kids!

So, I'm standing buck naked in my bathroom getting changed to go work out. I'm feeling rather good about my weight loss and how nice my upper body is starting to look when I hear Turner coming towards my bathroom. I leaned over my sink to grab a quick drink of water before I put my workout clothes on and I notice Turner is in my doorway. It took only 2 words to completely bring me into reality.
Turner, " EWWWW....YUCK!!!"
I turn around and he's looking me up and down with a very serious and disgusted look.
I laughed and said, "What!"
Turner, "Yuck!"
Now that's brutal honesty!! What a Turd!!

Cadbury Mini Eggs...mmm

Nice pix Suzy. I think next week everyone should post a picture on weigh in day just so we have them on record and we can look back at the blog and be like, 'whoa, I looked like a sea lion'! I'm not calling you a sea lion, Suzy, I'm calling myself a sea lion. Sammy is looking fabulous, by the way. Brings a little tear to my eye. Nik looks great too but she's always been able to lose weight when she wants to - I know she won't agree with that. I was inspired after visiting them and have done super good counting calories the last few days. Then the blasted Easter candy showed up. Those dang Cadbury mini eggs. I just took down my Valentines decor and decided it's time for the Easter stuff. I was smart and got some decorative plastic chocolates to go in my glass jar. They're cute and I can't eat them. But then I had to make a Walmart run and impulsively bought a bag of Cadbury mini eggs - for decoration of course. They did make it to the candy dish but didn't last long after that. I ate every single one of them in maybe an hour tops - 1330 calories. That's what happens when I put off cravings for too long. I just go completely crazy. It hasn't translated to the scale yet so I just need to stay away from those things in the future and just get me a wee little candy bar when I have a craving. And get some more plastic candy decorations for my display.

Suzy's Big Whopping 5Lb Loss!

You really want a laugh?

NICE JOB KATIE! KEEP IT UP!

Pilates for the boys

Oh my gosh! Andrew loves watching The Biggest Loser and likes to run around the house and lift my 5 lb weights during commercial breaks. Last night after the show, he was still bouncing off the walls so I asked him if he wanted to do an exercise video with me. He said yes and surprisingly Tim wanted to join in. I decided on my Billy Blanks Tae Bo video because it has punches and kicks in it and I thought that might be a little more manly for the boys. We didn't get two minutes into that video. I was laughing so hard at Tim he made me shut it off. He is so incredibly uncoordinated! So we switched over to a pilates video. They made it about half way through (a good 30 min) and Tim is pretty sore today. I think we're going to try to do this every night or at least every other night. I just can't watch Tim when he does it because I get the giggles.

YAHHOO!!!

Kuddos to Niki, too!!!!!!!! FINALLY, I am under the 140 mark(139). Only took me 5 weeks(average of 3# per week). Not too bad. I feel so much better!!! I'm noticing muscle in my legs again and more definition between ankles,calves and knees. Instead of verging on tree trunk legs(you know what I mean ladies)!! My hips and butt are shrinking, too!!!! I think we should all post a before, midway and after picture!! I'm hoping to feel comfortable in a swimsuit this summer!! Good luck to everyone and love you lots!!!!

KUDOS HAROLDO AND SAMMY!

I THINK THIS SOUP HAS ABOUT 2 CALORIES

Seriously I don't think this has too many calories. It's pretty mild in taste but has a good flavor. Also Chris just added sirachi (sp) sauce as usual.

Tong Tong

ABOUT 3 LBS BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST
FRESH GINGER (I grated about 1 inch off a finger of ginger)
GARLIC
BEAN THREAD NOODLES (Fry's didn't have any so I just used
1 BUNCH BOK CHOY (chopped up leaves and all - big chunks
4 1/2CUPS WATER
1 T CHICKEN BOUILLON
PEPPER


Combine chicken, ginger, water, water, bouillon, and pepper. Simmer til cooked. Throw the bok choy in and cook til tender.
Soak bean noodles in hot water until soft.

Add to the pot.

Serve over rice

I couldn't find bean thread noodles at Frys and was too lazy to go to the Oriental market so I left those out and added some oriental style wheat noodles (they cook up a little softer than regular Italian type pasta) and served it without the rice.

Spicy Hot Chicken Soup

4 boneless chicken breasts (2lbs)
2 TB Oil
2 medium onions, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2-1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp powdered ginger
8 cups water
1-2 TB chicken soup base
3/4 lb egg noodles
2 scallions (green onions)

Chop the chicken and brown. Add onion and garlic. Cook about 5 min. Add the pepper, ginger. Start with the smallest amount of pepper. Add more at the end if desired. Add water and soup base. Simmer at least 20 min. Cook the noodles til almost done. Add to the pot and let stand about 5 min. Serve topped with scallions.

Powdered ginger is a distinctly different flavor than fresh ginger. In this recipe you want to use the powdered. The first time I made this I used pepper flakes instead of cayenne and I think I liked it better that way. Also the first time I made it I scrounged for Ramen flavor packets for the soup base and the second time I just used bullion. I found the soup base tastes better.

I also found that all the onions that make this so good are not so good for Rachel. Darn it.

just checking in!

Hey, everyone! Great job on the weigh in. Good to see Katy's joined in, great job Katy!! Set a realistic goal for next Tuesday guys and get out and excercise! Love you all and miss you tons!!