Dorothy's Daily Check-in
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Dorothy's Daily Check-in
This way of eating makes SO much sense to me. I thought about waiting until after the holidays.... but why wait? Christmas and Christmas Eve will be S days for me... and as for the others, I am a whole lot better off having them as no-S days!
Day 1 - success
plan:
breakfast
two smaller lunches
dinner
kefir at bedtime
cereal and juice
sambar, oysters
small leftover curry, one slice bread
swordfish, brussel sprouts, baked potato, salad
kefir
start 240
today 240
goal 180
breakfast
two smaller lunches
dinner
kefir at bedtime
cereal and juice
sambar, oysters
small leftover curry, one slice bread
swordfish, brussel sprouts, baked potato, salad
kefir
start 240
today 240
goal 180
Day Two - Tuesday 12/18 OK
cereal and juice
large mug sambar, 1/3c rice
dal and 1/3c rice, tangerine
salad - walnuts and gorgonzola; veg soup; 2 onion rings
1/2 kefir
large mug sambar, 1/3c rice
dal and 1/3c rice, tangerine
salad - walnuts and gorgonzola; veg soup; 2 onion rings
1/2 kefir
Day 3 Wed 12/19 success
Started a HabitCal, and like that feature very much!
Today
B;fast Cereal and juice
Lunch #1 sambar and panir
Lunch #2
Dinner onion soup, bread, salad
If we used numbers rather than R-Y-G for status, today would have been an 8 rather than a 10 -- because I did have another piece of bread, which was seconds. On the other hand, I decided that the day was green because of several successful moments... especially at the grocery store, where I am *frequently* tempted to wolf some sort of food!
Today
B;fast Cereal and juice
Lunch #1 sambar and panir
Lunch #2
Dinner onion soup, bread, salad
If we used numbers rather than R-Y-G for status, today would have been an 8 rather than a 10 -- because I did have another piece of bread, which was seconds. On the other hand, I decided that the day was green because of several successful moments... especially at the grocery store, where I am *frequently* tempted to wolf some sort of food!
Last edited by Dorothy on Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Jammin' Jan
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sambar and panir
Sambar is a South Indian soup... a spicy vegetable soup. I had some left over from last week - I made dosas (sort of like crepes), which are stuffed with a dry potato curry and served with coconut chutney and sambar. It's a lovely lovely food.... but making the dosas is hard!
Panir is a fresh indian cheese -- made from milk and lemon juice. Sort of like a farmer's cheese, or picture very very compressed cottage cheese with every bit of liquid squeezed out. THAT was left over from Friday when I cooked an Indian feast for a late celebration of Diwali, the Indian New Year. One of the dishes was Shahi Panir, which is cubes of that cheese in a rich tomato cream sauce with some veggies.
I have one more serving of sambar in my fridge, then I'm clear of Indian leftovers for this round... and ready to fill the fridge with American foods for Christmas week!
(I'm American born, but LOVE to cook Indian -- and this was probably more than you wanted to know about sambar and panir!)
Panir is a fresh indian cheese -- made from milk and lemon juice. Sort of like a farmer's cheese, or picture very very compressed cottage cheese with every bit of liquid squeezed out. THAT was left over from Friday when I cooked an Indian feast for a late celebration of Diwali, the Indian New Year. One of the dishes was Shahi Panir, which is cubes of that cheese in a rich tomato cream sauce with some veggies.
I have one more serving of sambar in my fridge, then I'm clear of Indian leftovers for this round... and ready to fill the fridge with American foods for Christmas week!
(I'm American born, but LOVE to cook Indian -- and this was probably more than you wanted to know about sambar and panir!)
Thursday 12/20 success
Very good day.
B'fast burrito (scrambled eggs, onions, tortilla, hot sauce)
Lunch - at the mall -- saag panir and vindaloo veggies (pureed spinach with cubes of fresh cheese, and a VERY spicy veg curry) and rice
Dinner - salmon, potatoes, asparagus, salad
Bedtime - kefir and some juice
Able to walk by a number of temptations at the mall and two grocery stores -- no snacking at all. Felt good!
B'fast burrito (scrambled eggs, onions, tortilla, hot sauce)
Lunch - at the mall -- saag panir and vindaloo veggies (pureed spinach with cubes of fresh cheese, and a VERY spicy veg curry) and rice
Dinner - salmon, potatoes, asparagus, salad
Bedtime - kefir and some juice
Able to walk by a number of temptations at the mall and two grocery stores -- no snacking at all. Felt good!
Friday 12/21
start 240
today 239
goal 180
Bfast - cereal
Lunch - don't remember
Dinner - Chinese food -- lo mein, rice, crab rangoon
Calling today green, but like yesterday, it was actually *almost* green. I did have some seconds on the chinese food for dinner... because I forgot about the "no seconds" rule, and followed my old rule when a number of choices were available... take a little of each, then more only of the ones you really like. So I was green in spirit, if not in the letter of the law!
today 239
goal 180
Bfast - cereal
Lunch - don't remember
Dinner - Chinese food -- lo mein, rice, crab rangoon
Calling today green, but like yesterday, it was actually *almost* green. I did have some seconds on the chinese food for dinner... because I forgot about the "no seconds" rule, and followed my old rule when a number of choices were available... take a little of each, then more only of the ones you really like. So I was green in spirit, if not in the letter of the law!
Last edited by Dorothy on Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Jammin' Jan
- Posts: 2002
- Joined: Thu May 05, 2005 2:55 pm
- Location: The Village
Panir - one more explanation
It's actually firmer than that -- the cheese is pressed so that most of the moisture is out - the texture is almost like cheddar cheese. You slice it into cubes/bars, and then brown it in a frying pan with a little oil, then (usually) mix it with some sort of vegetable curry. I found a brand I like at the Indian grocery store... but until I found one I liked I made my own. You bring milk to a boil, and then mix in lemon juice. It separates into curds and whey. (Just like in Little Miss Muffet.) You then put the curds into cheesecloth, and tie the cheesecloth around the cheese. I used to press it between two cutting boards, with something under one end of the bottom one so that it slanted to the edge of the sink. On top of the top cutting board, I put my cast iron frying pan. Into that, I put the heaviest thing in my kitchen - the base of my food processor. A couple of hours later, it was a nice solid, and ready to cut and cook. But I was *very* happy to find a brand I liked at a store - it was a LOT of work, and I don't miss it a bit!
Saturday 12/22 -- OK
Bfast - the usual cereal
Lunch - manhattan clam chowder
Snack - cookies and milk
Dinner - wonderful dinner at a new restaurant - scallops appetizer, lobster and mussel stew as an entree, and panna cotta with quince and pomegranate for dessert. Overdid it a bit on the bread, but overall a reasonable meal for a special night out.
One cookie at bedtime.
Two hours of *serious* exercise today, as we cleared snow off our porches and our roof. Surely (*surely,* she said... ) I burned off those cookies....
Lunch - manhattan clam chowder
Snack - cookies and milk
Dinner - wonderful dinner at a new restaurant - scallops appetizer, lobster and mussel stew as an entree, and panna cotta with quince and pomegranate for dessert. Overdid it a bit on the bread, but overall a reasonable meal for a special night out.
One cookie at bedtime.
Two hours of *serious* exercise today, as we cleared snow off our porches and our roof. Surely (*surely,* she said... ) I burned off those cookies....
Sunday December 23
Good thing today is an S day, or it would surely be red.
Bfast - omelet with cheese, homefries, rye toast, a few bites of pancake.
Lunch - avocado, cheddar, salsa, tortilla
Afternoon munchies - handful of pistachios; more than one taste of chocolate while I cooked; cookie. (Given the cooking, not too bad!)
Dinner will be pizza - hope to blunt the impact by having salad too.
Bfast - omelet with cheese, homefries, rye toast, a few bites of pancake.
Lunch - avocado, cheddar, salsa, tortilla
Afternoon munchies - handful of pistachios; more than one taste of chocolate while I cooked; cookie. (Given the cooking, not too bad!)
Dinner will be pizza - hope to blunt the impact by having salad too.
Monday December 24 - Christmas Eve, and an S day
bfast - usual cereal
lunch
appetizer munchies: guacamole, cheese and crackers, nuts
dinner - baked stuffed shrimp; twice baked potato; green beans; salad; chocolate torte
lunch
appetizer munchies: guacamole, cheese and crackers, nuts
dinner - baked stuffed shrimp; twice baked potato; green beans; salad; chocolate torte
Christmas and the Day after
Christmas was an S day. Actually did pretty well with food... one slip at 8Pm with a sandwich that I really did not need so close to bedtime. But otherwse--- pretty reasonable day.
Today is NOT an S day, and I'm on track so far.
Bfast -- usual cereal (oat bran, wheat bran, flax seed, quinoa), half an orange
Lunch #1 -- two tangerines, one apple, and edamame (steamed green soybeans, served in the pods)
Today is NOT an S day, and I'm on track so far.
Bfast -- usual cereal (oat bran, wheat bran, flax seed, quinoa), half an orange
Lunch #1 -- two tangerines, one apple, and edamame (steamed green soybeans, served in the pods)
Wednesday 1/2/2008 GREEN
OK, back on the NoS wagon. I thought I did reasonably well last week, but I actually gained four pounds, which is certainly unhappymaking. My heaviest weight *ever* was 247, and I am almost there again.
A year ago, I said that if I could not get this under control, I would contact a physician and go on a supervised medical fast. I'm still strongly tempted to do that, but I'm going to give No S a two week try first. It worked for me in the past, but I've lost my way and fallen from the path.
So here we go. (Again.)
Start: 244
Today: 244
Goal: 180
bfast 1/4c oatmeal, 1/2c bran, 1/2c juice, 1T flaxseed, coffee
9AM tea
10AM tea
11:30 lunch #1 oysters, stewed tomatoes with green beans
2:30 lunch #2 sandwich (tofurky, cheese), orange
6PM dinner tilapia, spinach, mashed potatoes, 2 clementines
9PM half cup kefir
A year ago, I said that if I could not get this under control, I would contact a physician and go on a supervised medical fast. I'm still strongly tempted to do that, but I'm going to give No S a two week try first. It worked for me in the past, but I've lost my way and fallen from the path.
So here we go. (Again.)
Start: 244
Today: 244
Goal: 180
bfast 1/4c oatmeal, 1/2c bran, 1/2c juice, 1T flaxseed, coffee
9AM tea
10AM tea
11:30 lunch #1 oysters, stewed tomatoes with green beans
2:30 lunch #2 sandwich (tofurky, cheese), orange
6PM dinner tilapia, spinach, mashed potatoes, 2 clementines
9PM half cup kefir
Monday January 7
Start 244
Today 240
Goal 180
Today 240
Goal 180