Sisterhood of Holy Crap I fit into these pants

a girl is gone for 2 days and look wat happens :laugh: welcome all new ppl its lovely 2 meet u i am ariella most here call me ari as u may do as well i was tortoise now im snail cause my motto and our groups motto is slow and steady wins the race.


hope (meg) man sushi so very jealous glas u thought of me since passover began i havent been allowed bread or rice or many other things so no sushi no brown rice no low carb tortillas i got very smart and so did mama who got very sick but thats for another time.


i created an amazing recipe for those who like zucini and want it i call it zucini lasagna :bigsmile:

i hate having to load all my food and excercise in i tried to remember so hard.

i did not weigh yet and will not for 2 more weeks a promise to myself but i never realized how much these past 13 weeks i have relied on that number when prior i had loathed and stayed away from that scale

im not doing the running challenge but i have gotten my walk from 30 minutes to no less than 45 min :drinker:

kacee mister is having wife puppy house issues hopefully he will be back when he can hopefully i miss everyone

xoxo

snail aka tortoise aka ariella aka ari

Yesterday I forgot to add that I walked with my daughter, her friend, and her friend's mom, from her preschool to where we had lunch, to a nearby mall, to a nearby fire station(the girl's dad's a fire fighter), and then to the preschool again where our vehicles were parked. We ended up walking for over an hour.

Today I'll be doing Plyo instead of Yoga... I just can't bring myself to do yoga tonight!!!
Didn't run today, but maybe tomorrow since I have a weight lifting day with P90X.

Welcome back Ari- Glad you are back from passover :flowerforyou:

FOr your new recipe do you use zuchini instead of the noodles?

mwah thanks and yes
i use 3 zucinic and slice them with a peeler to get thing slices so they look like noodels. first i put fresh garlic cloves in a pan with oil and when they are done take them out and save them for the end. then i put them in a pan with 1tbsp olive oil the zucini its tedious but i found not crowding the pan the best way to make it so it takes a while. while the zucini browns i put garlic powder some salt (very little u know how it makes me bloated) and black pepper...meanwhile on bottom of lasagna dish i put 2 tbsp of tomato sauce then the first layer of zucini on top i put ( i was good i measured) its a big lasagna so i did 3 pieces provalone less then handful of matzarella and cause we had it 1 slice munster use the cheese u like though. i save the matzarella and munster for top layer. then i stack zucini sauce (2 tbsp so it was total 6 for the whole thing) cheese then on top i put the matzarella last of provalone and the munster it doesnt look like a lot but it melts well. in a 450 degree oven it goes for about 10 min to melt the cheese then another 3-5 under the broiler (thats cause everything else is already cooked) ive tried just making it all in over zucini raw but its not as good.


omg i justhad some for dinner im in love lol


any questions just ask


missed u all

OOOOOO Ari that sounds Delish! I will have to try that once my exams are done

Im still waiting to here the apple chips

But the zuchini sounds Yummy

i love the title of this group I usually weigh on Saturdays, but I may check in from time to time.

Hi, I'm Amy and I'd love to join this group if I could!

In the past year or so, I've gotten back into running after years of not running. I'm certainly not a marathon runner, but I'd like to be someday! I run about 15 miles a week. I'll either 3 miles/ 5 days a week or 5 miles 3 times a week.
I've worked really hard to make exercise a part of my weekly routine. In addition to running, I'll usually do 20 minutes of cardio on the Arc Trainer or Stairclimber. I'm a cardio addict!

This is the first time I've ever been on a "diet". Losing weight is never easy but I always found that exercise would slim me down if I gained more than I'd like. Once I got older and started drinking, I found the weight is way more difficult to lose. I've never counted calories before this.
MFP has me at 1400 calories a day to lose a pound a week. I tried 1200 a day to lose 2 a week but I found it too hard. Maybe in a few more weeks, I feel comfortable dropping down.

Anyway! I have a two weddings coming up next month and I want to feel comfortable and pretty. So far, I've lost 5 pounds but I would ultimately like to lose 20 more. For next month, I would like to drop a total anywhere between 5-7 lbs more.

That concludes the super long intro portion of this post!
Good luck everyone with their goals. I'm looking forward to being part of such a great group!

