I won today!

<p>I know I started my <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/05/run-won.html">Wednesday post</a> out just the same…but I can’t help it! You guys are <strong><u>awesome</u></strong> and keep me <strong><u>motivated</u></strong>!! So…<strong><em>THANK YOU</em></strong>!! I SO appreciate our comments…keep em coming! :)</p> <p>For my oatmeal this morning my banana was <strong><u>EXTRA</u></strong> ripe so I mashed it up and mixed it in. Since I didn’t have a “<em>topping</em>” I crumbled up a<strong> 90 calorie fiber one bar </strong>and I still had the usual <strong>PB2</strong> (which I’m getting low on…not sure if it’s in the budget). ;) The total for my <strong>oatmeal</strong> this morning was<strong> 5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGDm4kovFOLvh0k_GG3Ik00JKQoZbrOaKanlJ3OEAaL7lORPHaAKtVpPC2N88SCY8pmY2Cooz3wpvUBsNXmdqb1tatc3yOvdtox3BKx0-WsYXamffuIJXMPHOoyg2rbN9hh-0ykKhwj9j/s1600-h/DSC07172%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07172" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh452x8vGa_IbH6GuoNIEowI1kWpgGKzTg2875xMtw7eQCrQzfhATwYF1aU25TUWxEjiGaXwnDXxRg41gvOUs_PwjF_D2r2f12efdhY5hQLSIYd4DOq3vlWZIDGKiMWkUEjEv65DLlOAPny/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07172" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Another duplicate today was my <strong>yogurt</strong>…nothing fancy, just mixed in <strong>1/4c grape nuts</strong> for a <strong>2 point</strong> morning snack. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aIGASYlgdZY1zojHvkuhC-WXZeOspb6WfcGNCSnJ883hYn6-hRD1yOq1GFOD3nizHHU9XkhmCiUcsFDmXi1d5u31pTTwQKzoyAGHHO4x2rndpHUDBvOk89HB9BygTOUxCK6iGK1Q9OWe/s1600-h/DSC07173%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07173" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfSevhQ_zOvsIgK8XRW7K1wDCGx-WbtoNdIMh81UzTulUGn6PlmIyGT8vK_s_nbFeT0lvyKIpNGmOG0rSlFNoErfjhwV9VpAYyqzvADBNu65FQzcyPA8BDju2-uAFwlln7BAPMgfLVmNa/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07173" width="304" /></a></p> <p>To say that my day went fast is a <strong><em>HUGE</em></strong> under statement! I didn’t get home for lunch until almost 2:30! I had a <strong>baked potato</strong> with about <strong>2/3c chili</strong> for a total of <strong>8 points</strong>. Very filling!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRritzqCNP2TO21LmepIv2JgX6AWWM-Yjxh127vO3Zsl9GxgwiWq_4dNhOTnqViqf1xJaK3AcVcFAR43uxH-pR7b_VLyBazu2k7Icdg8iEUwrr2u8p9HKk4u-ksLfoOavGb3QyHAS1fkAH/s1600-h/DSC07175%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07175" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Cg183skh_BlhDBA3XYzym5zkeqoIEEZCZ4hQce37Cg4eMybaDTgB4noxGOkL0EuZPtkMI8DnKQAd4DqhLRrn4vyFxScVx-clsxl6pxhFevPteQGJaPPoYTc2QNlyRorK3o2Qjg1gZma/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07175" width="404" /></a></p> <p>We closed our office an hour early today for an “End of the Year Celebration”. Basically appetizers & drinks. I didn’t get a picture because I forgot my purse in the car. :( But I had<strong> 3 lil smokies, 1 small chicken wing, 1/4c spinach artichoke dip, 2 club crackers, and, 10 bite size tortilla chips</strong>. My best estimate for all that is about <strong>11 points</strong>. Sound like enough? I looked up each food’s nutrition facts & estimated from there. </p> <p>After the “celebration” I headed back to campus to teach my final class of the semester. Luckily it was a test and everyone finished early so I could get home to run!</p> <p>Before it got dark or rained I got in<strong> 3.63 miles</strong> in <strong>37 minutes</strong>. It felt <strong><u><em>AMAZING</em></u></strong>! Isn’t it crazy that one day you can feel like each step is SO hard and you don’t want to go any further and the next day you could run & run & run! I was sporting my <strong>Hawkeye</strong> gear tonight! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiikafUP6Fb9ikBO22R_QINEtUvAazyMpO1fIJ8vzNUqbIDPmDmuhzF248IuyqYnhzSmMbR8KXug2TliPUwNRvG8ZsdeKQD0Mc_FvKxv9yU1YTdaC7aT02fz-4LR3zggv3TgPxot2nCfu/s1600-h/DSC07176%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07176" border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGcL-cdcY6f73AUyCayKn4ZZch-nfBQG2HPBVoD-a0BuKeI7MHVVZDdEA7BuUOmaNSWD2nXMe65SCKMN98dpsEvE9EEmdxAJfPknLwgeqm5Vz-zyrI14ZBvT5_FBWxkwNIMXbVqBPzvIj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07176" width="304" /></a></p> <p>I think conquering my run put me in the “on top of the world – I’m super motivated” mode! I peeled and <strong>orange</strong> (<strong>1 point</strong>) & got to work in the kitchen! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtys42263FEXnIaH1TeWkpzbT_NK5QisK37SJ6GXkmuQ2180yT5Y-VJGdCNrvBhY6VHHL_B48trriR3y30XCy2fRyawcrMyeKMzN0_5jWxxwNCvAzrAEJGbhdbP5o7aUSScqzwlH3IPgE6/s1600-h/DSC07177%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07177" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNSgCxRIfV8x10Luflzmz_usyML-e6CTDy4Mtf6kNwswQphUYDEawhyiGLeZTusgW8g5MqFoHic_cW6ohxFHsU5Edf9pFUzcrACGXTRkm5Xbm4TvkIPLrlYb80i1-OGzV_hKxODCrHKwm/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07177" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I mentioned <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/05/run-won.html">yesterday</a> I’ve been wanting to make my homemade granola again so I did just that! You can get the recipe <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/02/few-updates.html">here</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNc7Mqd3jTk3HNKtTNdA8WcTdps6og6Nk5r5Nvh0BXh-j_mC-wkCj-Ys5dLHFfYFb9LOjWHoL7kkkPR35eYq9kttMGB3-OwFdWwYmWLSekfXUoFuAXcZhap-tQ0Bf-35prhtPLEIkkmaB7/s1600-h/DSC07178%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07178" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wQWJqOp9zHR96tRsvwVreaRoc7B3KzuoVxwZuc798n6zN9-KTGXaSeqxOrJLOTn-sgle3JjRGvwlXhYyyS0X3s1T3iG_WTPp7hdoH04dfa7LPD9l0aT1k8UU8WKwSV1RwgbTQKOnmUWM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07178" width="404" /></a></p> <p>While that was baking I realized I had 2 VERY RIPE bananas and wanted to make something with them. I found <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/me/kyoddie/diets2.html#10">this</a> recipe and decided to try it out!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNJzBxFl45_0HffPpBk1Vu3qFBOOtgohyphenhyphenf1T95Lz5RmTbd0qlSYAUsCyWsXWgXcLd5mXls_66eLbuQ9_ZWvoMGp1ePt6sn6UQwYXl0tApT5WlplgOFObe1oLP9aaY9tfUEugO0ZOh3zWb/s1600-h/DSC07179%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07179" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB5MYdGqVAtRX5Ep5TvvQXdor85g5NzVY3KKmB-BJFoP9XLl8FkZOv1vgQFvIg42FEpjpVdZ6QzVlCII3jyITt2-4KxD_3NzUkZjk67D7duiNGX3VgMhVIZSs0R9F283j_rKaIV-OYRWI/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07179" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Either Darci is a “ditz” or needs glasses ‘cause she cant’ read! Instead of using oat bran like it says twice on the recipe I used regular rolled oats! Sheesh!! So I’m not sure what they are going to taste like! lol Nevertheless, I thought I’d share the recipe anyway!</p> <p><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/me/kyoddie/diets2.html#10"><strong>Oatbran Banana Muffins</strong></a></p> <p><a name="10">2 1/4 cups oat bran <br />1 tablespoon baking powder <br />1/4 cup brown sugar -- packed <br />1/4 cup chopped pecans -- or walnuts <br />1 1/4 cups skim milk <br />2 bananas -- very ripe <br />2 egg whites <br />2 tablespoons canola oil <br />1 teaspoon vanilla extract </a> <p>Preheat oven to 425º. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix the milk, bananas, egg whites, and oil in a bowl or blender. Add to the dry ingredients and mix. Line the muffin pan with paper baking cups and fill them with batter. Bake for 15 minutes. Watch closely that these do not overcook. Makes 14 muffins. <br />Points per muffin = 2 <br /></p> </p> <p><strong>THURSDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 27/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 4 used/31 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED =   5 today/8 week <br />WATER = 112 oz <br />EXERCISE = 3.63 mile run</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Ok friends, this post is getting too long & it’s much too far past this girl’s bedtime! Nighty, night!</p> <p>Tomorrow’s Friday, woo hoo!!!</p>

I won today!

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The Run Won

<p>Hello everyone!! We’re over half way through another week!! I just have to say that you guys are the BEST!! I <strong><em><u>appreciate</u></em></strong> all the support and feedback from my <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/05/coming-clean.html">Coming Clean</a> post on Tuesday!!</p> <p>Here is a quick recap of my Wednesday…I need to get out to the door to work!</p> <p>I started my morning out with an old favorite…<strong>oatmeal</strong>! I mixed in a <strong>small sliced banana</strong> and <strong>PB2</strong> for a total of <strong>4 points</strong>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwd1lcg0FYbk_kFivQTEAt0uZTothLc5TJl0dXZM_9dSqVdEt_jrafLpg-yjIqIwc6_vN7Wm3w8cCoqhBifXPvAkMZ5VRnTOeYRAH7PYd4Kx-5Wd44mG7r67ARvF-N-2_a5GQcrXKaTr7/s1600-h/DSC07154%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07154" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWci9TcChX4M7M48vTjiFkSZLkwc2Dco-bmiJaMfN5jYmk8ZsWwptKmhFmdgBAnW54asgaWqplxHNQ0ISLty2t5JEtLSb4OsdtWAioQP0n0XFUdRpqnU9zdCOIr-x-shUWHSJ3oRwxt11/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07154" width="404" /></a></p> <p>For my morning snack I had <strong>strawberry yogurt</strong> with <strong>1/4c grape nuts</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong>. Which reminds me I really need to make another batch of my <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/02/few-updates.html">homemade granola</a>!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCczHdTjjFcVcd43qZNAQ76J8H_rec7rklHnczLnah4oH9m4UjStUT4Fb48cTT3c9b4qK9Kbx9hwuNcgn2CPI_NxN79uw3tJpdTP7yX1jeaGaj1NBIOx5YaxuSs9fOZfLESmKl01e3U7tG/s1600-h/DSC07155%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07155" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_raw0DL7f4AojYVVyYIe3Fu6Acl9kfefLXadVOFhp0u8IGHZH4jk2zyjDfguX1TL_dTCSEly2RFtpDUyFO0Od5iTDd4HjDivNG866MvP7HTf_MEK55cOWpcp3o_heWBt2i_m_t1ONKxh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07155" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Before lunch I snack on these <strong>petite carrots</strong>! I love the skinny ones!! <strong>0 points</strong>!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKQ5fyq-sNGrYaZ9BxRBRgoBeP9R5-lIMr4SPq7P-8nzuJSZP40L_RUyxMY-TbePxejVfSI6LuMuuQ4ceIiC6sPjy5wzG_D0ihIRTWJA12gTxLzjLgdnrqdPey_zUzED9Y3IxwHbGCatb/s1600-h/DSC07156%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07156" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwn0gwN1OaVzoPa-zlLssVX6ma5hs49q7TB9SQyu22bTl3ntN-5AZfbP9FjEpPLtlfeRvzYEi7KssIRh5Ghx833xBOmKKujVAssU6AJFrZWItnmRyQz7ocriu9eSqjsrMYAtiKy7nmTiE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07156" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>Lunch was, once again, at my desk. I had a <strong>Smart One’s</strong> and <strong>1c fresh pineapple</strong> for a total of <strong>6 