Who AM I ?

[lilybug]

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Thank you everybody We keep the yoohoos and hot pockets here for everybody but once I started atkins it was left for the hubby to eat them, of course I should stay away from them and for 3 days now i have stayed away from anything remotely cheating my stomach has gone down which is great! and my cravings are getting less, I still do stare at a cookie for a while lol! I think i gotta beat this thing at home or I will not be able to go out anywhere since everywhere is a temptation.

I do have to change the way I think but not about food but my whole background I am hispanic and we eat rice for lunch and dinner and we eat potatoe for breakfast and plantains for dinner also..it is not a thing in my head it is just my whole being I have to change, we grew up there believing that meat w/out rice is an incomplete meal and that is how i feel sometimes i am missing that one piece, I need to lose the weight I am 33 years old and my knees hurt because I am short so the weight is causing problems, plus I would like to be around my baby..I would like to thank all those that are giving me support.

I had to change my name because my other one is log on in my dad's computer but I can't log on from my house because I have forgotten the email and password I used lol!

[Elizellen]

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we grew up there believing that meat w/out rice is an incomplete meal

Have you tried 'caulirice' yet? Grated raw cauliflower cooked in the microwave or steamed or fried makes a good alternative to rice for dishes that I used to serve with rice.

Here is a recent meal we had - chunks of chicken, onion and tomatoes threaded onto skewers and grilled, served with caulirice and green beans.

[ldyj]

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Yummmm!! That looks delish Elizellen!!

[imagood1]

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Once you really want to loose the weight badly enough and set your mind that nothing is going to get in the way you will do it. I cook 3 meals a day for my family and don't eat any of the starches they eat - once I made up my mind that I wanted to loose the extra weight I was carrying around I didn't care about their starches anymore. We can eat so many delicious foods on this plan I can't imagine going back to eating that way. Try making a couple meals and feeding it to your family - you might be surprised how much they like it. There are certain meals we all eat here (stuffed green peppers is one of them) - they don't feel like they are "dieting" and to tell you the truth I don't either.

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[chinadoll]

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The longer you do this the easier it will get. I am very glad you are sticking to it.

Every year when I first arrive home in the US, stuff like cinnamon buns and ice cream are tough to walk by but with each week it gets easier. In China and Thailand I get a lot of funny looks ordering lunches without any rice--its as much a staple for them as it is for Hispanics but I do it anyway and live with the odd looks.

[lilybug]

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how do I make caulirice?

[Elizellen]

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how do I make caulirice?

I make mine by grating raw cauliflower then microwaving it till it is the consistency I want.