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Mindful_Trent

Alright. Crisis adverted.

Went out tonight and had a Green Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette on the side with a small Mahi Mahi Steak and a couple of Pita Chips with about 2 tablespoons of fresh hummus with about 10 grapes for dessert! I would guesstimate about 450 calories. Not too bad for a night out!

One more day until weigh-in! You guys stay focused and keep on pushing it! We'll get there!

-Ian

Great job! Sounds like a really yummy (but still healthy) dinner.

mamaturner

Hi all.

Lost 1 pound this week. I am ok with that because I didn't eat the best a couple of days, but I worked out every day. I am down 7 pounds for the month of October.

I am now 18 days without a cigarette.

Have a great week everyone!!

Go Packers!!:happy:

Rob

Yay! A fellow cheese head! We're making our ceremonial packer game chili tomorrow!

mamaturner

Have a great weekend yall! Hopefully the weather will be nice for ya, b/c here is another gloomy WI day.

Jessica, where are you in WI? I'm in St. Paul, MN.

Was curious if we are close...I already know your a Packer fan

I'm about 30 min. north of Milwaukee, my uncle actually lives in Lino Lakes I believe that's a suburb? My parents are in Iola, I think that's only like 4 hours from St. Paul and 2 horus from me, so I'm probably about 6 hours.

Giggles27

Hi Everyone so I had about 600 calories for the day before I left for the birthday party....and because of my 600 calorie burn this morning (AND YES KICKBOXING DID KICK MY BUTT...even before I started my Body Works Class my hand and right arm started to twitch...but I got thru it...I wil let everyone know how sore I am in the morning), I think I did pretty good.

I had 2 plates of food...the first one was 1/2 salad, 1/4 perni (roasted ham) and 1/4 spanish rice with beans. The second plate I had all salad (no dressing...basically just grass) and 3 spoons of rice. Not bad I would say...and only one small kid size piece of cake (250 cals maybe?). So i would call that a success.....

How was everyone's day?

jeanniedreambtl

Hello Team!!!!

So thank you everyone for the great comments and encouragement! It truly was an honor being there walking for such a great cause. I think I may have sprained my ankle tho, once again Im barely able to walk. So tomorrow morning I am going to give my legs and feet a hot bath then bandage it up.
Ya'll I have absolutely got to get back on track with my exercising. Maybe Ive pushed myself a little too far? I dunno.
Also, still doing great drinking water, but food choices not so great. Ive not been indulging but havent been making the best decisions either.

Therefore, I NEED A KICK IN THE REAR!!! LOL

You all are doing so great, we stick together and be there for one another all things are possible!

G'Night- :flowerforyou:

nisijam5

http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-portion-size-plate

Check this out for portion sizes...I saw it posted on MFP

Arienna

Hello Team!!!!

So thank you everyone for the great comments and encouragement! It truly was an honor being there walking for such a great cause. I think I may have sprained my ankle tho, once again Im barely able to walk. So tomorrow morning I am going to give my legs and feet a hot bath then bandage it up.
Ya'll I have absolutely got to get back on track with my exercising. Maybe Ive pushed myself a little too far? I dunno.
Also, still doing great drinking water, but food choices not so great. Ive not been indulging but havent been making the best decisions either.

Therefore, I NEED A KICK IN THE REAR!!! LOL

You all are doing so great, we stick together and be there for one another all things are possible!

G'Night- :flowerforyou:

If there was a little smiley face for kicking you in the rear I would do it! Out of love of course

Don't worry about food choices you previously made and not exercising enough (even though you had surgery!), each day is a new day to make new choices!

You are doing great and you WILL reach your goal, I know you can!

Arienna

jtorres81(sorry don't know your name!) - Welcome!! We love new members!

Ian - Nice job with your food selection! :drinker:

Anu - Looks like you did GREAT at the bday party! Nice job!

Kim - thanks for the site! I love webmd!

Well, after doing weight loss for yoga and bootcamp yesterday I can REALLY feel it and I LOVE it. I'm going to be doing them again this morning in a little while. Hope you all have a great Sunday!!!

XFitMojoMom

Hi everyone!
Friday night was fantastic. Hubby and I thoroughly enjoyed our dinner - onion bahjdi, samosa's and some kind of paneer, then tikka, butter chicken, lamb vindaloo, dal mekhani (thanks Anu - AMAZING!), rice palauo and naan. We order only 1 bottle of toppy wine (very unusual for us) but prior to leaving we did have some champagne together. We came home with a HUGE doggy bag and at a very reasonable hour - around 10:30.
Yesterday we ran around - I had to get Hunter (my 3.5 y.o.) winter boots and settle in for the day because it was miserable out.
I didn't exercise either day (Friday or Saturday) because my feet are killing me - I'm thinking plantar fasciitis. I've been rolling my feet over a tennis ball, which temporarily relieves the pain. I'm going to get out today and work in the yard (rake the leaves) and take Jake for a walk.

