Accountability Not Excuses - April 08

[Teresa123]

No movie rental suggestions? What good are you people!

Lei---3.2 lbs! That is incredible! What kind of exercise are you doing? Opps on the cottage cheese--but I suck when it comes to following rules!

Lisa--glad your experiment with carbing up went well. I agree it's totally mind over matter---just learn from my last bender, don't do it if you're in a bad mood and/or have not planned or prepared for it!

Lucy--personally, I'd go with the lower number, but that's just me! I figure if I see it, it's mine, and anything that happens after that is just the scale bouncing around with the normal fluctuations and it will eventually go back down.

Missy--I've found that the OMM's are different each time also. Once you're past induction try mixing almond meal with the flax and they are soooo much better! I'm going to try peanut flour/meal next time I make one and see how that works. Also, you said you used 2 T flax, isn't it suppose to be 4T? And with the baking powder I only use about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon but I also mix in some Carbquick which has some baking powder in it so maybe that's the difference.

I think we are missing some peeps! Where did you all go?

Day 3 induction menu (final day, thank goodness!)
b: 3 hb eggs, 3 bacon
l: large salad w/parm fried chicken, red and yellow bell peppers, cheese and gg dressing
d: steak, cream of broc soup and sf creamscicle (yeah, probably not the best for induction but I figure it's not any worse than sf jello w/whipped cream!)

Well, I would say that these 3 days (OK, so I've only accomplished 2 days so far!) have made me really appreciate my normal low carb foods! I think I will slowly add some things back in over the next week or so and then do some carb cycling. I hope that I can end the month with a 1lb loss and do better next month!

[*KatNip*]

Okay ladies, I'm checking in, I have so much house work to do and its all cuz I spend all my tme on the puter So I'm on Day two of rung 1 I upped my carbs by 5 grams yesterday, wasnt so hard lol. The scale went down again today to 260, so, I for sure took my 259 and pit it in my pocket, its MINE MINE MINE MINE

I don't have a menu yet, but I'll BBL to post
Teresa-explain the parm fried chicken please?! SOund YUMO!

[Teresa123]

Lucy--it's so simple and delish! Just use parmesean cheese (the dried/grated kind that comes in a can) and roll your meat in it. Then just fry as you usually would. I sometimes mix it with almond flour/meal, or carbquick as well but since I'm trying to eat clean I went for straight parm. Also, add whatever spices, salt, pepper, etc. to the parm before you coat the meat. I like it pretty simple so I usually just use paprika--but I'm not big on tons of spices. If you prefer it baked it works that way as well. You can dip the chicken (or whatever meat) in a beaten egg or egg white first, then the parm, but I usually don't bother. If you like honey mustard sauce to go with it--let me know, I have an easy recipe for that too!

[cdn_gal]

Afternoon ladies!
Quick check-in, am trying to do some cooking for this work week, as I slacked off on Sunday when I normally do it..

Teresa~ For exercise, I ALWAYS do crunches when I get up in the morning, 7 days a week... (300-400 hundred) I then either do the treadmill, or rebounder, 6 days a week.... I also throw in 20-25 minutes of Pilate's at least 3 days a week, can't do it anymore then that, cause it literally kicks my butt! My butt feels like it fell off after a workout!

Off to finish cooking and head for work for afternoon shift..Hope everyone is having a great day so far!!

Lucy~ I love the parm chicken as well, taste just like old fashioned fried chicken that my granny used to make for us! Definately a keeper!!

[lcq]

Not much to report today...........but I am treating myself to a pedicure tomorrow.....I feel a bit Blah today and if i could have got an appointment today i would have gone...but everyone is booked up


Oh my gosh!!!.....i caught the last part of biggest loser last night......that girl Alli.....now i want to see the whole show and it is finished....takes me to NOW get into the reality show thing...

..Hey you guys lets start wathing the next series together....it will be real incentive and will give us something to chat about

Originally Posted by Teresa123

..........No movie rental suggestions? What good are you people! .......... I hope that I can end the month with a 1lb loss and do better next month!

Teresa.......if you rent any good movies let me know OK

AND you WILL do better next month...we all will

Originally Posted by *KatNip*

..............The scale went down again today to 260, so, I for sure took my 259 and pit it in my pocket, its MINE MINE MINE MINE

Lucy...you are darn right that 259 is YOURS YOURS YOURS

Originally Posted by cdn_gal

[b]................Teresa~ For exercise, I ALWAYS do crunches when I get up in the morning, 7 days a week... (300-400 hundred) I then either do the treadmill, or rebounder, 6 days a week.... I also throw in 20-25 minutes of Pilate's at least 3 days a week, can't do it anymore then that, cause it literally kicks my butt! My butt feels like it fell off after a workout!

