Hitting The Low Carb Trifecta
 

First! 100 days of being on plan.





Second! Jeans in the single digits.



Third! Goal minus 1.





PS--There are multiple parts/chapters to this thread as I navigate thru weight loss and maintenance. Each post listed below is a new milestone or accomplishment.

Post #1
Hitting the Low Carb Trifecta

Post #12
Hitting the Low Carb Trifecta-Part Deux

Post #15
Hitting the Low Carb Trifecta--Part Tre

Post #18
Hitting the Low Carb Trifecta--Part Quatre

Post #26
Hitting The Low Carb Trifecta--Part Cinq

Congratulations!!!!!

Goal setting is so important. What a beautiful example you have set :rheart:

WAhoo! stomp stomp stomp. Love the pics

Thanks you two! and everyone on the forum for 5 years of advice, support, laughs, and the kick in the a$$ when needed.

Haha, what a brilliant way of letting us be totally happy for you! :)

wtg !!!!!!!!!!!! very happy for you

congrats!!!!!!

Just an update
 

I've been hovering at 148-150 for the past week. An all time low. I swear, in a way it's kinda scary--last time I got this low it was a huge struggle keeping it--now it just seem like business as usual without any struggle--just staying the course.

If it stays to the 150, I'll be changing stats on Sunday.

Thats just awesome Lisa!! :thup:
Maybe it was those bean flour cupcakes??? :lol: :p

Congratulations! I have been reading your posts for forever and you've always been inspiring. You've done good!

Hitting The Low Carb Trifecta-Part Deux
 

First! 200 days of being on plan.






Second. Hitting 150. 5 pounds below goal.



Third. Stayed on plan Thanksgiving. Sorry, no picture but imagine me smiling while eating my Thanksgiving gumbo.

Progress. Not perfection.

Lisa

Awesome! JOB!
Size 8 levis are no easy feat! :D I think they run small :devil:

...and imagine if you had a black girl booty too.:lol:

My junk in the trunk is 4 inches less than it was in August!

Progress not perfection.

Lisa


PS--I'm thinking I'll have a Low Carb Trifecta--Part Tre in the next few weeks.
I have 2 out of 3 so far.:thup:

lisa- thats amazing!!! 100 days!!! that is truly an inspiration.

Hitting The Low Carb Trifecta-Part Tre
 

First!

280 days of being on plan.
Look! It's Valentines day without worries of evil chocolate hearts stuffed with candy:devil:





Second!
A black girl booty can now fit in a size 6 Levi straight leg jean!




Third!
Cruising past goal to an all time low! Haven't seen a number like this for 20 years!





The next big part of this is when I hit 365 days! That will be in May.

Everyone keep fighting the good fight.

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Awesome, you are inspiring me to get back on target, good luck with the rest of your goals! :)

HItting The Low Carb Trifecta-Part Quatre
 

365 Days on Plan





The Lowest number on the scale since 1990





Today is the big 5-0!!:cheer: :Party: :cheer: :clap: :Party: :cheer: :Party: :clap: :Party: :cheer: :clap: :Party: :sunny: :sunny: :wiggle: :yay: :hyper: :cheer: :hyper: :yay: :Party: :Party: :sunny:


Yeppers, I'm one lucky gal!


Although....others in my household seem un-impressed.

Congratulations on all counts!!!! Awesome job and thanks for sharing on this site.

You rock! So happy for you!

Frankie says HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I got you cake in a cup, but I eated some...you can has, just ignore my droolz..

Just Gilding the Lily....
 

of my latest "Hitting the Low Carb Trifecta"

I had my lipid panel done & got my results today:

HDL=82
LDL=80
Tri=37
Total=169
Chol/HDL ratio 2.1



I printed off my average food intake log for the past year for my doc. He was speechless of course--particularly comparing my numbers with my 64% fat intake.

I absolutely floated out of the doctor's office this morning.

Take that the big 5-0.

Yeah, I'm rockn' it today. This is like a belated BD gift.

Yeah me!

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Best part!!

Lisa, as an unqualified Atkins success story, what is your take (if any) on the new Atkins book? I have never followed Atkins, but am thinking of switching over, since what I am doing is not working anymore.

Nelson--
Actually, I like it a lot (just wish they wouldn't talk about "Atkins" products--but that would be asking for too much).

I think it's written very user friendly. I recommend it to my patients because it seems a "lighter" version of 1992 and 2002. Excellent place to start if you're new to Atkins.

You may want to check this thread out where we were/are discussing NANY--New Atkins for a New You.

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=408916

Also, why I didn't glance at what plan you are following presently...why not to go over to the general forum and post a query regarding what's going on with you.

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Thanks for the link, Lisa. I will check it out. As for posting queries about my own problems--I have done a lot of that over the past 8-10 months. Trying not to just give up on weight loss entirely (I am becoming quite thick around the middle since menopause hit), but I now find that paleo low carb, which used to work beautifully for me, is now no more effective or satisfying than the worst of the low fat/high carb diets I remember from the bad old days. I truly believe that I have tried everything (high carb/low carb; high fat/low fat; high protein/low protein) EXCEPT true, "by the book," Atkins.

Nelson--
I'm going to go look at your pasts posts.

Do you have a journal?

Or...is there a particular thread or post that describes what's been happening to you?

I hear you on the menopuasal crap.

Almost one year ago to the date I started bHRT-sublingual. IT was the missing puzzel piece--almost immediately--brain fog lifted, mood improved, energy up, weight loss like a "normal" person (whatever that is), and just feeling like I always thought normal people felt like. I'll see if I can go find that thread because it was really interesting to hear about other women going thru similar stuff.

I swear, "they" will have to pry it out of my stiff dead hand before I give it up. I can't ever see going back to where I was a year ago. It sucked.

I didn't have that experience, but perhaps I needed a better dr. I started on Evamist when the hot flashes really kicked in, and it worked like a charm on the flashes, but I gained 5 lbs and began to itch all over my body. I blamed the hrt for both problems and dropped it, but the weight didn't come off and the itching still is not completely gone. Hot flashes are back, of course.

I am leaving today for a two-week vacation, so if I ignore a post, it isn't rudeness on my part. I will be checking in again later. Thanks.

Hitting The Low Carb Trifecta--Part Cinq
 

1 year and 158 days of staying true to plan.





135 pounds!




Becoming a Zumba instructor!

Hi,

This is truly inspirational to me. I'm a self confessed foodie and I can never stick to a diet for a long time. Reading your post however, has inspired me give low carb dieting another chance.

Thanks,
Jimmy

I thought I would update....140#

Still true to plan.
Will be having my 51 birthday in a few days.
Still doing Zumba.
Still feeling pretty good.

I'm going to keep riding this wave for as long as possible.






Progress not perfection.

Lisa

WOW! Great job.

Wow! 51! I am 51 and hope I look that good by 52!

I was wondering if this low carb thing (for people as old as I am) is like the bright red mid life sports car-- but the cheap version. I'd rather have a new (healthy) body than a red sports car. I am looking forward to wearing a slim black dress and being propositioned by a 30 year old man.