tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051224894800405782026-05-20T03:22:16.669-04:00A blog about the journey of weight loss, shopping on a budget, hair and make-up tips, relationships,traveling,exercise, and more.Journeying As Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089907677793337236noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405122489480040578.post-56623289256460985192012-03-20T16:39:00.000-04:002012-03-20T16:39:47.825-04:00

I simply cooked my tilapia... used fresh chopped salsa..(from Trader Joes) and wrapped in Lettuce... was good! spicy actuallY!

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Ingredients: *7 ounces tilapia *4 ounces crab meat *1 tbspn Garden of Life Raw Fiber(or flax meal) *5 ounces squash *2 ounces of onions *1 tspn cayenne pepper *1 tspn McCormick Southwestern Seasoning *1/2 tspn white pepper * sea salt (to taste) ** will need a food blender/NINJA Preparation: cook the tilapia and crab meat fully.. in a nonstick skillet sauté the squash & onions

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CHALLENGE WILL RUN TWO WEEKS!!! Note:Use MCT Oil throughout the day to avoid being hungry and getting lightheaded. 3/19 THRU 4/1 ESSENTIALS: Omega 3 Fish Oil @ 1500 mg’s per day, • Vitamin D- ‐3 @ 1000 mg’s per day *Garden of Life Raw Fiber, can be found at Vitamin Shoppe ALLOWED

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Challenges for week 2/6 thru 2/11 exercises at bottom of page...  EVERYONE COMPLETES THIS ON MONDAY: BURN BABY BURN....set timer for 15 mins...lay it on the floor so you can see the clock..unless you can set it to alert you at intervals...You need a 10 pound weight set JOG FOR 1 min....MAY BE DONE IN PLACE..TIP: I use my hallway... Push ups- as many as possible for 20 secs Squats w/

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Well... one of My Fitness Pals Here In King Of Prussia, PA. took me to The Cheesecake Factory. I ordered this Barbecue Ranch Chicken salad.. IT WAS THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!! So yall know me.. i had to come up with my own rendition. This is it. I forgot avocado... other than that.. it the same!! 6 ounces of Harvestland Chicken 70 grams of Tomato 40 grams of Onions 1/2 cup of Bush's low sodium

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Hey You Guyses! You know how I feel about fitness and health, right? Well, Of course this was a gradual process. I began meeting each challenge with the thought process of , ' I will not be able to do this'. The crazy part was that I WAS DOING IT & MAKING PROGRESS! One day early in my 'learning to run' days (when everything but my ear lobes jiggled), I was thinking (while running) "shut the

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This was the challenge...  COACHES...CHALLENGE YOUR TEAM AS A WHOLE..YOU INCLUDED.. TO BURN 1150 more cals tomorrow than they did today....1/17/2012 If you have someone with a low rhr....this would take forever.. Soooo for every 30 mins..that counts as 175 calories burned!!!! THIS IS A CHANCE TO BUILD AN EVEN CLOSER RAPPORT AND SHOW THEM YOU ARE IN IT WITH THEM.. THIS IS LESS THAN 300 cals

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BIGGEST LOSER CHALLENGE FOR  January 20,  2012!!!!!!  SIMPLY TIME YOURSELF ON THIS ONE.. WE WILL RE-DO this as the challenge Progress and we will track your speed in getting through this... PLEASE BE SAFE.. FOCUS ON FORM!!!!!!!!! NOW LEGGGGGOOOOO!!!!!!!!  Thanks  LIZZY-POOH for telling us about: Free app Gym Buddy will alert you at intervals. THIS IS AT YOUR OWN PACE!

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This one is called....BURN BABY BURN....set timer for 15 mins...lay it on the floor so you can see the clock..unless you can set it to alert you at intervals...You need a 10 pound weight set JOG FOR 1 min....MAY BE DONE IN PLACE..TIP: I use my hallway... Push ups- as many as possible for 20 secs Squats w/ weight (do arm curls) as many as possible for 30 sec Jumps Squats-No weights!!!! as many as

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COACHES...CHALLENGE YOUR TEAM AS A WHOLE..YOU INCLUDED.. TO BURN 1150 more cals tomorrow than they did today....1/17/2012 If you have someone with a low rhr....this would take forever.. Soooo for every 30 mins..that counts as 175 calories burned!!!! THIS IS A CHANCE TO BUILD AN EVEN CLOSER RAPPORT AND SHOW THEM YOU ARE IN IT WITH THEM.. THIS IS LESS THAN 300 cals per person..OR 40 mins for those

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January 16, 2012. TODAYS CHALLENGE: SET YOUR CLOCK AT 15 mins..... PUT ON YOUR HRM....BEGIN!!!!!!!!!! Oh.yeah..you will also need a 5 to 10 pound hand weight. perform...WITH OUT STOPPING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE... MAKE SURE TO KEEP COUNT OF HOW MANY SETS YOU DO OF THE FOLLOWING..... 5 deep swimmers press( using your weight) 10 vertical punches (using your weight) 5 pushups (may be modified) 10 Squats

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My Secret: I get alot of compliments on my arms. I must be real.. I have never gave a damn about arms when it came to 'weightloss' before I became friends with Foxxy and ANEWLUCIA.. matter of fact I am not sure if i cared about 'fitness'. Those chics have beautiful arms... Anyway.... Since becoming friends with Foxxy.. 'fitness' became my LIFE!!! and guess what..the weight left in its own

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Hey Gang.. I am Blogging this so you Guyses can communicate about Teams In an organized fashion.  I have posted names of the participants so far. Remember,you can link with those who are already IN or find other MFP to get your 3 man teams together.  Before you ask.. all you have to do is add a comment to correspond with one another.. as you become a team.. assign a LEAD and have

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THIS IS ME TODAY 12/30/2011 MY GIRL HAD ME TAKE THIS ONE.. MY THIGHS ARE NICE.. MY BUTT...WHERE DID IT GO JOE??? LMAO!!

