OptomisticGirl Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Me too. I know the only person stopping me is myself really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudgie Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Yep, the power is all in your hands, OG. Helps to keep your goal in mind: by the time you are ready to get pregnant with L, you want to be of a normal weight. Normal weights = better pregnancies and healthier babies even. See, I'm just losing the weight for me (want to be healthy, not get diabeetus, look better overall) but for you, you are getting healthy for yourself as well as your future children. Just keep that mind and have your eyes on the prize and you will get there. I sometimes try to say to myself "Which is worse, not eating x or sticking my fingertips for the rest of my life?" which does help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Yeah. It's just a constant battle with my love of food. I look back to when I was about 150-160 and I was like I was not fat back then, what was I complaining about, lol. It's just having that mindset that it took 5-6 years to put this weight on, it's not going to go away in a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Had my yearly physical done at work today. TB test done - owie! - and having blood work drawn tomorrow. My blood pressure was perfect, 120-something over something. I also called the mechanic. My car is done! Yay! Hopefully picking it up Monday or Tuesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Glad to hear that your car is done. Now you will have a mode of transportation again and can get around easily. Now that you have a new engine, your car should last you many more years. I hate blood draws. That reminds me, I need to get a blood draw. Been putting it off for a few months now since my physical. Hope your mom is doing ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yeah it'll be nice to have my own car back (not that I'm not grateful to my mom for letting me use her spare one). It'll be easier on her too since she won't have to get up at 3 am to take my stepdad to work. So I wanted to make some chicken with asian rice, green peas, and mashed potatoes. Chicken and rice (which I've never cooked before) turned out great. Mashed potatoes? Not so much. I made 3 batches and none of htem would do right. I was totally off on my water, mayo, and flake ratio or something. I ended up just throwing on some black eye peas and corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Mayo in mashed potatoes? Is this a southern thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Mayo in mashed potatoes? Is this a southern thing? That I'm not sure of. I prefer them with mayo instead of milk (they are more fluffier if you use a little bit of mayo instead of milk). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We make ours with mayo too. It may be a southern thing. Idk though! You can't really taste it. It just makes it creamy if you do it right. Jared cooked stroganoff tonight and ran out of sour cream so he used mayo and it was really good! I always have mayo on hand but not bc I like it on sandwiches or anything. But I cook with it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I just make them with boiled potatoes and Chicken broth. Maybe a bit of garlic, butter or sour cream or milk. Chicken broth gives it a lot of flavor without a lot of fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 We make ours with mayo too. It may be a southern thing. Idk though! You can't really taste it. It just makes it creamy if you do it right. Jared cooked stroganoff tonight and ran out of sour cream so he used mayo and it was really good! I always have mayo on hand but not bc I like it on sandwiches or anything. But I cook with it a lot. Funnily enough I'm the same way! I don't eat it on sandwhiches (if I do it's barely a light layer on the bread to give it some wetness), but I use it to cook with a lot. L refuses to eat mayo mashed potatoes. Oh well. More mashed potatoes for me along with peanut butter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Has he even tried them with mayo? I think mayo is pretty gross unless it's cooked in something. There are even recipes for cakes calling for mayo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 He has not, and he totally rags on me for saying I don't like stuff when I've never tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Using mayo in cakes, is that supposed to make it more moist? I've had friends use sauekraut in cakes (they wash it out really well to take out the salt and sourness before using), in order to make it very moist. I had one of their cakes and you can't taste the sauekraut, but it does add to the moistness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 The Hobbit is going to be made into three films instead of two! Oh this nerd girl is loving that! At least L and I can see the last 2 together in a cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Plane tickets, bought. T minus two months to go! (as of tomorrow, anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Congrats on buying the plane tix. Time is winding down Are you guys flying out for your vacation in Myrtle Beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nope we'll be driving it. We leave out Saturday the 13th and come back that following Thursday I believe? Sounds right. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I hope the time goes fast for you love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Thank you Vic! Well I went and got poked this morning for my blood work. *grumble* I hate needles. I hate the anticipation of the stick. The lab lady made it quick and easy though. It's rainy and grey outside today. The perfect day to lay snuggled in bed with Jasper reading a book which I may just do. I need to straighten up a few things but not a lot. Need to find out when they are spraying for these stupid spiders because I seriously can't take much more of this. At least Jasper is giving me hints to were they are now (although he still refuses to eat them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Filling out FASFA stuff for school.... oh the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 yay school!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Finished! didn't take nearly as long as it did years ago (probably because I was able to import my IRS stuff instead of having to go back through my tax return myself and inputting information. So that's done. Now just have to apply and get all the transcripts up (won't be able to apply until next month). Slowly coming together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yay!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 That's so awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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