Here is the ravioli recipe.

1 9oz package refrigerated reduced fat cheese ravioli
2 cups chopped cauliflower florets
2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves minced
1 28oz can petite diced tomatoes in juice
1/2 teaspoon Itallian seasoning
1 cup shredded fat free mozerella cheese
2 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmesen cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Spray 1qt. baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. Bring lg pot of water to a boil; add the ravioli and cauliflower and boil just until the ravioli float to the top, about 2 min. (pasta will continue to cook in the oven). Drain and set aside.
3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over med. heat. Add the garlic and saute' 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and Itallian seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered 5 min.
4. Add the pasta and cauliflower to the skillet and toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with cheeses and bake until the mozerella is bubbly about 20 min. Let stand 5 min before serving.

Per serving (about 1 cup)
243 calories
7g fat
2g sat fat
0g trans fat
70mg cholesterol
1228mg sodium
27g carb
4g fiber
19g protein
POINTS 5
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:eating2: I have to give my 2 cents.. the rav. recipe is so yummy- we used broccoli cause no one in my house will eat cauliflower. but it was soo good.
Thanks again Melissa!

way to go!! it sounds like everyone is doing great! I am just too sleepy to go into a long post - needless to say I didn't get any exercise in today- we are helping to get the disaster (sp??) relief packages ready for the trip to New Orleans / or Katrina hit areas. They will be sending people from our association to help with food trailers and clean up and help however they can.
I fear New Orleans will be "gone" tomorrow.

I just now got home but I did eat pretty good today and will get up tomorrow early to exercise.
But as everyone else I feel if I don't check in I will not be accountable and I can just eat whatever. the suppoprt here is so fantastic and I know I'd be lost w/o it.
Crashing now- :faint: I am going to be so busy this week and don't know where to start at times..
Have a good night all
Sandi :tired:

I am so glad you enjoyed it! I will try it with broccoli next time. I know my kids sure woofed it down-even Joshua who is king of the picky eaters. I would say that putting together packages would count as excersize which is why you got so pooped out. I am always looking for new things to cook. I don't think I have duplicated a dinner since I started this. I put leftovers in gladware and freeze it for lunches and then just pop it in the microwave plus then I am not tempted to eat more-out of sight out of mind. Good luck this next week!
Melissa

:moo: grrr. i feel like i weigh a zillion pounds right now. it was someone's birthday at church today and there was all this yummy korean food and cake and before i knew it i was so stuffed. then i went out in zillion degree heat and i thought i was going to pass out. i didn't feel at the time like i ate that much.. maybe it is from that little sliver of cake i had. my body is just not used to sugar and refined flour anymore. ugggh. :barf:
:cry: i am worried about katrina. my aunt lives in new orleans, so i hope she left. the news is saying a lot of people are not evacuating or they are stuck in all the traffic.

quick check in!
diet sucks-I'm a cheater
hope all is well with everyone else!

carrie

:lol: Carrie :lol: get back OP little cheater...nice to hear from ya, even with that news.

Cadwell, this bad feeling is actually good...you can remember this whenever you look at sugary foods and say "no, I don't want to feel taht way anymore" then go for a big glass of water, that makes you feel full.

I have been watching the news about Katrina in New Orleans and I hope everyone who knows someone there is able to account for them soon. So scary when things like this happen and your loved ones are in the line. My hubby is a truck driver and he's in Miami today, so I'm glad this one isn't hitting Florida. He'll be getting out of there this afternoon, and I told him not to stop and sleep just get home. Whenever I see something like this, I hate for him to be anywhere in the general vicinity, even when I know it won't likely turn his way.

Allie is back a preK today, and she cried as I drove away. They didn't call for me to come deal with her, so she must have calmed back down...thankfully. It feels strange being here just me and my son...who wen to sleep on me already, the little booger. Getting up at 6AM is hard on him, so I'll have to get used to the silence I guess. Dr. Phil and a pile of laundry to fold aren't helping me much :lol:

I feel I'm up a pound or two because I ate wrong yesterday. I wasn't over calories, just the wrong things that don't make me feel good. Plus, I am very dehydrated feeling, haven't been drinking ANY water...so today it's salad all the water I can suck down. I should be feeling better tomorrow.

Theresa

Must be something in the air! I ate more than I needed yesterday too. Not so much bad things just more than I needed. New day, dust off everyone, and do what we need to do without looking back! Drink that water, get the body moving! Weigh in day is coming up!
Melissa

Hello!

We had a lightning storm take out our DSL modem on Friday morning and we've been without internet ever since....so I had Summer Starter withdrawal all weekend long and I am so glad to be back online!

The family get-together went fine. Hubby and I both tried to go out of our way to be nice to MIL but she completely ignored ignored us so that is that. She didn't even say one word to the kids! It is her loss and that's all I have to say about that. FIL seemed fine, though, and acted like he had missed us lately, so that was nice. We had a nice time and enjoyed talking to everyone else and I'm sure that bothered MIL to no end.

Well I have about 4 pages of posts to catch up on so I'm gonna go get started reading. I had a good weekend staying on track with food and exercise AND I haven't been obsessing about the scale and weighing myself daily, either. It's TOM so I don't really expect to lose anything this week and I'm ok with that for once.

Hope everybody is doing great and can't wait to read and catch back up!!

Glad to have you back, KayElle....super great job being right OP during TOM, you are a goddess ;) As for MIL...nothing gets to me more than people who put children in the middle of adult issues. That's what she's doing by not even speaking to them. Just let her be a big baby and move on with your life. She probably wants you to grovel and crawl to her, begging forgivnance. Just keep going with life and don't reduce yourself to that. Seems like you will all be better off in the long run anyway. Sure is sad though... sorry she has to be that way.

I did good today everyone but haven't exercised yet. Allie's school worked out good and she had a good time today...so, I'm off to finish the laundry, put kids to bed, and hopefully find some energy for exercise. Didn't get any in yesterday and I have just 4 miles to make 100 miles this month...I have to make it now that i know how close I am.

Theresa

Well I'm glad eveyone is staying on OP, me on the other hand have not since Wednesday. :devil: Have watched what I ate kinda but have not drank any of my water, except for Saturday cause I was hangin. I am going for my walk tonight and back to Curves tommorow I only have 13 days till weigh in and I dont think I lost anything, so I figure if I giver real hard for the next 13 days it might accomplish something.
I have been reading the stories in the success and wow some are very inspirational, can't wait till I can post my before and after pics and my story to inspire. :cheer: I hope you all can't wait to do the same. The was one that lost 80 -90 pounds in five months, its like man if I could do that, I'de be jumpin for joy. :dizzy:
I hope every one has a great evening :grouphug:

This was a dumb kind of day for me. I feel like I touched too many things, like a cracker with jelly, and the edge of a cookie, and an extra bite of cheese and you know how that can become a roller coaster. I have to stop now. Yesterday I stayed within my calories, but it was not good healthy food and that leads to no good also. I need to get on target again.
I just came back from a lovely swim with my friend and my dh is chopping veggies and cooked chicken to stir fry with tomatoes. I'm not really hungry but he is working hard and if I don't join him he will be insulted and I will be too tempted later tonight to finish off my calories.
I sound like a big complainer, But that's how I feel today. Sorry,
Laura

Get back on that wagon Ice! You can do it. Don't worry about complaining Laura-I have been the same way for the same reason. Of course dealing with Ex hasn't improved me any. Still no support. I did rat him out to support enforcement today though. He changed his name legally awhile back and hasn't told any of our creditors from the marriage or support enforcement. Support enforcement knows now. The thing that really gets me is he only has to pay me 215.00 a month for our special needs son. He owes me over 1000 in back support but he has money for video games, new clothes, guns, or whatever else he fancies. Just bugs the stuffing out of me. I did stay OP today. Tomorrow is supposed to be the fair if it doesn't start raining. Had thunder and rain last night and it was sprinkling when I got home again today. Josh is so looking forward to it, I really hope it doesn't rain. Already picked out what I am having and so I feel like I will be ok. Of course the fact that weigh in is the next day doesn't hurt either.
Melissa

i lost that extra 3 lbs, yay! now i am back down to my "ticker" weight. i am starting training for my insurance job tomorrow, and i had my follow-up interview this morning at that other company. don't know how that is going to work out. they are considering three people for one position now.

Melissa-sorry you have to fight to get your money from your miserable ex. I hope enforcement chases him down. Did he change his name to escape? My ex DIL runs to enforcemant all the time, lies like crazy, and he pays. $215 surely is not enough to pay for any child, much less a boy with special needs. Perhaps you can go back when he is a bit older and demand more.
Ice- don't worry so much about water, There are some new studies that say it should be the liquid you drink, rather than soda or juice, but it doesn't make you lose weight, just feel like your doing something good for you. When you are ready to drink more water you will. Just try to stay OP.
Laura

In the state of Washington, I can get it raised every 3 yrs. He is supposedly going to school next month for costmetic tattooing and I will be requesting substantially more money from him. He is self-employed so it is hard to get it from him. He also had his old name under support enforcement so he wouldn't care if they pulled his driver's lisence because it would be under his old name or even with a warrant, the name would be wrong. He is slick when it comes to not paying his bills. I got stuck with them all in the divorce-still paying on the darn things. I have to go back to court again in Oct for yet another one of his debts-the only reason why I am going is so that he doesn't pull that yes that is me when it isn't cause you know who will get stuck with that bill too.

On a happier note:By George I think Odessa has it! One accident and that was while my Mom was watching her while I had Josh at therapy today. Only one left in diapers now-woohoo. It felt so weird just buying the one bag today. Hopefully Amanda will just want to be in the group and decide to join in. She isn't much on talking. Nothing gets past her but she doesn't say much and she will be 2 next month. She has made alot of progress since I got her at 8 months. She couldn't even sit up when she first came to live with me and it took 3 days for her to decide it was ok to be held while she had a bottle or just held in general. I can live for while with the one in diapers-saves me alot of money I tell ya.

Congrats on the poundage loss Cadwell! I will be happy to break even this week with TOM. My body just hangs onto water something fierce. I keep wondering why we don't come with on and off switches. Switch on when we are having our families and then when done, switch off. Wouldnt' that be nice?? Or in my case, I am in my forties and I think I have just put in enough years and am completely not interested in having more babies so switch off. Will have to ask that question when I get to heaven even though I probably won't like the answer.
Melissa