REPORTING IN - 02/11
#148939 - 02/11/05 09:01 AM
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Well, thanks to my horrible IBS week, I am down 3lbs to 135lbs again! My pants already fit a whole lot better so I'm pleased, even if I would have prefered to go a different route in order to lose those 3lbs.
And I am now an official Yoga junkie. I love my class! It's funny because I had to miss a couple classes at school this week and yesterday, I was so determined to feel better so I could go to my yoga class becuase I didn't want to miss it! I love how it makes me feel so much better afterwards. And my teacher is great too - she even went and researched specific yoga poses that will help my stomach. In class, she'll specifically say which ones will help our digestive systems for me. I'm now an addict and don't think I could go back to being a couch potato.
Anyhoo - I'll start reporting again when my IBS calms down.
-------------------- - Jennifer
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Well, I thought I would jump in about the reporting in! I am so proud of you Jenny Benny! That is so great that you love your class and your teacher is so wonderful for you!
I have started going to the gym with my friend Mel. We attend aerobics classes and weight training classes daily. It's so great! I enjoy it so much and am actually looking forward to the classes now!
This is our third week! We have just about made it a month! I am so excited! I have never made it so I had to RENEW my gym membership LMAO!!!
Anyways - what else do ya'll do for your reporting in...cuz I haven't been eating the greatest so do I have to report all that LOL
-------------------- Lana_Marie
Proud Mommy to Bentley Taylor
Born May 12, 2004 9lbs, 3oz
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Woohoo about going to the gym! Yeah, I never go for more than 2 weeks. It helps a lot to have a friend, though. I did it once with a friend, but she bailed on me 2 months later.
Nah, you don't have to report what you eat - just tell us about your gym goings!
How's my not so tiny lima bean doing? When's his first birthday? Isn't it coming up soon?
-------------------- - Jennifer
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My "baby" is doing well...he's nine months old on the 12th of Feb!! I am almost back to work! *sigh* I don't know where that time went, but it's almost time for me to start back with adult company!!
I am excited about going back to work....only cuz I am so lucky to have my sister as my baby sitter for Ben when I go back! I don't go back until May when he turns one (May 12 to be exact)
I will definitely report my gym visits.
How's things with you otherwise, Jenny? How's things with you and Mike?
-------------------- Lana_Marie
Proud Mommy to Bentley Taylor
Born May 12, 2004 9lbs, 3oz
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Things are going good, but hectic! Been busy with school, finding a new place to live (crappy neighbors), planning grandparents' 50th anniversary party, and all sorts of crap.
Mike and I are great! He's hopefully getting a promotion soon - crossing my fingers. And as soon as his sister kicks him out (she gave him a 9 month notice.. she's got a baby due any day now), he will most likely move in with me. She needs his help with her other 1 year old son for the first couple weeks, so maybe in the next month or so.
So do we get updated photos of Benny? Or at least me?
-------------------- - Jennifer
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I have some film to be developed as we speak it's at Walmart! That the newest ones we have...gotta get those done.
So happy to hear things are going good with you and Mike! Look him, takin' that big step and moving in with you...glad to hear things are progressing nicely for you!
As soon as I get the pics developed I will be sure to show him off....like any good mommy LOL
-------------------- Lana_Marie
Proud Mommy to Bentley Taylor
Born May 12, 2004 9lbs, 3oz
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but boy.. learned something... cheerios and soy milk for breakfast (with acacia)- ~300 cal turkey sandwich- 200 cal went to panera for lunch- black bean soup in a bread bowl- almost 800 calories... the soup was 160, the bowl was the rest... no wonder when we do that I feel full afterwards.. I'm going back to ordering it with a piece of baguette.. the bread bowl is half my daily caloric intake. ran all over town and back and forth through several stores... -X calories dinner: hummus and pita- 200 calories or so(mixed my acacia in the hummus) I have chocolate pudding - I made it with jello pudding mix, some soy milk and silken tofu... its a LOT cheaper then the stuff they sell at whole foods (vegan mouse) and almost as good... doesn't solidify totally, but definitely pudding consistancy not liquid.. I just can't tilt the bowl without spilling...
-------------------- Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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Now that I'm mostly over my binge of depression where all I did was eat and mope , I feel like I can report again. So...
