I am the Biggest Loser...Kinda.

morningstar55 · 02-01-2010, 10:45 AM

wow diva. how much calories could a lil bit of some creamer have??
im trying to watch what i eat...... out here on the road.. can be tough sometimes.. specialy when you have to drive and are hungry and dont have time to sit down and eat something .... soo its food on the go....
i do how ever make things in my truck....
i have a crock pot type a thing...... i make some great dinners in...
im also making myself do portion control... like the amount they may serve when u go out to eat.... and lean cusine.. i sometimes buy the lean cusine dinners when i do want something quick and easy....
i need to do more walking . which i need ot make myself do more...
i do believe we are all human and eat things we crave once in while. and there is nothng wrong with that... if we are to diet its to be a diet we know we can live with for the rest of our life.
ok now bk to my ..... daydreaming of a warm place.. sippin a bahama mama..

lol ....

Lady Jewel · 02-01-2010, 10:53 AM

As a reminder...we decided in our last meeting to alternate the meeting days and times between Wed and Thur evenings. Soooooo...this weeks meeting is Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM PST/10:30 PM EST. Also, due to some issues we had to change the password so please PM me and I will give you the new one. Also, the topic for this weeks meeting is, "Strategies that work for weight loss". So please think about strategies that have worked for you, and that you wish to share with others.

Warmly,
Jewel

Diva · 02-01-2010, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by morningstar55

wow diva. how much calories could a lil bit of some creamer have??
im trying to watch what i eat...... out here on the road.. can be tough sometimes.. specialy when you have to drive and are hungry and dont have time to sit down and eat something .... soo its food on the go....
i do how ever make things in my truck....
i have a crock pot type a thing...... i make some great dinners in...
im also making myself do portion control... like the amount they may serve when u go out to eat.... and lean cusine.. i sometimes buy the lean cusine dinners when i do want something quick and easy....
i need to do more walking . which i need ot make myself do more...
i do believe we are all human and eat things we crave once in while. and there is nothng wrong with that... if we are to diet its to be a diet we know we can live with for the rest of our life.
ok now bk to my ..... daydreaming of a warm place.. sippin a bahama mama..

lol ....

Hey there....

Yes....1 tbs is reccommended, Barb, and that's 35 calories.....and that's not so bad, but I was POURING that stuff in my coffee...because it was just so yummie and my sweet tooth is Satan. So, let's say I had 5 Tbs (easily) in each of my 3-4 cups of coffee......see what I mean? It was a needed sacrifice. I was out of control with the Coffee Mate! I just did the math: 700 calories....

That's just wrong!

Now for that Lean Cuisine......check out the sodium content on those things.....I know your particular situation ~ being on the road ~ makes it difficult. But that sodium is icky!

Good luck!

Lady Jewel · 02-01-2010, 11:23 AM

Youre totally right about those Lean Cuisine meals. On top of being a sodium nightmare, they are LOADED with carbs which is not the greatest thing when youre trying to eat healthier.

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Originally Posted by Diva

Hey there....

Yes....1 tbs is reccommended, Barb, and that's 35 calories.....and that's not so bad, but I was POURING that stuff in my coffee...because it was just so yummie and my sweet tooth is Satan. So, let's say I had 5 Tbs (easily) in each of my 3-4 cups of coffee......see what I mean? It was a needed sacrifice. I was out of control with the Coffee Mate! I just did the math: 700 calories....

That's just wrong!

Now for that Lean Cuisine......check out the sodium content on those things.....I know your particular situation ~ being on the road ~ makes it difficult. But that sodium is icky!

Good luck!

morningstar55 · 02-01-2010, 11:40 AM

omg.. ya'll are soo right on the sodium thing...... and i take meds for high blood pressure.... soo i know. and i do read it....
seems like we just can not get away from the sodium thing .... unless we make our own meals......
meat . has sudium in it already....
i always taste food before adding salt. but then again i hardly use salt...
i do however have a sea salt grinder.. which i think helps me have more control on how much salt i use. i have one large sea salt grinder with crushed red peppers mixed in... thats yummy.. lol
i try to use subsitutes for salt.... like a lil bit of hot sauce, or lemons.. mrs dash is really good.

ok as for the coffee creamers........ i like and use half n half.. thats it nothing else.... once in a great while i will add a splash of vanilla or irsh creamer not to much. though cuz i have grown use to no sweetners in my coffee.. but sometimes i like a lil something different... at home . i might add vanllia extract to my grounds when making coffee... i dont know the calorie count to that but it cant be as high as the creamers can it?? or maybe some cinnamon in the grounds as well..... i been known to add both at the same time.. makes the coffee purty damm yummy.. lol
btw... my siggy line... i wish my body could look like that again.. would be nice.. lol .. maybe looking at it eveyrday will make me wanna lose more.. heh

