The Marcottes

Maureen meets Mr. T.

John oozes jealousy.

I’m bald.

Thank you to everyone for your generous donations to such a great cause. I even raised an additional $156 at the event for shaving my goatee and eye brows.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any photos of Anya and Stella. They’ve both changed so much, and I can’t believe Stella is 6 months old. She’s sitting up, playing with toys, talks and jabbers a ton, and grabs for John’s keyboard when he sits at the computer with her in his lap.

Here are a few photos from the past couple months.

Enjoy!

Well, now that I’m finally feeling better, I can get us all caught up on 2 weeks worth of the Biggest Marcotte Loser. Hopefully you are all still cheering us on. We need all the support we can get! So, without further ado, here are the stats for the last 2 weeks:

If I’ve done my math correctly, that makes a grand total of 73 lbs. lost in just 6 weeks!

Keep up the great work everyone!

Sorry it took me so long to get the update for you all. I’ve been sick as a dog the past week. Including all of us passing pink eye around to each other. So, it was not a great week for all of us - but I’m sure we will have better results coming up! **Note: Mary has opted to continue on with us after Leon goes back home. So we’ll put her back in the challenge next week.

Total loss for week 4 was 3.5 lbs. I am sure I will have a better week next week when I’m not coughing so much and can actually start working out again.
Let’s all get back on track and stay focused - WE CAN DO IT!!!

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!

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!