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recipe for this please? Lee
Lesanne wrote in message
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Thanks Fred. I do lift weights. I have also been struggling with the
factoid that I have to pay the doctor if I get the note. I have no health
insurance. (one of the lovely benefits of quitting my regular job and
taking care of Ma)

The up side of that is that I am blazingly healthy. The down side is I
better not get in a car wreck.

So I am faced with a shrinking family income as we are living on Ma's
retirement and interest *noticed interest rates lately?* and a choice of
either paying another chunk out to WW, or to the Doctor, if I want to
continue with that. My DD and I have about decided to have a meeting
here,
she and I and her DH.

Of course, at that point, I get to set my own goal. Which will probably
be
right here, or close.

I really think that there is a level of calories, that my body is going to
DEMAND to keep up my level of activity. I am unwilling to let my level of
activity slide at all, as that is what is keeping me Sane and Happy.

Then there is the other thing. I really really like how I look right now.
Less like a hatrack, more like a woman, you know? Everyone has their own
concept of what looks good...

Thanks for your input. And Yeah again, I love LOTS of Zero point veggies,
the prime one these days being *faux* mashed potatoes made from
cauliflower.
"Fred" wrote in message
...
I can sympathize regarding the new rules. It seems WW might be moving
toward a BIGGER PROFIT motive and less toward the friendly model that
I've grown use to over the last 7 or 8 months. We shall see.

But back to the food/nourishment issues you raised. Maybe you just
need more food or need to play with the mix a bit more. I know that
when I'm hungry that I've tried steering myself to ZERO point fillers
such as salsa, broccoli, cauliflower, pickles and similar. But if you
are shakey, you may just need food or maybe you need additional
electrolytes and not just simple water. I have now added a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich or sometimes two to my hiking lunches. I
find that I need more to sustain me. Maybe that's because I've lost a
bunch of my reserves (fat stores!) and now need more on-going foods.
Also eating less desserts or carbos before hikes means that I have
less for the next day so that I need more for that reason, too.

Frankly, I don't believe that using a doctor's note is a wimpy
measure. You may just not be genetically designed to get your
exercise and be too thin - and remember TOO THIN is scale weight and
if you really have piled on more muscle it both needs to be fed and
could also make the scale reader higher for your proportions so that
maybe you should not meet the WW charts!

Just a bunch of wild speculation but don't drive yourself nuts.

Best,

Fred


On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:36:54 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

I have had such a hard time staying on my new points range, it is like
I
am
in a whole new land these days.

I looked over my average weight graph that I keep because it really
doesn't
lie over time, and has saved me a lot. This past 13 weeks I have lost
almost 9 pounds, so that is not a problem. The problem is my head and
my
stomach.

I am crabby, feel hungry most of the time when I am having a day on
program,
actually tremble with weakness after a good workout.... And I am
eating
my
exercise points folks. I get headaches when I baby sit my
granddaughter,
I
gripe about everything.

Where is this rant going? Then I see on here that with the new program
comes some new "rules". I hate rules. Especially ones about not being
able
to share new on program treats and things in meetings, that is what I
go
for. I am in a mess here. I am pretty sure that if I don't want to
really
suffer, I need to take about a year to get this other 10 or so pounds
off.
I have been trying to GET to their stupid goal so that I have the
ongoing
support without the OUTGOING money. (Sheesh I sound like...... you
know
who......) but really, how much can they drain outta me?

I could get a doc's note and go free, but feel like that is looked upon
as
being wimpy. Or I could suck it up and spend what it takes. I am
seriously
considering bailing from the meetings and just continuing here with my
DD
and DSIL weighing together once a week. But dang I am going to Miss my
friends at that meeting, and the leader. Everyone else there just
aggravates me frankly.

Thoughts anyone?

For the faux mashed potatoes?

You just steam cauliflower really soft, then put it in a strainer and let
all the liquid go (I save it for soup) then you mash the heck out of the
cauliflower and add some butter buds, some dried buttermilk powder, a little
salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes I add some low or nonfat cheese.
Really good stuff.


"Miss Violette" wrote in message
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recipe for this please? Lee

thanks, I just couldn't get my brain around it, Lee, moving slow and
thinking slower today
Lesanne wrote in message
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For the faux mashed potatoes?

You just steam cauliflower really soft, then put it in a strainer and let
all the liquid go (I save it for soup) then you mash the heck out of the
cauliflower and add some butter buds, some dried buttermilk powder, a
little
salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes I add some low or nonfat cheese.
Really good stuff.


"Miss Violette" wrote in message
s.com...
recipe for this please? Lee