tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68498492029727237062024-02-19T10:37:39.041-05:00Commuting and CartoonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-89652791911943383012015-01-24T16:46:00.001-05:002015-01-24T16:46:13.997-05:00 2014 Year in Review <br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">It’s been a while since I published anything so
figured what better way to start off 2015 than to recap our year in 2014. For the most part, 2014 was a great year for
us. I did have some health scares in March,
November & December that have tested me in many ways. I am physically much better now and I know
the mental part will follow in time. But
for now I am SO ready to see what 2015 has in store for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><u>January</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">We
closed on our new house. I call it our
forever house because not only do I love it, but I am NEVER moving again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hudson Valley (and most of the country) had record breaking freezing
temperatures. Per weather.com, the core
of the cold came Monday, Jan. 6 (the day we closed) and Tuesday, Jan. 7 (the
day the movers came with our things).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><u>February</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">“Snowpocalypse
2014” was in full effect this month. We
received over 30 inches of snow here in the Hudson Valley that month. The
2013-2014 winter was the 7<sup>th</sup> snowiest season in 120 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Our
son and I attended the Valentine’s Day dance held at his school (on one of the
few days it didn’t snow).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><u>March</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had surgery to remove the left half of my thyroid. Thankfully all tests came back normal and I
am doing just fine now :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and I celebrated our birthdays!</span></div>
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snow and cold continued…..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><u>April</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">The
start of a new t-ball season<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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son turned 6!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Our
son attended his first Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work day at my job<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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son had his kindergarten artwork displayed in a district-wide art show at the
town library.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my second Spartan Sprint and beat my previous year’s time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Myself,
our son, my sister and my nephew participated as extras in a movie being shot
by my friend locally (check out <a href="http://www.motheroftheweek.com/" target="_blank">Mother of the Week here</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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son graduated from Kindergaren (yay!) and started summer camp<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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welcomed the birth of our friends twin boys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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end of t-ball season<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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held a housewarming party to welcome our family & friends to our new house</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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4<sup>th</sup> of July at home watching fireworks in our neighborhood<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Spent
a week with my family on our annual family vacation. This year’s destination was a resort in West
Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BBQ’s and birthday parties for family/friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Weekend
trip to Virginia to celebrate our nephew’s birthday<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the day in NYC with just our son and I having a “Mommy & Son” day complete
with a trip to the Avengers Station & Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our annual clam bake BBQ party with our friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1<sup>st</sup> grade orientation at our son’s new elementary school<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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son started 1<sup>st</sup> grade in a new school</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></div>
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& pumpkin picking at <a href="http://www.bartonorchards.com/" target="_blank">Barton Orchards</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Attended
my very first <a href="http://usga.usopen.com/" target="_blank">US OPEN</a> (loved it!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our son to the <a href="http://www.shrinecircus.com/" target="_blank">Shriner Circus</a> in Orangeburg, NY</span></div>
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company was announced to Working Mother Magazine’s Top 100 Companies to Work
for and I was named as Ogilvy & Mather’s Working Mother of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Received
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">We
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Thanksgiving with my husband’s family here in NY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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son participated in his very first Holiday Concert at school<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our very first Christmas Eve dinner in our new house with both of our families<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our son to see Aladdin on Broadway with my family and were privileged to get a
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">A friend of mine had mentioned a while back that she had gone gluten
and dairy free to help manage her migraines.
I had heard of other friends doing the paleo diet but never gave it much
thought. One day hubby said to me that
he wanted to start a diet and was thinking of doing Atkins again. I suggested maybe we try paleo instead since
it might help with my migraines too and kill two birds with one stone. He agreed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you've never heard of paleo it’s also commonly referred to as the “caveman
diet”. Think of anything that a caveman
would have access to eat during the Paleolithic era and that’s what you can
eat. That means lots of fruits, veggies,
meat and nuts. The big no-no’s are
gluten, dairy, refined sugar, legumes and alcohol. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">We started Paleo on July 28<sup>th</sup> and so far we’ve each lost 10
lbs and I feel much more energetic. More
importantly I have been migraine free!
At first I thought it would be extremely difficult to cut out gulten,
dairy and refined sugars but I discovered that I didn’t miss it all that
much. It’s especially easier to stick
with it knowing that it’s helping keep my migraines at bay. After maybe another month or so I will start
to incorporate dairy and then gluten into my diet and see if I can pinpoint one
or the other that is causing my migraines.
I have a feeling it’s dairy causing them as I cheated a little on Saturday
(had dairy) and I ended up with a slight migraine. Needless to say, I won’t be cheating again
anytime soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">For those that want to get started on paleo there are lots of resources
out there to help you. I’ve found quite
a few good paleo blogs via Pinterest.
