Friday Five - Weekly Update

1. What types of food did you eat this week? 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 4. What was your biggest challenge? 5. Want to share any new recipes for our Thanksgiving Dinner next week? *Fun bonus question: Name something you are thankful for? Have a super weekend, everybody! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Steak & Portabello Fajitas at Chili's - yummy! Oranges, mangos, papaya, SF creamcicles, turkey meatballs, peas and of course chili, chili and more chili! 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Treadmill 3. How much weight did you lose? 4 lb Total loss? 96lb gone forever!! 4. What was your biggest challenge? Eating, wasn't hungry this week at all! 5. Want to share any new recipes for our Thanksgiving Dinner next week? I put my fresh pumpkin pie recipe on the recipe board, it's really easy and so good! *Fun bonus question: Name something you are thankful for? My very supportive family and Amber for posting this every week! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Jan

You're very welcome!!! Happy Turkey day to you too! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? SF Banana Bread (I made w/ new recipe), Macaroni & Weenies, Chili, Smoothies, SF Peanut Butter Toast, Eggs, Sirloin & Blue Cheese Pizza (no crust), Fiber 1 Honey Clusters Cereal, etc. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walking and weights. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? I don't remember if I filled this out last week but I weighed in at 233, which is 67 pounds total. I'm hoping to lose 3 more this weekend, that would be great. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Getting enough liquids in. 5. Want to share any new recipes for our Thanksgiving Dinner next week? I plan on making this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_34915,00.html and this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_34913,00.html *Fun bonus question: Name something you are thankful for? I'm so thankful I got sober and started doing the next right thing, with that I have been able to keep a job for almost 2 years, got health insurance, this surgery, a steady home, the support from so many friends, and my son back permanently in my home. I've got so much to be thankful for. Thanks to all of you! Amber Have a super weekend, everybody! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? New types: Home-made (from scratch) BBQ chicken crustless pizza, fish: orange roughy, walleye, halibut, and salmon. Four breakfasts: Special K High Protein cereal with fresh strawberries. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Pilates Yoga four times; at the gym: elliptical, lift weights, treadmill, plus outdoor walking--also four times. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 2 lbs Monday (weigh day) for 64 total. 4. What was your biggest challenge? To stop gleaming as I now wear regular-size sixteen jeans and slacks, and mostly medium tops, but wore two smalls! 5. Want to share any new recipes for our Thanksgiving Dinner next week? Volunteered to work (part-time receptionist at assisted-living facility for elderly) and will take four oz chicken with poultry seasoning, several fresh long green beans, and 1/4 cup pumpkin custard--the excellent pie recipe on Festal pumpkin can, with skim evaporated milk, Splenda--nummy without topping and the plentiful leftover freezes well! *Fun bonus question: Name something you are thankful for? For being a real loser, and feeling so alive, and that everything I do is so much better!