I done it finally !

[Jaguar]

I done it, finally. I took the leap. I'm on a get eating better mood and today I used coconut oil for the first time in place of butter, and it works.

I'm liberated.

[lexxy703]

Oh he11 no.  I will never give up my butter!!!

I'm glad your happy about it though.

[Jaguar]

I have also been drinking a ton of water with lemon slices and fresh raspberries in it. Say goodbye to wine.


I'll just hand in my EE card and go off to WIR, now.

[The Captain]

Aug 3, 2015 15:26:46 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I have also been drinking a ton of water with lemon slices and fresh raspberries in it. Say goodbye to wine.


I'll just hand in my EE card and go off to WIR, now.

NEVER!!!

[Jaguar]

Oh yes it's GONE, GONE, LONG GONE !

[lexxy703]

Aug 3, 2015 15:26:46 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I have also been drinking a ton of water with lemon slices and fresh raspberries in it. Say goodbye to wine.


I'll just hand in my EE card and go off to WIR, now.

I think those brainwave things you play are starting to brainwash you.  You must fight it.

[NancysSummerSip]

My niece uses coconut oil quite a bit, in place of butter. I have a pie crust recipe that uses it, instead of butter, lard or shortening. Next time I make pie, I plan to try it out.

[Blonde Granny]

As a sometime poster on WIR, I welcome you Sugi.....but you also must now be a frequent poster on Smart Spending.

So, hop to it!!!! Marvholly will now become your hero, just like she is mine.

[Jaguar]

Aug 3, 2015 15:35:23 GMT -5 lexxy703 said:

Aug 3, 2015 15:26:46 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I have also been drinking a ton of water with lemon slices and fresh raspberries in it. Say goodbye to wine.


I'll just hand in my EE card and go off to WIR, now.

I think those brainwave things you play are starting to brainwash you.  You must fight it.

Oh hell no, I'm joining them !

[Pants]

Aug 3, 2015 15:26:46 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I have also been drinking a ton of water with lemon slices and fresh raspberries in it. Say goodbye to wine.


I'll just hand in my EE card and go off to WIR, now.

I don't think you have to throw out wine to join WIR. If that's the case, I've been doing it wrong forever...

[Jaguar]

Well EE is ALL about the whin......oh I mean wine.

[Jaguar]

Aug 3, 2015 15:38:38 GMT -5 Blonde Granny said:

As a sometime poster on WIR, I welcome you Sugi.....but you also must now be a frequent poster on Smart Spending.

So, hop to it!!!! Marvholly will now become your hero, just like she is mine.

See someone likes me, weirdness and all.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

I've been using raw sugar instead of refined. I also use coarse ground sea salt & peppercorns instead of regular table salt & pepper.

As for wine - I look at that as processed grapes. And grapes are good for you.

The same can be said for whiskeys - we're told to have grains in our diets.

[Jaguar]

I use sea salt instead of regular salt, I got to get some of that Himalayan pink salt. I also have peppercorns. No booze, brainwave entrainment won't work.

[Jaguar]

It's all about being as healthy as I can be.

[wyouser]

What was that song anyway? -note-Put De Lime in de coconut

[Tennesseer]

Somehow spreading coconut oil on corn-on-the-cob just does not sound appetizing.

[Jaguar]

Butter ain't bad at all, I'm just in the testing and learning phase.

[NastyWoman]

Aug 3, 2015 16:32:08 GMT -5 wyouser said:

What was that song anyway? -note-Put De Lime in de coconut

In Bones when they sing that they have just spread the ashes of a loved one...

[NastyWoman]

Aug 3, 2015 15:38:03 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

My niece uses coconut oil quite a bit, in place of butter. I have a pie crust recipe that uses it, instead of butter, lard or shortening. Next time I make pie, I plan to try it out.

Nancy, please share the recipe and how it turns out.  I have this annual Xmas brunch for a group of friends and one of them is either allergic or intolorant to dairy.  And on top of that she is Jewish so I have a devil of a time coming up with dishes she can eat.  Remember I am Dutch and, like many Americans seem to douse everything in ketchup (shudder) the Dutch can't seem to live without dairy so any recipe that works would be great  

[Jaguar]

I'm drinking water with lemon and lime slices in it and I'm baking asparagus in my oven, WOO HOO !!!

[sesfw]

I use sea salt instead of regular salt, I got to get some of that Himalayan pink salt. It's all about being as healthy as I can be.

Ditch the salt entirely.  You will get enough from nature.  Any kind of meat has 75mg sodium per serving, and a serving size is the size of a deck of cards.  Any kind of milk has about 120 mg per 8 oz.  Get rid of all seasoning blends and buy your spices individually.  Mrs Dash table blend is great.

