BLACK TEEM WEEK 10!!

Bless your heart--

I'm rather doing the happy dance that my youngest is almost two-- looking forward to him being a bit lower maintenance-- and really doing the happy dance that as of today, I know I definitely do not have 10 children-- if ya know what I'm sayin'.

But, I've been in the trenches so long, I'm really looking forward to gettin' out.

Sam - I feel you! Harley is 10 1/2 months and I'm already dreading 1. I already get sad just looking at how big she is and I warned Dave that I'll cry on her birthday. He said, "I won't. I'll eat cake." :noway: :laugh:


Harley and I did our walk/jog today. It started sprinkling so we headed towards home but it stopped so we kept going. So we didn't do our usual route, just kinda decided to turn or go straight when I got to a street but still got over an hour. When Dave got home we rode bikes for the first time in a couple weeks but got caught in rain after only 15 minutes. We weren't inside 5 minutes when it started thundering and lightning. Made it!

We had fish tonight. Usually do it on the grill but Dave didn't really want to grill in the rain and lightning. So we tried it in the oven, failed, and did it in a pan on the stove. We'll have to practice cooking it inside so we can cook it right next year for lent (now that Dave eats fish).

I'm gonna have some strawberries (yum!) and relax. Laters black teamers! :flowerforyou:

Sam - I feel you! Harley is 10 1/2 months and I'm already dreading 1. I already get sad just looking at how big she is and I warned Dave that I'll cry on her birthday. He said, "I won't. I'll eat cake." :noway: :laugh:


Harley and I did our walk/jog today. It started sprinkling so we headed towards home but it stopped so we kept going. So we didn't do our usual route, just kinda decided to turn or go straight when I got to a street but still got over an hour. When Dave got home we rode bikes for the first time in a couple weeks but got caught in rain after only 15 minutes. We weren't inside 5 minutes when it started thundering and lightning. Made it!

We had fish tonight. Usually do it on the grill but Dave didn't really want to grill in the rain and lightning. So we tried it in the oven, failed, and did it in a pan on the stove. We'll have to practice cooking it inside so we can cook it right next year for lent (now that Dave eats fish).

I'm gonna have some strawberries (yum!) and relax. Laters black teamers! :flowerforyou:

I wrap my fish in tin foil with garlic, chopped onion, red pepper and close it up with a tablespoon of water or olive oil if you have the cals left for it. Close it tight and turn on one burner of the grill.........and put the fish on the other side. takes about 30 min and it is yummo!!:flowerforyou:

You can put that foil packet in the oven, too. I like to add a dash of lemon (never tried the garlic Jeannie). My favorite is mahi mahi or orange roughy with pineapple juice, ginger, old bay and a charred orange pepper.

Tonight we are having marlin steaks with peach salsa.

I just love fish.

I have all the ingred for the orange roughy...we are goign to have this tonight. Thanks Lynnie!

Have a good day my friend:flowerforyou:

Good Morning Black Team

Just stopping ny for a minute then off to work with my husband this morning....FUN FUN

My DH and I actually got up at 6 and went walking with me we went 3 miles which is not the 5 I usually go but you know what I will take it he never walks with me, I will just walk this afternoon while he is studying to make up for my extra 2 miles....ALL SMILES that he went with now now he is eating a heatlhy breakfast instead of hopping to MCDonalds or krispy Kreme for breakfast....I am so proud of him...

You can put that foil packet in the oven, too. I like to add a dash of lemon (never tried the garlic Jeannie). My favorite is mahi mahi or orange roughy with pineapple juice, ginger, old bay and a charred orange pepper.

Tonight we are having marlin steaks with peach salsa.

I just love fish.

I was just thinking about the 1st time I fell in with you.

I read a post of yours and you ended it with something like

Lynnie, the girl who loves beer

or something like that and it was just the cutest thing I had ever seen! Made just like ya kiddo!

Seriously-- she would always end her posts like that--

Always cracked me up--

Marla, the girl who Lynnie and Jeannie (and all youse guys)

Greetings, beloved team--

How can I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate!

(I've always wanted to say that to someone-- )

Well, my friends-- while in the animal kingdom I may be a tough, old bird, in the plant kingdom I am but a pansy. Cool temps, frosty nights, throw a bit of snow on me-- I thrive. But turn up the temperature and leave in the bright sunlight? I'm dead.

So, out I stepped on my porch this morning to see how lovely and, yes, temperate this summer day was. So I decided to venture away from my 30 year old, tree lined, neighborhood mile lap that I run, and head out into the town, over by the new neighborhoods by the new middle school. Getting this?

New school. New houses. New neighborhood. New trees. NO SHADE.

70 something degrees, sunny-- no shade. I'm dying.:noway: I tried to hop onto the sidewalk, where there was a bit more shade, but the slope is different and it hurt my old lady hip. Whaddyagonnado? So, back onto the griddle I went.

Having enough woman issues already to contend with, least of which is cramps this morning, the sun positively wilted me. I toughed it out to the middle school, about two miles away, and had a brisk walk home. I'll try and get a couple more miles in tonight with the hub machine when he gets home.

I pray (hope, wish, am crossing my fingers, sending good thoughts-- pick your poison) that you all are happy and at peace this day--

Sending love--

Marla- my hubs just tried to drag me out running at noon- in Florida- 90 degrees- sunny- humid as anything. Not gonna happen. There isn't a stich of shade anywhere in our development. No way no how. I wanted to go to the gym, he wanted to go outside. Instead I'm doing nothing.

