Shedding Light #7

Girl, you must be getting in my head about those Doritos LOL! I love the sow becoming a wow, that is too funny and I can see it too. Sounds like me heading out for a walk and a kids asking for a cookie - no way! It's apples and water here too. You go Sistah Shed, you're doing great!

The sow, wow that is a hard word. I think you may be a wee bit too hard on yourself there, Chris.
But then again - if that is what will motivate you to embrace the W-O-W then it's a good thing!
Yup those poems and art have thrown me for a loop too, but in a crazy unexpected way they have been a catalyst for me.
I think one of the reasons the group works for me is that it came along at the right time and because of the negative thought exercise which kind of rattled my cage.
Of course finding sistah's to commiserate with is the extra added cherry on top - skip the whipping cream please:)

Rose, check out my shedding light #5 and it will make more sense. And if it's whipping cream you crave, try the cool whip variety! LOL. Stacey, yeah, I loved Doritos. I actually found a friend with the rice cakes, the chocolate ones, but the little ones, the big ones don't do it for me. You can have 7 of them for under 60 calories and it does do the trick on my chocolate cravings. I also found Turkey Hill chocolate brownie something or other that has like 80 calories, so I eat that sparingly, and top it with some apple or banana, or I'll crumble up 2 rice cakes and mix them in! I'm finding ways. Kind of hit a plateu here, so need to rethink.

Cute article!! I have become a huge fan of the hundred calorie packs! LOL

Exercising more has been great for me - not too much weight loss yet but NO MORE ASTHMA! YAY!!

Good luck to you!

LOL This was great..want a quick healthy chocolate fix?

1 brownie mix
1 can of black beans

Put the beans in a blender and blend them...Take the beans out of the can, then put them back in the can, and fill it will water...blend that all together.

Mix the brownie mix and the beans and nothing else.
Bake at box's directions

waalaa you have a healthy nummy brownie. On weight watchers its only 1 point per brownie. Now, where can you go wrong with that? And guess what else...you don't taste the beans...

Congrats on winning the contest!
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I am dreaming eating doritos right along with you!!! They would go good with that cheeseburger sub that I was to split with you!

Chris, I thought this was awesome. You did a great job writing and keeping my interest. We say such great things when we talk to ourselves. I like to tell myself off the best. I enjoy it more I guess. Especially when I eat something I should not have.

I might have to try Hollis brownie recipe.

Chris L. I seriously thought that I had commented on this earlier - so sorry! I have been thinking about Doritos all day long - not kidding - went to the beach today and still thinking of them - hahaha - but glad I did not give in - and so easy to do as we stopped at the grocery store - but all I got was some raw mixed nuts and tofu - yes, that's right, I am a health nut! You have such a good sense of yourself and are a good comedy writer - thank me, when you write a prize winning play down the line! Somehow, I know you will do something like that! Ok well, this was great - keep up the good work! Salud

And, when we realize that our weight is only one small part of who we are, then we will really go far - writing poems and posts about looking inside of us gives us a better idea of who the heck is carrying around that weight and why...also, until you make up your mind to take the time to find out what good foods are and what kind of exercise you like, nothing will really work - healthy living has to be so integrated into your life, that it becomes your life...! Salud

Thanks for all the posts. Sorry about the Doritos, I guess we all have a weak spot for them. I will work a few of them in one day! About the brownies, I have to tell you that I will definitely try them, although they don't sound......."right". LOL. But I am willing to try anything once, and I love beans, and of course brownies! Good for you Mariana, stick to it. Went to Burger King yesterday, ordered the garden salad, very little dressing, probably still a million calories, so I only had some spinach, an orange and a salad of my own for dinner. With my NO calorie dressing that is really tasty. We went to the park yesterday, wore my leg weights all day, ran around with the kids and then walked for 45 minutes around the lake, carrying my friends 1 year old! She didn't bring a stroller, so I think I burned an extra calorie or two. I've never really sat down and "wrote" before. Something that always interested me, but never seemed to find the time, I should try some of the groups on here and see what happens. Denise...we can share the brownies next time around! Kimber...that's great! Breathing better is such a great reward. Pam, I can berate myself with the best of them! Holli....thanks for sharing the recipe, I have to hit the store today so I'll get the brownie mix, only made them from scratch here. As far as progress goes, I am down 13 pounds, seem to be stuck there, trying to remedy that. 3 inches off my waist and 2 inches off my bust (chest). I only today measured my thighs and my arms, so I don't know. Hubby says he's finding everything I lose! Poor baby, although it looks better on him!

Chris, please say that again: I am down 13 pounds

So, did everybody hear Chris this time? Whoohoo!!

13 pounds? YOU GO GIRL!!!!!

Yes Susan, I will say it again! I am DOWN 13 pounds!

The brownies sound yek! Keep going congrats

Just came back from vacation. Tried to be good, and I guess I was, the scale it the same, and I am happy with that!