Carb Counters - Jan. 16th to 22nd Weekly Chat

Well this weekend was not how it said it would be on Friday. I did exercise some, but not enough. I did eat some of the right foods, but more the wrong foods than needed. I could have made good choices, I just didn't. I'm not making any excuses, I just got mad and said the **** w/everything. Today will be better.

I will comment later on today/tonight. Have a good & OP day.

Hi Chicklets... :D

Have an extra wonderful week :)

Bec: I think there are just days we throw in the towel..and then the next day pick it back up and go on :) You're doing SO great! Keep up the great work!!

Leenie: :wave: How's it going??

Well, my sisters surgery went well. VERY fast. And I didn't have to do a thing for the GS meeting tomorrow. I did the 2 mile WATP tape and when DH comes home I'm going to make him do a tape with me :lol: He said he needed to start exercising as well. I don't feel as tired/sore after doing the 2 mile as I thought I would. So I'm pumped!! Still drinking the cappuccino and looking forward to it being gone and drinking more water. Hoping that'll bump off some of this weight. Even if I lost a pound a week I'd be happy :) I took my measurements and I'll keep track of them during my WI on Saturdays. I've got measurements from when I first started. YIKES! That'll teach me. I should see if I can make a graph of them! lol. Shock treatment!! Anyway, hope everyone is having an OP day and getting their water in :)

Afternoon :sunny:

EM and Tennessee~ check in pls. Tenn, we havent heard from you since the holidays. I hope your mom is alright. Em, you made a very passionate post last we heard from you, if you're lurking, pop in and say hey and that you're ok.

Well, I didnt get on the scale this morning, but I did pull out the measuring tape! I've lost 6.5 inches (all over) I havent a clue what that translates to lbs, but I dont plan to get on the scale until the 25th....thats one month from xmas, then again on the 14th. So as long as the tape measure shows a decline, Im not going to worry about it. :)

Ive discovered something. Everyone promotes green tea for its weightloss properties. Well, I never noticed a difference when I drank it. BUT Ive noticed a huge difference in my skin and overall appearance! For the last few months I had been trying everything I could get my hands on to brighten up my face. It just seemed so grey and dull....lots of shadows. I was eating great, getting lots of sleep, and taking my vitamins. I couldnt figure out what was going on, I felt like I was looking older and older by the day. Not a good thing! Ive been drinking green tea (hot) for the last week. My complextion is visibly brighter, and I look so much more rested!! I always knew this tea was good for my skin, because I always seen the difference, but for some reason this winter, it has made a huge difference! So.....there is my endorsement for green tea :D

If you are ever looking for another motivational thread, check this one out..
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72927

Im off to go for my walk, then a workout (which I dont want to do :( ) BUT I know I can get to goal by the summer, and Im going to do my best to get there!

Later!

Brenda~ Im glad your sisters surgery went well. A weight off your mind Im sure. :) Keep up with the water. Good for you getting your dh to do a workout with you. I cant mine to do any workout tapes. He will get on the trampoline tho. Babysteps with them :lol:

Hi everyone, I hope everyone stays on plan today. I have, so far. :crossed:
I was ready to go to town and get a bunch of things done, but I forgot it's a holiday, so here I sit with a check and no place to cash it. Well, that puts a halt to all my plans. Looks like I get to stay home and do fun housework while wearing mascara and lipstick. :lol:

while wearing mascara and lipstick? hmmmm..... is hubby around? ;)

PS I need to read last weeks thread and catch up on everyone so I can do personals. :dizzy:

Hi..and I guess I will just jump right into weekly chat.. LOL Iam not sure where to talk about specific things so if I am messing up just let me know.. Okay I am curious what you all do for exercise?? I am having a bad few days and this is going to sound awful but..... my daughter (who is 4) came down with the throw up bug saturday night.. now usually over the weekend I will not exercise both days so not being able to do it sunday wasn't a HUGE deal even though in the back of my mind all day I really wanted to.. but with football on and all I knew no one could take care ofher like me.. so I skipped...well this morning I was planning to get up at 6am to do my treadmill even though it is a holiday and all the kids would be sleeping I just knew if I didn't get up early I wouldn't get a change.. so I set the alarm but 5mins before it is ready to go off Jenna wakes up sick again.. :( So now she is a bit better now more vomitting but I feel so guilty becuase all I can think about is when/how I can exercise today... have any of you ever felt this obcessed with it??? I am truly thinking about bringing her to the playroom and doing my treadmill but what if she gets sick while down there I will feel horrible.. if I wait til hubby gets home then it is late and I hate exercising at night because then I can't sleep... AHHH I don't knwo what to do but I know I am dying thinking I have to skip another day.... I am terrible huh?? here my daughter is sick... I feel awful but I have never in my 12 years of being a SAHM thought about myself.. and now I finally am and I feel guilt.. go figure.. okay done ramblin thanks for listening if you got this far.. :)

Well, I didnt get on the scale this morning, but I did pull out the measuring tape! I've lost 6.5 inches (all over) I havent a clue what that translates to lbs, but I dont plan to get on the scale until the 25th....thats one month from xmas, then again on the 14th. So as long as the tape measure shows a decline, Im not going to worry about it. :)

That is AWESOME... WTG:bravo:

Hi girls, just wanted to pop in and see how you were all doing!!!!

