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This is another one I got my from WW leader. Another hit! I added green chiles and a can of black beans to mine. DELISH!

Beef Taco Skillet

1 lb lean hamburger meat

1 can Campbell’s tomato soup

1/2 cup salsa

1/2 cup water

6 flour tortillas - Use the 1 point kind

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. Cook beef in skillet until done. Pour off fat.

2. Stir in soup, salsa, water, tortillas. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 min. Top with cheese. Makes 4 really large servings.

6 pts each. (THESE SERVINGS ARE HUGE)

I got this from my WW leader. I made it this weekend and it was a HUGE hit!

Pizza Pasta Casserole

1 lb of ground beef (93/7)

1/2 onion chopped

1 jar (28oz) spaghetti sauce or make your own

1/2 pkg whole wheet spiral pasta, cooked and drained

2 cups low fat shredded mozzarella cheese

Hormel Turkey Pepperoni

Brown beef and onion in skillet, drain. Add pasta and sauce. Transfer to 13×9 baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange pepperoni on top. Bake uncoverred at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. I doubled this recipes and froze one. This is a great make ahead meal. Can be easily made core and just count the pepperoni. Makes 10 servings for 4 pts each.

I got this recipe from my WW leader and it is AWESOME!!!! Oh my, it’s great. So creamy and so cheesy and so low in points!!! It takes a while to make (took me 2 hours with the baking time!) but it’s sooo worth it in the end. I served it with a side salad and some “fried” zucchini. It’s awesome!

Creamy Lasagna

1 1/2 lbs ground beef (93/7)

2 cans (15 oz each) tomato sauce

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 packet splenda

2 tsp salt

2 tps Worcesterhire Sauce

1/2 tsp garlic salt

2 pkgs (8oz each) low fat cream cheese

1 cup (8 oz) low fat sour cream

1/4 cup skim milk

9 lasagna whole wheat noodles, COOKED & DRAINED!!!

1 cup lowfat shredded cheddar cheese

Brown beef, drain. Add tomato sauce, onion, salt, sugar, Worcestershire sauce and garlice salt. Mix with blender, softened cream cheese, sour cream and milk. In a greased 13×9 dish layer meat, noodles and cream cheese mixture in that order. Repeat. Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese and bake for 5 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting. (This part is important or it will fall apart)

Makes 12 servings for 5 pts each. This may sound like a lot of points, but it’s not. Take a piece for lunch with a salad the next day. It is not only healthier, but is better and more satisfying that a frozen dinner for lunch.

THIS CAN EASILY BE MADE AN ALL CORE RECIPE

I am going to keep my blog going on blogspot. I am still going to keep up here too, but my blog will be available at blogspot. I will be active on the boards and all, but my thoughts and all will be at blogspot.

The link to my blog is here.

The import worked and it was sooo easy. Thanks Roni!!!

So tomorrow, I go back to work. I’ve been off since Tuesday and it’s been GREAT!!! I have loved every minute of it.

I am still alive and kicking. Still on core, but sooooo tired of it. I’m ready to go back to points on Wednesday. I have not been perfect, I will admit. I’ve been to the gym ONCE this WW week thus far. Although on Saturday, I stained my DS swing set. It took me ALL DAY. Every time I took a break, I came inside and ate something (always core though!). Today, I shopped. Tried to avoid the sun at all costs, but that’s kinda hard when the mall is an open air mall.

I will report a few NSVs I’ve had over the last few days. Today, I got into a pair of size 10 capris at New York & Company. SIZE TEN!!! I didn’t buy them though. They were vanity sized, I know, but man that felt good! Friday night, we went out to Texas Roadhouse (this Friday will be MEXICAN b/c I miss it sooo!). I ordered a baked sweet potato plain, nothing on it with my steak and a house salad–no cheese and no dressing. I think the waiter thought I was nuts. Then in my 2nd purse that I had taken, I pulled out my spray butter, Splenda brown sugar blend, and my FF TJs salad dressing. DH was like “What else is in there?!?!” NSV#3–4th of July. A cook out at the neighbors–NO core food, NO WW friendly food. I ate and enjoyed myself with a few beverages, BUT I DID NOT CLEAN MY PLATE. I left a LOT of food on my plate. A LOT. I did not over indulge in desserts as I usually do. And I almost always clean my plate at these things b/c I don’t want people to think I didn’t like their cooking. GO ME!!! I was very proud of that.

I have made the decision to keep my blog here. I am still going to post on the boards at Roni’s site, but my blog gets lost over there and I know I have a few “followers” here so I’m going to stay here. With google reader, I have loaded my usual blog reads into that and that keeps me updated whenever you all update your blogs. I was a little behind tonight (I still am), but I am going to bed. Also on Weight Watchen, I can read blogs all day, but then I don’t comment. I would rather read the few (okay 20) that I have in google reader and those people know I am reading b/c I leave comments every time (or at least I try). I don’t do that on Roni’s site. I would never get anything done!! If you have moved over to Roni’s site, I will still keep up with you, I promise. :0)

Here is what the scale said this morning:

161.9

That means I am down 3# since last week!!!! THREE POUNDS!!!!!! I haven’t see that number since May of 2006. YAY!!!!!

I am thrilled to get over this hump. One of my goals was to get to 161. My next goal is 159.9. Wouldn’t that be great if I could get there next week?!?! I’m gonna try!!!

Have a great holiday everyone! I am going to splurge a little today but be right back on track tomorrow!

Here is today’s blog. Again…still trying to figure myself out. I might stay on my own here. I read too much if I am on Roni’s site and I am already lost in the blog list over there (not the most updated one, but the active list). I am going to stay here for now….

