petite ladies

[Louise V]

Hello Ladies!!!
My recipe for protein bars are on page 6 of this site....
I change them by putting different nuts, almonds with a bit of almond extract,and vanilla protein.....I have even put sun flower seeds to make a change,gave it a nice crunch....
Now for dried pepperettes!!!they are like a small peperoni,but they are dried I don't know maybe you guys call them meat sticks...they are much lower in carbs than regular pepperoni,and they are spicy...I hope this gives you an idea of what I'm talking about...
Busy day today the kids are on March break here in Ontario, Mine are both teenagers but they still require much attention.....Like in the kitchen they're always wanting me to make them something to eat...and they complained because my music was too loud when I was working out....Oh well it's only for one week.
Well I should go my daughter wants the computer!!!
Have a good evening
Louise

[scg]

Hi gals :(
Today I have the FATKINS BLUES... :mad: ... I KNOW that the scale is not my friend, and i can't believe what it says half the time, but this morning I was up 2 pounds and for some reason I feel especially flabby. I really hoped to have met my goal by the beginning of the summer and at this rate I don't think its possible...I know that fat is not the enemy that I grew up believing it was, but I do feel like I am eating much more fat now then I did before low carbing and I wonder if that could be it?

I'm also on this rediculously strong antibiotic (bioxin, any been on it? It's making me feel really sick in my stomach.) and I havent felt up to working out as much, so maybe that is it. who knows. I can accept not losing, but gaining? that I don't like one bit!!!

ok, just had to vent! I think my boyfriend is getting sick of hearing about it ;) I hope everyone else is having more success!

Have a great day,
Suzy

[BrendaAnn]

Suzy ... Suzy .... Suzy...,

You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. You have been doing such a great job ~ this is just a little setback. When you get well, you'll probably loose 4 pounds at once!

The antibiotics may be causing you to retain water AND you're not feeling well which is a double wammy! Drink lots of fluids to help flush out the toxins and before you know it, you'll be on your way to loosing again. Not to mention when you're feeling better and start exercising again ... Be patient, remember it's a virtue. (One that I need help with every day! ;)

Last Wednesday when I weighed myself I was up too. But my clothes are looser and that makes me feel good. So I fell off the "wagon" for a couple of days feeling sorry for myself and now I'm re-motivated. I even bought girl scout cookies and haven't had any! :confused: why did I do this to myself :q: :q: I justify it by saying I'm buying it for my family, although I'm not doing them any good either.

We can do this ... We WILL do this ... try not to be too discouraged and I really hope you feel better soon.

Take care,
Brenda

"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"

[Louise V]

Good Afternoon Everyone!!!
Suzy, don't be down on yourself, when your body is trying to fight off an infection,it can play tricks on you, the antibiotics could be causing you to retain extra water, just drink alot and make your main priority to get better....
Brenda Ann, glad to see you didn't fall off the wagon for to long, just drink extra water to clean those carbs out....I could never have Girl Guide cookies in my house, those were my favourit and there's only so much a girl can take,good luck at not eating them....
Hope all you ladies have a nice day
Louise

[Danielle]

Hi suzy-

Just a quick note, I was on the same medication and you have to take it with food. I'm not sure if you were aware of it. Fortunately it didn't upset my stomach. I hope this helps! Feel better.

danielle

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Thanks guys, I needed to hear that! As a result I've hit the bottle (water bottle, that is) and hope that the extra water will help! :)

Danielle, were you on it for a sinus infection? I usually don't have a problem with medicine but this one was killing me. Even taking it with food my stomach felt like it had an alien growing inside it!...my doc switched me to augmentin and hopefully that will do the trick :roll:

Good night!
Suzy

PS Im going try to make those protein bars this weekend. I like the idea of homemade much more than the store bought stuff :yum:

[Ranger]

Hi Suzy,

When I had the flu a couple of weeks ago, I just felt yucky and wanted to eat...that old comfort food thing....don't be so tough on yourself, keep drinking the water and you'll get there....I had gained 3 lbs recently, and have been drinking water like crazy and now I'm down 2 again, one more to go and I'll be back in the losing bracket!

It is so frustrating though and I understand that....try to remember that the weight came on over time, so it will take a little time to get rid of it...

Keep smiling!
Carol

[LiLMoMMa]

Hello everyone!

I am still new to this low carb WOE, and I was wondering when you get sick or have the flu. What do you guys do to treat that without drinking cough syrup which I know has sugar in it?? :confused:

[Ranger]

Hi Lil MomMa,

There are various brands of sugar free cough syrup...my husband bought some for me when I had the flu a few weeks back...he couldn't find it on the shelf, but the pharmacist directed him to cough syrup for diabetics, which is sugar free....it worked fine for me...I also found sugar free cough drops, I had a menthol-eucalyptus flavored one, that I think was a CVS pharmacy brand and also a Halls brand that was cherry flavored.

I did resort to taking Nyquil, just so I could sleep and that had sugar and alcohol in it, but it was worth it for me, just to feel better! I found that I didn't gain while taking it. (Although, I did cheat and had some cookies and cereal while I was sick....good old quick comfort food....oh well we are not perfect!)

Hope you are not sick, and just need this for future reference! :wave:
Carol

[Danielle]

Hi suzy

I hope your feeling beter. Yes, I was on it for a sinus infection and the doctor just prescribed it to me again for a sore throat. I'm a teacher, I'm always getting sick. This time he told me to take 2 once daily instead of 1 twice a day. I'm hoping it won't affect my stomach.

Feel better
Danielle

[donnaj]

Susy, I hope you are feeling better. I too have had a sinus infection and a very sore throart. I get this every spring. I have found beef broth and chicken broth helps my throat.

Well ladies, I have decided to go back on induction again. I have been gaining weight. So, I am starting over and this time I will keep my journal everyday and using fitday. I found myself not eating forbidden food but more carbs then I should. So today, is my first day and for breakfast: 2 sausage and 1 egg with a tbsp. of butter. 2 cups of coffee and now I will start drinking my water. I now know that my water is very important for me to loss. Well I hope everyone have a great low carb day.

Donna :wave:

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Hi guys, how is everyone doing? I'm feeling much better today :)

Hey, I got something in the mail yesterday that sounds pretty good! I thought you guys might be interested in it too...I dont know if anybody does the ExtraCare program at CVS (I think you get a dollar back for every 25 you spend, or something like that...). Well, I do it and I think its a good program. They just sent me something in the mail that I must have signed up for because of my dad....
It's an ExtraBucks program for diabetes...for every 50 bucks (on qualifying merchandise) that you spend you get 5 bucks back. The booklet lists all of the products that qualify and the list is long! Lots of stuff that Atkins and low carb people would probably also buy...Ketone strips, Sugar-free medicines, Sugar substitutes like Splenda, Fiber, Vitamins, plus a whole list of foot care, skin care, and dental care products that anyone could use...I think maybe you can sign up through there website...anyway, just thought I would share :)

Hope everyone has a good day...I think it is warming up outside :roll:

Suzy

[donnaj]

Suzy, I am glad you are better. I will look into the program. It sound like some thing my husband could use.

Well, girl it was beautiful today here in Huntington WV. It reached 78 degrees so I worked almost all day out in the yard and took a mile walk with neighbor. I am bushed and I think I will go to bed early and read. I hope everyone had a great day and well talk with everyone tomorrow.
Donna :wave:

[Danielle]

Finally- the Whoosh fairy has arrived. It's been a while since I was able to change my profile. I'm just about half way there and I'm hoping the second half will not be a struggle.

I have five weeks until my nephew's christening and hoping to my a size 12 dress. If I get into a 10 I'll be estatic. I wore a skirt today that I haven't been able to wear in a will and it was even a little loose. That helped me keep motivated.

Well, enjoy your weekend ladies!

Danielle

[Louise V]

Good morning everyone!!!
Gees there sure seems to be a lot of you feeling under the weather lately. I really hope you all feel better soon. I haven't been sick since I started PP or maybe it's just too cold here for germs to live LOL!!!
Donna going back to induction should get things zapping along again, I've done this many times after I have stalls and it seems to get things moving again.
Danielle great to hear the fairy is visiting you...can you leave her a message to find her way over here!!!
I have my pictures up on another website, if you guys would like to take a look they're at www.pppics.com I'm under 1227d Louise,
I hope you all have a great day!!!
I hope the whoosh fairy comes to visit us all!!!!
:wave: for now
Louise

[Ranger]

Hi LouiseV,

My goodness, I just looked up your photos, you look terrific!! Way to go! :wave:

You must be so excited.....I am just hoping that I myself will have such a dramatic change when I get near my goal....very impressive!

I hope everyone takes a look, by doing so, will inspire all of us petites I think!

Thank you for sharing with us Louise!


Danielle, congrats on the woosh fairy visit! I too was able to finally change my profile after about a week or two....I lost the 3 lbs I had gained and now lost one more!

2 more lbs and I will weigh what I was at my wedding 9 years ago....time to drag out the wedding dress and try it on!!!!!

Hope that woosh fairy keeps stopping by!

Well folks, I am making a batch of feta cheese and also some fresh goat cheese, so I better get down to the kitchen and do some stirring!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Carol

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Louise, you look amazing! I'm really excited for you. In the "now" pic, you look as if you've been that fit your whole life! It shows that you lost the weight in a really healthy way...congrats, congrats, congrats!

Is there an area of this site (lowcarber.org) that is dedicated to before and after (or on the way) pics? That would be a nice thing for motivation. Carol is right, looking at those pictures really helps to keep me on track!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. Hopefully it is sunny where you all are!

:) Suzy

[donnaj]

Wow!!!!!! Louise, I could believe the change in you. Thank you so much for sharing your pictures. I need to do the same thing. If I can find one of me at my biggest. I hardly let any one take a picture but I will talk with my husband and see if he can help me so by Monday I will try to get them on line. Thanks again for sharing and congratulation.

I hope everyone will have a wonderful weekend.
Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Thank you!!!!!
Thank you all so much my petite friends for all the great compliments...Talk about an ego trip, I hate to weigh myself tomorrow I think my head is 10lbs heavier LOL!!!
I just think that life being overweight is hard physically and emotionally. Choosing to lose weight,get fit and healthy is a road to recovery, it is also a difficult process which is slow going,and sometimes painful...but it is worth it, there are so many rewards at the end , you not only regain health you gain confidence and self satisfaction. I feel like after so many years I've become a whole person again....
I posted my pictures to encourage others and to show them that it is possible to become who you want to be!!!
In the process you guy's have encouraged me to go for it and to reach my goal...I will soon be able to post my after pics....
Thank you again my dear friends
Louise

[Ranger]

Hi Louise,

You hit the nail right on the head! I think that when you are overweight, no matter how smart, intelligent or clever you are...people view you as just fat, or out of control somehow, by not being able to be thin... I can't tell you how many job promotions I lost out on to the less skilled, but slim and usually blonde women....(Hope I didn't offend anyone who is blonde, or slim for that matter!LOL)

It is very painful, and emotionally draining....but like yourself, I feel by losing this weight I am becoming a whole person again...and I am getting more confident everyday...your pictures are an inspiration to me, and I hope in a year's time, I will be able to post some pictures too.....(of course I have to figure out how!LOL)

Thanks again Louise, and all my petite friends who help keep me on track and mindful of my goal!
Carol

[Danielle]

Louise,

All I can say is...WOW! :cheer: :wiggle: :clap:

You look absolutely wonderful. I have to say you even looker younger. Way to go and thanks for the motivation!!!!

Danielle

[Dinky]

Just got a chance for a quick check in here - been a crazy week. Had to check out your photos. You look beautiful! You are truly an inspiration. Thank you for sharing with everyone.

:thup: :exclm: :clap: :cheer:

Will try to post more after I catch up on email.

[Louise V]

Good Morning Petite Ladies!!!!
What a beautiful weekend we are getting...Nothing but sunshine YEA!!!!!
Thank you very much for your kind words....
The reason I didn't post the pics on this site is because I don't know were or how do it...
Went to my brothers last night, took a hot tub outside in the snow it was soooo beautiful...I was so good the others alll had a drinks with them and I had my glass of water...
I'm so excited to get to my goal now I did TAEBO with a vengeance yesterday...
Hope everyone is doing fine and having a great weekend.
Together with support from each other we will all reach our goals
and become whole again even if were only half the person we were LOL...
:roll: :wave: bye for now
Louise

[Natalie]

It's been awhile since I've posted, but I have been keeping up on the posts. It sounds like everyone has either been sick or really busy. It is just that time of year!!! I am ready for Spring!

LouiseV-I just wanted to say you look absolutetly beautiful! Wow, what a transformation. Thank you for your posts and your support of this forum. You are an inspiration to us all!

I have been at a stall with weight loss for a couple of weeks now. I have been exercising these last couple of weeks more than ever before. I have finally gotten it together in the exercise area. 5x a week-cardio and weight training. It has been amazing. I have felt so good! The good thing about the weight loss stall is that I have lost inches. I wasn't checking that much before, but now I do once a week. I can see a difference and feel a difference. I know the weight will start falling off! Hopefully the stall means I have been gaining muscle :)

Anyway-it's great to hear all of your success stories. Look forward to reading them daily.

Take care everyone- :wave:

[Dinky]

Okay, I admit it. I've been in a funk for over a month now. Combination of my dad's poor health, winter blahs, and one huge stall. Course the stall was mostly my fault. Did not stick to my plan!

So - it's over now. I'm not happy stuck at this weight and summer is right around the corner - YEA! So - I went back on induction today. Yep - TODAY. Didn't wait the 'Monday' did it today. I'm happier with myself already. Went to the steak house and had a great dinner with very low carbs.

I haven't done induction in over 3 years, so I think I need to wake up the body. Party is over. Plus I'm so impressed with Louise's pics. I am truly inspired. I got below 120 before and I can do it again.

Right now half my clothes are too tight. By June 1 - half my clothes will be too big!!!!

Everyone have a great week - Spring starts in 3 days :D

[Dinky]

How are you doing on induction? I saw you started again last week. I've put if off for so long, but it's the only thing that's going to get me moving again. Let me know how your week went!

[donnaj]

Dinky, I have put off induction and tried to up my protein but it hasn't work so tomorrow I will go back on induction. I reread Dr. Atkins book and it says to go back on induction for 3 to 5 days. So, tomorrow it will be back to induction. How did you first day of induction go? We will get there and then we well start losing again. So I will email you tomorrow what I had. Maybe we can to this induction together.
Donna

[Ranger]

Hope all my petite friends are having a great weekend!

It is good to hear from you again Dinky, I had noticed that you hadn't posted in a while....

LouiseV, that hot tub sounds great....I spent the last three days power cleaning....and could use a hot tub about now!...think I have a bit of spring fever...yikes, my upstairs was such a mess...I am not a real housework fanatic by any means....(I honestly think I keep my barn neater than my house! LOL) I don't really know what got into me, but I even washed 1/2 the windows in the house inside and out....and bought material to make new curtains and cushions for the wicker furniture on the porch.....my goodness....I think I am turning into....domestic woman!!!

I hope your inductions will jumpstart you again Donnaj and Dinky, best of luck....perhaps I will get a little stricter myself and try induction again too....currently I only eat about 30 grams of carbs a day, so induction isn't too hard to go back to.....for 3 to 5 days shouldn't be too bad....I know you guys can do it!

Have a great evening everyone....Carol

[Ranger]

Just got my first chicken leg!!! Yeah!

[Danielle]

Hi Petite Ladies-

I just wanted to check in and say a quick hello. Althought I've been kind of in a stall these last few weeks, I'm trying not to let it get me down. I started exercising and hoping that will help.

I had a bad week at work last week and this week isn't going to be to much better. But only two more weeks and I have Spring Vacation, yeah! Have a good day everyone.

Danielle

[Louise V]

Good Morning girls!!!
My teens are back to school today, March break is over!!!
Maybe I should do like Carole and get the house back in shape.I'm so used to being alone during the day I didn't get any of my work done with the kids home...to busy talking with them and watching movies...Oh well It was nice to spend extra time with them!!!
Woke up to a snow storm this morning. Bummer since it was so nice all weekend...Oh well, just a minor set back, I do know spring has to come...
Donna and Dinky I think if you've been stalled for a while that going back to induction should help...I have done this all the way through when I would go to long without loosing and it really seems to get things rolling again.
Danielle if you just started exercising this will help, but take your measurments because sometimes it dosen't show on the scale as much as it shows in inches!!!
Hope everyone has a great day
Together we can do this
Louise

[Ranger]

Hope everyone is doing well today....LouiseV, we too are having a snowstorm, already 3 inches on the ground and falling fast.....argh...sometimes I get so impatient for spring....and the weight to come off too.....but I know it is just one day at a time!

I think you mentioned it before, but how long has it taken you to lose your weight so far? Do you exercise regularly? I just can't seem to get myself on an exercise program.....I should just do an exercise video on the vcr, but I never seem to make time for it.....I better get off my rear end to help boost this weight loss!

Good luck with your exercising Danielle, and hopefully work will go better for you...a Spring Vacation sounds really nice! Enjoy it.

Carol

PS: I think I will go downstairs and dig up an old exercise tape....I have heard you guys mention Taebo, can you get that anywhere? or does it have to be ordered specially? Thanks!

[Louise V]

Hi Carol!
It will be two years May 28th that I've following the program... And yes I do exercise,I do free weights 4 days a week, and then I do Taebo for the other 3. Because I'm not working right now and my kids are older, it makes my schedule quite flexible, I always work out in the morning when I'm fresh..when I was working it was a little bit harder because I used to work out at 4:30 a.m. so I was in bed at 8:00 P.M. LOL.
I have seen the taebo tapes at Walmart, here in Canada.
I really find exercising gives me more energy, and has really help to tighten up most everywhere, but my flabby lower belly, and my thighs, but I'm still working on that....even my breasts who were pointing towards the ground, have sprung up and are going in the right direction now :eek:
Have a great day :wave: for now
Louise

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hi guys, I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I finally lost the pounds that I had gained, plus one more. I think the extra water did the trick! yippie! :roll:

Carol, I've also seen the Taebo tapes in blockbuster and HMV. Any of the tapes can be ordered from www.taebo.com. You should give it a try. I'm not one of these people who loves to workout, but for some reason I find taebo addictive. I think billy blanks is so motivating...

Louise, do you follow a specific program for weight-lifting? I have been trying to add more weights but I really don't like them as much as cardio. I think I need a tape or something to follow...

I've seen a lot of posts about that Body For Life program that seems to incorporate a lot of weights and people are doing really well on it. Is anyone here on it? I think I am going to go to barnes and noble and check it out...

Hope its sunny where you all are, it's sleeting here!
:daze: Suzy

[Ranger]

Hi Louise and Suzy,

Thanks for the Taebo info...I have checked at Walmart here and didn't see it, but that does not mean they don't...I will look again.

Today I actually went downstairs and dug out an old Denise Austin low impact aerobic tape and got my blood pumping again....even though my daughter was mad and wanted to watch her Barney tape, and the dog kept chasing me around the living room!!! It would have been pretty funny to watch if anyone were peeking in the window...LOL, anyway at least I did it, and will try again tomorrow.

The funny thing is, I found a Disney promotional video from 1998, and we watched that before the exercise tape....all those trim people enjoying Disneyworld, got me motivated too!

The weather is pretty ugly here today too....I liken it to driving on Crisco....March snow in Mass. is greasy...!

Congrats on the weight loss Suzy! That water really works wonders.

Louise, are you going to celebrate on your "anniversary" in May? I certainly would if I were you! You deserve it for all of your hard work! Do you ever run into people you haven't seen in a while who don't recognize you? I bet that is a kick!
Take care all,
Carol

[Dinky]

Hi Petite Ladies!

This has been a long Monday - glad it's over. Long day at work then headed for the grocery run. After my ham/egg omelette for a quick dinner I cut up my vegies for lunch all week, boiled eggs and made tuna salad Whew! I am so ready for induction.

Did good all day, 2 days down. Hope everyone has a good week :wave:

[Louise V]

Good Morning Girls!!!
Dinky glad to see induction is going well. Keep it up!!!!Drink your water!!!
Suzy I do follow a weight program it's great, it's called Weight Training Made Easy by JoyceL. Vedral, Ph.D. The copywright is 1997 I had bought it at Chapters...It has 4 different work out levels and has pictures on how to do the exercise,she also has charts and a lot of good reading material in it. All you need is a simple work out bench, 3,5,and10 pound dumbells,I've had really good results with this especially in the upper body...
Carole way to go on the work out...I do wish I could have been peaking in the window LOL. I'm hoping by the end of may, I'll be able to celebrate with a tummy tuck, I go for consoltation with the plastic surgeon on April 10th, so he can take pics and see if our health plan will cover it...Cross your fingers I'm so excited!!!
Hope you all have a great day!!!
Keep up the great work!!!!
Your petite buddy
Louise

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morning everyone :) ,
Carol, your post really made me laugh because those disney promo tapes tend to show the skinny people, but when you get there you will notice something kinda amazing--a lot of the people who visit Disney are big, I mean really really big. Maybe it's just because I live in NYC and people here are kinda weight conscious, but when I get to Disney I am always amazed at how many people I see in wheelchairs just because of their weight... You'll feel like Miss America at the pool!! :cool: It will also really make you appreciate the weight you have lost.. and, congrats for starting to workout!

Louise, thanks for the weightlifting info. I am going to see if I can find that book. I have 2.5, 5, and 10lb weights so I think I'm all ready for it! You must be really excited for your tummy tuck. I'm usually not that into the idea of plastic surgery, but this one is more than well deserved! You must feel like a whole other person!

Last night I made a spreadsheet in excel to track my measurements....hopefully some of those numbers will start to go down soon! :p

Have a great day everyone, Suzy :roll:

[donnaj]

I see that everyone is exercising. I need to get off my butt and get started. I usually do my belly dancing routine but I haven't felt like doing much recently. I think it might be all this rain and my joints acting up. I am proud of each and everyone of you.

Well girlfriends, I am going to get up from this computer and start my housework. I hope everyone will have a great day.
Donna :wave:

[donnaj]

I finally found how to put attachment to the post . So here I am in all my ugliness and fat. The left side is when I was 215 last spring and on the right is now at 167. I could do it wihtout you girls. Thanks.
Donna :wave:

[Brenda]

Hi,

I am a mother of three and am 5'4 and 152pnds. My goal is 135-138 and I have a medium build.

I have noticed that many of you are around my height and are trying to go under 120. That is too small. Set reasonable goals. If you look at the American Dietary weight suggestions women between 5'3 and 5'4 with medium builds (most people) should weigh between 122 and 138. Be nice to yourself. You don't need to be so skinny that your ribs stick out. I know that when I was 5'4 in high school and weighed 138 pounds, I wore a size 7 and looked pretty darn good!

I am also told now that even though I have 15lbs to go being a size 11 is not so bad.LOL

:( :cool:

[Louise V]

thHey Donna!!!!
Love the pictures, you've come a long and you look great!!! It's so nice to put a face to you...Now when we talk we know what we look like...
I hope your induction is going well!!!
Brenda I'm only 5 feet tall, and have a small frame, so I think 120lbs is realistic for me...
Suzy you go get that book, and before you know it will all be little incredible hulks LOL!!!
Carole you asked earlier if sometimes people don't recognize me...well yes it does happen and it makes me feel weird because to me I'm still the same person, but it is flattering at the same time!!!
I hope you all had a good day!!!
:cheer: this is for you Donna
Louise

[Ranger]

Hi Donnaj,

Great job, there is quite a difference....like Louise V said, it is nice to have a face to go by.....I had you pictured differently, but actually you look a lot like my neighbor!

