Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6
sissy.............180
skippie...........216.8
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Welcome Jen!!

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Thanks Judy, it's nice to be back. BTW, it's Jeremy not Jason :-) I'll forgive you this time since you got the J right lol. Happy New Year!

oops...sorry Jeremy!!

I had an ex, actually 2 of them, named Jason....

See, now I'm insulted :-p

Oh my....please don't!!
They were both great guys!!

Had a few ups and downs this week and ended up back where I was last week - at 238.

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238..........238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Just wanted to post a recipe here - if people like it, I can move it to the real recipe thread. But I'm really excited. My girlfriend is Indian and I had helped her make some Indian sweets in the past. Well one of them, Ras Malai, was a ricotta cheese based dessert and it just screamed out South Beach. So I made a few modifications and it came out AMAZING! I'm so excited I just had to share it with everyone. The ratio of liquid ingredients is a bit tentative - I just played around a bit.

Ingredients:
1 large tub of part skim ricotta (2 pints I think)
fat free half n half
1% milk
some cream (very little)
cardamom ground to a pouder
a pinch of saffron (optional - but well worth it)
1.5-2c splenda

Recipe:
Preheat oven to 350
Mix ricotta with 1/2 - 1 c splenda according to your taste. Add about 5 pods worth of crushed cardamom.
Spray a small cookie sheet with fat free spray
spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly - doesn't have to cover entire tray.
Bake for about 45 minutes. The idea is to remove some of the moisture from the cheese - so this doesn't have to be perfect. Spreading the cheese thinner helps this dry out faster - so don't make it an inch thick.
Set aside to cool.

Liquid:
You want a total of 32 oz of liquid. I'd do primarily fat free half an half, with a little milk and real cream to help stabilize the mixture (not sure how well ff halfNhalf cooks down)
Put this in a large pot on the stove and mix in another few pods of cardamom crushed and 1 c splenda.
Bring to a soft boil then immediately reduce to a light simmer.
Cook until liquid is reduced by half (around half an hour)
Turn off heat and sprinkle in a pinch of saffron.

Final steps:
Take cooked ricotta and scrape from tray into a big ball. Massage it until it comes together uniformly.
Break into small balls and flatten into discs
Put into a large tupperware container.
Pour liquid over top and let sit over night in the fridge so cheese balls soak up liquid and everything gets cold.

238 again...looks like I've slipped into maintenance mode here. Gotta get back into losing mode this week.

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238..........238...........238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Hi Everyone hope we all have a great week. I've missed being here caught grandson's stomach bug, then got hubby's cold. So I've been living on broth, crackers, and toast.

Donna you aren't alone with getting back into the mode of losing.
Lets all give it our best week. Time for me step it up too.

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238..........238...........238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8......................215.6
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Sorry you've been sick, skippie. Hope you're feeling better.

I'm definitely ready to step it up this week. I just requested the South Beach Supercharged book from my library - they don't have it, but they can get it for me from a neighboring library. I want to see what's in that version of the plan that's different from the original one that I've been following.

And I'm on my way out to buy new sneakers right now - my old ones are killing my feet, so I haven't been walking as much as I should. Once I get decent walking shoes I'll have no excuse.

Let's go - onward and downward!!!

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238..........238...........238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6.......180.8
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8......................215.6
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8.......209.4
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238..........238...........238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6.......180.8
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8......................215.6
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Name............12/29..........1/5..........1/12..........1/19...........1/26
_____________________________________________________________
charran..........208.4.........209.8.......209.4
BmarieB..........164.6........163.3
CarbJunky2......303
donnaliz67.......238..........238...........238
icemanjs4......................248.5
jmr410............182.0
Judy..............153...........154.8.........154
kirbybunny......................254.4
Linda H...........162...........165
lrocchetti.......153
Renee............142.4
Serene..........................183.6.........180.8
sissy.............180............184
skippie...........216.8........................215.6
Skyliz............123.9.........123.7
tammay..........................146
Wnabthin.......................215.4

Welcome Back skippie!
I'm glad that you're feeling better.

Donnaliz,
I didn't say anything in your journal but there are a few of your choices that are making your food plan a bit too loose. Once you tighten them up, you will start to lose again.

Jeremy
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I'm happy to read that there is now a GF in your life!!