200lbs anyone???

[Ivory]

Hi everyone!

I'm moved back up to school, I have been a bad lowcarber for the past couple of days, I just haven't had the energy to worry about what I'm eating. But now I'm back on track! I'm going to go to the school gym this week and weigh in on their scale(which was the one I was using when I started LCing before I went home for the summer)

I've been burning lots and lots of calories cleaning the MASSIVE mess left by my subletters, we're talking they left stuff all over the place and a serious layer of grime on EVERYTHING.

I hope everyone's Labour Day weekend is going well!

[catinhat]

Ivory! I'm so glad you got moved OK, even if there's still some grime removal and settling in to do. I hope you got a deposit from the subletters. I have moved into some really nasty places in the past, but I always left them nice. It's amazing what some people will do, eh?

You said you'd been eating carbs the past couple days. I'm sure you'll be on track in no time flat. The other thing is that when you have a lot of 'carb awareness' even when you eat carbs, you tend to be less likely to just go crazy with them. Well, that's true for me, anyway - I guess I shouldn't assume anything, though I'm sure you're doing just great!

When time allows, you'll have to let us know what classes you're taking!

-Catinhat

[Ivory]

Catinhat, I'm trying to keep things balanced right now with carbs and protein and veggies, I guess I'm giving myself some "time off" of LC, but only a few days...there's no way I can give up something that has worked so well.

Grime removal is still going on, one of my room mates moved up today so we've been scrubbing walls, it was GROSS, our subletters didn't do any major cleaning and I don't think the last tenants did either, so we've gotten most of the walls washed, and tomorrow we start painting!

As far as what classes I'm taking, I'm in my 3rd year of my Honours Bachelor of Commerce, and I'm majoring in marketing, so this semester I'm taking retailing, corporate financial policy, business law, promotional management and world religions I. I'm kind of excited about getting started again, this year should be a lot better for me, there's a LOT less math(something that second year was full of, and something I HATE).

[kalondra]

Hello everyone! :wave:

Hey Perry! :wave: Glad to see you made it back.

Ivory hope everything goes well at school. I remember taking business law my last semester in college. I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot of things in it. :cool:

Ok I have cheated again. :bash: I cheated for about 4 or 5 days and seemed to have gained about 4 or 5 pounds. So I have jumped back on the right track again today. I was partying with my friends this weekend and i just wanted to eat normal stuff like everyone else. So I did. :nono: But it caught up with me. So I have to work at getting it off.

Besides that everything is great. :daze: Hope everyone had a nice labor day. :sunny:

kalondra :rheart:

[Perry]

I am soooo hungry.

Anyone ever feel like they could never eat enough? That's where I've been the past two days. The only thing that has kept me from biting off my family's heads was going off LC at around 7 at night. Any ideas or tricks? I hate having a great day wasted by evening stupidity.

[molmerlin]

Perry. I have had several of those days where I am just hungry all day. I have been able to keepit low carb, so no gain (but no loss either) and at the end of the day, when I really list what all have eaten, it usually isn't all that bad.
Everyone, we are going into that nasty holiday season soon, everyone will be baking and buying goodies, we are all gonna have to be strong!!! nothing is better on a cold fall or winter day than a big bowl of soup or stew or CHILI we are gonna have to come up with some ideas!!!!!!!

[molmerlin]

good morning group. I did the whole taking up the old carpet thing this past weekend, new crpet gets put in on next tuesday, we have a vinyl tile floor til then. the whole living room looks like it is in a state of total upheaval (which it is) I will be glad when it is done.
I am getting really bored with lc, I know we all are to varying degrees. I got home from work late last night, and wanted dinner, but didn't know what I wanted (something fast) I just sat there whining, and hubby came in from kitchen carrying cheese, deli roast beef and pepperoni......kind of funny, I must have really been whining in any case, none of that looked good. I ended up making microwave POPCORN (and I wasn't even watching a movie) which was bad I know, but it is done I need to get my big butt in gear and eat some breakfast.
I have 24 pounds to goal, that really seems doable, ya figure anyone can lose twenty pounds, but I know that it will be slow going, I read some through the forum this morning, lots of good stuff, sounds like Nat will be posting less, she always seemed to have her stuff together.
Ivory glad you are happy to be back at school, my daughter is in her third year in college. she is also glad to be back.
:wave:

[Ivory]

Hi guys,

Just a quick note before I get back to painting and organizing. I've been bad the last few days. The problem is that I can't find my kitchen, I think its under a bunch of boxes somewhere in my apartment, so I've been eating "quick" food and that means carbs. So today I'm going to be cleaning up the kitchen and organizing so I'll be able to cook and therefore I will get back on track!

Kalondra, my favourite thing about business law so far is that there isn't a textbook, therefore I didn't have to drop $100 on that class, unlike the rest of them! Actually I love law, I seriously considered going into criminal law...

I think I might go weigh in on my way home at the gym to see what damage I've done...I'm guessing I've gained a couple pounds...ah well, could be worse I suppose.

[dabrahamso]

Hi All!! Well, don't we all sound like a bunch of whiners. I've been doing the same thing. Bored to tears with lcing. I've been at it exactly 3 months today, I'm down 23 lbs and feel like I've been down 23 lbs forever!!! I asked my husband last night if I should just give up on this and stay fat forever. He said, "you didn't gain it ovenight, don't expect to lose it overnight". Basically he said give it one full year from start date and see where I'm at and just take a break from the routine every once in a while. I'll stay away from bread, rice, potatoes, pasta but on the weekend we had chubby fried chicken from A & W and I ate the coating and all but no fries. Everyone gets so embarrassed when we eat out and I ask for burgers with no buns or I take the topping off the pizza and leave it on the plate. Things seem to move so slowly with this it's frustrating. I also find I'm really having a hard time eating vegetables. I'm sick of salad and I hate cooking during the day so I'm basically only eating 1 cup veggies at supper time. I've been eating mock danish for breakfast most days, lunch has been 2 wasa rye crisps with butter and cheese and dinner is meat and veggies. Probably no where near the calories I should be eating and I've been making cheesecake cupcakes and eating 4 at a time and not even enjoying them all the time. Just bored and lazy with the whole thing. I haven't even been going for walks. We all got new bikes 2 weeks ago and I've ridden mine once. Bah Hum Bug :mad: TOM also showed up yesterday and I was swelling up in my ankles and legs big time all weekend. I find I get easily discouraged and depressed at this time. I haven't even checked my blood sugar lately and I haven't taken my measurements for a few days but I'll wait till TOM is done. Sorry for the novel. Just one of "THOSE DAYS" :(

[catinhat]

Whoa. This is a really different vibe for this thread! Seems like everyone has hit a low spot at the same time. So, how do we dig ourselves out?

Perhaps we need our own little challenge? Perhaps we need to start gratitude journals, and remind ourselves of the good things we have, and the good people we are. Or maybe we've just all been at this long enough that it's routine, and the 'thrill' is gone.

I have to admit to similar feelings. I have been losing an average of 8lb a month - that is really, really good - yet I find myself feeling discouraged. 8 lbs. is 32 sticks of butter - there's a visual for everyone! 8 lbs. a month = 96 pounds in a year. That's pretty amazing, and yet I've been whining about being bored with the food, and complaining that I'm not losing faster. Ugh.

Molmerlin mentioned that 'chili weather' is on the way. Maybe we should each try to find or invent one good cold weather recipe, then share them all here. Actually, I have already developed a chili recipe, and it's in the 'main dish' section. It even has beans in it, yet it's low carb - promise! Still, I bet if we all put our heads together, we can come up with some fun fall/winter menus and foods. What do you say?

-Catinhat

[Perry]

I'm in!


thanks for the attitude checkup.

I have had 3 phone calls this week asking... how have you lost so much so quick? That feels real good, especially when I'm plateauing.

I think we need some variety too, or creativity. Ideas? anyone?

[dabrahamso]

Way to go Catinhat, I think we all need a little pep talk right now. :) thanks, for being here. I am absolutely useless in coming up with recipes but I'll sure welcome reading any you guys come up with. I'm even to bored and lazy to want to cook. I've been making my family go out for supper almost constantly lately. I haven't even felt like cleaning the house. I'm really zapped and tired but I haven't been sleeping much either. I went and tried on clothes today at the store and my usual size was too big so I know I'm making progress, but like you, I feel like it should all be gone already. Yeah right!!! Oh well, keep pepping me up, I sure need it. In a year from now we'll all be congratulating each other. :p

[molmerlin]

REASONS WHY LC MAKES MY LIFE BETTER:

I am 35 pounds lighter.
I KNOW that my body is healthier without all the junk I was putting into it before LC
I am 35 pounds lighter.
I don't feel sick after eating a big dinner, like I would after a huge carb fest
I am 35 pounds lighter
I am getting control over my compulsive eating habits....how did three oreos always end up being the entire package?
I am 35 pounds lighter
I can actually shop in the regular clothes section, and not have to search out the plus or womens section
I am 35 pounds lighter
In a group of people, I am no longer always the fattest person there (a big whoo hoo on this one folks)
I am 35 pounds lighter
When walking into a building, and seeing my reflection in the glass doors, I no longer cringe and think holy crap, I am a big fat cow (ok, I am not all that, but I DO see a BIG change in my reflection)
I am 35 pounds lighter
I LOVE people asking me how much weight have I lost
I am 35 pounds lighter

Anyone else?????? (by the way, did I mention that I have lost 35 pounds? :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: )

[catinhat]

So, Molmerlin, how much have you lost anyway??

[Ivory]

Well its my first day back on track...okay so thats easy to say because I haven't had time today to eat anything but some cheese. I'm killing time between classes right now, I love how they let you out of the first lecture early.

Its weird how we all hit low spots together. With eating like I used to the past few days, I feel gross. I feel like I haven't lost any weight, my digestive works are certainly not in optimal working order, I just feel gross. I'm looking forward to salad and decent protein. Finally my kitchen is in order enough that I can prepare my own food. I've been living on Subway the last few days, so at least I've been getting some veggies.

I'm learning more and more that my room mate is going to be a huge hurdle to overcome, food-wise. She eats terribly, we're talking hi-carb, hi-cal, hi-fat. She's always got junk food...I'm going to have to be really strong around her.

I think I'm gonna make some fake "potato" salad tonight to have over the next few days, I might as well, I have a HUGE cauliflower(somewhere around the size of a volleyball!)

Anyway I'm rambling and so I'm gonna sign off, go find something to drink and then go weigh myself at the gym before class.

[molmerlin]

ivory you started this thread on may 26, doesn't that seem like forever ago? look at all the progress we have all made. I was at 211 for my first post to this thread, and now I am hovering between 182 and 183.
I am guessing everyone is busy with fall things. Ivory you are doing back to school stuff and I bet your days are crammed full of things. I know all the moms here have things going on getting their kids into the swing of school again.
I am getting my new carpet installed TOMORROW. I am so very excited.
I am also starving, so I think a mock danish is in order. later

[Corrie]

Hey everybody!!
I thought I'd check in!!
How are you all???

[Ivory]

I'm officially back on CAD, I had a good day, I think I slightly cheated, it was my room mates 21st b-day so I had some wine, but I exceeded my reward meal hour, but I'm not too worried, I'm not even sure if I did exceed my hour actually.

Other than that, life is going well, school's gonna be pretty good I think. Ladies(and Perry) I'm having boy issues, I had/have a thing for a friend and I didn't see him all summer and boy did he look great tonight when I saw him! But the nice thing is that he said like 3 times how great I looked...hee hee it was like "Eat Your Heart Out Hun!"

[Corrie]

Ivory - WTF - look at you!! Only 3 pounds left...I am so excited for you!!! Go get him girl!

[Ivory]

Hee hee Oh I'm gonna try Corrie! I'll keep y'all updated on my little soap opera going on here.

[Perry]

Ok ladies...

I joined the local YMCA. It's very, very ritzy here... a lot of rich patrons. The exercise room is full of awesome climbers, bikes, treadmills, etc. There's a pool, etc. etc. AND here's the kicker...
I get in for half price! a pastor's discount! That's what sold me on it. under 20 a month (Canadian $'s)

I wanted to be sure I wasn't on a "health kick" but rather a life choice, and, in 5 days I'll have been LCing for 2 months. I'll wait and use the scale there to do my weight tomorrow, but I feel real good. (Oh, I had about an equal # of good and bad days in August, but that was travel and low finances -LC costs!!!)

Feeling good, a lot of people are asking what i'm doing :cool: and slammin' Atkin's when I tell them :mad: , but I say, no prob, eat your lo fat bagel and baked potato, I'll have another lobster in butter please :D


glad to hear the ladies are doing well (and less TOM rants :o )

weigh in tomorrow

[molmerlin]

perry, glad to see you joined the Y. I have been talking about doing just that since may!!, but I have the same feelings as you, I don't want to go and join, pay the bucks and go maybe twice and then give up. i am inherently extremely LAZY and I need to kick myself in the butt and get going.
I have had a good couple of days, but today is one of those hungry all day deals. what is up with that?
My daughter has be on lc about a month now, she wanted to drop about twenty pounds, which she has done, but she really likes this way of eating.....we ate at chili's yesterday, had the mushroom jack chicken fajitas (no tortillas, duh) she didn't even eat half of her food and was stuffed. as we left she said she just can't believe eating that meal was good for her, but she knows it is cause it is working and she is feeling great.
I am still hovering around 182, and as we all know from experience, the close you are to a new group of tens, the longer it seems to take to lose that two or three pounds.
Corrie, glad you stopped in, you are looking good girl!
Today is very emotional, thinking back a year ago today. It makes no sense, and I don't know what the answer is, but I hope each and every one of you are healthy and happy, PEACE

[Corrie]

Ivory!! Yes - keep us posted. :cheer:

Momerlin!!Way to go - 182 - that FAB!!! :cheer:
THAT IS SO COOL!

It is a really hard day for me as well - I remember exactly what I was doing.....I am very emotional - and I too wish each one of you PEACE.

[Perry]

Hi all...

a new number 248.. 1 pound gone forever.

But... you don't understand, that's with a lack lustre August and... its on a REAL scale.... not just one that tells me what I like. REAL scales had me at 258 when my happy scale gave me a 249.

Therefore I'm ecstatic! I have thot about reviewing my goal a little as well. Once I'm under 200, I may stop at 185 (If I'm all muscle :D )

[Ivory]

Hello all,

Last night was so hard for me to not cheat, I mean seriously hard, but I made it through, okay so I had coffee with real sugar in it, because the coffee shop I went to had no artificial sweetners(strange, very strange). But anyway I digress. I think I'm going to go weigh in today at the school gym. I'm a little nervous, the last time I weighed in, it was like 210 but it was really hot out so I was swollen and I had been eating terribly for a week. I'm hoping to be about where I was before I moved up here, that I lost the water weight and am back down below 205 again...below 200 would be nice, but it just ain't gonna happen today!

I, too, am going to start working out. I already pay for gym membership with my student fees from my tuition, so I might as well go! I think I might take aqua-fitness too.

I'm so proud of all of us! Its great how we've all taken control of our weight and our lives when it comes to food.

[Perry]

New mini goal...

245 by end of september... that's 2.5 pounds in 2.5 weeks. That will include lots of exercise and no cheats, but I think it's doable. whadayall think?

Doing real well at the gym. LC has given me far more energy (It's nice to sweat on a treadmill... vs. walking to the fridge ;) )

Will probably start with a gym log. any workout tips?

[Ivory]

Well I just changed my profile, firstly I wieghed myself at the gym today on the scale that I'll be using for the next 8 months, so I put the number it gave me as my current weight. Secondly, I put my FINAL goal as my goal so thats why my progress % dropped so far! But on a happy note, I weighed myself a week ago on the gym scale and it said 211 so I've lost 2lbs this week! yay!

Perry, I think you can totally do it! You've done so great on LC, you must be so proud of yourself!

A very close friend of mine had quadruple bypass surgery last week, I just found out and am so thankful he's okay. It makes me more and more glad that I'm taking control of my weight now and not waiting for health problems to develop.

[kalondra]

Hello All! :wave: It seems funny that all of us seem to have jumped off this WOL around the same time. Maybe it was the time of the year or something that made us want to stray away. :p It's funny. I was reading everyone's posts and I was feeling the same way. :cool:

Anyways, I have not been LCing over the last week. My parents are in town and I have been eating whatever I want. :nono: I have managed to gain about 4 or 5 more pounds. But as soon as I begin induction again, they will drop just as fast as they came. ;)

I am a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding tomorrow and I hope the dress will still fit with no problems. That's my only concern right now. :rolleyes:

On another note, Perry, glad you joined the Y. :thup: I haven't been doing hardly any exercise over the last 2 weeks myself.

molmerlin--I like your reasons for your life being better :thup:

ivory--keep us posted on the cutie! Sounds very interesting! :thup:

I will officially begin LCing again on Monday. :) I will go back on induction. Well everyone have a nice weekend! :sunny:

kalondra :rheart:

[Perry]

I can't believe it....

246. the scale said 246 this morning. I promised myself not to be a scale watcher, and I probably won't when it's no longer fun, but that's 29 pounds and my 2 month LC anniversay is still 3 days away. Oh, wouldn't it be cool to have lost 30 in 2 months (and one month with a lot of cheats!)

Just celebrating :D the good days, because I know I'll whine on the bad ones :mad: .

Hey girls, still racing you to 200. ;)

[chemlady]

I would love it if the scale said 199. Its been five years since the scale said that. I know its a long way off but I have cranked up the exercise and I eat 5 small meals a day and I am still doing induction with an occasional extra ten carbs maybe once a week. Hopefully by valentines day I will be there and maybe I will even have a valentine. I dumped the last guy because after I had his son he couldn't handle the fact that I was large and started treating me shitty. I figured if you love me then I shouldnt matter what I look like because its still me. My son is four and he asked me the other day " are you skinny yet mommy" He is unaware of the concept. Too bad you are judged by what you look like and instead of whats inside.
Laurie

[dabrahamso]

Holy Chemlady, you've done good so far. I've only lost 23 lbs since June 4/02 and I feel like I've been doing this forever. You're right to dump the man if he feels like that but I have a similar kind of guy only we are still together. He warned me before we got married that I better never get fat, oh well!!! He's proud of what I'm doing though and is still here and fairly supportive so that's good.

Perry, I can't believe how much you've lost in 2 months. I'm way jealous man!!! I don't think I'll ever see 200 lbs. at the rate I'm going, but I'm not excercising and I know that doesn't help. But I feel good and I don't really ever cheat other than cheesecake when we're out for dinner, but I eat it plain and I don't eat the crust so I think it's ok. I've not gained any back doing this but the losses are sure slow. Keep up the good work :p

[Ivory]

Perry, at the rate you're going and the rate I'm going, you just may beat me to 200! I've been so bad the past couple of weeks, I need to get back on track here or I'm going to lose all my progress. I don't know why I've been cheating! Tomorrow I'm going to get back on track and start using the gym at the school, I need to retake control over my eating and body or I'm gonna end up fat again!

Welcome Chemlady! I totally agree that love is blind that means that you don't have to take shit from someone just because they prefer a size 6!

I'm going to see "Rent" today, I'm so excited, I've never seen a broadway play before!

[dabrahamso]

Hey Ivory, you're so lucky to go to Rent I hear it's really good. We have tickets to see Neil Diamond in Vancouver Oct 4, I'm looking forward to that. You have to get back on track, you've lost 40 lbs already and that's huge. I did that 2 years ago on low fat high fibre and I was down to 203 and I ended up gaining again and up to 234. Don't give up just get back to basics and you'll see a drop, you know that. I think we tend to get discouraged at the slow rate of loss. I know when I see other people have lost so much more than me in the same time I get a little down but they are all quite a bit heavier than you and I and have you noticed we're about the same weight. Make today an no cheat day and stick to an induction day, maybe that will get you motivated. Go for a long walk that might help also.

I went for a bike ride yesterday, first time I've excercised in weeks. I'm almost seeing 210 on the scale today and my waist is down to 37.25 inches. I had to buy a new bra on Friday, guess what, I've gone from a 42 to a 38. I haven't worn a 38 since I don't know when, so things are working, have to keep going.. Have fun today Ivory :wave:

[Ivory]

Thanks Debbie, you're so right, I do need to get back on track, I vowed to lose the weight and keep it off forever, to end my days as "the chubby girl". I am going to get my butt in gear and stop making excuses why I shouldn't.

I had a bit of a cool thing happen to me this weekend, I realized that I'm close enough in size to start sharing clothes(namely shirts) with my room mates. I've never been able to share clothes with friends before.

[dabrahamso]

That's good Ivory, just look at the progress you've made and are still making!!! It's like me getting into a 38 bra, I couldn't believe it. This does work and if you think about it, how much do you really miss the carbs??? I'm making low carb brownies for breakfast they are soooo good. Talk to you later

[Ivory]

RENT was AMAZING!!! I think I may become a theatre junkie!

