New Me Monday

weight loss this week: 1 pound; 1 inch from my bust.

I'm a little frustrated by that number this week. I worked out A LOT this week, and although I was pretty hungry from the extra exercise, I think I was pretty careful about what I ate. If I had weighed in yesterday, my loss was 2 pounds, but yesterday I made no bake cookies (low fat margarine and half splenda/half sugar) and due to a headache, a sick Sage and an absent husband, I ate a lot more than I should have. Still, it shouldn't be so hard to lose a pound and so frikkin' easy to gain one.

So, I have been doing this video--3 times last week and once the week before. I got it from the library and I just renewed it, so I'll do it 3 times a week this week and next before I have to turn it in. It goes pretty slow, since she is explaining the basics of the ball for beginners, so after my first time or two I started keeping the remote handy to FF through some of the extra talking. The first day I did it I thought it might be too easy, until I woke up the next day and couldn't move. Now my muscles are extremely fatigued by the end of it and I sure feel like I'm working hard!

Chicken Broccoli Ring

1 C. chopped Broccoli
1 large Bell Pepper, seeded and diced
1 clove Garlic, minced
4 oz. Low fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese
2 packages Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls
1 C. Fat Free Mayonnaise
12 oz. cooked, chopped Chicken
2 tsp. Dill

Combine all ingredients except rolls and mix. On a cooking sheet sprayed with Pam, lay the rolls out in a circle, big ends in and slightly overlapping, small ends pointing out. When you have the circle how you want it, gently smash the overlapped rolls together. Spoon the mixture around the circle, then bring the points up and over it, tucking the points under. Bake at 375* for about 25 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown.

4 points for one roll's width of the ring (did that make sense?)