12.30.02-01.05.03

[lowco]

hey guys did we forget.


today was ok.......But you know, i could do better with balancing and staying away from desserts or anything made with flour.

It's so hard to say no to the corn muffins. I had great results having chocolates and cereal bars for dessert then weight loss stoped cause i started having pastries and cakes.


Well here goes :( : No cakes and pastries for the next 5 days.


anybody want to join?

[1pepper]

I'm going full force this time. I'll be on the plan for a few days and wham! a party or friends over or something. I ate good today and did not have any coffee this morning. I think the splenda was causing some cravings. I saved my coffee to have with my RM meal and it worked out fine. I actually didn't have too many sweets with RM either. :D I was inspired by nawchem and the only one brownie thing. Makes sense to me. :) I hope everyone is doing well and had a great Christmas. Good luck!!!

Amy

[nawchem]

I feel like I have a split personality this week. I'm doing induction for two weeks, I tried last week but there were just a few too many treats going in my mouth.

I've made it 3 days and feel a lot stronger now. I 'm trying an experiment taking a cortisol blocker. Supposedly too much cortisol can be produced from exercise and will cause cravings and your body will hold onto its fat. I've been taking it since Saturday and staying on plan since then. I'm taking it 3x a day for a month and then 1x a day from then on- if I think it did any good.

I am so looking forward to my next RM.

[JoaniePA]

Oh! I'm so glad you guys are continuing this!! I have been really hitting highs and lows since Christmas. I went all the way to 140.. that's completely unacceptable to me! So yesterday I decided to buckle down and get serious about monitoring the way I manage my RMs. I pretend I'm doing them right, but I'm actually going over time (slightly, but still over) and completely carbing out on most of them. Anyhow, last night I was so good with it that I'm feeling much better emotionally. The 1.5 reduction in weight, water or not, was even more encouragement this morning.

How is everyone going to handle this evening? I was thinking about skipping my lunch since I ate an LC but rather large breakfast.. double egg omlette with cheese and mushrooms. If I do that I can count my New Years dinner as my RM.. and then have a CM late, like at 11 with the late night cheese snacks and a flavored soda water. Do you think this will be okay? And the champagne.. oh geez.. that is NOT low carb and NOT allowed on CM. I hate to keep doing this "Just this time" thing because there are always "occasions" popping up, but this may actually just have to be one of those times. Please let me know how y'all are approaching this, even if you are skipping the plan for the night.

Joanie

[JoaniePA]

Oh.. I forgot, lowco, to mention to you that occasionally, especially when I have chili or something at the RM, I use Atkins corn muffins. I know they have some hidden carbs, but they're still a heck of a lot lower than a regular corn muffin, and use less corn (which is very high on the glycemic index). You might give 'em a try if regular corn bread is something you tend to go overboard with. I find the Atkins box mixes (NOT THE BAKE MIX - YECH) to be pretty good.

Joanie

[BASpider]

lowco, I stopped the grains completely and found that the arthritis like pains went away. It took about 10 days for the cravings to go away (if I remember right.)

My weight is down maybe another half pound today. I've cut my food intake down and am seeing some results, finally. I'm not hungry, either.

[luv67fire]

Joanie,

I'm not sure how I'm gonna handle tonight, but this is what I've gotten so far....

I've lost about 6.5 pounds just this week (gained 5 from Xmas and unplanned trip) so I kind of feel like I don't want to ruin the streak.

I was thinking maybe I'll just eat a big CM in a few hours (hunger's not a problem, it seems to have vanished altogether other than once or twice in the early mornings) than a light CM for dinner (we don't have dinners, we snack from 8pm-1am). And then pick an hour the snacking seems to be at high and have my RM then. That way people will see me eat and won't call me a party pooper :)


Good luck everyone!

