I got hung up on the chandelier and that's what threw my spine out of whack!

Down here in the south we have ceiling fans instead of chandeliers. When they're on and moving, it makes things much more interesting.

I'm movin to the South!

Boy-I missed something around here the last couple of days:D

JM - quick synopsis... Cassi's still got back trouble due to her gymnastics on the bedroom swing, don't mind her posts, she's jacked up on Vicodin.... Kristen is kicking butt and taking names at LAWL and has landed her name on the 'people to avoid' list at corporate because her COD has no lites and the one guy that delivers to all of Ontario is not due there until next week, and DAMMIT SHE WANTS SNICKERS LITES!!!!! And the rest of us are hoping to God that this slimdown challenge works!

Kim-you're cracking me up! Oh-wait . . .you're serious aren't you? Boy-I HAVE missed out!

I think I'll join you guys in the challenge-even though i'm not a big fan of meal replacement shakes-especially when it's cold . . .

Okay Kim just made me pee my pants so I must be down a few ounces.. will laugh myself silly all the way to the scale!

OK...I'm in on the challenge. Here's to big losses for all of us!!

:cheer2: :exercise: :dust: :goodluck: :grouphug:

Is this a program that LAWL has? I am curious b/c I want to know if I should write it in the journal this way or not. I am looking forward to doing this.

I saw Walgreens has the juice on sale BOGO

Originally Posted by KrispieD:
Okay Kim just made me pee my pants so I must be down a few ounces.. will laugh myself silly all the way to the scale!

I do my duty for all of my friends who are weighing in today.....

Barb - I got it from my COD. It's a corporate center.

And when I went in today, she gave me another suggestion. She said about three years ago, they used to recommend that to break a plateau you do a week of fish for all of your protein - the white fish - anything from the second group in your protein book. She said they don't do that anymore because it's rather extreme. I told her I had been doing this for awhile and to hit me with anything she's got. I mentioned the challenge, and she suggested something they did I do the TO, and then whenever I do the slim downs, make the white fish my other protein choice for the day. I may try this next week. She gave me a couple of grilled fish ideas too. She said her husband will grill mahi mahi in a foil packet and put a thin slice of pineapple on each side of the fish so that when he flips the packet, the pineapple taste gets into the fish. And for the tilapia, the same thing, but with lemon slices. He added some seasoned salt and some spices to it, so I am going to play with that next week. Albertson's just had a BOGO last week on tilapia so I loaded up.

That sounds good - I'll try that too.

Thinking back, I can say that I have had more success when I bring more fish into my diet... lately I've been chicken loaded.

Kim.........you do know that you have a gift, right??????

Cassi.......I LOVE mahi mahi....I don't know if I can get it around here, but my grocery store will order things for me......duh..i forgot.

Ok, so when I went to COD yesterday, I got the one chick who has done LAWL and is really helpful, and I asked her about bringing recipes in so she could submit them to the LA chef for me, and she said they no longer have access to the la chef. I go to a corporate center. Do you think this is right? She is the manager.

Oh, I have to go...................so much to do......so little time :)

OH, and Kristen...........go for the red bra either way...........DH will have one of his best Valentine's Days ever!!!!!

Nicole - She also said Haddock grilled was good. Anything that was on the second fish protein list. Anything with the bigger portion... shrimp, tilapia, cod, etc.

Okay one more question! I got my Slimfast Optima shakes today but forgot string cheese.. I think you said yours are 50 cals.. It is advised to have these to add to the Slimfast so it's comparable to the Slimdowns? I know we are on TO on Mon/Tues so I should be able to get some by Wed.

Hope you all had a good day!

Kristen - I don't know if "advised" is word. Rather, this is what I'm doing. At Lea Ann's suggestion. (Lea Ann - Like how I bring you into this?)

Missing in Action Lea Ann.... we'll have to find her!!

Thanks so much.. I told DH I lost 5 1/2 inches around bust and he said 'you're shrinking your rack'.. we have to get the men together to figure out what all this means and come up with a common dictionary of lingo for men!

I am SO going to enjoy my food this weekend before TO on Monday and if I can have white fish, including my shrimp and scallops etc I'm all for doing those for our Slimdown days..bring on the shrimp Forest Gump!

shrimp gumbo, shrimp skewers, shrimp teriyaki, shrimp scampi, broiled shrimp, fried shrimp... (My bubba gump impression)

My gal said she'd deny okaying it but.... to add the string cheese to make the protein more comparable to the slimdowns--I think the protein is the key to keeping hunger at bay.

you guys are making me hungry for shrimp!! Have my mexican soup on the stove--it's freakin freezin here!!

I am looking forward to this challenge. I also am stocking up on shrimp!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay.. here it goes.. I say we all crack open our frightful bag of shiritaki noodles and make the veggie pie Cassi posted today.. I'm going to make it Friday night.

