Ravenclaw Common Room

azsuzi

I found this article called "End of dieting? New movement focuses on health at any size" and thought you all might enjoy reading it:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43591507/ns/today-today_health/

psb13

just wanted to tell you all how happy i am that i was put in Ravenclaw. are the other houses even still keeping in touch? you guys are awesome and i appreciate being able to still have all of you in my life. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

azsuzi

just wanted to tell you all how happy i am that i was put in Ravenclaw. are the other houses even still keeping in touch? you guys are awesome and i appreciate being able to still have all of you in my life. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Gryffindor has a Common Room thread but I think the other two houses disbanded - but Ravenclaw rocks!

craft338

last week - 216.4
this week - 214.6

loss - 1.8

azsuzi

House results for week ending 7.31.2011:
Top weight loss: liz11599 lost 1.1%
Most house points: _gwen earned 14

Congratulations to this week's Prefects!! :happy:

lottee1000

Hi Ravenclaws!

Think this week is going to be a bad one for me, last week of the holiday and my roommate just got back so we are hitting the bars hard! She also bought loads of goodies from the UK that you can't get here so there are loads of treats in the house, temptation calls!!

I probably won't get through any of the challenges this week, but I am saving your recipes to try when things are less hectic!!

_gwen

OMG, I'm a Prefect?!?

I didn't think I made a dent in the goals.

Thanks for the honor.

Oh, and it must have been a Freudian slip on my part about the weight, but all those 8's, they should be 9's. 197.5, 196.5, 192.5 respectively.

_gwen

I was a basket case yesterday, I've been dealing with a lawsuit over flooding from my neighbor's property. I totally missed the goals for this week.

I don't know about the exercise goal. I don't watch tv. I would feel ok about going for a couple laps around the building after a bathroom break.

Tuesday's food tip: Pre-measure as much as possible to make meals/snacks simpler. I use the tiny tupperware/glad containers for almonds or 1oz portions of soy nuts. I measure a bunch at once at the beginning of the week and they are ready to go when I need them. For meals that I freeze or prep and leave in the fridge, I weigh out all the portions in individual containers. If I'm feeding my boyfriend too, it just depends on how hungry he is, he just has to eat in multiples of the pre-measured portions. No problem keeping anything separate, everything I pull out of the freezer is the right amount..

azsuzi

Hello Ravenclaw! Today I've gotten in 4 mini-workouts: wall push ups in bathroom at work, brisk walk to the bathroom on the other side of the building, took the stairs to the bathroom 2 floors down and a brisk walk to lunch across the street. One more to go!

We need more shared recipes - anyone else have something the rest of us might want to try out?

Hope you all had a good day!

craft338

hey everyone! i'm back from my mini vacation to niagara falls very happy to be back home!!

I was kind of in my own little world when weighing in a couple weeks ago and did it on a thursday instead of a sunday, so if i could make a correction to my original weight:

7/17 - 218.2
7/24 - 216.4 (-1.8)
7/31 - 214.6 (-1.8)

thanks!!! :bigsmile:

psb13

good morning to all!! totally forgot about the miniworkouts while on br breaks today until i was no longer on a break!! i will try to remember today. hope everyone has a great day!! :bigsmile:

_gwen

I have a recipe to share.

I make this marinade up on the weekend, throw in as many chicken breasts as I think I'll need for the week, and then pull out what I need for dinner each night. You can grill as whole breasts or kebabs. The meat comes out very moist and tender. The leftovers are delicious too.

I usually put 3-6 skinless boneless chicken breasts in a ziploc bag with the marinade.

Marinade:
2 tablespoons of lime juice (I prefer key limes, more lime flavor. Try Nellie & Joe’s Key West Lime Juice if you don't have fresh limes.)
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
3 or 4 cloves of minced garlic

Put all the ingredients in a baggie, squish together, add chicken, and toss in the fridge. Marinate, overnight is good, but even an hour or so will work. Grill/bake chicken as usual.

I have not had any problem with spoilage. The lime juice is a preservative, and chemically 'cooks' the meat, sort of like ceviche.

Calorie wise, there is no added fat to the marinade, I don't count it. I suppose you could. I've never calculated it.

As an extra yum, make mango salsa:

1 large ripe mango, cut into small dice
3 tablespoons of lime juice - see key lime note above
1 scallion, finely minced
1/2 seeded jalapeno pepper, finely minced
1/4 cup red bell pepper, cut into small dice
1 tablespoon cilantro, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon cilantro

50 calories a half cup.

I eat the chicken with the just the salsa. Depending on your calorie needs, serve with brown rice, green vegetable, etc. Plain non-fat yogurt is good on this too. The chicken+yogurt is a really good high protein/low fat nutrition bump.

azsuzi

Happy Wednesday my Ravenclaw friends! I went to the doctor with my husband today to get more info about the diet he's supposed to be on. I've also done some research because I wasn't familiar with some of the terms. Because of what I've found out about how certain foods affect our bodies, I've decided that I'm going to do this diet with him. I just posted something about it on my blog if you're interested: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/azsuzi/view/experimenting-for-health-132680

Tiffy11011

Ravenclaws!!!!

