May 2007 Banders

[twinmommy 0]

Wenjea- I was just thinking about you yesterday. It is good to hear from you!

Melissa- the picture from the other night looks really good!

[METALBAND 0]

Metalband,

Your email made me spontaniously burst out in a big smile!

Weazer

Mini...I am glad to have made you smile!!!

Wenjea....good to hear from you and yes skiing/riding is fun again!!!!

[Wenjea 1]

twinmommy - I see we are real close on the weight loss. I'm just a bit jealous that you are doing better. I feel like the 'litttle train that could' most of the time, slowly chugging up the hill but never going very fast. I have 17 pounds more and I will feel like I achieved what I set out to do. Another 20 pounds after that will get me to my dream goal but I don't really care if that takes another year. I'm still walking three days a week and doing weights two days. On the weekends I just try to stay active doing something.

I really struggle with the "oh you look great" so I guess I can eat chocolate syndrome. Heard of that one? I'm going to meet with the nutritionist soon to review my food choices and come up with a plan to get back on track.

[mini 0]

Sue - Came to work and made a Protein Shake...first swallow..PB'd it. I guess this is why I don't like to eat in the morning it is so tight. But I am taking tiny little sips and it is staying down now...although..my band is doing the weird squealing thing...and bubbles.

Weazer.

[mini 0]

Nope...that didn't work..the rest of the Protein Shake just came up.

Weazer

[Wenjea 1]

mini - what is the weird squealing thing? Does it actually make noise? My band is so tight in the morning that I can only do hot Protein chocolate. I pretend it is a mocha or hot chocolate. I am used to the taste now and actually like it. The cold shakes are a lot harder for me to get down. Even the hot I have to sip and wait . . . at least for the first few sips to go down and stay down.

[mini 0]

Wenjea

Well, I guess the liguid gets stuck on top of my band and just starts making these ridiculously loud squeals while it is trying to get down.

Now are you saying I should try heating my shakes up? I never thought of that. I wonder if that would work. kinda like hot chocolate. And I always seem to get my coffee down in the morning. Hmm. is there a mocha flavored Protein Drink that heats up without clumping?

Weazer

[Melissa S 1]

..The clumping comes from the drink being too hot... Protein powders do not tolerate hot temps... it breaks the protein down.. making it useless.

[Mischievous1 6]

Went to my uncles for his annual Daytona 500 party... ate like a pig with a tape worm... but oh well... that was yesterday... today is a new day (and hopefully full of better choices!)

Here is a pic from yesterday...

Melissa your haircut is so cute, you have got to update your avatar with a new picture of your new look!!

[Melissa S 1]

Thank you! Actually I'm going again today for a trim... and my Valentines Day gift... a 90 minute hot stone massage!!

Mini.... I just found the info I was looking for about the high temps breaking down protein... it suggests using liquids that are less than 130F.

[mini 0]

Melissa,

So I shouldn't try heating the shakes up? And..your hair is adorable!

I got a new hair color myself last week. I have always been a boxed blonde ever since my hair turned dish Water blonde...in my teens...I went and had it foiled with lots of browns and just a few blonde highlights. I really like it allot. I get allot of compliments...and I like the fact that my eyes are a prettier color of green against the brown hair.

I once went red and loved it too! I was secretly facinated with those hot pink hair color examples they had hanging up to pick you color off of. Oh, if only I was in my 20's again and braver!

Weazer

[sue11 0]

Weazer...

You just can't use boilng Water to make the shakes, it will let you know if the water is too hot, it will curdle. I would heat the water first then put the powder in. I use my instant hot, in a cold mug it seems to cool the water just enought to not curdle the protien powder. I like to add a spoonful of Intenational coffee FF SF vanilla coffe mix and/or a shot of SF syrups (english toffee is killer!), it's my morning mocha everyday. I have trouble with cold stuff in the AM too, but the hot drink slides right down.

Sue

[mini 0]

Thank you Sue! i will try it! Isn't it funny that liquids give us trouble at times...I should be so skinny.....why am I not!!!!!!

Weazer

[mini 0]

sue - One other question...what is instant hot? Is it single packets of Protein Powder, that you can make hot? (not boiling)

Weazer

[sue11 0]

Instant Hot is my little hot Water tap at my sink. It instantly gives water that is just bellow boiling. It's so great for my morning drinks, hot tea and I also grab a cup of hot water before any meal...just to make sure the band is loose, it sure makes a huge difference. That way I'm able to eat when I've prepaired good food, then I get a "tummy full" at meals and I stay full longer...keeps me from wanting to snack so much.

I've really run into problems with snacking when I don't loosen my band before eating because I can only eat a few bites, just like they say, but I'm hungry again in an hour. I do so much better when I can eat about 1 1/2 cups of food for a good solid meal, otherwise I'm hungry, grumpy, feeling deprived and I want to snack all the time! This is what works for me...everybody's got to find thier tricks. I do think that at least getting a protien drink in the morning is really important, skipping Breakfast is so bad for the metabolism, and I was not a breakfast eater before band. I enjoy my morning "mocha"

Sue