Breakfast: oatmeal w/ brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and chopped canned peaches Lunch: luna bar & a banana Snacks: homemade bread, chocolate-applesauce bread, UFO Dinner: chicken stew over mashed potatoes
Food & drinks total: 1630 Fruits & veggies: peaches, banana, potatoes x2, mixed veggies in the stew
Activity: shoveled 18"+ of heavy wet snow for AN HOUR = -400
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Yay Jen....
#149155 - 02/11/05 09:22 PM
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Kandee
Reged: 05/22/03
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Loc: USA, Southern California
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Well, thanks to my horrible IBS week I'm sorry. , I am down 3lbs to 135lbs again! but at least this news is great!! My pants already fit a whole lot better so I'm pleased, even if I would have prefered to go a different route in order to lose those 3lbs. I know, I hate it when you have to get sick to loose weight.
And I am now an official Yoga junkie. me too!! I love my class! That's fantastic... It's funny because I had to miss a couple classes at school this week and yesterday, I was so determined to feel better so I could go to my yoga class becuase I didn't want to miss it! I love how it makes me feel so much better afterwards. It REALLY does!! And my teacher is great too - she even went and researched specific yoga poses that will help my stomach. A good one is like that. Mine even told me last week she read where yoga was good for Celiac as she knows I'm GF AND have IBS. In class, she'll specifically say which ones will help our digestive systems for me. I'm now an addict and don't think I could go back to being a couch potato. Stick with it...it can ONLY DO us GOOD. Funny thing is, I got to talking to another gal in my class who always sets up next to the door. She said it was because she had "tummy trouble" and I was just about to say "IBS?" when we both came out with the words at the same time!! Since then we've become great buds even though I hate her cause she's so flexible (j/k)..anyway, I've just about got her convinced to eat Heather's way and told her to join us here on the message boards. I've since gotten her off coffee and on peppermint tea and caps, and fennel. Just haven't gotten her off dairy yet..(that's coming). She actually takes SFS but didn't know about all the different kinds. She's so cute, and now feels like she can talk to me about anything. It's almost comforting to her to know she's not the only one in the class with a bad gut. (How'd I get off on this tangent?)
Anyhoo - I'll start reporting again when my IBS calms down. Oh Jen, take all the time you need..I think your IBS is stress induced..when you find a place to live things will be better I'm sure. Get your rest...Kandee
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Now that I'm mostly over my binge of depression where all I did was eat and mope , I feel like I can report again. So...
Breakfast: oatmeal w/ brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, Did you add the PP spice to your oatmeal? and chopped canned peaches Lunch: luna bar & a banana Snacks: homemade bread, chocolate-applesauce bread, Chocolate? Did you say Chocolate? Wanna share the link? UFO Dinner: chicken stew over mashed potatoes Yumm, one of my fav meals is creamed tuna w/peas over mashed potatoes. I grew up on that stuff. Who'd ever thought that now I HAVE to eat that way?
Food & drinks total: 1630 Fruits & veggies: peaches, banana, potatoes x2, mixed veggies in the stew
Activity: shoveled 18"+ of heavy wet snow for AN HOUR = -400 Oh yuck...but I'd say that was exercise ENOUGH!!
Good going Casey...you really do get your fruits and veggies in there. Kandee
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Yep! The pumpkin pie spice goes right in the oatmeal... a generous dash of it. It has a little more zip than just plain cinnamon.
The chocolate-applesauce bread is in Eating for IBS... if you don't have it, let me know, and I'll email you the recipe. I wouldn't feel quite right posting it.
The chicken stew was really good. But creamed tuna! That was one of my all-time favorites growing up. Mom would make it with a little bit of browned onion & some diced hard-boiled egg thrown in, and we'd have it over toast. YUM. I never thought to have it on mashed potatoes!
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Yeah... I found that out the hard way too, about bread. I got used to noshing on homemade bread all day, and then found out that it's 1500 calories in a loaf, roughly. I was eating *at least* half a loaf a day. No wonder I gained weight so quickly!
That chocolate pudding sounds good! I've been making it with just soy milk, and of course it never really solidifies... it seems that tofu would help it a bit. Never thought of that!
