Here is the funny banana guy's pbj link, before I go attempt to catch up on some board reading :) . . .

http://www.people.virginia.edu/%7Erdf7d/banana.swf

:cb:

Christine

Hi all!
yesterday was really busy-my stepmother and I took the kids to Chucky Cheese....it was a madhouse. Then-as you all know, I am beginning a new costume for my daughter for her birthday next month-she so innocently being so proud of the things I have made for her-told everyone she saw about the dress I was making for her-and she started adding-"She can make me glass slippers, too!" :o
I told her I wasn't sure I could do that, and we would have to find her some white ones to wear, and she said-"Mom, you can do it!"
I didn't really know what to tell her. I was out shopping, and just happened to stumble upon a pair of tiny clear "jelly" shoes-they were clear with teeny glitter sparkles, and were shaped like a little girls dress shoe, with a small clear heel! I picked them up, and said to myself-"Please be her size, and don't be $30!" over and over again...they WERE her size, and only $12! I could not beleive it. You should have seen her face when she saw them-right onto the floor, sneakers coming off-like only a 3 year old would do in the middle of the store!
I did really well as far as eating the past two days-I have eaten a lot of fresh fruit, and chicken-and I am naturally a healthy cereal lover-Frosted Mini Wheats is my favorite-my husband is more of a Fruity Pebbles fan-he calls mine "sticks and twigs"!:lol:
I am feeling the bloat really bad, so I have stayed away from the scale-I wish my pills would straighten me out soon!
I walked a lot yesterday-but missed my weight training, so I have to make it up today and do full body, and get abck on my schedule with it on Monday-for those of you that do not weight train-you have to wait 48 hours between working out of a body part for maximum result-doing it every day overworks the development, and you will not get as good results-so I do it M-F, alternating upper body and abs one day, then lower body the next-this goes for any kind of resistance training-leg lifts, weights, Bowflex...
I usually do a small amount of cardio every day, and more on the weeekends when I do not do resistance.
I am looking for a real good cookie recipe to put up here for everyone, since Vermont Mom talked about it and now we are going to all want them! ha ha ha
Well, better go-you ladies are all doing great! Keep it up!
Aphil

Hey gang.....

Aphil~~~ I would love to have a bow flex. A friend of mine has one and the transformation from using it was amazing.

Things here are fine .. I am still 100% OP!!!!!!!:dance:

I seen my aggravating SIL today and she is still as aggravating as ever. Her weight loss is real noticable and I told her how great she was looking and she had to reply with a sarcastic answer "Of course I am " She again makes mention of how her plan is the only way to go (Protein Power) She just needs to stay away from me..

Well anyway I hope everyone is doing great and are planning to have a wonderful weekend. Will miss everyone while the site is down.... stay strong girls:strong:


Nancy:wave:
203.5/199/???

Anybody out there??????
 

Hey where the heck is everyone at?????

Its lonely here without you guys!!
I hope everyones weekend has been wonderful. Mine was good. I have spent most of the day reading a great book called Grand Avenue. I recommend it if anyone likes to read.
Still OP 100% and weigh in is tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed as TOM is fast approaching.:devil:

I hope everyone has a great evening....check in soon!!



Nancy:wave:
203.5/199/???

:) Hello! I'm here!

Hi everyone!

Again, working both Saturdays and Sundays puts me behind in keeping up with posting. Sorry!

Nancy, bleh bleh bleh to the nasty SIL!!! What is her problem?!? I certainly hope you don't have to see her very often. Is she that jerky to everyone?:mad:

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you, Nancy! Hope your weigh-in makes you smile and say "woohoo!"

aphil, how wonderful that you found "glass slippers" for you daughter's costume! What a mom you are!

Hope I didn't get anyone offtrack by mentioning cookies...:o I've got to sit at a booth tomorrow and sell all those darn cookies! I'm hoping for nice weather.

Thanks for the dancing banana link, Christine! I will check him out.

We went to a cookout today, and I had way too much food, but I think it's okay because I ate very lightly before; and certainly don't eat that much very often. But it was potcluck picnic food, which sure is good.

My two days off are going to be busy - oil change and turn signal replacement for my cycle tomorrow at 9:00 22 miles away; laundry; maybe clean the bathroom (ugh) then volunteer at the fundraiser from about 4:00 pm to 8-9:00 pm.m Then I don't know what on Tuesday, but I'm sure it will be busy.

I'm afraid I have ditched my exercise for the past FOUR days - it has just been too humid and warm! But I've got no excuse at least for the next two days - I'll have to do the cold shower in swimsuit routine, to make it through a half-hour of exercise.

Take care! Have a nice night!

Your friend, Holly

Hi everyone! Hope ya'll had a great weekend!
I weighed in, and I am still at 201-same as last week. I am not discouraged at all-because my body has always lost weight this way-I lose a few pounds fast-then it is like my body takes a week or two to adjust to that weight, then I lose a few more. I have these "mini-plateaus" for every few pounds lost-it evens out, since I lost the first 10 pounds in only 3 week's time.
Vermont Mom-I am with you-I have slacked off the exercise this weekend-I REALLY need to get with it today. I find that besides the obvious body benefits-exercise really puts me in a better mood the rest of the day when I do it. I am usually sort of a "moody" person, and it really brings my spirits up-all those endorphins flowing. It also prevents me from having the 2:00 wanting-to-take-a-nap-sluggishness I get a lot.
For you ladies that like taco salad...If you get an even 1 pound of ground beef-like measured in the plastic sausage type tubes at Kroger or Aldi's-or 1 even pound in regular foam packages-and you make it with a packet of taco seasoning-measure out 1/4 of that mixture as your serving size-it is about 250 calories. Add 20 crunched up Baked Tostitos-110 calories, and top with a cup of shredded lettuce and 2 tablespoons of salsa for another 20 calories-380 calories total! I crunch it all up in a big bowl and let my husband have the greasy shells and cheese to himself!
You can put in more lettuce if you like for about 5 calories a cup. Your family can add on the sour cream or cheese to theirs, and you can eat what they are eating-so it works out for everyone. I don't eat hamburger a lot-but sometimes you just gotta have it...
:lol:
Everyone have a good day-I bette go exercise while I am thinking of it!
Aphil

Hi everyone,,

Just a quick post this morning as I am off to the dentist. UGH !!!

Weigh in this morning had me down 1.5 pounds. Not bad , Ill take it. Still hanging in there and feeling strong.

have a great day all... be back later,


Nancy :wave:


203.5/ 197.5 /???

OP since 7/29/02

Nancy-Way to go on the 1.5 lb loss [:cp: ] Aphil- that taco salad sounds yummy[:) ] I'll have to try it sometime. Just an idea, but you could also substitute ground turkey for the ground beef. I think it tastes just about the same and is a little bit healthier. Well I'm happy to report a 1 lb loss this week. So that's a total of 4 so far. Yea [ :dance: ] I still have a long ways to go but I'm setting mini goals along the way. I hope to lose another 4 lbs by Sept 1 and then another 7 by Oct 1. I have a drs appt that day and am hoping to be 260 lbs. That's about 20+ lbs less than what I weighed last year when I went. So I need all the support I can get. This site has been really good for me. It's nice to be able to talk to people who know what you are going through. Talk to you all later [ :wave: ]
Steph

Wow, sounds like you're all doing great.. I'm jealous :lol:

That taco salad does sound really tasty.. I think I may have to grab me some stuff to make it at the grocery store tonight! Mmmmmm!

Just checkin in ... to let ya know I'm keepin up with the reading now.. lol

Christine

You could substitute it with ground turkey-but you need to watch the labels-some kinds are mostly ground dark meat-which is pretty much as fatty as the hamburger-so if that is all your store has, then you might as well have the beef. Some of the leaner ones are white and dark turkey mixed.
Aphil

:wave: Hi everyone!

Steph, have I missed meeting you? Welcome! congrats on your loss.

Nancy, how was the dentist? Hopefully not too bad! And congrats to you on being down, also!!

aphil, the taco salad sounds so good. That's the way to have family meals - ours modified a bit, but still good, and the rest of the family has it their way.

It was cooler this morning, so I did my usual 1/2 hour exercise routine. Yes, I love the feeling of getting it done early so I know it's been done for the day - and I won't turn down any of those endorphins, either!

Hi Christine! How are you and baby doing?

Also hi to Jacklyn, Kina, kewi, Tryin'hard, and all our other friends.

Another distant hello sent to our friends who are MIA - Melisa, Sprite, Kanola - we miss you ladies!:?:

Have a great night!

Your friend, Holly

Hello to Everyone
 

Wow! So much catching up to do and not enough time in a day. Well I heard someone had a dentist appt., and someone dropped some quick pounds and sitting there for now, and another person has an aggravatiing SIL that needs a twinkie stuffed down her throat but is still focused on her own plan regardless, and then a couple that need to get refocused on their exercise. OH let us not forget the one that had to sit at a booth within reach of home baked cookies...What's wrong with you! Just kidding. wow I think I touched on everyones life just about. If I didn't mention you it is not that your life is less exciting its just I don't have enough time in my day to even take a breath.

I started my day job and I have only had about 3 hours of sleep. I just got off from my evening job and boy I am EXHAUSTED. I basically worked from 11 am to 11:30 pm with a few breaks in between it all. But I think I will be okay tomorrow. Can't wait til school starts in September. Argh!

I think I better run and get some sleep before I start to worry about all my struggles and then I end up tossing and turning all night long like last night. Heres wishing you many smiles full of love throughout your day.

Bye. Kina

Hi everyone!
How is everyone doing?
Another product note-most lite pancake syrups are listed as 100 calories for a 1/4 cup serving. If you are eating a small portion-2 pancakes or 1 waffle-switching that to 1/8 cup and 50 calories is plenty-I know picking up the bottle seemed like a lot glancing and seeing 100 calories just for syrup-I guess that IS a serving size if we eat like we all used to! ha ha ha
Went for a 30 minute walk last night with the kids-I put Raiden in the stroller, and let Jasmine walk with me this time-I stayed close to home and kept asking her if she was tired yet-she walked with me 3 full rounds of our cul-de-sac neighborhood and around another block next to our street! She kept those little legs going, and really seemed to enjoy it-looks like I have a little walking buddy now! I guess I never thought she could walk that far!
If it is nice we will do it again tonight-and when they have naps after lunch I am going to do my resistance training.
Have a good day everyone!
CHICKEN FAJITAS IN PITAS
6 chicken breast halves-boneless, skinless-cut into strips
1T. canola oil
Paprika
2 whole pitas, cut into halves
4T. salsa
4T. fat free sour cream
Heat oil in skillet, add chicken, sprinkle with paprika, and saute until done. Remove from heat and divide into the pita pockets. Top each with a tablespoon each of salsa and sour cream.
4 servings
each-340 calories, 9 grams fat, (fiber content depends on pitas used)
This can easily be reduced in half to feed only two people.
Aphil

Hi everyone! HOpe you're all doing well. THe heat and humidity has finally broken here and I feel human again. You know it's hot when you're sweating while you're just sitting on the couch!!
I am PMSing really badly, but getting some MAJOR cleaning done! SInce it's almost my TOM, I am not getting on the scale, but I think I've been doing ok. A little too much wine the other night, but what are you going to do??
School starts a week from tomorrow. I am trying to get super organized. I always tell my students that I make New Year's resolutions in September!
Thanks for the recipes, Aphil--maybe you could do a week's worth of menu planning for us!!
Hope you're all having a super day. TIme to get back to cleaning!

Hello everyone! Looks like everyone is doing a good job staying on track. I have started something a little different. I went out and bought the Fat Flush plan to see what that was about. Seems interesting and ones that post here about it seem to have some success. I know its not the "old fashioned way" but maybe something like this can help jumpstart my program again.

I had a little scare this morning. Got up to do my walk (at 6:00am in the dark) and heard this barking in the distance. All of a sudden the dog was up on me!! It was in the woods growling at me and since I couldn't see it, I high tailed it back to the house. I need all of my limbs, ya know.:lol: I got about half a mile in so I'm going to try to hit it again tonight.

I have been so busy lately and sooooo tired but I'm trying to stay motivated and positive. Hope everyone has a great day!