65x65- for me, it is pickles and the soy garlic chips. Can only eat them sparingly and never near an official WI :) The scale fluctuation used to make me crazy, just too much sodium for my body. Now, I save the pickles for Big Mac in a Bowl every once in a while.

I am in FOOD HEAVEN and full!
 

Ok tonight I made spicy shrimp over zuchinni noodles. All I can say is OMG OMG OMG was that good and filling!

I added a salad on the side with home made dressing and I am full and content. I need to have a small decaf coffee and then water from here on out and I am all set, the only down fall to spicy food is that I want some thing sweet after it!

How do you do the zucchini noodles? I LOVE zucchini.

Thanks for sharing the ABC news story. It is very interesting-looking
forward to the rest of the story!!!

If you have a mandolin you use the little pop up blades to shred things! It makes nice loooooooooooong noodles!

Then do you sauté or what.

I boiled them in a pan of boiling water for 3.5 mins. drained and reserved some of the water to help make a "sauce" for the shrimp. BUT the water needs to have a generous amount of salt in it!

I haven't seen any of the nutritional information for the packets yet. My clinic has just been giving me the individual packets these first two weeks. I have no idea the calories, sodium, etc. I'm guessing it's online on the IP site.

I'm feeling hungry today, for some reason. I haven't really at all since I started. Time to go make my dinner!

Why did I wait so long to make caulirice?! Holy cow! I made it like fried rice with cilantro and liquid amino. Added an egg. I'm sitting here beyond satisfied! I'll definitly be processing it In bulk because it is a tad messy! Rather do it once a week than 3 times.

They also sell julienne peelers, for anyone not wanting to buy a mandolin

LOVE this for zucchini noodles, super cheap and quick:


http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/stor...ulienne+peeler

Thanks 65!

I use my stand shredder & do the whole thing right in the sink. It caused some huge messes at first

So, I may be having a dense moment, but what is liquid amino?

Thanks for all the info about zucchini noodles.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the julienne peeler and zucchini noodles.

FYI - when in maintenance try replacing lasagne noodles with zucchini cut into thin lengthwise slices on a mandolin. Use your favorite recipe (I adapt for lower calories as well). I have also done it completely vegetarian as well as with meat sauce.

I wondered the same thing when I first saw this. :dizzy: Use instead of soy sauce. http://bragg.com/products/la.html. Hope that helps!

Lisa, great idea!

Ah yes, liquid amino is a replacement for soy sauce. My parents used it growing up and I use it often as seasoning in my cooking. Doesn't take much but packs a lot of flavor! You can get it in spray bottle form and spritz on salads!

The Spark People site and most of the other nutritional data sites give you the complete info..fast. ... Use google to find the specific IP product...it's all pretty much out there at your fingertips. You are entitled to this info and the IP site should have provided you a current spread sheet. Ask for it! Also when you buy your packets..you might ask them to copy the label off the box for you...that helps ensure the formulation did not change. Some things contain soy, some are whey and some are albumin protein....that can matter to some users also. Not to mention if something has wheat or is gluten free is noted on the box. Trust me..you are paying for this info...don't leave with out it! Do not depend on the IP site to be monitoring this stuff for you, it is imperative you be involved, esp if you are going to be using the products for any length of time.


This is good practice for the rest of your life too. Taking responsibility by reading labels should become part of what you do with any packaged food going forward. Use the internet to start evaluating and compare what's in fresh food as well....2 C of broccoli or 5 oz of salmon or 7 oz of turkey breast.... At some point you need to be doing that! You are your own best advocate and decision maker.

Trying to get over these winter blues! Besides freezing half to death, I have to drive back to school tomorrow (Which the county my school is ins currently under a level 3 snow emergency, so I can only pray that it goes down before I have to drive back) in FREEZING temps... Classes got delayed by half a week due to the impossibly cold wind chills, and so I got a few extra days of break (much appreciated)... I'm in a weird slump though, I need to get back to a routine, it will help me actually remember to stay on track (take supplements at specific times, eat all 3 packets, etc) I've been bored with being stuck at home with nothing to do over winter break, and I was always a bored eater, so I've been struggling with not wanting to go back to being that person... We are creatures of habit, so I had to make sure I stayed away from the kitchen, unless I needed to be in there, or I was in the middle of cooking a meal (SO nice to have access to a kitchen, to be able to prep my own food and cook it how I wanted it, if even only a short time!). With being sick, and TOM, I was discouraged last week when I gained less than a pound, since that hadnt happened since I started, SO, I'm hoping that getting back to school, and getting my mind back in gear, things will get better for me.
I've got my best friends wedding in a week and a half, so I'm excited for that (and frankly ready for it to be over, since I've been her 'slave of honor'). I am actually looking forward to seeing the pictures of the wedding party (that's a first).
Anyway, sorry for the long post!
Have a great week everyone!

Quick question, my husband just bought a thing of I Can't Beleive it's Not Butter Spray. Is this ok to use? All the time or only sparingly? It's got zeros in all the right places but I don't see anyone talking about it much.

Blondie739: Yes, as long as you only use the serving size listed