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Good evening, all! If everyone is okay with it, I'd like to just kind of ramble along in my postings, and do a daily commitment posting, and then a periodic reevaluation. I think we are all wonderful, interesting people, and it is a pleasure to go on this journey with you! One specific question: Has anyone done McDougall…

Hello all! I've been dabbling at looking at various meal planners, and the Engine 2 one looks interesting. I need something to rev up my commitment and after two straight months of largely eating potatoes with desperate for new taste plunges into ice cream, I need a plan! I love Fuhrman and Hello Nutritarian, but I know…

pw: 146 Cw: 146 Steps: 16: 12,615 17: 8610 18: 12 610 19: 8430 20: 7,922 21: 9632 22: 6, 791

That's a good plan, I find the more I prep the better I do. I think I'm moving back on track. My big downfall was ice cream...my last dairy, and I struggled to give it up, since ice cream is part of our family tradition of celebration. Now, I'm going to restrict it only out of the house, and only child size in a cup. I…

That's awesome! I've accepted that what I did before (go to the gym, see my friends, go to the symphony, go to restaurants) may be unwise for at least another year, so I'm strategizing about how I can get the same kind of satisfaction, exercise, et al under the New Normal. How do you set up your salads? In separate…

Oh, yes! I'm lucky to live in a big city and to have seen many operas. When I was younger, it was the novelty, but now it is the depth. Also, a huge Hadyn fan. I think he's much underrated. I started tracking my web time, and was appalled by how much time I've spent on the web since COVID hit. Now, when I'm tempted to…

Oh, yes, I'm a big fan of oats too. Mine is overnight with almond milk, then blueberries and some cinnamon in the morning. I also think that everyone has good in them...and recently I started watching my feeds to determine which of my friends were constantly engaged in battle or negativity, and which focused on the…

Mihani: So has mine! I saw that scale number go down consistently, and then I went into the social media pool...which turned out to be a cesspool, and saw all kinds of self-soothing foods reenter my menu. Like you, I'm drawing boundaries. Also listening to classical music, and I have found One Direction. Yep, I'm an AARP…

Whew, I needed that break! I've been McDougalling for 50 days now, and time to start cooking instead of just zapping (potatoes) and tearing (salad bags.) Today I'm not very hungry, so it is going to be a Vega Sports Protein/almond milk/blueberries smoothie day. Not entirely what Mcdougall recommends, but I've realized that…

I grew up working poor, and my parents were factory shift workers. We lived on oatmeal, cheap hamburger meat, browned produce, bags of rice, and bread/pastry. Oatmeal and rice have a long shelf life and they are filling. Hamburger meat could be stretched with oatmeal or rice molded into patties and frozen. Bread and pastry…

I may have missed it, but did anyone who is anti-mask explain how they would vanquish the virus?

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Hmm, what I'm thinking as I read through: The building is burning. Your children are inside. Let me talk to everyone standing outside the building about the following: How did it start? Whose fault was it? What mechanism can we use to determine the spread of the blaze? The building is still burning. Your kids are still…

Happy week, all! I did a digital detox last week, and I'm going to continue with it. I just find myself getting sucked into this black hole, and it beginning to effect my well being. All the best to everyone!

A few years ago I just ignored the swine flu... and then I ended up in an ambulance, then to the ER with an oxygen mask and an IV. I know what it is like to not be able to get enough air, to feel like your chest is going to explode. And, that wasn't for very long. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, however, if anyone doesn't…

Sunday Weigh in: 146 SW: 148 PW: 146 CW: 146 Weekly steps: 09: 10300 10: 8957 11: 10,070 12: 12263 13: 10167 14: 6108 15: 11,590 I seem to be at a plateau, so I'm upping my step count.:

Happy Sunday: All and all a good week! My family and I are figuring that we won't get back to "normal" for another 6 months so we've been brainstorming about ways to have fun during this pandemic..(we're going to call it fundemic!). I subscribed to Yoga With Adrienne which is a youtube challenge some friends of mine have…

CW: 146 PW: 146 SW: 148 146 seems to be my current plateau, but I will bust through! Step counts for the week: 02/4296 03/6391 04/9300 05/7210 0/6: 8483 07/14718 08/9525

The bottom line for me: Until the virus is under control is this country,the only way we have of getting any measure of control is wearing a mask, washing hands and socially distancing. Until the virus is under control: More people will die, more families will find themselves unable to send their kids to school, more kids…

Happy Saturday: Today I went to a 2 hour learn how to ride a bike course in 95 degree heat and my family took me out for ice cream afterwards since I actually went and learned how to ride a bike! I figured that variety in my life is going to have to come from doing more stuff outdoors, and our city is replete with bike…

Happy Thursday! I was up till 1 a.m. reading a novel titled "Sutton" about the bank robber Willie Sutton, and now I'm just flat lined. (I'm only reading what entertains me, rather than something which is emotionally churning...there's sure enough of that in the nonfiction world!) Whenever I'm in this state I find something…

My pleasure! It seems nuts to go nuts over of all things: Nutritional yeast...but anything that gets our teen to eat reasonably healthy food is a win in our book!

August 1: 4,328

That's great! Lifting made all the difference in my life. I could be 140 lbs and a size 12 or 140 lbs and a size 8...and it was the same brand/cut of clothing, the difference was 3 hours of strength training every week. Our gym is closed, but I do 20 minutes of strength training at home with 5 lb weights. I've been doing…

Thanks for this, Mihani...I know that I snack to quell anxiety, since my snacking crests right before I have to do something I find difficult. My goal is largely peace with food (the weight loss is awesome, too, though)...so having 3 meals, and one snack is my Big Goal for the remainder of this year. I am taking a daily…

Oh, and I love me a good data set (the geek in me...!) And, it seems that what makes me feel best is roughly 15 to 20 grams of fat, 60 grams of protein and the rest in high fiber carbs.

Yes! It takes a little finessing but they are yummy in the oven too. I haven't done a lot of experimenting with the oven, but I think you could try different temperatures and find just the right level of crispiness. My other fav is overnight oats: Steel cut oats and almond milk overnight (1 part oats, 2 parts almond milk),…

Mihani: I admire that you can do 3 meals a day...that's my goal. I find my biggest slips are those snacking times...I'm not even aware of what I'm eating, and there's certainly no good reason for it. Sleep tight all! Sunday was Indian food night, and the night was restless and full of dreams. Today was a regular McDougall…

Mine: Potatoes! I'm a vegan, and potatoes are a staple of my diet. My favorite preparation: Microwave your potatoes (prick them with a fork)..not completely soft, but about 80% there (timing depends upon size and microwave...so just experiment) Let them cool Slice them Spray with Pam butter spray Dust with nutritional…

Happy Monday, Plant People! That's all! Happy Monday!