Smokin' Hot Green Pepper's ~ Week 3

kelly_a

afternoon peeps!

jacque ~ you are doing so great...i am so excited to get on each time and see all that you are doing! this will get you to where you want to be, keep it up! ** believe in you ** it can be done sweets!

sally ~ so sorry to hear about you job loss. what a very stressful and frustrating time for you...seems like i hear of someone every wk that is affected. hang in there.....try to stay positive, and focus on *you*, keeping healthy. visit us here, we'll do all we can to pull you along... take care

Miss V ~ way to go darlin'...you are having a great day! proud of ya!:flowerforyou:

well, i did 3miles with Leslie and that was ok, even with my 3 lb wts, and it's been a while since i have walked.....then i stretched with Denise...oh my :noway: ....about 10 min into it my muscles were :noway: :noway: s-c-r-e-a-m-i-n :noway: :noway: , but i just kept a goin. this usually happens when i start this video. my entire body will ache the next 3 days and be good by Friday ( least that is my past exerperience) i just need to figure out a plan and stick with it. maybe once i get feeling stronger with it, i will back off to twice a day. the stretchin just feels so good!! i have never done any other exercise that has been able to stretch my entire body. this is my all time fav video, and the results are immediate. so, here's to pain with gain, in being toned that is.

fruits ~ banana and peach
veg ~ broccoli and green beans
water ~ 48oz so far
exercise ~ 45min/3 mile walk and 27min stretch (458 cals)

MissVitaVonCherry

:bigsmile:
finished dinner made: veggie sloppy joes with leftover butternut squash and brussel sprouts.
It was good!
Did good today, totally under on all my food, and under on my H2o but i am still drinking it for today!:)
See you all in the morning!:)
~V:bigsmile:

jacque509

ok worked out for 38 mins, was trying for an hour but the cell phone never stop!!:explode: 6 people with 2 being my lovly kids calling back and forth. Def got water, vegtable and fruit in. have 52 cal to spare and all I want is something tasty, not hungry so I am gonna try to drink some water and move on.
V- how did u make the sloppy joes, this is my all time fav food, if I was on biggest loser sloppy joes and tacos will be in my cabinet!! so recipe pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

jacque509

Ok so its Tuesday, feeling a little worn out. Very frustrated at work. I am doing the work of many. A year ago we left one insitution for another. We left right before we were to get our increase and came over to a new place at our same salary but insurance was higher, now I have to pay for parking. So that made the money less. Now this year has come and because of the ecomony there will be no yearly increase so another year without an increase. Since then I got certified in research, lost the second job I needed so bad and now the cost of living is higher. So I am now robbing Peter to pay Paul. I come in this morning and there is an email for me to assist in clinic because the dumb !@$$ manger let 2 nurses be off at the same time leaving 1 nurse to run clinc who has already quit and just workin til the new nurse comes in, haha which will be never,because wait a minute Jacque a nurse, we can make her help AGH!!!! God I really wonder what the purpose of all this. AGH!!!:mad: :explode: :grumble:
Ok maybe I can chill now and get through the day. Thannks guys for letting me vent

evgal

morning peppers,
kelly, the charts are super, i've never done a video excersise tape, maybe i'll try one! not sure i'll have as great a week with the excersise. sore back from all the raking!!! lol
i made a veggie medely, zuccinni,yellow squash, red&yellow peppers, onions, tomatoes, have had it as a side dish & a veggie sandwich. added some roaster chicken breast once. yum!

sally,sorry to hear about your job loss, my son lost his last wk, know the anxiety, glad to hear yor felling a little better.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
kitn, don't have an ex but plenty of my friends do, my heat goes out to you & your daughter,sounds like you have a good attitude, forget him!!!!!
v, your always so up beat,
jacque, i don't eat sloopy joes but try the veggie sandwich maybe add taco flavoring ,lite bun very low cal.
karen

magglett

:frown: Seriously must be something in the air that's causing job frustration ... I am filling in right now in a position that I didn't ask for until they hire the new person to fill it. Meanwhile ... I had to train a temp to do my position. I'm thinking it would have been better to train the temp to fill in the other job so we only had to train them rather then them and me but hey ... who am I? Anyway ... needless to say ... I want my old job and old routine back badly. I've gained 3 lbs. since the change and I'm sure it's because I'm less active ... my real job has me walking most of the day ... this one ... not so much. I don't know what's in the air but I hope the stars re-align soon so that all us Pepper's get rid of our work frustrations and stress.

CrystalT

Good morning all you Smokin' Peppers!!

Sally, I hate to hear that you are out of work. I hope you find something soon.

Jacque, I've made Cooking Light's recipe for sloppy joes. My very picky husband even liked them. Here's the link. http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=577147

Kelly, the charts are awesome!! Thanks a bunch.

Yesterday went really well. I had 3 servings of fruit (yay!!) and 4 servings of veggies! Last night I spent 30 minutes at the gym doing what I'm calling Week 0 of C25K. I’m still not up to finishing Week 1, so I created my own starting point. I may even create Week 0.5 if I think I need another step before starting Week 1. I also walked a mile during lunch for another 15 minutes. That puts me at 190 minutes of exercise this week so far. Go me!! I’ve gotten this week’s 3 hours done and 10 minutes towards what I didn’t do last week. I’m hoping to get in at least another hour before Friday rolls around.

kelly_a

wishin all the peppers a happy and healthy Tuesday!!

love readin bout all the veggie dishes you are havin' YUM i used to always buy sweet potatoes in the can, drain, add some butter, brown sugar and top with mini marshmellows and pop in the micro....well, i have been buying real sweet potatoes, and dh loves them, plain! so, we have stopped buying white potatoes and canned sweets, and now we eat the real sweet ones! much better trade off.

takin inlaws to airport today, then goin to my nieces volleyball game after my pm route, then home for Biggest Loser. gonna walk with Leslie and stretch with Denise when i get off here.

hate hearin bout all the job issues here, esp when there isn't much we can do about it. i am feelin for ya all goin thru this.....take one day at a time and try to get some exercise in for stress relief....don't eat your stress, that would be negative. hang in there pepper's, it is bound to get better sometime soon. prayers of strength and continued positive behavior for all of you don't forget we are here for you!! :flowerforyou:

kelly_a

hey Crystal!! :bigsmile: go YOU!! great job on the workouts! i have not started back to C25K either. need to get my walkin going good for a while. keep on keepin, you're doing great! am sure you'll have a loss come Fri! :flowerforyou:

CrystalT

hey Crystal!! :bigsmile: go YOU!! great job on the workouts! i have not started back to C25K either. need to get my walkin going good for a while. keep on keepin, you're doing great! am sure you'll have a loss come Fri! :flowerforyou:

Thanks!! I sure hope I have a loss. I might cry otherwise. :sad: I'm working hard this week.

jacque509

Thanks for the recipe Crystal! looks good:flowerforyou:

artichoke

great job last week everyone! i started back to work and FINALLY have my scale unpacked. i'm back to my regular routine and excited for friday's weigh in. the carnage from the past two weeks was not as horrid as i had anticipated when i weighed myself this morning....still up a few pounds though, but not awful. yay for that!

jacque509

wow slow tonight, anyway went over calorie tonight not to happy but i did record them, when I think I went over I usally dont so I think its progress to accepting or owning up to my issues. Didn't make it to the gym but took a walk did my mile in 24 min. very happy it been taking me 30 so I know I am getting stronger. So now it time to keep on moving on. Well hope the rest of you had a good night.
See ya tomorrow

kelly_a

hey all you smokin' hot green peppers!! happy wednesday!! well, i had to dvr biggest loser lastnite, so will have to watch it sometime. i really need to do some serious yard work today....gonna be nasty the next few days or so. no leaves down yet, but i can put away all my yard junk ( decor:laugh: ), and put my chair cushions up for winter. will probably mow too. gonna wear my hrm and see how many cals i burn doing trim with push mower. i was under a glass in water yesterday, but the rest was good. 77 workout minutes and 457 cals burned. might have been under cals too...i am real good bout logging brkfst, lunch, snacks but dinner needs to improve. and some things i just can't find here, so need to do a little better and plan ahead.

