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  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    Home made cake is different you know!
  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member
    Thank you for that, PAV :)
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    You can always pipeline some velvet cake to the west if you have a surplus!!!!🀭 Just trying to help!🀭😎
  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member
    lol. I gifted many people cake on Monday and Tuesday this week :) Sorry - or glad? - to say it is all gone!

    Finished up my Greek yogurt yesterday and forgot to pick up more. This mornings breakfast is strawberries and clementines and a for some reason exceptionally delicious cup of tea!

    Moocho freezing rain so far today - but it is warming up to +2 (36) this afternoon. So I'll clean the sidewalks (mine and my neighbours) and go to the marvellous grocery store! That will be a danger trip ... I can't properly express how constant and deep my bread craving still runs! But so far bread is not party of the meal rotation. Just for special occasions!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    Roast veggies from green giant embedded in eggs and egg white with a slice of cheese on top!!! 1000 Cal including the after lunch Terry slices!

    That's after three days in a row of eating out 1250 to 1550 Cal lunches, including Indian food twice!😳😟 Though I did survive them weight stable!😎
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    Laurie? Grocery store report????😳
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,687 Member
    Eggs! Wow 🀯. I’m looking for other options like maybe air fried tofu?

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    Hey: 320 Cal for the veggies, 76 Cal for the Cheese, 77 Cal for the bread, lots for the eggs (155g/240Cal) and egg whites (257g 141Cal), plus the 24g of terry dark choco for 123 Cal plus 10 cal for black coffee! But technically the bunnies came first!
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,687 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: Β»
    Hey: 320 Cal for the veggies, 76 Cal for the Cheese, 77 Cal for the bread, lots for the eggs (155g/240Cal) and egg whites (257g 141Cal), plus the 24g of terry dark choco for 123 Cal plus 10 cal for black coffee! But technically the bunnies came first!

    No no no - the eggs and veggies were fine calories. It’s the PRICE of eggs πŸ₯š.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    edited February 8
    Ahhhh..... Costco 18 pack same as 12 pack elsewhere (last time) πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

    (And still closer to an appetizer or side dish than a main dish even at the not very expensive Indian place πŸ˜›)
  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member
    I have half a dozen eggs slowly petrifying in the fridge - left over from the cake baking. I'm determined to eat them, but just can't face them yet :#

    That grocery story visit was very successful! Nothing bad :)

    But last night I bought bread. So far not terrible. I was tickled to have toast with my yogurt this morning :) I'm thinking maybe I need to give in and try, again, to moderate bread consumption rather than ban it. Almost a month with no bread and still was obsessed. Perhaps my sanity was stored in my left boob? :p

    I've tried my whole bag of tricks to get started again with no success. Gave up on anything reasonable just tried what has always worked for a quick loss of some sort. No success.

    In a few days I'm off to Newfoundland for two weeks. This was a planned visit - Friday is my son's birthday <3 a Valentine's baby :)<3 but it turns out the tenant there is moving/has moved this week - which I discovered at the end of January - so that is a whole pile of (no) money craziness that I have to figure out. Maybe I'll find a short term tenant while I'm there???? Neither mortgage holder nor oil supplier cared that I didn't receive rent money this money :( First time with an oil furnace. Woah. That baby sucks up the oil. $1100 beginning of November. $550 early January. $630 last week. Had no idea. And I rented the house out at a low rent that "included utilities" - live and learn.

    So. I'll sort out that :) And then the first eye surgery two weeks after I get back, next one 3-6 weeks after that. Then done! B)

    I'm hoping my inability to do what needs to be done on the food front is stress related? And that when that is resolved I will find the chutzpah to get back in the weight loss game.

    That was my breakfast today :p:D
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
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    Re the oil suck down

    Utilities included is.... iffy

    Is son close enough to check on BNB type setup? Just 🧐 curious
  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member
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    Exactly!

    Nah on the son front - he is about an hour away, working full time and has a son himself. Once or twice a month I would feel okay with asking him - but not more than that. My long term plan was/is to have short term rentals - like an artist retreat sort of thing? For people to get away from "life" for a month or two to get the time and space to work on whatever artform they practise? I just ran out of time last year to get that organized - and my neighbours brother was in need of a place for a few months while they finished the house they are building.

    I have my fingers crossed we can pull this off.

    Breakfast today: plain greek yogurt with almonds and a clementine!





  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,687 Member
    Any chance of working with an art school/museum/ group that might help with funds for β€œartist retreat” program? There’s an old secluded ranch near here that works with the property owner and university to offer a grant retreat. Might help with the bills?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    Fruit bunnies for breakfast!

    4🐰 120 Cal about 170g each of cantaloupe and honeydew

  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member
    edited February 12
    I'm hoping to work in that direction, Yooly. Just don't have myself together enough quite yet. Soon though! I sort of put the cart before the horse.

