11/07/2008 18:18
Week recap
Quick note, worked out every day this week - Yeah. Too cold today for a bike ride outside so went to the gym and did 35 min of cardio and kettle ball stuff. They are starting a new class next week, have to decide if I am going to sign up. Went shopping and lunch this afternoon - shared an app of raw tuna, cooked shrimp, avocado, and mango and then had a salad, used my own 50 cal dressing and took most of the nuts off - go me!! Going out for dinner and no wine for me wi tomorrow morning. Had tea at lunch. Going to the gym tomorrow too!! No plans tomorrow night maybe movie night. Got a great new coat - I will try to take a picture - Diane VonFurstenburg. 40% off at NM - It is beyond words and a size 12. So psyched, fits great and really flattering too. Gotta run to change for dinner.
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11/05/2008 16:12
More Monaco
OK I have some time and am in front of the right computer so you get more photos
This is some of the bling that was for sale in Monaco - not a lot of fun shopping there tres $$$
The day befroe we were in Ezes this old walled city on the top of the mountain/cliff. This is what it looks like walking through
The entrance to the restaurant we ate at for lunch
The first amuse, this was smoked duck breast on the stick- I skipped that and foie gras on the toast - gobbled that one up
The view from the terrace of the restaurant
Having a drink in the afternoon at Cafe de Paris in Monaco
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11/05/2008 15:54
Keep on keeping on
Well my official wi on Saturday I was down 1 pound - that is all. If you can gain 9 pounds in 10 days why can't you lose it the same way? Anyway TOM also arrived but I have been really working out and I had better loose at least 2 or 3 pounds this week. So psyched about the election results, Obama is from Chicago and I have actually known about him even when he was just in the State House. Anyway changed my background to the R,W,& B for a few days before we transition to Thanksgiving mode. It has been really warm here since Monday and I have taken a bike ride for the lst 5 days. The DH actually ran into me and knocked me off my bike last Friday - thanks a lot. Huge swollen knee with a lovely bruise and scab but it is getting better. From now on, I will ride behind him since he doesn't seem to know how to pay attention to when someone is braking. Food alert, I tired the Rachel's yogurt from Whole Foods, had a coupon and it was on sale. Wow really good stuff, it has 150-170 calories so it is a splurge for me and not my regular breakfast yogurt plus it is sweetend with regular sugar and not Splenda, hence the additional calories but they have these great flavors anyway totally reccomend it if you like exotic fruit. I have been eating about 50% of my meals on Jenny and 50% my own, we went to a little Election bash last night and had turkey burgers, salad, and some mini eclairs. I made the salad so it ws really healthy. Today Iw as out at lunch so went to a bakery and had a veggie and hummus sandwich and a cup of apple celery soup. Yum, all homemade and I passed on dessert. I am going to post some more pics, these are from Monaco. It was really beautiful there, super clean. A great day trip, you really only need one day not a ton to do there unless you are incredibly wealthy. We toured the palace and the Napolean Museum, went to the casino and then had a gret lunch at the Cafe de Paris. later we meet up with our friends back at the cafe for a drink.
This was a hilarious sign basically telling you in about 6 languges that don't think you can trek up from the beach to the Royal Palace in your "swim costume"
These are some of the many step you climbed to get up to the palace, it was a great workout.
more stairs
Just a lovely view of the town/country
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10/29/2008 22:00
More France Pics
My dessert one day from lunch
That is a dried pineapple on top with pineapple sorbet and then chocolate yum
This is a picturesque sign in the vineyards at Volnay, they make a really really good red wine here.