[tokenyanke]

My New Year's Eve is easy! It's not a big deal in my household. My mother-in-law has to work tomorrow, so there are no get togethers to deal with and it's the last day of deer season here so hubby wants to get out early and hunt. So, we won't even be up to welcome in the New Year. I just had my usual RM at lunch and CM tonight. Tomorrow I'm fixing a turkey along with the traditional southern black eyed peas and greens, so that's no problem, either. If I feel like it, I'll have some wine, but I'm fortunate in that alcohol is something I can do without just fine.

I do feel bloated and have for the past 2 or 3 days so I wish it would just get over with already! Other than that, it's life as usual again.

I hope everyone has a great New Year. Good luck with the celebrations and just do your best.

[lowco]

hi,


today was good. I followed the rules...no balancing though. Isn't it amazing, :thup: i am slightly hungry 9 hours after rm!!!! 9 hours!!! I am very hungry before rm , cause i hardly eat breakfast or i eat a small breakfast. That might be the reason why i can't balance cause i am toooooo hungry to even think of balancing.


i am going to put off the no flour/sugar challenge till monday. I am making pizza and cake tomorrow, It's imposible not to eat some. Tom is due next week , the scale is up 3-4 pounds, i have not weighed in a while so i am not to sure about that. That is a big plus for me, not weighing, could it be that i am trusting cad? I hop on the scale 4 times a day.

I am planing on having my rm at 3-4 pm. I'll be home all day, cleaning and doing laundry. That's my excercise for tomorrow.


later

[BASpider]

We got ourselves a treat for finishing the first 21 days of the Body Change. Its a set of Tanita Scales. On our old scales I weighed 127 this morning! A 2 pound loss from yesterday. On the new ones I weighed 131. I know it's just numbers, but I really want the lower one, not the new most likely more accurate one. So I start the new year heavier than I thought I was.

:(

[Moi]

Toasted the new year with the last of the chocolate ornaments.:blush:


January 1st! Fresh Start! Firm commitment to the CAD plan... because it works!

[tokenyanke]

My day has been quiet, but good. Meals have been easy and uncomplicated and I haven't had cravings or hunger.

It's warm here today(60's)so I did a lot of walking(3 miles total)and took down Christmas decorations and got the tree out of the house so now things can get back to "normal". We did a little shopping and got some Christmas decorations for 75% off and then bought the "XXX" DVD(we saw it in the theatre and loved it)and watched that this afternoon.

It's back to work tomorrow, but I've sure enjoyed the calmness of today! :p

[1pepper]

Hi there everyone. Hope everything is going good . I must say, this is my third day back on track and it has been a breeze. I think what had changed is the coffee thing in the morning.(really the splenda) My meals are balanced without trying and the sweets are so under control.(unlike the first time) My hunger seems to be gone, unlike the last time I was still having some cravings after 2 weeks. I did weigh myself today. :thdown: I gained back all the weight I had lost(4-5 lbs.) I do think I probably was up a little higher since this is my third day. I feel lighter today and I can see my waist line again. :thup: . I feel sooo motivated!! Where's Richard Simmons??? He would be so proud. :D Have a great evening and let's just go for it.
Food for the day:
B: 2 eggs and slice of ham
L/snack: 2 slices of roast beef with baby swiss rolled in two small pickles.
D:RM; Pork roast, saurkraut, mashed pot, and blackeyed peas with cream and bacon. Coffee with cream and sugar, 5-6 hershey kisses.

Amy

[JoaniePA]

I'm feeling totally discouraged. I was SO good yesterday.. had nothing carby all day and then ate a reasonable, and balanced dinner. I awakened 2.5 pounds heavier!!! I nearly cried. WHY do I keep flying up and down on this plan??? If I thought I could stick to it (or it would do some good, for that matter) I'd go back to Atkins. I've been CADding for two months now and have gained weight. Now I admit, I have not been balancing the RM portion much of the time, but I haven't gone over time very often and I haven't been binging wildly on high carb or high fat food. I eat what everyone else in my household eats for dinner, only less, and I eat low carb, light meals for CM while they eat huge carbby breakfasts and snack on corn chips and cookies all day. I gain, they stay skinny. WHINE WHINE WHINE WHINE.. IT"S NOT FAIR!!! WHINE WHINE WHINE...

