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Red Hat Lynx Newsletter |
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Issue # 12
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PAGE #1
About Me:
In my
initial Bio, I mainly focused on my family and my past. I would now like to tell you where I am at
now. For many years, I worked 60-70
hours per week investing all my time and energies in two jobs and my home and
family. This left me little time to
concentrate on “ME”. Over time, slowly,
without my noticing, I began to slow down and to also gain weight. As the pounds crept up, I began to slow down,
lose energy, experience aches and pains where I never had them before and
become very disinterested in things going on around me. I semi-retired last June with the goal of
connecting with and taking care of the long neglected “ME”. This past June, I joined this wonderful group
of very supportive ladies in an effort to meet my goals. I also made appointments with my Doctor and Dentist to
check on my physical well-being.
Because of time constraints and numerous other excuses, I had not seen
either the Dentist or the Doctor in over five years. So far this summer, I have had 15
appointments and have been checked from stem to stern. Hopefully, when all the test results come in,
I will have professional advice on how to turn some of these complaints around. I don’t need a Doctor to tell me that the
excess weight I carry plays a major role in how I feel. So, by the next time that it’s my turn to
write this newsletter, I plan to be a slimmer, healthier, more upbeat “ME”.
PAGE #2
Women’s Health:
From what I told
you on Page 1, you can see that I shouldn’t be giving out any advice on health
issues. I do like the site Real Age that was mentioned in this forum many times. Web MD has a weight loss clinic that is quite helpful also.
Personally, these
are some of the healthy changes I am working on:
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Having
breakfast every day (this is something I have never done)
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Eating
more fresh fruits and vegetables
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Eliminating
soft drinks and replacing with water
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When
socializing with Mary Often, making a
concentrated effort not to imbibe in our favorite drink
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Get
more sleep
PAGE #3
Laughs:
In the July 2007
issue of Reader’s Digest it was announced that these new words would be added
to the dictionary:
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Abdicake |
To give up the last piece of
cake to someone else |
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Calorosity |
The desire while dieting and
eating out to look over the dessert menu and still possess the willpower to
not order any dessert |
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Flabbygast |
To be overcome with astonishment
that despite excessive dieting, you haven’t lost a pound. |
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Manorexic |
Characterizing a male who eats
an extremely large amount of food yet gains no weight |
PAGE #4
Recipes:
Years ago, I belonged
to Diet Workshop (similar to Weight Watchers) and this was one of my favorite
recipes from their cookbook. It makes a
great one-dish breakfast and tastes like dessert.
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BREAD PUDDING
Spray small single-serving baking dish with
PAM. Break up one slice of bread in
pieces and place in dish. Peel and slice
one apple and place over bread. Generously
sprinkle with cinnamon. Mix one egg, one
cup of skim milk and a little vanilla flavoring and pour over all. Bake at 350° about 20-30 minutes until
done.
Next week is my
“Chicken Week”. These are some of the
things I will be making after I boil two whole chickens …soup, salads, sandwich and main courses.
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CHICKEN SOUP
Use stock from boiling chickens. Refrigerate and remove fat from surface when
it solidifies. Add as many fresh vegetables
(cut in bite-size pieces) as you choose along with salt, pepper and your
favorite seasonings. When veggies are
almost cooked, add meat from one of the cut up chickens. Occasionally, the broth is not flavorful
enough if I am making a LARGE pot of soup.
When this happens, I just add bullion cubes to taste. Low in calories and fat and delicious.
Bone and cut up the second chicken. Use it to make the following:
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CHICKEN SALAD
Mix cut up chicken with low-fat mayo and cut
up celery. Salt and pepper to
taste. Add a few Craisins or chopped
walnuts if desired. Serve in a Pita
pocket with lettuce.
I also like curry chicken salad with raisins.
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CHICKEN GARDEN SALAD or CEASAR SALAD
Top your favorite salad with sliced or diced
chicken and serve with lo-cal dressing.
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Chicken Sheppard’s Pie
Spray baking pan with PAM. Layer cut up chicken, your favorite stuffing
(already cooked) and frozen vegetables (your favorites). Pour one jar/can of lo-fat chicken gravy over
all and cover with layer of mashed potatoes.
Bake uncovered at 350° until heated through. It’s easy to get carried away with this
recipe. Keep serving sizes in mind when
assembling. This recipe, made with
turkey, tastes just like Thanksgiving.
In fact, it’s a great way to package holiday leftovers for a few days
later.
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Easy Chicken Cacciatore
In large skillet, sauté 1/3 chopped onion, 1 clove chopped garlic, 1/3 cup
chopped green pepper until soft. Add ¾ lb
chopped cooked chicken, ½ cup whole peeled tomatoes, ½ cup green beans and ¼ teaspoon
oregano and salt & pepper. Simmer
8-10 minutes.
And finally:
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My recipe for success
Join the Red Hat Lynx, become actively
involved and turn to them for advice, realizing that you are not alone in this
struggle. You’ll find that you have many
friends even though you may not have met them all yet. It’s a great support
system and it works for me!
Remember, every man is free to make his own choices in life, but
he is not free to choose the consequences of his choices
