Tues Menu

No pics :)

B.  egg/beans  2v
S.  'taco' lettuce wrap 1v
D  Pan fried Tilapia, baked sweet potato ( plain),1 C roasted veggies (Zucchini,red and green bell pepper onion ,carrot,celery) steamed broccoli w/ parmesan   3v
Supper   1/4 lb  boiled peel and eat shrimp,  1 1/2 C salad Green goddess dressing 3v
S.  greek yogurt w/ 1 tsp  chocolate powder from sf/ff  instant pudding
20 min walk inside
20 min yoga

The Beginning!

This is my first day of actually being in the 9 club! I found it difficult, but ended up not eating any types of bread at all!

My Day:

-I had a V8 before morning workouts at 6am

<---After I ate strawberry yogurt with blueberries and black berries.

-For lunch, orange chicken, with a mound of broccoli

- I had 3 snacks, carrots and ranch, 2 organic fruit leather's, and veggie chips.

-For dinner I ate Chicken with soy sauce and this Maple-Glazed Sweet Potatoes... yum.

The Maple- Glazed Sweet Potatoes are baked for 40 then combined in a deep skillet with bacon (I use turkey bacon), yellow onion (I use red), maple syrup (reduced fat) and thyme leaves... it tastes like Thanksgiving!

-AND THE GRAND FINALE, Mom's Favorite Banana dessert (Which is below) However, I used Dark Chocolate syrup instead.

have found success with the 9 club by adding lots of vegies to my lunch sandwich (spinach is especially delicious), making soup with lots of vegies and bringing celery and carrots with me on my long drives for work (they are a surprisingly delicious snack). Also, vegie and cheese paninis are my new passion (with roasted red pepper, spinach...and everything I can find)! (thanks, Sandy) Patty

PS I invite my friends, Donna and Laura (sisters) to join.

PPS I tried to post on the blog also but it said "tag is broken". Would a facebook page work better? I can do that if you guys like the idea.

Patty

wed/ thurs

Wed
B 2v
D3v
S 1f
Super 3v
Thurs
B 2 v
S 1v
D 2v
S  2f  :(
 Thurs ...Dinner was  pan fried  tilapia chunks w/ 1 C  raw  red bell pepper strips and sliced onion sauteed in a whole wheat pita with  sweet potato oven  fries ....Yummy ......I will try this with catfish chunks next time
Our Kroger sells a pepper and onion mix in their frozen food dept.

Three cheers Jacqui

Yes Jacqui, Queenie say's to invite anyone who might like to join us. You can send them an invitation, by hitting 'Settings' on this page..... permissions on the page that pops up .......enter their email address and so on..... I have sent invitations to the original group that Julie invited.
You should see their names when you get to permissions.
btw I am the Queenie's mom. 
I have been a South Beacher for most of the last 5 years and it is a way of eating (WOE) that suits me, but I am not a sweet craver..and I looove veggies. SB suggests 4 1/2 C of veggies per day and most days I do that.
I plan to enter my menus on this blog as I do on my SB journal.

Tuesdays menu
B   1 lite sausage link, 1 egg/1 C. green beans  2v
S  (snack)1/2 C lima beans
D.  Stuffed pork chop (whole wheat stuffing) 1/2 C acorn squash. 1C Cabbage mixed w/ kraut. 3v
S 1/2 C greek yogurt w/ 1 Natural PB,1 tsp splenda
Supper. Salad w spicy hot chicken 1 1/2 C mixed greens, bleu cheese dressing. 3v
S.1/2 C cantalope 1f
Its a lot of food but I have a big appetite. and lose 1/2 to 1 lb per week  I have 7 more to lose to make my goal of 155
water good
exercise 0 :(

I DID IT!

I got into the blog, that is, and I am creating a post....I did not get my nine in :( It's not that I'm not trying! I need to do more substituting fruits and veggies for non fruits and veggies rather than just piling them on top. Can we invite others to the blog?

Club 9's new look

                  Happy Birthday Michelle



Thanks  Michelle this is awesome!!!!!!!

Hit new post and leave us a message.
XXOO

Hughesnet stinks!!!!!

I am back on the internet after being relegated to a big dark hole in the sky for a week.  
I have invited Jacqui and others to join our little group and I have given Michelle admin. status so she will be allowed to post....
In my  email I see a new post from Patty but do not see it here ..I don't know what that is all about....but we are ALL proud of you Patty  LOL.

After the others accept the invitation I should be able to make them 'administrators' too .... at that point they should be able to post......Crossed fingers.

I will be posting my 9 daily to keep me honest..