    That sounds delicious, PAV. Much flavour in those winter fruits????
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    Hmmm. Get asked that by many people not from Canada 🧐🀯 these were pre-cut $9.99 for the 1.2kg carousel on special, about us $6.97 these days. My assumption is that they're mexico/chili/equator etc in origin. So they're well travelled **summer** fruit 😎
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,687 Member
    I don’t know about the precut melons even at bargain prices. Always a crap shoot. Often tasteless and watery. Hope yours was good Mr. PAV!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    edited February 13
    Relatively speaking a crap shoot, you're correct. Then again this time around they were all pretty good (honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon and pineapple) except for the strawberries that were meah.. then again they were the least item by weight.

    Today I did a 1,150g tray of lower fat meat cannelloni ("blue menu") and a 340g bag of green giant riced cauliflower. Plus assorted sundry (part of three slices = 55.5g after 32g of crust dog tax, 8.5g (one) plain skyflake cracker, 25.5g skyflake graham chocolate (package of 3), and 40g of Garibaldi (4) biscuits, 42g of Hershey kisses (8), 33.5 of dark chocolate orange, pineapple, honeydew, cantaloupe).... 2340 Cal all in!!!!🀯
  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,687 Member

    We went out for breakfast today. I had 550 calories of Mexican breakfast bowl. Scrambled eggs, refried beans, spicy potatoes, and cilantro with a good helping of pico de gallo. Delicious and the least calories on the menu. The meal leaves me with only about 700 for the rest of the day but was worth it!

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  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member

    I imagine that it kept you feeling full for quite awhile too??? Looks very substantial.

  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,357 Member

    Trying to add breakfast back in as I have found that without it I end up craving fast food at lunch and then eating too much. However, I have never been one to be able to really want to eat early in the day. So today I had a cinnamon raisin english muffin with butter and 3 dates with peanut butter.

  • lauriekallis
    lauriekallis Posts: 5,269 Member

    Have you tried boosting the protein for your first meal, Athijade? I have found the refined carbs for breakfast don't do a lot for me other than leaving me wanting more.

  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,357 Member

    I have in the past. Right now I am just trying to get myself to actually EAT something and I have been craving english muffins (had a couple on the trip lol) so went with that. I am thinking I may add a hardboiled eggs to my breakfast next week. I have the calories as I am set to lose pretty slow.

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member

    Sometimes when I have a big breakfast yooly it carries me all the way to dinner. Or maybe move dinner an hour earlier -- the beauty of being able to pick my own timing!😎

    I wish my breakfast places has something as substantial -- though for someone who doesn't appreciate the beauty of brown soup I am shocked at your choice of color theme!??!🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣 πŸ˜›

    British contingent should put up some bangers and beans!πŸ˜›

  • Yoolypr
    Yoolypr Posts: 3,687 Member

    I wish my breakfast places has something as substantial -- though for someone who doesn't appreciate the beauty of brown soup I am shocked at your choice of color theme!??!

    The Mexican breakfast bowl was not huge - 6” bowl? Note size of fork in the bowl. But satisfying. Color wise it was pretty brown! Refried beans, potatoes and eggs with cumino powder, cooked green salsa … had plenty of kick!

  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 425 Member

    Porridge… only substantial that can get me to lunch - without craving a mid morning snack … or two 😬

    With grated apple, cinnamon & sultanas, or raspberries, or cooked plums or blueberries & walnuts …. Or a jam or golden syrup .. & made with all milk …. Yum! only 12 hours til breaky here! πŸ˜‹

  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 425 Member

    No porridge this morning - green smoothie - with banana, blueberries, spinach, greek yoghurt, milk and olive oil, served over ice… nice in this warm weather and plenty of πŸ‡πŸ‡πŸ‡ to start the day…. Making up for far too much bitty eating yesterday - charcuterie, olives, sundried tomatoes, pickles, cheese & bread? πŸ™„πŸ˜¬β€¦..Menu plan for the weekend & next week putting in place as I speak!

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,218 Member
    edited May 17

    I wuz with you till u added squished olive tree products to my smoothie!🀯

    I mean stinky sardine or salmon gel cap could serve the same purpose at a cost of 10 to 15 Cal!!!🀣🀣🀣

    At least you didn't start your day with 350Cal (80g) of caramel popcorn πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„ well. At least the big bag is now safely bagged in 45g (196.5 Cal) baggies!🀣 And two hours later I've yet to nick the dog's lunch!!!😎

    Plus I have some Greek 0% yogurt left that I, little rebel that I am, logged into yesterday as 750g! I mixed in to that tub 25g of Robinson's double concentrated blackberry/etc syrup. Came out 😊 good -- and I even saved a couple of spoonfuls for today! 😎

  • Creamtea42
    Creamtea42 Posts: 425 Member

    All i can say is …. Wow Pav … where do you get your ideas … yoghurt with a syrup? 😳 I love EVOO!

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