SAHMU Team BLACK (closed group)

Good Morning Team Black!! I'm your newest member and my name is Stacey. I am the Mom to 2 young kids, Emily who is 3 and Brandon who is 5. Both will be going to school this year and I couldn't be happier! Ha! Well ... this year my son will be going all day and with my daughter going 1/2days ... that gives me time to do stuff with out kids! Yay! LOL!

Thanks for taking me in! I look forward to getting to know you all for the remainder of the challenge! I'm gonna send friend requests too!

I usually post once a day to report in daily and it was getting kinda lonely over on Team Red with only 2 of us reporting all last week! Oh! Here are my weights ... I think everything was already transferred to Team Black on the spreadsheets!

Starting MFP Weight : 171
Starting SAHMU Weight : 169
Week 1 Weight : 169
Week 2 Weight : 170 ( at TOM)
Week 3 Weight: 168
Week 4 Weight: 167
Change this week : -1
Goal Weight : 140

Cardio ~ I posted my calories to the spreadsheet for Wednesday.
Strenght ~ Leg Lifts = Done

Emotional ~ I had not really tried to get fit once I started to have kids. It was a great excuse! And there were lots of them! Not enough time, too tired, no money to go a gym ... etc. Oh and my friend had heard that you shouldn't even bother until you youngest is like 18 months or your finished breast feeding. Well ... that 18 months streatched out much farther for me! Haha! I quit smoking last year ... so I figured this year I'd loose some fluff! LOL!

Food Challenge ~ Here is my recipe! I got this from SkinnyTaste.com - it's my new favorite site for healthy meals! My 3 + 5 yr old LOVE this dish!

Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe

A few quick tips for making this perfect every time. Don't overcook the pasta, there is nothing worse than mushy pasta. Reserve some of the pasta water before draining, you'll add some of it back in after without having to add too much oil. And most importantly, use good cheese! I like Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano, don't buy the cheap stuff, it just isn't the same. If you like a little spice, add some crushed red pepper flakes.


Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Size: 1 1/2 cups • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 289.2 • Fat: 7.1 g • Carbs: 48 g • Fiber: 4.9 g • Protein: 11.7 g • Sugar: 1.0
Sodium: 103.7 (without salt)

Ingredients:
12 oz uncooked pasta
6 1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets, no stems
5 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
2 tbsp olive oil, divided
salt and fresh cracked pepper

Directions:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When water boils, add pasta and broccoli at the same time and cook according to pasta instructions for al dente. When pasta is almost done cooking, reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta and broccoli.

Return the pot to the stove and set heat to high; add 1 tbsp olive oil, when hot, add garlic. Cook until golden, reduce flame to low and add pasta back to the pot.

Mix well, add remaining olive oil, grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste mixing well and smashing any large pieces of broccoli to break up.

Add 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water and mix well adding more if needed.

Serve in pasta bowls with additional grated cheese on the side.

Makes about 9 cups.

Well guys i leave for vaca tomorrow, and i know i havent had my motivation... so i guess im backing out since i havent been posting and what not, but i sure hpe we all stay friends and keep motivating outside of this challenge

Hi all, sorry it took me so long to post today. It's been a long day, two different open house events to attend, then dinner, then cardio, and now a little sit back and relax time, then off to bed!!!
Let me start by introducing myself... my name is Shawn, I'm Mom to 4 kiddos, ages 23 (not at home anymore), 12, 5, & 3. Not only am I a SAHM, but I also have an in-home daycare, so I'm always on the verge insanity, I mean drinking, ummm I mean I'm always busy!!! (I also have an odd sense of humor)
Anywho, I've entered my calorie goal and my daily calorie burn. Do you guys post daily for your challenges or at the end of the week?? Let me know.
Oh, a big "HI YA" to Redheadhen, we're back on the same team again!!

Hello ladies,

So, a part of this weeks challenge is to post how many calories you have burned each day on the spreed sheet, but also post here in the thread what you have been doing to burn those calories. Ooppps, I kinda dropped the ball on that one!

But, mine are pretty simple. The past two days I went and did laps in the swimming pool, participated in an aquatic fitness class, walked the dogs, and did the treadmill.

I do the strength training, like lunges, squats, etc ... but I do not log them into my calorie intake into MFP because I don't think it accurately calculates it - that's just my quirk .. and I feel i have an extra cushion.

So what have you all been doing for your workouts?