Let us know how you posted the picture and perhaps we can all figure out how to do it too.....but I think I will wait a while....after todays photos of me....there isn't much of a difference yet.....(Think Protein!!!)

Hi Brenda,

I am 5' 1" with a large frame and I think I have set a reasonable goal....I don't want to aim too low at first and get discouraged....I weighed 159 lbs in college and could wear a size 11....I also had a custom wet suit made for scuba diving, and it is my goal to fit in that again!

Of course, when (not if!) I reach that goal....I will probably go for another 10-20 lbs, but right now that seems a long way down the road.....I guess it took me a while to accumulate this weight, I can't expect to have it all drain off overnight...(although that would be darn handy!!!)

I think people have to feel comfortable with themselves, that is the key....

Good luck everyone, have a great evening! I hear more snow for tomorrow....yikes isn't it the first day of spring????
Carol

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Hi Donna, you've made amazing progress! I think that's so great. Everyone should post pictures of their transformations, it's really inspiring for us newbies!

Hi Brenda,
I wish I were 5'4"! I'm only 4'11"...The other day I was at the doctor and he was filling out my form, when he asked height, he had already started filling in a 5' and was waiting for the inches...I guess he doesn't get a lot of 4'11"s ;)

I put my goal as 95 lbs, because the form asked you to fill in a number when you set up your identity (I thought that 100 pounds for 5 feet plus 5 pounds for each additional inch was the rule of thumb) but for me the number on the scale is a lot less of a goal than other things like...being able to walk without having my thighs rub together, being totally comfy in shorts this summer, and (eek!) actually wanting to wear a bikini in public...So I still don't know exactly what my prefered weight is, but I think when I get there, I'll know it! Hope so, at least :)

I think everyone has to set their own goals, and feel comfortable with them. Things like bone size, body type, age, number of kids you've given birth to, and amount of muscle will also effect how a certain weight will look on any one person, so I think it's different for everyone.

Geez, I'm rambling on! Gotta go clean up a bit, hope everyone has a nice night!

Suzy

[Dinky]

DonnaJ you look great! You look like a friend I would like to have - and here you are! I love seeing everone's pics It's so nice to see who we are talking to. Hope your hanging in there on induction this week. I'm right on track for my third day. Got some psyllium yesterday, too. Hadn't tried that before - you know to keep the plumbing working :D

I think most people know what their best weight is. Even without charts, we know where we look and feel best. I'm not quite 5.1, small build. I weighed 105 when I got married (31 yrs ago :eek: ). Now I don't think for a minute I have to get back there, but I feel so good about myself when I'm just under 120. My fantasy weight would be 115 which happens to be right where the charts say I should be. I would have to get below 100 to be considered underweight. Not much danger of that happening :D

If I start to go below 100 lbs - you ladies have my permission to smack me :daze:

[angelfish]

Thanks for posting your pictuces Donna. Looking Good :thup:

All you ladies are an inspiration to me to reach my Goal. I agree with you Suzy that we know what weight we feel our best at. I was 110 when I graduated high school but I know I won't get there again. My body has really changed over the years . ( giving birth, aging, less active) But I have much more energy now with 31 pounds gone. (I was 150 last year).

Why are the last 5 pounds the hardest? :confused:

Best to you all

Angelfish :wave:

[Brenda]

I just wanted to let everyone see that sometimes our expectations of ourselves are too high. We really should listen to a piers more because they are fairer judges of how we look. My comments were mostly for those who are between 5'3 and 5'4 I think that under 120 for this hight is too skinny. THat is my opinion not a critisism. Good luck!

[Louise V]

Good afternoon girls!
I thought today was the first day of spring,but I look outside and see more snow. :mad:
How is everyone doing today? I'm doing fine!!!
Brenda I know what you mean about people setting their expectation too high..but it's very hard when your loosing weight to know what will look good and feel good a lot us haven't seen our goal weight in so many years, I just judge it as I go, my goal can always be changed, I think body style makes a difference too, I'm very muscular so a lighter weight would just give me a leaner body,I don't think I would look skinny...I didn't think you were critising.
It's good to here from you Angelfish,I thought you had gone and left us :tears: nice to hear from you, I've found the last 20 pounds hard I'm afraid for the last five.
Dinky if you ever go below 100lbs I will Taebo kick you LOL
Well I should go do some dishes!!
Have a great day :wave: Louise

[scg]

Hey Angelfish....You've only got 4 pounds to go! Wow! :yay:
I can't wait till I'm that close to the finish line!
congrats! Suzy

[donnaj]

Louise, I know what you mean about a ucky first day of spring. We woke up to our street flooded and we our expecting snow Thursday. We are having the strangest weather. I hate to see what summer will be like.

You girls have given me so much encouragement I can't wait to be 5 lbs to goal. I still have away to go.

Thanks everyone for encouraging me. I will send a new picture when I get to 150lbs.

Dinky, thanks for saying the nice things about me. I would love to be your friend too.

Well everyone I hope the whoosh fairy visit you this evening and we well all be closer to our goal.
Donna :wave:

[Ranger]

Even though the weather outside is frightful,
The locarb petite forum is so delightful,
and as long as this weight will go.....
let it snow, let it rain, let it snow!

We're eatin' lots of protein,
on our way to gettin' so lean,
New friends were gettin to know,
let it snow, let it rain, let it snow!!

Ok enough of that foolishness! :daze:

Hope you are surviving the weather wherever you are.

Let's just all imagine lots of tulips and daffodils and spring flowers, and imagine how great we will all look when we are at our goal! I see myself in a new really small sized Easter outfit....I refuse to buy any new clothes yet, so I will plan this for next Easter.....I can't wait to buy clothes that don't have an X in the size!

Have a great evening everyone,

We can do this, especially if we stick together!
Carol

[Louise V]

Carol!!
You certainly know how to make me laugh :lol: that poem is so cute...but your right as long as were loosing and have new friendships who cares what the weather is...Spring will come some day!!! :daizy:
Thank you for the laugh
Your so sweet Louise

[angelfish]

Liked your poem Carol! This is a great time of year. :sunny: The daffodils are all in bloom and I took a bunch to work to stare at during the day. I picked them from my parent's garden. They must have 20 varieties of them. Beautiful !!!!

No, Louise, I didn't leave. I just haven't posted here in a while. But I have been reading and keeping up on you all.

I have really been craving the salads lately and have enjoyed many from the recipe posts. Hope you all have taken a look at some of them. Good :thup:

All for now

Angelfish :wave:

[Ranger]

Hi Angelfish,

It must be really nice being in California this time of year....I planted about 100 new daffodil bulbs last fall and am dying to see them! It will happen eventually....just like this weight!

I dragged the scale back in the house and got on this am....whohoo, lost 2 lbs! for a total of 30....now I can try on that wedding dress again......My DH got me a makeover gift certificate and I said I was going to use it when I lost 30 lbs, but it doesn't seem that significant yet, so I will wait until 40 or 50....then I will have my picture taken and try to figure out how to post it here....I am in a great mood this am...the sun is shining on our 12" of new snow...it looks really pretty!

Hi LouiseV, glad you got a chuckle!
Have a wonderful lo carbing day everyone!
Ranger :wave:

[Dinky]

Spring has arrived to NE Ohio. It's snowing, 15 and windy. Burr. Those little flowers wouldn't dare peek out. Oh well, it will give me a couple more weeks before I have to shed the winter sweaters ;)

I have stuck to induction like glue this week. Lost the 3 bs I had gained this last month and am back to 127 where I started before falling off the LC wagon :eek:

When I get below 120 - you will all hear such a yell :hyper:

Loved the poem! I was hearing Christmas carols in my head today when it started snowing.

Brenda - I didn't mean you were criticizing. Just explaining it from my 'short' point of view. I've been told all my life I was 'such a little thing - why would I possibly need to diet?" even when I was 40 lbs/35% overweight - which is considered 'obese' by the health charts- and was winded going up one flight of stairs. But then most of us on this forum are probably oversensitive about weight issues.

Let's all have reasonable goals. My goal is - live a long, healthy life and enjoy it as much as possible at every point along the way. I just happen to know from years of experience that I enjoy mine much more when I stay below 120 :D :D :D :D

Luv ya ladies!

[donnaj]

Carol, I loved the poem. It is really true, as long as we have good friends and good food and we are losing let it snow, rain or anything the weather wants to bring.

Angelfish, I am also craving salads. I will have one for the first time since I started on a protein fast.

Carol and Dinky congratulation on losing.

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Well girlfriends, I better get started cleaning. Oh spring, you bring on cleaning but oh you are so beautiful with all your beauty.

Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Good Morning girls!!!
Where is spring, got 15 cm of snow yesterday, the sun is shining today, but it's minus 25 Celcius, that's flippin cold!!!I don't think I'll be walking too far today...
I used to always be warm, since I've lost weight OH MY I'm always cold and I hate winter now.
Dinky and Carol, way to go on your weight loss!!!!Isn't a great feeling!!!
Since my scale doesn't move much anymore I get really excited when I see my petite friends scale is going down.
I'm thinking of takling another big issue in my life, I went shopping yesterday and picked up some Nickorette gum to quit smoking, set my date for Monday...I just feel I'm working so hard to be healthy and here my insides are all black, and it interfeers with my working out. I HATE BEING A SLAVE TO A CIGARETTE!!! So I may need support from my petite friends in that department too!!
If ever you guys wonder about my spelling errors, I'm sorry but I'm french and sometimes I'm not so sure on how to spell things...
Have a great day
:wave: Louise

[scg]

Cold, Cold, Cold! It's freeezing out! I'm sure when it's 100 degrees out this summer, I'll miss the cold, but right now I wish the sun would come out!

Hey Louise, You've done such a remarkable job with your weightloss, I just KNOW that you can kick smoking in the butt!
You can do it, you can do it, you can do it! AND, you're english is better than lots of people born in America! I would never have known that it wasn't your first language :)

I just got off the scale...I think I'm in the twilight zone! My weight is up 2 pounds to 115.5, but my body fat is down to 22%! Last time I checked my body fat was 24-25%! I thought I felt some muscle trying to peak through, I guess it wasn't my imagination! :wiggle:

Craving salads?? Geez, you guys are lucky! Lately I've been craving Krispy Kreme doughnuts! theyre goood.

I was hoping to go for a walk today but I think it is too cold...so I think I will do some yoga. all this weightlifting is making me sore :) Suzy

[Ranger]

The sun is shining and it is so cold!!! It is ok, we can deal with it...thanks for all the support folks, it really means a lot to me....and certainly pumps me up and keeps me going! It is so great to have this little club house of ours.....I am thankful for all of you.....

LouiseV, I too would never have guessed English was your second language....you do beautifully with your posts.....I never worry about typos or spelling errors for that is who we are....not perfect, only human......I know you can kick the smoking habit, if you can lose 1/2 of your body weight, I am convinced you can do anything!!!! We will help you! We want you to stay healthy for a long time!!!

Dinky great job on the weight loss, and scg, don't fret, the scales go up and down, but they will always go back down....we are here for you.....I bet it is because of the muscles....congrats on the 22%....I have no idea what % fat my body is...but I bet it is pretty high! LOL....not for long though we're getting rid of it everyday!

Well, folks take care and have a terrifically lo carb day.

Carol

[Dinky]

Howdy girls! It's been such a long week at work, I'm so glad to be sitting home on the couch on Friday night - guess that tells you I'm not as young as I used to be.

It is so cold here too. I just HATE winter. I'm ready to quit my big time career an go live in a two room hut in the sunshine. Maybe one room would be okay - less to clean :D

Scales didn't move today - which means they didn't go up :thup:

scg- I think loosing body fat % is way harder than loosing a pound. You're doing awesome. I'm not sure what my body fat is. The calculation comes out about 23-24, but my expensive tanita scale bounces around 30%. So I just ASSUME the tanita scale is way wrong :D Anyway the % never changes on the scale no matter if the pounds go up or down for me. What's with that?? I think I'm too old to worry about my % - I'm still struggling with my lbs.

Louise- you gotta quit smoking! You are in control of your health You can do it! I never started smoking, so I can't help you with any personal wisdom. The friends I have who quit though, told me food tastes better after they quit!! Just think how good those salads are gonna be :D


Good night ladies - have a great weekend :wave:

[Louise V]

Thank you my friends,
I will most certainly need all the support I can get starting Monday, I'm trying to set up a plan, maybe when I get a craving I can go on the exercise bike for 10min. maybe that way I won't want to eat, because I know I don't want to put back on any weight and yet I know I have to quit this filthy habit, so I must do it a way that I won't gain any weight...I can do this...
I speek english quite well, because my husband is english, so over the years he's helped me out a lot...I just sometimes worry about grammar because I only took english in high school as a second language, but if it's not bad I'm happy :)
Suzy, if your doing weights now I think it's important for you to measure yourself, sometimes you will drop more in inches than on the scale while your developing muscles.
Have a great evening petite friends
:wave: Louise

[Dinky]

We eat out a lot and I usually do pretty good on my LC. We go the all our usual places where I know what to order. Today dh wanted to try a mexican place we hadn't been in a long time. Now I love mexican food, but I was determined to stay on induction. The only thing that had on the menu with even a smidgeon of protein an no beans was grilled salmon. Sounds good - with a side of vegies and rice. First the server tells me they make it a little different now with a BBQ glaze. I say okay - as long as it's not covered in bbq sauce. Also asked for extra vegies and no rice. Got the overpriced dinner - salmon buried in BBQ sauce, tons of rice and a couple steamed carrots :mad:

Well I made do - didn't want to complain and make dh feel worse for suggesting the place. I scraped off all the sauce I could, didn't touch the rice. I did eat the carrots - I was starving! Now just a few hours later I'm starving and I know I already blew way too many carbs today.

Just wanted to blow off some steam to someone who could appreciate what a waste of a good Sat dinner out. Next time I'm headed back to my favorite steak house.

Sorry for making you listen to my gripes. Hope you all had a good Saturday. :wave:

[Ranger]

Hi Dinky,

I bet you were bummed, but think that at least you got to spend some time out with DH....it is tough when you want to eat and can't have what you want....we have a few regular places we usually go, (of course out here in the hills there are only a few choices anyway :D LOL) It amazes me, the lack of vegetable choices there usually are, I always head for the salad bar, and get some type of steak.....prime rib is always a treat....oh well....next time it will be your turn to choose the restaurant.

Tomorrow you can get strict and get back to induction, we are all rooting for you!!

Carol

[donnaj]

Good morning ladies. Louise I had to hear that your craving are so strong. Have you been eating enough protein and drinking plenty of water? I know when my craving gets real bad I eat extra protein and increase my water intake. Me and Carol has been on a protein fast and it has really helped me . I was on it for two days and now just started eating vegetables. You can go to my journal in the c and d under donnaj and check what I ate.
But yes my friend, I am here for you and like Carol said to me we can do this together.

Dinky, I hate to hear that your dinner was so horrible but just start all over on induction. I have found out sometimes you have no control over are what we eat and I think you did wonderful but I would have complain. Maybe if we all started compaining then they would start improving their services. I know I have started and my area restraunts has improved. We pay are hard earn money so we deserve to have it our way. I am like Carol, I like to eat where there is a good salad bar and plenty of choices of meat and vegetables. I even found a place that now carry sugar free jello because I kept asking for it.

Well everyone have a great day.

PS : What are you ladies going to serve for Easter dinner? I am having my relatives(8 people over and probally more). I need some help.

Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies,
Donna, I don't know if you understood me or not,,I'm afraid for the cravings I will get when I quit smoking on Monday,if you did understand do you mean more protein will help my Nicotine fits? I don't know I've never been a non smoker for many, many years...But I'm Pumped!!!!!!!
Dinky I think you did fine, you had to eat something and I know the carrots were a better choice than the rice...but how sad when we go out and can't really enjoy because the food they serve is not really what we wanted.
My daughter is a puppet in a big production at church this morning I'm so excited, I'm going to bring my 4 year nephew with me, I love having little guys with me...I'm sure my daughter will do fine she's been practicing so much!!!
Well my friends today is my last day as a smoker.
I hope you all have a wonderful day
:wave: Louise

[Louise V]

Oh Sorry Donna,
About Easter dinner, I'm going to my Mom's, she's serving ham,cappeletti,bread and all that stuff, I'm bringing deviled eggs,salad and a fudge bottom cheese cake, that is leagual for us to eat, it's a great recipe my husband and kids love it.
Louise

[Ranger]

Just a quick one, as we are off to church....LouiseV we all know you can do it, it will be tough for sure, but come talk to us when you have the urge for a smoke... ;)

Donnaj hope you are doing well, and sticking with it today....a little dissappointed this am as the scale went up about 4 lbs...once again, I attribute it to salt....I drank 100 ozs of water yesterday, but had a knockwurst for lunch and kielbasa for dinner...even though they have 0 carbs, they have a lot of salt...one of these days I will learn, (but I just love German sausage!)

Dinky, I hope you were able to jump on the induction bandwagon again!

Hope you all have a wonderful lo carb day.....
Carol

[Dinky]

I can't believe it! After being so disgusted with my dinner yesterday - the scales were down a lb this morning. I am off and running again! :cheer: Can you tell I'm pumped?

Can't believe I finally broke my stall point. Wish me luck that the roller coaster keeps going downhill for awhile. Thanks for all you encouraging words.

Louise- I know your daughter wil be precious in her play. Enjoy every minute. They grow up way too fast. And the smoking thing - YOU CAN BEAT IT! You are a very strong person. Make a little list of things you can do instead of have a cigarette every time you want one. One thing can be log on the internet and post us a message ;) Does anyone else in your house smoke? I hope not - that makes it harder.

Ranger - yes it's the salt. I have the same problem. I don't even have to have kielbasa. If I eat almost any kind of deli meat this happens. I buy the best cuts, supposed to be plain roasted turkey - gain 2 lbs. It's not really fat though - we both know that. But it is discouraging. Flush it out and eat pure protein today.

DonnaJ - Big dinners are a challenge, but also an opportunity. You can have a couple meats, and 3-4 vegies. Of course you'll have to have at least one potato dish for those 'other people.' But with so many good options, you'll do great and have a wonderful meal to boot. Deviled eggs are always a great Easter tradition that looks good and is allowed. Yea! Dessert is harder. Have a good looking sugar free jello dish - maybe with some fresh strawberries? Let us know your big menu.

I'm planning a trip to vist the family over the weekend, I'll be driving home Easter sunday - no big meal. Probably for the best ;)


Have a great day ladies.

[Ranger]

Doesn't it feel great to see the scale budge!!!?

I know I have to cut out the deli stuff.....drinking lots and lots and lots of water today!

Easter is always a good meal, cause of all those nice colored easter eggs!!! Deviled eggs are a good idea too.....I think my Mom is serving a fresh ham.....which will be fine....hope you guys have some interesting meal plans.....we always have a traditional German breakfast with lots of imported cold cuts...my folks drive 3 hours to a specialty German butcher for the meat and special bread....looks like I'll be staying away from the salt and eating those eggs!!!!

Take care everyone, hope you are having a great locarb day!
Carol

[Louise V]

Hello Ladies !!!
I'm back from service and the production the youth group put on. It was great!!! My daughter did great, it's so funny that she's 13 now and I still get so chocked up and tears in my eyes when she does things on stage or even just reads in church, my son and husband laugh at me...but I know that I'm not the only mom that has tears of pride...the band played Christan Rock Music and my nephew said " That's to loud, mommy told me I had to be quiet in church" he's only 4, I thought that was cute.
Dinky I'm so glad to see your meal didn't affect your weight loss, way to go!!!
Carole I think we all have to watch those deli meats, I usually have my tuna or salmon or some left over meats from the night before...or else the same thing happens here, but it comes off very fast if you drink a lot of water because it's not fat gain, only fluid retention.
Geez I had a lot to say today LOL
Chat with you all later
Louise

[atanqt]

Just checking in. It's been awhile. Well I went down 1 pound last week and then back up 1. So I'm in the same spot but I've still come too far to quit now. I guess I'm going to have to step up the workouts. Talk to ya later :wave:

[donnaj]

Louise, I know it can be done because I quit for a year while on the Akins diet. I ate more protein and I walked it off. Every time I wanted a cigerette I would walk it off the urge. I was walking up to 8 miles a day some time but then I had the stroke and started back. I think it was because of depression and me and my husband weren't on the outs. I haven't tried to quit again but need to. I am planing to quit as soon as I can walk again. I used the nicotine inhaler to quit with. So, I will probally be quitting in the next month. My nephew has a major surgery April 27 and I will be at the hospital for about 2 weeks. He will be in a body cast and my sister had open heart a year ago. So she will need me more than ever. I don't think I need the stress of quiting right away but I know you can do it. I have confidence in you. You have come so far in losing this weight . You can do this. I will be here for you. Take one day at a time. Eat enough protein and plenty of water to flush the toxins out. I found that my smoking is allot of habit. So try to change your normal habits around it might help. I will be praying for you. Well I better get to bed.
Donna :wave:

[Danielle]

Hello Petit Ladies-

It's been a while since I've said hello. I have to confess that I haven't exercised in a week, even though I just started. I got sick ... again and got home late three out of five nights from college. I was just too tired. I have to get myself back on the bike and pedal a way. I haven't lost anything for nearly a month now. I have maintained, tomorrow is my offical weigh in but I have a feeling the whoosh fairy has forgot about me. I haven't been eating alot this week, but tonight I feel a little bloated.

Well, I'll let you know if my intution is correct about my weight loss or the lack there of. Have a good week.

danielle

[Ranger]

Hi Louise, Today is the day! We all know you can quit.....just think of how many new lovely clothes you can buy with all the $$ you save on the cigarettes! You can do it....

Donnaj, you are so sweet, your sister is so lucky to have you...hope your nephews surgery goes well and he is back on his feet soon after.....

Nice to hear from you Danielle, sometime life does get in the way...I have not worked out in 3 days....so I better get back to it today too....we can do it together!

I have a goat that is showing signs of early labor....I hope, truthfully, I am not really sure if she is pregnant! She is due tomorrow, but one can't be sure....so I'm up early and heading out to the barn....we had freezing rain all last night so the thought is not all that appealing to me so early in the morn'.!

Oh well, you petites have a great lo carbin' day!

Carol

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies,
Well, I haven't smoked since 11:15PM last night, I know it's early but hey!! by this time I usually have had about 4 cigs.
Carole your right I know I can do this,nothing is ever easy,but it's worth the effort, I've cleaned my ashtray and put it away, I'm going to workout and later start washing walls and curtins to get rid of the nic. in the house.
Donna your sister will be lucky to have you with her through her sons surgery...I hope all goes well. Thank you for the advice about walking, it is cold here today, so when it's cold I can peddle on the exercise bike,,because your better exercising through a craving than eating, and I will drink a lot of water. When your ready to quit I'll be there for you too!
Nice to hear from you Danielle, you will get back to your exercise and the weight will come off.
Have to go for now, I'll be back later
Take care my friends
Louise

[Louise V]

Hello I'm back!!!
It's been 12 hours now, I've been reading a lot on a Website called Freedom lately, and they believe in quitting cold turkey, why put nicotine in your body with gum or patches when your trying to get the nic. out of your body. Makes sence to me so I threw out the nicotine gum I had bought...things are pretty easy right now the cravings are not bad yet, I'm expecting it to get bad probably tonight or tomorrow...I've got my music loud and I'm trying to look at this as a celebration and make it a happy time for my familly and me...none of them have ever smoked,so I don't want to put them through hell...and I'm not a grouchy person anyway...
Well I should go see what to make for lunch, I've been drinking so much water, I'm not to hungry!!!!!
Thank you all for listening...Be back late
Louise

[scg]

Hey Louise you're doing GREAT! I think you have just the right attitude. Just think how much easier Taebo will feel when you don't have all that stinky smoke competing for room in your lungs! And now you can give yourself treats for losing weight AND for quiting smoking. sounds good to me!

