work social tomorrow

"Aquarijen" wrote in message
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"Rob" wrote in message
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Aquarijen wrote:

Hi All,
I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get
some
ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social -
right
on
the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate
too
with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk
and
have
it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a
bowl - 30
calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve
the
ice
milk on a banana..?
Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top?
I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have
protein in
my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on
top
or something?
Thanks!
Jen



You got good advice from others.

I'd do what many of them suggested. Take a little (hopefully it's self
serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like
eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others.

I brought my own ice milk, but didn't have to use it because they had
low-cal ice milk there. I put a few toppings on it (I could measure them -
it was a help yourself line with teaspoons to dole out toppings). I
budgeted it into my calories and was really surprised when, after the
first
bowl, I was happy with what I had eaten and grabbed a coffee to offset the
sluggishness from sugar - I did not grab another bowl. I did not feel
like I had suffered either. I am glad I had some toppings because I think
I'd have been fixated on not having had it and it would have been worse
later. And I looked normal.
I had my regular-sized dinner and came in under calories as planned -- no
disasters.
Thanks for the help!
-Jennifer

WTG Jennifer. Often it just takes a little bit of planning to stick with
our WOE. Glad this event turned out okay for you.

Aquarijen wrote:

"Rob" wrote in message
...

Aquarijen wrote:


Hi All,
I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some
ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right

on

the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate

too

with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and

have

it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a

bowl - 30

calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the

ice

milk on a banana..?
Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top?
I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have

protein in

my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on

top

or something?
Thanks!
Jen



You got good advice from others.

I'd do what many of them suggested. Take a little (hopefully it's self
serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like
eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others.


I brought my own ice milk, but didn't have to use it because they had
low-cal ice milk there. I put a few toppings on it (I could measure them -
it was a help yourself line with teaspoons to dole out toppings). I
budgeted it into my calories and was really surprised when, after the first
bowl, I was happy with what I had eaten and grabbed a coffee to offset the
sluggishness from sugar - I did not grab another bowl. I did not feel
like I had suffered either. I am glad I had some toppings because I think
I'd have been fixated on not having had it and it would have been worse
later. And I looked normal.
I had my regular-sized dinner and came in under calories as planned -- no
disasters.
Thanks for the help!
-Jennifer



Way to go! This is hopefully your first victory of many.

"And I looked normal." I feel and you may also find along the way that
this is a challenge that is, do I dare say, “gratifying”? To walk into
a room, statistically full of overweight people, eat the same foods
they’re eating and walk out fit. Along the same lines, I like to find
recipes that are obviously too calorie dense for my WOE and modify them
with my own ingredients (wheat flours, olive oil, ground turkey, soy
milk, egg whites, etc.). The true test of these is to serve them to
“normal” people and see if they complain about the difference.

Enjoy!

Aquarijen wrote:

"Rob" wrote in message
...

Aquarijen wrote:


Hi All,
I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some
ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right

on

the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate

too

with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and

have

it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a

bowl - 30

calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the

ice

milk on a banana..?
Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top?
I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have

protein in

my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on

top

or something?
Thanks!
Jen



You got good advice from others.

I'd do what many of them suggested. Take a little (hopefully it's self
serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like
eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others.


I brought my own ice milk, but didn't have to use it because they had
low-cal ice milk there. I put a few toppings on it (I could measure them -
it was a help yourself line with teaspoons to dole out toppings). I
budgeted it into my calories and was really surprised when, after the first
bowl, I was happy with what I had eaten and grabbed a coffee to offset the
sluggishness from sugar - I did not grab another bowl. I did not feel
like I had suffered either. I am glad I had some toppings because I think
I'd have been fixated on not having had it and it would have been worse
later. And I looked normal.
I had my regular-sized dinner and came in under calories as planned -- no
disasters.
Thanks for the help!
-Jennifer



Way to go! This is hopefully your first victory of many.

"And I looked normal." I feel and you may also find along the way that
this is a challenge that is, do I dare say, “gratifying”? To walk into
a room, statistically full of overweight people, eat the same foods
they’re eating and walk out fit. Along the same lines, I like to find
recipes that are obviously too calorie dense for my WOE and modify them
with my own ingredients (wheat flours, olive oil, ground turkey, soy
milk, egg whites, etc.). The true test of these is to serve them to
“normal” people and see if they complain about the difference.

Enjoy!

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 10:13:33, Rob wrote:

"And I looked normal." I feel and you may also find along the way that
this is a challenge that is, do I dare say, “gratifying�? To walk into a
room, statistically full of overweight people, eat the same foods they’re
eating and walk out fit. Along the same lines, I like to find recipes that
are obviously too calorie dense for my WOE and modify them with my
own ingredients (wheat flours, olive oil, ground turkey, soy milk, egg
whites, etc.). The true test of these is to serve them to “normal� people
and see if they complain about the difference.

We used to do that - I know one Christmas we bought a package of
cranberries in the supermarket, and on the back was a recipe for a
cranberry cake. So the daughter decided to make it - and, quite without
thinking about it, omitted the fat. She was a bit worried about it when
she realised what she had done, but the cake turned out delicious. I
need to start doing it again....
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 10:13:33, Rob wrote:

"And I looked normal." I feel and you may also find along the way that
this is a challenge that is, do I dare say, “gratifying�? To walk into a
room, statistically full of overweight people, eat the same foods they’re
eating and walk out fit. Along the same lines, I like to find recipes that
are obviously too calorie dense for my WOE and modify them with my
own ingredients (wheat flours, olive oil, ground turkey, soy milk, egg
whites, etc.). The true test of these is to serve them to “normal� people
and see if they complain about the difference.

