Lynne's Journey

[Desertthorn]

I keep restarting. Yesterday I didn't get my water in and if I don't get started now, I'll have the same problem tomorrow.
Kept to the acceptable list, but was dying for some juicy fruit. I drank water instead and that seemed to help
Exercise, I get a D on that one, walked for a short while, but it started to rain and the wind blew, so that ended that.
Day one again

[scaleskl]

The first three days are the hardest for me. Good luck for today!

[Sunny_0ne]

Hi, Lynne,

Nice to know your name, although DesertThorn is a beautiful handle. I think of all the gorgeous desert flowers blooming. Here's a link to what I "see" when I read it. A desert garden

Have you tried the fruit flavored herbal teas? I get one called Perfect Peach, and it really does taste like peaches! It has 0 grams of carbs.

I'm low on the water today, too... so am going to go pour a big glass right now.

Rain and wind is a very good reason to not get out and walk. Maybe the sun will shine tomorrow.

Good luck. I KNOW how hard it is to get back into induction when you've been off. It seems like everything in you rebels against doing it again!

[Desertthorn]

Tellin me it's hard, but I'm determined. I have some mango/something white tea that I like, but I just don't know what it will taste like with coconut oil floating on top. LOL

[Sunny_0ne]

Originally Posted by Desertthorn

Tellin me it's hard, but I'm determined. I have some mango/something white tea that I like, but I just don't know what it will taste like with coconut oil floating on top. LOL

I can see why the thought isn't real exciting!

Let us know how it turns out. Mine vanilla chai tea with cream and coconut oil was pretty good. I think the cream made the difference.

[Mom2Boxer]

Congrats on going back to induction Lynne. It's hard for me to suck down all that water too, but I am trying (glug, glug, glug)

Proud of ya!
(((Big Hugs)))
Sandy

[OzLover]

Good luck Lynne! As Kass said the first 3 days are the hardest. Keep us posted!

[Desertthorn]

Oh shoot, again, I'm short on water and its about bedtime. Do you think I can get 5 glasses of water in the next 2 hours. ?
Well, other than the water....
I had an egg nog for breakfast
Leftover Fiesta bowl for lunch and
Burger/Cabbage and Cheese for dinner.

The Fiesta bowl is really great to have when your busy. Last week I fried up a lot of ground beef, divided it into servings and with one I made a Fiesta bowl. When I reheated the beef, I added taco seasoning, then in a bowl I just made a taco salad with lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, avocado, and sour cream and salsa. Sounds like a lot but it wasn't at all.
Were having a windstorm so I didn't get out to walk, but I did my WATP tape for 1 mile.
Water, Water, Water,

[Sunny_0ne]

The Fiesta bowl sounds great!

I have been making taco salad once a week, and using the leftover meat in mini-taco salads (without the avocado and olives). It's one of the tastiest, most satisfying, quick-put-together mini meals I've found.

I like the name Fiesta Bowl better!

[Desertthorn]

Linda does the same with hamburger, She calls it Burger in a Bowl and adds
HOT TOPPINGS:
Sautéed onions
Sautéed bell peppers
Sautéed mushrooms
Bacon, cooked and crumbled
Mushroom Sauce
Sautéed zucchini
Sautéed shredded cabbage

CHEESES:
Cheddar
Deluxe American
Swiss
Pepper-Jack
Monterey Jack
Mozzarella
Colby
Smoked cheeses Etc., etc., etc.

COLD TOPPINGS:
Raw onions, chopped
Pickles, sweet or dill
Relish, sweet or dill
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayonnaise
Lettuce
Tomatoes, chopped
Coleslaw
Ranch dressing
Creamy BBQ Sauce
Thousand island dressing
Freezer Coleslaw
Mustard Slaw
Salsa
Olives
Barbecue sauce
Hot peppers
Guacamole
Red Enchilada Sauce
Steak sauce
Roasted red peppers, chopped or sliced
Roasted green chiles, chopped
Dijon mustard
Creamy Horseradish Sauce
French Onion Dip
Salsa verde
Chipotle Mayo
Creamy Jalapeño Sauce
Onion Relish
Outback Onion Sauce
BBQ Bacon Ranch Dressing
Chipotle Ranch Dressing
Creamy Russian Dressing
Green onions, chopped
Coney Island Chili