WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2012

I chose to buy the red quinoa, seeing as that was the one that they had. My husband doesn' like rice, so I hope that it's not similar to that.

Salad Sistas!

We must get busy and make plans for some new and different salads this week! Boring salads are not allowed :laugh:

Below are some popular combinations from a list of salad toppings by type of salad dressing:

Balsamic, raspberry, apple cider, blackberry, orange or strawberry viniagrettes:
•strawberries, bleu cheese and walnuts/pecans
•chicken, strawberries/grapes/apples and pecans
•apples/pear, dried cranberries, feta and almonds/pecans
•blueberries, chevre and pecans
•black olive, kidney beans, cucumber, romano (I'm definitely making this one)

Red wine, roast pepper and roast shallot, cucumber or cilantro viniagrettes:
•greek olive (kalamata), cucumber, tomato and feta
•marinated italian olive (black or green pitted), mushroom, artichoke
•chicken, artichoke, roasted red pepper and feta (Mmmm!)

Here's something very different, "Sharp and Sweet" salad using Bibb lettuce, cucumber, bok choy, watercress and kiwi. Haven't tried it but it sure sounds good.
Dress with Lime-pepper Dressing:
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/2 Anaheim pepper (1/4 cup), or 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
3 T. olive oil
1 t. lime peel, finely shredded
1/2 t. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
1 - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herb (cilantro, basil, mint, or parsley)
Shake all ingredients (except fresh herbs) in a jar, refrigerate until using. Add herbs just before serving.

And one more dressing recipe, just for kicks and giggles.

Ginger-Pineapple Dressing
1/4 c. low-fat mayo (or yogurt?)
1/4 c. unsweetened pineapple juice
1 t. honey-mustard
1 t. grated fresh ginger

Nancy, hope this helps. And no, I didn't get my bike out of the shed the other day since I was busy digging in the garden. Now the weather's cold and crappy, brrrrrr, think I'll wimp-out and wait for spring.

Happy Sunday everyone, hope it's a beauty! Let's get ready for a whopping week of whopping salads. :flowerforyou:

:^) jb

Faye, wild pigs, rattlesnakes and the occasional alligator? Yikes. I prefer mountain lions (at a distance). We do have rattlesnakes of course but I haven't seen on. I'm walking more in Folsom these days, which is lower in the foothills. There are a lot of rattlesnakes there. Some of the parks have signs warning people not to walk in the tall grass. I'd as soon not encounter any up close!

Everyone have a nice day. I'm going to a book club today rather than on the 7 mile hike. It was a tough decision! I am planning to do the 5-1/2 mile hike along Lake Natomas in Folsom though. This time without my little dog. : ( It's a good chance to try out my trekking poles though.

Hi everybody.
I am 54 and still have about 15 pounds to loose. I tried the Dukan diet and even though it worked pretty good the first several weeks I don't want to continue considering the fact that my cholesterol is pretty high. So now I modify and do my best.

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jaks - Glad you had a good time at your lunch. Isn't it so much fun getting back together with old friends?

Welcome sue, beth, creativeone and dosmundos

frogmama - I'd have a hard time working at the store. I'd always want to buy, buy, buy. I would probably put things away that I'd like until they went on sale, then I'd put them back on the rack...lol

Suz - I never knew about clicking on the number to take you too your posts! thanks for telling me. I know I had to look something up once that I'd posted, and that sure would have been much more handy rather than what I did was going thru all the posts. Does it take you to all the posts you've ever made, or just the posts for that month?

Mary - even tho the directions for quinoa call for you to cook it in water, I've found that water can be quite bland so I cook it in a bit of broth.

Well, they're calling for a 70% chance of rain for the race today. Well, the Daytona has never been rained out, and, fortunately, we're under cover. I wouldn't be surprised, tho, if the race was shortened due to rain. Have a sandwich of a boca burger on a slice of rye bread to take with me and eat in the stands, asparagus which I'll probably have with dinner since there's some liquid in the bag, green beans, Health is Wealth spinach munchees, Health is Wealth pizza munchees, carrots, cauliflower, tangerine, water. Thank goodness I brought my "going to the movies" pocketbook. Really, the "security search" here is a joke. They "looked" in my pocketbook yesterday. I tell you, I didn't even open one section fully and the guy said "looks good, OK"

I tell you, if a mountain lion walked in front of me, that would sure be an incentive for me to really up my pace....lol

Well, I was there for an historic Daytona -- the first ever to be rained out! Yes, we'll go back up there tomorrow. I figure I'll do some yoga here at the condo (thank goodness I brought some DVD's with me!) since Vince says we probably don't need to leave until around 10. I do like the step class at the Y on Mondays and Fridays, and we won't be here Friday but that's OK, I'll survive. At least I'll get some exercise in.

I'd bought the book "Master Your Metabolism" and I'm glad I did. At least I had something to read while waiting in the car....lol

We had dinner tonight at Picadilly Cafeteria. Vince likes it there, it really doesn't matter that much to me since I bring a lot of my own veges. Anyway, they had what they told me was a grilled chicken breast. I got it, but I don't know if it was truly grilled. It looked much too greasy to me. Maybe they coat the meat with some oil before they grill it. I didn't see a lot of the grill marks, either. Oh well...it's not like I'll die.