Getting rid of the sodium will drop water weight from your body ...... and all of your personal plumbing will work a lot better.

Off my soapbox now.

[NoNamePerson]

Aug 3, 2015 16:32:08 GMT -5 wyouser said:

What was that song anyway? -note-Put De Lime in de coconut

Harry Nilsson 

[NoNamePerson]

Aug 4, 2015 19:46:06 GMT -5 sesfw said:

I use sea salt instead of regular salt, I got to get some of that Himalayan pink salt. It's all about being as healthy as I can be.

Ditch the salt entirely.  You will get enough from nature.  Any kind of meat has 75mg sodium per serving, and a serving size is the size of a deck of cards.  Any kind of milk has about 120 mg per 8 oz.  Get rid of all seasoning blends and buy your spices individually.  Mrs Dash table blend is great.

Getting rid of the sodium will drop water weight from your body ...... and all of your personal plumbing will work a lot better.

Off my soapbox now.

I was thinking the same thing but figured pEEps would think I was going off the cliff by not using salt.  

ETA: on the subject of coconut. Does it make stuff taste like coconut. Only ask because the only time I have eaten coconut and really like it was when cracked open a real coconut and ate it that way. Other than that I have never acquired a taste for it.   

[msventoux]

Aug 4, 2015 19:46:06 GMT -5 sesfw said:

I use sea salt instead of regular salt, I got to get some of that Himalayan pink salt. It's all about being as healthy as I can be.

Ditch the salt entirely.  You will get enough from nature.  Any kind of meat has 75mg sodium per serving, and a serving size is the size of a deck of cards.  Any kind of milk has about 120 mg per 8 oz.  Get rid of all seasoning blends and buy your spices individually.  Mrs Dash table blend is great.

Getting rid of the sodium will drop water weight from your body ...... and all of your personal plumbing will work a lot better.

Off my soapbox now.

*Glares* Give up my salt?  My salt and vinegar chips?  My salty pretzels and popcorn?  You're insane!  

You're probably right, but I would give up chocolate before giving up additional salt.   Oooohhh, now I want freshly baked salted chocolate chip cookies. 

[sesfw]

*Glares* Give up my salt? My salt and vinegar chips? My salty pretzels and popcorn? You're insane!

You're probably right, but I would give up chocolate before giving up additional salt. Oooohhh, now I want freshly baked salted chocolate chip cookies.

ROFLOL .......... This is a lifestyle change.  Have your chips, pretzels, and popcorn as a treat every once in a while.  BTW, dark chocolate has zero sodium.

In my web search I found out that it isn't what you eat ..... it's how it's seasoned. 

[Tennesseer]

Aug 4, 2015 18:13:33 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I'm drinking water with lemon and lime slices in it and I'm baking asparagus in my oven, WOO HOO !!!

Olive oil and a sprinkling of Kosher salt on the asparagus? Roasted asparagus is delicious and sweet.

[Jaguar]

Aug 5, 2015 9:58:15 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Aug 4, 2015 18:13:33 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

I'm drinking water with lemon and lime slices in it and I'm baking asparagus in my oven, WOO HOO !!!

Olive oil and a sprinkling of Kosher salt on the asparagus? Roasted asparagus is delicious and sweet.

Yeah I think I overcooked it, in a 425 degree oven for 8 minutes. My oven is screwy, so tonight I'll try 400 degrees for 8 minutes and see how I do. It's all a learning process yanno.

[Robert not Bobby]

Aug 3, 2015 15:22:37 GMT -5 lexxy703 said:

Oh he11 no.  I will never give up my butter!!!

I'm glad your happy about it though.

Butter, ladies it is like grease...and bad for the heart. Have some peanut butter in the morning if you are famished...maybe not.

Now, I don't want to be like Apple, the food Nazi. Slice an Apple into eight pieces and spread some jam on it and a slice of toast.

Give up your butter. LOL

[sarcasticgirl]

Aug 5, 2015 13:45:31 GMT -5 Robert not Bobby said:

Aug 3, 2015 15:22:37 GMT -5 lexxy703 said:

Oh he11 no.  I will never give up my butter!!!

I'm glad your happy about it though.

Butter, ladies it is like grease...and bad for the heart. Have some peanut butter in the morning if you are famished...maybe not.

Now, I don't want to be like Apple, the food Nazi. Slice an Apple into eight pieces and spread some jam on it and a slice of toast.

Give up your butter. LOL

This is so old school.

I ditched flour and sugar and started eating more butter and fat in order to get enough calories. And what do you know, my blood pressure went down, my cholesterol is even better than it was.

Tell me more about giving up butter. Ppppffffttttt!

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