STARS 9 WEEK CHALLENGE (CLOSE GROUP) WK 6

MamaDee2

QOTD-Saturday 11/5 I'm looking for some healthy but fun seasonal recipes! Share your must-have recipes for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and the holiday season approaches!

Challenge: Remember that move you said was your least favorite yesterday? Give me 5

Crustless Pumpkin Pie
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions
1. In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar and flour. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in the pumpkin, milk, vanilla and cinnamon if desired; mix until well blended. Pour into a greased 9-in. pie plate. Place pie plate in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; add 1/2 in. of hot water to pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

270 calories if you use real sugar - much less of course if you use splenda - or half sugar/half splenda

AAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH - I hate push-ups! I suck at them. Got them done but in 2 sets - so freaking sad!

Wfortner

QOTD-11/4 What's your favorite strength training move? Why? Least favorite?

Challenge:Every time you go to the bathroom today, do 5 squats!

I love to do planks...I think its because the very first time I tried I couldnt hold it there....but now I can....love them

My least favorite....to take that plank into the dreaded pushup.....My arms just cant do them...!!! I keep trying and huffing and puffing...and the look PITIFUL when I do them!! BUT....someday.....lol..I'm not giving up!!



PS> I didnt see this til today, but mini challenge all taken care of....been squatting all day...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wfortner

QOTD-Saturday 11/5 I'm looking for some healthy but fun seasonal recipes! Share your must-have recipes for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and the holiday season approaches!

Challenge: Remember that move you said was your least favorite yesterday? Give me 5


I love these in the fall...when I have those days when I wanna feel like I am being a really bad girl....lol.....

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/10/pumpkin-spice-pancakes-with-pumpkin.html


OH MY.....5 of those ICKY pushups.....well....DONE whew.......

KatrinaG2012

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

I love to do pottery. I am an amatuer but have sold a few pieces and have had a few shown in our local gallery. I took a couple of lessons 2 years ago and was hooked. I found it to be a great way to relieve stress. It is also impossible to eat when your hands are covered in clay! I am mediocre at best but had a great teacher that encouraged and helped me understand in art, that which is imperfect has a beauty all it's own. My favorite piece is one that I would have thrown back into the scrap bucket had he not stopped me and forced me to look at it in a new way. I have turned down several offers for it but would never sell it as it is a reminder to see my own imperfections in the same way. For this "type A", that is a good thing.

Mini Challenge: Planks x 10. As long as you can hold them stretched out through the day or all at once, your choice.

NaomiLyn15

QOTD-Saturday 11/5 I'm looking for some healthy but fun seasonal recipes! Share your must-have recipes for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and the holiday season approaches!

Well, I don't have any favorite recipes that work for the fall/winter season, so I have been searching for some online. I found this one recently and really want to try it out. It sounds great, and is low in calories. If you get to it before me, tell me what you think.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons curry powder
8 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
4 medium stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

Cook oil and curry powder in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in carrots, celery and onion; toss to coat in oil. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Stir in broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the vegetables are very tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand 10 minutes. Lay a paper towel over the surface of the soup to blot away the oil that has risen to the top. Discard the paper towel.
Working in batches of no more than 2 cups at a time, transfer the soup to a blender and puree (use caution when pureeing hot liquids). Return the pureed soup to the pan, place over medium heat and heat through. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Tips & Notes

Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.

Nutrition

Per serving: 133 calories; 8 g fat ( 1 g sat , 4 g mono ); 4 mg cholesterol; 12 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 5 g protein; 3 g fiber; 389 mg sodium; 383 mg potassium.

NaomiLyn15

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Well, I make jewelry. I started to sell it this year, but I have been making it for years. I was in a few shows this summer, and plan to do more next summer. I haven't made many pieces in the last few months though because I have a ton to get up on my website, but haven't yet. It is a great way to pass the time, and I always have something pretty to wear with any outfit.

RhondaLeeRoss

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Well it really bothers me when I see people eat their hamburgers upside down! There is a top and a bottom part to a bun for a reason people! Or when the volume on your car stereo isn't on an even number, that bother me too! I could go on but that would just make me look weird!!! LOL Yes I know! There is medication for this!!!!!

