Thanks

Wendy and Everyone,

I have loved this journey. I wasn't perfect either, but I did learn what to eat, how much to eat, how often to eat, and even a little about exercise. I have lost about 10 pounds, and I feel awesome. I want to lose 10 more, but I will have to re-commit to being strict again for that. I think I will be ready in the next few days. In the meantime I still eat mostly meals from the book, 7 times a day. I love how much better I look and feel. Thanks for sharing Wendy. I hope your continued journey goes as well as it has been :-) And thanks to everyone who participated with me, it was nice to know so many of us were in this together.

Love,
Tara

Week 12 Already?

Well, we're on week 12. I thought we'd never get here. I have really learned a lot about nutrition and exercise. I think this 12 weeks has been a long learning phase for me. I have not been perfect, in fact I've been a real cheater, but I'm still healthier and I've lost weight. I didn't hit my goal, but it's my own fault for not sticking to everything perfectly. I feel like I'm just starting to figure it all out--what exactly works for me.

I'd really be interested to see what other people have to say about their experience.

Thanks,

Wendy

Where is everyone?

I haven't looked on the blog for a while and noticed that no one else is posting. Where are you??

Well, I'm really liking week 6 (as long as I use chicken instead of tuna and shrimp--seafood and I don't get along).

The other night I was watching the Food Network show, "Throw Down with Bobby Flay" and saw an excellent idea for making pancakes. They beat the egg whites like you would for a merengue and then fold them into the rest of the batter. Well, I decided to try it and my pancakes from meal 3 are so much fluffier! It is a little work, though, so if you do it, do more than one batch at a time.

I hope everyone is doing well. I'm not following this thing perfectly--I cannot resist temptation very well--but I'm still progressing slowly but surely. How is everyone else doing?

Wendy

Cooking Eggs

Hello,

So I've figured out a trick with eggs that makes them so much easier. I'm really weird about making sure they're super scrambled so I can't see any white, I'm also a freak about cleaning up after eggs since they can carry salmonella. Anyways, here's what I do.

1. First of all I bought a carton of only egg whites made by egg beaters. I've only had to use 2 so far because they last so long.
2. When I'm actually cooking, I first start the pan warming and spray the cooking spray.
3. Before the pan gets too hot that it cooks the eggs before I can scramble them, Icrack the whole egg into the pan.
4. I wash my hands quickly and start scrambling with all my might, while I pour in the right amount of egg whites (3 Tbsp=1 egg white).

They're usually scrambled enough for my picky tastes. That saves me washing more dishes since I don't use a bowl and I don't contaminate my blender or mixer with raw eggs. I also started making 2 servings of eggs at once and saving half for later (it's not as good re-heated, but worth the saved cooking time).

Anyone have any tricks they've used?

Wendy

Just Beginning

I am Julie Burnside and I am in your group but got a late start. So this is actually my first week only the 2nd day. I am excited to start a new program and see the results. It is so helpful to have others who are in the same boat as me. I look forward to all the changes that will happen. Thanks for letting me be part of your group and for the encouragement. This is going to be great and we are going to have awesome bodies when we are all done.

How I Did

In answer to Kristen's post, I did pretty well. I ate when I was supposed to, and what I was supposed to with one exception... I had a low carb bar between meals once when I was starving! Trish helped me fix the hunger, and as you remember we are not supposed to eat between meals, so I won't be doing that again. I was unable to check the inches this week (I don't have a tape measure, I used someone else's last week), but I will get one by next Sunday. I was down a pound Sunday morning, but this morning I am down 2 whole pounds! I am excited for the upcoming weeks for sure. I hope everyone is doing well :-)

Some Corrections to Our Books

Meal Plan Week 6 GROCERY LIST
1. Multigrain Waffles (71 cals/14 carbs PER ONE WAFFLE)
2. Bananas
3. Sugar free syrup
4. Eggs
5. Deli Turkey
6. Whole Wheat English muffins (130cals/26 carbs)
7. Apples/orange/etc.
8. Oats
9. Baking powder
10. Pam
11. Cinnamon
12. Nutmeg
13. Vanill extract
14. Granny Delight Fiber added bread
15. Canned tuna/canned chicken/deli turkey
16. Relish
17. Light/fat free mayo OR miracle whip
18. Lettuce
19. Mustard
20. Cucumber
21. Celery
22. Salsa
23. Low Fat Cottage Cheese
24. Strawberries
25. Multi-grain Cheerios
26. Shrimp
27. Sweet Potato
28. Cocktail Sauce (15cals/4 carbs PER TB)
29. Fat Free Sour Cream
30. Mushrooms
31. Onion
32. Truvia
33. Fresh lemon
34. Ranch DIPS packet
35. ziplock bags/containers

GOOD EARTH

COSTCO/SAMS CLUB:
1. Eggs
2. Fruit of choice
3. Veggies of choice
4. Salsa
5. Shrimp (fresh or frozen)