Low Carb Archive - LowCarb Freestyle Weekly Nov 11th

Late in the day, but still the start of the week!

Su, looking for that meatloaf now!

Su, I wasn't able to find ANY of the recipes I had for meatloaf and flaxseed. If you decide to improvise, I do remember that the directions said to not go too heavy, or it might get slimy. I assume this is with flaxseed meal that they are talking about. Anyway, here are some recipes that I did have. Also found something that mentioned buying Atkin's white bread and crumbling it up and using like regular bread. Hope these help! Will also post them in the recipe section.

Editing here...the post was SO long, I am taking off the recipes and putting them only in the Low Carb recipes under entrees. Since this is a week long thread, don't wanna weight it down!

Thanks Jennifer!!

:p about slimey meatloaf, LOL!! I'll play around with the others. I'm trying to make one new recipe a week to keep from being bored with the same ol thing! This will help a lot. Su

Since I'm here, I'll say hi now instead of later:)

Aleka- That black leather blazer sounds awesome! I'd love to find a great one sometime. A friend just did your thing with the sales and now has the pants to go with the blazer. Very cool!

Nikki I'm glad everyone is safe. I haven't tried the mushrooms in the chili. I eat mushrooms in everything else, I'll have to do that!

Anne- Atlanta had the same problem with leaves in the sewer. One of my friends was washed out, her company car was flooded. A couple of people were endangered, as were a number of pets. It was scarey for a bit. I'm glad you are all safe.

Jennifer, I'm so sorry your state was hit so hard. It is hard to imagine how quickly all this occured. A few years ago, I knew people who were hit in both Georgia and in Florida. It was extremely frightening!

Mauvaisroux- I ended up with very red hair by accident this weekend... Can I be one of the red- heads for a bit :) Several people have told me how much they like it, but I'm afraid I'll never be able to duplicate it... a bit like an accident in a chemical factory !! I have trouble with Christmas for the folks too. ... Maybe I can do in their microwave :D

Take care everyone! Su

Hi everyone,
Su, do you usually bleach your hair? I have since I was 16. My hair has gotten thin and finer every year since. But since I started this woe and taking supplements, it's never been better. My youngest DD hadn't seen me for almost a month and when she did, she just went on and on about how good my hair looks. She would notice, she bleachs hers too.

I want to buy some new clothes, but I've resisted. I have a closet full of the wrong size now and I'm hoping I'll lose some more weight and get down a lot smaller. It is just so hard to not buy them when I love to. I have no idea what size I am anymore. My abdomin has always been where I gain the most weight. If I get pants to fit there, the legs and seat are hugh and the crotch is around my knees. I wonder if I'll ever get into regular clothes. I suppose I'll just keep on low carbing through the holidays. I'll fix regular food for everybody else and food for me too. I'm fixing a cheesecake with chocolate sauce from Suzanne on top in a swirl design for dessert. Nobody likes pumpkin except for me anyway.

Aleka, did they find all those people? It is just so sad what has happened. It sure seems like the wrong time of the year for this, youd think we were safe now from tornado's.

Hi Anne and Mauvaisroux I read your posts last night, but I can't remember what you said. I'll have to reread them. My memory is shot or I was just tired, it was around 3am, I couldn't sleep.

Jennifer, I'm glad you started the new thread.

Bye for now, Nikki

We got rain out of that mess, and it's another dreary day and rather raw out. When I got back from WW, DH was outside mowing the lawn and downed leaves. We were out raking for awhile and that job is done. I was able to get my exercises in today.

My weigh in wasn't all that good. I only lost 2/10ths of a lb. I guess it's back to s/f jello instead of the f/f -s/f ice cream I've been eating.

Jennifer, Those tornados were horrible. I am so glad that they missed you. Have they found those missing people yet?

mauvisroux, it was good hearing from you. Don't you feel good when you're able to get something your parents will use? I have had the sausage/mushroom stuffing from EGLW book. It is awesome, and I don't care for mushrooms.;) Your open house on Christmas Eve sounds like a lot of fun.

