June is Busting Out All Over
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Gail - I used to be a die hard ranch dressing chick.... wouldn't think of eating anything green without drenching it in ranch - so I totally understand.. and I wanted to punch everyone who went on about balsamic dressings.... blech... but one day I bought one to try.. and it was pretty darn good!! I ended up buying a bunch of different ones, paul newmans, renee's, etc... but believe it or not my favourite one now is plain old Kraft balsamic .... who knew the cheapest one would turn out to be my fav??? LOL... and it fits into y macros (specially the sugar one) perfectly.
and now I find ranch too.... I dunno the word..... goopy??? LOLOL... weird eh??? maybe one day just for the hell of it... have a small green salad and try it with a little balsamic ... just to see if you love it or hate lol.... or even just a few slices of tomato if you like em with a little balsamic dressing drizzled on it.... might be like the blueberries and you'll find out you have a new love!!!! But I totally get the ranch love believe me!! :laugh:0 -
I do like Balsamic...I use Maple Grove farms sugar free ( The strawberry one is great on spinach salad.).....it is yummy on grilled chicken..too...but I still mix in ranch with it..... well balsamic on one side and ranch on the other....weird I know...0
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lmao Gail..... never tried it straight up??? lol.... you mix the ranch and balsamic together??? like a ranch "chaser" alongside... too funny!! But hey.. I used to dip my grilled cheese sandwiches in French dressing... so I aint' throwing any stones at your mix :laugh:
and thanks for the water reminder....... off to guzzle!0 -
Wow, sounds like everyone is off to a great start! I'm excited for today ! Glad you all like the sign
Lol about the Ranch dressing Gail. I can totally relate. If I want to indulge in ranch or other yummy dressings I use that weight watcher's trick of dipping my fork into a side of the dressing first before taking a bite of the lettuce. That way the dressing is the last taste i get and I end up using about half the amount of dressing that I normally would Also here is a great recipe for a somewhat healthier version and it a tastes good !
Ranch Dressing Written by The Canyon Ranch Kitchen
Nutrition Information (per serving)
calories 60
protein 1 g
sodium 208 mg
carbohydrates 4 g
fat 5 g
Fiber Trace
cholesterol 6 mg
Servings 16 (2 Tbsp ea.)
Ingredients:
1 cup yogurt cheese
⅓ cup canola oil mayonnaise
2½ Tbsp cane sugar
½ tsp s fresh minced garlic
1 Tbsp minced onion
2½ teaspoons dried parsley
¾ tsp s dried basil
½ tsp s cream of tartar
¼ tsp s freshly ground black pepper
1¼ tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp buttermilk
3 Tbsp 2% milk
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk with a wire whip. Store in refrigerator.0 -
Susan, sounds like a good recipe. I may look into making some .... I have heard of one using Snoozies,:noway: favorite "Greek yogurt"...with spices
hahaha.:laugh: ..no, Snoozie, I put ranch on half of my salad in the bowl and balsamic on the other half...but what you thought would be a good way, like Susan said I would eat less of it...
Exercise done...on to the dishes..... :sad: they are still waiting on me..0 -
I just got back... 188 calories gone...(1.6 miles) now I have 1128 cals left for the day..... and no ice cream or chocolate....:sad:
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Looks like everyone is off to a good start and making good choices. GREAT WORK everyone !!!!
I picked Saturday for my challenge day. I am proud to announce that I made good choices and it was a successful day !!! Feeling inspired to do the same for today.
When I crashed and burned once I got back on the wagon the damage was terrible, but I am working hard this month and feel confident that when weight in day comes (June 20) that I will see good results. With the numbers on the scale going in the wrong direction I decided a once a month weigh in would help me not focus in the numbers as much. I am happy that I can once again breath in my carpi pants :happy:
Keep taking them steps when put together they lead to success !!!0 -
Tammy !!!!!!!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YOU!!!!! way to go !! I wasn't sure if you were doing Sat or Sun, so I'm thrilled you let us know... and even more thrilled you were in for the mini challenge, and that you DID IT!!! WOO HOO!!! So proud of youuuuuuuu!!! AND that you're continuing on for today???? you ROCK!!
Its funny I thought I would have been going a little crazy knowing I couldn't have any crap - but i'm surprising myself at how yummy everything i'm eating today is!! and how much I'm enjoying that great feeing again of knowing im eating well and moving - like you Tammy the regain I had over the winter did a number on my head for a while, but the past couple of weeks of slowly getting back to basics has reminded me how good I feel about myself when I eat properly - with the added bonus of making sure I eat what I love rather than something I dislike just ause its good for me (insert greek yogurt here lol).... it's been a GOOD day!!
And now I better tackle the chores I've been avoiding so I can make my yummmmmmmy dinner - including those fresh green beans Gail!!
WtG Tammeroooooooooooooo!!:laugh:0 -
WhoooHooo Tammy!!!!! That's fantastic!!!!!
OK, so I just made that ranch dressing with some tweeks (I starred the tweeks) and all I can say is YUM!!!!!
