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Judy! I did step one! Quinoa - my rice substitute.
Okay, I sat down and actually thought out my diet. Yes, I've been on one before, and my husband is actually a health guru so he gives me suggestions and such.
Well before that - let me talk about my husband a bit. One thing that's really conflicting is that my husband is a very healthy person but when I ask him about myself - he always says, I look great or he would say, yes, your pants don't fit you anymore, so let's just buy bigger ones because you're stressed out right now (I'm going to school). He's being a "supportive husband" - but it's not going to do good for my health. But then, I can understand why he would do that because I know that I would be badly hurt if he tells me I'm fat! But then, my husband is this "what you see is what you get person" - if I ask him something straight up, he will answer me straight up - but I think because he is my husband he overlooks the not-so-great health that I'm in and see something else... do you know what I'm saying?
So, yeah, my husband may not be the best source for support for this journey.
Okay, so back to my step 1. I know I need to change my diet. But, the one thing that ruined all my last diets is that - being Filipino - I just couldn't live without rice. So, a Filipino friend of mine told me about how she was able to overcome that - by using Quinoa as a rice substitute! She can pretend it is rice (it has a nutty flavor so it doesn't really taste anywhere close to rice). She said it worked for her and that she was able to get her protein and got rid of carbs all at the same time.
It is expensive though - but I think it is worth a try.
So, yeah. My step 2 is walking... I'm having a hard time because of the freezing weather - it is 18 degrees in Florida the past 2 days and even the malls are cold. But, I know part of that is just an excuse - some resistance to doing my step 2. So, I just need to put mind over matter and go DO IT!
Wish me luck!
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Re: Judy! I did step one! Quinoa - my rice substitute.
I love, love, love quinoa!!!! I like to make some up and cut up tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and toss it with some lowfat or lite italian dressing.
I also have a recipe I can dig up that uses boneless/skinless chicken thighs, quinoa and dates that is yummy as well if you're interested!
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Ooooh Robin! I love Dates! So, yeah, it would be cool if you can dig that one up.
So today, I went to Whole Foods. Wow... a whole new world out there. I just went aisle after aisle pricing things out and seeing if I can make this my grocery store.
I'm making cookies for my kid's school - they have this international cookie exchange, and being Filipino, I have to make gorgorias. Okay, gorgorias is fried cookie. Yes. It's the yummiest cookie ever. I mean - I grew up on this thing so it has some emotional attachment involved in it. But, man, it's the most unheatlhy cookie ever concocted - fried dough rolled in caramelized sugar.
So, when I was browsing through Whole Foods, I found Safflower oil. I heard lots of good things about it - and man, it was expensive - but I bought one small bottle of it to use for the gorgorias. At least, it will be just a slight bit healthier than vegetable oil.
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BP owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel bp
1.0.0 spider bp
0.1.0 albino bp
1.0.0 bumblebee bp
1.0.0 yellowbelly bp
0.0.1 normal bp
1.0.0 normal western hognose
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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