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10/29/2008 21:54
Off to a good week
Well Wednesday is over and it has been a really good 3 days. I have stuck to my Jenny Craig eating and no wine. I was at the gym Sun-Tues I took today off but I did go to the store to buy biking gloves. It is supposed to be warmer tomorrow so planning on going to the gym in the morning and biking in the afternoon. My scale is down a little from the 9 pounds I gained but I still have a way to go to get it all back off again. This time the scale is going to keep going down. I would really like to lose 15 pounds before Xmas gets here. that includes the 9 pounds I have to relose. I don't think that is a word but you get the idea. I made shepard's pie with ground turkey but one pan was for my SIL and the other my DH took to poker. the filing was very healthy, 99% ff turkey and veg with broth, cornstarch, worsteshire and chili sauce but since I knew it wasn't for me I did not want to 'waste' my ff half and half so I used whole milk and low fat cream cheese in the mashed potatoes. You could easily use ff cream cheese and the ff half and half. I had my favorite Jenny dinner, the turkey chili but first you cook some spinach, heat the chili - I add cumin, chili powder, and tabasco. Put the hot chili over the cooked spinach put low fat cheese on top then melt that in the micro, crunch up a bag of Bruschetta Veggie chips put them on top, add Fage ff yogurt, salsa, tomato, green onions anyway what ever veggie toppings you want. Love this and it is one bowl and super filling. Tomorrow I am going to my crochet class and Friday only have plans to take the niece and nephew trick or treating. I think I mentioned their Mom is out of town. I will need to make them some dinner too. It is better that I feed them I keep hearing about McDonalds and Burger King when they are with their Dad. Luckily they are a normal weight now but we all know it doesn't take much to pack on the pounds. I don't know how hard it is my niece loves vegetables and hates fries and my nephew loves fruit. I bought some green beans tonight at Costco they both eat those and so easy to make plus I eat them too. I will post some more pics. I haven't downloaded the Halloween party pics but soon.
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10/27/2008 08:09
A few more pics
My friend Dawn and I at dinner in Cannes
Shrimp for dinner one night
Before I went to the market one day in Burgundy
In Cannes - just a pretty picture
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10/27/2008 08:05
Good weekend
It as really nice to be home - in Chicago - for the weekend. We went to a Halloween Party on Friday - tons of fun a really good band and I did not drink anything - Diet Coke and water all night. The DH ws Ceasar and I was a Roman lady. I had to drive home, I was so tired though by the end of the trip I don't know how I made it. Had my wi on Sat morning I am officially up 9 pounds - I can't even begin to tell you how depressing it is but I can't blame anyone but myself. Trying to get back on plan today. Sat night we went with friends for some great Indian food, it was nice and I did not eat too much and no dessert - did have a drink and glass of wine. Sunday we had to return our costumes and then went to a friends Bday party for her 2yo twins. Very cute. I then proceeded to drink lots of red wine and have 2 pcs of birthday cake. I am putting all that behind me and today is a new day. I did go to the gym yesterday for the 9am spinning class and then did kettleball stuff after that and then waiting for the DH ran on the treadmill and did the rower. I am off to Kmart after I drop the DH off at work. They are having double coupons and there are some things on sale that will be free after my coupons. I am going to the gym today just not sure when. It is super windy here - 45mph. Too windy for biking outside but by Thursday is supposed to die down and warm up - Yeah!! I think I can bike Thurs, Fri, and Sat. My SIL is going out of town next weekend so I will be taking the neice and nephew trick or treating on Friday and to a birthday party on Saturday.
One of my yummy desserts from France
A hot boat boy from the Marina in Cannes -
A really nice small chateau we toured in Cannes
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10/23/2008 12:23
Funny pic
This is a pic with me and the mayor of Chicago - Richard Daley. The DH was in charge and you see what happened. I had originally thought it would be a really funny Xmas card we were at the Chicago Gourmet event and the mayor was there.
This is another picture before France, we were going to a Rock the Vote event.
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10/23/2008 12:01
Let's try this again
So the 1st is a Chateau we visited for lunch and had a sample of 6 of their wines with lunch. Very yummy and really pretty place. The 2nd is just a pic of me while we were there. More to come.......
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10/23/2008 11:50
Technical idiot
Be back later with the correct size of photo, hopefully no one is too scared by a very large pic of my face
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