MENA diet/exercise thread

[Nasturtium 500]

OK! 3rd post in a row! officially talking to myself now! I wanted to ETA above but couldn't. i was going to say for those who are going the halal route and don't use alcohol in their cooking, I've found lemon juice (fresh) can produce a lot of the same effect. I do a 1:1 ratio in recipes where I swap out.

[Jenn! 918]

Of course you can join, Henna Rose! Congrats on your significant weight loss so far, that's awesome!

[doodlebugg 10]

Hi-

Can I join this group? I had started my program right before Thanksgiving and remained on track thru the holidays! Now I am doing some Lean Cuisines and eating alot of fruits and veggies, exercising and taking Belly Dance classes! Some days are easier and this is a complete lifestyle overhaul for me, especially staying away from the sweets!

Welcome and congrats on your weightloss so far!!!!

OK! 3rd post in a row! officially talking to myself now! I wanted to ETA above but couldn't. i was going to say for those who are going the halal route and don't use alcohol in their cooking, I've found lemon juice (fresh) can produce a lot of the same effect. I do a 1:1 ratio in recipes where I swap out.

That's a different idea that I'll have to try. Normally I do chicken broth where it calls for white wine and beef broth where it calls for red wine, but I don't sweat the small stuff which is probably wicked haram but in my mind if it's not going to get me drunk it's ok,...for example I added dijon mustard to my beef stew last night because I love the taste it gives me and I do use vanilla extract in my baking. Neither is gonna get me loopy and certainly does not take me away from my salat or duas so in my mind it's ok.

[Nasturtium 500]

Hi Hennarose! Welcome!

Bridget-- well it depends on what the wine is *for* in the recipe, but often times if it's being used as a tenderizer and adding a sort of "sour" flavor to the recipe, so lemon juice works fine. If it's trying to add another flavor, then obviously it's not something I can do with just lemon juice But usually I've found this works really, really well. I did this cream/tarragon/chives/lemon juice sauce that was supposed to be a red wine-- it tasted really good! That was my most daring subsitution and it worked out very well.

[Jenn! 918]

Dijon mustard has alcohol!?

[MrsAmera 41]

Yup it's made with white wine!

[Jenn! 918]

Yup it's made with white wine!

Well, you learn something new every day!

[RAKASA 0]

Welcome Henna Rose - don't you just love the belly dancing? Congrats on your weight loss.

I got my new bike this weekend and have ridden for 3 days in a row so far.. minimum of 20 min, but 30 min yesterday & today.

[Henna Rose 0]

THANKS FOR THE WARM WELCOME

It helps to know others are striving for better health ! One day at a time, "shwiya, shwiya!"

[ayesha4akram 0]

Lost 7 pounds but I actually don't feel too good (I feel weak ughh ). I know it must be wrong, but I started to eat just one meal a day, and that consists of a salad! I don't know why, but I don't have an appetite for anything, so I just settle for a salad.

Anyway, I'll try to make an effort tomorrow to eat at least 2 meals a day insha Allah.

Welcome Henna!!

[doodlebugg 10]

Lost 7 pounds but I actually don't feel too good (I feel weak ughh ). I know it must be wrong, but I started to eat just one meal a day, and that consists of a salad! I don't know why, but I don't have an appetite for anything, so I just settle for a salad.

Anyway, I'll try to make an effort tomorrow to eat at least 2 meals a day insha Allah.

Welcome Henna!!

You need to eat 3 times a day or you're gonna faint!!! Not only that eventually you're body will go into starvation mode and store the fat! If you're not that hungry why not drink a slimfast for breakfast or one of the meals you've been skipping? At least that way you'll get some vitamins in there. Now I'm gonna worry that you'll faint!!!

[ayesha4akram 0]

Lost 7 pounds but I actually don't feel too good (I feel weak ughh ). I know it must be wrong, but I started to eat just one meal a day, and that consists of a salad! I don't know why, but I don't have an appetite for anything, so I just settle for a salad.

Anyway, I'll try to make an effort tomorrow to eat at least 2 meals a day insha Allah.

Welcome Henna!!

You need to eat 3 times a day or you're gonna faint!!! Not only that eventually you're body will go into starvation mode and store the fat! If you're not that hungry why not drink a slimfast for breakfast or one of the meals you've been skipping? At least that way you'll get some vitamins in there. Now I'm gonna worry that you'll faint!!!

ok ok ok LOL i'll get some shakes tomorrow and i'll do my best to eat. You know I was worried my stomach was getting used to not eating and I don't want to look like a starved person! But shakes are good, that way i can fool the stomach into thinking that I'm just having a drink LOL.

But I promise I'll get back on track insha Allah. At first i thought: oh my god something's wrong with me , i have to see a doctor! But then I remembered, I'm not eating the way I should!! Of course I'll feel weak!

Shakes tomorrow for any skipped meal (and I promise insha Allah, i'll try not to skip)

[Jenn! 918]

Looks like my weight loss is picking up. Let's hope I can keep it up!

[doodlebugg 10]

Looks like my weight loss is picking up. Let's hope I can keep it up!

look at that turtle go!!!!!!!!!!!

I need to do my walk away the pounds tape tonight and i don't wanna. i wanna crawl under the covers.

[Jenn! 918]

Looks like my weight loss is picking up. Let's hope I can keep it up!

look at that turtle go!!!!!!!!!!!

I need to do my walk away the pounds tape tonight and i don't wanna. i wanna crawl under the covers.

Noooooooo! You're doing so good, don't blow it! Don't forget why you started in the first place!