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I am now in my early 60's so "move more" is more and more important in the grand scheme of things ..... (wails: "but discovered last night that the e-lending collection has a WHOLE BUNCH of Mercedes Lackey Elemental Masters titles I have never even HEARD of!!!!!!! )
AAAAKKKKKKK!!!!!! (sorta)0 -
Aaaagh - so much to read!0
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Can you cope with a new thread? This one's about baking. How does one not end up eating all the beautiful cakes and loaves we have been baking? Some of us love baking, but it's all those calories, flour, sugar, butter, eggs ...1
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Introduce a new main idea ANY time! (i'm not a baker myself, apart from my breadmaking machine - but others will have discovered strategies, I am sure!)1
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I like baking as well! But I only bake occasionally. Since I started dieting, I have only done cinnamon rolls, 300 calories each. I took one piece daily, couldn't finish it off, even with family's help. It was difficult time, those 300 calories cut made my dieting harder. So, no baking after that time.
@Chinkiri I saw your post about freezing cake, do you freez it as batter or after baking, if after, won't the cake become wet?
I want to have pancake , but the huge amount of batter always makes me hesitate.0 -
@thabit11 I hardly bake any more either these days, but when all my Mirabelle plums ripen at the same time in July / August, I get fed up with making jam, especially in 40° + temperatures in the kitchen, so I made Mirabelle cake, like apple cake, but with plums. I sliced the cakes and wrapped the portions in clingfilm, froze them and they were fine defrosted. Lovely a little warm!0
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I like baking as well! But I only bake occasionally. Since I started dieting, I have only done cinnamon rolls, 300 calories each. I took one piece daily, couldn't finish it off, even with family's help. It was difficult time, those 300 calories cut made my dieting harder. So, no baking after that time.
@Chinkiri I saw your post about freezing cake, do you freez it as batter or after baking, if after, won't the cake become wet?
I want to have pancake , but the huge amount of batter always makes me hesitate.
how many people are you serving the pancakes to? I can send proportions for one-meal's worth for 2, or for more. My MIL's recipe and is great.0 -
@thabit11
I think most of the calories come from what you have on / with your pancake
https://www.verywellfit.com/pancake-nutrition-facts-calories-and-health-benefits-4111295
If maybe if you have a sweet tooth, you could make some low/ no sugar fruit compote to put on it. If you want savoury, incorporate the sausage or bacon (turkey? Linda McCartney?) into your daily food plan. Or skip lunch!0 -
Another question: I am not a vegetarian, but I much prefer vegetables, pulses, potatoes to meat or poultry. I like fish and seafood, so I eat that at least twice a week. I feel I should eat some red meat or poultry from time to time. What do you think? Do you have any tempting recipes for beef, chicken, lamb or pork that won't take me all day to cook and prepare and don't taste bland (chicken) or like they could've been omitted altogether? (Chicken, again) I'll eat wok-fried strips of beef with lots of garlic, ginger, soy sauce spring onions and broccoli any time though.0
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Is it ok if I start this late for March?
I also wanted to thank those that reached out to me when I was not online. I have briefly mentioned in the past I have been dealing with my abusive ex. I am in the middle of a nasty battle. So I needed to take time away from social media. I am not sure how comfortable I am posting about this yet, since I am still in the middle of it. Plus I am afraid of my ex and how he manipulates things.
However, I need to focus on my goals, and the future I have been working so hard to achieve for me and my son. Plus the stress level I have currently is extremely high and I am starting to experience chest pains, which scares me as well. I need to achieve my health goals now more than ever.4 -
@KCJen
A song came to mind:
We all have pain, we all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on...
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on ...2 -
Another question: I am not a vegetarian, but I much prefer vegetables, pulses, potatoes to meat or poultry. I like fish and seafood, so I eat that at least twice a week. I feel I should eat some red meat or poultry from time to time. What do you think? Do you have any tempting recipes for beef, chicken, lamb or pork that won't take me all day to cook and prepare and don't taste bland (chicken) or like they could've been omitted altogether? (Chicken, again) I'll eat wok-fried strips of beef with lots of garlic, ginger, soy sauce spring onions and broccoli any time though.
These days, I'm into veal meat slices. They are cut like steak but thinner, I season them with salt pepper and garlic spice. Cut them in cubes, and put them last in the pan. I like broccoli with them , so I cut the broccoli, heat the nonstick pan and cook the broccoli a little, I don't add any oils if I don't have to, and season it the same as the meat, add the meat, cook it for a few minutes, and if there is space in my calories budget, add rice, been into brown rice recently, usually lunch leftover or sometime I already prepared two servings for two meals. I just heat it up with meats and broccoli. And after that come what might seems weird, so it's up to you to try that, after I'm done cooking, while eating, I put a spoonful in a fresh lettuce, wrap it up and eat it. I think it's pretty much like wok-fried beef you mentioned. I don't usually follow recipes when I cook, I just do what I feel like eating, hit or miss 🤭0 -
@thabit11
I think most of the calories come from what you have on / with your pancake
https://www.verywellfit.com/pancake-nutrition-facts-calories-and-health-benefits-4111295
If maybe if you have a sweet tooth, you could make some low/ no sugar fruit compote to put on it. If you want savoury, incorporate the sausage or bacon (turkey? Linda McCartney?) into your daily food plan. Or skip lunch!
Thanks for the link I'll check it out for sure and when I do it, I'll upload a picture to show you 🥰0 -
Is it ok if I start this late for March?