Like a couple of you guys, I took a few days off from working out. I was starting to feel like was burning out more and more after each workout. After a few days off, today workout felt good again. :wiggle:

I have to say that this message board is really helping me to stay on track. Just knowing you guys are out there makes me feel like I am not alone in this! Hope you all are having a good day...

Time to do some laundry!
Suzy

[donnaj]

Daniell, I will personal get a hold of the whoosh fairy and tell him/her that you have missed my friend house and she has worked hard so RASP to my friend's house. Hang in there girlfriend she/he is on the way.

Ranger, Did you have a baby kid today? Thanks for the kind wishes for my nephew Cody.

Louise, I am proud of you. WAY TO GO!!!!! I know the smell in my house is bad from both of us smoking. I washed down the walls last week and it helped. Have you checked out the quitting smoking on the forumn. I check it out and it sounds great also. I will be here if you need someone to talk you through it. I will be with you shortly in quitting. I promise.

Susy, I am glad you are feeling better. Exercise is good for you but man it can hurt sometime. I know what you mean about the support here. I could not do this without you and my other :angel: s.

Well ladies, I am off to cook. Have a great evening. A whoosh fairy if you are listening you are overdue so come tonight for all of us.
Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Hey Girls,
How's it going?
Suzy sometimes we all need a little break from exercise, but even when your not doing weights and you go for a walk it still helps, it is important not to overdo it with exercise....You don't want to get tired of it and totally stop....so good idea to take a few days off.
Thanks girls for your support!!!
Donna I have been reading on the quit smoking forum,and I've been reading on Freedom....I'm afraid I'm not getting the urges and a lot of syptoms others report to have the first day and the first 3 days, maybe it will all hit me at once...because so far today hasn't been to bad....I'm floating with water but that's fine.
Got my whole living room washed, did the walls with amonia and water,it's pretty fresh, next the dining room.
Well I guess I should go see what we are having for dinner.... Have a good evening!!!
:wave: Louise

[Danielle]

Thanks Donna for reminding the whoosh fairy to drop on by my way! I think it might have actually worked, although I do not change my stats for at least two consistant days. This morning the scale was down two punds, yeah!!! I'll let you know if her visit lasted when I weigh myself tomorrow. Sometimes she gives it right back, what a tease. I'm hoping I can change my stats within the next few days. I also received goods news, I have an interview in two weeks for a job. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, it's not easy to get a teaching job around here.

Talk to you soon, Thanks again.

Danielle :D

[Ranger]

Louise....almost one day down and that is terrific!! Way to go! I figure if I spend a lot of time typing here....at least I don't have time to eat!!! So maybe by checking out the different sites, it will keep you more occupied....sounds like you have a good plan, and that is 1/2 the battle! We are thinking about you!

Donnaj, did not have a kid yet....Luckily since I had to work a full day today....right now I am listening to a baby monitor next to the computer....one of the goats is totally snoring! LOL.....we had a pretty nice day today, but some stormy weather is coming in tonight....perhaps the pressure change may make something happen.....her due date is tomorrow.....funny thing though, last year she had been bred, gained a ton of weight, went into labor, I sat in the barn for hours...had a thunderstorm, I was freezing and cold so went in the house for 3 hours to sleep, came out and there was nothing.....so who knows what happened....a false pregnancy? The vet couldn't figure it out...so I am somewhat skeptical...I will believe it when I see it!!!

Got to go check on her again! I hear some noises!!!

You guys all have a great evening....Carol

[Dinky]

Boy do we have a busy group out there today. What a great bunch of girls.

Ranger - I'm waiting to hear about the baby goat. Can we help name her?

DonnaJ - you're such a strong sister and aunt. Best wishes for you and your family for strength and good health.

Danielle - good luck on the new teaching job The weight loss will give you extra confidence and you'll cinch the interview.

scg - don't feel bad for taking a break. You're being good to yourself. Sometimes our mind and body needs a break. Spring is just around the corner. I think we all get more active with better weather and more sunshine.

LouiseV - you are doing fantastic! And I can smell your fresh clean wals from here! If the first 3 days are the worse, then you 1/3 over the hump. :thup:

Stating second week on induction. Doing great so far. Haven't even had a single craving. It is sooo much in the mind.

It's snowing like crazy here. Tomorrow we're supposed to get an icy rain. Where is Spring?? I want it to come now!

Hope all our petite ladies have a great week.

[Louise V]

Yea I'm still here!!!!!!!

Almost 33 hrs nicotine free :) Yesterday was not to bad, last night I had a restless sleep and my mouth has a yuky taste,so I keep brushing my teeth and chewing sugar free gum.
I'm ready for today so bring it on!!!!
You girls are really helping me with your encouragement!!!With everyones help I can do this!!!
Carole did you have your baby goat yet???I hope you weren't up all night in the cold!!
Dinky way to go on indution you're right it's really a mind thing, I'm realize that especially right now.
I hope your all doing well with your lo-carbing, so the Whoosh Fairy can come and visit us all before Easter.
O.K. WHO KIDNAPPED SPRING!!!!NOBODY HERE SEEMS TO KNOW WERE IT IS. I'd love to see him for a little bit..
Time to go work out...
Talk to you all later...
:wave: Louise

[Ranger]

Hi All,

Sorry folks, no baby goat yet....I kept the baby monitor on all night...man those critters can be noisy! My husband is not too impressed!

There is no guarantee, that there will even be a baby....this doe likes to fool me....she is showing some signs, but so far nothing....we were having a huge snowstorm, and all of a sudden it is freezing rain....so it will probably when the storm is at its worst?!LOL! But Dinky it would be fun if? and when she/he arrives for all of you to name it....the mother's name is Emma.

Dinky, way to go on the induction! I pretty much stick to induction all of the time...so when I have a little treat, like nuts or something...I maybe go to 30 carbs.....which I think is still pretty low.

Louise, you made it through the first day! Alright!.....it should get easier now right? I hope so.....and I hope spring shows its face sooner or later....my daffodils are looking like icicles right now!

A friend who is doing the Zone diet found some lo carb bread... called Rye lite....it has 15 grams of carbs in 2 slices but then it has 7 grams of dietary fiber, totalling 8 grams in 2 slices.....a sandwich perhaps??? She went back to buy some more, and there wasn't a loaf on the shelf....she talked to the store manager and he said it flies off the shelf, and it is hard to keep in stock.....so I guess all the lo carbing folks are on to it.....have any of you ever seen it?
My friend bought it at a Shaw's supermarket....I have not seen it here...but boy it sounds good.

Take heart my petite friends, spring will arrive!!!
Carol

[Louise V]

Good Afternoon Ladies,
I'ts now been 40 hrs and things are going great!!!MAYBE TOO GOOD, I'm afraid maybe it will all hit me at once, because this isn't that bad....I'm thinking if this is the worse, why I didn't do this a long time ago, Oh well one day at a time!
My house is sure getting good and clean smells fresh, can't wait to open the windows.
Carole I hope if baby goat comes it's soon, so your DH can get a good night sleep...
Well I should go and wash the walls in the hallway now...
Chat with you all later my dearest petite friends
:wave: Louise

[Further]

i am 5 foot 2 and currently 152. My goal is 130. The bad thing about being short is that every pound is noticed. The good thing about being short is that every pound is noticed. When I gain weight, even a couple pounds, it's quite apparent but when I loose a couple of pounds, it's a whole new world.

[scg]

Hi Everyone, just wanted to say a quick hi...

Further, you're right about every pound counting when you're a petite! At least that works to our advantage now that we are all on the losing end! I've only lost a couple of pounds but people are already noticing :hyper:

Louise, it sounds like you are doing GREAT! And just think how clean all your walls will be when you are done. I've never cleaned my walls before. It seems like so much work!

Carol, any news? You'll have to post a picture of the baby...

Ok, well I gotta go. Oprah is on and it's Dr Phil day. My favorite!
Suzy

[Dinky]

It's snowing again.Freezing rain all day then snow to drive home in. My usual 20 minute drive took 1 hr 15 minutes tonight! Aargh. I need spring.

Made up one of the meatload recipes on the forum tonight to make for dinner tomorrow. Do you think the 20 yr old son can at least put it in the oven for me? Cross you fingers - tomorrow night hot dinner on time.

WELCOME FURTHER - you've found a home of friends. We're all in the same boat. You are so right about every pound. I was at 155 3 yrs ago the first time I did Atkins Every ten pounds is another size of clothes. But when you're going down ten pounds - that's really good news :)

Louse- you're doing awesome! Keep it up. You're overhalf way there. You know if you can do two days, you can do three. And if you do 3 then you can do 4. If you can do 4, you can do a week. :D

Gotta go to bed ladies. Have a great day tomorrow.
May the whoosh fairy visit you homes soon.

[Ranger]

Welcome Further! You have done terrific! How long have you been working on this? Our originating stats are similar.....I can't wait to be where you are! You will find a wonderful bunch of people here....they are the best!

Yukky weather here too....snow, sleet..argh....no baby goat yet....I think Emma is teasing me!!. Slipped in the barnyard and poured a whole bucket of cold water down my leg and into my boot! LOL! Now that will wake anybody up!

I was so busy today, but got tons of stuff done...dyed the easter eggs with my daughter, that was fun, made a set of drapes for a friend of mine, baked daughter's birthday cake, a cake and a batch of cherry cream cheese brownies for hubby to take to work this weekend...he has to work on Easter, but they all bring stuff in for a dinner, and he nominated me for dessert! The best thing about it, was I did not lick a bit of the frosting, or batter or any of it! (I was tempted though....but stuck to it! We can do this! We don't need that awful sugar!)

Louise, you have accomplished a lot today too, stick with it! You will feel so much better! Doesn't it feel great to clean down to the walls? I did my bedrooms a week or two ago, and it feels great to be in those rooms....the living and dining rooms are another story!!! LOL

It was storming so hard here today the satellite dish didn't work! The solution is to go out and buy some tulips or daffodils or hyacyinths and enjoy spring from the inside out! We deserve a fresh treat like flowers, right?

Well got to work in the am, and no telling how much Ice we will have.....Goodnite petites!
Carol

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies!!!!
It's sunny outside and it's going to be +3 degrees today :wiggle:
Welcome to the group Further, were a really cool bunch of ladies ladies, need support for anything just let us know and were here....
Suzy good to here from you!!!
Dinky I'm sooo glad you made it home in one piece...I hate it when the roads are bad :mad:
Carole way to go on all that baking and not even having a taste. You go girl!!!!
Donna you must be busy, we didn't here from you yesterday.
Yes, Yes, Yes,....day 3 and I'm still a NON SMOKER!!!!
I don't know why I find the nights harder than the days, I have a hard time sleeping, I toss and turn....but that's ok I can deal with it.....Thank you my friends for all the encouragement, it's really helping, and my DH and Kids are so happy!!!Oh well another day today, my goal is not to take a puff or eat any sugar!!!
Have a great day buddies
Louise

[utgal]

Hi, Ladies!

Is it too late to join your group? I am 5'4", and I have struggled with being a little overweight my whole life. I've always been athletic, so I've always heard "you just have a lot of muscle". That may have been true, but I was still above a healthy weight. I just started Atkin's 10 days ago, and I am excited about getting down to 125! I haven't been that small in 8 years! Maybe one day I can actually wear a bikini.

[Louise V]

Welcome Utgal!!!
It's never too late to join the group....Welcome
We all have so much in common and our main goal is all the same loose weight, get fit and healthy!!!It's nice to have support from others who understand how you feel. You've come to the right place...
Best of luck to you
Louise

[Ranger]

Welcome aboard the petite train to weightloss, Utgal....we are glad you can join us....this is a tremendously supportive group, and a lot of interesting folks participate....congrats on your weightloss so far, doesn't it feel great? Good luck!

LouiseV, you continue to amaze me! 3 days and counting....awesome....you are doing great......after baking all those goodies for DH last night....I am struggling today to stay on...I have already eaten 2 lo carb bars and an Atkins chocolate bar! Usually, if at all, I only have one per day......argh....it is funny, my DH is saying he has felt hungry all day too...it must be in the air!!!

Oh well, I will try to stay busy and not think about food....that darn goat had not produced anything yet....I wonder if she is even pregnant??? Frankly, I think she loves the special attention I give her.....she even gets a little white sugar each meal as a treat....(also keeps them out of ketosis....funny just the opposite of what I want to be! LOL)...personally, I think she is just milking it...(no pun intended!)

I can never be a really "good" farmer, cause I am too attached to my animals, and even if they aren't producing, I will find any excuse to keep them....let's just say I will probably never make a profit from my critters!!!! Oh well.....

Everyone have a great evening! And we can do this together!!!
Carol

[Danielle]

Hi Ladies-

I was so excited when I woke up this morning and the scale said the whoosh fairy arrived. Then I wore a pair of pants I bought right before dieting. They are too big and I can pull the waist out a few inches. But something happened. I am a Preschool teacher and we were having our spring Party. Unfortunately I gave into temptation and ate chocolate and a brownie. I couldn't stop eating the mini- eggs. I have to say, they tasted pretty good. I know I will regret it the next time I get on the scale and there is a weight gain.

well thanks for listening
Danielle

[Louise V]

Good Evening Ladies!!!
I kept busy today, it was so nice outside I broke all the ice out of the driveway!!!Good upper body workout too...
Carole I think that goat is fooling us all...I keep checking through out the day to see if she's had her baby yet...
If your more hungry than usual just eat more protein....you'll be fine!!!
Danielle way to go on the weight loss...we all fall off every now and then....You'll learn by your mistakes...It takes way too much work to loose a pound to risk regain it by chewing candy for 5 min.LOL
Still NICOTINE FREE!!!! A little bit of sweet cravings today...so I had a sugar free Hot Choc...low in carbs. but let my brain think it was sugar....
I'm going shopping tomorrow, so I'll talk to you all when I get back!!!!
Have a good low carb evening
Louise

[Dinky]

and hello fellow petite buddies. The sun came out today! I didn't recognize it at first. It snowed so hard last night, and the sun came out this morning it was really beautiful. But I will still be so glad when spring gets here.

Louise you are doing so great. Keep it up girl. Your good health is the long term benefit, for you and your family.

Danielle - don 't beat yourself up. I've done the same thing. It is so easy, especially in social situations. I always regret it. The important thing is don't do it again tomorrow!!!!! My problem is I start saying oh well, I've blown in now, might as well eat this, and this, and this.... If you get right back on track tomorrow, you'll be absolutely fine.

Ladies - I'm going out of town tomorrow evening and won't be back til Sunday. I will miss checking in on everyone. Sure hope I can stay on this path through the holiday weekend.

Happy Easter petite bunnies! :daizy:

[seashell]

Hi...I'm new to this thread and have been on the Atkins for two weeks and lost 9 pounds. I "dumped" off on the 14th day. Today would have been day 17...well, I've read some of the threads and feel that this must be the one for me. I'm planning on "getting back on the train" after Easter. I hope that this is the one thread that I can count on for support. I'll admit it...I'm weak but I really want to get down the pounds that I need. I come from a family that is very large and I'm scared to death that it's gonna happen to me. I don't want that...so I'm here to say that Monday on ya'll will be hearing alot from me...Hope to hear from you...and Have a Happy Easter!!! :sunny:

[scg]

oops, I posted something in the main Countdown Club page and I meant to post it in this thread...does anyone know how I can move it??
Suzy

[Ranger]

Hi petites,

The sun is finally shining! Is spring here for Easter maybe!

Glad you could join us Seashell! We all fall off on occasion....we are all human after all...it is good that you set your goal for Monday and plan to stick with it.....we are all in this together and together we can do it!

scg, I think you can ask a moderator to move a post for you....

dinky, have a great Easter and we will miss you too....have fun.

We are so proud of you LouiseV.....your health is the most important thing, I'll bet your family is very happy for you too. Keep with it!

Donnaj...haven't heard from you much lately....hope all is ok!

Hi utgal, hope you are enjoying this lo carb woe!

No baby goat so far.....I will wait another week.....then Emma starts lo carbing with me! LOL

[utgal]

Thank you for all of the warm welcomes! I've found this site to be so helpful - it's nice to have support too.

One question - Have any of you found that you are able to lose more weight than what you thought your body type could handle? I've always been told I have a somewhat "large" frame - should that affect my goal weight?

Have a great low-carb day! :daze:

[Louise V]

Hello!!!! The sun is shining!!!!
What a beautiful sunny day, I do think spring is in the air!!!
Just got back from shopping Oh MY! what a zoo out there, I'm glad to be home....
Thanks Carole, my familly is very happy and supportive, especially since I'm the only smoker, I mean was the only smoker around.....Had a great sleep last nice, I guess all that Nicotine must be coming out of my body....feels great to be a recovering Nicotine addict..
Utgal you can tell wether your a large or small frame by the size of your wrist, if your hands go around and don't reach, your large if they just reach your medium if they overlap your a small frame...I hope this helps.
Suzy your toooo funny "itching for spring" LOL it's your skin that is healing and trying to go back to where it belongs, you don't get any more stretch marks when your losing weight only when your gaining...Slap lots of lotion on you'll feel better.
Welcome Sea shell, you're doing wright by going back on Monday, we'll all be here to support you!!!!
Donna if your out there have a great day!!!!
Dinky have a great weekend and a happy easter....

Well I hope you all have a great day
Louise

[seashell]

:wave: Just wanted to say thanks for welcoming me...I will see all of you on Monday...thanks again for the support!!! Have a great Easter Day!!!!

[angelfish]

Hello Ladies,

Welcome Further :wave: Welcome Utgal :wave: Welcome Seashell :wave:

Nice to have you join us.

Danielle, Please don't :bash: yourself up over the chocolate. One day shouldn't show, just drink that water and cut back the carbs for a day or two.

After reading about the weather alot of you are having, I hate to mention the beautiful spring days we're having. It reach 80 today. Took a couple of long walks during lunch and breaks at work today. It was gorgeous. Still need to exercise more though.

Lost another pound this week 118 :clap:

Getting close!!!

Bye for now, Angelfish

[donnaj]

Welcome to our new friends and I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holy Week and Easter. I will be off and on for this week. Getting the house clean and cooking for Easter Sunday. We have mass everyday till Sunday. So, here hoping your Easter is wonderful and blessed by our risen Lord.
Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Hello To all My Petite Friends,
Just a quick hello to you all!!!I weighed in today, didn't loose anything but didn't gain either....so that's O.K.
Good to hear from you Donna I see your very busy...
Ranger I don't think our goat is going to have a baby!!!
Day 5 of not smoking is gone, another day tomorrow, boy these days are going fast I'm starting to think I was never a smoker..

Have a good evening
Louise

[donnaj]

Louise,
I am very proud of you. Day 5, you are remarkable. I still plan to quit soon but not until after my nephew surgery.

Ranger, How the goat with her pregrancy? Wouldn't it be nice to be born on Easter? A new life on a blessed day.

Well girls, I have almost finished with cooking. Today, I will clean house and go to Midnight Mass tonight. So, I will be glad when it over but I love having my nieces and nephews here with me for the holiday. You would be proud of me I used candy to decorate their boston cream pie and I didn't eat one m&M. I am making sure I am eating allot of protein and drinking plenty of water. If anything is left over everyone will be taking it home with them. Well everyone have a blessed Easter.
Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Good Afternoon Everyone!!!
What a beautiful day!!! The sun is shining and it's starting to warm up...
Donna thanks for the encouragement, I think it's important that you do wait until your ready to quit...and when you are I'll be here for you...You are the busy bee lately Donna, I'm sure your Easter Dinner will be wonderful....I hope ours is too I'm bringing quite a bit of food that I can eat, I even made a low carb desert for everyone they'll never know the differenceLOL
Well if I don't here from you before tomorrow
Have a wonderful easter and may God Bless you All!!!

Love Louise

[Ranger]

just a second to type.....congrats everyone on sticking with things! All around!

No Emma, hasn't had a baby yet.....so I made an executive decision and bought a new goat today.....she's a cutie....I'll tell you more later.....got to run!
Carol

[Danielle]

I just wanted to say a quick hello and Happy Easter everyone!

Danielle :p

[Dinky]

Happy Easter ladies,

Hope everyone had a geat Easter weekend with family and friends. I had a good weekend. Saw a lot of family. I stuck to my low carb like glue - until today. I was a little bad :( The malted milk balls and combination Easter/my daughter's birthday cake just jumped in my mouth. It was soooo good. (No, I really don't like chocolate, and cake is really not important :D )

Of course, I haven't been on my little scale for days Scared to get on in the morning! I'm really glad tomorrow is Monday. Hate to go back to work, but I'm actually looking forward to getting back to my eating routine. Facing all these food challenges wears you to a frazzle.

WELCOME to all our new petite buddies. Everyone pull together now for a happy low carb week :wave:

[donnaj]

Well I am glad that is over. I love my family but the food was so tempting. I make it through the day without breaking my low carb way of eating. The m&m's kept calling to me. I ate allot of protein and drank allot of water. I gave away the candy, cakes and pies to the relatives to take home. I ate very little.
I had a piece of ham and turkey, green beans, 1 deviled egg, 1/2 cup of low carb dressing. For breaking my lent, I had reese peanut butter cheese cake and low carb peanut butter ice cream.
Tonight I had 9 frozen strawberries with splenda.
I hope everyone of my petite friends had a wonderful Easter and Dinky don't worry about not eating the right food just start again tomorrow.
Welcome to our new petite ladies and we will make it through this together.
Donna :wave:

[Ranger]

Dinky, it was great reading your upbeat message....you went off a little but are ready to go back tomorrow....I feel terrible...the chocolate bunnies were just calling me.....eat me, eat me, eat me....I lost it, and chowed high carb today.....not too much chocolate, but a piece of really good German bread, some cinnamon rolls, fruit salad.....and some fruit bread....and ok, some jelly beans, a bloody mary....a little frosting....argghh....I actually feel physically lousy right now! I guess sugar has a major affect. I am crabby, tired and bloated!

What was I thinking!??? :confused: Well it is back on induction tomorrow....that's it.....there isn't a reason to cheat myself....and I certainly don't feel good about it physically or mentally......I am afraid to weigh myself tomorrow...so I think I will not bother....no sense in getting more bummed out....tomorrow will be a better day!

I really did have a nice time with both sides of our family today, the weather was beautiful....we are now officially in "mud" season here....the snow is quickly vanishing. The flowers are sticking up out of the snow, so I will try to think positive thoughts again, and not be too tough on myself....someone once said to me...that we are only human.....and I have repeated that to other folks who have strayed from this woe....I just have to keep saying it to me!!!!

I hope you guys fared better than myself, but tomorrow is a new day!

We have a new baby goat (a French Alpine).....not from Emma, but I bought this one from a cheese making farm a few towns away.....she is adorable....hope no one is dissapointed, but her name just appeared to me.....her mom's name is Maple and her Dad's name is Fred....now my father in law is named Fred too, and he makes Maple Cream, which is maple syrup heated to a candying point and is actually a sweet sugary spread that is great on toast....believe it or not it is really too sweet for me, my DH loves it! SOoo...since Dad makes maple cream.....and the goat is black from the knees up and cream colored from her knees down......Maple Cream it is....we can call her Creamy for short...she is two weeks old. I bottle fed her for the first time yesterday, and today she was really sucking down the formula.....it was really quite fun.

