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A good substitute I have found for spaghetti is spaghetti squash. Pasta is my weakness, but this really does the trick for me. It tastes just as good as spaghetti promise :)

8 lexik :) love your eyes!

Sounds fun! I'll do it :) Feel free to add me!

Congrats everyone! You all did great! I want to send a big shout out to my partner MAMADEE for making the top 3! You ladies are all fantastic and I can't wait to work with you all again in December! I will be off of work for the holiday 2 of those weeks so hopefully that will be a good thing :)

QOTD 11/17/11 - Please share with the group a funny joke, quote or embarassing story about dieting Having lost weight over the past few years, a lady was discarding things from her wardrobe that no longer fit. Her seven-year-old niece was watching as she held up a huge pair of slacks. "Wow," the lady said, "I must have…

Wednesday Nov. 16 QOTD: Do you drink caffeinated beverages? Why or why not? Do you feel like it helps or hinders your weight loss or neither? I drink caffeine once a day, in the morning. Sicne I have started this journey I have had one major drawback and that is Pepsi. I honestly feel it is the caffeine, though. I will…

QOTD 11-15: What was your goal at the start of this challenge and do you feel you've gotten there? My goal was -20 pounds in the 9 weeks. Didn't happen, not even close. Unfortunately I lost my fire somewhere in the middle :( I do however, feel liked a gained a fantastic group of supporters who will be with me through the…

Congrats to all the losers last week! You are all amazing!!! QOTD: 11/14/11 How do you feel now that you are losing those unwanted pounds? How is the weight loss changing your life? I feel great! I have not lost any where near where I hoped, but I am making progress and it feels wonderful! It has changed every aspect of my…

QOTD, Wednesday, November 9th: Recently MFP instituted groups, and I am actually finding it more inticing than I thought I would. What groups have you joined, if any? Please share the links for your groups with the rest of us! I have not joined any groups yet, but I will be looking into them now!!! I can't wait for Stars…

QOTD, Tuesday, November 8th: With the Thanksgiving season upon us, it's a great opportunity to share at least THREE things that we are thankful for this year 1. My children because they are all the reason I need to get out of bed smiling everyday! 2. My job because they are hard to come by 3. My wonderful family and…

Way to go everyone! Congrats on all of our accomplishments and making it this far! QOTD for Monday, November 7, 2011: Where do you find peace? Do you take time daily to turn everything off and to just be alone with yourself to assess life? In my car! I am a home visitor, so Idrive a lot. Being a single parent ( and…

11/3/11-QOTD: What part of your body do you struggle with the VERY most....you know the part I am talking about...the one that is always the very last to show improvement...the one you have the mental battle about all the time...saying "its never going to change...argghh" AND......what are you trying (and/or have tried) to…

QOTD Wednesday Nov. 2- What is 1 of your proudest moments as a parent (one for each child if you wish); and if you're not a parent name one of your proudest moments regarding yourself! This is hard! I am proud of my kids everyday! My proudest day of my 7 year old was when I surprised her one day at school, I came to have…

QOTD Tuesday 11/1/11: This is a DARE: I DARE YOU to tell us about a part of your body or something about you that you LIKE but never really tell anyone you like it! Then tell us Why! I love my eyes. I like their shape, their color, and i love my eyelashes. My eyes are the only part of my body that I have been consistently…

Whoop whoop go yellow team! and congrats getitlamb :) Oct 31 QOTD: Do you celebrate Halloween? If so are you dressing up for the occasion? As what? What is YOUR favorite halloween candy? What kind did you buy to pass out the the goblins tonight? We do celebtare Halloween, but no costume for me :( My daughters were a…

QOTD Sunday October 30- What has been your best NSV since you began your journey? Mini challenge- walk/run for at least 20 min :) My greatest NSV just happened on Monday. 3 weeks ago on Friday I bought 2 pairs of jenas that are a size smaller than the ones I have been wearng. The followong Monday I went out of town for…

QOTD: Saturday Oct. 29th. We all have a "bucket list", what are the top 5 things on yours? 1. Write a book 2. Get back into single digit jeans 3. Disneyland 4. Find Mr. Right (for real this time) 5.Go to Italy

QOTD Friday 10/28: In a week where you gain, how do you stay focused and not let it draw you back into giving up? Sorry. Thought I had already answered Friday's :( It is really hard for me to stay focused when I gain instead of losing. I just try to keep my head up and know work extra hard the next week. We're running a…

QOTD 2 or Friday's QOTD ( my bad I forgot, got busy today.) What are some of the best nonexcercising calorie burners you do? Dancing, I dance everywhere...even in the car (shhhh!) I love music and I love to dance. I love even more how much of a calorie burner it is! Mini challenge will have to wait til the am :) Have a…

QOTD Thursday 10/27 - Lets say you have way too many calories and you need to burn a few before you can have dinner or before you can close your log. What's your go-to calorie burner? That's when my daughters and I havea dance party :) They get to pick whatever music they want and we dance! Not only is it fun, but it works…

"Next year you will wish you had started today."

QOTD Wednesday 10/26: Lets make this a fun one.... If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? 1. ITALY 2. Switzerland (because I have a friend who lives there) 3. ITALY (lol) 4. Spain 5. England AAAAND...almost done with the jumping jacks :) Did my 30 DS already today lol

12 glasses of water yesterday!!!!! Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight? I guess i should first state the obvious... every woman i see that is the size i want to be inspires me to lose weight. In all seriousness, though, I do have a friend that lost 100 pounds in a…

Congrats to all the winners and for everyone making it the half point mark! Monday October 24, 2011 QOTD: When is your favourite time of day to work out? Do you find it makes a difference? My favorite time to work out is in the evening. After the kids go to bed and my house is clean, I use that as ME time. It helps me…

Friday, Oct 14 QOTD: Is there a motivational type of phrase that really seems to "hit home" with you - and helps keep you on a successful weight loss path? "There is no modification to the jumping jack. I have 300 pound people that can do jumping jacks, so can you." Since the first time I heard Jillian say this doing 30…

QOTD Thursday - Just posting a fun question for the day. If you woke up with a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow. What would be the first thing you do with the money? Take it out before they find their mistake! LOL but seriously there is the obvious buy the perfect house, put a lump sum back for kids, pay off…

:( Sorry everyone... QOTD Wednesday 10.12.2011 - What have you accomplished since your journey began that you could not do before? List as many accomplishments as you can think of! I can do push ups for a minute straight twice :( 10 min. walking at a very brisk pace on the tredmill Tell people how I am losing weight the…

QOTD 10.11.11: Close your eyes and visualize yourself at your goal weight. When you look in the mirror, what do you see? What are you wearing? How do you feel? Love this question! I see the me that I lost a long time ago. I see a new beginning to a wonderful life, and I see a real smile on my face. I am wearing....I don't…

QOTD Oct. 10, 2011: What is your self talk like (ie. critical, supportive, enabling, happy, etc.)? Are you aware of your self talk? If it's negative, what are you doing to change it? My self talk definitely varies. I try to stay positive but its not always easy. When the journey gets really hard, I remind myself that what…

QOTD 10/9/11 Sunday: Are you an emotional eater? What feelings get you to that place? What is your strategy for overcoming emotional eating? I am very much an emotional eater! Any extreme feeling makes me want to eat, even extreme happiness, but its mnostly anger and sadness, I am working on different coping mechanisms to…