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1) What do you hope to gain from the Roller Derby Workout Challenge?

discipline

2) After reading the Nutritional Guidelines what seems like the biggest challenge?

No Coke, No Whiskey, No candy,  WOW  that will be hard I love my candy!!!  I know I can do it, I went 2 years with no coke and no drinking.  I know I can do it again.  I hope!

so I ordered this workout video.  I wonder how many of these things I have?  I don't really want to know how many this makes.  I just hope this works, well actually I just hope I do it.  8 weeks is not that long.  If I can get myself to do it, stay off pop for 8 weeks that will be an accomplishment in itself.  Now to actually do the workout? well it is only 2 times a week 50 min each time, plus a diet? no diet, but I will try my best to stay off pop, candy, sugar, everything else may be an issue.  I am picky and cannot eat wheat anyway.  We will see.  I am uses this instead of FB as my post spot.  I don't care about winning any prizes if I can lose weight or stop drinking pop that will be my prize, besides I don't need everyone seeing what I am doing.  

Books

Ok so last year my goal of 12 books was I thought possible, but not even close (4 books is all I did).  Now kids books I read thousands.  This year my goal is still going to be 12.  I think if I find good books, this shouldn't be an issue.  I have 3 books from last year that I really did want to read, but never did.  


My other goal has got to be lose weight, I am getting bigger and bigger.  I am hopefully going to weigh myself once a week, post it here and what I did that week to lose weight.  As of today Monday 12-27 I weigh 149.8 my goal by this time next year is 130.  I would like to be down to 125 but 130 would be great, actually 140 would be great.  my plan for this coming week is to lay off the sweets (candy) and only have 2 cokes a day.  Next week I will take it down to 1 coke a day then maybe every other day, until I am at no pop or just on weekends.  

Yellow Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups white rice flour
• 3/4 cup tapioca flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and rice flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
2. Mix the white rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and xanthan gum together and set aside.
3. Mix the eggs, sugar, and mayonnaise until fluffy. Add the flour mixture, milk and vanilla and mix well. Spread batter into the prepared pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Cakes are done when they spring back when lightly touched or when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool completely then frost, if desired.

Coconut Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can cream of coconut
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut (optional)

Directions

1. Combine the milk and cream of coconut in the container of a food processor or blender, and mix thoroughly. Stir in cream and flaked coconut.
2. Pour into the container of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie Gluten Free

1	lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1	medium onion, chopped
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/8	teaspoon pepper
1	cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
1/2	cup Bisquick® Gluten Free mix
1	cup milk
3	eggs 1. Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in salt and pepper. Spread in pie plate; sprinkle with cheese. 2. In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk and eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate. 3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Cute things

Sara calls Dylan, "Dill-la"
Matthew calls Strawberry Shortcake, "Strawberry cake"

Twilight

I read the books back when the third one came out.  Went and saw the first 2 movies when they were at the movies.  Reading all of the books again, starting Sunday night and now it is Thursday night and I am half way through with the last book.

First, the movies suck, they are BAD!  WOW, Edward is supposed to be a hunk, NOT and Jacob WOW he is HOT in the movie and don't even get me started on BELLA, that girl CANNOT act, I think that is my problem with the movies, Jacob and Edward grew on me, but BELLA OMG Stupid Girl!  So I though I would reread the books and what do you know, she is STUPID in the books.  Maybe it is because I am older now then when I first read them.  I would like to see Bella be a strong female or at least normal, I mean please I remember what it is like to be a teenager and yes girls can be that way, but she is such a pansy and I think a really bad role model for young girls.  Now, I realize it is just a story and if we want to really get into it, IT IS A MOVIE, who cares.  I guess it bothers me because I REALLY like the books, now I hate them almost, because of the movies.  Weird.  Still I would like someone to rewrite them with a different female character.  Jacobs character is great, Edwards could use some work, however if he is a vampire then he can be however. Bella is a human, act like one.  I hate being rough to the girl, but ouch!  I have heard the 3rd one is better, so I may go rent it when it comes out, ok I will rent it when it comes out!