RhondaLeeRoss

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Well it really bothers me when I see people eat their hamburgers upside down! There is a top and a bottom part to a bun for a reason people! Or when the volume on your car stereo isn't on an even number, that bother me too! I could go on but that would just make me look weird!!! LOL Yes I know! There is medication for this!!!!!

RhondaLeeRoss

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Well it really bothers me when I see people eat their hamburgers upside down! There is a top and a bottom part to a bun for a reason people! Or when the volume on your car stereo isn't on an even number, that bother me too! I could go on but that would just make me look weird!!! LOL Yes I know! There is medication for this!!!!!

sboo

QOTD-Saturday 11/5 I'm looking for some healthy but fun seasonal recipes! Share your must-have recipes for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and the holiday season approaches!

I don't really have any favorite recipes. I like to eat, but I don't cook much. I love my moms cornbread dressing she makes for Thanksgiving, but I dont know the ingrediants. Maybe I will learn them this year.

Mini: Challenge done ): 5 burpees.

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

I like art. Whenever I have are find free time I like to paint, are just draw what I see. I like to draw are paint people mostly.

tameko2

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

I never want to have biological kids. I wasn't all that interested in it before but i wasn't against it but now that I've worked hard to get in shape and plan to be in GREAT shape next year, I feel like this is MY body and I don't want to mess up my hard work.

I'd rather adopt .

MamaDee2

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Mini Challenge: Planks x 10. As long as you can hold them stretched out through the day or all at once, your choice.

My birthday, my daughter's birthday AND my sweet grandson's birthday are ALL three on the 13th. Not the same month but all the same date.

Planks X 10 complete

MamaDee2

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Well it really bothers me when I see people eat their hamburgers upside down! There is a top and a bottom part to a bun for a reason people! Or when the volume on your car stereo isn't on an even number, that bother me too! I could go on but that would just make me look weird!!! LOL Yes I know! There is medication for this!!!!!

Hilarious!

shydaisi

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

I hate chocolate.
I despise peanut butter.
I am a single parent.
My most recent pet peeve is people who do not merge on the interstate until the *last second* causing everyone to slam on their brakes, which backs up traffic for all the good people who got in line as they should have...

MFPSTARSCHALLENGE

Please post Monday's QOTD on the new thread when posted. Thanks!

mrivera713

QOTD-Saturday 11/5 I'm looking for some healthy but fun seasonal recipes! Share your must-have recipes for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and the holiday season approaches!

I'm boring, my recipes don't change with the seasons. Maybe because I live in AZ? When it's hot, I eat in air conditoned places, so I can have soup all year long. When it's cold, I eat in the same temperature type of room and usually just eat the same foods. I DO like candy canes in the winter and ice cream in the summer... but I don't think that will help us any...


QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

I love to horse-back ride. I can live on a horse if I was allowed. I love photography. I love running. I have 3 children. 18 y/o daughter, 13 y/o son and a 2 y/o daughter. I love to write, but I think you caught on to that... blushing...

getitamb

Sunday QOTD-Tell us something about you that we don't know.

I used to really want to be a model when I was little but someone made me feel really bad about the way I looked so I lost my confidence. Everyday is an ongoing battle with confidence....anyway deep down I still want to do it.

Planks will be done by tonight.

starsnyc21

QOTD-Sunday 11/6 Tell us something(s) about yourself we don't know.

Wow, I seen someone on here that hates chocolate and peanut butter. I would go crazy if I could have one or the other...lol. :sad: :laugh:

Ok so something about me, well I would never normally say this because I like people to discover them on their own, but I have braces..lol.:happy: Yep I'm in my mid-30's and I wear clear braces.

starsnyc21

QOTD-Saturday 11/5 I'm looking for some healthy but fun seasonal recipes! Share your must-have recipes for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and the holiday season approaches!

I do not have any holiday recipes. I would say check out the Sparks recipe app. They have really good suggestions.