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  1. I have an aunt who was an elementary school teacher, and she once had a student named Asshole, pronounced ah-SHOW-lee. True story. I had a coworker years ago whose father was named Tex, and whose brothers were Dallas, Houston, and Austin. She said that lots of people in her small hometown did "themes" with their children's names like that. I have to admit that I don't really understand people who name their daughters after cheese: Colby, Brie. But I also have to admit that I like some of the names mentioned in this thread, like Spencer and Sebastian. :lol: So, you know, whatever floats your boat. As long as the person with the weird name is happy, then why should I care? (That sentiment does not apply to the name Asshole - those parents were just cruel, and deliberately so. They did it on a bet. Ridiculous.)
  2. I think the gentle yoga class is a good idea. I've taken a tai chi class a few times, and I think I was the only person there under the age of 70. That doesn't bother me in the least, though - I felt quite comfortable and everybody was very welcoming. And besides, my hair would be about half white if it weren't for the miracle of modern dyes anyway. ;) Tai chi was very relaxing, but other than that, I didn't feel like it was really doing anything for me. So I should give gentle yoga a try. Yeah, this over-40 stuff isn't great fun. Everything hurts more, recovery takes longer, and progress is both slow and limited. :( My knee actually made a creaking sound the other day, I kid you not. ...sigh...
  3. Yes, it does get easier! The first week is the hardest and the first month is no picnic metabolically, but then it took me longer than that to get the general hang of it: to figure out that there is a bigger variety of foods available than I though, to learn how to stock my pantry, to not feel deprived or like I'm on a "diet". Then I did great for two years, and suddenly started having trouble with extremely painful muscle cramps, constipation, fatigue, and hair loss. All symptoms of too little sodium! So definitely take note when people say that you have to be more careful about your electrolyte intake on low-carb, because it's true. You need a lot more salt than you think! Some things that I keep in my pantry that I didn't before: sugar-free flavored syrups (I buy Torani because that's what's most easily available to me, but Da Vinci is also good), almond flour, coconut flour, non-caloric sweeteners (stevia, Splenda, whatever you prefer), a variety of nuts and nut butters, vanilla whey protein. For Breakfast If you get tired of eggs and bacon, you do have other options. I make homemade crème fraîche. We eat so much of it that it's much cheaper to make it at home, and it's super easy. It's higher in fat and lower in carbs than yogurt, and thicker/heavier in texture, slightly less tart in flavor. If you'd like instructions just let me know. We eat it with fresh berries, or with "keto granola" which is just chopped nuts and unsweetened coconut flakes, either raw or toasted with a touch of butter and sweetener. I like this Mock Danish recipe a lot: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/mock_danish.html LC pancakes made with whey protein: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/better_than_boxed_pancakes.html LC pancakes made with almond flour: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/perfect_lc_pancakes.html There are other pancake recipes at Linda's site, I'm just giving you those two because they are the ones I have tried and that I know are good. :) Speaking of whey protein, you can always make a shake/smoothie for breakfast using that and some unsweetened almond milk (only 1 gram of carbs!) and some heavy whipping cream. I flavor mine with instant coffee, but of course there's no end to the flavoring options. Whey protein can also be used to make a variety of cakey/bready type things, so even though it's expensive, it's a good investment. We buy ours at Costco. Also, here's a collection of LC breakfast cereal recipes: http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2015/02/25-delicious-low-carb-grain-free-cereal-recipes.html For Lunch I don't have much advice to offer here, and need to be *asking* for advice instead. I am pretty lazy when it comes to lunch. I cook breakfast and dinner every day, but at lunch time I just want to grab something out of the fridge and call it good. So I'm really happy when I have leftovers from dinner the night before! :) I also keep some deli meats on hand to make wraps with sliced cheese and whatever condiments I'm in the mood for. Instead of wrapping them in bread, I just wrap them in lettuce, or just wrap the meat and cheese together and dip it into Greek dressing or mustard or whatever. Oh, another easy thing I sometimes do for lunch is egg salad. I'll boil the eggs at breakfast and let them chill in the fridge until lunch. I like my egg salad with diced pickled jalapeños in it, an idea I got from this cookbook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/primal-blueprint-quick-and-easy-meals-mark-sisson/1102409299/2672595948821?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP3095&k_clickid=3x3095 For Dinner: In a word: Linda's! That is my main source for ideas. Here are a few of our favorites involving fish or beef: Fish http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/tuna_casserole_3.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/sweet_spicy_asian_fish.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/mock_crab_cake.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/crispy_fried_fish.html Beef http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/atkins_meatloaf.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/bacon_cheeseburger_skillet.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/cheesy_hamburg_broccoli_cass.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/enchilada_bake_variation.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/italian_casserole.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/phillycheeseburger_skillet_dinner.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/thai_beef_skillet.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/sloppyjoe_stuffed_peppers.html For Dessert For an individual LC dessert, just for one, these are good: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/3minute_flourless_chocolate_cake.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/mw_lava_cake.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/peanutbutter_3minutecake.html For something with multiple servings: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/pound_cake.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/raspberry_almond_crumb_cake.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/lemon_butter_cookies.html http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/magical_peanutbutter_cookies.html
  4. I don't know what I'd do without Linda: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html You'll see that her "main dishes" section is subdivided by type of meat (and meatless) so you'll be able to find plenty of beef and fish recipes. I use her dessert recipes too. Anything that she gives four or five stars to usually turns out excellent. I just recently bought this cookbook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ketogenic-cookbook-jimmy-moore/1120791682?ean=9781628600780 I've only made two recipes from it so far, but they were both delicious! ETA: I'll come back tomorrow and post some of my go-to recipes and favorite foods.
  5. Oh, I am so bad at memorizing scripture!!! :( I mean just awful. I was thinking about challenging myself to memorize the entire Sermon on the Mount. I figure that's the summary of what Christ wanted the masses to know and understand and do, right? So it seems like a good place to start. Now *I* just need to start! We sing the beatitudes in the Divine Liturgy, so at least I have that. Let's see if I can remember them without the melody. :)
  6. That was really interesting! Thanks for sharing it!
  7. This was going to be my suggestion as well. I love having a crock-pot for those days when I'm too busy or too lazy to cook!
  8. St. Stephen the Protomartyr, but I can't really claim any deep theological insight that makes that so. It's really just an emotional thing. The religion that I grew up in was very fear-based (like I was talking about in that other thread!) and lots of the imagery in the publications was disturbing. But here's the funny thing: in the children's bible, there was a picture of St. Stephen being stoned, which sounds like a pretty darned disturbing image, and yet I found it to be one of the two most beautiful and comforting images in the whole book. He had both his eyes and his hands upturned to heaven, and just such a look of peace and love on his face. His love for God was such that even when something so horrible was happening to him, he was, I don't know, "transported" I guess. That kind of peace was something I had no experience with, but I recognized it as beyond good. (The other image in that book that I liked was one of the Theotokos, though they didn't call her that of course, also looking up toward heaven with a look of peace and love on her face.) As a young adult I became an atheist, and I stayed that way for many years (almost 20). But when I was an inquirer, the *first* time I visited an Orthodox church, they happened to have an icon of St. Stephen. And I found myself trembling and fighting back tears, trying not to make a fool of myself in front of a bunch of strangers because I was *already* nervous and self-conscious, but that image just moved me indescribably. I guess because it's an image of such complete faith, such profound trust, such peace. I don't know, I'm not articulating this well, but I love St. Stephen.
  9. Someone always one-stars the interesting threads! :-)
  10. Ah, okay! I'm not very familiar with it, but it's still being published?
  11. Well, here's my take, for what little it's worth. I know Christians who I would call "love based" who love God and love people because they see everyone as an image of God. They believe that Christ became man out of his profound love for all humanity, to help us and to heal us. They look toward the Kingdom of Heaven, and they rejoice. I know Christians who I would call "fear based" who worship God out of obligation, who see the people around them as possible threats to their salvation. They believe that Christ became man to pay an unpayable debt for "us", not for "them". They constantly look toward hell/armageddon/whatever with fear and terror. Obviously I am exaggerating two ends of a possible spectrum, and most people are somewhere in the middle. But my point is that it wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out that the fear-based believers are less altruistic than non-believers (and love-based believers), because I've seen that dynamic at play so many times. And unfortunately, I think that many, many churches in America emphasize a fear-based theology. So as a believer myself, I am saddened, but not surprised, by the study.
  12. Could you enlight me, Mommaduck? I thought they didn't even start the translation work until 1604 or so. I tried googling, but couldn't really find anything.
  13. Oops, wait, that's the same verse you're talking about! I must have gotten confused about where the "the" belongs.
  14. Interesting stuff - thank you PattyJoanna! I remember reading some years ago about a scripture in Acts that commonly gets translated "the breaking of bread" but the Greek was actually THE bread, as in the Eucharist. I can't remember the details. I should look into that again. Amazing what a difference little articles and prepositions can make!
  15. Well this is probably a really dumb question :blushing: , but why is that controversial?
  16. I'm not familiar with it, but now I'm really curious!
  17. Interesting! My dd is studying German right now, though just at a beginner level. Still, I wonder if I could at least find her a copy of the Beatitudes or the Sermon on the Mount in German. That might be a fun exercise for her.
  18. I can understand this. I have a really hard time when it comes to Revelation because of, well let's just say bad childhood memories.
  19. That sounds really nice. Thanks for mentioning this. I'd forgotten about this, but someone else recommended this translation to me for the same reason. I appreciate the reminder! Haven't heard of this one. Thanks!
  20. Just a point of curiosity, inspired by the KJVO thread. Which translation do you use? What do you like about it? What do you think are its limitations or problems (if any)? My parish uses the New King James Version liturgically, so I also use it for home study, for the sake of consistency. I think that it retains a lot of the beauty of the KJV, but sounds a bit more, I don't know, "approachable" to modern ears. I like it, and I'm not aware of any limitations or problems with it, though I certainly don't claim that it has none. I also own an ESV New Testament, though I haven't really made use of it, and an Eastern Orthodox Bible, but I haven't really put it to much use either. I need to deepen my study! So what do you prefer?
  21. I'm not sure how much birth order plays a role, but I do think that if a parent is thoughtful and makes an attempt at being fair-minded (which you obviously are doing!) then it will probably work out just fine for all of the kids. And when I say fair, I don't mean that the exact same things have to happen at the exact same ages with each child, but that there is some kind of system in place where privileges and freedoms are given in proportion to responsibilities and expectations. That was not the case in my home when I was growing up, and it did create problems.
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