The E-LAB Project

Hi ladies,

Sheila- I think of you ladies, too! My whole family is eating double chocholate cake, MY FAV! However, I opted for a cup of coffee and licked the knife... it actually worked! I will most likely not weigh often as I WILL not weigh myself daily, only because it can make me mental! Count me i n for once a month weigh ins

Love to all, I feel you with me on this journey!

Good For You Nicole. Im sure it wasnt easy but you did it.

When you have young children or older still living home is more difficult.

Shelia - Oooooohhhh that salad looks DIVINE!!! That's my lunch tomorrow! 

Weigh me in at 162 lbs (a half a pound away from having to up my Herceptin on next treatment).  I am 5' 7" weighed 147 at dx and would really love to get back to that weight...I just hit the 'over weight' area of my BMI and most of it is in my tummy, hips and thighs.  I have finally learned how to better manage my LE and am not hurting as much which does help with energy level and have cut back on carb's CONSIDERABLY (no bread, refined sugar, crackers, chips, pasta or potato - which used to be 75% of my daily intake).  Have been missing the salty/crunch of chips so started making Baby Spinach, Collard Greens and Kale krisps (lightly spray with Pam or olive oil, sprinkle sea salt and bake at 350 on cookie in single layers)...OMG they are good and fill my 'chip craving' My kids love them too and we always manage to eat the entire cookie sheet before the next batch is done...

I am learning how to eat healthy, read labels and portion control...I am completely amazed to find soy so much of what is considered 'all natural'...of course cannot avoid it entirely, just like carbs but I am trying to make better decisions. 

Now if I could just get off my bum and start walking...

I love this thread!!!

Hi Michelle...i was worried about you almost send the board police to find you.

I found your kale crisps very interesting.

Do you use fresh, what size you cut it because they are kind of curly.

You just put the fresh kale or th collard green in the oven and its done.

I'm very much interested. Please could you write it with little more details how you do it.

Thanks and Hugs

Sheila

Welcome to to our E-LAB Group.

HI Nicole thanks for the welcome!

Shelia -I use fresh veggies and I have baked baby spinach and collard greens, my co-worker is going to try the kale tonight and I just bought some turnip greens to try too... It is a learning process...I have burnt batches (which still tastes yummy), tried to cook too much on one sheet and they never got crisp (not so yummy), used too much oil and not enough oil (like olive oil best, lightly drizzled over batch and tossed for better coating)... I have learned that 350 is the best temp, not to over lap the leafs too much on the cookie tray and salt before baking, I cut down the really huge leafs and remove the stems. I usually start the timer at 8 minutes and then check for crispness and add time as needed - I have never been good at following directions so I wing it alot of the time

Valjean - I love sweets too and have found berries, melons and apples help with the sweet craving...however...word of caution...before I knew more about carbs and how foods breakdown in digestion - I went on an ALL FRUIT diet and gained 10 lbs in 5 days...eeeeekkkk... 

I have heard that dehydrated carrots taste like candy...I am trying to find a friend with a dehydrator so I can try that out...I also get my sweet kick from my flavored creamer  with my coffee, honey with my tea, sugar free gum...would love some new idea's for those sweet cravings.

Renee and Seyla- American Idol Fan too. I completely missed last season due to this stupid illness. I also watch Survivor but think I am the only person on earth that does. I always watch them in recorded so please no spoilers. I'm in bed by about 8:00 PM because I have to get up so freakin early in the morning for work. 

I wanna hear more about those crisps too!

I keep a jar of Nips near my kitchen. They are sugar free carmels and taste pretty darn good. Since my triglycerites (sp) are high I have dual reasons to drop these pounds. I've also had minor heart surgery about 3 years ago so avoid caffine. I have found that Green Chai Tea with sweetner is yummy to me. I drink it cold and hot. Because of the triglycerites I stopped using margaine and switched to butter. I have found that it doesn't take as much to sweeten my food and since there is no toast or potatoes in my diet it's been pretty easy. I skipped my workout yesterday so want to try and do real good today. Maybe stretch it to 3 miles. Put on a good movie or something and just keep moving.
Anyone doing Yoga? I picked up a free CD at www.CDSWAP.com and it's very helpful for my shoulders. The surgery side is stiff and where they put the port is tight too.

Hugs and healthy eating everyone. I'm craving a Greek salad  with the dressing on the side. Does anyone else do the fork dip in the dressing instead of pouring it on top. Really cuts down the amount you use.  

Friday is a good day to weigh in this way you have all week to get off anything that you may have splurged on during the weekend. 

I'm in for Friday weigh in!

Valijean -- Read some other articles from Prevention in previous issues and it sounds like it is the brisk/fast walking that gets rid of the belly fat. Also mentioned that the slower walking will NOT accomplish this........... but even slower walking was better than not walking they said. My normal routine is the brisk walking 5 to 7 days per week and we usually do 3 to 4 miles.

Hope everyone is having a nice day! I must confess I did sin today and had a very small slice of birthday cake at work as it would have been rude not to......right?????

Pat

I usually weigh in on a Monday but change is good so I'm willing to change to Friday if that's the majority vote.

Edited to add :  Well I actually weigh every day when I'm doing Wii Fit but I usually only log it 'officially' on a Monday.

I've been very bad in Atlanta, so bad I can't even begin to think about it in detail. 

Friday weigh in is good - I'll be back home tomorrow night so I'll get back to being good on Friday.  I want to start doing my wii fit again.  I haven't been on it since my diagnosis.  It's really going to "yell" at me when I get back on.  That will be my goal this weekend, to get back to my wii fit routine.

Valjean - we'll have to get together for lunch soon (a salad lunch!) - glad to meet someone who lives so close to me.

Goodnight ladies.