Dip Recipe

A friend at work was telling me of a good bean dip that's legal and great to dip your raw veggies in. According to the Weight Watcher's plan, it has zero points.

1 can of fat-free refried beans
1 envelope of taco seasoning

Mix the taco seasoning in the refried beans to taste.

Pretty simple. I'm going to try it this weekend when T-Bone/kids and the Bird Nerd Herd go camping. How can I make legal Smores??????

MS
Bird Nerd Herd

Week #1 is in the bag...

Great job everyone on the first week!! The results are in and we are off to a good start.
This weeks winner is Team Oso!!!

Team Oso:
starting weight: 341
weight loss: 8.5 lbs
current weight: 332.5
Total percentage: 2.49%

The Bird Nerd Herd:
starting weight: 392
weight loss: 9.6 lbs
current weight: 382.4
Total percentage: 2.45%

The Dead Sexies:
starting weight: 387
weight loss: 5 lbs
current weight: 382
Total percentage: 1.29%

Congrats Team Oso!!! Let's keep up the good work.

Friday Night Dinner

MS and I had our Friday night dinner at Luby's tonight. We each had a bowl of soup. She had vegetable with a corn muffin and I had seafood gumbo with sides of cabbage and green beans. For drinks we indulged with a glass of ice water.

I expect to lose some of my tonnage on our Monday morning weigh-in.

FS
The Bird Nerd Herd

The post below...

The post below was by the Bird Nerd Herd, even though it reads "Posted by The Dead Sexies." I'll have to figure out how to get our postings to give our team name.
Still learning...
MS

We're Pumped!!

This could really be fun as well as healthy. FS (Father Sweetness) and I are pumped. I've already hit the elliptical in the mornings, I started parking my car far from the door at work, will tackle the stairs at work next week, I'm not eating chocolate :o(

FS and I are also missing our glass of Merlot in the evenings. Maybe we'll just have a glass or two on the weekends. After all, red wine is suppose to be good for you :o)

We're more aware of what we're eating and how much. FS has been walking in the mornings w/dog who needs to lose weight too!

This is a great idea for all of us and we're committed. The toughest thing will of course be eating out at restaurants or at friends/family gatherings, parties....the list goes on!!

Good luck to all of us!
Love,
MS (Mom Sweetness)

And They're Off...

Team Oso (D and K):
Starting total weight: 341 lbs.

The Dead Sexies (T and N):
Starting total weight: 387 lbs.

The Bird Nerd Herd (J and M):
Starting total weight: 392

The Low Down

Here are the rules...

1. Each couple will weigh in and email me (T-Bone) their total weight every Monday. I will post the totals each week.

2. Each week's weight loss/gain will be tallied and divided into the starting weight for the total % of weight loss. For example...our starting weight on week 1 might be 100 pounds. The next week, we lost 4 pounds total combined. This would give us a total of percentage of weight loss of 4%. The team with the highest percentage of weight loss at the end wins.

3. This program is only for the 3 E's...Exercise, Eat Right, Eat Less...no quick gimmick diets

4. The end of the contest will be determined when D and K move down here.

The winning couple will receive a free night's stay at the Marriott at Solana, dinner, and free overnight baby/dog sitting.

Please understand that we are all here to help each other so please feel free to post success stories as well as trials. We are all here to encourage each other and to get healthy together. We all want to be around to see our new generation of kids grow up.

Please feel free to post recipes or any tips that might help us get through the week.