ANNE, it sounds like you had some wild weather yourself. We were very fortunate here. I don't know what we'll be doing for Christmas. Both of my parents are gone, my IL's will be in sunny FL. most of our relatives live out of state, and will spend the day with their own families, so we'll probably spend a nice quiet holiday.

nikkic, go out and buy some new clothes...you deserve it. Get the same thing in a bunch of sizes, then try them on to see which fits. Take a GF with you so that she can do all the running around looking for sizes:s: I can relate to the pants thing, but I find if I get elastic waist pants, I can fit into a smaller size and they fit my legs really well. I also carry most of my weight in my belly....just like my late mother.

Su, sometimes accidents turn out great. I usually get my hair highlighted every 5-6 months. One time it came out sooooo blonde that the stylist was a bit shocked. But...I got so many compliments when my hair was that blonde. The next time I saw her I told her about the compliments and told her to remember that formula.

I hope you all have a good afternoon.
Aleka

Good Morning All:
Finally finished cleaning up our basement. We will have to throw
out a couple of rugs but if thats all I have to complain about I am
blessed.
Jennifer, any word on the missing folks? We have been keeping
them in our prayers.
Our weather is doing the see saw thing again, warmish one day
cold as heck the next.
Nikkic, do you eat nuts on your diet? I am thinking of modifiying
my program to something more like protein power or aitkens.

Somersizing got me off to a great start but I am getting the
itch to expand my horizens, but hopefully not my waistline:lol:

Anne.

Good morning,
Hope everyone is doing well. I am feeling so much better today. Back to where I was when I was last injured.

Jennifer, I was mixed up, thought it was Aleka that wrote about those people missing. How did that turn out?

Aleka, most of my pants are stretch pants. DH would through a fit if I bought anymore clothes right now. I have half a closet full of clothes I've never even put on yet. I keep saving them for good and I'm afraid when the good time comes, they will all be too big. I don't wear them for everyday though, because no one would see them but DH and the cat. And neither one would be too impressed. Especially the cat.:lol:

Anne, I just kind of combined the parts of Atkins and Somersizing that I liked. I do eat nuts, because I think they are healthy for you. I don't eat a lot. I use a little ramikin that I bought for creme brulee and put them in that. It looks like more than it is. Just a few tbsp. a day and not eveyday. Last night I ate some peas with my chicken breast and felt pretty naughty about it. Even put a little butter on my peas. But normally, I still food combine.

I bought the Smart Technique set of tapes for my daughter originally. But I figured I would use them too. Last night I used the first tape and I was simply stunned! It is a hypnotic experience. I had the cd player set to replay and the first time I listened, I thought well this is relaxing, but I must not be receptive to hypnosis. Then it started the second time automatically and I remember the first few sentences and bang, I was out. I remember the announcer waking me up at the end and then it restarted again and I went out again. After the 3rd time of waking up, I turned it off. They implant suggestions while your under like-you will notice what your eating, you will eat good food following your food plan, you will make healthy choices, etc.
I haven't slept so good in months or maybe even years.

Hi, Su and Mauvaisroux.

Talk to you all later, Nikki

After all that raking yesterday I was surprised that I was able to move this morning. My back, shoulders and arms are a tad bit stiff when I move certain ways. So, I thought I would give my muscles a rest today and not do my workout. Tomorrow for sure.

nikki, glad that you're feeling better, I hope you're giving your ankle a proper rest. I have heard of the Smart Technique, I saw it on an infomercial. Let us know how it works for your D. Maybe they should start selling those tapes as a sleep aid instead of using sleeping pills :lol:

ANNE, I also started eating nuts because they are so good for you. I usually eat roasted soy nuts, and you can have around 1/3 cup of them. I don't eat them all the time, just occasionally. I also started eating winter squash again, because I love it. I missed it on SSzing. Again, I only eat it occasionally, maybe a couple times a month.

Hi Su, mauvisroux, & Jennifer :wave:

Aleka

Aleka, you were talking about squash. I only eat acorn squash maybe 2 times a year, in the fall of course and winter. I haven't yet, because it's high in sugar. Then when you wrote that, I suddenly realized, why not? It's not like potato chips, it's only a few times a year, for crying out loud. I'm going to get some soon and quit depriving myself. It's not like it's all the time and it is a yellow vegetable, high in vitamin a.

Good evening, ladies!

No word yet on the missing people. I guess it is another Tennessee story that disappeared. That seems to happen quite a bit! Did you all hear about the 16 year old girl and her 17 year old husband that were killed by a man and mutilated by his 70-something mother and aunt, and stashed in pieces in a storage unit about a month ago? Neither has anybody else! This happened in my town. It isn't even on the news anymore, nothing has been released as to why they think they were killed, etc. The boy's head and the girl's hand was found floating in the lake. The rest of them were found in a storage place a block from where I work. It was so sad. But it never made it to national news or CNN or anything. Oops, went off on a tangent! Soooo, I guess no news is good news as far as the missing people go.
I do need to look online some more though. I couldn't even find the town name in Google. Must be really small!

Nikki, is acorn squash high in sugar? I thought it was low glycemic. Darn, I thought there was one winter squash that was ok. I guess not! Tell me something, if sweet potatoes are ok as far as the GI goes, are sweet potato chips pushing it!?
Those tapes sound interesting. I did anxiety tapes once, and I kept falling asleep. Not hypnosis asleep, but rolling over and snoring sleep.

Aleka, I try and look for elastic waist pants also, at least in jeans. I cannot find jeans that look right on me! I can't believe so many people like Lane Bryant Jeans. I think I am pretty standard on how I carry my weight as an overweight woman. I am bigger in my stomach and don't have much of a waist. I have normal legs, I guess, to be overweight, that is. I don't understand 'relaxed thigh' pants. They make me look like Ronald McDonald! I can fit double my thighs in those pants if I can get them big enough to go around my waist. They need bigger waists and smaller thighs, and market them as a different name than the relaxed or classic fits. Maybe something like Gut Huggers. Think it would sell?



Has anybody seen the evil redhead??????

Ok, back to the kitchen...we are done painting, except for one or two doors that might need a touchup. I am putting groceries back in the cabinets, and in the morning we will screw the doors back in and their handles. Whew. Never again.

Hi,
I'm up late, because I was watching a jewelry show on QVC and well, I'm shopping. I am addicted to shopping. One more thing to get rid of.

Jennifer, I know what you mean about the news. We live in a small town and we've noticed in Iowa, if it doesn't happen in Des Moines, it hasn't happened at all. At least as far as the news goes. I hadn't heard about that poor couple. That's just aweful.

Acorn squash has 21.8 carbs in 1/2 cup. Which on Atkins induction is more than you should have in a day. I guess it is kind a high. I eat the whole sqash too, since DH won't touch it and I hate to see it go to waste. I know, I could save it, but I never have. Maybe this time I will.

I have those pants, Jennifer. That is what is in my entire closet. I just hate them. If I want my crotch in the right place, I have to pull them up til their under my bra. It's the way I wear them when I'm working out. Boy, I'm a beauty then. I can't imagine joining a health club.

Guess I'll go put in a tape and zone out. Big day tomorrow. I go see the plastic surgeon for my interview about getting my boobs bobbed. Talk to you all later, Nikki

Jnnifer, OMG, those poor kids. I hope they caught those people and put them away for good! When we moved to NH about 28 yrs. ago, and about 20 of those yrs., give or take a few, if it didn't happen in NH it wasn't reported on the news. Now, our only TV station in the state is owned by people who own a TV station in Boston, so now we get news all over. I'd buy those pants in a NY minute!!! :cool: The way you describe yourself, you & I are built alike. My weight is all in my belly, not much of a waist, with some of the padding on my hips and rear, but not that much. My legs & arms are relatively thin for an overweight person. AND I can relate to the Ronald McDonald pants:lol: The worst part is when I do lose weight, I lose the weight in my legs and arms first!:censored:

nikki, whenever I eat squash, I only have 1/2 cup, even though WW serving is 1 cup, and I split that into 2 or 3 meals, depending on how much I cook. Good luck with the plastic surgeon today. What did you buy on QVC?

Hi mauvaisroux, Su, & ANNE :wave:

Have a good day everyone!

Good Morning Ladies!:wave:
I have been doing my homework. I have been reading Protein
Power Plan and Atkins too.
My carb totals have far exceeded what I am suppose to be
eating according to those two sources.
I have been eating 1/2 cup all bran with skim milk while somersizing. HOLY COW!!!! The total carb in that breakfast
is approx 37!!!!!!
This morning I had a cheese omelet. Lets see how it goes. I am
going to enjoy the change in my woe. Lets see in a month if
my weight budges.
Jennifer, what an awful story. It reminds me of Paul Bernardo
and Karla Homoka here in Ontario. The USA called them the
Ken and Barbie killers.
Aleka and Nikkic, alot of my excess is my gut area. Between being
fat and having 4 pregnancy's including a twin pregnancy it
ain't a pretty site!!!!
Anne.

Good morning everyone,
I just loved the plastic surgeon. The one I was suppose to see was gone for some reason, so I saw his partner. She is great! She says she studied in France for a year doing nothing but breast reductions. She's also really funny. When I asked her how long it would be before I could wash dishes or cook, with a completely serious expression, she looked at my DH and said "At least 6 months. You have to have time to heal." He had this horrified look on his face and said,"Well, I took care of her longer than that when she first broke her ankle." The Dr. couldn't keep a straight face any longer and started to laugh so hard, she about fell off her stool. She said I could do some light stuff after a week.
DH said he was really worried when she first said that and totally believed her. Anyway, she said I was a really good candidate and that all we have to do is wait for the insurance company to either approve or refuse the claim. It will take 1-2 months. I don't know, my insurance is kind of crappy and always looking for a reason not to pay for something. They still send me letters about my ankle. They ask me when it happened, what happened, etc. Their looking for any reason they can find to bill somewhere else or sue somebody. But it's my fault and I fell down my stairs.

Anne, when I started to look at carb counts is when I realized that Somersizing is good, but it will take longer to lose weight on that plan. It's like the bread. Her bread mixes are really high carb count. I'm afraid a lot of people will think it's ok to eat all the bread they want, as long as it is with a carb meal and they follow the rules. I bet anything, it will cause a big stall with lots of people. Even if you eat only 2 slices a day, according to the count I saw on the board the other day and depending on the kind, you will have enough carbs for days and days. I'd rather eat a potato. At least then it's only eat enough carbs for one day. Not that I'm eating potato, but that's the thing, you have to make the best choice for yourself. I was reading that article Tilly posted in another thread the other day about Atkins diet and eating out. It mentioned that a lot of people start with a specific plan and then they make it their own. I'm not surpised.

Last night we ate at a wood fire grill restaurant. I had prime rib and medateranian shrimp with grilled vegetables (zucchini, yellow summer squash, snap peas, onions and a couple of slices of carrots). It was all so good. It is so easy for me to refuse the bread, soup and potato when I know I'm going to eat like that anyway. I refused the salad, cause there is no sugar free dressing and vinegar and oil is so bland.

Aleka, they had the Veronese jewelry on. It's like technibond, but so much nicer and real looking. What didn't I buy is more the question. I have a lot of real stuff, but this looks like 18 k and it's made in Italy. I bought some nice ricchio bracelets for the DD's and I for Christmas. And a couple of other bracelets for them. When they start saying sale, it's like a magnet for me and I become the biggest sucker. I've bought a few technibond things from HSN that I really like, but for the most part, they are too big. I want my stuff to look like it could be real, rather than something for the Queen of Englands crown.

Hi Su and Mauvaisroux, hope your both doing well.
Jennifer, how are you? I know your super busy and I always love reading your posts. What did you do, repaint your cabinets? It's hard isn't it?

Bye for now, Nikki

From all the weather reports it seems like we are in for some very nasty weather starting Sat. afternoon and into Sun.:headache: :censored: Usually when they start making a big deal out of it, it never materializes. It's the ones that they say we'll only get about 2" of snow, are the ones we usually have to watch out for because we tend to get 12"+

I am off later this morning to meet my GF and start my Christmas shopping. A couple of stores in the mall are having fantastic sales and this will be a good opportunity for me. I don't have very much to get because since I've been doing a lot of shopping lately I've been picking stuff up for people all year. I have shopping bags for people that I give gifts to and put it in each individual bag whenever I pick something up. I leave them in the spare bedroom out in the open so that I can look to see what I have. I've learned the hard way. If I put the gifts away someplace, usually the bedroom closet, I forget what I've bought.

ANNE, it's amazing how many carbs you do consume on SSzing. Are you going to do either WOE or take the good parts of each WOE and combine them? I've been thinking on doing Sugar Busters along with WW. You have to limit your starchy carbs to 2-3 serv. a day. I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

Hi nikki, Jennifer, mauvaisroux, & Su

Have a great weekend everyone. :balloons:

I see we posted at the same time:high:

That's great you like your plastic surgeon, that is most important, I think. She does have a great sense of humor!! Insurance can be a pain. Since your breast reduction is for health reasons, they should pay for the surgery. Good luck with them. :lucky:

Your dinner last night sounds really good. DH & I went to Chili's last week and I had the Montery Chicken (no BBQ sauce and no potatoes), with extra grilled veggies.:T But, I found it a tad bit greasy for my taste. A few nights later we made a lower fat version on our GF grill.

I have a funny story about technibond. I bought this technibond, simulated ruby, sapphire, & diamond ring from HSN. My GF & I were in a jewelry store in the mall. While she was looking for something to buy, one of the salespeople asked me if I wanted to have my jewelry cleaned. When I gave them my rings, they OOHED & AHHED over my technibond ring, then she asked me if I had it specially made for me. :smug: I also had on my Suzanne Somers locket and they all thought it was fabulous. They all remarked that I had some beautiful jewelry. Little did they know it was all HSN & QVC:lol:

Aleka

Aleka, that is funny.:lol: People are always calling in talking about that kind of thing, I just wondered if it was true, I guess so. I bought a simulated alexandrite ring and matching necklace last year. It is "smaller" around 4 carat stones. They are so beautiful and look real. They do change colors with the light too. I've had more compliments about them. In fact, yesterday, the plastic surgeon just went on and on about them. She seems to know good stuff, we saw her driving a new Jaguar. I like these two more than any other jewelry that I own, real or fake.
Oh, I bought Colleen's wedding ring for my Christmas present from DH. He doesn't know yet and he'll throw a fit when he hears the price. It looks as good in real life as on tv. Some of their absolute are not as good, some are better than on tv. This one is a real beauty.
Bye for now, Nikki

Gooooood morning! It is a new day in my kitchen. Cabinets are up, bot of course my husband opened a door this morning and it took paint from the cabinet with it! Yep Nikki, we painted them. They were country blue, and that just isn't me, so we painted them white. Eeeek! Big mess. Now that it is 'over' we get to do another days worth of finishing touches like putting together a cart, and hanging pots and pans from hooks I want to install, etc. It never ends!

Do any of you have the GF electric grill? This is not the table top grill, but the one that looks like a charcoal one but has a burner in it. We bought one but I don't know what to expect. I assume I can grill indoors with it? If you have one, do you like it?

Ok, off to eat my breakfast I have been going to make for an hour ! :)

Hello All!:wave:

Aleka, I am combing Suzanne, PP plan and Atkins. Although I
have lost weight I am convinced after reading these books I
am eating way too many carbos:dizzy: I am going to attempt
to keep under 30 per day. I am eating 1/4 cup mixed nuts at
night for my snack and loving it.;)
Nikkic, I love our home shopping channel here too!! I am planning
to do alot of my Christmas shopping on line. I hate dragging
parcels home on the subway.
I went to a site today called biofitness. I filled out my weight
and the measurements it asked me for. My result was 40%
body fat and I should be 23.7 or something like that. It said I
must lose 51 pounds to be in a healthy weight range. Boy, it
sure doesn't make a person feel very happy.:o
I will get weighted Saturday and fill you all in on my progress
or lack there of.:lol:
Anne.

Hi everyone! :wave:

I am just popping in to say hello. I am at work right now and won't be able to post later tonight.

I am having some girlfriends over for a clothing party. Today is cheat day so I am planning on enjoying pate, cheese, crackers, veggies and dips and some wine :T along with a couple of other goodies.

I will have to work it off tomorrow at belly dance class :lol: :genie:

Hope you all have a good weekend!

It's snowing already this morning, but I don't believe this has anything to do with that big storm we're supposed to be getting.

Had a very productive shopping day yesterday. My cousin is all done. I got her a lounging outfit that was originally $48.00, I got it for around $25.00. Then I bought this set of 2 porcelin vases for a friend, that originally cost $30.00 and ended up paying around $13.50! I mostly have to do DH & IL's.

mauvaisroux, how was you clothing party? Did you buy anything good? How was your belly dance class?

ANNE, let us know how that combination is working for you. On SB you are allowed 2-3 serv. of starchy carbs a day, 15 gm. each. I think I can live with that. Hopefully, that combined with WW will do the trick. Have a good weigh in today!

Jennifer, glad you got your kitchen cabinets up, but sorry about what happened. MEN...honestly!:D All the 'extra' work will get done. It's great when everything is all finished. I'm sure everything will look fantastic when it's all finished.

nikki, your ring and necklace sound BEAUTIFUL! Don't you just get a 'smug' feeling when everybody goes on and on about your 'fake' jewelry? I get a kick out of it. I didn't see Colleen's wedding ring. What does it look like? I have seen Suzanne's engagement ring, but it was too much of a honker for me. I bought an absolute tennis bracelet that I wear all the time. I have had so many comments on how sparkly it is! Even that salesperson at that jewelry store I mentioned, commented on it. My GF has her birthstone, sapphire & diamond ring that I really love. I saw one yesterday, exactly like her's, only in my birthstone, ruby. I don't want to get it because I don't want her to think I'm copying her.

Hi Su, hope you're having a good Sat.

Aleka

Good Morning Everyone,
Aleka, sounds like you got some wonderful bargains. Colleens wedding ring is a marquise with baguets on the side. The baguets taper down next to the marquise. I can't describe it right. She wears it all the time if she isn't desplaying other jewelry. The marqquise is 2 karats and the total weight is over 7 karat. It's a honker, but for some reason, it doesn't look that big on the finger. Even DD #1 said it looked real and she's pretty picky about jewelry.

Mauvaisroux, you do some of the most interesting things. Wish we all lived closer, maybe we could all go belly dancing with you.

Anne, that is my bf content too. Not what I want it to be. I've been rethinking my woe too. The diet plan that comes with the Smart Technique tapes that I've been using is really strict. No sugar, no salt, no bread or wheat products, low carbs and the kicker low cal, low fat and no dairy (what would I do without cream?). But you can have potatoes, carrots and they don't restrict caffiene. I've been thinking about trying it for awhile, just to see if it would speed things up a bit. Even though I'm losing weight, it is painfully slow. Then I go up a few pounds and down a few and it's like a tettertotter. The only reason I don't go for it right away is that I feel so good. I feel better than I've ever felt on a diet before. That could be because I have no sugar in my food for the first time in my life, I don't know. What I do know is that I am moving towards my goal weight, so that makes me happy. I just want to get there quicker.

Jennifer, I don't have one of those grills. I have a table top grill with a lid that you can pick up, like a lid on a pot. It only grills on one side at a time. I love it, because I can take it apart and wash it in the sink. The only problem is the smoke, you need a good ventilation system when you grill indoors like that.

I'm off to the big city (Des Moines) to go shopping with DD #1. There is a craft fair at the mall and she loves that. It will be my exercise for the day.
Talk to you all later, Nikki
PS-just weighed myself and I am 249 today. I haven't been in the 240's for 5 years. I've been bouncing around 250 to 255 for weeks now. So I've lost 25 lbs since starting in August. Just glad to move into different 10 lb category.

Congratulations on losing all that weight 25 lb. since Aug. is awesome!:bravo: :cp: :high: I've read on the SSzing boards that you do have those ups and downs with weight. I got discouraged too when I SSzd the first time. Now I am being more patient with myself about losing weight. I believe Starlite, on the SS board took a year to lose her weight. At one of the WW meetings, our leader said it was better to be a tortise at losing weight than a hare. Those tapes sound good, but I don't know if I could go without dairy. If you try the tapes, let us know how it's working for you.

Colleen's ring sounds beautiful! I bet you can't wait for Christmas so you can start wearing it. Or, are you going to wear it as soon as you get it?

Aleka

Aleka,
I've been doing the tapes every night, I don't know if DD will ever get them. She doesn't seem to want them anyway. I really get so peaceful and sleep so well, that's worth it to me. I don't know if I can do without dairy either. Seems like a big sacrifice. I love cheese and eat it daily now. Cream is a food group in itself. Before I started to ss I rarely ate cheese and cream was once or twice a year on holidays. Patience is something I need to work on.
Can't wear the ring, haven't told DH I have it. I'm waiting til he says he doesn't know what to get me for Christmas. It happens every year, around Dec. 24th. I've learned to have my present bought if I want something besides some last minute, picked over thing from Walmart or worse, Quick Trip.;)