*1 cup plain no fat fage greek yogurt
⅓ cup olive and canola oil mayonnaise
2½ Tbsp cane sugar
½ tsp s fresh minced garlic
1 Tbsp minced onion
2½ teaspoons dried parsley
¾ tsp s dried basil
½ tsp s cream of tartar
¼ tsp s freshly ground black pepper
1¼ tsp sea salt
*1/4 cup nonfat milk
It's in the fridge now, and I may thin it a little with skim milk when I go use it.
Thanks Snooozie for this challenge- I haven't been psyched to make my own dressings and cook instead of eating out for a long time :happy:0 -
231 / 177 in 5 - all awesome choices
the only thing I ate this weekend that wasn't the best choice were the chips yesterday, but hey, I did wash my car and earned them...Carol0 -
lol Carol.... that's okay...there will be other challenges, and this one was last minute as such so no worries!
Actually I was thinking it might be a neat idea if maybe we kept doing some different challenges here and there... everyone could throw one in here and there - doable short term ones on anything we like... and it can be a completely voluntary participation anytime... no pressure to join in on any of them.... any thoughts?
I am happy to report I completed the challenge today - and I feel great!! I could have got a little more water in, but it really felt good to have a whole day of delish, healthy food! Like Tammy, I'm going to try again tomorrow to keep it up as well... and hopefully it will soon become habitual again!! Yippee!!!:laugh:0 -
WTG Susan!!!! :drinker: :bigsmile:
Awesome job and well done you high five indeed my friend!! and love both pics lol.. altho you're second one is making me HUNGRY at bedtime hahahaha!!
ditto with susan on passing up the choc too carole! :drinker:0 -
Day 2 has been a success !!! So glad to read that everyone one has done so well with the challenge :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
My sister from WY comes in Wednesday and we are hosting a cook out next Sunday. So I have decided that I will continue the challenge for this week in prep for next Sunday. Going to try and save 100 a day for bounce room room on Sunday. Hoping to eat cleaner when the garden producing.0 -
Morning all!
Well the scale has actually finally moved a wee bit in the RIGHT direction (right being left lol) - but just seeing it move again at all is definitely motivating me to aim for 100% compliance to the challenge again today! I realize I was getting way too complacent with not so good choices and "treats" becoming a DAILY justification/habit rather than an occasional exception - so i'm also going to continue the challenge to indulge in yummy but healthy choices - I seem to do better with it mentally focusing on just one day at a time for the moment but i'm hoping keeping the challenge in mind will help me reset my "want" to eat good food, as well as help eliminate any expectation of a "crap reward" every day... yesterday made me think about the fact there are loads of foods I love that I can enjoy anytime - and that i'm truly NOT missing out on anything by choosing not to put processed, sugary and/or hydrogenated crud inside me! I will focus on "rewarding" myself with things that are actually good for me and that I enjoy! And one of those today may just be a peach and blueberry crisp made with steel cut oatmeal and nuts for the topping - yum yum yum lol!!
Tammy - how lovely your sister is coming for a visit!! Great idea on saving the "bounce" room as well!! My sister is moving to our east coast (New Brunswick) at the end of the month after she retires next week.... it's gonna be weird after all these years living 20min away from each other to have to schedule trips to see each other... but I've already set up Skype on both our computers lol! hope you have a lovely time together - will school be done by the time she arrives????
Have a great day everyone!!0 -
Check my page ladies... I had an AWESOME weekend... no chocolate, no ice cream and even found time to exercise.... Go Carol Go...0
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So... I was thinking (which I know is scary lol).. since today is a Monday...... what about a wee exercise challenge for this week??
Maybe sometime between now and Sunday..... picking TWO days to add an extra 10 full minutes of whatever you regularly do onto your exercise?? i.e., add an extra five minutes more than the usual hour i walk on two days... or just add an extra two minutes of stairs 5 times... or whatever... just an extra 10 minutes above and beyond what each of us would normally do sometime during the whole week??
Anyone interested??? or got another idea ?? :bigsmile:0 -
Check my page ladies... I had an AWESOME weekend... no chocolate, no ice cream and even found time to exercise.... Go Carol Go...
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see above for kudos on the no chocolate Carole!0 -
I'm in ! So I don't have control over how long the yoga classes are, and too hot to walk the doggies unless I go at 6 AM when I'm half asleep, BUT thinking of adding 2-3 aqua fit classes to my routine so I think I'm gonna tweak the challenge a bit for me and challenge myself to go to at least two aqua fit classes this week 0
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Snoozie,
I did notice the kudos, but sometimes you just gotta brag on yourself... thanks...
As for the challenge... I have 2 zumba classes planned, so can't control the timing, I have 3 routes for my walk./ jog - will try to improve my timing - i.e. instead of 30 minutes, will try to finish in 25 mins - hope that makes some sort of sense? 0 -
Good morning, girls.
I think I did ok on the challenge, but I will be able to do a better job this week, since Babe has left for work ..he has been out of town , so I don't have to cook, big meals. I ate good things yesterday, but I felt I had to have some of everything....and my body wasn't used to eating so many different things....when home alone , I fix something quick and simple. This week I plan on it being fresh veggies..
