SAHMU Team BLACK (closed group)

Hi ladies,
I am sorry my sister(Emmabella) had to back out back out but with no internet there was no way for her to continue. amyelizbradley will now be added to your team, I will send her your way.

Hi ladies,
I am so sorry but I have to leave the challenge(I really enjoyed it), I have lost my internet service until further notice. I am so bummed about this but I will only be able to log my food and exercise through my phone. I wish you all lots of luck and thank you for your support.

Have a great week and I hope we can remain friends.

So sorry to see you go Kristy, you will definitely be missed! You're journey and strength has been so inspirational, I will stay in touch and keep up with your progress, Im always here if you need to talk!

Week 4 Weight: 335
Week 5 Weight 330
Change this week : -5

Strength: 6 - Rocked them out
Cardio: 1 - I was also above my goal! YAY
Emotional- 1
Recipe- 1


I'm chugging along but my train is a bit tired today. Gotta keep going ...choochooo! I know I can, I know I can!

Thats one amazing loss you had this week! Nice job!! Kudos to you for all you do, you're calorie burns baffle me! And I know you can keep going too!

Can someone post the link for the team Black siggy, I just realized that I still have a team red....ugh! Never mind did it myself!!

Hello Team Black! I am crossing over from Team Orange... looking forward to getting to know you! Karie/ NewLife_11 asked me to post the "balance" that I had not yet posted from Week 5's challenge, so here we go....

CARDIO:
Sun. 8/21 Yoga 148
Mon. 8/22 Cardio Kickboxing 400
Tu. 8/23 Personal training & spin 650
TOTALS for whole week = 2742
** I approximated on a lot of the cals. burned- the MFP numbers have always have been off for me; my HRM needed a new battery and I finally got one today!

STRENGTH:
Completed all 6 challenges in the order listed (whew!)

FOOD CHALLENGE: Healthy Kids Meal
(modified the recipe from "Family Fun" magazine; sounds weird but my kids love these!)
Ham & "??" Morning Muffins
Makes: ~ 1 dozen
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups unbleached flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour)
3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal (I sometimes use in place of or mix w/ the cornmeal ~ 1 c quick cook oats & ~ 1/2 c oat bran)
1/4 cup sugar (I used Splenda)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mlik (I used vanilla unsweetened almond milk)
2 large eggs (I used egg subsitute)
1/3 cup corn oil (I used unsweetened applesauce)
1 cup finely diced ham
** I have also mixed in ~ 1 c of a Craisin/ raisin mixture & ~ 1 c of chopped pecans)
Instructions
Heat the oven to 375°. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray or line the wells with paper liners.
In a large bowl, whisk the dry goods (except for raisins/ nuts/ etc. if added) In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and oil, then pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until blended. Fold in the ham, and any other "additions".
Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake the muffins until their tops are lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Let them cool in the pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes, then turn them out onto the rack and let them cool completely. The muffins can be frozen in a plastic freezer bag up to three months.
Nutritional Information:Per serving (1 muffin) Calories 191, Total Fat 9 g (14%), Saturated Fat 2 g (12%), Cholesterol 43 mg (14%), Sodium 262 mg (11%), Total Carbohydrate 22 g (7%), Fiber 0.8 g (3%), Sugars 6 g, Protein 5 g (10%)
** the nutritional information varies quite a lot depending on what I have on hand/ mix in; this is generalized

EMOTIONAL CHALLENGE:
Excuses... there have been so many but if I am HONEST with myself, the excuse was that I was not worth it. I kept justifying my emotional use of food by saying "I deserved it", no matter whether I was stressed or happy, or whatever. Not falling back into that trap is my biggest challenge; always will be. When I find myself down, I just make sure that I reach out to someone who can give me the honest support I need. I try to change the self-depriciating soundtrack in my head (even when I don't believe myself, I still repeat that Im worthwhile). Funny that my weight is so much not about food... hmmm...
** I had to add before I posted: I write up my posts while on the move and try to enter them into the computer at night, while also touching base with my team... evidently I was MIA longer than I thought, because when I logged in tonight, and read the postings, I discovered I had been let loose of the Team. I completely understand the why but I cant say that it didn't hurt- I caught myself starting to emotional eat ("I don't care") and then I stopped, sighed, and logged it all. When we stumble, we stand & dust ourselves off; that's the point we learn & grow. It's a journey, right?

Weight (as of Tu. 8/22 am 155) -1.5 pounds for Week 5, I believe

Cardio-1pt
Strength-6pts
Food Challenge-1pt
Emotional Challenge-1pt.

9pts total

SW-258
Wk4-246.5
Wk5-244.7
Down 1.8 lbs, not what I wanted but It will have to do! Hoping for a little more next week!

Wow! A 1.8 # loss is awesome! Better than a gain right? But it's always good to challenge yourself as long as you appreciate your effort so far!

Day one done, under calories, under carbs, hip flexors done, logged my calories...almost 800 burned today! Tired and feeling like i might just sleep good tonight, for the first night in a week! Hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Way impressed! Sleep well! Here's to our tomorrow!