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St.TropezChic

POSTED: Wed, 06/03/2009 - 7:49am

Recasting

Please share with us your recasting tips, goals, strategies, and successes. What have you learned about yourself from this process? Is there anything you're doing differently as a result? Merci, Lorraine

bren67

POSTED: Sat, 02/04/2012 - 3:13pm Hello Darci... Welcome to the site...like you,i need to be more active in meal palning,and keeping it healthy! I too love my morning java!!! Bren

bren67

POSTED: Sat, 02/04/2012 - 3:13pm Hello Darci... Welcome to the site...like you,i need to be more active in meal palning,and keeping it healthy! I too love my morning java!!! Bren

bren67

POSTED: Sat, 02/04/2012 - 3:13pm Hello Darci... Welcome to the site...like you,i need to be more active in meal palning,and keeping it healthy! I too love my morning java!!! Bren

Darcie

POSTED: Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:11am Hi everyone, I'm kind of new Hi everyone, I'm kind of new here... Today is the first day of my recasting. My primary motivation to do this is not weight loss, but just getting healthier eating habits. I've been a yo-yo dieter for most of my life, and I'm sick of it. My vice is: I'll do a diet well for a week, max two, and then I get bored and pig out for a couple of days, then start over with a new diet plan... This cycle has made me GAIN 10 lbs over the last year! So, my greatest challenge is sticking to the recasting plan. Three months feels like such a long time to me, but it will be worth it if it will teach me a way of eating that will not lead to the diet-overeating-guilt cycle. I already did one good thing today: I bought an espresso machinetta! I've been a coffee drinker for years, but lately I've realized that I hate the taste of coffee, I only drink it because of the caffeine. Espresso is the only type of coffee I like... I wonder why I didn't do it sooner, but well, now I can have good coffee every morning!

Mo

POSTED: Tue, 02/07/2012 - 1:39pm Welcome Hi Darcie, welcome to our group. I too have tried many diets, quickly becoming bored and moving on to the next "fad" diet. I have read so many, many diet books suggesting different ways to eat that I have literally become quite emotionally upset; my mind just plays over and over the advice in each one I have read. I wonder if there is a name for this sickness? I began gung-ho after reading FWDGF and soon strayed from that also after reading another book. Does anyone else have this problem? Anyway, I am pleased to see you are on the right path. I am beginning my recasting today...grains and sugars being my badies. Maybe we can keep each other going, especially with all of the help from our other sisters. Shirley

vlbinsc

POSTED: Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:57pm Welcome Hi Darcie, I have been seriously following Mireille since the beginning of January. I tried the leek weekend with only a day of success but have become overall more mindful of my eating. One of the things I did at the beginning was to go out and get very cool little plates (salad plates) and use those for my meals. The result is that I eat less but my plate is full! I have lost 3 pounds in a month. Still have 9 more that I would like to drop but I'm not starved and am on my way! Good luck with your goals - they all sound do-able! Vicki

Vintage1944

POSTED: Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:17pm Welcome!!! Your goals are excellent.Can't wait for you to tell us how it goes.Keep in touch please.Jean

Celtic Owl

POSTED: Tue, 01/24/2012 - 5:18pm welcome Darcie I think you have made a wise choice in learning healthy eating habits with class and style. I love the books, and my family loves the recipes. I wish you well, no reason to get bored here, this is a great group of love and support.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 01/23/2012 - 9:12am Re-re-recasting Recasting is needed here.Oh my !I do not like journaling,as all I seem to do is rehash old hurts/mistakes/annoyances.You get the idea.So if you don't mind,I'll post my efforts here,without the drama.It will help me be accountable.Nobody has to read it.Please don't feel obliged. Breakfast..poached egg on whole wheat English Muffin,with a drizzle of olive oil,a banana and coffee with a tsp.of 5% cream.A large glass of water.All served on a pretty tray(I use them as placemats),a small ,soft pink glass plate and a favourite Roy Kirkham mug(china)and a lovely cloth napkin.I ate slowly and am working on slowing down,much more. As some of you know I have a weight problem and the battle never ends.Or so it seems.To tell the truth,I have considered bariatric surgery.But my research has led me to decide against it.Too many risks,for my liking.It is clear to me that I can and will do this.I have a wealth of health and nutrition information.FWDGF is the only place I feel fully supported and understood.One foot in front of the other...thanks for caring and always being here.OXO

Marilyn

POSTED: Mon, 01/23/2012 - 9:31am Journal Jean, bread is a problem of mine as well. I now work on the principle that I have it at one meal only if I can, i.e. if I have toast for breakfast I do not have bread at lunch or dinner. If I know I have an evening excercise class I have my bread at lunch time and muesli or yoghurt at breakfast. I know muesli has oats in but I am not tempted to have more whereas toast is so tempting. Today I had muesli and semi skimmed milk for breakfast and then cold meat followed by fruit for lunch. Perhaps we should have a thread in 'Well Being' purely for food journaling, what do you think?

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 01/23/2012 - 9:41am Yes My Friend I think that is a brilliant idea.Let's get it started.The bread issue is a huge one for me.I like that you have bread at one meal,only.My bread consumption goes up in the evening.Not clear why but in a way the reason doesn't matter.The behaviour matters.The root cause for my difficulties may never be clear but I can change my behaviour.Therefore I will.Thanks my friend.OXO

Mo

POSTED: Tue, 02/07/2012 - 1:46pm Bread!!! Jean Bread seems to be the problem with many of us! If I eat one piece I will crave more and more. If I cave in and have more, I only want still more. For me just staying completely away from bread, crackers, chips, etc. is my best bet. I like your comment about not necessarily knowing our root causes but having the ability to change our behavior.

Celtic Owl

POSTED: Wed, 01/18/2012 - 5:11pm days off work I have been sucessful in the recasting with low blood sugar issues at work, by having a MBC as my break snack, since I don't have lunch until hour 7 of an 8 day shift. Remembering to do this on my day off has been tougher, with the getting going with laundry and a zillion other things to do. But I do feel I am getting a handle on most of this, journaling does help, etc. My eliminating my offenders has been to work with the worst first. Bread. Yikes.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 01/23/2012 - 8:51am Hi I like your approach.MBC is a perfect work food.Oh yes bread is my demon,too.How are you doing?OXO

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 01/23/2012 - 8:51am Hi I like your approach.MBC is a perfect work food.Oh yes bread is my demon,too.How are you doing?OXO

snorklee

POSTED: Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:51am On the road to recasting... Good morning, all! I've been, little by little, overhauling my eating habits and outlook on life, and trying to get back to feeling good about the way l look, and also to embrace joy more. Why are those two things tied up together? Hmmm... a discussion for another day. Today, I've finally hit on a way to recast while working 2nd shift and having chaotic meal times. Breakfast has become my focal point, since that is the one meal of the day that is not rushed, and that I can fully enjoy at home. I've been treating myself to a variety of egg white omelets and a fruit smoothie everyday. I've bought a lot of different kinds of vegetables and fruits, to make different variations so that I don't get bored. This morning's omelet was mushroom and leek with swiss cheese, and the smoothie was blueberries and mango blended with almond milk. Delicious, filling and healthy. Yesterday was an egg white frittata with kale and mozzarella, and a strawberry, mango, banana smoothie. The smoothies come together really quickly with an immersion blender, and the almond milk is delicious and doesn't curdle with citrus fruits.

vlbinsc

POSTED: Tue, 01/10/2012 - 12:10pm No Oatmeal But... No oatmeal this morning but I did have homemade yoghurt with 2 Tbsps of Granola, a piece of multigrain bread with butter and a clementine. Water to drink - I had my coffee when I first woke up after my glass of water. My challenge is that I eat around 5:00 AM so by 10 I am hungry. Drank water but that didn't take care of the rumblies - had another clementine around 10:30. Lunch at 11:45 - Curried lentil soup, fruit salad, a few slivered almonds and a few dried cranberries. Did a mention I work at a food co-op with excellent hot and salad bars? So eating right shouldn't be a big deal but... My husband has recently gotten into making artisan bread and homemade sausage and, of course, wine every night - not just a glass. He is being very supportive of this attempt to reduce. He went out and bought edgy small plates to help reduce portions. So far on track - have lost 2 pound since my panic attach on Saturday!

snorklee

POSTED: Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:39am Small plates... I love the idea of edgy small plates! Your husband is embracing the French way of thinking. Cool plates are all part of the "eating with 5 senses" philosophy. I've gradually stopped using full size plates and bowls, too. I have one square ceramic salad plate that has a branch of olives painted on it in a diagonal pattern. It's my favorite plate for meals, and I love putting small portions of really good things on it. It makes the whole dining experience better, and it's only 7" square, so less looks like more. I also have small Asian inspired white bowls with a big blue and green flower pattern. I use these for everything from soup to cereal, and they only hold 1 cup. Bon appetit! Deb

vickie2

POSTED: Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:43pm Breakfast I know how you feel about the early breakfast issue. I am up at 5 everyday to get ready for work, get the kids ready and fed before school, drop them off and get to work by 745. I experimented with eating at home (so I could eat at the table) and eating at work at my desk, and I have found that eating at work is the best way for me. I try not to check emails while I eat and just focus on my food, but it is sometimes hard! Anyway, is eating at work an option for you? Perhaps you could even make an egg or oatmeal at home and heat it up there in the break room (assuming there is one)?

Vintage1944

POSTED: Tue, 01/10/2012 - 6:05pm You do need a snack by 10:30.French Women may eat only 3 meals a day but they never let themselves get really hungry and keep an en cas on hand.A Food Co-op...lucky you and a DH who cooks and is supportive.You go girl.When you get around to the oatmeal,and if you like peanut butter,add it to your oatmeal.Soooo yummy.OXO Jean

vlbinsc

POSTED: Tue, 01/10/2012 - 7:27pm DH Who Cooks DH who cooks is more of a downfall than a help sometimes! We make a lot of good, fresh no preservatives added food but because of my commute, exercise is tough. DH is out of town for a few weeks - so I am on my own. Tonight's dinner was salmon with zucchini, lemon and dill in parchment and a petit peu of rice pilaf. And a small glass of chardonnay, not the whole bottle! ;-) Thinking about a piece of fruit for desert. I'm sure cooking for myself will get old but so far I'm pumped! A food co-op is a great place to work but being HR director is a bit stressful sometimes!

Vintage1944

POSTED: Tue, 01/10/2012 - 7:41pm Yes having a DH who cooks can be a mixed blessing.Stress and having difficulty to find exercise time are real problems.I totally hate gyms,lying on the floor to exercise etc.so I look for ways to add movement to my day.Not always successful but I do try.May I suggest a book called The Pleasure of Cooking for One by Judith Jones.She worked with Julia Child.It is also easy enough to double portions to serve two.Your dinner sounds very tasty.Take care.OXO

vlbinsc

POSTED: Tue, 01/10/2012 - 7:14pm DH Who Cooks DH who cooks is more of a downfall than a help sometimes! We make a lot of good, fresh no preservatives added food but because of my commute, exercise is tough. DH is out of town for a few weeks - so I am on my own. Tonight's dinner was salmon with zucchini, lemon and dill in parchment and a petit peu of rice pilaf. And a small glass of chardonnay, not the whole bottle! ;-) Thinking about a piece of fruit for desert. I'm sure cooking for myself will get old but so far I'm pumped! A food co-op is a great place to work but being HR director is a bit stressful sometimes!

vlbinsc

POSTED: Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:43pm Having a Hard Time... Started recasting with the Leek Weekend this morning. It is only 3 PM and I am famished and feeling like a failure! I think I may eat and drink the rest of the soup before the day is over. I have started craving things I NEVER crave...the good news I guess is that I am spending more time in the bathroom than I ever have. The bad news I seem to weigh more this afternoon than I did this morning and all I've had is leek soup! C'est tres mal!

vlbinsc

POSTED: Mon, 01/09/2012 - 7:38pm Thanks for the Support So glad that is over with...now the breakfast challenge. I usually do an Atkins drink on the way to work (drive 1 1/4 hours one way). Took fruit this morning and snacked on that mid morning. Also had a good lunch salad and a little protein. Tomorrow I am going for the oatmeal. Thanks friends for the words of encouragement...Vicki

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 01/09/2012 - 8:40pm Hi Vicki You did it!Well done.You'll like the oatmeal.OXO

yogamomma

POSTED: Sat, 01/07/2012 - 11:35pm Leek soup vs Mimosa Soup I felt very much the same way... So I tried the Mimosa Soup for dinner (and lunch the next day), and it was much more satisfying and filling. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the leek soup, especially with olive oil, lemon juice, and a little salt and pepper. I really get bored with my food quickly. I cannot eat the same thing over and over, so it was nice to have the option of "switching it up". You can do this! =) Erin

Vintage1944

POSTED: Sat, 01/07/2012 - 4:59pm Hi there! Welcome aboard.Many of us struggle with the leek weekend and I couldn't finish it.But don't be hard on yourself,please.Try to drink more water,rest and have an egg if you need to,as sometimes protein helps.As for the weight we tend to weigh more as the goes on.Ignore the wretched scales.Hang in there and keep in touch.Jean

yogamomma

POSTED: Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:09pm Just started recasting yesterday! Yesterday was wonderful - managed to keep from being hungry all day, and was very consciencous last night at dinner which was an all you can eat seafood buffet. Can you say OYSTERS?! It was heaven! Three bites of cheesecake for dessert... Dinner was followed by a concert at which I drank a single glass of wine! Today my family ran in a Santa Run (5K). We aren't big runners, but running is something the whole family enjoys participating in together about 5-7 times a year (I usually run at the 5K level because my son is only 9, and he can run alongside me, while my husband runs anywhere from 5K's to 1/2 marathons). What I would consider smart choices all day, instead of my usual "I raced today, I can eat anything" attitude. I mean, it is only 3 miles, not a marathon! Tonight I enjoyed a little brie and 3-4 bagel crisps for "supper" with a class of wine (which I have managed to stretch into a two hour event! I don't have any tips yet. My goal is to lose weight so I can feel comfortable in my skin - I am about 30 pounds overweight. I am a yoga teacher with some awful eating habits. I'm one of those that thinks "Oh, I've blown my whole day by eating (fill in the blank) so might as well make it worth it" and I continue to just PIG OUT all day (or for several days). I want to be healthier, which translates to thinner, but not SKINNY. I want to enjoy the food I eat. Spend more time reflecting on what I've eaten. I loved the descriptions of the meditative breathing in FWDGF. I could totally relate. For me yoga is about stress relief and stretching/elongating the muscles with slow and gentle movements. My preferred style of yoga is not typically aerobic so I am totally going to incorporate walking into my day. On that note... Any suggestions for someone that lives in the country, but on really awful "walking" roads so it is not what I would consider safe, and I am 30 minutes from a good city park or indoor mall (it is 27-50 degrees most days this time of year). I think 2-3 times a week I will make a habit of walking from yoga class to a couple of markets for meal supplies, hopefully getting in a mile or two each time. I may be able to get a walk in during my son's martial arts classes twice a week as well, and/or basketball practice. How do you fit in your walks? I am so glad to have found this community! I look forward to learning something from every one of you wonderful ladies! Erin

Back to balance

POSTED: Sat, 08/20/2011 - 5:59pm Hello everyone, After owning Hello everyone, After owning the book for years, I (re)started FWDGF two weeks ago. I too abandoned the leek soup weekend half way through. Has anyone every completed it successfully? I'm recasting right now, and I've started a blog about it here: http://solongfrivolity.wordpress.com I only have a few posts up now, but if you're interested in reading it, please take a look. Mostly, I've just covered offenders and my leek soup weekend. Thanks!

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