WISH Away the Pounds -- Fantastic February Challenge -- Everyone Welcome!

[pjlla]

So many interesting answers to the QOTD! I'll answer it in a bit.

The men decided that they couldn't get up in time for church, so DD and I went without them. It was a nice service and had a good reminder to make the Sabbath a day of rest...but the Pastor did not explain how the laundry will get done if I rest today!

I do plan to rest at my scrapbook table between loads of laundry.

Off to answer the QOTD!...........P

 

[pjlla]

Good Sunday morning!

QOTD for Sunday February 3, 2013:

Pick your preferences:


Salty or Sweet? Both...together! Yum!

Winter or Summer? Summer....no doubt!

Fiction or Nonfiction? Both....love fiction for fun, but love to read biographies too!

Coffee or Tea? Coffee in the a.m., green tea the rest of the day.

Reptile or Rodent? Rodent! Not afraid of snakes in the yard, but don't want them in the house as pets.

Black or Brown? Black

Tennis or Golf? if I had to choose I'd say tennis...golf is boring!

Apple or Orange? apple!

Traveler or Homebody? wanna-be traveler with no $$$ to fulfill that wish.

Shower or Bath? shower as a general rule.

Jeans or Skirt? Jeans, hands down!

Morning or Night? Morning. I'm done in by 10 pm!

Purse or Shoes? Not big on either, but definitely prefer shoes!

Mountains or Ocean? Ocean...although I don't like to swim in salt water.

That's me, in a nut shell! ..........P

 

[araes2102]

Good Sunday morning!

QOTD for Sunday February 3, 2013:

Pick your preferences:


Salty or Sweet? Sweet, but too sweet

Winter or Summer? Winter for sure! Here in AZ summer is torture... it's our hibernating season (air conditioned home to air conditioned car to air conditioned office and back again ONLY!)

Fiction or Nonfiction? Fiction <3

Coffee or Tea? Coffee

Reptile or Rodent? Rodent, we had 2 pet rats and loved them

Black or Brown? Black, it's practically the only color I wear.

Tennis or Golf? Neither! Football!

Apple or Orange? Apple, yum!

Traveler or Homebody? As Pam said... "wanna-be traveler with no $$$ to fulfill that wish"!

Shower or Bath? Shower

Jeans or Skirt? Prefer jeans but lately all I fit into are my skirts!

Morning or Night? Night

Purse or Shoes? Neither are particularily important to me. I do like splurging on mani/pedis

Mountains or Ocean? Ocean! Grew up in CA and while we have both, I am inherently drawn to the ocean... oh how i love it so

Here's the spaghetti squash recipe:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/01/baked-spaghetti-squash-and-cheese.html?m=1

Have a great day everyone! I'm going to try despite the fact I don't think we've seen the sun here in NE Ohio in weeks!

Oh, that does sound yummy. Maybe I will try it, the carbs aren't too bad

We had a really fun electronic free day. I got out for a real long walk with the dog, and did some run/walking too.
Ds and I played the bl card game, and the 4 exercises we did were jumping jacks, squats, situps and pushups. It took about half an hour, and we figured with the whole deck we did 95 of each. My pushups and sit ups were modified, but we plan to do it every weekend.

And my plank was only 10 seconds yesterday after my long walk. Soooo proud of all of you plankers that are up to a minute already.

We had ice cream for breakfast day to benefit the local dog park, so I splurged on a sundae and used 34 points on it. It was worth it though, and today I'm planning a lower point dinner and snacks for the game.

We're cheering for the Ravens, mainly cuz ds likes purple, and so he has a ravens hat and Michael Oher jersey. And we loved the Blind side movie too.
(I'll be wearing my patriots sweatshirt and feeling no stress about the outcome of the game.)

Have a wonderful Superbowl Sunday!!!!

Sounds like an awesome day! Great bonding time

As for the Super Bowl, we love it and watch it every year even though our teams (Raiders for DS and Cowboys for everyone else ) haven't gone in such a long time But we will be cheering on the Niners to celebrate our CA heritage I guess

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Well, I am up and moving so I guess that means we are off to a good start to the day! Made the fam yummy french toast with fresh sliced strawberries. Realized if I had low carb bread I could have enjoyed it too!

Had a pleasant surprise on the scale today (my official weigh in day) as it showed a 3 lb loss for the week Not sure why since it has been a struggle the past few weeks to even get 1, maybe 2, lbs off each week. But I am happy!

Super Bowl doesn't start until 4 which gives me enough time to haul the kiddos and myself over to the Y (while DF does his homework, college calc is kicking his butt which is not good as he is stufy physics) for some fun fat burning time! Maybe a swim as DD has been begging for days... but our Y pool is outdoors so I'm not sure how that will work, I am sure it is heated but it is only supposed to be 68out today, seems a little chilly for swimming Then home to whip up some snacks (pizza, wings, stuffed mushrooms, celery and carrot sticks, HG buffalo chicken dip, and maybe some cookies if DF earns it )! I know I will stay on OP, the only things I can't have are the cookies and the pizza, which will also be the toughest to resist, but I have my 3 lb loss to motivate me!

 

[Eliza32]

QOTD Sunday 3rd Feb 2013


Salty or Sweet?.....sweet unfortunately!

Winter or Summer?.....summer - longer daylight hours to keep me awake

Fiction or Nonfiction?.....Fiction..like my escapism!

Coffee or Tea?....Coffee, although not much of that really. I'm a cold drink person

Reptile or Rodent?......rodent - love furry little things, not scales!

Black or Brown?......black, goes with anything

Tennis or Golf?....neither really, but tennis at a pinch

Apple or Orange?...apple, as long as it's juicy and crispy

Traveler or Homebody?.......traveller given the opportunity!

