Linda: how thoughtful to give me that link. I will copy it to my desktop. My sister moved to Orlando, Florida a few years ago. We just talked and commented on the fact that she should have been the first one to experience a hurricane, not me!

Kristy: So glad to hear you are doing well, but sorry about the one pound. Thankfully it's just one, not 4-5 you lose and gain. I really like how you have your stats posted. They aren't too overwhelming, and it's so motivating to see you achieve such steady weight loss. You keep at at!

So, Kristy - do you think we're going to feel Isabel in our area? I haven't done a thing to prepare. I guess I'm keeping my ear to the weather reports. Then, if need by I'll pull a few things together.

I am really worried about this storm. We were without power for 6 days last December and I had a 3 week old baby. It was horrible. None of our friends had power either and it was just as bad in Charlotte where our family lives.

I am not sure I am prepared. DH is in charge of the generator and the fuel and I guess he is waiting til the last minute to fuel up. We are in the Raleigh area.

Anyway....hope you all are doing well. I am down another 2 pounds. Did the happy happy joy joy dance this morning.

I hear a baby crying....

Hugs to you all.

Manya

hi everyone!

I just found this thread and I'm thrilled!

I did Atkins a year a go and did great....then went off....then quit smoking. Well I'm finally back and trying hard to stick with it. I'm only on day 2 of Induction, but so far, so good! Seems a bit easier this time around....probably because I haven't been eating too many carbs lately.

I'm in north durham....been here about 6 years. (transplanted northerner)

Cindy

Welcome Cindy: Keep up the good work and keep coming around to this thread, you'll get lots of support from fellow tar heelers. Your stats are close to a couple of ours (Kristy, Mayna, and me that I know of). Kristy is a real encourager. She is consistently knocking off a couple or more pounds per week. We're often asking her what is the secret!

I, too, had been on ATkins around a year prior to coming to the mssg board. I lost a lot before, then went off the WOE and got really out there with my eating. Got up to 250, which is the most I've ever weighed. I was suffering from health problems and cooking was part of my job. Then eating with a bunch of huge-appetite teenaged boys. I started to eat just like them! (worked in a group home)

Anyway...thanks for stopping in and saying hello. I wish you well on your latest weight loss efforts.

Randi, looks like we won't get much from it, UNLESS it takes a more Westerly path. I am still not dismissing it, though. We have enough food, etc., in case we have problems with the hurricane. Everyone stay safe. Raleigh may get hit hard again, unfortunately.

Kristy,

I see that today you have met a mini-goal of losing 40 pounds. CONGRATULATIONS.

If you ask me that's a "maxi" not a "mini."

I'm so happy for you. You are doing so well. I'm thankful for the priviledge of interacting with you regularly through this thread. You keep it up, girl!!

Well Isabel has left us and although we had high winds & about 3" of rain, it could have been a LOT worse. Still raining but we need the rain here. Been looking out my bedroom window all day and here is what I saw...
http://www.geocities.com/lindaguthrie/isabel1.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/lindaguthrie/isabel2.jpg

Lots of trash and limbs to clean up tomorrow. Just glad I am here, living in America and able to do it.
Hope you ladies fared as well.
Linda


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Linda, we missed the damage, thank goodness. All we got was some breeziness LOL. I am SO glad.

Randi: Thank you SO much! I am darn proud of myself, too, for losing this much so far.

Made it thryu without any damage either....just lots of branches and leaves!

Lost power for a couple of hours, but not bad at all!

Congrats Kristy!

Glad to hear everyone is in tact. Taylorsville had cloudy, breezy weather the entire day. It was really quite enjoyable....I felt kind of guilty.

To celebrate Kristy's 40 lb goal I went to McDonalds and ate the bun with one of my two dbl cheeseburgers, ordered fries, and then went for a shake. I had chocolate and other stuff later on at home. BAD BAD BAD.

I was only up by a pound today, thankfully. Went back to being a good girl this AM. Think I just needed a break. Hadn't seen the scale move in several days.

RANDISUE!!!

Your hand please....*spanking hand! ::: sigh ::: I have to ask...was it good?? SORRY!

Hi everyone...
We did good here too, not much more than hard rain and gusty winds.

I hope our friends at the beach are doing well.

I had to chuckle, Randi, when I saw that you were celebrating my loss LOL! You may have needed a carb blowout day to restart your metabolism anway, so back on plan today.

Hey Beach! Good to see you posting today.

HI Everyone!

Beach: Okay, girl, I took my licks... Actually my little carb blowout did some good. I was up just 1 pound the next day. By the second day I dropPED 2.5. I'd previously been stuck for several days. I'm very leary of the carb blowouts and have tried and fallen on my face before. I really have to be quite strict with myself.

I've really done quite well. I have lots of meetings that are centered around food. I either stop at McDonald's and eat dbl cheeseburgers w/no bun and a side salad; or I bring my meal with me.

We had company Saturday PM. They brought dessert - French Silk Pie. It looked so great. But I ate my jello and almonds and was quite satisfied. I get the goal of weight loss in mind!


Kristy: I know you have your weigh-in today. I'm anxious to see where you are at. You and I currently are at the same weight - that is until you post your newer, lower results. As usual....YOU GO GIRL!

Hi Randi! Good for you for losing!!! That is awesome.

I lost 4 pounds this week to bring me to 230.5.

WOOO HOOO KRISTY!!

*doing Happy dance*


Ok...

doing my jumping jacks now....
I'm pumped...GO KRISTY!! GO KRISTY!!

Girl, I am SOOOOO proud of you