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Llyren -> RE: The CollarMe "Biggest Loser" Gang WANTS YOU!!1! (12/8/2009 2:29:26 AM)
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Count me in! I need to lose quite a bit of weight, and I am utterly lacking in motivation. Granted, for me the only real good motivation is crushing on someone cute who is also interested in me, and that's lacking at the moment. (Thought it was, he was =really= cute, but he did the sudden vanish thing. La sigh)
I'm dragging out my hand weights and putting them near the computer. I was doing ten pound bicep curls before I got married, and I want to get back to that point. Remember, even at rest, a pound of muscle burns more calories than a pound of fat. I'm also hoping to scrounge up enough cash to join the Y, since working out in the water is much easier on my poor knees. Here are my two favourite clothing links. Both carry swimwear, and Junonia carries a variety of sports clothing in large sizes.
Making it Big = http://www.makingitbig.com/
Junonia = http://www.junonia.com/home.htm (Junonia occasionally has some fantastic clearance specials)
What I will contribute to start are two recipes, one with carbs, one without. I also have a recipe for sugarless cookies, but I'll actually try making them before I post them, so I can tell you if they're any good.
First, mostly whole-wheat, low fat "bisquick" This does make quite a bit, so you might want to consider sharing it with a friend.
To make this you'll need a really huge bowl, a container with a good lid, and very clean hands. You'll also have to not mind getting your fingers gooey. (which shouldn't be an issue with this group) I'm planning to try this with just whole wheat pastry flour, which is finer, and eliminate the white flour, but I haven't yet.
4 cups unbleached white flour (unbleached is essential)
5 cups whole wheat flour (Check for whole wheat pastry flour at a natural foods store)
1-1/2 Tablespoons salt (Yes, tablespoons)
4 Tablespoons baking powder
1-1/2 cups solid shortening (They sell crisco without trans fats)
Mix the dry ingredients together pretty well in a huge bowl.
You want to make sure the salt and baking powder are
all through the flour. Then pack the shortening into the cup
tightly, making sure there aren't any holes. Dump that into
the bowl, and do the same with the 1/2 cup. You don't have
to be precise, I never am. Now use your fingers and mush it
all together so it looks more or less like bisquick. You
don't want to overmix, there should be bits of fat about
the size of a pea, and most of it sort of crumbly. Dump it
into the storage container when it's thoroughly mixed. You
don't want any bits of plain flour, or large blobs of fat.
Use it just like bisquick. You can use up to a full 2 cups
of fat if you want. I just try to make it a bit lighter.
Recipe #2
Crustless microwave quiche
I started out with a combination of homemade sausage, onions, garlic, and peppers that I'd browned with a bit of basil. I was using it to add a bit of oomph to scrambled eggs, but you can use whatever you wish. I've also had good luck with thawed and drained frozen spinach. Soy sausage crumbles go great in this.
Spritz a 9" glass pie dish with cooking spray. Dump 2-3
cups of any combination of cooked meat and veggies you
want into the dish. Top with 1 cup of cheese, grated.
I used shredded sharp cheddar. Mix 4 eggs with 1 cup of milk.
Evaporated milk or light cream or 1/2 and 1/2 works best,
but this time I used powdered milk and it came out fine.
If you use powdered milk, mix extra powder in to thicken it a bit.
You can mix some herbs or Mrs. Dash or what have you with the eggs
if you wish. Pour the eggs over the mixture in the pie dish, spread
it about a bit. I tend to shove the meat and veggies to the edges of the pan.
Nuke for roughly 10 minutes, or until the middle is set. Then I cut
it into quarters. It's good cold, or warm. You can also freeze it and reheat it.
If you use already cooked, leftover meat and veggies, you can make this start to finish in fifteen minutes. It really is good, and you don't mind the lack of crust. If you must have some carbs, have some whole-grain toast or something.
I've discovered that the two things that send my bloodsugar waaaay out of whack are refined white flour and corn syrup. Neither of which is healthy for =anyone=.
If you try this, let me know how it went, and what you thought of it.
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