Young Working Women (career, not corner) *CLOSED GROUP*

charc16

Ok, here it is! SO SO GOOD!!!!!! I got it from the skinnytaste website (THANK YOU to whoever told me about that)...here is the link:http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/11/turkey-stuffed-peppers-45-pts.html

And here is the final product!



edit: Came to around 360 calories for the full pepper, stuffed and delicious!

osucristina

I don't know how to post a pic wahhhh! But mine were amazing also! I kept mine veggie, and they came in about 170 something cals per half. I WAS SO STUFFED!

charc16

Don't worry. I saw yours on Twitter

The way I post a pic is:

1) make a Photobucket account
2) Upload photos from your files
3) Once the photo is uploaded into Photobucket on the left hand side there are all these options like email, link...or something. Anyways, there is one called Image Code -just click it and your computer copies the link.
4) Come in here and paste the link. There is ...all you have to do is change the

Drunkadelic

I love skinny taste. When I get some motivation I'll post a picture of the rainbow cheesecake cups I made last night (they look so cool) But right now, I'm just super bummed out so motivation is completely gone.

laurad1406

Gayle- That dress is beautiful!!! I can't wait to see pics of you in it though! You're going to look amazing.

Charlotte- that looks so good! All this talk about stuffed peppers has me really thinking I'll be using that green pepper in my fridge....tonight haha.

Ange, what's wrong?? Why are you feeling so down!?

osucristina

I just have to say that I have not stuck with my "give your body a break" workout challenge. Because of that, I'm starting to feel the effects. My mental clarity is low, I've forgotten about "ME" and focused on burning cals to make up for all those office muffins I ate. I'm going to revisit this, and come back next week with something more specific.

Drunkadelic

ohkay I'm better. I've decided to do "maintenance" for a week or so and then re-evaluate a plan.

And anyone have a BodyMedia they want to give me? I want to try it but I don't want to pay for it :-P

Drunkadelic

And as promised.... rainbow cheesecake cups!!! AAAnd only 111 calories

I'll post recipe and more pictures in a blog later.

CaseyBee

Ang, those cupcakes look delightful.

(I'm back! Woo!)

I think my favorite songs to work out with are
1. Katy Perry - California Girls
2. Jump - Flo Rida
3. Remember The Name - Fort Minor
4. Coming Undone - Korn
5. Stupify - Disturbed

aaaaaand...

6. Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

Yay for eclectic ipods! I totally missed you guys, btw. Vacation was fun, made all kinds of awful food choices and enjoyed it all. Best part is, I don't feel terrible, because I already know exactly what to do to "fix it". Here's to fresh starts!

Drunkadelic

Ang, those cupcakes look delightful.

(I'm back! Woo!)

I think my favorite songs to work out with are
1. Katy Perry - California Girls
2. Jump - Flo Rida
3. Remember The Name - Fort Minor
4. Coming Undone - Korn
5. Stupify - Disturbed

aaaaaand...

6. Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

Yay for eclectic ipods! I totally missed you guys, btw. Vacation was fun, made all kinds of awful food choices and enjoyed it all. Best part is, I don't feel terrible, because I already know exactly what to do to "fix it". Here's to fresh starts!

Thanks!! And I'm so glad I'm not the only one who listens to Disturbed and Korn when working out sometimes!! I was feeling a bit weird about it since guys only tend to like that stuff :P

CaseyBee

I was feeling a bit weird about it since guys only tend to like that stuff :P

Not at all! Well, I worked in the Weight Room at my university's gym, and got quite the taste for that type of music while I was in there. I had more guys than I could count coming up to me and asking whose ipod was playing over the soundsystem, since it couldn't possibly be mine. Uhh, nope. I like this music too. Thanks, fella.

charc16

Welcome back Casey!!

I have a question. On Monday I will be heading to Kansas City for the week for our convention. I am super nervous! I have to run an hour and a half workshop for ~200 people. But that is besides the point. I know that some of you travel for work and I am wondering if/how you love the food (I know just about everything will be plated hotel meals, eating in the hotel, etc.) My office is basically running the convention, so there is really no time to sit down and eat/study the menu and the rest of the meals are pre-selected. Finally, do you guys work out while you are in hotels? I think this may be a bit of a lofty goal for me since I am basically on-call from 8am - 10pm every day, but who knows. I think thinking about sticking a JM tape in my bag.

Anyways, that's all. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

CaseyBee

I had originally planned to bring my JM R30 DVD with me to Oregon, but somehow I got talked out of it ("We'll be hiking EVERY DAY! You won't need it!") and very much regretted leaving it behind. I had all kinds of unexpected free time, and could have probably done it every day. I think it's better to bring it and be prepared than to wish you had it and not.

Does the hotel have a workout room? It may be easier to just stick to JM in your room if your being on call is time-sensitive ("Hang on, let me run back to my room, shower, and meet you in 30!") but having a treadmill at your disposal may be good for one or two hotel-meal hangups, if you know what I mean...

KeshiaV

Funny- I just read an article about hotel room workouts. It consisted completely of moves you can do in a basic hotel room with no extra equipment. From what I can remember, it had crunches on the bed with your shoulders/ head hanging over the edge and your arms supporting your head. Apparently doing crunches on the bed requires more effort because you have to work harder to stabilize yourself. Also, they mentioned chair lifts/squats. I would google hotel room workouts and see what other exercises you can come up with

charc16

Thanks ladies!!

I leave early tomorrow morning for Kansas City. I will try to check in but probably won't be logging much (I wouldn't even know where to start...)

I get back next Sunday and then fly home on Wednesday night, where I will be spending my days laying by the pool/at the beach and eating all the delicious things I can't get in Colorado - Dunkin Donuts mainly. I was hoping to be under 150 by the time I got home, but I think everyone will still be pretty impressed to see me down 15 pounds, and even though I won't look awesome in my bikini, I'm, still gonna rock it!

Hope you all have a great next couple of weeks. I'll miss you!!

p.s.- is there a weigh-in tomorrow? I can't remember. But I was 152.0 this morning.

AmberM6912

Good morning ladies!

I am weighing in at 138.8 this morning. Up a pound, but not bad considering I just got back from a week at the beach. I'm still below 140!! I'm off to my first day of a new job! Super nervous, but here goes nothing!!

twistyBee

I travel just about everyother week for work and a make sure to always bring workout clothes, you never know when you are going to have some down time. I also make sure to bring my 30DS DVD with me always for those days I dont have time to put in a full workout at the gym.

Amber. good luck at the new job and congrats on staying below 140!!! you are some serious motivation for me right now!

I am weighing in at 144, same as last week but I am still 3 lbs down from my original weight when I started MFP about a month ago! Always trying to find the silver lining

Hope you ladies have a great day!!

osucristina

My lovely little ladies- I'm coming off a busy week last week and into a busy day today. I skimmed over all your posts (Angela- cupcakes-droool-me, lucky for me I don't like cheesecake lol) but will catch up more tomorrow!

I'm checking in today at 152.1 (woohoo another pound down which is nice cuz I ate pizza last night and woke up all bloated. Blahh) I'll come back tomorrow with new challenges!

Charlotte- totally bring the 30DS with you, or if you have a comp, check out bodyrock.tv- awesome in house workouts!

xoxo

twistyBee

Do any of you eat Activia? I have been eating it for weeks now & haven't felt the effects. I have however noticed, that the week I didnt have any Activia is when I started loosing weight and have felt less bloated. I have a few more of the vanilla ones I have to finish, because I hate to waste food, but once those are gone, I don't plan on eating it anymore. Anyone else have experiences with Activia?

Drunkadelic

I'm not weighing in this week, sorry ladies. After a much needed "mental health" weekend, I am now carrying a 5lb food/water baby.

And twistyBee, I used to eat Activia but I only noticed a slight change. I switched over to greek yogurt because of the protein and taking a probiotic capsule every morning instead. What I notice helps the most is fiber and water!

NenaM812

Uggghhh still at 160 today! Granted, I don't make the best decisions during the weekends, but I haven't really been SPLURGING like I normally do. I bought a whole bunch of breakfast stuff to keep in my office and FINALLY everyone else is wanting to lose weight too, so we've all been keeping away from the taquitos. My favorite thing to do right now for breakfast is to put 1/2 c plain Quaker Quick Oats into a ziplock baggie. Add some cinnamon, 3 packets of Splenda (I have an insane sweet tooth), and 1 tsp of Brown Sugar Splenda. I keep Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze in my office for when I want iced coffee, cereal, or oatmeal (love that it's shelf stable!!! The opened ones I keep in our fridge though), so I'll add about 1/2 of that to my oatmeal. Throw it in the microwave and it's DELISH! I also like to cut up some apples and throw some cinnamon and splenda on them, put them in baggies, and leave them in the fridge. When added to the oatmeal it's insanely good.

