The fun's over! It's time for an Easter (Sunday, March 31) Challenge!

[Lynn49]

Week 1.
5.6/40

Good work!!!!

Abby.....put that um...behind you....no damage done. I hope!...

This week (since Tuesday), -3.4
Total: 3.4

[Patty Smyth]

Ok I am weighed in and surprised that I did not gain anything over the holidays. So I am pretty much starting off on a high note lol. I am exactly where I was at the last weight in for the other thread. Which sucks because I only lost 5 pounds but will put that behind me and keep moving forward.

I missed the first weigh in so I will say I am at par.

The ohter day I made scalloped potatoes with white potatoes and sweet potatoes they were pretty good. DH bought a Starfrit mandolin and it works really well. Did layers of each and in between put a really thick layer of pre-sauteed onions. Also added layers of fine herbs, s&P. Added about a cup of water and baked for 45 minutes at 400. I made a sauce with almond milk, garlic, parsley, fine herbs, nutritional yeast and s&p. Thickened it with a bit of cornstarch.

[Patty Smyth]

haha double post

[Lynn49]

Patty...I nearly had a heart-attack when you said "scalloped potatoes", lol, because the version I grew up with and used to make would easily cause one! Thank you for that recipe....I'd love to try it!

And good for you for not gaining over the holidays!! That's like already losing 10lbs in my case!

[Abby5]

Good work!!!!

Abby.....put that um...behind you....no damage done. I hope!...

This week (since Tuesday), -3.4
Total: 3.4

Wow!!!
so jealous!!!
Great start

[Lynn49]

Thank you, Abby...on my way!!

[Mia001]

no change.....still -38 from the previous challenge....don't know how with all the 'no no' i ate ....chips, chocolate, icecream, cipate...etc...

[Granger]

2 of 7 lbs lost, today will be another holiday eating day so I will have to work hard this week to pay.

[walkonby]

so....uh...hi everyone. I have not been exactly good ...yet. Today was the official weigh in start day for me, and I still have not bought a new 9 volt battery for the digital scale, but I know I have put on minimum 10lbs between November and now.

My goal will be to shed that 10 first, then maybe try to tackle the rest ( ? maybe 20 more?) Ok so as of now I am even, no loss no gain on the 10 lb goal
Did I make any sense at all there?

[Patty Smyth]

3500 calories = 1 lb gained seems like a lot but 100 calories extra per day means 12 pounds gained in a year. This is why we always ask ourselves how did it creep up on us.

[itchy54]

Good luck to all of you...I am happy where I am with weight and exercise.
Just a reminder....you need to walk or run a mile to burn 100 calories, but it takes only a few chips or a couple of bites of chocolate to gain them all back.....do try very hard to walk your 10000 steps a day!
Eat clean, lift some weights and do cardio (30min) every day....

[bluerose]

you need to walk or run a mile to burn 100 calories

thats bad news eh? kinda counted calories and then forgot but well I need to get a scale and excuses excuses ,I have nothing to brag about but still want to loose weight. Good going everyone and happy Friday.

[Lynn49]

Good luck to all of you...I am happy where I am with weight and exercise.
Just a reminder....you need to walk or run a mile to burn 100 calories, but it takes only a few chips or a couple of bites of chocolate to gain them all back.....do try very hard to walk your 10000 steps a day!
Eat clean, lift some weights and do cardio (30min) every day....

Never going to happen with me....only walking when it's not a gazillion below and never all that far...I prefer the philosophy put forward earlier: not eating junk is much easier than exercising! ~
Have a great weekend everyone....and weekends aren't an excuse to fall off that wagon...when one of us falls off it puts the whole wagon at a tilt and the rest of us are at risk of falling! Keep that in mind.....

[Lynn49]

[walkonby]

I remembered to buy a new 9 volt battery for
the scale today....Hooray!!