Who dares to walk into the dark world of the untested tofu noodles with me!!:devil:

Kristen: I will make them tomorrow. I already ate dinner. You found them? Or do you mean next Friday?

Next Friday.. the 19th.. I'd do Friday the 13th if we could.. SCARY!!

Ok, I will make a recipe with the noodles next Friday night.

I will make a different recipe so we can compare :)

I'm in for Friday... oh ****, I'm in for anything you guys come up with!

Originally Posted by Kimphin:
JM - quick synopsis... Cassi's still got back trouble due to her gymnastics on the bedroom swing, don't mind her posts, she's jacked up on Vicodin.... Kristen is kicking butt and taking names at LAWL and has landed her name on the 'people to avoid' list at corporate because her COD has no lites and the one guy that delivers to all of Ontario is not due there until next week, and DAMMIT SHE WANTS SNICKERS LITES!!!!! And the rest of us are hoping to God that this slimdown challenge works!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Geez Girl, you crack me up!!
Good summary if you ask me!!

Kristen, where in Canada did you find the Shiritaki noodles?!?!? I've been skunked so far.....

Originally Posted by Kimphin:
I'm in for Friday... oh ****, I'm in for anything you guys come up with!

and this is why Kim is my friend :)

Hey ladies! I am going to try this fun stuff also! So starting Monday, it's TO for me! I am going to use oranges though (Clemintines would be OK too, right?)
I ordered my wedding dress on Thursday a size too small, so I would like to be down a size by Feb 22 when it comes in....think that's doable? I hope so!
Yay! Thanks for posting this challenge! I think it will be a great way to get me back in check!

Lara: When is the wedding? What does the dress look like?

I'm so thrilled this post has gotten so much action! I'm on my 6th day and so far so good. I'll be thinking about all of you starting TO tomorrow!

I only saw one person reply that they had tried the challenge before and what their results had been. Has anyone else tried it?

Thanks and good luck all!

Morning Ladies

Enjoy your last two days of FOOD!!! Real FOOD!!
I've done my journal for the week, got my cantelopes for Mon/Tues, have my Slimfast chillin in the fridge and every dinner for Wed-Sun is using shrimp or fish! Just need to grab some cheese strings and I'm good to go!

Lara way to go on the wedding dress.. You've got just over a month so no worries.. looking forward to seeing it!

I'm going to eat my lunch and relish every bite of it!

Rhonda I found the Shiritaki noodles at Whole Foods Market. they had an expriry date of May 07 so I bought for bags.. hmm something with a shelf life that long that we are putting in our bodies!!

I am going to start my menu planning soon and I will go to the store to get what I need. I just am trying to figure out if I want to do it with oranges or juice.

Barb and Krispie - My wedding is October 13th. It's kinda far away, but I found this dress and the place had no intrest financing right now, so I had to get it! Here is the link for it on the place's website. Ignore the model's dumb looking necklace!
http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns...&prodgroup=127

So that's it. I am a bit of a hippee at heart, so I really like it!

I am excited to get started on Monday! The way the weather looks we may be frozen in here for the weekend with a freezer full of Frozen pizza (although I did buy a good salad and lots of fruit yesterday so that should be helpful! I need to put the V8 in the fridge!)

That dress is beautiful. I bought mine on ebay. I tried it on in a store and fell in love with it and found it on ebay brand new for 150 dollars cheaper. We got the bridesmaids dresses at Davids though.

Lara, The dress is beautiful! You will be a gorgeous bride!!

Kristen - we don't have whole foods here..:( I'm sure I will eventually find those pesky noodles!
Will you share some of your menu ideas for the week? I'm soooo not creative, and could use some help! I'm working on my menus for the week, and then I'm going to go shopping to get the rest of what I will be needing.

I'm glad we have a good group of friends to tackle this challenge together!:)

Do you have one of the cookbooks? I went through it and planned out my menu with it. I decided that on the Slimdown days I would have as my other protein chicken one day, shrimp one day, beef one day and so on and then created my menu based on flipping through and finding things that I would like to eat or try. Also, I chose different salad options for lunches. This way I am trying all the different recipes in my cookbook.

You could do this also with the recipe threads too. :)

Hi,
I am starting TO tomorrow. I will be doing the express because I have decided to just use the drinks for awhile. I will be joining you for the challenge.

Originally Posted by Mama Nicole:
and this is why Kim is my friend :)

Right back at you Nicole!

Kristen -

Originally Posted by :
I'm going to eat my lunch and relish every bite of it!

is relish on plan?

Lara - very pretty dress! You're gonna knock future DH's socks off!

OK, similar to Kristen I purchased mucho fish and Slimfasts today. Tomorrow I will do my formal menu (chanting over and over again..." if it's not on the menu, it doesn't go in my mouth"....). Let's get 'em girls!