Shower or Bath?....bath, nothing better at the end of a tiring day to help me relax

Jeans or Skirt?....jeans....I maybe wear a skirt a couple of times a year.

Morning or Night?........morning every time...bed is usually caling by 8:30 - 9:00 each night

Purse or Shoes?....shoes, a girl can never have too many shoes.

Mountains or Ocean?......mountains - we live by the ocean, so I probably take it for granted.


On another subject altogether, just had a yummy stew for tea that I thought some of you might be interested in.

Take 1 lb of casserole beef (in chunks) and throw in the crockpot with 3 large carrots, 1 large onion and one large potato, all chopped into cubes. add 2 cloves of garlic (whole), 1pt of passata and 1 pint of water, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp dried oregano, 1 stick of cinnamon and 2 beef stock cubes crumbled. Turn on crockpot and ignore for 7 - 9 hours. Half an hour before you want to eat, add 7 - 8oz of orzo pasta and stir in. Check in 20 mins to see if you need more water (add boiling from kettle if you need to). You should now have a lovely thick stew that you can either eat on it's own, or serve with a variety of fresh veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower and courgettes steamed.

Hope anyone who tries this enjoys it as much as OH and I just did!!!

 

[jillbur]

Good Sunday morning!

QOTD for Sunday February 3, 2013:

Pick your preferences:


Salty or Sweet? Sweet

Winter or Summer? Summer

Fiction or Nonfiction? Both

Coffee or Tea? Hot coffee in winter/iced in summer. Iced tea all year long

Reptile or Rodent? Reptile

Black or Brown? Black

Tennis or Golf? Tennis

Apple or Orange? Apple

Traveler or Homebody? Traveler

Shower or Bath? Shower

Jeans or Skirt? Jeans

Morning or Night? Morning

Purse or Shoes? Purse

Mountains or Ocean? Ocean

On another subject altogether, just had a yummy stew for tea that I thought some of you might be interested in.

Take 1 lb of casserole beef (in chunks) and throw in the crockpot with 3 large carrots, 1 large onion and one large potato, all chopped into cubes. add 2 cloves of garlic (whole), 1pt of passata and 1 pint of water, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp dried oregano, 1 stick of cinnamon and 2 beef stock cubes crumbled. Turn on crockpot and ignore for 7 - 9 hours. Half an hour before you want to eat, add 7 - 8oz of orzo pasta and stir in. Check in 20 mins to see if you need more water (add boiling from kettle if you need to). You should now have a lovely thick stew that you can either eat on it's own, or serve with a variety of fresh veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower and courgettes steamed.

Hope anyone who tries this enjoys it as much as OH and I just did!!!

This sounds delicious! I had to look up passata, though. I don't know if it's at any of my grocery stores. I'll try to remember to look next weekend. Thanks for sharing!


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Good afternoon! It's a lazy day here at our house. The kids went to Sunday school, but we didn't stay for church today. I did some laundry & have one load left to dry & put away. DS9 had some homework to finish from when we were at wdw. I made pierogie lasagna/casserole for dinner. This is by all means not healthy or low carb, but DH & kids love it. I'll have a small piece with lots of veggies on the side. It is just lasagna noodles layered with mashed potatoes. I also add shredded cheddar cheese or sour kraut on top of the potatoes. After 2 layers, put noodles on the top & pour melted butter on top. I used whole wheat noodles, so it's healthy, right?!?!

I also spent some time today researching new jobs & locations. There's a teacher job fair in March near me that I may attend. Most of the schools are out of state which is fine by me. As long as DH can find a job, too, we may be moving. I'm in PA now but work for a private alternative school & there's no public school jobs around here. I think I need to be done with alternative ed after 12 years. So I'm looking in VA, MD, and FL. I'm going to show DH the list & tell him to start looking for himself.

Well, now that I've rambled on about myself, I'm going to go clean up a bit & do my plank for the day. Have a great night & go 49ers

Jill

 

[pix13dust]

In honor of the Super Bowl, we are trying out some new recipes. Here's a brownie recipe we made that was very delish:

Cake Mix + Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*

Ingredients:
1 box moist-style cake mix (15.25 - 18.25 oz.)
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt (like Fage Total 0%)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine cake mix with yogurt in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)

I used, Ghiradelli brownie mix and honey flavored Greek yogurt. I also only used about 1/2 cup of water instead of a full cup. Brownies were fabulous and about 120 calories per two inch square.

We had dessert first as the main meal is still cooking in the crockpot ( aBBQ pulled chicken ). I also have TONS of veggies roasting to eat throughout the week!
GO J.E.T.S !

-Melinda

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Pick your preferences:


Salty or Sweet? Both, together.

Winter or Summer? Summer, we really Fall but that wasn't a choice.

Fiction or Nonfiction? Fiction, I need fluff reads that I don't have to concentrate on.

Coffee or Tea? Tea, or espresso with a whole lot of milk.

Reptile or Rodent? Blech, neither!

Black or Brown? Brown

Tennis or Golf? Tennis, more activity points!

Apple or Orange? Apple, cooked - Granny Smith, raw- Macintosh or McCoun

Traveler or Homebody? Both, I love to travel when I feel social but sometimes when I want to shut the world out I'm a homebody.

Shower or Bath? Shower

Jeans or Skirt? Jeans or yoga pants.

Morning or Night? Night, so not a morning person.

Purse or Shoes? Shoes, although DH did buy me 2 gorgeous Louis Vuitton purses for our anniversary and Mother's Day.

Mountains or Ocean? Mountains, I drowned in a previous life so I hate water. DH thinks I died on Titanic because I have an unnatural obsession with it.

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[BernardandMissBianca]

Great job on the plank! I did 1:05 yesterday.... would have tried to beat that if I had known you were going to best me!! Watch out..... game on!!

