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just found this topic and then it's back- woo hoo!

I do a chocolate whey, frozen banana shake some mornings, plus I make my much needed coffee. I never thought about mixing them- minus the banana of course- duh! It wuld be perfect on a rushed morning. Thanks!

A cubicle mate of mine used to sit on one instead of a chair and it went down one day. I was standing there talking to her and it starting going down- not really fast, but fast enough she looked very surprised and let out a yelp. Of course that ruined it for all of us that wanted to do the same thing, safety concerns and…

Fried bread is a splurge for me! Every time I cook it I think about those pesky calories so I just make a smallish one with a little meat and lots of beans and veggies! I tried my first at a native restaurant somewhere outside the Grand Canyon on our way down to central AZ and we wanted to stay the night there b/c the food…

Yes! That is a great way to stop it. So often I go in the defensive and want to make a statement defending my actions, food, etc. The question method is something i will try and this would work in so many other situations too.

I have noticed I have a few successful friends on here that don't track their food anymore but still get on to converse, so I am guessing it's harder at first and then hopefully become a pro. I still have a long way to go, and have wondered the same thing as you. Thanks to this site I can now be pretty accurate in my food…

YUM! I read a diet book (sorry, can't remember which one to give credit too), but the author said he takes his favorite higher calorie meals and turns then into salads- so I tried it with pizza. I cut 2 regular sized slices up into GOOD greens, iceberg is just a watery filler and quite often browning and wilted at Taco…

Well, I agree with the majority of folks on here, but a couple are being a bit discouraging. I do not think you want a pitty party at all. I sorta live in 2 worlds, my city job and my country farm, so I get a lot of ribbing about my crazy food choices from my city coworkers. They think eating things that you actually hunt,…

bump- all the darn pics won't show on my computer where I'm at but the bikini one does - inspirational!

I was told by a friend that when she hears "Hold Your Head Up" by Steppenwolf she thinks of me. And if it's bad Don't let it get you down, you can take it And if it hurts Don't let them see you cry, you can make it Hold your head up, oh, hold your head up, oh Hold your head up, oh hold your head high And if they stare Just…

I made up a raised log mound, covered it with dirt and transplanted my strawberries on it- read about hugelkulture on Mother Earth News. So far so good, you don't have to water it after a year or two suppossedly b/c the mound will hold water in and the decaying logs provide nutrients. My regular garden is 4 12' x 4' raised…

Almost always soybeans which are members of the pea family- hmm...learn something new every day on here!

I cook a pork loin in the slow cooker with peppers, onions, spices, usually chilli powder and garlic salt. You can use this as a base for many other dishes, I usually do 1st meal of just the meat with some veggie sides, then I will make pork fajitas, or tacos and then add BBQ sauce for some tasty shredded pork sandwiches.…

We just had 2 pigs sent to the.. well you know. I am wondering what cuts we will get as my husband took care of it all. I will let you know what I do with mine if we get some. I have never heard of side pork, so I googled it- it's uncured bacon and I saw where one person uses it for Boston baked beans. Sounds like it would…

I just made these last week for the 1st time! I forgot to stir them about while cooking so the ones on the edges were too crispy, but ones in the middle were perfect- I used chili powder, garlic, a bit of brown sugar, and salt.

Olive oil + vinegar or lemon juice then any spices you want, maybe some garlic too. All the low fat dressings taste off to me, like fake food.

Good job! I bet that Dr. wishes all his patients did the same! cqp1- hang in there, I have been losing and gaining the same 5 lbs for the past month and am at my wit's end, but last year I lost quite a bit. It took about 25 pounds before anyone noticed, but I sure did because my jeans were so loose I had to wear a belt.

Wish so, but False TNP knows how to line dance.

Made a quick call to my mom and she said succotash (lima beans, corn and onion and ham or bacon to flavor) (do some people add squash to this too?), bean cakes (these are cornmeal and brown beans, can be fried or boiled), the usual wild game: deer, rabbit, squirrel and hickory nut cake. Greens picked fresh, like poke and…

Fry bread is wonderful- I tasted it for the first time on vacation in Arizona and just had to get the recipe. It is a favorite of the whole family now. There has to be some other yummy recipes out there? Sorry I can't help with more! My great grandma was Cherokee but I have no idea what she cooked, she was in her late 90's…

I got a lot of moaning and groaning about my healthier dinners when I started eating better, from my husband mostly :bigsmile: My kids got over it soon enough, still working on husband. Stick with it, they will adapt and feel better for it too!

There's a meal shake out there, atkins advantage I think it is called that isn't loaded with sugar- I bought some chocolate ones for mornings when I am super late or having a chocolate craving. There is some sort of supplement that people in my area are taking, I can't remember what it is called, but appartently it works…

My son found a frozen pumpkin pie in the freezer and had to have it, so I ate a piece. Last week I visited an Amish grocery and came out with deli country ham, farmer's cheese and homemade bread- sandwich nirvana! I was proud of myself passing up all the homemade sweet breads and sticky buns. Oh I got a Graeter's chocolate…

First where in the world do you live? to have a landlady do your laundry-sweet! Second, same thing happened to me, except my husband did the laundry, I was upset at first but then realized it looked fine too without the wrinkles.

Farm fresh eggs, from my own hens, scrambled with salsa and hot sauce is a favorite of mine- when I end up selling most of the eggs I resort to a chocolate whey, frozen banana, coconut milk smoothie- I have about 15 minutes each morning to cook and eat breakfast and these two fit the bill.

You can add me, my diary is open but I haven't been doing low carb recently- I am always under on carbs. Monday I am buckling down, back to low carb since my husband asked me why we weren't eating that way anymore! He wants me to cook out of my paleo diet recipe books, but I hate hate hate to give up beans! You can get…

Milk and I don't get along along but I do love it, nothing goes with pb&j or chocolate chips cookies better, but those are indulgences. My doctor is "forcing" me to take naproxin for a foot issue and it kills my stomach so I tried taking it with kefir. It really helped with the stomach side effects and since it's 99%…

just peas, kale, lettuce, onions so far, waiting on some warmer weather for the tomatoes and peppers - guess I need to get on the ball and plant my spice seeds though- I have been craving fresh basil something fierce

Otis Spunkmeyer cookies are the devil's cookies, put here to tempt us! I used to work in a nursing home kitchen and on my first day I was marveling at the food in the walk in fridge and my lead showed me the cookies- she popped one raw in her mouth and gave one to me- it was like cookie crack! Later in college I ran into…

You have to either use a flat rate box or know the weight of your package to prepay for your postage- since I sell a lot I have a postage scale, cost about 20 to 25 bucks. When you use Ebay to print out postage your delivery confirmation is free and I HIGHLY reccommend getting delivery confirmation so you have proof the…