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Supper and dessert were spectacular tonight! Zaru (Cold) soba (topped with nori and green onions, soup base on bottom with wasabi pre-added), with tuna Homemade vanilla ice cream over a quartered nectarine I love zaru soba. This was a nontraditional way to serve it, but it tastes just as great!
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Supper and dessert tonight: Honey chicken stir-fry and jasmine rice Homemade vanilla ice cream with strawberries, two homemade vanilla bean shortbread cookies, and a square of dark chocolate.
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So, a bit of a frustrating week, scale-wise for me. I'm certain that this week's weigh-in had extra water and waste weight in it, making progress. However, progress did slow down a bit this last week too. Two of my three low cal days ended up being higher cal days, though I did have a solid estimated deficit those days…
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Water and waste weight caused a scale spike... gotta keep on trucking. 5'1"F HW: 261.0 September Start Weight: 243.7 September Goal Weight: 234.3 Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0 Dropped weight so far: 17.3 September 1: 243.7 September 3: 244 6 September 10: September 17: September 24: September 30:
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"Regular" Vanilla Ice Cream This was a calorie reduction attempt based off of my Great-Grandma's recipe. I used the same instructions, but changed the amounts of some of the recipe components. The result was about 900 less calories per batch, which makes about 4.5 servings by my guesstimate. Here is the information for an…
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A day in the life... Breakfast: workout protein malt/shake. (Didn't take a pic) Snack: fresh sourdough with camembert cheese broiled until melty, one half with granulated garlic and Italian seasoning, the other half with strawberry rhubarb fruit spread Lunch: a chicken-loaded baked potato (with Greek yogurt, shredded…
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I personally could not fathom giving this up:
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Yum. What a snack! Could have totally continued noshing on the bread, cheese, and toppings combos. So I tried it both ways, and both were a success, especially compared to eating it alone at room temp, which I did try too. Did not really care for it alone. I selected my slice of bread, measured out my allotment of cheese,…
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Had a sizeable scale drop this morning (down 1.1 pounds), so I sort of made my goal for last month... here's hoping for a rockin' September! 5'1"F HW: 261.0 September Start Weight: 243.7 September Goal Weight: 234.3 Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0 Dropped weight so far: 17.3 September 1: 243.7 September 3: September 10:…
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Well for a scale spike, so I'm 0.5 why of making my goal... oh well, I'm thankful/grateful I've shed 6.8 pounds over the month, especially considering the vacation and then the post-vacation difficulties. 5'1"F HW: 261.0 August Start Weight: 251.6 August Goal Weight: 244.3 Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0 Dropped weight so far:…
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Ha, there I went making it more complicated than need be. Splitting the bread... so simple, and a perfect solution!
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So I picked up some camembert to try between the recent discussion and the fact that it was on sale. I unfortunately can't have nuts, so I need to try something else... would sourdough and camembert under the broiler until melty be an option? With a bit of butter and garlic and Italian seasoning? Or would it be best paired…
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Vanilla Ice Milk So I tried to do a calorie- and finance-friendly ice cream. Here's what I used: 4 c whole milk (960 g) 1/2 c allulose (100 g), split 5 large egg yolks (came out in the low 80s for grams) 2 t vanilla (10 g) 2 g salt I essentially followed the recipe two posts up for prep (my Great-Grandma's recipe). I call…
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Dessert is a meal, right? Somewhat lighter (ok, a lot lighter) recipe attempt than what I made last weekend. Lost a lot of the texture, but it was decently good. Vanilla ice cream with Walden Farms caramel on top.
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Hello, everyone. Hope the late summer days are treating you all well. It's been a better week this week for intake. Hormone shifts are such a pain... but at least I'm back in the "better" part of the shifts, so I was able to find my footing and have a not-perfect-but-quite-acceptable week. Got rid of the cycle weight and…
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Well, it's been an interesting near-month since I last posted. Went through a period where I was clinging to the wagon by my fingernails, so to speak, so revamped and rolled back the fitness and intake goals. I met the weight goal about 2 weeks ago. Here's my updated mini-goals: Weight: trending average below 247.2. This…
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Hi @Meghan509 and @KateNkognito , hope the weekend is proving to be a good one for you both. Meghan, hope your friend was able to arrive safely and that you're having fun, and Kate, hope that you were able to have a very productive day! This weekend is more on the quiet side, which I'm totally ok with. Got a ton of…
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Got my post-cycle and back-in-the-zone (digestion) weight drops. Goal is in sight! 5'1"F HW: 261.0 August Start Weight: 251.6 August Goal Weight: 244.3 Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0 Dropped weight so far: 16.5 August 1: 251.6 August 6: 247.9 August 13: 250.4 August 20: 248.4 August 27: 244.5 August 31:
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I am a relative novice to the greater world of cheese, so I looked up more info on triple brie and found this: If this is correct, then it still would have been overripe, as there were no noticeable small holes, and the consistency was... well, the best comparison I can think of is nacho cheese sauce once you cut through…
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So I went to try this on its own for snack yesterday... but found that it's overripe. No mold, but softer than cream cheese (gooey/sauce-ish when trying to cut into it). So I revamped the plan and heated it up on broccoli for supper. It turned out pretty decent, but it leaves me wondering what the flavor of a properly ripe…
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Any recommendations on how to enjoy this best? Open to snacks/meals... wherever it would best be experienced.
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"Great-Grandma's Homemade Ice Cream" (More of a gelato, based on recipes I've seen, but definitely tasty either way. Recipe is unaltered by me, and it's a whopper for calories per batch, rolling in around at an estimated 2,618.) 2 cups of milk 2 cups of heavy cream 3/4 cup sugar divided into 1/4 c & 1/2 c five large egg…
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Odd... I was sure I posted on the 6th, but I'm not seeing anything. Oh well, must have been a glitch. So I could totally mega-dump, as this last week has been very challenging and I had a binge day, but I'll do my best to keep it short and more positive. The trip went really well regarding intake - had a mix of basic,…
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Hello @Meghan509 and @KateNkognito . Finally getting around to posting. Travel weight plus eating at maintenance gave me a notable scale jump last weekend and I didn't feel like posting with a case of the grumpies (I know it was water/digestion weight, but still couldn't shake it for whatever reason). So sorry to hear of…
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So I didn't check in last week, but I did weigh, so added that data. Was on day 6 of my trip, so some travel weight in there. I've had what has been a close-to-maintenance-intake-week this week (so increased plumbing weight) and based on cycle I've probably got some water weight increase, so between those factors, I really…
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Half of this made for a tasty and reasonably light-ish lunch for me. I cut a pocket into a chicken breast and stuffed a pre-cooked mixture of spinach, gouda, minced garlic, and some salt, then wrapped in bacon and baked. The bacon was not quite as crispy as I'd hoped for, but I wasn't sure how to achieve that without…
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Not nearly as fancy as some others, but this is a comfort food meal for me once in a blue moon (it's a calorie bomb when made full-sized to a large plate). Tater tots covering plate base, topped with steak, bacon pieces, cheddar, tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, plain fat-free Greek yogurt, and Newman's Own ranch (I can…
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Today's snack was dedicated to cheese (about 1/2 of the wedge). No crackers or other distractions, as it was delicious as it was.
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My family primarily uses them as add-ins for frozen yogurts and sorbets and protein shakes made with unflavored protein powder. Some flavors are also excellent to use a *small* bit in a tall glass of water or unsweetened tea for a little taste of luxury! I'm sure there's other uses for them, but hopefully that will help…
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Cherry sorbet Blitzed all the ingredients together in my blender. I think the syrup could probably be doubled and the Swerve omitted, will be trying that in the future.