Lol game on sistah!!! You better watch out. I have the planking master in my corner, coach makes the boys do them all the time.

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[pjlla]

Oh, that does sound yummy. Maybe I will try it, the carbs aren't too bad


I'm going to try it next week. Let me know if you give it a try before I do.


Sounds like an awesome day! Great bonding time

As for the Super Bowl, we love it and watch it every year even though our teams (Raiders for DS and Cowboys for everyone else ) haven't gone in such a long time But we will be cheering on the Niners to celebrate our CA heritage I guess

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Well, I am up and moving so I guess that means we are off to a good start to the day! Made the fam yummy french toast with fresh sliced strawberries. Realized if I had low carb bread I could have enjoyed it too!

Had a pleasant surprise on the scale today (my official weigh in day) as it showed a 3 lb loss for the week Not sure why since it has been a struggle the past few weeks to even get 1, maybe 2, lbs off each week. But I am happy!

Super Bowl doesn't start until 4 which gives me enough time to haul the kiddos and myself over to the Y (while DF does his homework, college calc is kicking his butt which is not good as he is stufy physics) for some fun fat burning time! Maybe a swim as DD has been begging for days... but our Y pool is outdoors so I'm not sure how that will work, I am sure it is heated but it is only supposed to be 68out today, seems a little chilly for swimming Then home to whip up some snacks (pizza, wings, stuffed mushrooms, celery and carrot sticks, HG buffalo chicken dip, and maybe some cookies if DF earns it )! I know I will stay on OP, the only things I can't have are the cookies and the pizza, which will also be the toughest to resist, but I have my 3 lb loss to motivate me!

Wowza! You've got a busy day... and well planned. Enjoy your time with the family and with the football. The only football watcher here is DH. I'm sure he'll be watching, but no special foods planned, so nothing for me to resist!

Great job with the 3 pounds!

QOTD Sunday 3rd Feb 2013
Salty or Sweet?.....sweet unfortunately!

Winter or Summer?.....summer - longer daylight hours to keep me awake

Fiction or Nonfiction?.....Fiction..like my escapism!

Coffee or Tea?....Coffee, although not much of that really. I'm a cold drink person

Reptile or Rodent?......rodent - love furry little things, not scales!

Black or Brown?......black, goes with anything

Tennis or Golf?....neither really, but tennis at a pinch

Apple or Orange?...apple, as long as it's juicy and crispy

Traveler or Homebody?.......traveller given the opportunity!

Shower or Bath?....bath, nothing better at the end of a tiring day to help me relax

Jeans or Skirt?....jeans....I maybe wear a skirt a couple of times a year.

Morning or Night?........morning every time...bed is usually caling by 8:30 - 9:00 each night

Purse or Shoes?....shoes, a girl can never have too many shoes.

Mountains or Ocean?......mountains - we live by the ocean, so I probably take it for granted.


On another subject altogether, just had a yummy stew for tea that I thought some of you might be interested in.

Take 1 lb of casserole beef (in chunks) and throw in the crockpot with 3 large carrots, 1 large onion and one large potato, all chopped into cubes. add 2 cloves of garlic (whole), 1pt of passata and 1 pint of water, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp dried oregano, 1 stick of cinnamon and 2 beef stock cubes crumbled. Turn on crockpot and ignore for 7 - 9 hours. Half an hour before you want to eat, add 7 - 8oz of orzo pasta and stir in. Check in 20 mins to see if you need more water (add boiling from kettle if you need to). You should now have a lovely thick stew that you can either eat on it's own, or serve with a variety of fresh veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower and courgettes steamed.

Hope anyone who tries this enjoys it as much as OH and I just did!!!

Sounds interesting. The cinnamon is a new stew addition for me, but I'll bet it is good. But I don't know what PASSATA is (or courgettes for that matter). Can you translate for us Yanks??

My DMIL's recipe for Shepard's pie calls for nutmeg in the ground beef. That always seemed weird to me.... until I made it and found out it was delicious!

This sounds delicious! I had to look up passata, though. I don't know if it's at any of my grocery stores. I'll try to remember to look next weekend. Thanks for sharing!
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Good afternoon! It's a lazy day here at our house. The kids went to Sunday school, but we didn't stay for church today. I did some laundry & have one load left to dry & put away. DS9 had some homework to finish from when we were at wdw. I made pierogie lasagna/casserole for dinner. This is by all means not healthy or low carb, but DH & kids love it. I'll have a small piece with lots of veggies on the side. It is just lasagna noodles layered with mashed potatoes. I also add shredded cheddar cheese or sour kraut on top of the potatoes. After 2 layers, put noodles on the top & pour melted butter on top. I used whole wheat noodles, so it's healthy, right?!?!


We may have died and gone to carb-lovers heaven!! DD wants to know what time you are serving dinner!

I also spent some time today researching new jobs & locations. There's a teacher job fair in March near me that I may attend. Most of the schools are out of state which is fine by me. As long as DH can find a job, too, we may be moving. I'm in PA now but work for a private alternative school & there's no public school jobs around here. I think I need to be done with alternative ed after 12 years. So I'm looking in VA, MD, and FL. I'm going to show DH the list & tell him to start looking for himself.

Well, now that I've rambled on about myself, I'm going to go clean up a bit & do my plank for the day. Have a great night & go 49ers

Jill

Good luck with the job search for both of you!

In honor of the Super Bowl, we are trying out some new recipes. Here's a brownie recipe we made that was very delish:

Cake Mix + Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*

Ingredients:
1 box moist-style cake mix (15.25 - 18.25 oz.)
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt (like Fage Total 0%)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine cake mix with yogurt in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)

I used, Ghiradelli brownie mix and honey flavored Greek yogurt. I also only used about 1/2 cup of water instead of a full cup. Brownies were fabulous and about 120 calories per two inch square.

We had dessert first as the main meal is still cooking in the crockpot ( aBBQ pulled chicken ). I also have TONS of veggies roasting to eat throughout the week!
GO J.E.T.S !

-Melinda

Those brownies sound like my kind of "light" food!!

Pick your preferences:

Salty or Sweet? Both, together.

Winter or Summer? Summer, we really Fall but that wasn't a choice.

Fiction or Nonfiction? Fiction, I need fluff reads that I don't have to concentrate on.

Coffee or Tea? Tea, or espresso with a whole lot of milk.

Reptile or Rodent? Blech, neither!

Black or Brown? Brown

Tennis or Golf? Tennis, more activity points!

Apple or Orange? Apple, cooked - Granny Smith, raw- Macintosh or McCoun

Traveler or Homebody? Both, I love to travel when I feel social but sometimes when I want to shut the world out I'm a homebody.

Shower or Bath? Shower

Jeans or Skirt? Jeans or yoga pants.

Morning or Night? Night, so not a morning person.

Purse or Shoes? Shoes, although DH did buy me 2 gorgeous Louis Vuitton purses for our anniversary and Mother's Day.

Mountains or Ocean? Mountains, I drowned in a previous life so I hate water. DH thinks I died on Titanic because I have an unnatural obsession with it.

Maybe you were in 3rd class?? Tell DH that is why you ALWAYS need to travel first class from now on!!

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Lol game on sistah!!! You better watch out. I have the planking master in my corner, coach makes the boys do them all the time.

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OH MY!

definitely the seatbelt, trying to eat less processed, and stay away from artifical sweeteners. Also try to floss daily, but seems I've been slacking a bit lately, so this is a good reminder.
Always do checkups, mammograms, etc. We recycle.

I'm terrible about flossing, but hearing that mouth bacteria can lead to heart disease makes me definitely think about it a bit more!


Salty or Sweet? both

Winter or Summer? Summer

Fiction or Nonfiction? Fiction

Coffee or Tea? Coffee

Reptile or Rodent? Rodent, guinea pig comes to mind

Aww.... we miss our piggies too!


Black or Brown? black

Tennis or Golf? tennis

Apple or Orange? apple

Traveler or Homebody? Both. Really enjoying being more of a homebody since we got the dog, but love to travel when we have the money

Shower or Bath? Shower

Jeans or Skirt? Jeans, though a long skirt with boots is nice.

Morning or Night? Morning

Purse or Shoes? Shoes

Mountains or Ocean? Ocean


Love this qotd and reading through all the answers. Thanks Pamela.
Wow, can't believe dd is almost done swimming. Will she be swimming in college? And has she decided where she will go yet? I think I read last month she was still waiting on some schools. Big year for you.

She is 4 for 4 with college acceptance letters. Just waiting to hear from two more. But I think it will come down to a decision between Roger Williams and URI. They both were decent with their scholarship awards... but that doesn't mean we won't ask for more! She will definitely swim in college.

And what you were wearing never mattered in our house. I remember my dad saying, that God doesn't care what your wearing, so relax and wear those jeans. Though I do remember a priest caring and requesting no bermuda shorts and there was a bit of an uproar about it. lol

I feel that way too. The church we attended several years ago when the kids were younger was waaaay more casual than this one. That being said, I don't worry about it when I feel like wearing jeans (or the fact that I let DS wear them every week). We are THERE... that is what counts!



We had a really fun electronic free day. I got out for a real long walk with the dog, and did some run/walking too.
Ds and I played the bl card game, and the 4 exercises we did were jumping jacks, squats, situps and pushups. It took about half an hour, and we figured with the whole deck we did 95 of each. My pushups and sit ups were modified, but we plan to do it every weekend.

And my plank was only 10 seconds yesterday after my long walk. Soooo proud of all of you plankers that are up to a minute already.

LOTS of great exercise yesterday! Plus a fun day with DS and plenty of exercise for the doggie! It was a win-win in your house yesterday!

We had ice cream for breakfast day to benefit the local dog park, so I splurged on a sundae and used 34 points on it. It was worth it though, and today I'm planning a lower point dinner and snacks for the game.

We're cheering for the Ravens, mainly cuz ds likes purple, and so he has a ravens hat and Michael Oher jersey. And we loved the Blind side movie too.
(I'll be wearing my patriots sweatshirt and feeling no stress about the outcome of the game.)

Have a wonderful Superbowl Sunday!!!!

I think if DD was at all interested in the game, she would be cheering for the Ravens, as that is Michael Phelps home team. He was actually at the Pats game here at Gillette a few weeks ago. My niece works at the Pats Pro shop at Patriot Place and DD was wondering if she would see MP! Hope she would remember to pass on her favorite cousin's phone number if she saw him!

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I'm back! The day flew by. Laundry got done, but not much scrapping. Wish it were the other way around. Still a few hours left in the day though.

I still need to do today's plank and my quinoa is waiting, so off to plank before I eat! ..........................P

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hope everyone is having a great Super Bowl Sunday!

I am having a major back flareup (just about as bad as after the marathon) so I have been a little frazzled. It started yesterday afternoon and so far none of my "tricks" to fix it are helping. Hopefully it will calm down soon.

Hope to be back in good shape tomorrow and in a more positive posting motivating mood!

 

[50sjayne]

Hope everyone is having a great Super Bowl Sunday!

I am having a major back flareup (just about as bad as after the marathon) so I have been a little frazzled. It started yesterday afternoon and so far none of my "tricks" to fix it are helping. Hopefully it will calm down soon.

Hope to be back in good shape tomorrow and in a more positive posting motivating mood!

Mine's been buggin' me too. It's not too bad though. think I'm going to call in the heating pad.