Corkey · 02-01-2010, 02:16 PM

About the salt, we use kosher salt, it has about a quarter of the sodium content of other salts. We grind it with our mortar and pestal.
When I cook I don't use salt at all, natural foods have their own salts. If a recipe calls for it I use only a smidgen of what is called for. I realize that baking is a totally different animal, and leave that happy culinary chore to the one who knows how to do so.
Then for x-mas we got some salts of the world, all sea salts and all with their own healthy properties, such as a Hawaiian sea salt that has charcoal as a binder. It's called Hiwa Kai from www.artisansalt.com

On a positive note, I've lost 6 lbs

morningstar55 · 02-01-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Corkey

About the salt, we use kosher salt, it has about a quarter of the sodium content of other salts. We grind it with our mortar and pestal.
When I cook I don't use salt at all, natural foods have their own salts. If a recipe calls for it I use only a smidgen of what is called for. I realize that baking is a totally different animal, and leave that happy culinary chore to the one who knows how to do so.
Then for x-mas we got some salts of the world, all sea salts and all with their own healthy properties, such as a Hawaiian sea salt that has charcoal as a binder. It's called Hiwa Kai from www.artisansalt.com

On a positive note, I've lost 6 lbs

taking notes here..
and umm i havnt weighed myself in sometime.......
wait....... had my DOT physical in Oct.. umm hmm i was 240 i think.. *sigh*

morningstar55 · 02-01-2010, 02:27 PM

btw........
Lady Jewel...... i LOVE your siggy art..... its a awsome painting..

02-01-2010, 10:45 AM	#1
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02-01-2010, 10:53 AM	#2
Lady Jewel Member How Do You Identify?: * Preferred Pronoun?: * Relationship Status: * Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: * Posts: 298 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 120 Thanked 322 Times in 124 Posts Rep Power: 791	WLS Group change in meeting times As a reminder...we decided in our last meeting to alternate the meeting days and times between Wed and Thur evenings. Soooooo...this weeks meeting is Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM PST/10:30 PM EST. Also, due to some issues we had to change the password so please PM me and I will give you the new one. Also, the topic for this weeks meeting is, "Strategies that work for weight loss". So please think about strategies that have worked for you, and that you wish to share with others. Warmly, Jewel

02-01-2010, 11:40 AM	#5
morningstar55 Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme,she Preferred Pronoun?: she,her, Relationship Status: very single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western NY Posts: 3,809 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,280 Thanked 4,240 Times in 1,845 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	omg.. ya'll are soo right on the sodium thing...... and i take meds for high blood pressure.... soo i know. and i do read it.... seems like we just can not get away from the sodium thing .... unless we make our own meals...... meat . has sudium in it already.... i always taste food before adding salt. but then again i hardly use salt... i do however have a sea salt grinder.. which i think helps me have more control on how much salt i use. i have one large sea salt grinder with crushed red peppers mixed in... thats yummy.. lol i try to use subsitutes for salt.... like a lil bit of hot sauce, or lemons.. mrs dash is really good. ok as for the coffee creamers........ i like and use half n half.. thats it nothing else.... once in a great while i will add a splash of vanilla or irsh creamer not to much. though cuz i have grown use to no sweetners in my coffee.. but sometimes i like a lil something different... at home . i might add vanllia extract to my grounds when making coffee... i dont know the calorie count to that but it cant be as high as the creamers can it?? or maybe some cinnamon in the grounds as well..... i been known to add both at the same time.. makes the coffee purty damm yummy.. lol btw... my siggy line... i wish my body could look like that again.. would be nice.. lol .. maybe looking at it eveyrday will make me wanna lose more.. heh __________________ -------------------------------------------- life is to short to wake up in the morning with regrets so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who dont, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance take it... if it changes your life let it.

02-01-2010, 02:16 PM	#6
Corkey Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Very Married Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Where I want to be Posts: 8,155 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 47,491 Thanked 29,268 Times in 6,637 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	About the salt, we use kosher salt, it has about a quarter of the sodium content of other salts. We grind it with our mortar and pestal. When I cook I don't use salt at all, natural foods have their own salts. If a recipe calls for it I use only a smidgen of what is called for. I realize that baking is a totally different animal, and leave that happy culinary chore to the one who knows how to do so. Then for x-mas we got some salts of the world, all sea salts and all with their own healthy properties, such as a Hawaiian sea salt that has charcoal as a binder. It's called Hiwa Kai from www.artisansalt.com On a positive note, I've lost 6 lbs __________________ "Many proposals have been made to us to adopt your laws, your religion, your manners and your customs. We would be better pleased with beholding the good effects of these doctrines in your own practices, than with hearing you talk about them". ~Old Tassel, Chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee)

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morningstar55 Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme,she Preferred Pronoun?: she,her, Relationship Status: very single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western NY Posts: 3,809 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,280 Thanked 4,240 Times in 1,845 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	btw........ Lady Jewel...... i LOVE your siggy art..... its a awsome painting.. __________________ -------------------------------------------- life is to short to wake up in the morning with regrets so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who dont, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance take it... if it changes your life let it.