Anyone ready to ring in the new year...and lose weight/get fit?

[Kassaundra]

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Look at the bright side, they are wanting to SELL these things, so everything they sell is something you won't eat!!!!!

As far as chicken feed going up I am actively doing several things to off set that 1) I get the scraps from a local small restaurant daily. 2) I raise feeder insects for the girls. 3) I am about to try raising duckweed in a kiddie pool for them. 4) I sprout grains for them

All of it is easy and takes literally moments per day.

 

[Kassaundra]

Learned a valuable lesson yesterday at work. In my 1200 cal diet I allow for several healthy snacks a day (b/c I am a major snacker, not much of a meal eater) in my plan I allow for a handfull of almonds (my fav nut, but I like them all) In our area they sell a small bag of almonds for $.99 it is the perfect size so I get that while I'm at work, get my almond fix and don't blow my eating plan. Yesterday the convience store I stopped at only had a large bag of almonds, so I thought I'll just eat a handfull and have the rest for later ................................. yea right!!!!!! This morning the entire bag was gone. So my lesson learned was when it comes to almonds I am not to be trusted and have no self control.

 

[oesdog]

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Look at the bright side, they are wanting to SELL these things, so everything they sell is something you won't eat!!!!!

As far as chicken feed going up I am actively doing several things to off set that 1) I get the scraps from a local small restaurant daily. 2) I raise feeder insects for the girls. 3) I am about to try raising duckweed in a kiddie pool for them. 4) I sprout grains for them

All of it is easy and takes literally moments per day.

Your all laughing at me arn;t you!!!!!!!!!!

In normal circumstances I would be considered blessed that I have so many very talented folk around who are just soooooooooo wanting to get creative and make money - They just want me to tast EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! and its had to resist sometimes too!!!!!!!

- did I mention since December I put on half a stone - took a bit off and now put more on again

I learned when it comes to my relatives - I am not to be trusted and HAVE NO SELF CONTROL!!!!!!

 

[Kassaundra]

oesdog, not AT you, but WITH you.

 

[oesdog]

The chicken feed issue is really bitting at the moment . It used to be £6.20 a bag of Layers. Now its up to £8.20 for the same amount. Two weeks ago it was £7.65 - they say its going up again!!!!!!!

I am also trying hard to supliment their feed. I let them free range a good bit when possible and I give them everything that has gone a bit funky in the fridge - left over bits of lettice etc and I always boil the carrot and potato etc peels to soften and then I give that to the girls too. They also get Yogurt and bread and all that stuff. I want them to have a good diet and I don;t really like feeding them layers etc because I always think of what might get put into feed that we don;t know about. I wish I could feed them without going to the store but I don;t want to screw up the laying. I have 10 birds at the moment - DH doesn;t understand how important it is to have a pest free run and the local wild birds keep taking my feed. Ahhhhhhhhhhh

but then he thinks the hens eat too much!!!! I keep telling him you have to secure the top of the run so wild birds don;t get in but it falls on deaf ears and I can;t reach to sort it. They also bring disease and get stuck and I have to rescue them etc. - Told DSIL - ( Ha - she has some uses and is going to give him the speal about cost effective farming!!!! ) nothing like a good tongue lashing from your big sister!!!!!!

better go hide before she arrives!!!!!

Oesdog

 

[oesdog]

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After all my efforts it just gets worse and worse!!!!!! See told you the only way out of it and not get into bother is creative on my part!!!!!
needs must sometimes - I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo struggling under a mountain of good intention!!!!!!!

Thanks for laughing - I have to do that especially when I look in the mirror or can;t fit into my clothes or one of my "loved ones" kindly tells me they will need to put a wide load sticker on my backside!!! Oesdog -

 

[babymakes6]

OESDog. I am sorry it is not going well for you. Maybe you could try what I am doing

I have lost 9 POUNDS since MONDAY!!!!!

I am eating healthier than I ever have, and it is coming off FAST and SO EASY!!!

For breakfast I usually have 2 whole eggs-cooked any way I like, 1 yogurt, a cup of fresh fruit, and this morning I had some turkey sausage. For snack I will eat another yogurt and more fruit. Dinner is turkey or chicken (lean parts-like breast)-as much as I want, and all the veggies or salad I can eat. Supper is the same as dinner. Don't eat fruit after 2 p.m. because your body doesn't have enough time to burn it off before bedtime and it converts to fat overnight. It is called "The 17-Day-Diet," if you want to look it up.

ETA: I also have more energy than I have had for a long time.

 

[oesdog]

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Wow thanks - that sounds good to me cause I LOVE yogurt and I LOVE eggs for breakfast!!!!! I had two this morning and then felt giulty though they were scrambled up in a small bit of semi skimmed milk! I am always tired and I feel hungry a lot lately well since the chinese DH got really.

Oesdog

 

[Kassaundra]

vfem, I'm confused!!!!!!!! You know I told you about an idea I had for next years cook off? Well I tried making what would be the main ingredient today, it was my first attempt, and I had never seen anything like it so I wasn't even sure if it would work or how it would taste, but knew if I could make it work it would be the starting point of a new recipe. Anyway just went off the top of my head (it was going to be the first of many attempts, I thought) It turned out awesome!!!! Technically it did just what I wanted and the taste was even better then I thought it would be. So here is the confusing part, I just googled it to see if any other recipes or ideas for it were out there, and every site I could find had a food expert saying how close to impossible it was to do, but if you attempt it you MUST do this or that, well I unknowingly broke every one of those experts rules!!!! So now I'm confused, but hoping it wasn't just a fluke and will be repeatable.

 

[vfem]

Well, what ever it is and it's that good... keep doing it! Make sure you get it every time the same way and you'll have it down pat for next year. I wish I could come taste test for ya!

Sorry, I haven't posted in awhile... the kid is wearing me out, this heat is wearing me out... I'm just WORN! But I am not slacking on Yoga, no matter how tired I feel at the end of the day with work, and my business being so busy. I'm not a quitting, I'm just a loser! hahahaha