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<p>Wise guy! Bonus is the pantry is now completely organized. I’ll be able to find what I’m looking for! And I won’t keep buying the same things over and over because I don’t think I have any! </p>
<p>I need some protein sources that aren’t meat. Has to be lowfat and prepared in such a way that it’s low in sugar, too. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery?</p>
<p>Listening to the wind howl so I can’t sleep. It is -9, -26 with wind chill. I really need to hit the gym tomorrow so will have to bundle up. I just don’t sleep as well doing my lame home exercises.</p>
<p>sabaray…I like cottage cheese (even though I watch the sodium level), beans and egg whites. Don’t know if you count fish as a meat? Also like edamame…steamed in shell or already shelled and frozen. I add these to salads.</p>
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<p>How many unopened jars of mint jelly did you find? When I moved, I think I cleared out a dozen. Every time we had lamb for 20 years, we bought some because we “weren’t sure we had any…” :)</p>
<p>Thanks to Robert Lustig, now I probably wouldn’t eat the stuff. He’s taken all the fun right out of jars of green sugar…</p>
<p>Protein without fat is a tough one. Protein and fat exist together in so many foods: dairy, cheese, nuts, meat, eggs. Fish is a good option. I guess tofu would be another. Maybe caviar?</p>
<p>NM, there is no such thing as lame exercise. Anything is a plus as far as I am concerned. Hope you can get to the gym today. </p>
<p>No jarred green stuff at our house. My grandfather raised sheep; I got so attached to one of the lambs it was spared the trip to market and died of old age. 
I absolutely will not eat it. </p>
<p>I never know what kind of tofu to buy and when I do buy it, what to do with it. This weekend’s project, perhaps.</p>
<p>Saba, yay for a cleaned out and organized pantry. Our S can look into ours, even if it’s full, and start the woe is me, I’m a growing boy and there’s nothing to eat talk:-) Protein items commonly consumed here: canned tuna (usually in water but my favorite is in olive oil), beans (we eat a ton of these–black, chick peas, pinto), cheese (cottage, moz, cheddar (we go reduced fat on all except ff cottage, and nuts (we keep raw walnuts, cashews, almonds, and unsalted peanuts–love to toast walnuts in the toaster oven). And yogurt, plain is best (we have ff greek)–can be sweetened with fruit or a tiny bit of honey, topped with nuts, or plain yogurt as a substitute for mayo in tuna salads, etc. </p>
<p>I used to be a consumer of full fat cheeses, cream, and yogurt…but I just can’t do it with the heart healthy diet we have to follow. As long as the low/no fat dairy isn’t pumped up with sugar, I’m okay with it. </p>
<p>Brrr…NM. Our Minnesotan is shivering too.</p>
<p>3rd knee shot yesterday and doc says that’s it for this round. Still no exercise for a couple of days and then back to the gym – hopefully with a lot less pain. He is highly recommending swimming for me. I like to swim but when it’s 19 degrees out it’s not my go to exercise.</p>
<p>PlantMom, we typically have many of those same foods here, too. Tuna, beans (black, navy, garbanzo), 2% cottage cheese and milk, other cheeses, raw walnuts and almonds, now Greek yogurt, olive oil for most cooking rather than butter. I’m not sure how healthy this stuff truly is but I just love it. [url=<a href=“http://www.isernio.com/Products/ChickenSausageRolls.aspx]Chicken”>http://www.isernio.com/Products/ChickenSausageRolls.aspx]Chicken</a> Sausage Rolls | Healthy, Low Fat and Fresh | Isernio’s Sausage<a href=“the%20blue%20roll”>/url</a></p>
<p>Not protein, but…</p>
<p>On Triscuits, we get them sometimes (I’m the one who generally eats them), Hint o’ Salt. Cannot take all the salt in the regular ones. When I eat them it’s typically maybe 6 with a wedge of brie just enough for that many crackers.</p>
<p>Hang in there, those of you in the really cold climates! Brrr, I can’t imagine. I’m a wuss.</p>
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<p>The health club I go to bills what we did as a Tabata group–it’s a small group class, usually only 3-5 people. The entire class was 45 minutes. We warmed up for 10-15 minutes and then did the exercises I described above. Instructor timed us and told us when to stop and start. I have no clue if it was the “real” thing or not. It was a difficult workout. I’m not inclined to quibble about workouts and what they “really” are–I’m just trying hard to get fit and lose a few pounds, and I appreciate the support that I usually get on this thread.</p>
<p>Great suggestions, all. Not surprisingly, I have many of these items in my pantry. I do not care for tuna, though. I might have to change my taste buds. </p>
<p>RM, hope the shot brings some relief. Glad to see you back here. Hopefully the weather will warm up soon and you can get in the pool.</p>
<p>Thanks Deb T. The sausages look pretty good, relatively speaking. We haven’t found any sausage yet that’s low enough in sodium, so we’ve been skipping it entirely. But this sausage has “only” 480 mg/serving! </p>
<p>Triscuits we don’t eat anymore. But Whole Foods Woven Wheats are not bad–essentially pressed wheat and a bit of salt.</p>
<p>Hi, all – just checking in to say hello. Nothing new. Still doing my workouts three days a week at the gym. I have my next bone density scan in the middle of April, so I’m “training” for that by slowly increasing the weight I’m lifting over my head. For me, preventing osteoporosis is what it’s all about. Weight is stable and, thankfully, not an issue. </p>
<p>Looking forward to the spring when I can get outside and do some gardening at my new house.</p>
<p>I like tuna but what bugs me is that I usually can’t figure out the source. We lean a little more to salmon. I sometimes get the cans of fish from Maine (don’t remember the brand).</p>
<p>I feel a lot better this morning following a ton of sleep. My regular schedule is a bit sleep-deprived for a few days during the week. The cough is a little worse, the sore throat is better and the runny nose is the same. But my head is a lot more clear. Planning on tennis and 3 miles today. We’ll see if I make it.</p>
<p>I’m going back to more normal calories today because of tennis.</p>
<p>^ Just to let you know Maine salmon, Scottish salmon, any Atlantic salmon will not be wild salmon. There is no more wild salmon in the Atlantic, only the Pacific. </p>
<p>I’ve read some stuff lately that they’re getting more sophisticated farming techniques that produce a healthier salmon with more omegas. But for now I get most of my salmon two places – canned wild sockeye at TJ’s and Trident frozen wild sockeye at Costco.</p>
<p>We eat a lot of salmon – two or three times a week, maybe more. I will often make my lunch a small can of wild salmon and maybe some leftover rice or put on buttered toast or if I’m energetic in a salad.</p>
<p>I go thru tuna phases when I like it. I don’t like the water packed, prefer the Italian canned tuna in olive oil. Heavenly in a salad with olives . . .</p>
<p>RM…have you checked to see if your community has a “warm” pool for arthritis patients? Our D1 was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 5 and the warm pool was a good relief for her. Try calling your local arthritis chapter and see if they have any scheduled classes. Also when my knee was really bad after my surgery I used a machine at the gym that was all arm movement, kind of like my arms were pedaling! It just lifted my spirits to be able to do something! Good Luck RM! I am rooting for you! :)</p>
<p>We usually get salmon from Alaska or Canada.</p>
<p>The stuff we get from Maine is from the Bar Harbor brand.</p>
<p>We buy salmon at Costco, both fresh and smoked. I have no idea where it is from, it taste very good, I might as well have been consuming chemicals, I have no idea and will not remember to check next time, I do not remember much anymore.
My off season swimming has been so great this year, the easiest cold and the shortest one that I have ever experience. I guess, all this chlorine must not be so bad after all. 1.5 miles of swimming is what I am looking forward every single day, pure joy, especially when nobody turns the pool water temp. up. Last time one of my “swim” buddy has check, it was perfect - 79F, down from about 87F, neither she or me can swim very well in 87F, in fact I cannot even finish, I get notious and get out, she said that she gets dizzy also and she is less than half my age, at least I was happy to know that I am still a normal person despite of being ancient.</p>
<p>NMinn- my very fast, young Minneapolis running friends did a 10 mile run at the Metrodome last night. It was 25 laps for 10 miles, which isn’t really that bad. The thing is HUGE. I guess they open it up for running/walking. She said it was smooth concrete and her legs held up except her hips were a little sore afterwards from the turns. I guess it was a change from the dreadmill and even for them it was too cold and icy outside.</p>
<p>My daughter said the “M” word the other day! As in MONKEY! I thought she was smarter than that. She mentioned that her best friends are planning to run Indianapolis full/half in October and that we should go. I said, “Oh good, that will help me get ready for Monkey!” She said, “and help ME get ready for Monkey!” She said she thought she was ready to give it a try and would use one of her Sundays that she can miss from church (they have to get a subsitute priest) for it! </p>
<p>16 degrees with a dusting of snow this morning. No snow on roads or sidewalks in my neighborhood, but school was cancelled. I did the streak mile. It was cold.</p>
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<p>I do not run on concrete. If you’ve had PF or Chondromalacia in the past, concrete is to be avoided.</p>
<p>They also have certain hours for people to rollerblade at the Metrodome. Quite a sight to see all of the bladers there! I walk the Mall of America every now and then! ;)</p>
<p>Sign me up for that walk, NM!</p>