Are the low carb brownie's good? Is it the Keto Brownie Mix you're using? I ordered some online and it should be here this week sometime, as well as some LC burritos. I'm pretty excited about getting my stuff.

Thats great about getting into a 38 bra, I bought a bra this summer and bought a 38 because I wanted the bra itself and that was the biggest it came, anyway when I bought it, I could get it done up but there was no breathing room, Now it fits really well :)

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, the brownies are awesome, but I'm eating too many. Go to www.lowcarbcafe.com and check out the recipes. That's where the brownies are and they are great. Try them and let me know what you think.

I know what you mean about live theatre. I love it too. Well, have to plan supper we have bowling tonight. Talk to you soon.

[dabrahamso]

By the way the brownies are in the cookbook under desserts and they are the gourmet fudge brownies not carol's low carb brownies. :p

[Ivory]

Its 7:30am and I am up, of my own decision, dressed to go to the gym....who is this?!? Who have I turned into??? :)

[catinhat]

Debrahmso,
COuld you tell me what cookbook for the brownies? I looked in the recipe section of this forum, but didn't see the recipe you mentioned.

Ivory,
When you figure out who you've turned into, please introduce her to me - maybe she can get me to convert too!!

-Catinhat

[molmerlin]

greetings all. first off, please note the fabulous and delightfully slim and trim 180 pound me. yes I am but a slip of a thing, I must surely be fighting the men off of me.
anyway,
Debbie I went to that sight that you provided a link to and I scoped I the recipes. wow they have a ton of great sounding stuff. I will be grocery shopping and cooking today. yippee
My carpet is FINALLY being installed, even as we speak, there was a problem last week, so we spent a week with a giant roll of carpet and a roll of carpet pad in our living room. I am sooooo excited. of course, he may unroll the carpet and find some giant flaw in it or something. I will not be a happy camper then
I am off today, my son is off as well, and he promised to spend some time with me today. I rarely get to see him let alone spend time with him, so it will be a nice day.
I really must confess to a tiny little high carb error I made on friday. at work in the morning I gave in to the snack machine calling my name, and had ding dongs ok, so as if that weren' bad enough, about two hours later I had dunkin stix (three pack) and then later in the afternoon, I had suzy q's. (and I don't like suzy q's) what was that all about??????? bad bad bad
later :wave:

[Ivory]

Hello all, I'm back from the gym and I think I may start going first thing in the morning like that, although I hate mornings, the gym is closer to empty and cute college boys make me feel uncomfortable...lol yes somehow cute boys make me not want to get on a stairclimber and sweat!

I'm considering going to Atkins for a while to kick start my "back on track" weight loss, can someone give me a run-down of the basics, so I can decide what I want to do?

Anyway, I need food and a shower so I can go to class!

[dabrahamso]

Good morning all, well it's Monday and we all need to start the week on a great note. Let's all stay in touch this week and have no cheats. What do you say, who's in for this?

Catinhat, go the lowcarbcafe.com and on the left side is a title called cookbook. Click on the cookbook then you'll get a list of recipe groups, go to desserts, then scroll down til you find gourmet fudge brownies and you're in heaven :p Let me know what you think.

Molmerlin, have fun shopping, I made those darn brownies and ate about 10 of the stupid things yesterday :( , but boy are they yummy!!! I haven't even looked at any of the other recipes. Hope your renovating gets done soon.

Ivory, the gym??? Oh my god, I can't even think about that. I haven't been walking like I normally do lately, but my husband did get me out for a bike ride on Saturday. We rode to Denny's for breakfast and back, it was ok but I sure don't have the stamina to ride up a hill, I had to walk it up but practice makes perfect so I'll have to start going. It's rainy season here now so I don't know how much riding I'll get in. Have an awesome Monday everybody. :wave:

[Corrie]

Ivory - you should really read the book for the induction...(or go to www.atkinscenter.com and you can read parts of it there) - but the best thing is to remember to limit cheese for a while...you can have 2 cups green salad and one cup of the allowed veggies per day and meat as needed.

[Perry]

wahoo!

30 pounds in 2 months. sorry all, but see I'm still 245. I've got a long way before I'm in the 210 and under range.

couldn't workout today, muscles just rebelled and said "whoa, you must mistake yourself for someone fit & trim"

eating bologna today and not cheating.

I'm finally sick of ceasar salad.

Perry

[Perry]

so much for not cheating.

handfuls of chocolate chips downed with 4 glasses of milk last night. I was just so hungry and wanted that bloated carb feeling (until I got it)

Anyone see on CNN this morning they were dumping on Atkins (and yet all of them are on it) Must be the diet industry dollars or advertising they are after becuase it certainly isn't objective journalism.

have a no cheat day :)

[molmerlin]

hey all. Yesterday was a lovely day, and today will be as well. Hopefully those dog days of summer are a thing of the past
I spent part of yesterday with my son, we ate out for lunch, and I believe I made a bad lc choice, but I TRIED to make a good choice, in any case, the only other thing I ate all day was a chicken strip from kfc, breading and all, but it was just one. I went to a school open house/make your own sundae thing last night, and did NOT consume any ice cream or toppings. good choice. then there was the whole popcorn thing....oh well,
if I lose twenty more pounds, I will weigh what my drivers license thinks I weigh. how odd will that be? lol
i need to bake up a batch of those lc muffins. they were quite the thing. later :wave:

[Ivory]

Hello all

I went to go get a tattoo today and they didn't have time for me :( ah well I'm getting it done Friday morning. I just had subway for lunch, so that was my carb meal today, I haven't cheated yet, oh but I wanted to yesterday, so very much. But I know that this weekend I'm going to be drinking(going out Fri & Sat nights for birthday stuff for my roommate) so I need to be extra good this week.

[catinhat]

Molmerlin,

I got pulled over the other day for a red light (that I, er, ran . . . ) and after the officer left, I realized that I weigh about 15 pounds less than my license says - and it was quite a bit of a fib at the outset.

-Catinhat

[Ivory]

You guys have to have your weight on your license??? We don't here! It has my height and a picture that makes me look like a criminal, but not my weight(thank goodness!)

I went out tonight for dinner at like 10:30 and anyway I had a great meal, wings and ceaser salad, it was so yummy and not a cheat! yay!

[molmerlin]

well Ivory we have A weight on our license, not many have their weight on their license. We do however have the same mugshot photos you have
I am having a good low carb day, I do need to go food shopping, I have been trying to go to lowcarbcafe toget some recipes, but for some reason it keeps giving me some grief about website not responding or something
I work tomorrow and then off the weekend
This is the weight I got stuck at two years ago, and then gave up. after a never ending stall (I think boredom had something to do with it) This morning I laid in bed and thought of my food choices for the day, and wanted to throw up....I am sooooo sick of eggs.
dh should be home any time, and I think we are gonna eat out, and then shop so there :wave:

[Ivory]

I'm having such a hard time getting back on track, this is harder than when I first started my diet. I've had a bad day, got some bad news and ended up drinking tonight, and not LC type drinks, I had coolers, so they had sugar....I'm so mad at myself because when I drink I have a tendency to not make intelligent food choices either.

Has this happened to anyone else? Going off LC for a bit and then having a hard time coming back on? I'm supposed to go out tomorrow night and the next night, which means drinking likely. Next week will be considerably less crazy so I'll be able to be better...I just feel guilty right now.

[catinhat]

Ivory,

I decided to 'take Sept. off' from lowcarbing, and I have to be honest, I have some anxiety about being able to 'behave' when I return to lc. I haven't gained weight while I've been on hiatus - perhaps a pound or two, but nothing that has me freaked out - but I am just having a hard time feeling like it's going to be easy to get back to lc eating.

So, I think I can relate to what's going on with you. Perhaps someone else here can give us some encouragement or a word of wisdom that will help us get back on track.

We can do this!

-Catinhat

[Corrie]

Ladies - Don't stress out over the LC way of life - there will always be choices before you - we are human - and don't always make the right choices...but the important thing is never give up - don't surrender control of your body - you have the power - use it!!! So what if you blow it for a day or 2 - or take a month off.....don't beat yourself up about it. ..Don't do that to yourself. Just pick a date and time that you will start again and do it. If you need a more relaxed LC program - do that too....Just remember where you were vs. where you are...do You want to go back?? I don't think so...aand you don't have to. Love ya...
Corrie

[catinhat]

You are one wise chickie baby - thanks, Cor!

I need to decide on a date, re-set my stats, and just GO. You are absolutely right.

I am so lucky to have friends like this! This website is a life-saver!

Love,
-Catinhat

[Ivory]

Thanks Corrie! You're so right!

I got a tattoo this morning! yay! It looks so cute! Its 4 footprints on my lower back. I'm feeling a little weak and shaky right now so I'm gonna go lay on the couch for the afternoon :)

[dabrahamso]

What's going on around here, I haven't had an email all week til this morning from you guys and everyone seems to be bailing out of LCing. Funny thing is, I feel like doing the same thing. I haven't been cheating but I haven't been losing either and on Wednesday I even forgot to eat lunch as I was busy at my art show. It seems this lc thing is a very slow weight loss, even slower than low fat high fibre, but the difference is the blood sugar levels are low on lcing. I don't want to go back on my diabetes meds so I'm really leary about going off this. I feel good but I want to lose faster than 3 lbs a month if that. I haven't lost anything for about a month now and I haven't really changed what I'm eating. One thing I have discovered, I can't make those brownies I had ALL OF THEM eaten in 2 days by myself!!!! That was bad. I do the same thing with the cheesecake cupcakes and the peanut butte cookies. Guess it's that carb addiction still there. It's like eating a bag of bacon puffs, you can't eat just one. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever lose another pound. :(
We must stay in touch with each other, I'd be sunk without you guys, so don't go away from here or I'll be lost. It's too bad we can't be close enough to get together, it might help us all. Well, I had a mock cheese danish for breakfast, 1 coffee with cream and 2 glasses of water, now I'm going to eat bacon puffs with sour cream and salsa for lunch cause that's all I feel like having. :p Bye for now.

[HerbNurse]

Ivory, you got a tattoo? I wanted to treat myself for my 50th birthday so I have decided on a tattoo also.

Just a quick question, does it hurt? My 19 year old daughter got one on the small of her back (below the beltline) and her friend said she about passed out. She however does not have a high threshold of pain as do I.

I have chosen a Tazmanian Devil with cowboy boots, cowboy hat and flipping the finger!! (I am originally from Texas)
It will be small and on back right shoulder so know one will really see it. I wanted to make a statement by turning a half a century old and it was either a tattoo or shave my head bald (hee hee).
I opted for the tattoo as DH probably would have divorced me.

[Ivory]

Hey, It didn't hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. This was my second tattoo, the first is on my ankle(another place people say hurts a lot-didn't bother me too much) Anyway I was prepared for a lot of pain for this one because people say that the spine is really sensitive. It didn't bother me much. I'd liken it to taking a good pen, not a cheap ball point, but a decently sharp pen and drawing on yourself pretty hard-overall totally bearable-I qualify that with the fact I have a pretty high pain threshold. You mentioned yours is pretty high too, so that's good. Also, once it gets started your body starts sending endorphins to the site anyway so it doesn't hurt nearly as much once they get started. Good luck with your tattoo...you'll have to let me know how it turns out! Come back here in a couple days and I'll hopefully have a pic of my new tattoo posted :)

Debbie, I'm sorry you're down about LCing, it seems like ALL of us go through the same thing at the same time. I personally have decided that I'm not going to drink tonight, I'm gonna have diet coke and just enjoy the night.

[molmerlin]

hey!!Last night I opened up the cedar chest where I had stored all the jeans and slacks from last time I lost weight. guess what, about 80% of them fit great, 12's and 14's. That's what it is all about. My goal was exactly that. I am of course heavier than I want to be, but I always told myself if I could just where a 14 i would be pretty happy (of course a 14 now is no where near a 14 twenty years ago) I am pleased. I wore a pair of size 14 olive green carpenter jeans to work today. I felt great. After work, I went shopping for some new sweaters. I bought one of those cute striped sweaters with multiple colors. It is so cute. I will admit that I too have been discouraged for a bit, but last night I told dh that I need to do some serious food shopping, and get back to actually cooking some lc dishes, instead of limiting myself to chicken salad and bacon and eggs, just cause they are easy to fix. I will make some of that DIVINE cauliflower and cheese casserole. some stuffed mushrooms. I need to get it done so that I don't get BORED and make bad choices. when I was laying in bed the other day thinking of getting up and cooking eggs it truely made me nauseous!!!!
I am so thankful that everyone is here, no matter how often everyone posts (although the reading has been pretty slim as of late, ) it is like a touchstone, I come here and just absorb the good lc karma hee hee hee
take a break if you need to, but come back. :wave:

[catinhat]

You guys are THE BEST. Thanks for being here, and for being honest. It's been really helpful to be able to come here and say,
'I'm not doing this right now, and I'm scared about starting back up again', and to be able to say it and KNOW that you'll understand makes a huge difference.

So, here's the deal. Tuesdays have always been my 'official' weigh in and such day. THIS SUNDAY (Sept 22, 2002) I am going to wake up, weigh myself and change my stats to reflect whatever my weight is that morning. I'm also going to change my goal. Instead of my goal being my final goal, it will be my goal for the rest of this year.

So there it is - my committment to get back at this. Thank you for being here to commit to. I really appreciate it!

-Catinhat

[Ivory]

Hi everybody, I went out tonight and didn't drink, nothing but water (well I had 2 sips of a friend's drink) so I'm counting that as "not cheating" My other room mates birthday celebration is tomorrow night, and I have NO desire to go, maybe its because right now I have a headache, but I'd be happy to stay home alone tomorrow night! (only that would buy me some new problems altogether)

I think I'm gonna weigh myself tomorrow morning, my only cheat this week has been drinking last night, so I'm hoping to have lost something at least.

Anyway its almost 2am so I'm going to bed

[molmerlin]

happy Sunday all. I have been eating all weekend....what is up with me? all lc, but nonetheless, it seems excessive
I was reading the BFL sticky....I just can't see me having the whatever it takes to do that, but it surely does seem like the exact thing I need. I know that I am gonna be stuck at this 180 number for weeks (months) and the frustration will surely drive me insane. what to do what to do. heck, I don't even drink water. I mean no water. like days will go by and I will not drink anything but tea or diet coke (with a little diet dr. pepper to round it out. ) why when we KNOW what we need to do, do we not just do it. If I had been drinking the water, and doing ANY exercise, since I started in May, what would I look like now?
How would I feel? I just need to get off this big BUTT of mine and do it already. and how many times have I said exactly that?
Ivory, I am glad you go out all the time. I bet you have a blast, you are always going to someones vacation home, or cottage, or partying....oh to be young again.....ok, no I wouldn't want to be young again, maybe younger
:wave:

[Ivory]

Catinhat, I'm with you, I'm getting back on track and doing things right from tomorrow morning on. I'm going to end up back where I started if I'm not careful and really its not THAT hard to be good! I need to remind myself of that!

Molmerlin, lol my busy social life is a little too busy I'm finding, I need to cut back and get more rest, for example, I got into bed last night at 5:30am hee hee I had a great time though, danced the night away :) well not all of it, but some of it.

[kalondra]

Ok I have just caught up reading everything that has happened since my last visit. Boy it's so strange that it seems that we all feel sort of the same right now, as was mentioned earlier. :) So I did as catinhat mentioned earlier. I took about 2 weeks off of LCing. :blush: First I told myself I would be doing CAD, but then I just said the heck with that. :rolleyes: I really enjoyed myself and endulged in everything I had a taste for. :yum: My mom was here in town staying with me for about a week and she cooked some of my favorite foods. I ate cake at my cousin's wedding. Heck, I had cake a few days just cause I wanted it. :p

So here I am today. :daizy: I said before I would be starting induction the week before last, but it didn't work, mainly b/c so much was going on last week and I just really wasn't ready to give up all those foods yet. :rolleyes: So today is a new start. I gained about 5 pounds. But I am ok with that. I measured myself and I didn't really gain any inches from cheats either. So all and all, I think it was worth it. I did get to enjoy a lot of foods that I love without worrying. I really didn't think about LC when I was eating b/c I knew I was going to get back on track soon. I am a little worried that I may want to stray away again, but I will just have to do as I did when I first begin LCing and I will check in on this forum every day & keep my menus posted in my journal. :thup: I also have cleared my apartment of all HC food. :thup:

I also want to say that I really enjoy reading everyone's post about your struggles w/LC & about life in general. :read: It's really encouraging for me to see that I'm not the only one that's not perfect. :angel:

Where would I be now if it were not for the "200 pounds anyone" thread? :blush:

kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Welcome back on the bandwagon Kalondra. I had a good first day back. I had 2 hotdogs and some cucumber slices for breakfast. Lunch was 2 burgers(sans bun of course), a couple slices of cheese, a salad with romaine lettuce and some cucumber slices...dinner which I'm in the process of eating is a bagel, beef stroganoff and again some cucumber slices(can you tell I have a nice fresh cucumber in the house?!?)

I also drank quite a bit of water today, and I'll probably have another 1/2-1Litre before bed.

I tell ya, LCing just makes me feel better, less sweaty and I dunno, hi carb food makes me feel gross sometimes.

For the record (if anyone's interested) my tattoo is itching like crazy!!!!!!!!!

[molmerlin]

glad to see you again Kalondra! I will be in the same boat as you in two weeks. that is when my mom will be visiting. I haven't seen her in about 12 years. I mentioned before that she has been doing lc for about a year, maybe a little longer. and has gone from a size 4x to a 16 I cannot wait to see her. she told me she plans on eating what she wants while here, but does not plan on going wild. I could not be more proud of her. She will be wearing jeans for the flight here, and that just knocks my socks off, my mom has NEVER owned a pair of jeans. I think we might have a good time buying her some clothes!!!
I cheated yesterday at work....so there (it is those evil hostess manufacturers, they have it out for me I tell you)
have a great lc day everyone :wave:

[Ivory]

Morning all!

My LC food arrived today, oh how I'm looking forward to Keto Cookies! I think I might go make some soon :)

Okay so last week I weighed myself at the gym and it said 214, I chose not to post that because I was embarassed that I'd gained so much. Anyway I weighed myself the other day and it said 212.8 and I had my jeans on which make a 2.5lb difference(I've tested those jeans before) so really, I lost 3.7lbs last week and am happy :) Now if I can just do that for the next several weeks I'll be HAPPY

Molmerlin, give your mom a big LC Hug from all of us! Thats great, she must feel SOOO good! And she should!

I'm doing the opposite of you guys, Kalondra & Molmerlin. I'm going home for Thanksgiving in 3 weeks(Cdn Thanksgiving is the second monday in October) and I want to look so good...lol I already have decided what I'm gonna wear-oh and there's the tattoo I'm gonna have to tell them about..hee hee

[kalondra]

Thanks for the welcome back guys! :wave:

Great work Ivory! :cheer: Wow, just imagine if we all lost at a rate of 3 pounds a week until we got to goal. And then when we get to goal, we could eat all the things we want to eat and never gain another pound and get healthier than we are now. That would be so awesome. :rolleyes: What a nice dream. But back to reality! :cool:

Ivory how were those keto brownies that you made? I don't remember hearing anything about them from you unless I missed it. Hey I didn't know that Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October. That's interesting. Well maybe I learned when I was in middle school or something, but just forgot. :blush: Anyways, another question, how long did it take for them to do your tattoo? I don't have one, but I have always thought about it. I just don't have the guts. Well I do I guess, but I just haven't been hype enough yet. :yay: I do have my nose pierced with a very tiny ring. It's so small that it fell through the hole the first day I got it pierced. :heart: But it's cute and not too noticable.

Molmerling--Wow, your mom has lost a lot of weight. :daizy: I wish I could see her. I love to see before and afters. It keeps me inspired. :D But that is really good for her. My mom was the one who told me about Atkins b/c she tried it about 7 or 8 years ago while I was still in high school. But she didn't stick with it. But she started it again earlier this year and that's when I started too. But she didn't stick with it once again. But honestly, she doesn't need to lose any weight. She's just fine to me. :rolleyes:

Well enough of my jabbering tonight. I guess I will check in tomorrow. Oh yeah, I didn't cheat today. I will have to take this one day at a time like a drug junkie b/c I am a carb junkie. So I guess I'm 2 days clean or free of carbs. :lol: :roll:

kalondra :rheart:

[Perry]

Hi all...

maybe it was a september thing, but it has been hard to keep motivated. I am really enjoying being a bit slimmer and needing a belt on my pants

I like the hot dogs for brekfast thing. The other saving grace for me lately has been beef & broccolli! Homemade of course!

I've found it hard back to work and on the go to find good non-monotonous stuff to chow on.

keep goin' ladies.

