Good Monday Morning Everyone!
Just got in from my 4.5 miles. Great way to start the week. I'm really thrilled on how you all have been joining me on the WEEKLY EXERCISE BOARD since starting our exercise challenge. For a long time I was just about solo on there and it's REALLY nice to have company
ELI & I went up to Broward yesterday, got a late start so really wasn't able to do a lot. I think all of us got a late start yesterday due to the time change, which I have to say I DON'T LIKE! Anyhow, we went to see the movie BEND IT LIKE BEKHAM. We both liked it very much. I wouldn't say as funny as MBFGW, but funny enough and very entertaining. If you go to see it, do stay for the ending credits, they are funny as well. I'd go see it again.
THIS WEEKS NEW CHALLENGE: Servings sizes seem to be a problem for many a lot of the times. My polling question about salad dressing, I hope, made a few of you think about how much dressing you may be using on your salads. I was one of the 3 people who said they measure out one serving. When at home, I always measure my serving of dressing. When I'm out, I'll always ask for it on the side and dip my fork in the dressing and then spear the salad. At a salad bar I'll put the dressing on the side or in a little cup and then dip and spear. I NEVER pour it right on. So, this week, I'd like you to take a few foods you eat and do a little guesstimating and weighing. If you have a food scale, great-it will be a breeze, if not, you can still do some of this with measuring spoons and cups. If you eat salads any time this week BEFORE you put on the dressing put the salad on your food scale and either zero it out (if your scale has this feature) or just weigh it. For those of you who usually guesstimate or just pour on the salad dressing with no idea how much you are getting, I want you to turn the scale around so you don't see the numbers and continue on exactly as you usually do, pour it on WITHOUT looking. Don't do anything differently because you are doing this little "experiment" do it as you always do. THEN, turn around and see what you have actually put on your salad. Write it down and give a report. If you don't have a food scale, take your measuring spoons, see what a serving is on the label (if using bottled/jarred) and measure out one serving, does it look like what you usually put on? If not, keep measuring and see how many (probably) tablespoons you are actually putting on there. Try to do this project best way you can with whatever tools you have. Should you eat any cheese that you need to slice yourself from a block, try doing the same thing, cut what you think would be 1 serving (1 ounce/28grams) and then weigh it and see how close you are to a serving. Eat nuts this week, take what you think is a serving and once again, either weigh it out or try to measure it in a measuring cup. You can do this with any foods you eat this week that you may guesstimate at a lot. Like fruit, AGAPE weighed an apple then sent me the ounces, she did good as a serving of an apple is 3.4oz. What I would like this project to do is just help you see more of what a serving is. For those of you who already measure (almost) daily as I do, and for those of you who aren't, guesstimating and seeing how close you are to the actual serving you are trying to get to helps for those times when aren't able to measure and to stay within a serving size AND eventually, you'll be so good at this you won't have to measure these foods you eat over and over again, you'll just KNOW what a serving looks like
Anyone up for the challenge? I'd like you to post your results as you can, anything during the week, whether on a daily basis or whenever you can during any of your posts. GOOD LUCK!
Today is my yoga class so I don't have much time to post so I want to get on the ball and try to catch up before I find myself out of time.
BOB, I saw FAR FROM HEAVEN, thought it was good as well. Thanks for the reviews of the others. Check out Ebay for the WALP tapes, you may find them there cheaper, or if you do the express WALP do check the web, sometimes it's cheaper there. Every year, Channel 10 does the SOBE diet with views from TV. PUBLIX prints out a little pamphlet each week to follow it, with the foods. Very close to SB.
QUILTER, glad to hear the show went well. You're a winner in so many ways, you deserved to win that throw! Good job on eating the plain strawberries! Girl, I'm proud of you!
Yep, bizarre dream! Maybe it was telling you you and PAUL should make a trip to Miami!!!!!
MONET, okay, this is just really bizarre! I read your post about the garage sale and said OMG to myself. I actually not only bought a lounge chair for outside on Saturday for $2, BUT, this other garage sale had 4 lounge chairs for the pool, white, looked brand new, so I called my Mom to see if she was interested. It's really weird, of all the things you could of mentioned and you mentioned these and here, I buy one and then call my Mom on 4 of them-it's just bizarre!!!!!!!! MICHAEL saw Spirited Away and said he too liked it.
FILLISE, I saw you liked the BB lime yogurt, I've tried it, even though it has the dreaded Splenda in it, and liked it, actually liked that, the lemon, the coconut and the vanilla as well. Can only find it down here at the Super Walmart.
SHEANN, there's a ton of stuff on the web about SYNDROME X. Much of the recommended foods to eat are low GI and sample diets/menus are basically very close to SB, so you should have no problem with staying on this WOE-but that's just MHO, of course, I have no credentials to back it up.
AGAPE, just saw your e-mail and glad to see you were able to get on the board. So what cookies did you end up making?
HEART, glad to see you and DH had a nite out together! Sounds like you enjoyed yourself. Tootsie Roll dance - want to explain???
Good going to seeing 197, try to stay OP and hold that number, or go down, either one is good
I wouldn't say anything to your friend, (just my opinon) she knows, it's like no one has to tell us we're fat, we know. It probably is from what she had take place, just like when BOOGIE is sick, you eat the wrong things, I do the same-I find comfort in food, or so I think.
TEENSY, first off, I want to say THANK YOU! When I went on the board the other day I saw you posted you had done 6 days of exercise and yesterdy (Sunday) when I wasn't going to go but saw your post I said, "if she can do it, I can do it!" and out I went, doing 6 days as well, so not only THANK YOU, but CONGRATS as well!!!!
If you can stay away from the sweets do so, esp. if it's a trigger food, as chocolate is for me. Honestly, you have to think of it as a drug. If a heroin addict takes just one shot after being detoxed for a long time his body wants it again and he's once again addicted, same with chocolate, at least for me. If I start, I can't stop! My body just goes crazy. I don't suggest it unless you are close to goal, it really screws many people up once they get it back in their systems. The bars don't sound bad, but as you mentioned, that fat is probably way too high. If you need something and can limit yourself easily, try one of the recipes from the recipe board, I have a bar recipe that's really easy and good if your interested, better yet, the MANDEL BREAD recipe is not really sweet, just a tad and very easy. LMK if you are interested and I'll point them out to you. Starchy carbs sound fine to me!
SHEANN, glad to see your post. Whatever DM does for you to thank you, you deserve it. I'm sure she appreciates all you do all the time for her and having you to "lean on" during this ordeal with her leg she surely appreciates you all that more
LIN, I too have a ALMOND GRANOLA recipe on the board, it's delish, so you may want to check it out. The agave IS expensive, but the price you are paying is what I've seen it to be out there recently.
JANE, good job this weekend, you'll continue to do better, I'm sure
Another idea for your WW tortilla...I make tuna melts as well. I put tuna, cheese, sour cream and hot sauce-delish! Love those pizzas on there as well. You could even make a dessert pizza with cream cheese and fruit! Lots of things can be done with those!
JACKK, so sorry to hear about your BIL, but glad he's doing better. Glad to hear the shower was a success, did she get a lot of neat stuff?
JEC, you and hubby have to make a pact that neither of you will even think about ordering that stuff. Just one bite would of sent me in to a tailspin!
Okay, I'm running late. I have to go get gas before yoga class and I have to get a quick shower so I don't stink the room up.
Will check in later!!!!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!
{{{HUGS}}}
Debbie
. I never can find anything at yard sales or consignment shops.
Go figure!
I hope you had a wonderful day!
