Cleopatra_Nik
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 3 months ago
Calories: tools or ammunition? - I would argue both.
Knowing what a calorie is, what it means to your eating plan and how to factor them in with other things on a nutrition label gives you a powerful tool to ge...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 3 months ago
What's for dinner? Tuesday! - Strange thing. I am actually really CRAVING a protein shake.
I usually drink them but don’t necessarily crave them. I crave flavors that I make into shakes but not so much...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 3 months ago
Have you checked it out yet??? - What? Bariatric Foodie of course!
(Ok, call me a shameless self promoter if you want, but nobody ever got anywhere through silence. Except maybe Charlie Chaplin. But I digress.....
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 3 months ago
What's for dinner? Monday! - I didn’t see the eating thread today. Did I miss it? Diva, are you ok????
Breathe, breathe, breathe…ok!
Hi. Happy Monday! I look forward to the day when I can ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 3 months ago
A recipe for all the lovers in the house... - Ok, first off, I am sort of obsessed with "mini" desserts. I endeavor to start making desserts that come in shot glasses like PF Chang's does. Except mine will be protein desserts....
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 3 months ago
What's for dinner - Friday! - It's rainy and cool here peeps. I'm not sure what to make of that.
I gotta go back and see what I said I was making for dinner. Cuz I remember it sounding really appealing. I th...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Comfort food in the middle of summer: Chicken and - This is the best dish I never got a picture of. The kids ate it too soon!
But I did get this super cute pic of my three year old nephew helping me cook the chowder. Isn't he pr...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner - Thursday! - Well, first, since I made such a big deal of church dinner, I feel obligated to share what it actually was.
Oh those lovely, lovely women. We had ham (and ham is one of those ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Tough love time...and many of you won't like me af - This is an open letter. It’s not addressed to anyone in particular but it is a sentiment I have long felt.
FURTHER OUTS: This is not an open invitation for a newbie bitch...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner - Wednesday! - Church dinner! Church dinner! How I LOVES me some church dinner.
I feel like Emma Lazarus, waxing poetic about little old Lutheran ladies:
"Bring your mashed potatoes, your f...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Natural Weight... - Since I’m posting today (and thereby taking my career into my own hands like the simpleton that I am), I figure I’ll go all out.
I’ve been chewing on something...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Random Poll o' the Week: What's in a name? - This is ONLY if you feel comfortable divulging...
If it isn’t already apparent in your screen name, what is your first name?
If you know, WHY is that your first...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Paul C., I owe you not one but TWO thank you's! - Yep, you read right. I have two things to thank you for!
First, I would like you to know that because I was inspired by your commitment to your running, I have actually been ge...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
Because it feels good.... - That’s the reason I exercise nowadays. Because it feels good.
My friend Pam shared a saying that I find to be especially true. “The hardest part of exercise is putt...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner - Tuesday!!! - Hey folks!
I thoroughly enjoyed my long weekend. Yesterday, I kinda OD'd on beans. It was bad. Really bad. I feel bad for the divas who had to drive in a car for 30 minutes wit...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
Hunger... - “Why in the WORLD do I want to be hungry, Nik? Isn’t that why I had surgery???”
Well…sort of.
One thing I’ve discovered in the past year or so is ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Random Poll o' the Week: WLS and Independence Day - Controversial as it may seem, I was once vehemently against the celebration of Independence Day.
Why, Nik??? You are asking. It is a day to celebrate American freedom!!!
No...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner mah peoples???? - Awwwww...yeah baby! It's barbecue bacon cheese meatloaf day!!!
I made this meatloaf two days ago and have been thinking about it ever since. YESSSSS!!!!
So I'm making it with...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
A general rule of thumb about cooking proteins - I thought of this as I was responding to the egg post.
The quicker you cook a protein the more stringent the actual protein fibers will be. This is why slow cooking things and m...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Join me in a round of "ain't that a bish????& - Note to MM: did you and Andrea invent that word. If so I love it and you!
Ok, so yesterday I get out of church at 8 p.m. Battle traffic on the beltway to get to the nearest Vita...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner - Wednesday! - I dunno what the old ladies are cooking up but I am HUNGRY!!!
I think my pouch is broken. I may need to have it serviced ;)
Here's what I've had today:
1. Rice cake w/ pea...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Soap box rant o' the day: you don't owe your surge - I been full of soap box speeches this week, haven’t I?
Well I had a lot of time to think while I was away and now I got shizz to say.
So, I can’t count how many...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
What's for dinner - Tuesday night!!! - Man, I have a BAD case of vacant pouch syndrome. What's that? It's when you perpetually feel like your pouch is empty. It's like I am the bottomless pit. Although, I did just do my...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
Barbecue bacon cheese meatloaf - After mentioning the barbecue bacon cheese meatloaf on the eating thread, a few folks asked for the recipe.
I will probably feature it on Bariatric Foodie, but here’s the...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 13 years, 4 months ago
...And speaking of cravings... - I am having one these days for buffalo wings.
Methinks this recipe from our good friend Shari is in my near future!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/3879500/Jupiters-Buf...
About Me
Baltimore, MD
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26.2
BMI
Surgery
01/08/2008
Surgery Date
Jan 21, 2008
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