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I Wish I Knew How to LOSE You--The Weight Loss Thread (check first post)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on March 14, 2013, 11:02:57 pm ---Thanks for the reminder, but I'm in good shape there. I eat a lot of vegetables, including some sort of salad pretty much every day.
Turns out one of the best substitutes for bread, pasta and rice is ... lettuce! You just take whatever you would put on top of the starch and make a salad out of it instead.
Tonight and yesterday I had shredded BBQed pork for dinner. In the South, the classic BBQ pork sandwich layers cole slaw atop the pork inside the sandwich. I do the same thing, except I use chipotle cole-slaw dressing and lose the bread.
And when I make eggs for breakfast, instead of toast I have them accompanied by either sauteed spinach or salsa/pico de gallo.
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Now that you mention it, I've heard of using lettuce instead of bread.
I can only imagine what I might weigh today if I hadn't gone to carrying a salad for lunch every day. Most weekdays I have salad twice a day, once for lunch and again at supper as a side dish.
CellarDweller:
FRiend Lee, I've seen that happen a number of places.....you can get stuff to eat served in a big lettuce leaf instead.
I don't do it because lettuce is the green with the least nutritional value.
If I'm going to eat greens, I'll just have a salad and eat spinach and dark greens mixed.
Front-Ranger:
Actually, it was Katherine who brought up the great idea of substituting lettuce for bread, buns, etc.
But I'll contribute that I love spicy meatballs and green onions wrapped in a lettuce leaf and drizzled with hoisin sauce. Messy, but yummy!
Front-Ranger:
I had to go almost two weeks without my gym workout because the clubhouse was being retiled. Finally, yesterday I donned my snowsuit and walked down to the clubhouse. I was able to do a short cardio workout followed by my usual weight circuit (a fancy way of saying I went around and did a few repetitions on each weight machine), finishing up with my beloved inclined bench and Roman chair. You should have heard the clicking and clacking as my spine realigned itself! It's amazing how well I feel today after a good workout. I'm ready to break my Lenten fast (not really a fast) and have a yummy Easter feast!
CellarDweller:
They're redoing the gym I go to as welll, new flooring and repainting the walls.
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