SAHMU Team BLACK (closed group)

And Im back in the game!!! So glad my internet is back up, I've felt so lost!

So here's my weigh in for yesterday!

Starting Weight on 7/20 - 256
Week 1 on 7/27 - 252.4
Week 2 on 8/3 - 252.4
Week 3 on 8/10 - 249.3

IDK if everyone has posted pointes yet but I got all 6 points! So proud of everyones progress! Great job Team Black!!

YEah IDK either. but I finally found out how is my points is I had 4..(i think) haha. but so far i think everyone is doing really good here!..soo proud! and u did great also!

I feel very disconnected!

I think Aunt Flow is coming next week cause this week is going AWFUL! I feel like crap, have gained a bit, so im not counting it but it makes me lose motivation/. Especially since ive felt like crap

Sorry gals!!!

Oh girl, I was right where you are last week, I lost weight then gained back double then didnt wanna workout and sat on my couch and cried and ate ice cream! Went through an entire bottle of excedrin (in a few days), and cried some more! LOL! You will get to feeling better, try some light easier workouts, they helped me feel better last week. You're gunna be just fine, its just one of those things!

Here's my dessert recipe. You could also make this for breakfast if you wanted to!

16 oz Container Nonfat Greek Yogurt

1 cup Granola

1 pt Fresh Blueberries

4 Tbsp Gourmet Honey




Directions:

Divide 1/2 cup of yogurt between four tall clear glasses. Top each with a heaping spoonful of granola, then some blueberries. Repeat the three layers in each glass. Top with the honey and serve.


Helpful Tips:

You can use any berries you want here, and also you could use Agave nectar instead of honey because it doesnt spike your blood sugar like honey does!

Nutritional Info: 1 Serving: 241 Calories, 41 Carbs, 4 Fat, 14 Protein, 2g Fiber, Og Cholesterol.

YUMMY!!!!

Hey team, I ll be gone for weekend to go camping and ill go hiking too! i m super exciting.. so i hope everyone have good weeekend and see you on sun or monday!...

Hope you have an awesome weekend camping! That sounds like SO much fun!!

Hi Teams!!
I hope you are all doing fantastic!!
I have created a spreadsheet for our group. Please go to it and fill in your points and weight loss for the last 3 weeks. If you are a new person you can give yourself full points for the weeks you where not here. Captains please fill in your Team points (the ones you get for the whole team completing each challenge and the weight loss point and the recipe winner point) I am so glad I finally figured out how to do this! I started to fill in everyones info but figured it would be much easier for everyone to just go there and fill it in themselves.
We have a pretty large group and now you can see who else is in this challenge on the other teams easier. If you need help let me know but I tried to make it pretty simple.

If I put anyones info in wrong you can go ahead and just fix it, I am sorry if I did.

Here is the link.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwPqv9GV3KzdGUxdVFLcVdiZmFOVmQzbmd1Y3RCOEE&hl=en_US

I have done a recap on the challenges and point system for each week for everyone here is the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/102LC_kOsa1CIiwupmuRu4A1t1Dljz_tK_zo7P07JluA/edit?hl=en_US

I've been putting off the emotional challenge this whole week because I honestly dont know what to say, and Im not that great about spilling all the emotional baggage that I carry around to people, not even my own husband. The simple fact is, I've been through a ton in just 24 years. Things that I look back on and think, "Wow, was that really me, did that actually happen?". Theres no one thing or person that affected my weight gain more than another. Growing up with an emotionally and mentally abusive mother, my dad moving out when I was 10 and having to practically raise my sister who was born 6 months later, dealing with crippling migraines and too many experimental medications to even keep up with, putting myself in situations with people(bad people) that no 16 year old should ever get into, flunking out of college and having to move back home, until I finally was reunited with the man I swore I would marry back when I was 5. My weight gain comes from all of that, I used to be a cute curvy girl with an awesome body, but through depression, addictions, and pure bliss I let myself go. The last 30 lbs or so that I gained was all happy weight, living in a new life and starting a family, and not having a care in the world. But I realized that I need to be healthy and happy with myself and my body, which is why I decided to make this change. Sorry for rambling ladies but it was part of the challenge and I'd sure hate to lose a point for us because im afraid to open up!

I am sorry for all that you went through, I am glad you decided to make a change in your life for the better. Congrats, on be able to marry the love of your life there are very few people who get that in there life.

Cardio: Complete
3 Days- Worked out on my Eliptical/1 day of Hiking
Danced with my girls- 15 min with my youngest doing ballet. lol and 10 min of hip hop with my oldest
Try something New! - Did a workout with my sister Karie for the first time, she killed me.

Strength: Complete!!
Step ups x 3 min a day x 4 days (How many can you do in 3 min?) 3 min - 65 Step ups

Food Challenge: Cocunut Macaroon--Complete!

Relaxation Challenge:
Read my book "Love your Life" That is what I really enjoying doing on my free time.

Emotional Challenge: Complete


Points= 5 points for me!!

My vote goes to the Macaroons those sounds amazing!

Im here! I got all 5 pts this week. For the "do something for yourself challenge" I bought a few new books and hid in the bedroom reading for a long time! It was amazing.

I weighed 246.5 today thats a 2.8lbs loss for me!

OK Here's my healthy kid recipe. I looked online for kid friendly foods and this is one of the only things I found that I even remotely thought kids would want to eat.

Burger Buddy

Ingredients
3 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
2 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
10 ounces white mushrooms, large ones cut in half
1 large onion, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 pound 90%-lean ground beef
2 teaspoons dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cups water
1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium beef broth, divided
8 ounces whole-wheat elbow noodles, (2 cups)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or chives for garnish


Preparation
1. Fit a food processor with the steel blade attachment. With the motor running, drop garlic through the feed tube and process until minced, then add carrots and mushrooms and process until finely chopped. Turn it off, add onion, and pulse until roughly chopped.
2. Cook beef in a large straight-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped vegetables, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables start to soften and the mushrooms release their juices, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Stir in water, 1 1/2 cups broth, noodles and Worcestershire sauce; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Whisk flour with the remaining 1/4 cup broth in a small bowl until smooth; stir into the hamburger mixture. Stir in the sour cream. Simmer, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley (or chives), if desired.

Nutrition Per serving: 326 calories; 10 g fat ( 4 g sat , 3 g mono ); 54 mg cholesterol; 38 g carbohydrates; 23 g protein; 4 g fiber; 431 mg sodium; 644 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (70% daily value), Zinc (33% dv), Iron (20% dv), Potassium (18% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 2 1/2
Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 2 medium-fat meats