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Yep! The pumpkin pie spice goes right in the oatmeal... a generous dash of it. It has a little more zip than just plain cinnamon. That's really being creative. I'm going to try it!!
The chocolate-applesauce bread is in Eating for IBS... if you don't have it, let me know, and I'll email you the recipe. I wouldn't feel quite right posting it. Oh I have the book, thank you. Have had it for 2 1/2 years, but haven't tried as many things in there as I would like. I'm a lazy cook and often just throw together whatever is handy. Besides, I have to cook two differnt meals and hubby's comes first (old school you know) so mine is usually "whatever".
The chicken stew was really good. But creamed tuna! That was one of my all-time favorites growing up. Mom would make it with a little bit of browned onion & some diced hard-boiled egg thrown in, and we'd have it over toast. YUM. I never thought to have it on mashed potatoes! Give it a try. Anything creamy or stew-y is good over mashed potatoes (or rice). Kandee
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Sounds yummy!
-------------------- ~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Kandee
#149261 - 02/12/05 09:21 AM
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Augie
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How do you make creamed tuna? What is the creamed part? Do you cooke the peas separate and eat the tuna and peas over the mashed potatoes?
Sounds yummy and easy! Right up my alley!
-------------------- ~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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How do you make creamed tuna? What is the creamed part? Do you cooke the peas separate and eat the tuna and peas over the mashed potatoes?
Sounds yummy and easy! Right up my alley!
I probably can't help you much with specifics since I cook "by the seat of my pants" so to speak. What I have done is take some rice or nut milk and thickened it with corn starch, and added spices like salt/pepper/parsley/a little onion powder/a pinch or so of dry mustard. When hot and thick I dump in a can of drained tuna or pouch tuna (which I like better) and a handful or so of frozen peas. No need to precook the peas. Heat it up a little more and put over mashed potatoes. I use Barbara's Bakery brand potato flakes since there is NOTHING in them except potatoes. To make those I just heat some alt milk and add salt and the potatoes. It probably seems blah to most people but it always sets well with me when I don't want anything to spicy, and VERY low fat. I just got some of Vance's Dairy Free (thanks to Shell telling me about it when I was looking for a non-soy dry milk alternative) which is a dry potato based milk alt and I'm anxious to try that. Hubby already used it as a creamer in his coffee and said it was good. I made some up as a milk just to drink and it was NOT sweet in any way, so I think it will be good for cooking, plus you can make it as creamy as you want by adding more of the powder. I've never seen it in a HFS but it is easy to mail order it, and it comes fast!
I've tried the Better Than Milk-Rice and I think it is horrid. The soy may be better though if you do soy.
BTW, the peas are optional...LOL
Hope this helps, if just a little.
Kandee
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Thanks you so much! I already have the potato flakes so this looks so easy and something I can bring for lunch! Thank you thank you.
PS. I'm really trying to loosen up on the "exact measuring". It's an OCD thing but I'm trying! I think I can do this one!
Oh, what size canned tuna, the regular small one, or the larger size?
-------------------- ~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Kandee, help
#149534 - 02/13/05 09:48 AM
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Augie
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My creamed tuna turned out horrible!! About how much milk do you use? I think I used way to much because it was like tuna soup!!
-------------------- ~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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When I used to make creamed tuna, I used a cup of milk. Never more than that!
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Actually....
#149567 - 02/13/05 01:03 PM
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Kandee
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1/2 cup rice or almond milk with 2 teaspoons cornstarch (whisked in the milk when it's still cold) works fine when using a small can of well drained tuna or a 3 oz. pouch. Also add a few drops of lemon juice to cut the sweetness of the milk and enhance the tuna...I think I forgot to mention this before. Make sure the cream mixture is good and hot before adding the tuna since you don't want to stir it to much or the tuna chunks will come apart.
The only problem with using the cornstarch is that the mixture looks more clear than creamy. I'm going to have to experiment with other alt flours to see if I can't get a more creamy appearance.
Thanks Casey for jumping in on this.
Sorry yours got soupy Beth....but good for you giving it a try...don't give up on it...look at it as a challenge, and remember you can always add more liquid if it seems a little thick, but you can't take away liquid once you've started out with to much.
Kandee
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Thanks Kandee!
-------------------- ~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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