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Hi everyone back from a great trip from Vegas to see my man. I have a weeks worth of reading to do on this thread. I stayed OP and did well. Missed my WI last week due to Vegas so looking forward to the WI this Friday.

Hope everyone is well

Recipe report... I made moo shu chicken tonight. I had the plain crepe mix and made it into three pancakes. See recipe thread for what I did... It was delicious!

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Originally Posted by longdivision (Post 3817078)

lynn reminded me about this, so i thought i'd post it here too. i finally got my collar bones last month! i have been having a love affair with them ever since!

also, i think it's probably time for a new user picture since i have lost a considerable amount of weight in my face since the last one. i'll do that as soon as my best friend with photoshop returns from NYC!

Wow you're gorgeous! is your hair naturally red? I have the light skin and freckles, green eyes and.. mouse brown hair. :P Thinking about trying red but I'm scared!

Week #4 down and still lovin' it!

Last weekend my DH took me to the Oregon Coast for our 5th anniversary. I had already made my mind up weeks ago that I was going to eat whatever I wanted while celebrating. So I did and had some well deserved alcoholic beverages too. (4 weeks w/o alcohol + weight loss = cheap date!)

Went to my week 4 WI yesterday and was down 1.6 lbs., 1.3% body fat and another 5 inches overall. I was shocked! My coach said probably lost everything prior to the cheating. She also said with my muscle mass, I probably got right back into ketosis after only about 24 hours.

Even though this was good news I have to stop and think, how am I going to keep this in perspective? You know the part in movies where someone is trying to make a major decision and there's always a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other? That's kinda what's going on with me after this WI.

After going through both pro's and con's as to what difference 1 day cheating made, I have decided not to risk my weight loss success based on 1 not so bad cheating experience. Who knows, if I did that again I might end up gaining or worse yet, going on a binge. That's not what I signed up for.

I'm more determined than ever to stay OP until I reach my goal!

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Originally Posted by Pxlkitty4 (Post 3816443)

Can you describe your breakfast in pornographic detail so that I can live vicariously??

LOL!! That is priceless!

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Originally Posted by Pxlkitty4 (Post 3816551)

Funny. I thought she was referring to Soho at 13th and K. I used to work right next door...

The SOHO at 13th and K is the one!

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Originally Posted by snowclover (Post 3817258)

Wow you're gorgeous! is your hair naturally red? I have the light skin and freckles, green eyes and.. mouse brown hair. :P Thinking about trying red but I'm scared!

Thanks! nope, light skin, blue/grey eyes and a natural blonde. you should dye your hair red! don't be scared because the thing about red is that it never stays. i dye my hair just about every 1.5 to 2 months. by the time it's ready to be dyed again, it has washed out to a strawberry blonde. even if i dye it too bright a shade of red (like the most recent time), it fades to a nice shade in about a week or so. so, i say do it! you are losing a bunch of weight, why not mix up your appearance a little more!

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Originally Posted by Treena (Post 3817024)

You can find both on the recipe threads, here and here. You'll find all sorts of great recipes. Everyone I've made so far tastes great. The Big Mac in a Bowl is a big hit, too, just to give you another one to search for.

Thank you. I can't get the search function to work and am trying desperately to find the big mac in a bowl to try!

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Originally Posted by CheekyWit (Post 3816989)

I think I can help you a bit here (I used to be a chef...so bear with me I tend to get overly excited when people take the time and want to know how to cook) -- Swiss chard is very good...any kind will do. I like the rainbow swiss chard because it looks lovely on a plate (with all the colors)-- to prepare it - simple is best -- clean it, dry it (salad spinner works great), chop it into bite sized or a bit bigger pieces (it shrinks when it cooks much like spinach). Saute it in olive oil and garlic (heat your oil, add your sliced or minced but I prefer sliced garlic) add the swiss chard with a pinch of salt and saute until wilted but still a bit crisp. Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice and if you so desire a sprinkling of red pepper flake. DELICIOUS. As for salmon -- the trick is not to over cook it (you must have just bought this at whole foods-- I did the same). Foil works great - or you can pan sear it on the stove-- start with a non stick skillet - a spray or two of olive oil -- season the salmon and begin cooking it skin side UP....(you can do this on moderate to high heat)...after a few minutes flip the salmon, put a lid on it-- squirt in a bit of lemon juice and reduce the heat....cook for about 10 more minutes (salmon is best served a bit pinker in the middle)-- If you did in fact get this salmon from whole foods it is EXCELLENT and needs very little spices added -- salt, pepper, some lemon, perhaps some tarragon, a bit of dill, a few shallots...excellent. If you want to poach your salmon you can do that as well using lowfat/low sodium chicken stock -- saute garlic, shallots, and herbs (dried or fresh -- I always heat my herbs even dry ones first) -- add 1-1.5 cups chicken stock -- add your fish -- put on a heavy lid and just let it poach in low heat for about 20 minutes...when the fish is finished turn up the heat to reduce the stock by 1/2 add a bit more lemon and capers ....now you have an excellent IP sauce to serve over your salmon with swiss chard. (and if you are really wanting to do it up...make some pureed cauliflower with fennel) -- as for fennel - I roast mine and then throw it into things like pureed cauliflower or as a garnish to a salad or fish -- I often sautee fennel to serve with smoked sea salt scallops the flavor of fennel compliments shrimp and scallops nicely. Hope this helps -- Enjoy your dinner!!!! I am making salmon sushi tonight with my leftover sockeye salmon for the other day.:)

Oh my goodness! I hoped someone would chime in with wisdom like this. :D I really appreciate it. About the Swiss Chard, I think the rainbow one looks so appetizing.

Thank you so much for the suggestions! Next week I will try poaching the salmon. I ended up wrapping it in foil with lemon, dill, salt and pepper and it is in the oven now. I meant to put sliced garlic in there too but I forgot. I had to work late which I wasn't planning on and I'm just so hungry! I'm really looking forward to this salmon.

The shrimp I got at Whole Foods were awesome too! I'll have to get some for tomorrow to eat with the fennel. I've never sauteed fennel with shrimp before. I always just saute the shrimp with lemon and Old Bay. I grew up in Maryland, can't help myself on the Old Bay! I even sprinkled some on a lobster tail last week but it totally overwhelmed the lobster. Lobster tail was new for me too, I can see how people would like it with butter only. The taste of lobster is so delicate and light. I'll have to try that once I'm on Phase 4.

Thanks for the cooking advice! :) We are allowed to have capers on IP? If so I am really excited about that. And I think I'll skip the shallots since they are onions and we're not supposed to cook onions. Correct me if I am wrong.

Has anyone tried these? I found them today at Harris Teeter (local grocery store) and bought them... I have to figure out what I'm going to do with them...

Products:
http://www.yamamotoyama.com/soywrapper_2.html

Nutrition facts:
http://www.yamamotoyama.com/soywrapper_facts.html

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Originally Posted by Pxlkitty4 (Post 3817314)

those look awesome and i want them! you can make sushi with cauliflower rice or veggie burritos! yum. you'll have to let me know how they taste!

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Originally Posted by Pxlkitty4 (Post 3817314)

If you're a sushi fan maybe try making faux rice with cauliflower and use these for some kind of sushi roll?

I'm going to try and find these at a local store here - i'm needing to mix it up a bit and i miss my sushi - course the stuff i like is the deep fried tempura ones :(

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Originally Posted by longdivision (Post 3817078)

WOW! i hope i have results like this! you look beautiful!:carrot:

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Originally Posted by longdivision (Post 3817078)

Laura,

You look great. You have done an amazing job. Love the clavicles!

Lynn

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Originally Posted by longdivision (Post 3817078)

lynn reminded me about this, so i thought i'd post it here too. i finally got my collar bones last month! i have been having a love affair with them ever since!

Congrats Laura on the clavicles; I was wondering if your order finally arrived.
You're such a rock star on this diet!