How I've missed you all!

I'm so very sorry I've been away. My life has been a bit upside down at the moment and unfortunately doesn't show signs of righting anytime soon :-/ Haven't been losing any weight since the movie came out but I haven't put anything back on either!

I haven't been keeping up with this thread since I haven't been on and I'm not sure I'll be on enough if at all over the next weeks but maybe when things settle down I'll be able to join back in.

For now I just wanted to say hi and that I miss you all terribly!

~Julia

xDSaraxD

Hello! I was wondering, can I join?

azsuzi

Good morning Ravenclaw! This week I have remembered the mini-workouts only one day! I'll try again today Last night, I tried out psb13's spaghetti squash recipe with a few variations to make it fit with my husband's diet. It was really good - thanks for sharing it! Hopefully I'll have time in the week to try out gwen's marinade. It will be nice to have something to spice up the taste of our endless chicken!

@wishfuljulia - glad you found us and I hope things settle down in your life soon. We miss seeing you!

I took the rest of the week off to finish up the final paper for one of my classes. I plan to spend today and tomorrow at the library where there is no MFP to distract me!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

azsuzi

Hello! I was wondering, can I join?

Hello xDSaraxD. You are more than welcome to join! Information about this group can be found here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/azsuzi/view/ravenclaw-common-room-information-128045

If you want to join the challenges, we will need your starting weight (Sunday 7/31 if you have it. If not, today is good enough.) and your goal weight for the end of August. You can earn house points for each day that you post and meet the weekly challenges. If you just want to join the conversation and not participate in challenges, that's ok too! Welcome to the common room!

xDSaraxD

Hello! I was wondering, can I join?

Hello xDSaraxD. You are more than welcome to join! Information about this group can be found here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/azsuzi/view/ravenclaw-common-room-information-128045

If you want to join the challenges, we will need your starting weight (Sunday 7/31 if you have it. If not, today is good enough.) and your goal weight for the end of August. You can earn house points for each day that you post and meet the weekly challenges. If you just want to join the conversation and not participate in challenges, that's ok too! Welcome to the common room!

Yay! Okay thank you I'll totally join, sounds like a lot of fun!

CW: 148lb
GW for end of month: 138lb

_gwen

Sounds like the sorting hat has been busy. :-)

Welcome Sara!

psb13

welcome to our newest Ravenclaw!! :flowerforyou:

_gwen

Thursday food tip...

A) Read other people's food diary's for menu ideas.

You don't have to eat a full serving/portion/package. (Which may seem obvious, except that I realized from reading bringerofrain's menu, that he cut his protein bars in half to make a snack size. How clever is that?

lottee1000

Morning Ravenclaws! I cannot try anyone's recipes at the moment because I'm ill so everything I eat comes straight back up, but they all look awesome- will definitely try them next week!!

liz11599

Good morning fellow ravenclaws!! I'm weighing in early since I will not be near a scale for the next week. Last week I was 177, today I'm, 175. Total loss of 2 pounds. As for house points, to be honest, I haven't been keeping track much since this week has been crazy with camp, cleaning and packing.

I hope everyone has had a good week and have a fabulous weekend!!

HUGS!!

azsuzi

Happy Friday Ravenclaw! Off to another day in the library - I will be so glad when this paper (and class) is done!

@lottee1000 - I hope you feel better soon. There's nothing worse than not being able to hold food down. :flowerforyou:

momofJandA

How did I not weigh in last week? I'll blame it on vacation and offer my deepest sincerest apologies.
Anyway there was no change- started at 130 still at 130 (or at least I was last Saturday- we'll see what tomorrow holds after vacation)

cherubcrnp

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Well done everyone!!!!! Ravenclaws Rule!!!

I saw both the 3D and 2D version of the movie and loved both. I must admit that when things were flying outwards, I ducked and so did many others in the theater. Did anyone see the movie that Lifetime had on about JK Rowlings and how HP came to be??

Pam aka Cherubcrnp

bethanyweathers

Hey Ravenclaws! This week was pretty good, with only one "bad" meal that I can think of. Hopefully I will have a good weigh in!

azsuzi

Good morning Ravenclaw! This is the last day I have to finish my danged essay - I can't wait for it to be done! I am counting the hours :laugh: I hope you all have a wonderful day. See you tomorrow at weigh in!

momofJandA

AGGG!! vacation was not good to the scale- up 2 lbs, which puts me back at 132lbs. GRRRRR I was so damn close to the 120's. Oh well back to work

_gwen

Urf! I was so busy yesterday I forgot to add a food tip. I'm going to a girlfriends studio to work on some mixed media pieces.

Today's tip: An easy, high fiber, protein snack is roasted soy nuts. i like Mighty Mo Munchies. 1oz is 120 calories, 4 g fat, 6g dietary fiber! and 10 g protein! I prefer unsalted, but they come with chili pepper, and number of other flavors. unsalted is low sodium too.

Weigh in with pictures tomorrow!