Hello

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Come on my peeps..no, not bo beep. no, not little sugary peeps. My peeps. My homies. My girls. Motivation returns when the focus changes. Let us remember that swim suits are about twelve weeks away. Think how many pounds you could lose in twelve weeks if you remember that you, yes you, are the most important person you know. Besides, if I can figure out how to make a comeback (in every weight but the scale) then you guys can too. Come on....take the challenge. Jump in...the water's fine.

did you get the memo - it's monday!

so, tomorrow is April Fool's Day & I'm contemplating doing something evil to my family - i'm still thinking about it! as far as mondays are concerned, today was a great monday to hit the floor running! a fresh start for the week! i'm thrilled to see that our virtual last meal was so delicious - anyone up for cybersex- LOL! I WILL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY - I THINK. Has anyone been sitting in MY SEAT? chat later - off to baseball practice! xoxox miss gaily

this very moment is a new moment

I’m thinking that this very moment is a new moment & a perfect time to start fresh.

Right now.

However, before I do so, I would like to have one last meal – a blow out of a meal, to get whatever is bothering me out of my system. So, how about a virtual fantasy – let’s do some indulging to get IT out of our system. How about we all bring to our virtual table the things we would love to eat for our last meal. Here are the rules: let your hair down & there are no points, however, healthy choices MUST be utilized (i.e., if it’s an ice cream sundae, it must be a portion – not the gallon).

Here’s my last spread: I’ll start with the end piece of cake (which covers double icing), fresh bun with double veggie burgers & cheese. Extra crispy (double fried) French fries. Chips, salsa, baked beans – with molasses & potato salad. Perhaps I’ll have some cookies, or whatever else is in sight on my virtual table.

Bon Appetite!
Xoxoxo miss gaily

Still Tired

So, I watched my food today without even thinking about it. I guess you never totally lose touch with what you have to do. I have yet to eat dinner and I am craving Taco Bell, my favorite place in the world. I love getting a beef taco salad, no shell, no cheese, and no sour cream. then you put extra salsa in it and its not that bad. I think I have to go to taco bell. dionne

Ahhh the weekend is upon us....

Really, is 2 1/2 T. of chocolate chips enough??? Not sure if I will try this week, because i have the plethera of mini pb cups to choose my 1 point snack from everyday!!! but happy to report that since the candy is out of view (zipped up in a ziplock bag in the snack cabinet) i swear out of sight (even just a little) HELPS!!

as for friday:

bfast=4 (lt eng muffin, 2 T hummus, milk)

lunch=5.5 (salad with 1/4 c of my kidney bean mix, egg salad with 1 egg and 1 egg white, lt bread, popcorn)

dinner=9(salad, pizza - taco pizza from market day - yummy)

snack=1+6 (my mini pb cub, and choose a variety of chocolates, instead of the brownies and chips that someone brought to our house last night)

really, what is it with the brownies this week????!!!!!

great recipe from hungry girl

Check this one out from hungry girl last week - I have made them twice - the recipe only makes 8 at a time so I didn't get into trouble. They were pretty big - and tasty!!


Chippity Do Dah!
There is a time and place for everything, people. And the time is NOW for chocolate chip cookies at the HG HQ!!! We've developed a recipe for extra-soft, chocolate-chip-packed cookies, each with a POINTS® value of 1*. Our doughy double C creation is actually more like a hybrid of cookies, soft snack bars, and muffins! And unlike some other cookie recipes that yield four dozen cookies and require several baking pans (who needs FOUR DOZEN cookies?!?), our recipe makes exactly eight chunky soft cookies for your chewing pleasure! What are you waiting for? Grab the chocolate chips and flour... STAT!

Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
6 tbsp. unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup canned pure pumpkin
1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters)
2 1/2 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp. brown sugar, not packed
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients except for the chocolate chips (flour, Splenda, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt). Mix well. In a separate bowl, mix together all wet ingredients (applesauce, pumpkin, egg substitute, and vanilla extract). Add this mixture to the dry ingredients, and stir until completely blended. Then, fold in the chocolate chips. Spray a large baking pan with nonstick spray, and spoon batter into 8 evenly spaced circles. Place pan in the oven for about 10 minutes (until cookies appear done and feel firm). Remove pan from the oven and allow cookies to cool slightly. For best results, enjoy while the cookies are still warm and the chips are still melty! MAKES 8 SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1 medium-sized cookie (about 1.5 oz.) Calories: 88 Fat: 1.5g Sodium: 93mg Carbs: 17g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 6g Protein: 3g POINTS® value 1*

one day down

One day at a time. and one day is down. Did well, didn't get all of my waters in, but ate all of my veggies and fruits for the first time in weeks. Actually paid attention to what i ate, and hated every minute of it.
It is poopie or get off the pottie time for me.
nighty nighty-

Too tired to think

UGH, I hate this week, I can't wait til Monday and just start all over again. I know I should say I will start all over again tomorrow, but I am waiting till Monday.

Welcome Joanne, I hope life is treating you well.

I had brownies too, is this brownie week????????? My husband makes the best brownies, when I was leaving for work this morning, I asked him to make some. When I got home from work, bam there were brownies. I ate two. Could have ate the whole pan, but only ate two.

Have to be at work at 6 am tomorrow, so I am going to bed now.

Dionne

my success today

today is a really nice day out - and i actually had time to go outside. However, I decided to stay in and work because I knew that if I went outside, I would go eat something. I continue to feel that I need to "treat myself" with food. What is with that??

