Master of my Domain Dai 5-kai
 

Hey all y'all.. this is the NEW home for all the cool kids and WONJ's!!

Since I've been doing some travelling to Japan this past year, I've named it "Master of my Domain Dai 5-kai" or "the fifth.

Here is the link to part 4..

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=424799

and in the first post of that thread you can find part 3, etc..

WOW.. what a wild and wonderful ride this has been and it's been a privilege to get to know everyone. :)

We were originally going to end Labor day (Sept) 05, but by popular demand... the challenge continues.. possibly for LIFE.. WOOHOO.

This is modeled after the famous Seinfold episode about being "Master of your domain" (well....except this is about EATING CHEAT FREE).

Here are the rules.....

1. Every day you are cheat free you are "Master of your Domain" and you get to increase your counter by a day.
2. If you cheat you have to start over and reset your counter (and we've ALL done this.. :lol: )

Here is part of the 'secret sauce'..... you can cheat WHENEVER YOU WANT!!!! .....and here is the catch.... you have to PLAN it!

3. A "planned" cheat day does not make you start over (birthday, cruise, vacation, etc.) PROVIDED you call out your cheat day in advance. i.e. I'm going on a cruise from the 31st through August 7th...

In general... you should plan your cheat as far in advance as possible, but a day in advance is fine. The general idea is to take back control from the food!!! If my cravings are REALLY bad.. I'll just declare a cheat 2 days from now and tell myself.. HEY dude, you want those foods?? GO for it.. just wait a couple days. It has helped me NOT stuff myself a couple of times already!!

If you're on a planned cheat, you don't reset your counter, but neither do you advance it. If I'm 7 days cheat free going into vacation, I'm 7 days when I get back from my vacation.

4. Come in and post your days cheat free.. give each other support (by name preferably)

YOU determine what a cheat is (but be fair or you'll only "cheat" yourself). People are on different plans and some are in induction and others are in maintenance... but there is ONE person who knows when you're on plan...and off, and that is YOU.

If you want to be part of this challenge.. copy and paste the following into your first post.... and join this crazy group!!!

I AM the Master of My Domain


Good luck everyone!!

Number 5 is alive!

That was Labor Day 2005.
Holy Schnikies!

Thanks #1!

Hmmm... I like what you've done with the space. (c:

I AM the Master of My Domain!

I would like to join this group. I lost 45 lbs in about 3 1/2 months, but since October, I have been back and forth and am now about 15 lbs higher than I was the first of October. Most times, it is because I go off plan in the evenings due to eating that first bite of something. I think this challenge will help me to think I have the power or to commit to a goal to not make that choice to have that "first bite" or cheat. I'm ready for anything at this point as I'm tired of gaining and losing the same weight.

Daddio-- thanks for the support of getting No5 started.

2B--- that vase of sunflowers just brightened my day!!!

MOMD day 7

I AM the Master of My Domain - 1 days

WOOHOO.. been awhile for me...and as if God was approving.. we have a new start on the thread. Thanks for letting me know this is important Lord.. interesting choice for support.. lol

2B.. thanks for the decoration.. again, and interesting coincidence.. I've been in my house for a year, and JUST hung pictures up this weekend. :lol: The flowers are a nice finishing touch.
Of course.. I started this dang thing and am going to be here until I graduate.. and maybe beyond!

Kosmo.. welcome to our crazy group! Stay with us... we have definitely had some graduates of the program and also several who have stayed on track for MONTHS as a result of the mindset this helps give us.

It feels great to be back guys.. let's ROCK!!

Yo dog (NUIDOG that is).. you and me.. let's do this.

Mike

Daddio, thanks!

MOMD 6 AND 7

MOMD 8
Today will be 9, I'm just posting it tomorrow. (c:
Went to my great nephews birthday party and had NOTHING.

We went to Olive Garden for dinner and I did not realize they had started putting gravy "rosemary demi-glace" on the mixed grill. Recipes I've looked up since I got home seem like it's not too bad, but I felt better not eating it.
The below is from my town's online menu. I can tell you they also did not give me mashed potatoes either. They were roasted. The roasted asparagus was really good though. So, I asked the waiter to take it back as I hadn't realized until he put it in front of me that it had gravy. So, the manager-chef comes out... Which surprised me as I didn't yell or anything. But, they fixed it. (c: I just thought I'd share the epiphany that I really need to read the menu, even if I've been eating it for years.



DaddioM, you're welcome!!

Thank you Ms. Arielle. I thought they were very cheery AND low carb. LOL
:D


And, though I have been rowing, still playing with the same two or three pounds.

Monthly meters
Month ......Total Meters........ Total Time
8.............. 8,762m.............. 1:00:00.9
9.............. 213,082m..........23:11:36.8
10............ 158,918m..........15:24:38.0
11.............153,532m..........15:03:36.4
12.............202,272m..........19:31:51.4
1..............103,007m............9:56:01.1
Overall.......839,573m..........84:07:44.6
Overall Month Average 83,957m 8:24:46.5
Active Month Average 139,929m 14:01:17.4

Each week begins Sunday at 12:00am U.S. Eastern Time. Please note that only off-water meters are considered for Million Meter Club totals. Click to read more about the Million Meter Clubs.

Gettin close to a million meters. (c:

Just a quick post.. trying to get to bed a little earlier.

Keep it up everyone!!

Mike

MOMD day 9
Love the new place! :wave:

I AM the Master of My Domain

I'd like to join the challenge! I've been cheat free since starting, but have been
having too many snack foods. I'm trying to cut them back to occasionally, so this will help me plan for them!

Hi ALocin!!!!! You are on a roll . . . !!


MOMD DAY 8---

Staying with the program is getting harder-- gotta get this weight OFFFFFFFFFF

I think it's safe to say I have completed my 2nd cheat free day. Trying to stick with meat and eggs only for a few days and it seems to be working relative to cutting the cravings. I'll see when I weigh in tomorrow.

MOMD Day 2

YOu GO KOSMO-- day two , whawhoooo


Back to day one for me. But I"m here , right?

MOMD Day 1

MOMD day 10
well, the dress I ordered for my wedding arrived yesterday, It fits me now, but if I lose this belly it will be nicer, so cutting way back as of today. :agree:

I AM the Master of My Domain - 1 days[COLOR=Purple]

Messed up yesterday ... back on track today! WOOHOO!!

Liddie.. when is the wedding?

Mike

April 12th

MOMD day 11

On day 4 and still doing well. I'm down almost 5 lbs since Sunday. Hoping to break through to the 170's (again) tomorrow.

Glad you are back on track, Miss A. That's where I messed up over the holidays. I had too many days in a row where I was eating off plan and it was hard to get back on it.

Liddie: Since you have a couple of months and have a "goal", you'll do fine getting into your dress. You may even have to get it taken in!

Daddio: Thanks for keeping this site going. I think it's really helping me stay on plan. I almost had a bite of something off plan last night, but didn't want to have to start over. This is exactly what I needed!

MOMD Day 4

Barb

MOMD Day 11
And I was even on a mini vacation!!!

MOMD day 12
I am doing well with back to induction so far, I just have to remember to stick to it.

MOMD 13 (2/6/14)

Still exercising..
Still playing with the same five pounds.

I was reading another thread on General. Wheat Belly and dairy. I have the book and am reading it now. Of course, now I will be looking for the dairy part! The thread was saying that dairy (cream, butter, cheese) raises insulin. Well, if that's true, it makes sense why I'm not losing. My insulin is probably kept too high. I used to drink my coffee black. I added cream to add fat. And I used to add a little butter to my veggies anyway, but now I add it to all of them to increase the fat content. Only, I might be raising the draw bridge and locking down all the exits... ACK!!

And of course I just made the Deep Dish Pizza Quiche. Well, that may be okay. It's for work. (c: If I'm lucky, there won't be any left over. And, I'm thinking I will start adding coconut oil instead of butter. :cool:

Congratulations on your engagement Liddie01!!! ♥♥♥



Arielle, You're absolutely right!! I can't tell you how many times I've started over...

WTG y'all!!

Made it through another day... need to get to beddddzzzzzzzzzzz

MOMD day 12

Still doing well and down almost 8 lbs since starting again on Sunday. I added vegetables back in today to my meat and eggs. The meat and eggs worked to cut the cravings to get me started, but I know long term I need vegetables and some variety to stick with it.

I got down into the 160's twice since I started LC in June but then went back up the next day. My goal is to remain MOMD until I get into the 160's and stay there or below. I am currently at 177.5.

Again, I love this challenge as it really makes me stop and think "do I really want to eat this and start over?" It has given me the power/control to make the right choices!

MOMD Day 6

Barb

Kon'nichiwa! Domo Origato!

Well, well...MOMD Day ... I haven't a clue! It has been a few weeks at the very least. I need to start keeping track of these things.
I weighed myself yesterday and am down a few pounds, but nowhere near where I wanted to be. Too many cheat days and basically just eating too much food. So tweaking it sown to a clean induction for the next 2 weeks...

So here is sit at 286.... Pathetic when I consider once I was down to 250 but not bad when you realize that in 2003, more than 10 years ago, I weighed 370 or so...

So how are all my fellow WONJereenos doing?

I am desperately trying to get my butt moving and exercising again. I have not put my butt on a bike seat in 3 months! I am going to set up the trainer and put one of my bikes in it this weekend. I am also going to pick up a Weider Home gym thingamajigger. It is pretty much their version of the "Total Gym"

I had planned on rejoining a Gym, but 800 dollars a year and no hot tub?!?!? Pfffft!

So I'll just work out at home and take hot bubble baths and enjoy it!

I am signing up for 3 or 4 mountain bike races this year and am involved with a Mountain Biking Team. Their goal is to bring new riders, especially kids into the sport. I am going to handle the internet media stuff for them. It's a good cause!

This time round, (well actually I never quit) I am following my WOE with no diet soda, no artificial sweeteners and no caca doody processed diet foods! It is so I cannot even stand the taste of them! I have had 2 diet sodas in the last 6 months or so and I could not even finish the one straight out of the bottle. The other 2 were a glass full of ice and whatever soda fit..and I still barely finished them. And I can't stand the taste, almost as much as the dry mouth and aftertaste!

All I drink is Iced tea, water (not tap water from here either!) and home made lemonade that has about 1/2 packet of Stevia per Quart of liquid!

Anywho...it is cold as #%^$$%$# outside and I am not much of a winter sports guy so I do little outdoors compared to the summer. I do still put on about 3 miles a day through the curse of walking around on my job.

Just a quick fly by to see that Number 5 is alive!

WONJ #10 saying, Peace out ya'll!

Try cultured butter or try Ghee and only eat raw cheese...and if you can find it, un homogenized or raw cream...I have to pretty much cut out all dairy other than cultured butter and raw cheese to get a good foothold after induction. Later I add in Kefir, real cultured sour cream and a little yogurt. Full fat and organic please...
Also I cook in coconut oil when possible and use the cultured butter for the awesome flavor. It is expensive (organic cultured butter) but it takes me weeks to eat 1/2 pound of the stuff!

That's one thing I do. I buy the Kerrygold. The label says "cream" I don't even use the salt one. However, it doesn't last me as long because everyone eats it. That's kinda my doing as I make sure it's out and they use it instead of the butter that has
"Ingredients: Cream, Natural Flavors" Really? What's the natural flavors? But, that was the best I could find for a long time.

I think there may be a farm in the county that will sell me (illegal) unhomogenized milk..
http://citruscounty.locallygrown.net/market/index/59102
Cream - Cow, Grassfed
Grower: Gaia's Creamery
Price: $8.00 ( 1 pint )
Available (Exact): 1
Raw cream Sold for animal consumption as per fl law.

Hey, I'm an animal...

Glad you inspired me to look. Thanks ProfGumby

Man... (whiney voice) The Market Managers have temporarily disabled ordering at this market.

EDIT to add: They email you on Monday night what is currently available and you order by email and pick up Thursday afternoon.

Hi kids! Today is DD3! How 'bout that #1?

Had follow up diabetes class with nutritionist this week. I put on 10 el bees on thier scale since Jan 2012. EEK!

On their recommendation, I am trying to count carbs again. Based on their guide lines I'm supposed to eat more carbs (3-4 carb servings per meal) than most people on this site can imagine.

We will see how this goes. If I dont like it, I will switch back to counting WW points.

I am on day #8 of the 30 Day Plank Challenge. I urge any & all of you to give it a try. Your core will thank you.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%2330d...llenge&src=hash

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=687501617939505

I'll be impressed and slightly scared if I get boobs like hers though.

Also have to weigh in today for the Ton of Fun challenge. I gained last week. Hope I'm down this week.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

:lol: :lol: :help:

Only slightly?! Of course, I know people who would be ecstatic. I tell them I'll share, but they don't seem to want to leave me. :help:

I made a Lillyslim for MOMD! I don't have to track it as long as I'm MOMD!! (c:

Well heck, they look impressive. ;)