Slash more than boy pairings!

I fell in a hole again, but here are the results for our Weight Slasher SparkTeam goals so far:

Drink 7 cups of water per day
radclyff is in the lead at 113 cups of water drunk this month! is at a gorgeous 69 cups had! And I'm still forgetting to drink enough, so I'm catching up with 38 cups.


Walk/Run 5 miles per week
radclyff has walked 10.68 miles already! And I am very sorry to say that she is the only one that has logged in her mileage. :( I need to get my butt back in gear. Wait, radclyff! I'm gonna catch up!


Do 500 minutes of fitness activities per month
radclyff is kicking ass with already hitting 696 minutes!!! I'm so excited for you!
has been showing her moves with 320 minutes of fitness!!! Way to go!
And, uh, I'm at 25 minutes. >.<;

Keep workin' it, people! Spring has sprung in my parts. How about yours? Does the warmer weather and flower buds inspire you?

Alright everyone, how are you doing? Stressed? Tired? I know I am.

I'm still meeting my exercise goals, but I feel like I'm failing in the eating department. Especially the stuff I drink. If I didn't beat myself up about it, I'd probably drink an entire day's worth of calories in cola products. The other day, I had a hard cider...not thinking anything about it. When I looked at the bottle, I saw it had 200 calories. 200! For a drink! That's almost an entire meal's worth of calories! I'm seriously needing to kick the 'drinking' habit. I've been practically starving myself since I'm counting soda in my calorie counts...and it just takes up so much room! For one soda, I could be eating two rice cakes with peanut butter, or an english muffin, or a granola bar and fruit. I don't think I can cut out soda all together, but maybe I can get down to one can a day instead of wanting a can with every meal.

Does anybody have suggestions for good-for-you drinks (that aren't tea)? I like tea, but I like tea with tons of sugar, which defeats the purpose.

Let me apologize for my failure to post last week. But the results for our Weight Slasher SparkTeam goals are here!

Drink 7 cups of water per day
We have a tie!!! and radclyff both drank 190 cups of water for the month of February! Way to freakin' go, you guys!!!!


Walk/Run 5 miles per week
radclyff walked 21.93 miles! Clearly, that's goal for the whole month! Awesome work of the feet, legs, and butt!
I came in at 13.66. I, uh, fell in a hole.


Do 500 minutes of fitness activities per month
radclyff did it double time and did 1,041 minutes of fitness!! Holy moly! I'm blown away!
kicked major ass by workin' it for 653 minutes! Sweet!
And I just barely made this month's goal with 578 minutes.

March begins tomorrow! Let's see what we can accomplish! I know I'm going to bump myself back on track and give everyone else a run for their money this month. ;)

So, I've been fighting and fighting, and it finally hit me today that all the work I've done is really working. I weighed myself today, like I do every week, and I weighed in at 199lbs. It hit me that I haven't weighe under 200 in...years and years. It's finally making a difference! HOLY CRAP! I almost don't know what to do with myself...

Second week of February is done! And the results for our Weight Slasher SparkTeam goals are here!

Drink 7 cups of water per day
radclyff has moved ahead with 105 cups of water had this month! is coming up behind her at 89 cups! And the small dot way back in the dust is little ol' me at 29 cups. I need to step it up a couple notches.

Walk/Run 5 miles per week
I walked 8.79 miles this month but radclyff is right behind me at 8.75! I thought I felt someone stalking me all week!

Do 500 minutes of fitness activities per month
radclyff has pulled ahead in this goal this week too, working it at 624 minutes this month! Way to go! You blew that goal apart! I've put in a good 419 minutes and is right there at 358 minutes for this month!

Way to kick the crap out of this shrimp of a month that dares to dump snow and rain on us! Let's keep on it!

The LJers that don't want to sign up for our Weight Slasher SparkTeam are begged, here and now, to share your weekly accomplishments in the comments! Let's celebrate what we have all been doing!

All right! First week of February complete! Let's see how we did with our Weight Slasher SparkTeam goals!

Drink 7 cups of water per day
has had 50 cups so far this month! Way to go!
radclyff was right behind her at 49 cups!
And I clearly need to up my intake since I only got in 19. Where's my big mug?!

Walk/Run 5 miles per week
Woo hoo! I did the best at 6.79 miles!
...I'm also the only one who walked last week. No fair if you just let me get ahead! (I guess I should feel lucky that brknhalo241 hasn't yet put in her time. I'll bask in my glory for a while until she does.)

Do 500 minutes of fitness activities per month
So far this month, I'm in the lead by the skin of my teeth with 248 minutes.
is breathing down my neck with 236 minutes, and radclyff is right behind her with 230 minutes! It's a close race, folks, and we're only at the beginning of the month! Woo hoo!

Lets keep it up!

"Achievement seems to be connected
with action. Successful men and
women keep moving. They make
mistakes, but they don't quit."
- Conrad Hilton

Curried Chicken with Black Beans

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken cut into thin pieces (like for fajitas)
1 medium, sweet onion peeled and cut into strips (like for fajitas)
2-3 tbs olive oil
1 can black beans, drained
1 tbs green curry paste
1 pinch minced fresh ginger
1 cup water
4-6 tbs fish sauce
Garlic salt and white pepper to taste

Very low in fat/calories but high in sodium. If you need to watch your sodium intake, this isn’t the recipe for you. Or, omit the fish sauce and garlic salt.

Put olive oil, chicken and onion in a skillet. Season with garlic salt and white pepper to taste. I use white pepper with this recipe because I think it goes better with the curry than black pepper does. Cook chicken through. In a bowl, mix water, curry paste, ginger and fish sauce. Fish sauce kind of smells like rotten feet, but I’ve found the worse it smells the better it tastes. I like a lot of fish sauce so use 6 tbs, however if you don’t know if you like it you might want to go 2-4 tbs until you get the feel for it. Once chicken is cooked through, add contents of bowl to pan. Cook on med-high heat until sauce is the consistency you like (it will thicken as it sits). I usually cook for another 5-6 minutes and evaporate off most of the water, leaving the chicken with a rich, thick sauce. If you left it too long and the bottom of the pan is covered in dried, sticky curry just add more water and cook it off. Add black beans and heat through.

I like to serve in a Tumaro’s 100 Calorie Low Carb Tortilla (salsa or basil flavored). Served this way, one serving is about 250 calories, 24g carbs, only 3g of fat, and 24g of protein! But remember, lots and lots of sodium. Or, serve over rice (sorry, I don't have the numbers for that).

Want to be naughty? Instead of using water, use one can of light coconut milk to make a true curry. This is higher in calories and very rich and decadent. This makes more sauce, so serve over rice like a true curry.

I went snowshoeing! It was hard, but I did it! We did a 2.5 hour hike around Bear Lake and Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. The ranger said you burn around 800 calories per hour of snowshoing in that area since there is a LOT of up. It was very beautiful, and I had to go really slow, but I still did the entire hike! I was afraid I wouldn't make it because of my back, but I just went really slow. The ranger that guided our tour was great. He gave me lots of tips on how to walk and go up steep hills without hurting my back. It was so fun that I'm going to plan on going again as soon as work allows. RMNP is only about an hour from my house, so I could make a day trip of it.

I hope all of you are taking up challenges to help yourselves!