Thursday, 22 February 2007

Reader survey

I found this on Kalyn’s Kitchen (I love that blog, but don’t go there when you’re hungry!) and thought it looked like fun for us! And lurkers…come out come out wherever you are! :razz:

Name:
Location:
Age:
Sex:
Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
Five Foods You Can Live Without:
How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?:
How Did You Get Here?:
What’s For Dinner Tonight?:

27 Comments »

  1. Name: stephanie
    Location: Tennessee
    Age: 36
    Sex: F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    ~ Ummm, Diet Coke!
    ~ peanut butter (especially while pregnant)
    ~ grapes (love them, but don’t get them often
    ~ bran flakes (right now, pregnant-thing)
    ~ green beans
    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    ~ doritos (it’s a smell thing)
    ~ cauliflower
    ~ most seafood
    ~ mushrooms (it’s a texture thing)
    ~ I can’t think of anything else!!
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: since the beginning!
    How Did You Get Here?: Blest …
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: probably Leann’s lentils and rice recipe. Have a big batch in the crock pot right now, and it will probably be lunch and dinner. :)

    Comment by stephanie — February 22, 2007 @ 8:06 am

  2. Name: Jana
    Location: Pennsylvania
    Age: 36
    Sex: As much as possible
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: chocolate, coffee, chocolate covered coffee beans, blueberries, chocolate covered blueberries
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: liver, lima beans, raw onions, dark meat (chicken or turkey)
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: since day one
    How Did You Get Here?: Blest, of course
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Um, that would require planning.

    Comment by Jana — February 22, 2007 @ 8:09 am

  3. Name: lady laura
    Location: Missouri
    Age: 36
    Sex: chaste female
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    Coffee
    Hummus
    Black Beans
    Shrimp
    Dark Chocolate

    Five Food You Can Live Without:
    Iceberg Lettuce
    Cooked Oatmeal
    Marshmallows
    Ranch dressing
    that’s it

    How Long Have You Been Reading OWOA: from the start
    How Did You Get Here: beloved Blest :)
    What’s For Dinner Tonight:
    Grilled chicken, brown rice curry, green salad, corn salsa, cottage cheese

    Comment by lady laura — February 22, 2007 @ 8:26 am

  4. Name: Bekki
    Location: Cambridge, UK
    Age: 27
    Sex: female
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    blueberries
    hummous
    quark
    curry
    cheese

    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    peanut butter
    mussels
    tuna
    taramasalata
    snails

    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: hmm, knew about when it started, but I’ve only been reading for 3 months or so.
    How Did You Get Here?: Blest and Debs
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: mediterrean beef casserole, quinoa bake and mange tout.

    Comment by Bekki — February 22, 2007 @ 8:35 am

  5. Bekki–there are so many things you listed that have me curious. For example, what, pray tell, is quark? And mange tout?

    Comment by lady laura — February 22, 2007 @ 8:40 am

  6. I suppose I ought to give you mine… These are the answers I gave on Kalyn’s site - except for the obvious ones that would need changing…

    Name: blest
    Location: Texas
    Age: 34
    Sex:F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: Coffee (that’s a food, right?) Healthy Oat Muffins, Asparagus, Good Tomatoes, Beans
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: Anything made with white flour, peas, shrimp, potatoes, white rice
    How Long Have You Been Reading…Well duh.
    How Did You Get Here?: God gave me a cool idea. Thank You God!
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?:I’m thinking Five Spice Salmon and roasted garlic Brussel Sprouts… but that’s subject to change depending on my energy level.

    Comment by blestwithsons — February 22, 2007 @ 8:48 am

  7. Name: Barbara
    Location: SC
    Age: 49
    Sex: F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    Chocolate (really!), Some type of soft drink (nothing substitutes for that fizz, though I’ve switched to diet decaf Pepsi), meat, potatoes, broccoli
    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    Liver, lima beans, oysters, any sweet-and-sour recipe, turnip greens
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: Since it started
    How Did You Get Here?: Blest’s blog
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Haven’t’ decided yet but I’m thinking about a chicken and stuffing casserole

    Comment by Barbara H. — February 22, 2007 @ 9:04 am

  8. Name: Cristina
    Location: Texas
    Age: 35
    Sex: F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    brownies, cookies, ice cream, candy, fudge
    Ok, Ok….I’ll count the above as 1….SWEETS (my downfall)!!!, mexican food, steak, corn, white meat chicken
    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    broccoli, mushrooms, most all seafood, ham, baked beans
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: One month
    How Did You Get Here?: From Blair’s blog
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?:
    baked chicken, beans, and some veggie

    Comment by Cristina — February 22, 2007 @ 9:20 am

  9. Quark is a sort of cheese. The kind you get here is virtually fat free and tastes tangy. It’s a little like ricotta, only less cheesy. Mange tout are snow peas, I think. Green pea things, you eat the pod as well as the peas, hence the name - mange tout is French for eat all.

