tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post6841257176630099456..comments2023-10-20T01:45:56.058-07:00Comments on Something Brilliant is Brewing: Tuna truth revealed amidst random meanderingsLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12401609334253676307noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-41434536302857279362010-06-10T16:46:58.121-07:002010-06-10T16:46:58.121-07:00I don't eat much tuna . I do love chicken sala...I don't eat much tuna . I do love chicken salad. But I can eat a tuna salad. On the diet thing this is not in order but for breakfast almost every morning inless we have good leftovers from supper I eat a ham and cheese sandwich with a coke or cherry dr pepper. Not diet. But it is the only one I drink all day. On a good day anyway. I only get whole milk. But I only take a drink of it when I need a milk fix. I never drink a whole glass and I want my son drinking whole milk. I never count calories but I eat small portions. On a good day I eat 6 small meals and nothing after 5 or 6 pm. If I have it I eat a piece of choc. sometimes a small piece after each meal. if I can't help myself . But If I don't eat the things I like in small amounts than I am going to pig out on it on a bad day. So far I have kept my 40lbs off I lost over 2 yrs ago. But I have gained inches back. I need to make more good days than bad days when I eat less meals and bigger portions. Don't forget to read my post . The next to the last one because It is for you and two other wonderful bloggers friends.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078744172786664046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-78307855126849939222010-06-10T04:42:18.699-07:002010-06-10T04:42:18.699-07:00but on the other hand - I eat at meal time and do ...but on the other hand - I eat at meal time and do not do bits and bites. that was one of my HUGE former life problems.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-41057681791688876232010-06-10T04:41:13.978-07:002010-06-10T04:41:13.978-07:00I had an acquaintance (real life) that was doing t...I had an acquaintance (real life) that was doing the hard candy thing - and was talking about the calories - but what ended up happening is she ended up needing major dental work because of it. Carried it in the same spot in her mouth. <br /><br />I eat same breakfast nearly every day (for years) and if I am having a really bad food (WANTS) day - I might eat this breakfast plan for lunch and dinner also. It is my safety net.<br /><br />I don't count anything - I eat formula. <br /><br />have you tried making batch of steel cut oats (like once a week) and then warming up portion each morning - ? not sure if it tastes the same. My mom puts her oatmeal in a tiny crock pot when she goes to bed each night so it is hot and waiting for her in morning.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-71858315589277215622010-06-09T19:01:41.330-07:002010-06-09T19:01:41.330-07:00Well--I think this is a first. I had to take note...Well--I think this is a first. I had to take notes to make this comment! chuckle.<br /><br />coffee cream choice--sigh, I do let the diet thing count a little. I use whole milk instead of 1/2 & 1/2--but I don't count it. IF I do use 1/2 & 1/2, tho, I DO count that.<br /><br />Counting tastss. Hmmm. I'd count a root beer barrel. I don't count 1 carb mints, tho. I also don't count a taste if it is truly an itsy, bitsy taste. Like my favorite non-counting taste is: after I stir the grdchildren's chocolate milk, I tap off the spoon on the edge of the glass and stick the spoon in my mouth for that teensy taste of chocolate. I don't count that--how could you count that?<br /><br />Breakfast. I eat steel cut oats a lot. I'm considering the yogurt thing, tho. Sometimes I have vegetable soup. shrug. But oats is probably 5 out of 7 days.<br /><br />ok. I got tired taking nutes. So I forget what was next. :)<br /><br />For a huge chuckle, check out FoolsFitness' post for today. You will howl. <br /><br />http://foolsfitness.blogspot.com/2010/06/ninja-in-candy-aisle.html<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-68006131451509006492010-06-09T16:33:09.815-07:002010-06-09T16:33:09.815-07:00That was a lot of questions and I'm too brain ...That was a lot of questions and I'm too brain dead today to scroll back up and see what each one was. My diet (calorie counting) definitely has a huge say in what I put in my coffee. As soon as I started blogging, I started using Coffeemate sugar-free hazelnut creamer....1 Tbsp per cup, which is 15 cals. I know some people spend 200 cals a day on creamer alone and I just cannot fathom that. Same reason I use Pam olive oil cooking spray instead of actual olive oil in most cases. Do you realize that 1 Tbsp of olive oil is like 120 cals all by itself, and you're getting no volume for those 120 cals???? Just can't handle that thought, lol.<br /><br />What else? You probably already know from my food pics that my normal breakfast is egg white scrambles. That's because I have no job and have time to cook a nice hot breakfast. As soon as I'm employed again, that will change. It will probably more like a banana and Kashi balckberry graham bar, which I always have on hand. And bananas are the perfect portable fruit if you don't like apples, and I really don't care for those too much.