Recipe, please?
It was really just a very basic chicken noodle soup (chicken, carrots, celery, onions, black beans, egg noodles).... but it was about 50% homemade stock and that made all the difference. I make it about once a month this time of year... but some batches just turn out yummier.... I think it depends on the quality/quantity of the homemade stock. I ALWAYS chill and defat the stock before I use it. I occasionally also add corn and sometimes I use potatoes instead of egg noodles. I never measure anything, so I'm afraid I can't help any more than that.
Thanks!!!
Talked to the Dr today and it was Fifth's and you know what the fun part is?
I will be in pain for months! He said the swelling and joint pain in the knees, wrists, feet and hands can last 6 months.
DS13 and I went to the high school curriculum fair last night and my legs were killing me.
Tonight we went to the read in at school, and even though I was sitting most of the night my hands swelled, my wrist hurts (the one that was bothering me in Dec) and my knees are really bad. I had to take my wedding ring off because my hand swelled so much my finger was turning colors. Figures it's my left hand too! ERGH
So, I will do what I can, when I can and just hope for the best.
YIKES.... hopefully 6 months is just a "worst case scenario". Could you take some sort of anti-inflammatory to help? And seriously, I hope this doesn't disrupt your scrapbooking. Hand pain could really throw a wrench in it. I sometimes get osteoarthritis type hand pain when I have been scrapbooking a lot and it is kind of a pain (literally and figuratively).
I will certainly be praying for your healing.
Saturday's QOTD: What is something you have learned from reading a book, watching a tv show, heard from someone, etc. that really clicked and helped you in your weight loss journey?
Mine is my 28 day rule: I try to do something for 28 straight days and eventually, it becomes a habit. I did this with my 5AM boot camp classes (well, it's 3x a week so I did 5 days a week - for the work week) and now my body just seems to wake up at 4:35, even on the weekends. Since the first COW, this has been working with my water, 2x a day fruits and vegetables. Hmmm..at some point I'll remember to add taking multi vitamins because I always seem to forget those!
For those of you who have maintained journals, HOW do you keep up with it? By the time I check the posts on this thread, go to work, exercise, make dinner, etc etc, I just don't feel "interesting" enough to keep up with my journal. I did terrific the weeks I kept the journal so I know it can help. I just don't feel very literate sometimes...
I have been journaling nearly EVERY meal for over two years now. It just becomes a habit. If you are talking about food journaling, I can address that issue. But if you mean more like a personal diary, I'll be of NO help.... the only time in my LIFE that I was able to keep up with a daily diary was 8th grade!
My food journal is just a cheap spiral bound notebook (well.... after 2 years it is actually MANY notebooks). It sits in the same spot on the kitchen counter all the time with a pen or pencil on top. I TRY to write BEFORE I bite instead of after. If I am packing lunch/snacks for work, I write them down as I am packing them in the morning.
I do take the food journal along if I am going to be gone all day or longer. If I am going to be in "polite company" sometimes I just use a tiny notebook in my purse to take notes and I later transfer the notes to my regular notebook.
I use the large space at the top of the page to record my exercise for the day. I record the type of exercise (using my own shorthand... TM for treadmill, TC for treadclimber, CT for circuit training, etc), the amount of time for each exercise, and any special notes (like my time when I run my 5K, or anything unusual). I also record what time of day I did the exercise.
I was keeping track of my water for a while, but now I actually only make notes when I DON'T get enough water, since I virtually ALWAYS drink 2 liters or more.
I also record my weekly weight on Fridays (my official weigh-in day), my TOM dates, and anything else unusual (like if I was feeling sick or if I had any GI distress).
Occasionally I will take a page to record any feelings that I might be having about my journey... like if I have been struggling with munchies or feeling uninspired.
I also make notes next to my food .... I sometimes specify if I don't measure/weigh my food (that way if I have a bad weigh in I am make note if I didn't weigh/measure my food enough... maybe my portion sizes are out of whack), I make note if something is store bought versus homemade or maybe what brand it is.... I break down things like salad and try to specify what was in it (instead of just writing "salad" I write... "baby spinach, grape tomatoes, cucumber, carrots").
It all sounds pretty time consuming, but I have developed my own shorthand and abbreviations and I can write an entire meal in just a minute. HTH.
Evening all!
I had an excellent OP day today and I got in plenty of exercise at the Y this morning. I made a few things using recipes I found here on the WW recipe index... neither was a HUGE success, but both were edible. One was a lowfat brownie muffin recipe that used All-Bran cereal (I substituted FiberOne since I had it on hand). They are tasty and low points, but not overly chocolatey. If I ever make them again I will perhaps add a tablespoon of coco powder to "chocolate things up" a little more. I may have one for breakfast with a bit of peanut butter... that sounds yummy!
My thoughts are with everyone on the East Coast being pummelled with that huge winter storm... but I must say I am SOOOOO glad we aren't getting it. We get our share of that kind of weather enough of the time. Anyhow, be careful driving and digging out.
Saturday's QOTD: What is something you have learned from reading a book, watching a tv show, heard from someone, etc. that really clicked and helped you in your weight loss journey?
Hard to pick one thing. As I have traveled on this journey, I have become more and more interested in clean eating and healthy eating. I was brought up in a healthy house.... we were eating broccoli and whole wheat LONG before it was fashionable or talked about anywhere. (Yup... my Mom was a pioneer!!) But I am really learning more and more and more about the right foods to eat for maximum health. It has become EQUALLY important for me to become HEALTHY in addition to becoming SLIM. The two are NOT mutually inclusive.
Sunday is my usual day off of exercise, but I'm going to try to get in 30 minutes anyhow. Tomorrow is the first day in a long time that I don't have ANYTHING scheduled! I am so excited to have a lazy day. I'm going to sleep until at least 7 am!!
Then I'm going to make a nice breakfast for the family, throw in some laundry, get in my workout and DEFINITELY spend some time at my scrapbook table. Maybe we'll have some family game or movie time.
I'll be back to chat tomorrow..................P
i'm SO happy. for the first time in years I AM IN ONE-DERLAND!! i know some of you have never been this big and i am happy for you, but i am SO thrilled i can't explain it! that has been my invisible wall, and i just walked through it. i have to keep walking and keep going or i will put myself back on the other side of the wall. 
sending good wishes your way for a speedy recovery.
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