Yeah! I lost 2lbs last week! I buckled down and got back into the swing of my journaling. I never really realized what a difference it makes when you slack. I have also been trying harder to fit that walk in! I walked 40 min at lunch today with my sister!
7lbs to go until I get my camera!!
Oh, and we are not going to Hawaii now, but we are still working towards our goals! I still get the camera and we still need to decide what Jason gets.
In other news, Starbucks has some new breakfast items that sound great! And it appears they might be keeping around the Spinach Feta wrap!!
Monday, September 08, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
A new challenge!
I had a new challenge (or 'bet') thrown at me this weekend! I am staying perfectly at my current weight. However, I am not exercising and would not mind loosing a bit more and toning my body.
A bit of history before I get to the bet. My husband and I are hitting the beaches of Hawaii November 28 for 5 days. We are going with family, but leaving our darling daughter with grandma and grandpa. I have been on the look out for a great tankini of some sort, something I have not done in ages! I need a tankini to hide the post-baby and post-weightloss stretch marks!! And prefer to have a skirt type bottom to hide my thighs. But, if I win the bet I hope my thighs are long gone!!!
The other half of the bet is my husband. Last year he lost a significant amount of weight in a short amount of time by just not eating much. It was very unhealthy, but he was doing it for a deal his dad made with him. A year later he has gained it all back plus some.
THE BET
I loose 9lbs, get to 125lbs, he looses 29lbs (I won't divulge his stats here without his permission). If I get there first, I get the new camera I want before our vacation. If he gets there he gets to play a $125 round of golf in Poipu, Hawaii on our vacation. The deadline: November 20, 2008
I am holding my husband to his promise that he do it in a healthy way and it is a true lifestyle change, and if he gains it back within a year, I get something (hopefully I already have the camera by then!!)
I plan (or hope) to keep my readers up to date on our little bet. I want my camera!! I gotta get my booty moving!
A bit of history before I get to the bet. My husband and I are hitting the beaches of Hawaii November 28 for 5 days. We are going with family, but leaving our darling daughter with grandma and grandpa. I have been on the look out for a great tankini of some sort, something I have not done in ages! I need a tankini to hide the post-baby and post-weightloss stretch marks!! And prefer to have a skirt type bottom to hide my thighs. But, if I win the bet I hope my thighs are long gone!!!
The other half of the bet is my husband. Last year he lost a significant amount of weight in a short amount of time by just not eating much. It was very unhealthy, but he was doing it for a deal his dad made with him. A year later he has gained it all back plus some.
THE BET
I loose 9lbs, get to 125lbs, he looses 29lbs (I won't divulge his stats here without his permission). If I get there first, I get the new camera I want before our vacation. If he gets there he gets to play a $125 round of golf in Poipu, Hawaii on our vacation. The deadline: November 20, 2008
I am holding my husband to his promise that he do it in a healthy way and it is a true lifestyle change, and if he gains it back within a year, I get something (hopefully I already have the camera by then!!)
I plan (or hope) to keep my readers up to date on our little bet. I want my camera!! I gotta get my booty moving!
Monday, June 23, 2008
HG’s 1-Point Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
I made these this weekend for a family BBQ and they got rave reviews!! They were so good, but it is hard to eat just one!
Hungry Girl Fudge...UNPUDGED!
Hungry Girl has done it again. Armed with nothing but pumpkin, some brownie mix and a VERY lowfat PB, she’s whipped up a version of chocolate peanut butter fudge that's so low in calories and fat, it'll make you cry tears of joy. Here's the secret recipe...
Ingredients:
2 cups canned pure pumpkin
1 box Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies Mix (the 18.3-oz. Family Size box)
2 tbsp. Better ‘n Peanut Butter, room temperature
Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pumpkin with the brownie mix in a large bowl; stir until smooth (do not add anything else). Spray a small baking pan (8" X 8" work best - no larger!) with nonstick cooking spray and pour in the mixture. Spoon 2 tbsp. of Better ‘n Peanut Butter (room temperature) on top and use a knife to swirl peanut butter around. Cook for approximately 35 minutes. The batter will remain very thick and fudgy, and it should look undercooked. Remove from oven. Cover with aluminum foil and let cool in fridge for a couple of hours. Cut into 36 squares and serve.
Serving Size: 1 piece (approx. 1.3 oz.)
Calories: 63
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 56mg
Carbs: 13.5g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 9g
Protein: 1g
* 1 Point!
Hungry Girl Fudge...UNPUDGED!Hungry Girl has done it again. Armed with nothing but pumpkin, some brownie mix and a VERY lowfat PB, she’s whipped up a version of chocolate peanut butter fudge that's so low in calories and fat, it'll make you cry tears of joy. Here's the secret recipe...
Ingredients:
2 cups canned pure pumpkin
1 box Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies Mix (the 18.3-oz. Family Size box)
2 tbsp. Better ‘n Peanut Butter, room temperature
Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pumpkin with the brownie mix in a large bowl; stir until smooth (do not add anything else). Spray a small baking pan (8" X 8" work best - no larger!) with nonstick cooking spray and pour in the mixture. Spoon 2 tbsp. of Better ‘n Peanut Butter (room temperature) on top and use a knife to swirl peanut butter around. Cook for approximately 35 minutes. The batter will remain very thick and fudgy, and it should look undercooked. Remove from oven. Cover with aluminum foil and let cool in fridge for a couple of hours. Cut into 36 squares and serve.
Serving Size: 1 piece (approx. 1.3 oz.)
Calories: 63
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 56mg
Carbs: 13.5g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 9g
Protein: 1g
* 1 Point!
Friday, June 13, 2008
A 10 POINT COOKIE!
YIKES!!
I was in the mood for a cookie today. I got up and jogged and did ballet this morning and felt like I deserved it. So, I got a Snickerdoodle at Starbucks. WOW! That Snicker doodle was 10 points!!
No more cookies at Starbucks for me!
I was in the mood for a cookie today. I got up and jogged and did ballet this morning and felt like I deserved it. So, I got a Snickerdoodle at Starbucks. WOW! That Snicker doodle was 10 points!!
No more cookies at Starbucks for me!
Monday, June 02, 2008
Wii Fit
My lovely husband purchased the Wii Fit balance board for me the day it was released. A week and a half later I finally tried it. Wow! It is fun! And, it tells you if you are weak or have bad balance, or just suck!! I only tried a few things so far. The thing that I don't like is each exercise does not last very long, and you have to pick the controller and push (A) to do it again. But it does keep track of how long you actually did the exercises. I hope to get a chance to do it more!
The funniest part is the soccer heading game! It is hard, I missed a lot of balls! Then, you not only have balls coming at you, you have shoes coming at you that you have to dodge. Lets just say if that was real life, being hit in the face with about a dozen shoes, I would be unconscious!
The funniest part is the soccer heading game! It is hard, I missed a lot of balls! Then, you not only have balls coming at you, you have shoes coming at you that you have to dodge. Lets just say if that was real life, being hit in the face with about a dozen shoes, I would be unconscious!
Fit Flop (review)
I was asked how I am liking the FitFlops. I love them! They are cute! On Saturday I wore them around the mall, and here I am at work on Monday and my calves still hurt! My legs are definitely sore after wearing them, so they are doing something! I am not wearing them all the time or using them as my sole source for strengthening, but they are a great add-on.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Not Easy!!
Wow, this Lifetime stuff is not easy!
It is funny, our WW leader has said a couple times how people loose weight on a diet, then they can go back to eating "normal"!! What is "normal". But I think that mentality is hard to beat. I have had numerous moments over the last couple weeks where I thought to myself, I can eat what I want now!! BUT, I am then smart enough to catch myself and limit the portion!
Changing my life at 30 has not been easy. My whole life I have eaten fast food, eaten a lot, and never really thought about what or how much I ate. As a kid I was very active, so pounds never really added up. Then I got married, got a job sitting at a computer all day, and life just "got in the way". Well, this is life! Life should be taking care of yourself!!!
It is funny, our WW leader has said a couple times how people loose weight on a diet, then they can go back to eating "normal"!! What is "normal". But I think that mentality is hard to beat. I have had numerous moments over the last couple weeks where I thought to myself, I can eat what I want now!! BUT, I am then smart enough to catch myself and limit the portion!
Changing my life at 30 has not been easy. My whole life I have eaten fast food, eaten a lot, and never really thought about what or how much I ate. As a kid I was very active, so pounds never really added up. Then I got married, got a job sitting at a computer all day, and life just "got in the way". Well, this is life! Life should be taking care of yourself!!!
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