The Muffin Top Meltdown team update, week 2 ? The Full Moxie ...

Hello dear readers and competitors, it has come time for me to update you on the progress of all teams for week 2! Lots of continued good news to report, and everyone seems to be in good spirits, which is great. Sometimes the first week is easy to be enthused about, but by week two, when you realize some of the tougher changes have to stay, it can be a bit harder, but that doesn?t seem to be a factor for our teams this week!

Before I share the team updates however, I am excited to announce that this week, we will be asking you, our dear readers to vote for the team who has shared the best sounding or most original healthy snack idea. The team with the most votes will win professional teeth whitening from Dr. Rob A. Smith, D.D.S.! Dr. Smith is my own personal dentist and was very in support of everyone putting in true effort to take care of their health, and wanted to offer bright, shiny smiles to a pair of our weekly winners! If you are in need of a local dentist, Dr. Smith?s office is great! Also, Dr. Smith is one of few local dentists with special training in sedation dentistry ? so if you?ve been putting dental work off because of fear or anxiety, he can help you get through the experience in comfort and with ease. For more information on Dr. Smith?s family and sedation dentistry, please click here to be directed to his website. Thank you Dr. Smith for sponsoring this week?s winners!

?HERE TO VOTE? Check out our team updates and each team?s snack suggestions, then scroll down and choose your favorite snack by using the voting buttons. You may select up to three favorites, but you may only vote once. Be sure to click the vote button after choosing your selections. Sorry, comments of encouragement are welcome, but do not count as votes.

Week 2 Team Updates:

THE BIG BUTT THEORY (Amy and Linsey)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 7% Though this number isn?t as high as the team would like, both ladies have been working out and eating well for a number of weeks, so they feel they are at a plateau, which is making losing weight a bit more challenging. That said, the weight lost this week takes Amy to her overall 20 lbs lost milestone (since Mother?s Day) which is awesome!
• What they?ve been doing this week: The ladies have been swimming and doing Jillian Michael?s 30 Day Shred workout this week.
• How they?re feeling: They?re feeling ok, but are kind of down about the rut/plateau
• Snack suggestion: ?A great snack is turning plain Greek yogurt into a ranch dip and eating it with veggies. The plain Greek yogurt is very similar to sour cream, but less calories and TONS of protein, so it keeps you fuller longer.?

Ms. Fit Mavens (Krystin and Tawni)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 42%
• What they?ve been doing this week: The ladies are still eating clean, un-processed food and drinking lots of water. Daily activity is contributing to their success as well. Krystin went on a family vacation during the week and still managed to lose weight!
• How they?re feeling: Tawni says, ?We are feeling great! The healthy changes we are making are really starting to become part of our new routines, which lends itself naturally to helping our entire families grow healthy habits. It?s a great feeling as a mom, to know you are setting healthy examples of nutritious eating and regular exercise for your kiddos.
• Snack suggestion: We love Think Thin bars, and Luna Bars, they are great high protein snack for post workout. But our FAVORITE is these homemade protein bars from www.toneitup.comHigh Protein Peanut Butter Apricot Energy Bars
  1 cup Natural Peanut Butter (creamy or smooth) (you can also use almond butter!)
  1 cup Honey
  1 cup Old Fashioned Oatmeal
  1 cup Diced Apricots
  1 cup Sliced Almonds
  3 scoops Vanilla Protein Powder (organic)
  Cinnamon to taste (optional)Directions:
  1) In medium size pot, heat Honey & Peanut Butter on stove on medium heat until texture is runny.
  2) Mix in Apricots, Nuts, Oatmeal, & Protein Powder
  3) Stir until all ingredients are well coated
  4) Grease a 9?9 pan with fat free non-stick spray.
  5) Press in ingredients evenly
  6) Cool in fridge for at least 45 minutes
  7) Slice & wrap individual bars in foil or plastic wrap.
  Enjoy!Nutritional Information:
  Servings: 16 bars
  Calories: 275
  Fat: 10g
  Saturated Fat: 2g
  Trans Fat: 0g
  Cholesterol: 0mg
  Sodium: 90mg
  Carbohydrates: 39g
  Fiber: 3g
  Sugars: 25g
  Iron: 1mg
  Protein: 11.5g