Thanks , for the kick start , Snoozie!
I really needed it!!
I , too had started to eat like I did before...no thinking "should I eat it, or do I really want it?"
Susan, that dinner looks so good!
Carol, you did it! I know it was tough with out some chocolate....do you like dark choc? A little is healthy for us.
Tammy, Smart planning on cutting back for your sister's visit.
Suzanne, that peach blueberry crisp sounds tempting. I still half a carton of blueberries....plus the blackberries Babe did not eat!! I am so happy the scale is moving for you.
I have a little over a month before I go to Tampa to see my best friend. I haven't seen her in 14 years. I would love to actually be a bit smaller...the airplane belt, almost didn't fit last time...so that's my goal to keep this challenge going. I love the idea of different ones, too!!
l am in for the exercise challenge. I want to get in 30 min. of gym bike at least 4 times this week. 30 min.
We can do this!!
Have yourselves an awesome week. You deserve it!!
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I didn't eat as well as I should have this weekend. but I didn't go over in my calories so that's good. I had the funeral on Friday, a BBQ on Saturday and a baby shower on Sunday (which I only had 1 small piece of black forest cake and not the giant piece that I wanted) and I did have a white chocolate mocha from Starbucks that was so good I almost wept. but then when I logged it afterwards I felt like crap so I wont be doing that again anytime soon - although I don't regret it lol
today I am back on track. I bought some organic coconut chips at Costco. they really seem to satisfy that chip craving for me. and I made a huge pitcher of iced green tea. so I am good. I have a staff meeting tonight so I may walk to work that 4.5 KM and then if I do my nightly walk with my husband and best friend so that's another 5KM.
oh and my pants were falling off at work the other night - it was wonderful. I had to roll the waste band to keep them on. :happy:0 -
omg I was at the end of a huge post with replies to everyone an I lost it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! arggggggggggggggggg... I will retype shortly but I need a drink first!! arggggggggggg pounding head against puter.......0
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J MC, That is a great BIG IPOU!! To go to all those functions and still not go over on calories...That is awesome!
Snoozie, you know I've been there with losing a long post. And I know you almost always use a separate word doc. to reply in..
So you need that drink, for sure!! lol0 -
Gail - the challenge wasn't about how much we ate, but how WELL we ate, so from the sounds of it you ROCKED it girl!!! well done you!!!!! and I didn't realize hubby had been gone since feb...? hope you had a nice time together.. and people often don't realize its a challenge to cook for one.. if you want any assortment of veggies without waste its tuff.. I started buying the trays of ready to eat veggie platters so I can chomp on them raw, but also can toss a few pieces of broccoli, cauli and carrots and a mini potato or two into one of the Ziploc steamer bags.. and voila.... they're all the same size so they all get cooked perfectly and its a nice assortment.... and quick and easy is my mantra too ... huge kudos to you girl!! And how great you're gonna see your friend - 14 years?? Your decision to do the biking on top of eating better will prolly result in you dropping a few pounds afore ya go - so if that's what youd like, I have no doubt you'll achieve it!!!! you are awesome!!!!0
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Susan - two aqua fit classes on top of your yoga???? girl you are gonna blow the mini exercise challenge outta th water... GREAT move!!!! Love that youre gonna tweak it to work for you - you are quite brilliant my friend lol!! I might have to throw in a few strength training sessions just to keep up.... lol LOVE IT!! YOU ROCK!!0
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Carol - if I read your post right, youre not going to do more exercise, but are going to speed up your walking?? NICE!0
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jMC - I agree completely with Gail (Time2) - considering the whirlwind of social activities you had to contend with, you rocked it!!! and if you walk to that meeting (which I assume is outside the norm for you?) then you are gonna rock the mini "add 10 min" challenge this week too!!! ROCK ON!!!
Tammy - hoping you are in as well?? and anyone else who might be lurking and wants to jump in and say hello - :bigsmile:
I had more but im too hungry to remember for the moment.. perhaps after dinner!!
YAY on the mini challenge Hatters.. and YAY US!!0 -
Carol - if I read your post right, youre not going to do more exercise, but are going to speed up your walking?? NICE!
Snoozie - right on!
And yes, for those of us that don't cook (when I met my fabulous hubby of 21 years (22 in Aug)... I told him the best thing I make for dinner is reservations - still true to this day... (there are other rooms in the house besides the kitchen
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I love the idea of pre-made veggies, etc...
My goal for tonight is for a quick like a bunny walk... tomorrow will be a quick / fast / jog - walk - will try to add a little distance for my on base walk...
See you all soon....
Carol0 -
Had another great day yesterday "best choices" wise.... so will keep going today ! Added an extra 5min to my walk but running late for forgoteen dental appt so will have to catch up during the week lol! have a fab day everyone!0
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I didn't wind up walking to the meeting - but I did pick up the pace on my 5k. i am going to squeeze in my extra time somewhere. just haven't figured out where yet
i should add i didn't wind up walking because i had a house full of teenage girl drama going on. anyone wanna buy a teenage girl??? anyone??? please????:flowerforyou:0
