health problems from eating crappy foods lol. Chinese is terrible for anyone (so tasty though)
Ok I feel like I missed something major here....what happened to your hand/arm?
I have nerve damage/pain that started in my neck and travelled down my left arm that basically left me useless ... it's why I stopped doing May challenge I basically worked and went home and cried lol. I have an appointment on Wednesday with a specialist and the worst of the pain is gone except for pins and needles constantly and two numb fingers but I'm back up to full activity most days
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