iSkinny (Mishelle and Ashley)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 31%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Mishelle says they are ?still trucking along & doing about the same things as last week, increasing our activity, weekly class with Rosa (we LOVE the classes!), tracking our food, also we?re really increasing our daily water intake.?
• How they?re feeling: The ladies are feeling pretty good, though a little hungrier this week, and they?ve found that sometimes it?s hard to make healthy snack choices. Ashley was discouraged, as she only lost a pound, but Mishelle is doing her best to be a good, supportive partner and reminded her that ?a pound is a pound!?
• Snack suggestion: ?Chilled cucumbers, a lemon & Tajin reduced sodium fruit & snack seasoning ?
  slice the cucumbers, squeeze lemon juice on top & sprinkle with Tajin.? So DELISH!? says Mishelle.

Evanesco! (Lisa and Alyssa)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 0%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Lisa is continuing to try to make better choices, and Alyssa says all is the same from week 1.
• How they?re feeling: Lisa says she hasn?t been keeping as close of track of what she?s been eating this week, and Alyssa says she feels fine.
• Snack suggestion: Freeze leftover fruit smoothies to make popsicles!

Caught in a Fat Hoemance (Yvonne and Kim)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 30%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Yvonne says, ?We?ve been challenging each other to add more steps per day on our pedometers! We?ve also been making weekly fitness commitments and making sure we stick to them.?
• How they?re feeling: ?We are both feeling fantastic, especially with our fitness challenges and commitments!?
• Snack suggestion: ?Baked okra! Spray fresh okra with oil and bake for 20 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes. Better than chips and full of nutrients!?

Weapons of Mass Reduction (Lela and Yesi)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 26%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Yesi says, ?This week we changed a few more things. Lela has added more water to her diet and is working out a couple times a week. I have added veggies to my diet and have a shake every morning for breakfast.?

Bringing Sexy Back (Ana and Becky)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 36%
• How they?re feeling: Becky notices feeling more energy this week, and hasn?t been so tired.

W.O.W. (Women of Weightloss, Sarah and Ady)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 68%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Sarah has continued on her work outs and watching what she is eating. Ady has been trying to drink a gallon of water a day (she is successfully drinking 100oz) as well as trying to incorporate more work outs into her schedule.
• How they?re feeling: Sarah is feeling amazing after such successful weight loss and Ady is feeling a little down, but is trying to turn that into more motivation to be stricter about what she is putting into her body.
• Snack suggestion: Ady is really enjoying eating fruits and nuts mixed with peanut butter. Some of the things she has paired with peanut butter: Celery, apple, nectarine, pear, granola, walnuts, almonds, and she even popcorn. All of which she found very tasty and filling.

H.O.L.L.A. (Hellbent on losing lbs and stuff! Melissa and Shannon)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 35%
• What they?ve been doing this week: More physical activity and still eating healthier.
• How they?re feeling: Both ladies have more energy!
• Snack suggestion: Melissa recommends a hard boiled egg, with or without yolk, with cottage cheese and sliced tomatoes.

Drop it Like it?s Hot (Abre and Shea)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 25%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Lots more veggies this week, and still drinking tons of water.
• How they?re feeling: No change from week 1.
• Snack suggestion: Shea recommends Green Monster smoothies and says they help curb the afternoon chocolate cravings!

Quit Stuffin? the Muffin (Kristine and Dena)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 28%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Dena reports, ?We have had a difficult time this week with our eating habits and exercise due to both of us being out of town at different times. That being said, we have still tried to remain mindful of our eating and make good choices when we can.?
• How they?re feeling: ?We are looking forward to getting back on track ? we definitely do better when we have the support of each other and the accountability that goes with it. Our ?muffins? haven?t shrunk as much as we would have liked this week, but we have to remember that it is a journey that we are on and there will be good days and not as good days!?
• Snack suggestion:
  Healthy ?ice cream? sandwich:
  Break one graham cracker in half
  Spread with thin layer of peanut butter or almond butter
  Top with 1/4 cup of frozen lite or fat free cool whip
  Drizzle with Hershey?s syrup
  Top with other half of graham cracker
  Freeze for 10 to 15 minutes
  Also, you can dip the top graham cracker in a few melted choc chips instead of choc syrup

Booty Busters: (Karien and Angela)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 33%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Karien reports, ?We are both continuing to eat healthy, eating only fueling, clean meals and working out HARD every day.? Karien has also started running for the first time since breaking her leg in high school and is loving it!
• How they?re feeling: ?Strong, motivated and focused!?
• Snack suggestion: ?Fresh & Easy Has a mango salsa, with very low calories, carbs, and sodium, and it is PACKED with flavor. I (Karien) like to add that to any salad, or over my salmon, or grilled chicken. I use that instead of salad dressing and it?s awesome. Oh, you can also add black beans to the mango salsa, adding in some healthy fiber.?

Waist Watchers (Michelle and Mary)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 22%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Mary still ate healthy foods, but watched her calorie intake a lot closer. Michelle got in even more exercise than the previous week.
• How they?re feeling:Both ladies feel healthy and have a lot more energy!
• Snack suggestion: ?Triscuit Thin Crisps in Garlic Parmesan or Chile Pepper (tastes just like Doritos!). Top it with Laughing Cow Light Spreadable Cheese Wedges and fresh sliced cucumber or tomato. Our snack is healthy, filling, and very tasty. If you?re counting points for Weight Watchers it is only 4pts for 14 crackers, 1 cheese wedge, and unlimited cucumbers and tomatoes!?

Mission SlimPossible (Suzanne and Jamie)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 42%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Suzanne says, ?We?ve been drinking more water and eating clean. We?ve added more fruits and veggies to our diet and eating lean meats like chicken and turkey instead of ground beef. Also, adding more weight training along with Zumba!?
• How they?re feeling: ?We feel great! We both see that we are much happier after a hard workout. We are thankful to have each other as partners. It keeps our morale high!?
• Snack suggestion: We love making smoothies! OJ, greek yogurt, fresh spinach and FRUIT! Whatever we have on hand? bananas, blueberries, strawberries or nectarines. It?s filling and delicious.
  

Team Sugar Free (Devoya and Grace)

• % of goal weight loss achieved week 2: 13%
• What they?ve been doing this week: Drinking less beer and doing more yoga and water exercises.
• How they?re feeling: Devoya feels great, but she?s not sure how her partner is feeling currently.
• Snack suggestion: Devoya recommends peanut butter (reduced fat) on a toasted sandwich bagel (100 calorie ones) with a dash of honey.

So, now that you?ve read the team updates, it?s time to VOTE!

Poll closes at 12 p.m. Sunday, August 5th. Please vote only once ? multiple votes from the same IP address will not be counted.

What healthy snack recommendation sounds like something you'd like to try?

• Cucumbers with lemon juice and Tajin seasoning (30%, 13 Votes)
• Mango salsa with our without added black beans (18%, 8 Votes)
• Fruit and nuts mixed with peanut butter (16%, 7 Votes)
• Smoothies with OJ, yogurt and fruit (16%, 7 Votes)
• Healthy "ice cream" sandwiches (14%, 6 Votes)
• Making homemade apricot protein bars (5%, 2 Votes)
• Turning greek yogurt into a tasty and filling dip (5%, 2 Votes)
• Baked okra (2%, 1 Votes)
• Triscuit Thin Crisps, Laughing Cow cheese with cucumbers and tomatoes (2%, 1 Votes)
• Green monster smoothies (2%, 1 Votes)
• Hard boiled eggs with cottage cheese and tomatoes (0%, 0 Votes)
• Frozen smoothie popsicles (0%, 0 Votes)
• Bagel thins with peanut butter and honey (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 44

The Full Moxie would like to thank all of our amazing Muffin Top Meltdown Sponsors:

Rosa?s Dance and Fitness Studio, Ruffles with Love, Cookie Lee Consultant, Amanda James, Dr. Rob A. Smith, DDS, & Twee Boutique

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Natali

Natali Carrera is a full-time working mom, wife, web-writer and recovering Target addict. Oh let?s just be honest. She?s not likely recovering.

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