[jst2c10agn]

Hi...I have been awol for a little over 5 weeks...watching it but definitely not on "plan". I am going to go to gym tomorrow and weigh in and change stats; I am sure my number will be changing higher. I know this is AWOL so back up on the horse I go. I am going to start back on induction tomorrow. Hope all is going well with you guys..I see some of us have been having our challenges and getting back on track. The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming yikes! I was in Target today and they were actually putting out Christmas stuff...today is only Sept 25; they are making me feel like I am behind already. Until tomorrow..ciao

[jst2c10agn]

Kalondra- you are too funny! Hi, my name is Patti...I am a carbohydrate addict....sometimes it feels that way doesn't it. I swear one thing I am trying to do different than my parents is not offering food to my children when they hurt themselves etc. I so clearly remember being offered food when I was sad. Gee, I wonder why I crave comfort food when I am stressed out or tired or "you get the picture". Good luck on your day to day quest...I am right there with you!

[Ivory]

Firstly, everyone should note my new number, down from 209.2 to 207.5 < a resounding cheer rose from the crowd>

Low carb brownie/cookie mix is decent, I over cooked mine and used half and half cream instead of heavy cream(because the store I went to only had half and half and I was too lazy to go to another store) so they were a little dry, but overall a good thing.

Kalondra, the tattoo took about a half an hour start to finish. The lady was good but fast. Its almost healed now so hopefully the itching will stop soon!

[dabrahamso]

Well, way to go Ivory!! :p Me on the other hand, haven't lost a pound in over a month :mad: So, we went out for dinner tonight and I had 1/2 pita with some homous, ribs, no sauce, greek salad, and a piece of plain cheesecake. I'm very discouraged right now. This is really the first time I've "cheated" as we say. I haven't had bread, sugar, rice, pasta, cereal or anything high in carbs since June til today. I've lost 23 lbs since June 4 and figure I should have lost more this month. I'm following the rules all the time except when I get a little out of control on the lowcarb brownies or cheesecake cupcakes so how come I'm not losing anymore??? I haven't even lost any inches lately. I don't want to go back to eating high carbs but I'm not losing the way I should be. Anyhow, enough whining. Talk to you later.

[Ivory]

Well, my lose isn't exactly a lose, first I gained, so now I'm sure that when I hit 203(which is where I gained from) that I'll be stuck there again! ah well, such is life! I cheated tonight, nuf said...

[dabrahamso]

I guess I'm lucky because I haven't gained anything either!! But the losses sure are few and far between. I haven't been walking at all lately though and that probably doesn't help. I was walking at least 30 minutes almost every day and now....NONE!! I am 10 pin bowling 3 nights a week though so I figure that counts as some exercise. Feeling a craving for those brownies I made last week and ate all in 2 days. Bad, bad, bad, bad. Night all.

[molmerlin]

:bash: :bash: :bash:
well as long as we are all cheating, I may as well admit that I drove thru Kentucky Fried chicken last night, got a bucket and fixins, came home and ate two pieces of chicken, two biscuits, and potatoes and gravy. well, it was all quite tasty, I anticipate a bad day of carb cravings to pay for it. these things happen
I need to get this big old body ready for work. have a great day all

[Perry]

Foods I loved but now hate

1. Eggs
2. Eggs
3. broccolli
4. Eggs
5. Tuna

foods I still like

1. bacon
2. cheese
3. beef
4. whipped cream
5. sugar free Jello

maybe I can make the last 5 into a casserole.... :rolleyes:

[dabrahamso]

LOL Perry, that's too funny. Sounds like a great casserole!!! I don't understand why we are all having so much trouble, is there anyone out there that's been around over a year that experienced the same thing in the 3 month stage??? Maybe this is part of the process. All I know is, KFC sounds great right about now. I don't miss the bread, even though I had a 1/2 pita with homous last night at dinner and I don't miss potatoes and I don't miss rice but this slow method of weight loss is like torture and I know I don't eat enough calories everyday but I'm not hungary and I don't go without eating. I do know I don't eat enough salad, cause I don't like salad but I eat broccoli, cauliflower, beans , one of those everyday for dinner and sometimes at lunch. I've been living on chicken wings and veggies, not eating eggs hardly at all except mixed in mock cheese danish or eggs for breakfast. Someone experienced needs to help us out I think that's been doing this over a year and tell us if this is a normal stage at 3 or 4 months. What do you think?

[Ivory]

Perry, you just reminded me that I have a package of Sugar Free Jello in my cubboard...oh I'm so gonna make that up tonight.

Yesterday was my 7 Month LC Anniversary!

Last night I was video chatting with a friend who hasn't seen me since last January(before LCing began). I've lost over 40lbs since then and have let my hair grow, he said he barely recognized me! I haven't had quite that reaction before and it was nice...its nice to have some call you gorgeous too(happens to me pretty rarely so I like to savour it!)

I made pizza wraps with my La Tortilla Factory wraps today. THey're a little high for me to be eating as a CADer but when ya pay $7 for tortillas, you eat them! lol

[kalondra]

Hi Everyone!! :wave: Looks like some of us are still not quite feeling excited about LCing. :(

First off--Congrats Ivory on the loss. :cheer: And congrats on 7 months! Sunday will make 28 or 29 weeks for me, I can't remember, but I have it in my journal. And you have lost 40 pounds!!! :cheer: That is great and plus you're still going. Girl you better get used to hearing nice compliments! :D

jst2c10agn--You are right. The holidays are right around the corner and that means for me, temptation will be coming. :p I know it will be a little bit harder to stay on course, but I have to do it. It's good that you are not rewarding your kids with food. I remember my mom would make us stay at the table until we ate 2 brussel sprouts or some other vegetable that I hated, but she rarely did that on any other occasions except for vegetables when I was a kid. How is your journey going so far over these past couple of days? :cool:

Deb--You sound unhappy about your progress so far. But if you really think about it, losing over 20 pounds in 4 months is better not losing anything at all. :agree: I suggest you really re-examine what you are eating. Even though you may not have had any really bad foods, you may not be getting enough of the foods that you really need. Have you been drinking enough water? Have you been eating enough vegetables? I am not trying to tell you what to do or anything, but perhaps these could be some of the things that are slowing you down. Maybe you should just briefly go over the ATkins book again and refresh your mind on the plan. :read: Or maybe you should think about doing a LC plan that is a little more relaxed like CAD, which I am sure that Ivory could give you info about. :daizy: The reason why I am a little concerned about you right now is b/c it seems that everyone up here is losing and if they are not losing, then they seem to know what may be stalling them. But you are not sure and I think it's really important to figure out what may be causing your stall. :spin:

Don't get me wrong, I have stalled too but it has been b/c I have cheated & so on. And not to mention the excercise, or lack of on my part. ;)

Perry--I am definitely with you on the eggs. I am so tired of them. :rolleyes: I want to make some for breakfast each morning, but I just haven't seemed to get up the taste for them. I am so sick of eggs too. I hope you are doing well at work with trying to stick to the plan. :roll:

molmerlin--That KFC food sure does sound good. Yummy! :yum: At least you enjoyed it. It's definitely ok to share with us when you eat something out of the plan b/c I know exactly how it feels. :D

I haven't cheated this week and so far I have lost 3 pounds. I have been doing CAD sort of. Tomorrow is the official weigh-in day so I guess I will see then. Have a good weekend everyone :sunny: & Deb I hope I didn't offend you in any way. :there:

kalondra :rheart:

[dabrahamso]

Kalondra, you are exactly the kind of friend I need. I know I'm not eating enough of anything and I've slacked off on the water lately. I haven't been much interested in finding out what I'm doing wrong I guess and that may be why I'm not losing much. On the other hand, my husband thinks I'm losing inches and wants me to stick with it. I have to go back to basics I think but I'm not sure I'm ready to go gung ho on it right now. I'm still staying low carb but I have no clue how many carbs a day I'm eating right now and so I need to start checking that. Here's the menu so far today,
Breakfast, 2 egg omelet with cheese and mushrooms fried in oil, water, coffee
lunch - 1 smokie no bun, water, 1 lc chocolate peanut butter cup

That's been it so far today, I don't think that's really too bad. Supper will be chicken and veggies.

So, Kalondra, don't hesitate to pass on advice, cheers, nag, whatever, I probably need it and don't mind it. Thanks for being there, I couldn't even have done this much without everyone on this forum. :wave:

[molmerlin]

I think something to we all need to consider when we slip up or cheat or whatever, before LC, how many carbs would you have in a day? I just checked a can of regular coke,,,,39 carbs, so I am guessing that probably all regular pop is about the same, so before lc, i would drink a minimum of two if not four or five, so how many carbs was that? then all the other stuff, I would guess that there would have to be days when I would eat 7 or 8 hundred carbs....what about you guys? so on the days when I slip up and eat the 70 carbs in some dunkin stix or whatever, as long as I keep it at that and don't go wild, i don't think it is a grave sin. surely my weight loss would be faster if I never cheated, but I think when we start beating ourselves up, it is for nothing.
EGGS omigosh, could I despise them any more? the only way I can even think about consuming them now is as deviled eggs, and I am trying not to make them too often, cause I know that will make me hate them as well. although a fried egg with a soft yolk that I can sop up with TOAST sounds pretty fine
I too have a major water problem, I just cannot seem to give a hoot about drinking it. days go by and I will drink none. seems bad
too bad we can't all go away to a lc boot camp so that we could get kick started and motivated again. wouldn't that be fun?
I believe tom will be here any time now, so there will be all the magic that he can bring ugh
This is the last week before my mom comes next saturday...i have a ton of house cleaning to do (I don't want her to think we live like this) have a great week all :daze:

[Ivory]

I can still stomach eggs, although none too willingly...Deviled eggs are still good, but even they aren't nearly as exciting as they used to be. There are a few ways I would love to eat eggs, but they require bread and thats a no-no.

I don't always have water problems, there are a lot of days I get in more water than I have to, but there are other days I don't drink any. I still drink a LOT of Diet Coke, way too much actually.

In the last 3 or 4 lbs I've lost I'm noticing little things like I can see the muscles in my arms and legs, my friend noticed my calves the other day when they were flexed and was like "Oh my god your legs are muscular" I can't wait to get below 200...seriously I think I may end up throwing an LC party for myself! lol

[Ivory]

If I'm going to look fabulous at my Christmas formal(which I've been going on about for months now) I need to get my butt in gear and stop justifying little cheats. So my first little goal is to not cheat at ALL until Thanksgiving, which for me is only next weekend, but I haven't gone 9days without a cheat in forever, so it'll be a good start. Wish me luck! I want to be 190 at that Christmas formal in December so that gives me 2 months to lose 17lbs, I can do it!

[molmerlin]

17 in two months it seems doable. of course if I could do that, I would be virtually AT my goal weight, so why aren't I? Ivory, this seems very like a challenge. No cheating, gallons of water, hmmmmmmmmm...
I am going to se a traveling broadway production of Grease tonight...I am looking forward to it. I am not a rabid grease fan, but I did enjoy the movie, and I am really looking forward to seeing a live show.
:wave:

[Ivory]

Day one of no-cheat challenge: Lunch: chicken burger, fries and salad...obviously my reward meal. I have had 2L of water already! Woo Hoo Go Me!

Molmerlin, that show sounds like fun! I love live theatre! My room mate has convinced me to go see Les Miserables with her this fall.

[molmerlin]

Ivory, right back at ya, I got thru yesterday with zero cheats. easier to do at home with many LC choices. today I go back to work, I just need to make sure that I bring plenty of snacks with me
the show was great, I am glad I went.

where the heck is everyone?

[Ivory]

I don't know where everyone is...they seem to have disappeared!

Last night my roommates ordered pizza and breadsticks...soooo tempted, but I didn't give in. I also managed a gallon of water yesterday, so I'm gonna go weigh in this morning before class.

Yeah, I can understand your problem at work Molmerlin. I work in a mall, a mall with a food court, one I can't use. So if I want to snack, I can't do it without cheating.

Anyway must go, class is a'callin'

[Ivory]

Where is everyone???


P.S. I cheated

[kalondra]

Hello everyone! :wave: I am sorry that I have been away. :( I no longer have internet access at my house right now, b/c I will probably be moving next week into a bigger place. I have missed everyone. ;) I haven't been able to post but I have read a little while I was at work.

Deb--How's it going? I am glad that you didn't take what I was saying the wrong way.

Ivory--Was it a terrible cheat?

molmerlin--Did you get the house clean in time?

Ok here's my dilemma. My brother is getting married in December and I am a bridesmaid. The dresses are really pretty and the color is ice blue. That color means that it won't conceal all my excess fat. :thdown: So I really cannot cheat now, b/c I HAVE to lose 20 more pounds by Dec 21. :)

Well I have to go now. I have more to say but just not enough time. :( I hope everyone is doing good and if not, I hope no one is beating theirselves up about it. I will try my best to post more this week, but if I can't, it will be at least another week before I am settled in and able to use my computer like I want to. Until then, everyone have a good weekend--well what's left of it! :sunny:

kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

It was a pretty bad cheat...two of them actually. I don't know whats wrong with me, I don't want to be fat anymore but I don't seem to be able to stick with it anymore. I really need to get my butt in gear. I'm finding it hard living with friends who are eating at all hours and eating things that appeal to me more than salad. I'm gonna talk to them about not offering me food, and let them know how hard I'm finding it to stick with this.

[Ivory]

Hello All, well I've been back on CAD hardcore for 4 days now, no cheats, not even a nibble, I've also been averaging 3L of water/day. I feel so much better, like I'm acomplishing something again.

This weekend is CDN Thanksgiving, so there'll be a lot of food at my house, but I'm gonna be a good girl :) Also since I'll be home, I'll be able to use the scale I used all summer for an accurate weigh-in

[dabrahamso]

Boy, where's everyone been. Kalondra, I'm still not losing and I'm having a tough time enjoying life all together but I'm not going back to high carb foods either. I'm up a pound or two then I'm back to 211. I"m not losing at all but I don't think I'm gaining either. Thanksgiving is on Monday and that stuffing has been calling my name. I need a low carb stuffing any ideas??? Turkey and veggie and gravy sounds soooo good. Talk to you soon.
Debbie

[molmerlin]

hey all, I wanted to check in. mom is still here. we are having a good visit, I am eating sooooooo much, but it is all low carb (ok, almost all) but haven't gained, so that is a good thing.
as you know my mom has lost a ton of weight on low carb, but she is sooooo strict, I just can't do it like that. she has a low carb bar for breakfast and then really nothing til late afternoon, we have been eating out, but she cannot finish any meal, cause she gets full so fast. since it is working so well for her, I can't say anything, but I really don't think she is eating enough real food.
i think those low carb bars are ok for a once in a while thing, but it seems like a poor substitute for real food.
whatever
thanksgiving. all the fixins sound yummy. my advantage is that we go to my dh family for the holidays and they are all really really bad cooks, so nothing is very tempting. I know that sounds awful, but it is true, even he agrees....I have taken over the duties of mashed potatoes and gravy, but ya know what , not this year. I think we will take a huge veggie tray and some deviled eggs.....i am thinking low carb cheesecake as well
i hate seeing all the halloween candy everywhere!!!!!
I gotta go, hang in there everyone
:wave:

[Ivory]

So I've been a good little LCer all week, no cheats, no nibbles, and I was rewarded today! I am at home, so I was able to weigh myself on the scale I used all summer, so in essense my "real" scale...and it said 200! Oh yeah, I'm never using another scale again!!!!! I might not have trusted it if it wasn't the scale I used all summer :)

I honestly wasn't sure if this day would ever come!!!

[molmerlin]

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :Party: :Party: :cheer: :daizy: :cheer: :Party: :Party: :D :D :D :D :cool: :cool: :roll: :daze: :spin: :spin: :Party: :Party: :cheer: :cheer: :bhug: :bhug:

way to go ivory!!! you can almost taste the one in front number, can't you? I am so proud of you!!!You and I both knew you would get here, and sure enough, it snuck up on you!!! All those times you resisted the cheats and all those gallons of water have really paid off
congratulations my friend, I could not be happier or more proud. you are looking good

[Ivory]

Thanks so much Molmerlin! I feel great and I'm so glad I'm down to 200...only 28 lbs to go til my final goal...yay!

I bought a nice pair of black pants today, size 15. My 'fat' wardrobe was based around black pants and I haven't bought any since I stopped wearing size 20. I kind of missed black pants :)

I've decided that I'm gonna go hardcore CAD and also start walking again, and not weigh myself til I'm back at my "real scale" at Christmas. So that means about 2 months without weighing myself...I'm kind of scared because I'm a scale junkie...but I think it'll be great to go for 2 months and then get to see where I'm at!

[Ivory]

I'm really excited about doing CAD hardcore and not weighing myself til Christmas! I don't know why, but its got me really excited! I'm going to work really hard on getting myself looking great, and I really hope to be in the 180's when I weigh in at Christmas...if I am, it will be the first time since I was 12 or 13 that I've been in the 180's.

Today I went to church w/ my family, and SO many people commented on how much weight I'd lost. Overall this weekend, I've had a lot of comments, its great!

[dabrahamso]

Good for you Ivory. I'm still not getting anywhere but I have put a moritorium on the cheesecake at the restaurants. No more until christmas. So, we'll see what happens. I need to start walking again. I think it's great that you're down to 200. I sure wish I could drop this last 11 pounds to be there. Oh well, eventually it will come I guess. Cheers!!!! :wave:

[Ivory]

I know the feeling of being where you are, close enough that 200 is close, but seems so far away, and I also stalled big time at several point between 215 and 200, so I know EXACTLY how you feel.

I, too, am going to start walking again as part of my "how much can I lose by Christmas?" thing. There is also a gym at the school I can go to, and I have a pilates tape that I think I'll do 3x/week. I'm going to try and do something active at least 5 days a week. I really want to be able to wear a bikini next summer, so I need to start preparing for that now!

[molmerlin]

yuck. I have been fighting a cold for over a week now. It has settled into my chest and I just feel yuck!!! Over the weekend I drank a ton of orange juice, which is unbelievably high in carbs, but i did it anyway, nothing else sounded remotely palatable,

Not much action going on in this thread. I hope everyone is doing ok. I am maintaining my weight loss, so far, obviously want to go lower, but I knew there would be a major stall at 180, as there was last time I did LC. I think my body thinks this is a good weight to be. I wonder if I should listen to it? Getting out of the shower, I noticed how heavy I still am, not very attractive. I need to just maintain for a while and see where I go from here.
:wave:

[Ivory]

You're right Molmerlin, its been pretty quiet around here! I'm sorry you're sick, being sick isn't fun at all. Dont' worry about the OJ, my mom always says you should eat what you crave when you're sick because often its your body telling you what you're lacking, so maybe you needed Vitamin C.

Life on CAD is going well, I've been a good girl this week, although I had one square of a caramilk bar the other day.

Anyway I'm hungry and am going to search the fridge to see if I can find ANYTHING other than eggs!

[Ivory]

Its lonely in here...where is everyone?

I've been a bad girl this week, I've had midterms and have had no time to do anything with classes and work in there too, so basically if I did't eat quick food, I wasn't eating, so there was definetly some carbs in there.

[acipenser]

Hi there,

YES, I can't wait to see 200. (actually i can't wait to see 230, 220, 210...hehe). So I will join in the fun of this club!!

[wimsey619]

But I expect to have a whoosh sometime soon. Generally I lose five pounds in a whoosh and then just sit at a weight while my body goes hmmmmm. I just wish it would hurry up.

I would love to lose twenty by Christmas and be down to 180. That's my next goal after I break 200.

I've been doing Atkins since September 6th and so far it's been doing good. The worst thing has been giving up chocolate. It's always been my comfort food when I'm depressed or stressed and my life has been depressing and stressful lately.

I keep telling myself no chocolate but it keeps calling.

I did find a recipe in a cookbook that I'm thinking about modifying for fudge. An ounce of unsweetened chocolate says that it's 2 grams of carb. If I modify the recipe and use splenda instead of sugar, no carb syrup instead of corn syrup, and then the butter is okay, and cream instead of milk.

That's splenda, no carb syrup, cream, butter, and 2 gram per ounce (it takes two ounces) of chocolate. Does that sound bad?

Is that a cheat? I've been trying to be really good and I haven't cheated at all since I started and that's been seven weeks today.

So, what do you think, is that a cheat?

Virginia

[chemlady]

I just can't wait to see 200 or 230 either. I know I'll get there but its going to be a while yet. Weight loss has slowed down and I am so anxious. Right now I am in between sizes and still wearing stretch pants which I hate. I think I will burn every pair when I get to two hundred. I also hate wearing long tops. I long to tuck a shirt in my jeans. I do have one thing though. I no longer need a wide shoe so I can wear pretty much anything except high boots.
Laurie

[acipenser]

hey wimsey, chocolate is my biggest craving also. i found a recipe for chocolate peanutbutter cups that have been working for me. they are here on the sweet treats section in the recipes. i made a batch and put them in the freezer. take one out when you need a fix (for me it is usually once or twice a month). good luck to you.

[carbbuster]

i weigh 205 can't wait until i am at 199. :)

[Ivory]

Hello all!

