In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[SeptemberGirl]

Watching the new Disney vacation planning DVD. Crying. God, they suck me in every time.

(I order one every year. I swear it keeps me on the pin code list.)

Off topic. I'm leaving for WDW is two days!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Also. I took down some lime flavored Tositios that were mocking me. Shut them up. Tracked it, of course!

 

[HockeyKat]

My mom had some sort of lime flavored tortilla chip when I was home in Dec... not Tostitos. Man, they were like sucking a lime. Not bad with guac, but alone, !

Great suggestions on the soda replacements. I like the clear carbonated flavored waters. Yeah, they have chemicals, but I can only give up so much! I haven't given up diet soda, either, although I do limit it some.


What a day. Got in at 8:30 and have been in meetings until now, 6PM, and that includes lunch. I may take today for a 2nd rest day, as I am wiped and am looking forward to 6 straight days (WF interval, Thur/Sun hockey, Sat long walk/run, Mon interval).

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Off topic. I'm leaving for WDW is two days!

Also. I took down some lime flavored Tositios that were mocking me. Shut them up. Tracked it, of course!

I'm so hungry right now. Must make tea Today is Tuesday. For Paula, Tuesday is family dinner night. For me, Tuesday is "dinner at 8:30pm" night. Becca has one of her many vocal rehersals on Tuesday evenings (this one is a class for school) and she doesn't like to eat until after she's done. I try really hard to eat as a family - which all sounds nice and "Leave it to Beaver"-ish, but the reality is I'm too lazy to deal with multiple meal sittings So, 8:30 it is.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Kat, trust me, these are GOOD. i might throw the rest of the chips in the garbage. Only one more day to get through with junk food at home!

Nancy, that's rough! I ate all my points so it will be tea for me tonight! But i am happily full. Love the dinner I made. Yum. And I packed some for lunch tomorrow. Look at me go.

i think I need to pack tonight, but I so want to sit on my butt in front of the TV. Alas, laundry and packing and house and kid stuff to do!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Jo. Here you go. The solution to no pop! Get soda. Honest to God soda water. It can be called sparking water (Poland Spring makes one) or seltzer (there are a ton of store brands). It can be plain or flavored. It's got bubbles and it's more fun than non fizzy water. Check it out, try some brands and flavors. I keep some flavored ones at home. Bring that to work. No sugar, no carbs, no points.

Note: this isn't tonic which has just as calorics as sodapop.

Potty training. When you have a long weekend, four days at least, let me know. I'll send you the info.

I have never heard of poland springs, but I will check the next time I am at the store.

Thanks for the tip on training. DH will be home with her Wed & Thurs, and I am home Fri, is that enough?

 

[AKASnowWhite]

i think I need to pack tonight, but I so want to sit on my butt in front of the TV. Alas, laundry and packing and house and kid stuff to do!

Biggest Loser is on, so big sit-on-butt night for me. (however tonight I will NOT be eating ice cream while I watch)

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Off topic. I'm leaving for WDW is two days!

That is Great, can I go with you HA HA, where are you staying?

I am just in love with WDW, I don't know why, just somthing about that place

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I am just in love with WDW, I don't know why, just somthing about that place

It's the magic!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

It's the happiest place in the world!

Man, am I tired. Ugh.

Anyhoo. Jo, sending you potty training PM.

 

[adsrtw]

Liz, when do you leave for your trip again?

 

[3DisneyKids]

On my way to do core now!

 

[HockeyKat]

Kat, trust me, these are GOOD. i might throw the rest of the chips in the garbage. Only one more day to get through with junk food at home!

Nancy, that's rough! I ate all my points so it will be tea for me tonight! But i am happily full. Love the dinner I made. Yum. And I packed some for lunch tomorrow. Look at me go.

i think I need to pack tonight, but I so want to sit on my butt in front of the TV. Alas, laundry and packing and house and kid stuff to do!

I have never tried the Tostitos brand. This was some Costco purchase, and they would have been good except just a wee bit too much lime.

