ArtFossil Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Bluetrav said: Day 24 now, and one more weekend to get through. We should have beautiful weather, so hopefully a long hike tomorrow. MeadowLily: Thanks so much for the link! That song is perfect for my last week. I've been listening to it each day. ArtFossil: Wow love that fabric! So unusual. What do you make with it? I don't really have a reward in mind. We have a couple of weekend trips coming up, so basically looking forward to those, being in control of my life and feeling good. I've reached the kale saturation point. I bought 3 cauliflowers yesterday, dragged out the food processer and riced it all up. I'm trying to find brand-new recipes for vegetables to try over the next week. I love nomnompaleo's roasted curry cauliflower, but I've already made it twice so I'm putting the recipe on hold. I'm so grateful for the truly helpful and inspiring comments from my fellow Jan 4-5 people. It's a real treat to come here and get a little therapy every few days. Stay strong everyone! So happy you're still on board, Bluetrav! I'm a sculptor and I work in textiles and I am gathering commercially printed fabric, eco-printed fabric and my own hand-printed fabric to make . . . ??? Some kind of sewn/collaged textile constructions. Loosely organized around the idea of "what the water knows." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Friday! Day 23! LONG morning meeting! And then an absurdly long faculty meeting! Then, sewing a lot of buttonholes (I have 180 to do.) Finally, I had to go to a museum reception at 5:30, which, as much as I love that museum and I knew I'd love the show, is TORTURE for an introvert like me. It all worked out, though, and I got to drink Perrier and really enjoyed the work and hearing the artist talk about it in the gallery. S I drove home, fed the cats and cooked dinner in 35 minutes--WHOOT! I had some leftover cut up raw veggies from last night and threw onions on the grill with the Chili Lime chicken burgers. Those things are good! Who knew? (Thank you Trader Joe's). I would have eaten anything that didn't move or run away I was so hungry. I will never understand the complaints about food boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 ArtFossil, some think you're a man named Art but I never thought that. I just assumed that Art meant artistic. Reintro joke for you. If the pants still fit, you must acquit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hee! Yeah, a girl. My daughter came up with the art fossil name for some art project of hers back in the 90's and I just decided to resurrect it. Goes with that "self portrait" that's my avatar which is a woman's head being "excavated' (really old student work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stegner Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 ArtFossil - I saved the Carolyn Friedlander link. Thanks! I'm always looking for ideas. I just finished binding a quilt, put it on my bed, and alas, don't love it. So I'm a little sad about that, but I understand the problem and will do better next time. You know what the problem was? I went fabric shopping with a friend. God as my witness, I will never take advice on matters of color again. I made some Ras el Hanout, a spice blend from the Well Fed cookbook, and then made velvet butternut squash, which uses ras el hanout the leftover squash and sweet potato in my refrigerator. It was fantastic both in texture and taste and great with roast chicken (healer of all wounds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 8 hours ago, Stegner said: ArtFossil - I saved the Carolyn Friedlander link. Thanks! I'm always looking for ideas. I just finished binding a quilt, put it on my bed, and alas, don't love it. So I'm a little sad about that, but I understand the problem and will do better next time. You know what the problem was? I went fabric shopping with a friend. God as my witness, I will never take advice on matters of color again. I made some Ras el Hanout, a spice blend from the Well Fed cookbook, and then made velvet butternut squash, which uses ras el hanout the leftover squash and sweet potato in my refrigerator. It was fantastic both in texture and taste and great with roast chicken (healer of all wounds). @Stegner OMG I want to try that spice blend with squash and sweet potato! I made spaghetti squash tonight for the first time--in the Instant Pot Another conceptual barrier falls! It sounds like you should "gift" your quilt. Someone else would be thrilled! I haven't stepped foot in a bricks and mortar fabric shop in years. I buy all my fabric online and order a sample or a quarter yard if it's something I'm not sure of. To tempt you, this fabric store is AMAZING! And you can shop by color, designer, "theme" etc. I'm kind of glad it took me so long to learn about it. http://www.hawthornethreads.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stegner Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Another great link, thanks ArtFossil. Actually, I was looking for an online source of the Freidlander fabrics and found fabric.com which seems similar - but might be a little cheaper? Anyway, it's great to have these new resources - I found a 108" width section, for quilt backs. Maybe it's common knowledge among experienced quilters, but I never knew this existed. These sites are my new candy store. My Instant Pot lives in its own cupboard above my stove, a place of honor in my kitchen. I just made chicken stock in it tonight. I think everyone probably already knows this, but it makes great stock in one hour without making your whole house smell like soup. Not a bad smell, of course, but it can get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 19 hours ago, Stegner said: Another great link, thanks ArtFossil. Actually, I was looking for an online source of the Freidlander fabrics and found fabric.com which seems similar - but might be a little cheaper? Anyway, it's great to have these new resources - I found a 108" width section, for quilt backs. Maybe it's common knowledge among experienced quilters, but I never knew this existed. These sites are my new candy store. My Instant Pot lives in its own cupboard above my stove, a place of honor in my kitchen. I just made chicken stock in it tonight. I think everyone probably already knows this, but it makes great stock in one hour without making your whole house smell like soup. Not a bad smell, of course, but it can get old. I'd dedicate a shrine to my Instant Pot if my house weren't so small. Fabric.com is great and has some great prices. Although for prints, I like the "curated" aspects of Hawthorne. I've also purchased many fabrics from purlsoho, another website that is dangerously beautiful. https://www.purlsoho.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetrav Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 My mother tried so hard to teach me how to sew, to always disastrous results. I learned to knit from a co-worker several years ago and got hooked on that, although the Austin climate doesn't call for many knitted clothes! I love the process of starting with nothing and creating something, and knitting is such a relaxing activity for me. Day 28 tomorrow! I had a very weird day today. I had too small of a breakfast, made up for it at lunch, but was so hungry all afternoon. Now it's dinnertime and my appetite is gone. It's like that small breakfast threw everything off the rest of the day. Not a feeling I enjoyed, as the rest of my Whole30 has been pretty predictable. Lesson learned! What are your plans for after Thursday? Reintro? Continuing? I plan to have wine over the weekend, but I'll pretty much stick to the food I've been eating, following the template and the rules, and reintro a few things down the road. I'll probably do corn first, as I really miss my tacos, and we make our own corn tortillas. I really don't miss dairy or sugar, but that may change. I'm going to Chicago in March, which probably means beer and bread, but we'll see how it goes. Have a great week everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stegner Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Bluetrav, knitting has always appealed to me, but not in this lifetime, I guess. I remember many garment-sewing struggles - It brought out the rebel in me. I never measured properly and usually ended up with something that didn't really fit very well. A waste of time and money, really. It figures that the quilt "patterns" that appeal to me are more ideas than patterns - I like to improvise until something really appeals to my eye. My grandmother was a scrap quilter and rug braider, and supported herself as a widow by selling them from her farmhouse. She didn't fuss much and neither do I. Thanks for yet another link, ArtFossil. They're fun! Since I didn't do a W30, there will be no reintro for me. Even though it wasn't a W30, I found the midwinter discipline really helpful in many ways. My plan is to continue on - eating this way almost all the time but enjoying celebratory food when it seems important and I really want it. Differentiating those occasions from simple cravings is what I'm working on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 @Bluetrav Purlsoho ("purl"!) is more focused on knitting than sewing. Gorgeous stuff. I love knitting but/and taught myself back in high school and successfully knitted sweaters but never learned the "right"/fast way to knit (bringing yarn over with a finger) so never pursued it and I'm quite envious of your prowess. Day 27 here! And, the last few days I've struggled to eat enough at Meal 3 (I know, I didn't think that was possible either) because I don't want to be starving for the 12 hours until Meal 1. Had a more effective dinner last night (consciously making sure I eat enough protein) and slept well. I have SHRUNK! It's pretty interesting . . . . I put on a down-type vest I hadn't worn in a year and the thing was so loose! And, there were 7 emergency almonds in one pocket . . . . I am thinking about my reintroduction. No decisions yet. Had a great talk with my acupuncturist while she was dry needling me this morning. She's on an elimination diet also this month and thinking about her long term nutrition. (Dry needling vs meeting with the Dean this afternoon. Which is worse? Discuss.) I'm looking at strategies for "the semester"/until my solo show. I'm pretty sure I will decide to eliminate Diet Pepsi which crept back in post surgery. So I'll probably be a good scientist and reintroduce it one day and make careful notes about how I feel/why I like it, etc etc. Melissa says she does a reintroduction even after a 7 day reset so I should man, er, woman up and do one too. Who knows how things have changed since a year+ ago? Heck, I'm fitted out with TITANIUM now. Maybe that interacts with soy? (Snark, but the point remains that I could test the foods I'm considering bringing off the bench and adding back into the rotation. (Baseball starts February 14! Hooray!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine_ Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I can’t believe it’s already Day 28 (…29 for me)! January was definitely an easier month for me – no birthdays, anniversaries, traveling, camping, summer, company, and all the other things that tend to derail me. I’m not doing reintroductions yet either because I need to continue AIP for a couple more months. Now that I’ve made it (almost) 30 days without wine and diet Coke, I know I can and should refrain from those awhile longer. Did you know that 30 days is great to start/stop a habit, but going 60 days provides an even greater return by really cementing the habit? Congratulations all, and thanks for all the great fabric links! Just a few months ago I got out my beloved but neglected sewing machine and starting creating. We have an incredible fabric store nearby with great prices, and I spent WAY too much time there. Now I have a bunch of unfinished projects laying around, but the fun fabric makes me so happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine_ Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Oh, and can you tell me why you love your Instant Pots so much? I am considering getting one but have limited space and am very particular about what appliances I will allow in that space! A lot of times I set the table and then clean up and while dinner is in the oven or soup is simmering, so I'm not sure I need the extra 30 minutes during cooking. I'm all for using fewer cooking pots for easier clean and for better-tasting food, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Christine_ said: Oh, and can you tell me why you love your Instant Pots so much? I am considering getting one but have limited space and am very particular about what appliances I will allow in that space! A lot of times I set the table and then clean up and while dinner is in the oven or soup is simmering, so I'm not sure I need the extra 30 minutes during cooking. I'm all for using fewer cooking pots for easier clean and for better-tasting food, though! It would be worth it for me just for the bone broth. Throw it in, and 2 hours later (3 if you want to go wild) you have your broth. No watching. It's the no watching thing that's key. I don't have to keep an eye on the simmering pot when I make chili! Plus, I've found that the flavors are intensified. And you can sauce and cook in the same pot . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stegner Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 As Artfossil said, you can set it to pressure cook something for an hour and go do something else. You certainly can't do that with a regular pressure cooker, especially with an electric stove. As with other pressure cookers, it tenderizes tough cuts of meat and makes better stock than any other method (IMHO). I really like the stainless steel cooking vessel of the Instant Pot - others are teflon-coated. I don't know if you're planning to bring them back into your diet, but it cooks soaked dried beans very quickly and makes great polenta and risotto... I could go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetrav Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Day 29! Oh happy day! I have just enough compliant meat and veg in the fridge to get me through tomorrow, but I plan to shop today for more compliant food, as we'll continue more or less on Whole30 for a while. It does feel good to get to the end of 30 days though. I'm looking forward to stepping on the scale (and not just giving it a sidelong glance every few days), and yes adding some stevia to my coffee in the morning. I don't have a sweet tooth at all and really never have sweets, but I do love a good cup of coffee and I need it to be a little sweet. How's everyone else doing? Enjoy today, tomorrow, and the day after!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Day 27! I'm so stressed--nothing to do with food, much to do with academia, which I call macademia because it's nuts. First critique this morning in my 3D design class and all the students (HUGE class for a studio--a new experiment because of budget cuts) and they all did so well. No matter what happens the rest of the semester I see real learning and that is a relief I did enjoy both the spice rubbed thick pork chop and the tiny potatoes (purple and red and yellow!) with ghee last night and I did sleep well, so there's that, and water exercise at the Y this afternoon always relaxes me. As for the state of the world, the other source of my acute, but diffuse, anxiety, as usual Stevie Wonder says it best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 31 minutes ago, ArtFossil said: much to do with academia, which I call macademia because it's nuts. Have you heard about my squirrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 minute ago, MeadowLily said: Have you heard about my squirrel? I identify with the one in the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Have you thought about the word 'sausage'. I think it comes from sau and "sage" being one the herbs that the 'sau' is made with. What say you, ArtFossil? Then I had to go and look....but I'll just stick with sage because it's the best when mixed with the sau saw. Why are there so many words that sound exactly the same but with different spellings. Were they bored or worn out with making up words? I want to know the why, why, whys. SWYPO SWIPE-O = A swapped out version of the real thing. The word "sausage" was first used in English in the mid-15th century, spelled "sawsyge".This word came "...from Old North French saussiche (Modern French saucisse)". The French word "saussiche" came ".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 @MeadowLily, my university gives me access to the Oxford English Dictionary. Which I love to consult. Here's the etymology of sausage: Quote Etymology: Middle English sausige , < Old Northern French saussiche (Central Old French, modern French saucisse ) = Spanish salchicha , Portuguese salchicha , Italian salsiccia < late Latin salsīcia , feminine singular or perhaps neuter plural of *salsīcius (? prepared by salting), < salsus salted: see -itious suffix1. @jrzyjane, @Bluetrav, @Hawk @Artie65@roser0@rachelewinfield@emily_sukiand @Beth Adams who started the thread . . . I hope you're Whole30 went well. Today is Day 31 for me. Yes, I shrank. 12 pounds worth, which is a good thing in replaced-hip land. I also feel like my psychological appetite and my physical appetite are more . . . aligned. And I navigated an extremely stressful faculty meeting (4 hours!) without wanting to kill any of my colleagues. Hooray! I feel well-situated to continue to eat well during the next three months as I work on my solo show. I reintro'd dairy today with a flat white from Starbucks. My Whole 30 reward, shown below, also came in the post (and I saved WAY more money doing Whole30 to cover the cost of the fabric). I am doing reintroductions. Dairy/legumes/non-gluten/gluten/ a Diet Pepsi on its own day, LOL, and "sugar" on its own day. Hey, the more information the better. I'll be tweaking what I eat, portion sizes, all that stuff. Just trying to keep a balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetrav Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Hey all! I had a very strange end to my Whole30. Day 31 I treated myself to a couple glasses of wine, but really didn't feel well in the evening. Day 32 I woke up with a full-blown stomach bug. Couldn't keep a thing down and spent the entire day horizontal on my sofa under blankets. So unfair, but I lost a little more weight that day . I officially lost about 11 pounds on my Whole 30, which is exactly what I've lost the last two times I've done it. Saturday got me down a little more, obviously. I still felt a little off yesterday, so I took it easy with Super Bowl snacks, reintroing non-gluten grains (corn) for tortillas. I'm back on compliant food today, until I feel a little better. Even though we were a small group on the forum, as these things can go, I really enjoyed touching base with you guys during the month and you really keep me going. Sincere thanks! I'll be back at it next January. FYI, over the course of 3 Whole30s my weight is down 45 pounds and I'm now considered NOT OVERWEIGHT according to the faulty BMI calculators. Can't remember the last time I was considered not overweight. So that's a huge win for me. Over the past few years I've learned lifelong habits, I feel better, stronger, younger, etc., and I have inspired four other people to do it. Good luck and best wishes to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Sorry you got sick, @Bluetrav but well done! Your change in body composition and your NSVs are terrific accomplishments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stegner Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Congratulations to all who completed the 30 days. Although I did not, I'm in a better place for re-committing. I continue to gain insight and just settle the heck down about what I eat and what I weigh. That said, I know from personal experience that getting out of the "overweight" category on the BMI charts feels pretty good. Nice fabric choices, ArtFossil. I'm going south for a while, but when I get back, I'm ordering a box for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtFossil Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 10 hours ago, Stegner said: Congratulations to all who completed the 30 days. Although I did not, I'm in a better place for re-committing. I continue to gain insight and just settle the heck down about what I eat and what I weigh. That said, I know from personal experience that getting out of the "overweight" category on the BMI charts feels pretty good. Nice fabric choices, ArtFossil. I'm going south for a while, but when I get back, I'm ordering a box for myself. Happy travels, Stegner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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