There's so many new people and us that have been around this thread for a while seem to be not visiting often anymore! Where is everyone???

Well its been a crappy couple weeks carb-wise, I've been BAD...with midterms and all I was eating quick in order to eat at all...but now midterm are over(YAY!!!) and I can get back on track.

So I've managed to go the last 3 weeks without weighing myself, and its killing me! For those who are new, I'm waiting til I go home to my parent's house for Christmas to weigh myself, so I weighed in at Cdn. Thanksgiving and I don't go home til Dec 20, so I still have like 7 weeks before I get to weigh in! I'm really hoping to be in the bottom half of the 190's when I weigh in...I'll also be measuring then.

The other day I was looking at my tummy and realized that part of my problem right now is loose skin, don't get me wrong, there's still genuine tummy there still, but I'm starting to see the beginnings of the effects of losing the weight...any tips on getting rid of that extra skin?

[molmerlin]

Hey all.
I must say, I have been less than the good low carber as of late. I would imagine that I have put five pounds back on, but I am afraid to check.
Since we moved the computer into the bedroom, I don't have as much chance to go online. used to when I would get home from work around midnight, I could go online and do whatever, but since dh is sleeping I can't. bummer
Ivory, is it just you and me for oldtimers? Glad to see some fresh faces, so to speak!
later

[Ivory]

Molmerlin, I think it is just us for oldtimers...I think everyone else ditched us! lol Oh, I got my formal dress for the end of November! Its a wine coloured material, floor length with a bit of crinaline(sp?) so it is somewhat full at the bottom, its got a low back and I love it! I was a bit disappointed to have to buy an 18, but the material has no give to it at all, so I don't feel so bad. I tried on every size between 12 and 18 in the various dresses I tried. I got 2 different 12's on but the material was a bit stretchy and although I got them on, it was not a pretty sight(I looked like a sparkly gold pear with breasts! lol)

I think I'm gonna make some of my LC cookies today at some point. They're the KETO cookie and brownie mix. They're okay, definetly not as good as oreos, but better than celery :)

[kalondra]

Hi guys! :wave: I missed you all! Hello to the newer people too! Well I am back!!! I am glad to be back too. You know, I haven't been LCing strictly like I should in almost 2 months. :( And I have gained about 15 pounds back! :mad: So I am really anxious to get back on track. :rolleyes: Today was no cheats. I don't plan to cheat again until 3 more weeks when we have our Thanksgiving b/c I will be going home to mom's cooking! :p But I am planning for it and I plan to get right back on track afterwards. :thup:

Oh yeah, I can't forget--Ivory!!!!! :cheer: :cheer: You go girl!!!! :Party: I know you haven't weighed yourself but to be at 200--Oh to be at 200! :Party: THat is fantastic!!!! :cheer: I am really proud of you.

Today is my first day back. I moved last month and just unpacked my computer this weekend. :) I finally have enough time to browse the forum. I have been so busy at work and those people have sort of started to get on my freaking nerves!!!

Anyways I am glad to be back on track! :daze: And I am glad to see new people and I am glad to see the "oldtimers" too! :daizy: Talk to you guys later!
kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Welcome back Kalondra! I feel like I'm at a reunion! We're so different in that when I move, my computer is set up by the end of the first day or two(at the latest).

Well I had a no-cheat day today, the only thing I didn't accomplish is drinking all my water, but I have a REALLY Good reason, my water is turned off tonight...I want it turned back on(namely because no water = no using the bathroom!)

[molmerlin]

yeehaw, glad to see another oldtimer......and I had a no cheat day yesterday as well!!! I just gotta get things in line so there are plenty of lc options. I threw some pork chops in the crock pot yesterday...they cooked up soooooo tender! I got a rotesserie chicken to make chicken salad. I even drank (some) water.
Let me just say that during the past couple of weeks there was an unattractive incident involving me and about 3/4 of a peanut butter pie.....nuff said, I think you all know what that was all about lol
It is a cold rainy day here in Indiana, I am going shopping this evening with my best friend....I plan on eating LC at Chile's,
Have a great day all!!! :wave:

[wimsey619]

Finally broke 200! It's been a long time since I've seen that one in front. I thought it would never happen. :roll:

Anyhow, hello to everybody, old and new. I'm glad to be here.

I'm doing pretty good with the LC. Just having problem getting enough water every day. I do try but the day slips by and before I know it .... it's over. But I'm resolving to do better.

Take care guys and I'll see you later.

Virginia

[kalondra]

Yippee Virginia! :Party: Oh to see that 1 again on my scale. But I know it will not be long as long as I stay on track. Hooray for you!!!! :cheer:

Hooray for us and our no cheats!!! :cheer: Virginia, I know what you mean about the water. :( It is so hard for me to drink water sometimes too. Especially since it's getting colder outside. It was a cold rainy day here, too.

Oh yeah, thanks for the welcome back! :blush: molmerlin, just reading about those tender pork chops has made my mouth start to water. :yum: Sounds delicious!!!

ivory, hope the water is back on by the time you read this message. I can't imagine how inconvenient that must be. :spin:

I am ready for tomorrow for another no cheat day. ;) I think I may bake some fish and cook some green beans or something. You know, I have only had eggs today and yesterday and I am tired of them already. :Puke: Geesh, I have to find something else for breakfast. :rolleyes: I need to get some more snacks, too--maybe tomorrow. :)

kalondra :rheart:

[chemlady]

Congrads virginia,
breaking 200 is really a big goal. I can't wait for that day. I hope by march I am their or close. I know that I will get there just have to be good and stick with the exercise and woe.
Laurie

[wimsey619]

My husband and I want to take a cruise next year in the spring. We took one for our 20th anniversary and I spent the entire time in baggy shorts and a t-shirt. This time SWIMSUIT!

I agree that breakfast is a difficult time. There are only so many ways you can eat eggs.

Two things I've started doing: since cream is allowed, I take a quarter cup of cream, one egg, and an ounce and a half of davinci french vanilla, and cook it on low heat, stirring constantly, and I guess what I'm doing is making custard. I don't know, but it is warm and tastes good and it sort of takes the place of the cream of wheat that I used to love to eat when it was cold. The second thing I have started doing is using almond flour to make pancakes. I got that recipe from the recipes section here.

Both are good.

One more day. No cheats. Not enough water. Sorry. I'll do better tomorrow.

Take care

Virginia :rheart:

[kalondra]

Hi everyone! :wave: Virginia at this rate you will definitely be in a swimsuit by the time it gets warm again. Hopefully I will too. ;) That custard you make sure sounds good. I may try it. It sounds a little like the mock danishes in the recipe section a little.

Laurie don't you worry either. :daze: You will probably be there by March, maybe even well belown 200.

I haven't cheated yet this week. I am pleased with myself. This is day 4 of no cheats. :thup:

kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Kalondra, I wish I could say its been that many days for me cheat free...I've been sooo bad, I'm good Mon-Thurs but then I seem to just lose it and almost binge for the weekend! I don't get it! I really need to get this under control, or I'm going to end up right back where I started and I VOWED to never do that.

I think one step is to go step on the scale tomorrow, its been a month since I did and I also started new birth control pills, so I think its a good idea for me to take stock of where I am so I can figure out where I need to be. I know I said I'd go 2 months without the scale, but I think I should break that challenge to myself.

[MIKristen]

Glad to hear that 200 is not impossible! That's my first goal! Only 26 pounds away. I'm on day three of Induction. Two days and Two pounds. Anyway, just thought I'd say good job to those of you who have achieved your goal and good luck to those of you working toward it! This site has been great and I'm sure I'll be back here a lot to get support! :roll:

Thanks!
Kristen

[molmerlin]

this is ridiculous.....what happened to my will power? I will not even get on the scale to see what is going on there, that would just be toooooo discouraging. I did ok yesterday, zero cheats, but today just lays there before me. I go in to work at noon, off at eleven. If I can just make it thru one work shift without flipping out, that would be an accomplishment, but I cannot seem to do that. frustrating. The cold weather is no help. something about carb rich foods is so warm and comforting in the cold.
I am cooking up some bacon, making sure I eat before I go to work, taking some low carb snacks. We shall see
Hope everyone is doing better than I am

[molmerlin]

hmmmm. this forum appears to be all but dying. hello out there. I am now completing day two of no cheating. I have spent a bit of time reading through new posts, getting motivated. If I can get thru tomorrow without cheating, I feel like I will be on a roll, the cravings behind me and all. Thnksgiving in about ten or eleven days, I am planning low carb I am feeling really really fat. still too afraid to check the scales, but judging by the pants that I had been able to get into, and now cannot, I have put on a sizable chunk. I need to drink some water. I hope you are all doing ok and are happy and healthy!! :wave:

[Ivory]

Molmerlin, I'm with you...I can't seem to go a day without cheating, I'm scared to get on the scale and I am just frustrated! Right now, I think I'm discovering that LCing does NOT fit my lifestyle. I'm so busy that I'm on the go for 18 hours a day usually, I can't take the time in there to cook or anything, I am usually so far behind I can't even begin to think of taking time out of my day to make something, let alone plan ahead. Also, I am so tired of LC food, I'm tired of eggs and meat and cheese and all that, and if I don't want ANY protein that creates a big problem.

I am considering weighing in tomorrow and trying Slim-Fast for a while. I don't have a problem with going without food, what I have a problem with is not being able to eat the right things when I do eat.

I have really enjoyed LC and I don't know if I want to leave it, but I just don't think its practical for me right now even though it has worked so well. I know that the low-fat/low-cal road is going to be hard, but right now I think it will be more convenient.

One reason I'm sad to think of leaving LC is this forum...I feel like I'm abandoning you guys...but if no one minds, I'd like to still be a part of this forum. You all have been so much inspiration and I would have given up long ago if it wasn't for all of you. I would love to still celebrate successes with everyone and give advice etc when we have cheats etc. Does anyone mind if I stay?

[molmerlin]

hi ivory. seems like it is just me and you for the most part.
I am with you in being sick of all things LC, but I also know that I have learned a lot going lc. This next month will be the hardest with thanksgiving and then christmas a couple weeks later. We are having an lc thanksgiving here at home, but at friends and family and work, who knows what we will encounter?
This past week I had three different people comment on my weight loss, people I would never have thought noticed. and yet I have put weight back on. seems like with all these comments it would be easier to maintain, but no, it has not been.
I hope to see you here Ivory, hope to see that you are still making it happen, however you do it. later

[Ivory]

Well today was Day #1 for Slimfast. Its not bad stuff, I have the mocha flavour. Its also nice because I'm able to snack 3x per day so I don't have to adjust too much, since LC also allowed for some snacking.

I weighed in today at the gym, I am choosing to not take the number as being correct because I know that scale is not accurate, its about 7lbs heavy, so I'm at about 206 right now taking that into account. That means I've gained 6lbs, which is okay, thats not bad considering how bad I've been lately. Not only have I been eating non-LC foods but just eating what I want when I want...not good :(

Molmerlin, are you having company for Thanksgiving or going to see family?

I'm cooking a turkey this weekend as an early Christmas party, so I'm a little nervous about that, but I'm sure it will go okay :)

[kalondra]

Oh Ivory I am sad to see that you are leaving. :( You have helped me and a lot of others through some rough times of LCing. I have been away for some time now b/c of some family problems. (See my journal for details) But I guess this will be the end of the 200lbs thread. I hope everything goes well w/slim fast or whatever you decided to do. :daze: And if you do decide to stay around, I won't mind at all! :blush:
--kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Hello all,

How is everyone? I hope that everyone is doing well...how is life going for you guys? Kalondra & Molmerlin...

I decided that with exams and work and the fact that I am so stressed, and so frustrated that I am just not dieting, and am just living for the next few weeks. In the new year, I'll get back at it....I think I've put on a bit of weight, maybe 5 or 6 pounds, but I'm not too concerned.

I get to go home Thursday night for Christmas. I can't wait! Its been a LONG semester and I need to get away and relax or I'm going to have some sort of psychotic break!

[kalondra]

Ivory..So good to hear from you. I have been wondering how you are doing. I understand about waiting until school is out to worry with eating. Exams can be sooo stressful. :rolleyes: I am really excited about beginning the new year. I have been off of LC for a while, but I will go back in full swing when the new year begins. ;) Take care of yourself and I hope you come back to visit us often. :wave:
kalondra :rheart:

[Sillychili]

I can relate because I have been 200 literally forever..seemed like no matter how little I ate or how much I ate I was 200-202, sigh. But finally I have managed to drop a few andalthough it's just a bit, I am convinced that the pounds will continue to roll off because my thinking is different..No longer do I skip meals telling myself that since I am fat, I can afford to skip a few...found out I have Insulin Resistent Diabetes (IRD)..and now eat 4 times a day..make wise choices..try to include some type of pritein even if it's justa glass of milk (the perfect meal). I feel good...I am new so forgive my ramblings..I love to read your posts..and see your sucesses! Peace...Sillychili :wave:

[kalondra]

Welcome sillychilli! :wave: It's ok to ramble on and on. That's what this site is for. I hope you find this website very useful. It's filled with information. :read: I have yet to break the 200 pound mark, but hopefully it will be soon in the new year. ;)

kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Hello and Merry Christmas!

Well I'm at home and finally got to weigh myself on my "real" scale, and since I was home in October, I've gained about 10lbs, not bad considering just how badly I was eating for the last few weeks since I stopped dieting. As long as I can maintain where I am for a little while, I will be happy. I'm going to start CAD again in the new year(not right at the start of it, but relatively soon into it.)

I hope everyone's Christmas was good and you enjoyed the things and people that make you happy!

[molmerlin]

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everone.

We are all in the same boat.....doing a little backsliding, but determined to strt off the new year re energized. I work this weekend, then have next week off, and then I will go back to lc. I still do a lot of lc, but with the holidays I have eaten more than my share. I have also decided that this is the year to get my finances in order.....I promise to do that every year, but never get serious about it. I have to pull my head out of my you know where and get my act together.

We had beautiful snow for Christmas.....I am ready for it to go away now, thank you very much.

Here is to a great new LC new year gals. :Party: :Party: :Party: :Party: :Party: :Party:

[dabrahamso]

Hey you guys!!! Long time since I've been here. I also have fallen off the wagon. I keep thinking I need to start back on it but I eat the good low carb breakie and then all h--- breaks loose and I'm stuffing myself with carbs. I have gained about 12 lbs. I'm staying off the scale but every once in a while I get brave or something and decide to take a peak. I'm so afraid I'll gain back all 24 pounds and yet I just can't get motivated. I am trying to psych myself up to a New Years start but I don't know. I was finding it so hard to stick to at the end eating out etc and everyone is eating bread and potatoes and you know..... so I'm still here and still thinking about you all. I hope you all had a very merry christmas and here's to a thinner New Year. Talk to you all soon. Going to browse the new threads.
Take care
Debbie

[Ivory]

I know the feeling of not being able to get motivated, I want to lost the weight, but I don't want to actually go back to a weight loss program again, lol I'll let you know if I can find a way to get what I want without ANY change in behaviour whatsoever! lol

I'm sure I'll get back to it soon into the new year, I also think I'm going to try and go to the gym more. I have free gym membership at the university, so I'm going to make use of that. I also have a pilates tape and today I bought a yoga kit that has a mat, and some accesories, I also got a fitness ball for Christmas, so I'm all set!

[Ivory]

Okay, I think I'm motivated...I really think I'm gonna get back onto LC once I get back to school, so starting January 6 I am BACK ON THE WAGON. I was thinking about how easy it was to put back on the weight that I have and that if I'm not careful I'll end up back where I was and thats not going to happen, I vowed that it wouldn't. I'm going to weigh in tomorrow morning and post my accurate weight on here and then I won't weigh myself til my reading week in February when I'm home again.

I'm not really looking forward to going back on LC but I'm hoping that I'll have that initial drop in weight that will motivate me to keep losing. I remember the joy from the first few months when I started last year, and I was losing like 10lbs/month, that was such a nice feeling :)

I'm going to get smart about this go-around, I'm going to plan more and cook LC things ahead of time so that I don't have the excuse that I can't do it because I don't have time to cook.

One of the hardest things will be that my room-mate eats at weird hours and I'm going to have to get used to NOT eating when she eats, and what she eats.

Oh well, it will ALL be worth it when I hit my goal!

[kalondra]

Hello everyone!! :wave: I am so glad to see that everyone is still alive and well, even if not doing so good with LCing right now. I too, am very ready for the new year b/c I do plan on getting back in control with my carbs. I re-read some of my journal last week and realized that I haven't been LCing without cheating since October. :nono: And since then, I have gained about 3 inches back around my waist, and I have gained about 13 pounds over these last few months. :cry: I am not mad with myself though. ;) But, honestly, I hate that I have gained this weight back and that my clothes are now tight, once again. :(

On a better note, I plan to get back in full effect on Sunday. :cheer: It might be sooner if I eat up all the bad food in the house first. I am excited about the new year and the new start. Right now, my main goal is to just get below 200. And I know it will not be too far away. :)

Well I hope everyone has had a nice Christmas and I hope you all have a prosperous New Year. :Party: I look forward to continuing my journey with all of you! :spin: I am also glad to see that 200lbs anyone thread is alive again! :clap:

kalondra :rheart:

[molmerlin]

Hey gals. great to see you all. It is new years eve, and hubby and I are home alone. We started lc yesterday, he going to join me on the journey this time. Hopefully educating him will make it easier on me. Let me just say that I am still sooooooooo sick of eggs. Let's all be sure and check in regularly, since we are all re inspired. Happy New Year :Party: :Party: :Party: :Party:

[molmerlin]

ok everyone. I got brave (or whatever) and got back on the scale to see what damage I have done over the holidays. It was pretty bad. I put back on 16 of those pounds I had lost. ( No I am not changing my stats) I have been lowcarbing for six days now, I am over that hump where we crave everything and are constantly hungry, so that is a good thing. I just had a bowl of flaxomeal, I had forgotten that I like it.
I will be here regularly, I need the support. I will surely read the other threads as well, but would like to see you all back
later

[ptjody]

Good to see that I was not the only bad one during the month of December. Mine started with a cruise in the western caribbean during the first week of December and then I was off the last 2 weeks during the holidays, so I pretty much blew the whole month. Ended up putting on 14 pounds. I started back on induction on the 2nd of Jan (2 days ago) and have lost 6 of that already. I am feeling good about it all again. I am all fired up like I was when I first started this back in May. I truly want to see a big change in my by this summer.

Good luck and I agree with you...I enjoy this site and it keeps me motivated.

[Ivory]

Hello all, well tomorrow is the big day where I start up low carb again, and since we're all telling how bad we've been, I will too...I gained 17lbs since I stopped LCing. I'm not changing my numbers til I weigh myself at the gym here. It will give me a bigger number(its wrong by about 7lbs to every other scale I've used), but since its the only scale I have, I have to suffer with it.

I'm so glad that us "old" thread members got remotivated, and that we have such great new people for this leg of our weight loss journey!!

[chemlady]

I think its a commom thing when you lose and get confident and the holidays roll around and you allow your self to eat the forbidden things that put us where we were. I too ate those things that come around once a year, like pecan pie and apple pie. I gained back four and then I went away for the weekend and indulged again over new years with champayne and some chocolate and I was lucky to stay at 215 through the whole thing. Have been faithfully doing induction since thursday and feel much better today. I plan on jumping on the scale tommorrow to see if I got rid of those three pounds. I am not changing my stats either. Its good we are all back to getting under 200 except for those lucky enough to already be there. To me it is the single most important goal. Having an ex that constantly told me you must weigh three hundred, of course I never told him I really did. Who was I kidding, I was huge. Busting out of size 24. Black only can do so much, it doesn't make you disappear. For the first time I am looking forward to short sleeves and shorts. I will be ready. I start bfl tommorrow and I took my before pictures this morning. It looked bad but at least 300% better than last june. Wearing size 14 now and planning on a size 8 when its all said and done.
Laurie

[kalondra]

Hey I am also glad to see everyone re-motivated! :cheer: :cheer: I did change my stats (didn't want to, but I figured it will help keep me motivated even more not to cheat). Today is my first day back on induction and I have just been sitting around here wishing I could eat something that I shouldn't. :mad: But I am sure these cravings will disappear in a few days. ;) Well welcome back aboard everyone! :wave: I will definitely be checking in b/c I need the motivation too! :daze: :help: Happy LCing! :dazzle:
kalondra :rheart:

[molmerlin]

how lovely to have so much to read again!!! I was very good today, as I have been all week, yippee. It is great having hubby doing lc as well. Of course since it is his first time on LC, he is gonna lose weight fast. He lost six pounds the first week. A great motivator that whole weight loss thing. In any case. glad to see everyone

[Ivory]

Well today is day one for me back on LC...and it hasn't been that bad. For lunch I had a salad with a bit of cheese in it & french dressing. For dinner, I had a salad, some cold ham, a bunch of cooked carrots, some pasta(remember I'm on CAD so I have a reward meal where I can have carbs as long as its balanced with protein and veggies) and a couple oreos. I'm working on getting my 2L of water down...ug, I forgot how little I liked drinking all that water!