 

[fitgirl36]

Good afternoon! It's a lazy day here at our house. The kids went to Sunday school, but we didn't stay for church today. I did some laundry & have one load left to dry & put away. DS9 had some homework to finish from when we were at wdw. I made pierogie lasagna/casserole for dinner. This is by all means not healthy or low carb, but DH & kids love it. I'll have a small piece with lots of veggies on the side. It is just lasagna noodles layered with mashed potatoes. I also add shredded cheddar cheese or sour kraut on top of the potatoes. After 2 layers, put noodles on the top & pour melted butter on top. I used whole wheat noodles, so it's healthy, right?!?!

Jill

Oh my word! YUM! I'm 100% Polish and I love, love, love pierogis!! I'm not sure I could have a whole casserole that tasted like them in my house though, I'd demolish it!!!

I made a shrimp avocado salad for lunch, another skinny taste recipe. It was very good! I enjoyed it more than the spaghetti squash recipe I made yesterday.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

What was your plank time Pamela?

1:14:15 not that the milliseconds count. Lol

Dang, that was hard!

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[pjlla]

Good morning friends! Everybody up and ready to roll?

Here is your QOTD for Monday, February 4, 2013:

We'll keep it light for Monday morning!

If Disney were to announce that it was going to sell a limited number of "Lifetime Passes" would you be interested in buying one? What would your price limit be? Obviously $1,000 is a steal! But would you pay $5,000? How about $10,000? Does $50,000 sound fair? (This would included unlimited park access around the world for the life of the ticket holder.)

Have a Magical day! ............P

 

[pjlla]

What was your plank time Pamela?

1:14:15 not that the milliseconds count. Lol

Dang, that was hard!

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HA! My Sunday plank was 1:20! That being said, this morning's was only 1:10. I was still breathing heavy from TM time...but I know....NO excuses. .....P

 

[PlutoBaby]

Good morning friends! Everybody up and ready to roll?

Here is your QOTD for Monday, February 4, 2013:

We'll keep it light for Monday morning!

If Disney were to announce that it was going to sell a limited number of "Lifetime Passes" would you be interested in buying one? What would your price limit be? Obviously $1,000 is a steal! But would you pay $5,000? How about $10,000? Does $50,000 sound fair? (This would included unlimited park access around the world for the life of the ticket holder.)

Have a Magical day! ............P

Hi everybody! Back from a quickie trip to the Mouse and had a great time! Checked out the new Fantasyland for about half an hour before I hit my "kid overload" limit and had to get the heck out of dodge. You would not believe the line at 11 in the morning of people waiting to get into Be Our Guest Restaurant. Had to have been about 300 deep!

Anyway, got in a great 6 mile run on the West Orange Trail - a paved running/bike path that stretches about 20+ miles in the Winter Garden/Oakland area. Temps were in the low 60's, the sun was shining, and the path wasn't crowded. What a perfect run! But yesterday when we got home, I tweaked my knee bad . Now I'm freaking out as I have another race this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed it passes quick!

The healthy eating went right out the window (as it always does in the land of the Mouse). Just have to love those cream cheese pretzels in America and the chips and margaritas in Mexico!

QOTD: Yes! I would definitely buy a lifetime pass and I think my limit would be $5,000. And that better include a whole lotta goodies!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Remember no matter what happened with your eating yesterday, today is that great, big beautiful tomorrow and a chance to start anew!

Had a pleasant surprise on the scale today (my official weigh in day) as it showed a 3 lb loss for the week Not sure why since it has been a struggle the past few weeks to even get 1, maybe 2, lbs off each week. But I am happy!

Congrats on the loss! You are off to a great start!

On another subject altogether, just had a yummy stew for tea that I thought some of you might be interested in.

Take 1 lb of casserole beef (in chunks) and throw in the crockpot with 3 large carrots, 1 large onion and one large potato, all chopped into cubes. add 2 cloves of garlic (whole), 1pt of passata and 1 pint of water, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp dried oregano, 1 stick of cinnamon and 2 beef stock cubes crumbled. Turn on crockpot and ignore for 7 - 9 hours. Half an hour before you want to eat, add 7 - 8oz of orzo pasta and stir in. Check in 20 mins to see if you need more water (add boiling from kettle if you need to). You should now have a lovely thick stew that you can either eat on it's own, or serve with a variety of fresh veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower and courgettes steamed.

Hope anyone who tries this enjoys it as much as OH and I just did!!!

Thanks for sharing the recipe. Please cut and paste it into our recipe thread.

I also spent some time today researching new jobs & locations. There's a teacher job fair in March near me that I may attend. Most of the schools are out of state which is fine by me. As long as DH can find a job, too, we may be moving. I'm in PA now but work for a private alternative school & there's no public school jobs around here. I think I need to be done with alternative ed after 12 years. So I'm looking in VA, MD, and FL. I'm going to show DH the list & tell him to start looking for himself.

Well, now that I've rambled on about myself, I'm going to go clean up a bit & do my plank for the day. Have a great night & go 49ers

Jill

A move and a new job sounds exciting, Jill! Good luck!

In honor of the Super Bowl, we are trying out some new recipes. Here's a brownie recipe we made that was very delish:

Cake Mix + Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*

Ingredients:
1 box moist-style cake mix (15.25 - 18.25 oz.)
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt (like Fage Total 0%)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine cake mix with yogurt in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)

I used, Ghiradelli brownie mix and honey flavored Greek yogurt. I also only used about 1/2 cup of water instead of a full cup. Brownies were fabulous and about 120 calories per two inch square.

We had dessert first as the main meal is still cooking in the crockpot ( aBBQ pulled chicken ). I also have TONS of veggies roasting to eat throughout the week!
GO J.E.T.S !