<br /><br />Bacon is the perfect food when it comes to taste in my opinion. Love that stuff. However, because I've always known how greasy/fattening it is, interestingly enough I've never eaten much of it simply for that reason...even when I didn't give a crap about trying to lose weight. I got up to 340 lbs w/o much help from bacon.<br /><br />You really made me stop and think about that hard candy/gum question. I chew sugar-free gum every day and never considered the calories...can't imagine it's much, but now I need to check. I never come across hard candies so that's not an issue. If I count 1 Tbsp of creamer in my coffee for 15 cals, then I'm obviously pretty anal about it. I also count each 45 cal piece of dark chocolate that I have. I try to count everything I possibly can because it's already a given that we can't be exact, and w/ eating so many different things over the course of a day, I figure I'm getting several more than are being counted in the first place, so I try to really watch it and stay accountable (when I actually care). I've been trying all friggin' day long not to face plant into a bucket of fried chicken. What a struggle it has been. I'm at 1380 cals right now and it's 7:30pm. We'll see if I make it...where it gets hard is eating your last bite by 7pm, and then being awake til 3am due to insomnia and listening to your stomach growl. I hate that part.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903038555489140718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-79825258241389849952010-06-09T11:55:01.885-07:002010-06-09T11:55:01.885-07:001. & 2. N/A don't drink them. :)
3. Snitc...1. & 2. N/A don't drink them. :)<br />3. Snitches. The food that I swipe with one finger when nobody is looking. No. That is not endearing. At all. <br />4. Summer-1 serving yogurt 1/2 serving granola 1 serving frozen berries<br />Winter-Plain oatmeal pecans craisins<br />5. Sausage. I love it but I usually don't have it when it's available. I NEVER eat bacon, but I hate bacon. So, not hard. :)JourneyBeyondSurvivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701594704460907630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-53466112435009847812010-06-09T10:15:40.695-07:002010-06-09T10:15:40.695-07:001. skim and a tsp of vanilla syrup be it coffee or...1. skim and a tsp of vanilla syrup be it coffee or latte<br />2. I keep a running talley of my fuels and I like lukewarm dairy ladden coffee so I do count the 4 oz. <br />3. I dont chew gum or have candies or tic tacs or mints around... just never thought to buy some.<br /><br />5. going out! I live in the land of 3 dozen walkable cafes and the scones in my hood are to die for.<br /><br /><br />4. two scrambled eggs and wheat toast dry<br />or steel cut oats made the day before with berries and greek yogurt<br />or greek yogurt 1 cup frozen blueberries a sliced banana and 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346245087447662377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-36633362573734168172010-06-09T09:28:06.978-07:002010-06-09T09:28:06.978-07:00It is funny how a good weigh in (official or not) ...It is funny how a good weigh in (official or not) will put you in a good mood.<br /><br />As far as coffee, I have definitely poured some out to make room for creamer! In my coffee I want full fat creamer, to drink it's skim only, can't handle the heavier stuff and only when I'm eating something with it. I don't count creamer but I don't drink coffee all the time due to GERD.<br /><br />I counted tic tacs. lol.<br /><br />My favorite go to breakfast has been the Special K cereal line up. My favorite is red berries but vanilla almond and the fruit and yogurt are pretty good too. Didn't care much for the cinnamon flavored one.<br /><br />I put bacon in my salads! It's only 70 calories for three slices of the precooked stuff. I just nook it so it's fast and easy clean up.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940792415724353081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-80082189061301766972010-06-09T09:26:09.633-07:002010-06-09T09:26:09.633-07:001. I drink my coffee black so no conundrum there....1. I drink my coffee black so no conundrum there.<br /><br />3. I don't count gum, but if I'm being really strict on my calories, then every piece of candy/mint is counted. Mmmm, root beer barrels - I used to love those!<br /><br />4. Yes to the default breakfast! I think Dr. Oz suggested having some default meals and breakfast is definitely one of mine. It's almost always Greek yogurt, fruit and lately, Fiber One (instead of Kashi Golean - trying to save on calories). It's just easier this way, plus I know I'm getting a good amount of protein in the morning. Your egg salad thing intrigues me, although I'm not a huge cottage cheese fan. Still, egg salad! But I would eat that for lunch.<br /><br />5. I would have to say waffles and pancakes, because to me, they need butter and hot syrup. Which really makes them a dessert at that point, lol!<br /><br />Glad your morning was so upbeat - I wish it wasn't attributed to what the scale said, but I know that emotional attachment to the scale all too well. Do you ever think we will get past it?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-66749720358586802072010-06-09T09:22:41.977-07:002010-06-09T09:22:41.977-07:00So many questions!