artichoke ~ glad to have you back and ready to go at with us!! sounds like you are motivated and determined! :flowerforyou:

jacque ~ don't worry bout yesterday, today is new, just get back on track. you are doing so good and i know you can do this! good job on your mile time....take it easy and a pace that is right for you. i am so proud of all that you are doing!! :flowerforyou:

** anyone ** ideas for our new challenge starting this Fri? post it here!

2 more days til weigh in peppers! keep up with the challenges and realize the importance of your health, every day. you are worth it....by taking care of you, you are taking care of 'your' world :bigsmile:
make it count!

sindyb9

Good morning Pepper's.
Sorry for not posting yesterday it has been very busy around here. I am doing well on all challenges. and feel much better being off the meds. I did not get to exercise yesterday, but stayed within my calories so should be ok. I will get a walk in today if the sun comes out (darn rain:grumble:)

Hope everyone is doing ok. The big boss is here since my manager left and they are not replacing her. So that is why it is so busy.

I will check in later.

Have a great day. :bigsmile:

angiemcnett

Good morning SHGP! I have been doing good with the water, fruit, and veggies since Monday. The week end however was not as good as I should have been with water and veggies. I have enjoyed fresh green beans and corn on the cob on Monday. Cucumbers, fresh leaf lettuce, tomatoes on Tuesday. I am eating as fast as I can my produce from the farmer's market. My food is going back quicker than I expected. I plan on having a huge garden salad with fresh leaf lettuce, peppers, broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and corn on the cob for lunch. I have got 315 minutes of exercise in since Monday. I am half way to my goal of 630 minuted for the week. I plan on going back to the gym to swim for an hour and I want to get on my wii fit today also. I don't think I will count that as exercise minutes but will note what I did under the exercise notes. I hope everyone is having a great day.

jacque509

Good morning all!! N new day to do better. Hey looking for a good califlower mash potatoes recipe?

MissVitaVonCherry

:bigsmile: Hey all
Jacque- I did have one for cauliflower and kale mashed it was way good. I will look for it:) \
Doing good, here trying to keep motivated, eating little, but what I am eating is healthy mostly:laugh:
it is:)
Not really talkative right now, just talked the the hubby, he is loosing weight there because the food is aweful:laugh: Some people try and some people eat aweful food:) LOL
anyhow I will look for that recepie and come back on!

jacque509

Hey V I also wanted your sloppy joe recipe that you made the other night

MissVitaVonCherry

oh:):laugh:
OK I used 1 cup of morning star scrambles (veggie stuff like ground beef) I hafl small onion, i tsp crushed garlic, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp chili powder and 1 can crushed tomatoes with jalapanoes:bigsmile:
I didnt have and tomatoe paste, so I put in some thick pizza sauce... I would normaly use bell peppers too... you gotta taste it the whole way through though:bigsmile:
OK the mashed cauliflower:) one

IT SAYS POTATOES, I just used cauliflower instead... there is another good recepie, but I gotta look for it:) :bigsmile:

Kale and Olive Oil Mashed Potato RecipeFor this recipe, be sure to wash the kale well (or spinach, or chard) - dirt and grit hides in the leaves. I don't like floppy leafiness in my potatoes, so I chop the kale quite finely. If you stir the kale in too much it can lend a slight green cast to your potatoes, so i just barely stir it in right before serving. Also, on the potato front - feel free to use unpeeled potatoes if you like something a bit more rustic (and nutritious). I picked up some yellow-fleshed German Butterball potatoes at the market last week and they added the visual illusion that the mashed potatoes were packed with butter. Didn't miss the real thing a bit.
3 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
sea salt
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch kale, large stems stripped and discarded, leaves chopped
1/2+ cup warm milk or cream
freshly ground black pepper
5 scallions, white and tender green parts, chopped
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, for garnish (opt)
fried shallots, for garnish (optional)
Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Add a pinch of salt. Bring the water to a boil and continue boiling for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, chopped kale, a big pinch of salt, and saute just until tender - about a minute. Set aside.
Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Slowly stir in the milk a few big splashes at a time. You are after a thick, creamy texture, so if your potatoes are on the dry side keep adding milk until the texture is right. Season with salt and pepper.
Dump the kale on top of the potatoes and give a quick stir. Transfer to a serving bowl, make a well in the center of the potatoes and pour the remaining olive oil. Sprinkle with the scallions, Parmesan cheese, and shallots

