Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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Part IV

This is the thread where members come to share their journey to wellness and wholeness.

It's a holistic thread, talking about all apects of health, not just diet and exercise, but the mind and spirit as well. All posters are welcome (not just Premium Members) and encouraged on a periodic basis to share what you're doing, what you need to do and how you're going to do it, and what you know!

Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
Just had a big bowl of spinach and olive oil. Going to make some beans and rice. Being fairly lazy today. :)

Toot, toot, toot, toot ... lol

Nobody ever answered me as to whether Beano works well or not, have you ever tried it Tweety?

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Toot, toot, toot, toot ... lol

Nobody ever answered me as to whether Beano works well or not, have you ever tried it Tweety?

I have tried it. Not for beans though. I went through a phase of eating a lot of raw veggies. I just eliminated the culprits which were raw zucchini and cauliflower. Fortunately for me beans don't bother my digestive system in that way. Toot!

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

Hi everyone! Despite going out to eat twice in the past two weeks, I'm holding at 228.

Cool beans.

Toot! :D

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Way to go Angie!!! Woot!

My beans were hot, I put hot sauce on them. Toot!

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Toot!

Toot! :D

Toot!

We got a real marching band going on here! Too bad we don't have a bass, and a few drums!

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We got a real marching band going on here! Too bad we don't have a bass, and a few drums!

Oops, we do have drums, look to the left of this post!

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

last night , at 2200 , est, in the chat room on AN , i had raw veggies and dip and 1.5 L h2o , and i had the very best of times

darn it, i am GOOD

beans beans

the magical fruit

the more you eat

the more you toot [poop]

sheryl, SHERYL, can u hear me now ?

we needs some tp sheryl

yup, more than one square !

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Must be Bean Week! We had them today too! (Tooooot!)

:lol2:

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You guys are crackin me up.....ty.....needed that.

Two more shifts after this one...yippeee

DH is interviewing for a job at the hospital I will be working at in the morning.

I am so looking forward to the change.... no more traveling for work, staying home with dh, hoping it will be easier to stay focused on the self-improvements I am trying out.

Catch up with ya'll later..at work right now

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

er, good luck to dh.

On a side note. Beans are a superfood, they are high in immune boosting antioxidants, good protein (when combined with a grain they are complete protein), low fat, high in soluable fiber (the kind that lowers bad cholesterol and raises good).

Toot!

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

tweety, you are too funny! :D started my day with a smile.

i just have to share this. i signed up for the ww newsletter. it's totally free and the recipes for this week are just so fabulous, i have to share a little, because it's all about grilling. you can sign up at www.weightwatchers.com

what's cooking: grilling

  • article by: lisa chernick

let the grilling begin! in honor of memorial day, the unofficial start of summer, we've picked our best beef, chicken and fish recipes for the grill, as well as irresistible sides and salads to pair them with. it might not be beach weather yet, but now is a fine time to start enjoying this mouthwatering, healthy, quintessentially summer style of cooking.

beef

yes, perfectly grilled steak is one of summer's surest pleasures. add delicious accompaniments and you have the start of a great menu.

grilled beef fajitas

grilled beef with wasabi slaw

grilled flank steak with mango chutney

flank steak with triple-grilled onions

chicken

this versatile protein is at its best grilled and dressed up any way you like.

grilled chicken skewers with satay sauce

grilled chicken with parsley-caper sauce

grilled tandoori chicken and red onion skewers with couscous

tequila-jalapeño chicken

fish

use a grill basket to keep fish and seafood from falling apart or falling into the fire.

grilled halibut with pineapple

grilled shrimp salad

grilled swordfish with seasoned asparagus

grilled tuna with mustard-dill sauce

orange-grilled scallops with mint and tomatoes

salads & sides

adding the smokiness of the grill to your favorite vegetables, beans and grains means super-flavorful accompaniments.

grilled leek and bean salad

grilled mexican corn salad with mango and jicama

grilled portobellos with fresh corn salsa

grilled vegetable pasta salad

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No beans here, but can I throw in a toot anyway? TOOT I hate to be left out of the fun, LOL.

Hikers home, sunburned and still wishing she were in a tent, LOL. We went hiking with the kids . . . not nearly as ummm, efficient as hiking without them :), but it's nice to stop and look at all of the bugs, lizards, etc, and just spend time playing. They spent hours trying to catch rabbits and just enjoying getting dirty. They're amazingly good at that last part, LOL.

It was soooo good to get away. We couldn't at all last summer because I had a full load of classes and both DH and I were working full-time.

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