Day 7 ETL 
Roooth
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Hiya. Day 7. I splurged a bit. I am finding that when I buy my favorite treats, (raw bars mostly), even if it contains more than my daily allowance of nuts I still eat it too quickly. I was buying 1 at a time and I should go back to that, lol. Other than that, did good. Today I think I ate too many nuts, then didn't really want to eat a big salad at dinner which I should have had. So noted.
I am wondering about the no snacking because 4 meals seems to make sense since fruits/veggies go thru the stomach more quickly so that's been the thing that I've stuck with the least. But I wonder if that tendency will also go away as I get rid of "toxic hunger" symptoms more.
Another note, sometimes I want to eat because I just do so I have a snack. Still, my eating is way better than it was and I'm not dying for a snack or craving. Because of this, I think I may still try to stuck to less snacking until I've been on the program longer. Wish me luck with that.
Sometimes it seems like it only takes a little bit of food to get me full. I eat more because of the no snacking... but yeah it's a work in progress and generally I like it. It's going well. I'm looking forward to eating that salad tomorrow. That sounds really good to me. Anyway, enough babbling, c y'all later.
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- Re: Day 7 ETL Fasting2Goal
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,353,002Sounds like your doing fine!
I think the more we learn and the more we adapt to this way of eating, the better we will be at it.
I had a big salad for breakfast, lol. I just wanted it, so thats what i had. It was lettuce, cauliflower, carrots, sunflower seeds, and ... a touch of low fat low cal ranch. I know i know bad me. But it really was less than a tablespoon.
Am I gonna die and go to bad place now? lol
- Re: Day 7 ETL Roooth
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This is a reply to # 1,353,108Bad girl, GO TO YOUR SHAMEFUL PLACE!
Haha, well the way I see it, if I go from eating cornbread and chilidogs to a pile of greens with 1TBSP of not-perfect oil based dressing, well still doing pretty darn good, eh? Not making all my dressings homemade is one concession I'm giving myself. I found some good ones at the health food store, one based on red wine vinegar and flavored with Pomegranite. Quite Tasty.
- Re: Day 7 ETL Roooth
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Re: Day 7 ETL mouseclick
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,353,002Hey Roooth, can you do without those bars? Are they all natural with no sugar?
Anyway I think I have slipped up a bit too, because I bought so many veggies and fresh herbs I had to cook in greater quantities. Then I had to but a bigger pot, but actually that's a big improvement as it has a glass lid. Now I will put some of this in the fridge rather than try and eat it all, lol. Here's a pic of the latest brew, complete with new pot.
I was low on Kale, so I added some othet things including carrots which I had too many of.
- Re: Day 7 ETL Fasting2Goal
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This is a reply to # 1,353,110That looks great!
Except I am not big on onions or celery. So i would have to skip that, or at least just let them cook in, then pull them out and just use the flavor and not actually eat them.
I tend to keep my meals really simple. It seems easier for me, but I think as time goes on i will find recipes i will like and brew up some different things.
I love cabbage and brussel sprouts though, love them! Not going to help with the gas though...lol.-
Re: Day 7 ETL mouseclick
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This is a reply to # 1,353,114Ha ha, I'd better not comment on one of the things you said, lol! The green leafy stuff is actually kale, if you look in Chapter 3 of E2L it says leafy greens such as romaine lettuce, kale, collards, Swiss chard, and spinach are the most nutrient-dense of all foods.
We don't have collards in the UK, and kale is much more nutrient dense than cabbage. Elsewhere in the book it says that Kale contains nearly twice as much protein as sirloin steak per 100 calorie serving, and in E4H it says Kale and Collards have a high MANDI and ANDI score. Cabbage has a score of less than half what Kale is.
Only in modern times have we turned to cabbage, see history here http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk/Archive/kale.htm - sad really.
To be honest I have no idea what I am doing with this cooking, I just throw things into a pot and simmer them, but so far I have been lucky, not made anything horrible, and most tastes really good. It seems to work for me, I have a broad taste. There is also leek in that pot, I had never bought a leek before today let alone prepared one, fortunaly I found another good website that does food preparation tips, it's Called Video Expert, it's like Videojug but more of a serious atmosphere. I'll leave you with what I did to my leek. Oh and if you want to laugh, I had first cut up the green bits and was wondering what to do with the stalk which is why I looked online...
Prepare Leeks for Leek Soup -- powered by ExpertVillage.com- Re: Day 7 ETL Fasting2Goal
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This is a reply to # 1,353,133Please DO comment on what i said, lol. Gas is terrible, and i want to know if it is just me.
Yes, i do like kale, and sorry you do not have collards, they are very good :)
I also like mustard and turnip greens, reminds me of spinach a bit, but i rather eat the greens than the spinach.
Leeks, mmm... I just do not care for any type of onion at all, or peppers, bell/yellow/red. I have tried i don't know how many times to actually get myself to like them and i just cant.
I use all of it to cook with, but just do not actually eat that part (onion peppers) but i do like garlic, go figure.
I have some white beans soaking now, going to have beans and brussels sprouts later for dinner. I am going to just mix them in a pot together with the rest of my portabella mushrooms, and add some spicy seasonings to it.
I have a big old pot i use to cook with, I'm jealous of your new one! But the one i have works fine, and I have had her for years. I think i shall call it my "junk" pot.
Throw a bunch of stuff together in her and cook! "Junk" for dinner! ha ha.
Going to go check out some of those videos, thanks Steve :)
- Re: Day 7 ETL Fasting2Goal
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This is a reply to # 1,353,133Oh and if you want to laugh, I had first cut up the green bits and was wondering what to do with the stalk which is why I looked online...
Ohhhh lol, yes funny.
Bout as bad as me trying to figure out how to make "spaghetti" from a butternut squash.
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- Re: Day 7 ETL Roooth
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This is a reply to # 1,353,110Oh my, does that look yummy! Is this based on the broth/soup you made before? You know, I usually make 2 or more large servings of cooked veggies and eat the left overs plain or over greens. My last batch tasted good but too salty (Braggs Liquid Aminos is stronger than Soy) so I laid it on top of spinach and that worked perfectly. The juice from the veggies served as salad dressing and the leaves cut the salt taste.
As for the bars, I suppose I could but I think they're safe. They're all raw and simple - Larabar. Ingredients might be: Dates, Almonds, Apples, Cinnamon. I could make them myself if I had a food processor that could handle grinding up some dates. Hmmm that would be much less expensive but then I'd have too much. There's another one without the Apples/Cinnamon but has Lime juice and tastes like key lime. yum. :)
It's my treat but I am readjusting to appreciate treats that aren't like processed foods, like plain carrots or a box of blueberries. Since I'm aware I like to eat the bars whether hungry or not, I just won't buy them to take home.- Re: Day 7 ETL mouseclick
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This is a reply to # 1,353,267Yeah it's much the same as my previous broth/soups, I need to check to see if I am doing the right thing though because I got this idea from one of his videos, the anti-cancer soup one. It is certainly nutritious, but I am not sure if it complies with this six week weight loss thing.
I use 50% fresh carrot juice / water for the mix, and I include beans and lots of green veggies, especially kale. Plus various fresh herbs and wild mushrooms, and whatever else takes my fancy. Then I simmer for 30 mins, take 1/4 of the mix out, add an ounce or two of cashews then blend it into a mush with the food processor, add that back, and simmer for a little longer until it is the right texture.
Now I don't eat salt at all, so my guess is you will come off that at some stage. I seem to recall Raine13 liked larabars, yeah popular they are.
I went a bit nuts at the start of this eating plan and overbought, plus I had some stuff hanging over from before.
I have just made carrot, apple and orange juice and frozen it, to get rid of the excess. I read up on it first, so think I did it all properly. I put all my potatoes in the microwave, cooled them down and froze them. Apparently that works - well I hope.
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