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sounds like u got a real good deal angel!... OMG u guys i dont know what u would call what i have made for dinner. but all i can say is YUMMMM!

I had some pork steaks (which are just boneless pork chops) and sliced those up thin and cooked them with some turkey bacon.. then took them outta the pan and put them aside..

then i took cabbage and cut it pretty thinly (not shredded) and in a very large frying pan add just a tad of butter and throw in your cabbage.. not content with that.. I added 2 apples sliced up thin, and a very small box of raisins..

pepper,minced onion, red pepper flakes,parsley, salt, garlic powder, and stir fried the cabbage... then cook till its transparent & still a bit crisp... and add just a tad of cinnamon,...

then add the meat back to the mixture and stir.. its the bomb :) and it cant have very many calories in it...

Curly your dinner sounds really yummy and healthy!

angel i double checked u did really good cuz i paid 24$ for 2 lbs

val: it was very good.. i dont know why i go thru these cravings for things one week it was tuna.. the next week brussel sprouts and last week it was celery! well chocolate also but i dont endulge that craving lol oh and dont 4get my mcdonalds cheeseburger craving.. didnt indulge that one either! :)

An interesting meal for sure, Curly. Love the combinations with BACON!!! mmm, love bacon.:ink: I'm glad the protein powder was a good deal. It is a huge container though...I had better use all of it!! I made a 'shake' tonight and shared it with the boys. Tell me what you think....skim milk, a scoop of vanilla protein powder and frozen peaches. Kinda basic, but was soooo frothy and deliscious. I bought this huge bag of frozen fruit also. If you have other ways to incorporate it into a meal other than a 'shake smoothie' I would certainly appreciate. I remember someone saying they even mix it in their oatmeal. Was that you Curly?

hi everyone,

let me try to introduc myself

Name: Angela
Age: 32 almost 33
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Marital Status: 4 years july 2006
occuption:stay at home mom
husband occupation: miltary
childrn: have 4 ages 1 yr, 3 yr, 6yr, and final 9 years
Pets: 1 Dog who just had 3 puppies
Highest Weight: 262.2
Current Weight:236.4
Goal Weight: 160 lbs.
Plan: la wight loss, and liking it

excesise: running after the kids

okay i think that is it for now, have a great evening
angel

First off, :welcome2: TCA. It's always nice to see new people here. Hope to see you post again soon :)

Things are going well here. My journaling hasn't been real consistant, but what I have tracked has opened my eyes. My calories are too high, my food groups are not balanced properly. Still toooo many carbs, and too much sugar in all forms. And these points grrrrrrrr lol. I know I'll get the hang of it. WW meeting is Wed. night. I'll definately be asking for some guidance :^: ONly 4 more weeks till we head off to Denver.. I have a lot of self work to do before we leave.

Curly~ Woman!!! YUMMMMM. :queen: You are the Queen of the Kitchen in our little group here. I'm def gonna have to try that one. I didn't know anybody ever craved :p :eek: brussel sprouts!! ......So did you get your anticipated 8" snow yet? I can't imagine. LOL 1-2" in Seattle shuts the city down. Now in Cali, well, I saw snow here about 4 years ago. It dusted and lasted about all of 25 minutes hehehe...

Val~ How 'bout you? Are you staying warm? I'm not an expert by any means, but I wouldn't worry about no loss this week. You didn't have any gain, and like you said you had a really good loss last week, so maybe it all does balance out :goodvibes: so, how far is the walk to Curves? Hehehe I bet you looked interesting with alla your hula hoops lol... btw, were you able to sell any?

Petra~ I hope you get lot's of snow :) (I think I understood you WANT it?!?!) hehehe...

AngelEyes~ :hug: just cuz.

Jennie~ :hug: you too!

Oh heck :grouphug: every single PIC out there!!!

Iwmonn-if you don't get a points finder at your meeting, PM me with your address. I still have my WW stuff and I"ll mail it to you. I can't imagine they wouldn't give you one.

Angel-I assume you bought vanilla protein powder. I put mine in yogurt smoothies which are flavored in a variety of ways. Fruit, crystal light drink mix powder, davinci sugar free syrups, spices, etc. Some people also like it in cottage cheese. They also use it to make protein bars (I tried this and didn't like them but maybe I need to try some different recipes) and it is sometimes used as part of the flour substitute in baking. 6 lbs is a big container.

We only got a dusting of snow last night. The big snow was south of us-Curly's direction. There is another storm coming on Friday but they are unsure of it's size or direction right now. I"m on call this weekend too, should be interesting.

Good Morning girls!!

A big warm hello to TCA!! Nice to see a fellow Canadian but there can only be ONE ANGEL here....:devil: ....:angel: haha.....**sinister laugh** :devil:

Petra....yeah, I know....from my understanding, its 3 times the size of curly's canister she bought!! I hope I find lots of ways to use it. Thanks for your tips. How are Jillian's workouts going?

Curly.....Are you buried under the snow GF? What a nice surprize....we awoke to a light 1/2 inch dusting of it also. The boys are thrilled!!! I don't think there's much hope of it lasting past lunchtime, but still nice to see.

I tried my hand at Fitday yesterday. What a great site. I had no idea it was all free. Its going to take awhile to get the hang of it, but really cool to see the pie graph with your carbs/protein/fat ratio. A little shocker to me was see how much a small handful of mixed nuts were!!!:yikes: That may explain my stall abit. I must remember plain blanched almonds rather than regular salty mixed nuts. I'm off to the gym for some treadmill work, going to try running again. Yesterday I did a WATP 3 mile tape and I added in hand weights and boy.....I can barely raise my arms!!! Have a great day.:carrot:

lol i awoke to a light dusting of 9 inches!!!

brrrrrrrrrrrrr all of you! Good Morning :),

Today I've already started writing my foods... actually planning thru lunch. I've found a forum actually here on 3fc that has points values for thousands of foods, and a link to a site that sounds like it does what the slider thingy does to figure out points. I really want to give WW a fair chance, I know it works but I'm really freaked about all the carbs lol.. the sample week menu in the book give me a bagle AND a banana for b'fast one morning. (I'm not following those menus tho)... It's just that for years my dr.'s have been telling me I HAVE to cut the carbs... and they laugh hysterically at the mention of bagels for breakfast. I really want to try 4 Corners, but I really want to continue the WW for the support. LOL such a quandry.

Petra~ Thank you so much for the offer. I'll find out tomorrow night if they have them available for me. Maybe because this is a no charge group they don't get ALL the materials? I'll let you know. :hug: I'm beginning to think I"m the only person here in a no-snow zone lol... If I remember right even TLB has had a little. Good Luck with being on call. Is there someone to take care of the boys if you get stuck? Heh, I'm just amazed how people adapt to the different blocks life and nature throw at them.... Life Goes On :)

AngelEyes~FitDay is pretty cool huh.. but a lot of work. They tell me it gets easier with time ;) Out here in the boonies the only internet access I can get is a wayyyyyyy slow dial-up- (26,400 on a good day). No cable, no dsl grrrrrrrrr. Anyway I'm thinking maybe I'd like the paid program cuz it would be quicker. Everytime I add or change something I have a bout a 30 second wait for the info/page to load... It's really frustrating lol.

OK Queen Curlylocks~ :queen: 9" of snow! OMG I would freak. I guess that means you're staying home today? I really truley cannot imagine all that. Have a great time on your Gazelle (yes the one that I'm jealous of ;)). Hmmmm is snowshoeing a good calorie/fat burning exercise? hehehe.. Have a wonderful day and stay warm. :coffee:

:grouphug: For everybody, Be safe and be good ;) and keep up all the great work!

Good Morning PIC's!

TCA Welcome! Congrats on your loss so far! Good luck! You'll find great support here!

Dee it's crazy cold here! It seems every winter it's hard for me to adapt! Speaking of snow in seattle I'll never forget the time I got stuck there for like a week when it snowed and the airport just closed down! Along with just about everything else. I remember making a treck across town to find an open Denny's and we were so happy to find it because we were starving! People were like how did you get here and were shocked to hear we had drove in the snow :lol:

Angel Eyes you'll love fitday once you get the hang of it. I can't say how much it's helped me!

Dee y cant u do WW's and watch your carbs also? cut back on the carbs that they suggest and replace them with something else?



at home?????? hahaha dont i wish... work also continues.. even with snow!


if u pay for fit day so that u can download it .. it has a lot more features.. in my 21 day challenge thread.. this time i am recording my food each day and trackin my calories.. instead of guesstimating.. yesterday i had 1222


welcome TCA!!!! :)

Angel: I mix my powder with all kinds of stuff, flavored water, skim milk, one time i stirred it into my oatmeal (after u cook it tho) and last night i had the chocolate carmel flavor with skim milk and warmed up like hot cocoa!!!!! it was Yummy!

Curley~ Hey I like your new avatar :)

About the carb thing, I am trying not to do them, but I also don't want to get kicked out of the WW group for not following the recommended diet lol.... ummm would they do that?

Val~ lol. You took your life in your hands driving in any snow there. Even if you know how, Seattleites have no clue! Even if it was only 1/2" I grounded myself. I ain't no dummy ;)

And, lmao at my planning meals... Already my 2 over easy eggs w/1 slice flax bread turned into 2 scrambled w/tomato, avocado, tiny bit of cheese. I did stick to 1 slice of flax bread toast tho- and 1 cup keifer. I haven't figured out the difference from my original plan yet.. gonna get on that right now.

ttyl!!! :wave:

Iwmonn.....You might to see if your town grocer gets the weight watcher brand bagels. They are only 2 pts and alot less in carbs than regular ones. They also have a whole wheat english muffin for 1 pt and less carbs than the regular ones. I have several bags in the freezer. I remember going out to eat at a bagel joint one time and figured out what I thought was low in points, was actually over half of my day!!! SHOCKING!!! :yikes:

So far so good with Fitday. Actually I love it!! I'm realizing though, that I need to custom some of my foods. For one....my coffee mug holds 20 oz!!! So when I add my coffee creamer....its triple the amounts. Now those are hidden calories, good thing I have just one mug a day!!! wow...20 oz!!

angel try using some of ur powder instead of creamer and see how that tastes....