When I get some photos developed, I will try to figure out how to post them here.....if nobody minds....that is....so I guess I can name my goat after a sweet sugar substance....as long as I just call the goat that and don't eat the actual stuff! LOL

I have one more goat that is pregnant and due to kid around April 26th.....hopefully she will be more successful than Emma...and then we can all name the baby/ies.....

We can and will do this together people!
Cheers,
Carol

PS: Perhaps we can name the next one Splenda?! I hope you all had a wonderful day with your families and friends.

[Louise V]

Hello all my friends,
Hope you all had a wonderful day!!!!

From the looks of it I'm not the only one that gave into temptation, the chocolate covered peanut butter eggs, were more than I could handle and then my daughter got these chocolate orange things OH MY!!!
My stomach is not happy right now...when will I learn...Oh well
enough of that, back to square one tomorrow....but I'm not weighing myself till Saturday....gives me time to get back to my regular routine....
It's 1 week nicotine free....I feel great.....
Donna you sure sound like you were well behaved!!!!
And as for Dinky, Carole and myself lets put this behind us and go back tomorrow.....
Have a good night
Louise

[Danielle]

Hi Ladies-

I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter! Although I did not give into temptation today, I did the last few days. I was prepared today to meet the challenge and made a low-carb cheesecake. I did not eat the stuff shells or the italian bread. Unfortunately the last few days I ate my share of chocolate. We had parties at wotk and Icouldn't resist. I know I need to get back on track ASAP. I'm a little frightened to get on the scale tomorrow. And to top it all off it's the beginning of my TOM. Oh joy.

Danielle

[seashell]

Well, I'm back to day one again and pumped! I've been off Atkins for a week and stepped on the scale and was up almost 5 pounds. :mad: But that's what I get. I now have to lose what I've already lost...AGAIN!!!! But, I'm not gonna let that get me down. I'm willin' and ready to go again...

Ranger, I think that's so neat about your goats! How many do you have? We had thought about the little pigmy goats. I have two kids, 7 and 2, and thought that would be a neat for them. I am an animal lover. We have 2 cats, 2 rabbits, 2 dogs, and are horse sitting going on 5 months now. The horse will be gone in a couple of weeks (the owners found a closer place to board her until they build their barn) which will be perfect because our chickens will be in about a month.

Thanks for all of your welcomes and I will be checking quite a bit since I'm a stay at home mom. I wish everyone a great day! :wave:

[scg]

i can officially add my name to the list of easter cheaters...actually i cheated for about 3 days. But I knew that I would be because I went to my parents house and then my boyfriend's parents house and neither moms understand if you don't eat, eat, eat! They get offended! So, I kinda knew that I would be eating some bad stuff (well, It was goood actually :) ) but I tried to eat really small portions and I didn't beat myself up over it. I figure a few small bites cant do that much damage, right? I think its better to do it, enjoy it, and move on. So today I'll do a little extra workout and feel good to be back on the weightloss path!
I'm glad to hear that everybody had a nice easter. Between going up to massachusetts for my parents and then to hartford for my boyfriends family, it seemed like the entire weekend was spent driving...it was fun to see everyone, but last night i was happy to be home and asleep in my own bed.

Ok, off to exercise...bye!
Suzy

[scg]

I forgot that I had a question I wanted to ask you petites who have already lost some (or a lot) of weight...do you feel like a different person when all the weight is gone? I mean, I know there are obvious physical changes, but I'm talking about the way you relate to other people and people relate to you. It seems that it must be an adjustment for the people in your life, too.

It's interesting because I've noticed that whenever I tell my mom I'm trying to lose weight she's really encouraging in one breathe and then in the other she's wanting me to eat all the sweets...she insisted I take a bag of chocolate and jelly beans home with me! Now I gotta figure out who to give them away too before I eat them all :daze: Sometimes I think she wants me to stay fat!

Anyway, I was just wondering what you guys have experienced...I'm excited to see what changes I'll feel as the pounds come off!
Suzy

[donnaj]

I am glad all of you are not :bash: yourselves and getting back to a normal eating routine. The only reason I did give in and I wanted too was my husband kept a close eye on me and kept asking did you go overboard on eating. I love my husband. He is the best diet coach in the world. He is so proud of my weight loss and my health has improved 100%. My relatives just could not believe the change in me. I will send a picture as soon as I can from Easter. I am now cleaning up the mess and cleaning out the refrigerator of fating foods. My husband is going to eat the baked beans that was left. The low carb peanut ice cream is to die for. I am going to use my left over in my low carb shake for lunch today.

Suzy, yes, I feel like a whole new person and people are treating me different. When I look back at pictures taken in the last two years and now. The change is remarkable. I even got into a size 12 dress and today I was able to get into size 12 shorts and small top. :D I hope this answered your question. I know what you mean about families and how the react with not eating their home cooked meals. But you did the right things and eating small portions and just getting back on board.

Welcome Seashell, I am also a animal lover. I have 5 cats, 1 dog and a bird and they all live inside with me and my husband. If I lived in the country oh lord, I would be like Noah and his ark. They can bring you so much love and contentment.

Daniell, Tom used to having me eating chocolate and sweets until 2 days after he left. I think, I am not sure, it has something in the chocolate and hormone levels. So Tom has it way and we just get back on track afteward. I am proud of you for not eating those high carb foods Easter.

Louise, I love those orange chocolate things. Thank God no one brought any into the house. My those things are sinful. Glad you had a great Easter.

Carol, I think Maple Cream is a beautiful name and I am glad you had a wonderful Easter.

Ladies, here is the devotions for dieters for April 1:
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:4

Todya's thought: The longer the wait, the less the weight.

May we remain committed to the task now matter how long it takes. God bless

Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Hello petite friends,
I'm glad everything's going back to normal...hollidays are great,but much too tempting...
I hope all us little cheaters are feeling much better today, now that were not eating any of that carbage today....I had such a belly ache it sounded like their was an earthquake going on in there...much better today!!!
Suzy, I do feel much different, than before, I have more confidence than before, I'm happy with myself....And the best part is being able to buy clothes at any store, not only +stores, because they are very few of them here,and the price of clothes was crazy. People treat me different to, friends are not to bad,unless they haven't seen me in a while and don't recognise me..that can be kind of weird. People in general treat overweight people differently than smaller people..I really see that now that I've been on both sides, it's very sad, but true...I will always treat everyone as an equal...
HA! you wanted a few words and I wrote you a book.
Should go prepare a low carb dinner...
Have a great evening, talk to you all soon.
Louise

[jabs72]

hi you guys, i am from WA state, and am 5'2 3/4". i have always had a stockier build. people never think i weigh what i weigh, but i do....now that i have passed the early 20's and almost to 30 this lbs just seem to crept on. my dh and i began this wol feb. 16. so far he has lost 29 lbs..he is a runner. i am a walker. i have lost around 6-8 lbs. i love this woe. don't feel deprived at all. wish the weight would come off a little bit faster, but.....my goal says 140, but really i would love to be 130. when i make it to 140 i will change the goal weight.

i cheated a little yesterday and realized i don't miss any of that stuff at all. i don't feel deprived eating like this, plus i get to cook really GOOD cuisine.

Hope to keep in touch.

Good Luck
jabs

[Dinky]

To answer the earier question - do you feel different - YES. There are so many differences in our lives affected by weight. Most important of course is health and energy.

If I gain 5 lbs I feel upset with myself. It affects how I feel about myself. This affects my self image, how I dress/behave and therefore how other people see me.

When I loose 5 lbs, I feel good about myself. I'm more relaxed about how I look which affects how I dress and act - and certainly how people see me.

When 5 lbs turns into 50, it's the same only magnified 10 times.

When you loose enough weight, people start to notice. Men treat you different - partly because you look better, but also because you act more confident. Women treat you different sometimes too - for the very same reasons. Beyond health, I believe weight impacts self-image, career and relationships

I'm not sure why so many people try to jeopardize someone else's weight loss. I've never understood it. But I've experienced it for years. I don't think they realize how much harder it makes it.

I've eaten my share of meals to please Mom, DH, in-laws, friends, office co-workers, etc, etc.

NOW IT'S TIME TO EAT TO PLEASE ME :wave:

[Ranger]

Whew what a day....we had a horrible rainstorm last night, and we got toned out at 1 am for a 6 year old boy lost on the mountain (I am a volunteer firefighter in my town) My heart jumped, and since my DH was working nights, I called my mom to come over and watch my little girl who was sleeping....he and his dad went hiking at 4 pm in search of their runaway dogs...they got turned around and were lost in the dark.....the dad built a shelter, but the coyotes were terrifying the little boy, so they tried to climb down the mountain and got to the brook that was so rapid with all the snow melt and rain....the man finally saw some car lights and forged the brook himself, leaving his son high up on the bank....then they were able to call 911, and we all responded...we were successful in fetching him with ropes and two firefighters from the other side....the poor kid was shivering like crazy....I was so choked up, the mom always shows through, vs the firefighter side....I just kept thinking how I would feel about my own kid if she was lost in the woods...yikes, it certainly makes feeling guilty about eating some extra carbs a little less important....however, I am back on the lo carb train today.....

I didn't get much sleep, and still had to work this am....then we had our monthly fire training meeting and then a friend asked me to take a look at his sick goat....so I was kind of tired when I got home....then I looked out and 3 whole sections of post and board horse fencing were splintered and my horse and pony were no where to be seen! I didn't know what happened, except that the fence was broken in, not out....so not sure if something large, possible a moose went through it.....I did find the horses munching peacefully under the apple tree in my side yard.....and they don't have any marks or injuries....so who knows the real story!? LOL....they were probably trying to get in the house and run up my long distance bill!!! LOL. SO I had to jerry rig the fencing and locked both of them in for the night, until I can fix the fence better in the daylight! Yikes what a day!

Maple Cream is doing fine, she has learned to drink the milk replacer out of a soda bottle and she is really happy to see me....she is so funny, she had springs on her feet!!!

I am supposed to bring 2 goats to our school tomorrow to show the preschoolers how to milk, but we shall see if I actually get to sleep tonight or not!

Sorry for this long ramble, I get that way some times.....LouiseV, I am so proud of you for sticking with that kicking the smoking habit! DonnaJ I bet you looked like a star in your pretty size 12 Easter dress! you go girl!!!

Dinky it is amazing how different you get treated when you are heavy.....and why do our mothers force that food upon us? I will never quite understand that...

Welcome Jabs 72.....we have a great bunch here on this thread, I am glad you can join us!

Suzy, where in Mass do your folks live? I grew up outside of Boston, but moved out here to the sticks after college...

Danielle, I know you can do this....we have to get rid of that chocolate! I am convinced it truly made me feel ill yesterday!

seashell, yes I too love animals...we have a quarterhorse, an ancient old pony I rescued from starvation(see I am very good at putting fat on things!! LOL) a one eyed German Shepard puppy, a cat, and 5 goats, a Nubian, 2 saanen crosses and now Maple Cream is a French Alpine...then of course the DH and a daughter who will be 3 on Friday! It is getting to be quite the Zoo here all around!

Well I better get going...I am beat!
We can do this together!
Carol

[Ranger]

We also have Valentino..a saanen buck kid, who is our first goat baby born on our farm....he was born in January.
Carol

[seashell]

Well, I blew it again! :doah: I really was pumped to start yesterday and I can't believe how hard it is to get back on after messing up for a week! Anyone have some advice, encouragement, or just want to fuss at me? :nono: Or how many have been in my shoes at this point...well, here we go again...TODAY IS THE DAY!

Ranger---wow you really do have a zoo! That is sooo neat! I've always wanted something like that! We have two acres and live in the country so we are limited to how much we can have so we pick and choose what we want to have so we won't over crowd. I think that one of my cats is preg. so there will be some more cats. They are acctually barn cats. My hubby is alergic to them but they're great mousers and sometimes they bring moles up to show us that they are doing there job!

Well, just wanted to vent and get it out of my system and get back on board!!!

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies,
Wow Carol you are a busy one...way to go on finding the little boy, he must have been really afraid...I knew you were some kind of resue hero....
You must have fun with all your animals, I love animals too, but my DH doesn't so I'm lucky to have my dog.
O.K. Seashell you go for it, you have to take it one day at time, your body is craving carbs because you've been eating them, so you have to stop,and soon so will the cravings....Today your job is not to eat any illegal carbs, and then the same tomorrow.....and so on....until your not craving anymore....You can do this....
The sun is so nice here today, but there calling for snow tomorrow, so I'll enjoy the weather today..
9 big days without any Nicotine, the cravings are not bad at all...I don't know why this is not being so hard...I was a smoker for 22 years and smoked about 35 cigs.a day...
Oh well I hope you all have a great Low Carb Day!!!
:wave: Louise

[Louise V]

Welcome to the group,
It's great to have you on board jabs72,you'll get great support here, and if you have any questions, just ask away one of us I'm sure will be able to help.
Dinky I like the attitude about pleasing yourself with what you eat instead of pleasing others!!!
Louise

[seashell]

Louise,
Thank you so much for the words of encouragement. Man, did I really need that! As I'm typing, I'm having a serious craving...reading what you wrote really made me stop and think and know that I've done it before and I can do it again and after about 3 or 4 days the cravings will be better if not gone. Thank you soooooooo much!

Don't really have a menu today. I had egg salad for breakfast and I have ham left-overs from Easter that I will probably have for lunch. Supper has me stumped but I'll find something...tuna or more ham... Just started drinking my water...I always have trouble with getting down all of that water, even though I like water...just gotta get used to it I guess...

[Louise V]

Hi Seashell,
I'm glad I could help, that's what were here for....to support each other. Just worry about today,if you have cravings drink water or get up and do something till it passes.....or you eat more protein as well.
Keep posting, and were all there for you.
Louise

[jabs72]

thanks for welcoming me into the group. it will take me a little while to catch up on who is who, etc. i look forward to getting to know you better and encourage along the way.

i have been on atkins since 2-16-02 started at 166, my scale fluctuates b/t 158 and 162 sometimes, this is VERy frustrating. i have lost one inch in my waist that has stayed off....my dh has lost about 23 lbs on atkins, he runs nearly everyday, and men lose faster than women. we have been married 3 years and are hoping to try to start a family sometime next year. i really want to get down to around 130-140 before becoming pregnant. i want to be healthy. i have more of an athletic build..according to measurements i have a large frame. since teenage years, i have never weighed less than 130, but look small at that weight and would truly be happy b.t 130-140.

i have only cheated one time, on Easter, i had potatoes and a piece of strawberry shortcake...and still can't get scale to budge. i am wondering if i have a prob with dairy or sausage..that was mentioned to me in my journal by someone. for the most part our diet consists of seafood, chicken, pork, occasionally red meat, not a big fan. we love veggies and butter and olive oil.

i hope you all are having a wonderful day. i began the day with eggs and 1 piece of sausage, then treadmilled/jogged for 20 minutes.. have had my 2 liters of water today, will have more.

by the way, last night i made hollandaise sauce for the first time..it was so easy and so yummy! we had salmon and asparagus.

talk soon.
jabs

[scg]

Hi everyone....

Hey Jabs, it sounds like you are going to do great. Isn't it so annoying how easily men can lose weight! My boyfriend has lost about 5 pounds since I started low carbing, and he isn't even trying to lose weight or workout. How annoying! Here I am slaving away at it, and I've only lost a pound or two more than he has! My weight fluctuated a lot when I first started and now seems to be coming off very slowly but steadily...btw, you and I are about the same age, and I too would like to get thin and fit before having kids--well, I'm not even married yet, so I guess I have a while to wait!

Carol, my parents live in Fairhaven, MA. It's a small town on the coast, a bit under the cape. I can't believe you have moose and coyotes where you live. My parents neighbors have 2 big mean rottweillers, that's about the only wildlife in their part of Mass! My parents have a dog and 4 cats (plus the neighbor's cat, who my parents have pretty much adopted because he, like me, hates the 2 mean rottweillers and he ran away from home!).

As for me, I was very nervous all morning because my mom had an apt today to see her oncologist. She has been having very bad headaches and problems breathing and she was afraid her cancer has returned and spread. She doesnt get her lung scans back until tomorrow, but the brain and bloodwork all came back clean! The doc said that my mom is so afraid of the cancer returning that she is making herself feel sick. It's a big relief that so far the news has been good!! :yay: :yay:

I'm going to go out and enjoy the sun now....It's over 60 degrees today here! :sunny: NYC has about 5 pretty days each year, and I think today might be one of them!

Hope it's sunny where you guys are!
Suzy

[jabs72]

suzy,

i will be praying for your mom. i hope all the reporst are good ones.

i live in seattle and it is actually a very sunny day here too.....i work at home so my office is by the patio door....i love sunshine!

i will be in nyc this summer. i am so excited.

have a wonderful day.

[seashell]

Day 1...I did good...except for the water...which I knew that would happen...Thanks for the support today!

Suzy, Just to let you know, I'll keep your mom in my prayers too...I'm glad that so far all of the news has been good....Good Luck!

[Dinky]

First - scg - I hope your Mom gets all good news tomorrow. Such problems put the really important things in perspective real quick. Will say a prayer for you both.

jabs72 & seashell - you're doing great! so good to have you join us. I've been offtrack so many times - no one knows better than me how hard it seems to get started. Sometimes I feel like all I do is start over.

DonnaJ says a protein fast helps kick start. For me, if I do one day of semi-fasting, it really helps me get going. Like I'll have nothing but eggs/tuna/salad. Either way, I think the idea is like cleansing your system of all the carbs. Then when you have a normal low carb day next, everything tastes better and is more satisfying.

You know, this sounds like really good advice. I think I'll try it myself again tomorrow. I've been craving everything since my Easter madness. :D

Ranger- I sure love the sound of your life! Sounds like an adventure on the discovery channel! I know you must be exhausted, but your life sounds very rewarding.

As for me, just the usual work routine. Staying low carb faithfully, cravings still very strong since that stupid backslide on Easter. Scales stuck again. But it's only Tuesday....

Happy low carb Wednesday to all :wave:

Gotta go watch 24 on the tube

[Danielle]

Hi ladies-

I hope everything goes well with your mom Suzy- I know it will. But please keep us posted. Life has been pretty hectic around here too.

I've been having a hard time getting back on track since last wednesday. It seems like everytime we have a party at work it's that TOM. last time it was Valentine's Day and of course I ate the chocolate. This time it was Easter. I could careless about the stuffshells and the italian bread, but bring on the chocolate. When it's that TOM I want to eat the walls. Cover them in chocolate and I probably would. Well today I ate a bunch of tootsie rolls and a few chocolates. :( I'm hoping tomorrow will be a better day. I am also off from work this week which makes it even harder. I hate having anything that's high in carbs in the house. Well, wish me luck!

Danielle

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies,
Woke up this morning to a whole bunch of white snow YUK!!!
Every time some melts we get more to replace it...
Suzy my prayers are with you and your mother, here's hoping to good news today!
Way to go Seashell one day down, now just worry about today!!!!
Dinky I think I'm going to do the protein fast thing, as well, boy oh boy, those carbs are hard to get rid of...wasn't worth the cheat!!!
Danielle stick to it one day at a time...those carb cravings keep coming back because your feeding them....go one whole day without any illegal carbs....and then worry about the next when that day is over....
Hope you all have a great low carb day!!!!!!
:wave: for now Louise

[scg]

Hi girls! Thanks so much for all the prayers and kind words! They must have helped because the rest of the scans came back clean :) The doc recommended meditation and visualization to help my mom overcome some of the anxiety...I'm thinking that might work for weight loss too! I am going to give it a try...


Someone posted something a day or two ago that reminded me of something Richard Simmons said a while ago...he was talking about vitamins and he was saying how people who start a weightloss program and are eating well are all of a sudden so concerned about getting or not getting the right amount of vitamins each day...but before, when they were eating all those grilled cheeses and fries and doughnuts, they never thought twice about taking the right vitamins, and that was when the REALLY needed them! (Ok, I don;t know if that made any sense, but it made sense when he said it!)
Anyway, I always think of that when I am feeling bad or guilty about not working out enough or falling of the plan a bit...instead of getting mad at myself for a little slip I just think about how the overall day or week or month was so much healthier than I used to be. Now that we are trying so hard to be good, we expect ourselves to be perfect, but I think that if we have a little slip we should just enjoy it (because it probably tasted good!) and move on.


By the way, does anyone have a protein powder that they enjoy? I've tried 3 different brands and so far they have all been pretty stinky, the soy powder being the stinkiest (literally)...any recomendations would be appreciated :roll:

Hope you all are having a nice day, Suzy

[jenny v]

;) Hey I am in the same boat you are. I know you wrote this back in January but I looked at your wieghts and I am trying also to make it to the hundred plus teens area. I am 5'2". It is nice to see someone else who is trying to lose the last twenty pounds. It is true that losing a little weight makes such a big difference on a little woman.

[seashell]

:) :) :) SOOOOOO glad to hear about your mom Suzy!!! That's great!! I will continue to keep her in my thoughts and prayers!

Louise---WOW!!! Snow?? I'm hoping NOT to see any of that for a while! I don't really like the cold weather. I came up here in Ohio in '95 from Louisiana. I lived there about 26 years on and off. What a change!!!

Well, so far, so good today. What does anyone think of the yogurt fast? I'm not sure exactly how it works...or what to look for in the yogurt...anyone know?

[Louise V]

Good Afternoon Girls!!!
So happy for you and your family Suzy :wiggle:
I can however understand how your mother would be anxious, after all she must have gone through already.
I agree with you about the Vitamin thing...I read other posts and it scares me when they talk about all the different Vitamins they take, some I've never even heard of before...If your eating healthy why take all that stuff...I take a multi Vitamin, that I used to take before this WOL as well...I've been eating this way for almost 2 years and I'm very healthy and I haven't even had a cold in that time...I was always sick before...I think if we have to start taking all these Vitamins and minerals we may as well make them a meal and not eat....OH!!!Well!! enough about that,
I drink Whey Protein by HUMAN DEVELOPMEN TECNOLOGIES I buy it in Canada but it is a product of the U.S.A . M.D. Labs.
I like the dutch Chocolate and the Vanilla, but the strawberry was gross...I often use these to make my protein bars as well...I hope this helps a bit....
Have a great afternoon girls
Louise

[jabs72]

I went shopping this morning for curtains at Target...wound up in the teens area...well......i couldn't believe it. i got a skirt and 2 dresses size MEDUIM....YEAH..the scale hasn't moved much but the inches must be moving, cuz just in January in would have never happened. i even grabbed for a Large, tried it on and said 'this is too big" whoohoo!

just wanted to share my happy day with you. hope each of you are having a great day. sun is still shining here in seattle. we will take all we can get!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[donnaj]

I am glad to be back from Easter madness. Just think we well not have anymore holidays until May. :D

Jabs, welcome. Wow!!! I am very proud of you. I know Easter I was able to get into a size 12 . I was so happy. Keep up the good work.

Suzy, I am so glad your mother test came back okay. I will still keep her in my prayers. Keeping a stress free lifestyle helps allot with keeping free from cancer.

Seashell, I never heard of a yogurt fast. I haven't had yogurt since I started low carbing in December. It does sound good.

Welcome Jenny, this thread has really helped me with my journey to a normal weight. The ladies are all angels in my book.

Louise, We are getting back into the 20's. It is 35 degree colder than yestersday. I just finished covering my flowers and hope that they survive. I hope this weather starts getting warmer.

Well ladies, I bought some vital wheat gluten flour and going to make some bread in my bread machine. I am going to make french toast in the morning. My first bread since starting. I will let you know how it turns out.

I hope everyone a very wonderful evening and my prayers that everyone will be visited by the whoosh fairy .

Donna :wave:

[Dinky]

Welcome Jenny V - The door is always open to all us 'little' ladies. You are so right about the last 20 lbs. It is so painfully slow to loose. But you also have to give yourself credit for not gaining back. If you're eating healthy and slowly loosing - you're doing fantastic! Gotta think of this as a healthy life choice, not a quick fix diet.

I kept my carbs to the minimum today, and already this evening I can tel the cravings are fading fast. Whew!! Realy glad to get rid of them. Next time I start to eat chocolate - will you ladies please reach over here and slap me?!? :daze:

scg - what you said about visualization is so true. I had forgotten, but I went to a sales seminar a couple years ago (now, how does this relate, you ask?) and we did an exercise where you close you eyes for ten minutes and visualize any fantasy you want. Didn't have to tell anyone what it was. Sadly, I visualized myself 20 lbs lighter. (Who needs money, right?) Afterwards, you were asked a series of questions about what is stopping you from reaching that visualized fantasy. Well, all the answers to those questions were - I was keeping myself from reaching my goal. It stuck with me for a long time and I think it really helped me get motivated.

So - everybody - take ten minutes during the next 24 hrs, close your eyes (when no one's around to ask if you're feeling alright) and visualize yourself at your absolute ideal weight and in good health. Let's see if we can put positive thinking to work for us. :wave:

[Ranger]

Hi Suzy, Great news about your mom....worrying about illness is not good, (my mom had colon cancer 6 years ago and is constantly fretting about it coming back) I hope the doc can get her to think more positively.

(I used to go to Fairhaven to buy whalebone to make scrimshaw jewelry) There was this great little shop, but right after I started making it, they outlawed ivory and whalebone and teeth etc.

I grew up in Framingham, about 1/2 way between Boston and Worcester, and we spent our summers living on an old boat in Humarock, which is a tiny town on the ocean between Marshfield and Scituate...now I'm a goat farmer???LOL Go figure!???

Welcome to all the newcomers and congrats to Jabs72...doesn't it feel great to try on something and it is too big!? I am still wearing 2 x's, they are a lot looser, and I refuse to buy new stuff until there are no more x's in the size tags! I do like the idea of buying stuff at the thrift stores.....though....

I ate some more of that easter chocolate today....why, why why??? Gonna through it all out or have my DH hide his basket on me! I am starting the protein fast again tomorrow for two days to get out of this chocolate rut.

Take care to all my petite friends, we can do this together!
Carol

[angelfish]

Hi Everyone,

I know I haven't posted much but I have kept up. Welcome Jenny :wave:

Dinky, I can relate to the chocolate. It is my real weakness. (Yes, I too had more carbs at Easter than I should have.) But to quote those famous words by a determined lady "Tomorrow is another Day!!"

Donna, I'm looking forward to hearing how your bread turns out. I have yet to try any LC bread I've liked.

Louise, Great going with kicking the habit. :thup: Confession time - I plan to quit when I reach my goal. You go girl and get me motivated.

Jabs, Your are doing great. Hang in there.

Tonight I made an awesome onion soup. Soup with a meal seems to fill me up plus it seems when I have more items to eat at a meal I feel like I really splurged.

Have a great evening Ladies,

Angelfish

[jabs72]

you guys, do you use the ketosis stiks? i never have...maybe i am not even in ketosis...hmmmm...i drink at list 70 ounces of water a day, usually around 100...i just found out my vitamins have corn starch in them and this isn't good...and was thinking maybe i am eating too much salt. i know it has only been 2.5 months and i had a happy day today with clothes...i just wish that darn scale would MOVE!!!! and i freaked about the cornstarch, too.maybe my body is adjusting to this woe...who knows.

i must say, on Easter when i had those potatoes and piece of strawberry shortcake afterwards and the next day my arms itched. could this have been an allergic reaction? just my inner arms..nothing else was out of the ordinary for me to eat..we had ham, lamb, veggies and i had one cup of coffee with stevia. just wondering.

i don't mean to belly ache...i guess i am impatient!!!!

suzy so glad to hear the test are looking good for your mom.

you guys are such an encouragment. if you check out my journal and see what i am doing wrong PLEASE tell me..kick me in the pants. i think i need to cut down on sausage, maybe hidden carbs...so i haven't had anymore this week.and have cut way back on dairy too.

have a great evening, everyone.

[shayleen]

Hi all - was just reading some of the past posts, and boy, can I relate!

I'm 5'2, and currently 147. I would love to be below 120 again, but I'm shooting for the magic number of 126. I remember that weight from college as being one where I felt at my best.

Two babies and a number of years and pounds later, I'm ready to get serious and get slim again. I am currently on the Atkins induction - day 2. I went on the Atkins last year and went from 160 down to my current weight, where I haven't lost any more, but I have maintained. I want to break my plateau - I've never been below 137 once I made my upward climb.

I'm hoping to find a little support and feedback. It's a tough road, but not nearly as hard with some help!

Shayleen :wave:

[seashell]

Welcome Shayleen! I think that you'll like the support that you'll get here. I know the feeling of pregnancy and weight! I've had 7 pregnancies and got 3 kids out of it! What a toll on the body!

Well, yesterday was good. I'm taking this one day at a time! I think that I may have had a whoosh...I weighed in day before yesterday and was 143 and I weighed this morning at 139. One pound left to lose from the week that I fell off. I guess that's a good thing! Finally feeling back on track and now my stats are close! I didn't want to change them hope that would give me good reason to really GET ON THE BALL!

Everybody have a GREAT day!!! ;)

[Louise V]

Good Morning!!!
Donna it's seems funny that your wondering if you should cover your flowers or not...mine are still burried under 21/2 feet of snow...usually the snow is all gone by now...were not even going to go above the freezing mark today. Donna I hope your bread turns out to be delicious!!!
Dinky you'll get back on track,I can understand I think chocolate is evil, it's really the only thing I can't resist...
Welcome to all the new comers!!!you've come to the right place...
Ranger looking at your stats you should be very, very close to being out of x sizes...When I was loosing quickly I bought all my clothes at the thrift stores, wasn't worth paying a lot of money and having to get rid of it...
Seashell way to get back on track...today is another day....
Jabs I've never done the ketosis sticks it does not say to much about them on PP. If you were able to buy smaller clothes, it means your losing, often it does not show on the scale but if you measure yourself and are loosing in inches this is just as good as the scale!!!!
I haven't lost in what seems forever, I'm just hoping not to gain now that I'm not smoking..but I think even if I gain a few pounds it might still be better than smoking and then when my body adjusts I can loose it then...

I wish you all a wonderful day girls
Louise

[jenny v]

I have decided that I am moving out of induction into ongoing wieght loss. I have been on induction too long, since January. I am struggling with cheating. Yesterday on the Atkins support group on this site one member told be how dangerous it was to cheat and go back and forth with induction. So I am moving on with the ongoing wieght loss stage.

Yesterday was a bad one. I did so well yesterday I took the kids to Mcdonalds and I did not eat one fry although they looked so very tasty. I was so good. Then at 4:00 in the afternoon, when the kids were in bed I ate a klondike icecream bar. :( . I was so very mad at myself. I really needed to get back on track. I only had pork chops for dinner and this morning it was the eggs and bacon. I have decided to start writing down all of the food I eat in a day and the amount of carbs so I can monitor the carbs and make sure I am not being too conservative. It seems I have a tendency to do all or nothing it seem, pig out (binge) or do induction. However, I have hope :) and think writing down my carb intake will help.

Jabs, I do Ketosis strips and they help me feel better sometimes when things feel like they are going slow- its nice to see the test at least mauve, pink, and purple. It helps when I have been off track a little to know exactly when I have returned to burning fat. I usually check every other day unless I think I have stalled or if I have cheated and I want to know when I am back on ketosis.

Shayleen, I can sympathize with the baby thing. I have two littles ones under the age of two. I have broken the 140 range just recently. It was really hard. Being pregnant, having children really seems to take a toll on the body and wieght.
Seashell, congrats on the whoosh. That is just great, you must feel good. :spin:

Louise V, I don't know how you deal with so much snow. I think my flowers are not doing too well this year. It has been colder than normal here in PA. We are in the mid thirties and my tulips are usually up by now.

Lately, I feel a little sick to my stomach. It feels like irritable bowel syndrome. I think it may have to do with my cheating. I just need to shape up. I can do it. :exclm:

[jabs72]

welcome Shayleen. i love that name. i am trying to lose before conceiving, so after the fact i can slide right back into atkins. this woe is very smiliar to the 'best odds diet' for pregnant women that i never thought i could do....it is amaing what you can do when you put your heart and soul to it and realize you aren't depriving yoursefl of anything and how great i feel.

another sunny day in seattle. i am beginning to wonder where i really am..HEEHEE :daze: :roll: :D it really inspiries me to workout on sunny days.

i just planted 2 bags of bulbs yesterday and 3 lilac bushes, 1 hydrangea..i am such a novice gardner..i think i am freaking my mom out b/c i am enjoying it so much.

have a wonderul day you guys. keep me in your thoughts. my hubands job is creating a lot of stress for our family right now....part of it comes with the territory the other part just stinks. i used to be a stress eater and really don't think i will 'fall back into it' . plus it is PMS time again...what a combo huh.

you guys are an amazing encouragment to me. thanks for letting me jon your group. Know that i am cheering for each of you!

[scg]

ok guys, this may sound pretty strange but....I keep trying to visualize myself like a skinny mini...and I CANT! I guess my whole life Ive been a little chunky and I just can't even imagine what I would look like skinny! The craziest part about it is that I'm not even that many pounds away from my goal, and I still can't see it...hmm, what is a girl to do!!

Well, now I have even more modivation to keep on track...my boyfriend proposed last night! :hyper: :yay: :hyper: :yay:
I don't think he was planning to propose yesterday and he hasn't asked my parents yet, so we haven't told anyone yet (well, I told one friend cause I couldn't wait!) but we'll probably make it official this weekend. Now I REALLY have to lose these extra pounds! (One encouraging sign...I went engangement ring shopping with my boyfriend about a month ago and the ring was a bit tight...I havent seen it since then, and when I put it on last night it was totally loose :) Aparently I lose the weight in my hands first, because the weightloss is barely showing everywhere else on my body!)

Hope everyone is having a nice day. I just wanted to say hi to the new girls on the board. I hope you find this place as encouraging as I have. This is the easiest time ive ever had staying on a diet (sorry, WOE) and I know it's thanks to all you great petite ladies! :roll:

Yesterday it was 75 degrees out, and today it is 40! I knew that pretty weather was too good to last! Hopefully the sun'll come out tomorrow :daizy:

Suzy

[seashell]

Congrats on your engagement!!! That's soooo exciting! And that is great about the ring! You'll have to have it sized again when you hit your goal weight!!! LOL!!!

Doing good today...TOM just came to visit...YUCK! I was wondering why my pants were snug and the chocolate cravings were hitting hard!

Everybody have a great day!!! :wave:

[Louise V]

Congrats Suzy :wiggle: :cheer: :cheer:
I'm so happy for you, it's so exciting to have something to look foward too!!!You're going to be such a pretty bride!!!!
Seashell it is just because of TOM that you are craving, just stay on track today you're doing so well.
Talk to you later
Louise

[seashell]

Thanks Louise...your awsome...I did do pretty good. I ate legal stuff today but I may have gone over 20 carbs... :mad: Oh well...tomorrow is another day!!!

Well, I'll see ya'll tomorrow!!!! Everybody have a great evening! :D

[shayleen]

Thanks so much for the welcome, ladies!

Seashell - congrats on your "whoosh". It's tough getting past that milestone weight, so you should feel really proud of yourself!

Louise - good luck in your battle to stop smoking. They say nicotine is harder to beat than heroin, so I commend you on your progress so far! By the way -- I'm amazed by your stats. You're my hero! You give me hope and motivation!

Jenny - I've got two under three, and it's hard to bounce back in a relatively short time, isnt' it? I try and remember that and not beat myself up too much for not being "further" along. Heck - most women don't reach their pre-kids weight, and I'm about 10 pounds under. I'll take anything I can for positive motivation at this point!

Jabs - losing before conceiving is a great idea, but don't worry if you don't get where you want to be beforehand. They say your body goes to it's pregnancy "setpoint" regardless. Being in shape is a big help, though. I love Seattle - one of my favourite US cities to visit! I grew up across the line in Abbotsford. Lots of weekend shopping trips to your fair city! Sending you good thoughts with the job stress situation. I hope that that resolves itself soon.

SCG - Congrats on the proposal! Enjoy your engagement. I miss those early days pre-marriage!

And as for me - I'm on day three of the Atkins induction, and I'm down 5 pounds. I haven't been tempted to cheat even once, and that is definitely a different mindset. At the back of my mind is the thought that all of you have done so well, and I can do it too!

Looking forward to getting to know all of you better!

Shayleen :sunny:

[angelfish]

Hello everyone :wave:

Welcome Shayleen, and yes, you can do this too! This is a terrific forum. Great ideas, help, and wonderful recipes.

Congrates on you engagement Suzy. I'm so exicted for you. Enjoy your new life and WOE.

I had a great day today. I took my daughter snow skiing (I won the trip) and I had so much energy. :hyper: I lasted the full day. Before losing this weight, I would have been wiped out by noon. I love how I feel now.

Enjoy the day!

Angelfish

[Dinky]

Hi all my petite buddies - and welcome newbie Shayleen :wave:

We have such a great group of girls who really understand each other.

scg- first, CONGRATULATIONS :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
such exciting news. I wish you and your boyfriend all the best. Enjoy being young and in love.

second, you've got to work on your visualization powers! Picture yourself as a beautiful, healthy, happy bride, then try picturing yourself smiling on your honeymoon, maybe walking on the beach in a slinky dress, or watching the sunset, then dancing maybe, you'll get the hang of it. Our goal is not be some artificially perfect symbol, but to be the best 'me' we can be, a real woman. :D Maybe you're just a little shy, and afraid to think of yourself as the sweet, beautiful person we all know you are! Try again!! Don't give up until you feel a smile on your face. :D

just watched survivor. love that show. it fascinates me how everyone interacts (sometimes very poorly) with each other.

well - tomorrow's FRIDAY :thup:

[Danielle]

:hyper: :rheart: :Party: :rheart:
CONGRATULATIONS SUZY!!!! I am so happy for you. That's good news two days in a row!!!

I understand what you mean about visualizing yourself at your goal weight. Although I have about 20 - 25lbs to go, I've lost about 25. At times I see very little difference since I started this WOL. I see the difference in my clothes, but myself image is the same. I've had the days where I feel more confident, but they are usually rare. I think as women we look to models as for body images. Too bad their job is to be thin. Imagine that, getting paid to stay thin. Having a personnel train and basically working everyday to keep the image.

I think sometimes we are our own worst enemy. I know I am.
sorry, didn't mean to bring anyone down :o

danielle

[Louise V]

Good Morning petite friends!!!
Hope everyone is doing fine!!!!
Shayleen way to go on that great weight loss, your doing great!!! Keep it up.
Dinky I know what you mean about visualizing, I do it all the time, it really helps keep me on track...
Seashell don't worry if you went over 20 gr. of carb, you'll be fine, way to go it's already been what? 3 days of clean eating!!!!
Today is another day...the cravings will get even less today...
Keep it up, let me know how it goes...
I don't know if it's because I'm not smoking, but the last 2 days everything I eat seems salty....even if I don't add salt, maybe my taste buds adjuting, I don't like satlty foods....
Well I'm going shopping for the day with my mom, and grandma, she's so cute at 82 years old....so I will check in later to see how you are all doing.
Have a great day!!!
Louise

[scg]

thank you! thank you! I'm excited. Although, I'm kinda overwhelmed by the whole wedding planning process...

I think I've gotten really really bad about drinking water lately...Somehow I just forget until about 10 pm and then it's too late to drink a lot or i'll be up all night! I think I am going to start keeping a Water Log, or a chart and check off each glass I drink so that I stay on top of it!

Hey Donna--how did that bread come out? I've tried making muffins twice but both times theyve been pretty icky! If your bread works nicely, you'll have to share the recipe!

Carol, I can't believe youve actually been to Fairhaven, its such a small town! (well, compared to NYC at least!). My parents live right on the water, which is nice, but the pace is so slow compared to the city and the average age there is about 85, and there are lots of people almost 100! My parents are so young compared to everyone else! It must be the sea air or something, but these people live forever!!

Hey what is up with these 2 smiley faces...:there:...what exactly are they doing!!

ok, must work out! Suzy

[jenny v]

I just wanted to say happy weekend to you all.

I just wieghed myself and I lost 2 pounds (I am getting there). :thup: Do I dare change my stats?

Shayleen, you must be a busy woman too with two under three. do you find nap time to be a time where you crave food more. That is the time when I really want to nibble on something. :rolleyes:

Congratualations scg on the engagement. Do you guys have a date set yet? :) ... I have trouble remembering to drink water too. I have notice a big difference in my ability to lose wieght when I actually do remember to drink water. It really helps me lose wieght quicker.

Well just wanted to check in and say hello. Gotta go, I think my littlest one just woke up from his nap... Boy, he was not asleep for long. :wave: BYE.

[scg]

I was bad. :( I had ravioli for dinner. and i think my body is punishing me because my stomach is really hurting! I'll have to do some extra exercise tomorrow to clear my conscience!

jenny, of course you should change your profile! I have to admit that I change mine for every half a pound I lose!

Hope everyone has I nice weekend. I am going to try to go hiking. Ive never hiked before but Ive always wanted to. And then we are going outlet shopping! that's my favorite kind of exercise!

Later alligators, Suzy

[Ranger]

Hi Everyone, I amazed at all our new friends...welcome one and all...glad you can join us.....I missed a day or two and it seems like forever since I've talked with you folks.

Suzy, congratulations! I am so happy for you! I was recently thinking back about when I planned my wedding....(since I finally fit into my dress again! LOL) Those were exciting, fun and often stressful times, but it was a blast planning my wedding....I know what you mean about the rings being loose....I had not worn my engagement ring, my grandmothers ring and another ring, because they just felt too tight on my fingers....now I am back to wearing them all, but the Grandmothers ring, cause it is too big, and I'm afraid I will lose it.

I have been feeling pretty bad about what the scale said after my Easter affair with the chocolate bunnies! I gained 5 lbs! The good thing is today, 3 of those pounds are gone, and only 2 more to go until back to 195....ooh how I hate to update the profile when it goes up!!! Come on over whoosh fairy!!!!

LouiseV, we had snow again for the last two days, it is really cold and raw outside....lots of mud.....tis the season for that. Way to go kickin' the habit! I am so proud of you!

Today is my baby girl's third birthday! She is so amazing, and I am so happy to have this miracle baby! She asked for a very specific birthday present.....a pitch fork! Just her size so she can help her mom clean out the barn! I guess she is my kid! She was thrilled when her Daddy came home with it.....yikes, most kids want video games etc.

Our new little goat is a bit under the weather today...had to call the vet, but I think she will be ok....she was in my kitchen all day (in a dog crate) so I could keep an eye on her....never thought I would see a goat in my house! (Neither did my husband!, but he did not complain.

Well enough of my yapping!

Again welcome to all the new petites, this is a great place to be!
Greetings to all the regulars too!
Carol
You all take care and

[Louise V]

Good Saturday Morning!!!
The sun is shining, and it's cold, but at least it's not snowing....
Carol way to go on losing back some of that choc. weight...the next 2 will be off very soon...Your daughter sounds like an angel, enjoy her while she's small they grow up too fast...
Jenny keep on track your doing great, the weight is really come off well.
Suzy don't beat yourself up get back on today, and drink, drink, drink, I always have a sore tummy too after eating what I should'nt, you'd think we would learn....but no....I still try every now and then too...Oh well you'll be fine..
I weighed in this morning and bad news girls, a gained 2 lbs last week mine is probably chocolate weight too, well the chocs.are all out of the house now...thank God,anything else I can resist, but choc. gets me everytime...
I think I'm going to do protein fast for a few days now, and clean myself of these bad carbs, and you've got it I'm still not smoking and feeling great about it....
I hope you all have a great low carb weekend
Louise :wave:

[jenny v]

I just ate the best egg I ever ate. :thup:

You have got to try this. I might just eat another one for dinner.
I found it in an old 1967 cookbook I got at the library called THE TEN MINUTE GOURMET DIET COOKBOOK by Yvonne Young Tarr. It listed the carbos per ingredient. My husband was there when I ate this egg and he said that I get more excited about food (this egg) than him... I was just not looking forward to breakfast this morning and then I found this receipe....

BAKED EGG WITH CHERRY TOMATOES

1 EGG
3 Teaspoons butter
1 Teaspoon bread crumbs (1 1/2 carbs)
4 Cherry tomatoes (2 carbs)
1 pinch of salt, pepper and thyme
1 Sprinkle of garlic powder and paprika

Set oven on broil. Place two teaspoons of butter in ovenproof dish. Place under broiler until butter is melted. Remove from broiler and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Break egg onto bread crumbs. Sprinkle with pepper and thyme. Place in oven while you wash your tomatoes and cut them in half. Sprinkle tomato halves with garlic powder and paprika. Remove egg from oven. Arrange tomatoes halves cut-side-up around perimeter of dish. Sprinkle egg and tomato halves with salt and place under broiler flame until egg is desired consistnecy. Serve hot.

I had to share it. Know that I wrote it out for you it seems so simple but it was orgasmic, can I say that?

Good eating.

[seashell]

Well, here I go again...confession time...I ate a hamburger (with the bun) and some doritos last night....o-k now I admitted it and today I'm back on track...just needed to get that out in the open...

Jenny v---good job on the 2 pounds...I think that I will be finding them after last night!!!

Ranger--I've been looking for you the past couple of days. I look forward to hearing your stories...and I think that is great about you little girl wanting a pitch fork!! I can't even get my 7 year old son to come feed the horse with me...my 2 year old daughter I think will be different...she can't stand to stay inside.

Louise--good luck with the protien fast...what is that all about? And like you tell me...don't worry about those 2 pounds...they'll come off and today is another day!!!

Well, I better head off here...speaking of pitch forks...it's time to clean the stall.....woo hoo!!!

Talk to ya'll later!!! :wave:

[jabs72]

Good monring everyone..

dreary day in Seattle...oh well prediciting sun next week.!

last night i hosted my dh 30th bday party. it was s much fun. he had a baskin robbins cake but i didn't give in. acutally my weakiness is bread, not sweets and i just simply don't keep it in the house, so as not to tempt my self.

even though the scale is not moving..i feel smaller. today it read 162, yesterday 106..i know i shouldn't weigh everyday, dh does so it makes me want to.

he runs alot, so beginning this week, i am going to do what our treadmill calls a 'light jog' it is only 20 min. but i figured if i could build up my endurance to run for that long , i can try to do it 2x.s day or do a regular running routine.

i hope you all have a wonderul weekend.

keep working hard and having fun.

[Ranger]

Hi Everyone,

I really liked doing the protein fast....it worked really well. Donnaj, captxray and myself are starting one together on Monday....just for two days....drinking lots of water and very little or no carbs....care to join us? We are on another thread...talking about it....darned if I know what the name of it is...Donnaj, can you remind me?

Another lb of chocolate Easter bunny is gone off me, and survived my daughters birthday party...w/o slipping up...I was too busy to eat! 8 little kids and their parents....we had it at a butterfly conservatory near us....a huge indoor garden with 1600 exotic butterflies....about 85 degrees in there, but it was great....I took a whole roll of photos. My daughter decided to wear her fairy princess costume that was a gift from a friend....she sure was the hit of the day. She is so funny, not shy at all....she actually went up to some folks sitting on a bench and climbed right up into their lap! I have to keep a close eye on that one in public!

Seashell, what kind of horse do you have? Boys just don't seem as drawn to horses as girls do...(at least in my experience!) We have a 14 year old quarterhorse....guess what? His name is Ranger! We also have an ancient 36 year old Welsh cross pony, named Brownie for my daughter.....she was a starvation case when we got her, and we are so good at fattening things up...around here, she has gained about 130-140 lbs and is in pretty good shape now. She is so good around the kids that all the effort and special care she gets is worth it.

Sooo hope you are all having a wonderful weekend...I have to get off this computer and finish cleaning the house as we are having 18 relatives for dinner tomorrow....the family birthday party.....yikes....I have so much to do! At least the birthday cakes are all made...and no licking of nasty frosting!

Keep up the good work folks, we can do this together.....I heard a great line from a Jimmy Buffet song today......"Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been." Or something like that.....anyway, I thought it was good.

Take care my petites!
Carol

[Ranger]

The thread for the protein fast is under Tips and Plateaus in the Main Low carb Diets Forums and Support section.
Hope to see you there!

Back to the vacuum for me now!
Carol

[Louise V]

Good Morning everyone!!!
Hope everyone is doing well!!!
Carol I hope you have a wonderful dinner tonight, I'm sure you'll do fine.
Seashell don't beat yourself up...just start over one day at a time....
Jabs great will power not eat any of that cake!!!
The Protein fast is I eat all protein and aim for 0 carbs, this is the first time I've done this...yesterday went very well...I bought the Atkin's book on Friday, just to check it out...it's a lot like PP, the only thing is in induction he says 20g or carb and PP is 30g, but I think maybe to get the scale moving down I should try the 20g of carbs and see if that gets the scale moving.
My DH and my son are gone to Toronto today, It's about a 5 hour drive, there's a big sale on golf clubs, so it looks like were all going to have new clubs!!!I can't wait to get out on the course..now I just want the snow to melt even more...I can't wait the golf course is walking distance from my house, and it's so nice to go out with the kids..
Hey it's 2 weeks nicotine free!!!! :cheer: I'm so happy!!!!
Have a great Sunday girls
Louise

[seashell]

Good morning everyone!!

Ranger, actually, we are just horse sitting. She 19 years old and an x-race horse. We've been taking care of her for about 6 months now. Her name is Gracie. The people that bought her had no place to put her as they are building a house on their 6 acre lot and are planning on building a barn for her. Anyway, she'll probably be gone in a couple of weeks because they have found a closer place to where they are living now and will be able to spend more time with her. They live about 45 min. from us and haven't been here to see her in about 2 months now!!! Kinda sad...but I guess they've been busy with the building of the house etc... I'm not sure what kind she is but it's been fun having her here.

Louise---that's great on the no-smoking!!! I just haven't had the will-power to quit...I'm really weak and am soooo scared that my weight will pile back on...

[Louise V]

Hello Seashell!
Please don't think your weak, you're just not ready to quit yet, I was really ready to quit and had been really wanting to for about 1 year now...you'll know when your ready. I'm afraid about the weight gain too, I just make sure not to eat instead I drink water or go for a walk and keep a close eye on the scale...
Have a good day!!
Louise

[Danielle]

Hi ladies-

I finally got myself back on track after being off of it for nearly a week. No illegal carbs for the last few days and I started exercising again today...finally. I am going abck to work tomorrow after being off for a week and am gogin to try my hardest to start drinking water again. I am determined to change my profile this week. :thup:

I need to do something, summer is coming. And in 2 weeks my nephew is being christened and I get to be the Godmother :D . My original goal was to be 135 by April 21st. But I had a bad week and no weightloss. I'm just hoping to be happy when I go shopping for a dress. Usually I come home depressed, but I haven't bought any new clothes since I started.

Well ladies enjoy your week and if you see the Whoosh Fairy send her my way. If she happens to fly by I'll director here!

danielle

[Ranger]

Hi All,

I am beat! Two birthday parties in one weekend.....way too much.....Suzy, if you think Fairhaven is small, you should see my town! Rowe has about 365 people, no store, gas station or even a stop light! But it is a really nice town, full of small town politics, but great views, mountains and lakes...wildlife (the four legged kind..LOL) My dog just got introduced to a porcupine in the middle of our family party this afternoon! Now that is a really country party....cake, ice cream, pickin' quills out of the dog, and dehornin' the goats! I tell ya! A slight change from 85,000 neighbors in Framingham....but I wouldn't change it for anything.
(our idea of traffic is a cow in the road! LOL)

Don't worry about the wedding plans, it will all fall into place. One thing I learned, was to do it the way you want. The "wedding police" tell you you can't do this and you have to do that....humbug! Whatever you want is what is important....the most stressful things were the guest list and the seating arrangments..we dealt with the guest list and never bothered with a seating plan.....we figured folks could sit wherever they wanted....and it saved a lot of headaches for me!

I love wedding plans, so I hope you let us know how they are coming along....I spoke to a friend of ours and they are interested in joining us on our Disney vacation....I told them all about the great info you gave us and they are going to check it out. They have a 10 year old daughter who absolutely dotes on my little one, so they would have a blast together going on the rides! We figure we can swap kid sitting so each of us couples can actually have an evening out also.

Yikes, I am so busy blabbing, I never talk about the woe! I had a few cheezits today at the party....trash carbs! But I didn't go over my 20 for induction....should have drank more though....tomorrow is the protein fast......hope it helps to get me to change that profile again!!!

LouiseV, you totally amaze me....2 weeks already! That flew by! I am so proud of you, just think about golfing and green grass and fresh air in those rejuvenated lungs! It was 12 degrees here today...and the grass is far from green!

Way to go everyone with the weightloss, and sticking to this (or at least trying!) We can do this together....

Donnaj, are you ok? I miss you!

Carol

[Louise V]

Good Morning Petite Friends!!!
I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!
Daniell you can stick to the plan, take it one day at a time...and think of that dress your going to be shopping for.
Carol I live in a little town in the country too..We have a convenience store and a school and the population is about the same as yours...3 years ago they built a golf course just up the street frome my house, so we get a little more traffic now,but that's O.K. this was great, since I've been golfing since I'm 15 years olds, I've gotten my husband and kids golfing as well...what beautiful clubs my DH bought me yesterday...I can't wait, the only problem is we got more snow last night, usually the snow is gone by mid March...it has to go someday!!!
Carol the 2 weeks of not smoking did go by very fast for me too!
The protein fast was great I lost my 2 lbs of choc. that I had put on...now I have to take off pounds that have been there forever instead of the same 2 lbs all the time..You can only be on it for 2 days, but how often can you do it?
Wednesday I go to the plastic surgeon, to see about my tummy tuck, I can't wait but I'm a little nervous about him taking pictures of my flubber belly :eek:
Well I should go work out, I think I've said enough LOL...
Have a great low carb day!!!!
:wave: Louise

[donnaj]

Good morning ladies,
Carol , thanks I missed you too and everyone else. I have been so busy with this spring cleaning. That I have been away from the computer. I have got to answer one or two threads. But I have almost finsihed.

Susy, Congratulation on your forcoming wedding. We had a very small wedding but it was beautiful. I was married at home with a minister and I wore my wedding gown with my hair flowing down my back with just a flower garland and short veil. It was back in "75" and now almost 28 years has gone by.

Carol, I am glad your busy weekend went well. I bet your little one looked so cute in her fairy costume. She could be are mascot as the whoosh fairy for us. I thought Huntington was a small city but your is my idea town. I grew up in a family neighborhood and I remember how wonderful it was with family surrounds us growing up. I mean everyone lived a few houses down from my great grandmother to my cousins.

Seashell, I am glad to see that you are going to join Carol and me on the protein fast. I also want to quit smoking. I quit for a year and went back :( but as soon as my nephew is out of the hospital and on the way to recovery I will quit.

Louise, I am so proud of you girlfriend. Two weeks. I knew you could do it. I will be with you soon.

Well ladies, I better get up and put the garbage out before they come but I will email more this evening.

Donna :wave:

[utgal]

I think I had my first visit from the Whoosh Fairy this weekend - 2 pounds! I cheated yesterday a bit, and was up again.... I really want to get down to 125 by summer! Is this goal too aggressive?

[jabs72]

good morning everyone!

hope you had great weekends. i think i finally figured it out. i stopped losing weight on the scales when i added strawberries into my diet. so i am going to try (VERY HARD) to not eat them for a week and see what happens. also, my dh is encouraging me to get on treadmill EVERYDAY>>>>>i used to be so active, but now i think my muscles are turning to flab. i know it has to start from the inside out.

carol i am originally from a small town in Louisiana of about 300 people. they just got stop signs about 5 years ago. it was a big deal. my dh swears the only people who live their are my parents cuz when we go he never sees anyone else, except at church. i liked growing up there , though. nice and quiet

susy any wedding plans yet! have fun planning your day! it is fun. when my mom and i went to get my dress, we got 10% off b/c the sales lady said she had never in all of her years seen a mother and daughter not say one cross word to each other. (she just didn't see us later :spin: no, really it was a great time for all of us. then i got migranes on our honeymoon...didn't know what was going on..thought i had food poisoning. well remembered, though :p :D

have a great day all!

jabs

[shayleen]

Happy Monday, Ladies!

Okay - I'm still getting the hang of posting, and I've started doing a reply no less than three times, only to have my computer freeze or an interruption from the kids, husband, dog.... :mad:
I was trying to do a nice individualized post, but that's not happening! I just wanted to let you all know that I've been reading all the threads, getting to know you all and cheering your successes. You seem like a great group of ladies!

Lot of positive things going on, too - wedding plans, birthday parties, holidays....man, I need some excitement in my life too! And lots of little baby step "whooshes", it seems. It may not seem like a lot by themselves, but they sure add up!

I'm on day six of the induction, and so far so good! I've lot six pounds as of this morning, and I haven't cheated once. This is a BIG thing for me. I have attempted the induction several times and always gave in to temptation by about day two, if not sooner. So this is a big deal for me. I feel incredibly motivated this time and know I can do it.

One thing I'm nervous about - this week I have my book club meeting and a baby shower I'm hosting, and both are going to involve a million carb temptations. (I'm trying to pick a shower cake flavour I hate so I won't indulge :) As well, the week after I'm going back to the Mainland to visit my family for a week, so I'll be at the mercy of others' cooking and meals out. Any tips on how to handle staying on track?

Anyway, hope you all have a great week! :wave:

Shayleen

[scg]

Hi Girls :wave: ,
I don't want to be a downer cause it sounds like everyone is doing really well with keeping or getting back on track but I think I need a bit of a pep talk!! Here's the problem....I just did the math and realized that Ive been low carbing for about 8 weeks and Ive lost 8 pounds. Now, I know that its not bad to have slow but steady weightloss, but I really had hoped I'd lose more by now! I lost about 20 pounds 2 years ago, and I remember it coming off much faster than this. Back then I was doing more of the low carb low fat thing, but it did seem to work. The thing is, there are 2 factors that changed. 1, the way of eating, and 2, the way of exercising. Last time I mainly did Taebo with some running. This time Ive been doing most of my cardio at the gym with less Taebo. So, I dont know if its the food or exercising choices that are slowing things down, but I need to figure it out so that I can speed things up!! The other thing is that Im not at all as lowcarb as you guys are because Im a vegetarian. I can try to cut out more carbs, but then I wont be eating much, which doesnt seem like a good idea!! Anyway, Im adding more weightlifting and Im hoping that will make a difference too!

As for the wedding, our families still dont know yet!!! Can you believe it! We were going to tell everyone this weekend, but my dad is away on business and we wont get the ring back from being resized until this friday so we are waiting til next weekend to tell everyone. (my mom would just die if she found out I told all of you guys a week before I told the family!! :) ) Its actually working out well that they dont know yet because it is giving me and my boyfriend time to figure out what WE (well, ok, maybe what I want!) before getting the families involved. My boyfriend told me that when his sister got married his mom kinda saw the wedding as her day, and not her daughter's, so that sorta freaked me out!!! We are thinking about having the wedding some place a bit more tropical than new england...I figure with a destination wedding we will be able to shorten the guest list too. My boyfriend said his family thinks of 200 guests as a small wedding, and that's a lot bigger than I had in mind. Id rather just have close friends and family (or atleast people that I actually know!) so I think we have some things to work out!!! Hopefully it will all work out smoothly....

:help: oh god, I am really blabbing on...hey I wanted to ask you guys about the protein fast..Is it just all protein, no carbs at all? how long do you do it for? And what is this about a yogurt fast? that sounds more my speed!

:) Suzy

[utgal]

Congratulations, Suzy!!

I hope to announce my engagement sometime soon too! It's been 4 1/2 years, and I know he's saving right now.

I am also having relatively slow weight loss, but I think it's better than going too fast because I'll have a greater chance of keeping it off!

[scg]

Hey Shayleen, are you planning the menus for both the book club and the shower? There are lots of low carb dishes that people would love and they wont even know that are low carb! I think there are some good recipes on this site.

Here's an idea...give yourself a certain number of carbs you can eat at each party (maybe plan to have the majority of the days carbs at that meal). Fill up on the proteins and then allow yourself to enjoy a few little things as long as you stay within the number of carbs that you have alotted yourself for the meal. I think if you go into it with a plan of attack then you can enjoy it and not feel out of control or too tempted! And then, if you make it through without overcarbing, you can plan to give yourself a little reward! manicures and pedicures are my favorite reward!

That's kinda what I did with easter and it helped me get through it! :roll:

Suzy

PS,,,whats a flavor of cake you dont like? I think I like them all! I guess thats why I need this woe in the first place!

[seashell]

Shayleen-I really like that name...cool! Anyway...as far as the parties go...are you the one hosting? Make what you can eat...fill yourself up with protein before the party...or if someone else is hosting...eat before you go...as far as the wkend...let your family in on what you are doing...framilies can be pretty supportive, ya know!!! :)

Suzy-you sound soooo excited about the wedding!!! My mom did plan mine but I on the other hand was o-k with it...she only had 2 months to do it in. My hubby and I only knew each other about 6 months and got married...all I knew was that I just wanted to marry him...sometimes I wish that the wedding was different but I'm hoping to plan something like a renewal of vows or something and have one big party! (We'll be married 10 years this December!!) Anyway, that is a great idea for you to wait to tell if you want something spacific in mind! Congrats...Again!!!
As far as the protein fast...I'm doing it as we speak...as far as I know, you just eat protein and try and keep the carbs as low as you can...like 0 if possible. I'll try and find you a site to look up the yogurt fast...I think that it is eating yogurt all day keeping it to 900 calories...I'll investigate for you! :)

Well, doing good so far....Keep your fingers crossed!!! :D

[seashell]

Suzi--try this one... www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html and see if it helps :) (oh yeah....I think that you're only supposed to do this for 2 day...)

[jabs72]

suzy i know what you mean about slow weight loss . i have been low carbing, well next tuesday will be 3 months. and i have only lost about 5 lbs. i think my clothes fit better..however TOM is here so that is out the window. i am going to try and aerobic tape that includes weights 3x.s a week along iwth my treadmill. form me, i work at home, so sometimes work comes b/f exercise, then i get stressed about work then i don't exericse and that is not good b/c exercise reduces stress...so i just need to make sure i do it.

i really think cutting the strawberries is really going to help. i, too, had hoped i would be down 20 lbs by memorial day but if this is a wol for me, which it is, i would rather lose slowly and keep it off. i just really need to see the scale move..for some confidence boost.

this weekend will be exciting for you suzy..have fun as you announce your engagement.!!!!!!!!

[Louise V]

Hello girls!!!
I just thought I'd put my two cents in....I think the least you have to lose the harder and slower it is...I lost 105 lbs the first year on this WOL and 25 the second year, 2 year anniversary is coming up may 28th and I had hoped to be a my goal,but I won't make it there and it's O.K. because every one lb and inch is that much less than I had 2 years ago and I'm not that old I have a lifetime to lose the rest....I think if I sat and figure out everytime I've gained and lost the same 2 lbs I've probably lost a lot more I thinkLOL....
Keep your chin up ladies we didn't gain this weight in a week,it takes a lot of time, besides which were much healthier for it.......
Louise

[shayleen]

Having a pretty good day today, even if it is a Monday!

Suzy - 8lbs is great overall! When you look at the big picture, it's probably a solid 8 lbs that will stay off. Thanks for the ideas re: entertaining. I think that will work - if i give myself a carb "licence" of sorts, and then I won't feel deprived. And you're right -- I don't think I'm going to be able to come up with a yucky cake flavour! Ice cream cake maybe...:)

Seashell - Thanks! I think cooking for myself will give me a lot more control. I will be sure to fill my family in. My MIL was the one who got me onto the low carb thing, so she should be understanding. That's where I'll be staying for most of my visit.

Jabs - I think exercise is the key. I know that that would really increase my weight loss if I could just get off my butt a little more! I have a gym membership that just makes me feel guilty every month. Good for you upping the exercise.

Louise -- I really agree with your advice about looking at this long term. And you're right - it didn't come on overnight! You must be SO proud of yourself and all you've achieved. Wonderful motivation for us all!

Anyway, better go check on my steak! Have a good evening!

Shayleen

[Dinky]

Just checking in to say hi - still here and still low carbing. Scales haven't budged this week But that also means they didn't go up ;)

I think so many of us are in the same boat. The lower our weight gets, the closer you are to your optimum weight, the harder/slower it gets. Also the older you get, the longer it takes. Since I'm ancient now, it's taking me forever! Just hang in there, don't give up. More exercise definitely helps, and the Good Lord know I need more exercise. But it just ain't happening. Summer I do better.

You are all doing absolutely great. Keep it up.
Gotta go to bed now,
night night

[Danielle]

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to say hello. Did anyone ever try low-carb chocolate called Ross cholocalte bars? I discovered them on the net and they claim to really taste like chocolate. I ordered afew, I'll have to let you know if they are good. I figured maybe it could help when I have a sweet tooth.

Each day is getting a little easier to get myself on the right track again. Things have just slowed down the last month or two. Well, have a good night.
Danielle

[shayleen]

Morning, all!

Danielle -- I LOVE Ross chocolates. They are made right here in BC. They are made with Belgian chocolate, and taste better than a normal chocolate bar. Most of them have about 3 grams per bar, so it's a great way to enjoy a craving.

Last night was bad in terms of carb cravings. I was stalking the house like a mad woman, opening and shutting the pantry doors and trying not to give in. My DH kept telling me to go drink more water and it would go away. I couldn't believe how strong the urge came over me all of a sudden. Could it be that on day six of the induction my body was finally clearing itself of carbs?

Anyway, I have to drag my girls out of bed and head to work for an early meeting. Have a great day!

Shayleen

[scg]

Hi guys,

I just got back from the gym and there was a woman there who was about 5'6'' and as she was stepping on the scale she asked another woman to read the weight to her...she weighed 94 pounds! She was naked and you could see every bone on her back sticking out. I think thats so sad. She really looked unhealthy.

About cravings, I find that cheese kills em! When ever I have a craving and I eat a little cube of cheese I feel satisfied. I guess its cause I always thought of cheese as being unhealthy and its one of favorite food in the world, so eating it makes me feel like I am getting a treat!

Although lately I have been thinking about chocolate a lot! I was never a big sweet tooth before but now that i know i cant eat them I think about them a lot more. I might try to find some sugar free chocolate pudding or something like that. I saw something on the news last night that was saying how pure dark chocolate has lots of health benefits. sounds good to me!

ok, its almost 70 degrees out today so i gotta go outside and enjoy the sun!

:sunny: Suzy

PS seashell, thanks for the yogurt link..I am going to try to do it. ALthough, reading about all the bacteria kinda freaked me out! Hopefully it will work!

[Louise V]

Good Afternoon Girls!!!
Let it rain, Let it rain, Let it rain!!!! It's been raining since last night!!!!I never thought I would be so happy to see it rain. The snow is melting, the temp. is +6 degrees Celcius....I can see a little bit of grass in some spots!!!
Suzy, I think that ladie needs help, it's not attractive when you can see bones...
Geez Shayleen, I hope your cravings are less today, have a protein snack if there that bad, just to help you get over that hump..
You're so right Dinky if the scale didn't move, it means it didn't go up.
Well I've been sitting here making a list of questions of things I want to ask the surgeon tomorrow....I'm so excited he's going to think I'm a nut case with all these questions...LOL
Well I think I'm going to get my umbrella and go for a walk in this beautiful rain!
Have a great Low Carb Day
:wave: Louise

[jenny v]

I have been doing really well on the diet lately. I have finally broken 130. I want to slow it down. I have heard that the slower you take it off the more chance you have to keep it off? Is this true?

Also, it seems people are finally starting to noticed that I have lost wieght. They ask what have I been doing to lose the wieght. When I tell them that I am not eating sugar and watching my carbs, they say," I tried that and I lost a lot of wieght but as soon as I went off of the diet I gained it all back plus 10 (insert amount) more". Is this true? Does your body over compensate? I understand this is a life change and I plan to always watch my carbs but I am concerned that my success is just temporary. I really don't want to gain the wieght back I have worked so hard to lose. People say, "I just couldn't live that way (on the diet), I'd rather enjoy my life"...

Also my husband was looking at my fat intake of fit.com last night and told me he does not think that it is healthy for me to eat so much fat. He is concerned that I am going to have some long term side effects from this diet, like cancer. It is hard to stay confident when I hear these things...

I dont mean to be negative today, what do you call it a WOE ?!?

Anyway, THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING THERE FOR ME. I enjoy reading everyones comments. I find myself relating to both the struggles and the joys that you share...

Louise V , good luck tommarow with your appointment. I know that doctor probably gets all kinds of questions from people. You must be excited to get started on your plans for the tummy tuck. Let me know how it goes.

Talk to you all later :spin:

[scg]

Jenny,
First, I think you should feel great about the amount of weight you've lost! :yay: You've only got a few more pounds til your goal! Now....I know they have done studies that say the slower you take it off the more of a chance you keep it off, but I have a feeling that is based on the WAY people in each group tended to lose the weight. Most people who lost it fast probably crash dieted and then as soon as they lost the weight they went back to their old way of eating and gained it all back. whereas the people who lost it slowly probably continued that way of eating once they hit their goal. SO, I don't think it matters as much what you do while you are losing the weight as what you do once you have lost it, to maintain the new weight.

As for the fat...how much fat are you eating each day? And what kind of fat are you eating?? I know a lot of the Atkinsers out there are going to totally disagree with me, but I kinda agree with your husband that a diet thats super high in fat is not healthy...I dont think you have to cut fat way low, I just dont think that living on bacon is the way to go (then again, Im a vegetarian!)...I think you can eat low carb and still watch the fat. I feel like some fat in your diet is good for you...from things like olive oil, nuts, and avocados....but huge amounts of saturated fat (in my opinion) probably isnt the best way to go...I could be totally wrong! But I just worry about high amounts of bad fats leading to heart problems, etc....If you are picking really high fat protein sources, maybe see if you can substitute in some leaner ones and see how you feel...If you are already picking lean meats, then I think you're probably fine...btw, is your husband also low carbing?

Louise, I'm so excited for you! I absolutely love makeover tv shows and anything like that. I saw a plastic surgery special on E! that was pretty interesting, and one of the girls said ask LOTS of questions so you know exactly what will happen and what the results will look like. So there is no such thing as too many questions! This is certainly the best reward for all your hard work that I can think of! And being a non-smoker now will probably speed up the recovery time! Is the surgery tomorrow or just a consultation?

I dont know why, but I am sleeepy today :yawn:
take care everyone, Suzy

[scg]

<-- yippie, i got my chicken leg! I havent eaten meat since i was 4, and I think this is the first time in my life Ive been happy to see a chicken leg!

Suzy

[jenny v]

scg... I think you are right. Maybe instead of 5 pieces of bacon I could go to two. Or, maybe not at all. I think I have over compensated for the lack of carbs by adding a lot of fat. I am a big time meat lover (I love steak)-- I think that has helped me deal with the lack of suger cookies :) :) :yum: (I love sugar cookies). But, I think I need to eat leaner meats. What do you eat to cut down on the fat? What do you normally eat in a day? I wouldn't mind trying to eat more veggies.

Scg...My husband is not low carbing. Actually, I have been cooking him cookies and stuff lately. It is wierd, I have actually been feeding him extra carbs. He has been supportive. Especially, since he loves the difference in my wieght. He has been more affectionate. He is a good guy and I know he would love me any way I was but I have noticed he has been more affectionate. How about you are you with someone and are they low carbing it? My husband does enjoy eating grilled chicken salads with me.

Thanks for the info. :roll: Bye

[Louise V]

Hi Girls!!!
Jenny don't worry about slowing it down If your eating enough food and still losing go for it...
I've been eating this way for 2 years now, I've had my blood work done and was told by my doctor to keep doing what I'm doing...my numbers were all perfect.
I do eat lower fat foods, because I find my weight loss is so slow now...I eat mostly chicken breast, tuna, eggs, steak, I go for the leaner cuts of meat and I do use a lot of olive oil when I cook or just in my salads.
Suzy tomorrow is just a consultation...thank you girls I am so nervous, wait till I get close to surgery...I'll be a nut case for sure then...
Well I'll let you guys know tomorrow night how everything goes!!
bye for now
Louise

[shayleen]

Louise - good luck with your surgery consult tomorrow! Hope that goes well for you.

Jenny - Congrats on breaking 130! I can't wait until I can say the same thing. I'm sort of close to you in stats in terms of where you started from, and for me that number will be a huge milestone. You should be very proud of yourself!

Suzy - Cheese is my weakness, too! Although now it's definitely a strength! :) A chunk of sharp cheddar and a dill pickle..mmmm!

Have to tell you guys about my experience at the drive through at McDonald's this morning....

Me - "I'll have a sausage Mcmuffin with egg, no muffin please."

The drive through - silence for a few seconds. "You want no muffin?"

Me. "No."

DT - "Just the product, ma'am?"

Me. "just the product."

At the first window - "are you sure you don't want the muffin, ma'am?"

Me - "I'm sure!"

At the pick up window - "here's your muffin. Although there isn't a mufffin in there. Are you sure that's what you wanted?"

Me - "YES!!" :daze:

I think next time I'll just order it, scrape everything onto a plate and throw away that darn english muffin! :)

Shayleen

[Danielle]

Hi Ladies-

I've been practicing this WOL since November 26th and the last month or two things have really slowed down. I'll be the first one to admit that I haven't been perfect, but I am trying. This is the first diet that has worked for me and I have stuck to. But I look in the mirror and want to see a person that is a size 6. Instead I am currently between a size 14 and 12. I know it takes time and i guess I just have to have patients and realize I didn't gain the weight over night so I can't lose it overnight.

Well, thanks for listening to me ramble.

Danielle

[scg]

shayleen, your post about McDonalds cracked me up, cause I used to always dumbfound them too...I would order a cheeseburger without the burger (which makes it a grilled cheese with pickles, onions, etc)...but every single time they would be like WHAT?!? I would say no meat, without the burger. They would just stare at me like I was insane. Here in NY a lot of the McD's guys dont really even speak english so they always thought they just misunderstood me, so I learned how to say it in Spanish...Sin Carne! They always thought I was nuts, but I would get it with tomato and lettuce added on, and I'll tell ya, it was goood!

Jenny, my boyfried isnt low carbing, he's in pretty good shape and doesn't really need to, but a lot of the men he works with are doing Atkins, or trying to at least so between me and them he hears about it all the time! It's great the your husband really supports your weightloss....that can make all the difference in the world! I've been struggling with trying to find low fat protein sources too (my carbs arent as low as you guys so that gives me a bit more flexibility too) but I have been eatting some macadamia nut butter and Almond Butter (both have lower carbs and fat than peanut butter) and low fat cheese and tons of tofu dogs (I'm not the biggest fan of tofu, but I found these big tofu hot dogs that are only 45 calories each, 9 grams of protein, 1 carb, no fat, and they taste just like regular hot dogs!), and for veggies, I've been trying to eat high nutrient veggies like spinach, broc, red peppers,etc. And sweet potatoes! I started making baked sweet potato fries. They are prob too high carb for you guys, but they are much lower carb than regular potatoes and they're pretty good tasting too!

Ok, off to make a protein smoothie :yum:
Suzy

[utgal]

:wave: Wow! In addition to this message board, the scale going down is a HUGE motivation for me! I'm down one more pound!

I also joined a gym with 2 girlfriends - we went to the Hip/Hop Funk Aerobic Dance class last night. I felt like an idiot, but I had a great time! Then I stayed a while and did some weight machines. It was so nice to be back in the gym again.

I've also started a journal, which I think will also keep me motivated.

I hope everyone has a great day (low-carbing) :wave: !!

[jenny v]

Hello girls,

Shayleen...I like your story about McDonalds. I think it is funny when I am sitting in Wendy's and people stare at me as I hold peices of a messy, sticky bacon burger with everything on it and no bun between my fingers. I probably should use silverware but I forget to ask for some and with the two toddlers I have no time. Also, sometimes I use the bun as a holder for my hamburger. There should be a fast food low carb place with an indoor play gym for the kids. Thanks for the support.

Utgal....good job with getting back into the gym :)

Danielle... hang in there- Sounds like you have been working hard and need to give yourself credit. I like ramblers, I often ramble.

Just checked in to say hello, have a good day :wave:

[jabs72]

well i have good news, good news and bad news.

last night we took my parents to the airport and went out to eat. we ate at a great restaurant. geat rotissre chicken adn steamed veggies. however i ate a portion of my cornbread muffin. i was so mad at myself , then i realized you could have eaten all of it, so at least you didn't.. then i realized...i really dont miss bread at all...so i thought taht was a victory amidst a pitfall

then today at 6am i got up and ran the cardio jog on our treadmill. dh does it all teh time, but he is 6'3" and used to it....i had to adust the incline once from 8% to 6% and mph from 6mph to 5mph, but i got thru the whole 30 minutes. and i rather enjoyed myself. i think i will do cardio jog everyother day and light jog the other days...it is only 20 minutes , but still a good one , i think.

i feel great today, too...even though i didn't rest to well last night..kept thinking about my parents and hoping their midnight flight was safe and they landed okay yada, yada yada.

so just wanted to share that with you...ketosis wise it probalby set me back, but looking at the big picture, i really feel like i can resist bread if placed in that situation again.

there ya go! have a great day!

jabs

[Louise V]

Hi Girls!
Are you ready for this? What a upsetting day it has been. I was so excited to see this plastic surgeon that my familly doctor recomended...and it was one of the worst days of my life.
This stupid doctor had no manners to start off with, he then told me I was still to big, that my waist is so small that it's way out of proportion with my hips, he thinks I should go down to 115 lbs. before I think of the surgery...then he tells me that he would not remove the belly button..so that maybe a little deformed and that my scar would be just bellow my belly button, because he would pull most of the skin up and the skin under the bb down to meet it. I've done a lot of research on this and I think this doctor is a quack...and I would not let him come near with a knife if my life depended on it...so back to square one, we have 3 plastic surgeons here in Sudbury, it took me 9 months to get into see this one...I'll have to call the other doctors tomorrow...
I got out of the doctors office and I wanted to smoke so bad, but I didn't what good would that have done, then I walked to the mall and walk by a pizza store, and yes I ate a slice of pizza!!
How stupid of me, I sure don't feel any better because of it.
Sorry guys just had to get this all off my chest I guess.
I think I'm going to bed, and tomorrow will be a better day.
Thanks for listening
Louise

[Ranger]

Hi ladies,

Sounds like things are going pretty well, Jenny V, I know what you mean about eating the fast food (Shayleen, I loved the McDonalds story!)...we usually go to Burger King or Wendy's, but at least Burger King has the little play area for the kids....sometimes we have to drag her out of there, she has so much fun....I order the bacon double cheeseburger with no ketchup, and just eat it with a fork.....)doesn't work so well if you go thru the drive thru....LOL....then I sometimes get a side salad and a decaf coffee, and I ask for an extra cup to make an ice coffee...it works out pretty well.

Utgal way to go on getting back to the gym...I need to exercise more..especially now that the weather is starting to get nice!

Suzy, I bought some Almond Butter at a health food store a while back...it was awesome...the only trouble was...I practically ate the whole jar! It ended up being a treat for me, and I was always dipping into it...so I decided I better keep it out of the house! LOL...it is so good! There is a local company, Light Life that started making Tofu pups...a while ago, they have turned into a huge company now.....I should try them....since hot dogs have about 4 grams each in them and tons of salt....how is the sodium in the Tofu dogs?

Danielle, keep envisioning yourself as that size 6 you will get there!!! Funny, I am dying to be a size 14! LOL...I will get there too! We just have to stick together!

Jabs72...it is hard to eat out sometimes, but I think you did really well.....I love rotisserie chicken....I could probably eat a whole one....if I wasn't paying attention!



Louise, I was thinking about you all day and wondering how you made out at the doctor....they can be such jerks! It is a wonder how some of them actually made it through medical school....I always remember, there were some who got A's and some who got C's, yet they are all still doctors. I think you were right to call the other doctors anyway...you should always get a second opinion. Is there anywhere on the net you can go to find information on this type of surgery? Perhaps a chat for people who have had it before? Just a suggestion, cause I know it is really important to you, then you can compare other people's weights etc. at the time of surgery....it must have been really disheartening for you....I'm sorry...You have done an awesome job and have inspired all of us....we know you can get to your goal and we will do what we can to help!

I am sooo glad you didn't have a cigarette, I think stressful situations bring out the cravings, just like me...cept, I just want to eat! I am psyched that you didn't give in to the urge. Don't sweat the pizza, you had to do something....and I bet the pizza was better than a cigarette! :daze:

Don't worry about the other doctors, if it takes time to get an appointment....just think of it as time to get down to your goal weight so you will be ready for them!!! We are here for you!
Hope today is better for you!
Carol

[Ranger]

I just noticed that 2 chicken legs makes you a Senior member.....now I feel old! LOL
Carol

[scg]

Louise, I'm sorry to hear that the guy was a quack. At least he showed his true colors right away and you didn't have to find out after the surgery. Is it possible to travel a little bit out to find another doctor, or do you have to stick with one in your area? I know it must be hard to wait, but it's most important to work with someone you really trust. It may take a little longer, but you'll get the results you were looking for. And I think the pizza was one of the best cheats you could have picked. Lots of protein in the cheese! Much better than a cig!

Yesterday on the internet I found a really cheap flight to las vegas and a really good deal on a hotel there (Mandalay Bay). It's about half of what the price usually is. We are going for the weekend and I plan to just sit by the pool the whole time! The problem is that I wasn't really expecting to have to put a bathing suit on anytime soon! I actually decided I am going to pack a bikini (and a one piece in case i chicken out) because I realized that all my fat is in my thighs and butt anyway, so the one piece doesnt conceal anymore than the bikini! The weather will be 90s during the day. :sunny: It will be a nice little break....

Carol, I think Tofu Pups are the ones I eat! They are really good. Ive tried them all though. Look for the ones that say low sodium and youll be all set...

Got to do some cleaning...
Suzy

[jenny v]

Louise.... I am sorry to hear that yesterday was a bad day. I do not understand why the docter wanted you to get down to 115 before he did the surgery. :mad: I have never heard of that. Hey I am proud of you for one thing. You only ate one piece of pizza I would have at least ate three or more. Then I would have decieded since I already cheated I might as well get some icecream. That is great that you didn't smoke. That had to be a disappointing day...I will pray for you.

SCG...have fun in Las Vegas. I think it is great to make spontaneous plans and take off for the weekend. WOW that is going to be fun. :cool:


I pulled out my shorts today because it is going to be nice today. They are so much more comfortable than usually...no wedgies. It is nice to be able to rediscover your wardrobe and find it less painful to wear. :D

Well I am off to try some Atkins pancakes. I hope they are o.k :rolleyes:

TAKE CARE GUYS

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies!!!
Thank you all for the support...I'm in a better mood now!!!
I called the other surgeons office this morning, the secretary felt so bad, she said I really shouldn't go with a doctor that I don't feel 100% confortable with, so she got me in to see this doc. Aug. 20th, that's not so bad.
So here I have a few months to get really serious again, and get to my goal...maybe get my fat butt into shapeLOL!!!
Jenny he thinks I should get down to 115lbs because my waist and chest are very small,and my hips and thighs are very big, so if I lost more off my lower body I would look more preportioned. But that's the way I'm built.
It must be great Jenny to walk around without a wedgy :D
Suzy you are so right, I'm glad I found out now, that this doc. is a quack, before he butchered my body.
Thank you so much Carol....you're right I will make it to my goal, because I'm mad now, I'm going to work my butt off...
My family doctor isn't in the office today, but he will get an ear full when I do talk to him.

Thank you again my friends for the encouraging words, with you support I will make it.
:wave: Louise

[shayleen]

Morning, Ladies!

Louise - Sorry to hear about your bad experience with that surgeon. But the other girls are right -- it's great you discovered he wasn't for you before you had the surgery. I always feel that there is a purpose behind every disappointment. I'm sure in the end you'll end up with exactly what you wanted!

Ranger - now you've got me craving an iced coffee! That's a great idea. I sometimes go through drive through but don't want a pop or a hot drink. Plus I need the caffeine, so that coffee would be perfect.

Suzy -- Enjoy Vegas! Sounds heavenly to have a few days away.

Jenny - Ahhh, shorts! I'd kill to be able to have short weather right now! We had snow a few weeks ago, and although it's improved (to pouring rain) I still long for the warmth of the sun. Between you and Suzy, I'm daydreaming today....:) Let me know if those pancakes are any good!

I had my book club meeting last night, and although I was good all day in preparation, I blew it a little once I saw all the food. I had a mushroom turnover and a quarter of a ham sandwich. Those little party sandwiches and pastry appies are my weakness! I brought shrimp, so I stuck to that for the most part. And the great thing is I still went down two pounds today. But I know from experience my indiscretion won't show until tomorrow. Oh, well - back on the saddle!

Hope you ladies have a great day!

Shayleen

[angelfish]

Hello Ladies :wave:

Hope everyone is having a great LC day!

Louise - Sorry about that so called Doc. I am proud that you didn't give in to a cig! :thup:

Suzy - Enjoy Vegas. Havn't been there in years. Gotta go soon. Have a great time.

Jenny - Let me know how the pancakes were. I have not tried them yet.

Shyleen - Hang in there! I tried that order at Wendys once. :daze: Never again. I just throw out the buns.

Jabs - Don't worry about the muffin. I'm envious of you working out. Way to go :thup:

[donnaj]

I am finally got the computer back up and running. I have missed everyone. I have had a mean week. The car was in the shop for a week because of the flood damage last month and I am so far behind with everything. But I am so glad I can get back talking with my friends. I missed everyone so much.
Louise, I hate hearing about what happened to you. I am very proud of you for not lighting up and don't be so hard on yourself for eating one piece of pizza. Girlfriend, I know how stress can cause you to eat when you are quitting smoking. I am on my countdown. Cody has his surgery on April 26 , 6:00 AM and he will be under the knife for 12 hours. He is only 5 years old and the family is worried. He will be in the hospital for 2 weeks in and in a body cast for 6 months. So, I will probally be with her and him for at least a week when he gets home. To quit now with this I need to wait. You did right in not letting that quack cut on you.
Suzy, Enjoy your trip to Vegas and win a million for me.

Jenny, It was in the 80's here yestersday and I put on my shorts and find out that I have to buy some new ones. My old ones are so big now. I even layed out in the morning in the sun and was surprised that even my bathing suit is too big. :D Time to redicover what is in my closet and start cleaning out. But it well be fun to go out and get the some new outfits.

Shyleen, Congratulation on losing 2 lbs. that is wonderful. I hate ordering at Wendy's. I always ask for no breads and just the meat and I get the whole things. I throw away the bun and ate it. I never stop there anymore. You know what would be great if they had a fast food low carb drive- in. That would be heaven.

Jabs, I am proud of you starting to work out. I need to get myself in to doing more. Way to go girl.

Well everyone I hope you have a wonderful low carb day.
Donna :wave:

[Ranger]

Hi again Donnaj,

Congrats on getting down into the 150s! You go girl!

I know what you mean about the clothes..I feel like cleaning out everything in my closet and giving it to Goodwill! I want new clothes! Just am too cheap to buy stuff...I want clothes that fit a 160 lbs...guess I will just wait!

I finally figured out how to add a photo...I did so in the protein fast thread, of my little butterfly fairy! (Am I an obnoxious mom or what?) When I get brave enough and have lost more weight, I will post a picture of myself!

Take care everyone!
Carol

[jabs72]

hello everyone

have been super busy this week. parents left tuesday so i got to catch up on work that i had put off while they were here.

i worked out Wednesday, wasnt' feeling well thursday, and am going to workout today. it is best for me to hit the ground in the a.m. and go straight for the treadmill, but that didn't happen today, but i will get there.

my official weigh in is tuesday. my 'visitor' is here this week, but the scale has gone down 2 lbs, thus far from my stats but i don't want to change it til tuesday, ya know.

i guess my cheat day didn't do too much...:).

you guys are such an encouragment. i hope you all have WONDERFUL weekends and do something FUN. we are going into the city tomorrow and go to the IMAX and Experience Music Project. have never been to either so this should be fun.

take care
jabs

[Louise V]

Hello Girls!!!
Thank you for the nice words, your all so very right, there is a reason this doctor is not the right one...I have faith God didn't want this to happen yet, so their has to be a good reason...
I had a great day yesterday, I took out my little food scale, measured and weighed everything, I haven't been doing this, I guess just taking for granted that I was on track....I walked 4 miles yesterday and yes I was a bit sore this morning, but it was a good hurt LOL
Today I went and cleaned granny's house and brought her and my mom to do groceries, I love being with my granny she is so sweet!!!
Donna it's great to have you back, glad your computer is up and running again, I can also see your numbers are coming down, way to go, I'm so proud of you!!!
You will be such a good source of support for your nephew and sister, they are very lucky to have you!
Carol I went over and took a look at your Angel, she is precious, enjoy her while she's little, mine is 13 now and she won't wear the frilly dresses, and let me do her hair anymore...she still is my angel, but it's different when they're older..
Jabs and Shayleen yougirls just keep losing, I think your hogging the whoosh fairy, can you send her my way Please.LOL
Well tomorrow I have my nephew's third birthday to go to..It should be fun. I love all my little guy's, I say this because I have 9 nephew's and no nieces, my daughter is out numbered!!!
Have a great weekend girls!!!
Louise

[Ranger]

Jabs72 you are doing great....having your visitor and still losing.....Louise, I think you are right.....Jabs72 and Shayleen have kidnapped the Whoosh Fairy.....how much is the ransom to let her out and send her here? LOL....I did lose a pound from yesterday, so I am not really complaining....I just want it to be gone now!!!!

I am glad you are having a better day Louise...I know everything will work out fine.....Isn't that little dress a stitch? A dear friend gave it to her for her birthday....it even has a fairy princess tiara with fake jewels and feathers.....she insisted on wearing it to her party.....half of the folks at the butterfly conservatory, thought she was part of the act!

Oh well, you guys have a great evening!
Carol

[Danielle]

Thanks Ranger for the words of encouragement. Although I am not feeling all that great about myself today, the other day two people noticed my weightloss at work. I am a preschool teacher and two parents said something to me. I din't think they noticed. But today I went shopping which I haven't done in a while. Although I am no longer a size 16, I still do not feel confident. I was trying on dresses for my nephew's christening and all my weight is in the middle :( . I didn't buy anything yet.

Well, I hope tomorrow is a better day.

Danielle

[Ranger]

Don't worry it will come off....I know what you mean about sizes...I was wearing size 22/24...(I like the loose fit). My mom just gave some size 18-20 short sleeved sweaters....and they fit, but are a little more revealing...(bulges, etc.) and I am still not comfortable wearing them....I guess I like to hide! LOL...we should have faith, that it will come off, and we can then emerge like butterflies!!!
Hope you have a good day
Carol

[Louise V]

Good Sunday Morning Ladies!!!
What beautiful weather we've been getting, it's been 15 degrees above with sun shine, the snow is really melting now...
I had a good time at my nephew's birthday, they served choc. cake which was O.K. because I don't really like cake anyway, I'm more of a pie and cheese cake type of gal....
Carole that little outfit is something else, when my daughter was little I had bought her the Little Mermaid outfit for Halloween, and she had made it part of her permanent wardrobe LOL. They are so cute!!!
Well hope you all have a good day!!!
Louise

[shayleen]

I thought I had her pinned down pretty nicely and working pretty hard. Then she stuffed my face with chocolate cake and made a break for it! :) I hosted a baby shower yesterday, and I was doing really well until I had a few glasses of wine. The distinction between carb and protein got a little blurry at that point... ;)

I'm going to be VERY good today to try and get back on track.

I spent a stressful Friday afternoon and evening at the hospital with my 19 month old, Cameryn. I got the call every mother dreads getting from her daycare saying she wasn't breathing very well. I raced her into the emergency room and they gave her a nebulizer with some meds to clear her chest. She has really bad bronchitis, but she's going to be okay. It scared the living out of me, and this would be the weekend my husband goes away!

Donna - Congrats on leaving your bigger sizes behind. Sounds like you're due for a shopping spree!

Carol - How do I look at the picture of your little butterfly fairy? I haven't figured all the features of this site out yet, and I want to take a peek!

Jabs - Congrats on the whoosh! (note -- don't let that whoosh fairy anywhere near cake - her favourite weapon of choice to escape...:)

Louise - Good for you keeping on track, and keeping up with the exercise! Four miles - wow! That will definitely keep speeding things along!

Danielle -- You are doing great - don't get discouraged! I think you're right in that "middle" area between gaining momentum and having a huge breakthrough of change, both in the way your clothes fit and the way you look. Project the attitude and keep the faith - you can do it!

Well, off to wrestle my toddler to try and give her her nebulizer treatment. She's a strong little girl, and she's wiggled away a few times and I've ended up getting a good sniff of the meds instead. My lungs should be nice and clear for a while! :)

Have a great Sunday, ladies!

Shayleen

[Ranger]

Hi Shayleen,

Thanks for releasing the whoosh fairy...she showed up here and I ended up down another lb....yippee.....I want to lose 8 more lbs by Mother's Day and fit into a nice dress that has been hanging in the closet for a few years.

Hope your baby is ok....I had my first emergency room experience with my daughter, and I think I was more of a wreck than she was.....

I posted her picture in the 190's countdown thread...you just go back to the Countdown Club and then click on 190's...I am slowly figuring this thing out too....LOL

Wine and cake are killers! Good for you to get right back on track!

Hi Louise, The day is beautiful here as well....I spent yesterday digging up about 60 raspberry bushes and raking....my shoulders are tired!...now I have to shovel a few wheel barrow loads of manure (which we have plenty of!!) into the newly vacated bed... to get the soil ready for the new blueberry, currant and gooseberry bushes.....we also have new raspberry bushes coming, but are moving that bed against the barn, so the runners won't sneak into the regular vegetable garden...

Enjoy the sunshine everyone!
Take care,
Carol :cool:

[jenny v]

HELP!!! I was doing so well. BUT, I went to a tupperware party on Thursday night and I cheated. Then I was good till friday night I went to a scrapbooking workshop- cookies and nachos. Saturday, an arguement with my husband and off to a friends (6 muffins, ? cookies, 2 pieces of pizza, sloppy joe with bun, potatoe chips, coffee with sugar X3, pretzels). Today, my sons first birthday, I started off well with an egg by the time people arrived for the party I had chili cheese dip and chips, 2 pieces of lasagna, cake and ice cream- all day long. I am depressed.

Thursday I was so happy in my little jeans and black top. My husband commented on how well I looked. I felt little.

:confused: :confused:

Now, I look three months pregnant. AM I BLOATED OR IS THIS REAL FAT? I weighed myself and I am now 131. I am not sure though because without clothes on the scale I was 125 on Thursday, now without clothes on the scale it is saying 130. Is this possible? HOW FAST CAN YOU GAIN WEIGHT BACK? Please help me.. I have got to stop this downward spiral. Am I bloated or is this real. I know it is going to take me a while to get this back off. UGH!

Shayleen-- Hey, I know what you have gone through with your little one, you must be exhausted. I was in the hospital with my 1 year old for bronchitis. We have a nebulizer we use on him when he has colds because he has trouble breathing. My older child, Arie, would also have the same problem when he got sick he needed to use a nebulizer but he grew out of it. He does not need to use one anymore. It can be really scarey. I am glad you are home and things are better.

I am sincere about wanting to know fast it is humanly possible to gain wieght. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME FREAK OUT. :eek:

[Ranger]

Hi JennyV,

So you had a couple of bad days.....it happens...weight can come back quickly I have found, I cheated on Easter and the scales went up about 5 lbs. I have found that I really need to avoid carbs and salt. I have tried to add carbs for OWL (ongoing weight loss) on Atkins, but everytime I do, it seems that I gain. I have to watch out for sodium too...seems you can retain water overnight for a 2-3 lb gain sometimes.

It sounds like you are active and have a lot of interests, and social type gatherings where tempting food is being served. Perhaps you should plan ahead and bring something you can eat, like cheese sticks or something, or even better, something locarb so you can share with the group, and they won't know what hit em! LOL....I brought shrimp with a mayo/mustard dipping sauce and scallops wrapped in bacon to a Superbowl party.....maybe little meatballs with a dip of Ranch dressing? Just a few suggestions.....

One time when I went off my woe, someone on this thread reminded me that "We are only human," we make mistakes.....just pick yourself up and go on. We are here for you, so feel free to "freak out" any time! We all do on occasion.

Don't forget to keep drinking your water....this helps a lot...my house is littered with plastic cups, filled with water....I make sure I can have a drink of H2O in every room, so I never get too lazy to get up and pour myself a glass.

Good luck, hon, we are here for you!
Carol

[shayleen]

Hey Jenny - Don't sweat it! Tomorrow is a new day. I did the same thing as you two weeks ago, and after a weekend of absolute pigging out, the scale was 7 pounds heavier! It took about a week to get rid of it, and then another few days to get below it a few so that I could leave that nightmare behind. Slip ups happen. It's part of life. Don't beat yourself up! Just resolve that tomorrow you start fresh. I was bad this weekend too, and I'm willing to bet that the scale goes up by at least 4 pounds tomorrow. I'm going to do a bit of a protein fast for a few days to get myself back down. I'm there with you! By the end of the week we'll both be back down, I'm sure!

A question for you about your kids and the nebulizer - the emergency room doctor kind of freaked me out, because he hinted at the fact that children who need that kind of treatment for bad colds are more prone to developing asthma. Is this the case with either of your kids?

Carol -- way to go on those two pounds! Treat that whoosh fairy right and she'll stick around for a while. I'm going to do my darndest to steal her back from you, though... ;)

Have a great night, everyone!

Shayleen

[shayleen]

Jenny -- p.s. - Happy 1st Birthday to your son! :)

[jenny v]

Wow, I just hopped back on the computer to look for something and I found some feedback from you guys. I was not even going to look, I didn't expect to get responses so soon.

I am sitting here shocked by some bad marital stuff I just got dealt with. It made my concerns over my weight gain look like a piddly little problem. It really put things in perspective. It is funny how we can spend so much of ourselves and our emotional energy dealing with weight gain/loss and then we get hit with real problems. Its late, I just wanted to let you all know that It felt so good to have responses and supportive ones at that.

That is amazing how quickly weight can be gained. All that work. Well, I guess I will be watching my carbos like a hawk now. I never want to end up in this situation again. Next time I break 130 I am going to stay there, I AM DETERMINED.

Shayleen...I am not sure. I think they may be prone to asthma, however, my son Arie who is 2 1/2 does not need to use the nebulizer at all anymore. Hmmm....I am not sure at all, but if you find out about it could you tell me?

Carol and Shayleen, you guys will never know how it made me feel to see your responses to my post. Its late and I know I am pretty emotional now because I am dealing with some "stuff". Thanks for listening to me freak out aout my poor eating habits. It was nice to know you guys are out there and that you care, especially at times like these. Thanks.

[Louise V]

Good Morning Ladies!!!
Hope everyone had a good weekend!!!
Jenny sorry to hear the hard times you've been having. Put it behind you and start over...the weight you've gained is probably mostly water gain,so drink, drink, drink lots of water and watch your carbs.and it won't take long to come back off....
Sayleen I hope your little one is feeling better...it's so sad when our children are not 100%.
Carol way to go on finding to whoosh fairy!your back on track!!!
Danielle don't be too hard on yourself,we're all built differently, I have a hard time finding dresses because my top is so small compared to my hips, so I usually try to look for something with a flare skirt, then I can buy a smaller size for the the top to fit...I think with your body style you should maybe be looking at an empire waist line, or a two piece this would also be very flattering for you....
I didn't lose any weight again, but that's O.k. since I've been 3 weeks without smoking and I haven't gained either, I'll keep working at it and when my metabolism adjusts then I should start losing...
Have a great day petite friends
Louisse

[jabs72]

hello everyone

jenny-hang in there...today is a new day! HOpe this week goes better for you.

Shayleen- i was just thinking about cake yesterday...and normally sweets aren't my weakness, however i thought about a homemade pound cake...i DIDN'T go there though. i made low carb muffins instead (THANK GOODNESS)

Carol and Louise- I hope you have a great week, too.

Suzy-how did everything go this weekend with telling the family, wasn't it this weekend? HOW EXCITING>

we had taco salads last night...you guys, it was so good!!!!!!!!! YUMMY! i had an avocado on mine and boy, did it taste deightful! it is amazing how my taste buds awaken since i began this woe.

my weight is jumping anywhere from 162 down to 158. i saw someone else's weight tracker spreadsheet and it seemed to go up, down,stall, up down, stall, so i guess this is normal. i am realizing more each day that this isn't a quick fix...my head knows it just needs to get to my heart, ya know:) i am committed to this for life, and have dh's support, thank goodness, part of me wants to through the scale out the window sometimes :D :D i don't want to obsess abouta number.

well you guys have a wonderful week.

jabs

[donnaj]

Just wanted to stop by to say I am still alive. I have been very busy trying to get ready for my nephews surgery. I will be gone for over two weeks. If I have time I well try to get a message to you all. I also went on a binge. A low carb binge with strawberries. I ate a whole pint of frozen strawberries. But I got up this morning and started the day off with sausage and eggs.
So Jenny, just get up brush yourself off and start again. Drink plenty of water and that well help. Give your little one a happy birthday hug for me.
Shaylenn, hope your little boy is better. My nephew has the same trouble. His allergies are up and he is having trouble at night with breathing. I will keep in my prayers.
Louise, congratulation on not smoking for three weeks. I am very proud of you. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: I am very proud of you.
Carol, Wow 2 lbs. that is wonderful. You can send the whoosh fairy my way. I need it after my strawberries.
Jab, I ate taco salad also yestersday. Me and my sister could believe how good it tasted. I made some taco chips and they were a hit with taco.
Well my friends, I better get up and get started again. My husband is at the doctor and I can mop and wax the floor in peace. Hope everyone have a great day.
Donna :wave:

[shayleen]

Evening, ladies!

Jennie - I'm sorry to hear you're going through such a tough time right now. But it's great you've got the new determination to carry on. How are things going so far this week?

Louise -- Good for you for continuing to be a non-smoker! That's a huge accomplishment, especially without any weight gain. Keep it up!

Jabs - now you have me dreaming about pound cake, which is my absolute favourite! And got the stuff to make taco salad tomorrow. Sounds yummy!

Donna - no worries about those strawberries. If you're going to indulge, go for the good stuff! Nothing better than a bowl of strawberries! I hope everything goes really well for your nephew's surgery.

Ranger -- I took a peek at your little butterfly fairy -- she's adorable!!

Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts about my little girl. She is breathing much better, and seems back to her little, impish self!

I've been doing pretty good this week -- down four of the five pounds I gained from my pig out on the weekend.

Hope you're all having a good week! :wave:

Shayleen

[donnaj]

Shayleen, I am glad your little girl is feeling better and congratulation on losing 4 lbs. That is great. I love strawberries but it is one of my trigger food. So, I will only eat it on special occasions. The pound cakes sounds wonderful. My favorite is black walnut pound cake. I will keep you posted on how Cody is doing.

God bless,
Donna :wave:

[scg]

Hi girls!
We got back at about 1am from Vegas. What a bumpy flight! I couldn't wait to get on the computer to see how everybody was doing! It sounds like you guys have been busy, and Im glad to hear the whoosh fairy has been making the rounds!

I have some good and bad news! I good news: we called our families from vegas to tell them we were engaged (we had planed to do it in person, but the deal to vegas was too good to pass up!). Everyone is really excited, but my mom is already puting the preasure on and asking lots of questions...whats the date, where will it be, who to invite, etc. I want to say SLOW DOWN!
Ok, the bad news....I ate EVERYTHING IN SIGHT while we were there...We went to some great restaurants and we were having a great time and it just felt right to enjoy some good meals...I steped on the scale this morning and I'm actually down half a pound... :confused: how long does it take for extra calories to show up in the form of extra pounds? A couple of days? I'm hoping the scale doesnt go up too much...

Ok, I gotta go to the gym and try to work of the extra weight before it sticks! Vegas was great, but its so good to be back in a place with fewer temptations!

Suzy....ps....Its going up to 96 degrees today..geez!

[Ranger]

Hi Suzy....did you win big in Vegas? LOL....I hope so....perhaps you got a lot of exercise playing the one armed bandits! (Of course, you just press a button now, right?

Well welcome back, and I am glad you didn't gain....it is great that you are heading straight to the gym.....this weather is crazy! It is already nearly 90 degrees here, and the flies are out in force.....the horse vet is coming today to give them their spring shots....we usually have it done in May, but the flies are already bad......geez is right!

Hi Donnaj, I am going to try that mock danish this morning.....I don't have any sugar free preserves, but will try with some lemon and see how that works.....I could probably mash up a few strawberrys and mix with a little splenda and try that......Take care all, and have a great lo carb day!

Carol

[donnaj]

Suzy, I am so happy for you. I wish you the very best. Don't worry about gaining and just experience the joy. It is good that you are going back to the gym and remember to drink plenty of water. It is also hot here in West Virginia. We are having trouble with bee and wasp this year.

Ranger, I am going to try to experiment with the mock danish. I plan to add chocolate, walnut and carmel sryrup and make peanut butter glaze to go on top. I will let you know how it turn out. Well hope to be back this evening. Have a wonderful low carb day.
Donna :wave:

[Louise V]

Good Morning,
Hope everyone is doing fine..I wasn't around yersterday, I went with my daughters class on a field trip..I always have fun with those kids.
Carol I can finally say the snow is all gone!!!! The weather yesterday and today is hot and sunny, very weird....but I'll take it. I love the heat..
Donna it was so nice to hear from you, I'm glad you're doing well, and your nephew is in my thoughts and prayers.
Shayleen so glad your little one is fine, it's so sad when they're not well.
Dinky are you gone away...hope everything is fine with you.
I'm going outside to enjoy the sun, while it's here...
Have a great day
Louise

[donnaj]

Louise, I am glad the weather was nice for the field trip. Where did you all go? I want you to know that I am very proud of you with your smoking. I am still planning to quit after my nephew is on the mend.

Well, girls I quess I will be on a liquid diet for awhile. My front tooth broke on my dentures. I am just glad I did swallow it. I am going to the dentist this morning to see how much it is going to cost. I don't have insurance. Hey, I might even get some more weight on. I plan to eat allot of tuna salad, chicken salad and protein shakes. It might be a new way to start losing again.

Well I hope everyone have a wonderful low carb day. It is going to in the 80's today here.

Donna :wave:

[jabs72]

hello everyone

I have been really busy at work but wanted to pop in and say hello.

Suzy CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have fun planning YOUR wedding.

Shayleen- i am over the pound cake crave :D

Donna-take care, have fun in that 80 degree weather..it is chilly and rainy here

Louise- have agreat week, too.

Carol- it must be so cool to have horses. i think they are so beautiful!

Jenny-I hope your week is going much better...taek care.

well, i am consistently down to 160 now. i think i am going to try and 1. either throw the scales away or 2. weigh everyday and average the weight at the end of the week. i would love to be able to throw them out, but seriously don't think it will happen. i have found i am having a hard time keeping my carbs up due to all the fiber in my foods....i guess that is good, they say when you are in ketosis, you aren;t hungry. soooo.

well everyone, have a wonderful Thursday.

jabs
btw i tried the mock danish a couple of nights ago. WOW...that is WONDERFUL!

[Louise V]

Good Afternoon Ladies!
Jeez it seems quiet here latety...I hope everyone is doing fine. I think with the nice weather maybe we're all outside enjoying the sun shine...I know I have been.
Donna we went to a Science Center with the grade 8 kids, they had a program called Women in Engineering, and they had a bomb show, it was interesting, the boys came too...but it was more geered to try to get young girls into the engineering field...
It feels so nice to hear that your proud of me Donna, you being a smoker know where I'm coming from..I'm proud of myself too...and the support from this group really did help. I didn't even join this Freedom group, because I found them to depressing....
When you're ready Donna, I'm there with you, we'll do this together!
Jabs your doing fine, be patient, the whoosh fairy will come...I've been waiting forever lately too!!! sometimes our bodies need time to adjust to the weight loss before it continues,if you're in Kitosis the weight will come off. I think myself it's because I'm not smoking, but I am trilled that I have not gained anything, I think if I stick to the plan and keep walking, soon hopefully very soon my metabolism will adjust and poof I'll start losing again!!!! or is this wishful thinking LOL!!!
Talk to you all later
Louise

[scg]

hey girls,
I just wanted to say a quick hello...I've gone into wedding planning panic mode because I think we are going to do a short engagement (6 months or so) and there is so much to do!! It's giving me a headache and making me really cranky...

But I lost another pound! I think the stress is burning extra calories...tonight is my Bootcamp Kickbox class...its SO SO hard, but I think its really good for me so Im going to do it...last week i was sore for 4 days after it...

ok, off to make some late lunch...suzy

[jenny v]

I just wanted to stop in and say Hi! Thanks for all of your supportive messages. I think that I have worked out my bad marital stuff with my husband. It turns out that this has brought us closer together.

Anyway, I was on a roller coaster ride with my diet. I kept telling myself, "why should I even try?" because I was sad about my marital stuff. I realized I am an emotional eater. But, then once I goofed up, I got back on track and held to my protien. I even went over a friends house to talk and brought my chicken with me :yum: .

scg...wedding plans... when it is all said and done you end up with the one you love even if everything doesn't go right. I remember how much stress it was trying to get things organized and I can't imagine planning it all in 6 months. Its great that when you are stressed you lose weight. You will have no problem sliding into that little white dress.

Jabs....scale crazy?...I can relate.

Louise...it has been quite lately. I have stopped in to read the thread a couple of times and I have been suprised that not to many people have been writing. I have been guilty of not writing myself.

Donna...I hope everything works out well with your denture. I hope the cost is not out of this world to get it fixed.

See you all later,

Jennifer

[Ranger]

I think we are all out enjoying the sunshine, so we aren't on line as much!

It sounds like everyone is doing well, getting back on track and doing great....I have been doing First Responder/EMT training for the fire dept. and it is everyother night from 6:30 to 11:30 pm...and DH is already asleep, and I don't want to wake him by turning on the computer......

I haven't lost in two days...I am beginning to think the whoosh fairy has been kidnapped.....that's ok, I am good at sharing!

Just waiting for my Lizzie goat to have her baby/ies....she is huge and it is so darn hot. She hasn't even shedded out yet.....her due date is the 24th, but I would be willing to bet that she goes sooner.....our hot weather will be disappearing, I heard it is supposed to be 40 degrees here over the weekend....oh well it was good while it lasted!!!

You all take care, I am so proud of all of you! You know of course by now that "We can do this together!!!!

Carol

[Danielle]

Hi ladies-

it's been a while since I popped in and saud hello. It's been a crazy week and I've been stressed oput. I just wanted to say hello. I'm glad to see everyone is doing well. I have some good news, i went for a dress last week and fit into a size 12, although the scale hasn't moved in a month. I don't know what's going on. I've been at a stand still and it's getting sooooo frustrating.

Have a good weekend
Danielle

[lisak17]

I would like to introduce myself as another petite lady doing the low carb woe. I feel really short compared to everyone else. :) I am 4' 11" and currently weigh 120. I started dieting back in september at 145 and in january started the low carb woe at 136. I still wish to get down to around 115 but i do find it hard being so short.

Right now i am so sick of eating eggs since january. i think if i eat one more egg, i will turn into a chicken. today was my first day actually having a piece of wheat bread for breakfast instead of eggs. Yummy!!

I am also thinking of trying the higher protein breakfast bars, like Luna or Balance I know the low carb plans frown on these bars but i figure if i keep to my salads with protein for lunch and dinner then i might be o.k. i know the weight might not come off as quick but i am really getting sick of eggs :p

again, hello and i am also looking for a little support. :)

[shayleen]

Hello Petites! I wanted to pop on quick before I finish packing and head out the door tomorrow on my one week's holiday! I've been reading all your threads, and cheering you on!

I'm off to visit friends and family and just relax. On Wednesday I'm going to see Mia Angelou speak in Vancouver. I can't wait! It's going to be a real challenge for me to stick to the programme being away. I'm going to do my best! I finally broke into the 130's at 139! I just hope I can stick to it in the next week.

Anyway, thanks for the wonderful support, and have a
:) GREAT :) week!!

Shayleen :wave:

[scg]

Welcome Lisa,,,I'm 4'11'' too! At this height each pound gets harder and harder to take off. Well, at least it feels that way...I'm hoping to get about another 10 pounds off by summer, but I don't think that will happen...the good this about being this short is that every few pounds off is pretty noticable...

shayleen, congrats on the weight loss...I'm SURE you can stick with it next weeks, seeing results always makes it a bit easier to stay on track... :cheer:

Ok girls, I just wanted to say hi to all,

tomorrow I'm going wedding dress shopping and Im kinda nervous about it...I think its going to be hard to find something that doesnt overwhelm my short body! I'm sure the littlest of the petites here can relate :)

good night, suzy

[donnaj]

Suzy, I hoping you well found the most perfect wedding dress.

Shayleen Congratulation on losing and getting into the 130's. I can't wait to see that again. My goal is 120 and I have 39 lbs to lose yet. I am proud of you. Have a wonderful week vacation. Remember to drink plenty of water that helps keep you from getting to hungry.

Welcome Lisa, You well found these ladies are wonderful. I am glad you joined us.

Danielle, Congratulation on getting into a size 12. I know it is frustated it is to not see the scale go down. Some of our body loses differently. I know I lost quickly in the beginning and now my body is just losing in my own time. So keep faith and you will lose also.

Carol, I am afraid I am the one who kidnapped whoosh fairy. I lost a 1/2 lbs. today. I promised to send her back today.

Jenny, I know about stress and marital problems. I have been through it myself. I am very proud of you for not giving into it.

Jabs, I know it is hard to keep carbs up. I have the same trouble. But some day, I am more hungry so I eat more and it seems to even out. One way I add carbs is adding nuts and peanut butter to my protein shake. I am proud of you getting into the 160's

Well girls, I went to birthday party and without my dentures. I found it hard to find foods that I could eat but I did and stayed with in my carb allowance. I had stuffed potatoes skins stuffed with beef, cheddar cheese and chives. I ate the stuffing and I even scraped the potoes off one of the skin and it was :yum:
Well ladies have a great weekend and may we all lose the weekend.

Donna :wave:

[Ranger]

Well, I finally got rid of my computer problem....so I am back.....good to hear from you all!

I have been on a salt fest today....I know I should stay away from it, but it keeps callin' me! I have still been drinking a lot of water, but I don't even dare look at the scale tomorrow...

I will be up all night, I'm sure, cause my Lizzie (goat) appears to be in early labor....I just sat with her for a couple of hours, so we shall see what happens later this evening/morning.....I will keep you posted.....

Suzy, try not to fret too much about wedding dress shopping....at least you can fit into them....when I went, the sales clerks would hold them up in front of me, cause hardly any of the samples fit....I must have gone to about 10 shops before, I found one that had plus sizes and was affordable....(ironically, I looked all over, but the best one was right in the nearest town from me).

I had an idea of what I wanted, but my mom just burst into tears when I tried on the one that I bought....it wasn't what I wanted, but it certainly made her happy.....and it really was a pretty gown....I just hope you don't stress too much.....the great thing about wedding dresses is they can alter them to fit anyone...so just have some fun! It is so exciting! I wish you luck!

Take care all, Hopefully I will have some goaty news tomorrow....

Remember, we can do this together!
Carol
aka Auntie Goat

[Dinky]

WOW! I was only gone a week and I missed so much. Everyone has been so busy, I don't know where to start.

You are all doing wonderful. I think we are all so aware of what we eat and why now, we are doing better that we think, even when we think we're doing bad.

Congrats Suzy! Picking out the dress is the absolute best part. You will be beautiful. Choose the one that when you put in on and look in the mirror you think 'oh my!'

JennyV - I'm sorry you had some marital stress. That is always very emotional - it is so personal. I hope everything works out. Remain confident and true to yourself. And be happy with who you are.

DonnaJ - I hope everything goes well with your nephew's surgery. More family stress. I'm very familiar with that. It's good that you are there for them.

Any everyone else - I hope your family/kids/goats are doing just fine today :roll:

What a special little group we are :D

Happy low carb weekend ladies!

[Ranger]

Gosh it seems like forever since we've heard from you!

Glad your back! Have a great weekend!
Carol

[monika]

hey everyone!
ive been trying to stay on induction and i cant seem to get past 3 days on it.
however, im starting to feel better and better, and want to eat that way. i guess its just hard to get rid of older habits.
i am 5 feet 3 in., and would like to weigh 110-115. right now i am at about 125. since i dont have too much to lose, i keep giving up. but now i am really frustrated and upset with myself with how i use food for comfort! i know that once i get through the first week i will be feeling great and will want to continue- but it's just a matter of getting through taht first week! tomorrow morning i will start again !!! basically, ill start with a modified induction- im going to allow nuts and whole milk yogurt. i need the variety and convenience of these foods.
i read on this site that it can take 3 weeks to break the habits we've formed. well i'll give it three weeks. THANK you for all the support on this thread and site!
tomorrow i will also get back into the gym going mode, and do workouts that are comfortable, not ones that leave me exhausted the rest of the day and dreading the gym!
ill check back as soon as possible with you all!
stay strong!