I also wanted to thank those that reached out to me when I was not online. I have briefly mentioned in the past I have been dealing with my abusive ex. I am in the middle of a nasty battle. So I needed to take time away from social media. I am not sure how comfortable I am posting about this yet, since I am still in the middle of it. Plus I am afraid of my ex and how he manipulates things.
However, I need to focus on my goals, and the future I have been working so hard to achieve for me and my son. Plus the stress level I have currently is extremely high and I am starting to experience chest pains, which scares me as well. I need to achieve my health goals now more than ever.
I believe you can start, just missing the winner's circle, but you are welcomed for sure to post you daily progress. You can ask questions and get advises, there many great people in this group.
💔💔 This is tough time for sure! I hope things turn to your favour!1 -
Thanks @thabit11 , will try that! Don't think I can get veal slices here in France, but I can certainly get veal and cut it into small, thin cubes. I get the bit about wrapping the final product into lettuce leaves! Love broccoli. Like you, I like brown rice, has a bite to it and lots of nutty flavour. I also don't often cook from recipes, but I use them for inspiration. Some exceptions, like Julia Child's onion soup, or her Boeuf Bourguignon, they are just too scrumptious to follow my own path. I might do a beef stew for next week, provides several meals ...
I really enjoy my food and hate 'dieting'. I am fine looking at calories, smaller portions and am fortunate in that I have never enjoyed 'junk' food and don't have a sweet tooth. However, I love cheese, starchy comfort food, my glass of wine with my meal (and often one while cooking), finishing my meal with cheese and what's left of the wine, not great on exercise, and that piles on the calories.0 -
@Chinkiri I'm the same with exercising, love it but never done it enough, all my hobbies include setting down, so it's hard to exercise or be active unless I plan it out. I like sweets, a bit too much actually. But I remember doing a challenge with my niece to not eat any sweets for a month. If we do, we have to do five pushups for each bite. When the month was over, I couldn't eat sweets as I used too. That's made me realize they're not needed.0
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Another question: I am not a vegetarian, but I much prefer vegetables, pulses, potatoes to meat or poultry. I like fish and seafood, so I eat that at least twice a week. I feel I should eat some red meat or poultry from time to time. What do you think? Do you have any tempting recipes for beef, chicken, lamb or pork that won't take me all day to cook and prepare and don't taste bland (chicken) or like they could've been omitted altogether? (Chicken, again) I'll eat wok-fried strips of beef with lots of garlic, ginger, soy sauce spring onions and broccoli any time though.
@Chinkiri
Here is an easy chicken scaloppini recipe. When I first started cooking this, I would pound skinless chicken breast until it was a uniform thickness. Now I cheat and just use chicken strips. It cooks in one pan with a lid.
Breading:
panko (about half a cup for a pound of chicken)
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
parsley to taste
Sauce:
a jar of capers 3 or 4 ounces (you can't have too many)
splash of lemon juice
white wine (you want a dry wine with citrus flavors, not sweet)
Olive Oil
Mix up the breading and bread the chicken tenders. (I don't use any liquid on the chicken to pick up the breading because I like the breading light.)
Get a large frying pan on a temperature you can control for browning the chicken. I go a little less than medium. Put a tablespoon of oil in the pan and heat it up. Add the chicken and brown the pieces on both sides. Use more olive oil if you need it. Use the lid while browning to limit the mess on the stove.
When they are browned, add capers, a splash of lemon juice, white wine to not quite cover the chicken. Drop the temperature to low and cover. Let it simmer 10 or 15 minutes, stir it up and turn over the chicken. Add liquid (water) if you need to. Let it simmer some more.
You cannot overcook this. It always comes out tender and flavorful. In a pinch, you can substitute a little white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar mixed with mostly water for the wine.0 -
Sounds great, @fractaltiger! I love capers, always have a jar of them in my cupboard, love lemony flavours, have everything else on hand too, definitely on my list next week!1
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@Chinkiri surely at a boucherie you can ask for them to slice the veal for you (at your desired rate of thickness), no?
Where I live - in Montreal, Canada (an emulator of Paris and its suburbs lol) - many of the bigger butchering shops will do this for you. The exception are butchers, delis, and bakeries that are in too small of a space to fit in a slicing machine.
Good luck!1 -
Never occurred to me, but could be a new adventure! 'Butchers' I use are inside a supermarket. There are independent butchers, but in my area they are mostly 'Halal', good for lamb. My non-halal butcher, at my square, is more of a deli-shop. I will have a go! There is a butcher in a local market I use...2
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I got a Fitbit Inspire 2 yesterday. I was curious as to how many in UAC use a Fitbit or fitness tracker?
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I got a Fitbit Inspire 2 yesterday. I was curious as to how many in UAC use a Fitbit or fitness tracker?
I do but it's an old Moto360 (Gen 2) that runs on Android. That said, it still runs lol I use the exercise calorie counts from that, as opposed the MFP-generate counts.
How are you finding the Fitbit so far?0 -
@MaltedTea, Thank you for your earlier response and the Fitbit is still too new to me. I did just get it linked to MFP and found the MFP's group for Fitbit's so I am headed in the right direction!
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Question: Is anyone tailoring their eating to meet the daily nutritional guidelines provided by MFP, or customized that part of MFP to a specific diet? If so, is it helping you reach your goals (whatever they may be)? I'm pretty new to MFP, so I'm focused on my calorie budget and exercise, which is probably good for now. Baby steps.0
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I adjusted my calorie goal to 1,450 calories daily. I really don't follow the guideline or meal plans MFP has. I am interested to see what everyone else has to say on this.
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