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txblu

08-09-2004 06:26:30

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May sound silly, but I'm fixing to retire and have a problem feeding myself in the mornings. At work it is not a problem, but Saturday and Sunday mornings are telling me how retirement is going to stack up.

Usually not that hungry after a couple cups of coffee and watchin the sun come up. Wife isn't hungry either. Don't care for sweets. Too lazy to cook usually (Grin). Get busy doing something and usually don't eat all day and then have a big meal around 6. If I don't eat breakfast, I don't eat all day and that "ain't" good for the tummy. Guess I could eat a bowl or two of the "Breakfast of Champions".

So what do you do?

Mark

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txblu

08-10-2004 06:37:30

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Well, I received many interesting replies and I thank you for your candid responses. Amazing diversity. Got some good ideas. Sooner or later I'll have to wash the pills down so I hear you on that.

Ya'll have a nice day and Good Eatin'.

Mark

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kyhayman

08-09-2004 19:58:42

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

I love breakfast food, just not at breakfast time. Makes me feel 'gross' if I eat heavy in the morning. Typical for me is a couple of Krispy Kremes, cereal, or toaster strudel, lots a of coffee and a pinch of tobacco. Now about 10:30 cant be a full breakfast eggs, bacon, grits, hashbrowns, gravey, and biscuits.

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Bill (KY)

08-09-2004 19:28:54

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

OK, here's my problem. Breakfast is my favorite meal. Give me eggs, bacon and gravy every morning. Of course I take it on my way to work at our little crossroads restaurant. Not only is it the best breakfast around, we seem to find solutions to many of the world's problems at our local gathering. Been doing this 32 years and I'm retiring next June. Can't wait, but I'm thinking I'll still have to go up for breakfast, just not as early. Best regards all.

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txblu

08-10-2004 06:33:17

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to Bill (KY), 08-09-2004 19:28:54

Have a friend retiring in E Texas this Dec. and he said that the coffee shop in his little berg had at least 100 such folks at 6am doing just that. Said he can't wait to jump in with them.

Myself, I'll hit a few cups of New Orleans Blend Chickory coffee and surf ytmag.com while I think of what's for breakfast. Grin.

Mark

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Hermit

08-09-2004 18:48:02

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Been retired for 10 years now and have developed a breakfast habit that works for me. A nice bowl of instant grits with raisins and a cup of tea. Doesn't take long, not much cleanup, and gets the body started for that long, productive morning of playing with stuff (Stuff can be anything since you're retired). Saturday is pancakes and syrup while Sunday is bacon and eggs. What could be better? Enjoy.

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Leland

08-09-2004 18:40:49

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

TX I know how you feel, when we got married I also done without breakfast. Linda could not make coffee with out burning the water.

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txblu

08-10-2004 06:29:35

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to Leland, 08-09-2004 18:40:49

I at least married one that could cook; besides the other obvious reasons. Course if the other reasons weigh too heavily on one's decision, one might be prone to take a bride that burns water and figure out how to solve that problem later. Grin.

Mark

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thurlow

08-10-2004 07:55:21

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-10-2004 06:29:35

Tell me about these other obvious reasons.....turn 60 next week; just a dim memory. "Kissing don"t last; cooking do". My wife doesn"t cook.....she can, but usually is too tired or too busy..... ..... SINGLE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE WAS TO MARRY HER..... not sure what she was thinking; I got the best of the deal.

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txblu

08-10-2004 11:35:17

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to thurlow, 08-10-2004 07:55:21

Well, if the wife had her way, we'd still be smooching in the back seat of the car on a deserted road and holding hands at the movie.

Course with me courtship was a fantacy land. Marriage was the real world. She can't understand that bills gotta get paid. When courting, twerent any bills (mom and dad covered them). That's why I'm not totally opposed to live-ins that are popular today. May have a problem with the family tree, but you get to try it out before you buy and I don't just mean $ex. Course the main idea is to tie the knot, and keep it tied, not rack up conquests with a bunch of daddyless sprouts out there.

Mark

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Bernie in MA

08-09-2004 17:57:09

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

For the last 25 years or so my breakfast has been Carnation Instant Breakfast in milk along with a couple pair of Ritz crackers with peanut butter. I get my peanut butter at a store that grinds their own. No salt or anything else and ground coarse, almost crunchy.

I don't have to think about it and it washes down the pills.

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Dick2

08-09-2004 15:55:27

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Decided when we retired 6+ years ago that we decided that we couldn't stand all of the calories eating 3 meals a day, so we have a little bigger breakfast than we used to when we were working. Then we have a good lunch and a small snack when it's time to take the afternoon pill. No evening meal. Lots of people in our retirement park are on the same schedule.

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Clem

08-09-2004 15:51:55

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Drink of water and a dip of Copenhagen.:)

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j-tex

08-09-2004 14:25:44

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

biscuits and gravy!!!!! !!

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txblu

08-09-2004 12:43:10

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Thanks for your responses and ideas. I think on the lazy mornings it will do to have some quickie things in the freezer that will pop into the uwave.

As far as cholesterol, I have subscriptions to revered MD's that don't march to the AMA's Cholesterol drumbeat and the other side of the argument is very interesting. I eat eggs and love them and know a lot of good old farmers that are very senior citizens that ate all their lives as thurlow mentioned and are fine and well today. One defines the egg as the perfect food.

Maybe one day it will be the Tequita brand bacon/egg/cheese burrito, then pickled eggs, then sausage and biscuit, then pig-in-a-blanket, the egg/sausage/cheese/english muffin. Geez let's eat!

Mark

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thurlow

08-09-2004 11:59:53

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Mark..... .About 3 days a week, I have sausage and biscuit; egg and biscuit, or sausage, egg and biscuit. Biscuits are what is known locally as "whop" canned buscuits.....10 minutes in a 400 degree oven. I have found the generic kind to be MUCH better than the name brands. Both sausage and eggs are pre-cooked; 18 to a "tube" package, bought at the local Wal-mart Super-Center. About 1 min each in the micro-wave. I was raised on country cooking..... .heavy, fat-laden, bacon, country ham, sausage, fried eggs, pancakes etc. The sausage, eggs and biscuits (as above) taste GOOD to this Southern red-neck. No problems with cholesterol, but I figure 3 days a week of this is enough. The other days, I have Oatmeal Crisp w/almonds..... easily the best cereal I've found.

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Indydirtfarmer

08-09-2004 11:59:07

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

The extent of my breakfast fixin' knowledge is make sure the bunny or the rooster are facing heads up when I rip open the box. I HATE MORNINGS! Breakfast food reminds me that it's morning. Therefore, I HATE most breakfast food. John

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2x4

08-09-2004 23:05:16

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to Indydirtfarmer, 08-09-2004 11:59:07

I hate mornings too. I think we should pass a law against'em.

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rickm

08-09-2004 11:54:53

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

I guess I look at retirement as an extended vacation . We always seem to eat better (on time and much healthier foods) on vacation than we do while we're working. Weekends aren't a very good comparison, because (at least Gail & I do) we try to cram every undone thing into it and most often don't take the time to eat (except the occasional bowl of hot grits with honey ). Doesn't take a lot of time to "nuke" an egg in the micro-wave and I don't care too much what they say about chloresterol (?). Everything I enjoy seems to be bad for me anyway. Eat in peace

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buickanddeere...classic p

08-09-2004 08:46:02

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

Bacon/ham/sausage, eggs over easy, home fries, whole wheat toast, orange juice, coffee, 1% milk. Cereal, fresh fruit, bagel etc are an ok diversion now and again. Always wondered what grits and gravy is? On a serious note, there are several long term health studies finding advantages to the Russian proverb of breakfast being the big meal of the days and supper being a snack at most. Fewer blood sugar, cholesterol and weight control problems. Makes sense to fuel the machine for work all day and bank the fire when at rest.

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txblu

08-09-2004 09:12:14

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to buickanddeere...classic p, 08-09-2004 08:46:02

I'm aware of that of which you speak sir. My problem is my childish brain is crammed full of the events of the day (to be undertaken) and breakfast just postpones the start of that. Sometimes, I try to fool myself by saying that I'll just be outside for a minute and will come back in and eat.....yeah right.

The evening meal is the grand finale to a hard days work (which weekends are) and it's time to kick back and relax. No comptetition with things I want to do.

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buickanddeere

08-09-2004 10:46:59

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 09:12:14

Part of it depends on being an early riser or not.
My wife is up and scolds that lazy rooster for not crowing before daybreak. Comes 7:00PM she's falling asleep in her chair after supper.
Myself, rising at the crack of 10:00AM seems natural except during hunting season. Can't find a pulse before 6:00AM. Makes for a born shift worker however.Give it till 9 or 10 at night then relax for a while. One kid stays up late and rises late, another early to bed early to rise and third goes to bed early and rises late? What's in gritts anyways?

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buck

08-09-2004 08:40:01

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

I have found that what you say is very true in my case. During the last years of my formal working days I really enjoyed the breakfast at work. Cafeteria had a wonderful breakfast and that was my big meal of the day. Now that I have retired there really is no formal meal of the day and most days I do not eat at all untill very late (like 7 to 9) at night. During the first years I lost weight as I was very active which I figured that going from a desk job to more active work did. I now have gotten back to my normal weight even though I eat less overall but am still very active but much more relaxed. Now that you have me thinkin about it a big plate of sausage gravy and biscuts with a few cups of coffee would be nice.

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txblu

08-09-2004 09:08:45

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to buck, 08-09-2004 08:40:01

Sounds good to me. Who's cookin.

Mark

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08-09-2004 08:32:42

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

3 or 4 pickled hard boiled eggs hit the spot when you don't want to cook. They keep indefinately on the shelf and are ready to eat. MMMMM MM gooooo d.

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txblu

08-09-2004 09:07:28

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to KX, 08-09-2004 08:32:42

Now that"s an idea.

Wouldn"t mind preparing them so they"d be ready for lazy mornings.

Thanks,

Mark

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Coloken

08-09-2004 08:03:20

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

#1 dounut
#2 dounut
#3 can of slimfast
#4 slice of left over pizza Having a few hard boiled eggs on hand is handy too.

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txblu

08-09-2004 09:17:39

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to Coloken, 08-09-2004 08:03:20

Went out for Pizza Friday. Decided to get an extra for Sunday dinner. Sunday morning decided to cook and took a couple of slices of Pizza and topped with scrambled eggs and salsa. Wife and I both enjoyed it. Pizza for breakfast...you bet.

Mark

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TheRealRon

08-09-2004 06:47:10

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to txblu, 08-09-2004 06:26:30

There is an old Russian proverb...

"To live a long and healthy life, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a price, and dinner like a pauper".

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txblu

08-09-2004 09:15:38

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Re: OT Breakfast. in reply to TheRealRon, 08-09-2004 06:47:10

Nice proverb and probably true. So I try to do the evening meal around 5-6. Then I have time to burn off some of it B4 retiring.

Mark

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