Over 200 Club New Year New Me Part 11
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My 13 yo daughter was just accepted to tek trek. Not sure if you are familiar with it. A womans group which I can't remember their name it is like aauw or aawu I don't know. Anyways they are college educated women who work in the math or science field and they sponser 7th grade girls to go to tek trek which is a Girls Science camp and the girls live on a college campus for 1 week they do all kinds of science and math things like you would at a science olympiad. My 16 yo went when she was a 7th grader. They live in the dorm for a week with a room mate. It is just so fun and exciting. It is suppose to keep girls interested in the math and science fields because they usually fall away from that type of major as they get into high school. Not my girls my oldest wants to be an aeronautical engineer and this one wants to be a doctor and even the little one wants to work in some sort of science type feild. That is their dad's doing he has always kept them interested in science and history. Anyways as you can tell I am really excited for her. She doesn't know yet. Yay Haley!!!!!!
By the way Haley had to first write a paper as to why she should go, the school selected 5 of those girls who get to move on to the interview process with the womens group. She then went to an interview her and I and today she was selected. Yay Haley again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
Sounds like I need to try this activia!
meokk-I didn't even think of going on Safari! GOOD IDEA! I shoulda thought of that last weekend when I was stranded in Tulsa with no internet.
Tiger-You looked beautiful in your dress!! Not to mention you were glowing!!0 -
I was actually going to get the activa,it does have some fiber , but then saw the fiber one snack yogurts (50 cals) so got some of that instead, it had 5 g of fiber in it...the activa has that other stuff, maybe i will try it next time.
Momma - Congrats to your daughter!!! That is awesome.0 -
My 13 yo daughter was just accepted to tek trek. Not sure if you are familiar with it. A womans group which I can't remember their name it is like aauw or aawu I don't know. Anyways they are college educated women who work in the math or science field and they sponser 7th grade girls to go to tek trek which is a Girls Science camp and the girls live on a college campus for 1 week they do all kinds of science and math things like you would at a science olympiad. My 16 yo went when she was a 7th grader. They live in the dorm for a week with a room mate. It is just so fun and exciting. It is suppose to keep girls interested in the math and science fields because they usually fall away from that type of major as they get into high school. Not my girls my oldest wants to be an aeronautical engineer and this one wants to be a doctor and even the little one wants to work in some sort of science type feild. That is their dad's doing he has always kept them interested in science and history. Anyways as you can tell I am really excited for her. She doesn't know yet. Yay Haley!!!!!!
By the way Haley had to first write a paper as to why she should go, the school selected 5 of those girls who get to move on to the interview process with the womens group. She then went to an interview her and I and today she was selected. Yay Haley again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to Haley! (and to you) :drinker: That sounds like a terrific program ... my 16yo wants to be an engineer ... but do you think I can get her to sign up for 'Exploring Engineering Careers' camp ... nooooo, she picked 'Culinary Arts' because none of her friends want to do 'Exploring Engineering Careers'. Oh well. I'm glad that they have so many programs that encourage girls in math and science.0 -
I don't know about Activia. I think I'm of the camp that thinks Activia is pretty much just a marketing scam. :laugh: I mean, they named their cultures "Bifidus Regularis" and "Bifidus Digistivum" or something absolutely ridiculous like that. Of course all probiotics (the cultures that make yogurt... well, yogurt) aid digestion.
I'm also of the yogurt camp that doesn't care for yogurt sweetened with HFCS, sugar, aspartame, and splenda (and all at the same time!! I nearly died when I read the ingredients of the Dannon Light & Fit I used to eat). It's amazing the difference in flavor of yogurt sweetened with sugar/honey instead. And the calories aren't even that much more, either! It's shocking, really. I figure I get enough aspartame/sucralose in the diet soda I can't seem to give up.
Of course, these are my personal preferences and I'm okay with the fact that many people feel differently.
Also, since I've gone greek, I haven't really even given regular yogurt another thought.
It is seriously SO GOOD I have a hard time not eating too much of it. I just ate some as a snack. Then, tonight I'm going to use it instead of sour cream in my mashed potatoes. And then I'm going to eat greek yogurt with CHOCOLATE in it (OMG, it's so good!!!) as dessert. I think I may have a problem. :laugh:
Tonight is homemade yogurt attempt #2.