Okay, now I've done the whiney complainy thing. Time to pay more attention to salads at RM and more balanced portions. sigh... back to work and hopefully to more resolve.

Joanie

[Libbyfcr]

. On our old scales I weighed 127 this morning! A 2 pound loss from yesterday. On the new ones I weighed 131. I know it's just numbers, but I really want the lower one, not the new most likely more accurate one. So I start the new year heavier than I thought I was.

You silly girl you....... don'tcha realize that you weigh EXACTLY the same on both scales? You are not gaining two pounds just by stepping on the new scale. You still have lost 2 pounds from yesterday.

Anyway..... I think you are doing a marvelous job....and it's nice to see you again Spider!

Happy New Year :Party:
Libby

[BASpider]

So good to see you! I know I weigh the same and it's all just numbers. Those old scales are so inaccurate! These new ones even tell me the percent of body fat. 33% EEEK! And it's all in the most dangerous place of all.

How are you doing Libby?

[Libbyfcr]

LOL...... I hate scales. It's really stupid, but I am the same as you. I'd like to think it makes me two pounds thinner if I am on a "Lighter" scales. Such mind games we play......and I am worst of all.

I have been so busy that I haven't been on the computer much in ages. I log on every few days and read some mail, delete most of it and reply to only the ones I have to.

Still hanging in there with the LC. It is second nature now. I have passed my 365 days, 'cause I started (again) on January 1st of 2002. I lost 50 pounds in those 365 days. This year my New Years resolution will be easier ........ just 10 pounds. 10 little pounds. But I need as much encouragement as I did with the first 10 pounds.

Good to see ya.

......... headed to bed now....... but I WILL be checkin' in more often, because I HAVE A NEW GOAL. :)

Hugs,
Libby

[Libbyfcr]

oh..... oops. I guess January 22nd was my first "official" day of LC.

I remember trying and failing and trying again during 2001. I remember it being my New Years resolution, but sure enough..... the 22nd was my official, "real" start date.

Guess it doesn't matter much now, but it's funny that I had forgot it.

LOL,
niters,
Libby

[JoaniePA]

Morning all, feeling better today as I'm back down under 140 again. Still, I was in the 120s a year plus ago.. gotta get there again! I think it's nearly TOM too and I have found something different again about this and Atkins. On Atkins I nearly always dropped a pound or so right before TOM. I know, it sounds strange but it's true. On this plan I tend to gain a bit right before, and don't go down again until a few days after. Have others seen this to be the case too? Maybe it's more "normal" this way as I seem to recall it was this way before Atkins (3 1/2 years ago, so my memory, at my age, is getting vague. And hey.. at my age WHY IS THIS STILL AN ISSUE?????) :D

Gotta get back to work
Joanie

[Libbyfcr]

Sigh....... yeah, I gain about 3 pounds every month the day before my TOM. Like clockwork. I remember this topic was on the list sometime ago. Seems that it is pretty normal.

Happy New Year,
Libby

[BASpider]

Last night, we did day one of the next 21 day cycle of the Body Change. I'm hoping this will help to build bone and muscle, so the weight will come off and stay off.

[tokenyanke]

I'm still hanging in here. Not losing... just fluctuating like crazy. Durnit! I feel like it would be a dream come true just to get below 160 again!

But otherwise, I'm doing fine. It's good to have a place to vent a little bit! lol...

Ya'll have a great Friday. It's been the weirdest 2 weeks with the holidays right in the middle of them! And my desk at work looks like a warzone with all the paperwork! UGH. :daze:

[lowco]

01.04.03


HEY GUYS.....STILL ON PLAN.....NOT BALANCING

i had an early rm, like thursday. On thursday i had rm at 11.30am and didn't need to eat till friday morning. :thup: Only RM that day.

i am going to work on balancing starting Monday. Tom is near so the scale is not friendly.


have a good day all

[tokenyanke]

We had chinese for lunch today... definitely a bit carb heavy... not sure how bad it will be tomorrow! I've got my fingers crossed that it won't have done too much damage... Drinking water, water and more water! lol...

Otherwise, it's a good day. Added 5 minutes to my am cardio and walked the dog and will probably do another 15-20 minutes on the exercise bike later tonight while watching tv.

Have a great day... especially the northerners who are getting buried in the snow! My parents have 18" so far and it's still falling! My thoughts are with you!

:bhug:

[nawchem]

Today back to CALP. I had my RM for breakfast-couldn't wait. A big delicious cup of coffee loaded with cream and an atkins bar. I've decided to have a once month real RM, ya know the kind pizza and ice cream and whatever. I decided right before TOM would be a good time for this treat. Otherwise I'm trying to be moderate at RM-it works out about half the time.

I'm finding it a lot easier now that all the Christmas candy is gone and everyone around me is resolution dieting. Suddenly my gym is packed. I wonder if its the same people that packed it last January? Well its nice to make a fresh start, but with CALP it doesn't have to end you can have your cake and eat it too. Don't ya think?

[nawchem]

Hey Joanie, we have almost the same stats. I usually gain 3 pounds, starting 3 days before TOM I gain about a pound a day, after Tom starts I lose about a pound a day. I don't any real weight loss for at least a week after TOM starts.

Before lowcarb I would gain more weight but this was due to all the candy I endulged in.

Libby my lowcarb anniversary is Jan 22nd also. It has some meaning to me, I never remembered the start date of any other diet I've gone on.

[JoaniePA]

nawchem, yep, very nearly same stats. I'm short, 5'2", and this is way too much for me to weigh. I'm also large breasted, 34D, and I know that I'm uncomfortably bigger than that right now. sigh.. Anyhow, I was 127 for such a long time, almost two years, before I started gaining again. I hate the fact that I seem to be stuck with these extra 10 plus pounds now, and am determined to get rid of 'em again!

So today was another good one. eggs and cheese for b-fast, tuna melt no bread for lunch, and steak, salad, and a few cookies (not eight, but three) for dessert. Then DH and I went for a long walk in the FREEZING COLD!! I'm tired of cold weather and am so glad I'm heading to the FLorida Bay in one week. YES!

TOM still hasn't arrived, but I know it's coming because I scheduled this kayak camping trip. Any woman who has ever gone wilderness camping can attest to the fact that as soon as you schedule the trip your hormones begin adjusting your calendar so that TOM comes smack in the middle of it. Especially if there are carnivorous animals like alligators or bears inhabiting the area. LOL... the things I think about!! Man.. I should write a horror novel!

Ah well, hope everyone's week was inspiring..

best,
Joanie

[JoaniePA]

P.S. Tomorrow I weigh for the weekly average.. wish me a woosh. I need to show a two pound loss overnight in order to have maintained this week.. :p

[tokenyanke]

Hey Joanie,

I hope your weigh in went well today. I maintained, but that is a plus at this point.

I guess all I can do is try to add in more time on my exercise bike in the evenings or something and see how that goes with burning more calories.

You're so right about TOM... Mine always hits at vacation time or holidays... it never fails! lol

:p

[JoaniePA]

Hey all!

tokenyanke - yep! I maintained.. it's about the best I could ask for realistically speaking. BUT... I was down yesterday and today, so perhaps my average will be low this week and I can actually show a loss for a change!!

I notice that I'm now a drumstick instead of an ice cream scoop or whatever that stuff in the little dishes was.. LOL..

I've been skipping my lunches. Two reasons, not hungry at all for some odd reason.. I skipped it the first time and didn't notice I'd done it until it was nearly time to go home from work. Yesterday I did it on purpose, and did not suffer. Today I worked through it again, half on purpose, have on a mission.. (Decided not to break and didn't notice as the hour went past). SO... I'm wondering if others have done, or do this, and if it's a bad thing to do? I'll do a little snack if this isn't a good idea, but honestly, I seem to manage better and don't get that horrible crushing "GOTTA HAVE TOAST" feeling I get at 4:30 normally.

Hope all is well.. we got snow.

Joanie