:wave:

spent the weekend with biological father having christmas with the family. He didn't utter a single word about my weight loss so far but I'm realizing now that it wasn't him that I'm doing this for anyway.

Gettin' a new king size bed put in today and can't wait, we've been sleeping on a queen with my 3 year old who refuses to sleep in her bed and it's been getting a little...ummmm..crowded.

On another topic...what do y'all think about breast implants?? There's a girl at work getting them and it got me to thinking about maybe possibly getting them or getting what I have lifted. How do you all feel about it for yourselves?? Have any pro or con stories??

On another topic...what do y'all think about breast implants?? There's a girl at work getting them and it got me to thinking about maybe possibly getting them or getting what I have lifted. How do you all feel about it for yourselves?? Have any pro or con stories??

First off WTG on your weight loss even if your Bio Dad didn't say a word I am from your counter on teh bottom.. WTG keep up the GREAT job!!!

Hmm the whole breast implant I think this... and this is JMO... I would LOVE to have a lift on my chest once I am done loosing weight.. I won't get a breast implants for a few reasons..... now this is based also on the ones I have seen so I am sure there is information that I don't know haven't seen. I wouldn't get one because I feel from seeing Plastic Surgery on TV it is sooo darn invasive.. I just don't think that is worth it IMO...and as far as the appearance after.. they look great in some clothing but honestly I can tell they are fake.. there is very few that I was shocked they were fake.. if they would look more 'natural' in there liftiness (is that a word..lol) I would be more for it.. but they rock affect non movement up so high is what is unappealing to me.. now mind you if mine were like that I wouldn't be complaining.. so it is a double edged sword to me.. lol I know i am no help at all huh? Good luck in your decision

Lacey, glad you're back! As for the breast surgery....I wouldnt do it. I would love to mind you, but I enjoy them....and so does dh...just the way they are. Without giving out too much information....if I had implants it just wouldnt be the same...and I honestly dont think dh and I would have as much fun ;) Id love to have them lifted and looking perky again, but hey, Im 40, this is where they are suppose to be, I like them well enough. Im not going to mess with them just yet ....maybe in a few more years :D I do want a tummy tuck tho!!! My ultimate weight loss goal prize!

Hi guys, I was really happy with the scale this morning. I've only been trying again to take off the weight since December 13th. The scale shocked me that day (at 268.5). Horrors!

So I lost a little while just beginning to think about it and then started Atkins again on January 1st. I started with very modest goals for the month. On January 4th I weighed 264.5 So I set 259 for my goal. Reached that on January 7th. Then I set a new goal of 255. I reached that one today. So now my new goal before the month is over is 252. When I reach that point I will be exactly 30 pounds down from my all time high weight that I had in 2000 before I first started Atkins.

Yeah. I'm really impatient. Trying not to be, trying just to let it come when it comes. But I love getting on that scale and seeing a new lower number!

Celebrating EVERY success. My body feels SO much better just from a month ago. I know it is only 13 and a half pounds, but it is really amazing the difference in my clothing already. I put my black stretchy pants on today and they didn't feel like they were about to rip the seams out! A month ago that would have been what would have happened.

Atkins is a wonderful diet. I think this time I'm really going to make it all the way. The difference? I think the change has finally hit and I won't have those hormonal swings (and chocolate cravings) to deal with so much any more.

Robin: Any type of green tea or a specific type? I'll have to look into that, thanks for the advice :) WTG on the inches gone!!

Sonnet: :wave:

Christine: WTG on thinking of yourself! Sometimes you have to or you'll just go BONKERS. I can speak from experience because for the LONGEST time (MANY years) I did the same thing. Then I finally started taking time for ME. So keep up the great work!!

Lacey: I'm not for breast implants. Mainly because it can be dangerous and most often it doesn't look natural. But it's a personal choice.

Sherry: :wave: WTG on making your goals and remember...slow and steady wins the race. You didn't gain weight overnight (even though sometimes I think I did :lol: ) so you won't lose it all overnight. Keep up the great attitude :)

Well, another day and I stayed up WAYYY too late last night. But I'm so proud of myself for all the exercise I got in yesterday. And I feel GREAT! Well, my body is a little out of it, but not as bad as I thought I'd be. And I "feel" better-know what I mean? Won't have time to do a ton of exercising today. I need to figure out a way to strength train my legs. I've got a barbell in the basement for my arms and such but not really anything for my legs. Suggestions anyone??

Morning all!
Yesterday was an OP day food & exercise wise. I started getting that nice carb headache yesterday. Which I deserve after my bad weekend. The scale is down a pound today and I realize that I have only 4 more weeks from today for the Vixen Challenge and I have like 11lbs I want to loss. It's doable, not the healthiest way to do it though. I'm on induction again and gonna try and stick w/this at least until next Friday with Saturday being the only day this week that I may not be on it 150%. I am hosting a party at my house for my home based business and there will be LOTS of food sampling, which it is healthier food that is why I am having the party. But I am gonna do my best.

Brenda~Good Job on the exercise. You sound like such a different person than when I first started coming in here. You are drinking your water, staying OP and exercising. THAT IS GREAT!!! Keep up the good job!! Did the dh workout w/you last night?

