Biggest Loser 10 Fall Challenge -- for losers and maintainers :)

[flipflopmom]

Good Friday MorningNothing much has changed since last night.

Glad you were able to post this am!

I get there some days and other days I just want to give up. It really is scary how much we are alike. Hang in there.

You get me, you really get me. I'm in a much better place, at the current moment. Something about Fridays! How about you, babe?

I hope we will all look back on these days with smiles in our hearts, and the stress we are feeling will fade away and be barely a memory. Hang in there, girlfriends!!

Other than to throw at shoe at you for making me cry at school, AGAIN! I've had to tell the kids too many times in the last week or two - Allergies, something in my eye, etc. I didn't comment on this yesterday. Something I learned in the last year, that once it's all said and done, all we have are the memories. I am so thankful that I have lots of happy ones from growing up, and it saddens me soooo deeply to hear about the memories some of my friends here have from childhood. I needed to remember that my kids will remember snippets, it will be selective. What do I want them to remember? Crazy, depressed mommy, always anal about everything, or mommy that loved them, taught them good habits, and was there for them? Yes, teaching my kids good habits (like cleaning their fingernails) exercise, healthy eating, responsibility, money management, keeping the house somewhat livable is a part of being a mom. So its' okay for them to know "we don't have the money for that right now" and "this has to be done before bed" "this is not healthy for you, you may not have it". It's my attitude in how I present that that will make all the difference.

QOTD: I mention this one a lot but there is a big family wedding in two short weeks. We both have small families and this is the first big event (other than funerals - which we've had plenty of) in many, many years.

So nice to have a happy event on the horizon!

BTW, I know that you know this, but if you are eating pretty much what you've been successful with all along and aren't seeing progress, it may help to change things a bit. My WW leader has often advocated upping the protein and being sure to get the healthy oils in to try to break a plateau.Life will be easier when your husband's shift is compatible with your schedule. Just think of that as your light at the end of the tunnel. Isn't he amazing? Got my 4th week "whoosh" on the scale this morning at my WW weigh in.

First, Howard sounds like a dream. I bet he even replaces the toilet paper! So glad you had a whoosh this week! As for my diet, I have pretty much had the same foods over and over and over again since Jan. I can tell they aren't filling me as much most of the time. I need to reevaluate what I take for lunch, and keep working on dinner plans. As for the light at the end of the tunnel, poor Brad, I had to extinguish his last night. After my mood yesterday morning, I called his cell and left a message. He usually leaves work at 8, so we have 5-10 minutes or so to talk while I am at school before the kids come. I called and left him a crying message, told him I needed to talk, call me regardless(he knows not to call after 8:10). I had someone come watch my kiddos as they were coming in when he called, and I just went to pieces on him. He said "honey, only 4 more nights. Just 4. we can do this." I hated to tell him, but he has 2 more weeks, not 1. But the thought of just 2 more weeks!

I can see you reaching goal by the end of the challenge. Why, because when you set your mind to something, you set your mind to something. That is one of my favorite things about you.

So glad you have faith in me! I am so happy you get to come off some meds! That will be wonderful!

I can not tell you all how much it means to have you all here as a support. I am so lucky to have found these boards. I think it was god's way of finally answering my prayers for help.

I get a bit overwhelmed thinking about just how coincidental coming here was, yet the impact was amazing crazy!

Vent all you need. It's very therapeutic! And your life is very full! I know first hand about the gymnastics stuff - DS21 was in it for 11 years & the last 3 was an elite, so our costs were about 10K/year plus travel & normal monthly fees. It was always something and very stressful financially.

Elite? WOW!!!! That's crazy committment! I would have to be committed! Thanks for the BTDT, sometimes I feel like the only one at her gym that gets overwhelmed, the rest are from the area where the gym is, or they carpool from their areas. I'm the only one with a younger child, only one in this area, and probably the poorest mom!

Today is my echo cardiogram and I'm getting a little nervous.

Hope it went well for you!

I am motivated because of my upcoming conference trip to Tampa at the beginning of November, WDW Half, and Princess! Unfortunately, I am used to not meeting my goals.

You are the running queen! You will def. meet those goals! Glad the salad worked!

Sometimes it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission. You all do know it is a full moon tonight, right? Might be an explanation for all the craziness in our lives now. I did my measurements this morning and I am down 3 inches!

I am learning to live by the forgiveness over permission rule. I AM FULLY AWARE IT IS A FULL MOON!!!!!!! Great job on your inches lost!

You realy a big hug. I remember those days all too well. I do at times miss them. Enjoy them while you can. Dh will be back on 1st soon. Try to be extra special to yourself.
I did make it in time for my appointment.

Sorry it was so crazy!!!! Thanks for the hugs!

So interesting to read this. My ADHD son is very very picky about what he will eat. Chicken burgers, some chicken nuggets, ham sandwich, only american cheese, no pastas, no rice, no potato (except some FF). I wonder if food adversions go along with ADHD?

http://www.developmentaldelay.net/page.cfm/272
http://addconsults.com/articles/full.php3?id=1462

There are a lot of similarities between ADHD and SID (sensory integration disorder). In fact, we had a pediatrician tell us to go to a huge testing center to see if AK had SID instead of/addition to ADHD. She has a lot of the issues in the 2nd article, clothes have to fit just right, has to have a belt or they feel "too loose" doesn't like to be held tightly, can't get over extraneous noises, etc. She definitely went through a chicken nuggets stage, but they had to be Tyson. Now, she won't hardly touch them. There is a lot to the disorder, more than just being "hyper"...

I will say that my mental state is better this am. Being Friday helps. I am still overwhelmed, but feel a bit more equipped to deal with it. Maybe losing 7.5 inches helped. Unfortunately, 3 were from chest area. Brad calls them the incredible shrinking b**bies. I guess doing the strength and ab stuff even though I haven't been running helped some. Maybe it was the realization that only 2 more weeks of this crazy 2nd shift. Maybe it was being together as a family at the fair. Maybe it's b/c it's Friday. Heck, I'm beginning to think I am bipolar!

Fair was fun. Ran into MIL and FIL, and they paid for one of the girls' wristbands while we were trying to decide what to do about them. AK found a friend, stepped out of her comfort zone a bit, rode some of the rides she had said she wouldn't. Sophie wanted to ride them all, little daredevil! They rode some together. This was the first year that we let AK walk around with a friend. Rite of passage. Made me want to hug them more! DH decided that these fried balls of dough were cheaper than the funnel cake, got more for his money, so he bought those. Well, I took a bite and they were NASTY!!!! Saved me some calories, for sure! Stayed from 5:30-10pm.

Hope today is better at school. Yesterday, most of my kids had gone to the fair the night before for student night. Pretty sure they all ate cotton candy for breakfast! I fought against it for about 30 minutes of teaching - first day of fall, some journal time, etc. Then, I decided it wasn't worth it to them OR me to fight against it, so we did centers, had an extra long playground time, and about 10 minute longer nap. Today is half day for them, I have PD this afternoon.

TGIF everyone!!!

Too funny, just sat back down at computer, and realized I typed all this this am, and never hit submit! I'll catch up later, homework time!

 

[brinalyn530]

Taryn – Glad to hear you guys had fun at the fair. Ours is super expensive too, so much so that even though there are a few rides I would love to go on, I skip it because I’m too cheap to pay for tickets for myself! Plus it’s always in August and so stinkin’ hot! I’m also happy that you are in a better mindset today ! Yay for inches gone !

Connie – Hope DD is back to herself very soon!

Cam – Thanks! And thanks so much for coaching last week! Have a great trip!

Dona – Thanks for being our coach this week! Sorry you’ve been having so many computer issues this week .

Friday QOTD : As we get closer to the holidays do you think your family will accept new recipes that will help you keep on track?
I don’t generally do much cooking for Thanksgiving. Occasionally I’ll host, but even then my mom and my grandma do most of the cooking. I have introduced some “healthier” options over the past few years, a sweet potato dish, a broccoli dish that I made last year, and they actually went over pretty well.

Lindsay – How horrible for your friend . I’ll be sending thoughts and prayers her way.

HH Part 2 – I will never, never, never quit! I will never quit being a healthier me, I will never quit being an active participant in my life, I will never quit being active period.

tggrrstarr – Hope your doggie is all better real soon!

momof2gr8kids – Sending get well wishes to your mom!

Lisa – Go Green !

Dreamer24 – I agree with everyone else, please stick with us. This group is so supportive and friendly, and it’s about so much more than the group weight goals.

We have the same thing every year, and I'm ok with that, because it's very important to DS. I suggested going out last year, and he was very upset.

Rose – My brother and I will never forget the time my parents got our food from Boston Market on Thanksgiving! We will never let them forget it either – we always say that was the worst Thanksgiving ever ! We don’t always have to have the same thing (except my mom’s stuffing), we don’t even have to have turkey, but it has to be made at home!

Congrats to everyone who has seen a loss for the week! And congrats to everyone who may not have, you are here and trying, and that’s a great thing in and of itself!

My mom called a little bit ago and informed me that we are meeting friends for dinner (which I’m excited about, but wish I had known before I got dressed this morning…) and I am so looking forward to the crabcake salad at the place we are going to, so yummy even without dressing! I better finish up here and get going!

Have a great, on plan weekend everyone!

Bree

 

[Connie96]

It's been a really rough morning for me. I gained nearly 2 pounds this week which puts me up from the starting weight. I feel like I should drop out of the challenge.

I will not give up. I have a plan for today

And THAT is exactly why we all hang out here. We have all had disappointing weeks and then if we just check in here and spill our guts, someone is always there to pull us up, kiss our boo-boos, turn us around and send us back in for another week. Dani, I think you're in for a great week!

You guys all ROCK!

Does anyone know of a fat free sour cream and a fat free shredded cheese that actually still tastes good and not fat free? I know sounds dumb but sour cream and cheese are two of my favorite things on food and I have yet to find a brand that is fat free and still edible! I have mastered the fat free ranch but the sour cream and cheese still eludes me

Uh... no. I stick to the "reduced" fat versions and just watch the portions. Sargento has a decent line of reduced fat thin-sliced cheeses and cheese snacks. I love the pepper jack and colby jack. I don't eat as much sour cream as I used to. I still love it but, for some reason, I just don't buy it often. But, same rule applies - reduced fat tastes better than non fat.


Well, DD is back at school today and I'm back at work. I'm so far behind, but I had a good day. (Staying off the DIS until late in the day sure didn't hurt my productivity!) And, being back in my routine sure does help with the eating plan. DH is making hamburgers tonight, so I'm looking forward to that. (I splurged and bought sirloin patties, so the burgers should be nice and lean.)

I have several PMs waiting for me right now, so I'm about to go record the WIN! measurements there. I hope to hear from all of you over this weekend. I'm so excited to see how we did!

 

[brinalyn530]

Thanks Taryn for posting those articles! I read them both and while I think DS has some of the issues in the first one, the second one sounded a lot like me ! Food for thought in more ways than one! Maybe I have some sort of sensory issue that is getting worse as I get older or maybe since I'm alone so much now it's just more noticable ? I guess I'll be doing some research this weekend!

Bree

 

[donac]

Good afternoon everyone. Sounds like everyone is having a good day. It seems like there was a little meltdown but everyone rallied aroundand I think everyone is back on track.

disneymom2one It is hard when someone else picks the food. I like the idea of a half portion. You can even bring it home and have dinner or lunch another time.

mikamah Never buy halloween candy until Oct 31st.

momof2gr8kids Glad we are inspiring you even if you don't post. Hope your mom is getting better. Take care of yourself.

my3princes hi

dreamer24 DON'T give up. I went an entire challenge without losing a pound. I also had foot surgery.

lisah0711 GO GREEN TEAM good luck

cclovesdis Have fun at your reunion

joannel congrats on finishing the lawn

tggrstarr good luck with your dog. hope she feels better.

tigger813 Have fun at your parties

macg congrats on your 10% loss

zoesmama03 your recipe sounds great.

michele1377 glad you are getting a 2nd estimate. Prices vary so much

octoberbride03 my ds1 has worked black friday at 4am. He thought he wasn't going to this year but he just went back to retail so he will work it.

Rose&Mike It must have been nice to sleep in. Even in the summer I never sleep in. If I sleep in then then it means that I am sick.

cupcaker Nice to see your bf working out with you.

cruisindisney hi

goldcupmom I love the Mark Twain quote at the end of of your posts. I used that to end a speech I made in May for a good friend's retirement. we should all live by that quote.

flipflopmom glad to hear you seem to be in a better mood today. It does help that it is friday.

pjlla We have 2 Thanksgiving also. On tday we do dh's family. On another day in the weekend we usually see my family. My mom's birthday is the 27th of Nov so her birthday is that weekend. A couple of years ago her birthday was on Thanksgiving. My sisters and I cooked the dinner but we first went to a hotel nearby. My mom had rented some rooms so that we could use the indoor pool. My mom wanted a pool party for her birthday. All the kids and the grandkids had a great time in the pool. My mom had gotten everyone water guns and we had a ball. There was no one else in the pool so it our own private party. It was a very memorable birthday.

brinalyn530 I can top Boston Market. Dsil had us all over for Thanksgiving but first we had to rake the leaves. when we were done she then went out to KFC and we had that in her fancy cherry wood dinning room.

Connie96 congrats on getting back on track


I had a busy day at school. I have some tests still to grade but I felt good about what I got done. I went and bought fabric this afternoon to make pillowcases tomorrow. I will be sewing or cutting all day tomorrow at my quilt shop. I was thinking about going out to see a local theater group but I think I just want to veg out tonight.

Have a nice evening everyone.

 

[flipflopmom]

But I have to be really careful because the bride (my niece) is very overweight and also pretty sensitive. It's her weekend and I want it to be everything she needs it to be. I have no clue what I'll do - eat a half portion maybe.

Plan for it, maybe cut back on calories a few days before, half a portion sounds like a good plan. How sweet to be sensitive of the bride on her day, but you need to work around it for your sake, too!

I want to run that chocolate off this morning, and since my house is pretty clean, I should have plenty of guilt free dis time over the weekend.

Rub it in, why don't ya! Enjoy!

