annenonomus wrote: »

So I tried a raw quail egg with fish eggs. tried to add pics. It was ok, kind of salty.

Wow what a choice great job

Food Challenge Complete

1. Salmon Roe (fish eggs) is what I tried

2. The taste wasn't bad, briny/salty but the look and texture was unappealing to me. I love sushi but have always avoided the fish eggs.

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Sheri869 wrote: »

@laura! Thanks! flunky here...how do I tag MissionEnforcer?? Do I message or do something else? Thanks for the help!!

@sheri869 you tag someone by typing the @ and then their name, but don't leave any spaces between. See how I tagged you and it ended up in blue?

Ok so I don't know about anyone else but I've been having lots of problems accessing the spreadsheet this week. Strange!! Anyway I've tried something...well not new...something that I tried many many years ago and absolutely hated it....cottage cheese....the verdict is out I still hate it it... !!! I'm halfway with my foot Videos!! Felt nice after my run this morning!!

I will try updating from a PC when I get to work and see how that goes!

Two videos for foot massage down, still haven't figured out the food that grosses me out. I'll come up with something.

Cindyk4919 wrote: »

I am amazed at how many of you have so many food dislikes. I think that I can count on one hand the things that I don't like and most of them are unnatural processed junk! When I first saw this challenge I told my S.O. ''I guess I'll have to try a Twinkie again" Out of all the things that come from nature- the only things that I've found that I DON'T like are Anise and fennel. I'm glad that we could eat something we've never tried and I'm glad that I was on vacation, making that easy.

Oh @Cindyk4919 there is not much I don't like....that's my problem ! Unfortunately I also like the processed junk food!!! Mmmmm Twinkies....now I want cake!!!

^^^^ Jen! I love that!! I'm on board with pretending I don't like donuts!! lol!! I wish I was as adventurous with foods as Cindy and Joanna. My palette is pretty basic so it is really hard for me to enjoy more different variety. You guys are lucky!

@jenilla1...thanks for the clarification...I do that all the time...I just didn't know it was called tagging - anyway missionenforcer must've seen the post - I did put the points up at the same time as my post as it asked so - so my points turned from red to black last night...all good!

And 1/2 way through my foot massage videos as well...THIS is going to become a regular part of my evenings I think! It really does a lot more for me...helps me relax and keeps my feet from stinging all night so I am sleeping soooo much better the last couple days! One of the biggest reasons I love getting into challenges in learning some new good habits!! Wonderful!

Gonna do a kickboxing class tonight so that'll take care of my points but I still want to do the videos - maybe this weekend...those dance ones are so fun!!

I just signed up with a friend to do a RIPPED marathon (90 minutes...not really a marathon...but brutal just the same) next Saturday AND someone else is having a Zumbathon (2 hours) the same day...GLUTTEN for Punishment! But I'm signed up...so next Saturday I'll be in Much Pain...but putting up some good miles!

RandiNoelle wrote: »

Sotry I've been inactive lately. I've caught the flu big going around. This week will be a bust for me exercise-wise. I'll still get the challenges done though. Hopefully I'll feel better by this weekend and get some mIles in.

As long as you get the challenges done, the rest of us can make up some of the exercise. The challenges are where the big points are. But even if you can't, it's OK. Sick happens. Hope you feel better soon!

Soulfood77 wrote: »

@MissionEnforcer

Ok I tried 2 things.

1st I purchased a sweet potato. I have tried them in the past and not enjoyed. Turns out the one I bought was a white fleshed sweet potato which I haven't tried - just the orange yam version. I tried some of it raw and didn't mind it - was similar to a turnip. But it seemed to have no flavour or just a ghost of some flavour. I also baked up a bit into chips and really disliked those. The "ghost flavour" from the raw version showed up and I did NOT like it.

2nd I tried an avocado which I have never had before. I haven't even bought one so was relying on internet memes to teach me how to pick a ripe one. That being said, all the ones at the store were super squishy. When I got mine open it was all brown so I think overripe? Anyway I tried some of the green flesh part. GROSS. Lol I am such a picky eater. But I did not enjoy the avocado. It felt all slimy right from when I grabbed the pit out. The piece I tasted was decently firm. But gross. So gross.

I like your spoiler alerts - LOL. Except then I was disappointed in the pics, because I was expecting something truly heinous to be in there hidden from public view. Something like this: But still hilarious that you were protecting us from the scary food pics. I'm sure avocado pics COULD potentially trigger some people...

Yes, I also recently tried a sweet potato for the first time. I HATE sickeningly sweet, mushy nasty yams. So I was pleasantly surprised that the sweet potato was not nearly as bad. I made a curry with it that turned out alright. I would have them again. Just haven't gotten around to it yet.

My parents had a small avocado ranch (that sadly burned down in one of those big California wildfires several years ago), so I've eaten a ton of delicious avocados right from the tree. From the pic, it looks like yours was not in the best condition. A pinch of salt would probably have helped, though. Believe me, a perfectly ripe one can be heavenly.

I'm still procrastinating on the eating challenge. My stomach turns at the thought of most of my options.

Finished the foot massage challenge and I too will make this a daily routine. I'm not convinced regarding the "reflexology" part of foot massage, but I have so many problems with my feet and I feel the benefits after 3 days in a row of massaging my feet-and hands. Also the stretch involved in getting that foot up to my lap is something that I need.

I've finished all challenges before the weekend....that's a record for me!!!! I have a busy weekend planned so I had to get them done. I love Kick Boxing so that was awesome...makes me want to actually get into Kick Boxing and not the cardio one at the gym!!! Foot massage challenge done. It was ok....just much better when someone else does it though ...

@jenready I just recently tried brussel sprouts again...I hated them...I cut them in half drizzle with a little olive oil, thyme, rosemary and roast in the oven. Now I love them!!!! Crazy!!

I'm so sad to still see blanks in our spreadsheet. As Lesley has requested so many times before please mark a 0 if you didn't get anything in. I know myself if I see that I will try to get extra minutes.

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been MIA, not having a good week at all. Valentine's day and then my mother's birthday totally derailed my plans. I've eaten way too much and exercised too little. Woke up yesterday morning and contemplated just writing off the week, but decided it's better to do some damage control. So I doubled up on my workout yesterday and today. Not sure I'll be able to workout tomorrow since I have a funeral out of town. I'll try to wake up earlier to get something done but I make no promises. I'm afraid I'm going to see a gain on the scale come Sunday, I'm already up 3 lbs! A lot of it is water weight I know, but there is definitely some fat there too.

I have 2 reflexology videos left to do. Going to get started on them now so I can claim the points.

Btw, WE ARE IN LAST PLACE! Come on team, we are definitely better than this. Let's get those minutes entered and the challenges done.

Pump it up team two beat!

So I'm posting for 135 Terry cause she's on vacation out of country with no wifi access, She trieda guava which she's never had before. She wasn't sure if she was supposed to eat the peel or not, but did, (hope she'll be ok, ARE you supposed to eat the peel?) She says it tasted kind of like pear.

Foot challenge done. I did them daily throughout the week. Still not a fan of feet.

For the food challenge, @MissionEnforcer I made coconut curry tofu with rice noodles. All brand new to me. The tofu was okay texture-wise (a big reason why I'd never tried it before) and it didn't really taste like anything until it soaked in the coconut curry sauce. I LOVE the rice noodles with the curry. I'll be using those again. Overall, it was nice. The recipe made four servings so I'll be eating on it all weekend. With the flu still making me feel yuck, a slightly spicy soup warmed me up.