20 pounds by Easter challenge

lovesretirement

Sonya..are you okay???

Sandcastles61

Praying for you Sonya . I hope everything is okay..... Tami

Sandcastles61

So glad your knee is almost back to where you were Esther!! That has to be a huge relief

It is raining here today also. We usually have huge amounts of rain, but this year has been unseasonably dry and minimal snow pack. Not a good sign for summer.

Tami

Sunnyfarm

Thank you all for your prayers! I fell off the wagon this moring but I didn't let it roll over me. I'm okay now.

slw19

hi everyone!!

I feel like we are in the FBI and this is our secret area to meet

so we had a funeral this morning and it was super sad. my friends mom had lung cancer and it was just a brutal way to go. we are jewish so there was lots and lots of food! I did not partake but I did get into the peanut butter jar today:( I have a love hate relationship with the peanut butter jar but my kids eat it so I need to keep it in my house. you guys would die if you saw the amount of junk I keep in my house. I think it is important to let the kids have it in moderation. I always cook really healthy balanced meals for them.

tonight I made a piece of tilapia for me with zoodles(zucchini noodles) and made by family salad, skirt steak and a little pasta. the skirt steak was delicious and I should of had it instead of the fish. I made a marinade with 2 tbspons minced garlic, 1 tbsp. olive oil, 2 tbspoon red wine vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. really good!!

hope everyone is having a good night!!

stephanie

rayw89

Stephanie, that is such a sad loss.

slw19 wrote: »

I feel like we are in the FBI and this is our secret area to meet

That's so funny!
And people would be shocked to see the junk in my house too. Luckily I'm better at this whole thing than I thought, so I don't go around devouring it like I used to. The sweets are things I slowly consume, but my husband can eat anything so I buy crap for him sometimes. I do wish I could eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with added chopped nuts and banana that he eats so often. I usually steal a bite and it's sooo good!

SeeAhtter787

So are we FBI? Or secret service? Or maybe this is our secret squirrel laboratory.............where we can concoct healthy meals.........


Esther

lovesretirement

Good morning, friends!

@sunnyfarm....so funny "fell off the wagon but didn't let it roll over me"..that is key..not letting it roll over you.

@slw19...I love peanut butter, too! You sound like a great chef and baker, Steph.

No rain yet, just clouds...I need to do a rain dance!

slw19

good morning, maybe it is the Interpol since we are dispersed all over the place. the Interpol food division, haha!! Connie is the Chief Officer.

so my son has asked for tacos tonight for dinner. my husband feels like the seasoning doesn't agree with him and my daughter had the stomach flu one after tacos and that was all it took....needless to say I am determined to figure out a way to put this meal on the table so everyone can eat it.

I may buy ground turkey, cook it and divide it in half. my son can have the seasoned part, my husband and I can eat the unseasoned part. I will get all the taco fixings but also have stuff to make a good healthy salad? any thoughts of what should go in the salad?

while I am trying to lose some weight, also trying to be a good role model for the kids:)

Stephanie
Senior Agent
Interpol Food Department

lovesretirement

Steph.. Sooo funny!

Salad: olives, sliced beets, tomato trinity from publix, hearts of palm, any seeds/nuts, cranberries, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, mixed lettuces to include romaine and spinach, any color bell peppers.

As I look at this list, I realize it's not very kid-friendly sorry.. It's been a while.

CALIECAT

it is such a delight in reading all of your posting Gang. I just had a banana milk shake for breakfast. Wish I had put a T of peanut butter in it and it would really have been a super duper. oops just realize I do not have any peanut butter in the house. Better put it at the top of my grocer list. So its FBI someone need to find out what FBI stands for us misfit
My ailment for today. I have a new one everyday my big toe woke me up this morning hurting. Suppose I have the gout?? my brother had it and I remember his big toe hurting. He past away
3 years ago. so can't check with him.
have a great and wonderful day Agents
marie

lovesretirement

Marie..I enjoy your humongous spin on everything. It may be gout..have you had a lot of spicy foods? I think that is one of the culprits.

There are 31 posts over there...I'm on the way..sigh.

janiceclark08

Good afternoon, everyone

Stephanie-I have been putting pico da gio, grapes, jalapenos, green pepper, and a little bit of bacon bits,also lean ham if I want it more filling. I dont hardly ever put cheese on my salads anymore, the calories add up quick. I like the baby tomatoes too. I use ground turkey alot for my tacos, it is pretty good, I also make meatloaf with ground turkey.

CALIECAT

lovesretirement wrote: »

Marie..I enjoy your humongous spin on everything. It may be gout..have you had a lot of spicy foods? I think that is one of the culprits.

There are 31 posts over there...I'm on the way..sigh.

Every chance I get Connie Te doctor took my brother off of red meat. Don't know if it help him or not But sinc I have been up it is not huring anymore I guess my shoes numb it
Marie

janiceclark08

Marie-glad your toe feels better, hopefully its not anything.

CALIECAT

Thanks janet I been aiming to tell you I love your new picture
marie

I see I am dropping a lot of letters in my posting sorry about that. I can see better now Guess I need to wait until afternoon to start posting.

eyegirl777va

Hey Gang. What a pleasure to see you here. It just gets busier over there everyday!!!

Guess I want to be a Special Agent in this group, my husband was a Special Agent with the RR.

I got some Perdue's ground chicken yesterday at Kroger and I thought it was much better than the ground
Turkey that I usually get. I think I will try a meatloaf with it soon. The turkey after I freeze it is so tough and
this was not at all.

Stephanie, Knowing you you, you will make something great for dinner that will please all of your family.
I think you have a knack for creating great food dishes.

Marie, Hope you get that Big Toe under control, you don't need any gout to deal with.

Connie, You probably need a rest day from the Challenge!!!


Question: Does all protein powders have a lot of Tyrosine and Tryptophan in them. I can't
use protein powder on a daily basis if it contains a lot of those ingredients as it will really mess with
me. They might just be a natural ingredient in protein powders???

See you soon.

Nancy

CALIECAT

have no ideal Nancy about what all in the protein powder
I bet Connie wish she never ran across the Easter thread. It was our lucky day that she did.

lovesretirement

@CALICAT..No regrets..if I hadn't stumbled on that thread, I would not have met you, started 1:1:1, or met all these wonderful folks!!

Currently taking bets on when it will slow down over there..

CALIECAT

nancy I tried one of those healty choice steamer Was real good and no gluten either so it says. But oh the sodium I forgot about the sodium . I bought 2 but will not eat the other one Will stick to fresh veggies
fresh fruit, fresh meat. milk shakes I had my shoes on to go to the store and when we got home my feet felt like when you sit on your hand and fall asleep My feet is still swollen up very bad. even taking my water pills. I guess my shoes cut the circulations off.

Just in case I turn up missing here You can PM Alice on my friends list. she is one of the first on my list. not looking for anything to happen to me but at my age it could anytime.
marie

eyegirl777va

Marie, Sorry about the Healthy Choice not being something you can eat.
Maybe Jerry can eat it so it want be wasted.
Keep those feet propped up so you can get rid of that fluid problem!!
Nancy

Sunnyfarm

@slw19 interpol lol I love it!

@eyegirl777va I look at the protien powder I use and it has it but it is the very last ingredient so it probably isn't that much. It is called Designer Whey.

@slw19 I like purple cabbage cucumber broccoli red apples and bell peppers. Sometimes dried blue berries or cranberries and pecans.

There are some good ideas on the other board. I ma using a water app now and it's pretty cool. It tells you how many oz. I need to drink for my weight and reminds me every couple of hours to drink waterwith the sound of a glass of water being poured.

lovesretirement

eyegirl777va wrote: »

Hey Gang. What a pleasure to see you here. It just gets busier over there everyday!!!

Guess I want to be a Special Agent in this group, my husband was a Special Agent with the RR.

I got some Perdue's ground chicken yesterday at Kroger and I thought it was much better than the ground
Turkey that I usually get. I think I will try a meatloaf with it soon. The turkey after I freeze it is so tough and
this was not at all.

Stephanie, Knowing you you, you will make something great for dinner that will please all of your family.
I think you have a knack for creating great food dishes.

Marie, Hope you get that Big Toe under control, you don't need any gout to deal with.

Connie, You probably need a rest day from the Challenge!!!


Question: Does all protein powders have a lot of Tyrosine and Tryptophan in them. I can't
use protein powder on a daily basis if it contains a lot of those ingredients as it will really mess with
me. They might just be a natural ingredient in protein powders???

See you soon.

Nancy

Those are listed on the isagenix shakes under "amino acids"...435mg and 830mg.

CALIECAT

nancy Jay robb has so many things I have never heard of Tomorrow I am going to look up homemade smoothie without the powder stuff. I am about out of it anyway. With the egg white in a catron should be pretty easy to make one.
marie

SeeAhtter787

lovesretirement wrote: »

@CALICAT..No regrets..if I hadn't stumbled on that thread, I would not have met you, started 1:1:1, or met all these wonderful folks!!

Currently taking bets on when it will slow down over there..

Don't bank on it!!!!! But I bet half will drop off the face of the screen before July. I have already noticed a few flashes in the pan. I am curious.......how many have agreed to the challenge? And how many have posted more than twice?

Esther

slw19

good evening team,

so taco Tuesday was an overall success. my son was so happy and is currently in my backyard roasting marshmallows and making s'mores, oh to be 12 So, I made the turkey in a pan on the stove and once browned, separated out 3-4 oz for me and 1/2 of what was left for my hubby, and seasoned the rest for the boy. I put out chopped lettuce, avocado, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, guacamole, corn, chips and taco shells. my daughter is happy with guac, corn and cheese in her tacos.

I made the most delicious salad. I used spinach, tomatoes, green onion, avocado, cucumber and ground turkey. I topped with 4 tbsp. of salsa and I mixed 2 tbsps. of plain greek yogurt with garlic salt and pepper and made some sour cream. it was so good and satisfying, I would definitely make again!! greek yogurt is so versatile.

hope everyone has a good night!!

ps, don't be surprised to read this on the 4th thread as I only have so much to say, haha!

slw19

Sonya, hope today was better!!

I cant believe that there are almost 1/2 as many posts on the 4th thread already as we have in total on the easter thread way to go Connie!!

vicky1947mfp

@slw19 - your taco salad sounds delicious. I am definitely making this soon.

slw19

it really was so good and well within my calories

rayw89

Marie I hope your feet get better soon, and your toe. I've had a problem with my feet swelling for many years. I have hyperhidrosis, mostly of the feet and hands, so I think the swelling is related to that somehow. The worst is if it happens while I'm sitting for a while when out somewhere, they swell too large for my shoes and make it so hard and painful to walk.