I was watching Dr. Phil today and he was talking about how to keep New Years Resolutions and he had some good advice...set specific goals, the goals must be measureable. For weight loss, he suggests not having pounds lost be how you measure your goal because you cannot control how your body sheds pounds, instead he suggests setting goals you can control...ie: I won't cheat, and I'll do something active Monday, Wednesday & Friday. That way you control your goals. He also says to make sure you're held accountable(which is why we have this forum!) and that you don't let your environment be condusive to breaking down(if your cupboard is full of cookies, you'll eat cookies eventually). It was really a very good list of tips, I'm gonna go to his website and see if they've posted the list in full yet. Anyway I thought it was great because I'm starting a new semester so I have a chance to develop all new habits and schedule in workouts, and make them part of my routine.

[kalondra]

I hope I loose 6 pounds this week on induction. :rolleyes: It would really be nice. Ivory welcome back to the LC lifestyle. :spin: I am still sort of craving HC foods, but hopefully it goes away tomorrow. I did good today with no cheats. :cheer:
kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Well I went and weighed in today at the gym on the scale I hate. Its not accurate, its about 7lbs heavier than accurate actually, but its all I have and I'm too cheap to go buy a good scale! So at least its something to track myself with. Anyway there are my stats in all their infinite yuckiness.

Day two...no cheats so far. In the first week of CAD I'm supposed to be only eating twice a day, one LC meal, and my reward meal but I can't do that, I'm pulling really long days and so I'm eating three times a day(2 LC meals and my reward meal).

[molmerlin]

I have not been cheating, but I have not been active whatsoever. I seem to have zero energy. I was off yesterday and today and I seriously die absolutely nothing. I was like a sloth. I need to get some vitamins going.
I watched Dr. Atkins on Larry King last night. He makes it all seem really easy, doesn't he. And I guess it really is.
I cooked a huge beef roast today,
Hubby is saying he feels great eating like this.
later

[kalondra]

Hi guys! :wave: I tried to post last night, but I was having problems getting on the forum. :( I have been good so far and weighed myself this morning. I am down 5 pounds already, which was probably water, but hey, who cares--It's gone. :cheer: I am work now and will post more later!
kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Hello all! Well its the end of Day 3 and I still haven't cheated...yay me! Anyway I did the "Basics" video from Windsor Pilates today, and had done another pilates work out on monday so I'm successfully managing to fit working out into my schedule right. I think I'm going to try and work out Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and maybe take a walk or something over the weekends. I think I'll stick to being active more if I have a schedule set that I "have to" follow.

I'm so glad to be back to LC, I'd forgotten how much better it makes me feel to be eating veggies etc. I can't wait til next week when I go weigh in. I'm hoping because I've been off of LC that I have a big start-up woosh. A girl can dream!

[molmerlin]

I have been having a lot of trouble getting here as well. I ended up having to log in and change my passwork etc, which I never have to do. Sometimes I think aol screws around with things, and goes slow intentionally so that I will upgrade to broadband (or whatever it is)
I was good AGAIN today too. PLUS I have an appointment tomorrow at nine am at the local CURVES. It is like four blocks from my work. Ok, so even if I do it for just a month, right? We shall see, and you all KNOW I will be reporting on that whole thing. I hope it is a bunch of really really heavy women there so I feel less so....yes I know that is not a nice way of thinking, but I really couldn't stand going to one of those gyms where the chicks are all long and lean and toned etc. give me a bunch of fat broads any day yee haw
I guess that's about it. later

[Ivory]

Molmerlin, my friend went to Curves while she was away at school last year and really liked it because it was normal people there. A couple of her friends went with her and they were rather big girls and they both enjoyed and said the didn't feel like they were out of place there. Also, I saw their ads the other day and I think the smallest woman in the ad was about a size 10-12, so they're obviously targeting the average woman :)

[molmerlin]

OK! Well, I went to curves this am, and yes I signed up (FOR A YEAR!!!!!!!!!) (OK, so what if I had done that last May when we all started this madness???) In any case, they weighed me (ewwwww) and measured me (no comment) did that fat percent thing (yikes) I hope that the knowledge that whether I go or not, they are gonna suck that monthly fee right out of my checking account will inspire me. Seriously, if I had done this when we all started last year, what would I be like now? I know we have all read bits and pieces of Nat's logs, she is very dedicated, and must have the will power of I don't know what. I will tell you this. I was folding my daughters jeans the other day , and discovered she had the cutest pair of Lucky You brand jeans. what would it take for me to fit in them well. a lot of hard work that's for sure, but how cool would it be to be one of those chicks that can wear jeans and a white t shirt and just look good????? (as I sit here in workour pants and an oversized shirt) oh well I am feeling good today. hope you all have a great one

[molmerlin]

OK! Well, I went to curves this am, and yes I signed up (FOR A YEAR!!!!!!!!!) (OK, so what if I had done that last May when we all started this madness???) In any case, they weighed me (ewwwww) and measured me (no comment) did that fat percent thing (yikes) I hope that the knowledge that whether I go or not, they are gonna suck that monthly fee right out of my checking account will inspire me. Seriously, if I had done this when we all started last year, what would I be like now? I know we have all read bits and pieces of Nat's logs, she is very dedicated, and must have the will power of I don't know what. I will tell you this. I was folding my daughters jeans the other day , and discovered she had the cutest pair of Lucky You brand jeans. what would it take for me to fit in them well. a lot of hard work that's for sure, but how cool would it be to be one of those chicks that can wear jeans and a white t shirt and just look good????? (as I sit here in workour pants and an oversized shirt) oh well I am feeling good today. hope you all have a great one

[molmerlin]

OK! Well, I went to curves this am, and yes I signed up (FOR A YEAR!!!!!!!!!) (OK, so what if I had done that last May when we all started this madness???) In any case, they weighed me (ewwwww) and measured me (no comment) did that fat percent thing (yikes) I hope that the knowledge that whether I go or not, they are gonna suck that monthly fee right out of my checking account will inspire me. Seriously, if I had done this when we all started last year, what would I be like now? I know we have all read bits and pieces of Nat's logs, she is very dedicated, and must have the will power of I don't know what. I will tell you this. I was folding my daughters jeans the other day , and discovered she had the cutest pair of Lucky You brand jeans. what would it take for me to fit in them well. a lot of hard work that's for sure, but how cool would it be to be one of those chicks that can wear jeans and a white t shirt and just look good????? (as I sit here in workour pants and an oversized shirt) oh well I am feeling good today. hope you all have a great one

[CanadianT]

Hi there,
I am very grateful i have a treadmill, i am on that poor thing every morning no matter what. I would be too self conscious to attend an exercise class. Maybe when i get closer to my goal, i will go. Because i have lost so much weight, i will eventually need surgery to remove the excess skin, till then, i also love big shirts and i have a pile of em. I have some brand new shirts that i have never worn because at the time, they were too tight (5X), now i can swim in them. I love wearing one them occasionally, it makes me feel good to see where i was and where i am now. I can only imagine what it will be like at my goal. :wave:


Toni

[Ivory]

I know what you guys mean about feeling self consious at a gym. I have free membership to the school gym, but I never go because everyone thats there is either already thin or a guy just bulking up to impress the thin girls at the gym! I just want to see my feet when I look down!!!

Day 5, No cheats!!!!!!! Last night I had a cheezie in my hand and put it down, that was hard! Tonight I'm going out with friends, and we're going to a bar. So I made jello shooters with sugar free jello and vodka, so there's no carbs. Under CAD, technically alcohol is a cheat, but I don't care :)

You mentioned extra skin, I have some of that, is there anything I can do to get rid of it? I can't afford to have surgery and I don't know that I'll need it but I don't really enjoy the fabulous look I have right now going on in the tummy department.

[kalondra]

It has been so hard to post these last few days! :mad: Anyway, it's working for now. I am glad to hear that no one has been cheating! :D Good for us!! :cheer: I agree with the gym thing, too. I don't want to be the biggest one at a gym giving out of breath quicker than anyone else. What a site! :cry:

Toni--You should start a journal. I am interested in knowing how you have managed to lose all that weight! I know you must be very proud of yourself! :roll:

I hope to be as dedicated as others at exercising eventually. I haven't moved my lazy butt in a few days. :thdown: Maybe I'll go walking around my neighborhood tomorrow if it's not too cold. I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 7 pounds so far. :thup: I am so happy. It just feels good to lose weight! :Party: Now I can change my stats again. That is always a good feeling. ;)

kalondra :rheart:

[molmerlin]

I will try and post this only one time. My previous post is evidence of all the trouble we are all having getting here. When I would click the post reply thing, it kept telling me that the website wasn't responding etc etc etc. whatever
This go round of lc is veeeerrrrrryyyyyy slllllllllllloooooooowwww.
I feel fine and not hungry etc. but the inches are NOT leaving as before, and I knew that would happen, but still frustrated.
I did not go work out today, just wasn't in the cards. I do not care for the hours this place has, but I knew what they were from the start. They are only open til seven, and only 9 to 12 on saturday, closed sunday. I guess I will do what I have to do. (sit on my butt and eat potato chips????)
my daughter is coming home from vacationing in new orleans tomorrow. I will be happy to see her.
I wish one of us would find some miracle food that tastes all that and has zero carbs....check into that, would you guys??? lol

[molmerlin]

we went to indy to pick up my daughter, did some lc shopping before she landed. got some walden farms bbq sauce, which we have had before and liked (zero carbs) some zero carb teriyaki sauce and zero carb syrup....i am gonna try tht fundy sounding pork rind french toast/pancake recipe although it sounds gross
I believe I have not lost a single pound nor a single inch this past two weeks.......I think I am need of some encouragement, how bout it???

[Ivory]

Molmerlin, it sucks that you're not seeing results like you'd like to be right now, but I've always found with LC that I'll stall then WOOSH...so hold on for the WOOSH, its coming!

Well tomorrow is my first weigh in day since I started with LCing again. I'm hoping to have lost at least 3lbs this week...I'd love it to be more, but 3 would be good :) I think I'm gonna buy a measuring tape and start measuring inches again. Its a great way to make myself feel better sometimes.

Friday night I went out and had a great time. Even though I've gained back some of the weight I lost, its nice that I'm getting attention from guys! (lol that could have something to do with not losing much weight in my chest! lol)

[CanadianT]

Ivory, I am so jealous of you. When i started low carbing, i had an average sized chest, now i hardly have anything left. Now if only i could lose the caboose, i would be happy!

[triaxle]

Hi there...I can totally relate to you. I'm 38 years old and a mother of 2 young daughters. I've had a weight problem my entire life. I was the fat kid in every group photo that was taken. The battle has been mortifying. I lost tons of weight 12 years ago on Herbalife, then packed it all back on plus more. I started Atkins on January 2, 2003. So far I've lost 8 pounds and am currently at 210 lbs. My goal is 135 lbs. A weight I've never been at. Hopefully, I will find success with the Atkins approach. I still have some fear of its safety though. Can anyone offer any helpful advise. I really could use some friends on this journey.

[kalondra]

Hello Triaxle! :wave: Welcome to our thread. Feel free to post here whenever you want. :blush: Congrats on your 8lb lost! :cheer: As far as safety, I really can't answer. Nothing has happened to me, but weight loss. However, when I was on my cheating streak of about 2 months, there was weight gain. :mad: But now, I am back on the losing streak! :thup:

Ivory--Go girl!! Male attention is always good! :rose: I need to get out more with my friends so I can meet some good looking guys. I don't know if you have a Dollar Store in Canada, but I bought my measuring tape from there for only $1.

molmerlin--I'm with Ivory. Your woosh should come soon, as long as you're sticking to the plan. ;) I am still on induction and cannot wait until Saturday so I can make something sweet. I made that pork rind french toast thing when I first began LCing sometime last year. It was ok. I was just so happy to be having something to go with my eggs and sausages and some sugar free syrup, that I didn't really care how it tasted. :rolleyes: I have bought a loaf of Atkins bread before and made french toast with that. It was sooo good. :yum: That bread just costs too much though. But I may buy some this weekend. Anyways, hang in there! :sunny: I have been weighing myself everyday since Thursday and I know I shouldn't be. But I haven't lost anymore since then and I thought I should since I have been in induction. :( It is still early though, just give your body time.

I went walking today at the park for about 30 minutes. I had to stop b/c it got dark, but I realized how out of shape I really am. :( Boy I have got to get on the ball. ;) My new goal is to lose 5 pounds a month by my 25th birthday in October. Ok, enough of my blabbing. Happy LCing everyone! :daze:

kalondra :rheart:

ps. molmerlin--don't give up! Just re-examine what you are eating. :roll:

[Ivory]

Okay so today was weigh in day, and after week 1, I've lost 2.6lbs! yay! I'm so glad! I need to get down to the whole water thing, I haven't been drinking water at all this week.

I'm gonna try and get a measuring tape tomorrow when I'm at work, there's a dollar store in the mall I work in.

Anyway everyone, I'm tired so I'll post more later!

[triaxle]

Good morning everyone! It is Tuesday the 14th and its 8:00 am. Thanks for your welcome. My husband lost a ton of weight last summer and I couldn't figure out how he was doing it. He wouldn't tell me either. I actually accused him of being sick. Come to find out he was doing Atkins. So since he has put the weight back on he confessed that was what he used last year. So, here I am! We are doing it together this time around. I pray that it is the diet that finally works for me. I hope you all have a wonderful day. I sure would appreciate any words of wisdom about sticking to the diet, and I certainly would appreciate any recipes or sites that you've found good ones on. Have a great day everyone!

[SportGuy]

Hi guys,

I am new to this site but it seems to me like it's deffinetely going to encourage me to finally loose the fat. I am at 229 and I am planning on hitting 199 by middle of February. I just started induction and I am doing cardio and weight lifting 4 times a week.

Lets get this thing done!

[ButterflyA]

Originally posted by triaxle
I sure would appreciate any words of wisdom about sticking to the diet, and I certainly would appreciate any recipes or sites that you've found good ones on.

I don't really have any "words of wisdom" per se, but I CAN tell you what's been working for me :)
I keep a paper journal at home, b/c I'm an emotional eater and tend to munch when I'm stressed/angry/sad etc. I also keep a journal here on the site and a food journal, so I know how much I ate every day.
I also try to look at the "long term" and not focus on day to day. I might make a mistake at ONE eating on ONE day, but it does not mean I'M a failure, know what I mean? I just try to refocus and do better at the next meal.

GL and hello! :wave:

[molmerlin]

hi everyone, great to 'see' everyone, especially the new 'faces'. today was second day in a row to go work out. don't feel sore or anything, but oddly enough, it does give me energy. I hope I keep it up food wise, flaxomeal for breakfast (note. I think this is probably an acquired taste, hubby doesn't care for it) chicken for lunch, and when I got home some chicken salad. I think I could eat chicken salad 24/7, when it is really really cold and made just right. I think as far a best recipe or advice, we would all agree to get out of the traditional rut....you don't have to have eggs for breakfast....chicken salad is a great choice (ok, enough about chicken salad ) (I have been buying the mt oliive no sugar added bread and butter pickles, and chop those up for relish in the chicken salad) sometimes for lunch I will nuke a package of broccoli or spinich and have a huge bowl with butter. Keep deviled eggs in the fridge ALL the time, although you will get sick of them after a while. Too bad there aren't more convenience foods we can eat (yes I know we are all about eating better yadda yadda yadda, still, it would be nice to just nuke a hungry man low carb meal or something)
It is WICKED cold, and I am not amused. I am however having a good couple of weeks, we all feel better when low carbing, don't we? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[ButterflyA]

I know what you mean about the cold, It's 15 degrees F here and I'M FREEZING!!!! (actually it's warm for this time of year, we're usually about -10, but still...)
I have a question for you? Do you have a recipe for your chicken salad? I can't find it anywhere in a way that I like! (I don't like it with the relish but I can always take that out). Just wondering! :)

[triaxle]

Good morning all.....I'm a little disappointed today. I only weigh myself once a week and today was the day. I had been down almost 10 lbs and now I'm up 3. :thdown: I really hope that it is because it is that time of the month. I haven't changed anything that I'm doing so I'm hopeful....but still it is a bummer. I made a drastic change last night. I went and got about 4 inches of my hair cut off. I haven't had medium length hair in 20 years. I figured that it would be my incentive to change the rest of myself into a new me. ;) I hope you have a wonderful day everyone. Keep up the good work. I would be really interested in the chicken salad recipe too!

[CanadianT]

Hi Triaxle,
Don't be discouraged about the weight your scales shows. Even though it may go up a pound or so, i try not to get down. I bet in afew days, if you were to get back on your scale, you will be below last weeks reading. As long as your feeling better, that is the best judge.


Toni

[triaxle]

Thanks sooooo much for your encouragement. I knew I didn't make a mistake joining this group. I need all the help I can get. :D I hope I can returnt he favor for all of you some time. Thanks for responding, talk to you soon!

[Ivory]

Hello all!

Well tonight was my first cheat, I'm kind of disappointed in myself but I'm not feeling well and for some reason I just needed chicken noodle soup, and nothing else was going to suffice, so I chalk it up to that. But hey, one cheat thus far is much better than I was in the fall(Molmerlin, Kalondra, I don't know if you guys remember how many "I cheated" posts I had, but there were many!)

Triaxle, isn't changing your hair fun??? I love doing things like that. I swear I do things for a reaction sometimes. When I look back in my life, whenever something was out of my control, I change my hair. I've changed the length, colour etc several times. Right now my hair is chin-length and its the longest its been in about 5 yrs. I think I'm gonna go get the style changed on Friday morning, get layers or something! Its all about the reaction (I think thats why I have tattooes, I love getting a reaction from people!)

ButterlyA, I like your philosophy about weight loss, I think its a great attitude to have, and it keeps you from getting depressed.

Anyway I'm rambling, so I'm going to sign off this post and I'll talk to y'all later.

[kalondra]

Chicken salad! Wow, I ate that for breakfast this morning. :) I don't have a recipe though. My mom made it. I think she just took some chicken, mayo, celery, chopped boiled eggs, a little sugar (splenda), relish (pickles), and mixed it all together. Well I know that's how she usually makes tuna salad.

Triaxle, I am with Toni. Don't be discouraged by the scale. You should also measure yourself. That will definitely give you a better picture of what you are losing rather than the scale. ;) As I have learned, the scale changes a lot based on a lot of different reasons. And also from experience, when my TOM (time of month) is about to arrive, I do gain a little. But as soon as it's gone, as with others on this thread, I experience a whoosh! :clap: It takes away what I gained, plus a few extra pounds. So that may be something to look forward to in a way. :blush: But everyone's body is different.

As far as recipes go, there are tons of recipes on this forum. Some are a bit pricey to make, but are good. One of my favorites is the deep dish pizza quiche. :yum: I made it tonight and it was so good. You can find it under the recipe section for main dishes.

sportguy--You are doing great. Cardio and weight lifting!!! :thup: I am sure you will reach your goal. Now if I could just get motivated enough to do some weight lifting. :)

ivory, congrats on the loss! :cheer: I had my first small cheat tonight. But a cheat is a cheat is a cheat. :rolleyes: I had a small piece of chocolate cake that my mom made. It was only about the size of a spoon, but it was still a cheat.

I wish that did have a hungry man low carb meal. :) That would be awesome. Tonight I went grocery shopping and I bought some LC ice cream from walmart. It was only about $2 for a pint with 6 grams of carbs per serving. I cannot wait to taste it. I will probably wait a while until I increase my carb intake by a lot more. Ok enough of my rambling. I have to be to work at 7:30am & I am sleepy! :yawn:

kalondra

[Ivory]

Kalondra, if you're gonna cheat, I always say go for something good and chocolate cake was an excellent choice! I wanted so badly to cheat tonight, but I didn't, instead I had a couple hot dogs, a salad and some green beans, since I had my reward meal earlier(Subway...mmmm).

Ladies (and Sportguy), do you ever get into a bad mood for no reason and you just want everyone to just back off?!?! I'm in one of those moods. I was fine til I got home at 8:30 tonight after my class, and now I just want the world(or at least my roommates) to just leave me alone! lol okay now I've vented lol

Anyway all, I'll post more later! Have a great Low Carb Friday! (aka Pay Day in my world!!)

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, girl, I know how you feel. I'm going through so much stress right now I can't stand it. One part of me wants someone to put their arms around me and tell me it's ok(preferably my husband, like that's gonna happen) and the other part of me wants to curl up in a corner and well you know the rest. I have been doing cad for 5 days and have lost 5 pounds. Yeah!!! I feel so much better being back on something. CAD seems to be much easier to take than Atkins so we'll see what happens in the long run. Do you know if you still have to stay away from sugar in the dessert at RM on cad? Does it matter how much you eat at dinner of potatoes? I hate stress, it makes me feel so bad. I started TOM today and I think that's part of what makes me feel bad (PMS Or PMDD not sure if I have either of those). That's it for now.