Vacation damaged me. I thought I was ready to pick up the pieces and keep going. It's harder than I thought. My eating is still not 100% back on track, my exercise is not back either. All I can think of is driving back to PA in 2 1/2 weeks and stressing over what the *kitten* I'm going to do if I get a job.

I keep asking myself why I applied in the first place. Insanity. I'm pleading it. I like my little stay at home mom, go to the gym, time for me life. WHAT WAS I THINKING? I was thinking $$$$$$, I had to be, no other reason to disrupt what I've got going on.

Anyway, what will be will be. I hope I find out soon so I can either freak even more or relax and be happy. Screw the money! Ahh, if it were only so easy.

Sam- families! At some point you have to do what is good for you, your hubs and your kids. If it doesn't work for others- well, too bad. It's not fair to put this much stress on you over what is supposed to be fun. Good luck with all of it, I'm sure it will work out- if not, you'll come home a skinny minnie! lol

Take a deep breath, relax, blame it on hubs, it'll make you feel better. :laugh:

Thanks for the zucchini recipes everyone! I made some last night with tomatoes. Good stuff!

As for my workout, I did a 45 minute walk with Ashanti (she's 15 pounds now)--half downhill, half uphill.

My water intake is slowly increasing.

Sam-- not sure what party-- puttin' two and two, your baby's 1st birthday? I haven't had time to read back posts--

Bottom line-- you know what has always worked for hubs and me? Tell extended family to stick it and do what works for you and yours-- this is when the party is, be there or be square.

We are heading to NY in just over 2 weeks and we were planning on having another party up there for both the girls. Everything was fine and dandy up until today when hubs tells me that his grandmother freaks out when new people are around and my side of the family is no longer invited to the girls birthday party. About an hour goes by and he then tells me that it is going to be the saturday that we get there(hopefully). We are leaving on thursday. I spent about 2 hours making (by hand) 10 invites to send to our families and then he tells me that his father is not inviting hubs' aunt or his cousins to the party and I thought this was OUR girls' party not his and he tells me that he doesn't want them there either. Great thanks for telling me this now AFTER I made all these invites. So, needless to say you can guarentee that I will have either lost a ton of weight from stress exercising or I will have gained a ton from stress eating! 2 weeks there might just kill me!








Oh and for A's party we have decided it's going to be me daddy M and mimi and that is it!

You gotta do what right for you, watch out for yourself only

Well off to do another 5 miles my scale is going the wrong way this week and I dont know why because I have pretty much eaten the same things as I always have...

I know its because I am so close to goal weight like 3 pounds now, but still want it to go down not up!!!!!

You can put that foil packet in the oven, too. I like to add a dash of lemon (never tried the garlic Jeannie). My favorite is mahi mahi or orange roughy with pineapple juice, ginger, old bay and a charred orange pepper.

Tonight we are having marlin steaks with peach salsa.

I just love fish.

I was just thinking about the 1st time I fell in with you.

I read a post of yours and you ended it with something like

Lynnie, the girl who loves beer

or something like that and it was just the cutest thing I had ever seen! Made just like ya kiddo!

Aww Jeannie and I always remember your smiling over the shoulder AV and great attitude. You and Sara were my first of many MFP loves.

Lynnie, the girl who is grateful to count you as my friend. (and loves beer)

Jeannie how was the fish?

Marla you'd love to be in Ohio now it is nice and cool. Sorry about your toof.

Sam, if THEY want to have a party, then THEY can bake a damn cake. Have your own thing at the park, and whomever deserves to be in your circle of close family will show up. The cream rises to the top.

Roni, you look so pertiful!!

Lori, Iove you honey. And one of the things that made me love you on the hottie thread was your positive attitude. So, my lil sis. I say this with the greatest of love. Quitcher*****in and get back to work. You've worked too damn hard. You've come too damn far. And I'll be damned if I let you give up, backslide or give in!!!!!

My activity today was 5 miles on the bike and half an hour of tennis-ish. (I can't really play tennis)

I am now going to enjoy some fish, veggies and a treat of no-pudge fudge brownies.

Thanks guys it's why I keep coming back here! I need you. I picture Marla telling me to snap out of it and Lynnie always tells me like it is when I need it.

I really am happy to have all of you. You came at just the right time. I had been doing this myself for a long time, no real 'friends in the process' if you know what I mean. But that was when it was fresh, new and yes, easy and I was fine doing it solo.

You all came along when it started to get hard, slow and it's not so fresh and new- basically just about the time I got totally sick of all of it! Thanks for being here! It's nice to know others are working hard and struggling through it just like me. Makes me feel not so alone.

We went to Hooters for dinner tonight and I thought of you- my Black Team. I imagined what you would say if you walked in and it wouldn't have been pretty! :blushing: :blushing:

DH is in need of losing some weight too. Tomorrow, I am going to start logging my foods again and also getting him to do the same. I haven't given up. I errrr ummm extended my vacation? Yeah, that's it!

Oh yeah, Lynnie- I loved you when I met you for calling me a hottie! I don't picture myself that way and you made me feel so warm and fuzzy. lol

Lori you are a true hottie and I would lick an ashtray to have a tummy like yours! You CAN do this, you are so worth it. Don't give up. But do give up trying to beat me in Cube Crash. I kicked your azz! Mwuahahaha

Lynnie-- I just love Ohio, period--

I'm not close to my family at all, emotionally speaking that is( or physically, thank God) -- but something about my birth state grabs me-- get a thrill every time I cross the state line-- kooky.

It's been cool and lovely here for the most part-- actually rather chilly tonight--

But life is totally bowling us over-- and no time to yap about it--

Heading to type--

God bless us all this day, my friends!