I broke the yo-yo cycle! :0)))) 2 weeks in a row now I have recorded a loss on the scale...yipeee! This morning at my WW meeting I was down another 3.2 pounds, for a total of 40.4 pounds!!! The members in my meeting are so generous with their compliments, and it is so neat to be a part of that group. As kind as they are all to me when I experience success in weight loss, I feel/express the same towards them. Being with these people for almost 5 months has made me genuinely interested in their weight loss experience also. I am SO excited for them as they are dropping the pounds, and even some of them are one-by-one reaching their goal weight, and that is so motivating to imagine myself in their shoes at some point. 40 pounds done....31 to go! (Although, once I get to that weight I may decide that I want to lose a bit more.)
This week I made some delicious recipes out of a "Fitness" magazine I stole from the gym (I fully intend to return it once I'm done sampling the recipes). :0) The article was "Cook Once...Eat Twice"...
The first recipe was the most AMAZING meatballs!!!...initially you put them on pasta...
...and then the next night, you use them for mini meatball sliders (aren't the buns cute!? I found them at Trader Joes)...
The 2nd recipe was for shredded BBQ chicken in the crockpot. First you used that chicken to make a sandwhich on a "sandwhich thin" (instead of using a full bun)...
...and then you use the chicken to make lettuce wraps with some brocoli-slaw, fresh lime juice, and a couple of dashes of hot sauce...
As I have previously told you, I have a very BUSY summer! We have events on the weekends for as long as the eyes can see. This weekend's par-tay was a super fun time celebrating the 40th birthday of my lovely friend Veronica!!!
Prior to the party she told me to save some WW points for the cake...a very special CHOCOLATE BACON cake!!!
I did.
What I didn't know, was that there was also going to be an INCREDIBLE taco bar...
...and equally tempting was the "treats table" that we could be sampling off of throughout the entire party...
Being the girl that I am, it should come as a shock to no one that I think the food just might have been the BEST part about this party! It was DE-LI-CIOUS!!!
I ate way more than I should have though.
Although, with the constant hand-slapping of my sister, I didn't eat nearly as much as I truly wanted to, lol!
This party was an 80's themed party, and my girlfriend had told me that she was going to do this theme back when I threw my 80's party for my 30th birthday last year. With that being said...I knew to hold on to my costume! :0)
This was me at my party, last January...
And this year, I rocked it again!...
And finally, in the gym this week, I called my sister and told her that we were going to mix things up!..."Meet me on the courts for my Basketball Bootcamp!" We had so much fun! We ran laps around the gym, did some burpees with the basketball, did some squat races across the court, and then I finally had us do some drills shooting hoops...
I got my game on too!
In addition, I got to run outside a couple of more times this week (one time pushing the kids for 6 miles in the stroller), AND we got in our pool, and I was able to swim laps for 30 minutes...it's fun to change things up! :0)
I hope you had a great week too J Hud!
Your biggest fan,
Elizabeth
Swimming & running hmmmmm let's get you on a bike & do a triathlon with me!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being part of my special day. Honestly, it would NOT have been as fun without you! Xoxo