I had a yummy dinner last night.

Saute some garlic and pine nuts in olive oil, add in some roasted bell peppers of mixed colors (I did my own in the oven, I don't like the jarred kind much) and olives (green & black). Then stir in rice (I made a brown basmati & wild rice mix, and the recipe called for dried orange peel - I just peeled slices of orange peel and threw them in the pot when cooking the rice) and chopped fresh basil. S&P to taste. I thought the olives added plenty of salt.

It was really, really good. And really pretty too. Would be a great dish for company, and was really easy. If you had rice on hand, it would be fast too. I just made 2 servings worth, so it's great for singles too.

Oh, I should give credit The recipe came from "The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen," by Donna Klein. I mostly followed the recipe except I use less oil, olives and nuts (but not skimpy). And I use the brown basmati and wild rice.

Ohh my goodnesssss!!!!!

I haven't been on here in like...a WEEK

*dies a little*

I've missed so much it seems!!!!

I saw 324 on the scale!!

Soooo I'm changing it since I didn't weigh in on weigh in day. We shall see

Sorry for the short update, have a great day all!

I have returned...tis me... JADE anyone...anyone?
Ive decided to try and go raw as ive heard so many good things about it and it makes weight fall off apparantly. So goes my attempt at 30 days of this.
How is everyone in general?

Missed you alll
mwah mwah mwah

Jade! You're braver than I am!!! I don't know how I feel about the raw food thing o_0


Missed you!!

Let us know how it goes. Sound interesting!

Is it weigh in day? *counts..thurs...fri..* ok i think it is.
Got on my scales today and am 162 1/2 lbs (yes the half counts.lol)
AS for the raw thing, im drinking soooooo much more water as i did before. Im still looking up new recipes as i dont wanna be stuck living on bananas or anything.. if anyones interested in having a look
www.goneraw.com ive found has been a great site, and theres like no fat in anything, yay
I am getting those detox headaches tho. ive read peoples stories online and they look so darn healthy. Im pretty sure i will eat another cooked meal again tho. i miss beans on toast already. In regards to cutting out soy i couldnt stop sneezing the first 4 days and nose wouldnt stop running, could be psychological i dont know. I feel better now.
Anywho il delv deeper into my research for y'all but so far all i can say is drink loadsa water and develop an addiction to cucumbers
hope everyones doing well

Hey ladies
I went and got a massage yesterday, and I'm VERY disappointed. I've never disliked a massage. I went in for a 'Deep Tissue Massage', and the lady talked to me into getting the 'Sports Massage'
Well I kept telling her what I LIKE, and letting her know I LOVE Deep Tissue massages... she still insisted
on me getting the 'Sports MAssage' saying thats what she specializes in and that I'd like this better. Well
I hated it! It was different than a massage.. more like therapy type thing. Then I only got a 30 minute
"massage" and she charged me for an hour!! Now I dont feel like they cared about me as a customer they just wanted to
get as much money as possible. SO RUDE!



Julie... Sounds good

THEHeather... Glad to see you back

Jade... Let us know how you like it. With raw make sure you get enough calories!



P.S. Since our MINI GOAL is Sept 30th which is TUESDAY, I decided our weigh in can just be on TUESDAY =]
Unless you feel you can't weigh in Tuesday that you can give it to me before.

Oh and when I left Colorado I was 176 and now on my scale I'm 177, not sure if it's just the scale difference but GRRR still 177.
3 weeks into challenge hmmm obviously no gain is a victory in itself but loss feels so great. Before starting challenge Sept1- I was 187 and as of starting challenge 177. SO I'm happy those 10 are gone.. but why's the first 10 the only weight that wants to come off! lol

I guess being healthy is a slow thing Oh well I'm in this for the long run! I decided to change my signature tho.... also got to put me back to 177.

Woot! I wasn't going to weigh in today as PMS, not smoking and mental battles with myself have not been friendly to me this week! I"m hoping to get back on track but will not make my mini-goal. Hopefully will catch it up by October.

Jade - go you on the raw! I've thought about doing it for a day or two each week but haven't put forth the effort I did notice at our health food store last night they had several pre-made raw foods in the deli. Maybe I could do it the lazy way....

Well, I'm not weighing in today either; TOM starts Monday, and I went on a rampage yesterday!

I am going on a walk before it gets too hot. I'm going to do a 5.5 mile walk. I'll be bringing water this time!

Jade-I definitely want to know how the raw thing goes for you. How much time do you actually spend preparing food?

jillnicole-I'm so sorry your massage was bad. Was the massage therapist working for herself or for a spa or clinic? If she was working for somebody else you can call and complain and hopefully they'll make it right. I've worked at spas before and they usually really want to make their clients happy.

Heather-sounds like you have the perfect storm going on there! Good luck and hang in there.

Have a great day, everyone, and a great weekend!!

Oh yes I'm a ray of sunshine today

Sounds like we're all having a rough go this week! Here's to an awesome week starting NOW.

That's a good idea. I;m not sure I want to do it every week, but it might be nice to have a plan for days you want to eat lighter and get back on track.

I do eat my lunches raw (generally) although I can't personally make a lifestyle out of it. But for those who do, good for you!!!

I do have to say, I have been veggie for a few months now (some of you may remember my posts from the great crash of June) and all of the weight I've lost, have been from switching. Now, I'm making more of an effort because I've become more conscious of what I'm eating.

I'm really proud of myself, and proud of all of you!!

Heather, I'm sorry that this week has havocked you. Good week IS starting now. 1, 2, 3..........GO!


Everyone else...GOOD LUCK ON YOUR WI! Just a few more days for our mini goal! Remember, it's not over yet...there's still another month. So if you're not doing as well as you'd like, there is time to get it together and step it up.

Good luck ladies!

Oh! And Happy International Hug A Vegetarian Day

The HEather... Good motivation!! Thanks girlie Oh and