Lei..My word Woman!!!...with all that working out you do you should have Abs AND Buns of Steel

[cdn_gal]

Originally Posted by lcq

Lei..My word Woman!!!...with all that working out you do you should have Abs AND Buns of Steel

Quite possible... If I didn't have so much loose skin on my body, I just might be able to see it..
*wishing I was like a snake, and able to "shed" my skin*

[lcq]

Originally Posted by cdn_gal

Teresa~This is a Thai sweet and sour chili recipe, so it does have a little bit of a bite to it, but you can adjust to your own taste's.. *yum*

Thai Sweet and Sour Chili Chicken:

1 cup (240 ml) water
1/2 red bell pepper, stem removed but seeds and core left in
1 to 3 fresh Chile peppers
2 garlic cloves, smashed
1 teaspoon (5 ml) sea salt
1/4 cup (60 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice or lime juice
3 tablespoon (45 ml) fish sauce
1 teaspoon (5 ml) xanthan gum
Chicken pieces, or breast's.. (whichever you prefer)



In a cup, mix the sweetener and water.

Roughly chop the bell pepper and chiles. Place in a food processor or blender and add the garlic, salt, and 1/4 cup (60 ml) of the sweetened water. Blend until smooth. (The pepper seeds will remain whole.)

Add the lemon or lime juice, fish sauce, and the remaining 3/4 cup (180 ml) water. Pulse a few times to combine. Sprinkle the xanthan gum evenly over the surface of the liquid and blend until thickened. Pour over chicken pieces, and bake for 50 minutes at 350...


Net carbohydrates: 1.6 g; Carbohydrates: 1.8 g; Fiber: 0.2 g; Protein: 0.5 g; Fat: 0 g; Calories: 8


Enjoy!!

I forgot to say Thanks for this recipe.....so what is a substitute for "fish sauce".......soy sauce....cause I never heard of it and i doubt i will get it here.....is it salty tangy what

[munchin missy]

Sorry I didn't get time to post yesterday. I worked all day then helped my dad draw blueprints til bed-time and didn't make it on.
But here was my menu. I haven't read all posts yet so I'll Be back to catch up.

Breakfast:
Designer whey orange mango, 1 serving 60 2 1 0
Decaffeinated Coffee, 1 cup (8 fl oz) 0 0 0 0
Fiber-sure, 1 serving 25 6 0 0
sugar free whipped cream, pressurized, 4 tbsp 40 0 0 0

Lunch:
TGIF's Buffalo Wings, 2.5 serving 425 2 28 0
Blue Cheese or Roquefort Cheese Salad Dressing, 0.4 cup 494 7 51 5

Dinner:
Spinach, fresh, 0.8 cup 6 1 0 1
Beef, round steak, 6 oz 225 0 7 39
Chicken Breast, no skin, 3 ounces 94 0 1 20
Strawberries, fresh, 2 medium (1-1/4" dia) 7 2 0 0
Cream Cheese, 1 oz 99 1 10 2
Kraft Jell-o Brand Sugar Free Low Calorie Gelatin Dessert (Jello), 1 Serving 8 0 0 1
Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, 1 tsp 0 1 0 0
Designer Whey, French Vanilla, 1 serving 90 2 2 18
CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN
1,572 23 99 86

[Teresa123]

Crazy day so a quick check in--

b: 2 chicken strips, 3 bacon and 1 pumpkin muffin
l: not sure, I think it will be out so probably large salad
d: steak, cream of broc soup and sf creamsicle

Lei--holy crap, you are an exercise queen! I wish I were that disciplined!

BBL

[lcq]

Decided to post early since DH asked me to send an e-mail off for him......well so much fro my pedicure today....they just called to say the nail tech has the day off today WTH........so i will be going tomotrrow morning instead....and I was looking forward to it today so much

Anyway peeps...... since I was nominated as drill sergeant and i find i talk waay to much......i am proposing a new rule

Don't panic...it's not going to be that bad

Every day someone has to post a QUESTION OF THE DAY........and we are going to take turns so that it is fair.........so let's see we have posting regular:

Lei
Teresa
Missy
Lucy
and ME

so I will go first since I suggested the idea and tomorrow will be Lei.....so everyone see who you come after or else if you miss your turn.....you will have to do 20 pushups


Question for Thursday:

Does anyone have a relly great quiche recipe that they can share with me....i am feeling for quiche but i want a really great tasting quiche


Missy....steak and chicken for dinner yesterday...you were really hungry yesterday girl

Teresa... have a great day today at work hun


everyone else.....have a great LC day today.......

