PP Pals-Wed, June 16

[WendyOH]

Good morning everyone!!

[WendyOH]

I've been missing for awhile, but that is going to change. I am now on summer vacation and my schedule is significantly less demanding, so I will have much more time to play on here:) Also, I decided two nights ago that I am no longer happy doing the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. Although there is that lure and excitement of daily having a reward meal, I have struggled the last 3 months in not overdoing it. As a result, I was up a couple pounds. I know that isn't too much, but a pound a month definitely will add up. My clothes weren't fitting as well as they used to, and I need to get back on track. Even though CAD allows a daily reward meal, I have felt unusually restricted the rest of the day. Here is a list of the things I am tired of (please remind me of these again later if I start to express desires to return to CAD):

-I am tired of being required to take all medications with food, b/c sometimes I am just not hungry or it isn't convenient. But on CAD, meds alone count as a meal in themself.
-I am tired of not ever going out to eat for breakfast or lunch. On CAD, your other meals have to be low fat and low carb, and there just aren't many options that keep calories and carbs in check at restaurants.
-I am tired of not having fruit or cottage cheese for breakfast. These were only allowed at my reward meal.
-I am tired of only have cucumbers and salad as my veggies at lunch. I want to be able to have tomatoes, peppers, etc to keep things interesting.
-I am tired of not being allowed to snack throughout the day if needed or desired.
-I am tired of stuffing myself during my reward meal and feeling tired and puffy from too many carbs.
-I am tired of not being able to say no anymore to sugar carbs at reward meals. Sure, I would sometimes feel a little twinge of jealousy at others eating a dessert from time to time, but I always had the strength before to say no!

So yesterday I went back to eating how I ate on Protein Power prior to CAD. I was maintaining my weight of 146 at around 1450 calories, 60g carbs (spread out during the day, not confined to one reward meal), and 120g protein. I am going to start at these amounts to see if that's enough to get back to where I was. I don't want to have to restrict myself further, b/c I am very happy at this amound. After one day of eating the Protein Power way, I was down a pound to 148 this morning! That is very encouraging. My tummy is very happy right now b/c I just had a wonderful breakfast of some eggs, and apple and a little sugar-free peanut butter.

There is one thing that I gave up while doing CAD that I want to continue, artificial sweetener. I had become too reliant on it during Protein Power and it was definitely causing cravings, which is most of the reason that I went to CAD in the first place. So no more of anything that tastes sweet for me, except for my morning apple, orange, or berries. I felt totally in control and content yesterday for the first time in a long time. I am so glad to finally admit to myself that CAD was bad for me. I eat so much more balanced and healthier on Protein Power. I had forgotten how good I feel eating this way. I had convinced myself that I felt good on CAD, but I was just fooling myself.

Thanks for letting me get all this sorted out and off my chest. I look forward to getting to know all you this summer. Have a great Wednesday!!!!

[simplydawn]

Wendy.. sounds like you have legitmately thought this out..and looks like its a good plan for you to make this liveable for you!

Hows everyone doing? I am taking it kind of easy this morning..and then hitting my office this afternoon, going to exercise afterwards, instead of my usual morning..and see how that works out for me. Just a change up.

Office-hmm.. dude was SUPPOSED to meet w/ me and the contractor Fri aftn..called and cancelled, some milarky that the contractor didnt want to wait that late.. (3:30 is late? ) So Sat he was supposed to be dropping off the contract to my office at 9 am.. which meant I had to get there an hour early before my first client.. could have stayed in bed, or wrote one more posty here on the forum... lol..look out second steak, here I come. .LMAO!....

He no showed... Called at 11 am .. 2 hours.. HOURS.. later..and said, he was across the street at long johns silvers .. blah.. when I called him at noon, cause that was when I listened to the message, he never returned my call, and here it is wed.

Not sure what to do.

Went to call him just a bit ago, and felt like a little voice just said.. Dont call him yet.. so I put the phone down......

Ok. yes yes..I hear VOICES! LOL.. actually to be honest, only one other voice..and that is the Holy Spirit nudging me.. some people call it their GUT..

either way.. I try to listen to it when I am not being stubborn about something and then WISH I had listened!

So, who knows.. I am antsy to get moving tho!

Have a great day all!

[WendyOH]

Dawn-Some people are soooo rude!! I can't believe the nerve of him to not show up after all that, and that you saw him across the street. I think you are definitely right in not calling anymore. I just don't understand why some people don't seem to play by the same rules as the rest of us normal people do:)

[Songberrie]

Good Morning Everyone! My dh couldn't sleep this morning, so he came with me on my walk. What a nice guy! He's 6 ft tall, all legs and I'm 5'5 1/2" tall, so he kind of had to drag me, but it kept my pace up better. Hmm, I wonder if he'll go with me tomorrow morning. I told him I sleep a lot better at night now that I walk. He has a hard time sleeping.

I'm down 2 more pounds! Yippee!

[simplydawn]

If us normal folks ran the world... .:: voice drifts off hopefully ::::::::


Song. .neat that hubby went walking.. I plugged my hubbys stats into realage.com and he came up 10 years OLDER than he actually is.. I on the other hand.. ::::: puffs her ample chest out ::::::::::: by the time I added in exercise and nutrition, I am 2 years younger :)

So, I redid it by only changing walking..adding 3 15 minute walks to his life.. it knocked off 2 years.. then I added quiting smoking for at least 6 months..that brought it down yet another 2.. so I just hope that he saw that it really can make such a difference in your life, to just change one or two things, its not all or nothing..

Have a great day!

[waterangel]

:wave: Hello ladies,

I might be in the wrong group, it seems everyone knows each other personally. I am not lurking, just trying to get support. I think I'm going to stick to the other groups I have joined.

Thanks,
Cindy Q

[simplydawn]

:wave: Hello ladies,

I might be in the wrong group, it seems everyone knows each other personally. I am not lurking, just trying to get support. I think I'm going to stick to the other groups I have joined.

Thanks,
Cindy Q


No Stay stay!... I think you just came in at a lull in the 'action' so to speak here in the PP threads.. sometimes we talk up a storm, other times, life kinda seems to hit us all at the same time..so those that can, keep it going... we would love to get to know you better... :)

[unitydkn]

hello all.................

[BawdyWench]

Hi! Yes, Cindy. Please do stay. We "know" each other, it is true, and some more so than others. But everyone is welcome. Heck, I've counted you as one of the regulars since you first started posting!

Dawn's right. Sometimes we're really chatty about everything other than LCing, sometimes we agonize and nit-pick each other's menus. It's all about who needs what and when.

Me, I've been extremely busy at work. The major road I drive to work is under construction, so it's taking me almost an hour and a half to get to and from work each commute. That's three hours in the car every day. Add to that a 10- to 12-hour (or more) workday, and the result is utter exhaustion and no time to post.

Wendy, don't feel ashamed to leave CAD (and I know you don't). You should be commended for trying something else when what you were doing didn't seem to be working any more. And you gave it a good solid try. A lot of people (me included) have tried new things, but never gave it more than a day or two (or a week or two) before abandoning it. I commend you for trying something and then figuring out for yourself exactly what you didn't like about it.

I tried CAD, but it always seemed too much of a diet to me. Too many restrictions. That's why I think PP is the most sensible plan out there. As such, it is also the most "tweakable" to suit individual needs.

As we've said so often in this forum, each of us needs to determine what's best for each of us. What works for me might be the worst thing for you, and vice versa.

Song, you are doing great! You must be just flying right now. Fitting into increasingly smaller clothes is a great motivator!

Unity, what's going on with you these days? A couple fly-bys, but no details. Tell us what you've been up to.