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So I Love Caribbean Food... Been missing it with my new lifestyle. So I put on my THINKING CAP.. and this is what I came up with. For the Wings: 6- 8 of Tyson Sections 2 tspn of McCormick Perfect Pinch Caribbean Jerk Seasoning 1 tspn of thyme 1 tablespoon of Grace's Fish and Meat Sauce dash of black pepper sprinkle some crushed red pepper to taste SO SEASON WINGS WITH THE ABOVE.. lay on

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Oh My Goodness.... I lost the remote 2 days ago... I have looked in freezer..boots..purses... closet..trash can... even through MY WIGS!!!!!!! I have a huge Lazy Boy Rocker Chair.. that I KNEW I was in the last time I had the dang remote. I ASSURE YOU, I have lifted that sucker several times and let it DROP to see if anything would fall. NO REMOTE! This morning.. I hit my shin on the corner of

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THE FINISHED PRODUCT!!!  OUT THE OVEN THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS..WELL KINDA.. I ALREADY REMOVED THE SEEDS..  THIS IS WHAT SPAGHETTI SQUASH LOOKS LIKE DONE! DIRECTIONS: USE SKEWER TO POKE HOLES ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SQUASH SO IT DOESNT EXPLODE IN OVEN... BAKE FOR EXACTLY 1 HOUR AFTER PREHEATING OVEN AT 375.. TOPPING: 6 OUNCES OF ANY KIND OF MEAT.. I USE SHRIMP AND/OR CHICKEN

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1/2 Cucumber 1 knuckle Ginger 1/2 cup mint leaves  1 lemon juiced 1 gallon water Directions: Peel ginger & cucumber, Puree all ingredients together in food processor mix with water let it sit overnight in frig, strain into another container or water bottles and enjoy ice cold - be sure to refrig unused portions for up to 2 days NOTE.... ITS GOOD..  As Always Keep It Classy

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DR. OZ on eating fruit  Wow. This is truly enlightening.  I thought it was going to be funny.  But there are some very interesting healthy facts  included here.  Read on.EATING FRUIT     This is informative!   We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how

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So I am on a new mission. 6 weeks to abs.. Myself and several of MY FITNESS PALS are going hard for six weeks. Its started on Monday..9/12/2011...It consists of each person making a schedule and STICKING to it. The exercises of choice are AbRIpperX or the Ab Workout on the NIKE TRAINING CLUB APP for Apple products. Well my first day doing my ABRIPPERX was TODAY!! I was scheduled for Monday and

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WELL I HAVE GOTTEN QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT ARMS. I have never been big on lifting, however, my arms have always been a problem area. I still have some ways to go.. but at least I have a muscle. LOL. So.. like I said, I dont like lifting.. what do I use?? Well when I am not doing P90X.. I use dumb bells and go very light with old school type of moves. I have included a video.. NOT OF ME THIS

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Hello y'all! Well today wasn't really that eventful! I did the 5k today walked/ran...45 minutes. This was a trail/multi terrain type run..so I'm happy with that time. Though I will be pushing to better that time. I did have to stop due to rain so of course that affected my time. I WAS DRENCHED!!!!!!!!!!! But I loved it!!! I also forgot to share with y'all my OTHER FAVORITE APP ON ONE OF MY MANY

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WHATZUP!!! Needless to say ,today was a crazy one!!! It was supposed to be my day off from exercise ,aside from completing the challenge!!! As I began to log the rest of my food( BIG NO NO..GENERALLY I PRE LOG ..THEN EAT.OTHERWISE I AM IN TROUBLE) I noticed I was over in fat!! I FIGURED WELL I WILL DO A STROLL/ WALK. So around 6:30p.m... I get going...10 minutes in...I got Krunk!!!! So I walked 2

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Well my day has come to an end... This challenge is beautiful. I am very excited about my probable results!  Today's challenge was: 2 sets of 15 reps each... Swimmer’s Presses, 21’s, Dumbbell Chest Fly’s,  Lawnmowers,  Tricep Kickbacks, Shoulder Shrugs (weighted)!!! As you can see this is forcing me to really use my shoulders/collar bone area. With the previous injury I must

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Hey y'all! I know what I forgot to tell y'all!!! I FINALLY FOUND AN APP FOR DROID THAT TRACKS YOUR DISTANCE AND SPEED WHILE EXERCISING/ RUNNING! IT was recommended by one of MFP friends, GOLDENGIRL1979( THANK YOU GIRL!!!!) Up until today I was using solo. The name...sorry I almost forgot to tell you!!! LMAO!!! ...is SOFTRACE...NOW!!!!! What I am referring to when i say i was doing it solo.....

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