good job tara!! i actually havent counted points but im good i lost 4.5 lbs!!

Southwest Pork Chops

Brown chops in skillet.
Pour salsa over chops.
Top each chop with chopped green chilis (canned)
Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

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ORANGE SESAME PORK CHOPS

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:
4 Center Cut Lean Pork chops
1 cup water
4 tsp asian sesame salad dressing & recipe mix
1 clove garlic, minced
1 orange, sectioned
1 tbsp orange zest
1 tsp lite soy sauce

DIRECTIONS:
1. Add pork chops and orange sections to slow cooker
2. Mix water, salad dressing mix, soy sauce and garlic
3. Pour mixture over pork chops and orange sections
4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours

Sounds yummy, do you know points?
tara

actually no..... i got those off a ww core board.

My Best Friend
I wanted to introduce you to my best friend. In the beginning when we began Weight Watchers, she promised to see it through to the end. She is the kind of person that always keeps her word, and I knew I could rely on her to be there for me. When I needed support she was there. Learning the proper portion size was an interesting concept. Together we weighed, measured and tried to get a grip on what was real versus what we thought a serving should be. Together we tried new foods, recipes and some truly awful concoctions and we laughed at some of our attempts. Her sense of humor helped me through. She never doubted my commitment of reaching the goal I set for myself. Together we learned how to exorcize and make it fun, even If we thought we looked totally stupid in the process. Together we took walks to build our strength and go for longer periods of time. It was a real celebration for us when I was able to go another mile further than last month, and my inhaler stayed in my pocket. Today 4 miles is a breeze. There were other people that came and went during the process. They weren’t ready to dedicate the time to themselves for personal reasons that I truly respect, and each one of them truly made an impact on my weight loss journey. It still came down to just my best friend and I. Someone that regardless of the weather or the time of day, was always ready when I was. When I didn’t want to work out..she cheered me on. When I was at a plateau, she kept the faith. When I wanted ice cream, she helped me figure an alternative that was healthy and still gave me what I wanted. I could never have succeeded without her. She never judged me, talked down to me or criticized me. She would never tolerate someone else doing so either. She is my greatest champion.. She is me.
I wanted to use the best friend analogy because one of the single most damaging things I hear from people is Negative-Self Talk. Would you tolerate anyone else talking to you the way you might talk to yourself? How long would you keep a friend who was always looking for ways to put you down, criticize you, sabotage your weight loss efforts at every opportunity, tell you you’re disgusting, fat and weak. How long before you’d be worn down by the criticism and want to be around your “friend” less and less. Be your own best friend, and treat yourself with the respect you would give to others. You have others along the way who love and cherish you, but ultimately the most constant and influential person in your life is you. Treat yourself with respect and love.

I am speaking at my lifetime awards meeting this coming saturday April 9, 2005, and this is my planned "speach". I am including copies of Climb the Mountain, and Trial by fire. I hope I can speak eloquently enough to get my thoughts out there.

That is very nice. We do tend to be our own worst critics dont we. I am going to work on that.
How is your day going?
tara

good mornin tara,

yes we do and believe me when i say i am the queen of that and trying to wpork on it also thats why i thought of that so i thought id post it.:) have a good one! im off to work out and then run errands:)

Curves is closed on sunday, can you believe it? Anyway I have a sitter to go tomorrow night!!!!!I am also joining the 6-week class they have. I think i will tyr this instead of going to WW meetings, this way I get the gym and its less evenings so I can spend them with the baby.
Have a great day, when do we weigh in? You pick the day and I will join you...
Tara

good luck tara!
im sorry its closed that kinda bites. what day do you usually wi? i usually do sat but theres no reason to have the same day.....

gnite:) im so tired!

I can do Saturday, I dont care. I think we could be more support if we were on teh same week.
Great day
tara

hi tra! how ya doin today? if it helps ya to be on the same day, its ok with me:) my weekend had the usual obstacles and now im ready to rock:)

I had a pretty good day, but got home and dinner was all screwed up, hello pb and j. i did get my steps goal, by 1:30 and went to curves tonight, so not a bad day.
tara

So, even with how good my day was yesterday, the pb and j made me gain like 2 pounds, what crap. Back on teh wagon today, Great day Andrea!!!!
Tara

hi tara!
i love pbj!!! i usually treat myself to a sandwich on saturday afternoons using real pb and low sugar jelly on light rye.
my day was good too i really struggled&today is the same. though not due, i think AF may be on its way. its the only time i feel the way i feel and have these nasty nasty cravings. im surrounded by easter candy mom left on the table&its really reaklly hard to ignore!

AF is here for me...now I know why I was trying to stick to that all sugar diet LOL......I still here just have a lot going on. Still hanging in there :carrot:
I'm here with the easter candy too HELP