WIR ~ Let's Get Fit 2016

[msventoux]

Apr 3, 2016 18:06:00 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Apr 3, 2016 16:38:37 GMT -5 yogiii said:

We eat steel cut oats every weekday morning.  We vary the toppings (cinnamon, raisin and walnut), (vanilla, craisins, almonds), the kids like cinnamon and banana or cinnamon and applesauce.  Would any of that work?  The oats stay good in the fridge for a week.  You can heat up leftovers in the microwave with a little water or milk for some added moisture.

Oatmeal is okay. I do steal cut oats with dried fruit and nuts... but I tend to put more fruit in to get it sweeter so my carbs go way up. I also can only eat it once or twice a week... if I try more than that I turn into a toddler try to eat it and refuse. I am such a pain in the ass.

I used to put some Greek yogurt in it to add protein and tang... but alas!

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Maybe try different types of baked or slow cooked oatmeal?  I made steel-cut carrot cake oatmeal in the pressure cooker that was pretty good.  It was cooked with shredded carrots and apple.  I topped it on various days with unsweetened shredded coconut, walnuts, almonds or a touch of syrup. 

[yogiii]

Apr 3, 2016 18:06:00 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Apr 3, 2016 16:38:37 GMT -5 yogiii said:

We eat steel cut oats every weekday morning.  We vary the toppings (cinnamon, raisin and walnut), (vanilla, craisins, almonds), the kids like cinnamon and banana or cinnamon and applesauce.  Would any of that work?  The oats stay good in the fridge for a week.  You can heat up leftovers in the microwave with a little water or milk for some added moisture.

Oatmeal is okay. I do steal cut oats with dried fruit and nuts... but I tend to put more fruit in to get it sweeter so my carbs go way up. I also can only eat it once or twice a week... if I try more than that I turn into a toddler try to eat it and refuse. I am such a pain in the ass.

I used to put some Greek yogurt in it to add protein and tang... but alas!

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I can fake myself out with the cinnamon and vanilla.  Also like anything else, at first it tastes weird because it isn't "sweet" but then you get used to it and that taste is normal.

Have you used the Lavash wraps?  You could do breakfast wraps in those, like avocado and cheese or something like that.

[Pants]

I'm sure you're already on top of dairy subs, but the Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla milk is really yummy and only has (IIRC) one more gram of carbs than regular milk.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 3, 2016 18:17:56 GMT -5 msventoux said:

Apr 3, 2016 18:06:00 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Oatmeal is okay. I do steal cut oats with dried fruit and nuts... but I tend to put more fruit in to get it sweeter so my carbs go way up. I also can only eat it once or twice a week... if I try more than that I turn into a toddler try to eat it and refuse. I am such a pain in the ass.

I used to put some Greek yogurt in it to add protein and tang... but alas!

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Maybe try different types of baked or slow cooked oatmeal?  I made steel-cut carrot cake oatmeal in the pressure cooker that was pretty good.  It was cooked with shredded carrots and apple.  I topped it on various days with unsweetened shredded coconut, walnuts, almonds or a touch of syrup. 

I will experiment a little. I tend to ditch oatmeal when it gets warm so I will aim to get going on that this week! I used to do a fruit puree in my oatmeal that was pretty good.
Thanks for the ideas.

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[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 3, 2016 19:00:07 GMT -5 Pants said:

I'm sure you're already on top of dairy subs, but the Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla milk is really yummy and only has (IIRC) one more gram of carbs than regular milk.

I actually prefer this over milk! So good.

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[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 3, 2016 18:49:42 GMT -5 yogiii said:

Apr 3, 2016 18:06:00 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Oatmeal is okay. I do steal cut oats with dried fruit and nuts... but I tend to put more fruit in to get it sweeter so my carbs go way up. I also can only eat it once or twice a week... if I try more than that I turn into a toddler try to eat it and refuse. I am such a pain in the ass.

I used to put some Greek yogurt in it to add protein and tang... but alas!

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I can fake myself out with the cinnamon and vanilla.  Also like anything else, at first it tastes weird because it isn't "sweet" but then you get used to it and that taste is normal.

Have you used the Lavash wraps?  You could do breakfast wraps in those, like avocado and cheese or something like that.

I used to eat something like that before my dr. Had me ditch gluten in order to heal my gut.

I know... no dairy, no eggs, no gluten and limited sugar. I am a pain in the ass!!!!!

I do eat butter... and dark chocolate. That is the extent of the dairy I have. Once every couple of months I'll have cheese and it is glorious. I feel awful for 2 days... but so worth it.


Thanks everyone for the ideas. I have written them down and will start coming up with some new stuff next week.


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[saveinla]

sarcasticgirl,

I recently bookmarked this page, but have not tried any of the recipes - it's for savory oatmeal. Some of them sound interesting, but I think most of them will not be worth the effort. I want to try the last one with mushrooms. Take a look and see if you find any inspiration.


www.shape.com/healthy-eating/meal-ideas/16-savory-oatmeal-recipes

[ners]

Weekly Check in

Steps- Hit the goal.  113705.  Eating choices not good .  Too much junk.  Step goal 110,000.  Going to work on drinking more water and eating less junk food.

I hit my March step goal and am on pace for yearly goal.

I think some of the weight is water retention.  

11/16/2015 172
12/7/2015 170
1/4/2016 171
2/1/2016 168
2/15/2016 169.4
2/22/2016 168.4
02/29/2016 170
03/07/2016 170.4
03/14/2016/171
03/21/2016 169.8
03/28/2016 170.8
04/4/2016   172.6

[yogiii]

Ah sorry, I forgot about the no gluten. I know it is annoying when people give you crap ideas .

[ners]

sarcasticgirl no advice just hugs.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 4, 2016 5:28:38 GMT -5 yogiii said:

Ah sorry, I forgot about the no gluten. I know it is annoying when people give you crap ideas .

No, I don't think it is annoying. You were helping.
I think *I* am annoying with all these restrictions!
Allergy season is upon us, so I have to buckle down

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[Pants]

wait, sarcastic, didn't your DH quit his job? why are you prepping his lunches?

second, is there stuff you can both eat?

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 4, 2016 8:27:33 GMT -5 Pants said:

wait, sarcastic, didn't your DH quit his job? why are you prepping his lunches?

second, is there stuff you can both eat?

why yes, yes he did. Because left to his own devices, he'd eat a sandwich and chips every damn day, or something equally as unhealthy that requires little effort in thinking or preparation.
I prep his lunches so that he eats relatively well. He is doing some side work, so he's usually not home at lunch time. I actually don't mind it at all. It helps me control our budget, and help control his nutrition (I realize I shouldn't need to do this... but it helps me stress less.) I enjoy cooking and being creative and coming up with new ideas. chopping veggies is therapeutic for me. When DH is home on Sunday when I prep (he's sometimes doing some side work) then he helps with chopping and cleaning, unless he's doing laundry.

He's not interested in any of my dietary restrictions... and we both have very different things that we like for lunch. We are opposite there. 
We meet in the middle at salads. however, within those salads we have like 3 veggies in common that we like in salads (including the greens!) 
Even within fruit (I love everything but bananas and grapefruit) we tend to go in opposite directions as to what we prefer to have daily. he's oranges pears and raspberries, i prefer kiwis, plums, and strawberries. we can share apples. LOL 

[ners]

I was so proud.  At 11:15 I was craving junk food.  I went and got a glass of water.  Crisis averted.  Then at 3:30  craving came back.  This time I succumbed to the craving. 

Tomorrow is another day,  Now to try to get in a few steps.  Total is very disappointing at the moment.

[sarcasticgirl]

Great job at ditching the junk this AM ners!
You have been rocking these steps
.

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[flamingo]

We are having a step challenge this month at work. It's a bit too cold this week for me to want to get out and get my steps in! Too bad the challenge started yesterday and not Sunday, when it was 70 degrees by dinner time 

DH is either sick with a cold or the fluctuating weather is causing him allergy issues. Either way, he was up at 4am rattling around, making coffee, sneezing, and just generally being noisy. So tired today!   And when I get tired, I crave junky food. Fingers crossed I can hold out!

[ners]

flamingo Hope you fought the junky food crave.  

Good luck on your step challenge.
Even though I have registered more than 15000 steps except for the first day and I am over 13000 steps behind.   

[Pants]

Well it's been a shitshow of a week already. Drank too much on Sunday night, woke up with a splitting headache and nausea. Turned out to be a migraine - I haven't had one in a decade! So yesterday was no food no food then ALL THE FOOD once the meds kicked in and the nausea ended. Today I feel like I've gained 10lbs back? I look bigger, I feel huge. I will weigh myself tomorrow morning.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Apr 5, 2016 18:52:08 GMT -5 ners said:

flamingo Hope you fought the junky food crave.  

Good luck on your step challenge.
Even though I have registered more than 15000 steps except for the first day and I am over 13000 steps behind.   

Who is this other person and how do we stop him/her!!!

[ners]

Apr 5, 2016 20:45:40 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

Apr 5, 2016 18:52:08 GMT -5 ners said:

Who is this other person and how do we stop him/her!!!

Not sure how to stop her.  I am just going to try to get in 15000 steps so that I get 15 points toward my wellness program.  This should keep me solidly in second.  (Ahead of third place by 61000)

Would it be wrong of me to wish she would catch the virus that is going around.

[sarcasticgirl]

My cold is finally coming to an end... I hope!
Last week wasn't horrible, but not great either. The weather is supposed to get better so I plan on getting out and getting more steps. This last week was crapppppy!

Prepping bacon-y lentils... pretty simple, cooked 4 pieces of bacon, sautéed onions and garlic then threw in the lentils. Very simplistic, but tasty. I will have that for breakfast a few days this week. Chicken and wild rice soup (with veggies- celery carrots peas) for lunch.
Dark chocolate portioned for snacks as well as gluten free pretzels, hummus and carrots.

I fell short of my step goal last week a bit. I felt awful fighting that cold. Back at it this week. We're hitting our first baseball game of the season and we're a mile from Wrigley and always walk to and from the game. We might take a few walks down there this week just to check out the buzz from the new season starting.
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[ners]

Apr 10, 2016 16:14:48 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

My cold is finally coming to an end... I hope!
Last week wasn't horrible, but not great either. The weather is supposed to get better so I plan on getting out and getting more steps. This last week was crapppppy!

Prepping bacon-y lentils... pretty simple, cooked 4 pieces of bacon, sautéed onions and garlic then threw in the lentils. Very simplistic, but tasty. I will have that for breakfast a few days this week. Chicken and wild rice soup (with veggies- celery carrots peas) for lunch.
Dark chocolate portioned for snacks as well as gluten free pretzels, hummus and carrots.

I fell short of my step goal last week a bit. I felt awful fighting that cold. Back at it this week. We're hitting our first baseball game of the season and we're a mile from Wrigley and always walk to and from the game. We might take a few walks down there this week just to check out the buzz from the new season starting.
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Sorry you fell short of your goal.  Hope you come back strong this week.  Jealous because you can walk to Cubs games.  I have only attended one Cubs game in my life.  

[Pants]

Apr 10, 2016 16:14:48 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

My cold is finally coming to an end... I hope!
Last week wasn't horrible, but not great either. The weather is supposed to get better so I plan on getting out and getting more steps. This last week was crapppppy!

Prepping bacon-y lentils... pretty simple, cooked 4 pieces of bacon, sautéed onions and garlic then threw in the lentils. Very simplistic, but tasty. I will have that for breakfast a few days this week. Chicken and wild rice soup (with veggies- celery carrots peas) for lunch.
Dark chocolate portioned for snacks as well as gluten free pretzels, hummus and carrots.

I fell short of my step goal last week a bit. I felt awful fighting that cold. Back at it this week. We're hitting our first baseball game of the season and we're a mile from Wrigley and always walk to and from the game. We might take a few walks down there this week just to check out the buzz from the new season starting.
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Sg - check this out: pinchofyum.com/5-minute-magic-green-sauce
It's my new obsession - lower carb than hummus which I thought might work well for you. And amazing and easy. Keeps great for at least a week.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 10, 2016 16:24:49 GMT -5 ners said:

Apr 10, 2016 16:14:48 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

My cold is finally coming to an end... I hope!
Last week wasn't horrible, but not great either. The weather is supposed to get better so I plan on getting out and getting more steps. This last week was crapppppy!

Prepping bacon-y lentils... pretty simple, cooked 4 pieces of bacon, sautéed onions and garlic then threw in the lentils. Very simplistic, but tasty. I will have that for breakfast a few days this week. Chicken and wild rice soup (with veggies- celery carrots peas) for lunch.
Dark chocolate portioned for snacks as well as gluten free pretzels, hummus and carrots.

I fell short of my step goal last week a bit. I felt awful fighting that cold. Back at it this week. We're hitting our first baseball game of the season and we're a mile from Wrigley and always walk to and from the game. We might take a few walks down there this week just to check out the buzz from the new season starting.
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Sorry you fell short of your goal.  Hope you come back strong this week.  Jealous because you can walk to Cubs games.  I have only attended one Cubs game in my life.  

I just reviewed my steps... I only had about 7k Monday but got just over 10k every other day of the week except yesterday, which I spent almost 2 hours in the car and was visiting MIL. Not too bad for how wretched I felt!

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[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 10, 2016 16:37:48 GMT -5 Pants said:

Apr 10, 2016 16:14:48 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

My cold is finally coming to an end... I hope!
Last week wasn't horrible, but not great either. The weather is supposed to get better so I plan on getting out and getting more steps. This last week was crapppppy!

Prepping bacon-y lentils... pretty simple, cooked 4 pieces of bacon, sautéed onions and garlic then threw in the lentils. Very simplistic, but tasty. I will have that for breakfast a few days this week. Chicken and wild rice soup (with veggies- celery carrots peas) for lunch.
Dark chocolate portioned for snacks as well as gluten free pretzels, hummus and carrots.

I fell short of my step goal last week a bit. I felt awful fighting that cold. Back at it this week. We're hitting our first baseball game of the season and we're a mile from Wrigley and always walk to and from the game. We might take a few walks down there this week just to check out the buzz from the new season starting.
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Sg - check this out: pinchofyum.com/5-minute-magic-green-sauce
It's my new obsession - lower carb than hummus which I thought might work well for you. And amazing and easy. Keeps great for at least a week.

That looks super yummy!!!

I will get the ingredients on friday when we got shopping again. Thanks!

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[ners]

Weekly Check in

110390 so hit step goal.  Did better on drinking water.  

This week's step goal is going to be 100000.  I would like to have plus 15000 at least 5 days. Keep up water consumption.  


11/16/2015 172
12/7/2015 170
1/4/2016 171
2/1/2016 168
2/15/2016 169.4
2/22/2016 168.4
02/29/2016 170
03/07/2016 170.4
03/14/2016/171
03/21/2016 169.8
03/28/2016 170.8
04/4/2016 172.6
04/11/2016  170.8

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

January 3 Weight: 139.2 Wrong direction!
January 8 Weight: 139.0
January 12 Weight: 137.0
January 13 Weight: 137.2
January 16 Weight: 136.6
January 24 Weight: 137.4
January 28 Weight: 136.6
April 11 Weight: 137.2
April 30 Weight Goal:135.7lbs. | Weight Range 135- 137

June 30 Goal Weight: 125 lbs. | Weight Range 124 - 126

Over the last two months, I went back up to 140. I'm glad spring has sprung. I get quite downtrodden in the winter.

[yogiii]

Staying strong on 3x/week, it's been a full 2 months now. I am not really noticing change except maybe with an improved mood.  DH says my 6 pack abs are back . 

[Pants]

Well, after the last couple weeks I expected to be up, but instead I'm down a lb as of yesterday? I have no idea how, but hey, I'll take it.

I've been a fiend lately, just eating everything I can get my hands on and not tracking. As of yesterday am back on the tracking, so even if I can't keep myself in control with food I'm being honest about it.

[sarcasticgirl]

Apr 12, 2016 8:32:42 GMT -5 Pants said:

Well, after the last couple weeks I expected to be up, but instead I'm down a lb as of yesterday? I have no idea how, but hey, I'll take it.

I've been a fiend lately, just eating everything I can get my hands on and not tracking. As of yesterday am back on the tracking, so even if I can't keep myself in control with food I'm being honest about it.

Can't argue with that.

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