Two week weigh-in + thanksgiving plans

OK, well, my doctor gave me a lofty goal of losing 25 pounds in 12 weeks. I
got back on-track with my eating, as I had been eating too many carbs and
was maintaining, but not really gaining, for a while.

So far, so good. On the 7th I weighed in at 245 and today I'm at 241. I do
plot my weight on a chart from day-to-day and I see the loss is real, not
just day-to-day fluctuation.

I'm not going to kick myself in the ass if I don't lose the whole 25 pounds,
it is a lofty goal. I do fully expect to lose 15 pounds, and if I lose more,
that's great.

Regarding Thanksgiving, ugh. Personally/socially, I'm not looking forward to
it as the kids have dragged my x into the plans, and we don't get along.
Food-wise, though, things are looking pretty good. I'm cooking and am going
to keep it simple:

Turkey, 13#: I'm going to rub walnut oil all over her, season with fresh
herbs, feed her a stick or two of butter, bag the bitch and throw her in the
oven.

Ham, 8#: If I motivate I'll do a splenda-type glaze. Otherwise, I'm good
just throwing it in the oven. I have to find a food thermometer somewhere.
Question: to which internal temp does one cook a "partially cooked" ham?

String beans (green beans) w. almond slivers.

Faux potatoes using Susan's recipe.

The x will no doubt have a lot of sugary/carby crap which she will try to
push me to eat. I'll just avoid it like its poison (or poisoned, maybe).

A little OT, but... should I have the x over here, on "my turf", or go to
her place? I am leaning towards going to her place because I can walk out if
things get bad -- but then I'd be without dinner. I figure that if things go
to hell and we're here, I'm screwed because I would either have to ask her
to leave or hermit in my room. (Hey, the computer's here.)

Mike

On Nov 21, 11:59 am, "em" wrote:
OK, well, my doctor gave me a lofty goal of losing 25 pounds in 12 weeks. I
got back on-track with my eating, as I had been eating too many carbs and
was maintaining, but not really gaining, for a while.

So far, so good. On the 7th I weighed in at 245 and today I'm at 241. I do
plot my weight on a chart from day-to-day and I see the loss is real, not
just day-to-day fluctuation.

I'm not going to kick myself in the ass if I don't lose the whole 25 pounds,
it is a lofty goal. I do fully expect to lose 15 pounds, and if I lose more,
that's great.

Regarding Thanksgiving, ugh. Personally/socially, I'm not looking forward to
it as the kids have dragged my x into the plans, and we don't get along.
Food-wise, though, things are looking pretty good. I'm cooking and am going
to keep it simple:

Turkey, 13#: I'm going to rub walnut oil all over her, season with fresh
herbs, feed her a stick or two of butter, bag the bitch and throw her in the
oven.

Ham, 8#: If I motivate I'll do a splenda-type glaze. Otherwise, I'm good
just throwing it in the oven. I have to find a food thermometer somewhere.
Question: to which internal temp does one cook a "partially cooked" ham?

String beans (green beans) w. almond slivers.

Faux potatoes using Susan's recipe.

The x will no doubt have a lot of sugary/carby crap which she will try to
push me to eat. I'll just avoid it like its poison (or poisoned, maybe).

A little OT, but... should I have the x over here, on "my turf", or go to
her place? I am leaning towards going to her place because I can walk out if
things get bad -- but then I'd be without dinner. I figure that if things go
to hell and we're here, I'm screwed because I would either have to ask her
to leave or hermit in my room. (Hey, the computer's here.)

Mike

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Eric

em wrote:
Turkey, 13#: I'm going to rub walnut oil all over her, season with fresh
herbs, feed her a stick or two of butter, bag the bitch and throw her in
the oven.

You REALLY should write a cookbook. Seriously. That's just the best
recipe I've ever read!


A little OT, but... should I have the x over here, on "my turf", or go
to her place? I am leaning towards going to her place because I can walk
out if things get bad -- but then I'd be without dinner. I figure that
if things go to hell and we're here, I'm screwed because I would either
have to ask her to leave or hermit in my room. (Hey, the computer's here.)

Be there and assume it will go well. Be polite and friendly. And if it
doesn't go well, just happen to need to take care of something on the
computer room. Don't make a big deal, just suddenly "remember" your
machine needs an emergency virus check or something, smile nicely and
excuse yourself.

No matter what does or doesn't actually happen in a breakup, kids always
remember. My mom poisoned us against my dad, but a few years down the
line, we noticed he'd never actually done anything mean or nasty,
whereas there was a long list for her.

So **** the bitch by being nice to her.


--
http://www.ornery-geeks.org/consulting/

On Nov 21, 10:59 am, "em" wrote:

The x will no doubt have a lot of sugary/carby crap which she will try to
push me to eat. I'll just avoid it like its poison (or poisoned, maybe).

Fill up on the turkey and ham before you even get there. It'll be
easier to pass up if you're full.



A little OT, but... should I have the x over here, on "my turf", or go to
her place? I am leaning towards going to her place because I can walk out if
things get bad -- but then I'd be without dinner.

Before the stores close go out and grab yourself another ham or turkey
breast. If you have to walk out, you have a backup.



Dawn

em wrote in message ...
Ham, 8#: If I motivate I'll do a splenda-type glaze. Otherwise, I'm
good
just throwing it in the oven. I have to find a food thermometer
somewhere.
Question: to which internal temp does one cook a "partially cooked"
ham?


160-165 degrees is what we cooked them to in food service. Have a
great Thanksgiving.

Cheri

em wrote:
OK, well, my doctor gave me a lofty goal of losing 25 pounds in 12
weeks. I got back on-track with my eating, as I had been eating too
many carbs and was maintaining, but not really gaining, for a while.

So far, so good. On the 7th I weighed in at 245 and today I'm at 241.
I do plot my weight on a chart from day-to-day and I see the loss is
real, not just day-to-day fluctuation.

I'm not going to kick myself in the ass if I don't lose the whole 25
pounds, it is a lofty goal. I do fully expect to lose 15 pounds, and
if I lose more, that's great.

Regarding Thanksgiving, ugh. Personally/socially, I'm not looking
forward to it as the kids have dragged my x into the plans, and we
don't get along. Food-wise, though, things are looking pretty good.
I'm cooking and am going to keep it simple:

Turkey, 13#: I'm going to rub walnut oil all over her, season with
fresh herbs, feed her a stick or two of butter, bag the bitch and
throw her in the oven.

Ummmm ... we are talking about the turkey, Mike?


Ham, 8#: If I motivate I'll do a splenda-type glaze. Otherwise, I'm
good just throwing it in the oven. I have to find a food thermometer
somewhere. Question: to which internal temp does one cook a
"partially cooked" ham?
String beans (green beans) w. almond slivers.

Faux potatoes using Susan's recipe.

The x will no doubt have a lot of sugary/carby crap which she will
try to push me to eat. I'll just avoid it like its poison (or
poisoned, maybe).
A little OT, but... should I have the x over here, on "my turf", or
go to her place? I am leaning towards going to her place because I
can walk out if things get bad -- but then I'd be without dinner. I
figure that if things go to hell and we're here, I'm screwed because
I would either have to ask her to leave or hermit in my room. (Hey,
the computer's here.)

You could have a wee stash of fave foods in your fridge and get booted out
of the exs' early)