Meg - you don't have to be a foster failure. You can foster and then adopt! You'll be giving an animal a good home, that's for sure. I didn't realize that DST is only 2 weeks away. I love DST, I really hate it when we go to Standard time, so that made my day! Thanks

Linda - I really like Publix. They have some really good things, like I got small bags of microwaveable veges. Admitted, they cost more, but at least it was only 2 servings so I could get a variety of veges. They also carry organic peaches, something that I can't get in NC. However, they don't have them this time, but they do have organic strawberries, so I know one of the things that I'll be bringing back with me.

Going to post this, then maybe read the paper and get to bed. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

today was a pajama day, I ate light I think, made plans for a girls weekend away in a couple of weeks to Santa Barbara. Watching the Oscars, should have exercised but it is my pajama day. Waiting for my massage girl to get back to me about a massage this week. Lots of water today which is a good thing

Good luck Ladies

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week-end
Welcome to all of the new members
Desiree- congratulations on your 2.5 pound loss.
Faye & Mimi- After reading of the wild critters in your area, I guess I'll be happy with deer nibbling on our shrubs
Meg- Thanks for the reminder about DST. I had forgotten that it will be here soon. I love the extra time in the evening. I leavefor work at 4:30 am so I won't even notice that it will be dark later in the morning. It's always dark when I go to work!

Had a chance to get out and do some geocaching. It was pretty cold and a bit windy, but the sun was out. We found an area where there were several caches near a mall, so we walked around the parking lots and nearby neighborhood, finding 15 geocaches. We were able to get in about 21/2 hours of walking. The good thing about that is that I wasn't in the house being tempted to eat things I shouldn't..
Weigh in day is tomorrow- hope it's a good one.

First Day on this site, but not my first day watching what I eat and tracking it all. Glad I found this site. makes it much easier for me to keep a diary. My work has started a Biggest Improver Competition. I like the way they word it and we get different points for doing things right. My hopes are that I can do all the available points, have some fun, lose weight and gain some strength in all areas of my life. 50 was good to me. I feel like I am in better shape then in my 40's. Now I need to keep things in check. I have 26 lbs to lose. I will be a healthy weight by then, not crazy skinny. Bikinis are not my goal. Being healthy is. Hope to learn things on here from the rest of you.

Hi Liselyn, good to see you here.

My weekend was a disaster in terms of food & wine consumption. It was all very good food and fine wine, :blushing: though. I record my weight on Wednesdays, so I have a day or two to see where the pounds settle.

DH and I had our first workout at the gym together. He likes to go to the hot-tub and steam room afterwards, so it was a two hour trip. A nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon, but way too long for me on weekdays. I think he was surprised at how strong I am! :happy:

Busy day ahead. The principal of my school has been off for over 3 weeks with a concussion. We take turns being acting principal for her. Today's my day. The teachers in BC have been on a job action since September and today is "work to rule" so the rest of the staff will not be in until the first bell and leave as soon as the last bell rings. I'd better not be late for work! I expect that the gov't will pass legislation forcing us back to work this week, and that will set the union off.

No time to re-read your posts and respond individually this morning.

Have a great day, :drinker: drink your water.

Hasta pronto,

Nancy

Good Morning All -

I had to do a speed read this morning. Copied all the great "salad sistas" ideas and beans to soak and cook. Thank you!! My healthy notebook is growing!

Wishing everyone a great week. I've stayed on track with food the last couple of weeks and I'm going to turn my focus to more water and exercise this week. Hoping my ankle lets me get moving and shaking more. Thank you Ladies for all your ideas. I'm happily doing my squats and lunges and have added weights this past week. Feeling stronger!! :drinker:

My other big project is an overhaul of our pantry. It's almost empty. I've stopped buying simple carbs for the kids, so I need to stock with healthy grab and go ideas for my crew. Lots on our calendar this week! Excited but a bit overwhelmed. Hoping I don't work too many days.......


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Look to the left where my profile photo is. Click on the number after Posts beside any entry you see from me and it will take you to a list of everything I posted. You should be able to easily scan them to find the recipe.

Suz - I never knew about clicking on the number to take you too your posts! thanks for telling me. I know I had to look something up once that I'd posted, and that sure would have been much more handy rather than what I did was going thru all the posts. Does it take you to all the posts you've ever made, or just the posts for that month?

Michele

Clicking on the number under anyone's profile picture takes you to ALL of their posts ever on any MFP thread, from most recent to oldest.

We had a very productive weekend working on our kitchen garden spot. We got a fence up to keep Sophie out of the melons. (Last year she got them all before they had even had a chance to ripen and played with them... Guess she thought they were balls) All of the raised beds are framed and 3 of the 4 have dirt in them that we dug and wheel barrowed in. I will be shoveling gravel onto pathways for days or even weeks to come, but it is all coming together nicely. Working outdoors on a mild sunny day is such a pleasant way to melt fat walls.

Today it is cloudy and cold, perfect for catching up on things indoors. It always amazes me when I wear my pedometer to do housework just how many steps I take. Been still long enough; time to get busy :drinker: