I hear ya Edgar. Ice cream is one of my favorites that I don't buy anymore either. I lost 35 pounds simply by losing the Ice cream and Soda and do not wish to find them.
i think this thread should be moved to the "Craving" forum (remind you of anyone?);
could you all just 'shut-up' about the ice cream!!
Edgar
Edgar, I love ice cream but have to deny myself because of the fat content.
Instead, I buy pint cartons of Sorbet made by Dreyers. Their pure fruit sorbets come in wonderful flavors. My favorites are strawberry and peach, followed by boysenberry, blueberry, raspberry, tropical, and coconut. The lemon is a little too sour for my taste. They've added a new flavor, strawberry-banana. These sorbets are wonderfully refreshing and satisfy my hunger for ice cream.
Another company also makes sorbets including a wonderful deep dark chocolate.
Sorbets are different from sherberts and ices. They are intensely fruity, which I like. They are essentially fat free, but they do have sugar.
One of my favorite desserts is my own recipe for Pear Sorbet:
PEAR SORBET
An original recipe by BumbleBeeBoogie
2 pounds pears, (1/2 pound soft Bartlett for flavor and 1/2 pound firm Anjou or Bosc for texture)
1-1/2 cups simple syrup (recipe follows)
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Peel and core the pears and cut into small chunks. Puree the pears in a food processor or blender. Pour the puree into a bowl and stir in the simple syrup, lemon juice and cinnamon. Taste and adjust to taste. Freeze in an ice cream maker using the manufacturer's instructions.
Simple Syrup:
4 cups water
4 cups sugar
Stir water and sugar into a saucepan; place over high heat and bring to a full boil. Let syrup cool before using. Store leftover syrup in a lidded glass jar.
NOTE: To make pear sorbet when fresh pears are not in season, a large can of pears in heavy syrup may be substituted for the pears and simple syrup. Add the lemon juice and cinnamon and proceed as directed above. The texture will not be as good, but it is still delicious and refreshing.
BBB
Did O'Bill make it to 1 3/4 days?
<wondering in Eastern Ontario>
Sure did darlin, thanks for asking. Still going!
Day 2 sucked, too. A little worse than day 1. For distraction purposes, I took my motorized bicycle for a spin today. It waited till I was about 6 miles from home then threw the motor chain (broken, of course). Briefly, I considered a cigarette as the proper first step in the repair, but then thought better of it.
Anyway, 2 days down, no cheating, no problems, no fear. Goodnight.
atta boy; soon you'll be "free Willy"!
[second thoughts that'd take a LOT of ice cream!]
Actually, soon you will be mostly free, but the Cigarette As Repair thing lasts for a while and devolves into the tricky part, when you are lulled by months of good behavior and are going batty once again, and some guy next to you is smoking your brand.
I now sentimentalize all my old brands, as if looking at an antique store, which it is for me, all these years later. Frankly, the set of associations is the hardest thing to jar loose.. not, in my opinion, nicotine addiction ... no, it is the mannerism addiction. You may find yourself scratching your head a lot, or trying to wiggle your ears.
Well, there you go, look around at peoples' mannerisms... a world of interest there...
I don't know any answers except - if it were me, I would consider, after some point, not even posting here, as the subject no longer relates to you. (I don't mean right away, but to work into doing that. Don't f'in dwell.)
Hang in there, Bill! Another suggestion: Carry a bag of your favourite fruits with you (at all times!) & when you get that "oral urge" have a grape, or a banana, or a plum, or whatever .....
Is this thread going to continue for the duration of Bill's quitting smoking period?
Good Lord, that means we have two more days of this stuff!
My dad is 54 and he's still smoking strong.
He doesn't look too bad.
gustavratzenhofer wrote:Good Lord, that means we have two more days of this stuff!
LMAO
Woke up this morning with the same familiar urge. Coffee still doesn't seem right. Today I'm going to have to see if my car actually starts without a cigarette burning.
I wonder how long before smell and taste senses begin improving.
My old man says the nicotine is now out of my system and in a week 90% of the tar will be too. He also thinks at this point; the habit is all that's left to fight. BS. Unless my body is on psychosomatic overdrive; I am still very much experiencing physical withdrawal symptoms.
No worries, no fear. Smoking is something I used to do and now I'm suffering for it. I do wish I hadn't started.
Thanks again to my selfless support staff. You guys rock.
How you doing Squinney?
Go Squinney!
:-D
Bill, you might want to try putting more spicy foods in your diet for a while (don't overdo it, or you'll have stomach problems) as they have strong flavors and will give a taste kick even though your senses of smell and taste aren't quite up to speed yet.
Gum is good for the habit - keep it in your car, your desk at work, wherever. I don't mean the nicotine gum, I mean gum, like the kind that tastes like mint and you can blow bubbles with.
Best to you and the squinstress.
Isn't it great you're a non-smoker? You can enjoy meals in restaurants and public places will be open to you! Try strong tea instead of coffee, it's done the British a lot of good!
Actually, no, so far it sucks. Today is worse than the previous two. I don't know why but my body seems to be trying to force me to smoke. I have my first headache, in I can't remember when... plus it's trying to play the "I'm hungry" when I know damn well I'm not game. I wonder how long before IT gives up and realizes I don't smoke anymore. Meanwhile, this sucks.
typical withdrawal symptoms... take an aspirin
<patting Bill's shoulder sympathetically>
You can do it. (And I should know!! :-)) (Er, that's an avatar reference...)