Robin~Is it plain green tea or can it be like citrus falvored? I have some of that in my cupboard and that would make a nice treat as ice tea or hot tea I'm thinking. KUDOS on the inches lost. You go girl!! I read that thread, WOW. How moving and thanks for sharing. There was a lot in there I could relate to.

Christine~It's normal to feel guilty, we are mom's. Maybe break down the workout in 5 minutes time slots. This way you can head down after she gets sick or is even resting and workout real quick, check on her again then go back. Good luck w/it, hope she feels better soon and remember, you have to do this so you will be there for her years from now.

Lace~About the boob job, I wouldn't recommended it just because of all the horror stories I have heard. I know someone who has had one and has had no problems, but I just don't know. For me, I wouldn't, but then I've got the Appalachin Mountins right below my chin. LOL

Sherry~KUDOS on your loss!! That is awesome. Keep up the good work!

Well have a great & OP day!

Good Morning :coffee:

Brenda~ I drink Salada, traditional green tea. I have a box of both regular, and decaf (for the evenings) I also have a box of Zen green tea from starbucks...it has mint and a hint of lemon in it. Its really nice too, and I dont need anything in it. With the other I need a bit of splenda, about a 1/2 a tsp. Make sure when you brew it, you do not pour boiling water on the bag, pour the water in your cup, wait about 2 min, then put the bag in and steep it no more than 3 min. Otherwise, you will get a very bitter tea. As for leg exercises...you can use the weighted balls you have for WATP and do these http://www.thefitmap.co.uk/tools/exercise/videos/leg-exercises.htm I wish I could say the same as you....my body hurts :( Im not working out very hard, enough to break a sweat, and Im not pushing it too much because I dont want to hurt myself. Im honestly thinking I might need to up my carbs a bit to help heal the muscles. I'll see how Im feeling tomorrow morning.

Im home alone today, so I might actually get some stuff done!!! I'll do some experimenting with the head of cauliflower in the fridge...get some vacuuming done, and my walk in. Thats about all I have planned for my day. Should be busy enough.

Have a good one ladies

Bec~ we must have been posting at the same time :) Yup, with citrus is fine, just check the carb count. Mine is has lemon verbena and mint tea mixed with it...and its fine. I drink about 4 cups of green tea a day (2 decaf)
I did the calendar check yesterday too for the vixen challenge....you can do it!! Keep your eyes on the prize!

Lady Adnerb,

The barbell for your arms will work for your legs too. You can do squats with the barbell held across your shoulders. You can get a block of wood, put your toes on it, and your heels hanging off and do calf extensions. Essentially all you do with that is to raise up on your toes, and then lower so that your heels are lower than your toes. Repeat 10 times. To make it harder you use weights held in your hands (or on your shoulders). To vary it you can do another 10 with your toes pointed outward, heels in, or vice versa.

You have to be very careful with this exercise though to start with. Most of us aren't used to having our heels lower than out toes, and those calves don't get worked that way very often. Therefore a little goes a LONG way and if you do too many you may find you have trouble walking in a few days when your muscles start to feel it! Glutamine is good for achy muscles, and will make some of that soreness go away faster. But better yet, start slow!

To work the hamstrings, you can do what they call straight legged dead lifts. Put the barbell in front of your feet, and bend from the waist and lift it. Keep it close to your body, close to your knees. Keep legs straight, with maybe just a tiny bit of bend at the knees.

These three exercises will work all the three major muscles in your legs.

Here's a great website that will show you how to do the various exercises with correct form using barbells, dumbbells or machines. The pictures are animated so if you do them like the pictures are, you can do them with good form and not hurt yourself. : http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html -

while wearing mascara and lipstick? hmmmm..... is hubby around? ;)
Why Yes Robin, Yes, he was. :s: LOL

Hi everyone. I have to leave now, but I wanted to check in and say a quick hi.

I'll sneak in a couple of personal here...

Brenda, I'm glad your sisters surgery went well. I hope she's feeling better today too.

Christine, I hope your daughter's feeling better soon and hope you can work a little exercise in somewhere.

Gotta run and get ready...Be back later

:D hi ya girls!! Thanks for the green tea advice, I'm going to look into it!

GUESS WHAT!! I BOUGHT A BATHING SUIT!! For the first time in 12 years! It's a tankini and has bottoms and an optional skirt :)

It's the brown one here: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_4/602-1433587-9328667?%5Fencoding=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000BWQ6DC

and the best part is that it came from the womens section and I didn't have to buy a plus size mumu dress lookin' one :carrot:

anyway, haven't got my walking in yet today and I need to DRINK MORE water but overall I'm doing okay.

Looks like you girls are doing awesome!!! Have a great day!!!

Lacey

Then I hope you had a very enjoyable afternoon Sonnet :D

Bec: Do your best staying OP. Sometimes it's just not possible--so just do the best you can. Thanks for noticing the improvement in my attitude :lol: I FEEL like I did when I first started this WOE. Determined and gung-ho!!! And yup, DH exercised with me last night (it's one reason I got 4 miles in!) and wanted the vcr tape ready for him when he got home tonight :)

Robin: Dang, was hoping the green tea was in pill form. I'm not a fan of hot tea. Guess I'll forego it! Thanks for the information about the tea and the leg exercises. I'll have to print it out and see how I can work that in :)

Sherry: Thanks for the information you've given me. I've done the exercise you've talked about with the toes and then lifting the heels before--and you're right! They're brutal! I'll definitely have to add that in somehow though :lol:

Sonny: have a great day :wave: And my sister must have taken the day off today as well (as I got an email from her this morning), so I replied to find out how she was feeling. Thanks for asking :)

Lacey: WTG on buying the swimsuit! And it's adorable! I love it! I'm a fan of tankini's myself!! Keep up the great work and I bet you look spectacular in it!!


Well, except for the lack of water, I'm getting things right. Definitely need to skip the cappuccino and go straight for water. I think that'd flush all the junk out and with the exercise I've been doing I need the fluids. The walk & kick video I got for Christmas wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be. But it was a blast!!! So will make for a nice change to my other exercises. Maybe I'll do that video and then add the step program into my exercise. I loved doing that as well. Not quite brave enough to try and do the dance tape again. :lol: Well, off to go get some water. If I chug fast enough I'll get my required amount in yet today--and spend all night in the bathroom expelling it :lol:

Brenda~ you can get green tea in pill form!! I havent looked into it, because I find making and drinking the tea distracts me from wanting goodies. Ive even got a special cup for green tea (cuz it stains my other cups) You do what works right? :lol:

Morning!!! Yesterday was OP all the way around again. I'm pretty proud of myself. DD hurt her ankle last night so she isn't gonna be going to school today. Last time she did this it looked fine but when she cam home it was nasty looking. So we are gonna keep in elevated and iced today.

Brenda~If you like ice tea you can do green tea like that, or so I have been told. What do you think about that Robin? I'm a HUGE ice tea person, I do like hot tea in the winter though. Keep up the awesome job you are doing good!! It is so great hearing you talk highly about the exercises you are doing. :)

Lace~Woo Hoo:carrot: , a bathing suit. That is great!! I can't wait till I get to that point!!

Robin~Hope you get to feeling better and that your muscles start feeling better!! I hate :mad: that sore feeling. It makes it hard to want to exercise.

Sonnet~Hello!!!!!:wave:

Sherry~WOW those exercises sound like fun???? LOL :D Good ideas!!!

Have a great & OP day!

Morning all. Probably won't be able to catch up with everyone till the weekend (boys are with their dad this weekend). I wish I could particpate more often, but the aid/therapists/teacher, etc, etc. coming back to work after the Christmas Break eats up way more of my day than I remembered it doing Pre-Christmas. Seems like someone is always here & I have to play happy hostess all day long. Quite tired of it really & can't wait till summer. Anyhew, looks like everyone is doing great!!

Bec: Sorry to hear about DD's ankle. Hope it gets better soon. WTG on staying OP!!! I've been drinking some Lipton Diet Green Tea. It's not bad. I'm hoping it's "flushing" whatever it's supposed to :lol:

Stacie: Don't worry about doing personals. Just keep checking in and letting us know how you're doing :)

Well, I'm SUPER tired today. I don't think I'll get any exercise in. I'm going to finish my 1st glass of water (haven't drank ANY cappuccino today. And I'm thinking of getting rid of it totally on Saturday. Friday is bowling night and I really don't want the caffeine headache now AND on Saturday again. So I'll make sure it's all gone by then :lol: ) then take a quick nap. Then get the stuff I need done. Hopefully I get some energy because I hate skipping days of exercise. But maybe my body's saying "hey, slow down a bit" and of course I'll listen today. Jump right back on tomorrow again :)

Good Morning

Have I mentioned I hate buffalo in the winter? :dz:

Bec~ yup, I make green tea iced tea in the summer all the time. I add the juice on a whole lemon to the jug too with 1/3 cup splenda for the whole thing. Makes me miss summer!!!

Brenda~ must be something in the air....Im sitting here yawning like crazy.

Stacie~ sounds like you're very busy, but if you manage to pop in daily and say hi, thats good enough :D I find checking in here every day helps my weight loss efforts.

Im still quite sore today, I took it easy yesterday, just walking for exercise. I'll see for today, Im suppose to do a lower body workout.

Not much planned for the day.....have a good one ladies :)

Yesterday I had a "ketosis headache" almost all day. I'm not sure what level of ketosis I'm at, probably a dark purple the way I've been feeling, and I know I should up the water to dilute it somewhat.

I prefer to drink most of my water midday though so that when I weigh in the morning I can see whether I've lost or not. With water fluxuations happening too much it is hard to tell.

Anyway I was pleased this morning to get on the scale and find that even very early in the morning (before the time I would usually weigh), my scale read my lowest figure for yesterday. Than an hour or two later it weighed a pound less! YAY! Nine pounds to go for the Valentine's day challenge to be met, and 2 more to meet my 3rd January goal. I've been setting a modest goal for the month and then when I reach it I set a new one. If I reach it by the end of the month I'll be satisfied, but it is a thrill to reach it early and have a chance to set a next one. I'm already on my 3rd goal for the month and very close to that point so I'm excited!

I agree those exercises I mentioned are "brutal". Especially the calf raises. Easy to do, but watch out for the pain a day or two later!

One thing that is really wonderful for any sort of muscle soreness caused by exercise is glutamine. It is an amino acid (which they say are the "building blocks of protein") so it is healthy and good to take. It is the "most abundant" amino acid in the body. Using it in pill or powder form helps those muscles to heal faster, helps the lactic acid (which is where the "burn" comes from when you workout) go away.