Congratulations Haley!!!!0 -
littlespy-I did c25k week 1 workout 1 and I am out of breath sorta. I did it backwards though I ran 90 seconds and walked 60.:embarassed:0
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Thanks for the congrats everyone.
Lstpaul, your 16 yo and mine sound a lot alike!!!0 -
littlespy-I did c25k week 1 workout 1 and I am out of breath sorta. I did it backwards though I ran 90 seconds and walked 60.:embarassed:
Wow, momma! I'm so proud of you! If you can do it backwards like that, you should probably just try week 2 next time! I think it's jog 90sec walk 2min. That's really great! It's such an awesome program. 0 -
Maybe I will try that. The only reason I did it today is I needed to get some exercise in for today. My original plans fell through so I decided I would try it. I really enjoyed it. It was really a lot easier than I thought it would be and I like the idea of taking breaks by walking. I still walked rather brisk too. I may just start week 2 on Monday.0
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Tiger, you look gorgeous!!
Hmmm, that reminds me I still have a lot of planning to do.....
Cris, you set a date yet? I don't even have a firm date yet for the real wedding.
we are having a fake wedding too!! I'm from England, am I the only foreigner in the group?, so we are doing a non-legal fake wedding in England first then our real wedding at home in October.
I live in the US btw and moved here when I was 14 so I'm as much American as I am English.
So Cris, get ready, this is becoming a lot of work...0 -
Tiger, you look gorgeous!!
Hmmm, that reminds me I still have a lot of planning to do.....
Cris, you set a date yet? I don't even have a firm date yet for the real wedding.
we are having a fake wedding too!! I'm from England, am I the only foreigner in the group?, so we are doing a non-legal fake wedding in England first then our real wedding at home in October.
I live in the US btw and moved here when I was 14 so I'm as much American as I am English.
So Cris, get ready, this is becoming a lot of work...
:noway:
You ladies are crazy! :laugh:
Bf and I agree we are going to elope. Plain and simple. I would have a freaking meltdown with all the stress and attention of a wedding so I'm impressed you guys not only can handle it, but WANT it!
We may have a big party when we get back. Most of my friends seem to be like that. The married couple we hang out with got married at the courthouse. They don't even have/wear wedding rings (and they're both lawyers so trust that they can afford them!).0 -
I got married on my mother in laws property under a huge oak tree. My mil found some old chandelier from a yard sale and put flowers and lacy material so that there would be a point like a gazebo under the tree for us to stand. She made my bouquet we went to the court house got a lisence asked my moms preacher to come out. Told all our bros and sis to show up. (and my best friend) Got married ate tuna sanwiches and ham. Then went to Reno for the night. It was such a nice calm and peaceful wedding. But I think it has to be your style to keep it simple. I really enjoyed it. We had planned on going to to Reno and gett ing married at one of those wedding chapel they have in NV. and the mil asked us not to. She said please do it here I will plan everything. She did a wonderful job. The hubby always asks if I feel I was cheated out of a big wedding. I don't. I like my wedding. But my little sis had the big wedding and she loved it so I think it just depends on the people getting married. Good luck with your wedding girls Just wanted to mention the hotel in Reno probably costed more than my wedding:laugh: :laugh:0
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Hey little spy,
Yes, I must be crazy, I never wanted a wedding really at all and now I'm having two !!!!!
Neither will be traditional in any way but still it is a bit painful0 -
Congrats to your daughters Mama.. that is awesome.. my daughter got into a program similar to that in 6th and 7th grade. This year she is in all pre AP courses and is doing well. It really does open doors for the girls when they get a little older!
Weddings... I agree with mama when it comes time to weddings... It is your special day and what should matter is what you want. So, if you want the simple wedding or want to elope or if you want a HUGE wedding or something in between you should go for it!
Today is going well although my cravings are hitting me hard this afternoon. So, I had a 45 cal slice of bread with a tbl of peanut butter.. yum. now on to the water water water and hopefully that will hold me over till dinner in about 3.5 hours.0 -
Curious,
All of you who have done the 30 day shred.....how many calories do you think your burned?
I don't have a HRM so just guess based on others calorie burned ranges found on various MFP posts.
I'm starting the shred again because I want LittleSpy collar bones :laugh:0 -
Curious,
All of you who have done the 30 day shred.....how many calories do you think your burned?
I don't have a HRM so just guess based on others calorie burned ranges found on various MFP posts.
I'm starting the shred again because I want LittleSpy collar bones :laugh:
I would burn about 250-300 calories in the 20 mins.0 -
Pages and pages of posts to catch up with this group today. What an amazing group of women you are. You each are strong wonderful women. Been doing well with calories and exercise so hoping htat the scale will wpeak kindly in the morning. Tomorrow there is no school, it is the last day of the quater. Wow this school year is going so fast. Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.0
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Hello all!
I had breakfast with my husband at Bob Evans before work -I ate half a garden omelet. Doesn't that sound healthy? LOL - not. But at least I had them go light on the cheese and I had the sauce on the side! For lunch I had my normal breakfast - Greek yogurt with maple syrup and half a cup of Caramel fiber one. BUT it's Thursday night and the gang's coming over! I'm making "garden Chicken" which is just grilled chicken breast with lots of veggies under a blanket of melted cheese. I'm not going to have the cheese on mine and hope for the best!
I stopped for fresh basil on the way home and found the grocery store filled with fresh strawberries! YUM! Dessert (with Greek yogurt of course!)
I've read everything today just never had a chance to comment! JesAka(is that It? Can't look back!) I love that you joined our group and you fit in so well!
Just a fast walk at lunch 45 minutes, for me so far today - gotta go get dinner ready before the guests arrive!0 -
QUESTION.....
Can someone give me the recipe for homemade GREEK yogurt? I would so appreciate it!0 -
Holy schmolies that is GREAT, cris! :drinker:I just checked my weight logs and if the 216 is REAL then I will ahve lost 12+ lbs this month! HOLY@$#^%!:noway:0 -
Ok, whew, I think I am ready to post. It took me a while to read everything! LOL
mstahl - I think you did a GREAT job at Mr. Evans' Fine House of Clogged Arteries. Hell, anytime you go there and come out alive you are doing swell. Half of a garden omelet with your preferences is super, in my opinion! :drinker:
COGirl - great job curving that hunger with, my FAVE as you all know, peanut butter!
crispy - happy 20th! And many more... :flowerforyou:
awestfall - first off, you are so beautiful! Second, congrats on that new size, girl! I love that you are rockin' this weight loss thing!
lstpaul - so glad to hear your back is doing better! :flowerforyou:
littlespy - Your monthly weight loss totals are super inspiring! You are a weight loss machine! I also love your never-give-up attitude. :flowerforyou:
lildeb - 270's, here you come! Gosh, that HAS to feel frickin' AWESOME! I'd jump for joy at 370 at this point! Who am I kidding? I am gonna faint at 399!!! :laugh: I am also praying for the success of the tube inplants for your sweet little one.
tiger - WOW - those three weeks went FAST! I swore you still had more weeks, and I do remember you saying you had a three week time span to get it all together! I guess I think a week has 15 days in it!
AND YOUR WEDDING PIC - Oh my Lord you are so beautiful! Smiling and shining like a new bride should! Your dress is gorgeous and it looks amazing on you! :flowerforyou:
check in:
cals: so-so - good on numbers, but my Dad talked me into another darn sodium-laden casino buffet! :grumble:
water: 80
exercise: light today - 40 mins bike
proud: I made very good choices at the sodium buffet! Way better than I did at Christmastime! :drinker:0 -
Check in:
Calories: Under
Water: yes
Exercise: big lose workout @ gym
Proud: I'm logging my foods on this site0 -
hi everyone!
jlb- I agree on the activia being a rip off. I honestly thought they had added something (fiber) to it to make it make you more regular...I guess it was like a fiber pill in yogurt form...so yea its totally not worth it.
As far as weddings- Bobby and I had always planned on a destination (small) wedding where only our imediate family would attend. Meaning parents and siblings. Our plan was to then come back and have a big party- kind of a fancier BBQ to celebrate with the rest of our families and friends. Neither one of us really like big crowds and we def dont want the whole fancy dinner, first dance , and all that jazz. Its just not our style. But when I told my mom our plans she got really upset and said weddings are supposed to be formal blah blah blah. I am the least formal person youll ever meet! Anyways, I dont even want to think about the planning yet...just going to enjoy being engaged for now.
momma- your girls sound amazing! I hope I do as good of a job with my kids
Checking in-
calories- under by 20
water- yes
sodium- 1835
excercise- supposed to start wk6 of situps but its not looking like its gonna happen, so no
proud- hmm- that I finally scheduled an appt at the Dr. that Ive been putting off for like years...my mom has been begging me to find a PCP but I always said no. Since I am trying ot be helathier thought I should get a check up...
Good night all!
Cris
HAPPY WEIGH IN TOMORROW!0 -
Those of you who are greek yogurt fans...can you tell me what it is that is diffrent from greek yogurt and normal yogurt?? can you buy it or do you have to make it hommade??
Those of you getting married good luck with your plans...Hard to believe in another month that i will have been married for 10 years. We had a 1 stop shop as i call it it was a chapel type placed that did the cermony, reception, cake, and pictures. Both my sisters have gotten married in the last 2 years (1 divorced already...who other story), 1 really big and one fairly small...all depends on what type of stuff you like :)
I have to admit that i went out to eat tonight...but very proud of my choices. I got the hone mustard grilled chikcen sandwich (with no honey mustard) and a side salad which was just lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, a few crutons, and a little basalmic vingergrete....i studied the menu for like 10 minutes before I ordered anything. Hubby wanted the app/entree/full dessert for 12.99, saying it was a deal and i shot him down several times and made him not get it either.. I am proud of that.
hubby's interview went well today, he said he had a real good feeling. The guy was even asking how much notice he would need to give, talking about beneifts, vacation and such. THis sounds like a perfect job for him and i really really really hope he gets it. They said they would let him know by the end of next week.0 -
check in:
Cals - On target got like 20 to spare
Exericse - 35 min on wii
Water - 48 oz
Proud - I made good choices at dinner instead of my usall throwing everything out the window for that bad choice.0 -
Check in
Calories-526 spare
Water-48oz
Exercise-60min walk
Proud- Bought a new scale, tried it out and I've lost 8lbs this past week!!
[mostly water weight but at least it's going ]
Lildebbie- A good deal doesn't seem like such a good deal when you consider the negative affects of that meal eh, Good job with picking healthier choices Glad to hear your hubby's interview went well, here's hoping you get some great news from it!
Mstahl-Just the way you've described the different ways you can eat greek yogurt makes me really want to try it out!! And if you had meant me, thank you I really am loving this site, and this group! 0 -
:laugh: Yeah jesyka I meant you! sorry!:ohwell: Welcome and I love you're active posting already!
Greek Yogurt mstahl style-
I picked up one of the plastic re-usable coffee filters in the coffee isle at the grocery store. It was clipped to one of those hanging poles with little cooking gadgets on it. It uses a plastic mesh filter that can be rinsed off rather than a paper filter. I've seen them with "gold" screen too - any of them will work! Mine is large enough to fit nicely into the top of an empty extra large cottage cheese tub (or Yogurt, or ricotta cheese tub). I fill the filter with plain yogurt and set the tub's lid on top (just rest it there since the filter is in the way of letting it snap on). In about four hours you'll have Greek yogurt in the filter and clear whey in the tub.
If you leave it longer (forget it like I do) you'll have an even thicker Greek yogurt!
I flip the greek yogurt into another tub, then add more yogurt ot the filter. The Greek yogurt doesn't stick (much) to the filter so it's super easy to just flip it out and add more yogurt.
My husband uses the whey as liquid for making bread. He also will drink it- I've tasted it and it's not bad but I wouldn't WANT to drink it. It tastes a little like butter milk...
Gotta go 5K101!0 -
Weigh in -
281.7, not as low as i wanted, but i will still take it..that is a weight loss of 2.8 lbs since last week and .98% It is nice to actually show a loss0 -
lildebbie.............- 2.8 = 0 .98%
meokk...............- 0.8 = 0.45%
Glad I lost but not surprised that it was just a little bit, my exercise was sub par this week and I gave in to some cadbury eggs. Oh those eggs :explode: :grumble:
Check in for yesterday
Calories - under exercise, at about 3/4 of
exercise - 30 day shred and some walking
water - over 100oz
proud that I got back into shred mode. I should never have stopped0 -
Weigh in -
281.7, not as low as i wanted, but i will still take it..that is a weight loss of 2.8 lbs since last week and .98% It is nice to actually show a loss
Um, lil deb, 2.8lbs is fantastic, if you do that again this week your number will be in the 270s !!!!!
I'm proud of you :bigsmile: :drinker:
And I hope your daughter's operation goes flawlessly today :flowerforyou:0
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