Comments on: Weight Loss Wednesday with My Friend Marybeth http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Danielle http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14943 Danielle Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:17 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14943 Whew! I am not used to Word Press. Almost didn't figure out how to do this.lol And I thought I knew computers and the net. Anyway... I'm here, and I am so on this journey with you. I've gone back alot of times and made too many altars. God forgive me. I am ready to leave the altars behind and begin a fresh and new day with God's help and all my sisters encouragement. For those who have lost--Congrats! For those who didn't-- We will soon, girls! Keep striving! Whew! I am not used to Word Press. Almost didn’t figure out how to do this.lol And I thought I knew computers and the net.

Anyway… I’m here, and I am so on this journey with you. I’ve gone back alot of times and made too many altars. God forgive me. I am ready to leave the altars behind and begin a fresh and new day with God’s help and all my sisters encouragement.

For those who have lost–Congrats!
For those who didn’t– We will soon, girls! Keep striving!

]]> By: natalie http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14936 natalie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:01:52 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14936 I am lucky enough to hear Karen speak this past weekend at Hearts At Home in Rochester. I also heard Mary Beth Whalen...YEAH to both of them! I have been a yo yo dieter ever since my teen years. I have struggled with weight gain ever since graduating from high school. The freshman 15 turned into 20 and so on. I have had success with weight watchers in the past with losing 38 pounds and kept it off for several years. I had a fibroid tumor that resulted in a few blood transfusions and then ended up removing the tumor...it was the size of get this.....a cantaloupe! I ended up having a partial hysterectomy where they took it all but 1 ovary. I don't think that ovary really has worked since so I am struggling with hormone issues. I have about 60 pounds to lose. It's hard not to look at the high number and not get discouraged. I am going to try what you said at conference though, and just focus on 10%. That seems more doable. I am jumping on my incline trainer 3 times this week...that is my goal. I am so excited to be on this journey with all of you. Blessings, Natalie I am lucky enough to hear Karen speak this past weekend at Hearts At Home in Rochester. I also heard Mary Beth Whalen…YEAH to both of them!

I have been a yo yo dieter ever since my teen years. I have struggled with weight gain ever since graduating from high school. The freshman 15 turned into 20 and so on. I have had success with weight watchers in the past with losing 38 pounds and kept it off for several years.

I had a fibroid tumor that resulted in a few blood transfusions and then ended up removing the tumor…it was the size of get this…..a cantaloupe!

I ended up having a partial hysterectomy where they took it all but 1 ovary. I don’t think that ovary really has worked since so I am struggling with hormone issues. I have about 60 pounds to lose. It’s hard not to look at the high number and not get discouraged. I am going to try what you said at conference though, and just focus on 10%. That seems more doable.

I am jumping on my incline trainer 3 times this week…that is my goal.

I am so excited to be on this journey with all of you.

Blessings,

Natalie

]]> By: Ncramer http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14935 Ncramer Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:03:52 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14935 I was lucky enough to hear Karen speak on weight loss at the Hearts at Home conference this weekend. I would like to join to have accountability. I need to lose more but am starting with a goal of losing 10% of my weight. I was lucky enough to hear Karen speak on weight loss at the Hearts at Home conference this weekend. I would like to join to have accountability. I need to lose more but am starting with a goal of losing 10% of my weight.

]]> By: Vicki Foss http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14924 Vicki Foss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:26 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14924 I've tried several times to post but keep getting rejected!! I've never posted on a blog before and obviously don't know what I'm doing!! I've really enjoyed reading everyones comments. I'm so discouraged with myself. I can't seem to get the eating under control. The more I try the more I eat! I have no self-control at all. I know that is a weakness and keep asking God to strengthen me in this area, but am still struggling. I appreciate all your advice and wake every day with new resolve. So I keep plugging along. Thanks for what you are doing. I’ve tried several times to post but keep getting rejected!! I’ve never posted on a blog before and obviously don’t know what I’m doing!! I’ve really enjoyed reading everyones comments. I’m so discouraged with myself. I can’t seem to get the eating under control. The more I try the more I eat! I have no self-control at all. I know that is a weakness and keep asking God to strengthen me in this area, but am still struggling. I appreciate all your advice and wake every day with new resolve. So I keep plugging along. Thanks for what you are doing.

]]> By: kimberlee http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14907 kimberlee Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:47 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14907 I'm late! I didn't post because I didn't want to, I'm finding Weds are not good days for me! :P Need to work on that. Now, confession: I STILL have not gotten a scale. sigh tsk tsk, I know, I know, BUT...I am recording what goes in my mouth every.single.day. The exercise, not so much. I need to figure out the perfect time for me to do that so it falls into schedule and not come 4:00, Oh I forgot to exercise! when I'm too tired by then. I was writing everything down on paper at first, and thankfully came across SparkPeople's iphone app! YAY!!!!! I use to record on SparkPeople, but would eventually drift away. But now that my iphone is attached to my hip, I am faithful at recording. I love seeing if I have a little extra room for some hot chocolate after the kids go to bed and GULP I had no idea how much calories are in marshmallows! Makes me think twice when my kids have some. I’m late! I didn’t post because I didn’t want to, I’m finding Weds are not good days for me! :P Need to work on that. Now, confession: I STILL have not gotten a scale. sigh tsk tsk, I know, I know, BUT…I am recording what goes in my mouth every.single.day. The exercise, not so much. I need to figure out the perfect time for me to do that so it falls into schedule and not come 4:00, Oh I forgot to exercise! when I’m too tired by then.
I was writing everything down on paper at first, and thankfully came across SparkPeople’s iphone app! YAY!!!!! I use to record on SparkPeople, but would eventually drift away. But now that my iphone is attached to my hip, I am faithful at recording. I love seeing if I have a little extra room for some hot chocolate after the kids go to bed and GULP I had no idea how much calories are in marshmallows! Makes me think twice when my kids have some.

]]> By: Amy http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14856 Amy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:20:18 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14856 Here's the recipe for black bean brownies:(They taste fudge-y) 2 c. rinsed, drained and COOKED black beans 3/4 c. sugar (honey, splenda, stevia--I'm not sure the equivalent that it would be for the artificial sweeteners, I used honey) 3 lg eggs. (I used 1 whole egg and the rest egg whites or egg beaters) 3 T. olive oil 4 T. cocoa powder 1 pinch of salt 1 t. vanilla Preheat oven to 350. Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into a greased 8x8 cake pan. Bake for 30 min. **The texture is not going to be "stiff" like reg. brownies....but creamy. You may not think they are done initially but I keep them in the fridge and they are yummy plain or with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Sorry I don't have the nutritional info! I'm GUESSING that they are 100 calories a serving or under. You could probably do it with only 2 T. oil if you wanted to cut out more calories. If you use stevia or splenda the caloric content would be even less. I got the recipe from Cathe.com as I use her workout videos and she has a forum where you can browse recipes that people post. If anyone makes them, I'd love to know if I'm the only "weirdo" who likes them. :) I'm going to try Karen's Mississippi Mud Bars recipe! ***Karen--maybe sometime in addition to the weightloss posting there could be a day where we post recipes. I've got so many and I'm always excited to try new, lower calorie ones to add to my growing assortment!*** Here’s the recipe for black bean brownies:(They taste fudge-y)
2 c. rinsed, drained and COOKED black beans
3/4 c. sugar (honey, splenda, stevia–I’m not sure the equivalent that it would be for the artificial sweeteners, I used honey)
3 lg eggs. (I used 1 whole egg and the rest egg whites or egg beaters)
3 T. olive oil
4 T. cocoa powder
1 pinch of salt
1 t. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into a greased 8×8 cake pan. Bake for 30 min.

**The texture is not going to be “stiff” like reg. brownies….but creamy. You may not think they are done initially but I keep them in the fridge and they are yummy plain or with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

Sorry I don’t have the nutritional info! I’m GUESSING that they are 100 calories a serving or under. You could probably do it with only 2 T. oil if you wanted to cut out more calories. If you use stevia or splenda the caloric content would be even less.

I got the recipe from Cathe.com as I use her workout videos and she has a forum where you can browse recipes that people post.

If anyone makes them, I’d love to know if I’m the only “weirdo” who likes them. :) I’m going to try Karen’s Mississippi Mud Bars recipe! ***Karen–maybe sometime in addition to the weightloss posting there could be a day where we post recipes. I’ve got so many and I’m always excited to try new, lower calorie ones to add to my growing assortment!***

]]> By: Rebecca http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14855 Rebecca Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:43 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14855 HI, I've never heard of the testing,licking etc. as BLT's but that is a huge problem for me. I did pretty well until Saturday last week. I didn't raid my kid's Halloween buckets but my husband and son got H1N1 on Sunday and I was so busy taking care of them that I didn't write down what I was eating and ended up not eating the best. I lost .5 this week. I now have a temp and am really hoping it goes away soon. I so want to be able to attend Hearts in Rochester tomorrow and Sat. Karen, do you know if I could get a home packet if I'm too sick top attend? Rebecca HI, I’ve never heard of the testing,licking etc. as BLT’s but that is a huge problem for me. I did pretty well until Saturday last week. I didn’t raid my kid’s Halloween buckets but my husband and son got H1N1 on Sunday and I was so busy taking care of them that I didn’t write down what I was eating and ended up not eating the best. I lost .5 this week. I now have a temp and am really hoping it goes away soon. I so want to be able to attend Hearts in Rochester tomorrow and Sat. Karen, do you know if I could get a home packet if I’m too sick top attend?
Rebecca

]]> By: Theresa http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14849 Theresa Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:24:10 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14849 I am glad to be able to say the Lord has been my strength and has been with me each time I want that extra something. 4:00 seems to be the worst for me. But I put a few peeled carrots in a bowl and crunch if I have to. My big help this week was having my daughter -9 year old- clean up the left overs and pack them into the frig. I go and brush my teeth while she is doing that and when I come back to clean the kitchen or help with the dishes the food is packed away and my mouth feels so good I wouldn't want to have one more bite. I worked out everyday last week and know that my heart and lungs are glad. My legs and arms seem to protest at times. I got on my wii fit scale and was down another 3 lbs. And my BMI was down also. Keep moving ladies. Keep writing down everything that passes those lips. And drink, drink, drink those water bottles! God be with you as you strive to honor Him in every action you do. I am glad to be able to say the Lord has been my strength and has been with me each time I want that extra something. 4:00 seems to be the worst for me. But I put a few peeled carrots in a bowl and crunch if I have to. My big help this week was having my daughter -9 year old- clean up the left overs and pack them into the frig. I go and brush my teeth while she is doing that and when I come back to clean the kitchen or help with the dishes the food is packed away and my mouth feels so good I wouldn’t want to have one more bite.
I worked out everyday last week and know that my heart and lungs are glad. My legs and arms seem to protest at times. I got on my wii fit scale and was down another 3 lbs. And my BMI was down also.
Keep moving ladies.
Keep writing down everything that passes those lips.
And drink, drink, drink those water bottles!
God be with you as you strive to honor Him in every action you do.

]]> By: Betsy http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14848 Betsy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:26:59 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14848 Didn't gain...but didn't lose. I like the idea of allowing for some sweet treats now and then. BUT, if they are there, it's so hard for me to have just one! I may just have to quit cold turkey for now. It's almost like an addiction, those sugary concoctions! I managed to keep moving this week, but still am letting food rule. Now that I received my groovy notebook, I will go to writing things down this week. Thanks Karen! Thanks for the good ideas Karen, Marybeth and others. Deep breathing...that does good things for me too! I just need to remember to do it! Didn’t gain…but didn’t lose. I like the idea of allowing for some sweet treats now and then. BUT, if they are there, it’s so hard for me to have just one! I may just have to quit cold turkey for now. It’s almost like an addiction, those sugary concoctions!

I managed to keep moving this week, but still am letting food rule. Now that I received my groovy notebook, I will go to writing things down this week. Thanks Karen!

Thanks for the good ideas Karen, Marybeth and others. Deep breathing…that does good things for me too! I just need to remember to do it!

]]> By: Wendy W http://karenehman.com/home/2009/11/04/weight-loss-wednesday-with-my-friend-marybeth/comment-page-1/#comment-14846 Wendy W Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:04:55 +0000 http://karenehman.com/home/?p=1345#comment-14846 I did awful this week. It was all those BLT's. I'm amazed at how God works. And, I wasn't going to check in this week because I was soo embarrassed about my week. Thank you Lord for not letting me off the hook and thank you Karen for your ministry. Wendy I did awful this week. It was all those BLT’s. I’m amazed at how God works. And, I wasn’t going to check in this week because I was soo embarrassed about my week. Thank you Lord for not letting me off the hook and thank you Karen for your ministry.

Wendy

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