KeshiaV

So my scale is packed up because the movers are coming today..... Yay!!! I'll be to the East Coast so soon But my weight on Wednesday last week was 227.3.... We'll go with that lol. That's 3.7 lbs down from the previous week, so I'll take it.


Happy Monday! Of course I procrastinated, so I'm off to throw more things in boxes before the truck actually gets here :ohwell:

nyctraveler

Do any of you eat Activia? I have been eating it for weeks now & haven't felt the effects. I have however noticed, that the week I didnt have any Activia is when I started loosing weight and have felt less bloated. I have a few more of the vanilla ones I have to finish, because I hate to waste food, but once those are gone, I don't plan on eating it anymore. Anyone else have experiences with Activia?

Activia has an insane amount of sugar. i would stay away. Try plain greek yogurt with berries

CaseyBee

I'm clocking in at 134, which is exactly the same as two weeks ago. I couldn't be happier, since I was very, VERY undisciplined on vacation and fully expected to be up at least 2 lbs. Small victory! (My husband apparently is down 2 lbs over vacay, and couldn't be more surprised. Does it burn more cals to live in a higher altitude?

Keshia, good luck on the move!

nyctraveler

Hi guys,

I'm weighing in at 163 this weekend. the last few weeks have been disappointing

I need to regroup and start afresh. Stay tuned for better updates

osucristina

Hi Guys!!!! Holy crap my desk is piled high with stuff. ::sighs:: that's ok, I did yoga this am and meditated and I am so zen that I don't even care! Lol.

btw- Kate- I used to eat Activia, though I'm a pretty regular person anyway so I didn't really notice much. But I will agree, it has a butt load of sugar and you are better off with a yummy flavor of greek yogurt. All those good for you probiotics and enzymes will help keep you good!

Ok here are our health challenges- they are a little personal as they are goals for myself I have written down that I need to work on.
1. Health challenge: Say "NO". That's right. We're not introducing anything special into our diet, but instead, learning to say no to temptations. Say no to that slice of pizza, or pass on that extra beer. Turn your nose up at that chocolate muffin (ha). Try it at LEAST once this week. ::crosses fingers:: here's hoping for myself!
2. Fitness challenge: Yoga. You can google like a 6 minute AM yoga, or find whatever youtube video suits you and give it a try. If you haven't done it, it sucks at first. I am NOT flexible at all, but I do notice that I am very tight in the am after I sleep and doing AM yoga really opens me up. Do it whenever you feel like you need it, but I encourage you and challenge you to try it.

Also, make sure and check my topics I post today- I'm going to share some yummyyyyy recipes including a chipotle pasta salad I created that you can eat the whole bowl of really!


xoxo

gayle80

Oops! Supposed to weigh in LOL my weight is 184.8lb this week - according to MFP it was 189 about 2 weeks ago so I'm very happy with that! Hope it keeps going in that direction

Good luck to everyone with a new job or moving house! Exciting

Right then, challenges! I will try to say no to any naughty things; however, I did have great difficulty remembering to say no to the alcohol last week! Work in progress
Could totally do with some yoga! Feel like I am falling to bits this week so some gentle stretching would be very welcome

laurad1406

hey ladies! I forgot to log my weight, sorry! I'm at 143.7, but i've been terrible lately so I'm great with that!

hahaha last night I said NO to that second glass of pinot grigio while me and the BF were out playing trivia at the pub downstairs. I said YES to water instead.

and I actually love yoga, I need to do it more! I did hot yoga once, anyone else ever done it? It was awesome, except I'm an idiot and while I drank TONS of water before I went, I didn't drink enough when I was done. So I was extremely dehydrated, was so sore, and had a terrible headache for a day! haha lesson learned!

purpleprose

I've totally fallen off the face of the earth - sorry!

My weight's been up and down so much that I'm NOT counting Monday's weight and am back to weighing in only once/week on Fridays, so I'll roll that over to Mondays from now on.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes workout DVDs on vacation...I started JM's 30DS this morning (holy crap that was tough!) and am bringing it with me when I go out of town this weekend.

purpleprose

Do any of you eat Activia? I have been eating it for weeks now & haven't felt the effects. I have however noticed, that the week I didnt have any Activia is when I started loosing weight and have felt less bloated. I have a few more of the vanilla ones I have to finish, because I hate to waste food, but once those are gone, I don't plan on eating it anymore. Anyone else have experiences with Activia?

What are you eating Activia for?

If it's regularity, I often will have a Benefiber packet in my morning ice water (drink it fast or the water starts to taste like cardboard). I try to drink it at roughly the same time every morning and, let me tell you, it's pretty effective.