alane15 Member

Starting weight : 231 Current weight : 225.4 November goal : 220.0 Ultimate goal : 175.00 4th : 11th : 18th : 25th :

For the next and final week of our challenge I'm going back to a more traditional and somewhat less exciting garden salad. Mixed greens, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, red onion, garbanzo beans, pumpkin seeds, and ranch.

This week's salads will be full of seeds and berries. Kale, cucumbers, goji berries, hemp hearts, chia seeds, and pumpkin seeds. Topped with poppy seed dressing. I've managed to have a salad every day so far. On a few occasions I've gotten bored and had a small side salad with soup or a shake.

My most interesting salad last week was a buffalo ranch salad I threw together quickly on my lunch break. Chickpeas, greens, red onion, avocado, brusseles sprouts, just ranch, franks hot sauce, and dried parsley.

That sounds good. I'm curious about goji berries but haven't tried them yet. They sound good but also expensive. I probably would have bought some over the weekend but the were sold out.

My favorite salad this week was a taco salad. Mixed greens with black beans, jalapeños, cheese, meatless crumbles, a little sour cream and salad. Oh and tortilla chips crushed and mixed in. I actually made a taco dip Monday and used the leftovers to mix in. I also had salad at a wedding party with kale, cabbage,…

I think that sounds great. A good variety of vegetables. I get bored of greens and dressing and need all the other vegetables to make something I actually enjoy!

Hey all! Thanks for joining. As part of this challenge, will you each share your favorite salad of the week (let's aim for Sunday/Monday for updates)? That might help give others new ideas for the week ahead. Also share your general success with the challenge and any tips questions. Glad you're here.

I'm not a huge fan of salads either,but getting creative with them has helped. Sometimes I make more of a salad bowl with quinoa, hummus, and mixed vegetables. My other favorite is taco salad.

I'm aiming for one salad every day for 30 days. Today is day one for me! Thanks for joining.

That's totally fine. I want this to be a flexible challenge that fits the needs of anyone participating. Glad to have you!

Let's do this! SW:231 December 2: GW 191

I didn't have any trouble giving up meat and I love fish and venison. It's been three years and the only time I've had meat on my plate is when it was accidentally served to me at a restaurant. Dairy was a pretty easy transition although I miss the convenience of things like cream of mushroom soup and the social aspect of…

another student, vegan, runner here! Friend request on its way!

sounds delicious

great success!

I don't know the answer but I've wondered the exact same thing about yoga. Sometimes it feels like I'm not doing anything and my HRM will have calculated a 200 calorie burn...maybe we'll get an answer

Volleyball! It's competitive and fun. You burn more calories than you would probably think and it doesn't require running. Most adult rec teams just meet for games or maybe practice once a week it just depends on the team.

you guys have been a big help, thanks for the info! I'm still looking around my area!

Thanks everyone I'm going to look into Jujitsu and Taekwondo. Money will be a factor (I've read that martial arts can get expensive) I'll have to see what I can afford! Thanks again for the info!

Did you read the prequel that came out this summer? Earth Unaware? Favorite book of all time: Frankenstein and 1984

quoted the wrong thing, see next post

Ok great, I'll look around here for some introductory/free classes. Are there any good resources for learning about the different types of martial arts or did you just learn in the studio?

I bought the FT7 for $65 on amazon and it comes with a chest strap. It stores more workout than the FT4, I'm not sure if there are other big differences...

I love endangered species dark chocolate with espresso beans. I like to have a few squares with my black coffee. Yum!

Hey you're another MN girl! I want you to know that you can lose weight by eating more than 1200 calories. If you are working out six days a week, your body is going to need more fuel. That's basically what food is, fuel. I have lost about 30 lbs since March and I eat a lot more than 1200 calories a day. Feel free to take…

I use mine to puree soup ingredients and make guacamole!

I was going to ask this question too! Any links to product pics and info could be helpful or specific brands and material types would be awesome!

I considered getting one of their cards to save on this charge. Now that it's no longer a benefit I don't see a reason to get a card.

at least two cups a day...I'm a snob in my own house but I don't care when I'm out or when it's free! oh and black coffee for me please.