    Comment by Bekki — February 22, 2007 @ 9:23 am

  10. Name: Brandi
    Location: Texas
    Age: 31
    Sex: F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    (this changes..but for now…)
    cheese
    chocolate
    hamburgers (home made)
    flax seed
    eggs
    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    okra
    any organ meat
    menudo
    white flour
    sugar (by the grace of God!)
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?:
    2 days!
    How Did You Get Here?:
    Blest’s blog
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?:
    oven-fried chicken, Brussels sprouts, brown rice
    (unless I change my mind!)

    Comment by Brandi — February 22, 2007 @ 9:37 am

  11. Name: Tamara Bell
    Location: Crossville, TN
    Age: 24
    Sex: Yes please
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: Chocolate, apples, green beans, deli turkey, chicken
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: asparagus!, oysters, liver, saur kraut, lima beans
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: since last July I think
    How Did You Get Here?: my Mom and Dad got together and before you knew it BAM…baby on board
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Chicken on the bbq, green beans and 1/2 a baked tater

    Comment by Tami — February 22, 2007 @ 9:47 am

  12. Name: Blair
    Location: TX resident currently in MD
    Age: turning 32 tomorrow 
    Sex: ((giggle))….oh, ur, um…you mean „gender“ - female
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: I can’t think of any. I really like chocolate but could live without it if I had to.
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: cuccumber, sour kraut, raw seafood….um…can’t think of anything else.
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: since the beginning
    How Did You Get Here?: Read about it on Lean’s Blog
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Chicken, a big salad & sugar free jello w/ whipped topping

    Comment by Blair — February 22, 2007 @ 11:04 am

  13. ROFL - Jana!! You and I were thinking along the same lines - too funny!

    Comment by Blair — February 22, 2007 @ 11:06 am

  14. Bekki - I really like taramasalata but I’ve never seen it in the U.S.

    Name: Anita
    Location: Washington
    Age: 43
    Sex: F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    Coffee,
    Chocolate,
    Cheese,
    Bread,
    Vegetables
    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    Salad Dressing (mayonnaise with sugar),
    Soda Pop,
    Cheap Chocolate (like M&M’s),
    High Fructose Corn Syrup (which seems to be in everything!)
    Hydrogenated Oils
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: Since the beginning.
    How Did You Get Here?: Blest, of course.
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: I haven’t thought that far ahead. Last night was chili and cornbread.

    Comment by Anita — February 22, 2007 @ 11:09 am

  15. Name: Stephine
    Location: Camp Lejeune
    Age: 21
    Sex: Female

    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: oh um, where do i start? I love food sooo just 5 eh? And don’t get me started on sweets…
    Chicken
    whole wheat beer bread
    tomatoes
    Corn
    Green beans

    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    Peas
    Green bell peppers (i like the others)
    liver
    lima beans
    and i can’t think of anything else

    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: Since the start. I was ever so slightly pregnant so I’ve more or less been lurking

    How Did You Get Here?: Blest

    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Um, Soup and sandwiches I believe. I haven’t thought ahead that far.

    Comment by Stephine — February 22, 2007 @ 11:31 am

  16. Name: Anne
    Location: the cold, wintry midwest
    Age: 25
    Sex: oh I wish! ;-)
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: Tea, oatmeal, black beans, apples, dark chocolate (although not right now!)
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: Shrimp, scallops, mangoes, raw seafood, oysters
    How Long Have You Been Reading: Almost since the beginning? Maybe last July-ish? Blest, when was my first weigh-in?
    How Did You Get Here?: From the WFMW site…
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Maybe salmon? Also some spinach and probably brown rice? Not sure yet…

    Comment by Anne — February 22, 2007 @ 11:51 am

  17. Name: Tracy
    Location: Louisiana
    Age: 41
    Sex: Isn’t that a rather personal question?
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: Oranges. Bacon. Salad Dressing. Strawberries. Onions.
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: Brussel Sprouts. Any form of Macaroni and Cheese. Liver. Mushrooms. Cheetos (or any cheesy cracker, ewww.)
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: Since the beginning.
    How Did You Get Here?: Blest.
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Round Steak Recipe over Rice, Mixed Veggies, Fruit, Salad.

    Comment by Tracy — February 22, 2007 @ 12:05 pm

  18. Stephine?!You’re only 21 now?! Good night girl, how old were you when I met you in Michaels?

    Comment by blestwithsons — February 22, 2007 @ 2:07 pm

  19. Name: Sarah aka Natasha25461
    Location: VA
    Age:35
    Sex: F
    5 Foods to die for: COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, good pizza, mexican anything, italian anything.
    5 Foods I can live without: BEETS, brussel sprouts, melons, white flour/rice, dry pork
    How long have been reading: Since beginning
    How’d I get here: Blest
    Dinner tonight: supposed to be beef stew - now it’s pasta with BIG salad

    Comment by natasha25461 — February 22, 2007 @ 2:45 pm

  20. Blest I think I was probably around 19ish. lol. :)

    Comment by Stephine — February 22, 2007 @ 3:13 pm

  21. Name: Kellie
    Age: 35
    Location: Texas
    Sex: As often as I can
    Five Foods I cannot live without: dark chocolate, seafood (especially Shrimp), mashed potatoes, Coke, homemade pizza
    Five Foods I can live with: Peas, Lima Beans, Liver, Sour Kraut(Nasty), anything terribly spicy
    How Long have you been reading: beginning
    How did I get here: Blest
    Dinner tonight: 3 oz steak, shrimp pasta, salad, asparagus

    Comment by Kellie — February 22, 2007 @ 4:10 pm

  22. Name:Bethany
    Location:Gulfport, MS
    Age:27
    Sex: My favorite exercise, ooopps! I mean female. Sorry, couldn’t help it. I’m a bad girl!
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:orange juice, baby spinach, chicken, cashews, pepper jack cheese
    Five Foods You Can Live Without:green beans, IBC Rootbeer (although it took me awhile to believe it), tuna, mayonnaise, coffee
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?:since the very beginning when I was sporting a terribly cute round tummy, much different from the jiggly one that is in its place now
    How Did You Get Here?:By being best blogging buddies with Blest, talented, wonderful, creator-of-this-blog. :D
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?:baked ham, green beans (that I could live without but I eat them to be a good example to the kiddos), corn, and rolls (that I did not touch (other than to bake, since, well, I’m the cook and all!)Not too exciting. My meal was better Tuesday night. We should have done this then!

    Comment by Bethany — February 22, 2007 @ 6:53 pm

  23. You know, I answered these questions before I read any of your answers. I though I was being smart with the, ummmm, personal question! Sheesh! It’s no wonder we have so many preggos around here!

    Comment by Bethany — February 22, 2007 @ 6:55 pm

  24. I was temporarily kicked out of Blogdom - so I am kecthin up!

    Name: Missy
    Location: New Hampshire
    Age: 33
    Sex: !!
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: Salad, muffins, strawberries, string cheese, and Bluebell Rocky Road ice cream (Although, I am forced to live without in protest - they don’t have Bluebell in NH)
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: Au Gratin Anything, Ricotta Creme (blech!), Vegetable Juice, meatloaf or pecan pie by anyone but my mama
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: sporadically since September ‘06 (I love alliteration!)
    How Did You Get Here?: Nothing Important
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Walnut/Feta Salad and Tofu stirfry

    Comment by missy — February 22, 2007 @ 9:11 pm

  25. Name: Sarai
    Location: Illinois
    Age:27
    Sex:F
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without: Coffee, Chocolate, Green Beans, Crystal Light, Seafood (most)
    Five Foods You Can Live Without: Raw Tomatoes, Organ Meats, Pork, Whole Milk, Calamari
    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: Since it was started
    How Did You Get Here?: Either from Blest or Leann’s site - I can’t remember
    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: Ate at a restaurant - salad and small amount of pasta

    Comment by Sarai — February 22, 2007 @ 9:57 pm

  26. Name: Kimberly
    Location: Northern California…for 16 more days! Then Virginia!
    Age: 37
    Sex: Female
    Five Foods You Can’t Live Without:
    Bacon
    Beef
    Chicken
    Broccoli
    Garlic

    Five Foods You Can Live Without:
    Turnips
    Peas
    Avocadoes
    Pepper
    Asparagus

    How Long Have You Been Reading One Weigh Or Another?: Since the beginning

    How Did You Get Here?: From blest’s blog

    What’s For Dinner Tonight?: fried chicken salad with bleu cheese dressing

    Comment by Kimberly — February 22, 2007 @ 10:46 pm

  27. Missy, what is in your walnut/feta salad? That sounds like my kind of salad!!! Makes me hungry reading it!

    Comment by Bethany — February 23, 2007 @ 3:52 pm

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