17 dd for 10/10/11!

kristizzzle... Bringing stuff to school is hard for me, so I get it. Just carry your food in containers, and maybe in a small cooler-type bag. It's great if you can warm up chicken and stuff at work! Switch it up with some fish (tuna, and sardines). Sardines in a can is very convenient sometimes. I love them! Keep the veggies interesting, so it seems like a change, and use different spices. I put turmeric and cumin on my fish today. I need to bake some chicken soon...

I don't know if it's the after effect of me coming off my cycle, but I think I am losing a pound a day! I've only been doing this since Wednesday and I am down 4 lbs. Is anyone else experiencing these results?

For sure! I started Wednesday, and I'm down 7.4!! I had a big cheat today, but it was brown rice flour at least. Can't say the same for the syrup... Don't be me. :laugh:

shellonis... No worries! Especially on the cheese! Congrats on your run!!

Is everyone gone for the weekend?

EXCELLENT

I also wanted to ask if any of you are interested in a homemade yogurt recipe? I dont know if you guys have ever made homemade yogurt but its super easy and when you eat a lot of it (which we are kind of supposed to on this diet) not needing to buy yogurt every week really saves a penny! You can control how many calories it is too, along with flavor and all that... I do it every week so I just thought I would make the offer to share it with you all!

I would like the yogurt recipe

does it turn out like Greek yogurt or regular yogurt? I love greek yogurt, but it's soo expensive!

So far it has been a very successful start to the week. I packed a healthy breakfast and lunch for work. After I got off work I spent an hour at they gym. Now it is dinner time and I need to prepare it for the whole family.....I have some Italian seasoned ground turkey and the kids love sloppy Joes so I think I will get creative with some variation on that(of course without the bread for me).

Steph, 8.4 lbs!?!? You are smoke'n! Keep up the great work! And it is good to know you are able to do it with your small cheats.

GoGretchen, I would love the yogurt recipe! Is it thick like the greek? I spend way too much money on that stuff every week!


Also, can you believe that we are just about half way through cylce 1 already(for those of us who started last Monday anyways) I love how quickly these cycles fly by. XD

congrats to loves2snack and steph for their weight loss. keep it going ladies!

i had a horrible day yesterday with no exercise and lots of cheats. it all started at work when i had a pumpernickel bagel with butter. i was hungry and it was free . lunch i piled on the tuna salad and crab meat on my salad and dinner i had curry chicken with jasmine rice and ritz crackers as a snack. i was feeling so lazy and tired that i didn't want to think about cooking or making food.

i'm hoping to get back on track today. starting with my early morning workout with some strength training worked into it.

have a great day everyone.

I would like the yogurt recipe

does it turn out like Greek yogurt or regular yogurt? I love greek yogurt, but it's soo expensive!

Here is the recipe! It turns out like regular yogurt, even a little bit thinner than that. But its yummy. I love Greek yogurt too- I want to learn to make that next!

Homemade Yogurt! (Edit post)
Posted on 10/18/2011 by Gogretchen1

Hey all! I'm so happy to share this recipe with you all because its SO easy and so much more affordable than favorite/popular yogurt brand.

SO.. things you will need

- 4 cups/1 quart milk (I use skim...but most people use whole milk. It works fine with skim, though!)

- 1/2 cup yogurt (whatever you have in your fridge, make sure it has REAL culture in it)

- 1/2 cup dry milk (optional)

- flavoring ingredients (also optional) I like to use agave nectar and vanilla extract

- thermometer

- large thermus.



This is definitely an easy thing to make, but you also need to be precise. One little mistake and you can mess the whole thing up. First, heat your milk on the stovetop until it reaches exactly 170 degrees, stirring pretty much constantly. As it is heating, you may add your desired amount of dry milk. The dry milk is optional. What it does is thicken the yogurt (without it your yogurt will be soupy...still tasty..but soupy) and it also adds protien and other vitamins. Yes, it also adds calories because it is so concentrated but I like my yogurt thicker...so I deal with the few extra cals. As you make your own yogurt mort often, you will find an amount that works well for you. Once your dry milk is mixed in and your thermometer hits 170 degrees, immediately remove the pot from the heat and let it cool until it reaches 110 degrees. Note- make sure that you dont hold the thermometer in the middle bottom of the pot when you take the tempurature...you could jump the gun on removing it form heat. Once it is cooled (this will take a while) you can add your 1/2 cup of yogurt. I like to mix about 1/4 cup of the warm milk with the yogurt first, so that it mixes better when you pour it all in.

Finally, you pour the mixture into the thermus, wrap a towel around it to contain the heat even more, and WAIT. Online, it says to let it sit for 6-8 hours. I usually make it before I go to bed so that it is ready in the morning:) You can check on it when you think its been long enough and if its not thick enough...just let it sit for a while longer.

Once its reached a consistency you like, you may flavor it. I dont have exact measurements for the vanilla or agave nectar because I usually eye-ball it but you don't need much! Start small- you can always add more. (Once I put too much in and practially ruined the whole batch because it was way too sweet... learn from my mistakes, haha)

chill it. and enjoy it!

One serving, or a 1/2 cup is about 130 calories...but this varies depending on the amount of drymilk and the sweeteners you use.

Thanks Gretchen!

Thanks for the recipe!

Ugh, I'm really losing motivation with the 17DD! Can anyone offer encouragement to me, please?

I had a great loss, but I'm worried I won't be able to get lower that where I am now weight-wise, and pass into LOWER WEIGHT EVER territory! I don't want to be at this weight forever!! I'm sick of the high 170's!! :sad:

You can do it! I know it is hard when you get stuck for awhile but your persistance will pay off!

Thanks LaLainya! :flowerforyou: I didn't eat properly today, but while I was out, I think I found some ways that I can keep eating right while I am away from home. :happy:

Lelah... I need to go back a couple days and regroup as well. Good luck!

gretchen,

Sometimes I just weigh myself and then move forward. Then I know where I'm at and can see the progress as I get back on track. If I don't weigh and just think I will make it up, I can end up losing a whole month, as I keep trying to get caught up.

My biggest problem is snacks. I eat every 3-4 hours. It helps me stay level headed. I'm not sure what to do for those snacks/mini meals. I know I need to change my mental mindset on eating. Overall today I have done ok. I have stayed away from the carbs, but I did include some nuts as snacks. I will continue to figure out how to make this work for me. I was seeing great results the first week when I stuck with it.

Lelah

I keep slipping. Yesterday I was 100% (minus the tofu) but today I've only had ONE 17 DD worthy meal. I need to read cycle 2 again, to feel less deprived. In cycle 2, though, you switch between cycle 1 days and cycle 2 days, which for me is like saying you're in cycle one... I don't know...

I am bumping and would like to join this group if its still open.

Going to buy the book tomorrow and get started ASAP!

~Michelle