[triaxle]

Sorry to hear that everyone is having a hard time....with 2 young daughters to fight with every morning to get out the door, I sometimes wonder how I've kept any sort of sanity at all. I come to work each day and take a deep breath and am glad for the solitude. Then at 4:00 pm the chaos begins again. Oh well....like I always say, this too shall pass. I cheated yesterday to! I had a handful of m&ms. Terrible I know but since it is my TOM I literally crave chocolate all the time. I think it's a sickness! I forgot to pack my lunch today so I'm going to try and stay especially busy. But...I'm hungry already. I hope all of you have a fantastic Friday! Thank God at least the weekend is here. Have a great one. Talk to you later. CHINS UP---WE CAN SURVIVE THIS AND SUCCEED ;) It's just another day.

[molmerlin]

Well, let me jump on the I cheated bandwagon.....ding dongs....nuff said?????

wed nite I stopped by Blimpies (like subway) had them make me a huge salad w/lettuce black olives pepperocini, turkey and provolone w/peppercorn ranch..I took that home used the trusty george foreman to cook up a couple of small steaks, nuked some broccoli and split the salad in half...hubby and I were in heaven...so then thurs nite his turn to cook......ok he made a big omlet (can you say 'if I see another freakin omlet in my life I will gag??) I know he made the effort and all, and I think that is great, but I am soooo sick of eggs..
I think this bitter cold is making us all cranky and we all have a bit of cabin fever....We are supposed to warm up here the first week of February. I know that is only two weeks but holy cow, it seems a long time away, and of course when the weather dude says it will warm up, he is only talking into the thirties or forties I know in six months I will be saying how freaking hot it is never happy am I I gotta get something to eat and go to work out and then to work. I am not off til Sunday and Monday Have a great LC weekend all :wave:

[SportGuy]

I noticed that whenever I would cheat it would be at night, because I like to stay up late and watch basketball on TNT. So I think one good way to prevent cheating is to have a nice carb-free diner around 8 o'clock so that you would feel full until you go to sleep. In case you do feel like you need something more stack up on Atkins Advantage bars, they will cost you only 2 net carbs and will surely fill you up.

I am in my 5th day of induction and I feel great. But I did cheat on the night of my 3rd day and boy did I cheat - I ate two apples and two bananas. I suppose it's better to cheat with fruit than other restricted food. I started the induction weighing 230, now I am 225, so I am averaging 1 lb a day.

The big challenge will come this Sunday when I will go to a birthday party. I like Jonhy Walker Black, but I know I can't really have. Do you guys know if it will have a big impact if I have 2 - 3 drinks of whiskey?

[Jkrohn]

Hey Ladies & Sportguy. I have been reading this thread for sometime now & thought I might as well drop in insterad of being an inocent bystander.... I soooo want to see a 1 infront of my weight. It's been YEARS since that has happened. I am currently following the PP plan. Exercise?? Well I am trying to get back into it. I did 2 BFL challenges last year with great success. I lost 52 pounds doing PP & BFL. Well then the holidays hit. BLAMO! All I had learned & worked so hard for went out the window & anything I could fit in my mouth went in. Gained 20 pounds. :mad: But now I'm back on the lc wagon. Have been for 2 weeks & have lost 5 of those 20. Still can't get the exercise regular. Worked out 6 times last week & none this week..... Today I'm a bit dicouraged though. I was a good lc girl all week. no cheating no nothing & lots of water but today I'm up 1/2 lb. :confused: What's up with that??? Guess the exercise really does make that much difference..... Oh well I'm not going to let it get to me. Keep plugging like a good lc girl & it will happen right? :rolleyes:

oh there I go rambling again....

Anyway hope I can join your group you're all great & full of helpful information!

Take Care & Be strong!
Jess

[SportGuy]

Another way you can avoid cheating (and this has worked for me) is prior to putting that piece of chocolate or eclair in your mouth, visualize yourself at a party. How do you look? Do you look the way you want to look or do you look like the person who you hate seeing in the mirror every morning? Before I put anything in my mouth, I take a few seconds and relive the instances in my life when my weight prevented me from feeling liberated and comfortable around people, and therefore made my life miserable. I look back and remember the times when I dreaded going to parties because I couldn't wear the cloth that I wanted and was forced to wear the obligatory color for the fat - black. I decided that food will no longer prevent me from truly being happy. You should make that decision too, and I think it will deffinately stop you from cheating.

Just think of how much more you would enjoy your life if you were not over-weight. You don't need to cheat. If you feel like eating eat chicken, meat, fish, salad, shrimp with garlic sauce, Atkins Bars or any other allowed food. But don't eat that food, which you know will make you fat - anything with carbs. To be more specific, you should develop a sort of hatred for any food containing carbohydrates. I believe that to do anything right and bring it to a favorable conclusion you must approach it with passion, otherwise ther is no point of even starting.

This mentality is helping me, it might seem a little extreme, but I know it will do the job for you as well.

[DWRolfe]

Originally posted by SportGuy
Do you guys know if it will have a big impact if I have 2 - 3 drinks of whiskey?

They say that your body burns the alcohol first, thus you'll be buring that fuel rather than your own fat storage until all the alcohol is gone. And of course, many people find their resolve and determination weakened after a few drinks.

I've had a Jack Daniels wi th dinner while dining out and not had it trip me up, but YMMV.

Donald :wave:

[Sillychili]

Gosh, Triaxel, you sound like I did when my kids were little. I hate to preach..BUT...LOL..I'm going to anyway! People always used to tell me the kids would grow up too fast and in my little wise cracking brain I would reply "NOT FAST ENOUGH". But guess what? They did! I think now about every thing we did..or I did..and it was just in the blink of an eye...I thought I would be old and grey by the time they reached adulthood. I was a single mom at 16 and again at 21..my 2 sons are now 26 and 21. I know for a fact I thought if only..if only...quite a few times..I even had them stay with their grandparents one with each for almost 3 months while I focused on school and my life. But it was the same...It wasn't till this year tha I got on track...first my health..then my diet..now excersice andn last week school. I had always thought I should do it alone..but I couldn't..I head the help of 2 awsome doctors and a wonderful "wellness" (fitness trainer) lady...and this forum of course.. :wave: ...AND guess what else..gosh I love to read others triumphs..so here is mine..My scale finally moved again this morning after almost 3 weeks of nothingness! :daze: I am crazy happy and even more motivated...yipee! So hang in there and hug the girls and yourself! Peace

[CanadianT]

Keep up the great work Sillychilli!!!!

:wave:

[molmerlin]

Saturday morning and it is cold out there!! I go to work at noon, get off at eleven. I would much rather stay in bed all day. but anyway. I am being good lc wise although you could not tell by my scales or by the fit of my clothes I know I know, patience patience I have taken up drinking coffee, and I have read the caffiene stalls a lot of people so I will cut that out and see where that gets me. I am certainly not drinking a lot of water, and that has been an ongoing problem for alot of us. yes there was the ding dong episode, but as bad as ding dongs are, it is nothing compared to the way I ould eat before lc. I bough some lunchable snacks for my friends grandkids, one of the snacks had 103 carbs in it. does that just seem impossible? I ate queensland salad at outback yesterday, a mock danish for breakfast and some scrambled up hamburger w/ zero carb bbq sauce for dinner. that was it.
Kalondra...you have a low carb store near you? How wonderful....keep looking for a LC hungry man thing, lol :wave:

[kalondra]

I haven't lost any more weight, I don't think since I had my little cheat. But I am ok. As long as I haven't gained. ;) I haven't cheated since.

Deb--CAD? 5 pounds? Hooray for you! I'm glad that CAD is working for you. :cheer:

molmerlin--a snack w/ 103 carbs? Whoa!

I bought the BFL book yesterday and plan to read it this weekend. :read: It's interesting so far and sounds doable. I have a 3 day weekend since I'm off Monday! Yippee! Have a good weekend everyone!

kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

Sportguy, here is a BIG WARNING, when you're on LC, your tolerance to alcohol PLUMETS!!! I remembered this fact this weekend when I was leaning over a toilet in a bar. I drank the amount I normally would have BUT forgot that I become an instant light-weight when on LC...oh goodness, Not a pretty story.

So yeah, my weekend was okay, as I mentioned Friday night I spent throwing up because of my own stupidity. Saturday I sat on my butt watching sappy movies.

There are so many posts to read!!! Its amazing how much goes on in a couple days around here! I remember when we thought the thread was dying! Ha! Take that you evil carbs!

Anyway its late and I have an early class, so I'll see you all later!

[dabrahamso]

Yup, I'm staying away from the booze!!! Well, I'm losing great on CAD. I feel good, I've lost 7 lbs, I'm not hungary. I just finished TOM and I lost the whole week even with it. That's amazing as I didn't lose with TOM on Atkins. Maybe I've finally found the plan for me. I'll hold off on that decision though as it's only the first week and we all know what happens after a couple of weeks. So I'll see in a week or two how it's going. Ivory, watch yourself, you've been around a long time and you know what happens. Thanks for all the support everyone it's great to be back. :thup:

[molmerlin]

Ok, one last post before the weekend is out. Went grocery shopping, lots of lc stuff to buy...there are entire aisles that we don't go down, aren't there? seems like it would go faster, but since we disect each and every nutrition label before it goes in the cart, seems to take maybe longer. Looking at the stuff on the conveyor belt at the register tho, pretty dramatic. nothing processed etc. I pointed out to hubby that the woman in front of us had nothing but carbs in her cart...funny what we notice. We did buy a pint of that lc ice cream someone (kalondra?) mentioned. It is still wicked, 6carbs for half a cup.. so I looked at ben and jerry, they were 30 carbs per half a cup wow (ok, who really makes four servings out of a pint of ben and jerry's???)
made a big giant batch of chicken salad....out of control there, aren't I? I put dried dill in it, kind of makes it different... I hope I get my butt in gear tomorrow and go work out. it is one am now, so I know I will sleep in since I am off tomorrow :wave:

[Ivory]

Today is weigh in day, hopefully that will go well. I have found this past week that I just don't get hungry and sometimes realize that its the middle of the afternoon and I haven't eaten yet. That might be partially due to this large and yucky cold I've developed.

Anyway everyone I hope your Mondays go smoothly and I'll update you all after I weigh in.

-Ivory

[triaxle]

Good morning everyone!!! As I yawn! First of all what is CAD? I know to some that will sound stupid but...I don't know what it is. I skimmed through my Protein Power book yesterday to see the differences between that and Atkins. It looks to me that the only difference is the amount of carbs per day you are allowed to have. Theory seemed to be the same. I just finished TOM and I'm afraid to get on the scale, so I think I'll just hold off on that one for awhile longer. I've been reading alot lately about ketosis being dangerous, the truth....is it. I think for the heck of it I'll get some of those test strips and see. I have a friend that is a diabetic and she was talking about people going on Atkins and ending up in the hospital because they messed themselves up with ketosis and not eating enough carbs. I didn't dare tell her I was trying Atkins when she was going off like that. Oh well....the bottom line is that I want this weight OFF now! So any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Best of luck to all and have a wonderful day! I've read people saying they've gotten all this energy. I've been doing this since January 2 and I actually feel more the same ole tired self than anything else. Well have a GREAT DAY! :wave:

[molmerlin]

Triaxle On the home page (or whtever the start page is for this place there is a section that explains the differences between all these ways of eating. atkins,cad,pp etc..go there and read through them, it may help you to determine which way will be the easiest and best for you. Ivory on this thread does cad, so she can be of great help to you should you go that route. You mentioned skimming through your protein power book. You are going to have to actually pick your plan and then really read the book. :read: (admittedly sometimes they can get a bit boring) I have read the atkins book, and constantly go back to browse through it. Once you read the facts, all the scare tactics others throw at you will seem laughable. really. People going to the hospital because of this is simply not true, UNLESS they are not going by the rules. It is not zero carbs, it is low carb. No you are not going to be eating unhealthy..if you do, you are not following the book. Follow induction to the letter for two weeks, and I can all but guarantee you that you will 1)lose weight and 2)you will feel so much better you can't imagine why you ate the way you did. The first two or three days can be HELL though, after that it is so much easier. The most important thing though is for you to believe. if somewhere in the back of your mind you think there is a chance that this way of eating is unhealthy, it will not work for you. You will find reasons and excuses. Make the commitmant, we are all here for you. Look at some of the early posts in this thread from last year. we all had some major depressions, some major disappointments we had some people give up. It is entirely possible this plan is not for you, but I KNOW it will work if you give it a chance. Keep coming here!!! Check out all the other threads. It will help. Sorry so windy today, but I do believe... :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[dabrahamso]

Molmerlin, isn't it something how we can talk about last year. I was reading what you wrote about the depressions we all went through last year, it really was a time but we're all still here and trying, even though we seemed to disappear for a while, we all came back. Yeah for us. We all need each others encouragement.
Triaxle, CAD is Carbohydrate Addicts Diet by Drs. Hellers. Someone else I talked is on it and she gave me a cheat sheet. You basically eat the same as Atkins but for supper you have a reward meal. the reward meal can be anything you like, steak & potatoes and veggies, pizza, spaghetti, dessert, whatever you want to do to have a meal but you have to eat it all within one hour and don't eat again after. You eat breakfast and lunch with low carbs, bascially same food list allowed in Atkins, drink lots of water. I find it's working great. I was on Atkins for about 5 months and lost 24 lbs. I fell off the lc wagon in October and wanted to try something new.

[Ivory]

Okay so weigh in day never happened. I have a really bad cold and just didn't want to go over to the gym and weigh in. I'm in just a terrible mood today. I went to bed early last night because I felt so yucky and my roommates came in at like 2:30 am and were so loud and they woke me up for like an hour! Then I got up this morning and they made spaghetti in the middle of the night and made a HUGE mess of the kitchen! I just needed to vent about that because I am just seething this morning.

Anyway, yes, I am on Carb Addicts. I really like it because it gives me the flexibility to eat what I want, and with being a student, I find it much easier that I can have some convenience food. Also, when I go to my parents place for the holidays and my 4 month summer break, I can eat what my mom makes for dinner, so I just have to control what I eat for breakfast and lunch. Overall, I find it suits my lifestyle best.

Anyway happy LCing everyone!

[dabrahamso]

I'm with you Ivory. I'd give those room mates what for!!! That is so inconsiderate. I hope you're cold gets better fast. I also like CAD for the flexibility. I always found it easy for breakfast and lunch on Atkins but dinner was always tough because I have 2 other people to cook for and they want all the trimmings. You've done great Ivory keep it up. Sometimes life sucks, right now I'm not having the greatest time either with life but it eventually does get better. ;)

[SportGuy]

On my 7th day of induction I cheated and consumed about 150 grams of carbs. Felt pretty bad of course but the next day I went right back on the induction. The day after I had those 150 grams I went to gym as I often go 3 -5 times a week and did cardio excercises for 50 minutes and burned about 720 calories. Since 1 gram of carbs contains 4 calories, the question is did I burn of all the carbs in that work out (since carbs are the first to be used as fuel) or not? In other words, did my body immediately switch to burning fat after the work out, since I depleted my carb reserve? If anybody can answer this question I would be very greatful since the answer, whatever it might be, will calm my worrying.

thanks in advance

[triaxle]

Thanks for all the advice I knew I could count on you guys to help. I went out at lunch time and bought the Atkins diet. I had already read the PP plan and then skimmed it again over the weekend. I promise I'll read and reread and reread. Thanks for all of your help! I also have been have dull headaches lately so I've thought about getting rid of the Aspartame in the Caff. Free Diet Pepsi that I live on. If found some Diet soda at Walmart that as the splenda in it which is supposed to be better. I'll let you know if the headaches disappear. Also when I was at Walmart today I tried to get the Ketostixs and they were back ordered, I think I'll try the pharmacy. Well I've yacked long enough can you tell I really don't feel like working. Oh well it is 2:50 pm here and it's really cold it's 13 and my office feels like it should be outside. It's supposed to get colder tonight---YIKES! Have a great night everyone....I'm going to go home and read read read!

[SportGuy]

Since I am new to Atkins and this very useful forum I have a lot of questions: this is the last one for today. I have been reading some threads on this website where people are totally against using any low carb bars. I usually have one Atkins Advantage bar a day - it helps me going and satisfies my sweet tooth. I was wondering what you guys think about Atkin's bars. The bars have a net carb count of 2, do you think there are hidden carbs, afterall, they are "Atkin's" bars? Let me know what you think guys.

thanks,
SportsGuy

[kalondra]

molmerlin--well said about Atkins! :roll: I couldn't have said it better myself. Yeah, the LC ice cream is kind of loaded w/carbs. But it is better the Ben & Jerrys though, as you stated, carbwise. ;)

ivory--take care of yourself! Hope your cold is gone by the time you read this. :blush:

sportguy--I wish I could answer your question about burning fat. I'm not really sure. :confused: As far as the advantage bars go, I ususally eat 2 or 3 a week. They may have hidden carbs as I've also read on different threads on this forum, but I figure, a little more carbs wouldn't be that bad. I mean, the bars are manufactured by Dr. Atkins himself. So I guess I don't know the real answer to that question either. :rolleyes:

So I've read most of the important stuff in BFL. It seems to be lowfat, high protein, with exercise and weight lifting. I have been in LC mindset so long and I don't think I am ready to do lowfat. :o I think I will incorporate some of the exercises into my plan though. He also gives you one free day out of the week with no exercise and to eat whatever you want. :hyper: That part sounds good!!! :yum:

kalondra :rheart:

[molmerlin]

Let me say this one more time. It is great to see so much activity on this thread again!!!! Sportguy..I think the advantage bar is a choice each must make on their own. There seem to be so many formulas out there as far as net carbs and sugar alcohols and blah blah blah. Bottom line..one a day won't hurt anything, but (and as always on this thread, it is a mighty big butt) the problem is if you are substituting these bars for real food. As an occasional snack or treat, not an issue...for an emergency, again, no problem, but if you consistantly use them as a meal substitute, I think that would be a problem. Our goal is to find better ways to eat. more whole foods, healthier, less processed, and lets face it, what is all that stuff listed in the ingredients on the bars? You be the judge, if you are using them in moderation and still losing, then cool...otherwise, try backing off and seeing if that helps
that being said....I have given up caffiene. I have been cutting back and cutting back, trying to see if that was affecting my loss (or lack thereof) I know water will be my best choice, but well, we shall see.

[Ivory]

LC Ice cream, now that sounds like a wonderful idea! I haven't ever found anything like that up here, but I think it sounds amazing! Its hard to find LC treats, I did try Pumpkorn which is dried, seasoned pumpkin seeds and they were really good, and it was nice to be able to have a munchy kind of food. They're pretty expensive though, I paid about $4 for a little bag.

Deb, I'm so glad to have a fellow CAD-er on this thread! I'm sorry that things aren't going great for you, Its always so much harder to stick to a specific eating plan when things aren't going great in other facets of life...like for example, right now I'm staring at a bowl of cauliflower and brocolli and all I can think of is how much better chocolate would be :)

Congrats, Molmerlin on giving up caffeine, I have yet to do that. I love DIET COKE, I love it, love it, love it. I have loved it since LONG before I started dieting or anything, I just love the taste, so I haven't given it up yet, nor do I have any immediate plans to :cool:

[molmerlin]

I am hating this caffiene free thing. I have what I believe is a caffeine withdrawl headache, and I was drowsy all day. yes, yes, this too shall pass.
I did make some lovely bbq ribs for dinner (walden farms zero carb bbq sauce) they were wonderful
Heck I even drank some water today... and now I am going to sleep, and I bet I sleep the sleep of the dead, I am so tired..and I don't go in to work until 12 yee haw! :wave:

[Ivory]

Well, I still haven't managed to go weigh myself at the gym, namely because it is SOOOO cold that I don't want to go outside any more than I have to! I'm gonna try and get my butt in gear and go tomorrow and now that I have a measuring tape, I'm going to measure myself as well.

Anyway I'm tired and its 12:30am so I'm going to say Good Night everyone!

[triaxle]

Good Morning Everyone!!! It is Wednesday hurray!!! I got on the scale last night (STUPID ME) and I was up 2 lbs. So instead of losing 8 lbs it looks like 6 lbs over the last 3 weeks, that's pathetic. That's it, I'm going to start measuring and not looking at the stupid scale. I haven't done anything different. I did read the Atkins book last night and have decided that starting today, I'm measuring my portions and getting rid of the Aspartame. I really think that's why I've had those headaches. I've been a caffeine free diet pepsi junkie since last summer. Oh well, I also read in the book that Zoloft can make you very slow to loose weight. Well, hello, maybe that and the other medication I've been taking is hindering my progress as well. So....I didn't take anything except my vitamins today. I don't feel bad not taking the medicine because the doctor said take it as needed for stress. So...let's see what this week will bring. Hey I'm up for trying just about anything to get rid of this weight. You guys are so motivating. I hope you all feel well and have a great day! I'd love to hear your success stories and how you have accomplished your weight loss.

[triaxle]

I have to tell you something. It is 10:00 am here and my husband just called me at work to brag. He has lost 16 lbs since January 2, 2003 doing Atkins with me. Is that not disgusting or what. I felt like such a complete failure with my little 6 lbs. What the heck is up with that --- ha! I never drink water, so that is the only thing I can think that he is doing different than me. But come on...... What do you guys think about that one!

[Jkrohn]

Triaxle don't get discourage. Men lose weight faster than woman. It's just one of those things. Your hard work will pay off I promise. Just stick with it you will get there. But yes YOU MUST DRINK YOUR WATER! Ok that's my only harp for today. Water helps flush all the bad things out. But try not to let it get you down. You are doing so well. You will get there in your own time.

Take Care & Stay Strong!

messy

[dabrahamso]

Water, till you're waterlogged!!!! Keep it in the fridge or by cases of water from zellers, 30 bottles for like $5.97 and keep one with you all the time. Well, I cheated last night so I'm not even going near a scale this morning. Had one of those days, I slept all morning, didn't go for my walk, didn't eat breakfast, had turkey and salad for lunch, had a large bag of cheezies for afternoon snack, had pork chops, baked potato with sour cream and butter and cauliflower for supper, then at about 9:00 p.m. had 2 pieces of banana walnut cake and a crusty bun with butter :thdown: I haven't eaten like that in a long time.
Triaxle, success comes with endurance. We all have our cheats as you can see through the threads, and those darn men lose way faster than us women :mad: but that's life on LCing. You must drink your water and you have to find out what things slow your weight loss. Pork rinds are really bad for me as I retain water instantly and will be up 3 lbs the very next morning, but if I feel like having a snack that's the best (not cheezies as above!!!)
This is a life time process not a quick fix so realize this is for life and notice how you feel. I don't feel well when I eat lots of carbs on an ongoing basis so I stick pretty close to lc. Keep on going :daze:

[kalondra]

Well said Deb! ;)

I don't really have any news. Yesterday I did a little upper body workout with weights from the BFL book. :thup: Today I walked on the treadmill in my apartment complex for 30mins. :thup: I have managed to stay away from the bad HC foods for a few days now. :thup: Yesterday at work my boss bought pizza for everyone b/c we had so much work since we were off Monday. :( I wanted it so bad! But then I thought about what sportguy said about being at a party. :rolleyes: I told my boss I would rather have a salad and she got it for me. :yay: My nice boss.

Hang in there everyone!
kalondra :rheart:

[Ivory]

I cheated tonight...oh yes, I did. I feel guilty but not that guilty. I think I should, but ah well...I don't know why I chose to have carbs tonight, but I did...we'll chalk it up to temporary insanity.

I can't beleive how I've gotten away from being a scale junkie, I haven't weighed myself in almost 2 weeks, I used to be a 4 times per day kind of girl; That was at home, but when I'm here I have to go over to the gym, and I find that not very fun especially since its 1923801932401 degrees below zero lately!!!

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, you're so funny. I love reading your posts. No point feeling guilty about cheats it doesn't change anything. I also cheated tonight, I made low carb brownies and ate 3. Oh well. I figure if that's the worse I do it's ok. I'm having trouble getting used to CAD not having any snacks at night. Do you know if you're allowed any kind of dessert you want on CAD or is still no sugar added stuff? I'm confused on this. Today I had Turkey & Salad, 2 Top Dog Hot dogs, steak, mashed potatoes and corn. Instead of having the brownies in my hour I had them late at night. Well it's late so I'm gone, talk to you later. :wave:

[molmerlin]

good morning all. cooooollllllllddddddd here too. 2hour delay for the schools just for the cold, no snow or ice involved, they don't want the little ones keeling over at the bus stops etc.
I have been being good, and the caffiene withdrawl headaches have finally subsided...now why is it I gave up caffiene again? the scales are still unmoving, but I FEEL smaller, don't know if I am smaller or my subconcious is just trying to convince me that surely after all this non cheating lowcarb eating I must be wasting away.
I need to get a move on. I need to stop at curves to workout before work, I go to work at noon today. but before that I need tomake that trek to the refridgerator and stare into that and figure out something to eat... Have a great day all :wave:

[triaxle]

Good morning everyone!!! It is cold here too--newsman said 17 below zero with wind. No school delays though---I guess they think we are used to it. I don't care I HATE being cold! Ivory you cheated---was it good, if you enjoyed it and then went on track that's all that counts, right!! I told you about my problem drinking water, well I think I found a way to solve it. I had bought some Diet Right soda, it is sooooo sweet by the way. I fill a mug of water up and then put a little of it in for flavor. Sounds nasty but at least it gets the job done. Yesterday I was able to drink 2 mugs today I'll try for 3. Hope this jump starts me. Well have a great day everyone!

[Ivory]

Deb, you can have carb dessert with your reward meal, it just has to be included in your carbs at dinner. I am not good at the 1/3,1/3,1/3 thing, and I often snack on LC foods...I follow most of the CAD rules, but I've found that the not snacking thing just doesn't work for me because I'm up at 8 and often don't go to bed til 1 or 2, so I'm awake too many hours to not have a snack.

I was going to get in the shower today and caught sight of myself and I think I can see where I've lost weight...I don't know, maybe I should weigh myself eh? lol I just want the weight to be gone...I'm tired of being like this.

I was talking to my dad last night and we was checking weather websites for my area, and he said by Tuesday the cold streak will break and I am SOOOOOOO happy about that!!!!

[triaxle]

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! Are you as coooooold as I am right now. It is 5 below zero here and really, really windy. Well....I just finished eating about 5 little smokies for breakfast. Has anyone had them before. Someone told me that if you take them and wrap a 1/2 piece of bacon around each one and secure it with a toothpick and them bake them for 5 minutes that they are good that way too! Oh well....it was breakfast and I'm not hungry anymore so I guess it served its purpose. Does anyone have anything exciting planned for the weekend? I think I'm just going to try and stay inside and stay warm. We had the wood stove cranking last night and the house never did get any warmer than 64 degrees. I HATE BEING COLD, and that's too cold for me! Maybe I'll break out that ole treadmill this weekend and see if I can find it under all the cobwebs! Have a great weekend everyone! :p

[molmerlin]

still cold here too. brrrrr
Long day at work, then (YES!) I stopped by curves for my third time this week. I can't honestly say that it is making a difference I definitely can say I will never be one of those people that loves to exercise, but .....I at least feel like I am making an effort, and I am committed to doing it. I promised myself minimum of two workouts there a week, so three is a good thing for me.
There was a bit of diet conversation going on during the exercising. I was the only low carb person. but at least no one flipped out and started telling me why low carb is bad....refreshing.
I am dog tired, hope you are all happily low carbing, have a great weekend :wave:

[SportGuy]

I must say that being part of this forum and especially this thread is absolutely providing me encouragement to continue and stay on course.

Ivory - I suppose it's ok to loose a few battles here and there as long as you have a strategy and the will to win the war. I cheated twice since I started on the induction on 1/12/2003 but every time I did, I didn't let myself go over board and reminded myself that tomorrow is another day. We are human and we will cheat just but as long as you control that cheating, stay on the course to success - you will overcome. What works for me is going to gym the day after I cheat and having a vigorous and furious workout.

Molmerlin - I read in The New Diet Revolution that plateaus are common after you should a lot of the "easy pounds." "... plateaus ... ussually happen in the later stages of weight loss, after the easy pounds come off ... plateaus are not an uncommon occurance ... they are seldom permanent ... " (Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution p. 182). Some remedies that the doctor proposes is to review the amount and quality of carbs you are consuming on OWL (I am assuming you are on OWL because you are very close to your target weight). He says that it might be that you are allowing yourslef more carbs than you think you are consuming. Basically the reasons for plateus are "the addition of new medication, reduction in activity level, yeast and thyroid problems and food intolerences" (p. 191).
If none of the above reasons apply to you the best way to jump start your fat burning engine is introduce excercise to your day's regiment, at least for a short while to give your metabolism a boost.

And in conclusion I have an accomplishment of sorts, since I started the induction on 1/12/03, I lost 8 lbs. I wonder how much more I would have lost if I didn't cheat those 2 days?

[kalondra]

I am glad that everyone is staying encouraged even through the rough times! ;) Speaking of rough times... I had a bowl of cereal today. For those of you who don't know, cereal has always been my favorite food. I was at grocery store this morning and saw a new cereal :idea: ...Cheerios w/Berries. I couldn't resist and they were on sale. :exclm: I measured out 2 cups and 1 cup of milk, thus an extra 60g of carbs today. Oh well, I wanted the cereal that badly. :rolleyes:

I did go walking in the park in the cold today, despite the snow and ice that is still on the ground here. The roads are pretty clear, except for the back roads. I didn't do any form of exercise yesterday, but Thursday I did the Upper body workout for BFL. :thup: I am starting to feel a little stronger. My arms don't hurt as much when I carry my laundry up and down 3 flights of stairs. (I live on the 3rd floor.)

triaxle--I love those little smokies. :yum: Tomorrow my friend is having a superbowl party, and I am taking those and a LC cheese dip. I may not be able to eat everything else that will be there, but I know I will be able to eat what I bring. ;)

Warning to myself--There will be alcohol there tomorrow. I may drink one smirnoff. I know this ahead of time and am prepared for any repercussions that may come from drinking one bottle. :blush: If I do drink, it will be one bottle only. ;) Gotta go to work Monday morning!

kalondra :rheart:

[molmerlin]

ok, so, I am being good still whatever that means. sportguy, your have hit the nail on the head. I think I have been LCing for a while, so I know what I can and can't eat. unfortunately I think portion control may be an issue I know tht I do not drink enough fluids (let alone water) I am hoping that giving up caffiene is going to help matters.....I still have my age old weakness (Ivory and Kalondra can testify to this) I eat popcorn when I go to the movies. My choice, carbs and all. over it, but there it is anyway. I think I am eating at the wrong times. I can't get back into the habit of eating breakfast, and that seemed to work well for me. And I still am having trouble eating late. When I close at work, I get home around eleven pm, and I always want a little something for a snack. well if I could keep it at a little something that would probably be ok, unfortunately more often than not it is a big something. Just thinking out loud..sorry :wave:

[Ivory]

Sometimes I wonder if the food controls me or if I'm just weak? I mean really, I'm a reasonably intelligent person, can I not find an alternative to carbs? No, I apparently cannot because today was NOT a good carb day, in fact, just about everything I ate today had carbs in it. I've cheated at least one time a week since I started back on CAD. I need to figure out why I am cheating and deal with it. Part of it is planning, and part of it is the people around me (ie my room-mates), but I should be able to deal with those things.

[triaxle]

Good Monday Morning everyone! Are we up for another week? Well like it or not I suppose we have to deal ha! Well I'm with all of you... I wonder constantly if the the chocolate fairy lives permanently in my head. I've done so well at work fighting her off with everyone else around me eating. But I succombed this weekend to a teaspoon of chocolate frosting I found while I was cleaning out the refrigerator. Thank goodness that was all there was and its gone now. There is one thing that is driving me now. I said to my husband (who has lost 16 lbs since January 2, 2003 on Atkins) that I really wanted something this weekend and he said, I kid you not, "eat it and then I can hear you getting fatter!" I was appalled and hurt. I said well thanks for the comment, I guess I know how you feel. He said he was joking, but I don't think so. I think the truth is finally off his chest that he hates the way I look. I guess the best motivation is a quick jolt of vengence mixed in. So....that phrase will forever haunt me now and it has become by motivation..."eat it and then I can hear you getting fatter!" For once I wish he could know what it feels like to be me. BUT I shall overcome, sticks and stones ha, I wish it were that easy....especially with friends like you sharing the journey. He will loose out in the long run....when I'm slim and beautiful and every man I see takes note, he'll regret what he said. Guess what....I feel better.... maybe he was the jolt I needed to get off the pot and get this done the right way! Have a great day everyone STAY POSITIVE THROUGH THE NEGATIVE WE CAN DO THIS!!!! Thanks as always for listening!

[dabrahamso]

Good morning all, well Triaxle let me tell you. I have a husband who can eat anything and everything, he's 5'8", 175 lbs, runs around constantly eats sugar, donuts, junk food, any hour of the day or night and doesn't gain an ounce. Talk about frustrating and he has made some pretty rude comments to me in the past. The worst part is when he's munching away on something and he'll say, "Want some?" When I glare at him he lifts his eyebrow at me and shrugs his shoulders. MEN!!! Sorry sportguy, but... anyways Triaxle, men always lose faster than us women and they are not generally sensitive to our needs at all. Just remember, you are doing this for you!! not for him and as long as you feel good time will take care of the rest. I'm tired of beating myself up because of other people and it's really hard to get over that but we have to if we're going to succeed. Everytime something bothers me the first thing I think of is food and why should I try losing weight no one will care anyways, but it's me that has to care, remember, look after #1, no one else will. So there's the Monday morning pep talk :rolleyes: sorry, it's my birthday today and it's only 4 more years til the big 50. YIKES!!! I've been doing ok on CAD, I think I'm not balancing my reward meals properly yet, I'm not losing right now but I'm not gaining either so we'll see what happens. Have a good day everyone.

[triaxle]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DABRAHAMSO!!!! Here I am diapering away and you are trying to celebrate. Please forgive me....thanks though for all of your advise. It was helpful to me. I too thought of running for food after he said that. I didn't though and I won't anymore. I am slowly but surely becoming stronger everyday on my own. And some day.....you watch out because I won't just be different on the outside but there will be everything changed on the inside too! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GO CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!! :wave:

[dabrahamso]

Thanks for the bday wishes, Triaxle. I think like you sometimes, just wait till I'm thin and gorgeous and we'll see who's lifting eyebrows at whom! I think we have to remember this is a lifetime change not a weight loss only change. We have to change everything about ourselves, our self esteem, our reason for doing things, we have to find the underlying problem. I know I'm an emotional eater and when things are tough I look for food and that's what has to be fixed. When we're happy with ourselves it's easy to be good to ourselves. We are worth it!!!

[Ivory]

So last night I realized that I'm fooling myself if I think that this half-ass version of CAD I've been doing lately is effective, so I am being very good today, I'm even finishing my second bottle of water as we speak! Yes, you heard me, water, I had almost forgotten it existed, it had been SO long since I had any!

FYI, for you Canadians who shop at stores where you have access to President's Choice products, I HIGHLY recommend their diet blueberry soda. Its really good, and has next to no carbs(like .1g). It tastes sweet enough that if you're needing a sweet type treat, it would totally work for that.

Debbie, I still find my biggest CAD challenge to be balancing my RM. I find that the CALP suggestion of having a salad before you start your meal helps because then you're for sure getting your veggies(which is often my problem with balancing)

:Party: :bday: :Party:

[Sillychili]

I have been reading your posts and nodding and ah-ha-ing wiht you all. LOL :p I just had to share my experience from Saturday night. My X (who I am trying to be friends with) came over to watch a movie and brought take out. I was really enjoting my McDonalds chicken caeser salad when he started to wave his burrito under my nose, saying "yum...want some"? He really thought he was being funny. But it back fired and the smell made me nauseas, so as the movie ended and he thought he could get closer on the couch..HE made me nauseas...that crap from taco bell was oozing out of his pores...yuk...guess who got the last laugh? ;) Guess "x's" are "x's" for a reason....and a "friend" he is not! I hope everyone has a great Monday and let's the weekend go to start afresh! Peace, Anita

[dabrahamso]

Ivory, thanks for the bday greeting! I know what you mean about getting your veggies. I'm really bad at that and I'm finding my rm is full of too many carbs and not enough protein and veggies. I feel better though and I think I've lost an inch or two off my waist. My scale is very hard to decipher because it depends on the spot on the floor as to what the weight will read. Calp says weigh every day and average your weight for the week so I'm weighing every morning after going to the bathroom and before getting in the shower. i've been trying to eat the salad before dinner as well but I find it disappears very quickly and I'm having to buy salad almost every day. There's nothing worse than wilted lettuce!! YUK. Me and you are neck in neck right now. Not too long ago we were at 212 remember?? We'll get there again, don't let those roomies influence your success.
Sillychili don't let that x get in your weigh ( good one HUH?) That was pretty rude of him, but as I said previously these men don't have any consideration at all. Just like my husband. One day we will get to where we want to be and they'll be drooling over us and maybe we won't have time for them!!! We don't need this crap it's tough enough to stay on track. Stick with it and don't give in we've got to get to our goals with perserverence and when we lose that we come here for support. Isn't it strange how we feel so good and we're so happy when we're losing but as soon as someone or something gets in the way we quit and go back to our old ways? If we could get passed that we'd all be skinny minnies. Have a good day everyone, my husband didn't even get me a bday card so there.

[triaxle]

God morning everyone! I hope everyone survived monday and now its on to tuesday. I totally agree with everyone. Who needs men...sorry sports guy. I should rephrase that...who needs the men we obviously have. Why do women put up with such nonsense from them. After 10 years, even the obviously I can do without from him. I'm still wondering why I said I do to the one I did. I pray everyday that I'll finally lose this weight and then I'll be watching to see if he can please me. Because by then I won't be putting up with anything from anyone. I will have proven to myself that I can survive it all and persevere on my own. That horrible phrase he uttered to me over the weekend I've taped to my computer at work so I don't ever forget what he said, because now.....I'm fired up to succeed. When I got home last night with the girls he had made us a stir fry and them turkey and gravey over these little bisquits he had made with their cookie cutters. How can someone who so obviously loves his kids treat me so horribly. There are times in your life when tears do make you stronger. I'll never understand, but oh well.....I WILL MAKE IT. DEBBIE...I'm sorry about the card....I hope you had a great day, I know those things hurt. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU, to heck with them all ladies. The doors are open, which one are we going to go through? The one that has the cookies or the one that has the bikinis? I'm goin for the GOLD. Lets get fired up and make these guys run after us this summer when we are winking at the other men out there! HAVE A GREAT DAY....WE ARE ONE MORE DAY CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE!!!!!!! :wave:

[triaxle]

Hey everyone....I keep forgetting to ask you. Has anyone been watching the Joe Millionaire Show????? I MY GOSH! What a hunk, I think God really out did himself when he built that one! Just had to say that.....

[molmerlin]

I seem to be having trouble accessing this site, I guess the internet is busy this time of day. A couple of thoughts:

1) A little challenge, since it seems that most of us have a water drinking problem I will drink 8 of these 1 pint bottles of water tomorrow, making it very close to one gallon of water. Why? why not. just a little challenge to myself. any takers? it will be my one gallon Wednesday

2) 26 May will be the one year anniversary of Ivory starting this thread....Does that seem impossible? I would like to come up with some kind of mini goal for that day. And a way to celebrate, a reward of some sort.....that will be more difficult to come up with. I will think about it any ideas out there?

A friend and I are going out to the movies tonight. I believe we will be seeing Antwone Fisher. and yes, there will be popcorn involved We will eat out first, so hopefully the popcorn will be kept to a minimum. but of course whatever I eat will be flushed out by that gallon of water I drink tomorrow....lol

belated :bday: to you Debbie. I will join you at that age in February...

[Ivory]

Hello all, I'm onto Day 4 with NO cheats AND at least 2L of water every day! Go me! I'm waiting for my TOM to take off so I can go weigh myself and get the best number possible, of course I have to weigh in at the gym and I'm not into being totally naked in front of a bunch of people, so it won't be the BEST number possible, but thats the trade off for not being naked! lol

Triaxle, I've been reading your posts, and I am so sorry your husband said what he did, and I think its great that you're using it as motivation BUT something you said troubled me "when I lose the weight, I'll see if he can please me" Hun, he said "I do, for better or for worse" and he isn't keeping up his end of the bargain, just remember that, You are as deserving of his love and RESPECT at 110lbs or 510lbs, he should be trying to please you now, you are a wonderful person and what the scale says has ABSOLUTELY NO bearing on that whatsoever. I'm sorry if I'm intruding into an area that isn't my business, I just want you to know that his opinion doesn't change who you are, it just makes him wrong.

Molmerlin, it doesn't seem like that long eh? I'm coming up to my 1 yr. LCing anniversary on Feb 26. I was going to weigh myself now and then not til then but it'll be around TOM time then so there's no way I'm taking that #!!!

Well everyone, I have a "To Do" list thats about 43 miles long so I will talk to you all later, have a great LC day!