What was dinner?

D made me pork chops on top of black beans and onions, with some melted 2% cheddar on top. Yumm. After he took a bunch of trash to the dump and I did the laundry folding and house, though. Doesn't being an adult suck sometimes?

 

[adsrtw]

Sounds yummy Kat. My mom cooked dinner tonight. We had boneless chops with a potato/squash/onion/sweet potato/white bean hash. They were crispy like they had been broiled (similar to a hashbrown without the oil). Had a big un-ceasar salad with it.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I love Poland Springs.

Fun factoid--the stream that Poland Springs uses (one of them anyway) for their bottled water runs right through my property. Don't worry, though, I don't let Riley pee in the stream!

I'm leaving for WDW is two days!

OMG, really?!?! I had no idea!

Biggest Loser is on, so big sit-on-butt night for me. (however tonight I will NOT be eating ice cream while I watch)

NO! This is when I do core! And a light workout with hand weights!

And speaking of core...DONE!

However, I didn't reach all of my goals today. No run! SAD! It has been snowing all day and it was just too foul out. The roads were awful! I SHOULD have gone first thing in the morning and run on the TM at the gym. But I gambled so that I could run outside since I'll do anything to avoid running on the TM. But I screwed myself over on that one! Crapfest.

Tomorrow's goals:

--water
--track
--double cardio (to make up for today!)
--core

 

[HockeyKat]

The hash was crispy?? Recipe!!

I had a big salad with mine, too. Not an un-caesar, though. What makes it un-caesar?

 

[adsrtw]

E - very cool about the spring. I love facts like that. Riley Thanks!

Kat - an un-ceasar in my book is with ff ceasar dressing (easy on it). I add just a few drops of water to the dressing to make it spread easier. I use a few shavings of real parm. I put the dressing, salad greens, and parm in a rubbermaid container and shake.

The hash - all veggies are diced. She cooked it in a non-stick skillet. Onion in first (cook till translucent), then add the potatoes and squash. She browned them similar to a hashbrown. At the end, she added the beans and heated them. Spices - Mom uses everything pretty much. Tonight she used cilantro, garlic, a tiny bit of turmeric, cumin, and paprika. Rutabega and turnips are really good in this mix too. My kids love it too. Lots of variation.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Fun factoid--the stream that Poland Springs uses (one of them anyway) for their bottled water runs right through my property. Don't worry, though, I don't let Riley pee in the stream!





NO! This is when I do core! And a light workout with hand weights!

OH! I so totally thought of you today! I was going stir crazy at the courthouse. Couldn't sit still. Everyone else was lounging in the chair, and I was pacing. And calf raising. And I was *this close* to breaking out in lunges

I had a big salad with mine, too. Not an un-caesar, though. What makes it un-caesar?

I call it a "naked" caeser!

 

[adsrtw]

Believe me, if it wasn't for calories, I would use that yummy creamy Caesar dressing and have a real Caesar salad.

 

[HockeyKat]

E - very cool about the spring. I love facts like that. Riley Thanks!

Kat - an un-ceasar in my book is with ff ceasar dressing (easy on it). I add just a few drops of water to the dressing to make it spread easier. I use a few shavings of real parm. I put the dressing, salad greens, and parm in a rubbermaid container and shake.

The hash - all veggies are diced. She cooked it in a non-stick skillet. Onion in first (cook till translucent), then add the potatoes and squash. She browned them similar to a hashbrown. At the end, she added the beans and heated them. Spices - Mom uses everything pretty much. Tonight she used cilantro, garlic, a tiny bit of turmeric, cumin, and paprika. Rutabega and turnips are really good in this mix too. My kids love it too. Lots of variation.

I "chop" my salad... measure 1 tbsp of light done right three cheese ranch dressing and 1 tbsp of reduced fat bleu cheese (just the cheese, not a dressing, it only adds like 20 cals and TONS of flavor), and then basically use a knife and fork and chop until everything is evenly covered.


Hash sounds great!!