weight off week 5

[cornerofmadness]

I'm not going to lie. this post is going to be abbreviated but not because I'm watching the Superbowl (well I am) but because my shoulder is killing me so badly sitting and typing is not a happy thing.

How did we do this week? I maintained. I suspect I'll be writing that one a lot.

Last week ishte offered up this link: my fitness pal I haven't looked at it yet but you might find it helpful.



BROCCOLI FLORETS WITH MEYER LEMON OLIVE OIL (GIADA De Laurentiss)
Ingredients
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds broccoli florets
• 3 tablespoons Meyer lemon olive oil
Directions
Fill a large pot halfway with water. Cover and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Salt the water and add the broccoli. Boil until the broccoli is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.

Drain, transfer the broccoli florets to a large bowl, and toss with the oil to coat. Season the broccoli florets with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

Honestly if you can't find Meyer Lemon olive oil (and most of us can't) you can just take a little olive oil, mix it with a teaspoon or two of meyer lemon juice or more likely regular lemon juice (if you dying for the more sweet, floral meyer taste, add a bit of honey to it)

Comments

[enemytosleep]

2 more lbs for a total lost of 10.

I bought 2 cardio DVD's today (Taebo) to change up my exercise routine and had my ass handed to me when I put one on. I had to youtube earlier Taebo workouts to confirm he has made the choreography about 500 times harder in the new DVDs (I used to use some of his tapes on VHS all the time years back). I may be too uncoordinated for the new ones. D: These were on clearance 2 for $10, so I'm not too upset about having bought them and not being able to do them, like, ever. But I do need to find some new DVDs I can actually handle (Zumba clips look promising).

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yay for you. hahaha yeah taebo does look challenging. I would like to do bellydancing or something like that but until i can get the pain under control i'm not doing anything

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Oooo, I like that recipe.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

simple simple

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Which is why I like it.

[enemytosleep]

Also, I'm sorry to hear your shoulder is behaving so badly. I hope you can find some relief before bedtime. *pats gently*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i put some voltaren creme on it and it's helping but that is nasty stuff. you can actually OD the cream.

[ladystarlightsj.livejournal.com]

*passes liquor of your choice*

I've never had much luck with calorie counting, I seem to do much better with just eating sensibly. I also seem to be having some luck with switching to water after lunch, rather than coffee. (That could have something to do with how I take my coffee -- sweet and light, heh)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

snort that would be a difference with teh coffee.

eating sensibly is why I include these recipes since that's the category i'd put these in

[ladystarlightsj.livejournal.com]

Maybe someday when the boys are not around, I'll try the recipe. I love broccoli, but sadly, nobody else does...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

aw

[ital-gal.livejournal.com]

sigh. well I was all ready to come on and say i had done really well this week, lost a few pounds, got seriously back on track etc, but yesterday seriously succomed to stress eating (chips dips drinks) since this I had a couple of unpleasant surprises this week. today i am still stressed, and feel like crap so hopefully won't be doing that again.

sorry about the steelers btw, as you say they made some mistakes, still went right down to the wire.

[ishte.livejournal.com]

I think we all have some backsliding days. I say generally, if you have one bad day, don't worry about it too much. worrying will just make it worse.

Now if you know you're stressed, I will say that some good exercise will help. Walk off the stress. Get out and just walk around the block a few times. Take the dog with you. Exercise releases endorphins which make your brain happier and you body as well. Plus it raises your metabolism so that if you DO have a freak out and eat a bowl of chips more of it is going to be burned off.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

ugh hope the stress goes away.

Thanks. Steelers' MO has always been to be a come back from behind team but they made way too many mistakes and Green Bay outplayed them

[ishte.livejournal.com]

Ooh! That Bloccori sounds delish. I definitely want to try that next time I buy food to multicook.

I weighted 149.9 yesterday. Today I didn't think about the scale until I was already dressed with 1.5 meals in me hahaha.

I don't have a recipe to share right now, but I do really like myfitnesspal.com a lot. It helps me keep track of what I eat and what exercise I get. It has some neat tools and the ability to friend people. There are also discussion forums. so it's pretty full service.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

the broccoli is very good sounds like you're doing pretty good. i haven't had time to look yet as I said but it's linked up so i will

[ishte.livejournal.com]

I did find a product I liked.

Special K Cracker Chips!


First off, they are yummy. They come in two flavors, plain with sea salt and sour cream and onion. The second is my favorite.

Now for the best part: You know how most 'diet' chips and snacks the serving size is so ridiculously small that you may as well have got a regular bag of chips and eat the same ten chips? Well not so with these. You get 27 chips in a serving. basically that's about the amount that fits in a cereal bowl without overflowing. And only 110 calories. That's really something. AND doesn't taste like it's made primarily of sawdust? Bonus!

I've always like special K products. The breakfast cereal with strawberries is very good too. (same 110 calories. (On the dietary exchange it's 1 1/2 carbohydrates 1/2 fat) Here's more info: http://www2.kelloggs.com/ProductDetail.aspx?id=24151

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

very cool. I've liked the taste of several of theirs (though for a diabetic many are off my acceptable list)

I shall have to see how these stack up. thanks

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I'm not at home to check, but I suspect things aren't going to be good after that Superbowl Party yesterday (bad me). MGM Grand does it up right.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh hush you, so jealous. it's a vacation. enjoy

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

If you ever get out to Vegas for the Super Bowl, I recommend the MGM Grand party -- It's in the Grand Garden Arena, with grandstand seating and big screens, so it's almost like being at a real game... and all the food was complimentary (including the beer), so it was pretty awesome. I'm not sure how Mom swung the seats, but it was part of her comp package.

Sorry about the Steelers (but as you said, at least your next-fav team won!). And it was a pretty good game, anyway, even if there were some crap plays there were some good runs.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

man that DOES sound like fun. i'll have to look into it.

yeah well, the Packers deserved their win so I'm good with it