Thread: October 2012 Weight Loss Adventure with a Prize!!!!!

good morning all,
So glad I'm not alone in weight stall. I'll try the free day thing, I need to do something.
The French onion soup is real simple : 2 tbsp butter,1-3 Mayan onions (sweet not hot),2 qts beef stock or 4 cans beef broth and 1can beef consommé and one can of water. Sauté sliced(1/4-1/2 inch) in butter until just light golden brown, keep stirring and adjust heat so they don't burn. Add beef stock, simmer 10-15 min. And I add 1/4-1/2 cup of Romano cheese grated and season with salt and pepper, I don't add salt because of the canned broth. If you like use a slice of French bread with a slice of cheese I use Havarti on top of your soup in bowl and put under broiler just to melt cheese. I only do this If I serve to guests.
Hope you enjoy it If something doesn't make sense let me know.
You all have a good eating day, I'll check in later if possible.
Hugs
Gail

Vanogay, you scared me with that first list when it looked like the acceptable substitutes were going to be taboo. Have you been able to keep to this list? How has it effected your weight and how you feel? I'm going to boil a pot of pinto beans tomorrow. Home cooked ones are so good and very versatile. I made it through the week with the taboos except for last night. I really wanted a brownie so instead of making a whole pan full - you know what happens then - I made a cup full in the microwave. I know I don't use the microwave because it changes the composition of food. but I figured brownies don't have a lot of food value anyway. No gold star for me this week.

Gail, that's pretty much how I make my soup. I love it and can't have it in restaurants.

I plan on having a good day, thank you. I'll check in later, too.

vanogay. that's my usual 'avoid' list. but good to see it in print. about 3 days of just less fruit, and the wt is coming off again. last week, i guess i was just craving sugar, so overdid the fruit. but i guess i must of needed it, because now it's easier to eat less. BUT i did take some one's advice and made my breakfast a little larger. i don't know how many others eat instant oatmeal for breakfast, but that is the only thing i eat. i figure the less choices i make, same-0, same-0. the easier it is to leave stuff alone. instead of l packet of sugar free apple and cinna oatmeal, i have 2. looks to be like a good cup full now. (& i add extra cinn.) and it makes it easier to eat less thru out the day.
happy wed to you all.

This is the first month I have entered. Hope you received my fat quarter. I started out the month with a good weight loss but it has been at a stand still. Guess that is better than going up! Thanks for the support.

sewNso, the artificial sweetener in the oatmeal makes your body want more sweets. When I use flavored oatmeal (mine is not sugar free), I mix one packet with an equal amount of plain oatmeal. There's enough sugar in one packet to sweeten the plain, too, especially if you add cinnamon. I agree that one packet isn't enough for a meal.

Geez, I blew this week's taboo already. I had a baked potato with my steak last night. I should have chosen a restaurant with baked sweet potatoes. Well, back on the wagon - one mistake doesn't mean I stay off the wagon. If my printer worked, I'd post the list on the fridge to remind me. Maybe I'll get ambitious later and hook up the new one.

Have a good day, y'all. Eat clean, exercise and drink unsweetened liquids. First magazine has a blurb in it that says water and tea do count. That makes it a lot easier for me.

I AM losing weight and getting healthier.