MissVitaVonCherry

P.S
I boil cauliflower and then blend it in the blender and freez it
then in the mornings I take 1 egg, and two egg whites and 1/2 or so of the cauliflower and make scrambled eggs put some parmesean cheese on top (it takes longer to cook up because of the moisture, but it is awesome) and beacause of the cheese on top the KIDS can't tell that there is cauliflower in it!
I love to make that
from teh Deceptivly delicious cook book by Jerry sinefield's wife:)
I also make Pink pancakes for my kids! MADE OUT OF BEETS! can you believe it! IF anyone wants to trick their family into eating healthy then this is the book to have I mean it!
ANd there is a great mac and cheese recepie in there too, made out of eather sweet potatoe:) :bigsmile:

jacque509

Thanks V you great!!! Sound like tony the tiger huh hahahahaha:laugh:

jacque509

just got home, got dinner on the stove. Did 53 min of exercise after work. fruit in, water in and trying to get veg in. Hope everyone is having a good night

PlumCrazyGirl

Hey group,
I thought I was sending my fitness minutes daily -- guess not.
I'll go back & determine how many minutes then post the number of minutes.

Off I go... get back w/you soon.
Barb

PlumCrazyGirl

Exercise minutes 340 for the week of 9/25 to 10/1

I plan to do curves tomorrow so I'll post 10/2 to 10/8 minutes after that.

I'm also being weighed a day early since I'll be out of town Friday to Sunday.

So look for my updates in the late morning or early afternoon.

Barb

MissVitaVonCherry

:bigsmile:
Hey all! got my veggies in with onions, celery and carrots
got a banana in and a 45 min walk today, the back of my leg is feling tight, so gotta stretch it out. Got a massage today:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I feel so relaxed now! no more 80 pounds resting on my neck.

sindyb9

Good Morning Pepper's
Yesterday I did not get veggies in was under calories and only got to walk 15 min before it started to rain:grumble:
Today is a new day, the sun is out and I plan on getting my 45 min walk in at lunch and all my fruits, veggies and water.
It has been so busy with work and tax class I need to start planning more ahead because I start the second job in the next month.
Hope everyone has a great day. Will check back in a while. :bigsmile:

magglett

Good morning everyone. I've been getting my veggies, fruits, and water in ... but ... I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that life's stresses are making me struggle a bit right now ... but I won't give up. I'll be going on a girls' weekend of hiking which I'm sure will kick my butt back into gear ... me and my BFF... some exercise ... and some quality time together. Woo Hoo ... 2 MORE SLEEPS!!!

CrystalT

Good morning everyone!!

I've been doing good with the veggies everyday. It helps that I made a green bean stew to have for lunch this week. It has a serving of both green beans and tomatoes, so I knock out 2 servings with lunch. And then I have another 2 servings with a V8 later in the afternoon. Anything we have for dinner just bumps it up even more! :drinker: I've managed to get the fruit everyday except for Tuesday. I forgot the pluot I was going to have for my afternoon snack today. :ohwell: Hopefully, I can find something around here to snack on if I get hungry.

I only got in my 15 minute lunch walk yesterday. That puts me at 205 for the week. I’m planning on walking again today and then going to the gym after work. Hopefully, I will be able to report a total of 250 minutes for this week! :bigsmile:

Everyone have a good day and good luck when you weigh in tomorrow!!! :flowerforyou:

jacque509

LAST CHANCE WORKOUT!!!! hahahaha Good morning everyone! Well last night I planned my food for the day, so hopefully I will stay on track. So I plan to work out tonight for sure hoping to have a nice little loss tomorrow!! Good Luck everyone. Have a great day!:happy: