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@mysticlizard I toss them in a little olive oil and salt and pepper and then roast them at 400 until they are turning brown and yummy. I love them too! That's a great idea on the leftovers. If we were having people over to our house, we were going to take the leftovers to the homeless in the neighborhood and give them out in individual portions. Next year, we will do that if we have it at our house. I miss the seasons! I'm from Ohio, and San Diego just doesn't get the changes that Ohio does. Great job, asking for a box right away!

@theslightedgeforever I think I need to up my protein for sure. I'm a bit low.

@jjansen39 I hope things calm down for you!

@cbabie sitting by a fireplace and reading is my idea of heaven! I wish I had a fireplace to do that.

Well, I'm up at 6:30 on a Saturday to walk the dog and then go to BodyPump at 8. After that, I'll come home and work on school work until about 1:30 and then go grocery shopping. What is everyone else up to?

Good evening ladies,

I hope all of you are having a nice weekend.

@jjansen39 and @cbabie - I hope you are able to put your feet up and relax a little tomorrow.

@trooworld - Thant is the way I make them. I just love them. I like the idea of giving the left overs to the local homeless. That is really thoughtful. My oldest son was stationed in San Diego for eight years. When they re-located to WY last year they froze.

I didn't get my exercise in today. I am watching my calories. The girls and I cleaned the house and started organizing for the holiday. I will have all of my girls home on Wednesday to help with the cooking. I hope hubby comes through so he can make the pie crusts, all of us women are really heavy handed with pastry dough. I am hoping he is home with us for the holiday. But he will be home for Christmas though so we are excited for that.

Have a good night!

mysticlizard

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Good morning everyone

Aside from being annoyed with myself, I think I am seeing a pattern. When I do not exercise, I tend to snack more or make poorer food choices. I have not figured out if my body being well exercised does not send me signals to snack as much or if I am more vigilant because I don't want to undue the perceived gains I have made. Do any of you have thoughts on this?

Maybe a bit of both? I'm wondering if exercise doesn't raise your serotonin levels so you are happier and aren't as inclined to snack to make yourself feel good. If you know what I mean.

gemwolf Yaaaay on your weifgt loss. Your program is working. I think constant change of routine would bother me but you won't get bored.

cbabie So you need two separate agendas Yes I know you are all or nothing. But you are capable of change. We make our own rules. You have a Thanksgiving agenda. This is just a different one. So Agenda 1 is what you eat normally and then Agenda 2 is when you have to go out to eat with people. Some options are healthydiningfinder.com That shows you the best choices to eat at the restaurant and gives tips. or try the restaurant logging feature on MFP. I don't know if you have tried that yet.
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/myfitnesspal-introduces-restaurant-logging/ They have added filtering and sorting to make it even better. http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/filtering-sorting-come-myfitnesspal-restaurant-logging/

shelly Good idea on carrying veggies around with you.

lore Did you walk on your treadmill? Add exercise in that busy category. That means you have to make it a priority just like you would all the other things on your list. It's a hard thing to do but it will keep us healthy. Isn't being healthy more important than hanging Christmas lights or whatever else is on your busy list. So it should have a higher place in the day on your to-do list. I'm learning the lesson too. Hard to say to other people I'll get on that thing for you after I take care of this thing for me. We usually put ourselves on the bottom of the list. I think of Trello as a big game of Solitare. I just keep moving my cards from one pile to the other as I plan and complete them.

trooworld Tell me about your terrible food day the other day. What was happening, who were you with? Where were you? So we can help you construct a plan for next time.

jackie Hang in there. Take some time out to enjoy the non crazy moments

So I think I'm all caught up.

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tracked Under cals and carbs
Goals: exercise Met track dinner on time Not met

Morning all, hope you have a great/relaxing Sunday !

Hi ladies,

@trooworld - Mom's Pizza Pasta looks yummy. Maybe after the holidays I can try it out. The girls will love it.

@cbabie - I use both yellow squash and zucchini in this dish. We eat it quite often.
Zucchini and Shrimp Stir-Fry
Recipe Serves 2-3 | Prep Time: 15 Minutes | Cook Time: 5 Minutes

Ingredients:1 1/2 tablespoons oil
8 oz shelled and deveined shrimp or chicken breast (cut into pieces)
1 zucchini, about 8 oz, cut into rounds and then quarters
3-4 button mushrooms, cut into pieces
3-4 baby carrots, sliced
5-6 slices peeled ginger
Brown Sauce:
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
5 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Pinch of salt, or to taste

Method:Mix all the ingredients in the Brown Sauce, stir well and set aside.
Heat up your pan/skillet/wok and add the oil. When the oil is heated, add the ginger and stir-fry until aromatic, follow by the shrimp. Stir-fry the shrimp until the surface turns opaque, then add in the zucchini, carrots, and mushrooms.
Toss and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
Add the Brown Sauce (stir right before using), stir to combine well with the ingredients. Once the sauce thickens, dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.

I got my hour and a quarter exercise in today. I am doing o.k. on the eating.
My goal for this week I am go to work hard to stay on track this week.

Have a good evening.

I just learned something new on Trello. Calendar view. For the cards that I put a due date, I can see at a glance either a week view or a month view. Cool. This all started with me making a card to remember to prepare the french toast the night before and put it in the fridge. A small group of friends always has a brunch a day or two before Thanksgiving. This year I'm hosting.

Good evening ladies,

I hope everyone's Monday of this holiday week went well.


@theslightedgeforever - you can always substitute soy sauce, or hoisin sauce. I think the soy sauce would work well. I make a lot of oriental dishes so I have a lot of different sauces on hand.
@trooworld - I like slightedge's idea of bringing your own goodies. You could put a snack kit together that has the things you like and that fit in your calories. As a fall back a bag of microwave popcorn?
@lentigogirl - Even if you just manage to be mindful of what you are eating and can come away from the table full but not bloated, that is a victory as well. Maybe just choose your favorites from the table and say no to seconds.
@cbabie - Yay for getting your exercise in! I hope you get a restful night sleep.

I got my hour and a quarter exercise in and my eating has been good so far. My oldest daughter turns 23 tomorrow. I am taking her out to lunch at the Red Lobster. I went online today and looked at their nutrition information, figured out what I will have, and logged it. My challenge will be to eat only one cheddar bay biscuit.

Have a good day tomorrow everyone!

I thought I might try these tomorrow

http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/easy-vegetable-fritters/?bb=disable

@mysticlizard it is really good. It's my mother-in-law's recipe! I love your stir fry recipe, I'll have to try it. Thanks for sharing! I like the idea of a snack kit too. I'll have to work on that this week while I'm off. Great job, pretracking your Red Lobster! Happy birthday to your daughter.

@theslightedgeforever ah the breakroom...it's a very tiny area which actually serves as our supply room and breakroom, so there is really only one small table there plus the water dispenser. The only reason I need to go in there is to eat viddles and get water. BUT...my option is to go to another dispenser which is further away but doable so that's what I'm going to do. Thanks for helping me think through this, it's been a tough situation and I'm not saying I'll never go into the breakroom, but I do have the option to NOT go in! Your plan for the next time you are busy sounds good. I like the idea of having cooked chicken breasts in the freezer, maybe already diced up. Calendar view, I'll have to figure that out!

@lentigogirl yeah I found MFP to have better database as well. I gave up my WW membership to save money. Good luck with Thanksgiving, stay strong! Ask yourself if whatever you are about to eat is a once a year thing, or could you have it any other time of the year? e.g. mashed potatoes...totally doable any other time of the year so no need to have this day. Cranberry sauce (homemade): once a year, I'm going for it!

@cbabie it's pasta...it's pizza-like...the grandkids might like it!

Well today is the last day I have to work this week. I'm so excited! Not that I don't love my job, but I love home life more! Have a great day everyone!

@theslightedgeforever I love the idea of salads in jars all ready to go.

@gemwolf110 I love pecan pie! I hope yours turns out well. Great job at the gym.

@mysticlizard good luck with your prep!

Hi all. My T-Day prep starts today, I have to make my cranberry sauce and the dessert. I've never made the dessert before and I'm always hesitant to make something I've never tried before, but it just sounded so good (Gingersnap crust pumpkin cheesecake with caramel sauce). I've made cheesecakes before, just not this one. Tomorrow, we will make the mashed potatoes (and put them in the crockpot so they stay hot) and roasted brussels sprouts.

Have a great day, everyone!

Hi Ladies! Anyone remember me? lol...I've been missing so long, I barely remember me! So I left off trying to catch up somewhere around Nov 11...I gave up and just got here. I kept staying away thinking I needed to read and catch up before I could post. I'm silly ;-)
Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are having our Thanksgiving meal on Sunday. Hubby works tomorrow, my daughter is in Vegas with my son's family having Thanksgiving with my hubby's cousin who lives there, so I'm making white chili tomorrow for dinner. Gives me a couple extra days to prep for Thanksgiving dinner. My daughter called me tonight from Memphis telling me she was given an 18 lb frozen turkey and asking how to cook it. I told her first off put it in a sink of cool water to defrost and pray it's not an iceberg tomorrow. Lol...her dad raised her...apparently he didn't teach her how to cook a turkey...go figure!
I was really struggling for about a month, but I've been tracking for 6 days straight now and being really conscientious about my choices. I've been feeling better and in much less pain since eating healthier. I need to walk more - my walking partner and I are trying to work out are schedule.
cbabie, you can shred and freeze bags of your zucchini to make breads and stuff, and you can slice and freeze I think.
I now have to send my daughter cooking instructions for a turkey. Aye!
Karla :-)

I haven't forgotten about you ladies!! Miss you all!! Have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!!