Weight Loss Challenge......

[katchmoleen]

Hi everyone, my weight has actually crept up a couple of pounds. This was a weight I was at for a loooooooong time, before I gained some more, so I think this is a "settling in" spot for my body unless I change something up. Don't really want to change my eating habits much, but i need to get more diligent about EatStopEat every week and I need to get my butt moving. When I come back from thanksgiving, I am going to start exercising regularly and I want you all to help me be accountable.

[mamabird1953]

Happy Birthday to you Gaby! My manbear and I will be 56 next month Dec 30th. He is 15 minutes older than me. So, of course we celebrate together. Wow....18 yrs older. Do you notice a difference in your ages?

We can do this...all of us. We just have to be strong and keep up with supporting each other daily. It sure does help. Have a peaceful sleep everyone. Nity-nite!

[gabriele]

Hey Mamabird, your hubby is only 15 minutes older than you? wow! what a coincidence. Yeah, i notice our age difference, everywhere we go, like to the vet for instance, someone always says to me "ma'am, your SON is out in the waiting room", i just hate that. Of course, if i was at my goal weight maybe i wouldn't look older. Also, it doesn't help that he has NO wrinkles at all, he has a baby face, so it's all his fault anyway.

Katchmoleen, i hear you about the exercise, unfortunately, i'll have to lose without that, as my leg is still sore. I must have really done something to it with all my obsessive walking, i walked even when i was in pain, so that was dumb. We were bad on our vacation, but i'm being good now. I actually was craving healthy, whole foods, believe it or not. It feels good to be back on track again.

[mamabird1953]

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Have fun and stay true as possible to our way of eating...if only a couple of raw dishes with everthing else. I'm bringing a raw stuffing from Matt Amsdens book. It is devine, filling, and satisfying. Try it for xmas if not today. I can share the recipe.

[joyce09]

Mamabird, please do share the recipe.

[mamabird1953]

Heres the recipe for raw stuffing:

Soak nuts and seeds between 2-4 hours, then drain and dry.

1 cup soaked raw walnuts, 1 cup soaked raw pumkin seeds, and 1 cup soaked raw sunflower seeds, finely ground in a food processor. Make sure they are dry before grinding.

1/3 cup chopped yellow onion
3/4 cup diced celery
1 cup chopped mushrooms briefly marinated in 1 or 2 Tablespoons Namu Shoyu

2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoons sea salt
1/2 teaspoons black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons kelp
1 1/2 teaspoons sage
1 1/2 teaspoons thyme

Combine all ingrediants in a mixing bowl, mix well and serve.

[joyce09]

Mamabird, I made the stuffing this evening. It was very good. Thank you for the recipe. I am encouraged. I am just starting to try raw recipes.

[mamabird1953]

Have you gotten Alyssas book yet? Its well worth the cost.

[katchmoleen]

I did it ladies! Started the Couch to 5k program today. My dearest sweetest 18yo daughter went with me. We walked/ran for 20 minutes and this old lady did the whole thing without dying. Yay me!

[mamabird1953]

I've never heard of the couch to 5k. What is it? Congrats to you anyway. We joined 24 hr fitness and have'nt gone in a couple of months!. Thats embarrasing. We paid for a year!

[katchmoleen]

Hi all, well the Couch to 5K (google it and you will find lots of info) seems to have gotten my weight loss moving again, after a month long plateau. Today my weight loss stands at 40 pounds on raw and 48 pounds alltogether. Yay! I completed week 2 day 2 today. It is very cold and windy here but I am determined to keep going.