Biggest Loser--Fall 2011 Challenge for Losers & Maintainers!!

[pjlla]

WOW..... I've been sitting here for nearly 3 hours trying to pick photos for this project! I can't believe how long this is taking! I do NOT have this kind of time today!

Anyhow, I've got about 40 pictures ordered and they will be ready when I am in town. DS's soccer practice for tonight was cancelled, due to the bad weather..... wish I had seen that email BEFORE I ran around gathering up all of his gear! Well.... at least it is ready for Saturday.

I'm not even dressed yet and I need to leave here at 1:30! Guess I had better be rolling along! ...............................P

 

[pjlla]

Okay.... while searching and searching for good photos of my family with DMIL for this project, I came across an old photo of me that DH must have scanned a few years ago. That is me on the left with the blonde ponytails and DBrother on the right in the navy jacket..... but who is that in the middle? I think you will all figure it out!

Meeting the Mouse for the very first time, December 1974!!

ETA: And YES, I do still have that autograph book that Mickey is signing!! ............P

 

[jillbur]

I am having such a stressful day. I came across this video and thought I'd share it. It made me smile and brightened my day. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere. I haven't really been on any other parts of disboards lately.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarvelsDanceCompany#p/u/0/Su1YLAjty-U

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I am having such a stressful day. I came across this video and thought I'd share it. It made me smile and brightened my day. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere. I haven't really been on any other parts of disboards lately.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarvelsDanceCompany#p/u/0/Su1YLAjty-U

aw, i'm sorry about your stressful day! poor thing! hope it gets better!

thank you for sharing that. how sweet! what a fun thing!

 

[lovetoscrap]

I absolutely LOVE this site for help with my South Beach low carb meals but there are tons of great ideas no matter what diet plan you are following. www.kalynskitchen.com

This is the Mushroom Soup I made today. I just finished it up and tasted it and it is pretty good. I reduced it a little too much so I will need to put some more liquid in to serve. I will probably add some fat free half and half or skim milk or just some more chicken broth. I wonder if this would freeze?

http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2009/01/double-mushroom-soup-recipe-inspired-by.html


Double Mushroom Soup Inspired by Anthony Bourdain
(Makes 4 servings, recipe adapted from Anthony Bourdain's Mushroom Soup recipe on Serious Eats.)

1 cup dried mushrooms (I used dried ****akes, but use any type of mushrooms you like the flavor of.)
2 cup boiling water
3 T olive oil (more or less, depending on your pan and whether you're using the butter)
2 tsp. butter (optional, use a little more olive oil if you prefer)
1 large onion, cut into thin half-slices
12 oz. fresh mushroom, thickly sliced (I used regular white mushrooms but I think I might use brown Crimini mushrooms next time.)
4 cups chicken stock (I used my homemade chicken stock.)
1 tsp. dried parsley (or use 2 tsp. fresh parsley if you have it)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste (I didn't use much salt.)
2 T good quality balsamic vinegar, for drizzling over soup when you serve it

Bring 2 cups water to a boil, then put dried mushrooms into a plastic bowl and pour boiling water over. Let mushrooms soak 30 minutes, while you prep other ingredients.

Peel onion and cut in half lengthwise, then cut each half into thin slices. Wash mushrooms, drain in colander, and then cut into thick slices. Heat 2 T olive oil (plus 1 tsp. butter if you're using it) in the bottom of a heavy soup pot big enough to hold all the soup. Saute onions about about five minutes, until they're well softened but not browned. Add 1 more T olive oil if you think you need it (plus 1 tsp. more butter if you're using it). Add sliced fresh mushrooms and saute about 8 minutes, until mushrooms have released all their liquid and it has mostly been evaporated.

Add dried mushrooms, mushrooms soaking water (strained through cheesecloth or a coffee filter if it needs it), chicken stock, and dried or fresh parsley. Bring soup to a very gentle simmer and cook uncovered for about one hour. After an hour (when soup should have reduced by at least 1/4) taste for flavor, and add salt and fresh ground black pepper as needed. If the soup doesn't seem flavorful enough, cook a bit longer to reduce a little more. When soup has a good mushroom flavor, puree either by using an immersion blender to puree soup in the pot, or by carefully removing hot soup to a food processor or or regular blender to puree. (Be very careful if using food processor or blender. Puree in batches, and don't overfill the container.)

Serve hot (reheat if needed after pureeing in food processor or blender). Drizzle a little good quality balsamic vinegar over each bowl of soup as you serve it.


This printable recipe from KalynsKitchen.com.
Posted by Kalyn at 8:36 AM





ETA: LOL, just saw that the filter * out the name of the specialty mushrooms! You can go to that link and see the name if you aren't sure what it is supposed to say.

 

[pjlla]

I am having such a stressful day. I came across this video and thought I'd share it. It made me smile and brightened my day. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere. I haven't really been on any other parts of disboards lately.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarvelsDanceCompany#p/u/0/Su1YLAjty-U

Thanks for sharing that. I wouldn't normally take the time to click, but I'm SO glad I did! I've got a tear in my eye and a smile on my face!

I absolutely LOVE this site for help with my South Beach low carb meals but there are tons of great ideas no matter what diet plan you are following. www.kalynskitchen.com

This is the Mushroom Soup I made today. I just finished it up and tasted it and it is pretty good. I reduced it a little too much so I will need to put some more liquid in to serve. I will probably add some fat free half and half or skim milk or just some more chicken broth. I wonder if this would freeze?

http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2009/01/double-mushroom-soup-recipe-inspired-by.html


Double Mushroom Soup Inspired by Anthony Bourdain
(Makes 4 servings, recipe adapted from Anthony Bourdain's Mushroom Soup recipe on Serious Eats.)

1 cup dried mushrooms (I used dried ****akes, but use any type of mushrooms you like the flavor of.)
2 cup boiling water
3 T olive oil (more or less, depending on your pan and whether you're using the butter)
2 tsp. butter (optional, use a little more olive oil if you prefer)
1 large onion, cut into thin half-slices
12 oz. fresh mushroom, thickly sliced (I used regular white mushrooms but I think I might use brown Crimini mushrooms next time.)
4 cups chicken stock (I used my homemade chicken stock.)
1 tsp. dried parsley (or use 2 tsp. fresh parsley if you have it)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste (I didn't use much salt.)
2 T good quality balsamic vinegar, for drizzling over soup when you serve it

Bring 2 cups water to a boil, then put dried mushrooms into a plastic bowl and pour boiling water over. Let mushrooms soak 30 minutes, while you prep other ingredients.

Peel onion and cut in half lengthwise, then cut each half into thin slices. Wash mushrooms, drain in colander, and then cut into thick slices. Heat 2 T olive oil (plus 1 tsp. butter if you're using it) in the bottom of a heavy soup pot big enough to hold all the soup. Saute onions about about five minutes, until they're well softened but not browned. Add 1 more T olive oil if you think you need it (plus 1 tsp. more butter if you're using it). Add sliced fresh mushrooms and saute about 8 minutes, until mushrooms have released all their liquid and it has mostly been evaporated.

Add dried mushrooms, mushrooms soaking water (strained through cheesecloth or a coffee filter if it needs it), chicken stock, and dried or fresh parsley. Bring soup to a very gentle simmer and cook uncovered for about one hour. After an hour (when soup should have reduced by at least 1/4) taste for flavor, and add salt and fresh ground black pepper as needed. If the soup doesn't seem flavorful enough, cook a bit longer to reduce a little more. When soup has a good mushroom flavor, puree either by using an immersion blender to puree soup in the pot, or by carefully removing hot soup to a food processor or or regular blender to puree. (Be very careful if using food processor or blender. Puree in batches, and don't overfill the container.)

Serve hot (reheat if needed after pureeing in food processor or blender). Drizzle a little good quality balsamic vinegar over each bowl of soup as you serve it.


This printable recipe from KalynsKitchen.com.
Posted by Kalyn at 8:36 AM





ETA: LOL, just saw that the filter * out the name of the specialty mushrooms! You can go to that link and see the name if you aren't sure what it is supposed to say.

Thanks for the recipe. I saw a beautiful dried mushroom assortment at Costco, but didn't buy it because I didn't have a CLUE what to do with it.... but now I know!

I may make it with veggie stock or beef stock so that the whole family can eat it....but not sure if DS would eat mushroom soup any how.

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Well friends, with DS's soccer practice being cancelled it gave me some time to come home. I guess the coach knew what he was doing though.... practice would have started in 7 minutes and it just started thundering here! Glad he called it early instead of having us sit around the field trying to wait it out.

Well.... I've made myself some sort of bean soup concoction for dinner and I imagine it is warmed up by now, so I'll run. TTYL.................P

 

[satorifound]

Tomorrow is our WIN measurement day...

OK, everyone tomorrow is the day to take your WIN measurements and send them in. I am going to give everyone the weekend to get these in and will calculate them all on Monday. Here's to smaller numbers!

 

[glss1/2fll]

Jill-love the video, hate being perimenopausal and always crying

Shawn-congratulations on 30 pounds! wahoo!

LTS-hope your day in jammies helps ya feel better, and that the rain stops!

QOTD: sorry. I got nuthin'!

I cannot believe that I just ate a corn dog on purpose and not out of desperation! Well, it was a bit of desperation; there's nothing fast in the house. I have a cake in the oven and don't want to eat it. The apple and last 2 slices of watermelon weren't doing it for me so I opted for protein(ish). That should hold me until dinner. Where I will come up with something new and brilliant to feed a family of 4 on about one cup of leftover rotisserie chicken! Wish me luck!

 

[bellebookworm9]

bellebookworm9 Going to have to try that recipe. I made Steel Cut Oats ( I think they were Hodgson Mill? in a metal can) a few weeks ago on the stovetop and they were AWFUL. They had a real chemical aftertaste. Not sure if it was my oats, the way I cooked them, or that I just didn't like them but I love oatmeal. I am going to try again with Red Mill brand and see if they are any better.

I used Quaker Steel Cut Oats and I thought they tasted fine. That was literally the only brand at the grocery store.

I love seeing old character pictures-it's so funny to see how much they've changed!

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarvelsDanceCompany#p/u/0/Su1YLAjty-U

Thanks for sharing that. I wouldn't normally take the time to click, but I'm SO glad I did! I've got a tear in my eye and a smile on my face!

Agreed! Too cute.

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The cookies turned out very well. The pumpkin pie filling was fine, and I used only 1/2 cup pecans. My cookies were also bigger and made 24, so they are 6 points for 2 cookies. But the house smelled delicious afterwards!

Did not make it to the gym today. It's been a very long day and I have another sinus headache. My earbuds are also broken on my iPod-I stepped on them and the wires in the left one are all undone. The cardio room doesn't have music and since that's what helps me keep a stride, I'm using that as an excuse.

Going grocery shopping tomorrow evening since I desperately need fruits and veggies. I think I have 2 cups of grapes, a bunch of baby carrots, a plum, and a lemon at the moment. Also going to get my glasses fixed and buy new earbuds.

 

[lisah0711]

Thank you Coach Nancy for being our coach this week!

Good thursday morning everyone. Just relaxing on my day off. It is nice to have it off but it will be very hard to go in tomorrow. Especially since dh has the tomorrow off.

Hi Dona! Did you see this?!? Congratulations!

and now
The WISH Biggest Loser Fall Challenge
Week 2 Biggest Loser is:
#1- 3.08% - donac

Loved all the recipes posted. Don't forget to put them on our recipe thread, too.

Pamela, loved the picture! You were a cute little girl.

LTS, hope that you are feeling better soon!

jillbur, sorry for the stressful day.

Tomorrow is our WIN measurement day...

OK, everyone tomorrow is the day to take your WIN measurements and send them in. I am going to give everyone the weekend to get these in and will calculate them all on Monday. Here's to smaller numbers!

Thanks for the reminder!

Linda, how about adding some spagetti sauce, pasta, frozen vegetables and parmesan cheese to your chicken and making a casserole?

Have a great evening all!

 

[buzz5985]

bellebookworm9 Going to have to try that recipe. I made Steel Cut Oats ( I think they were Hodgson Mill? in a metal can) a few weeks ago on the stovetop and they were AWFUL. They had a real chemical aftertaste. Not sure if it was my oats, the way I cooked them, or that I just didn't like them but I love oatmeal. I am going to try again with Red Mill brand and see if they are any better.

Need to go and get my soup started. Hope everyone has a great On Plan day!

Here is a picture of Bob's Red Mill. I use a lot of their products. They come in plastic bags and usually I find them in the cereal aisle or the baking aisle. I don't add the cranberries for cooking. I prefer the craisons firm.

Here is another great Cooking Light recipe we like for those cold football games.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/all-american-chili-10000000438689/

Janis

 

[cclovesdis]

Healthy Habits Week 2 Results

Congratulations to our participants! Our participants were:

4HOLIDAYS
aamomma
akhaloha
AUdisneyDad
AUdisneyDad's DW
bellebookworm9
buzz5985
ClassicPooh2
cclovesdis
glass1/2fll
jimmduck
kollerbear
ougrad86

I am so excited that everyone earned 7/7 for at least one of the 4 Habits!

Congratulations to AUdisneyDad and jimmduck who earned all 30 points!

Congratulations to this week prize winner: ClassicPooh2! Please PM me your address and I will mail out your prize as soon as possible.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Hi everyone Just a quick drive-by post. Good luck with tomorow's weigh-ins everyone. I'm skipping my run this evening since it's pouring and my quads yell at me every time I sit down too low.

To me, yoga was almost more strenuous than kickboxing. Kickboxing was difficult while I was doing it, but I wasn't sore the next day (though my housemate was!). Yoga, while challenging during the class, left me sore for 4 days afterwards. And after yoga I was so tired that I fell asleep for an hour and just felt like mush for the rest of the day.

I'm a delayed pain person. I'm usually okay the next day but 2 days later look out Like my quads now from running Mon-Wed.

Sue, I'm actually waiting for my 7 month window to open to try to go to Aulani in 2012. I'm still trying to figure that airfare thing. Actually compared to Orlando right now it's not too bad.

Oh yay I don't know anyone that's been or is planning on going so I'll live vicariously through you. When can you call? Did you check the DVC availability thread? I'm guessing since it's a lot of points and a long flight it might not fill up as fast as other resorts. But I could be way off Best of luck

 

[tigger813]

Sorry I didn't post today! Felt like crap all day! My stomach hurt and I got sick once. Didn't really eat much today and am still feeling bloated and have a headache. I stayed home and laid on the couch and watched almost a whole season of Lark Rise to Candleford. Got one more disk and then Season 4 to watch. I got in a nap for awhile. Hoping to feel better tomorrow as I do have a client at noon. We have two soccer games on Saturday and Ash has a make up game on Sunday. We will go to church and then come home, eat lunch, and go to the game.

Back to watching Big Bang Theory! We're a few minutes behind!

 

[cclovesdis]

Welcome to Healthy Habits!

My name is CC (like see-see), which is short for Christina. No one has time to say 3 syllables so, it’s been shortened to my initials.

This is my 3rd time coaching Healthy Habits (HH) and I absolutely love it! I started a new job right after Thanksgiving and HH have been so important to me. I would like to give a shout out to donac and jenanderson who showed me the ropes coaching previous challenges.

For the WISH Biggest Loser 12 Challenge, I am revamping Healthy Habits. Each week will have a theme, and each theme will be a Disney movie. I will be using various components of the movie to determine each week’s daily habits and the 2 mini-challenges.

Every week you will have 4 “Habits” to do each day. There will also be 2 Mini-Challenges. These will be something like “Exercise for 45 minutes simultaneously once during the week.” The “Habits” will be things that are essential for good “Health.” One might be “Drink 6 8 oz. glasses of water per day.” I will be very clear about which 4 are for all 7 days and which 2 are the Mini-Challenges.

The Healthy Habits “week” is the same as for weigh-ins. A new “week” begins on Friday and ends on Thursday. At the end of each week, total your points and PM (private message) me them. Please list your total points in the subject of your PM. In the body of your PM, please separate each “Habit” and mini-challenge. Here is an example.
Habit #1: 5/7 days
Habit #2: 4/7 days
Habit #3: 7/7 days
Habit #4: 1/7 days
Mini-Challenge #1: Completed
Mini-Challenge #2: Not Completed

This will allow me to recognize participants who earned 7/7 for 1 or more “Habits.” It also gives me feedback for future weeks.

Please PM me your points by Tuesday at 5 PM Eastern Time. I will post the results as soon as possible after that. Everyone who participates will be entered into the “hat” for a chance at the prize. I have bought many of the prizes already and I think they are great!

It is optional to participate, but I know I do so much better when I participate.

Welcome to Healthy Habits Week 4: Finding Nemo

I haven't been posting much, but I have been reading and I've noticed a common theme in our posts. Many of us are on 2 missions. This reminded me of the movie Findig Nemo. As you know, Dory and Nemo's father go searching for Nemo. Meanwhile, Nemo and his new friends are trying to escape and Nemo intends to reunite with his father. In essence, there are 2 missions in the movide. We are trying to lose weight and become fitter. We are trying to lose weight and help a child get healthier. Some of us are trying to lose weight and avoid gluten. We are definitely multiple mission people.

So, in the spirit of Nemo, his father, and the very forgetful Dory,

For All 7 Days:

Fish love water! Take their lead and 1. Your “Habit” is to drink 8 8 oz. glasses of water per day. That's their only option and your best option!

Nemo would never have escaped without a solid plan. For another week, 2. As you go about your day, write down everything you eat. This week, your “Habit” is to write down all the foods and caloric beverages you drink AND record TWO nutritional aspects of it (calories, fat, carbs, points, etc.). If you are following WW, than writing down points counts because you need to know carbs, etc. to determine the points.

Fish is an excellent source of protein. You don't have to choose fish, but 3. Focus on protein. Eat at least 2 servings of protein per day. (Consider your weight loss approch in determining how much a serving is.)

Dory's memory is amazing. Let's keep ours as great as it is now! 4. Spend a few minutes each day doing something to keep your memory up to par. The "specialists" suggest activities like Sudoko, crossword puzzles, Jumble, etc. I suggest writing a "to-do" list, menu planning, or scrapbooking. If you think it counts, it counts!



Mini-Challenges:

1. Fish swim- a lot-which means they exercise a lot! Exercise for at least 15 minutes at once 3 times this week.

2. In the spirit of water, do one activity involving water this week. It can be anything from taking an extra 2 minutes in the shower to hours of swimming at the beach or at the gym.

Please, please feel free to ask any questions. You are welcome to PM me or post on the thread. I check my e-mail almost as soon as I get home from work and throughout the weekend.

Hope everyone has a great week! "Just keep swimming!"

 

[JacksLilWench]

I'm baaaaack!!! I (unfortunately) made it back from Disney World, and have had a not-so-fun time adjusting back to reality. It just seems unfair that the laundry doesn't fold itself, and neither do rooms clean themselves while you're gone. Anyone else feel the same?

When all is said and done, I definitely gained some weight on this trip. But it was worth every bite! I'll see the official damage tomorrow morning, and I'll have to report it. But whatever it is will just be that much more motivation to get it off before the next trip!

well this brings me to my QOTD for the day (and last as a coach for the week).

QOTD: Won't you please share a new recipe? How about a nice fall one? Gretchen's oatmeal has me pining for some cooler weather! With apple picking and pumpkin picking season in full swing, it'd be great to try some new fall-inspired recipes!

Okay, I snagged my recipe from HungryGirl.com, and it's DELICIOUS! I'll have to get copies of the other recipes posted and try those!

Caramel Apple Frappe
Ingredients:
1 Jell-O Sugar Free Creamy Caramel (or Dulce de Leche) Pudding Snack
1/2 cup apple cider (plain, not sparkling)
1/4 cup freeze-dried apple pieces (like Gerber Graduates Apple Mini Fruits)
1/4 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup crushed ice or 5 - 8 ice cubes
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip

Directions:
Place all ingredients except for Reddi-wip into a blender. Blend until smooth, and then pour into a nice tall glass. (Or even a crummy tall glass. Your call.)

Top with Reddi-wip, stick a straw in it, and enjoy! Mmmmm...

MAKES 1 SERVING

 

[my3princes]

TGIT. My work week is over It actually ended early as Hunter was home sick today. I worked 5 hours then came home to take care of him. He was very snuggly and at 13 years old that does not happen often. I took a nap myself and slept like a rock. I've been feeling run down all week. I also started deep cleaning Colby's room. Tomorrow I need to get the house cleaned and finish picking up groceries for Nick's party. Today is his birthday. I can't believe he is 16. I've been grappling with this as I know when he gets his license I will have lost a little control. It's such a difficult time for all of us.

 

[SettinSail]

Ugh, what a day I've been "email fighting" with my sister all day. I just feel horrible. I don't know why I get sucked in to these family dramas or why I can't just stop before it escalates. At least it gave me a huge head of steam that lead to a great workout at the Y. I usually start my workout on the stationary bike and today I set a new PR on the bike,
a 10:00 5K

We were stationed up north - a little airbase near Hanover called Hessich-Oldendorf - the base no longer exists, they gave it back to the Germans. DS is currently taking German in HS, and we plan to take him to Europe as a graduation gift - our last family trip. Once he starts college, probably won't want to do much traveling with us!

Ah, we never made it that far North, that is a long ways away from where we were (Stuttgart). All the bases in Stuttgart are still open, they are HQ for Eurocom and Africom but they were closing the base in Mannheim while we were there.

Both DH & DS say the worst thing about braces was getting the mold made

I am so tired of rain! It has been raining here for about 3 weeks

I failed to mention that I had roasted the black beans the night before.

Oh! Roasting the night before and pulling them out as needed-now I might do that

The national news tonight said some kind of system has been hanging over the whole East Coast for awhile just circling and causing repeated rain and storms. It will get blown out this weekend by much cooler air.

We've had some great vacations with some other families and some real doozies! I'll never forget cleaning out a rental van one time with DH and the other family's son's half eaten sandwich was under his seat in the back. So THAT'S why the van stunk so bad!

hate being perimenopausal and always crying

Christina, glad to hear you guys made it Have fun setting up your new house!

Lisa and Pamela, WOW your sons grew ALOT in one year. We were impressed that DS grew 7 inches over the 2 years we were in Germany but sounds like your guys grew even MORE!

Kaiti, back to reality Hope it was a good trip!

Pamela, loved your picture

I bought some steel cut oatmeal at Trader Joe's last weekend. I want to try either Gretchen's crockpot recipe or another one I saw here last week. It's going to be a good weekend to use the crockpot. I think I'll make some chilli, a soup or two and the oatmeal.

Good luck at weigh-in everbody

 

[ougrad86]

how's DS handling the braces? any pain? i hope he's getting some ice cream or other soft treats. i will never forget the day i got braces. 5th grade, a month after moving to a new school in fancy-pants CT. i already had a strong bronx accent and didn't fit in! got the braces on a saturday and that afternoon we went down to manhattan to madison square garden for my very first knicks game. i was so excited. and my dad took me which meant we got the special treat of mcdonalds! knicks game AND mcdonalds?? heaven, right? of course my teeth hurt too bad to eat my mcnuggets. i was a sad kiddo. how pathetic. hope your DS had a better day than i did (apparently it still bothers me! lol!)

He doesn't have too much pain, but he has a high tolerance for pain anyway. He is more upset about all the stuff they say he can't eat. He isn't upset about the candy - he doesn't eat candy, doesn't care for it - but according to some other mother's if he is careful he can eat some of the crunchy things like Cherrios and chips. Still trying to figure out if he can eat DG cinammon rolls when we visit over the holidays!

I don't remember much about my braces, they were just there for 3 (!) years. I remember weekly visits, he only has to go only so often, and his braces are alot less extensive than mine were.

Ah, we never made it that far North, that is a long ways away from where we were (Stuttgart). All the bases in Stuttgart are still open, they are HQ for Eurocom and Africom but they were closing the base in Mannheim while we were there.

Both DH & DS say the worst thing about braces was getting the mold made

We went all over Germany - loved it there.

I hated the mold stuff as well, but warned him about it, so it didn't seem to phase him. I stayed in the waiting room though, so don't know how he actually reacted.

On top of the braces he is wearing an expander - got all sorts of stuff in his mouth! Hoping the expander will be removed before out trip in the spring, he still has a little trouble talking since it blocks the roof of his mouth...at least his German teacher is understanding about that.

Carol

 

[glss1/2fll]

Lisa-thanks for the dinner suggestion. We had chicken noodle soup last night (using up the chicken and trying to fight the cold bug!) and I plan on having spaghetti tomorrow. So instead I cooked some rice (white, sorry) and people could either have the chicken over rice with soy sauce or wrapped in a tortilla. Everybody opted for the burrito. Had some yummy kiwi and nectarines with it.

I think DS2's audition went well. His choir director was very pleased last night and even called me today (needed his DOB) and mentioned again how great he sounded. Guess we'll find out! But not for a month.

I did not eat any of the cake (thank you corn dog ), but after I had the frosting all made I licked the spatula before I even realized what I was doing! What was I thinking-oh, I wasn't. But tomorrow is a new day. Also had a blow out with DS1 and only ate one serving of chocolate covered almonds instead of the entire jar! Gotta celebrate the small things.

Hope everybody has good weigh-ins, healthy habits and win measurements tomorrow. I'm happy to probably have a maintain (again).