We used to do that - I know one Christmas we bought a package of
cranberries in the supermarket, and on the back was a recipe for a
cranberry cake. So the daughter decided to make it - and, quite without
thinking about it, omitted the fat. She was a bit worried about it when
she realised what she had done, but the cake turned out delicious. I
need to start doing it again....
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!

On 7 Aug 2004 00:37:11 GMT, SnugBear wrote:

Alex wrote:

You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm
loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be
first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF
cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch
today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana
split.

YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-)

Let me know how you like it!? (I had it for breakfast this morning)

It took me a while to find the sugar fee hazlenut syrup, and I did the
fresh CO peaches that are in season right now -- YUM!!!!! My new
favorite! Thanks Laurie!

Ally
212/164/160

On 7 Aug 2004 00:37:11 GMT, SnugBear wrote:

Alex wrote:

You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm
loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be
first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF
cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch
today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana
split.

YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-)

Let me know how you like it!? (I had it for breakfast this morning)

It took me a while to find the sugar fee hazlenut syrup, and I did the
fresh CO peaches that are in season right now -- YUM!!!!! My new
favorite! Thanks Laurie!

Ally
212/164/160

Alex wrote:

It took me a while to find the sugar fee hazlenut syrup, and I did the
fresh CO peaches that are in season right now -- YUM!!!!! My new
favorite! Thanks Laurie!

I'm so glad you liked it! I had it today with a plum and banana. I got my
SF syrup at TJ Max.

--
Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:25:06 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 01:48:48, SnugBear
wrote:

Annabel Smyth wrote:

Isn't diet Pepsi (and diet Coke) supposed to be bad for you? All that
aspartame.... YUCK. But then, I loathe diet cola - if I am going to
drink it (which I suppose I do about once every 5 years), I drink the
full-sugar version (here in the UK it *is* sugar, too, not corn syrup).

I never drank cola at all until they invented Diet Pepsi. Most of the
*bad for you* stories are urban legends.

I don't think so. I mean, obviously the occasional one, once a month or
so, isn't going to hurt you, but there are folk who drink several a day,
and this can't be good for them, as it's so very acid. And there is, I
believe, medical evidence to prove that excess consumption can encourage
osteoporosis, due to the phosphoric acid that is such a large component
of these colas. Both diet and full-fat. Aspartame is a whole other
issue - studies do seem to have been inconclusive as to whether or not
it is actively harmful. I do know that I really dislike the taste, and
prefer not to put it in my body!

I'm still looking for a good reason to give up my Diet Pepsi addiction
:-). The fact that it's acid, in and of itself, doesn't seem like a
reason. It doesn't give me indigestion or anything. And, while I've
heard it can encourage osteoporosis, my recent bone scan showed that I
have off-the-charts bone density. And I've never worried about
aspartame (mostly just because if I worried about everything I heard
bad things about I'd never be able to eat anything). And drinking it
hasn't interfered with my weight loss or maintenance.

Apart from all this stuff, though, I think I consume more caffeine
than is good for me. So I do sort of want to cut back on the Diet
Pepsi, but I keep putting it off 'til another time. Anyone want to
provide some motivation for me? :-)

Chris
262/143/ (145-150) -- though I don't really know what I weigh after my
week in North Carolina

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:25:06 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 01:48:48, SnugBear
wrote:

Annabel Smyth wrote:

Isn't diet Pepsi (and diet Coke) supposed to be bad for you? All that
aspartame.... YUCK. But then, I loathe diet cola - if I am going to
drink it (which I suppose I do about once every 5 years), I drink the
full-sugar version (here in the UK it *is* sugar, too, not corn syrup).

I never drank cola at all until they invented Diet Pepsi. Most of the
*bad for you* stories are urban legends.

I don't think so. I mean, obviously the occasional one, once a month or
so, isn't going to hurt you, but there are folk who drink several a day,
and this can't be good for them, as it's so very acid. And there is, I
believe, medical evidence to prove that excess consumption can encourage
osteoporosis, due to the phosphoric acid that is such a large component
of these colas. Both diet and full-fat. Aspartame is a whole other
issue - studies do seem to have been inconclusive as to whether or not
it is actively harmful. I do know that I really dislike the taste, and
prefer not to put it in my body!

I'm still looking for a good reason to give up my Diet Pepsi addiction
:-). The fact that it's acid, in and of itself, doesn't seem like a
reason. It doesn't give me indigestion or anything. And, while I've
heard it can encourage osteoporosis, my recent bone scan showed that I
have off-the-charts bone density. And I've never worried about
aspartame (mostly just because if I worried about everything I heard
bad things about I'd never be able to eat anything). And drinking it
hasn't interfered with my weight loss or maintenance.

Apart from all this stuff, though, I think I consume more caffeine
than is good for me. So I do sort of want to cut back on the Diet
Pepsi, but I keep putting it off 'til another time. Anyone want to
provide some motivation for me? :-)

Chris
262/143/ (145-150) -- though I don't really know what I weigh after my
week in North Carolina