They Fit!

I'm not doing so well this go around, but I was organizing my basement and decided to try on the jeans I bought right before my wedding (and have since been in that box for 5 years). They Fit! And they had a Twenty in the pocket!

Shiratki Noodle Stir-fry!

A few months back Roey mentioned those Shriataki noodles. They are basically tofu noodles, all protein and 1 pt per bag for WWs.
I finally tried them last night. I used them in a stir-fry, and they were really good. Here's what I did..

Prep the Noodles
Drain 1 bag of Shirataki noodles
Boil them for 2 mins

Stir-fry - I used what I had on hand, you can use your favorites instead.
1/2 green bell pepper
1/2 orange bell pepper
1 cup (left over) corn
1 mini-can sliced water chestnuts
1 mini-can bamboo shoots
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 tblspn low sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon of hoisin sauce
a shake of Asian 5 spice powder
a shake of powdered ginger
a pinch of crushed red pepper
2 spritz of Pam

Stir fry up the veggies in a skillet or wok with the skillet. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and sautee. When the peppers start getting bright and soft, add in the noodles and the sauce. Reduce the heat to medium and stir to combine. Let all simmer for a few mins, to incorporate.

This made 3 large servings - the veggies outnumbered the noodles... probably could've added another bag and made it 6 servings and still been good.

Hi - I'm Jen. I live in Sacramento. Thanks to Christy and Roey for inviting me into the challenge. I totally suck at losing weight so you all should be very safe spending my $25. I blame 20 pounds on my 2 kids - 10 pounds per kid. The remaing 10 that I have a problem with has followed me around on and off since high school / college.

It's late and so that's all I have for an introduction! :-)

Some results

well, three of us are off to a good start. a few of us gained (no need for mention), Anne Marie (my sister!) is new, and i haven't heard from several. let me know if e;mail is better for the results!

cookies

south beach now has cookies and other snackfood in stores. haven't tried yet.

Vacation!

Oh my god...i haven't done cardio since i got here! Connor is going to his grandparents this weekend and i have some serious catching up to do! Plus, i'm allergic to the cats so i'm doped up on antihistamines...so i drink diet dr pepper and eat m&m's all day to stay awake! i'm glad i'm missing out on the July 1st weigh in! it would NOT be good news!

Introducing...

Hi All!
My name is Kate and I live in Orlando...I would really like to thank Amy and Roey for inviting me to this challenge-I passed it up last time but feel much more comfortable now that I have met Roey!
I have really been dealing with my weight for some time....A few years ago I was very sucessful on WW, but 7 years later gained about 3/4 of the weight back. For the past few months I have tried something new (on the advice of my dr) and so far have been successful on South Beach. I am trying to prevent diabetes in the future and this seemed to be the best choice. So far, so good. I have already lost 15lbs and for the first time I don't feel like I'm on a diet. I am really trying to take it slow......and am not beating myself up after that extra glass of wine (or two or three!) or sharing an occasional dessert. I've also been very vigilant about working out, which is never a bad thing!
Most importantly I've learned that diets work differently for everyone!! After years of trying not to eat at night, I now have my dinner pretty early, but always have a snack (woo hoo sugar and fat free pudding!) before bed to keep the metabolism working while I sleep. It also prevents me from snacking too much!
Thanks again and I'm psyched about this!!
My diet tip: I start the day with 2 glasses of water and some V8