Rider's Weight Support Group

I love warm. Also for all of you finding "reasons" to weigh more. These weeks in January are proven to be the most depressing because of the lack of sun, ect. And depression leads to storing of fat ;)

177.4 or something like that...OMG...I almost didn't post that I'm so ashamed. I don't know whats going on. I swear I have not been eating more and I've been exercising just about as much as normal..which isn't much... Went showshoeing Monday but I don't think I'd gain that much muscle from that. So Ugh. That was a big shocker... and it makes me really upset. So today I have started my diet. Going to cut portions down quite a bit because now I've gained like 10ish pounds. *cries* What is wrong with me!?!?!

Oh Kariina... *hugs* You're just happy. *shrug* It happened to me too. I was so cute when Bill and I met. Not skinny but a happy sz 10. We fell in love and those late nights watching TV and eating junk/pizza/coke...sitting up till all hours, then laying around in bed on lazy Sundays...They are WONDERFUL times but they kill the waist line.

I think your plan sounds great, Portion control and those snowshoeing walks and just being more active will help a great deal!!!

OK... back to me!

I haven't done SQUAT about my weight except figure out how to make some killer homemade pizza...

I have officially decided to get my butt back in gear, I was watching the biggest loser and eating cheetos.... and I felt like a complete doofus!!!

I've decided that I'm going to start exercising (not more just actually doing it) and walking to the barn and back (total trip of about 1/2 mile).

I have also decided to watch my portions more carefully and actually eat breakfast which I have never been a fan of. I'm just not hungry in the mornings and then I end up eating all day after lunch and by supper time I'm eating WAY too much for that late in the day.

I still don't even have a scale.....not that I want to find the one I misplaced but I gotta do something.

I think next time I'm at Wally World, I'll use the rest of my Christmas money and buy a fancy one.

That's my pledge and I aim to keep up with it this time.

Thank you Amy :). I hope I can drop some weight soon.. I don't want to be a twig but I don't want to be like this. I ate a smaller breakfast and lunch today..it's almost dinner and I'm pretty hungry so it's not fun but it needs to be done! I'm not starving myself so I overeat..just replaced the fruit snacks and bad stuff in lunch for carrots and a sandwich cuz its easy and fast in the morning. We will see how this goes!

I'm making pizza for dinner.......DOH....I feel obligated because Bill went and bought this really nice pizza stone and he wanted me to whoop up something last night after he got home with it.

How do I tell him no? I can't. C'mon he's a GUY and he bought me a PIZZA STONE?!?!?! That totally earns him pizza dinner and a backrub!!!

I'm just gonna have 1 slice and a salad.

aww that's so sweet of both of you! We had a rotisserie chicken and scalloped potatoes. I tried not to eat too much and we had salad before. Day 1 so far - Okay! lol. Just gotta break myself in. We are making pizza tomorrow though lol. Can we borrow the stone?!

OH MAN.. YES!!! It makes the perfect pizza!!!! Go to Bed, Bath and Beyond and get one, they're like $15. ( I can't believe my macho man went to BB&B!!! He must luv me! )

I make homemade crust...You can't beat it.

1pkg yeast
1 1/4c. warm water

use a had mixer to dissolve the yeast (mix it for like 15 seconds) then add

1 TBsp. olive oil
1 TBsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt

Give this a whirl with the hand mixer (about 15 seconds again) then add

3 cups of flour (one cup at a time) *you could use whole wheat flour if you wanted to make this healthy* ( I use basic flour)

Mix in the 1st cup, Mix in the 2nd cup. then slowly mix in the 3rd cup...this will be about all your mixer can handle and the dough will be trying to stick to and climb up the beaters. Shut off the mixer and pull the sticky dough from the beaters ( this is kind of a mess but it's worth it)

Now put the last 1/2 cup on flour on the counter and turn the dough out of the bowl onto the counter, knead this until it holds together and is semi-firm and not as sticky any more...it shouldn't be sticking to you or the counter by the time your done kneading it...maybe 2-3 minutes.

Now the fun part... There is NO NEED TO LET THIS DOUGH RISE!

I pat it out into a circle with my hands then use a rolling pin to get it larger, then I pick it back up and stretch it with my hands ( Have fun with this stage, pretend you're a professional chef and toss it in the air a couple times!! )

( You can also just pat this dough in to a Pam sprayed jelly roll pan the dough will be medium thick and oh so soft...definitely fork pizza) OR you can use a stone, but with the stone you will need to make the pizza on a CORN MEAL dusted pizza board or other surface you can transfer the unbaked pizza on to the stone that is preheated in the oven. ( I used a cookie sheet that has no sides- Corn meal is used because flour will burn but the corn meal does not and you need something to slide the pizza on)

ok... Now you just top the pizza with whatever you want and bake it for about 25minutes in a jelly roll pan @ 375*F or 20minutes on a stone @ 450*F

I like to make left over pizza...where I use left over alfredo sauce & chicken -or- hamburger & onions & olives.

I like taco pizza where I use left over refried beans & salsa as a sauce, a bit of taco meat, and a bit of cheese....then top the finished pizza with lettuce, tomatos, and a handful of tortillia chips. You get the hot & cold going on with this pizza...MmMmM

I made veggie pizza when we had our garden. OH and a favorite is buffalo wing pizza...but that's not healthy.... It's the crust with bluecheese dressing as sauce, leftover chicken (aprox 1lb)that's soaked in 1 bottle of green tobassco sauce & 1/2 stick of butter...dump the whole chicken/tobassco mixture on top of the dressing and then top with mozzerella cheese and green onions(scallions).....MMmMMmM


OK...no more pizza talk in the weight support group Sorry everyone.....

oh my gosh that all sounds so good...oh my oh my oh my. I can't wait til tonight. Even though ours will just be plain pepperoni. I'll have to try some of these myself sometime! Ryan doesn't like to deviate from his "normal foods" He's quite the picky eater. I WILL try these someday though. I just LOVE taco pizza. YUM YUM.

So, I looked and the nearest BB&B is 4 hours and 38 minutes away from here *Sigh* the joys of living in the middle of nowhere!


Ooh yes and since this is the weight support group I weighed myself again this morning because I was feeling so bad about yesterday and I lost .8 lbs. WOOHOO!

hey thanks Dumas for the recipe! I have a gift card there, im going to have to check it out. it just sounds so yummy!!!


Well, it's FRIDAY and weigh in time! I am down another lb to 143! I'm super excited. That's averaging a lb a week, plus or minus those random weeks that are no good, and girl time of the month.

My new goal is to get to 135 no later than summer. And to build up muscle. It helps that I've been riding more and totally working on my posting (great for the inner thighs). My legs are not nearly as strong as they need to be for cues and such, so that is my new focus!

congrats girls on making goals and hope it isin't too difficult for you to stick to!