Hot & Healthy Challenge Chick's 12/10/06
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My easy dinner would be the chili bean recipe a few pages back. Just substitute turkey instead. We made them yesterday and it tastes great! Tonite is the same so this will be so easy, just warm it up and your done! Canuk: Hello! Quote:
That is great sweetie!!! WOw! I would be so jazzed!!!! loveandlaughalways: mmmm... I LOVE enchiladas! miafluker: Quote:
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Yogurt, I do love yogurt and am seriously not wanting and fake sugar whatsoever. I did get one yogurt that was comepletely plain and was a bit shocked at first. haha But I am a trooped so I was going to mix it up with some fruit or something but when I went to reach for it the darn thing froze in my fridge!!! None of the other yogurts did! haha I will try again next week or with the plain kefir~more on that kefir tomorrow. ;) sugarbaby269: We missed ya hun! Thanx for the congrats! Quote:
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My best wishes that he gets better. Does anyone know why he is having trouble? Quote:
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stopeating: I am glad you had fun with your son and were careful. I am not in control when it comes to pizza! haha Quote:
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ennay: I read your response about the milk and I really like what you had to say. I will disuss it more in detail tomorrow. And how I feel and all that. You are not being opinionated. I am the same way and I really love having all of you to bounce new ideas off of. You all keep me sane when I get food crazy! haha There are some more links I want to show you too. I have to run now though. :hug: Canuk4: Quote:
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miafluker: You can work later for more money! Get the schooling done!! :D Okay well I will get to mu update later cause I got to run! But the short tidbit is I am down 2 pounds since last sunday!!!! :carrot: :carrot: :D :devil: |
thanks Jasmine i forgot all about the new thread what would we do with u
i though i would post this info about sugar i found you guys probably already heard of this but for the ones that are just researching info here is what i found...................... ARTICLE: How Much Sugar is Too Much? By Chris Woolston A bowl of sweetened cereal for breakfast, a cup of fruit yogurt for a snack, and a scoop of sherbet for dessert: You've just had more than 20 teaspoons of sugar without opening the sugar jar. Twenty teaspoons of sugar sounds like a lot -- and it is. (Just imagine scooping that much sugar directly into your mouth.) It may be hard to believe, but the typical American actually eats or drinks more than 20 teaspoons of added sugar each day, and that doesn't even count the sugars naturally found in foods such as fruits, fruit juices, and milk. Added sugar used to be a treat, but now it's a major part of the American diet. According to a 2004 report from the American Dietetic Association, sweeteners account for about 15 percent of our daily calories. But that's just an average. Many people get 30 percent or more of their calories from added sugars -- far more than any body really wants or needs. Sugar is a short-term source of both energy and pleasure. But at a time when sugar is everywhere, it's time to ask some important questions. What are the dangers of sugars? And how much is too much? The 10 percent rule According to the World Health Organization, no more than 10 percent of calories should come from added sweeteners. This advice is in line with the long-standing recommendations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture food pyramid, called for a maximum of 12 teaspoons of sugar (48 grams) in a 2,200-calorie diet, which translates to roughly 9 percent of daily calories. In a diet composed of 2,000 daily calories, that would amount to about 200 calories, or 50 grams of sugar. Now you have another reason to check nutrition labels. Thanks to them, it's easy to find out the sugar content of common foods from candy bars to breakfast cereals. Those labels are definitely worth a read because the numbers can be surprising: A single bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats contains three teaspoons (12 grams) of sugar; some raisin bran contains 20 grams; a 32-ounce sports drink can contain 19 teaspoons (76 grams) of sugar, and a 20-ounce Fruitopia fruit drink can pack nearly 18 teaspoons (71 grams) of sugar -- nearly one and a half times as much as you should have in one day. By glancing at the nutrition labels, you'll notice that a mini-candy bar often contains 10 grams of sugar, and that some "health" bars offer even more. If you're used to having a scone for breakfast, candy at the office, a sweetened-yogurt smoothie for lunch, sweetened iced tea or colas in the mid-afternoon, and ice cream after dinner, you may find out you're getting two or four or five times as much sugar as recommended. If you regularly drink 100 percent fruit juice, take a moment to look at those labels, too. These products don't contain any added sugar, but they're still plenty sweet. A small, 4.2-ounce juice box has nearly four teaspoons (15 grams) of sugar. The sugar may be natural, but as far as your body is concerned, it's no different from any other type of sugar. And be sure to count the "hidden" sources of sugar, too -- soups, canned spaghetti sauce, and even pork and beans may all contain significant amounts of added sugar. For every sugary product, however, there's a low-sugar or sugar-free alternative. For many people, cutting back on sugar is as simple as drinking skim milk or diet sodas instead of regular sodas (or better yet, water). If you're a big fan of cookies or candy, you might try to find something else to munch on, like low-salt pretzels. (Remember, even low-fat or fat-free cookies can be loaded with sugar.) You can make your own smoothies using fruits and non-sugared yogurt. And there are plenty of breakfast choices that aren't sweet enough to make your teeth hurt. A bowl of Cheerios, for instance, contains just a quarter-teaspoon (1 gram) of sugar. Empty calories, possible dangers If you're counting calories, you want every calorie to count. And that's where sugar falls short: It offers calories but nothing else. The sugar in a muffin or a cappuccino will take a big chunk out of your calorie quota for the day without moving you closer to your daily goals for minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients. If you eat too much of the sweet stuff, you'll have trouble getting enough healthy nutrients without going overboard on calories. By now, we all know the dangers of extra calories. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2004, roughly two-thirds of American adults and one-third of kids are heavy enough to put their health at risk. Sugar isn't the only cause of weight problems, but it's hard to imagine us ever reaching this sad state of affairs without a big lift from sweets and sodas. According to a report from the American Dietetic Association, regular sodas and other sugary beverages may be especially hard on the waistline. For one thing, liquids tend to be less filling than solids. High fructose corn syrup—the sweetener found in almost all sugary drinks—further tricks the body by blunting the hormones (insulin and leptin) that make you feel full. A can of soda might quench your thirst, but those 150 calories and 10 teaspoons of sugar won't do anything to quiet your hunger. A Harvard university study published in the Lancet in 2001 provided strong evidence that sweet drinks really can lead to extra weight, at least in children. The study found that each daily serving of soda or other sugary drinks raised a child's risk of obesity significantly. Extra weight isn't the only possible consequence of an overload of sugar. Sugary drinks and snacks can set the stage for cavities, especially in children. (On the bright side, good oral hygiene can prevent cavities even if a kid favors suckers and caramels.) Some studies have found that diets high in sugar can quickly boost triglycerides, fats in the blood that can clog the arteries. Some people react to sugar more strongly than others, and it's not clear if the triglyceride bounce lasts long enough to seriously raise the risk of heart disease. In some cases, sugar doesn't deserve its bad reputation. According to the American Dietetic Association, sugar doesn't make kids hyperactive or cause other behavior problems. Sugary foods don't raise the risk of type 2 diabetes, either, unless a person happens to become overweight from eating too many sweets Use in moderation Nutrition experts agree that too much sugar is unhealthy. Unfortunately, they can't agree on how much is too much. Under pressure from the sugar industry, some health agencies have backed down on long-established guidelines. The new guidelines, released in 2005, don't offer specific recommendations for sugar, and the government's 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans merely states that sugar should be used "in moderation." The Institute of Medicine and the American Dietetic Association are especially forgiving when it comes to sugar. Both say that it's safe to get as much as 25 percent of daily calories from added sugar. For a person on a 2,200-calorie diet, that means roughly 35 teaspoons (140 grams) of sugar each day. So if you're a highly active person who burns a lot of calories and doesn't worry about weight, you may decide to sweeten things up a bit. But are 35 teaspoons of sugar a day too much for the average person? The next time you're shopping for groceries or picking out a snack, try to picture all of that sugar piled up in a bowl. Given a choice, you'd probably want to leave some of that stuff for another day. -- Chris Woolston, MS, a health and medical writer with a master's degree in biology, is a contributing editor at Consumer Health Interactive. He is coauthor of Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity (Perseus, 2005). References American Dietetic Association. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Use of nutritive and nonnutritive sweeteners. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. February 2004. 104(2):255-275. Johnson RK and C Frary. Choose beverages and foods to moderate your intake of sugars: The 2000 dietary guidelines for Americans—What's all the fuss about. Journal of Nutrition. October 2001. 131(10):2766S-2711S. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Sugar and your health. July 2000. http://www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E-67a.pdf Allison AH et al. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US children, adolescents, and adults, 1999-2002. Journal of the American Medical Association. June 16, 2004. 291:2847-2850. Center for Science in the Public Interest. Sugar content of popular foods. August 1999. http://www.cspinet.org/reports/sugar/popsugar.html World Health Organization. WHO/FAO release independent expert report on diet and chronic disease. March 3, 2003. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/.../2003/pr20/en/ Ludwig DS et al. Relationship between sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: A prospective, observational analysis. The Lancet. February 17, 2001. 357(925): 505-508. Reviewed by Michael Potter, MD, an attending physician and associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who is board certified in family practice. Resouce: http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/toomuchsugar |
Jasmine did you say 2lbs since last week:hug: :carrot: that is great
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Hey Mia! Thanx for posting that. I will look at it tomorrow. Just got back on real quick to change my ticker and profile to match my loss. Yes two since last sunday. Whoohoo!!! My main weigh in day is tomorrow but I last weighed tuesday morning and was 212(also on sunday) and have not weighed since since if I was up any cause of the tuesday pizza and crazy bread and cake day I would of been sad and depressed. So instead I kicked my butt, have kept the cals low for 4 days and here I am! 210! Wheee!!! I will weigh again tommorrow morning and see if any more is gone. ;)
I am also especially happy since it seems for like amonth I was stuck at losing like 1.5 pounds a week, still better than nothing but 2 is rejuvenating!! So I am down 5 since we started our fat smash bash the day after turkey day, down 3 total since the start of the month and so far 2 for the week. Not bad. :D Maybe I will lose that 10 by x~mas after all! ;) |
where is the bowing smiley; Jasmine you are amazing with the personals
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Miafluker-if you can afford it and don't need your current job for experience, then I say do what you need and finish your bachelors without the extra stress of your job (whew 40 hours is alot on top of a little one, family, and school). |
Today I plan to bake, bake, bake. I have 5 different types of cookies to make. Haven't exercised in two days. :( I'm going to exercise this morning to make sure I'm not too tired.
I through a tizzy at the store today. We spend a lot of money at the super grocery store. Anyway we returned a toy that one of the kids decided they didn't want for christmas after we bought it for $84. I got my credit card statement this month and it wasn't deducted. I go to the store and they tell me it is my problem!:mad: I called the credit card company, got disconnected, called again and explained and they tell me the store needs to fix it. Blah! Blah! Blah! Then the department I needed just closed!! Need to call today, but nothing irritates me more. I have all of my receipts including the refund so eventually it will get fixed but how frustrating that they make a mistake and I have to be the one to fix it? Where is customer service? Anyway thanks for listening to me vent. Jasmine - 2 pounds!!!:carrot: I am so excited. :hug: Miafluker - thanks for the info! I'm a sugar lover so kind of depressing, but I needed it. ;) If you can afford to quit your job and get the education, then you need to do it. You will always wonder if you don't.:hug: |
thanks everyone for your opinions im just trying to make it past the holiday since school dosent start until Jan. stopeating dont feel bad i havent exercised the latter part of the week either. my inlaws are cooking racoon for dinner today:?: i have to get use to these traditions around here im going to the store to get some chicken breast though:carrot: and maybe a nice salad
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Ennay: Funny you should bring up all that information on dairy, I'm currently integrating to a Vegan diet. I've cut all meats out of my diet so far except poultry and fish, and am finding my protein from other sources. Also, the only dairy I haven't cut out of my diet so far is Eggs and Cheese. I recently switched to soy drink, and am going to be drying a cheese flavoured soy loaf as a substitute to cheese.