[cdn_gal]

Originally Posted by lcq

Question for Thursday:

Originally Posted by lcq

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Does anyone have a relly great quiche recipe that they can share with me....i am feeling for quiche but i want a really great tasting quiche

Answer~ No...... Kidding!! I love pizza, its one of my favorite foods in the whole world... So here's my version of a Pizza quiche...

Deep Dish Quiche Pizza


Ingredients:
1 4-oz pkg cream cheese
4 eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (fresh grated)
1 Tablespoons chives
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups mixed Italian cheeses of your choice
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup low-carb pizza sauce


Plus any or all of the following "toppings":
pepperoni
black olives
mushrooms
chopped green peppers
chopped onion
ham or bacon bits
browned, seasoned and totally drained ground beef or turkey

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Beat together cream cheese and eggs until smooth. Add cream, parmesan cheese, and spices and mix again.

Spray 9" or larger glass baking dish with oil or PAM. Sprinkle 2 cups Italian cheeses into dish and pour egg mixture over it. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.

Spread on pizza sauce; sprinkle on 1 cup mozzarella cheese and pile high with your chosen toppings. Return to oven and bake until bubbly and browning. Allow to stand 10-15 minutes before cutting.

*yummy* (freezes well in idividual pieces)

Off to work shortly, but I will check back in from there....

[lcq]

Originally Posted by cdn_gal

[b]

Answer~ No...... Kidding!! I love pizza, its one of my favorite foods in the whole world... So here's my version of a Pizza quiche...

Deep Dish Quiche Pizza
....

Lei...thank you my pretty girl....I actually have this recipe...somewhere.... but forgot about it....i think i will be making this today

[Teresa123]

Lisa---no special quiche recipe---basic egg caserole is as close as I get to that. However, I'm glad you asked this question because I think I will be making Lei's Pizza Quiche this weekend---sounds yummy!!

[*KatNip*]

Lei that sounds YUMMY
Teresa- thanks for the recipe i absolutely will try it out very soon!

Okay, well I've been getting pretty good sleep since the moving around of room. Im just still so very tired,I guess of all the wakings for a whole year, finally got the best of me. I havent worked out once this past week or this week, Im just so stinking tired, my body aches.

Okay so finally the "I forget to eat" has kicked in! Gosh I can go all day with jsut breakfast, I have to stop and feed myself! Never thought that would happen to me lol. I have been eating well though, so don't worry

Breakfast:
1 min muffin
2 whole eggs fried in butter
1/4 of an avocado diced
1 cup of black tea

[lcq]

I am eating pizza quiche as i type and it is delish......even my fussy DS is begging me for it........I could have eaten the whole thing before i put on the toppings...it smelled soooo good...Thank you Lei...Teresa...you will enjoy this over the weekend

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Lisa---no special quiche recipe---basic egg caserole is as close as I get to that.

Teresa....Ok what is egg casserole...you have me intrigued...never heard of this one

Originally Posted by *KatNip*

.........Im just still so very tired,I guess of all the wakings for a whole year, finally got the best of me. I havent worked out once this past week or this week, Im just so stinking tired, my body aches.

Lucy....you poor baby...I feel your tiredness...don't worry when you have the energy you will exercise.....i can't imagine not sleeping and exercising too

[munchin missy]

Teresa: Your Parmesan Cheese chicken sounds really good. I'm gonna have to make that soon.

Lisa: I haven't ever made quiche. I'm not an egg lover, unless its deviled

I am out of induction now and just trying to stay under 30 g carbs so I'll stay in ketosis. I was needing some variety. I'll prob work my way up in carbs just to see what my body can handle. I already know 80 is to high lol!

Lei: You go girl. Just thinking about doing that many crunches gives me a tummy ache. Was the 300-400 crunches for the week (I hope) or day.

[Teresa123]

Morning! Another crazy day here!