I made a cauliflower and cheese recipe for Michelle's birthday dinner. ( a SB  take off on Mac and Cheese)
I made a simple white sauce with a little dry mustard , garlic powder, and red pepper flakes. melted in some  american cheese (velveeta?),  to make a smooth sauce..... poured over frozen or lightly steamed cauliflower florets ,  then stirred in lots of shredded sharp cheddar, sprinkled top with crumbs and baked at 350 degrees  until nice and bubbly and browned a little on top.  should be a good one to serve to most kids

Yummy Recipes

Recipe for cauliflower/leek puree

1 head cauliflower

1 leek diced

1 garlic clove chopped

Steam cauliflower in chicken broth (or salted water) until al dente.

Meanwhile, sautee leek and garlic in olive oil.

Combine the cauliflower and leek/garlic with milk (I used 3/4 cup soy milk) and use an immersion blender to mix until creamy. Salt and pepper to taste.

Yum!

green beans, sauteed in olive oil, garlic and salt

broiled egg plant with seasonings olive oil and cheese

grilled zucchini with Cavendars seasoning and olive oil

green beans or zucchini cooked in soy sauce and sesame seeds.

How Club 9 started

I first became aware that 9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day are suggested by watching Dr. Christine Northrup...http://www.drnorthrup.com/

As first I found it hard, now its easy for me.

A sample day is:

Breakfast: cereal or egg with a fruit

Lunch: salad, carrot sticks and a fruit

Snack: V8 and nuts

Dinner: Meat, 3 vegetables and 1/2 cup pasta, rice or potato

Snack banana with chocolate sauce and whipped cream (pretty much daily)

(I consider 1/2 cup a serving)

Other suggestions that Dr. Northrup had:

Your waist should not exceed 35" (I have a piece of yarn marked at 35", I keep cutting off pieces of it as I lose inches)

weigh your self daily

Exercise 5 times a week

Eat 5 carrot servings per week

Eat protein for breakfast

Drink 5 cups of tea per week

Take fish oil, vitamin D, magnesium

Breakfast predicts your whole day (stay away from sugar in the morning or you will be hungry all day)

Sugar is like glass in your veins (it is sharp and hard on your veins).

Use meat as a condiment.

No msg

Not too much alcohol

The older we get, the less food we really need.

I have heard a lot of this before, but I had never heard 9 serving of fruit and veggies. I wanted to try it, just to see if I could do it and I feel so much better. I find I am not looking for as much bread, chocolate and wine as usual because I am more focused on trying to eat all of my fruit and veggies. The key is having the fresh fruits and veggies in the house ready to go and liking them. I just love apples but I have to dunk them in peanut butter, so I do.

Having 3 veggies for dinner may seem hard but it is not. I make one per night (a big batch) then I eat 2 leftover servings from the 2 previous nights.

Kalyns Kitchen

Lots of great veggie recipes in KK's blog
Just hit vegetables in the column on the left

Inviting all nine

 Sometime I will  "try" to get admin status for Original Nine so they can post.
My Tech..y skills leave a lot to be desired ...so be patient

Sad Face :(

 Oops I didn't get my nine yesterday
If 1 cup of same fruit or veg is 2 servings
I had B. 2  green beans..S 1 eggplant ..D. 2 mashed rutabaga  1cabbage slaw, Supper 1 Swiss chard , 1 broccoli  no fruit
And Yes Mashed rutabaga w/ a little butter and salt and pepper is surprisingly tasty LOL

I had 9 fru-veggies today

I sent out invitations to all the ladies that responded that they wanted to be in the club. I am checking in for today. Yes I got in 9 today: Breakfast: blueberries, Lunch: carrots, celery, broccoli, Dinner: broccoli, sweet potato fries, apple Snacks: V8 and banana !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank Queen Mom

Yum, South Beach fries sound good! I am having one of those days that I want to eat everything in the fridge and my tennis shoes. I have some sweet potatoes, so I am going to see that quenches my hunger.

How to post

In order to post simply 'hit' New Posts in upper tight hand corner..........in order to see old posts 'hit' the ones that interest you ....under January posts on the right hand side of screen.

South beach "fries"

I  get really hungry for a cheeeseburger and fries 
Last night I had a boca burger and butternut squash fries

South Beach recipe is calls for sweet potato but I substituted butternut squash and they turned out fine.

2 medium sweet potatoes scrubbed and drie1 T. extra virgin olive oil (evoo) or canola oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
Heat oven to 425
slice each potato lengthwise  into 8 to 10 pieces toss with salt oil and paprika 
spread on a single layer on a baking sheet until lightly browned ( about 15 minutes)
turn slices and bake another 10 minutes or until that side is browned and  potatoes are tender.

I heat the pan in the oven while it preheats ..
The Queen Mom

Welcome aboard

Once I plug in the Original 9 members addresses we should all be able to make changes to this blog....
settings....design...etc
do we want it as a private thing or open to anyone to drop by...etc.
TQM