No matter how busy I've been, I almost crave that time for me on the treadmill or doing my weights, so I am now programmed that I have to do it. And I want to do it. It makes me feel so much better, and helps to destress. So my house is a mess, but I don't care. I'm losing weight.

Love everything about this!

It's been a really rough morning for me. I gained nearly 2 pounds this week which puts me up from the starting weight. I feel like I should drop out of the challenge. I am hurting the overall weight loss that you are all working towards.

I guess you didn't hear the story how I came back from a week at WDW this summer 12-14 pounds heavier than when I left???? Don't worry about the overall weight loss, we just look at that b/c it's cool. I certainly have been known to pull it down. I agree with getting the low fat string cheese, it's fun to pull it apart, takes forever to eat that way, and is filling. That and carrots or broccoli and you'll be good to go.!

I'm still down 2.5 for a total of 8 pounds lost this challenge and more than 3 inches gone in WIN! The Biggest Loser challenge at the gym starts tomorrow so it should be a good week next week.

GREAT JOB!!!!

Today is a busy day. I'm kind of embarrassed though. My sister is coming home to help my mom wash my hair.

When I shattered my leg, I had to lay on the kitchen table, and mom called the hairdresser to come help her!!!! Daddy had to help me get on the table. BTDT. Hope it went okay!

I will not give up. I have a plan for today and my husband realized how upset I was and said that he will help more with going to the gym.

WAY TO GO!

I am happy to report a loss this week!! I lost 4.2 lbs! Much better than last week. I am 3 1/2 lbs away from my September goal. Hopefully I can do it, but I do only have a week left. We'll see. As long as I am two pounds away I'll be happy.

GREAT JOB!

My mom was a home economics major in college in the 60's so she always prepared light food....you know no fat on the veggies, skinless chicken breasts(and boneless, skinless chicken breasts were not available like they are now) , lean cuts of meat etc. Finally...now for the good news....I lost 3 lbs this week and made it to my 10% at ww. Now on to the next 10%

You are very lucky. Everything I had was fried, or covered in butter, or both! AND THE PLATE HAD TO BE CLEAN! Congrats on the loss!

Good morning everyone. I am feeling better today. Being friday totally helps. Im down 2.2 this week .

YAY!!!!

I am really trying to find something else to do other than my BL addict thing. Really, I am.

No, you're not!

Walked 39.03 miles and 135,305 steps
Eaten 8560 CaloriesBurned 21,058 CaloriesDone 1141 minutes of Moderate ActivityI've exceeded my water intake daily and journaled every bite.And lost......... .6!! Oh, well! It happens! All too frequently with my weird body. At least it was a loss! And if that is what it takes each week to lose .6, I'll still do it!

BTDT. You'll have a killer week next week!

I am constantly astounded by people who NEVER eat vegetables because they never had them growing up. My Mom was ahead of her time, healthy food-wise.... whole wheat bread was a mainstay in our house... Wonder Bread never crossed our threshhold.... neither did soda or store bought cookies (except for Fig Newtons... Dad loved them). Dad has always had a huge organic vegetable garden and we ate from it in abundance all the time. I need to remember to thank my Mom and Dad !!

Yes, you do! Daddy had a HUGE garden, we ate veggies all the time, just covered in the fat! And nutella, really? Like the stuff that's in Ferrerro Roche or however you spell it. That stuff is amazing good. How much can you have. B/c I'm not sure I could be satisfied w/ a .25 tsp.!

There was a Pearson scoring center here and the last 2 springs I have scored standardized tests 4 hrs/night for about 8 weeks.

Is their an employment link on their site. Although, it might be considered conflict of interest since I teach.

And THAT is exactly why we all hang out here. We have all had disappointing weeks and then if we just check in here and spill our guts, someone is always there to pull us up, kiss our boo-boos, turn us around and send us back in for another week.
Well, DD is back at school today and I'm back at work. I'm so far behind, but I had a good day. (Staying off the DIS until late in the day sure didn't hurt my productivity!) And, being back in my routine sure does help with the eating plan. DH is making hamburgers tonight, so I'm looking forward to that. (I splurged and bought sirloin patties, so the burgers should be nice and lean.)

Glad she is better. We're all great boo boo kissers!!!

Thanks Taryn for posting those articles! I read them both and while I think DS has some of the issues in the first one, the second one sounded a lot like me ! Food for thought in more ways than one! Maybe I have some sort of sensory issue that is getting worse as I get older or maybe since I'm alone so much now it's just more noticable ? I guess I'll be doing some research this weekend!

I, you, and everyone else here knows I have ADHD. I've been contemplating the meds, but I'm not sure....

Good afternoon everyone. Sounds like everyone is having a good day. It seems like there was a little meltdown but everyone rallied aroundand I think everyone is back on track.

Nothing like the weekend to bring on the and Thanks for coaching this week!

Cam - THANK YOU FOR COACHING LAST WEEK!
Connie - THANKS FOR WIN
Jenn - THANKS FOR HH
Lisa - THANKS FOR HOSTING
In abc order so as not to offend!

Jennz - I am contributing my BLAHS to not having you to make me laugh. Get your head out of the sand and get your butt on here!

2 hours later, one assignment down. Had to take a break. See, told ya I'm ADHD! OFf to assignment 2. DH took AK to gymnastics and Sophie to Mom's so I can work on it. Gotta get it done before they get back!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Just a quick check in:

We are heading to ryans school for a PTA family fun night dance. It should be interesting to see what its like. I am such an outgoing person but I get so nervous going to new things like this. I dont know what I am afraid of. I guess the fear of not knowing anyone other than my dh and kids is anxiety for me. I hope its fun.

Overall I am feel much better today. I have never been so glad to get to friday eve. This week was complete insanity at work. I think the full moon has something to do with it. I am really going to sit back and relax and enjoy this weekend.

I managed to loose another .6lbs. At least its a loss and not a gain and believe me with the past couple of days I have had Off plan I am thankful for the .6 gone. I need to measure myself this weekend. Im curious to see the results if any.

Have a great night.

 

[my3princes]

I guess I missed part 2 of the HH. I usually try to do some of the activities, but never turn in my points. Any hooo I Will Never Give Up!!! (I might take a break every now and then though)

 

[Yunchman]

So I am making a boneless skinless chicken breast with homemade salsa on top and melted reduced fat pepper jack cheese on top of that but I have no idea what to make for a side? I am making corn for a vegetable side but I need an additional side. Any ideas?

TIA!

 

[pjlla]

Rose – Thanks for the advice! I am working hard to incorporate new foods that I don’t like. About a year ago, all of my carbs were “white” and now whole wheat/whole grain. 6 months ago, I wouldn’t have touched broccoli and now I eat it several times a week. I eat potatoes other than French fries, I have tried aspargus a few times, have tried to force down baked beans a few times, have tried yogurt alone, the hard boiled yolk, and have tried breakfast sausage, meatballs, roast beef and Italian sausage. I seem to have a problem with textures, not tastes and there are some things particularly the baked beans, peanut butter and yogurt that actually make me gag. I have not tried forcing myself to eat the seafood because the one that I do like, crab, I am allergic to and I’m afraid to find out I am allergic to more. I’ve also started adding benefiber to my water to help. I’m continuing to try but because it takes time, I’m hoping for some additional suggestions of things that I either already eat, or never thought of!

CC, you’re such an incredible support here!

Goldcupmom, I’m sorry that your hard work didn’t “show” and I hope it does soon.

Pam, thanks for sharing more suggestions. I do have 2 servings of the carrots set aside as my snack and usually double the broccoli at dinner so even though its only 2 vegetables, it’s 4 servings. I love cheese! My favorites are cheddar and mozzarella. I usually stay away from cheese because I feel like even low fat varieties are high in calories but maybe I should start adding them for the protein? Don’t worry about being critical of my plan. I posted for feedback. I truly don’t know how to do a healthy meal plan. I find myself on one extreme or the other, fat and sugar overload or too little with mainly fruit all day! Nothing wrong with being the protein police. So how much protein should I be eating?

Yogurt is a tough thing for me because of the slimy-ness BUT I am trying to slowly learn to eat it. I put it in smoothies which is great on the weekend when I am at home (no blender at work) but sometimes I don’t feel full without eating. I was thinking I would take yogurt and freeze it and try to eat it that way. I’m hoping it would make it less slimy. NOT frozen yogurt like ice cream, just regular healthy yogurt. Has anyone ever tried this?

Thanks for all of the support today! I’m off to the rink and then I will go to the park for W1D2!

Good for you for trying so many new things. Have you tried refried beans? They have a nice creamy texture. I like to make myself a mexican "brown" pizza.... I toast a 60 calorie pita, top with some fat free refried beans and a bit of 2% mexican blend or sharp cheddar cheese. Broil in the toaster oven for a few minutes and YUM! Dip it in salsa for an extra yum factor. If you have tried baked beans (I'm assuming like Boston baked beans) and didn't like them, perhaps black beans or chickpeas might be more your style?

I think CC or Rose mentioned soy nut butter.... and there is sunflower seed butter and almond butter and cashew butter. If it is the texture of peanut butter, try a different type. All natural peanut butter has definitely a different texture than your traditional Skippy or Jif.

Dreamer 24.... I am challenging you to try one new vegetable and one new fruit this week. Some time in the next 7 days I want you to prepare something new. Are you up for the challenge? Let me know!..........P

 

[cherry-pops]

I will not quit. Ever.

 

[Cupcaker]

quick post- I saw round trip airfare to orlando was cheap from lax ($160!!!!!) so I had to book. I called my bf and told him youre not saying no, we are going to disneyworld. so im leaving to wdw in two weeks oct 4-7. my first food and wine festival. lots of work to do between now and then. I will be working 24/7 so that everything is taken care of before I leave letting me relax on my vacation. Just dont know when I will have time to plan my trip, e.g. dining.

See you ladies later tonight!

 

[Michele1377]

Flood update -
2nd quote was what the insurance company wanted - they would peel back the carpet, pull up the padding, after the carpet was dried they would re-install - as for the walls, they said they would pull up the baseboards and put some blowers down there to dry things out -
All that for over $1000 - and I have a $500 deductible -
So, Paul and I decided to pull up the carpet and throw it out, pull off the baseboards, dry things out and then use the $500 we would have spent for the deductible toward new carpeting b/c I am not to sure of the "dry out the carpet" plan - I feel it will take long to dry and it will get mildewy -
So much for insurance - I don't think new carpet will cost too very much - the room isn't huge -

 

[pjlla]

You are doing great! I have some texture issues too. I don't eat mushrooms-ever, and did not do fish or seafood even when I ate meat. I am not a fan of baked beans--too soupy. I rinse my beans (usually black) and just add them to things like I would chicken. I also don't really like yogurt--greek yogurt is more like sour cream if that helps. I stir my cereal in it and add a banana. I think freezing the yogurt is a good idea. How about string cheese? Part skim mozzarella makes a good snack. I also really like mini whole wheat bagels. When you toast them they almost taste sweet.

And I am very impressed that you are trying asparagus--I like asparagus, but not if it's really stringy. Cauliflower has a very similar texture to broccoli as does broccolini. I know a bunch of people do protein shakes, so hopefully someone will chime in. Also, there are some cereals that have significantly more protein than others. I find that if I eat fat free yogurt and cereal for breakfast, I get hungry quickly. I think my body needs a little bit of fat in the morning. My morning snack usually has some fat in it.

I think you have made some great changes already.

You know.... I never realized it is probably the FAT in the peanut butter that is keeping me full in the morning... because is sure ain't the dinky TB of peanut butter itself!

Hope today is better at school. Yesterday, most of my kids had gone to the fair the night before for student night. Pretty sure they all ate cotton candy for breakfast! I fought against it for about 30 minutes of teaching - first day of fall, some journal time, etc. Then, I decided it wasn't worth it to them OR me to fight against it, so we did centers, had an extra long playground time, and about 10 minute longer nap. Today is half day for them, I have PD this afternoon.

TGIF everyone!!!

Too funny, just sat back down at computer, and realized I typed all this this am, and never hit submit! I'll catch up later, homework time!

Glad you were able to relax and change your plans when the kids were going nutty. You're right... it probably wasn't worth the fight. It would have aggravated all of you and probably accomplished nothing.

pjlla We have 2 Thanksgiving also. On tday we do dh's family. On another day in the weekend we usually see my family. My mom's birthday is the 27th of Nov so her birthday is that weekend. A couple of years ago her birthday was on Thanksgiving. My sisters and I cooked the dinner but we first went to a hotel nearby. My mom had rented some rooms so that we could use the indoor pool. My mom wanted a pool party for her birthday. All the kids and the grandkids had a great time in the pool. My mom had gotten everyone water guns and we had a ball. There was no one else in the pool so it our own private party. It was a very memorable birthday.

I had a busy day at school. I have some tests still to grade but I felt good about what I got done. I went and bought fabric this afternoon to make pillowcases tomorrow. I will be sewing or cutting all day tomorrow at my quilt shop. I was thinking about going out to see a local theater group but I think I just want to veg out tonight.

Have a nice evening everyone.

You mom's T.giving birthday pool party sounds like so much fun! Great memories made that day!

You are always so busy with your sewing! I used to sew much more, but don't love it, so I gave up the torture! But I think I could handle pillowcases. The only thing I sew any more other than the occasional hem or repair is Halloween costumes!

So I am making a boneless skinless chicken breast with homemade salsa on top and melted reduced fat pepper jack cheese on top of that but I have no idea what to make for a side? I am making corn for a vegetable side but I need an additional side. Any ideas?

TIA!

Well.... I'm probably too late, but here is a suggestion for next time. I would skip the corn (since it is actually a starch according to most "diet" plans) and make a green vegetable (broccoli, green beans, spinach) and have some sort of mexican rice. We make what we call "taco" rice here. Add a packet of taco seasoning mix to the cooking water (we use long cooking brown rice) and make the rice the regular way. Makes a nice bright tasty mexican side dish. If you weren't having salsa on the chicken, I'd say you could have salsa rice. I believe the Campbell's website has a "Fiesta Rice" recipe that is pretty easy. The chicken sounds delicious btw!


Evening friends! I hit the grocery store to the tune of almost $200! But I am well stocked now... apples, bananas, grapes, watermelon, lettuce, spinach, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, hummus (roasted garlic...YUM), tabouli salad, SO MUCH YUMMY STUFF!

In fact, I couldn't decide what to have for dinner, so I had a bit of a lot of stuff.... I had a big bowl of zucchini, and then I toasted an everything Bagel Thin. I topped one half with refried beans and a 1/2 srvg of mexican cheese and broiled it to make my mexican "brown" pizza. Then I topped the other half with 1 Tb. of garlic hummus and 1 Tb. of tabouli salad! Spicy and mediterranean and so yummy! The mexican pizza half was hot and the hummus have was cool... interesting contrast! Loved them both. Hope the sodium level wasn't too high, as I will be making a "do-over" on the scale tomorrow. Not sure it will show any improvement, but I wanted to give it a try. (Ovulation bloat has started... I can tell by the way I feel )

I made myself some pumpking spice muffins today. DD LOVES the Dunkin Donuts pumpkins muffins and they are so tempting.... but SO fattening! So I decided to whip up a decent substitute. And hopefully it will keep DD from asking for Dunkins too often!

Anyone else having a fall heatwave? It was 80° in my house at 6:30 pm when I got home from the grocery store! I hadn't left any windows open because it did look like rain. Still nearly 80° out! Mind you, I'm NOT complaining!! I HATE cold weather!! Nice evening for DD to enjoy the football game with her boyfriend.... and no excuse to need to "snuggle up" to keep warm!

We have a fairly easy weekend. No soccer game tomorrow.... just an early AM swim practice for DD. I might try to hit a yard sale or two on the way home after practice. If it isn't too hot I might start painting DS's room. He has been waiting patiently. I was going to do it today, but it was TOO HOT! Church on Sunday and DH is heading out to the Pats game. We aren't big fans, but he got invited through a work thing.

Well... time to run and pick up DD at the football game. I won't be back until tomorrow afternoon probably. Good night all!.................P

 

[Dreamer24]

I'm on my phone not my pc so this will be short and I'll reply to more tomorrow.

Thank you to all of your for your support today.

Rose, its funny thaty you mentioned the cheese. I had to pick up eggs and milk and I got individually wrapped one ounce servings of part skim mozzerella cheese. I had one before dinner. It had 5 grams of protein. Is that a lot or do you typically eat 2? Thanks for suggesting couliflower and brocolini.

Pjilla, I'm up for the challenge. I have a few ideas for veggies, fruits will be a bit more challenging. My first thought was blueberries because I've never eaten them plain, only in baked goods but i can do better!

 

[dvccruiser76]

Well it's been a really long and bad week. My DS seems to have recovered, but I ended up with a sinus infection as well

After my DS had a good 5 or 6 night stretch of sleeping in his crib all night, he ended up with another sinus infection, which landed him in my bed every night since then. Then by the end of last week I started off with the usual symptoms.... itchy throat in the morning, etc.

By the beginning of the week I had a full blown sinus infection.

Now, I know I had been forewarned many times about how my son would pick up everything at daycare, but no one ever warned me that I'd get sick all the time too

We made an appt. with an Ear Nose and Throat specialist for my DS for the end of October. He constantly has a runny nose and has had a good 3 or 4 sinus infections and he's only 14 months old.

Then (speaking of not putting myself first) I was at the doctors for my own sinus infection when she told me that I should be seeing an ENT specialist as well since I've had 3 or 4 sinus infections since he was born too. I also started snoring when I got pregnant and haven't stopped and started having allergies this year too. So, maybe she's right.

Grrrr... Not exactly what I was wanting to hear, but probably true just the same.

So, as a result, I've been slow in catching up and honestly had to skim quite a bit b/c I was overwhelmed with how far behind I was on the boards here, but I am back.

My first week I ended up doing my walking at home video 4 times and ended up maintaining since I ate terrible labor day weekend while my MIL was here. Week 2 I did my walk at home video 5 times, bumped myself up to the 2 mile video midweek and ended up with a loss of 2.5 lbs. This week I kept up with the 2 mile video, but only did it 3 times, b/c I was run down. I did walk 2 nights with my DH and DS, which was a little extra, but not enough b/c I ended up gaining 1/2 a pound

So, I'm on amoxicillin and back on the wagon. Hopefully this will be a better week. Time to reply to some older posts.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Advice Needed

Okay all you moms or anyone good with kids - How do I get my son to sleep in his crib again? He had a good few nights (5 or 6 actually) where I was shocked b/c I had to wake him in the morning for daycare.

However, he got sick and started sleeping with me. I know it's a bad habit, but when he's sick he wakes up all through the night wanting to be with me. Plus he sleeps so much better in my bed and when he's sick I want him to get as much sleep as possible to help him fight off his sickness.

So, now he keeps waking up between 12 and 1 and crying until we bring him into bed with us.

Trouble is, I'm sick and fighting with him isn't helping me get the sleep I need and if we let him cry too much, he makes himself puke and I honestly don't want to be cleaning puke at 1 AM when I'm sick and tired myself.

Sunday night I tried letting my husband try to get him back to sleep and he decided he'd let him cry, which turned into my son puking in his crib and on the rug and me cleaning it while my husband laid in bed with my son b/c my DH wretches at puke himself and doesn't do laundry the correct way (he was ready to throw the crib sheet with it's pile of chunks in the washing machine, which I find disgusting and think it should be rinsed first), but that's a story for another time.

I also went out and bought an egg crate to put on top of his mattress so it feels softer like my bed, but he wasn't fooled.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.

 

[dvccruiser76]

My very favorite food item at WDW is a carrot cake cookie from Goofy's Candy Company.

Is this the same cookie that I've read about from the Writer's Stop in Disney's Hollywood Studios?

Hi Everyone!

It is 12:15 AM and I got home from the ER about 20 minutes ago. I read what I missed this afternoon and will reply in the morning.

I went to my PCP's office and the APRN I saw recommended X-rays. Then, based on the results, the recommendation was to go to the ER. I have a fracture in one of the bones on my left foot. I am now in a cast-like thing that cannot get wet and worst of all, I cannot exercise for at least 4 weeks. Cam, I don't know how you made it through without exercise. I can do upper body strength training, so that'll be my 20 minutes for at least the next 4 weeks. Oh well. I'm lucky it isn't worse. Still working on using crutches-I have a feeling that will take a few days.

Okay. I am exhausted and need to get some sleep. I will catch up on the thread in the morning. I have a great (IMO) recipe in mind too!

Hope you feel better soon

The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge Week 1 Superstars!!
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#8- 1.49% - debsters41
#7- 1.50% - lisah0711
#6- 1.55% - KristiMc
#5- 1.60% - dvccruiser76
#4- 1.71% - momof2gr8kids
#3- 1.75% - my3princes
#2- 2.34% - Connie96
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The WISH Biggest Loser Summer Challenge
Week 2 Biggest Loser is:
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Great job everyone Keep up the good work!

Today is my echo cardiogram and I'm getting a little nervous. Not about the test itself, but the results. I wasn't really worried until today. With family members with murmurs, odds are it's genetic and nothing to worry about. I think the news that my friend's wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer made me a little more apprehensive.

Good luck with everything, I hope it turns out well, you're in my thoughts

 

[my3princes]

quick post- I saw round trip airfare to orlando was cheap from lax ($160!!!!!) so I had to book. I called my bf and told him youre not saying no, we are going to disneyworld. so im leaving to wdw in two weeks oct 4-7. my first food and wine festival. lots of work to do between now and then. I will be working 24/7 so that everything is taken care of before I leave letting me relax on my vacation. Just dont know when I will have time to plan my trip, e.g. dining.

See you ladies later tonight!

I am so envious of you. Have a great trip


As far as getting kids to sleep in their own bed, we had to do the let him cry it out routine. It took 2 full weeks of letting him cry for hours on end, but eventually he learned and he has been my best sleeper since then. It was certainly tough love and one of the hardest things to endure for me.

 

[dvccruiser76]

9/20 Monday QOTD: What is your kryptonite, food-wise? In other words, is there a food (even one that might otherwise be good for you or "not so bad for you") that you cannot keep in your house because it is so irresistible that you might binge on it?

Cheesecake

9/21 Tuesday QOTD: What is your favorite food item or meal at Disneyworld, Disneyland or the Disney Cruise Line? And, if you could have that food item in your every day life, would you want it to be available?

It used to be the fettuccini alfredo from L'Originale Alfredo's in Epcot before it closed, but now I guess it's the Gold Rush or Domingo Sundae's from Ghiradelli. And no thank you! If I had them available all the time they wouldn't be a special treat anymore. Plus it gives me an excuse to get my butt to Disney

9/23 Thursday QOTD: Are you motivated to get healthy because of an upcoming event (i.e., reunion, wedding, vacation, race)? If so, how will you deal with the possibility that you may not get to your goal by that date? And how will you stay on track on your weight loss journey (whether it's continuing to lose or maintaining) after the event is past? Finally, if you aren't losing for a particular event, what is motivating you each day? Do you have some reward planned for yourself for interim goals or your ultimate goal? (For those losing for a particular event, that event may BE your goal)?

Let's see, I have a wedding on October 2nd and another one on October 10th. Then a possible a trip to Vegas in December. I also have a cruise in May and a vacation with my DH's friends in August, so there's always a reason. I just keep pushing onward and if I don't make it there's always a reason somewhere to hop back on the horse.

goldcupmom - I read your post and obviously someone was watching over you. I think everyone is glad that no one was seriously hurt

Rose - You look incredible. Your before and after photos are very inspiring.

mikamah - I haven't forgotten about your offer to meet and walk. I've just been under the weather with a sinus infection, but maybe next weekend.