Lisa--egg casserole is basically just a huge omelet that you bake. I'm not good at measuring, but pretty much I wisk 8-9 eggs with some Hoods milk (or you could use cream, 1/2 and 1/2, etc) and salt and pepper if you desire. I spray an 8x8 or 9x9 glass casserole dish and put in the egg mixture than add whatever things you like in an omelet and kind of stir it around (probably easier to just add it to the egg mixture before putting it in the baking dish--never thought of that before!). My fav is sausage (cook first), grilled green peppers and cheese. Bake at 350 for...not sure, maybe 20-30 minutes. I don't have time to eat in the mornings before I leave so I always bring breakfast with me to work. This is easy to just portion out into some tupperware and then heat up in the microwave. It also freezes well which is a huge bonus! I can't wait to try the pizza quiche! I bought the ingredients last night so I'm ready to go.

Missy--I never liked eggs much either, it wasn't until the last 6 months or so that I have started to really like them...guess my tastes have changed! On the 80 carbs being too much, you might be surprised. If you are insulin resistent, that will correct itself (at least to some degree) over time with low carb and your tolerance will really increase. I think it also depends on the type of carbs you are consuming and if you are keeping fat high enough.

Lucy--I'm jealous! I so want the "I forgot to eat" thing to happen to me----just once at least! I'm glad you are getting sleep, you probably just need to get caught up and let your body get use to rest and pretty soon you will be feeling great!

Lei--So, who are you rooting for on BB? I'm so glad Natalie is gone, I was scared she was going to win and she drives me crazy! With the exception of Sheila, I like all the others OK so I don't really have a fave. So, are you doing WW or Atkins today? Have you seen the 150's yet?

Well, ketosis has hit me hard. Couldn't sleep last night and I woke up starving---grrr, why can't I experience the joys of ketosis? Well, it's time to start upping the carbs, which isn't a bad thing but I so would love the whole appetite suppression deal!

b: 2 pumpkin muffins w/cream cheese and 3 slices of bacon
l: large salad w/pork tenderloin, red bell peppers, cheese, sunflower seeds and gg dressing, yogurt
d: not sure, going out but I'm sure it will be protein and veggies!

I still have the dreaded swelling going on, I can feel it in my hands when I wake up, and see it in my stomach when I put my pants on Oh well, it's gotta go away at some point, right?!

Have a great Friday, I'll try to check in later!

[cdn_gal]

Originally Posted by Teresa123

Lei--So, who are you rooting for on BB? I'm so glad Natalie is gone, I was scared she was going to win and she drives me crazy! With the exception of Sheila, I like all the others OK so I don't really have a fave. So, are you doing WW or Atkins today? Have you seen the 150's yet?

I'm voting for Sheila or Sharon...Doesn't really matter at this point! If you don't watch the live feeds, then you cant see how good of a game Sheila is really playing... BB producers, make it look like they want to make it look, and believe me, it's not what is really going on in the house! It's edited so badly, I almost think I'm watching 2 different games!

I'm doing WW, skim milk was accidentally bought, and I hate to see anything go to waste.. Plus I wanted popcorn last night...
And I'm not sure bout the 150's, haven't weighed myself yet.... I'm trying to stay away from the nasty scale, it's evil!!!

to everyone, hope your having a great "on plan" day today!! I"m off to shower, then to work....Will BBL!!

[lcq]

Do you know pizza quiche tastes better the next day.....just saying

Well my pedicure was destined not to happen this week.....MY DS was sick all night & all early morning......puking up a storm:....so i had to cancel my appointment, take him to the doc, and he is home with me today....poor baby...he is feeling much better now though


Hey peeps no one reminded me that i did not post my menus for the last couple of days .......doesen't anyone notice when I lapse


yesterday:

B - meatsauce with mushrooms & cheese

L - LCQ Blizzard (strawberries, cream & splenda)

D - Pizza quiche


Talking about laspe......Hey Lei isn't it your question day today



Teresa...yea egg casserole sounds like one large baked omlet......I too am not a big fan of eggs so I try to cook them with as many other things as possible to mask the eggy taste.

BTW do you drink alot of water....when i drink plenty water I tend to stop retaining and swelling


Everyone else

[lcq]

Looks like Lei will have to give us 20



So i have question for you all:

Do any or you have a favourite hot dog.

I love the taste and carb count (1g per sausage) of "Hebrew National"

I was surprised that some of the other popular brands like " Grillers" "Schniders and even" Butterball .....could have from 2g-4g carbs per sausage