Another GREAT day on Core! YAY!!!! Tomorrow is WI so I am hoping for some good results. I got in my 5th work out in my WW week so I am proud about that. Here is how yesterday shaped up:

B–cream of wheat made with milk
L–Leftover Turkey Meatloaf, with green beans and hominy; watermelon
S–Bean dip and Triscuits (5!)
D–half of a porterhouse steak, sweet potato, and grilled veggies

So that’s 6 fruits and veggies; 172 ounces of water and one milk. Not too bad. I got to the gym last night and did another 33 minutes on the elliptical. I am going to have to bump up the intensity on that b/c it’s getting too easy.

I guess I am going to do core for another week. My old leader always said you need to give core 2 weeks to really see results. Although I think I have decided to “take off” the 4th. We are going to a cook out and I know I can’t just eat core foods there. We are going to our neighbors and they hate vegetables! Who hates vegetables?!?!!? I think it’s kinda funny. I am going to take my own chicken burgers from TJs and a pasta salad (hopefully core!). And I would also like to enjoy a few drinks so I am going to TRY to make the best decisions, but you know what? I will be right back on Core Thursday morning.

Last night, DH and I had our usual fight about me working out and taking away “his” time. I work out in the evenings usually b/c I work 10-11 hour days on Mondays and Tuesdays. He expects me to get up at the butt crack of dawn (literally, he’s up at 430!) when he gets up so I can work, and THEN go in the middle of the day to work out. UGH. So last night I said (kind of snarky) if I had an elliptical in the basement, we wouldn’t be having this argument. So he finally told me to pick out 3–he wants 3 to choose from. So we’ll see. I am not going to jump on this right away. I am going to look up consumer reports and all that to get the best deal for my money. I will probably be getting a bonus with work this fall and that’s what I would like to do with the money. So he is wearing down…

My 10 year class reunion is supposed to be next weekend (the 14th). We have only had 6 classmates respond–out of 90!!! And of those 6–4 of us are the ones planning it!!! So we are probably going to cancel it or at least change the location. I am sad about it b/c I was hoping to see people and we have put a LOT of work into this thing. BUT, we have decided that we won’t do it again. We (the 4 of us) won’t plan another reunion. It’s too much work and to have no one appreciate it enough to show up–not worth our time or energy. I will still get to see my 2 closest friends from high school and I am THRILLED about that. I love these 2 girls and we have known each other for a loooong time!!

Have a great OP day everyone!!

Okay, I am going BACK to a weight watchen blog. For now, until I can get this blog imported over there, here is a link to my new (and hopefully FINAL) blog!

blogs.weightwatchen.com/strawgirl

Sorry for all of the confusion and movement but I love the support over there!!

UPDATE–I can’t make up my mind! I can’t get this blog imported over there and others are having trouble as well, so I will stay here for a while until all the kinks are worked out.

Click on the above link to see today’s blog…feel free to leave comments here if you want. I will make a decision I promise!!! When I WI tomorrow, I will probably post it in both locations.

Another GREAT day on Core!  YAY!!!!  Tomorrow is WI so I am hoping for some good results.  I got in my 5th work out in my WW week so I am proud about that.  Here is how yesterday shaped up:

B–cream of wheat made with milk

L–Leftover Turkey Meatloaf, with green beans and hominy; watermelon

S–Bean dip and Triscuits (5!)

D–half of a porterhouse steak, sweet potato, and grilled veggies

So that’s 6 fruits and veggies; 172 ounces of water and one milk.  Not too bad.  :)  I got to the gym last night and did another 33 minutes on the elliptical.  I am going to have to bump up the intensity on that b/c it’s getting too easy. 

I guess I am going to do core for another week.  My old leader always said you need to give core 2 weeks to really see results.  Although I think I have decided to “take off” the 4th.  We are going to a cook out and I know I can’t just eat core foods there.  We are going to our neighbors and they hate vegetables!  Who hates vegetables?!?!!?  I think it’s kinda funny.  I am going to take my own chicken burgers from TJs and a pasta salad (hopefully core!).  And I would also like to enjoy a few drinks so I am going to TRY to make the best decisions, but you know what?  I will be right back on Core Thursday morning.  :)   

Last night, DH and I had our usual fight about me working out and taking away “his” time.  I work out in the evenings usually b/c I work 10-11 hour days on Mondays and Tuesdays.  He expects me to get up at the butt crack of dawn (literally, he’s up at 430!) when he gets up so I can work, and THEN go in the middle of the day to work out.  UGH.  So last night I said (kind of snarky) if I had an elliptical in the basement, we wouldn’t be having this argument.  So he finally told me to pick out 3–he wants 3 to choose from.  So we’ll see.  I am not going to jump on this right away.  I am going to look up consumer reports and all that to get the best deal for my money.  I will probably be getting a bonus with work this fall and that’s what I would like to do with the money.  So he is wearing down… 

 My 10 year class reunion is supposed to be next weekend (the 14th).  We have only had 6 classmates respond–out of 90!!!  And of those 6–4 of us are the ones planning it!!!  So we are probably going to cancel it or at least change the location.  I am sad about it b/c I was hoping to see people and we have put a LOT of work into this thing.  BUT, we have decided that we won’t do it again.  We (the 4 of us) won’t plan another reunion.  It’s too much work and to have no one appreciate it enough to show up–not worth our time or energy.  I will still get to see my 2 closest friends from high school and I am THRILLED about that.  I love these 2 girls and we have known each other for a loooong time!! 

I guess I am going to import my blog over here.  I haven’t figured that out yet.  I tried last night but it didn’t work.  I may post a question on the boards to see if anyone did figure it out.  :) 

Have a great OP day everyone!!