-Melinda

Melinda, thanks for sharing another great recipe! I might actually be able to tolerate greek yogurt if it was inside a brownie. This recipe needs to go in our thread, too, please. Thanks for the WW points value.

Lol game on sistah!!! You better watch out. I have the planking master in my corner, coach makes the boys do them all the time.

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A little friendly competition going on I see.

Hope everyone is having a great Super Bowl Sunday!

I am having a major back flareup (just about as bad as after the marathon) so I have been a little frazzled. It started yesterday afternoon and so far none of my "tricks" to fix it are helping. Hopefully it will calm down soon.

Hope to be back in good shape tomorrow and in a more positive posting motivating mood!

Hope your back feels better soon!

Good morning friends! Everybody up and ready to roll?

Here is your QOTD for Monday, February 4, 2013:

We'll keep it light for Monday morning!

If Disney were to announce that it was going to sell a limited number of "Lifetime Passes" would you be interested in buying one? What would your price limit be? Obviously $1,000 is a steal! But would you pay $5,000? How about $10,000? Does $50,000 sound fair? (This would included unlimited park access around the world for the life of the ticket holder.)

Have a Magical day! ............P

Interesting question, Pamela! I have something along these lines that lets me stay in wonderful Disney hotels or cruise the Med with the mouse . . . it's called DVC. I love my DVC. The issue for going as much as I want isn't so much the cost of the park pass but the transportation costs and that pesky thing called work.

HA! My Sunday plank was 1:20! That being said, this morning's was only 1:10. I was still breathing heavy from TM time...but I know....NO excuses. ....P

You guys are going to be up to 5 minutes by the time the month is over!

Hi everybody! Back from a quickie trip to the Mouse and had a great time! Checked out the new Fantasyland for about half an hour before I hit my "kid overload" limit and had to get the heck out of dodge. You would not believe the line at 11 in the morning of people waiting to get into Be Our Guest Restaurant. Had to have been about 300 deep!

Anyway, got in a great 6 mile run on the West Orange Trail - a paved running/bike path that stretches about 20+ miles in the Winter Garden/Oakland area. Temps were in the low 60's, the sun was shining, and the path wasn't crowded. What a perfect run! But yesterday when we got home, I tweaked my knee bad . Now I'm freaking out as I have another race this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed it passes quick!

The healthy eating went right out the window (as it always does in the land of the Mouse). Just have to love those cream cheese pretzels in America and the chips and margaritas in Mexico!

QOTD: Yes! I would definitely buy a lifetime pass and I think my limit would be $5,000. And that better include a whole lotta goodies!

Glad you had a great time, Kim! Bummer about the knee. Here's a little for a speedy recovery. Some ice might not hurt either.

It's another busy week here! Please PM your starting weights, if you haven't done so already!

 

[pjlla]

Hope everyone is having a great Super Bowl Sunday!

I am having a major back flareup (just about as bad as after the marathon) so I have been a little frazzled. It started yesterday afternoon and so far none of my "tricks" to fix it are helping. Hopefully it will calm down soon.

Hope to be back in good shape tomorrow and in a more positive posting motivating mood!

Yikes! Take care of that back today! Maybe alternate ice and heat? Some extra light stretches?

Hi everybody! Back from a quickie trip to the Mouse and had a great time! Checked out the new Fantasyland for about half an hour before I hit my "kid overload" limit and had to get the heck out of dodge. You would not believe the line at 11 in the morning of people waiting to get into Be Our Guest Restaurant. Had to have been about 300 deep!

YIKES! Can't imagine what it will look like in a few weeks during February school vacation!

What was your take on the new Fantasyland??

Anyway, got in a great 6 mile run on the West Orange Trail - a paved running/bike path that stretches about 20+ miles in the Winter Garden/Oakland area. Temps were in the low 60's, the sun was shining, and the path wasn't crowded. What a perfect run! But yesterday when we got home, I tweaked my knee bad . Now I'm freaking out as I have another race this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed it passes quick!

Hope the knee heals quickly!

The healthy eating went right out the window (as it always does in the land of the Mouse). Just have to love those cream cheese pretzels in America and the chips and margaritas in Mexico!

Yum and double yum! I've never tried any of that, but it all sounds like stuff I would love!

QOTD: Yes! I would definitely buy a lifetime pass and I think my limit would be $5,000. And that better include a whole lotta goodies!

Nope.... no other goodies other than lifetime admission to all and every Disney park around the world.

***************

Home again, finally! Dropped the kids at school and got halfway home before I got a call that DS forgot his gym clothes... and not in the car! He left them on the dining room table! So I had to go all the way home and all the way back to his school before 9am. I'm frustrated but he doesn't forget stuff often, so I won't give him a hard time about it.

Ended up eating instant oatmeal for breakfast. Not really my choice, but I was starving and needed something to grab quickly on my way back to the school. Hard to eat oatmeal and drive, but I did it! It was reasonably healthy flaxseed/maple nut oatmeal and tasty enough, but just not my first choice.

So no work for me today. That's okay because I have stuff to do here, but the $$ would be nice..... especially since we are DEFINITELY going to be getting a new roof within the next few weeks/months (depending on the weather). Not sure yet if insurance will cover any of it, but the roof is too far gone to repair properly apparently. Not sure where that $$ will be coming from.... possibly my Disney vacation stash! Makes me a little ill.

I've done an hour on the TM, a good stretch, and my plank for the day so far. I will do just a few minutes with my free weights upstairs and then hit the shower and then the scrapbook table! Enough is enough. I am TIRED of doing laundry, dishes, making beds, etc. I am going to IGNORE it all and scrap today!

TTYL...........................P

 

[pjlla]

Good morning all!

Remember no matter what happened with your eating yesterday, today is that great, big beautiful tomorrow and a chance to start anew!

Great reminder that today is a chance at a fresh start!

