Woot on the weekend, thing, I am resting a lot, not feeling up to par.

Was very excited about buying the Nutribullet (the new BIGGER, MORE POWERFUL, AND MORE EXPENSIVE Magic Bullet). It works great and came in handy today as my knee is inflammed and actually am having a lot of aches and pains, so I made an energy drink with PITTED frozen cherries.

Cherries are a potent anti-inflammatory but their pits are on a list in the Nutribullet booklet as among pits and seeds that should never be consumed or put in a smoothie as they contain a chemical that releases cyanide in the body. Apple seeds are on the list, too, and I had planned to put the whole core in as the machine does a really good job of making a smoothie out of pretty much everything.

I actually wrote a long blog on another site about how much I love this machine.

Anyway, ending eating day soon in the 1400s, was in the 1700s yesterday.

Exercise today was a half an hour walk (knee is bad) and 5 min abs.

Marie, no. I used pitted frozen cherries, they didn't have any pits. Nope I would never use the pits in a drink even if they did not contain a chemical that releases cyanide in the body.

Yea, the Nutribullet is a bigger and more powerful version of the Magic Bullet. I am always careful never to recommend things because others might not like them as much as I do, so I'll just say I love mine.

I imagine it would do frappes. I use frozen fruit and veggies in my drinks and it has handled them great, I get a better texture than with my previous blender or Magic Bullet. I haven't added any ice for frappes, might get to that.

Did have a LOSS today (finally) of 1.6 pounds!

Exercise was a 60 minute walk.

Hi Ladies,

You two are doing so well. Woohoo! Congrats on those losses.

I am happy with myself because I did not gain weight this week. Yeah! I was definitely not dieting this weekend but I was trying to keep things in check. It is so hard with eating out and watching football and family stuff. Friday we met friends for dinner and they picked Mexican-on the good side it was the only meal out all week. On Saturday hubby put his TV on the screened in back porch and we had three different football teams to track-2 close losses and one win. This week it was beer, tortilla chips and guacomole. You would had thought the chips Friday would have been enough but I had bought the avocados on Thursday. Didn't want to waste them. On Sunday we celebrated my future daughter in law's birthday but except for the alcohol, everything else was pretty low cal because she is on a diet for the wedding next summer. We had watermelon for dessert. Today was good for me-total cals-1965 Ex-60 min step class at the Y.

Huzzah, Tera, congrats on the maintain! A maintain is ALWAYS a great thing and a success! I love guac also. I make it with just a mashed avocado and maybe some piquante sauce and I eat it with Triscuits to avoid a lot of corn chips, although at a restaurant I can certainly put away the corn chips.

Marie, congrats on your loss and the change in ticker by 6 pounds! Woot!

I also had that issue with the Magic Bullet. It didn't get the frozen berries perfectly smooth and I had to sometimes stop the machine and unclog things. That did happen with the soup I made as I filled the cup a little too much with frozen mixed veggies and not enough water. So I stopped the machine and put in more water and it made beautiful soup.

I've had no problems with strawberries or anything with the Nutribullet but I do cover them with water and make sure not to go above the fill line.

I'll try a frappiccino with ice soon.

Nothing in the book I bought with it or the recipe/instruction book that came with the system mentions using frozen produce or ice. Maybe the Magic Bullet literature didn't either, but I've always used it with the MB. I agree the original Magic Bullet didn't get all the ice. I used to make a coffee/soymilk thing with ice in the MB and it was good but am hoping the Nutribullet will do better.

I did have trouble when I first got the Nutribullet (just as I did with the Magic Bullet) separating the blade/lid from the cup. It was stuck at first but I managed.

There are a lot of good blenders, I know. I loved the big blender I had but gave away but it was, er, BIG and I only make individual servings. Plus this machine has given me the best texture I have achieved on frozen drinks and soup.

Going to try frozen bananas in it today, makes ice cream. Woot!

Er, but as I say, not meaning to advocate for this machine, just like it.

I AM missing an extra gasket I thought I ordered. It was nowhere to be found in all the stuff I got. I ordered for two as a friend wanted one and I ordered a second one and gave it to her for Christmas. I don't know how she likes it.

Todays cals-2000 Ex-60 min strenght training class at the Y

Feel free to skip this part since I am simply whining.---I ate too much tonight. My husband made pork roast and mashed potatoes. It smelled so good so I had to have a glass of wine (okay maybe 2) with it. I made him put all the leftovers in the fridge and the wine is all gone so hopefully I can manage to be good tomorrow. I don't want to gain weight so I am making myself come on here and admit what I am doing-overeating. Tomorrow is a new day. I will focus and I will keep my goals in mind.

Am2-the MB sounds very useful. I use a blender for smoothies and a hand immersion mixer for soup.

Huzzah, ending the eating day at 1550 and I took a long walk of 120 minutes for exercise.

Tera, good going on the strength training class. The meal your dh made sounds delicious. Everyone overeats sometimes. I think it actually aids a weight journey in the long run. Personally, I do calorie cycling, sometimes high, sometimes low, more often somewhere in the middle. It is all good, I think. Our bods like change.

Marie, I already know I LOVE my Nutribullet but haven't had a chance to try a frappe with ice. I haven't done it lately but I also used to blend frozen fruit with almond or soymilk, occasionally dairy and coconut milk, but really love the richness of almond or soy and yes, used Silk. I am more a person who loves dairy most and then coconut milk but the almond and soy work so well with the fruit. I also used to make a chunky sort of frappe in the MB with ice and just soymilk and liked that.

I am not really sure if it would give you that thick, creamy frappe you want. I'd have to experiment. So far I have been focused on getting just the cherries in a fully macerated state with what the Nutribullet calls the "extractor" blade but it isn't extracted juice at all, since one gets the whole fruit.

Huzzah! Just chilling tonight and not eating unless blood sugar goes low, which it won't.

Todays calories were better despite going out to lunch today. Maybe I can do this. Often I ignore activities and certain food so I am not tempted but I really need to get in a place where I can be around high calorie situations but still make wise choices. I need to build up my fortitude. Todays cals 1670 Ex-60 min step class at the Y.

Marie-Good for you for maintaining-with those cals it won't be long until you see the scale go down again.

AM2-Wow that was a long walk. Sounds lovely though.

Tera, you can absolutely do it! Woot!

I thought I posted recently but now can't find it so perhaps I got distracted. There have been a lot of distractions recently.

Marie - I have a pulse Ninja..not the regular Ninja...you cannot just set it and let it run, works only on pulse. It is great for frappes. It was not very expensive. Dh complains that it is very loud and I tell hm at least it's only for a few minutes. Funny thing...yesterday I was about to blend my mocha, looked out the kitchen window...a squirrel was into our bird feeder ..I yelled and knocked on the window...he didn't even look at me, didn't faze him at all (even though sometimes it does so I know he can hear me!). So I gave up and turned my blender on to make my mocha and that squirrel (and the one on the ground too) took off so fast...made me laugh. They ran up the tree, then peeked around the tree at me, then took off for the neighbors, sat just inside his yard (behind the fence) and watched me. When I turned the blender off of course they came back. I thought Joe always says it's really loud and guess he's right. LOL I got it at BB&B.

Lol, that is a cute story about the squirrels and the blender, Maryea.

May I ask if you would share the ingredients in your mocha drink?

I am going to make one this week, need some ideas.

Can relate to distractions, glad you are here. Woot!

I ended the eating day at 1605. Exercise was a 60 minute walk, 15 minute job and 5 minutes for my little 100 Bodyweight Squats Workout.

Plus was pretty generally active all day.

Have a great Friday, everyone!

I had dinner out tonight and tried to mitigate the damage by only eating half of it but it was still pretty high. Todays est cals-2000. No exercise. Today would normally be an exercise day but we are going out of town tomorrow and there was too much to do. I am thinking of going on a real, true diet when I get back. Not a lifestyle change, a diet. I will see how I feel on Monday.

Marie-glad to see you back here. I enjoyed the squirrel story. My husband always complains about the squirrels, perhaps he can use your method.

Am2-another good day for you. Awesome.