XFitMojoMom

I came up with a lower fat recipe for the Dal Anu...
Instead of Butter and heavy cream I used heart smart margarine and 2% milk.
And I used green lentils instead of black beans and red kidney beans (it was just what I had available)...

1 can green lentils
1 tbsp heart smart margarine (cdn becel omega 3 margarine)
ginger--1 inch piece
garlic cloves-2
ginger-garlic paste-1 tbsp(apart from the above mentioned ginger-garlic)
1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
1tsp turmeric
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp crushed red chili
1tsp corriander powder
1tsp chilli powder
a dash of hot yellow curry powder
1/2 cup 2% milk (cream can be used for a more smoother version)

I cooked all my ingredients on stove top in a small pot and I mashed the dal (lentils) so that they became creamy.
I'll put all these into a recipe calculator and come back with total calories.

rob_in_wisc

Hi all.

Lost 1 pound this week. I am ok with that because I didn't eat the best a couple of days, but I worked out every day. I am down 7 pounds for the month of October.

I am now 18 days without a cigarette.

Have a great week everyone!!

Go Packers!!:happy:

Rob

Yay! A fellow cheese head! We're making our ceremonial packer game chili tomorrow!

Sounds good, I'm watching th game now. Nothing special today because I have the rare empty house with all the kids gone at friend shouses today.

nisijam5

Good morning all,

Anu, Ian...Some good choices were made yesterday...way to stay focused with parties and dining out...all those choices can really trip you up.

Tiff...I love to read about your culinary concoctions

Pam... glad to hear you had a great evening with your huband...I know that he is going away soon...glad you could enjoy a special night

Jeannie...I agree with Courtney...time to get back into it...go shopping and plan some good healthy meals; especially, if you can't exercise

Courtney...Can you direct me to the pork tenderloin recipe you posted...is it here or under the recipe section...I would like to try it this week...thanks

Today is my last day of work and then I get a break...working and family is hard to balance with this "lifestyle change"...although, I do enjoy feeling better with less fatique

Well, tomorrow is the weigh-in...suspense.....Good luck all

Kim

mamaturner

Well Packers are kicken some butt! Finally!! Made some AWESOME chilli today, and Kim, thank you SO MUCH for that sharkpeople website oh my gosh how much easier it is! So I decided since the chili turned out so yummy I'd share it it's in the system under Jessica's Double Habenero Chili, yes theres 2 habeneros in there.. did I mention we REALLY like spicy food, but it's not overpowering believe it or not! And yes it is a bit long... but very easy!

2 oz Orecchiette
2 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1-46 fl. oz vegetable juice
1-28 oz Contadina Crushed tomatoes in puree
1-16 oz light red kidney beans
1-15 oz black beans *both beans drained and rinsed*
1 clove garlic minced
1 T Olive Oil
1 # 75/25 ground beef (I actually had 17.6 oz)
2 habeneros minced (about 1 T)
1 large/ 1 cup tomato (you put an X with your knife on the bottom of the tomato and put in boiling water, making sure its submerged, for a few seconds and then put in ice bath) This allowes you to easily peel the skin, then chop
1 1/2 T Chili Poweder
2 T worcetershire (thick kind) Ah and I just realized I didn't add this when I put my recipe into shark people, so if you use, add it!)
1/2 T cumin
1/2 t cayanne pepper
1/4 c water
pinch cinnamon

1)Brown meat in 1 T Olive Oil, drain and then add bell pepper and onion.
2)Add garlic and habeneros.
3)Add worcetershire, cook a few seconds, then add beans and tomatoes. Cook a few minutes.
4)Add all spices except cinnamon.
5)Add crushed tomatoes, put 1/4 cup water in can and swirl then empty into pot.
6)Add vegetable juice, bring to boil.
7)Add cinnamon and simmer for 1-2 hours.

Bon appetit!
(Vikings suck )

mamaturner

Sorry, forgot the nutritional info:
14 Servings (yes big pot)
1 cup serving
Calories 237.2 *add 2 more cals for worcestershire sauce
Total Fat 9.2 g
Saturated Fat 3.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g
Cholesterol 26.7 mg
Sodium 486.8 mg *add 26 grams for worcestershire sauce
Potassium 737.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 27.4 g
Dietary Fiber 7.6 g
Sugars 4.1 g
Protein 13.2 g
Vitamin A 44.3 %
Vitamin C 70.5 %
Calcium 5.7 %
Iron 17.5 %

Mindful_Trent

Tiff...I love to read about your culinary concoctions

Thanks Kim!

So I just got back from getting my hair cut... oh it feels so good! I always wait waaaay too long in between cuts and it gets shaggy and irritating. After that I went to the gym and did 30 min on the elliptical. No leg cramp this time - yay! I kept it at 30 min and not 45 because I'm still really sore - shoulders, sides - from yesterday's Big Loser Yoga session I did. Boy, that kicked my butt! I'm hoping that in time I'll begin to feel less like an elephant who is trying to do gymnastics or something like that :laugh:

Off to make the tuna pancake recipe I saw (I think on this thread?) for lunch and then I've got homework to do for the rest of the day. :grumble: At least it's cold and flurrying outside - makes it easier to stay inside and do work!

charcharbec

Okay so um the chilli--- I am SO gonna make that when I have some money to go to the grocery store. Seriously. I LOVE CHILLLLLLLLIIIIIIIII. Honestly.... that was my food of choice at 2 am a while back when I was drunk as.

Anyway, I didn't end up going to see my friends this weekend. Before I even got there, one of them decided she wanted to be 16 again and be all "omgggggg...im a dramatic ho." Anyway--- I don't really need the stress, and have relaxed ALL weekend. On top of that I made some pretty good choices. Which is fabulous I think. I should be down below 180 tomorrow (I hope) and if I am that is going to be a VERY great accomplishment for me. I always told myself that the day i reached 180 I was going to start working out and lose weight. And I really am. I gained a few pounds at first because I wasn't eating enough, but I always remind myself to eat. Gets harder when you are waiting for your next pay check to buy foods. But I am making it work for me.

Did YOGA yesterday using the On Demand Feature. Holyyy wow... SO good. SOOOOOOOOOOOO good. Hard as. But, I hurt like a mofo this morning. And when I was trying to do weights (since it was my weights day) I had to actually back off a bit because my body was like NO! I hate you for doing yoga yesterday, I am going to protest and then tempt you with buying a cookie or buying a take five bar. *whines and pouts*

But s'all good. I feel like each time I resist temptation I have accomplished something. Helps me do it the next time--- that internal dialogue and such. I am actually hoping I will be down enough and a bit slimmer next month so that when I go home--- people notice. Is that sick or what? But--- I want to know that I am starting to trim down. I still haven't bought myself a damn measuring tape. After a long day at work and then the gym most of the time I think that I will just do it tomorrow. Hah.

But WEDNESDAY will be ONE MONTH without a ciggarette. Wooot. Good job IAN for going basically about the same that I have. Seriously dude, I feel you.

Also-- anyone feel like me after they have worked out? I always Feel skinny because I can eat and I don't feel bad eating after I work out. Anyone else get that way too? I am like "oooh yeah, feel that metabolism gooooing. I am a skinny ***** allllllright." Just curious, because when I realize I am doing that, I laugh at myself. ))

Hope you all had a fab weekend. Look forward to the weigh in tomorrow.

-becca

XFitMojoMom

Okay - here is the nutritional breakdown for the Dal Makhani with plain fat free yogurt substitute for cream or milk

4 Servings


Amount Per Serving

Calories 218.2

Total Fat 4.9 g

Saturated Fat 1.3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g

Monounsaturated Fat 1.7 g

Cholesterol 4.8 mg

Sodium 104.8 mg

Potassium 644.4 mg

Total Carbohydrate 30.4 g

Dietary Fiber 9.4 g

Sugars 5.7 g

Protein 14.7 g

Vitamin A 1.4 %

Vitamin B-12 7.4 %

Vitamin B-6 14.0 %

Vitamin C 5.0 %

Vitamin D 0.0 %

Vitamin E 0.9 %

Calcium 18.0 %

Copper 15.7 %

Folate 53.7 %

Iron 25.3 %

Magnesium 15.1 %

Manganese 49.7 %

Niacin 7.1 %

Pantothenic Acid 12.0 %

Phosphorus 32.6 %

Riboflavin 15.3 %

Selenium 9.5 %

Thiamin 15.6 %

Zinc 15.2 %

mamaturner

Becca I am totally with you! I make chili every weekend so maybe I'll just start posting them. Todays seems to be the best in flavor, cals and deffinitly sodium! I think next week is gonna be a ground turkey chili. And with the working out, I'm like addicted now, b/c after each time I feel better and better. When I first started the eliptical about a month ao I could hardly do 10 minutes without passing out, but now I do 30 min which burns about 440 calories and I could honestly go more!! Same with my food, it's like I get some kind of high with the workout and eating right! And keep it up, your doing great!!!

Arienna

Hey everyone!!! I have been doing a PowerPoint all afternoon for my final project in one of my classes, finally am finished! I still have one more project to do before the night is through though for another class and I have to close this or I won't stop reading posts!

Hope you all have a wonderful night!! :flowerforyou: