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I've been quiet for a while on here, mainly because I wasn't really going anywhere. I was stuck in limbo. Big thanks to LoadGod for inviting me to the lose 10 lbs in 30 days challenge. It's what I needed. Today I finally feel like I'm back on track...now to stay there and get the rest of my weight off. I'm excited that my wife is doing this challenge with me. This afternoon we figured out her estimated daily calorie burn and an RDI for her to follow. It's a good thing for us to as a team, get closer to each other and also do something healthy together.
On the "food" side of things, Aldi has fresh blackberries on sale for about $2.60 a pound. That's an unbelievably good price and they're pretty good berries too. So...I bought 20 pounds. I'm getting my wine making stuff out right now and will get a 5 gallon batch of blackberry wine started. I'm thinking of using part of it for a sweet blackberry dessert wine and the rest to mix with merlot...60% Merlot and 40% blackberry. Last year I made a blackberry merlot in those proportions and I think it's the best wine I ever made. A friend of my mom's is a wine snob and she raved about it so I'll take that as a big compliment. It won't be ready for a year so it's nothing that'll be a temptation in the short term.
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1129 kcal
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Fat: 50.25g | Prot: 106.26g | Carbs: 72.14g.
Breakfast: Coffee, Great Value Powdered Creamer. Lunch: Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Hidden Valley Light Ranch Salad Dressing, Green Giant Fresh Baby Cut Carrots, Frozen Blueberries, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey - Double Rich Chocolate, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Yoplait Greek 100 Yogurt - Blueberry. Dinner: Hidden Valley Light Ranch Salad Dressing, Hy-Vee Imitation Bacon Bits, Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese, Kraft 2% Milk Mexican Taco Cheese, Fresh Express Garden Salad, Wal-Mart Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: Frigo Light String Cheese, Low Fat American Cheese, Blue Cheese, Blackberries (Alaska Native), Tostitos Scoops! 100% White Corn Tortilla Chips. more...
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3056 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 55 minutes, Yard Work (gardening) - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 35 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Good for you Jim, losing weight as a team is much more fun.
13 May 15 by member: snezica
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Great way to get back on track. Good luck on the wine.
13 May 15 by member: CatHerder
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Nice Job ,, I am jealous,, I love Merlot,, I haven't had a glass in over 5 weeks,, I look forward to a glass in the future,, not now though . and its all good
13 May 15 by member: Tamarah Jo
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Glen I don't know how adoption would work but we sure could be "hang out" buddies. :) 2 legs of my wife's stockings are loaded up with 10 lbs of berries each, got all of the other ingredients in except yeast, once I add that the fun begins. Wine's a good thing. In moderation it can be enjoyed and still allow weight loss.
13 May 15 by member: jmb3450
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Blackberry wine is my FAVORITE!!!!!
13 May 15 by member: Socolova
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13 May 15 by member: LoadGod
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I want to make wine and hard cider this year :)
13 May 15 by member: jparlett
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LoadGod it's great to be back in the swing. Thank you for inviting me to the challenge - I don't usually do them but this one was the right thing at the right time.
13 May 15 by member: jmb3450
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Jpartlett, making wine and cider is a lot of fun and very rewarding. You should do it!
13 May 15 by member: jmb3450
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Blackberry merlot yum. All you have to do is Do your best and forget the rest
13 May 15 by member: Rockiesfan
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yum. i have never had blackberry wine. Sounds good.
13 May 15 by member: br_e_co
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Best of luck on that challenge (and your wine making endeavors) .
13 May 15 by member: BuffyBear
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You're wasting blackberries on wine? So sad. Lol. I like mine fresh with vanilla greek yogurt. I got the 6 oz packs for $1 each so bought 10. May have to freeze some but for now I'm in berry heaven. Blueberries used to be my favorite, but blackberries have taken over. Got some strawberries at a good price too.
13 May 15 by member: msbuggirl
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That's how I like mine too MSBUGGIRL!! I actually planted a blackberry bush this year, so pumped! Until I found out they don't bear fruit til the second year....so next year I'll be pumped! lol
13 May 15 by member: Socolova
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We ate some fresh ones too but the wine will be the bomb. :)
13 May 15 by member: jmb3450
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