Some of my favorite blogs/websites for recipe inspiration are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><a href="http://againstallgrain.com/" target="_blank">Against All Grai</a>n <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><a href="http://stupideasypaleo.com/" target="_blank">Stupid Easy Paleo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/#axzz3C6wRWwWg" target="_blank">Mark’s Daily Apple – Primal Blueprint</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/recipeindex" target="_blank">Nom Nom Paleo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Additionally, here’s a week’s worth of meal plans from things I’ve
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<b><u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">DAY 1:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><br />
<u>Breakfast</u>: 2 hardboiled eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Mixed greens with sliced
avocado and olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Dinner</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: <a href="http://simplerootswellness.com/beef-and-bok-choy-stir-fry/" target="_blank">Beef with Bok Choy Stir Fry</a>
with <a href="http://andhereweare.net/2014/02/making-cauliflower-rice-3-ways.html" target="_blank">Cauliflower Rice</a> </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Snack</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Apple with cashew butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">DAY 2:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><br />
<u>Breakfast</u>: 1 egg (over easy) on
top of 1 piece of leftover pork.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Salad with grilled chicken
& sunflower seed. (just a drizzle of
olive oil for dressing)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Snack</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: mixed fruit and a few almonds</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">DAY 3:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><br />
<u>Breakfast</u>: 2 hard boiled eggs
& a banana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Leftover stuffed pepper from
night before<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Dinner</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: <a href="http://www.primalpalate.com/paleo-blog/garlic-ginger-chicken/" target="_blank">Garlic ginger chicken</a> with garlic roasted asparagus <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Snack</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Fresh Cherries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Breakfast</u>: 2 <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/viewer?blog=12201331&group=0&frame_type=b&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank">egg frittata muffins</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Baby lettuce topped with 1 cup
<a href="http://www.paleocupboard.com/basil-avocado-chicken-salad.html" target="_blank">avocado basil chicken salad</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Dinner</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: <a href="http://www.thepaleomom.com/2012/02/recipe-honey-garlic-chicken-wings.html" target="_blank">Honey Garlic Chicken Wings</a>
with side salad <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Snack</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Coconut milk ice cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Breakfast</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: 2 scrambled eggs and 3 pieces of turkey bacon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Leftover wings from night
before<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(I added some chopped sweet potato into this as well) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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few cashews<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Breakfast</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: 2 <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/viewer?blog=12201331&group=0&frame_type=b&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank">egg frittata muffins</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Leftover sausage & veggie
bake from night before<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Dinner</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: <a href="http://fitviews.blogspot.com/2012/09/paleo-recipe-italian-style-meatloaf.html?m=1" target="_blank">Italian style meatloaf</a> with <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/04/carrot-rice-leek-risotto-with-bacon.html?showComment=1397051119268#c1209541386767584240" target="_blank">Carrot "Rice" Leek Risotto with Bacon</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Snack</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: <a href="http://cookeatpaleo.com/paleo-snack-mix/" target="_blank">Spiced mixed nuts</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Breakfast</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: <a href="http://hodgepodgegallery.blogspot.com/2013/05/paleo-blueberry-lemon-muffins.html" target="_blank">Blueberry & Lemon muffin</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Lunch</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">: Leftover meatloaf and carrot
rice from night before<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">A little over three months ago I ran out of eye cream. Instead of running out and buying another
bottle of what I had been using (which didn’t seem to be making a difference
anyway), I decided to take it as an opportunity to seek out other options. My dark circles had started to become
embarrassing and I was determined to find a solution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">The following week during casual conversation at work, a co-worker (and friend)
of mine told me about this amazing new product that she had been using and
recently became a consultant for. It
only took me one look at her results pictures and I just <b>had</b> to try it. After 2 weeks
of use I was already seeing (and feeling) a difference. After 25 days I did a comparison to my before
pictures and was stunned at just how much my dark circles had been
reduced. I was floored. It was also at that time that I decided I
wanted to share this product with everyone I know and become a consultant for <b>Nerium.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">If you’re worried about getting older (and let’s face it, we ALL are)
and are sick of having to use multiple products to get results, then I strongly
suggest you try Nerium.</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">NeriumAD is the
only product to contain the patented NAE-8 antioxidant extract and was
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">If you've heard of Nerium but didn’t know where to get it, you can
order directly from my site which can be found at the top right hand corner of
my blog. If you’re not quite ready to
buy yet, Nerium offers a 30 day money back guarantee. So you can have a 30 day trial for FREE! But if you don’t want to commit to 30 days, I
can provide you with a free 5 day trial.
Just email me for more details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">B</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">ecoming an independent brand parter with Nerium is a bit of new territory
for me. While I have worked retail in the past, this is completely
different.</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">I’m not a pushy person by
nature so I was hesitant to sign up. I've</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> come to realize, however, that I don’t need to be pushy and “sell” Nerium.</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">As corny as it sounds, it can sell
itself.</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">I am just here to provide
samples and information to anyone who is interested in trying it. </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">I would love to one day be earning a big
enough paycheck from Nerium that I can start working less at my full time job
and spend more time with my family</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">(and
a free Lexus wouldn’t be too shappy either). </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">But for now I’m happy enough with my dark
circle free eyes and glowing skin :)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-73154090597306154262014-06-23T09:19:00.000-04:002014-06-23T09:19:02.070-04:00 A Long and Overdue Update <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">This update is WAY overdue. I’ve
had only one post since the New Year (bad blogger) and to say a lot has
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Besides our normal work schedule and holidays, over the past six months
we’ve celebrated our birthdays (mine and hubs); Anthony turned six!! (omg); I
trained for and finished another Spartan race – beating my previous time; Anthony came to my job for his first Take our
Daughters & Sons to Work Day; Anthony was chosen to have his artwork
displayed in a district wide art show; Mother’s Day;
Father’s Day; and on June 13th Anthony graduated from Kindergarten (omg again!) We’ve been quite the busy family that it’s left
me barely any time to catch my breath, let alone time to blog about it all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">But probably our biggest news of all is that we moved!! You may have caught it at the end of my 2013
recap post (if you read the whole thing LOL) where I mentioned that we were
packing up the old house and were closing on the new house. We sold our townhouse on December 27<sup>th</sup>
and on January 6<sup>th</sup> closed on a gorgeous 4 bedroom home a couple
towns over. We are beyond excited and
are in love with our new space. We truly
lucked out finding our dream home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Moving was one of the most stressful experiences of my life and to do
it in the middle of snowpocalypse 2013/14 made it all the more challenging. We were scheduled to move out of our
townhouse on the day a blizzard decided to descend upon New York. Luckily I was able to get the movers to come
a day early and they kept our things stored on the truck for the weekend until
we closed on the new house. It was a
good thing we were able to do that because the day after the blizzard all of the moving
company’s trucks were frozen solid because the diesel fuel in the trucks had
frozen!! You seriously couldn’t have
made this stuff up. It was just insanity. Certainly not the time to be moving, but we
had no choice. We had to go. The day we moved into the new house it was
minus 5 degrees outside. I felt so awful
for the moving guys. I bought a few
boxes of coffee and some doughnuts and that helped make for happy workers (and a
faster move). Although I’m sure the cold certainly
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past 6 months has been spent focusing on the house and doing projects. We were lucky that the house didn’t need any
renovations, but of course there were cosmetic changes we wanted to do to
make it our own. Slowly each room is
coming together and it’s starting to feel like home vs a rental vacation
home. More to come on the house as we
finish off rooms (and more pics too!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LEGOLAND on behalf of my sister blog <b><u><a href="http://www.appletotsinthehudsonvalley.com/" target="_blank">Apple Tots in the Hudson Valley</a></u></b>. Representatives from <b><u><a href="http://california.legoland.com/" target="_blank">LEGOLAND California</a></u></b>,
<b><u><a href="http://florida.legoland.com/" target="_blank">LEGOLAND Florida</a></u></b> and<b><u><a href="http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/westchester" target="_blank"> LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester</a></u></b> were present to talk about how LEGOLAND Parks have transformed into the
ultimate family destination and about the rapid expansions taking place at
LEGOLAND Discovery Centers throughout North America this year. Master Model Builder, Gary McIntire, was also
on-hand to build with those who attended and present the opportunity to view
exclusive LEGO <b><a href="http://www.lego.com/en-us/chima" target="_blank">Legends of CHIMA</a></b> models.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">You might remember that last year around this time I took a trip to
Florida with my son to visit my mom.
During that trip I took my son to <a href="http://florida.legoland.com/" target="_blank">LEGOLAND Florida</a>. We had a blast and I vowed that we would one
day return for a full family trip (check out that post with pictures </span><b style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"><u><a href="http://commutingandcartoons.blogspot.com/2012/04/break-from-it-all.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u></b><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">). What I didn't know at the time is that I was
only a few months early of them opening up a brand new attraction titled “The
World of Chima” that my son would have gone crazy for. Last night at the event I got a chance to
view this new attraction that opened in July 2013 both in video format and as a
<a href="http://www.lego.com/en-us/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> model (how cool!). The World of
Chima offers attractions for both old and younger kids but the centerpiece is “The
Quest for Chi”, an interactive water ride that offers riders a chance to fire
water cannons at targets that include <a href="http://www.lego.com/en-us/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> characters (and others on and near
the ride) ensuring no one leaves the area dry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the LEGOLAND Hotel!! The <a href="http://california.legoland.com/legoland-hotel/" target="_blank">LEGOLAND hotel</a> in
California has been such a great success in the short time that it’s been open
(it opened April 2013) that the Florida hotel is going to be opening ahead of
schedule! It will be located at the
front of the park and a perk of being a guest of the hotel is that you get
access to the park a half hour early before regular guests (sweet!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">My sister and her husband took my nephew just a month ago to <a href="http://california.legoland.com/" target="_blank">LEGOLAND California</a> and from the pictures & video they sent back to us my son is now
begging for us to take him to California.
Last night I got a glimpse into the new 3 acre water park that is going
to be opening up Memorial Day weekend 2014 entitled “Legends of Chima”. This water park will be in addition to the
current water park that is already at <a href="http://california.legoland.com/" target="_blank">LEGOLAND California</a>. With interactive water play, water cannons, a
huge wave pool and more water slides than you can count, it looks like an
incredible place for a family vacation!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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very far for your own <a href="http://www.lego.com/en-us/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> adventure.
The <a href="http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/westchester" target="_blank">LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester</a> is conveniently located in
Ridge Hill (across from Stew Leonard’s).
At the Discovery Center you can
experience the 4D Cinema, take a LEGO factory tour, view New York's top
landmarks made out of LEGO bricks, build and race your own LEGO racecar, ride Merlin’s
Apprentice Ride plus much more. For
younger kids there is a duplo soft play area, plus kids under 2 are admitted FREE! They also hold birthday parties for the LEGO
lover in your house ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Thank you again LEGOLAND for the fun night of food, drinks and fun and
most importantly for information on all the new and exciting attractions that
are coming soon to the LEGOLAND parks! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hours and I have to say that I’m more than ready to ring in 2014!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2013 brought with it a lot of personal
accomplishments for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I lost 38 lbs
and completed 3 races, including my very first Spartan Sprint!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The past 12 months have been a fun and busy
year for our family filled with parties, vacations and outings, but I’m excited
to start 2014 and begin a new chapter in our family’s life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">See ya 2013…..Bring on 2014!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-24093611823014206632013-12-14T11:59:00.002-05:002013-12-14T11:59:05.880-05:00 My Kindergartner – 3 Months Later
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We successfully made it through
the first week of Kindergarten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">13<span style="color: black;"> more that followed after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were no tears, not (much) of a fuss, and
after a few funny stories later he is quite comfortable in his new surroundings
and acting like he has been going to school for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After completing a quarter of the
year, he is excelling in his school work and it doesn’t appear that the common
core curriculum has had a negative impact on him (at least not yet).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still quite nervous about all the work
that is and will be thrown at him between now and June, but he’s been a trooper
thus far and is absorbing everything in stride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We had our very first parent teacher conference last month and he got a
glowing report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is (thankfully)
minding his manners and listening very well, which I was both happy &
slightly surprised about considering he has been completely the opposite at
home recently.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Since school began in September
we’ve noticed a negative behavioral change in Anthony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s become much more defiant than his usual
five-year-old self and no matter what we ask of him (even simple questions like
“please get dressed”) are answered with “I don’t wanna” or simply “no” which
ultimately leads to an argument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
talking to some of the other Kindergarten moms who are experiencing the same
situation with their kids, we’ve attributed this new attitude change to the
constant listening that he is doing all day combined with the stressfulness of
all the work that is being asked of him as part of the common core.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between school and his after school program,
he is following someone else’s rules from 9 am to 5 pm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time he comes home he’s just had enough
and is taking out his frustrations on us. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the last 3 months we’ve seen a
slight improvement in his grumpiness, but we’re hoping that it will just take a
little more time for him to adjust and for our sweet boy to return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m honestly on the fence on how to reprimand
him for this behavior because part of me feels like it’s not his fault that he’s
being overworked but at the same time I need to address it so that he knows his
behavior it’s not acceptable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knew
Kindergarten was going to bring with it such challenges!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-14717849649376342562013-11-17T20:11:00.001-05:002013-11-17T20:11:45.097-05:00 An Interview with a Five Year Old <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">We were having a little fun this
weekend and I decided to interview my five year old to see what kind of answers
came out of him. The results were pretty
funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What’s your name? Anthony<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">How old are you? Five<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Who is your best friend? Tyler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What is your favorite food? Tacos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What is your favorite animal? A Lion because it has big teeth and eats the
Zebras<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What is your favorite color? Blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What is your favorite tv show? Lab Rats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What is your favorite movie? Monsters, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Who is your favorite person? My Mom & Dad and Layla (my dog)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What does Mommy do for work? Works on the computer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What does Daddy do for work? Works on the computer and they have a
cooking area at his job<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What do you want to be when you
grow up? A superhero (Superman to be
exact)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">What do you love to do for fun? Play with my best friend Tyler</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Who is your favorite Superhero?</span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">The Avengers</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-3243394444040613212013-09-26T21:16:00.002-04:002013-09-26T21:16:57.815-04:00 Weeks 37 Results <span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-1.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-38.6 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">GGGGOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I finally made it! WOHOOOOO!!!!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve reached my goal weight (plus a teensy
bit).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After almost 9 months of weight
watchers I can say that I am the lightest I have been since graduating college
13 years ago!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it’s true that I
probably could have gotten here a month or two earlier if I had stuck to the
plan a bit better, truth is that life sometimes happens (and it did).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when it does you can’t let it completely
derail you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept working at it and
continued to remind myself that if the pounds didn’t come off as fast as they
did in the beginning then that was OK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When I look back at a summary of my loss it’s quite obvious that I had a
strong start with my first 4 months being great loss months and then I tapered
off in the summer which was when I was searching to try and get <br />
</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
my momentum
back.<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">January:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- 9 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">February:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- 8.2 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">March:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-4.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">April:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-6 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">May:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-2.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">June:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-0 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">July:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-3.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">August:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-2.6 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">September:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-1.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Half of me wants to go for
another 1.4 lbs to make it an even 40 but I don’t know if I should push my
luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha, ha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m pretty psyched to be down 4 pants sizes
and 2 shirt sizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point, I’m
just going to let nature take its course; continue to eat healthy, exercise
& monitor my weight weekly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I won’t
be posting weekly updates anymore though since I reached my goal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This whole experience has changed my eating
habits (for the better) as a lifestyle change and I need to keep it that way if
I want to maintain the body I’ve worked so hard to achieve.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-85655044383103521012013-09-18T16:32:00.001-04:002013-09-24T09:33:14.389-04:00 Weeks 36 Results <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Pounds Lost this Week: -0.0 lbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Pounds Lost to Date: -36.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Zero is okay with me this
week. It was a tough stress week and I’m
putting it behind me. It’s a new week
and I’m going back to meal planning and drinking more water. I’m also gearing up for the start of my
volleyball season so I’m excited to get back on the court one night a week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Here’s this week’s dinner
menu. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Sunday 9/15</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: Grilled
Chicken Thighs with Grilled Polenta & Grilled Corn on the Cob (10 pts+)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Monday 9/16</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: Leftovers
(no meal plan)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Tuesday 9/17</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: no meal
plan (volleyball night)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Wednesday 9/18</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/02/crock-pot-sesame-honey-chicken.html" target="_blank">Crock Pot Sesame Honey Chicken</a> with </span>½<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;"> cup brown rice (8 pts+) </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Thursday 9/19</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/autumn-penne-pasta-with-sauteed.html" target="_blank">Autumn Penne Pasta with Sautéed Brussels Sprouts in a Light Ragu</a> (8 pts+) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Friday 9/20</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"> <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/11/crock-pot-chicken-taco-chili-4-pts.html" target="_blank">Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili</a> (5 pts+) </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Saturday 9/21</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: Leftovers
(no meal plan)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-77986266961964618102013-09-12T12:12:00.000-04:002013-09-12T12:12:40.713-04:00 Weeks 34 & 35 Results <span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost these Weeks:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-0.0 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-36.8 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This past month has been a bit of
a whirlwind between the craziness at work, the start of Kindergarten and the
stress of house hunting (more to come on our move in another post).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t had much time to post my updates
but honestly there hasn’t been much to report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last week I was up by 0.4 lbs and this week I was back down by those
same 0.4 lbs….so a wash for the 2 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Considering my high stress level and my poor eating habits over the past
2 weeks I’m shocked I am not actually up higher than this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I’m still 1.4 lbs away from my goal I
think my brain has switched itself into maintenance mode, which is NOT a good
thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am still determined to hit my
goal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need one week to just go hard
core back on the plan and I’m sure I will get rid of that last pesky pound. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I also promise to get back on
meal planning next week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I honestly
haven’t had much time to cook the past few weeks so we’ve been winging it with
cooking dinners each night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With fall approaching
I have a few soups & stews pinned that I’d like to try out.<o:p></o:p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-62141554028713975372013-09-08T21:43:00.002-04:002013-09-08T21:43:19.941-04:00 A Letter to my Son on Kindergarten Eve
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To my number one man,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Only five short years ago we
brought you home from the hospital and tomorrow you will embark on a whole new
journey. While maybe it shouldn’t be that big of a deal since you’ve been
attending an all day program since you were 17 months old, tomorrow morning
marks a different kind of a milestone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
will start your academic career which (I hope) will last for the next 14+
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am such a mixed ball of
emotions tonight as I sit here and listen to you sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><strong>Excited:</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m excited for all of the new things you are
going to see, hear and learn.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><strong>Sad:</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truth is, it makes me a little sad to see my
baby boy growing up so fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow
may only be the first day of kindergarten but it snuck up on me so quickly that
I can only imagine how fast your elementary school years will fly by.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><strong>Nervous:</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know what a caring & gentle soul you
are and I am nervous that others won’t treat you right and that bullies will
try to take advantage of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
that you need to learn for yourself who to listen to and how to stick up for
yourself but the protective mother in me wants to shield you from all of that.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><strong>Proud:</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our hearts are just bursting with pride when
we think of just how successful you will be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You are growing up to be a sensitive, strong, independent, talented
little man, who spreads joy to everyone who spends time with you.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know we can’t protect you from
everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will have good days, and
bad days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will get tempted to make
bad decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not everyone will want to
be your friend and there will be times when your feelings will get hurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will help to soothe your broken heart and do
my best to arm you with the tools you need to make your own decisions.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Always do your very best and
treat others with respect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember your
manners but don’t forget to come home and hug me tight every day after school (until
you graduate from college).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love you to the moon &
back.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-13537441855367823672013-08-29T13:03:00.000-04:002013-08-29T13:03:23.303-04:00 Week 33 Results <span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-0.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-36.8 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It’s not much, but at least the
scale is going in the right direction. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This week has been a bit crazy at work – as evidenced
by my 4 day late posting of my weekly update.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So I haven’t been home much this week to cook dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did make a meal plan last weekend but it’s
sort of been shot down with the curve ball that work threw at me this week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If I end up with some time the
next couple days or over the weekend these are a few ideas I am going to try
and whip up:</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://camillestyles.com/uncategorized/tuesday-tastings-mahi-with-mango-avocado-salsa/" target="_blank">Grilled Mahi Mahi with Mango Avocado Salsa</a> (8 pts+)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pork Spare Ribs with Peach Jalapeño
sauce (7 pts+) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(adapted from <a href="http://www.moesmeals.com/peach-jalapeno-pork-loin/" target="_blank">THIS</a>
recipe and used ribs instead of pork loin) </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-31615107371366125602013-08-20T09:00:00.000-04:002013-08-20T09:00:04.042-04:00 Week 32 Results
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-2.2 lbs</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I’m very happy to see the scale
go down this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yay!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully this isn’t just another yo-yo week
and the trend only continues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sort of
feel like I’m already in maintenance mode already, but I still have another
1.8lbs left to go until I hit the goal weight set for me by weight watchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m determined to hit that number before I
mentally switch into maintenance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 8/18</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://americanfood.about.com/od/gameandothermeats/r/Braised_Rabbit.htm" target="_blank">Italian-StyleBraised Rabbit</a> with roasted onion potatoes (10 pts+ total)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 8/19</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(a repost
from last week since we ended up going out last Wednesday.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/03/garlic-lime-marinated-pork-chops-6-pts.html" target="_blank">Garlic Lime Marinated Pork Chops</a> (5 pts+)
with <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/03/chipotle-cilantro-lime-rice-4-pts.html" target="_blank">Cilantro Lime Rice</a> (5 pts+) </span></div>
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sausage with broccoli and provolone. (6 pts+)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Served with side salad. (1 pt+ for dressing)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 8/21</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/07/naked-turkey-bruschetta-burger.html" target="_blank">Naked turkey bruschetta burger</a> (7 pts+)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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(7 pts+ total) </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-91322856987452286522013-08-19T22:49:00.000-04:002013-08-19T22:49:19.574-04:00 200th post! Well, close enough ;)
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I just realized that I missed my
200<sup>th</sup> post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oops!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this is really post #202.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eh, it’s close enough ;)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a little sad that it’s taken me almost 3
years to hit 200 posts (not to mention my <a href="http://commutingandcartoons.blogspot.com/2011/07/100-posts.html" target="_blank">100<sup>th</sup> post</a> was just about
2 years ago) but who’s counting, right??<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Happy 200!! </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-79119402207696809572013-08-12T21:47:00.000-04:002013-08-12T21:49:25.210-04:00 Weeks 30 & 31 Results <span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>+1.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-34.2 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the midst of my craziness last
week I completely forgot to post an update.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It wasn’t very exciting…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there
was no change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is not necessarily
a bad thing, but I had mentioned in my <a href="http://commutingandcartoons.blogspot.com/2013/07/week-28-results.html" target="_blank">week 28</a> post that I had hoped to be
hitting my goal weight at week 30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oops!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This past week felt like a bit of
a fail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those pesky 1.8 lbs from <a href="http://commutingandcartoons.blogspot.com/2013/07/week-29-results.html" target="_blank">week 29</a>
showed back up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t have a meal
plan last week because we were so incredibly busy so I’m sure that had
something to do with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate a lot of
quick foods and I tried to do my best to watch but I was having one of those
“hunger” weeks and nothing was satisfying me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It’s really starting to get
frustrating though that I can’t seem to get the momentum to get these last few
pounds off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll just have to try harder
this week and continue to try and stay focused and not stress out about it.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here’s this week’s dinner
menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 8/11</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mango
& Jalapeño chicken sausage with mixed bell peppers (8 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 8/12</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/greek-style-chicken-and-roasted-potatoes-low-calorie-and-bursting-with-flavor/" target="_blank">Greek Style Chicken and Roasted Potatoes</a> (7 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 8/13</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2011/06/penne-chicken-tenderloins-with-spiced-tomato-sauce.html" target="_blank">Penne & Chicken Tenderloins with Spiced Tomato Sauce</a> (6 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 8/14</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/03/garlic-lime-marinated-pork-chops-6-pts.html" target="_blank">Garlic Lime Marinated Pork Chops</a> (5 pts+) with <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/03/chipotle-cilantro-lime-rice-4-pts.html" target="_blank">Cilantro Lime Rice</a> (5 pts+) and green beans
(0 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thursday 8/15</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leftovers</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Friday 8/16</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/super-skinny-sweet-and-sour-chicken/" target="_blank">Super Skinny Sweet & Sour Chicken</a> (7 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Saturday 8/17</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leftovers (attending
a birthday party)<o:p></o:p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-88244080821026418282013-07-31T23:03:00.000-04:002013-07-31T23:03:15.672-04:00 Week 29 Results
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-0? lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-36.0 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I am questioning my weigh in this
week because of some things I ate (and drank) over the weekend at birthday parties
we attended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I weighed in Monday
morning the numbers showed a gain of 1.8 lbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I re-weighed myself this morning and the numbers
showed me down .2 lbs from last week…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so
I’m calling it a draw. LOL<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next few
weeks will be tough to stay on the program as I go through what I’ve dubbed
“birthday party mania”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have about 8
birthday parties to attend in a matter of 4 weeks! (would have been 9 but I
said no to one). I'm determined though to not let the birthday cake get the better of me!</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here’s this week’s dinner
menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 7/28</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grilled chicken
legs with BBQ sauce (10 pts+) and <a href="http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-roasted-summer-squash/" target="_blank">roasted summer squash</a> (2 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 7/29</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>working
late (got pizza)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 7/30</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>worked late
(leftovers)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 7/31</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taco
Night!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tacos using ground chicken &
whole grain shells (6 pts+) with fat free spicy refried beans (2 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thursday 8/1</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/03/chicken-and-mushrooms-in-garlic-white.html" target="_blank">Chicken with Mushrooms & artichokes in garlic white wine sauce</a> (6 pts+) with green
beans (0 pts+) and side salad (1 pt+ for dressing)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Friday 8/2</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.simplyscratch.com/2011/06/beer-marinated-chicken-thighs.html" target="_blank">Beer Marinated Chicken Thighs</a> (9 pts+) <span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
with side salad (1 pt+ for dressing)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Saturday 8/3</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no meal
plan (attending a party)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-54769330858121493782013-07-24T14:00:00.000-04:002013-07-24T14:01:35.079-04:00 Countdown to K has begun! <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Look what showed up in my mailbox
yesterday...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My first reaction was
“WHAT????<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>already?!?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I looked at the calendar and realized it
was almost August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My big man starts
Kindergarten in 46 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OMG!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess I have been in a little bit of denial
that this is really happening, but it’s COMING. and coming FAST!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sat at our dining room table last night
flipping through it picking out the backpack he wants (transformers) and new markers,
lunchbox, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We may still be waiting for his
teacher assignment, but we’ve got the supplies list and he said he’s ready to
get on the bus and head off to the “big kid school” (as he calls it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He might be ready but I don’t know how ready
I am….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though he’s been going to
“school” since he was 17 months old this is going to be different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking the bus…having homework…making new
friends…being in a bigger class environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m both excited and a little nervous for him at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For now though, I'm not thinking about that. We’ll just stick
to some back to school shopping and try to hit the stores a bit early before
everything gets sold out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-91524394970632389942013-07-23T12:02:00.000-04:002013-07-23T12:02:41.838-04:00 Week 28 Results
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-3.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-36.0 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Only one week back on the plan
and what a difference!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to do a
double take (and triple weight check) yesterday morning just to make sure the scale
wasn’t lying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t expecting this
much of a loss this week so I’m ecstatic and highly motivated to keep it up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve surpassed the 35 lbs mark and only have
2.2 lbs to go to hit the “goal” weight I had set for myself on Weight
Watchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though I haven’t been
obsessing about hitting a certain weight, at this point I really want to hit
that number since I’m so close I can taste it (no pun intended).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m hoping that by week 30 I can report back
that I’ve hit my goal and have switched into maintenance mode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here’s this week’s dinner
menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 7/21</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/06/lobster-rolls.html" target="_blank">Lobster Rolls</a> (6 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 7/22</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I moved
this from Saturday b/c we ended up going out with our friends instead of
BBQ’ing at home)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/05/asian-grilled-chicken-33-pts_3510.html" target="_blank">Asian Grilled Chicken Thighs</a> (6
pts+)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used skinless boneless thighs
instead of breasts
with <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/asian-cabbage-mango-slaw.html" target="_blank">Asian Cabbage Mango Slaw</a> (2 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 7/23</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grilled hot
dog (no bun) with baked beans & grilled corn on the cob (8 pts+ total for
everything)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 7/24</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/skinny-lemon-glazed-chicken-to-wake-up-your-taste-buds/" target="_blank">Skinny Lemon Glazed Chicken</a> (6 pts+) with </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">½</span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> cup brown rice </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">(4 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thursday 7/25</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: <span> <strong> </strong>Gr</span>illed chicken sausage (5 pts+) with
grilled zucchini (0 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Friday 7/26</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/spicy-shrimp-fried-rice.html" target="_blank">Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice</a> (8 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Saturday 7/27</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no
cooking (attending a party)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-83105088491996122282013-07-17T22:06:00.003-04:002013-07-17T22:06:44.238-04:00 Week 27 Results
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>+0.2 lbs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-32.2 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I skipped last week because we
were on vacation and I didn’t have a scale to weigh in on Monday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So considering this is really a 2 week weigh
in and one of those weeks was vacation where I wasn’t following WW at all, I’m
considering this a win in my book!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s going to be tough, but I need to get back
into the WW flow this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The heat
wave is going to make working out difficult but I can always squeeze in some
sit ups and other exercises in the air conditioning ;)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here’s this week’s dinner
menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 7/14</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no cooking
(got home late from vacation)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 7/15</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>didn’t end up cooking tonight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Got pizza instead ;)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 7/16</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taco
Tuesday!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using ground chicken &
whole grain shells (6 pts+) with fat free spicy refried beans (2 pts+)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 7/17</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hot dogs
& grilled corn on the cob</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thursday 7/18</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/05/buffalo-turkey-burgers-with-blue-cheese.html" target="_blank">Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Blue Cheese Broccoli Slaw</a> (10 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Friday 7/19</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/05/grilled-flank-steak-with-tomatoes-red.html" target="_blank">Grilled Flank Steak with Tomatoes, Red Onion and Balsamic</a> (4 pts+)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
with side salad (1 pt+ for dressing) </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Saturday 7/20</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/05/asian-grilled-chicken-33-pts_3510.html" target="_blank">Asian Grilled Chicken Thighs</a> (6 pts+)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used skinless boneless thighs instead of
breasts with <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/asian-cabbage-mango-slaw.html" target="_blank">Asian Cabbage Mango Slaw</a> (2 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-72025088232625712122013-07-02T22:52:00.002-04:002013-07-02T22:52:49.034-04:00 Week 25 Results
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-2.0 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-32.4 lbs</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I feel great about being down
this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fully made up for the pound
I had gained last week and then some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully
this is a trend that I can continue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although I am leaving for vacation this coming weekend so I am going to
try and not let that derail me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
packing my running shoes and already used my running app to map out a 2.5 mile
course around the neighborhood where we are staying so that I can keep up with
my exercising. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On a positive note I
have hit my wedding weight!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If my dress
wasn’t all packaged up in a storage box I would pull that sucker out and wear
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha ha!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here’s this week’s dinner menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve already made the first two items below
and I can say they both were delicious!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hubby especially loved the Penne dish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He already wants me to make it again.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 6/30</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2011/08/grilled-chicken-thighs-with-pineapple.html" target="_blank">Grilled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple, Corn and Bell Pepper Relish</a> (6 pts+) with brown
wild rice & salad.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 7/1</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leftovers (volleyball night)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 7/2</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2011/06/penne-chicken-tenderloins-with-spiced.html" target="_blank">Penne with Chicken & Spiced Tomato Sauce</a> (6 pts+) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 7/3</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/skinny-meatloaf-2" target="_blank">Skinny Meatloaf</a> (5 pts+) with <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/03/garlic-mashed-potatoes-3-ww-points.html#more" target="_blank">skinny garlic mashed potatoes</a> (5 pts+</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thursday 7/4</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><a href="http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/skinny-citrus-chicken/" target="_blank">Grilled Citrus Chicken</a> (4 pts+) with
grilled squash (0 pts+) </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Friday 7/5</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/04/spicy-basil-chicken.html" target="_blank">Spicy Basil Chicken</a> (7 pts+) with side salad (1 pts+ for dressing) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Saturday 7/6</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leftovers
(leaving for vacation)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-71411631880429686962013-06-29T23:40:00.001-04:002013-06-29T23:40:32.585-04:00 I am a Spartan! <span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I did it!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On June 8, 2013 I completed my first Spartan
Sprint in Tuxedo, NY and became a </span><br />
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Spartan!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I had mentioned before, I
wasn’t competing for a time (which was good because mine stunk. lol) but only
to complete the course as an accomplishment of my strength.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did exactly that and was extremely proud to
cross that finish line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Call me crazy, but the race itself
I found to be kind of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mastering the
different obstacles was my favorite part (except for one obstacle).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, all the <s>hill</s> mountain climbing
I could have done without. Thankfully we had a perfect temperature that day so
it was perfect running weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
started off the race with a clear head and high expectations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That mindset was crushed not even 5 minutes
into the race when we were hit with our first obstacle - running through 3
trenches of waist high muddy water while you got sprayed with more water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, that certainly woke us up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also made for some nice sloshy sneakers to
climb the steep hill of rocks that was up next.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It POURED the entire day before I
was scheduled to run the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this
extra rain made the race site an (even bigger) mud pit and also made all of the
rocky trails we were running on dangerously slippery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watched as other racers slipped and slided
past me twisting their ankles as they ran the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t worth breaking an ankle so we
walked a lot of the trails where it was extremely slippery and ran in the places
where we could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This of course slowed
our team down quite a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Some of the other obstacles that
we had to overcome over the 4 miles included:</span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Monkey Bars</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Lots and lots of walls (5, 6, 7 & 8 feet tall)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Herculean Pull (using a pulley lift a concrete block 10 ft off the ground & back down)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Tractor Pull (drag a concrete block connected to a chain up a hill & back)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- T</span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">ire Pull (drag a huge tire down a hill then using a rope pull it back up)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- 40 lb Sandbag carry (up & down a hill)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Hurdle jumps</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Cargo net climb</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Tire Drill (running through tires like the old football drill)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Log carry (up & down a hill)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Spear Throw</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Rope Climb</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Transverse Wall</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Muddy “slip & slide” under ropes & into a trench of water</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- Barbed Wire Crawl</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- F</span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">ire pit jump</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For any obstacle that you are
unable to complete the penalty is 30 burpees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you don’t know what a burpee is check out <strong><u><a href="http://blog.spartanrace.com/muscular-analysis-of-the-burpee-wod-fundamentals/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social%2Bmedia&utm_campaign=wall%2B061813" target="_blank">HERE</a></u></strong> for an explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily I only failed 3 obstacles (rope
climb, spear throw & transverse wall).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The barbed wire crawl was by far the worst obstacle in the entire
race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was dreading it the entire day
and couldn’t wait to get across it and put it behind me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can see the “oh s**t” look on my face in
the pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s pretty much exactly
what I was thinking. It hurt like a mother crawling over the rocks and I have
the bruises and scratches to prove it.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Crossing that finish line was one
of the most satisfying moments I’ve experienced in a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hard work training certainly paid off and
I couldn’t imagine having done this at my previous weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I was sore and a bit bruised and
scratched up afterwards, it was completely worth it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The scratches will heal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bruises will fade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My muscles will loosen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the experience will stay with me forever.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I can’t wait until next
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aroooo!!!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-43778875528309458932013-06-24T22:30:00.001-04:002013-06-24T22:30:18.251-04:00 Week 24 Results <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Pounds Lost this Week: +1.0 lbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Pounds Lost to Date: -30.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">This past week was my own
fault. I know what I did wrong. Nothing
to blame other than bad choices and very little exercise. Ever since I hit the 30 lb mark I’ve hit a plateau. I teeter back & forth on a pound or two,
but haven’t made any real progress in weeks.
I need to find my motivation again.
I need something…anything…to get me out of this rut and back into the
groove that I was in for so many weeks.
It’s that motivation that is going to get me past these last few pesky
pounds and over the finish line. I know
I said that I didn’t have a number goal I was trying to hit, but when I first
joined WW they make you put in a number.
I’m only <s>7</s> 8 pounds away from that number now and it would be a
huge sense of accomplishment to hit the number that I set for myself so long
ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">This week’s dinner menu is not
all that fantastic. I’m working from a
freezer stash of meat so it’s a hodge-podge of whatever I’ve got on hand. I had to deal with a medical issue over the
weekend (I’m ok) so didn’t get a chance to go food shopping.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Sunday 6/23</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: no cooking
(attending a graduation party for our niece)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Monday 6/24</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: little man requested Chinese (I ordered
steamed shrimp & veggies with brown rice to stay light)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Tuesday 6/25</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/skinny-baked-chicken-fingers-with-honey-mustard-sauce/" target="_blank">Skinny Baked Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard Sauce</a> (7 pts+) and side salad (1 pts+,
for dressing) - didn’t get to make this
last week</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Wednesday 6/26</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: leftovers
or something quick (have a client meeting in Philly and am getting home late)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Thursday 6/27</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/08/baked-chicken-with-dijon-and-lime.html" target="_blank"> Baked (orgrilled) chicken thighs with dijon & lime</a> (5 pts+), garlic brussel sprouts
(0 pts+) & side salad (1 pts+, for dressing) - another one that I didn't get to make last week</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Friday 6/28</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"> baked sole (lightly
breaded) with sautéed zucchini (approx.
8 pts+)</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Saturday 6/29</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: leftovers
(have birthday party & play date during the day)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-73039325236744605262013-06-18T15:47:00.000-04:002013-06-18T15:47:05.168-04:00 Week 23 Results
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost this Week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-1.2 lbs</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pounds Lost to Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-31.4 lbs</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I was a tad lazy this week and
didn’t count my points at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess
I’ve either gotten really good at figuring out points in my head and/or portion
control has started to become 2<sup>nd</sup> nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m hoping it’s the latter since I’ve
started to get tired of measuring everything out and have been trying to do
things more by eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully this means
my eye has become smaller (haha) and I’m measuring out what I should be eating
rather than 2x the amount, like most Americans do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You would think that between
losing weight and exercising more I should be feeling so much better and
energetic, right?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ironically I’ve been
exhausted & crabby this past week, to the point that I caught myself
nodding off yesterday while at work (NOT good).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It baffles me that once I started getting healthy I kinda started to
feel a little worse. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t get it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not only this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t really felt a ton more energy like
I expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I just need to up my
vitamin or my protein intake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or maybe I’m
just having an off week…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sunday 6/16</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Father’s
Day BBQ </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Monday 6/17</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/04/mexican-adobo-rubbed-grilled-pork.html" target="_blank">Mexican Adobo Rubbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin</a> (4 pts+) with </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">¾</span><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> cup <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/03/chipotle-cilantro-lime-rice-4-pts.html" target="_blank">cilantro lime rice</a> (5 pts+) </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 6/18</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taco
Tuesday! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using ground chicken &
whole grain shells (6 pts+) with fat free spicy refried beans (2 pts+)</span></div>
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Turf night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steamed snow crab legs &
grilled marinated London broil (no recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just some garlic, olive oil & parsley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marinate in a bag for a few hours)</span></div>
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(2 pts+) & side salad (1 pts+, for dressing)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849849202972723706.post-45166853221148048002013-06-10T23:02:00.001-04:002013-06-10T23:02:30.623-04:00 Week 22 Results <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Pounds Lost this Week: +0.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Pounds Lost to Date: -30.2 lbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Not exactly the numbers I was
hoping for this week, but it could have been worse. I allowed myself a junk food binge after I
was done with my race on Saturday so I’m probably still full of salt. I should have been taking measurements of
myself from the beginning so that I could not only measure pounds lost but also
inches lost. While I haven’t quite lost
that many pounds over the last month, I do feel my clothes fitting much looser
and even noticed just this week that I need to put my bras on the very last
setting because they are too big for my back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">These last few pounds are
certainly going to prove to be the most difficult ones but I’m determined to
hit the goal that I had set for myself when I signed up for weight watchers
years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Sunday 6/9</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/12/flounder-piccata.html#more" target="_blank">Fluke Piccata</a>.
(7 pts+) with corn on the cob (2 pts+)
Actual recipe calls for flounder, but hubby went fishing on Saturday and
caught fluke which is very similar to flounder so I used those fresh filets
instead. It came out perfect! </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Monday 6/10</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: BBQ spare
ribs (10 pts+) with sautéed zucchini (0 pts+)</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Tuesday 6/11</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/02/balsamic-chicken-with-roasted.html" target="_blank">Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Vegetables</a> (9 pts+)
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Wednesday 6/12</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/07/asian-glazed-drumsticks.html" target="_blank">Asian Glazed Drumsticks</a> (5 pts+) with side salad (0 pts+) </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Thursday 6/13</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: Going out
to dinner for A’s preschool graduation</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Friday 6/14</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: </span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Leftovers</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">Saturday 6/15</span></u><span style="font-family: K792-Geometrical;">: no plan. attending a late day birthday party.</span></div>
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