Scared of fish? :D I personally despise fish sticks. I think they taste nasty. But grilled tilapia with cajun seasoning? *snarf*

dana, honey. a rule of thumb: if supposedly fresh fish smells, it's turned. don't eat it.

an easy, really good recipe for fish that won't be dried out: take 2 tbs dried onion flakes, and soak them for 20 minutes in about 2 tbs vinegar. then mix it with about 1/4 cup mustard. you can also add some paprika or cayenne to it. then spread the mixture over some thick white fish filets [really great with scrod!], and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, until the fish flakes with a fork and is no longer opaque.

OR, and this works really well with many kinds of fish. you can poach it. don't be nervous! just takes a large frying pan! fill it with enough water or vegetable broth to cover the fish. add a couple of chunks of carrots, celery, onion [to flavor the water]; toss in some herbs [parsley, dill, chives work nicely in any combination]. bring to a simmer. slide the fish in, turn the heat down so that the water is just barely moving, and leave it there for about 5-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.

remove the fish with a slotted spoon. this is best served with a sauce of some kind. like mixing chopped cucumbers into yogurt and tossing in a little dill. or salsa mixed into yogurt. or lemon butter or tartar sauce [love those capers!]. or a soy sauce based something with ginger and garlic or reduced orange juice with something else added... you get the idea.

Matt, I wonder if what you're eating is causing you to want to eat more?? I know that if I have cereal in the morning, I set myself up to eat all day long. Maybe it's a carbohydrate thing--I don't know. But I've had it happen often enough that I've quit eating cereal for breakfast.

Hi Sheila,

It doesn't seem to be that way for me. I think it is just that it is difficult for my brain and my stomach to communicate. While my body might be full, my brain wants to eat! I don't think it is necessarily what I eat, just eating in general.

so.. if I was to try fish.. what should I try. this weekend when I go away it might be a good idea.

I do like scallops!

Jiffy ~

Those fish ideas sound wonderful. What kind of fish would be good for the poaching method?

Thanks for some new ideas.

glynne (Gayle)

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so.. if I was to try fish.. what should I try. this weekend when I go away it might be a good idea.

I do like scallops!

Halibut is VERY VERY mild. Mmmmm, halibut.

Or how bout sturgeon, since you will be in Sturgeon Bay??? :p (Just teasing, I've never had it, not sure how it is.)

i pretty much eat ocean fish, since we don't have a whole llot of freshwater fish in joisy [although farmed trout is good].

and as for a good fish to poach, just about anything except those little thin flatfish like sole and flounder will work. anything that comes in a steak form [salmon, swordfish, halibut, cod, etc] or that you can find in a fillet that's at least 1/2 inch thick [red snapper, scrod, cod, haddock, sea bass, salmon, etc] will be just fine.

i would NOT poach bluefish; too oily

for the baked mustard fish, i'd go with scrod, haddock, halibut, cod.

i also had arctic char once. excellent!!! it was a huge chunk of broiled fish. probably poaching would be ok too. wouldn't do the mustard on it though.

Hi all :) Just visiting..wanted to see what the "100 club" was all about. I'm far from being a member of that one for sure...lol..but I have lost 35 lbs since November. I'd like to lose at least 50 more.

I dont really have a specific plan or diet. What I do is just try to keep my calories under 1500 a day. On the weekends, tho, I allow myself a meal of whatever I want, regardless or the calories or health value of it. Doing this, I have averaged a loss of 6lbs or so per month, including Nov and Dec which are the worst with holiday eating. I'm satisfied so far with the way it's working. It's true that everyone has to do what works for them. I just refuse to do anything that I cant or wont do forever, like diet pills or choosing a certain food that is totally off limits. Pretty much, it comes down to portion control and eating because of hunger, not for every other reason in the book ( my problem ). Even healthy food is bad if you're eating it when you arent even hungry.

Matt, I use Fitday.com to calculate my calories. It's a cool site and breaks down your foods into fats, proteins, carbs, etc and has all kinds of things you can track, like your activity, calories averages for the week, etc. You might want to check it out. :)