I eat a can of green beans (0 points!) or something to help with hunger pains.
You eat CANNED green beans? But they're...they're...disgusting!!
Yes, they are pretty bad if you eat them warm. However, drain and dump them into a bowl, sprinkle a little vinaigrette over them, grate on a little parmesan, some coarsely ground black pepper, a few bacos if that's your pleasure, and you have a no-fuss meal that will fill you up and not cost you many calories.
It's the no-fuss that gets me, because if I have to damn peel or snap or tear or blanch anything I'm liable to not eat it. If I can eat it raw with one hand or dump it in a bowl and eat it cold or nuke it, I'm good.
DH stirfried coined young zuccini in a bit of olive oil with ground ginger, garlic powder, a dash of lime juice and a dash of lite soy, just till tender. I packed it in single-servings and nuke it to have along with a grilled beef pattie or chicken breast. Doing without potatoes, white rice and pasta isn't that hard. What's difficult is feeling "fed" without having to eat a ton of salad or steamed veg.
You can do a fast and dirty three-bean salad with a can of dark kidney beans, a can of chickpeas and a can of cut green beans. Drain each, toss together with your choice of vinaigrette and add olives or capers or whatever sort of extras you like. If I'm going to stick to a diet, it has to be easy.
besides , we might think you were taken over by a pod person if all you posts were mellow, happy and calm.
But if I'm going to be a writer, that means becoming a semi-public sort of person. I need better self-control. Though I'm probably exaggerating the issue--I mean, I've made it through my adult life so far without my anxieties ruining anything important for me. In general, I'd say all my bosses, colleagues, people I volunteer for stuff with, etc., would say, "Susan? Yeah, she's jumpy and anxious sometimes, but she's also hella reliable and does good work, and we've all got our little flaws."
Hi Bitches. I need your help. I have just come into possession of a most adorable plush echidna toy: [link] They call it Edna, but I'm not entirely happy with that name. Anyone have any suggestions? I already have another plush echidna called Wilbur Wonklefoot, so that's out.
billytea!
I have no idea what to name an echidna, but it's great to be posting with you.
BT! Are you sure this is a female plush echidna? Would Edith be a suitable name? Or Enid?
If it's male, I should think Ed would work, short for Edwin, or Edmund. Eddie. Then Edie would work for a female.
Does that help?
billytea! I have no idea what to name an echidna, but it's great to be posting with you.
Hi Susan! How's things?
If it's male, I should think Ed would work, short for Edwin, or Edmund. Eddie. Then Edie would work for a female.
Oh, I don't need it to start with E. (Incidentally, my high school was St Edmunds, so I guess that has some point behind it.) So far the only name I've come up with is Helio Castr-r-r-roneves, but it's not evil enough.
Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez, perhaps? (With apologies to Sean Connery)
Susan, I'm so glad things went well. Don't beat yourself up so much about having to ask for a little help. It's ok. It's what we're here for.
billytea, I have no name ideas. My poor brain...she is fried...
Coffffffffeeeeeeeeeeee. Must write paper, but first cofffffffffeeeeeeeeeeeee.
it's not evil enough.
How about Condoleeza Scalia von Rumscroft?
