Week 3

Name	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Totals
Ashley	124	161	203						488
Bev	210	248	211						669
Emily	218	237	236						691
Inalee	204	235	224						663
Jen	200	187	150						537
Mallory	196	207	153						556
Mandy	199	215	177						591
Pete	197	280	180						657
Scott	163	206	135						504

Here they are everybody. It looks like it was a tough week for a lot of people! Blasted Valentines Day treats!! Let's try for a great week this week. Good luck everybody.

Also, the double points this week should be the points for not eating after 9:00. It will be worth 6 points this week, not 3. I believe they just highlighted the wrong cell when they were making the chart.

Points Delay

Sorry everybody, just quickly... I will post the points tomorrow. My chart is on my work computer, and I had the day off today. Have a good one :)

Salsa Pork Chops (or Chicken Breast)

I made these last week and it was a big hit, plus it seems pretty healthy too.

Salsa Pork Chops

Pork loin chops (I used 8)
Mushrooms (optional)
Jar of Salsa

Brown pork chops and mushrooms in frying pan or electric skillet. Put them in a baking pan. Pour salsa on top. Cover with tinfoil. Bake at 300 for 45-60 mins. Serve with whatever you want. We had rice. Yum.

I think you could use chicken breasts and do the same thing, but you might want to raise your oven temp to 325 and check if they are done at 40 minutes.

Happy Healthy Eating!

Week 2 Totals

Well, two weeks in and we are doing pretty good. Some of us are facing some challenges, but all in all we are doing great! Shout out to Dad, who somehow lost a whopping 7 POUNDS this week. Way to go Dad!

Name	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Totals
Ashley	124	161							285
Bev	210	248							458
Emily	218	237							455
Inalee	204	235							439
Jen	200	187							387
Mallory	208	207							415
Mandy	199	215							414
Pete	197	280							477
Scott	163	206							369

I don't know about everyone else, but the exercise being double points was very good motivation for me this past week. I feel great, having more energy from working out! Keep up the good work everybody.

Workout Music

Since this week's double points challenge is exercising I thought I'd write this. Do you listen to music when you exercise? When I use my videos they have music on them so I don't have to worry about it but when I am running I find it a lot easier to do if I am listening to something fast paced that keeps me moving! One of the apps I use while running, the Nike app, allows you to set what's called a power song for that time in your workout when you think you are running out of steam and need a pick me up. My power song is Headstrong by Trapt. To be honest I don't know what the song is about or if it makes any sense overall but I chose it for two reasons. It is fast paced and the words in the chorus really push me to keep going. After I had Brady I had a really hard time accepting the complications that came with my pregnancy. I had to be on medication for my blood pressure for 6 more months, my heart still skips beats and I constantly worried about my health. And to add to that I was pretty unhappy with how much weight I have gained over the past few years. So I decided to finally do something about it. And the words of this song's chorus really spoke to me. It says...

Back off I’ll take you on
Headstrong to take on anyone
I know that you are wrong
Headstrong we’re headstrong
Back off I’ll take you on
Headstrong to take on anyone
I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong
I can’t give everything away
I won’t give everything away

I basically relate it to all my issues that resulted from my pregnancy and my weight and tell myself that I am headstrong and will take these things on and push past them and improve. I did get to go off all medications just before Christmas and my blood pressure is finally back to normal, and I am slowly losing weight! My heart beat is still irregular sometimes, but I try not to think about it. So now that my sap story is done the point of this post was to find out if any of you have songs that you like to work out to or a specific power song that has helped to push you along. If so please share! I am always looking for new running music!

Weight Watchers Skillet Lasagna

I made Weight Watcher's Easy Skillet Lasagna for dinner last night, and I thought it was delicious. The boys enjoyed it as well! The best part is, it is only 275 calories per 1 cup serving. If you eat that, with some salad and a piece of garlic bread or toast, it makes for a pretty good meal! I hope you give it a try. You can find the recipe here.  Have a great day!

-Em

Week One Results

Alright, the numbers are in! I am going to post from highest points to lowest points.

Emily - 218
Mom - 210
Inalee - 204
Jen - 200
Mandy - 199
Dad - 197
Mallory - 196
Scott - 163
Ashley - 124

Most everybody had a pretty successful first week! Let's see if we can keep it up for the next 7 weeks. Was I the only one who found it a little difficult to fit everything in on Fast Sunday? Are there any areas anyone seems to be constantly struggling to get the points? If so, ask for tips from other participants. Maybe we can help each other out a little more! Also, I will be phoning some of you this week as my team contact! Keep up the good work everyone, we are well on our way to becoming healthier!!

*If people want to mail me their money, that would be great!

**For those of you on myfitnesspal, you may be wondering what is up with my weight fluctuation. Our scale wasn't working right, and we figured out how to reset it, so things should be good from now on! My alleged 3 pound weight loss was actually only 2, which is still pretty good!

-Em