 CHIA 12 years ago | stgeofun: I chose the simple menus because making the recipes would take too long and I would get too tired of cooking every minute of the day. I would like to use some of the recipes, but I already spend a few hours on Sundays getting ready for the coming week. |
 stgeofun 12 years ago | Is anyone having the problem and studying this way of eating all day long! I am not getting anything done. I like to experiement with the recipes, then I have so much food in my fridge, that I have to stop and eat the same things over and over. I even try to cut the recipes in 1/2 or 1/3, cause I live alone! I’ve really got to get some things done. I’m not accomplishing much every day, and tends to frustrate me!
I am happy to report that I finally have lost 4 pounds. Not much to brag about for a whole month, but at least it is going in the right direction.
BEST NEWS TODAY: MY SON AND HIS WIFE WILL BE GIVING ME ANOTHER GRAND BABY IN AUGUST! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great evening, or day, whatever the case may be! |
 ppeddle 12 years ago | Sandrae: Is that the one that’s in the recipes? It sounded familiar and I just went to check. |
| ppeddle 12 years ago | sandrae: Please do post. That does sound yummy! I love squash…I grow my own potatoes, zucchini and squash in the summer. I’m in Canada and essentially get our veggies from outside the province during the winter. |
| CHIA 12 years ago | sandrae: Can you post your recipe for the carrot – sweet potato recipe — on here for all of us? It sounds like it may be one I would like. I am in the United States. |
 sandrae 12 years ago | Hi ppeddle try making carrot and sweet potatoe recipe i made this with butternut squash and carrots and about 1tbs coriander veg stock cube did not use yogurt stevia syrup or salt or pepper and it was yummy will make this again if you are in uk go to morrisons they sell bags of fresh chop carrot butternut squash and onion only £1 and it made a big pan of soup good luck |
| CHIA 12 years ago | ppeddle: The SWG loaf of bread lasts me at least 3 weeks, in the refrigerator. I don’t have it every day or even every other day. I could eat the SWG English Muffins every meal because they are so good, but I won’t do that again. They too are on the expensive side. So, I just don’t eat them real often and makes the cost of them seem more reasonable 🙂 |
| CHIA 12 years ago | slimasharon: I like all of the things you like to add to salad. The only thing I haven’t used is watercress. I also use baby spinach instead of or maybe with the different lettuces. It does make a good meal and fills you up. It’s fun to be able to make so many different salads — not so boring and it’s something to look forward to having fun making. I use barley too, in place of the rice. Don’t know if I mentioned that or not. I don’t cook the same for my husband, so I finish getting his meal done and he’s starting to eat as I finish up preparing mine. Wish we ate the same but he doesn’t need to diet. It would be so much easier. |
| ppeddle 12 years ago | Radisson: I thought about that after. I’ve actually never made soup myself before…other than opening a can of campbells. I was sitting at work and out of the blue I thought “It can’t be too hard to make soup is it?” I bet it’d be not only healthier but a lot taster than the instant stuff. Oh, and thanks for adding the note about Herbes de Provence…I was about to google it. I’m starting to learn a lot about preparing food healthier… This keeps up I may surprise myself and actually start to enjoy cooking!! 🙂 |
 Radisson 12 years ago | Herbes de Provence mixture can be found in the spice section of supermarkets and specialty foods stores. If unavailable, use a mix of dried thyme, basil, savory, and fennel seeds. Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Herbes-de-Provence-Rotisserie-Chickens-238794#ixzz2MJz6DHvM |
| Radisson 12 years ago | ppeddle:
You know you can make your own soup using fat free no salt added beef or chicken broth. Combine this with any fresh veggies on the free list (includes mushrooms)and a portion of meat or fish. Much cheaper than organic and prepared in no time. Season with a dash of sea salt, fresh ground black Pepper and herbes de Provence. |
 Norunyan 12 years ago | Hi all of you,I am down 6 lbs since I joined.That is of today.I joined Jan. 16 so that is a ok loss.My problem is I go up and down then loose a little.I want to eat a lot then if I do not my weight will drop a little.I do not have much willpower anymore so I fall off a little then get back on the menus .My healthy food points have improved.It’s one day at a time.