I am a putz

Puttzing around
I am puttzing around. i know i probably spelled it wrong,but it is exactly what i am doing. i know what to do, i just don't do it. i too, feel like i am in a slump too. I am doing it half butt. Tracking in my mind, and not accounting for everything. Not eating my veggies, and taking too many liberties. i bought easter candy, reese's eggs, and why did i? jack is allergic to peanut butter. i just wanted them, and i have been having 1-3 a day. they are the small eggs. i can try and justify anything.
i really need to get back and track and remember how good i feel when i am losing. it is so hard sometimes, old habits really bite you in the butt. I feel like i shouldn't have to work this hard, i just want it all to come easily. i know i am silly..

red light, green light

Sorry for leaving early, but I did go home and sleep off my migraine! So - red light foods need to go, go, go, and green light foods need to stay... Thanks, Ms. B, for the notes. They helped.

"It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine"

notes from class:
Choices to make with red light foods:
1. Eliminate it for NOW (definition of now = this week, i will make another decision next thursday)
2. Bring it into the house in single serving containers (use ziplocs if no 100 cal pack exists)
3. Go out to have a small serving (out could be a restaurant, or mom's house, neighbors)

We control the food, the food does NOT control us!

i may have figured this out

Ahhhh - so it seems that i have finally figured out how post. How novel. Sorry to have cut out on you all tonight - Maddie's finger met the softball, and well, you remeber what happened last year when we thought it was her eye... well by the time i got there all was well. It's nice to be needed i suppose. So another week, i missed Miss B. - at least I got weighed in. Perhaps i am coming out of my slump?? Although I will admit I just at too much lasagne. Who said...tomorrow is another day???

THURSDAY - does it seem like everything goes wrong on thur?

So, I signed on to check the blog...because the easter candy just slipped into my mouth (ok - it was only two jellybeans, but i'm no idiot - that can easily turn into every last jelly bean in the basket). figured i'd check what you ladies had said, perhaps keeping myself from anymore jellybeans! and i'm glad i did!

why do i choose to put food in my mouth? it should be when i'm hungry - not when i'm frustrated because 1 missed day of work (stupid computer) turned into 2 days of trying to catch up, annoyed because the easter candy in the house only seems to plague me...why God, why?, tired.

my goal - to stand in front of the mirror and not feel fat. and yes, i mean "feel" not "look" fat! because how i feel mirrors how my eating choices.

so, chew on that instead of any stupid brownies, pb cups, slices of cake - and the list could go on and on and on!

WE ALL HAVE THE POWER :)

oh yeah - miss lisa, no i'm not going to let it go :)~

i saw the brownie fairy

hey folks -
this is SO SO SO awesome! i got slammed by the brownie fairy last night. she knocked me down on my fat arse. i got up this morning to a WHOLE NEW DAY. now, tell me, WHO'S GOT THE POWER, no, not your friendly blogger, but I HAVE GOT THE POWER! xoxoxox miss gaily

The Slump

It seems as though many of us are in said slump (with the exception of Ms. Jodi, superstar extrordinaire! What can we do to get away from the post Disney, cold weather, I do not give a **** blues? Last night was a chicken ceasar salad with ff dressing, but the brownies were not a great choice...

I like the title the way it is!!!

Bridget, let it go!

took me long enough

Ok, I am finally blogging. Did horrible last week after got back from Disney, have been horrible this week. This may sound bad, but I just don't care this week. I am tired of tracking and tired of eating right, and I just don't care. The scale knows I don't care. It says OUCH every time I stand on it.


HELP, I need motivation.

all for 1, 1 for all

so, since we are all here (sans jewelie & toast), what shall we rename our blog spot? I will entertain any & all suggestions. tomorrow is luigi's talent show & tonite was the rehearsal. he went up on stage all by himself! just he & his guitar! i do believe that next week, thursday, april 5, 2008, I WILL BE BACK! not so sure yet. please submit your ideas for a blog spot name. xoxoxox miss gaily

Horton Hears a Jodeye

I am here...I am here....I am here....
thank you Lisa for I could not figure out what the heck was going on. I love blogging and it's fun. Been busy here going to he gym. Started a 75 - 90 minute class this week. 20 minutes high intensity step followed by a full body work out. For those who forget...click your heels three times and say," There's no place like thin...There's no place like thin....There's no place like thin." Then you will remember y u r here. Just like Horton.

Ok - but seriously...could we change the title of this blog??!!?

Hello?

OK, so I think I may be blogging! Way to enter the 21st century, Mindy! Last night was not good, and tonight is looking not much better. Babysitting two of Harry's friends, so will be winging it to see if I even get to eat. My old foe - chocolate - has reared its ugly head, as I am selling candy for H's school. ($1.00 a bar - Twizzlers, Hershey Bars, and Kit Kats). Too much temptation, too little time. When will it get warm, so I can remember why I wanted to lose weight to begin with?

I'm in! :)

it's as easy as pie

sign in with your blogger info. on the left side you will see NEW POST. then go down to publish post - that's how you do a new one. i'll TRY & call you later to walk you through it. xoxox g

a new skill for all

first, leave a new posting - no need to just reply to an old one. let's get some photos up here - scan & upload them or just send them to me & i'll do it. where oh where are miss toast & miss joe dye? i'm digging deep right now - by the hairs on my chinny chin chinsss. i'll be back in april - i hope. xoxoxo miss gaily

happy easter

i wasn't even planning on easter eggs. i'm jewish. the only eggs i'm interested in are fabrage or egg whites. i indulged. now i feel sick. be back tomorrow when life gets back to normal. happy anniversary to our fearless little leader, miss b. xoxoxo miss gaily

ok - it's a whole new day! g

weigh 2 go!

how about this?