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honeybee · Queen of Imperfection Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 3163

I'm in.

We want to join a gym. Since my main downfall to weigh loss is that I am lazy and put off exercise, this will be good.

Oh, and my Christmas downfall is mint M&M's. Only available at Cmas time, so I really need to consume enough in the wintery season to get me through the rest of the year. snorting

prescott · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:57 am Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

TheBean · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

I'm in.

I have a conference next week - I'de like to lose 5 pounds of water weight before then.

i walked the spazoid dog tonight. And I had salad at wendys instead of a burger/fries. Thats good ...right????

I skipped most of the dressing.

But...i did havea latte coffee tonight - which probably counteracted my salad.

Eileen

MedeaNJ · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:41 am Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

I have not read all the posts, but I really need to lose about 10 - 20lbs. I am a semi veggie (eating only dairy, poultry and fish) and a carbo freak...big problem there.

I usually have an egg and cheese sandwich or a turkey swiss coissant every morning, but since funds are really tight I am resorting to resisting to make stuff from home. Today is the first day to have 3/4 cup cereal with skim. I'm sitting here in the office famished and it's only 0940!

I have cous cous and cut up chicken sausage for lunch, but I feel guilty that I did have time to get into the garden this morning to raid the lettuce for a salad.

But count me in.

julymom · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:52 am Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

Scout · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:24 am Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

I am totally a protein person. I must have protein at every meal or I will become hypoglycemic an hour or so after I eat. If it weren't for sugar, it would be really easy for me to follow a low carb (but not no carb) diet. I like pasta once a week though, but I think if I stuck to meats and veggies the rest of the time, I could get away with it.

One good thing about getting pg is that I'm always so motivated to loose weight after I have the baby. I started this pregnancy at my all-time biggest, and I might have just kept slowly gaining weight. Now I know that when this baby comes, my ass is getting in gear!

MedeaNJ · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Anyone wanna get skinny?

Rebecca_R · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone wanna get skinny?

Jessica · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

Have you guys heard about all these new raw restaurants that are opening?? It's the rage! It's supposed to be super-super healthy. Just raw veggies and fruits and grains and crap. I don't even know, but it sounds like a great detox program.

My New Years resolution is to start eating raw veggies.

TheBean · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

Come on over my house...i wack some raw crap on a plate for you and serve it up

I'm sorry..but there aint NO WAY I'm hauling my butt to a restaurant to have uncooked FOOD! I want a hot meal when I go out - thank you verra much.

LOL

Scout · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

I heard the guy who opened the first Raw restaurant on "Splendid Table" on NPR a few years ago. The stuff is all very complex. Some things are slightly heated in the prep process, but only to a minimal degree. Some of it sounds interesting, and a lot of it sounds nasty. Remember on SATC, Samantha met "Smith" when he was a waiter at Raw. She had to wait out all the other women who were there trying to pick him up, so she was ordering all this gross stuff. Laughing

I have actually craved produce this pregnancy. I think it's my winter panic taken up a notch by the hormones. I *hate* winter, and fresh fruits and veggies seem harder to come by in winter, so I want them. I've been eating baby carrots and grape tomatoes with ranch dressing, and canteloupe and grapes. I got a few good plums before the last of the season. I always crave canned pears when I'm pg, too, for some reason. I ate a whole chilled can the other day, though, so I'm good on pears for a while. Embarassed

Salads are agitating my digestive problems though, so not much salad going on unfortunately.

We do eat a lot of one-dish meals that are rice or pasta based, though, and I think adding a green veggie like steamed broccoli or some spinach is a great, easy strategy. You end up eating less of the higher-calorie main dish, plus you get some veggies in you. When I worked for a guy from naples, Italy, he would sautee fresh spinach in a little olive oil with some fresh garlic until it was just done, then drench it in cold, fresh lemon juice. Sounds weird but it was so yummy and very refreshing in the hot weather.

Rebecca_R · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone wanna get skinny?

julymom · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject: Anyone wanna get skinny?

honeybee · Queen of Imperfection Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 3163

Remember on SATC, Samantha met "Smith" when he was a waiter at Raw.

That's the first thing that popped in my head when Jessica posted about the uncooked food. Laughing

I loved Smith. I miss SATC. Crying or Very sad