Thanks for sharing the recipe. Please cut and paste it into our recipe thread.

Yup.... our recipe thread is pretty quiet these days! It could use some new stuff!

Melinda, thanks for sharing another great recipe! I might actually be able to tolerate greek yogurt if it was inside a brownie. This recipe needs to go in our thread, too, please. Thanks for the WW points value.

The Points values are SO helpful!


A little friendly competition going on I see.

Just to keep things interesting!


Interesting question, Pamela! I have something along these lines that lets me stay in wonderful Disney hotels or cruise the Med with the mouse . . . it's called DVC. I love my DVC. The issue for going as much as I want isn't so much the cost of the park pass but the transportation costs and that pesky thing called work.

Wow! If you had DVC and the lifetime pass, you'd be all set.... as long as you could RETIRE!!

You guys are going to be up to 5 minutes by the time the month is over!

Well.... I highly doubt that (at least for myself), but I'd love to be up to 2 minutes without feeling like I'm about to die!

It's another busy week here! Please PM your starting weights, if you haven't done so already!

Thanks for keeping us on track! Enjoy your busy week! Be sure to take time for YOU!! ..................P

 

[pix13dust]

This is crazy long, but I find it helpful. It's 88 snacks under 100 calories:

This list is filled with sizeable options enjoyable enough to devour guilt-free without any diet damage. And while most of these snacks pack a nutritious punch, a few are clearly set out to satisfy that sweet tooth (see #23!). But hey, at 100 calories or less, its worth the splurge.


1. Mini PB&F: One fig Newton with 1 teaspoon peanut butter.

2. Chocolate Banana: Half a frozen banana dipped in two squares of melted dark chocolate.

3. Frozen grapes (any color): 1 cup (about 28 grapes), stuck in the freezer for 2+ hours.

4. Honeyed Yogurt: ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt with a dash of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon honey.

5. Spiced Orange: One orange about the size of a tennis ball sprinkled with cinnamon.

6. Grilled Pineapple: 2 ¼-inch thick pineapple rounds (about 1 cup), grilled (or sautéed) for two minutes or until golden.

7. Berries n Cream: 1 cup blueberries with 2 tablespoons whipped topping.

8. Stuffed Figs: Two small dried figs with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat ricotta stuffed inside. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

9. Oats n Berries: ⅓ cup rolled oats (cooked with water), topped with cinnamon and ¼ cup fresh berries.

10. Dark Chocolate: One block, or three squares.

11. Nut-Stuffed Date: One Medjool Date filled with one teaspoon natural unsalted almond butter.

12. Chocolate Milk: 6 ounces skim milk mixed with 2 teaspoons chocolate syrup.

13. Cinnamon Applesauce: 1 cup unsweetened applesauce. Or, try this homemade version!

14. Citrus-Berry Salad: 1 cup mixed berry salad (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries) tossed with one tablespoon fresh-squeezed orange juice.

15. Maple-Pumpkin Yogurt: ½ cup non-fat regular yogurt (go Greek for extra protein!) with 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree and 1 teaspoon maple syrup& like this!

16. Chocolate Pudding: One 4oz package. Try a fat/sugar free version or a homemade one!

17. Chocolate Covered Strawberries: Five strawberries dipped in two squares melted dark chocolate.

18. Tropical Juice Smoothie: ¼ cup pineapple juice, orange juice, and apple juice, blended with ice.

19. Vanilla and Banana Smoothie: ½ cup sliced banana, ¼ cup nonfat vanilla yogurt, and a handful of ice blended until smooth.

20. MYO Banana Chips: One sliced banana dipped in lemon juice and baked.

21. Baked Apple: One tennis ball-sized apple, cored, filled with 1 teaspoon brown sugar and cinnamon, and baked until tender.

22. Fruity Waffles: One 7-grain frozen waffle toasted and topped with ¼ cup fresh mixed berries.

23. Skinny Smore: Two graham crackers with one roasted marshmallow and one small square dark chocolate.

24. Cinnamon Graham Crackers & Peanut butter: Two graham cracker squares with 1 teaspoon peanut butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

25. Cereal and Milk: ½ cup rice krispies with ½ cup skim milk.

26. Milk n Cookies: Five animal crackers with ½ cup skim milk.

27. Warm Spiced Cider: 6 ounces apple cider with sprinkles of cinnamon and nutmeg, warmed.

28. Citrus Sherbet: ½ cup lime sherbet (about one standard-sized ice-cream scoop) with ½ sliced kiwi.

29. Café Latte: 8 ounces steamed skim milk with 1 shot espresso.

30. Jelly Beans: 25 of em! Although we dont recommend these.

31. Marshmallow Pear: ½ pear diced and topped with 1 tablespoon marshmallow fluff.

32. Protein Shake: One scoop protein powder with 8 ounces water (choose from tasty powder flavors like cookies n cream and chocolate peanut butter!).

33. M.Y.O. Popsicle: 8 ounces lemonade frozen in an ice pop mold, or use a small paper cup as a mold.

34. Apple Chips: Munch on ¾ cup of kinds like these, or use this recipe!



35. Carrots n Hummus: About 10 baby carrots with 2 tablespoons hummus.

36. Pistachios: A couple handfuls about 25 nuts (Crackin them open will take more time and avoid grabbing 25 more).

37. Cheese n Crackers: Five Kashi 7-grain crackers with 1 stick reduced-fat string cheese.

38. Dippy Egg: One over easy egg with ½ slice whole-wheat toast, sliced (to dip in yolk!).

39. Cheesy Breaded Tomatoes: Two roasted plum tomatoes sliced and topped with 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

40. Curried Sweet Potato: One medium sweet potato (about 5 inches long) cooked for six minutes in the microwave and mashed with 1 teaspoon curry, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

41. Cheesy Popcorn: 2 cups air-popped popcorn with 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast itll taste like real cheese!