[triaxle]

Thanks Ivory for your oh so kind words, they meant a lot to me, no you didn't step on anything you shouldn't have. I have problems. I have for some time now. You are right, I know you are. I guess I'm just a sappy mush who needs attention. All I know is that I met my husband when I weighed 155-160 lbs and we had romance, fun and constant snuggling. For years we couldn't get enough of each other. Now after 10 years (I know time, children, and your comfort zone has alot to do with it) he won't even sit next to me on the couch. If I sit with him he physically gets up and moves to another chair. If I touch him, he just shrugs away from me and moves. I can't remember the last time he held or kissed me. We never really had conversations so the lack of them now isn't surprising. It's almost like having a roommate who is the father of my children. All I know is that the other aspects of marriage (you know what) were constant then. Now I'm lucky if it's once every 2 or 3 months if that. I've lost track actually. It's just hard to go from one extreme to the other, ya know, when the only difference since then is my weight. Rejection is pretty tough when it's blatant and from someone that is supposed to love you no matter what. Especially when you still love them. You kinda know in your heart what the problems are when it's happening to you. All I can do is get rid of this FAT!!! and see where life takes me. Because I'm not ready to leave him, looking the way I do and feeling the way I do about my looks. I tell myself everyday that I'm worth it and I WILL SURVIVE. And I know that the Lord will get me through. Its just hard sometimes. SO....DONE WITH THAT SAPPY STORY NOW....on to better conversations. I certainly didn't mean to depress everyone so early in the morning with my problems in life. I think that I'm down 9 lbs. Not bad I suppose for a month. My gosh only 74 more to go ladies. ;) I know BABY STEPS...I'm shooting for the next 9 lbs. I'm going to try to drink water today as well. Hopefully, I'll turn myself into a lake. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!! I promise not to depress anyone again. :wave:

[ButterflyA]

Originally posted by triaxle
I promise not to depress anyone again. :wave:

Don't worry about that, we're here to support each other!! Want me to kick his butt for ya? ;)
I know what you mean, my ex fiance and I were together for 7 years and he was the opposite, he liked me for his "needs" , but mysteriously never wanted to bring me around his friends. (until I found out they were teasing him about me "looking like I swallowed a watermelon", now how's THAT for an ego dropper?)
When he and I met I was 110 pounds (TOO skinny actually) a size 4 and looked like death (but I thought I was fat THEN! :rolleyes: ) Things happened, I'll be going to medical school and the stress from my undergrad turned the "freshman 15" into the "freshman 100".
Just think about how you'll get to strut your stuff when you get to your goal weight! I know you can do it! :)

[triaxle]

Angel...so kind of you to reply. YOU ARE RIGHT! I'm sooo sorry for the situation that you went through, but as you know I can relate. You mentioned med school GOOD FOR YOU. Have you completed? Are you still attending? What area? I always dreamed of being a lawyer. I never made that one come true though. At 38 now and a 6 year old and a 3 year old, I figured that if I went for it now I'd need a cane to get up to the bench by the time I tried my first case. :p It is 6:45 pm here and I'm ready for bed already. I scapbook and sell scrapbook supplies on the side as well as have my full-time job and take care of my husbands book work for his trucking business, so I better get my butt off of this fun site and get it on my business stuff. I'd much rather stay and chat though. Talk to you all tomorrow morning. HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE NIGHT....sleep tight!

[kalondra]

Hey everyone! :wave: Deb happy belated birthday! :bday: Sorry I wasn't here in time for it.

Molmerlin, I think a goal for the anniversay would be wonderful! :agree: Right now, I am going to say that my goal will be to be at 199--or below. I think 199 is attainable if I lose about 5 pounds a month. ;) I have been doing some serious exercising & lifting weights lately, so hopefully that will help! :thup:
Rewards: Hmmm, not sure yet, but I will definitely think of something. Ohhh! :idea: Yeah I just remembered. I told my hair stylist that I wanted some highlights done when the summer gets here. And breaking 200 will be the perfect time. I used to have my hair dyed when I was a senior in high school. But once I got to college, I couldn't afford to keep getting touch ups. I never did re-dye it. So, I'm thinking that will be my reward. I may add another reward though. :p

triaxle, I hope everything works out between you and your husband. :there: I really don't have any advice or know what to say since I've never been married. If he is disappointed in your weight, then maybe after you get to the size you want to be, maybe things will begin to spark in your relationship. I know it shouldn't be like that, like Ivory said, but you are married and it is til death do you part; Not to say that I don't believe in divorce. My parents are divorced and I think it's great. :daze: I don't even see how my mom married my dad sometimes because he acts sort of silly sometimes, like he is me or my brother's age. :D He jokes a lot, and my mom is a devout Christian woman. But he's cool, b/c he acts like he's my age. Well he will be 50 in August. Ok enough about that. :cool:

I have decided to re-read my Atkins book this weekend, just for a refresher. :read: I am also going to be more conscious of my carbs b/c I think I may have been overdoing my carb intake a little.

Happy LCing everyone! :sunny:
kalondra :rheart:

[chemlady]

Triaxle,
all I can say is I know your pain. I have been there and I lived it only worse. I met him seven years ago and I wore a size eight. I loved him more than anything. A year later he asked me to marry him. the next month I got pregnant. I gained 100 pounds while pregnant and he wasnt the attentive dad to be. I had a son who looks so much like his dad. He would ask me when I was going to lose weight and then procede to cook pasta and many other dishes after 8 or 9 at night and want me to eat with him. He became verbably abusive. I gained another 30 besides the 100. He never took me out and there was never any talk of a wedding. He started hanging out with younger guys and was never home and slept on the couch most nights. He would argue with me over nothing. I threw the a**hole out and never looked back. He hasnt seen me or billy since last summer. He doesnt support his son either. I think he would be surprised to see me now. At least your husband loves his children but you do not deserve this treatment. I just wanted eric the jerk to love me for who I was and not what I looked like. He never got it. I am still that same girl. Maybe alot thinner but still the same girl inside. Its not easy being alone with two kids and a mortgage to pay by myself but I came to a point where I would rather be alone than with some jerk, besides I was alone already in my heart. Take care and concentrate on yourself. Your worth it.
Laurie

[ButterflyA]

Originally posted by triaxle
You mentioned med school GOOD FOR YOU. Have you completed? Are you still attending? What area?

I'll be starting in August 2004, I graduate with my B.S. this June and then have to take a year of post-bac classes to get all my requirements in before school starts, so I won't be starting yet til `04. I'll be a class of 2008 graduate!! woohoo!!
I'm thinking of going into epidemiology, although I wouldn't mind doing cell research,too :D

[Ivory]

Hello all...okay so here it is Wednesday night, and I have been without a single ill-timed carbohydrate since I woke up Sunday morning, furthermore, I have being drinking at least 2L of water per day, I thought I would have a little "go me" moment before I proceed!

Med School...Oy! I am in the 3rd year of my Honours B. Comm in Marketing, and this is hectic enough, I can't imagine med school...lol I already don't sleep! What is epidemiology exactly?

I'm doing a consumer behaviour project on how the growing overweight population is affecting marketing (ie: stores that cater exclusively to plus size women did not exist a few years ago, etc). I am really excited about this project because when I loved that I could be a size 20 and still wear clothes that were in style and looked good on MY body!

Triaxle, you didn't depress anyone, we're all here to help each other out, so whatever is going on in your life that you want support on, bring it on in here, thats what we're here for!

[triaxle]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! Thanks again everyone for your kind words. On my way in to work this morning I was listening to Creed their song Don't Stop Dancing (I think that's the name of it) I just love it. My 6 year old asked what it was about. (We have this thing where we talk about what the songs mean.) Without even thinking I told her it was about never losing faith, never giving up, waking up one morning and realizing who you are again, and never looking back. Everything is attainable if you believe and fly! MY GOSH....was that a mental break through on my psych or what!!! IT IS TRUE...every word of it! NEVER GIVE UP, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, YOU CAN FLY!!! Ladies we can do this! ANGEL...school sounds sooo wonderful, congratulations to you. Stick with it we need smart women in Science to give us the answers. IVORY...I can't wait for you to finish that project, I'd love to hear what you have to say about weight affecting marketing. What a fantastic topic. You'll get an A+ I'm sure. KALONDRA...I wish I was doing some serious lifting, I miss it terribly (I used to do 2 hrs a day when I was single 10 years ago). It gets in your blood somehow and never really goes away. I'm still trying to figure out when I'm going to get back into something. Mondays are piano lessons after work until 6:00, Wednesdays are my scraps after work until 9:00, Thursdays are Girl Scouts after work until 6:00. Since it takes me 1/2 hour to get home, those are late nights for the girls. That leaves me Tuesdays and Fridays. I'm seriously looking into YOGA. Is anyone else into it? I know there are lots of different kinds out there so I'm going to have to do some research I guess. I'm going to try and schedule something for Friday nights. I agree with you Kalondra I need to reread my book this weekend too! LAURIE...what can I say, I feel your pain, obviously... I'll stick with you and together we'll FIND our true selves again, I wish you the best, YOU ARE WORTH IT, WE ALL ARE!!! Just squeeze those kids tight, that's what's important. SIGN ME UP FOR A GOAL TO ATTAIN BY MAY 26...what should it be....let me see...ok, I'll sign on for being at 180 lbs, that's 29 lbs between now and then. Might be tight though, but I'll give it a shot! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY everyone... I'll check back in later.

[Ivory]

Hello all! How is everyone? I am awake and hungry and I don't know what I want, lol there is so much to choose from...I could have protein, or maybe veggies, or maybe protein or possibly veggies lol.

My room-mate bought the Windsor Pilates dvd's so I think I'm going to make myself do them 3x/week. I think I can fit them in Monday, Tuesday, maybe Thursday, and For sure Friday. I also have a fitness ball I should use!

Okay, I've decided, no matter what, I'm weighing in tomorrow!

Oh, speaking of goals, my big one is to be in the 180's by June 16th!

[molmerlin]

morning all. I slept in, and it felt great.
Finally got some LC tortillas yesterday, so we will have mexican for dinner, that will be wonderful.
I guess my May 26 goal will be 175, which seems totally attainable, except for the fact that I cannot ever get down below that darn 180 thing. I guess that will be when the extra effort thing comes into play.
I so have cabin fever with all this snow and ice and cold!!! makes me crazy
have a great LC day all

[triaxle]

GOOD MORNING ALL!!! IT'S FRIDAY! Guess what, the girls in the office have decided to clean out the freezer and they are having a feast today. Cheesecake for breakfast, Chicken and veggies for lunch, and jalepeno poppers for afternoon snack. PRAY FOR ME LADIES THAT I DON'T SUCCOMB. My office is right next to the kitchen. So the smells truly wafe into my office. I brought cheese cubes and little smokies for my breakfast, lunch, and snack. DETERMINATION!!!!! So IVORY did you weigh in yet? How did you do? I'm sure you're going to blow our socks off with your progress. MOLMERLIN where did you find the tortillas? I told my husband this morning that next week when he gets paid I'm going to go to GNC and look at what they have. I've been holding off until we finished some of our vitamins. WHAT DOES EVERYONE TAKE AS SUPPLEMENTS? I currently take 2 vitamin Cs, 2 B-complex (6-12+), 1 E, and 1 multi. I also hear that GNC sells some of Atkins products. I'M SO EXCITED TO GO SEE (isn't that pathetic to get excited about going to GNC-hee hee). Well I start YOGA tomorrow morning (saturday) at 9:30. I found a place that has certified teachers 45 min from my house. I figured I don't have anything to loose so why not! I'll let you know if I'M TWISTED AND CAN'T GET UP :p My husband of course was snide about the whole thing because he'll have to watch the girls. I asked if he wanted to join too and he said h_ll no! Don't turn into a Yoko Ono. Oh well....what response did I expect, I just laughed at him. HE'LL see a new me someday, won't he!!! I had 2 people tell me yesterday that I looked like I was losing weight. I was on cloud nine, truly after all these years. When I left the house this morning my husband asked where I got the new shirt and I told him I'd had it for years. I told him what I was told yesterday and he just looked me over and changed the subject. I've caught him looking though. I'M NEVER GOING BACK LADIES TO MY OLD EATING HABITS and I'm so thankful I found you all to talk to! Have a wonderful day.....I'll check back in here later.

[chemlady]

Hang in there triaxle. Be strong. I have to tell you every so often my mom asks me is that a new top and I tell her its about 7-10 years old mom. When I weighed about 225 I fit into a size 14 and thats the size my mother wears. She weighs 180 and told me that I am alot fatter than her. Imagine your own mother saying that to you like a 14 I buy is different from a 14 she buys. The lady across the street from me has never once said anything about my loss in weight. She is jealous of my kids, the fact that I have a good job and my own home. I dont get it. She should want to have to pay my bills and then she would see its not so great. Getting by but poor most of the time. She tries to compare me to her daughter who is currently living with a guy on parole for drug dealing. She has left one kid with her mother permanently and the other one she palms off on anybody she can. Dont let people get you down like your husband. I dont know him but he needs a wake up call and you are going to give it to him with the new you. So forget about the cheesecake and eat what you brought to work today.
Laurie

[Ivory]

Good Morning all! Today was weigh in day! Sometimes I really love weigh-in day(note that I said SOMETIMES). Anyway I am down 3.8lbs since I weighed last. True its been a couple of weeks, but I don't care, the number was smaller and thats all that matters! So this puts me down 6.4lbs since Jan. 6 when I started LCing again. I cheated too much earlier this month so I think I can do better in February since I'm being a MUCH better girl now!

I think I'm going to measure myself, and start tracking that too.

Triaxle, I think its great that you really seem to be trying to lose weight for yourself, and not for your husband. You'll be more likely to stick to it then. I also like that although he changed the subject that he looked because he noticed...you just wait hun, someday he'll have to swallow his pride and say something about how well you're doing and how great you look!

Tonight I'm going to buy new jeans. My current jeans are wearing out on the inner thighs...I guess thats the price I pay for having...ample thighs...ah well, could be worse!

Chemlady, I think thats hilarious what you said about your 14 not being any different from your mom's 14. Its so true how people pay so much attention to numbers. If you talk to enough people you'll realize that there is a HUGE variation in what size people wear at any given weight. I've always been lucky to not show my weight as much as others at my weight. I was barely into a 20 when I was 250lbs, and I know women who are in the 220's and wearing 24's...it just all depends on the clothes, the body shape and how you want your clothes to look.

About Vitamins...I started taking Walmart's Equate brand Women's Formula Vitamins. It has Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, E, Beta Carotene, Folic Acid, Calcium, Iron and Zinc. I started taking them because my mom, at age 42, has the spine of a 70yr old woman because she has naturally low calcium, so when she found that out in December, she prompty put my sister and I on vitamins with calcium so that if the low calcium is hereditary that I can head off any effects. She herself is on double doses of calcium everyday, and will stay on them for the rest of her life, her doctor figures that by the time she's 55, her spine should be the same effective age as her.

I am so chatty this morning, man I'm just yapping about everything lol Now that I've told my life story and that of everyone I know, I'm going to get something to eat!

[dabrahamso]

Well, i had a really BAAAAD food day yesterday. Breakfast was good 2 fried eggs and 2 sausages, then I don't know why, I wanted to eat, bored I think, I had a chocolate mousse thing at a cafeteria, then I had 2 big slices of pepperoni pizza, crust and all, then I had a cinnamon twist, a chocolate brownie, a bag of onion potato chips and KFC and fries and gravy for dinner. OY!! And then to top it off my husband bought a bag of choclate macaroons and I had 2 of those! I don't know what got into me but I sure felt crappy last night after all that, sluggish and tired on my! I sure can't eat like that anymore. I've been checking out info on PMS and PMDD and I wonder if that might have something to do with it. It's about 14 days inbetween TOM and they say 10 to 14 days can start symptoms like food cravings, tired etc. Anyways, I don't feel bad this morning and so I'll behave myself this weekend.
Triaxle, when you talked about your marriage in the beginning, all the attention, never getting enough of each other, I thought you were writing about my life story. Things were exactly like that with my husband, We've been married 22 years this summer. 10 years seems to be a turning point in marriages. Stay strong, you can work through this. Kids and life seem to make things tough. It does get better though. If you both truly love each other you will get through this. Get someone to look after the kids one night, I don't know where you live but if you're on the coast, like I'm in Vancouver, go to the beach and talk to him and explain exactly how you feel and what it's doing to you. Get him on a good day when he's cheerful and you're not feeling too down. It can't hurt. Walking around feeling as bad as you do doesn't help with your goals. That anger can actually sabotage your success. Be proud of yourself and if you love your husband fight for your marriage. You don't stay together that long because you have to. Just an old experienced women here l0l. I hope that helps you.
Molmerlin thanks for the bday wishes.
Sorry for the book everyone, I think we're all tired of feeling unsuccessful, I know I am and this weight thing is probably one of the worst struggles we can go through. Have a great day everyone. :wave:

[kalondra]

First off, sportguy, where are you???? :bday: Anyways, Happy Birthday!!! :bday:
Hope you are having a great time celebrating somewhere!

Congrats Ivory on the loss! :cheer: I was down 2 pounds this morning. I think it was b/c I didn't eat anything yesterday except for a bowl of oatmeal though. :rolleyes: I have been feeling so sick and weak and having chills and body aches. I think I may be coming down with something so I didn't go to work today. I have also began taking some medicine. I am really upset about being sick though b/c me & my friends are supposed to be going to a big party tonight. :Party: Well, I am going anyway. I'll just pay the price tomorrow. :rolleyes:

I haven't done any exercises today or yesterday b/c I was feeling so weak. :thdown: Hopefully tomorrow, I can get back in the swing of things. ;) I bought some orange juice, soup, and oatmeal, which are loaded with carbs, but I had to eat them. I have to feel better.

Deb, I am glad you are not coming down on yourself about yesterday. Just take it one day at a time. ;)

Triaxle, I was taking chromium and that's it. But me getting sick yesterday made me realize, that I do need to take vitamins. I just have a hard time swallowing pills. I used to throw them back up when I was younger. I also agree with chemlady about not letting people get you down. It seems like some people just get a kick out of making someone else unhappy. :roll:

Well happy LCing everyone! I have to rest some more for the party tonight!
kalondra :rheart:

[triaxle]

Hello my friends :wave: It's 2:28 in the afternoon, almost time to go home at 4:00 Yippee!!!!! DEBBIE....if you had to cheat at least you had some of my favorites! You are so inspirational that you just picked yourself up and started again.....thanks for your advice.....we'll survive I'm sure....and I'm sure that as soon as I feel better about myself then I'll have room to feel better about others....I'm coming slowly but surely--I have gobs of faith, not a lot of patience though hee hee! CHEMLADY...I know what you said about your mom, I grew up with my dad calling me fat until I was 26 years old. I was never good enough like my brothers and I was never as pretty as the girlfriends they would bring home. He would hug them and laugh with them all at the dinner table and there I would sit growing more resentful and jealous every minute just wanting to be skinny and have him love me like he loved them all. He used to yell because I used my weight bench, he would say how do you expect to ever find someone when you're doing this garbage! NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE....I guess I've been exposed to it for so long with him all my life and then all of this with my husband that I'm now finally trying to crawl out of the NEGATIVE GUTTER from everyone and find myself. I will slowly get rid of all the garbage I carry. I will prevail though and so will you. As for your neighbor-----SHAME ON HER she's missing out on getting to know a really cool person like you. Don't feel bad about being poor....I'm poor every day of every week. But I have faith that it will all be ok! IVORY...3.8 WOW :thup: I could only be so lucky...FANTASTIC YOU GO GIRL! Go buy those jeans tonight and enjoy! KALONDRA...I'm so sorry you are sick....I hope you feel like yourself real soon! You were down 2 lbs--WONDERFUL take it any way you can get it I say! I hope you have a wonderful time at your party tonight. My husband and I don't have any outside friends (I have lots at work--he's too miserable to associate with anyone, no one is good enough everyone is an ahole and wants something from him) so we never get to go to parties we're never invited. I sure do miss it, we used to have lots of friends and parties at our house. Oh well... Have fun and have one for me!!! :p LADIES HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.. I'll try to check in tonight sometime. One of these nights we should try to all get together on ICQ or something to chat. Have a good one!

[Ivory]

Hi everybody! I am so proud of myself. When I got home tonight, my room mates were having a drink, but my reward meal time was over, so I dind't have one(even though they asked like 3 times!) and then my room mate made Pillsbury breadsticks with parmasean, oregano and butter, and they smell sooooo good but I didn't have even a nibble. I haven't cheated in one full week now, not even nibbling on anything. I'm proud because I haven't gone a cheat free week ever I don't think!

I bought Jeans last night at the Gap, I managed to get into a 16 there...they have some stretch to them thankfully. I tried on a pair that didn't have any stretch and they didn't quite do up...but I love the ones I bought, they're great!

Kalondra, I hope you're feeling better, I hate being sick... but I totally agree with buying what you need to feel better when you're sick, even if they're not LC.

[kalondra]

I did go out friday and had a blast. :Party: I think whatever I had, I got rid of. Thanks for the get wells! :) I feel better and I went walking this morning for 30 minutes. I have to go now b/c I am getting ready to go to church. I will check in later!
kalondra :rheart: