The Marcottes

Ok, I hope you all are paying close attention here because we are making great progress!!

Here are the week 2 results for the Biggest Marcotte Loser challenge:

Week 3 Total = 6.5 lbs. lost

The grand total for pounds lost for all challengers is a whopping 58.5 lbs. so far. Great work everyone!

**Mary has informed us that she had a full week of birthday celebrations, so she said she’s back at the starting line again. But, that’s ok. You can do it Mary!

Let’s all cheer each other on for another great week!

Patti, Anya, Stella and I went to the Sacramento Zoo on Saturday. It’s one of Anya’s favorite places. She loves the giraffes, lemurs, zebras and kookaburra — although she’s a little afraid of the chimps. (They have a tendency to shriek loudly.)

We ate lunch by the flamingos, and considered going on the little train, but decided the exercise was good for us. I took some photos, and here are the first few that I uploaded. More to follow.

Ok, I hope you all are paying close attention here because we are making great progress!!

Here are the week 2 results for the Biggest Marcotte Loser challenge:

Week 2 Total = 13.5 lbs. lost

The grand total for pounds lost for all challengers is a whopping 52 lbs. so far! You all should be very proud of your progress; I know I am.

Wow! keep up the great work!

This is one of my favorite new recipes. It’s great cold weather food. The only modification I made to the recipe is  I used Turkey Italian Style Sausage links cut up - they end up separating into little chunks during the cooking process - very tasty! Turkey Kielbasa is made with mechanically separated turkey - gross! If you don’t know what that is, go here.

Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage-and-Bean Soup

12 oz Hillshire Farm Turkey Polska Kielbasa, cut into 1/4″ pieces
2 clove garlic clove(s), minced
1 medium onion(s), chopped
1 medium carrot(s), chopped
1 medium stalk celery, chopped
4 cup kale, chopped
3 cup fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth
15 1/2 oz Red Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed
15 1/2 oz Canned Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
14 1/2 oz Diced Tomatoes With Basil, Garlic And Oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 cup dry red wine, or water

Put it all in a crockpot on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Delicious!!

We’ve had some great progress so far with the Biggest Marcotte Loser challenge. We’re motivated and doing a great job!

This last week was incredible for John and Steve (I haven’t figured it out yet, but I’m sure they are cheating some how.) Debbie, Patti, Mary and Maureen also felt great about their losses.

Here are the totals for last week:

That’s a total of 38.5 lbs. lost just in the first week! Great job everyone.

Keep up the good work and check back here for more recipes this week.

Here are some photos from Nancy and her family at Christmas.

Enjoy!