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Thank you for 'derp and woo' I laughed so hard at this :) Everything you said about calorie deficit is true and I wholeheartedly agree with that, but your finale... thanks. Needed that! For me, it's been about recognizing that I needed help to get started. I'm in a bariatric weight loss program now (not geared to surgery,…

I use the Kaizen chocolate protein that is from Costco, it blends nice and tastes good. I have never been very good at eating a solid breakfast, so having a shake for breakfast means I never miss it. Sometimes if I feel like it I have some fruit with it (not in it, although I hear blending it up with a banana in it is…

My Numbers: SW: 506 CW: 472 GW: 470 LTGW: 160 Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in, for example; 9/6/16= 481 9/20/16= 472 Total WL for the month= 9lbs

There is a bruschetta mix from epicure that makes it taste kind of like ranch if you add it to the greek yogurt. It does not have MSG or salt added. I also have used about 2 tbsp of dried onion and 2 tbsp of dried chives with some black pepper, that is pretty good too.

Yay, Pidge! :)

First, I am only going to weigh in bi-weekly right now, I got into a bariatric program that runs every 2 weeks so am going to rely on their biweekly numbers for now. :) Am very excited, it is run by the Ontario Bariatric Network and paid for by the province so no cost and lots of support and help to change our lifestyle…

Hi Pidge! Nice to see you back :) I'm back too, but forgot about the monthly challenge thread. I'll do mine starting next month!

Not a recipe per se, but I have discovered a super yummy thing! If you like avocado, smush up a couple tablespoons (or more depending on your calorie budget for the day!) and use that in lieu of salad dressing. I've been doing tomato, cucumber, and avocado salad and it is super satisfying!

I would love to be able to go hiking again, which was something I loved to do. Not like crazy-hard trails, just regular, out in the bush hikes at some of our provincial parks. Right now I walk with a walker, not exactly able to go in the bush with that. Although I might get to have a mini-hike this summer because one of my…

Hey everyone :) I'm back and trying to lose weight again. Have a new family dr who is going to be helping me with all kinds of things so I'm getting started while that all gets organized. I see some familiar faces who are doing AMAZING and I'm so glad to see you all still going strong :) My Numbers: SW: 479 CW: 479 GW: 469…

This is amazing advice - just saying! As for the calories - I agree that 1340 would be too low to start; if you are too hungry it will be easy to 'oh just a little treat' more often than you might realize. I do realize the benefit of having a number to shoot for, when I haven't fallen so far off the wagon that it's about…

My friend Kate just introduced me to the most awesome thing in the whole entire world - the Yonanas machine :) It turns bananas and fruit into ice cream that actually tastes like (albeit banana-y) ice cream. Frozen fruit = ice cream! I am in yum heaven. Smoothes, no more. No sugar added, just frozen fruit. My friend saw…

My friend bought me one of these as a present - smart girl, after showing me hers and me raving about it :) I just made banana-raspberry ice cream, it is tasty. I was hungry, had been on the road all afternoon, so did 1 cup of raspberries to 2 bananas. My friend showed me that if you rinse the other fruit (and even the…

Woo, another Canadian! (I'm from Sudbury, Ontario!) Nice to meet you! :)

These are all great! :) Mine is a little one - I usually just throw my winter coat on, do a button, and go, but it was SO cold here in January that one day I zipped the coat, and then realized, hey, I CAN zip my coat. It wasn't even tight over my belly :)

Wow. I read this and just... wow. This describes my struggle exactly. I have been a VERY naughty girl this past ... let's see, we're halfway through February, so, the last two and a half months. It didn't seem that long until I wrote it down. I had some periods where I ate really healthy, and some periods where I ate a…

I want to be able to ride a bicycle again. Not a stationary bike (although, that is also on the list!) but an actual, go here-there-and-everywhere bike. There's other things too, like hiking, although I'm fairly confident that the hiking will happen by the end of this summer, because I can walk a lot longer than I used to.…

Hi everyone! I'm sorry I vanished, I fell off the healthy wagon but am pulling myself back on ;) I hope you've all been having some great successes, can't wait to read all about them!

I found a recipe very similar to the one I was thinking of with the tomatoes and baked... http://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/baked-fish-with-tomato-and-herbs.html It is not exactly the same, the one I know did not have any lemons on the fish, but it is otherwise essentially the same :) I think there might have been some…

That's great Holly! :) I bet you feel fantastic :)

Because it figures in the above recipe, here it is copied from the What are you cooking? thread :) Low Sodium Secret Agent Spaghetti Sauce Ingredients: 1 can no salt added diced tomatoes 1 can no salt added tomato paste 2 cans no salt added crushed tomatoes 2 cups celery, diced 2 cups onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced…

I made the nommiest thing today! ...you will notice that I like ground beef a lot, it keeps coming back in my recipes. Can always use ground turkey, chicken or your favourite veggie alternate! I call this Everything Stew 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can black beans 1 can unsalted sweet corn 2 cups of my Low Sodium Spaghetti…

I found... half of it! It broke, right along the line where the threaded part is attached to the part you hold. Sigh. My mechanic will fix me all up, it will be all good, and he will LOL. He's known my family forever, this is not even the biggest derp he's seen me do. There may have been an incident where I managed to hit…

Oooh! I have lost a Malayan Flying Fox, an adult Maltese dog, and a karaoke machine! Or... An average two year old toddler, a 19 inch flat screen tv, a package of butter, and a guinea pig! Or... 14 human brains! Mmmm braaaaaaaaains Or... A 6 foot aluminum ladder, the amount of cheese the average American eats in a year, a…

It must be really tough having your husband away for those long stretches! I think this thread is a good idea. I have a silly story of a classic 'bloned moment' (and I am blonde, but usually don't have the derps this bad!): I went to get gas today. Not that long ago my gas cap needed replacing cuz it was leaking air or…

SW: 478 lb CW: 438 GW: 430 LTGW: 399 Week 1 (Nov 8, 2013): 437 :) Week 2 (Nov 15, 2013): 436 Week 3 (Nov 22, 2013): Week 4 (Nov 29, 2013):

I think Mark just gave all the good advice out there, so all I will say is, big hugs, all the best and I hope they figure out why you are falling soon because that must make things difficult. Also, to leave you with a funny image, sometimes like squirrels we hide foods and then forget where we put them, and months later…

I don't have the tomato-fish-yummy recipe anymore :( I thought that might have been one of the books that didn't make it, it was handwritten recipes I got while I was working in a bush camp one summer as a teen (for those in Ontario, I was an Ontario Junior Ranger). I wish I could remember exactly how it went, because it…

I'm in :) SW: 478 lb CW: 438 GW: 430 LTGW: 399 Week 1 (Nov 8, 2013): 437 :) Week 2 (Nov 15, 2013): Week 3 (Nov 22, 2013): Week 4 (Nov 29, 2013):

Mmmm lentil soup! Sounds delicious! I have a cabbage roll soup that is pretty good: 3-4 cups chopped cabbage (however much is in one of the Dole coleslaw bags, because I cheat!) 4 cups beef or chicken or veggie broth 1 lb ground beef or chicken or veggie alternative, crumbled, browned 1/2 cup dry rice (or if you have…