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYswRb8gvGXuCWvM9L2AeWXltvG2VKGlvVml1_-1wKKZ8oXUhPQL-dqfBT1EB1L3XtPZn7MFfk4LX52xn87dmoVQCoNc2_sSIHtXDrErF0gf_v6qQo3tHMIWrVOIsJjRYb7um6u0nbvmhm/s1600-h/DSC07157%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07157" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNTtT0EuQs0oaA6ovw8T0280htTY0dvX6lr6DkuRrwfr7Cm3YDBZJIY8BMHEZa5hEvVUtiZ6ncu07KF_2vxQa_Yk0cYSGWEaUzxW1ERmqZ6uE2BJhDXiipQlxyjW-6e-Fv2sLs-i3rdxC/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07157" width="404" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv5idKzz4_4hWzn2H3rizVpfyEg_XtFLVwd2OSHUyz0p04QJIqbNRInhnr8-mLQ7XpQZm1RFOPIW63IFV_AlVRwpB93ySP0wvscatoHjvDmuyY7s4LzkqpiKeBY5PTM7r_mzW7BWTMtEB/s1600-h/DSC07158%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07158" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzUGL5_Vybb0hOqrFY6WeUQfN1R7oGHM4IsdRXq8eSKdx6wa0DYeOKjW-AVUyUnmsOmhYTj123NL0Qz2DvHVv1454yOldpmOwjkdqiuhCwugkYfaUsGC55yuqvOHPOEni1YeiMxgxRVTX/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07158" width="404" /></a></p> <p>It was another long, yet productive day at the office! When I got home Kyle and I decided we would have <strong>tacos</strong> in honor of <u>Cinco de Mayo</u>! My consisted of <strong>1/2c lean ground beef, 1 flat out</strong> (cut in half), <strong>1/4 ff cheese, 2 T ff sour cream</strong>, and <strong>taco sauce</strong> for a total of <strong>7 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30DPqkKJ0dSm1EI0zt0IX29d9loz_8B1fahyphenhyphen4Ll6nF6mP-RBfHJONQMfb2OvvwNGVsARNX6O3petCqEzFyzo6h8KVrEui3KY3BWnLhMRewgP82GLWtAOiKidOHyjG3rgzurfzV2z1jRQN/s1600-h/DSC07159%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07159" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWawat1gmQphi-IONFZ8pFGpxlTmR-sVk4rE8sCPsO1xhi8GZuQuog6Iwf1Diw3KctbOKX1LUFf7qhhziu9n4I3hk2h4_nlxJV0ey8W25rbd4IXXMq5kyH-NVsAdk4LMrpIrMYw4sknVg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07159" width="404" /></a></p> <p>But before our little fiesta we had a <strong>short run</strong>. Yes <strong><u>short</u></strong>. :( I just couldn’t get into it. There were many factors & they are just excuses. In total we put in <strong>2.5 miles</strong> in just under <strong>25 minutes</strong>. I was disappointed at the end for giving up, but then decided not to feel like that and thought “hey it’s better than not running at all”! <strong><em>[right?!?!]</em></strong></p> <p><strong>WEDNESDAY’S STATS</strong></p> <p>POINTS = 19/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED =   3 today/3 week <br />WATER = 104 oz <br />EXERCISE = 2.5 mile run</p> <p>Hope everyone has a <strong><em>GREAT</em></strong> Thursday!! I’m going to have to be strong today…it’s <strong>food day</strong> because it’s someone’s last day, we’re having a <strong>“end of the school year” celebration</strong> at work with all kinds of <strong>hors d'oeuvres</strong>, and silly me bought a <strong>giant bowl</strong> of candy for my students to munch on during their final tonight! <strong>I CAN BE STRONG & RESIST!!!!</strong></p>

The Run Won

Hello everyone!! We’re over half way through another week!! I just have to say that you guys are the BEST!! I appreciate all the support an...

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