42. Guacamole stuffed Egg Whites: Halve a hardboiled egg, remove yolk, and stuff the empty space with 2 tablespoons guacamole (avocado, lime, cilantro and salt).

43. Grilled Spinach and Feta Polenta: 3 oz polenta (about the size of a deck of cards) cooked with 1 ½ cups water and topped with 1 teaspoon feta cheese and a handful spinach.

44. Soy Edamame: ¼ cup boiled Edamame with 1 teaspoon soy sauce.

45. Dijon Pretzels: Two pretzel rods with 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard.

46. Crunchy Curried Tuna Salad: ½ cup canned tuna with 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 tablespoon chopped red onion, and two ribs celery (chopped).

47. Greek Tomatoes: One tomato (about the size of a tennis ball) chopped and mixed with 1 tablespoon feta and a squeeze of lemon juice.

48. Shrimp Cocktail: Eight medium sized shrimp boiled and served with 2 tablespoons classic cocktail sauce.

49. Smoked Beef Jerky: About 1 ounce look for low sodium versions!

50. Cheddar and Tomato Soup: ½ cup tomato soup with 1 tablespoon shredded low-fat cheddar cheese.

51. Kale Chips: ½ cup raw kale stems removed baked with 1 teaspoon olive oil at 400° until crisp.

52. Sweet Potato Fries: One light-bulb sized sweet potato sliced, tossed with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and baked at 400° for 10 minutes.

53. Cucumber Sandwich: ½ English muffin with 2 tablespoons cottage cheese and three slices of cucumber.

54. Turkey Roll-Ups: Four slices smoked turkey rolled up and dipped in 2 teaspoons honey mustard.

55. Mixed Olives: About 8 olives.

56. Antipasto Plate: One Pepperocini, a ½ inch cube of cheddar cheese, one slice pepperoni, and one olive.

57. Pumpkin Seeds: 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds, sprayed with oil (just a spritz!) and baked at for 400° for 15 minutes or until brown. Sprinkle with kosher salt.

58. Choco-Soy Nuts: 3 tablespoons soy nuts with 1 teaspoon cocoa nibs.

59. Wasabi Peas: About ⅓ cup of these green treats.

60. Balsamic Veggies: 3 cups raw peppers (any color!) dipped in 2 tablespoons balsamic reduction.

61. Cheesy Roasted Asparagus: Four spears (spritzed with olive-oil spray) and topped with 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, baked for 10 minutes at 400°.

62. Cucumber salad: One large cucumber (sliced) with 2 tablespoons chopped red onion and 2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar.

63. Spinach and Feta Egg-White Scramble: Three egg whites scrambled and mixed with ½ cup raw spinach and 1 tbsp feta cheese. Cook in frying pan or zap in microwave until egg whites are no longer runny (about 1-2 minutes).

64. Crunchy Kale Salad: 1 cup kale leaves chopped with 1 teaspoon honey and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar.

65. Chick Pea Salad: ¼ chickpeas with 1 tablespoon sliced scallions, a squeeze of lemon juice, and ¼ cup diced tomatoes.

66. Grilled Garlic Corn on the Cob: One small-sized ear brushed with 1 teaspoon sautéed minced garlic and 1 teaspoon olive oil, grilled until tender.

67. Pretzels & Cream Cheese: 15 mini pretzel sticks with 2 tablespoons fat-free cream cheese.

68. Bacon Brussels Salad: Seven brussel spouts thinly sliced and mixed with one piece lean bacon, chopped.

69. Rosemary Potatoes: ⅓ cup thinly sliced potato tossed with 1 teaspoons olive oil and a teaspoon of chopped rosemary.

70. Spicy Black Beans: ¼ cup black beans with 1 tablespoon salsa and 1 tablespoon non-fat Greek yogurt.

71. Caprese Salad: 1 ounce (hockey puck sized) of fresh mozzarella with ½ cup cherry tomatoes and 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar.

72. Goldfish: About 40 fishies&try the cheddar kind!

73. Chips n Salsa: 10 baked tortilla chips with ¼ cup salsa.

74. Mini Ham Sandwich: Two slices honey-baked ham with 2 teaspoons honey mustard rolled in a lettuce leaf.

75. Lox Bagel: ½ whole-wheat mini bagel with two thin slices of lox.



76. Chocolate Trail Mix: Eight almonds, four chocolate chips, and 1 tablespoon raisins.

77. Apples and Cheese: 1 non-fat mozzarella cheese stick with half of a baseball-sized apple (any variety), sliced.

78. PB & Celery: 1 medium celery stalk with 1 tablespoon peanut butter.

79. Cottage Cheese Melon Boat: 1 cup melon balls with ½ cup non-fat cottage cheese.

80. Carrot and Raisin Salad: 1 cup shaved carrots with 2 tablespoons raisins and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar.

81. Tropical Cottage Cheese: ½ cup non-fat cottage cheese with ½ cup fresh mango and pineapple, chopped.

82. Blue-Cheese Stuffed Apricots: Three dried apricots with 1 tablespoon crumbled blue cheese.

83. Rice Cake and Almond Butter: One rice cake (try brown rice!) with 2 teaspoons almond butter.

84. Sweet n Spicy Pecans: Five pecans roasted with 2 teaspoons maple syrup and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

85. Apples n Peanut Butter: ½ an apple, sliced and dipped in 1 teaspoon natural peanut butter.

86. Chocolate Hazelnut Crackers: Four wheat thins dipped in 1 teaspoon Nutella (or other hazelnut spread).

87. Strawberry Salad: 1 cup raw spinach with ½ cup sliced strawberries and 1 tablespoon balsamic.

88. Cacao-Roasted Almonds: Pop in eight almonds like these!