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100 day Challenge July 19 – October 26.24

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  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,942 Member
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    Day 09[/b]-07/27-189.4-(Trend weight 189.2) Still trying to lose the bulk and bloat from travel. I started back on the water pill on orders of the cardiologist for a one week experiment. Daily this time instead of every-other-day. Lots of water shed yesterday until about 3:00 then nothing. I assume my weight was even higher before shedding. Today I am making a crock pot chicken parmesan dinner which is loaded with pasta. I will make today an OMAD day, sticking to very low carb liquids during the day (broth, black coffee, water) to offset the damage. I'm sure I'll have snacks later tonight but I will work on keeping them to plan and in the right quantity. The dinner I'm making is an easy meal for the whole group and something I’ve been craving. I’m trying to show myself that I can have the things I crave if I fit it into my day properly and eat in the correct portions. On keto I was eating less than 20 carbs per day. Now I am keeping it at under 100 which makes it totally different than before. This allows so many more foods and now that I can eat them at a higher level (carbs), I need to learn to control it. Much different than avoiding it altogether. Tweaking, Tweaking…..
    @deepwoodslady - You are on track for healthier eating habits! I really love targeting 100 net carbs (low carb) instead of under 20 (keto). It makes such a difference in my satisfaction with daily food choices. Yesterday evening my sister joined us and we had ham, homemade mac & cheese and asparagus roasted with basil balsamic ... yummy food where portion control was key. Lunch was at my daughter's home checking in on the granddaughters after our vacation.
    Share your crock pot chicken parmesan recipe please? DH loves chicken parmesan and I never make it.
    Oh ... wish I had these magic water pills you mention ... it would not have taken me so many glasses of water and multiple days to flush out the bloat from my 26 hour travel day I image.

  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,942 Member
    edited July 28
    100 day Challenge 7/19/24-10/26/2024 **Do it for Mobility**
    Lily, age 63, 5'3"
    Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
    Targeting ~170 being closer to overweight instead of morbidly obese
    226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
    215 - Goal this round

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    Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of activity

    2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
    2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
    2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
    2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022) Lost focus on myself while helping with 2 new grand babies (Jan & June); also started teaching ESL on Tues & Thurs morning and no longer went to in person Strong & Fit class
    2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023) Lowest 226
    2024 SW: 230 BMI 40.7 (1/1/2024) Refocus 6/22/2024
    2025 SW: ?? It’s totally up to you and within your control

    Strategy:
    Bike 3x 30 min weekly
    Strong & Fit 2x weekly
    Water 72+ oz daily
    Journal every bite daily
    Weekly weigh in on Mondays

    I looked back at my notes. I gained .8 lbs during the 3 week vacation in April 2024. And gained 2 lbs during the 2 week cruise June 2023. I gained .8 lbs during the 2 week Scotland trip Sept 2023. So vacations and cruises are not where I put on the pounds! It is what I do daily in my regular life. On vacation I’m very active and snack very little! At home I need to focus on being more active by exercising at least 5x per week and not constantly turning to food when I’m bored or stressed.

    226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
    7/11-7/25: DNW - Vacation Iceland & Norway
    7/26: 229.2 / 229.0 - Gained 2.6 lbs on vacation at first weigh in. I expect some of this to be travel bloat and disappear by tomorrow but not all! I did walk most days 2-6 miles which I'm proud of! Pushed through the knee pain. And one day I actually got on the bike in the gym on the boat. :)
    Not surprised that my weight is up. After a day of travel leaving at 3am Thursday morning from the hotel in Oslo … hour drive to the airport… flights to Paris, Detroit, Houston (airplane food on each leg of the journey and 3 bags of chips on the last flight) … landed in Houston at 6pm … picking up our dog & dinner with our son’s family at 7:30pm, another hour driving home finally home at 10:00pm Thursday night (which was 5am Friday morning Oslo time). So all in all a 26 hour travel day.
    Broke my promise to myself so vacation eating plan was a fail in that I ate the bread basket every night at dinner and dessert at lunch, dinner and 4pm tea time on a 11 night cruise! Oh boy such bad habits on vacation to over come. Otherwise my eating was really healthy with small portions and no snacking. Lots of room to improve on my next cruise in October.
    Now to tackle these pounds and not let them continue to slip back into the 230s.
    7/27: 227.5 / 228.6 - The real weight gain from my trip is .9 lbs! Less than a pound. Shedded the bloat from the long 26 hours of travel and got my body reset to this time zone. I’ll take it and tackle that little gain before it slips away from me. 😊 Now to make progress … meaning I need to focus on WATER, exercise and journaling every bite remembering small portions pay off big dividends helping me toward my goals.
    Biked 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
    7/28: 226.0 / 227.8 - Back to clean living and better habits. Grocery shopping was huge since before leaving due to the hurricane electrical outage for 3-4 days we had to throw EVERYTHING out of our 2 fridge/freezers. So lots of fresh food and very few temptations or snacks in the house. DH didn’t even buy cookies so there are no sweets to add calories after dinner. Created menus and bought only what was needed though I did forget salad dressing … guess the selection balsamic my sister gave me for Christmas will due in a pinch. LOL
    7/29:

    Weekly Goal: Lose any vacation pounds and ensure I’m back < 227

    Back under 227! YEAH!!!
    HAPPY DANCE!
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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,777 Member
    @Lilylady3k This recipe is probably not what you are expecting. It's more like a casserole in a crock pot. Here goes:

    Spread a little oil or cooking spray in the bottom of your crock pot. (I use olive oil).
    Lay 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts nicely trimmed of fat across the bottom.
    Pour 1 bottle of Wild Bill's Buffalo Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce over top of the chicken. (Many stores sell their own version too).
    Pour 1 cup of milk inside the empty bottle to drain all leftover contents and then pour that milk over chicken
    Lay one 8 oz block of cheese on top of the chicken breasts. (I cut it into 2 or 3 pieces so there is some on each chicken breast.) I use plain cream cheese but you can use flavored like chive etc. if you like.
    Cook on high in crock pot for about an hour to get things steamy, then lower it to low for about 3 more hours.
    Remove the chicken and shred it with a fork then stir back into crock pot.
    Separately, Cook 1 box (1 pound) of bowtie pasta (I use Barilla). You can actually use any shape of your choice I suppose.
    Stir the cooked pasta into the crock pot mixture and cook another 10 min to marry the ingredients.
    Stir nicely before serving.

    While this is the original recipe there are things you can add if you like. This will have a tiny kick from the bottle of sauce that was added. Ideas for additions include bacon, peas, broccoli, chopped red bell pepper, etc. You can serve alone or with salad and/or garlic bread. This makes a lot and it does freeze nicely. It is a minimum of 8 very nice servings.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,777 Member
    100 Days of Weighing In #20 ^^^^^ July 19th through October 26th, 2024


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    “We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

    My Name is Donna, Age 64. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 188.6
    Goal This Round: 176.6
    Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

    Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:

    Round #1 --- 199,8
    Round #2 --- 186.8
    Round #3 --- 195.6
    Round #4 --- 211.0
    Round #5 --- 211.3
    Round #6 --- 205.4
    Round #7 --- 207.6
    Round #8 --- 195.2
    Round #9 --- 185.2
    Round #10—195.2
    Round #11---200.8
    Round #12---200.4
    Round #13---196.2
    Round #14---191.2
    Round #15---194.0
    Round #16---188.0
    Round #17---183.8
    Round #18---182.2
    Round #19---188.6
    Round #20---


    Thoughts at the beginning of this challenge:

    Last round I had my normal goal of a 12 pound loss which is approximately 4 lbs per month. That comes to about 90 days leaving the other 10 open for special holidays and social occasions. In theory, it’s a good plan. In practice it is a Mountain to Crawl, uphill, both ways. However, each 100 day round I am extremely grateful for any progress I CAN make, no matter how big or small. Sadly, I gained a little over 6 pounds last round. I hope to turn all that back around this round. After all, here in Northern Michigan I wait a very long time each year to finally get to good weather and more outside activity. I really want to capitalize on the good weather in the summer months and increase activity and drop pounds. I’m failing miserably with this so far in 2024. Time to maximize the rest of summer and early fall with challenge #20 and make the magic happen! I am so very grateful for all the support from all of you that I get on a daily basis. Working on my health has become my #1 priority. My main goals are to maintain my remission by staying cancer free and to keep my diabetes in control. Losing weight is key to both goals.



    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s

    PREVIOUS WEEKS THIS CHALLENGE:

    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

    Day 01-07/19-188.0-(Trend weight 188.7)

    Day 02-07/20-186.2-(Trend weight 188.4)

    Day 03-07/21-188.0-(Trend weight 188.5)

    Day 04-07/22-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 05-07/23-188.2-(Trend weight 188.8)

    Day 06-07/24-188.6-(Trend weight 188.9)


    Day 07-07/25-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)


    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: ?????
    Week 1 Ending Weight: ?????
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????



    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    Day 08-07/26-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 09-07/27-189.4-(Trend weight 189.2) Still trying to lose the bulk and bloat from travel. I started back on the water pill on orders of the cardiologist for a one week experiment. Daily this time instead of every-other-day. Lots of water shed yesterday until about 3:00 then nothing. I assume my weight was even higher before shedding. Today I am making a crock pot chicken parmesan dinner which is loaded with pasta. I will make today an OMAD day, sticking to very low carb liquids during the day (broth, black coffee, water) to offset the damage. I'm sure I'll have snacks later tonight but I will work on keeping them to plan and in the right quantity. The dinner I'm making is an easy meal for the whole group and something I’ve been craving. I’m trying to show myself that I can have the things I crave if I fit it into my day properly and eat in the correct portions. On keto I was eating less than 20 carbs per day. Now I am keeping it at under 100 which makes it totally different than before. This allows so many more foods and now that I can eat them at a higher level (carbs), I need to learn to control it. Much different than avoiding it altogether. Tweaking, Tweaking…..

    Day 10-07/28-189.2-(Trend weight 189.5) I’ll be traveling a couple of hours each way tomorrow for a new doctor. A foot specialist of some kind. Then next month I will be sent for some painful foot testing and also another new doctor (neurologist) who will also try to figure out my feet issue which is likely diabetic neuropathy IMHO. Lunch will be out tomorrow which never helps the cause. Usually I am safe though when I’m back at home, but not lately. I’ve got to get my home habits back in order and instill peace again with my kitchen because right now it is a battlefield! I’m leaving early tomorrow so I’ll try to get an early weight on the scale and post later. However, I’ll likely skip Tuesday’s weigh-in after the travel. I’m usually filled with temporary bloat that is a bit meaningless in the big picture. I’ll need a day to let things settle in so that the real Donna can please stand up.


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    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: xxxxx
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    Future Weeks to Come


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    Day 50-09/06-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:

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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,777 Member
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    Day 09[/b]-07/27-189.4
    Oh ... wish I had these magic water pills you mention ... it would not have taken me so many glasses of water and multiple days to flush out the bloat from my 26 hour travel day I image.

    @Lilylady3k I don't think they will keep me on them. They did not order a new script for them and told me just to use some old stock I'd had. I am to take them for 7 days then go to the hospital for blood work. Although my endo has advised I don't take them, the cardiologist is ordering it. I think it has to do with the ultrasound results and the diastolic dysfunction. I have heard that you can actually buy water pills at the drug store that are not prescription but water pills are something that is almost always never recommended. If you try them for occasional use, watch your blood pressure. It tends to lower it because so much urination causes you to lose the sodium in your blood. The sodium they test for when doing your bloodwork. The important stuff. Always talk to your doctor or the pharmacist first.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,942 Member
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    @Lilylady3k This recipe is probably not what you are expecting. It's more like a casserole in a crock pot. Here goes:

    Spread a little oil or cooking spray in the bottom of your crock pot. (I use olive oil).
    Lay 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts nicely trimmed of fat across the bottom.
    Pour 1 bottle of Wild Bill's Buffalo Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce over top of the chicken. (Many stores sell their own version too).
    Pour 1 cup of milk inside the empty bottle to drain all leftover contents and then pour that milk over chicken
    Lay one 8 oz block of cheese on top of the chicken breasts. (I cut it into 2 or 3 pieces so there is some on each chicken breast.) I use plain cream cheese but you can use flavored like chive etc. if you like.
    Cook on high in crock pot for about an hour to get things steamy, then lower it to low for about 3 more hours.
    Remove the chicken and shred it with a fork then stir back into crock pot.
    Separately, Cook 1 box (1 pound) of bowtie pasta (I use Barilla). You can actually use any shape of your choice I suppose.
    Stir the cooked pasta into the crock pot mixture and cook another 10 min to marry the ingredients.
    Stir nicely before serving.

    While this is the original recipe there are things you can add if you like. This will have a tiny kick from the bottle of sauce that was added. Ideas for additions include bacon, peas, broccoli, chopped red bell pepper, etc. You can serve alone or with salad and/or garlic bread. This makes a lot and it does freeze nicely. It is a minimum of 8 very nice servings.

    @deepwoodslady - Thank you for sharing! I did not expect anything less given it was a crockpot recipe. Sounds delicious though I'm not sure I've run across Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce. I'll have to check my store. I too use various pastas depending on what I have on hand! My mac & cheese last night was some type of rigatoni instead of elbow style. :)

  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,942 Member
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    Day 09[/b]-07/27-189.4
    Oh ... wish I had these magic water pills you mention ... it would not have taken me so many glasses of water and multiple days to flush out the bloat from my 26 hour travel day I image.

    @Lilylady3k I don't think they will keep me on them. They did not order a new script for them and told me just to use some old stock I'd had. I am to take them for 7 days then go to the hospital for blood work. Although my endo has advised I don't take them, the cardiologist is ordering it. I think it has to do with the ultrasound results and the diastolic dysfunction. I have heard that you can actually buy water pills at the drug store that are not prescription but water pills are something that is almost always never recommended. If you try them for occasional use, watch your blood pressure. It tends to lower it because so much urination causes you to lose the sodium in your blood. The sodium they test for when doing your bloodwork. The important stuff. Always talk to your doctor or the pharmacist first.

    My mother (87) takes water pills when her ankles swell ... I'm still not a believer of regular use and your cautionary statements will make me think twice since I don't have high blood pressure but it does drop severely when I'm dehydrated. Thanks for the info.
  • fmfdfa2020
    fmfdfa2020 Posts: 1,065 Member
    Thank you @dawnbgethealthy. I would love to join this challenge! @deepwoodslady I am so happy you added the dates for us to copy - Thanks!

    Heaviest Weight Ever: 186.0
    186 / 185 / 184 / 183 / 182 / 181 / 180
    179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170 👉 169

    I'm not setting a goal. I'm just going to see what happens if I stay on plan for 100 days!

    Start: 172.6
    Week 1: 172.0 / -0.6
    Total: -0.8

    Day 08—07/26 – 171.8 - Goodbye 172.X
    Day 09—07/27 – DNW
    Day 10—07/28 – 172.2 - I guess I said goodbye to 172.X too soon. ;) Popcorn with too much salt.
    Day 11—07/29 –
    Day 12—07/30 –
    Day 13—07/31 –
    Day 14—08/01 –

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    180 / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s
    Day 01—07/19 – 172.6 - So excited for Day 1! :)
    Day 02—07/20 – 172.6
    Day 03—07/21 – 172.6 - This is my 4th day at this exact weight. ;) My plan today is to drink 80oz of water, lower my carbs and eat on the low end of my calorie cycyling.
    Day 04—07/22 – 172.4 - Only a .2 loss but I'm glad 172.6 is gone. I am an impatient cook and really don't enjoy cooking at all so I tend to do whatever I can that is easy, and I make a lot of it to eat on for days. Yesterday, I cooked a lot of skinless, boneless chicken breast in a dutch oven with spices and a little chicken broth. Once cooked, I shredded them. The day before I cooked a ton of fresh organic carrots, and I steamed a big pot of broccoli. All are in the fridge to eat however, and whenever, we want.
    Day 05—07/23 – 172.2
    Day 06—07/24 – 172.0
    Day 07—07/25 – 172.0
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  • DarinGettingFitNow
    DarinGettingFitNow Posts: 419 Member
    edited July 28
    Hi, Folks! My name is Darin, and this is my 3rd 100 days challenge (non-consecutive). I do better when I am obligated to post daily – it really makes a difference for me – and I love the community aspect. I’m looking forward to another great 100d!

    Starting Weight: 159.2
    Day 01--07/19 – 159.2 My company was affected by the Crowdstrike problem. I spent all day on hold with IT. My computer is finally working, but it’s after an entire wasted day. Note to self: next time there’s a system-wide failure, just leave the computer and do something fun instead. It wasn’t worth hanging around my work computer, looking at messages come in. I could have had a nice day of paint-by-numbers! Well, that’s my weekend.
    Day 02—07/20 – 158.6 Happy Weekend! I hope y’all are doing well. I’m so glad to have some time to relax and putter around the house. Also in charge of dinner for tonight, so will try to come up with something satisfying but healthy.
    Day 03—07/21 –159.6 mixed results for last night. I made a kung pao chicken noodle dish which turned out very good, but I also baked cookies which were not part of the plan. So four cookies later, I had nulled out any positivity from the dinner.
    Day 04—07/22 –159.9 COOKIES. Too many cookies! Stopped at four yesterday straight out of the oven. But cookie breakfast AND snack isn’t the way I want to go. I also feel kind of bleh afterwards – I think it’s just the empty calories/sugar. Logging it all, though. No matter what!
    Day 05—07/23 –159.2 Hard to focus at work today. Migraine did not help matters at all.
    Day 06—07/24 –158.6 Almost done with week 1! We’re walking early in the day due to the heat. Tonight it’s back to trivia. We won first place last week, so it remains to be seen how well we do tonight 😊
    Day 07—07/25 –158.7 Got 4th place yesterday in trivia. Boo! Next time around…. Looking forward to Friday tomorrow. My husband bought some apple fritters which are now in the house. It’s going to be hard to do that in moderation!
    Week 1 Goal: 158.2
    Week 1 actual weight: 158.7
    Day 08—07/26 –159.2 Moderately stressful Friday today. So glad it’s the weekend.
    Day 09—07/27 –158.7 Got a haircut and did some paint-by-numbers today. Looking forward to a gentle Sunday 😊
    Day 10—07/28 –158.3
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,698 Member
    Thank you @dawnbgethealthy
    I'm in!
    74 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
    ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
    Heaviest: 192.2
    Round GW: 145.0
    UGW: 140.0
    Day 01--07/19 – 149.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...no workout today. Trainer's family member is ill.
    Day 02—07/20 – 151.0 at 6:10 a.m. ...5.42 miles in 107 mins then Grandsons Duty!!!
    Day 03—07/21 – 149.8 at 7:10 a.m. ...total rest day
    Day 04—07/22 – 149.6 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...trainer sick
    Day 05—07/23 – 148.0 at 7:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
    Day 06—07/24 – 149.3 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...trainer sick
    Day 07—07/25 – 149.9 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then made soup
    Week 1 Goal: 147.0
    Week 1 actual weight: 149.9
    Day 08--07/26 – 149.0 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...trainer sick
    Day 09—07/27 – 151.8 at 6:40 a.m. ...5.20 miles in 102 mins then Grandsons Duty!!!
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    Week 2 Goal: 147.0
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    Good luck everyone!
    Chris
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,777 Member
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    @Lilylady3k This recipe is probably not what you are expecting. It's more like a casserole in a crock pot. Here goes:

    Spread a little oil or cooking spray in the bottom of your crock pot. (I use olive oil).
    Lay 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts nicely trimmed of fat across the bottom.
    Pour 1 bottle of Wild Bill's Buffalo Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce over top of the chicken. (Many stores sell their own version too).
    Pour 1 cup of milk inside the empty bottle to drain all leftover contents and then pour that milk over chicken
    Lay one 8 oz block of cheese on top of the chicken breasts. (I cut it into 2 or 3 pieces so there is some on each chicken breast.) I use plain cream cheese but you can use flavored like chive etc. if you like.
    Cook on high in crock pot for about an hour to get things steamy, then lower it to low for about 3 more hours.
    Remove the chicken and shred it with a fork then stir back into crock pot.
    Separately, Cook 1 box (1 pound) of bowtie pasta (I use Barilla). You can actually use any shape of your choice I suppose.
    Stir the cooked pasta into the crock pot mixture and cook another 10 min to marry the ingredients.
    Stir nicely before serving.

    While this is the original recipe there are things you can add if you like. This will have a tiny kick from the bottle of sauce that was added. Ideas for additions include bacon, peas, broccoli, chopped red bell pepper, etc. You can serve alone or with salad and/or garlic bread. This makes a lot and it does freeze nicely. It is a minimum of 8 very nice servings.

    @deepwoodslady - Thank you for sharing! I did not expect anything less given it was a crockpot recipe. Sounds delicious though I'm not sure I've run across Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce. I'll have to check my store. I too use various pastas depending on what I have on hand! My mac & cheese last night was some type of rigatoni instead of elbow style. :)

    @Lilylady3k I noticed I typed to put a block of cheese on top of the chicken breasts. I meant to say "Cream Cheese". In regards to the bottle of sauce, I have purchased it at both Walmart and Meijers. Any bottle labeled "garlic parmesan" will do. I find it in the same Aisle as the salad dressings, mayo, ketchup etc. Enjoy!

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