Good morning ladies!
I hit the scale this am (it was hard to wait till Friday!) and liked what I saw. It was the weight at which I promised myself if I got to I could schedule a massage at my favorite salon. So I lost 3 lbs since I started this logging and counting. Weekend is here, so my goal is not to gain it all back! My husband likes to eat out like super burritos, Red Robin, Japanese buffets, etc. Thanks to this site, I can see what all that stuff has in terms of calories, and I can figure out what I can and can't have. For instance, if I eat 1/2 of that burrito, I'm ok. I don't feel sick-full, either!
The apple chips sound so yummy, I think I will try. Those bagged ones are so expensive!

good morning everyone winding down week 13 cant believe it still committing to not weigh in for 2 weeks and its been difficult which like i said is odd cause previous diets i went by how i looked and clothing not the scale. so im seeing some new faces welcome welcome join our little cult lol. kidding kacee :bigsmile:

weigh in is on tues

names are optional but after 9 weeks we decided it was time they call me Ariella or ari i was tortiose cause slow and steady but when i hit a 3 week all i became snail call me wat u want even pep

challenges are only if u want to we sort of do personal challenges also and share them with each other and this group is so supportive to you. i gave up cheese for a while and was struggling and my dear sisters and mister (who is gone for a few for personal reasons and we miss u jeremy if u r reading this) helped me get through it with amazing support.

teressa has started us if u want writing down wat we eat through out the day (head down in shame) because i know i dont hit near my calories and i am trying and also i was losing so much 13 since 2 weeks ago when i stopped weighing and then wall so my personal challenge i have uped my excercise from 30 min to at least 45 walking uphill 5 days a week any other day is my bonus day and i am also doing the 30 day shred.

my mother gingeybear is also on our lovely group but she has been ill so cant write just yet but shes been eating well and excercising we even went bike riding mon.

me im 25 from new york city where supposedly its finally gonna be 70 today and tom and u know im taking advantage of that lol first real spring days, im in grad school for social work first year and i am interning at a mental health clinic so its been a stressful few months wat else....i want to be healthy but thin is a bonus :bigsmile: to me this is not a diet this is a change for life. :flowerforyou: and my motto slow and steady wins the race love it steal it (borrow i need it back) amnd use it.


im so proud of all of u on the weight loss this week, welcome all u rock for making this change change has to come from wanting it cause it wont work any other way.


ps im on here every day i try to keep this thing alive when i can cause i love this group these ppl are y this time is different for me.


xoxo

snail aka tortoise aka ariella aka ari


ps

the apple chips are yummy (im on south beach low carb have many many many made up recipes especially one dear to my heart i made up god i guess 9 years ago called OOPS :laugh: )


try the apple chips and zucini lasagna let me know how they are and speak with u all soon o man sorry for rambling lol.

Kaycee-Don't even worry about it!!! It sounds like you've been super busy! I've been feeling this stupid sinus infection really hard... I think that my allergies are making it worse, especially with my sister's dog here, and the volcano ash, and the fact that it's the beginning of spring and allergy season for us here in Alaska.

All I want to do is SLEEP, but with 2 kids and taking care of my grandfather, that's definitely not something I can do right now... I'm going to force myself to workout tonight and hope that it makes me feel better-sometimes it makes my head more clear to do it... My shoulder is feeling better enough that I think i can handle the rigors of P90X's pull ups tonight... Whoo-hoo!!!

I haven't been doing so great at posting my meals, either. I'll fix that starting tomorrow!!!

Good morning(almost afternoon) everyone... I wanted to post my meals so far...
bagel w/ 1 tablespoon of cream cheese
banana

Lunch will probably be a lean cuisine and a piece of fruit... or string cheese, something portable. I'll post again later.

Yayyyyyy, Jen! Welcome back! I am so sorry to hear about all your drama, but I am very, very happy that you are back and seem to be happier!

Okay, so lunch and breakfast together leave me with 750 calories left over, but I also haven't exercised yet today... Probably some YogaX and then my Couch to 5K, so plenty of calories for a good dinner and a snack, too!

Hello all,

Jen- that is awesome that you maintained through that rough patch, that just goes to show that you are making a life change that you can stick with :drinker:

Resa- I have been slacking hardcore with my p90x, I have been keeping up with my C2K though :ohwell: I think I need to start it up once again when I am done with exams :sad: I hope you feel better, darn allergies, go away!

Kacee- Yep I am here in MI til Aug, when I move to Chicago. Not too many oppurtunites left here :ohwell:

I got in my run with the pup today, boy was she pooped! Her poor little legs arent appreciating this running business :laugh:

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Oh shoot I almost forgot to put my food up
coffee no sugar vanilla creamer, half and apple tbls of PB,
hald turkey sandwich, cup broccoli cheese soup
chicken parm for dinner with green beans

Okay, so for a snack I had a banana, half of an apple, and 1 tbs of peanut butter...
I'm making some cabbage rolls for dinner tonight, because my husband is out of town. He HATES cabbage, and the smell makes him queasy. When I made this recipe previously, I had to eat it out in the garage!:laugh: