200lbs anyone???

[kalondra]

molmerlin--good for you for not cheating. ;) You have very strong will-power. Well I guess we all have to have it for this WOL. I can't wait to hear how your flaxomeal tastes too. I thought about ordering one time, but like you said, the name sounds so weird. :p

debbie--thank you for being here for us too. :daze: I hope after my TOM leaves, a lot of pounds will leave too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Nothing exciting for me today. I have a luncheon to go to tomorrow at work and they will be serving sandwiches I think. I have been trying to think of how I will be handling this situation, depending on how we are seated. :confused: I don't want everyone to be staring at me not eating the bread. :D Hopefully we won't all be seated at a big long table.

kalondra :rheart:

[catinhat]

Kalondra,

Smile sweetly, bat your eyelashes and say, "My doctor suspects I might have a slight wheat intolerance, so we're giving my system a break from breads and such, to see if that's what's going on." This gives you the 'out' later, if you decide to eat whole grain breads once you reach your goals, yet when something's 'medical', you don't get the judgements.

-Cat, who has used this strategy with great success!!!

[catinhat]

VERY IMPORTANT - FRIDAY, ON 48 HOURS, THEY ARE DOING A SPECIAL ON LOWCARB EATING - IT EVEN SOUNDS LIKE DR. A WILL BE ON!!

DON'T MISS IT!!

:wave: Catinhat

[Ivory]

Hi everyone...looong day, long day at work and then a friend came for a while this evening and we went for coffee(or tea with sweet and low as the case may be) and then I went with my mom to take my sister to our church for her to leave on her mission trip. They are going to drive north for 19 hours to where the roads stop, then fly 400+ miles to a small native reserve where they'll do community serivce and run a day camp for children. So I am exhausted.

It was a cheat free day. I'm hoping the scale will go down tomorrow morning. I had a friend of the family tell me how good I looked today, and then she saw my mom later on and told her to tell me I looked amazing(gotta love being told that!) and tonight when my friend was here I was changing my clothes and she told me she could really tell even more when she saw me changing my shirt. It was a good day for compliments!

Anyway my brain is mush so I'm going to bed.

[Perry]

I've got to get used to the candid nature of this female dominated forum :rolleyes: skipped supper last night cause it was a carboret of carbs, no protein choices (unless you include deep fried heavy battered chicken). Just survived on water until I got home and had some bacon & cheese.

Feelin real good on day 4. How y'all doin?

[Corrie]

Perry good for you for weathering the storm till you got home!!

I'm kinda starting to feel like the fifth wheel around here....But you'll all catch me soon as I have not lost an ounce in 2 weeks...sigh.

Yes - it has been one hell of a week for me - more things have happened than I can handle - but hopefully the storm is over and I can relax this weekend - it's only supposed to be 90 today as opposed to last weeks 107.5 - whew!!! I think I'll lounge in the pool.....

[jst2c10agn]

Good for you Perry, it is tough when there are no choices but I think it builds more foundation for us to look back on when we don't cave in to the temptations...way to go. I had a similar experience at a reunion a few weeks ago; and in my head now, when I am tempted to cheat...I think hey I went 8 hours at a party with just water, "Don't cave in at my kitchen at home!!" Way to go Perry!!!!

Summer is begining to rap up for us, my oldest goes back to school in 2 weeks so we are back to school shopping etc. I am looking forward to more of a routine at home with regular schedules.

I tried a recipe off of Atkins for Chicken with a creamy dijon tarragon sauce and it was completely horrid. The recipies I have tried off of this forum have all been good so I think I will stick w/these for now. Nothing worse than spending a lot of time making dinner and then not even wanting to eat it. Yikes!

Corrie - I know what you mean with the heat.. I for one will be glad when summer is over.

[Perry]

You know what I love about this forum? Y'all know what its like to have tried before, cried before and gone it alone. Now the overwhelming amount of comraderie is based onour individual/group effort. Y'all understand and point out pitfalls. As well there appears to be hope here, not only "dreams" but confirmation after confirmation of those who "made it". Not just informercials for tofu!

Right now I'm still on willpower, I know that, but had my first pork rind 30 minutes ago. You know, this really counteracts the chip craving for me, at least today ;) . Thinking I'll wait till MOnday to weigh in. Good idea?

[Corrie]

I love pork rinds too - they really work when you need something crunchy.
I saw something at the grocery store a couple of days ago that made me crings----HONEY BBQ Pork Rinds - SHUDDER. I wonder what idiot thought that up - I didn't even look at the carbs - I just grabbed my trusty bag of spicy hot!!!

[jst2c10agn]

Perry - everyone is different but I like the once a week weigh-in b/c then I don't panic with the daily fluctuations after a week, I feel like if it is gone, it is gone for good.

Take care and have a good wkend.!!

Patti

[Ivory]

I have to confess I'm a scale junkie, but I wasn't when I started, I would weigh in once a week with a friend at the school gym but since I came home I'm on the scale at least once a day. I don't know why since I only consider the first thing in the morning weigh in to be "real".

I had ham and salad for breakfast, and then my dad came and got me from work and I had a chicken burger meal from Wendy's for my reward meal. I'm having roast beef and grilled brocoli(sp?) for dinner. I might make some sugar free jello tonight.

Corrie, don't feel like a third wheel! We all love you!!!!!

[dabrahamso]

Hi all, great going for those of you who have stayed away from temptation. I have been pretty rigid about what I eat because I know if I stray once it will take me forever and a day to get back on it. I figure I'm better off with a bag of pork rinds than giving into something else. By the way Perry, if you like the pork rinds try dipping them in sour cream and salsa, mmmm... what a treat. They really cure my craving for chips.

Kalondra, we all have to be here for each other, when we get discouraged we need help to keep going. Spouses and other family members, especially if they don't have weight problems, don't realize what it takes to stick with this. My husband is very supportive but he still doesn't grasp how strict things must be for me so every once in a while he tells me to "go ahead have a taste" but I always say no and he just grins a little. I've been quite pleased the last two days as the weight gain I had is gone and now I think I will start to see some progress.

Talk to you all soon.

[Corrie]

Thanks Ivory.
I'll hang out and then soon we'll change the name of our thread - and we'll have to check on the newbies who have joined it to show them it can be done and give them tons of support and well tell them to read about us when we started!!!!!

[molmerlin]

greetings all! Just have a minute, we are going out to see K19 the widowmaker (harrison ford movie) so you all KNOW there is popcorn in my future note to Perry: popcorn is a bad choice, high carb, but I made up my mind that I would have popcorn when I went to a movie, and would not feel guilty, it is my choice.... I had the FLAXOMEAL for breakfast today. well, I will eat it, and I will buy it again, it is not some miracle food or anything...very similar to oatmeal, i got the cinnamon and spice flavor, I put a packet of splenda in it, nexr time i will use more splenda. I made a half cup (dry) serving, and it was really too much. I think I will get used to it and like it...it had the added advantage of roughage (if you get my drift) I had a burrito last night, the tortilla was fine. I will buy them again. so I have yet to try the muffin mix, I will make the batch monday , day off and if they are ok, I will freeze them, if the suck, I will make the dogs and birds eat them. we will eat out after the movie...yippee. lunch i went to kmart got some cream cheese, oscar mayer smoked ham and an avacado, and made rollups. sooooooo goooooooddddddd!! Everyone, you are all doing great! I do so love coming here and reading from everyone. have a great weekend :wave:

[Ivory]

Hi everyone. Its Friday night and the most exciting thing I can think of to do is hang out with my parents, I am so the height of coolness! lol Actually I just got back from shopping with my best friend. She got some pictures developed and there were a couple of me from Canada Day weekend(July 1) I could really see the difference in myself from even a month before. My face is thinner and my upper tummy(between my belly button and bust line) doesn't stick out and look yucky anymore. Overall, it was a good motivator to see them.

I'm trying to convert a friend to LCing. She swears she can't live without carbs, and I keep trying to tell her to give it a month and that she'll stop craving things and that she'll see a BIG difference, I've almost got her convinced, I even gave her the URL for this forum so she can look around.

Anyway I need food so I'm gonna go see if we have any hard boiled eggs so I can have deviled eggs.

[Perry]

Thanks folks,... great advice. My snack tonight was porkrinds and cream cheese. you know I can't down a bag of pork rinds like I could potato chips.

2 quick questions:
1.Do any of you have spouses who just claim your new food as "hey this is good" and eat half of it on you? :q: . I wouldn't mind if she wasn't chasing it with soda and a bag of chips.

2. I feel "greasy" or oily, in my skin, more than ever before ( and trust me, it ain't hot here). Is this normal or am I doin' somethin' wrong?

Anyways....
So today I will remember the day I found pork rinds - my answer to Lay's. :D

[molmerlin]

Perry, isn't it funny that we eat pork rinds? No, I don't really like them, but they serve a purpose. Make nachos using them, use A LOT of toppings....almost all regular nacho toppings are LC.
DH asked just how much weight I have lost....isn't that nice? Of courseya gotta wonder if he really thinks I've lost weight, or is he just trying to support me? I guess it doesn't really matter which one
It does irritate me when others eat my LC stuff. Especially when they chase it with a regular coke or baked potato!!!
Later :daze: :spin: :roll:

[Ivory]

It is really annoying when people eat my LC food. My sister was doing CAD for a while but because of her various mission trips she wasn't able to choose her own food so she's going back on when she gets back from the last one(Aug 2) Anyway she had decided to go off of it but she was still eating the food I was buying for myself.

Perry, were you a big water drinker before you started LCing? If not, it could just be your skin actually having the right amount of moisture, my skin did that a big when I started out. It felt a little greasy but then it evened out to just a proper level of moisture. LCing actually has more or less cured my skin problems on my face(weird pattern dryness).

[Ivory]

I just measured myself and thought I would post the results of what I lost since July 11.

Bust: 1/2 inch (5.5 total since may 1)
Waist: 2 inches (8.5 total since may 1)
Belly Button: 0 (8.5 total since may 1)
Hips: 1 inch (4.5 total since may 1)
Thigh: 1/2 inch(2.5 total since may 1)

Total this time: 4 inches
Total since May 1(when I started measuring): 28.5

Just thought I would share :wiggle:

[Perry]

:D :D Way to go Ivory! Very encouraging. What a motivator!!! :D :D

[catinhat]

Hi, everyone,

I am officially discouraged. My scale has been at 210 (and many days a bit higher) for almost 2 weeks now. I'm not claiming total innocence here - there was hubby's birthday and the dairy queen incident on that day, but you know, that was over a week ago, and I've been sticking with lowcarb eating.

I measured last night - the only measurement I track is my waist. It might be 1/2 to 1 inch smaller, but it's hard to tell sometimes - I'm a big belly person, so I can't be sure that I'm not just snugging the tape differently.

I will say that I've been exercising more. I've done some walking, I started using a fat burning workout tape that does circuit training (aerobics and weightlifting), and I've been using free weights (dumbbells) to build some muscles in my arms and legs. I've also been doing some weightlifting exercises where 'the body' acts as the weight - things like pushups, situps, and various 'lifts'. I can tell that since I started this, I look better. I look better in my clothes, my legs look better and my arms too. Actually, the 'below the knee' portion of my legs and my lower arms look really, really good. It's like I lose weight from the extremeties inward. While my stomach is smaller than when I started, it's not shrinking as quickly as other places might be.

I know all the stuff about how the scale is not the best indicator - I even say that to other people from time to time - and I'm not wanting to quit this woe or ditch the program, it's just discouraging. My parents are coming for a visit on August 14, and I really wanted to reach 199 by then. I have my doubts that it will happen in less than 4 weeks, though with the way weight comes off with lowcarb (whoosh and stall, whoosh and stall), I suppose anything is possible.

I guess I just wanted to say all this, and kinda reach out (instead of beating myself up about it). I will also say that I feel GREAT, and plan to stay with this woe and all. Thanks for listening.

-Catinhat :wave:

[catinhat]

Ivory,

You're doing great! Your measurements are decreasing very, very quickly - congratulations!!

Perry,

I can completely relate to the spousal 'black hole' of lowcarb foods! In my case, hubby is the family member who has the genetic history of heart disease and diabetes, so I was really concerned about him eating some of the highpro/highfat foods in combination with breads and potatoes. After reading PP and PPLP, I was able to articulate why "sausage is OK, eggs and sausage are OK, but eggs, sausage and hash browns is very, very bad for you". I was able to tell him that the taters would trigger the insulin release that would escort fat and cholesterol to the linings of arteries and such, plus the glucose would permit the storage of the fat, instead of it being burned as fuel. He joined me in lowcarb eating for about a week, but he's now eating a moderate amount of carbs - more than me, but not nearly as many as the USDA recommends. I feel less worried about his choices, and he feels better (and he's lost a little over 10 lbs.)

I have all 'my' stuff on a shelf in the pantry. It is MINE. While he is welcome to eat things from that shelf, he is absolutely not allowed to finish anything off! Meaning, if I come home and find that all the sunflower seeds are gone, he's in trouble. We've talked about how much of each thing needs to remain for me to be successful. Once we talked about all of it, things have gone pretty well. He has even called me at work to say things like, "I was going to eat a salad with chicken on it - how much of this chicken do I need to leave for you?"

-Catinhat :wave:

[Ivory]

Catinhat, I'm convinced that 210 is a 'sticky' number. I sat there for at least 2 weeks too. I say we blame it on the number!

Earlier in the month, I was complaining about my stomach muscles hurting. It came back. The muscles ache a bit, as if I pulled them but I haven't done anything. It almost feels like the way your lower tummy would feel if you were constipated, but I'm not, so I have no idea...Any ideas? Anyone ever experience this?

Anyway I'm gonna go change out of my work clothes, find some lunch and then go run some errands.

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, my stomach seems to feel weird before TOM. But you just had yours, didn't you?? Maybe you were lifting something the wrong way, it could be anything.
I am pleased to say I finally hit 213 today, YEAH!!!!! I feel so happy that darn scale started to move we'll see what happens from there. I'm not seeing a lot of movement in my waist with the tape measure though. I have lost 1.5 inches off my hips, 3 inches off my waist and 1 inch off the tops of my arms so in less than 2 months that's not bad. I guess. August 4 will be exactly 2 months so I'll see where I am at that day.So far I've lost 21 pounds which is pretty good I think. I'm sticking pretty close to induction levels and I haven't cheated once. I'm really afraid to cheat as I don't think I could go back on it very easily if I broke it and I feel so good the way I'm doing things I don't feel the need for anything different. Blueberries or strawberries and whipped cream with splenda really help me if I want a snack.
Talking about that greasy feeling. I haven't felt greasy, but I can't stop sweating. I never used to sweat and now I feel like I'm pouring sweat all the time. Anyone else noticing that? Maybe it's the extra water I'm drinking??? :wave:

[Perry]

sweaty! That's the word I wanted! Yeah that's how l FEEL. STAYIN ON TRACK SO FAR! I picked up a 128 oz. water cooler today. my goal... empty it, each day.

Hang in there y'all

[dabrahamso]

Good for you Perry, just remember your body is going through MAJOR changes and it's probably wondering what you're up to. I think it takes a good month to sort through the first stages and it seems that every month something new seems to poke it's ugly head up, like the scale doesn't budge or we gain a couple of pounds etc. I think it all has to do with the body adjusting to the weight loss and it actually stabilizes where you're at, which is a good thing, cause then there's less chance of gaining back. Remember, water retention does happen sometimes and that will cause the scale to show a weight gain but in actual fact you will still be losing, so don't ever get discouraged, just keep doing the same thing and eventually it will work itself out. As far as 128 oz of water.... I don't think I could drink that much, I'm pretty close to about 60 oz a day which seems to be good for me. I've never sweat so much in all my life, it's quite weird!!!! Keep in touch :thup:

[kalondra]

Hi all! :wave:

Thanks Cat for the feedback on what to say at my luncheon. I guess I handled pretty good. We had burritos & sandwiches and I did eat some of the burrito, but not a significant portion. I pretty much picked over the whole thing & I know some of my co-workers noticed, but no one said anything. ;)

I am now wondering when I get to 210 when I reach a stall too? I hope not, but if I do, can't say I haven't been warned! :p

Have a nice weekend everyone!

kalondra :rheart:

[Perry]

measurements aren't going down yet. Sure its only day 5, but I feel heavy and bloated. My body will flush out this water eventually right?

[dabrahamso]

Perry, don't panic. When I first started this I was so over full and bloated I could hardly eat, and I felt like you know what S---! It does go away believe me and then you'll feel on top of the world. One of the things I found though, I kept drinking water until bed time. Don't do that, quit drinking around 8:00 p.m, this gives your body a chance to eliminate the fluid it's accumulated through the day. It made a huge difference for me. As time goes on you will also be able to eat more, it 's just adjusting and fine tuning right now. Don't change what you're doing, it will sort itself out. Hope this helps :p

[Ivory]

I have converted my friend to LCing. I'm so glad, I think she'll feel so much better about herself. She is doing CAD like me, so I'll be able to help her with the ins and outs of our plan. I'm really happy for her that she's trying this out, she seems pretty excited about it, probably because she knows its worked for me.

Anyway I am reading a great book right now so I'm gonna go and read for a bit before I go to bed. Anyone read any of the "Left Behind" series by Tim LaHaye and somebody Jenkins? Thats what I'm reading right now.

[molmerlin]

Good morning all. I am so sick of this oppressive heat and humidity. It just sucks all the energy and all good intentions right out of me. I wish it would just rain already.

Yesterday I was good, except I just cannot consume the water I need to you would think that with this weather, it wouldn't be a problem, and yes I am drinking some water, but just not the massive quantities I should Unfortunately i seem to have no trouble drinking diet coke or ice tea. I am going to have to sit myself down and have a good stern talking to myself

i guess I will make myself a bowl of flaxomea, and think about getting ready for work.
Ivory, I bet it will really nice to have someone doing LC right there with you. My best friend is just totally against it for herself. she is one of those that says she just COULDN'T live without carbs....whatever.
:wave:

[Ivory]

I'm getting a little tired of 208.5, I'm ready for a new number. I think because I want to hit 200 REALLY badly my body is like "oh I don't think so!" Molmerlin its like when you hit 200 and stalled before you hit 199. I'm gonna start working out because I REALLY REALLY want to look great when I go back to school. I want that because there a lot of my friends who won't have seen me all summer so 4 months is a long time to be losing weight.

I wish that I started earlier enough to be at my goal weight by the end of summer, but thats okay, I'll just look fantastic at Christmas! There's a formal dance at Christmas for the business faculty, so I plan on buying a gorgeous dress for it. I was bigger at my prom and didn't wear what I wanted, so I'm going to make up for it now!

Anyway I'm rambling so I'm gonna go find some breakfast.

[Perry]

Weird feeling. I'm not weighing in till Monday, but I feel thinner. My measurements aren't down, I feel like a bit of a water cooler with all this water in me, but it feels like I'm thinner with water weight right now. Does this make sense?

[Ivory]

It totally makes sense, I often feel the same way. Usually a few days before the scale actually drops for me. I love that feeling.

You're doing great Perry! I'm sure you'll see a nice solid drop in the scale tomorrow morning.

I am finding that I am straying from my CAD book too much. One of the things it has is a few different "plans" in it for when you eat etc. One of them is breakfast OR lunch and your reward meal, and no snacks. You're supposed to use that if you aren't losing. I'm putting myself on it for the next week or so. I just had ham and green beans. So I'll have dinner tonight. I'm also going to try and start every meal with a couple of cups of salad before I have any carbs and protein.

Talk to y'al soon!

[Perry]

Whew! I thought it was just wishful thinkin

Thanks Ivory

[Ivory]

Hello all,

How was everyone's day? Mine was good, I got my CAD book back tonight and am happy about that. I had loaned it to my neighbour(who has lost 20ish pounds on CAD). I wanted some of the recipes out of the back.

I made some LC jello today so that'll be good to have tomorrow. I hope that the scale goes down when I step on it tomorrow.

Perry, here's hoping that you are pleasantly surprised when you step on the scale tomorrow!

[molmerlin]

UGH!!! This heat is killing me! The second I step outside it is like it is draining every ounce of energy out of me

I suppose tomorrow will be a big low carb cooking day. I have the muffins to make.....I am extremely curious about them. I am gonna challenge myself to drink a gallon of water....I know if I would just drink, that would help me so much
Ivory, I can't wait to see you in your Christmas Party dress. I KNOW you will be posting it. We will all be so proud of you.
Perry, I too have days when I feel skinny, I think a lot of it is the flab is firming up, making me less wobbly....as grotesque as that visual is....lol
I will sleep the sleep of the dead tonight, I am just pooped.
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, and that everyone plans on sharing what they did... :wave:

[catinhat]

Well, I posted a long note in my journal about my weekend - it was good, and I enjoyed it. I got a lot done, but as I look around me, I really need to 'spring clean' my house! I think I'm going to start that tonight, by clearing the bookshelf in the kitchen. If I choose one little thing like that at a time, I think I can have this place whipped into shape in no time!

:wave: Catinhat

[kalondra]

Hey everyone! I had an ok weekend. I went to a wedding on Saturday & church on Sunday. That's it.--Kind of boring! :(

I realized yesterday that after I lose one more pound, that will be 30 pounds gone! :D I can't believe how big I had gotten b/c I still feel big. :( But at least I am smaller and still losing. ;)


kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Hi everyone! I have the hiccups so I am going BATTY!

I think I must be losing inches in places I don't measure because I've had a few people comment on how much I've lost in the last couple of weeks but really haven't had a lot of loss in pounds or inches that I've measured.

Today I had a cold hamburger and some broccoli for lunch and then my reward meal. I've had about a gallon of water today, I beleive. I'm trying to not snack at all, so tonight I just kept refilling my water bottle to keep from eating. I also went for a 20 minute power walk this morning.

Hey Perry, how was weigh in day??

[molmerlin]

hey there. Today I finally made the keto brand muffin mix. I think they are ok as well, don't get me wrong, this ain't one of those big fat sweet things that I would kill for, but it is a muffin, and had a definite hint of blueberry. Texture was a little dense, but I slapped the butter on and thought I was in seventh heaven. If this is to be a woe for a while, I need some variety, so over all I am EXTREMELY happy with my low carb purchases. My town is pretty small and really has no selection of low carb stuff...Kroger is trying but.... so I will order more of what I already ordered and probably try one new thing. I think I will try a second shake flavor....although the banana cream pie flavor is really all that.
It is late, and I am pooped. How long will I be at this weight? I sense another major stall coming on, bummer man (lol)
we finally got some rain here. It started around eight pm and is still raining, and it is now around 115am, delicious!!! you can almost here the plants breathing a sigh of relief!
:wave:

[Ivory]

What is it going to take for me to start losing again???????? I've been so good, I've been going the extra mile even. More water, more walking, better food choices. AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay I'm done now, as you can tell I weighed in at 208.5 again this morning as I have since the beginning of time(or at least 2 weeks ago). I'm gonna go put my running shoes on and go for a powerwalk and have a serious talk with my body about weight loss and why we need to be thin!

Have a good day everyone!

[Corrie]

Ivory - I know what you mean...I am so ticked off - I have been at this same weight for almost 3 weeks so don't fret darlin!!! It could be worse!!! You are doing wonderful!!! Have a great day!
Kisses,
Corrie

[Ivory]

Yeah! As long as my weight doesn't go up, Its all good!

Have a great day!

[catinhat]

Me too! I've been at 210 for over 2 weeks, and it's making me nuts! I've been good, I've been exercising, all that jazz, to no avail.

One of these days, we'll all bust loose and lose 5 pounds each! It's a good thing we don't all live in the same place - it might change the tilt of the earth or something! (hee hee)

;) Catinhat :wave:

[Corrie]

LOL LOL LOL LOL :wave:
Tilt of the earth -
Cat that was too funny!!!

[molmerlin]

sign me up for that five pound whoosh please, I am willing to risk us tilting the earth
I know we all read stuff all over this board, Isn't it the best when you read people's threads from like last december and they haven't last weight, but you see their weight now, and they are near goal? that is soooooo inspirational. But then you see peoople that have been here for six months or a year and have only gone down five pounds or something.....of course maybe they just haven't changed their profiles...whatever, it is all interesting Always lots of interesting stuff in Nat's log. I have looked at all of Karen's recipe's and they all seem way too fancy for us here in Indiana, heck, we probably couldn't get half of the ingredients! But part of this WOE is trying new foods and experimenting. Hence, my new grocery purchase yesterday...a daikon radish.....I haven't used it yet, I remember seeing a recipe that I thought I would give a whirl, but I have to find it again. It really doesn't look like any kind of appetizing food. DH looked at it when I got it home, and really didn't say anything. He is game for ANYTHING tho, so we shall see. Aren't our grocery carts sooo much different from before we started this? Virtually no processed foods, no sugar products. I purchase most of the groceries. When DH decides he needs some variety, he comes along and shops with me, he is a big soup fan, and I have yet to come up with an LC soup.
I am rambling, I gotta get ready for work have a great day all
:wave:

[Perry]

Down 3 pounds! that makes 6 for the week (Tues-Tues)(remember I'm in induction, so please no death threats.)

Will be updating my profile next.

[Corrie]

I will begin whining now......

[Talon]

Great going Perry!

:cheer:

[kalondra]

Way to go Perry! :cheer: And just think, this is just the beginning!

I haven't been exercising in this past week. :thdown: I have just been feeling lazy, but I guess I better get moving. I will probably get on my elliptical rider tomorrow morning. I just really don't feel like it. :(

kalondra :rheart:

[catinhat]

:) :) :) Woo Hoo, Perry! Yay! We're all really happy for you!!!! :) :) :)

-Catinhat :wave:

[Ivory]

Well Perry, I was going to make a death threat but public opinion seems to be shying away from that, so I'll refrain lol. Congrats! See I told you you'd have a nice solid drop when you weighed in!

Kalondra, I totally know how you feel, I am working on an assignment for my course and then I'm going to FORCE myself to go for a power walk.

And for the record, as long as when the world tips over I'm another 5lbs lighter, I don't care!

[Ivory]

Its isn't a world tipper, but I'm down 1.5lbs this morning!!!

:clap: :wiggle: :clap:

I'm so happy that the scale finally moved! Hopefully I'm ushering in an end to everyone's stalls!

[molmerlin]

way to go Ivory. :cheer: You are getting closer and closer to having a ONE number to start your weight! I certainly hope you have started a losing trend, I could use a little encouragement with a one or two pound loss.

[Ivory]

I had such a disappointing experience today. I bought an egg salad sandwich for lunch at work. I was intending to eat the egg salad off the bread, and throw out the bread. The egg salad was so gross, not rotten gross, but just yucky tasting. I had about 3 bites and couldn't eat anymore. So I was really good and hungry come dinner time!

I bought a Pilates tape today, Pilates Plus. I'm gonna go for a walk tonight and then come back and do my pilates tape. This should be interesting, I definetly won't look like the people on the box, I'm like the least flexible person on earth.

[Ivory]

Just for everyone's information-my new tape, Pilates Plus, is great! It was easy to understand and easy to follow. It was challenging, but the instructors were good about giving an alternative for those of us who find the exercises hard. I worked up a good sweat but because it has pilates, ballet and yoga, it was an even pace throughout and I didn't find myself feeling overexerted or anything. There is my review of Pilates Plus.

[molmerlin]

Ivory, you go girl. I have yet to do a single thing relating to exercise of ANY kind ( what happened to my big plan on learning how to swim?) Tonight I was challenged by one of the guys at work to join the Y with him I told him to get a membership, show me the membership card and I will join that day. HMMMMMM I know he is serious, cause he is very serious about money, and if he does this, I will HAVE to, He want to do weights and machines (gag) I want to play racquetball (although I will play poorly)
I am off tomorrow, and I will be cooking that big freaking daikon radish I bought. I will make up another batch of low carb bluebery muffins.
Today I wore a pair of slacks I have not worn in a couple of years. I am so used to all my pants being big and baggy, from losing weight, that wearing pants that fit felt extremely odd. I was VERY selfconcious. I mean they weren't skin tight or anything truly gross, but just more of a good fit. I really think I prefer looser things. whatever. :wave:

[Talon]

I prefer looser clothing also, must be all that trying to cover everything up, I just feel more secure!

I will have to try the pilates tape, it sounds interesting - plus for someone of my size, I am very flexible.

I went to Doctors yesterday, and I weighed in at 196 - but I won't use that number, I'll keep with the weight on my scale - and weigh in day isn't until Sunday, so we will see. If I weigh any more than that, I will get obsessed - its happened before.

[Ivory]

I don't like wearing loose clothing, I just don't like the way they feel on me. I wear stuff that is form fitting but not tight, ya know what I mean? I don't want to point out my problem areas, but I don't mind showing off the good stuff either. I am so tired of my clothes actually! Nothing fits right anymore, I can't wait to do some shopping!

[Corrie]

Congratulations to all....It sounds like it's been a good couple of days!!!

[jst2c10agn]

Perry congratulations...I am sure it is just the first of many successful weigh-ins.
Ivory- way to go with 1.5 - you will be under 200 in no time at all at that rate.
This week was a tough one for me I am really fighting fatigue...I need to get back to the gym but I can't seem to find the interest....yikes I need a big kick in the butt to get me going. I am down 2 for the week...things are slowing down and I am sure I am in for a plateau soon....aren't I optimistic. I need you guys to send me some inspiration....ciao for now
Patti

[Perry]

Thanks all for the kind words! It does feel good to be just a little slimmer. My eyes are so bright. Everyone thinks I am having an extremely relaxing vacation because I "look so good" especially in the face.

Ivory, 1.5 that's very encouraging. I promised myself I'd wait until next week to start the exercise thing so day 1 of wek 3 I'm going for it. I haven't found induction extremely hard.(Actually after day 3, no prob at all). I think I'll keep it up for 4 weeks total.

I'm finally getting sick of water.

Keep goin y'all. we'll make it.

[Corrie]

AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH


May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

[Ivory]

Down another pound this morning! <doing a little LC dance!>

I did my video again last night, I paid special attention to keeping my abs tight and boy can I feel it this morning! Ah well, although I'm not exactly moving too quick today, at least I know that I was effectively targeting my abs.

[wallylu]

Oh my gosh, Ivory - you're doing so well!

I found your thread about "breaking 200" and thought I'd check it out, since I'm at 210 and am desperately hoping to break through to the other side......

:cheer:

[Ivory]

Welcome to our thread! This is a great place to get support on your way to the coveted "1" at the front of your weight. I have said it before, and I'll say it again, this thread has been what keeps me going on the LC path. Lots of great people here!

[catinhat]

Welcome, Wallylu! We're so glad you're here!

And - Congrats, Ivory! You're doing great!

A bit jealous (because I haven't lost any in forever!)

-Catinhat :wave:

[Perry]

Ivory, that's awesome.

welcome Wallylu. Enjoy the string :roll:

[Corrie]

I lost 1.5 inches!!! woo hoo
1" off my waist and 1/2 off my hips - hey its something!!!

[kalondra]

Hello everyone! :wave:

First off, welcome wallylu to our thread. :daze: You are really close to "the other side" so it shouldn't be too much longer for you. :roll:

Patty, 2 for the week is great. I wouldn't think that was too slow. You are doing great and just remember that the weight is leaving. ;) Keep your head up and think positive. Even if you do reach a plateau soon, it won't be so bad b/c your body can catch up with all this weight you have been losing.

Perry I know it feels good to feel slimmer. I stayed on induction for 3 weeks and the main reason I stopped was I was just getting bored with the foods. :rolleyes:

Ivory you are doing great. :thup: I am sure the exercise will help speed up your process.

Hooray for you Corrie! :cheer: Are you down another size yet? I have been wondering how many inches must you lose on your waist before you can actually claim a new size?
I prefer fitting clothes too. I do have a few assets that I don't mind showing off. ;) Well everyone have a good weekend! I will check in again later! :sunny:

kalondra :rheart:

[Talon]

Wow, everyone seems to be doing very well, I am so proud of all of you! Keep up the good work, and cross your fingers for me on my weekly weigh in day tomorrow!

[Ivory]

Talon, I'm sure that you'll be coming back here after your weekly weigh in and telling us about how much you lost!

I'm off to the beach today again, this time I'm not going to cheat. I'm going to have a big LC meal before I go and then I'll have my reward meal while I'm there. (for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, on carb addicts, I get a 'reward meal' that can have carbs as long as its all balanced carbs to protein to veggies).

I am really happy that I'm actually losing again. Give me 2 weeks and I'll be posting about how nice it feels to have a 1 at the front of my weight! okay, 2 weeks is a little optimistic, but 3 for sure!

Good luck to all you Sunday weigh-in folks!

[molmerlin]

everyone seems positive and upbeat, isn't that great? I am off this weekend, and plan to do plenty of NOTHING so there
last night I made some cauliflower cheese bake thing from the recipe section of this forum soooooooo yummy, tasted like a real food. it has a boatload of cheese in it, (cauliflower, cream cheese, shredded cheese, bacon, scallions,and butter, I added some mushrooms, I will definitely make it again. the really good news is that dh didn't like it, so it was all MINE....LOL
Wallylu, glad to see you here...I don't think anyone mentioned that we will eventually be changing the name of our thread to the hottie thread, so get ready to be a hottie.
have a wonderful weekend everyone! :wave:

[Talon]

Today was weigh in day. TOM left and took 3 pounds with him! Yipee!!!!

[Ivory]

:cheer: YAY! Way to go Talon!

[catinhat]

That's great, Talon!
:thup: :thup: :thup: :D :thup: :thup: :thup:

I'm beginning to feel like I'm holding this thread back from getting a new name. I have stayed on the plan, yet my weight has actually gone up a couple pounds. I have been exercising a lot though, so it could be muscle (though I have a hard time believing that). At any rate, I took a whole bunch of measurements yesterday morning, so I can see if I am losing inches. Originally, I had only measured my waist, and that, for me, is always the last place I lose. Yesterday I measured neck, upper arm, chest, waist, hip, thigh, wrist and calf, so hopefully I will see some difference in the measurements, if the weight is going to stay stuck!

Take care, everyone!

Catinhat :wave:

[molmerlin]

ok, everyone, please notice my new numbers over there. this of course can only mean I will be starting on the mother of all stalls, but looks good just the same. I started May 16, and as of today, thirty pounds gone. I try to visualize thirty pounds....30 packs of hot dogs, 6 bags of sugar, three sacks of potatoes. wow, I don't feel like I have lost that much bulk, and indeed I haven't, I must have gained some muscle in exchange for fat.
I really look forward to reading this thread, we are all making progress, and it is so helpful to read stuff from people in the same boat I am in. :wave:

[molmerlin]

hey, did anyone else read the thread on low carb products that was talking about the (relatively) new Mt Olive bread and butter pickles...made with splenda, no sugar...I reckon I will be heading out to the grocery to see if we have them yet here...that will be wonderfulfor tuna and chicken salad

and I also forgot to give a big :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: to talon for losing the pounds...wonderful!

[Talon]

Catinhat,

In the previous 6 weeks, I and lost only 2.5 pounds, but from measurements, I was able to tell that yes Virginia, I lost inches! We have to learn that losing the weight is great, but loosing inches is wonderful!! Hang in there. :bhug:

Molmerlin,

:cheer: Yahoo! Good going! 30 pounds is indeed alot. I find it hard to beleive I have lost as much as I had. When hubby and I were shopping one day after I had gained, he stopped by the bags of flour and asked me to hold my hands out. He started piling 5lb bags of flour in my arms. Wow! When you look at it that way - it is hard to beleive that there used to be that much more of me!

[mariah974]

hello everyone,

i'm back after a seige of caregiving my husband, who passed away in jan. after a long illness, during which i relapsed into my old junk food woe, gave myself permission. became ill again myself as a result. physically and mentally (depression, grief, whatever you want to call it). three years ago i lost 100 lbs on atkins, from a size 24 to a 10. i remember the 199 mark, how significant it was for me, and how hope giving.

i'm finally ready to atkins again. my house is carb free and i won't carry any cash, so fast food won't be a temptation--absolutely refuse to credit card fast food. saw a friend this morning who has lost 40 lbs., is at ideal weight, so excited about the wonderful foods he can eat on atkins. i said, i'm trying, he said, don't try, just DO it. whew.

thanks for being there, it's great to know i can tune in to words of encouragement any time i want!

by the way, i don't think i'll weigh myself until after the two week induction diet.

[molmerlin]

great to have you here Mariah. we got a great group on this thread. :wave:

[kalondra]

Hello Mariah. :wave: Welcome to our thread. Wow 100 pounds!!! THat's wondeful!! :eek: Just curious, how long did it take you to lose all of that? I wouldn't mind losing 100 but so far my goal is around 80. Sorry about your husband. I know I would have relapsed too b/c I know that has definitely got to be a hard thing to go through. So hang in there and remember we are all here for you. ;)

Ivory--how was the beach? :sunny:

Talon--I know you must be really thrilled to see some weight leave after that long stall. But I'm happy for you. :cheer: You're starting to begin your losing streak once again!

molmerlin--this is just a wonderful coincidence!! guess what? I'm down 30 pounds too! :D Today was weigh in day & it's actually 31 but that is terrific! :cheer: :cheer: Hooray for us!!!!

Happy Sunday everyone! :daizy:
kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Welcome Mariah!

The beach was great. Although it was raining when we got there, we stuck it out and it cleared up into a beautiful sunny day. We had a great time! Although I must admit, I may have had ice cream.

I'm so glad to hear that so many stalls are ending. Catinhat, yours will end too! I know it seems like FOREVER when you're in a stall, but it will break!

[Perry]

I can't believe it!

I'm on iduction for 2 more days. I lost 6 pounds in week one and so far in week 2 I've lost another 10 (ten) total 16 pounds and day 12. :D :D :wave:
I know this will soon slow down or stall. I was talking to myself about this being the month I'll enjoy the 260's becasue I won't be there again and today,... 259.

Thank you. This thread has kept me honest and cheat free more than you could ever imagine.

Y'all are doin great too. so pumped to hear about your sucesses.

yeehaw!

[Ivory]

Perry thats great! Before you know it you'll be at your goal!!! People must be really starting to notice! I totally know what you mean about this forum keeping you on track, whenever I consider cheating I think "I'm gonna have to tell them all I cheated, do I really want to do that?" and usually that combined with everything else keeps temptation away.

[catinhat]

Welcome, Mariah! You will find lots of support here - we are glad you've joined us!

Congratulations, Perry! You are doing fantastic! I'm really happy for you!

Went to a potluck this afternoon - we are getting a new boss at work, so her superior had a get-together at her home. It was nice. I tool a low-carb salad of cauliflower, sunflowers, cheddar shreds, salami, and red pepper, all dressed with mayo/italian dressing. As it turned out, there was barbecued pork (southern style, not the kind with the bbq sauce on it), a cheese tray and some fresh raspberries. It was a quiet, relaxed affair, and I had a good time.

Now, if the whoosh fairy would just stop in and take away a few pounds!!!

-Catinhat :wave:

[Corrie]

Talon - Momerlin - Perry!!
Way to go!! Congrats!!
Naw - I'm not down another size yet - I can tell it's one of those times where things (FAT) are redistributing!!!
I've noticed a real slim down at my lower thighs just above my knees - they look almost - well - SLEEK!!!
The wosh fairy hasn't visited me in so long that she has simply got to visit me soon......
WTG again you guys!!!

[Ivory]

I like think that the woosh fairy is like the tooth fairy and has to make her way around the world, she's just working her way to your hometown! lol

<wolf whistle> Nice legs Corrie!

[jst2c10agn]

Welcome welcome to the new folks...you will find a lot of support from everyone...which will be instrumental to your success. Congratulations to all you losers (pounds or inches) this week...keep up the good work.

Tomorrow I am going to an endochronologist for some blood work...I have been hypothyroid and on medication for the last 9 years...since I started this WOL 6/25/02 I felt great the first three weeks but have not been feeling so well the last 2. I have been doing some reading and I am hoping the Dr. agrees that I need some T-3 medicine along with my T-4. I so want to succeed with this WOL and I so want to have my energy back. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Wishing everyone lots of losses!!!!

Patti

[Ivory]

Okay, I am having a good day. As a bit of background to my story, I am always single, I don't get hit on, I don't get asked out etc...okay so today I went to the library and managed to get myself asked out on a date! Okay so I don't want to go, the gentleman looked about 35, and that's a little(or a lot) out of my age range. The point is that I got hit on :cool:

[molmerlin]

Ivory, you are a hottie!!!! way to go.
I went to indy to visit a friend today, I mentioned that I would like to find a health food store, and she came back with, hey, I saw a store that advertised low carb products, and thought about you. ok, so we went . it was very wonderful , they had quite a variety. they had flaxomeal, and all the pancake and muffin mixes, the waldon farms brand stuff, (i got a bottle of bbq sauce and a bottle of ketchup) It was just awesome to see it all right there, instead of on the computer screen, we then went to a kroger, and I bought some of the sugar free (splenda) bread and butter pickles. yippee, tuna salad here I come. I ate low carb all day, she noticed the smaller size jeans (doesn't she sound like the perfect friend???) Agreat day all around. :wave:

[Ivory]

I have a confession. I had pizza tonight. I was going to have popcorn at the movies tomorrow night(like Molmerlin's movie treat, I was going to do the same thing) but decided to have a slice of pizza tonight instead. I don't feel extremely guilty, but I do a little. So much for vowing to stay on track.

[Perry]

Remind me to never switch scales.

I tried the one at the mall and I'm up 4 pounds, but I'm not sure what to believe. The one in the Dr.'s offices are the best, right?

[Corrie]

Ivory - Thanks for the wolf whistle!!
We all need one!!! We are so HOT!!

[dabrahamso]

Switching scales always has a different weight. You have to use 1 scale and stick with it, mind you, I'm not very happy with the scale thing anyway. I have been doing this almost 2 months, I lost pretty steady for a while and now it's up and down and up and down and I'm getting really frustrated. I've basically lost 21 pounds since June 4 but today I'm up 2 lbs, I haven't lost anything for a long time on my waist, my clothes feel looser, I can walk alot easier and longer, my husband says he can feel the bones more in my shoulders but somehow it's just not encouraging me to continue. I'm never hungry, well in the monrings I need my breakfast but after that I'm fine all day. I find myself wanting to cheat but I don't and I think it's because I'm frustrated with this up and down business. Everything I read says there should be steady weight loss. Does that mean 4 lbs a week every week or 2 lbs a week every week or 3 lbs a month or what??? To me steady weight loss is at least 2 or 3 lbs a week every week, but that's not happening for me, arggg. I know I feel like I've lost weight but those tight jeans in the back closet aren't fitting all that much better, I mean, I can get them on and zip them and wear them for a couple of hours but then they become uncomfortable. I went from a 42 inch waist to 39 but now it doesn't move. I've gone from 234 to 213 now I'm 215 or 216. I eat around 20 grms of carbs a day and 1800 to 2200 cals per day so I can't be gaining weight. I think pork rinds with all the salt may be causing water retention??? I've also been drinking too much heavy cream I think.

So Perry don't get too discouraged as this seems to be the pattern and try to stick to one scale.

[catinhat]

"The one in the Dr.'s offices are the best, right?"

As far as I'm concerned, any one that will tell me I weigh 135 - that will be the best!! ;)

[Corrie]

Originally posted by catinhat
"The one in the Dr.'s offices are the best, right?"

As far as I'm concerned, any one that will tell me I weigh 135 - that will be the best!! ;)

HAHAH - that works for me as well!

[kalondra]

Debbie--do not be discouraged. :spin: 21 pounds is a whole lot of weight to lose in the short time that has passed. Everyone reaches a stall at some point and that just helps give your body to catch up with all the weight loss. I am not a LC expert, but I am sure that some of them on this forum will tell you the same thing. That's perfectly normal. Everyone's weight loss varies. No two people will lose at the same rate for various reasons. If you are really concerned, you should post in Nat's journal and ask her. She really could tell you what's going. ;)

Patti--hope everything went well at the drs today. :spin:

Perry--I agree with Debbie on sticking to one scale. Regardless of which one may be off, if you know that you are using the same one at all times, you should be ok. That way you won't always get different numbers and never know how much you've lost. Oh I almost forgot, Yeehaw! :cheer: 16 pounds is great!!!! You know, soon the 250's will be 240's. You have done a great job at staying on track and you deserve to lose every pound. :Party:

catinhat--sounds like that potluck was on time. I know it felt nice to have LC food with others and they not even realize it. I have one question though. :q: Sunflowers. Are those the actual flowers? I hope this is not a dumb question, but I was wondering what it was. :D

Ivory--that guy was just a warm-up session for you, you know--giving you a little practice on what to say to the rest of the guys that will be coming along soon. I'm sure that this is just the beginning of "being hit on." :rose: I'm glad you're not too mad with yourself about the pizza. I'm sure you know it's ok to make mistakes. :bhug:

corrie--hope the whoosh fairy visits you soon! :angel:

kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Hello All!

I just got back from seeing "Goldmember" with a friend, its hilarious!

Perry, I'm with you on not switching scales. Unfortunetly, I don't always have a choice. When I'm at school I use the one at the gym, when I'm at home, I use my parent's. When I came home in April they seemed to be pretty close in what I weighed in at, so I'm not too worried about switching back. I stepped on my friend's scale a couple of weeks ago, it said I weighed 242! at the time I was about 218! then she told me that her scale will add at least 20lbs.

I was looking around the low carb products today and found some that interest me. A lot of them I can't have because I can't have anything in my low carb meals that's more than 4g/serving, and that's not the Atkins way of subtracting fiber from carbs. Anyway I found cheese crackers/chips that are like 1g for 20 crackers, I'm so going to buy those. First I'm going to see if the local health food store has them, if not I don't care what they cost me!

Sunflowers are actual flowers, big yellow ones, my neighbour used to have them in her garden.

[catinhat]

Sunflowers are flowers - all different sizes, but mostly pretty large, like 5-6 ft. tall. The center of the flowers is usually a shade of brown, and makes the seeds for the next year. The sunflower seeds are what I put in the salad, not whole flowers.

One sunflower (a large variety) can be the size of a dinner plate. They are called sunflowers because they follow the sun through the day, from sunrise to sunset (at least some varieties do)

-Cat

[Ivory]

Has anyone gone out and revamped their wardrobe yet? I mean a serious shopping trip.

I'm planning on going mid-august to spend a bit of money on new clothes. I wish I was done with my weight loss so that I could just buy my new wardrobe, but ah well, I'll just have to go shopping again later on!

Does anyone have a style of clothing that they're are hoping to wear when they're at their goal weight?

This may sound dumb, but I'm looking forward to wearing jeans. I generally don't because dress pants give a smoother silhouette. I want to wear jeans without worrying about it!

[Corrie]

Ivory - I haven't done a serious revamp yet - I guess for 2 reasons.

I don't want to spend a bunch on clothes until I get a little closer to my goal - I am in a 10/12 now so when I do buy something - I purchase like a stretchy or flowing skirt or capri pants so I can ungrow (LOL) them. I don't want to waste a bunch of my hard earned cash on clothes I'll only wear for a month or 2 and then give or throw away - so I buy really cheap stuff right now - 1 or 2 pieces at a time.


and 2 - I have a closet full of size 6's clothes and party dresses.

Last week I put on a pair of jeans that were given to me by a friend. I had never been able to wear them before. It was about 102 degrees outside and I walk out of our bedroom in the jeans and a tank. My husband looks at me and asks :"why do you have jeans on?"

I replied "BECAUSE I CAN"!!!!!

[Ivory]

Oh I am such a moron, My parents switched brands of burgers, and I didn't think about it, the old ones didn't have any carbs, these ones do! They have wheat crumbs and stuff like that. No wonder I've been stalled! GRR! I'm gonna have to buy some burgers today.

[jst2c10agn]

Corrie and Ivory - I am right there with you on the jean thing...I can't wait to wear jeans this winter...and fitted pants...anything without elastic is what I am aiming for.

Kalondra thanks for the good thoughts...the dr. went pretty well, she has switched me to Armour to see if that helps my fatigue and other thyroid issues. I am very hopeful that things start turning around for me in the energy department.

Perry-I know what you mean about different scales. I always weigh in at the gym and yesterday I was weighed at the dr. and it showed a 2lb loss but I don't think I lost this week...I have been adding a little fruit b/c of my fatigue and I think it stalled me...at any rate, I am sticking with the gym one and it will have to wait till next Wed...b/c I am not going to be discouraged if in fact I gained.

Cat- I used to grow the giant sunflowers in the summer...I love them!

Everyone have a good week.!!

[Perry]

The scale game


ok,... here's what I know

when I started I maxxed out a 270 max scale by at least 4- 5 pounds so I said my start weight was 275

Walmart day 3 272
Walmart day 7 269
Mom's day 11 259
Walmart day 13 264

Discount store (today day 15) 275.5!

I do feel good and I know I'm going down. Today did play mind games with me though. After Weigh in I had a "donair" I don't know if you Southern Canadians (Americans) have these treats, its seasoned beef shaved on a pizza crust with a sweet sauce and lettuce/tomatoes/onions. I ate the crust and the sauce!

And supper was turkey dinner. I cheated again and had 1 cup of bread dressing, but no potatoes or anything that silly. Filled up on hot turkey breast... real good.

I'm resetting my weight to the WAlmart scale, so I'm only down 11 for 2 weeks. I can still handle that.

[molmerlin]

g'day all. I am just plain pooped, but I need to find something for dinner. I haven't spent very much on new clothes, same reason as everyone else, dont' want to spend the money, plus I have lots of smaller clothes to wear already. i am on the jeans bandwagon with all of you as well. I will be happy in a twelve. at least I am hoping to be happy in a twelve.
I of course am just beginning my stall, I knew that when i hit 190 I would be here for a while. whatever. yes I am happy that i have lost thirty pounds etc etc etc. but you know what I mean.
I need to make some chow, or i will end up eating something fast that will be bad for me. later :wave:

[Talon]

Add me to the jeans list! I got into my size 20's and I was thrilled!!! It felt really weird wearing something that didn't have a stretch waistband and a zipper. :)

[dabrahamso]

Well Perry, careful on the carbs there, i was just watching Vicki Gabereau and she had Deborah Low on who has written a book about throwing out the scale. She says the bathroom scale is our worst enemy, chuck it out the bathroom window. have you noticed how much ALL of us are guided by the scale. The scale is the worst thing for causing depression to dieters. She said the same thing we all keep hearing, the scale doesn't tell you how you feel, the scale doesn't monitor your health but the scale does affect your psychological well being. She has a website, I haven't gone to it yet but if anyone's interested it's www.deborahlow.com. We are all being affected by the darn scale and I know even for myself if the scale is up I'm depressed but when it's down, look out it's party time!!! We all know how we feel, I feel great, I'm not hungry, I'm off my diabetes meds but I'm still not happy cause that darn scale says "You haven't lost anything yet this week!" I will continue to weigh myself though cause I just can't help it but Perry, don't give in to eating bad stuff cause the scales keep fluctuating, that will cause you nothing but harm. We all feel the same as you. I haven't given in yet to the torment but I sure think about going back to my old ways of eating at least twice a day. We are seeing progress though, all of us and we need to keep talking to each other so we get down and get skinny!!! It just takes time and the longer it takes to get there the longer it will stay off.
I'm not doing the shopping thing for at least 2 more months, cause I don't have the money to buy new sizes every 3 months. I have some stuff in the closet so I'll just make my way through that.

[Ivory]

Perry, if I was going to cheat, a donair would be an excellent choice, they are so good! And anything having to do with turkey is so good. I'm planning on making a turkey for my room mates and I this Christmas, so it could be interesting, it'll be my first turkey!

[Perry]

Thanks Dabrahamso:

You described it to a "T". Cheating feels icky anyway. I feel really blah tonight and I've even lost some of my eye sparkle. back to bacon & eggs tomorrow.

10th anniversary tomorrow for me & the Mrs. Any ideas on a low carb restaurant menu choice for a celebration? Anyone?

[dabrahamso]

Perry, I know exactly how you're feeling, I've been 2 months straight without cheating and tonight is bingo in our building and they all bring cakes and cookies. Man is that hard to stay away from tonight for some reason so I took my bag of pork rinds and I'm munching (LOUDLY) on my pork rinds while they are eating their yucky sugar, flour, carbs etc...... and getting fat while I am staying (difficultly) on track. Yeah for me!!! Don't beat yourself up for cheating, we are only human and just get back on track tomorrow and give yourself a time line before you'll cheat again. Maybe give yourself a day when you'll pick one thing you've been missing and have it without guilt and without feeling blah. Hope this helps. Stay in touch. :wave:

[catinhat]

I haven't bought any new clothes, but I've bought clothes that are new to me. I just go to goodwill and get stuff. Some of the items are 'test items' for when my weight loss is stuck, others are to wear 'now'. Cool thing is, I've gotten through LOTS of the test clothes and I'm wearing them now. In fact, I'm wearing some stretch denim capri pants right now, with a t-shirt, and both used to be WAY to tight to wear, even around the house!

One thing I love is those rayon dresses wtih the smallish floral prints and pretty collars. I'd like to wear something like that. I also have a denim skirt from my thin days - there's no size in it, but I think it's a 12. It looks SO tiny! Hopefully, it will fit again some day.

I'm not much of a clothes person, but I think that as I have more choices open to me, I tend to become more interested in all the choices.

-Catinhat :wave:

[Ivory]

I've become more of a clothes person over the last couple of years. I'm certainly not obsessed though(basically because I'm cheap). Our Salvation Army Thrift Store is having a huge sale for the next 3 days so I'm gonna go on Friday(aka PAY DAY!!) There's also an "upscale consignment" store I'm going to visit, I'm also going to take some of my clothes to them to sell them, I have a few nice suits in size 20 that I'd like to get something back on since I only recently bought them.

[Perry]

Yahoo!

The "real" scale reads 258. 17 pounds in 16 days (INDUCTION). There is a chance it's 254, but I'm not gonna dwell on that too much... (the scale at rest reads 4 pounds, so math says...)

Had our 10th anniversary celebration & meal today. went to a local eatery (Brewbakers) and had Spinach salad (with spinachh, bacon, mozza, egg, tomatoes & mayo) and 6 bacon wrapped scallops. I couldn't believe I was "eating healthy" and yet delicious.

[Ivory]

Congrats Perry! 17lbs is great! It took me almost 2 months to lose that! Of course, I'm on CAD which means that there is no "induction" period. I'm totally with you that sometimes it shocks me how well I can eat at a restaurant and not cheat. Who else can have steak or ribs on a diet and not be cheating?

Tomorrow I'm going to the local health food store to see if they carry any LC food. I saw some crackers online that are less than 1 carb for 15 crackers, they're made entirely of cheese but they're crispy(because of the "17 step baking process")

[Ivory]

Where is everyone? I'm about to start singing "All by Myself...don't wanna be all by myself....anymore" lol I hope everyone had a good Friday.

Apparently 206 is gonna be my new stall number, although I've only been there about a week. I've gotten close enough to 200 that its going to take forever I bet! I'm such an optimist! Anyway I've started adding some exercise into my life, just walking and using my Pilates Plus video to try and convince the pounds to scram! Ya know how they say the last 20 pounds or so will take the longest to come off, I got thinking about it and its only 22 more pounds to 184 which is my first major goal(because according to BF% I'll be in the ideal range) so I am working on the last 20ish pounds. That makes me feel better about my stall, but makes me wonder at what point I'm going to lose my lower tummy!!!

I went to a health food store yesterday to find LC food and found "Zone" bars, I was thoroughly disappointed that that was all they had for LC food. Then I decided to order stuff online, so I found a jar of LC nutella stuff and 2 packages of crackers, which totalled $9, then if I was or order it there would be a $14 shipping charge to Canada, so it'd be $23, but since the Cdn. dollar isn't worth much, it would be more like $30! So needless to say some crackers and a jar of spread were NOT worth $30 to me!

[molmerlin]

good question Ivory, where IS everyone? this week was never ending for me, yet seemed to fly by, I know that makes no sense. yesterday evening i baked up a batch of atkins banana nut muffins. they really are decent, unfortunately everyone else thinks so.....I can't feed them all at these prices. lc food is expensive, and I don't mind paying for it (well, I don't mind too much, lol), but i really don't like it when they all eat the lc food in addition to regular food, yes i know we have all talked about this topic before, but .....
i am off tomorrow (or today, as the case may be, need to go do some serious grocery shopping!
i of course am certain tht i am going to be spending many quality weeks at this weight, and i hope i dont freak out and get all discouraged after a couple of weeks. :wave:

[Ivory]

In my house, there is a threat of death for anyone who touches my LC food. If I have sugar free jello or something, there is a large "IVORY'S" label and the understanding is that they will be tarred, feathered and hung in the town square by their toes if they touch it!

At least if you stall, you're stalling at a number that starts with a "1" and one that is a full 10lbs into the 100's! You must be so happy!

I am going to go weigh in in about 3 minutes, I'm waiting for people to get out of the bathroom, so look at my stats and if its not 206 in there, yay!

[Perry]

Hey!

It is quiet! My weigh in day is Tuesday. I'm going through a "Do I have to eat" day so far. Something I've never experienced in about 15 years. I was up till 3:30 cleaning and finishing my "basement" something I haven't done in 4 years. But now I have the energy to do it.

What do you eat when you aren't hungry?

[Ivory]

I usually grab stuff like cheese or cooked ham, both of which aren't great choices, but I generally don't eat much, which isn't good. I seem to not eat during the day and then eat a lot at my reward meal, something I have to stop doing!

I weighed in...no change...

I just went for a power walk/run...yes you heard right folks, I ran, true it wasn't for very long, but it was a few hundred yards, it taught me two things #1 I need a good sports bra :rolleyes: #2 that I really am in better shape than I was when I started CAD.

I have decided that I am doing myself an injustice. I am not focusing on what I have lost, but rather what I have left to lose. So with that in mind, I'm rewarding myself for what I've lost, I'm going to go buy new workout clothes. I've never done that, but I deserve it...lol like L'Oreal tells us "I'm worth it!" lol

[kalondra]

Hello everyone! :wave:

This week has gone by extremely fast. This whole weekend I hung out w/ friends & partied hard. :Party: Despite all the peer pressure, I didn't cheat. Well I had a smirnoff last night but that's it. :nono: I did manage to lose 2 more pounds since the last weigh-in. :)

I ordered some LC products from netrition.com this weekend. They didn't have the flax-o-meal products up there though. So my next LC online order will be flax-o-meal. I got some more tortillas & I am going to try the keto shakes. I have heard some good reviews for them. molmerling I agree with you. I don't mind paying a little extra sometimes for LC food especially when I am bored with the foods that I may be eating at the moment. Happy Sunday Everyone! :daizy:

kalondra :rheart:

[molmerlin]

i just got home from putting in some extra time at work, kids are out and dh is asleep. I had to have a little something, so i am eating cream cheese and ham roll ups. they are tooooooo good
I also need to order some lc tortillas, i got the garlic and herb last time, i will get them again and whatever other flavor there is. I had a couple of burritos (i didn't buy the big burrito size tortillas, just the six inch ones) I scrambled up some hamburger, used that my new zero carb bbq sauce, and some cheese and sour cream.....i thought i had hit the mother load, so good it just seemed wrong. I had TWO, the old me wanted to just keep making them and stuffing them in my face, even tho I was not hungry. that is the hard part, the behavior modification dh tasted the bbq and said we needed to get some steaks and use it on them. hello, didn't I just talk about this topic? I told him he is welcome to use it and to use as much as he wants, BUT at $4.50 a 12 ounce bottle, if he is planning on using it and having a baked potato and a coke and whatever high carb thing he can think of then NO. he is so borderline wanting to do lc. I know he would do it, if I could be here and prepare all his meals and snacks for him, but with the hours I work and the hours he works, sometimes we barely see each other, and he is all about fast fixes in the food dept. we shall see
Yes Ivory, I am glad that I am stalled at a 1 number if I must be stalled, but you know as well as I that I will end up getting all kinds of depressed. I am so used to my clothes feeling baggy, that when I where some of my new (and old) stuff and it actually fits, i start feeling fat, just feeling the fabric on my skin. does that make sense?
well i am just a little chatter box tonight, aren't I
have a nice week everyone! :wave:

[Ivory]

I hate the number 206, I never want to see it again, I want new and exciting numbers like 204, 202, 200 and eventually 172(a long way off obviously). I have been exercising and stuff and being a good little LCer, so I'm just waiting for that to pay off. Obviously the next few pounds are going to be slow to come off so I'm going to do some back to school shopping this week. Right now if I try on two sizes, and they both fit I'll buy the smaller even if it doesn't look better NOW so that I can wear it longer and won't need to replace everything again so soon.

I want to order LC food! I have looked around and there's no place online I can get them shipped to Canada cheaply at all. I looked at a 1.99 bag of snack food last night and went through the steps to see what the total was with shipping and it was $37! No way!

[Corrie]

Hi everybody -
I need to catch up!
Must read.

OK - I am back - man o man - talk about the mother of all stalls - I haven't lost an ounce in over a month......you'll all be caught up with me before you know it.

So Ivory - don't get discouraged - it could be worse. try to eat better during the day - that could be part of the problem....

Night All!

Corrie

[Perry]

Well tomorrow I am back to work. my 3 weeks of vacation is over and I have to get caught up on everything in my inbox. Now the test comes. It hasn't been too hard being on induction while at home and having time to make LC recipes, etc. Now lets see if the new habits are strong enough to overcome the workplace.

Oh, by the way I'm a minister, and when I go to visit people the first thing they ask is "can I get you something to eat?" I need creativity to survive those moments, like stuffing myself on LC before I go so I can say "No thanks, I'm stuffed and just ate"

I tried going without cheese today. Lets just say I'm not there yet.

Did any of you stall in induction?

Weigh in tomorrow. will keep you posted.

[Perry]

Ivory...

check this out for Canadians and LC...

http://www3.telus.net/seadrakeHome/LCFE.htm

I found it in a journal here somewhere. haven't researched it so, no promises :rolleyes:

[Ivory]

Thank you so much Perry! I just looked at the sight and saw that the shipping is sooo much lower! I'll be paying much much less for things, and the prices are already in canadian dollars! Yay! I'll order some things in a few weeks to have delivered to my new apartment when I go back to school. I'm going to order Keto cookie mix...I love cookies.

I've decided to keep a food/exercise journal to keep track of what I'm eating etc and so that maybe I can see what is keeping me stalled.

[Perry]

yahoo! Down another 4 to 254. I may break 250 by SEptember. (Kinda sad that that's what I thought I weighed before I started, but it is a lot of progress.)

Today's delicacy, shaved turkey & mayo roll ups. Didn't even miss the bread.

Starting week 4 of induction. Results are overcoming boredom!

Happy LCing everyone

[Corrie]

Finally!!
I lost a pound! I didn't think it would ever happen again!!!
Congrats Perry - You're doing great!!!
Hopefull I have broke my stall!!

[dabrahamso]

Good for you Perry. I on the otherhand seem to be stuck at 213 or 215 depending on what day it is. I seem to lose 2 lbs and then I don't move again for weeks. I've been doing this exactly 2 months and have lost about 20 pounds. Seems awefully slow to me. It seems to me weight loss should be consistent and not bounce around weekly. I'm debating whether I want to keep doing this. I feel good, but I'm not losing lbs or inches lately and I'm sticking pretty close to induction levels. I never eat more than 25 grams of carbs a day so I don't know what gives. I walk almost every day also. This is a very strange woe and I wonder if it's going to keep working. Why does this woe fluctuate your weight so much from week to week?

[Corrie]

Debbie - don't be discouraged - 20 pounds in two months is awesome. Everybody is different and will lose at different speeds.
For me - the more I lose the slower it comes off.....
You may want to try shaking up your diet a little - for instance, do you drink diet soda?? I can't drink it - it makes me stop losing completely. So you might whant to shake up what you are eating a little - can you give me a menu samole???

[dabrahamso]

Corrie, thanks for helping me out. I stick pretty close to the following, I pretty much only drink water, once in a while a coffee black, diet soda very rarely maybe 4 since I started this.
Breakfast - 2 boiled eggs, 1 tbsp mayo mixed in the eggs, sometimes I have an omelette with cheese and mushrooms and green peppers.
lunch - 2 wasa crispbreads high fibre with 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp cream cheese
supper - whatever meat is on the go and veggies, like broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms ( only 1 cup of one of them or 1 cup mixed of these)
As you can see I'm not eating a lot, sometimes I snack on celery with cream cheese, I'm not a big salad eater but if we eat out I order green salad with ranch dressing on the side. With the amount I'm eating I feel like I should be losing a lot faster but I'm pretty impatient sometimes. I also snack on bacon puffs with sour cream and salsa mixed together ( 2 tbsp of each) Today I snacked on pork ribs baked in the oven. I also went for a 20 minute walk.
There it is, what do you think? Looking forward to hearing back from you.

[catinhat]

Debbie, in my humble opinion, you're not eating enough! It may be that your body is in starvation mode, though losing 10 pounds a month is really, really good. Perhaps you could add some lean meat, poultry or fish at your meals, to increase the available protein (and increase your metabolism)

Keep in mind, though, that it's doubtful that you gained 10 pounds a month, so you probably won't lose 10 every month either. Also, the frequent fluctuations would likely be water - perhaps your body holds onto fluids after you eat something salty (cheeses, including creamcheese, are high in sodium)

Just keep in mind that you are doing great!!

-Catinhat

[dabrahamso]

Catinhat, I know I am impatient as I said before and I know 10 lbs a month is good. I do tend to retain water even when I'm not dieting and I know that bacon puffs have a lot of salt in them which I think contributes to the water retention. I also think myself that I'm not eating enough but everyone says only eat until you are satisfied and that doesn't take much to do for me. I think I need to include snacks so that I'm eating breakfast, then midmorning snack, lunch, midafternoon snack, supper, midevening snack, maybe that will make a difference. Boy from being able to eat an entire pizza on my own to this is quite a difference. I find I run out of ideas on what to eat also, the recipes all look like higher carbs than what I want to eat so I don't make them. I also seem to have trouble making things work with splenda. Every time I whip cream and add splenda it goes yellow and watery and is just plain gross so I throw it out and use the whip cream all on it's own. Do you know why it does that? Am I supposed to put the splenda in first and then the whipping cream? When I whip the cream first and then add splenda that's when it goes weird on me. I also find it really difficult to make a good lunch. I hate cooking at lunch time and I've been staying away from deli meats but I don't know what else to have. Any suggestions would be welcome.

[Ivory]

Debbie, I think you and I are in the same boat, I've done really well so far, averaging 10lbs lost per month until July. In July I lost about 5, so I'm sitting at 206ish. I've been weighing in there faithfully for a long time. Its frustrating and so I've added exercise into the mix, and that still isn't helping. I mean its toning things a bit(hello nice legs!) but I want the scale to drop-yes I am aware of my scale addiction. Anyway, this morning I weighed in heavier! I was MAD! I wanted to scream at the scale that it was imcompetent and that it was supposed to weigh in LESS not MORE!

Ah well, I'm gonna try and shake things up a bit, I'm not sure how but I'm going to try nevertheless.

[catinhat]

Dear Debbie,

(A little note from your friendly neighborhood Susie Homemaker) If you whip cream for a long time, you get . . . . butter. That's what's happening - the butter solids are separating from the milk solids, resulting in bits of butter and buttermilk (that's what buttermilk is - the 'milk' that's left after you make butter).

You can put the splenda in at the very beginning, no problem. Egg whites are harder to whip with additives, but cream is not a problem, unless you add a whole lot of something.

I am one to get impatient with my progress too, so I totally understand the feelings you're having. One thing to consider is where your thoughts are related to what you're doing. How will you eat when you reach your goal weight - will it be much different from now? Is this a diet for you, or a way of eating? If you're seeing this as a diet, that will fuel your impatience. However, if you see this as a healthier way to feed your body, the rate of loss seems to become a little less important.

At first, I thought I'd eat this way until the weight was gone, then go back to eating baked potatoes for lunch, pretzels for snacks, pasta, crackers, etc. etc. I'm not saying I'll never eat those foods again, but since I feel so much better than I used to, I think I will be very careful about amounts, and I will make sure to get enough protein and plenty of lowcarb vegetables, berries and such. Knowing that I am making some long-term changes in how I eat has made it a little less frustrating for me.

I hope you don't think I'm preaching - I have whined on endlessly about how I'm not losing fast enough, and I have cheated on a fairly regular basis. Still, there are 24 fewer pounds of me, and compared to my old classic coke and candybars and ice cream daily habits, I am doing much, much better. As Karen would say, "Progress, not perfection."

Anyway, at least you now know what's going on with the whipping cream!

-Catinhat

[catinhat]

Ivory,

I gained 2 lbs. a while back, and I got really mad too. Then, I lost 3, which put me down 1 from where I'd been. The next week, lost 3 more. I think sometimes our bodies make a last ditch effort to hold onto everything, then when they can't take it anymore, there's a whoosh effect.

So, brace yourself! You're about to get skinny!!

-Catinhat

[Corrie]

Cat - you are so right - the body does try to hold onto it before it lets it go.

Ladies - its just a fact---the more you lose - the slower it will come off so be prepared! Don't get discouraged - I have lost almost 50 pounds since March - 20 the first month - then 10 and 10, then 5 & 5. THen all the sudden you'll have a good month again - Its just the way it is.....I know we would like to all lose steadily weekly - but it doesn't always work that way. Be patient - it took time to gain it - it will take time to lose it.

Debbie - I think Cat is right - you need to eat more often - try not to go more than 4 to 5 hours without a protein. Plus - add a little more fat. You NEED the fat.

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, thanks for the understanding. I think you and I are in the same boat. I got on the scale this morning and I'm up 2 lbs also. How frustrating. I also am addicted to the scale. When I was on a low fat high fibre diet I think the same things happened only I lost 47 lbs in 8 months and when I think about it 20 lbs in 2 months puts me at 47 lbs loss in 5 months so I guess I am losing better and feeling better and off my diabetes meds eating this way.

Catinhat, you are so right. I have actually been thinking about what am I going to eat for the rest of my life. I was a real pasta, pizza fanatic 2 months ago and I find I think about that stuff once in a while. I don't miss the potatoes at all, but sometimes I do miss bread. I don't know where in Vancouver to find a low carb bake mix and I don't like to order off the net so I've been going without a lot of stuff because of it. Last night we went to IHOP for supper and I think I blew it a bit there as I had the meatloaf and it was probably loaded with carbs from bread crumbs. I don't know for sure and then I had a piece of plain cheesecake and took off the crust but the sugar probably didn't help. That's my first real cheat. I still felt ok but I was tired last night. Back to basics I think today. I am having berries sometimes and I also bought some fibre one cereal - 1/2 cup is 10 grams carbs after the fibre comes off. Do you think that's not a good thing to eat at all? I just wanted a change you know. I like cereal sometimes. I get tired of cooking all the time.

By the way, thanks for the tip about the whipping cream, I'll try not to whip it so much next time. :wave:

[Ivory]

Catinhat, I'm going to assume that I'll follow the same pattern as you. Right now I'm exercising because I figure that if I can't lose pounds, I'll lose inches and then when the fat goes, there'll be a nice toned body underneath. The walking and ballet segment of my workout video have already toned my legs noticably. With the exception of my inner thighs, there's almost no fat on my legs anymore.

I bought jeans yesterday! Yay! I tried on Old Navy 16's and they did up no problem but they kind of pushed my tummy up and it looked funny, so I bought the 18's. I'm happy that the 16s fit because I find Old Navy pants to fit at least a size smaller than they are, so I haven't been able to wear their 16's yet.

[molmerlin]

goodness, lots to read today! wonderful, I love coming home from work and hearing about all of you
this morning my latest low carb food order came ups, nothing could be more exciting (sad isn't it?) I got a new flavor of shake (dark chocolate or something) keto banana pudding, more tortillas (green onion flavor and more garlic herb ) and, ok this seems wrong. three (count em ) low carb chocolate bars...the brand name is pure de-lite, and they have 3.4 carbs, and one fiber gram. no, I am not doing a hidden carb thing, I think that it is such an improvement over regular candy bar carbs. i only bought three, and I deserve them. I tried some of this chocolate when I was in Indy last week. i swear it tastes like a real candy bar they were $1.89 each seems high, but whatever yummy
I cooked up some country style ribs yesterday and used my new zero carb bbq sauce to dip them in. (ok, ordinarily i would slather bbq sauce everywhere, but at $4.50 for 12 ounces, i used it as a dipping sauce... very nice and a very welcome change
those of you that haven't tried it, buy some flaxomeal...make it, put some sweetener in it. it also makes for a nice change...try it at least twice. i was not thrilled with the first time, but gave it another try, and it grew on me, and now I really enjoy it. once again, it makes a nice change, different texture from regular low carb etc i am anxious to try the banana pudding.
people are really noticing my weight loss, it is nice, of course i still have a llllloooooonnnnnnngggggg way to go. I am now wearing regularly 16's, can 14 be far behind? (let's hope not)
what is a better treat than a shot of redi whip right in the mouth??? (wouldn't mom be mad???? lol)
tom came right on time this month, tom has a mind of it's own. Hopefully tom will take some of this excess flab when it leaves
great day everyone :wave:

[Ivory]

Hello all,

Well yesterday's mystery pounds disappeared and I'm back to 206, the most hated number in the world of Ivory. I'm going to have faith that Catinhat was right and I'm going to lose a couple more now.

I've been invited to go to a friend's cottage the weekend of Aug 24-25. There is NO way I can get through that weekend without cheating...firstly because I don't know the hostess well enough to be making special requests and secondly because alcohol is a cheat, and quite frankly, you put a few 20-something people at a cottage and I'm sure you can imagine there's going to be a drop or two of alcohol consumed. So I've decided that I'm going to go and do my best, but not stress too much about it all. BUT that is on the condition that I don't cheat before then. So that's 16 days of me being good, and I mean VERY good, no nibbling, I'm not even going to think about carbs until my 16 days are over!

Molmerlin, speaking of TOM...I'm wondering when mine is going to show up...I was on Depo Provera for a year(No TOM), then it took me 6 months before I even got TOM back), then it came twice a month, now it comes whenever it feels like, which is like once every 2 months. Slighlty annoying as you can imagine. Thankfully since there are no men in my life and therefore no chance its anything but my body being tempermental, its only annoying not scary!

[catinhat]

Hang in there, Ivory. I just know you'll be here next week telling us you've lost a bunch!

-catinhat

[molmerlin]

good morning all. i wil be changing my profile to reflect m fabulous new number of 188, thank you very much. I have virtually wasted away to nothing (ok, maybe that is going a little too far lol)
I am off work tomorrow, it is supposed to be a lovely day, do I even need to lie and say I will try and get some stuff done around here?
Ivory, the cottage weekend sounds wonderful. Do have a nice time, do the best you can, and yes, DO NOT STRESS :wave:

[Ivory]

May I call your attention to the new number in my stats...1lb down this morning!!! oh yeah! I am so happy...its only a pound but its a pound DOWN...I seem to be following Catinhat's pattern...up 2, down 3 to 1 below where I started, now I want the other 3 lbs to go...I am so close to 200, I can taste it(it tastes like salad and meat lol)

How is everyone's day going? Mine's going well, I haven't done much but help my dad and sister spice up their resumes, I had 2 hot dogs and some brocoli for lunch, dinner is gonna be chicken breast and something...

Talk to y'all later!

[dabrahamso]

Way to go Ivory :wiggle: I think we all do the same pattern up and down down and up, it's quite frustrating sometimes. I also was down a lb this morning so on we trudge merrily along.lol I actually wore my "rear closet jeans" yesterday and they felt almost comfortable, but I didn't have to get out of them half way through the day so progress is a happenin!!! We all have to encourage each other to keep going because these weight fluctuations can play havock on your brain. This really seems to be working though and we all have a few years left in us so we might as well make them happy and healthy and who cares how long it takes to get there, right??? Say that when you're weight goes up again, right??? Oh well, live and learn and keep on pluggin. Good job.

[Corrie]

Ivory - WTG!!!

I haven't been on the scale for a few days - but I am headed straight towards TOM - so I don't think so.....
Congrats again!

[Traveller]

Hello all. Can I join in? I started March 17 at 258 and now am finally getting closer to 200 and I think I will I think I can. I lose like crazy one week and then I stall and nothing moves for maybe 2 weeks or more. I have started to walk faster and longer and it sure helps. I read most of this thread and you all seem to be struggling like me but so supporting of each other.
Lynn

[dabrahamso]

Way to go Lynn. Of course you can join in. We all seem to go through the same things. Support is vital, especially from people going through the same things. Family and friends don't realize what we go through unless they are following the plan as we are. Frustration seems to be the "norm" around here but if we stick with it we all seem to succeed at our own pace. Go baby go!!! :p

[Ivory]

Welcome Lynn! Glad to have you!

I think I'll measure myself tonight for fun, I don't think I've lost any inches, so if I've lost any, It'll be a pleasant surprise.

I totally agree that support is vital, I probably would have given up a long time ago. I'm glad I haven't because I look better and feel better(and my new jeans look pretty darn good :D )

[gapeach]

I am also trying to break that 200 lb mark. That will be a milestone for me. This is my 2nd time around and I was so close the 1st time (201 LBS). I stopped for about 1-1/2 and gained all back.

Good luck to everyone. WE CAN DO IT!

[molmerlin]

great to see a couple of new names on our thread. welcome!
too much stuff going on at work, high stress levels. just when it seems like it should be over,,,,no it isn't.
i ate at red lobster for lunch, i don't usually go there, cause there are not many low carb choices, plus, those damn cheddar biscuits. I am not a big seafood fan, but ya know, if you dredge something in flour and fry it....... anyway. i got a balckened catfish, steamed veggies, and a salad. sure wanted a biscuit (or two or three or four......you get the picture)
had a roast for dinner
woman at work wants to know about this woe. i am all about teaching her and helping her, but you all know you have got to be ready for a major commitment to do this......I don't think she is ready yet.
i have yet to make my low carb pudding...i am looking forward to it, but just haven't done it yet.
i know i am still fat, believe me, but damn, I am looking a whole lot better, and I am feeling soooooo great!. if only there was more time in the day to do all the stuff i have the energy for. but at the same time, when it comes time for bed, I am out like a light, and I sleep the sleep of the dead.
hope everyone has a great weekend...i of course will be WORKING :D

[Ivory]

Hello all, how is everyone?

Molmerlin, I'm not a seafood person either, and I too could go to Red Lobster and have a basket of those biscuits(and maybe breaded shrimp, another big gigantic cheat) lol so I avoid it altogether. Its also easy since I live in a small town that doesn't have a red lobster.

I also agree about the energy thing, I always want to do things that there's no time left for, I need about 6 more hours in a day and I'd be happy :o)

[Traveller]

Thanks for the welcome. That food sounds yummy! I love to go out and have a restaurantmeal once in a while but last time I went there was nothing I could have low carb so I got Teri-yaki chicken and instead of fries asked for veggies and they brought me carrots and peas :) I ate a ceasar salad but left the veggies the waiter was wondering why? I told her too much sugar in them.
Have you ever wanted to tell some fat person about your success on Atkins? I just saw one this morning and I was itching to tell her about Low carb. I have a neighbor who is very fat and I am just waiting for her to say something about my loss and I'll tell her.
I measure myself every Monday so I'll tell you if there is any change. Scale is still today. Had some whipped cream yesterday and a few tomato's so no loss.
Have a great weekend everyone! Lynn
258/212/145

[Ivory]

Good Saturday morning everyone!

I just measured myself, and lost 1.5 inches off my hips and .5 off my waist. I can't wait for my hips to disappear. They've been the slowest thing to lose inches, or it seems that way because the actual number is the biggest :D

Lynn, I have a friend who isn't what I would call "fat" but she's ALWAYS complaining about her body, it comes up every time I talk to her. I talked her about CAD since I've done so well on it, and she thought it was a great idea but she "didn't know if she could go without carbs" anyway she tried it and lost 5lbs her first week(which on CAD is a GREAT first week) and anyway a few days after that I talked to her and she didn't know how long she could stay on it, and how anything but a bagel would make her sick...anyway she hasn't posted on the forum or messaged me in a week or so, so I assume she's no longer on LC...she wants her extra 40lbs GONE the first week.

We know it can't happen that way, I'm almost at my 6 month LC anniversary and if I'm lucky, I'll hit 50lbs by then(hey that sounds like a great goal for me). Weight loss is slow but so very worth it!

[kalondra]

Hello Everyone! :wave: I have been away for a few days... been sort of busy, so I had a lot of catching up to do.

I know it's sort of late, but congrats on the loss, Ivory, molmerlin, and corrie, and anyone else I may have forgotten! :cheer:

Oh yeah, welcome gapeach & Lynn! :daizy: Nice to have new people join our hottie countdown! Perry you can still be a hottie too even though you're a guy! Lynn, I started LCing on the same day I think! What a coincidence. :D

Debbie, I'm a little late, but I totally agree with Corrie & catinhat--you were pratically starving yourself. :( You should definitely increase your calories.

molmerlin I am going to order some flax-o-meal next week. I made some keto pancakes & they were good for having something different. I tried the keto shakes & I love them! THey are yummy! ANd the PURE DELIGHT candy bars--They are THE BEST!!!! :yum: They taste just like real chocolate. I buy mine from walmart for $1.49. They taste better than the ATkins endulge bars. But the aTkins peanut butter cups taste really good too. :yum: They taste just like the real thing to me. (walmart $.97)

Ivory--at least you know ahead of time that you may cheat so you know you should just be good until then. So after your cheat, you probably won't gain which is good. But you may not lose that week, but that's ok. I'm sure it will be worth it. ;)

So far, I have been pretty much losing at a steady of rate of 2pds for the last few weeks with really no cheats. But I did cheat one day this week. I had a sub from subway. :nono: We had buy one, get one free tickets given to us at my job and I really wanted to try out the new subs that they have now. So I bought one and it was good and I enjoyed every bite and I don't care if I don't lose this week. :p Enough said. Everyone, have a nice weekend! :sunny:

kalondra :rheart:

[Perry]

Well, I was bad and I paid for it. I had 2 cake donuts, sugared, today. I think I am for the first time in my life relating to the diabetics out there,... within 45 minutes my body went into shock and It felt like I was hit with 5 flus at once. I learned my lesson, no pure sugar for me.

My clothes are feeling good, I need to wear a belt on things I couldn't button before, but no one other than wifey notices I've lost any weight.
:(

really sleepy the past few days. :yawn: I think I will have to go off induction this Tuesday after weigh in.

Girls, y'all are doin' great

[catinhat]

Thought I'd check in - welcome to the new folks! - and see how everyone is doing. I don't have any real news of my own, just wanted to see how everyone is doing. I am still at 206, and seem to be doing OK. Haven't had those 'up' fluctuations this week, so I'm hopin' for a loss come Tuesday (that's my weigh day).

Yestereday I didn't feel well, and hardly ate - an egg for breakfast, another for lunch with a salad (wait, that was a 2-egg omelet at lunch with the salad - guess I ate more than I thought!), but no supper, because I felt yucky. Today I felt better, and I feel like I've been eating constantly! Never got overly full though, so I think it's OK, and it was all lowcarb stuff and lowcarb veggies.

Anyroo, y'all take care!

-Catinhat

[molmerlin]

KALONDRA!!!!!!!!! I can't believe they have pure delight candy bars at your walmart,,,i will have to go scour mine, surely they have them, and such a better price. I agree with you, they taste just like REAL candy.....I am loving the keto shakes as well. I have some low carb muffiins in the freezer and I ration them our a little at a time
In any case, I need to do some laundry. I ate some leftover roast, and dh is cooking some italian sausage. later

[catinhat]

I haven't seen pure delight at my walmart, but they have Russell Stover sugarfree candy, and it is fantastic! According to PPLP, you can subtract both the fiber and the malitol, so it's very lowcarb. Tastes just like the real thing to me.

Have a great day!
-Catinhat

[Ivory]

Hello all, how is everyone? I'm gonna have to check my walmart for those pure delight bars. I doubt they'll have them or that they're low enough for a CAD person to have, but I'm gonna check it out nevertheless...chocolate is a good motivator.

Perry: that sucks that you felt so sick after cheating! I hate being sick! I hope you're feeling better now.

Ya know who we haven't heard from in a long time is Mal..anyone know what she's up to?

I found out last night that my friend is still on CAD and has lost 10lbs...she's still disappointed that she hasn't lost her whole 40lbs in the first 2 weeks(VERY FRUSTRATING) and says she can't see a difference(she's not an optimist at all). But at least she's still doing the LC thing.

[Talon]

Hi! :wave:

Glad to see everyone, I don't post in the thread often, but I read it every time my mail tells me there is a new message! Today I weighed in at 192.5 - down 3 lbs and just 1/2 pound shy of 50 lbs gone!

Happy dances in the Talon household! I got an excercise last week at a yard sale, I was up to 10 minutes on it yesterday and I am starting to feel really good about it.

[kalondra]

Hooray Talon!!! :clap: That is awesome! Congratulations!

Perry I hope you are feeling better. THose icky carbs will try to get you everytime! ;)

kalondra :rheart:

[catinhat]

That's great news, Talon! Did you used to have an avatar in place of your pic? I don't remember the pic from before - just wondering. BTW, I lived in KY for almost 8 years - out in the country near Murray (way west, also south). I still have a lot of family in that area, and I went to MSU!

Small world . . .

-Catinhat

[molmerlin]

hi all, Can anyone say hostess creme filled chocolate cupcakes? lol. yes, there was an incident involving me and the snack machine at work, unfortunately the two cupcakes were forced into my mouth (not at once) by my own evil hands. alas, I am over it
i ate lunch at roadhouse. had chicken, which never fills me up like beef does
I don't remember seeing Talon's pic before either, I am thinking it is new since she was last here. one day we will each have our pics as our avatars
have a great week all :wave:

[Talon]

My avatar used to be two grey birds. I decided that I needed to stop hiding my face because I am fat. If people don't like the fact that I am fat, that is there problem! I think it was a major step in loving myself. :)

[Ivory]

Talon, I have 2 things to say #1 I think you have a beautiful face and #2 You're right, if people don't think you're beautiful, then they have a problem, not you! I took a step in self love the other day. I went to the beach with 2 friends a while ago and there was a picture taken of me and my best friend in our bathing suits, its a full body shot. I sat there and objectively looked at it, and I don't look half bad, in fact, its going up on the wall with all of my other pictures!

Molmerlin...cupcakes are good...nuff said lol

I guess my stall is over, I weighed in at 204 today, yes folks you heard it here first, thats 2 lbs in one weeks as opposed to 1lb every 2 weeks...I like it better this way, I want to lose 4.5lbs in the next 2 weeks(even 4 would do) then I could say that in 6 months(Aug 26 is my LC 6 month anniversary) I've lost 50lbs. It seems like a good goal, and then I can also go back to school with my weight starting with a 1!

[Ivory]

Tee hee I forgot something...when I logged in here this morning, I knew I had to post to ward off evil...we had 666 posts in our thread :devil: :skull: :devil:

[catinhat]

I agree - First, I think your pic is just lovely, and second, anyone who is that superficial has problems of their own, which I won't go into right now.

Cupcake question. Did they taste pretty yucky? Those are one of my 'binge foods' meaning that I would eat them for emotional reasons, but I was always thinking that they didn't taste all that good, even while I was eating them. Anyroo, it's good that you have put the incident behind you - it's just not that big a deal in the grand scheme.

Tomorrow is my weigh-in day - hoping for a loss!
-Catinhat

[Perry]

249!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so, like happy. and that is with the donut incident this past week. Y'all seem to be overcoming stalls too, great for you!!!

Now, what do I do to celebrate without food? :q:

[Talon]

Ivory, Perry ....

Congrats! 3 :cheer: 's

[Perry]

Is it sabotage to tell others how much weight you've lost? Have any of you gals told anyone about your progress? If so, when? half way? Only 2 people of 200 (other than my wife) have said they've noticed a change.

Maybe its enough for me to know? Thoughts? opinions?

Perry

[Ivory]

Congrats Perry!!!!!! I didn't really tell anyone right at the beginning because I'd given up so many times. Before long people will not only notice, they won't even recognize you!

[molmerlin]

when people say something about my weight loss so far, I usually just say I am watching what I eat. I don't want to get all caught up in a good vs evil chat about low carb. some people I know are genuinely interested and I will explain to them. I just know that I feel so much better with this 32 (so far) pounds off, that if people notice or not is really secondary (although I would suppose if Russell Crowe were to take notice.....oh wait a minute that is a topic for another board entirely)
the cupcakes were magnificent
tomorrow at work there is a possibility of a surprise audit, if they show up, I have to go in, which will mean I will have to work my two days off this week, and that will suck big time, but if they don't come to audit, then I swear to each of you, this time I am REALLY gonna get stuff done around here!!!!! and I will cook up some low carb stuff as well. i haven't had deviled eggs for a while, maybe I'll make up a batch of them!
Everyone is doing so well this past week.... :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
:wave:

[Talon]

I think some people do notice, but they think they will offend you if they mention that you look like you lost weight. Either they don't want to appear "rude" in telling you that you looked heavier before, or that you haven't lost any weight and it is all in your head. Either way, some people think they will offend if they say. I say "TELL ME!!" :)

[catinhat]

Minus 3 more pounds this morning to 203 - whee!! 4 more to go for that '1'!

-Catinhat

[dabrahamso]

Way to go Catinhat!!! I finally got to 212 this morning. It sure is a long haul sometimes but progress is happening. Keep on going. :thup:

[Perry]

way to go cat & dab... race you t0 180 (I know you have a head start.... :D

JUst kiddin' You gals are doin' great!

[dabrahamso]

You're too funny Perry. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'll be happy to get to 200 I feel like I should already be 180. It's funny how this woe has you go up and down but it seems to work. Clothes are getting looser. Even my watch is too big!!! I wear some of my old clothes now and they just hang off me. We seem to lose in mysterious places but not where we want to lose it. I'll be glad to see my stomach disappear, I hope! I think it is a little smaller, but my waist doesn't appear to be losing anything according to the tape measure. Lost 3 inches right away off my waist and that's it. Oh well, :o on we go. :rolleyes:

[Ivory]

Hello all!

Congrats to all those who hit new lows today! I will not be hitting a new lows this week, I cheated last night and tonight.

I went to the zoo today, I walked around all day in the sweltering heat. It was a lot of fun, and a good workout!

[Traveller]

Hello again, My computer crashed and was too old anyhow to get repaired so I bought a new one and just got it working, Wow it is fast. CONGRATULATIONS :cheer: to all who lost weight. I am still stalling. Well that is my pattern I lose one week and stall for two. 46 lb loss is nothing to sneeze about so I am happy. It is just too hot to go for walks or exercise, we have it in the upper 90's and humid to booth. Just sitting and writing the heat is stiffling. I long for winter. Last summer was worse when I was so much fatter. The water I drink helps too. Hope you all have a great low carb day. Lynn

[molmerlin]

new computer? whoo hooo. I would love a new one. I hear ya about the heat and humidity. It really sucks the energy and motivation right out of me.
I had one of those eat all day kind of days yesterday. don't know what was up with that, it was all low carb but I still ate too much, and today I feel stuffed. I will be eating a bowl of FLAXOMEAL (SORRY, the name still cracks me up, I just like saying it)
I hope to take my God daughter out shopping for some school outfits today. She will be going into kindergarten, and she could not be more excited. :wave:

[Ivory]

Lynn, sometimes I long for winter too, no thats not true. I long for October, its still warm but not hot. You can go outside and exercise, but you still don't need to be wearing 14 layers of clothing to avoid hypothermia! and Lynn, you're right, 46lbs lost is something to celebrate. I've lost 45.5 so I am right there with you!

I have to say I'm feeling kind of "down" today. I'm feeling fat(I weighed in a little heavy today from water weight from the heat, and cheating) and super stressed...

[molmerlin]

Ivory, I keep forgetting to tell you how proud I am of you. Looking at your total weight loss, how impressive! I know about feeling down as well, sometimes this woe seems restrictive I know we have a million choices, but still.....yesterday I actually, out of the middle of no where, wanted a big (huge) plate of spaghetti with all the fixins (GARLIC BREAD). and the thing is, I don't usually eat spaghetti, I just don't like pasta. but I think in my mind, I just wanted something i couldn't have. that doesn't make sense, I know. in any case, I did not eat any spaghetti. LOOK how close to the 1 number you are. doesn't it seem like we have all been chatting forever? and now you are so close. I think the cheats that we all do just slow us down fractionallly, but they keep us sane. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: for Ivory!!!

[Ivory]

Molmerlin, thank you...you always make me feel better :) You're a great lady, and I'm grateful that I've been able to get to know you :bhug:

I'm feeling better now than I was this morning. I'm going to drink a bunch of water today, I think part of my problem this morning was water retention. I walked around the zoo yesterday and it was really hot and humid and I didn't drink enough water.

[Ivory]

Where is everyone???

[Traveller]

Hello All!
I don't know what got into me I have been so good for over 5 months now and yesterday and today I have eaten much too many carbs, Ok they are all low carb but cheese not a slice but a big huge piece and about 20 radish a huge steak and broccoli at least a cup ful, 30 almonds a glass of wine, whipped cream and jello and I am still craving. I was up 3 lbs this morning. Could it be that unconciously I don't want to lose more? Help please!
I was just reading about one who started around the same time as me and is down to 167. I feel miserable. Should I get back on Induction? Fat fast? I feel like going to bed and staying there. I am sorry. I guess I should not write all this but I am desperate.
Lynn

[Ivory]

Lynn, first of all I think that its a GREAT thing that you wrote all that, we're all in the same boat. If you read back in my posts here, you'll see that I struggle with the EXACT thing.

My advice would be to just keep doing what you've been doing. I wouldn't worry about how much someone else has lost. Take a look at what YOU have lost and celebrate all your progress.

Again, I think that its great that you came to 'us' to help you, doing that will help you stay on the LC track, I definetly find thats the case for me. We're all on the same track so its a great idea to tell us about all your ups and downs.

[molmerlin]

hey all....where has everyone been.....I hope you are all being good!
Lynn, sounds like you and I are on the same wavelength. I just finished two days of nearly nonstop eating. most of which was low carb, but I just seemed to keep eating and eating. I too am glad you wrote it all down here. It makes everyone realize that we are not alone in this quest, and sometimes that in itself is enough to get us back on track. as far as what other people lose or don't lose, it really seems to vary greatly. yes I have read the same posts where some people have lost huge amounts of weight in short amounts of time. but I have also read post from people that have been doing this for nearly a year, and have only lost maybe fifteen pounds....the entire range of weights and time frames is represented here. over all, do you feel better? do you really believe this is the right way of eating? (you gotta really believe, cause doesn't this all just fly in the face of EVERYTHING , and I mean EVERYTHING that you have ever heard about eating healthy?) I myself, after really looking at what I have been eating noticed that I completely cut out nearly all veggies (not a good thing) I have not been eating nearly enough fat, and my water consumption has reached an all time low of nothing at all.....tons of diet coke, and I know that is a bad thing. Lynn, jump back on with me. let's get on track, Ivory, come along....the three of us are gonna kick some butt and make it happen :bhug: (group hug here) :wave:

[Perry]

Me too. Yesterday & day before I was real bad... 4 cobs of corn, potato salad, chili cheese fries and cold macaroni salad with breaded chiken fingers. Atkins would roll over in his grave if he were dead. I really blew it. But even as I was doing it I knew I couldn't live like that anymore, it was not as enjoyable and although I ate twice as much as I do when I'm LCing, I was hungry 3 times faster (blood sugars and cravings).

I think I had to get it out of my system. Do you 3 amigos knbow what I mean? It may happen again, but I think I've had my fill for quite a while and maybe next cheat It will be less foods and less quantities.

I think I really need LC tortillas. That would help me sooo much.

Going back on induction. starting today.

----
It's not how many times you fall, its how many times you forgive yourself, get up and walk again.

[Traveller]

Good Morning! Thank you Ivory and Molmerin for being so understanding. :bhug: Wish I could see you and give you a hug in person.
I start off the day with good intentions. Just had my breakfast 2 eggs and 3 slices of bacon and 1 cup of decaf. I already took out some ground beef from the freezer going to make a deep dish quiche for supper and a tuna salad for lunch. Maybe I can stay good today with your support I hope I can.
It is raining hard right now, hopefully it will cool off a little maybe get rid of the humidity. When it stops I'll go for a long fast walk.
Ok we are 4 now that are really struggling with not overeating Ivory,Molmerin,Perry and I. Lets all try together and maybe we can get rid of those pesky lbs. :) I feel so much better after reading your posts. See you all tomorrow. :wave:

[Ivory]

Morning all,

I am up for getting back on track! My water consumption has been okay lately, a litre to a litre and a half. I drink Diet Coke too, I find water boring and so I drink Diet Coke too.

Lol I have to tell you guys what I did last night! I was playing cards with my family and they were having chips, sour cream and onion, and I really wanted one, but didn't want to cheat, so I licked the sour cream and onion flavour off the chip and then threw the chip out! lol I think that confirms me as a carb addict!!

Perry, I totally know what you mean!

[Perry]

Today so far good here. 1 litre of water down (easy with the heat wave we are having) a humungous salad with loads of lettuce a tomatoe, couple slices of cukes, cheese, and bacon with a creamy ceasar dressing. extra yummy. so far thats it but I'm lookin forward to swiss chard burgers tonight (Regular burgers, swiss chard as the bun.

Someone found out I'm LCing and gave me 8 rommaine lettuces --- and I am away for a week. what do you do with that much lettuce? anyone?

[Ivory]

I didn't have a great LC day, I nibbled a bit today on carb food, and didn't get hardly any water down. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day and I'm planning on being a good little LCer tomorrow.

Here's something I've noticed, I've been bad the last few days about nibbling and cheating earlier this week, and I've been so unusually tired despite the fact I've gotten quite a bit of sleep, I think its from the cheating.

Anyway all, I'm heading to bed, I hope everyone has a good weekend

[kalondra]

Hello everyone! :wave:

I have been away for almost a week & I have a lot of catching up to do. I have been doing a lot of thinking about myself and my life that's all. :confused: I have still been LCing, but I have a few slips and slides, but overall, nothing major. I haven't exercised in about 3 weeks b/c I have just been too lazy. :thdown: I have made my mind up that I will get back on track with that Monday. :thup: TOM is here so I guess that's why I've been so moody lately. :mad:

Congrats to everyone that's been dropping excess baggage! :cheer:

Perry I love romaine lettuce. :yum: But I don't know what you could do with a lot of it b/c it will probably go bad.

I will post more later! I have also attached a mugshot of me from work. Have a nice weekend everyone! :sunny:

kalondra :rheart:

[Talon]

Hi Kalondra! Nice to meet you. Your mugshot from work looks pretty good, mine looks like I am getting processed at the police department. :)

Everyone: stick with your plan, all of us are worth it, and it DOES work!

[Ivory]

Kalondra, its great to put a face with a name! and I agree with Talon, it doesn't look like a mug shot, you should see my driver's license...thats a scary scary picture! Kalondra, you sound like life isn't going too great for you right now, you mention needing to do a lot of thinking about life and yourself...I hope everythings okay, if you need to talk or anything, I'm here for you.

Well I now know why I've been weighing in heavy the last few days, TOM showed up last night. I was really rather happy to see it(well as happy as one can be) because I'm going to a friend's cottage NEXT weekend and I didn't want it then.

[molmerlin]

happy Saturday all. Glad to see you Kalondra you need to make your pic your avatar, like I would have a clue about doing that. I haven't even scanned a pic yet
I have cheated every single day this past week. I don't know what the deal is with me. No major problems going on to stress me out or anything. I cheat at work, I guess I need to make sure I bring something in to snack on that is a better choice than donuts or cupcakes from the snack machine. yesterday I was desperately close to getting a dr pepper, but I did not.
inventory starts tomorrow at work, (well, duh, I wouldn't be starting inventory at home, would I?) so it will all be a blur there.
I need to get going. later :wave:

[Ivory]

Hello everyone!

I hope all you Sunday Weighers are delighting at hitting new lows!

I am at 204 this morning which is amazing considering its my TOM. I'm hoping when TOM goes, it takes a couple pounds with it...like 30 of them lol okay so maybe that won't happen(but I'd love it if it did!) I'll be happy if it takes 2lbs with it. I really want to hit 199 before I go back to school, thats in 2 weeks.

Anyway I should go get some food and start studying...I have been taking a correspondence course this summer, and my exam is tomorrow morning.

[Ivory]

Morning all!

How was Sunday Weigh In Day? The best I can remember its Talon and Kalondra's official weigh in day, but there may be others!

I am a scale addict folks, I'm going away this weekend and won't be able to weigh myself Saturday or Sunday morning. What am I going to do!??!?! lol so I'm not quite that paniced about it.

Well I think I have to face reality that I'm not going to hit 199 before I go back to school. With this weekend away coming up, and my slowed loss, I think that its unrealistic to think I'll be able to pull it off.

Anyway I have my exam to go to, so I'll leave you all and hope everyone's day goes Fab!

[Talon]

Thanks for asking! I am down another 1.5 pounds to a new low of 191! And all of this with TOM here. :) Yipee!!!!

[dabrahamso]

Way to go Talon, I finally moved the scales again. Note the new weight, 211, yeah!!! I've actually had a pretty good week this week, lost 2 lbs and 1/2 inch off my waist and hips. I new I would be down this week as I also had a visit from TOM last week and didn't gain weight this time so things are working nicely right now. But... as we all know, next week could be quite a different story. I even treated myself to about 3 spoonfuls of no sugar added ice cream at our favourite ice cream shop. They serve 198 different flavours and have a few no sugar added ones. There are about 17 grams of carbs in 1 serving without the cone so I eat about a quarter of it and give the rest to my husband. Luckily, I'm not a big ice cream fanatic so when I have a chocolate craving it helps. Hope everyone has a great week. :)

[Ivory]

Congrats Talon and Deb!!

TOM is coming to an end for me so in the next few days I should get a REAL weight when I weigh in.

I'm tired and have lost my ability to formulate complete sentences so I'm gonna go!

[Traveller]

Good evening.
just thought I pop in to see how everyone is doing and It looks like you all are doing great lbs lost and things to do great Congrats to you all. I am sorry but I can not join into the happy crowd My scale must be broken no change there. It does not help if I cry so I will not. I have been pretty good so I just have to wait and one of these days maybe I'll lose 1/2 a lb :) Have a good tuesday all. :wave:

[Ivory]

Lynn, I'm sorry you're feeling so down, I know exactly how you feel. I've been floating in the same 5lbs for over 2 months. I don't even remember what consistent week-to-week loss is like anymore. When I get down, I look at my numbers and think "so I didn't lose anything this week/month" but I'm 204 not 249" or "so I'm not a size 10 yet, but I'm not a 20 anymore either"...I know its hard to focus on the positive. For me its VERY much a learned behaviour. And when I forget how to focus on the positive, Molmerlin's pretty good at reminding me. If you notice my posts, I try and find something positive each time, even if its a little thing to keep myself motivated, even when I'm not making real progress.

[molmerlin]

hey all. The past few days are a blur to me. I ave been being good, for the most part (and lets just leave it at that. ok???) I got home today and went to sleep for about two hours, I didn't know I was so pooped. When I got up at nine or so, I was starving. ended up making some VERY unsatisfactory chicken salad. but I suppose that was a good choice. later :wave:

[Ivory]

Ug I'm having "rule" problems. I'm not cheating big, I'm just having nibbling issues the past few days. I'm craving fruit I think because I've nibbled on grapes and canteloupe. Also, my Reward Meal(I'm a CADer, for those who don't know) isn't balanced lately, I'm not eating an equal balance of veggies/carbs/protein like I'm supposed to...and not finishing in an hour(which is another rule).

I've been so stressed lately with my exam and moving etc that I'm just sort of holding on, as long as I'm not gaining, I'm happy right now.

[molmerlin]

Ivory, seems like we have all been a bit uninspired as of late. little cheats etc etc. The thrill of the first month or two has worn off, and boredom is setting in. I CRAVED pancakes for lunch today, but went with some chicken and grilled veggie thing. (it sure wasn't pancakes) I just got home and had a couple ham and cream cheese rollups really not what I wanted.
I need to get some sleep so I can get up early and do this all over again. :wave:

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, you've come such a long way, you know how this works. If you're craving fruit eat your blueberries or strawberries with some whip cream mixed with splenda, that should help. Also, go back to the basics, stick to 20 grams of carbs for a couple of days and then go back to eating a little more, it will give you a kick start, I think. I know I had to do that a while back and I've been feeling really good and losing weight and inches again. Hope this helps, go for a long walk by yourself and contemplate life and take a break, sounds like you need it. Make some mock danish too, they are sooooo good and they sure make you feel like you've cheated but you haven't :bhug:

[Ivory]

Morning everyone!

Well its back to work for me today, I've had two days off but I sure don't feel like I have! I got a LOT packed for my move back to school in a week and a half(so close, yet so far away)

Uninspired, I think that describes it well. I've been pretty plateaued for the last couple of months(I've lost 6lbs since July 1) so I'm pretty uninspired. I am just going to maintain and do the best I can until I move and that stress is gone and then I'm gonna get back into exercise because I'll have the use of the school gym. I'm close enough to my goal that my body is gonna put up a real fight from here on in....that's so weird to think, I am 20lbs from my GOAL...My goal of having 25% BF...I'll probably go another 10lbs after that, but even then, I've never though of myself as ONLY 30lbs overweight before, its kind of nice to think of that instead of thinking about being 70lbs overweight.

Anyway folks, its time to go to work.

FYI: Breakfast-cauliflower and a cheese slice melted on top
Lunch: salad w/ romaine lettuce, marble cheese and ranch dressing.
There will be diet coke in there somewhere :)

[molmerlin]

ok. so let's just say there may have been some major falling off the wagon today, and we shall let it go at that (HINT: real dr. pepper and hostess hoho's still taste great) yes I am weak I am weak, ok, over it. now on to the rest of my life.
I ordered new carpet and will have it installed before my mom gets here in october....(I really wouldn't want her to think I live like this....) so what that means is that I need to get my big butt in gear and rip out all this old carpet (didn't make sense to pay someone to rip it up)(although I am sure once I get started I will regret not having it done) whatever. I am off this weekend, and my goal is to have the carpet all pulled up, and weigh 150 pounds.....ok, maybe just the carpet thing
today was hot and just plain steamy, I am ready for fall, which is my favorite season, (skip winter please)
I am just a little chatterbox tonight, aren't I?
:wave:

[Ivory]

Morning!

Molmerlin, if you can get to 150 by the end of the weekend, let me know how you did it, and then I'll do it lol. I know what you mean though, I need to hit my goal weight and have fabulous muscle tone and a flat tummy by the time I go back to school, which would give me 9 days to do it in...I don't think its gonna happen.

I can't seem to find my watch...this is totally unrelated to LC, but its very traumatic and I feel naked without it!

Its raining today, I'm hoping it keeps people OUT of my store, I don't want to talk to customers today.

Breakfast was cauliflower and a melted cheese slice.
Lunch will be a salad with regular(aka boring) lettuce and some chicken, with 3-cheese ranch dressing...and again, Diet Coke will occur sporadically throughout the day.

[catinhat]

Molmerlin, I have removed carpet before, and it wasn't too bad - much easier than tearing off roofing . . .anyway, I bet you'll be able to handle it just fine!

I assume your '150' goal is to lose that much before your mom arrives. When is she coming in October? Right now, my goal is to reach 190 by October 1. My in-laws will be here September 29, and that Tuesday (Oct. 1) is my weigh in day, so that's the goal I've set for myself. I sure hope I can make it!

Good luck with the home improvement project!
-Catinhat

[molmerlin]

this was another eat all day kind of day. i guess it was all ok. i had FLAXOMEAL (vanilla and almond) for breakfast, lunch at olive garden with my son. I had the mixed grill which is a skewer of chicken and a skewer of italian sausage, with some grilled veggies and some roasted potatoes (which I did NOT touch) then dinner was some deviled eggs, and two burritos using those low carb tortillas. Met some people at Friday's for my God daughters birthday celebration and I had two miller lites.....which I believe is pretty decent carb wise, passed on the cake. came home had leftover burrito meat. then made some lowcarb jello cheesecake thing (recipe on this forum) and had a bowl of it (didn't want to wait for it to set. does it sound like I have a tapeworm or something? reading all that, it is amazing that there is enough time in the day to consume all of it!! All are good lc choices, but holy crap, what is up with the nonstop eating?????
I work dayshift tomorrow then off the weekend....
:wave:

[Ivory]

NOTE THE NEW NUMBER!!!!!!!!

I'm terrible at maintenence...I just had to go screw it up and lose a pound...how could I?!?! lol

Lol I'm making sure I eat more veggies than carbs at dinner the last couple of nights and TRYING desperatly to make sure I'm getting my water down.

So I'm going away this weekend, I'm really going to do my best to stick with things, except for alcohol...its gonna be my downfall. But I have a feeling that we're not going to be doing much cooking, just eating out, so that makes it easier, I can get salads etc. Lol I went to walmart last night and bought pretzels, licorice, chips and fuzzy peaches...lol I'm not going to eat any of it, but I didn't want to show up empty handed! lol

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, how come you're so stressed these days?? You've come such a long way already. I know it gets frustrating sometimes but don't give in. How long have you been doing CAD? I've been on Atkins since June 4/02 and I've lost 23 lbs, you've lost over 40, that's an awesome accompolishment. When I first found out I was diabetic I lost 47 lbs and it took me 8 months!!! That seemed like forever on high fibre low fat. I gave myself December as a calorie free month and guess what, December lasted over 1 YEAR!!! Plus I gained back 30 lbs, so don't give up and just get used to this as a way of life. No one said you couldn't have a treat once in a while but make sure you control it, not your cravings ( not sure if that's the right word). Anyways, you're doing fine, enjoy the weekend. :p

[Ivory]

Deb, I've been stressed about my correspondence course and getting ready to go back to school. Also my best friend is going to England for a year, so I'm getting ready to say good-bye to her. So I guess I've been trying to pour all the stress into weight loss...I'm a goal oriented person so it bothers me when I don't meet my own goals. But I'm learning to accept that I can't regulate EVERYTHING about my life.

I've been on CAD since Feb 26/02, so 6 months on Monday :) I'm proud of what I've accomplished but sometimes I don't focus enough on what I have done, and I just see what I have left to do...Ah well, I'm working on that :)

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, good to hear from you. It's tough to say goodbye to good friends. You'll do fine in school and you'll look great to boot. I'm also goal oriented and get very frustrated when the plan doesn't come together exactly as I want but as perfect as we want to be, we can't always do it. I'm always around, so if you need someone to talk I'm all ears. Tonight is our 21 anniversary and we're going on a harbour dinner cruise, I'm afraid the carbs may jump up and bite me tonight but we'll see how it goes, I figure I can splurge on 1 glass of wine and hopefully find something I can eat to. Fill you in on the evening later. My hubby bought me a beautiful 14k gold locket with roses on the front. Lucky me, I bought him a bike and one for me so we can bike ride together, omg not excercise, lol.. See you later
Debbie

[Ivory]

Congrats on your anniversary! 21 years, thats great! Your locket sounds beautiful :D I totally agree, that splurging a bit is okay on special occasions like your anniversary!

Today's menu: Breakfast/lunch: 2 fried eggs, and a salad with 3 cheese ranch dressing.
Dinner: Salad with ranch, coleslaw, cheese burger with lettuce and tomato, and fries and a kit kat....a very balanced CAD RM if I saw so myself! lol

I'm hungry so I'm gonna go find something yummy to eat...or at least I'm going to find something to eat..whether it ends up being yummy is yet to be determined

[dabrahamso]

Thanks Ivory, 21 years is a long time and the locket is beautiful. Also, I did okay for dinner on the cruise.
Breakfast 4 slices bacon and 2 fried eggs, water and coffee with cream and equal.
Lunch - 2 skewered chicken with green peppers and salad with ranch dressing, water
Supper - salad, ranch dressing, greek salad, salmon in dill sauce, roast beef and for dessert the bad thing, blueberry cheesecake but I didn't eat the crust. So that's my treat for the day and the week and the month. I think..... Anyways, the cruise was great and we met a really nice couple on vacation here from Alabama, so we had great conversation with them. Time for bed now, talk to you later, have a great weekend, no more stressing out ok.... OK!!!! :wave:

[Ivory]

Thats great that you had such a good anniversary evening, and if I was going to cheat, cheese cake seems like an excellent way to do it!

Well its off to Muskoka with me this morning, I'm excited! I'm gonna try to not cheat too much this weekend.

Oh I almost forgot, I decided to measure last night because my size 15 pants were feeling a little looser than before and here's what came of my measuring:
Bust: 1 inch
Waist: 1 inch
Belly Button: 1.75 inches
Hips: 1 inch
Thigh: .5 inch

[catinhat]

Dear Ivory,

I picked up the CAD lifespan program book yesterday at the library. I read parts of it last night, and I'm wondering if you can tell me how it has worked for you. I hope you don't mind me asking.

Do you have a hard time at the reward meal? In the CAD lifeplan book (I realize it's a little different from CAD) you are supposed to start the reward meal with 2c. salad, then the rest of the reward meal is 1/3 protein, 1/3 lowcarb veggie, and 1/3 'reward' carbohydrate. I'm just afraid I'd pig out every time, even though the Hellers say that I'd feel satisfied with less.

I have done OK with my own version of lowcarb - mostly protein power, since that's the book I actually read, but I haven't done everything perfect with that either. Actually, for the first couple weeks, I 'cheated' once a day, at a meal, so it was 'CAD-ish', yet I lost weight OK. I have been eating low-carb (well, more or less) for 13 weeks and I've lost 27 pounds, which I think is pretty good. I lost steadily for 6 weeks, leveled off for about 4, then had some more losses. I'm kinda leveled off right now because of TOM, but I feel OK about it (usually).

So, Ivory - is it really true that I could have a salad, some pork barbecue, lowcarb slaw and white beans/corn bread, as long as the portions are 1/3 pork, 1/3 slaw, and 1/3 beans/cornbread? Do you think it slows things down much? I'm at a point where I guess I am thinking I'd like to get to a more long term way of eating. There are some foods I've been missing terribly right now - beans in particular, but also some whole grain foods. I'm not so much interested in adding back sugary foods, but I sure do miss beans and stone ground corn bread.

Of course, this could be the PMS talking. I guess I just wanted to check with you and see how you feel about the CAD program. It seems like something I could do for life, as in forever, since I'd be able to have some of the foods I love and miss, as long as I keep to the formula.

Thanks for taking the time to read this novel! I really appreciate your input!

-Catinhat

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, WAY TO GO!!!! Have a really great weekend, I want to hear all about it when you get back. You'll do just fine. :roll:

[molmerlin]

Hey cat. I also bought the carb addicts life span program book, as I too thought that maybe it would be a good maintenance way of eating. I have read thru bits and pieces of it, no hurry, since I really want to lose a bit more weight. the thing is, no way am I going to go the rest of my life and not eat potatoes etc. It just ain't gonna happen, so the cad thing certainly seems to make sense. I would imagine that (as always) some kind of portion control would have to come into play. I do miss having a big ol baked potato with a steak, etc.
Today I went thru my clothes and got rid of the big ones. they are gone. there is NO going back, cause I sure as hell ain't gonna go buy big clothes again. Kind of scary making that commitment, but if I have that cushion of big clothes to fall back on, I will. Good thing I didn't get rid of the smaller things. and there were days that I could have, feeling like I would always be fat and NEVER get any smaller
i guess hubby and I are gonna go try to see a movie, if there is anything out there worth seeing :yum: I see POPCORN in my future.

[kalondra]

Hello everyone! :wave:

Thanks for the nice comments everyone about my picture. :blush: And thanks for your concern Ivory. I'm not really going through any major problems. Just the ups and downs with my ex-boyfriend who is still for the most part, my boyfriend. It's just a very complicated, confused situation. :confused: We had been doing some talking about our relationship and spending a whole lot more time together, and that's why I hadn't had too much time to post. :D Ok, enough about that! :p

Everyone is still doing well. Happy anniversay Deb! :Party: and good for you for not being too bad on the cruise. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.

I have had a few slips myself. :nono: Like someone said earlier, I have been getting bored with the foods once again. And Friday, I craved some real pancakes for breakfast. So guess what, I went and bought some and they were good. :yum: And today, I had a milkshake. With all these slips and slides I have been doing lately, I've come to the conclusion that I will begin induction tomorrow to start off the week. :idea: I haven't gained any pounds, but I haven't lost any either. Hopefully induction will jumpstart the loss again. :rolleyes:

All the cheating I was doing made me begin to think about CAD again. I want to lose about 25 or 30 more pounds and then I will begin CAD. I agree with everyone saying that cutting out potatoes, beans, fruits, and carbs in general, is nearly impossible for the rest of your life. :)

Have a nice weekend everyone! :sunny: Ivory I hope you are having a lot of fun right now! :dazzle: I will be having a lot of fun next weekend and I can't wait!

kalondra :rheart:

[catinhat]

Gosh, sounds like lots of us are contemplating cad, at least for maintenance! Still, my question is about whether or not it changes the craving part of it all - and how quickly others have lost on cad! Sorry, I'm in the midst of the worst pms day of my cycle, and I'm really craving some things . . . don't want to trigger anyone here, so I'll just hush . . .

Molmerlin, I recently gave all my big clothes (except one pair of jeans from my very biggest) to Goodwill. It was a little scary, because it means no turning back! It was even scarier a couple days later when I had some major pms bloating, and all my current stuff felt snug - eek! Still, I'm committed to losing the excess weight, so I know it was a good move. Plus, it made rooms for some new stuff!

Ugh. I just want to eat carby stuff today. I am tempted - very tempted - to just write it all off to pms and forget it until tomorrow. Grr, grr, grr. Sorry. I'll hush again.

Take care everyone, and here's to getting below 200!!

-Catinhat

[Traveller]

Good Morning and Hello again!
I have been away for nearly a week. Stayed in Toronto, went to the National Exhibition walked around for more than 10 hours my feet swelled up and the last hour and the long way home was agony. But most of my visit was very pleasant. The weather was fine the fireworks beautiful , saw my great grand kids and a couple of my grand daughters. Tried to eat low carb even when we went out but cheated at the fair. I always have had a waffle with icecream in between and I fell for it this time too. Did not drink enough water either. Got on the scale this morning and it is still the same. At least it did not go up. :) Getting a little frustrated. :cry: :Party: Congrats to all of you who have lost some inches or lbs. :wave:

[Talon]

I stayed at 191 this week, so close to the 180's! I am still feeling good and no cheating, so I am not worried - they weight will come off - when it is darn good and ready. Too bad that doesn't coincide with when *I* want it to come off! :lol:

[Ivory]

Hello All!!!

I had a fabulous time this weekend. I was a bit nervous about going because I was going with a friend to her friend's cottage, but everyone was so nice! What a great group of girls! We went boating, and swimming and just had a grand time! I can't wait to get my pics developed this week! Okay, I ate this weekend, I had a burger WITH a bun, I had chips, I had candy and pancakes(and they were fabulous)...I was BAD but I don't care, I'm willing to be fat for an extra week in exchange for this weekend!

Catinhat, yep, as long as your reward meal is 1/3 protein, 1/3 veggies and 1/3 carbs, you're good to go. I sometimes don't have enough veggies at dinner, but I've been better lately about that since these last 30lbs are gonna be harder to have come off.

I also have just gotten rid of all my 'big' clothes, no more 20's or even 18's for me, they're gone.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

[catinhat]

Thanks, Ivory!

I tried it last night, and I think I 'get it' - the 1/3 dealie really keeps a girl from overdoing the carbs, eh? Last night, beans and cornbread, and I didn't even finish all the beans. Tonight - half an apple and . . . potatoes! (just a bit) with grilled chicken, the salad, and green beans. Yum!!

Thanks again, and I appreciate any other ideas/help you're willing to give - any other websites for cad, stuff like that??

-Catinhat

[molmerlin]

ok, it is the end of my weekend off. I got tons done, yea!!! I ate chicken salad all day. for each meal, and each snack. seems odd, but thinking back, that is all I had except for FLAXOMEAL I guess that's ok.
Ivory, glad you had a great weekend away, you always go places and have fun. of course that's what you do when you are young. I don't go much of anywhere, really turned into a home body with my advanced age. I KNOW those pancakes you had were heaven. yummmmmmm
I am gonna cruise the board for new posts and then off to bed. not looking forward to work tomorrow :wave:

[dabrahamso]

Hi All, well, we went to the PNE today, all day, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Food was a challenge!!! We stopped at a restaurant before we went in and I had ham steak and 2 eggs, water and coffee. Then we hit the fair. I had a smokie, no bun, then I had 2 hamburgers with cheese, no bun, then my daughter bought california rolls and I had 1 small, then my husband bought potato chips and I had about 10, then I had a skewer of shrimp, then we came home and I had bacon puffs and sour cream and salsa and then I had 2 tbsps whipped cream, no sugar. So I have no idea how my carb count is, I don't care and I'm going to bed, but we had fun and we walked lots so I don't think I'll have a problem with what I ate. Like Ivory said, the darn weight will come off when it wants to.
Traveller - it sounds like you and I did almost the same things today at different exhibitions. So tomorrow is the start of a new week and on we go again. Those little sidetracks we go on, I don't think they matter a whole lot if it keeps us in line for the rest of the month, so if we have 1 day a month where we cheat that should be ok, then we don't get bored or feel deprived.
Good night all, talk to you during the week.
Debbie

[Ivory]

Deb, PNE? Thats the Pacific National Exhibition right? I live outside Toronto, so the CNE(Canadian National Exhibition) is close, I've never been actually. I've been on the grounds where its held to park for other things, but never to the "ex" itself.

Ug, I'm suffering for my cheating a bit this morning...some tummy cramps, and a few more trips the the bathroom that I might otherwise have taken.

Its back to basics for me today, good LC eating, lots and lots of water and probably a bit of exercise, I weighed in 5lbs heavier this morning than I did on Saturday morning, so I'm obviously retaining water because I don't think what I ate was 5lbs worth!

[catinhat]

Ivory,

I looked for a journal for you, but I didn't see one. Might have missed it though - anyway, I have a questions for you, since you've been doing CAD for a long time, and I'm just starting . . .

Do you ever have days when you choose to not have a reward meal, either because you want to lose a little faster, or because there's nothing 'calling out' to you? I don't mean to not eat at all, but rather to just not have a carb item - still have salad, meat, veggie, but no carb. The reason I ask is just for information's sake. I have enjoyed the reward meals, but I sorta feel like if I got a reward meal 4 or 5 days a week, I'd still be satisfied. Just wondering what your input is about this.

Thanks!

-Catinhat

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, this is the Pacific National Exhibition, I imagine it's similar to the CNE. I also must be retaining water. I recorded what I ate at Fitday last night and I only had 775 calories and 20 grams of carbs but I'm up a bit also. I ate bacon puffs late last night though and they have a lot of salt. Oh well, this yo-yo up and down thing seems to be pretty standard to us, right? Just keep plugging away. We are going away for the labour day weekend also, and I've told our friend that I'm bringing the Atkins book to here. She is very heavy also and just quit smoking 2 months ago and said she's gained weight, so maybe this will help her. She was quite interested in seeing it. This way, I can also kind of control what I eat all weekend. There is a method to my madness, l0l :p I'm having one of those, I don't feel like eating mornings but I know I have to. I ran out of cream cheese and that's been my favourite breakfast lately, 2 mock danish and coffee for breakfast, I love it. Have a great Monday,

Debbie

[Ivory]

I'm terrible at using my journal, I think its probably been "archived"

I don't ever skip my RM, I look forward to it too much. But there definetly are days where I'm not CRAVING anything in perticular. But I don't worry about carby add ins at my RM, stuff like crutons in salad or real gravy that has flour in it. Part of it for me is that while I'm home in the summer, I eat with my family so I eat what they eat at dinner.

[Ivory]

Where is everyone??

[molmerlin]

:daze: :roll: :roll: hey Ivory. I am here anyway. got off work an hour ago. I am even as we speak frying up some fajita stuff to gobble down. so, today I wore a pair of size 14 pants to work. My favorite ones, They just seem wrong,cause they are not baggy. but I know they fit like regular people's clothes. It is just too cool to where them. I nearly didn't, cause I just felt really fat this morning. Guess why that's right, tom came a week early. could I be anymore screwy in that area???? of course the good news is that when he leaves, he'll take a little extra with him, and before you know it I will be in the 170s, and look positively waifish.........or not. whatever. a woman at work asked if I had been dieting, she said I looked so thin (ok, at 185, there anin't no thin to it, but it still felt great!!!) I feel positive and upbeat, what is my goal weight? 160, I almost feel like I can do that. where is all this good vibe stuff coming from?????? :wave: :spin:

[Ivory]

I'm glad someone's around!

Hee hee, I know all about TOM being screwy, mine's all over the map lately(since coming off depo provera)

I had a fat day today too, I didn't like what I was wearing and I weighed in heavy this morning because of retaining water etc, but I've had around a gallon of water today, so that should help!

BTW, yesterday was my 6 month LC anniversary. In retrospect, it hasn't seemed like 6 months at all!

[dabrahamso]

I'm also here. I had a feeling fat day to, but I made cheesecake cupcakes last night and I ate 4, note 4!!! of the darn things and 2 more so far tonight. Oh well, they only have cream cheese, eggs and splenda in them. I looked at the pictures from our anniversary dinner and I kind of felt down cause I don't look as thin as I think I did. I guess at 211, 212, you can't look thin yet. My ankles feel swollen today also. They don't look swollen just feel that way. Must be retaining a bit of water too. Must be a couple of weeks to TOM again, seems to get me about that time every month and then I spend 2 weeks feeling fat. I don't feel like I'll every get into the 190's. Oh well, on we trudge, right girls!!! Talk to you later,

[Ivory]

Where are you Perry? I need to give you a hug! I ordered stuff from that Cdn. LC site you gave me, I ordered Keto Brownie Mix(which I will be keeping under lock and key) and La Tortilla Factory burritos...anyway its going to cost me $11 to have it shipped from BC to Ottawa, so thats not bad at all! THANK YOU PERRY!!!!

Talking of feeling fat or wondering how you look etc, I got back pictures from the zoo from a couple weeks ago, anyway first when I saw myself all I could see was the little bit of upper tummy sticking out THEN I looked at everyone around me and realized that I'm not a lot bigger than my friends :D

[dabrahamso]

Good morning, Ivory. What place did you order LC stuff from in BC??? I live in Vancouver and would like to know this as I haven't found anything like that where I shop. Mind you, the way I went through the cheesecake, which is now gone, in 2 evenings, bad,bad,bad, Maybe treat stuff isn't a good idea for me just yet. Well, have an art sale to do today so have to get ready for that, see you later :)

[catinhat]

I've been thinking of ordering some things too, just because there are some things I'd like to try. If the latortilla factory tortillas are good, I'd use them, even at reward meals. Even at the reward meal, I'm trying to keep the carbs to a minimum.

Ivory, I am really enjoying cad right now, and I wanted to thank you for taking the time to share information with me. I think I needed a break from the more strict program. Once my loss that I have so far 'settles', I will likely do another round of protein power, but cad is perfect for some maintenance. Who knows, maybe I'll even still lose!

Anyway, just wanted you to know that I really appreciate your help!

-Catinhat

[molmerlin]

ok. I went to training at another store today, all day, in the training room they brought us lunch, to save time etc etc (yadda yadda yadda) we had sandwiches from Jimmy Johns (subs) ok, I am a big fan of the place but hello???? does that seem like a good low carb choice. no. of course it doesn't. so i ate the two pieces of meat the two pieces of cheese some of the lettuce and was done. the good news was that after training I went to Chilie's with some friends and had the mushroom jack chicken fajitas (no tortillas) so yummy. i am still stuffed from that.
I am definitely feeling fat today(tom), I have yet to begin ANY exercise regimen, I know that would help, but...... :wave:

[kalondra]

Hello Everyone! :wave:

catinhat, I see you're really enjoying the CAD; I probably won't be too far behind! :cool: Hey, I loved the post in VickiT's journal about the bees and honey. :lol: It was very funny! I was at work so I couldn't reply then. But you will have to keep me posted on how your loss goes with CAD since you are a new convert. ;)

Perry?!? Where are you? :q: Thanks Ivory, I almost forgot about Perry. We miss you Perry! :spin:

ivory, let me know how that brownie mix turns out. I found some at a health food store, but I didn't buy it. I'll wait for your results first. ;)

molmerlin, you will be whittling away to the 170's sooner than you think at your rate! Size 14 pants!!!! That's terrific! I can't wait til I'm there! :clap:

Deb, hope you're not still feeling fat. I'm at 210 & I feel fat, but not as fat as I did at 244. :D So it's a little relieving to think about that. ;)

I have started back exercising this week. However this morning, I didn't do any b/c my stomach was hurting. I made some peanut butter cookies from a recipe I found on this forum. I guess I ate too many last night, but they were yummy! :yum: I even made more tonight & added cocoa to them, but this time I didn't eat as many.
Hope everyone is having a nice week! :daizy:
kalondra :rheart:

[catinhat]

Kalondra,

I am enjoying cad - hopefully not too much, if you know what I mean !!

If I end up with a gain next week, it will NOT be anything against cad, just evidence that I am not ready for the 'freedom'.

Lately, I've been feeling a little discouraged, because my losses had slowed again. On the other hand, my parents were here for a week, and I was pretty far off the program. Thankfully, there was no gain that week. The next week was major pms week and I had this 1 lb gain. I should have started with TOM yesterday, so right now I am a bloated, chocolate craving feind. With all that in mind, I've decided to do my best this week, be gentle with myself, and see if I can at least maintain. That gained pound was gone this morning, but I've been snacking some today, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it back in the morning. Such is life.

It's funny, but when I feel bloated, I look down at my stomach and it looks the same as when I was 272. I look at my face and I can't tell that I've lost anything at all. When I was at 209, I felt like a total hottie, and now at 203-204, I am doubting that I've lost any weight at all, ever! It has got to be the hormones - there's just no other logical explanation.

So, I'll just keep reading here, posting, and waiting out this difficult time. This too shall pass - hopefully with no substantial gains!

-Catinhat

[Ivory]

Catinhat, from what I've heard the first week switching programs can cause a gain just from the change, so don't judge your self 'not ready' for 2-3 weeks...and BTW, no prob about the advice, I'm glad I could help!

I'll let everyone know how my brownies turn out once I get the mix :) Oh I'm going to be disappointed if they're less than fabulous!

I still think of myself as 'fat' too but sometimes I realize that I'm not, I'm solid and still squishy, but I'm not fat anymore.

Debbie, here's the link for the Canadian business that sells LC stuff:
http://www3.telus.net/seadrakeHome/LCFE.htm

Tomorrow is my last day of work before I move...I'm so glad that I'm done tomorrow! Friday I'm going out with my best friend for dinner, she's going to England for a year so we won't see each other til June of next year, I'm also taking my brother to get a tattoo :)

[Ivory]

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to leave a quick note before I move, I'm moving tomorrow morning around 4am, so I just wanted to wish everyone a good Labour Day weekend!

[Perry]

I'm back!

It will take me 2 days to read up on everything so bear with me.

Had a week and a half tour in MOncton and I'm just starting to return to normal life (and LC eating) I was a bad LCer in Moncton, since I wasn't in control of my menu, but got back on track Tuesday past. I will weigh in again on Tuesday but I'm expecting a small gain, but no biggie. This lifestyle has taken root. I know eventually I'll be way down (or weigh down :D )