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!
I see you figured out what to do with the chicken, but my suggestion was going to be soup. When I make "chicken" soup I am notorious for not putting in much chicken.
Usually I am using up whatever bits I could pull off the rotisserie chicken before using the carcass for stock. But I make sure to add protein with black beans..... and there are always plenty of veggies.... carrots, celery, onions, sometimes corn. It is actually more like veggie soup with a hint of chicken!
I love seeing old character pictures-it's so funny to see how much they've changed!
It is amazing how they have changed over the years. I remember my biggest impression about MM was how SHORT he was! I was only 10 but I was easily as tall as Mickey! And did you notice that his ears were flocked??
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.
Glad the cookies came out well.... nothing more aggravating than using your time and ingredients for something that doesn't turn out right!
Sorry about the broken earbuds. And why is it that something as small as earbuds are SO expensive?? I found a sale on some at Staples when I was back-to-school shopping and bought two pairs to have as back-ups.... but they only had pink, so when DS came to me JUST THIS MORNING (coincidence) and told me he needed earbuds in order to use his Ipod during his run in gym class, he was SOL cause he didn't want to use pink!
But I'm with you on needing the music (or TV at least) to work out.
Good luck with the grocery shopping.
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, its 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 weeks 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!"
CC.... once again you've done a FABULOUS job with the HH! I might even get DD to follow them this week with me, as this is probably her second favorite Disney movie (after Little Mermaid).
It is a BRILLIANT idea to have one of the HH be working on our MINDS! Especially for some of us who aren't doing school work or a "thinking" kind of job (yes, I'll admit, making beds and folding laundry is pretty brainless at times! Especially when watching reality tv at the same time!
) I hate Sudoku (cause it involves numbers and it seems like math homework!
), but I will be scrapping FOR SURE this week!
BTW, does relaxing in the hot tub count as a water activity??
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!
Glad you had a good time!! Look forward to hearing more about the trip!
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.)
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.
Sorry that Hunter is sick, but glad you got an extra nap from the deal!
Yup.... this is definitely one of the more scary times as a parent.... letting them DRIVE!! Makes me sick to think about at times.
And I'm not much of a worrier, but I've been thinking a lot about DD's trip to Costa Rica this winter and at times I wonder if I've made the right decision. I know that is normal, to worry like this, but I don't tend to be a big worrier, so it is coming as a bit of a surprise to me.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Nick!!!
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
Yeah for taking that negative energy and making something positive come from it!!
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!
DS is hoping to hit at least 6" 1" (same as DH).... but I hope that all of this quick growth doesn't mean that he is nearly done growing. Most boys seem to keep growing until at least age 18, so DS is hanging onto that hope!
Pamela, loved your picture
Thanks..... I know that there is a better one somewhere, but it isn't scanned. I just happened upon this one as I was searching our digital files and thought it would be fun to share.
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
Our weekend weather (into early next week) looks lousy, so I think it will be a big soup/stew weekend around here too. I am hoping to NOT use up the stuff in the freezer.... wanna save that for some really crazy busy days/weeks ahead. I have a new crockpot onion soup recipe that DD wants to try and LTS's mushroom soup recipe to try..... but since I don't have the ingredients for EITHER in the house right now, guess I'll have to hit the market tonight after I drop DD at the Y. And I want to try making my Red, White, and Green chicken chili again.... but with pork this time so that DS can try 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.
Glad his cold didn't hurt the audition.
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. 
AMEN!
Hope everybody has good weigh-ins, healthy habits and win measurements tomorrow. I'm happy to probably have a maintain (again).
Hello! I am going to be your coach for this week! First off, some reminders:
PM your weight to Sue (dvccruiser)
PM your Healthy Habits Points to CC (cclovesdis)
PM you WIN measurements to Sacha (satorifound)
QOTD 9/30: I always listen to music when I exercise. It keeps me going, and helps me keep a stride. Do you have an exercise playlist? What are some of your favorite songs to work out to?
At the moment I really like "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera, "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" covered by Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider, "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry, and "Light Up the World" by the cast of Glee.
Well.... I do like all of those you've mentioned. I also like Boom, Boom, Power, Love Drunk, Party Rock Anthem, and Raise your Glass (my two current favs). There are a couple of slightly older songs by Ali and AJ (Disney channel gals) that are really good for running.... "Potential Break-up Song" and and "Like Whoa".... both are fun songs and have a great beat. But of course, being an old lady I have a strange mix of "oldies" and new stuff that I steal from my kids! Bryan Adams and Lionel Richie and Abba are all prominently featured on my playlist! See, I told you I was an old lady!
Disney QOTD: On your arrival day, what do you do? Do you rush right off to the parks (which one?) or do you hang around the hotel and pool?
Well.... on my last trip we flew in at night, so of course, we did NOT go to the parks as we didn't arrive until late.
On my 2010 trip with DS, we arrived bright and early on a Friday for a four day commando-style trip, so we drove straight from the airport to Animal Kingdom! Of course, by that night we were pretty wiped out (went from AK to MK that night before going to the hotel.) We went straight from arriving at the airport at about 5am to not getting to our hotel that night until nearly 11pm! Crazy, tiring, but SO MUCH FUN!
Since we don't get to Disney very often (two years in a row for me was absolutely a DREAM COME TRUE!), we tend to spend nearly every possible minute in the parks. During our full family trips we have been taking a day mid-week to do something OTHER than Disney (SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, DTD), but that isn't usually arrival day.
Remember that mouse I mentioned three weeks or so ago? He (or she) is back. 
I saw it tonight-it ran out of the pantry into the hall and then back in. We found a nest in the pantry and droppings under the fridge, so we'll be calling the pest control guy first thing in the morning.
I'm in the process of meal planning for the week. I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow, but since I only need food for 6 days, I think it will be helpful to know exactly what to buy ahead of time.
Hope Mr. Mouse finds a new home soon! Have you named him Mickey??
Back when I was single and only reponsible for feeding myself and VERY broke, I would literally plan my meals down to the sandwich meat.... "two sandwiches this week, three slices of turkey in each" and then at the deli I would order just 6 slices of turkey! No waste, that's for sure! If I wanted a piece of fruit for every day, I would literally buy just one for each day! Apple for Monday, pear for Tuesday, peach for Wednesday.... etc. You get the point. It certainly kept me from overeating and kept the budget in check. Maybe you could do something like that for this week.... plan every single meal/snack ahead of time and buy accordingly. That way you won't have any leftovers to clean up before you leave and you won't have any extra eating temptations around the house.
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Morning friends! Once again, I am running around like a nut today. I did NOTHING for this STUPID scrapbook yesterday except pick up the pictures. I think I am procrastinating because I am so concerned about this book not being "good enough".... and there are too many undetermined factors. But I have NO CHOICE today, but to do SOMETHING.
That said, the beds are made, laundry is done, dishes are done. I never got around to vacuuming yesterday, so I need to do that this morning. DH is flying home today. If he doesn't get bumped from his flight (like he did last week) he should be home mid-afternoon. So we will eat dinner late, after DD's swim practice, so that we can have a family meal together. Just exactly WHAT we are going to eat is still questionable!
That said, I guess I had better move along here! Sun is shining beautifully, but it might be the last time we see it for several days, so I'm going to open the windows and enjoy it! Kind of makes me wish I had time to strip the beds and hang the sheets outside. oh well.............................P
Hugs on the sister fight. I hope everything works out ok. 
And a big 
He will definitely be over 6 feet tall -- taller than both his parents, which he likes. I think your guy is going to be tall, too. 
. We had our free lunch Friday at work, and they actually had a buffett from IHOP laid out. Pancakes, French Toast, Omlettes, Sausages, Bacon, Sliced Meats, Rolls, Salad and Fruit. Well, I am a sucker for IHOP and a good old fashioned breakfast...but I stayed onplan 
! And manged to walk through the whole line without grabbing anything I shouldn't eat
to all losers, maintainers & gainers!
He looked at me like I was crazy and said "you know you can just throw it out--it's okay" . 
Glad it went well. Not sure I would be able to stand waiting a month to find out!! I would go crazy!
We have 2 young and active cats now so no mouse would stand a chance!
, but need to know how long to hold the pose and whatnot. Haven't gone for walks by myself yet to listen to music, but I know it would be some nice, upbeat country with a good beat
