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Walden Farms??
So I was at the supermarket the other day and I happened to see a whole section that was all about CALORIE FREE! What??! How can this be when it is salad dressings, and sundae toppings... The brand is Walden Farms and needless to say I was interested. SO my question is.... is this stuff too good to be true? Or is it pretty…
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Fell off the wagon
So I fell off the wagon... and I have been irritated about it, but I didn't change my snack eating ways. I had myself down to within 2 pounds of my goal weight back in September, but now I am sure I am atleast 8 pounds away. : ( Boo hiss. The kicker is... I am getting married in 6 months and I really need to kick it into…
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Sweet Potato Fries
So I made these last night for my son and I in an attempt to get him to eat more vegetables. Well, I must say that they were awesome. I really don't have the nutritonal value because I just eyeballed the ingredients but this is what it consisted of.... and I must say, you should really try this sometime because it was…
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I hate how food makes me feel 'better'
So i just realized something that I ordered for work was wrong.... ARRRGGGG!! ( I am a kitchen designer) Its nothing major, but I DO NOT like making mistakes when someone elses money is involved.... either the customer's or my company's. So needless to say I am totally irritated. Almost instantly after realizing my…
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Any salad ideas for a BBQ??
Hello All!! I need some ideas. :smile: My boyfriends mom is having a BBQ this weekend and we are assigned to bring a type of 'salad'. It can be a fruit salad, pasta salad, potato salad, you name it! Any low cal ideas?? Any help would be appreciated. :flowerforyou: Thanks and have a great day!
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Flax seed products
Good Morning all! :yawn: I have a question about Flax seed. I know that this is a very benifical element to add to anyones diet and have recently looked into purchasing either the oil or the ground seed to add into numerous things that my son and I eat. But I was disgruntled when I saw the amount of calories in the…
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Indulged myself tonight.
Well today my company had a meeting and for the SECOND time this year, due to the economy all employees are getting 5% less of their salary. :mad: :sad: I am a kitchen designer for a building products company and no doubt we have been hit hard, but OYE VEY, I thought it was getting better! Anyway, on my way home from work…
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Arrrg...needing to vent!
So I just need to vent for a second...... :mad: I just recently saved enough money to go to a lawyer to begin the process to get a custody/visitation schedule set up with my sons father, my ex. To give a little background, I live in PA and my ex moved to NC by his own doing 3 years ago.... therefore being almost…
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Yummmy breaksfast!
MMM..... I just ate my breakfast and it was so good! I made oatmeal... not the instant kind, and mixed in strawberry yogurt and then crushed some frosted flakes on top for a little 'crunch' and it was fabulous. Rather simple I know, but very satisfying. :tongue: Have a GREAT Friday everyone!!!
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Oye Vey... the return from Vacation
Welp, I just returned from long weekend vacation and I am already having to fight the urge to stop 'picking' at foods. Our snack foods are still needing to be put away and everytime I pass them I feel the need to grab a bit of this and a bit of that! Eeep! But so far I only gave in once. : ) I need to get myself back into…
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Heart rate monitors and calories...
Hello all! I have a question that might be silly, but I am looking into a hear rate monitor...the kind with the watch and the chest strap. What I noticed when browsing some options on the internet is that some of the models specifically say " Displays calories burned' , but on others it doesn't. So do all heart rate…
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Attack of the brownies!
Welp, my planing for the days intake of calories was looking good until a customer of mine walked in with chocolate iced brownies for me! OYE VEY! How could I resist! :sad: I am a kitchen designer and lets just say cooking and baking come up in conversation quite regularly with my customers and I. This particular customer…
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Are the calories burned on excersize equipment accurate?
I was just curious to hear everyones opinion of whether they think the ditigal calorie counters that are on cardio equipment are very accurate or not. I overheard some people next to me on the elliptical today debating the issue, and it made me curious/ :ohwell: Any thoughts??
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Arrrggg...Uphill battle this week.
So I went to a training session today for work and tried really hard to watch what I ate... For breakfast at the training I had strawberries and blueberries with a coffee and creamer. The seminar provided lunch... I ate a small salad, a small sccop of bowtie pasta and a breast of chicken. I had one small canoli for…