First, thank you for the very ...So many questions!<br /><br />First, thank you for the very thoughtful comment you left on my post today:) Second, I can very much identify with giving the number on the scale too much power. And with wanting something else as much as wanting to be lean. I want to just have control over my eating and not let it rule my life anymore! <br /><br />Now on to answers...<br /><br />1. Skim. And I never drink milk alone either. Yuck. <br /><br />2. No, but I have very little. <br /><br />3. I don't count the many pieces of gum I chew. I don't count the ingredients in a marinade. <br /><br />4. For most of my life I have eaten the same breakfast day after day. For years it was cereal. Now it is homemade "refried" beans with cheese on top - fiber, protein, and carbs all in one. <br /><br />5. Breakfast is the time of day I have the most self-control. I never eat things like pancakes and waffles then... they are a dinner food if we have them:)Karen@WaistingTimehttp://www.waistingtimeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-44060802095585659672010-06-09T09:18:59.550-07:002010-06-09T09:18:59.550-07:00Numbers always make me crazy- be they in the for4m...Numbers always make me crazy- be they in the for4m of dollars, time or numbers on the scale, and it is my life's ambition to overcome any impact they have on me. Strangely enough I found the best way to rebel is to approach all numbers as if they were a form of sacred geometry ( 2s are a vesa pisica, threes are triangles and so forth). If it looks like something else it does not have power over me, but serves as a guide to how I should proceed. Yes crazy sounding, but not as crazy as numbers make me !<br /><br />1. I usually take mine black or add sugar free creamer . I measure it (2 T) but do not count it<br /><br />2. I do not count it towards dairy intake. I do not count dairy intake because there are numerous other food forms that contain as much or more calcium as dairy and are more bio-available. Broccoli and kale are two examples.<br /><br />3- other than coffee creamer and 2 T salad dressing on my dinner salad, I count everything. Even the square of dark chocolate I have every night.<br /><br />4. At the moment it is 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup berries and 1/3 cup home made granola. With the steel cut oats, you can make them overnight ! For one serving take 1 cup of water and bring it to a boil, remove from the heat and add 1/4 cup steel cut oats. Cover and let sit all night. In the morning, heat and eat.<br /><br />5 No real food that qualifies as a must limit for me for some reason. I don't have a problem with losing control over food any more, but when I was younger it was bing cherries of all things !<br /><br />And congrats on the loss !!!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694756762570280051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-92116457919376040482010-06-09T08:47:24.409-07:002010-06-09T08:47:24.409-07:00All of this TUNA talk made me want it for lunch- p...All of this TUNA talk made me want it for lunch- pouch placed in fridge for makin later! :)<br /><br />Ok so I do WW and do not COUNT dairy because I am lactose intolerant. But What I do use in my coffee- its from trader joes- fat free 1/2 & 1/2. I use to use the high sugar coffee mate creamers but I decided to cut out the sugar and go with just the FF !/2 & 1/2 I love it and I only use 1 pt worth for 2 cups. :) <br /><br />GO to breakfast- yeah I luv my breakfast sandwich! Sometimes its a lil different from day to day but it fills me up and I LUV IT!!!<br /><br />I pop a couple of those WW fruities each day and do not count them because they are ONE point for the ENTIRE box. SO I guess if I added up a point each week that would work lol :) <br /><br />:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009516137159510425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-52186886659609939112010-06-09T08:45:47.061-07:002010-06-09T08:45:47.061-07:001 & 2. 15 years ago when I used the old Weigh...1 & 2. 15 years ago when I used the old Weight Watchers plan to get off my "quit smoking" weight, I gave up all milk/cream in my coffee because I used enough that it was counted as 1 dairy serving. Been drinking it black ever since - which is why I do not like Starbucks. Tastes burned to me.<br /><br />3. It was me that asked the counting question. I don't count gum. At all.<br /><br />4. In the winter my default breakfast is steel cut oats. In the summer it's one hard boiled egg, 2 turkey breakfast sausages, and 1 Fiber One English Muffin.<br /><br />5. Bacon, definitely. I *puffy heart* bacon. And I don't like imitation bacon - i.e., turkey, chicken or whatever!<br /><br />6. If you sent me your address, I never got it :-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974376008651624094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-6092556252365150792010-06-09T08:44:21.634-07:002010-06-09T08:44:21.634-07:00Glad the scale god showered you with blessings thi...Glad the scale god showered you with blessings this morning. It is kind of crazy how we let "him" dicatate our mood. I'm with you on that one.<br /><br />When I'm on a fully engaged losing path, I journal every bite that goes in my mouth. It's keeps it real and honest. That way if I don't lose, I can look back and see what's happening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com