TCTBTF Week 10: Saboteurs!

I hope it's going well... sorry I missed Friday to wish you well... ;o)

I'm doing great!!! Posting my weekly weight loss blogs has kept my ass in line. At the end of Week 7, I'm down 13.5 lbs. Only 60 more to go, lol.

Glad to have you back, I know you'll do great!

Smooches~~~
Carolina

How did the weigh in go? Sorry if you said it somewhere in the comments. I'm down 6 lbs from the beginning of Feb. Something funny though, is I only weighed a couple lbs less than I do now when I moved to NYC, and I was definitely wearing smaller clothes. :(

I haven't been weight training because I haven't been getting out of bed early enough to have time to do that and cardio at the gym, but I'm now motivated to really focus on toning again. I want my toned thighs back!!!

I've gone from 216 to 205 so far this year. It's gone up and down but any progress is good progress.

"Aka the skinny bitches!" You've got too much funny to be fair! :O)

I've lost a stone and it's taken me since the beginning of December- ye gads! Since I have the equivalent of a small person in weight to lose, I'd rather hoped it would've come off quicker, but this is the first time I've dieted avec auto-immune disorder, and I'm glad it's coming off at all, truth be told. That pudding looks yuuuuuuuuuumy, and I'm not just saying that because I'm drunk! :P

in regards equipment...I have an ab-lounger..thing is its as good for lounging as it is for Abs so often I fall asleep in it while watching tv ;) The Wii fit is good, they have more games coming out for the board that will make it more worth the investment. We also have Outdoor Adventure Challenge which is interesting and the DDR but the Wii version SUCKS as it has only old disco music, and not even by the original artists. I bought Jillian Michels for the Wii and gave it away already. She was very annoying and I couldnt make a character that looked like me. I just bought My Fitness Coach ( i lie, i got it for xmas! ) but I havent tried it yet.
My diet plan, back on the pills I am..they worked before, they will work again!

Alright, I just reread that, and that was not a pretty picture I painted.
I need to shut myself up and go to bed.

I am restarting my challenge too - Dan and I are going to do it together, a twelve week work-out challenge. The first two weeks I am going to cut out all the carbs I have been chowing on for comfort and get the vegetables back into my life.

Thank the good Lord above that I am allergic to bananas because I have been naughty enough lately and DO NOT need to make that scrumptious recipe. :)

Good Luck!

Hope you do better than I've been doing!

The best part about this blog is that my name wasn't in it. LOL.

The second best thing is that your first tag is not anything to actually do with weight loss, but is in fact 'banana pudding recipe', as if you know you will have more visits based on a search for that, then say, 'weight loss blog'.

LMAO.

My mother used to do that stuff - have all those 'As Seen On TV' fitness gadgets.

Remember those foam-rubbery torso belts? They look like foam girdles...

My mother still has one, and that little wheel with handle bars. Like I'm going to bend over on the floor and roll a wheel all over the place. WTF?

Cream Cheese in Banana Pudding? That is just sooo wrong. I gained 3 pounds just thinking about it!

So you had me at chessman cookies. DAYUM. No wonder you have been jonesin for that stuff.

I have that thing in the photo. I use it for triceps and bicep curls. I like to think I look graceful like Donna Richardson.

***And I had my cosmopolitan tape up until 2 years ago. We did Teen Steam in my gym class in Middle school..

There were belts, balls, straps, and ropes.

This stuff's not in black leather is it?

Yesterday, she said..

“I think I’m gonna hook up my VCR tomorrow.”

“Who still uses a VCR?”

“I do.”

“Why?”

“For my Tae-Bo tapes.”

Jesus.

HAHAHAHA.

Does she want to borrow my Alyssa Milano "Teen Steam" workout video???

http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Steam-Alyssa-Milano-wor...

I still have a VCR too, I think I might go back to it....lol

I'd love to try to offer a lower calorie version.

How's this sound...

Substitute the following:

Reduced fat Nilla wafers for the cookies (three of those cookies are 130 calories)
Substitute rice milk or low fat milk (skim)
Use low-fat (not fat free, that tastes like ASS) cream cheese

Now for the ingredient with the most calories - the sweetened condensed milk.
I could eat a whole can of it with a spoon... ALL 1300 CALORIES.

The majority of the calories in sweetened condensed milk come from the sugar. There is a 'low-fat' version of sweetened condensed milk, but the calorie reduction is pretty small. The can has 1200 calories, instead of 1300.

I would probably skip the sweetened condensed milk and substitute regular coconut milk. It does have a lot of calories, but is better for you. I love the flavor and prefer my deserts to be less sweet than most. So, that's what I would do.

However, to be more like the original, there is another option. You can make your own sweetened condensed milk with a sugar substitute.

Here's a recipe:
Sugar Free Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 1/3 cup Nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup splenda

In glass measuring cup stir together milk powder & water till it's a paste. Cover and microwave on high for 45 seconds or until hot but not boiling.

Stir in Splenda.

Cover and store in fridge. Chill at least 2 hrs before using.

Keeps for 2 weeks and makes 12 oz.

Anyone that tries this - let me know how it turns out!

I started running in August of last year. I ran until Novemeber and dropped off. I did one race. I lost 20 lbs. I was feeling really good about myself. I am very lazy about running or walking in cold weather, however I should have continued. I am going out in the morning to do some cardio. Weather is not an excuse!!! I don't want to get larger and I know that I need to address my health issues. I sit and watch Biggest Loser every week. Sometimes I eat during and sometimes I fall asleep... proof that my body needs a make over when it comes to excerise and a new health regime. This week... I had way to many things I shouldn't have. I feel guilty, but like I said in the morning when I get up I am going to attack this weight problem and try to do things alittle differently. :0)
I appreciate other people being motivated...it keeps me focused. I think everyone needs support.

Yay, we're getting back on the wagon at the same time! I'm on day 3 of my diet, so far NO CHEATING! Although, since banana pudding is my absolute favorite indulgence and that recipe sounds fabulous, you may have just sabotaged me without knowing it. So, thanks for that.

I didnt do the Wii Fit for 19 days... the lil mofo yelled @ me talkn bout look who it is... Bastard. -_- BUT HEY since I only did the body test and checked out my weight... I had a -3.5 difference in weight lol so maybe they havent sabotaged u toooooo bad. GOOD LUCK!