I have also read some terrible things about cow's milk, how they actually ADD estrogen! Like, heck! That floored me. I am taking a Calcium Carbonate w/ Magnesium as a substitute for lack of dairy, which I've also read that the calcium in milk is not in a form that can be absorbed. Is this true? Sharon: I agree, if I couldn't go on this trip, I would most definitely send my mother and father in my place. You can also look at it this way, if you didn't go, they would be out A LOT of money, and I think that would really sting. I'm so sorry to hear about the heart issues, I will keep him in my prayers. I know from recent experience that it can be a really scary time, not knowing. I have faith that you guys will pull through. As for your son, I don't know the whole story, but as we all know, as the men get older, the snoring only gets worse. Haha. Maybe if they are going to live together, they could invest in moving in to a larger place with 2+ bedrooms. My FIL is LOUD, not sawing logs, but more like sawing through an entire forest in each breath! LOL. MIL has a spare room set up where she and the dogs go to sleep on his bad nights. It works out for both of them, they all get sleep! dolly: I like Ennay's idea of using honey as a sweetener. Right now I use Splenda in my tea, but I am going to pick up some raw honey today, and see if that is any better. I know I love lemon tea with honey, so.. Sugar: Have fun!! Mia: I had a similar problem. It might be worth looking into another job similar (if you want to work PT) to your current one, and make sure it's known up front that you want PT, will be going to school, and the hours you work will be strict. I found that it was so hard to quit my job because of the sense of financial security it gave me, and I felt like I was throwing away all the work I had done to build up my rep at work, but after a month or so of no longer working there, I realized that I only had a million different options ahead of me, and it turned out to be a really good step for me. Good luck! Jasmine: YES YOU! LOL -- Sorry I haven't posted at all this weekend, DF came back home for a couple days, and then left again this morning. Originally, they were supposed to be in Edson, AB for 3 days, with 5 crew members. Well, things happen, and everyone comes up with excuses, and now it's a 6 day venture with only 2 crew members. Which really p*sses me off because DF is so dedicated to his job (FIL and MIL own the business), and it seems like no one else is. He came home in such a bad mood, I feel bad for him. Anyway, I've got my menu for the next week all planned out. I'm heading over to the store to pick up what I need a little later today, and am going to spend the afternoon getting my laundry all done, and the house tidied up. The housework is always so light when I'm here by myself, I love it :D I've done it! I've removed milk completely from my diet (with proper supplementation, don't worry ladies!), and will see if I can remove cheese as of tonight. Yay soy! And soy is so stock full of nutrients, vitamins, a good source of omega 3 and 6, it's just great! And you can get it flavoured, too, but there's lots of sugar in the flavoured kind, that it's sometimes best to flavour it yourself. I just love that feeling of bad habits kicked for good. Now, to stop biting my nails and smoking! LOL. I hope everyone had a good weekend. Here's to making sure I make myself have a good week! |
:cheers: Heres to making it a good week martiniforme...have you felt better not having milk products as to having them? I forgot to take my 1500mg of calcium yesturday. I have to make it a habit. I'm so bad at taking pills or anything of that sort. I will do better.
How much sugar does honey have? Stopeating-"Today I plan to bake, bake, bake. I have 5 different types of cookies to make." I just had to say that rhymed...Have fun! I love to bake!!:D Jasmine-:cheer: :goodscale Awesome 2lbs!!! Do you think we could have a link for us to put low cal recipes on? Just an idea.:D I am in need of some serious mental change; I need some kick @#!%! Calories too high yesturday due to :corn: and no :dust: and I didn't feel like exercising at all. I think I didn't get enough sleep the night before last and I think it really effected my whole positive thinking. I was depressed:( So today I am starting off good and am going to change my ways again!lol:D |
loveandlaughalways here is some :dust: please give me some too
i just keep thinking i may fall but all i have to do is brush myself off and try again martiniforme thank you so much for sharing that i think our biggest enemy is sometime ourselves i realize im a hard worker and am skilled in various areas ill find something my ? is why can't i transfer some of that strengh to my weight problems? im going to plan my menu for the week |
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martini- honey wasnt me! I dont add sweetener at all :) |
:lol: I have no idea who said honey, but I was looking at the honey today, and I was soo surprised. I was looking at the non-processed honey, and all of them regardless of processed or not have 16g of sugar! So I started doing the calculations, and I was thinking honey has a different taste than sugar, so how much would I need, then I started thinking about it, and instead of buying the sweetner, I bought Green Tea with Pomegranite, and decided that would be tasty as it is. I used to drink my tea unsweetened, and I only started because my FIL was always fixing the tea, and he just always fixed mine with sugar and milk. I stopped with the milk, maybe I should stop with the sugar as well.
Also, my life hasn't changed too much with cutting back on my dairy. This may gross some people out, but I have less gas, and every couple of weeks I would get the big D, and that's kind of stopped. My stomach feels better for the most part, maybe I was lactose intolerant and didn't know it? Haha, that would be funny. Anyway, my digestive tract and bowels feel better. AND GUESS WHAT?! I FORGOT TO MENTION! I GOT TOM LAST WEEK! That may not seem like a huge deal, but I haven't had anything, not even spotting, for over 10 months. YAY!!!! |
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Mia: I know what you mean. But in all honesty, I think the more organized you are, the better. Sometimes looking at it so long term can really get me down, I just try to take each day as it is, and start each day new. And instead of making drastic changes, I make them gradually, so that when I realize I'm completely off something, I've already adjusted, and that's that. Also, seriously, removing the crap from your house is a good idea, because if it's not there, you won't snack on it, and worse case scenerio, I'll go overboard on something like yogurt, or rice cakes. Good luck :) Day by day.
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