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. Are you eating anything you know you're not supposed to? *Fun bonus question: If we HAD to elect a celebrity president, who would you want running our country? Happy Weekend, Gumdrops! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Salisbury steak, tuna, chicken, soups, salads, pasta (for the first time in 9 months), papaya, oranges, Edamame, jerky, chili, and of course tea Misto's. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walking 3. How much weight did you lose? 4 more pounds Total loss? 144 gone forever! 4. What was your biggest challenge? Finding clothes in my closet that aren't too big! 5. Are you eating anything you know you're not supposed to? Every once in a while I'll have nuts, and when we go out to eat Mexican I have 4 or 5 chips and salsa, but that's the worst I've done. *Fun bonus question: If we HAD to elect a celebrity president, who would you want running our country? Tom Hanks - I just love him! When I worked at Dodger Stadium I met him and his family, I was very impressed when people would ask for his autograph and he'd politely say "I'm sorry I'm just Dad today spending time with my family." He was so kind that everyone understood.

1. What types of food did you eat this week? chicken, fish, green beans, corn, romaine lettuce, turkey bacon, protein shakes, cheese, 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? treadmill, biggest loser workouts 3. How much weight did you lose?+6 Total loss? 71 4. What was your biggest challenge? eating enough ( I still don't get hungry) 5. Are you eating anything you know you're not supposed to? popcorn *Fun bonus question: If we HAD to elect a celebrity president, who would you want running our country? Glenn Beck

What types of food did you eat this week? Pasta with beans, hot dog, chili, chicken cutlet, meatballs, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese and american cheese. 1 banana daily and a second fruit either an orange or pinapple chunks or pear. garden salad with either tuna fish or chicken salad. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? hit the gym 4 times for an hour each time. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? -2lbs down -93lbs. 4. What was your biggest challenge? try to control the grazing and drinking enough water 5. Are you eating anything you know you're not supposed to? a few too many carbs this week *Fun bonus question: If we HAD to elect a celebrity president, who would you want running our country? Whoopi Goldberg or Bette Midler, I just adore them both and American needs to be able to laugh more! Maryellen

What types of food did you eat this week? Lean pork chop with Italian seasoning and garlic powder; fat-free cottage cheese with fat-free refried beans and fresh salsa; "skinny" Chicken Florentine (boneless skinless chicken breast, bit of undiluted fat-free cream of chicken soup, tiny bit of butter, fresh spinach, garlic powder and Italian seasoning; frittatas: ham, broccoli, low-fat extra sharp cheddar; Fresh Salmon with asparagus; pork spare ribs with all fat removed, only added Schilling BBQ rub; first try of Wendy's chili--ick, nothing in it--I make mine thick with ground turkey w/fat drained, lots of kidney beans, and minimal tomatoes for a wonderful chunky chili you can actuallyl chew! For variety, tried 1/4 cup sugar-free Jello cheesecake pudding with fresh strawberry, thin slice kiwi fruit and four fresh blueberries. Veggies of choice remain fresh spinach or broccoli. Fruit of choice remains fresh strawberries, blueberries, kiwi fruit, and fresh raspberries. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Yoga Pilates and speed-walking with 2lb. weights. eliptical weights at the gym, water-resistant walking in my new size eight swimsuit at the pool! 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? -3, 93 total from 239 to 146! 4. What was your biggest challenge? Remembering to eat--still no appetite nor hunger. Foods taste good, but get no cravings nor able to eat more than 3/4 cup three times daily. 5. Are you eating anything you know you're not supposed to? No way! *Fun bonus question: If we HAD to elect a celebrity president, who would you want running our country? I agree with the Tom Hanks suggestion! Brains and brawn!

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Not much different...sf/ff yogurt with a little GoLean Crunch stirred in, turkey chili, steak, sf popsicles/fudgsicles, tomatoes, etc. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walk and Jog dvd, Sculpt and Burn dvd, weight lifting. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 2 pounds; total loss 98 pounds. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Making time to exercise while having a crazy week. 5. Are you eating anything you know you're not supposed to? Slivers of son's birthday cake. I know, that's not good. But it was very, very tiny, admittedly. *Fun bonus question: If we HAD to elect a celebrity president, who would you want running our country? Billy Graham! He seems like the voice of reason in a tumultuous world, though I think he's too old and sick now to actually do this, even if he wanted to!