Heather. :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

Happy scales this morning. Nothing major, just right direction.

Four-ibble does rhyme with horrible. Terrible 2s, three-vils, four-ibbles.

Snowing and cold here today. Promised girly trip to Children's Museum. Sounds hard. With the weather, it may be something we do next week instead.

No cake today. Probably doing Nilla Wafer/Banana pudding yum instead. Cake Saturday.

I hope to go to the gym tonight. No reason not to other than weather, but it is only a few minutes away.

:lol: you got me. I was trying to be inconspicuous ;)

I saw the commercial for it but haven't seen the show. I might set it to record and check it out.

I am hoping Amazon forgets to charge for this episode like it did for the last one. That was nice. NBC is on some ridiculous two-week delay in getting its shows up. Makes me angry.

good morning! it is soooo freaking miserably cold here. and my clinic office has no heat. wtf??

interesting observation supporting homecooked food vs. store bought:

van clearly labeled "bed bug extermination" has worker spraying chemicals from large vats onto couch cushions out the van back doors. within inches another worker from a double parked delivery truck is unloading wonder bread onto little dollies to bring into nearby store. :barf: :eek:

have a warm moment for me!

Happy Birthing Day!! :):):)

woohooo!

Jen, my basement treadmill is the ONLY place I will run in just a sports bra and shorts! :o

Oh my gosh I know what you mean. Thinking of going into a gym is kind of scary to me. Plus I love being in the comfort of my own home (or garage in my case) ;)

Talked to new bank guy. Good rate. 20 year instead of 15. Doesn't really matter. It will be paid off in 13.

And knowing that we are paying it off early, I am considering just leaving it and sticking to the plan we have.

For Anna (and anyone else who likes the yummies)

Warming Chickpea Stew
4 cups Vegetable stock or water
1-2 Onions, chopped
4 Cloves garlic, minced
2 Medium sized yams, diced
2 cups Additional vegetable (cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, carrot, etc.)
2 cups Green kale, chopped
1 cup Chickpeas, cooked
1/2 cup Brown rice, cooked
1/4 tsp Sea salt
1/4 cup Cashew or almond butter
2 Tbsp Lemon juice
1/4 cup Tamari
1/8 tsp Chili powder
1 Tbsp Olive oil

In a large soup pot, saute onion and garlic in olive oil for 3-5 minutes. Add vegetable stock or water, yam, additional vegetable (not including kale), chickpeas, brown rice, and sea salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 30-45 minutes. In a small bowl, mis almond or cashew butter with 1/2 cup of liquid from stew. Stir mixture back into stew, along with Kale and cook for 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, tamari, and chili powder, and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot.


Herb and Garlic Roasted Beets
10 Medium sized beets, cut into chunks
2 Tbsp Olive oil
1/4 cup Water
2 Tbsp Rosemary
2 Tbsp Thyme
1/2 tsp Sea salt
3 Garlic cloves, minced

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place olive oil in a large casserole dish. Place beets in casserole dish and sprinkle rosemary, thyme, sea salt, and garlic over beets. Pour water over beets. Place in oven and bake for 45-60 minutes. Serve with rice.

Ick on the pesticides, period.
I really need to give beets a chance but they scare me for some reason.
Rhonda - treadmill? what time tonight?

I have to suck it up and get new workout clothes. Period, no more delaying. They're faded beyond all get out and now have holes. I have officially passed the frugal point and reached the I'm a cheap *** point.

After watching TBL, I'd love to be in the gym with Bob for a couple weeks. I wonder what that would really be like. It must be cool to have someone there pushing you for your best. Heck, let's make it a month with Bob. A month with Bob and a personal chef would just rock.

I wish they would show more mealtimes. The show seems to always focus just workouts. I want to see their meals plans for every, single day.

Another reason that I quit watching. If weight loss is 90% food and 10% movement, then talking about food choices (without product placement) and reviewing people's menus would be much for usef----oh wait. Food is not interesting. People's gasping for air it. never mind.

Mine is more 95% food and 5% movement. I move, I've always moved even if it's just walking I've moved.

Oh and they were apricots but certainly not in-season apricots. I've not eaten them often and naively thought they may be an in season item at this time of year - nope.

If I am drinking it I prefer Rice Dream over the soy kinds I have tried.

I don't have a text plan but I am open to phone calls if needed.

I'm glad I haven't been eating much bread lately. :(

Rhonda - Quit trying to force yourself into an hour. Commit to 15 minutes and work up to more.

Heather - Go shopping pronto. You deserve new workout clothes with all the running you have been doing. GO NOW!