Ugh... The holidays *are* tough. We can do this, Rockin. I'm guessin' the thread will really pick up over the next couple of months. :) But we *can* do it.

I'm about to have to start visiting the gym we've been paying for the last couple of months. I know myself well enough to know I will not get out in the cold for cardio, so I'm going to have to learn to love the treadmill. I will do it though; it's worth it!

Dancing does count as an exercise and it was a lot of fun...Maybe for the next reunion, we can have a daily walk scheduled around the River Market district..

Have a great day,

Zimmy

Great idea!

I don't know how good I'm gonna be at this part though. I'm stubborn. There are some things that make Thanksgiving feel like Thanksgiving......and Christmas feel like Christmas (no offense to those who celebrate other holidays).....for me.

I think moderation is going to be critical for me in all of this. I will try. And I will be open to trying some of what is posted here. And we will *definitely* prepare our favorites with better health in mind. But pumpkin pie???? How will I ever resist??????? :(

Like so many of us, I struggle with sugar. If I have even one cookie, or even one of those snack size halloween candy treats, it's all over. My sugar cravings start all over again. They are terrible! Fortunately, for me, Halloween isn't too bad as I don't like chocolate. But Thanksgiving and Christmas, cookies and pies. I struggle. Last year I had none, not even one. I knew it would be all over. However, I did make two sweet potato
pies with marshmallow topping. It was better than pumpkin pie and coolwhip or ICE CREAM and somehow, I made it through. Another really tempting thing for me, is all that bread...then I want butter.....I have to say no to it all, because I am like a *JUNKIE* give me some, and I can't stop, I'm on a binge. It's awful. So no thank you, teeth clenched for emphasis, because my relatives are food pushers. I try to avoid them as much as possible during the holidays, but there comes a point where I have to make an apperance.

Just a side bar, when I worked in the Hotel business, and I worked shifts, I always used I'm working, or I worked graveyard last night to be able to beg out, without the guilt trip. A couple times of me falling asleep on the couch during festivities, they stopped nagging me. LOL. Oh, I miss those days! :goodluck: to all of us. Sugar is not our friend.

My pumpkin pie revenge this year was tart sized pumpkin pie. Instead of making a big pie I made two sizes of tarts... I cannot remember the points off the top of my head, however (looking inside deep cavern aka brain) each tart (rounded up) was worth two points. (???) The crust was where the points lived.

So, if you love it, and I do.... try making it different.

:canadian:

Naughty! Naughty! Naughty! I ate my way to the other side too this weekend! But...its a lifestyle change and I wont deprive myself! :)

I will start doin some healthy recipe research :) I love thanksgiving....pumpkin pie and buttermilk pie being my favorite! Yummola!

Oooooo and Sweet Potato! Oh my! I am making myself hungry!

Happy to be back....the first day back on the healthy routine is always the toughest!

Lets do this!

Yes it is!!! Next year, we should do the walking thing...Medusa said she wanted us to be healthier...Where is Candace?

Zimmy

Mantra for the season :praying:

You mean US! I wont mention how many tiramisus I devoured!

[QUOTE=PinkieLee;439963]Candace works all the damn time... so she hardly ever posts. I saw she was online earlier, but she could be just checking from her phone. They didn't get back to Austin till almost midnight last night.

Yes, we will figure out a way to incorporate more healthy food/exercise so we don't overdo it next year. **ie, meaning ME*[/QUOTE
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Good Morning Thinker.Yes the hollidays are going to be tough.I usely do a lot of bakeing for the holidays..its just not the same if I dont..kinda of a long standing family thing.Somehow im changeing how its done but to stay on the food plan as much as possable,Foxys idea of tarts insted of pies my do the trick,last year was my big aha moment with food I will not have it happen again to mess up what I have achived.When I think back to the last day of the holidays when I was suposed to be throwing away the last of the sweets I was siting on the trunk of my car stuffing the last of the pecan pie in my face like it was going to be the last pie ever isnt a good way to end the hollidays(well it depends on how you look at it) for me anyway.There use to be a house full hear but now only me and my son,when I really look at this I feel sad that my family isnt hear any more.I will be ok,we all will.

(pout) did the wink mean you were just kidding? I like smacks (in the right place, properly administered)

Sugar is not our friend!

I like the recipe sharing idea. When I joined WW after my babies were born, was the old school WW, which I really liked a lot-the weighing and measuring and it really worked for me. Tried the points, just could not get into it. If you give me an inch (foodwise) I will take a mile!

Anyway, I do have some great recipes from those days which I shall dig out. I used to always make a pumpkin pie-sans crust and bread pudding that were WW. I will see what I can find.

PS: up to 60 sit-ups now. Still doing stairs, etc. Control feels awesome.

I've never been a fan of the crust (well, I do like the bottom part...just not the outer edges), and I don't add cool whip topping..........so I will look forward to your recipe!!

I don't know exactly what happened, but I'm only 2.4 pounds away from my first goal weight.

I busted right outta that plateau!!

Thanks. :)

I seem to have better results when I quit thinking about what I'm doing. :|

Wooooo Hooooo! :cheer:

Sometimes I think it takes time for our bodies to readjust...and they do things on their time schedule, not ours.

I'm glad to hear it's going so well! :)

Doing it to better understand the addictions...

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/healt...urpose-2583990

Baked chicken, baked sweet potato for dinner. Gotta get back on the wagon after the reunion.

Good Morning Everyone,

I decided to weigh myself this morning and I somehow lost 3lbs..Woohoo!!! It must have been all of the walking that we were doing.

I am having cold cereal in the morning for breakfast and coffee. Lunch usually is a sandwich with no side and dinner is usually chicken and veggies or a sandwich..

Have a great day!!!

Zimmeh

Your soup sounds terrific!

Since several folks have mentioned pumpkin type things, I'll share one of mine.
Winter squashes are on my list of "Human Rocket Fuel" items, so I eat this all the time. :)

It's approximate since I use metric;

Cooked, mashed Butternut squash, 1 cupish
Agave nectar or honey, 1-1.5 teaspoonish
Cinnamon, lots (or maybe pumpkin pie spice ;))
Salt, just a pinch

moosh this all up and make it hot

Top with walnut pieces 1/2 ounce (15g)

:eating:

Side note on the cooked squash thing;

steamed, too squishy
baked, too much work/electricity

I just nuke'em whole, poke it a couple of times with a fork. On high 6-8 minutes, let it sit 15-30, flip and repeat. Scoop out the good stuff, stays great in the fridge for days.

I've been known to forget it was sitting in the micro for half a day at a time. No harm done. Very forgiving stuff this.
Also good lots of other ways, herbs and such.

:cheesy:

THANK YOU for this! I'm definitely gonna make this as an alternative to my mother's favorite candied yams loaded with butter & marshmellows!

Been there, wouldn't go there with the relatives. Try it on yourself first. Popular for real low carbers. It's not bad, definitely not a potato. Of course, I'm no gourmet.

:|

See, now this sounds pretty good!