 Radisson 12 years ago | jackiee: Did you start the Kettlebell exercises yet? |
| Radisson 12 years ago | Hello everyone! apensa: Good for you. Don’t forget to change your menu to include Chilis and burgers. That way you don’t need to feel guilty. Seaborngirl: $418 for a permit to put up an awning. Seems like highway robbery. Did you check with your councelor to see if this is right? Good luck with reducing Uric acid. I had to stop drinking beer a year ago following three Gout attacks as a result of high uric acid. It’s so painful… bird731713: Welcome and listen to your wife and to Ossie. Good luck with your new lifestyle. ginnerlou: Thanks for the recipe suggestions and good luck with your root canal…Ouch! I joined TDC on January 16 this year to take advantage of the menu Tools. I really enjoy the food and diversity. I feel healthier and more energetic. Even in the middle of a harsh Canadian winter with lots of snow and bitter cold (-12°C/10°F)today, I still feel upbeat. After I read about TDC a year ago, using their general principles I was able to lose 20 pounds. In the last month I lost another 4 1/2 pounds, however, I went down one size. My wife is really proud of the new me. I even started exercising again. I still have a few pounds to lose before I reach my goal. I know I can make it, also I know I can maintain it if I stick to the lessons I learned here. Have a nice day and good health to all of you. |
 apensa 12 years ago | Way to go, Bird!!!! Yeah, it is amazing what wives can get us to do. They have a lot they can hold over our heads. Jackiee, I owe that AM walking all to Radisson. She is the one that tipped the scale for me. |
 Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Hi Jackie…I found out today that the council will be charging $418 for the permit to put the awning up….cost more than the awning!!! Lol. But our sons-in-law and a couple of other blokes will help us, if we do it ourselves. It will be very exciting once it is all done, as it will give us so much more living area. Our gransons are nearly as tall as me…they will be over me by the time they are 12, because they should be taller than their mothers were, and they passed me at 12.Yep, everyone will be looking down on me again!!! Lol! And the weather is fine, nothing like a few weeks ago!!! Bird, good on you for getting your sugar reading down so much! And I agree with Jackie…you are very fortunate to have such a strong wife, someone who cares enough to push you like she has. Good for you Mrs. Bird!!! I know a lady in NZ who was a teacher and went into a diabetic coma. She didn’t know she was diabetic at the time. After her drama, she started making diabetic chocolate from a recipe of her grandfather I think it was. She has been very successful and sells the chocolate in many countries now. Anyway, must go…got to organise a bible study for tomorrow night, and cook a lasagne for a family for tomorrow night too…Mum just came out of hospital. Night all….morning to those about to awaken….Bev. |
 jackiee 12 years ago | Good luck GINNERLOU with your treatment, hope the dentists gives you good pain killers too… APENSA, excellent news that you’ve started on the treadmill early morning. Hope you don’t have to much bother getting the awning up BEV, hopefully it isn’t planned for today in the drizzle. In fact I hope it stays a drizzle and doesn’t turn out lie last time. BIRD…I think you wife is wonderful…she obviously loves you dearly to nag you into exercising and helping you stick to this plan…good luck, hope its better news when you get back to the drs. Hope everyone else is ok and still staying motivated…. Right better go…my wee one is still off nursery..she’s on the mend though….getting more energetic everyday and wearing me out too 😉 have a happy healthy day all |
 bird731713 12 years ago | my main reason for joining this club besides trying to lose 50 pounds is that last week I went to the doc for a physical. i never got that physical. they stopped it when they read my blood sugar level at 450. I’ve been on salad and grilled chicken ever since. My wife saw the list of vegetables that says you can eat all you want. so we went to the organic veggie section at the local grocer. I bought spinach, zucchini, celery hearts,baby carrots, onions, bell peppers, bok choy,asparagus, mushrooms and two pounds of extra lean top round. Chopped it all up and threw in a large can diced garlic tomatoes into a pot of spring water and made a wonderful stew. except for a breakfast of scrambled eggs cooked in canola oil, that’s all I ate all weekend. Sunday evening I took a blood sugar reading and it was at 135. Doc gave me 30 days to get my blood sugar down and I think that’s really close. Got my lunch made for work tomorrow consisting of breast of turkey and baby swiss on whole grain along with some blueberries and sunflower seeds for snacks and an orange. we gave all our soda pop and ice cream and sweets to the neighbor. I can’t believe I’m actually drinking diet green tea and water and nothing else. Starting today my wife is making me walk every day from the house to the front gate and back (about a mile). I’m not to thrilled about it but she’s pretty persistent. |
| apensa 12 years ago | Oh..I’ve been such a bad boy this weekend. Hamburger at In ‘n Out….at least I did not have the Double Double with cheese…with fries, Two bowls of Chili at the Birthday party…with two glasses of wine, one piece of corn bread and yeah, I ate the cake too. Then today….a couple of shots of Vodka, two pork chops…small and thin, left over Rice A Roni….what was I going to do with it….throw it out? Two bowls of my home made vegetable soup, left over Mahi Mahi in a sort of OK (according to Ozzie) tortilla and my usual bowl of cheerios and 2% milk…………..well, at least the Vodka is out of the house now………….and I am walking right after I get up in the morning thanks to a hint from Radisson….I think that is who it was. Have a good week everyone. |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | All the best for tomorrow Ginger….thinking of you!
I have done a lot of tweaking with my dinners too….even Bill reckons they are great, as long as he gets the rice and not the quinoa!!! Ginger is right…it all gets clearer eventually…just got to have a bit of an imagination! |
| apensa 12 years ago | Hang in there, Genner! Very cleaver recipe tweaking. Good luck with the Root Canal……ish….I think I prefer some of these recipes to that……LOL. |
| apensa 12 years ago | Hang in there, Genner! Very cleaver recipe tweaking. Good luck with the Root Canal……ish….I think I prefer some of these recipes to that……LOL. |
 ginnerlou 12 years ago | Just wanted to share with everyone what I have done with all the food listed on a meal. This morning my menu said 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 2 slices of swg bread and 2 dates. What could I do with this and get it down? Well from my early weight watcher days I would take the cottage cheese and put a sweetener and vanilla in it and spread it on my toast then broil my toast to heat or melt the cheese. I added my dates chopped along with a few drops of liquid stevia. Outstanding to say the least and my husband said now you can make that again! Also last night had cheese, pinto beans, rice and tomato. What to do with that????? Heated the beans, mashed them and put the cheese on top to melt – hence, retried beans. Now onto the rice – took it and sautéd a few chopped onions, garlic, added some chilli powder – Spanish rice. As you can tell we are in Texas and love our Mexican food. Very, very good. Hang in all you newbies. It gets all a little clearer as you go along. Have a wonderful week. In the morning at 7:00 I have a root canal! Not looking forward to that at all. Dan says he will make me my oats and some potato soup. Night all or morning wherever you are. Ginger |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Hi OSSIE…..
I have a question for you….I have high readings of Uric Acid in my blood tests, and have read up about how to lower them. This is a list of the restrictions. I am assuming I would eat meat as usual, but just stay away from those listed.
The selected fish is my concern…Being on the coast, we eat fish regularly here, so what kind of fish should I beware of? I love shellfish, like prawns and crab, which we have occassionally, but not often, so I can lose them off my diet.
I would welcome any other advice you may have. Thanks…Bev. Restrict foods high in purines – • Organ meats such as liver, kidney, heart
• SELECTED FISH and shellfish
• Meat & yeast extracts brewers and bakers yeast
• Meat soups & stock cubes |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Goodmorning SUNSHINE….Lovely to have you on board…just what we need on a cruise…Sunshine!!! Lol. Hey I am a coffee drinker…had to make a determined effort to give it up! I have had four in the 7 weeks on board, and am not missing it, until I go out with friends. Then I am drinking a decaf with skinny milk. I don’t have sugar so not missing that. Sometimes I get an 8th of a shot of a syrup like Hazelnut in it for a bit of flavour…usually to mask the bad coffee!!! Lol. So I have converted to teas to replace it. Green teas and similar.Not my “cuppa tea” but worth the change if I want to lose all this weight. Don’t know anything about the other products…can’t get them here. All the best with reaching your destination love. Goodmorning to the rest of you! Had a busy weekend with the family, and bought a second-hand 12×3.9 metre awning for the front of our house…we have until the next “wet” to get it up!!! Lol…Got a lot to do but I am sure it will be there then.
Just making my way through the forum…….
Welcome to all the other newbies…. CAREENIA…haven’t seen you on here for ages…great to hear you have lost 5lbs…me too. It is slow going, but I only want to lose it slowly. Just got to keep going! It will be good to hear how those Dr Oz tablets go. PPEDDLE…haha…I love change, but not when it comes to meals! I’m with you on having the same each morning and lunch, and something variable for dinner at night.I love simplicity, and hate preparing food. I use the same menu each week, with Uncle Toby’s Rolled Oat porridge for breakfast (going to try another type from our chemist who is getting a large variety of healthy goods in), with oat bran milk…it has helped to get my cholesterol down….most days I will have eggs or a mixed berry smoothie as well. Lunch is quinoa (which I have gotten used to) with tuna or chopped chicken, chopped rocket and spinach salad leaves, and chopped free vegies, flavoured with a bit of chilli, lemon and garlic oils, turmeric, and some mediterranean herbs and spices.Sometimes I throw a serve of low fat yoghurt in with it. All things from my daily menu. I have got my flavours down pat, so I am enjoying the simplicity of it all! Yeah BILLYLYN…I too have had a root canal done. Terrible stuff. I am sure you have worked out what to eat or drink while you are in this state by now! All the best with it. GINGER AND CHERYL….great to hear of your weight loss. Cheryl, I have a couple of close friends (mother and daughter) who both have IBS…so you are finding the diet is doing that problem good? I must mention this to them. They both eat like birds, being careful of what they eat of course, and are lovely slim little things. But it might be worth my mentioning this to them. Hi JACKIE and ANNALEERAMOS….Hope you are both doing well, and all the rest of the gang. It is raining here, well drizzling anyway…..all night….so have to get my washing sorted to dry!!! Happy cruising all…Bev. |
| jackiee 12 years ago | Evening all, just wanted to say hi to all the newbies who have joined this weekend…regarding drinks check out one of your download documents ‘Trim Down Main Program Guide’ theres a section on page 35 all about drinks…ie coffee and wine ect. Your can also access this document on your home page…..Hope this helps. Bird731713..when you joined was it your wife that added her details or yours. I know a man generally gets a larger portion than a woman, but as regard to how much more I could tell you. Ossie is a Trim Down Dietitian so hopefully she can clarify your portion size compared with your wifes. There is also a free veg list at the end of your menu planner, which can bulk out your meals if you feel you need more. I know theres another forum actually named ‘question for Ossie’ if you need a quick reply from her I recommend you post your question there too. Ossie will answer you, but we tend to ramble on a wee bit here (well I do!) so sometimes important health questions can get lost in our chit-chat so you could even repost it here to hightlight it again. Good luck to all you newbies on your plan. Hope everyone is well and had a lovelly weekend. Seaborn, hope your monday morning is a calm tranquil one and the same goes for all the others down your way. Hope Sunday evening was nice for all in the UK and that the rest of Sunday is a good one for you all in the US and Canada. If I missed anyone sorry!!! I finally got back to walking over the weekend 🙂 so feel energised again. Sundays are always a fall down day as family get togethers always include home-made cakes…and I didn’t manage to say NO yet again….oops…so hopefully the guilt trip will keep me on track for the full week!!!! will stay away from the scales until later in the week I thin. night night all. |
 Sunshine 12 years ago | ossie need to ask another question do I need to eat the whole breakfast it seems like so much. Also we don’t have raw cheese or raw milk I am not big on milk but will try the skim or 2% is that ok. |