I am eating whole grain bread, I’m reading labels. I bought the manna bread .It needs to live in the frig. And I do not like bread from the frig.It gets dried out even if it is in plastic.It also costs to much money.
It is a good day to grill.My son in law usually grills hamburger on Friday.I may have one this week.He gets angus lean beef at our local grocery .I could have it on whole wheat bread and be ok if I keep it small.Lots of grilled onions with it would be good.
Bev I hope your sleeping problems improve. I was asking my family what they call Aussies,they say Aussies so as far as I know we have no mean names to use.I am a southerner but Yankee is ok too.We have family in the northeast,and Midwest .We have lived in California .and Texas when we were in the Navy.Have been in Al. for the rest of the time.I live in a small town about 30 minutes from several areas to shop.We moved here 7 years ago .and have enjoyed it.You have talked of walking along the river. .Now I would like that.
Jackiee ,I hope you have a good time with the family.It is so nice to spend time with them.
I would like to speak Italian.Have not taken any languages.Do you speak many? My brother had to learn many as he was in the school of music. .
Everyone have a good weekend. Nancy |
 bernie53 12 years ago | i can understand where you are coming from ,eating healthy is expensive .if eating healthy was cheap than no one would have a weight problem ,i Just started the plan and i am making healthier chooses,sometimes it near impossible to follow the menu but i am doing my best ,hard to do on a limited budget,so stays on track with the rest of us ppeddle |
| ppeddle 12 years ago | Well I’m learning it’s far more expensive to eat healthy! Organic cream of mushroom soup is $4 vs a can of campbells for $1, organic milk is twice as much as regular skim milk, which is not cheap either…$4.30 for a 2L milk vs $1 for a 2l bottle of cola. Unfortunately I can’t afford having a grocery bill twice as much, so if the organic products are close to the same price, I’ll get it, otherwise, I just look through labels and try to get products lower in sodium or lower in fats, but at the same time watching the amount of sugar. Food has certainly become complicated! A big thank you to whomever said they found swg english muffins in the freezer section…I never thought to check there and low and behold…swg bread, english muffins, and wraps. $5 for a loaf of bread though. I’m thinking through that one a bit. I tried making the spelt bread again, and flopped again. I just have no talent for baking. What frustrates me is that video we all probably saw about the 5 foods to avoid, and that, if memory serves, you’ll see the pounds melt away if you avoid those foods. 3 of the 5 I eat (I don’t like soy products or corn that much), so I switched to non-concentrated juices and water, and gave up the margarine. Bread, of course, is my achilles heel in this plan. But even with that I’m not seeing any pounds melting away. I’m seeing a difference in my health…there is no denying that, but I expected a more obvious weight loss that isn’t happening. Then I started to give a bit of thought to this. I refuse to call it a diet. To me a diet is weight watchers, or atkins, or the 17 day plan where you deprive yourself completely for a period of time, see the weight go fast, and then the weight comes back just as fast when you stop your diet. I call this a healthy eating plan…where I’m learning how to eat better so IF I ever do finally start losing weight I will have no problems keeping it off. For instance, a big change for me is coffee…used to have both cream and sugar and lots of it. Now I’m weaned off the sugar completely and just have cream. Next I’ll start weaning myelf off the cream. In fact I had a Tim’s Double Double a few days ago and couldn’t believe I used to drink that daily! It was just so sickly sweet…blech! So that change alone has removed A LOT of sugar from my diet. Hmmm, maybe I will get the swg bread and use the homemade white bread as an occasional treat! Because I think there is nothing more heavenly than white bread fresh out of the oven. Anyways, my mothers birthday tonight so I’m shovelling out the bbq when I get home (it’s buried in a mound of snow) and putting on some t-bone steaks and making some garlic mashed potatoes (my brother and his wife are coming for supper too). And I have a birthday cake ordered from the store. Not exactly dead on the plan but I’ll watch my portions. Wishing a great weekend to all! |
| Radisson 12 years ago | jackiee:
I agree especially with italian foods and tomatoes dishes lots of red peppers, fresh ground black peppers, oregano and some stevia to balance the spicy taste. |