Has anyone here done Body for Life? Or are you now? That is some intense exercise! I did it back about 3 years ago now. It is a 12 week program of working out 6 days a week. 20 minute aerobics 3 days a week, and alternating upper and lower body workouts the other there days (with one between them for the areobics part). I didn't lose any weight because I couldn't stick to Atkins during that time and I didn't want to do their diet. But I did build some nice muscle during that time and lost some fat.

It is an intense program for anyone interested.

Yes Ive heard of it....its the exercise program I am doing now. I lost about 8lbs on it, but dropped an entire size! It's an intense workout, but very easy to do, and you dont have to spend all day in a gym to get the stuff done. I can handle 20 min of cardio! Even if it is all out suckin' wind cardio. Then you're done for the day :D

Another note about green tea.....I was out and about last night, and checked some of the vitamin places for it. I also did some checking online. From what I have learned, if you're going to take it in supplement form, take it in the liquid green tea extract form. Each dose equals approx 4 cups of tea. Pretty good, but I havent been able to find caffine free in the stores, only online.

Im having one of those days :( I want to cuddle up wiht a big chocolate bar, and a box of hoho's!!!!! Im glad I told dh how I was feeling....he reminded me how I feel when I eat that crap. Doesnt stop me from wanting them, but it helped a little. Just one of those days I should have stayed in bed.

Im workin' up the gumpshin to go workout....dont want to do that either :lol:

Robin: Step away from the hoho's and chocolate bars (if you even have them in the house). You're doing GREAT so keep up the great work! I'm SO confused. How do they get all that tea in a liquid pill form? And it has caffeine? What exactly is green tea supposed to do? And where would you order it online? Much appreciated :)

Sherry: That is awesome that you're meeting your goals so fast! And thanks for all the exercise information you've been sharing :)

I went and took a nap. Then ran my errands. I was going to exercise, but I think I'll wait until DH comes home and exercise with him. Then instead of the 1 mile I was thinking of doing, I'll HAVE to push myself to do the 2 mile. lol. I know--I said I was going to rest today. But it's like I HAVE to do it. If I don't, I'll kick myself and be back to being a lazy slug!! Water intake yesterday had to have come DANG close to "goal". I lost track of time AND amount. But I know I was slugging it down quite a bit. So did pretty good I'd say. Working on it today :)

Christine~It's normal to feel guilty, we are mom's. Maybe break down the workout in 5 minutes time slots. This way you can head down after she gets sick or is even resting and workout real quick, check on her again then go back. Good luck w/it, hope she feels better soon and remember, you have to do this so you will be there for her years from now.

That is so true Bec that I have to be healthier for them in the future.. I just wanted you guys to know she wasn't still vomiting at this time.. she was just not feeling well.. I did end up doing my treadmill with her watching TV on the couch next to me....she was fine actually she was cute and told me "mommy you walk I will sit here".. she is a doll... So thanks all of you for the great words.. :)

Christine

GUESS WHAT!! I BOUGHT A BATHING SUIT!! For the first time in 12 years! It's a tankini and has bottoms and an optional skirt :)

It's the brown one here: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_4/602-1433587-9328667?%5Fencoding=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000BWQ6DC

That is a CUTE suit Lacey... wtg on being able to get that... so cute.. :) I love tankini's they are my favorite....

Christine

Brenda~ you can get green tea in pill form!! I havent looked into it, because I find making and drinking the tea distracts me from wanting goodies. Ive even got a special cup for green tea (cuz it stains my other cups) You do what works right? :lol:

my daily vitamin has green tea in it... not sure how much or anything but I do know they are available in the vitamins or just a seperate pill.. :)

Yesterday I had a "ketosis headache" almost all day. I'm not sure what level of ketosis I'm at, probably a dark purple the way I've been feeling, and I know I should up the water to dilute it somewhat.

what is a ketosis headache??? Also you don't want your color to be dark purple?? I am so silly I just go by those strips and assumed that the darker the better...the more weight would come off.. is that not true?? Thanks

Yes Ive heard of it....its the exercise program I am doing now. I lost about 8lbs on it, but dropped an entire size! It's an intense workout, but very easy to do, and you dont have to spend all day in a gym to get the stuff done. I can handle 20 min of cardio! Even if it is all out suckin' wind cardio. Then you're done for the day :D

Im having one of those days :( I want to cuddle up wiht a big chocolate bar, and a box of hoho's!!!!! Im glad I told dh how I was feeling....he reminded me how I feel when I eat that crap. Doesnt stop me from wanting them, but it helped a little. Just one of those days I should have stayed in bed.

Im workin' up the gumpshin to go workout....dont want to do that either :lol:

Ohh that workout sounds awesome... is there a specific name for it?? please let me know. Thanks

Ohhh Robin that is an awful feeling when you want something so badly but you knokw you will feel even worse for eating it....Step back from the closet and go exercise.. .just knokw that you are not alone in your "wanting" but you will be sooo happy when you don't eat it... I am sorry though you are having a tough time today... ((((hugs))))

Brenda~ if you google "benefits of green tea" you will find heaps of info. I just find making the tea to be distracting enough to keep away from other stuff.

I can say I have successfully managed to keep op this afternoon. I dont have any of that stuff in the house...I couldnt, I would eat it!! :dizzy: I had 2 cups of tea, and Im about to go make a 3rd....kinda like a crutch, but hey it works :)

Dh got our walk in at the mall, then thats it....Im waiting for the day to be over!

Thanks Chris :) the program is called body for life, if you look up body for life.com it has all the exercises explained in detail.

Thanks Chris :) the program is called body for life, if you look up body for life.com it has all the exercises explained in detail.

Doing that now.. thanks so much

your welcome :)


Well Im feeling better, Ive eaten my supper, and made extra, so Im nice and full :D Thanks ladies....with you and my dh, I made it thru the roughest part of my day.

Hi Girls :)
I am so out of the loop! I can't believe I've been gone a whole month.

I can't begin to tell about everything that happened, except to say that God delivered a miracle and I'm still in shock. Amazing that you beg God for the moon, and then when he gives it to you you can't quite believe that it happened. The doctors said that when they took her off the respirator Mom would only breathe on her own for about an hour, then she'd die. Not only did she not die, she went home (with assistance from hospice) the next day. She's off the catheter, off Morphine, not in any pain, alert, walking, talking, able to go potty by herself, etc. I asked the pulminologist what's going on, and he just grined and shruged and said doctors don't know everything. I do though, God answered our prayers in a mighty way :)

Plan wise... ummmmmm...:o
There wasn't much at the hospital cafeteria that was OP, and to tell you truth, sometime during week two I just said the heck with it. I ate a few Christmas cookies and some candy, but it really didn't taste that good to me so I didn't eat much of it. I wasn't OP, I ate sandwiches, oatmeal, apples, oranges, stuff like that. I'll weigh in when I go back to work tomorrow morning, but since my clothes fit fine I don't think it'll be too bad. Now that I'm home I need to go grocery shopping and start back on induction - ewww, not looking forward to that.

It's good to be home, good to sleep in my own bed, and I'm looking forward to getting back into my comfy rut :)

Tenn

Ketosis headache is when you just feel kind of weird. Like a headache just behind your forehead, but a dull ache, not sharp or intense, just nagging and annoying. I think for me it might partly mean that I haven't been drinking enough water. Dark purple sticks, can mean the same thing. With low carb you don't retain as much water, so you have to drink more and if you don't drink enough, the ketosis test strips get dark purple and you can feel kind of rotten.

Usually after you've been doing it awhile you don't get these icky feelings, unless you are a bit dehydrated or have been going really low on the carbs.

Body for Life is an AWESOME program. You really have to commit to it though. It isn't something you can just say 'I think I'll do this.' You have to decide in advance that you can last working out that much for 6 days a week for 12 weeks! I just couldn't do it and do Atkins at the same time, but I dropped a dress size when I did it too, and also dropped a LOT of fat and gained a lot of muscle. No weight loss, (I couldn't stick to any particular diet during that time) but lots of fat loss and lots of muscle gain. Based on my fat calipers I figured out that I probably lost about 15 pounds of fat and gained that much in muscle, but that was just a guess.

Those killer aerobics though... I'm not sure they need to be done in such an extreme way. Or maybe I just made them too extreme because I have a bad habit of trying to be a perfectionist. I do know I overdid them.

So Robin, did you find that when you did it you had a hard time seeing any real results during the first 5 weeks or so? I could not believe that you could work out that hard and not see any difference for that long a time! Then I read John Hussman's site and figured out that was normal and so hung in there. Then on the 6th week and thereafter I started seeing some definite changes. Was that true for you too?

Tenn~It is great news about your mom. YEAH!! Glad to hear from you. Robin was wondering about you and asking for you to pop in. That God is a wonderful being!! Good luck w/everything and w/all that you had going on, I'm proud that you didn't devour the whole plate of cookies, I would have. :)

Robin~Glad you are getting through. HUGS!!!! Each day will make it easier. Keep your eyes on the goal. I made some green tea yesterday, made it into ice tea, but it is a nice change from regular weather. Thanks for that reminder about green tea.

I am doing okay. Last night dh and I got into a huge fight and it just wasn't pretty. I didn't turn to food, but I also didn't get my 2 mile bike ride in or my reverse crunches (I normally do this right before shower and bed and last night I just cleaned and cleaned). I did workout earlier in the afternoon 45 minutes of aerobics. We still aren't really talking, well I should say I'm not talking to him. I don't want to get into the details but lines were crossed and I have been down this road w/him before and I just never thought I would see this side of him again. I am hoping to keep it together food wise and get in some exercise. DD's school canceled again today so I can do my shopping in town this am and take the kids out to lunch. Hopefully everything will work out here soon, I'm just not ready to go forth with any talks w/him right now. Well I'm outta here for now, have a good & OP day!

Chris: :wave: How's it going?

Robin: WTG on staying on track! You're doing so awesome and I love listening to your advice :)

Tenn: OMG Thank you SO much for writing all that. It's great to see other proofs that God DOES provide miracles. I LOVE IT!! And I completely understand about the hospital food! Welcome back :)

Sherry: Thanks for all that information! I'd like to get into a weight program but don't have much available to me and can't afford a gym membership. I just have hand weights and a barbell here. But I do what I can...just need to be more organized about it and get into some type of routine. I DEFINITELY would love to drop a dress (if I wore them :lol: ) size!!

Well, DEFINITELY need to give up the cappuccino. I think that's why the scale's not going down. And I can't tell by the fit of my clothes as my jeans are stretch material. So I'm planning Saturday as my "no more" cappuccino day (again). I've discovered it's best for me to drink just plain water. Or maybe a diet green tea once in a while. If I don't make water a habit then I don't drink enough--and I think that's a LOT of my problem with not being able to lose weight. So it's a plan :)

Bec, we must have posted at the same time. Sorry to hear about the fight with DH. Hopefully all works out! And you should be congratulated for not turning to food in that situation. I know when I'm stressed I do! So WTG for staying strong!!!! I've an ear if you need to vent :hug:

HI,
I would like to join you. I am starting the Cad diet today. I don't know if I will like it or not. (carb addicts diet) I think it might be something I can stick too, as I really need some control over my eating. I have tried ww and Just about everything else. I am from Kansas, married, 3 kids and 4 grandkids, 1 dog ,a Bichon Frise. I have went from 200 to 176 over about a 3 year period on different plans, but I need to stick to Just one plan. I am maintaining the 176 pretty well.
Shirl

Good Morning :sunny:

The sun is shining today! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Tenn~ Im so glad everything turned out the way it did. You and your mom were in my thoughts. No point in worrying about what you ate, you had other things on you mind. Welcome back :)

Bec~ Im sorry to hear about you and your dh....I hate fighting with mine :( It doesnt happen often, but still. Congratulations on NOT turning to food, you should be very very proud of yourself for that!

Sherry~ I didnt notice a difference until well into week 6. But that was my own fault, I didnt take my measurements until about week 4. I stuck to the plan and I truly believe that if I hadnt of taken a free day every week, I would have done ALOT better. So this time, Im atkins'ing it, and bfl workouting it and Im hoping the mix will work. It certainly wont hurt.

Brenda~ you havent tossed that cappachino yet? :lol: Good going for getting your exercise in!! Im having a hard time sticking to that part of the plan.

I watched the biggest loser last night, I dont usually, but I thought it would be great motivation. It was!!! The couples looked awesome! Seeing what they accomplished in only 6months, reminds me I can get to goal by the heat of the summer!! It kept my mind off food too!

Talked to my mom last night, and she might be coming for a visit this weekend. We have both been following atkins, but when you get us together, we are like little kids when it comes to treats and such.....so it will be a real test of determination if she comes to visit.

I got on the scale this morning....I wasnt going to until 14 of feb, but I needed confirmation that I was doing good....other than the tape measure. So, since christmas Ive only lost 2lbs. Not bad considering the trouble I had with the marshmallows earlier, and the few days of completely off plan in the first week of jan. I need to do better, apply myself 100% to this!

Have a great day ladies!

Hi Shirl and :welcome3:

Lady Adnerb,

I have more exercise equipment than most people, my husband and I bought a weight machine from Sears one year when they had close-outs and were getting rid of it. Then my brother in law gave us his old weight bench (for free weights). When I was doing Body for Life (BFL) I bought more equipment. A healthrider someone was selling used, an exercise bike (sometime after I was done with BFL) and some free weights and barbells.

To be honest though, you can do the whole BFL thing using just hand weights (barbells) if you want to. It is an organized plan. On this page: http://www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/journals.asp
you can download either Excel spread sheets or in PDF format the forms you can use to record your progress.

Essentially he has you work out all the major muscle groups of the body. On upper body workout day you work your biceps (upper arm front muscles), triceps (upper arm back), your back muscles, your chest muscles and your shoulders.

On lower body days he has you work out your hamstrings (back of legs) your calves (lower back of legs) your quads (upper front of legs) and your abs (stomach muscles). There is a specific pattern he has you work them at. You start with a small weight just for warm up and the lift 12 times. Increase the weight and do it 10 times, then increase again and do it 8 times, then increase again and do it 6 times. Then decrease the weight and do it 12 times again. By this time you are TIRED. Then you switch exercises and using a different exercise that works the same body part you lift again 12 times (using a relatively low weight).

The objective is to reach a level "10" in intensity on a scale of 1 to 10. that "10" means that you probably couldn't lift one more time if it killed you. You don't always reach that level, but that is the objective. And of course, it takes into account that your 10 may not be someone else's 10.

You can actually do all of this with a few barbells, but because you are increasing the weight or decreasing it for so many times it is best to have a selection of different weights that are already set up for your use so you aren't spending a lot of time changing things.

What I found is that Walmart has really pretty cheap barbells (hand weights) and if you get a selection of them at different weights you can do pretty much the whole routine just at home without any other special equipment except for maybe a chair or a bench. (not necessarily a weight bench, but that might help).

With free weights it would be best to do the routine with someone. Especially the chest press part. If you reach that 10 ahead of schedule you may need someone to lift the weight off of you.

He has you take before and after photos of yourself so that you can see your progress. It is also good to buy fat calipers and determine your fat percentages before starting and also use the tape measure and the scale. The objective is to compare yourself at the first week and then again 12 weeks later. That other site I sent you about weight lifting has a number of exercises you can do using just barbells. It can be done. I did it in my basement without any gym membership. It helps to start slow though, you don't want to hurt yourself, and study the animated pictures and make sure you are using good form. If you bend your body in ways you aren't supposed to (like arching your back or overextending joints) you can hurt yourself. So follow the instructions carefully. And if you are not sure do it slowly, in a controlled way and use less weight than you think you can handle rather than more to start with.

Robin,
What level of Atkins are you trying to do with BFL at the same time? I hope not induction level! I tried that and it nearly killed me. Not enough energy to do the workout.

I found John Hussman's site really helpful when I was doing it. http://www.hussmanfitness.org/ The part toward the end about "the scale" and Measuring your progress and You really do change from the inside out.

He gives some really good information about why you don't see progress in the first weeks. It saved my sanity and kept me on the program or I would have given up by week 5 or so when I still couldn't see any difference!

yup, still on induction. Im ok so far. But Im seriously considering adding a few more carbs, particularly oatmeal for breakfast after my workout. I'll see how my healing muscles go this week. So far so good. But Im paying serious attention to my body.

Shirl: :welcome: and make sure to join us often for inspiration, encouragement and advice :)

Robin: No, it's not thrown away yet. And if you're both doing Atkins--wouldn't now be a time to instead of bad treats how about exploring some Atkins friendly dessert recipes (if the need arises to treat yourselves)??

Sherry: Hey, just call me Brenda :) And that BFL site was excellent. I wrote down some of the things I want to try and make a "routine" of. Maybe twice a week or so I'm hoping to do it. And maybe I'll be able to talk DH into joining me and keeping me on track :) Thanks again!!!

For some reason I was SOOO hungry. So lunch is eaten already. Also realized that I've included brussel sprouts and they're VERY high in carbs. So going to leave them for a "treat" instead of every time I eat cauliflower/broccoli (boiled) with dinner. Usually it's a salad so like to shake things up a bit. So just change off once in a while. I'm not very adventurous :lol: Off to go drink water and see about some type of exercise today :)

Hi guys I have done BFL and had great success then I went with a trainer as i was needing the persoanl kick in the butt and well I have hired him again so if I cry about Ozzie killine me he is not my cabana boy with tight butt and nice tan. (I can dream) he is my slave driver.

Op now and doing good I think.

Hi Shirl joins us daily. I did CAD and well i would stuff my face the whole hour eating untill the last min. I found I was making muffins to be finished just as the hour started. but I read the first book. i also was having issues with lunches making them total carb less that is why i swithced to PP (similar to atkins)

Morning All~
I am doing better today. I'm still not talking to dh that much. I'm feeling lots of pain well hurt from our fight but I just am not ready to talk in depth w/him yet about it. I will, I just need some time. I still havent' turned to the food which is good. This weekend is gonna be a rough one. We have a fish fry tonight. The fish is lightly fried which is good. I will stay away from the fries and rolls. The coleslaw is good. Maybe I can get dh to give me his and he can have my fries. Exercise is gonna be hard this weekend. So much going on. For lunch tomorrow we will be at a chinese buffet. I will do my best to stay OP there also.

Brenda~thanks for the offer and I may just take you up on the need to vent. :)

Sherry~I'm gonna check out that website. Sounds interesting.

Shirl~WELCOME!!! Can't wait to learn more about you!!!

Robin~I think the low carb dessert idea is a GREAT one!!! What a great way to work on your low carb life style together. :)

Nasus~can't wait to hear more about your personal trainer. :)

Have a good & OP weekend all and I will see you all on Monday.

Susan: I would LOVE to have a PT. WTG on getting someone to motivate you :) And when you complain we'll remind you WHY you hired him :)

Bec: How'd you do through the weekend? Sounds like a lot of tough choices. Just do the best you can :) And WTG on not turning to food during this time of stress!!!

Well, yesterday I wrote up some weight training exercises and then went to the basement and started right in on them. My calves are a little tight as are the back of my leg muscles (sorry, I'm not up on my muscle names). But otherwise, I'm doing ok. It was great doing it--breathing got fast and my muscles tired. So I know I was working good. I didn't over-due so that I couldn't complain and NOT do it again. :) Stepped on the scale and no weight loss--but that's ok. I'm pretty happy with how I'm eating, my exercising...and well, the water needs improving. But I'm now down about any of it :) All in all I'm feeling pretty good and THAT is incentive to me to keep up this WOE and the way I'm doing it. Well, going to have DH take the cappuccino tomorrow to work so it's out of the house :lol: So I'm sure I'll be tired and headachy..but it'll go away. Tomorrow is official WI day but I'm not too worried about it. Like I said--I'm quite proud of all that I've been doing so that is my achievement :)

Afternoon :D

Busy Busy Busy this morning...lots of sign stuff to get done before 1. Done just in time too :lol:

Sue~ great going on the trainer, next will be a cabana boy? ;)

Brenda~ good going!! If you get on the scale tomorrow, and it doesnt show a loss, or even a small gain....dont worry, because when you are working your muscles, they will hold water! Not alot, but enough to frustrate you if you dont know what's happening.

Bec~ I dont know what your dh said but when you do talk about it, tell him this is from one of the fatchicks!! :rollpin: Good luck with your eating this weekend, make smart choices, and pay attention to every bit that goes in your mouth and you will do fine :hug:

Well, our busyness is over for the day, so we are off to the library this afternoon, some grocery shopping, then a walk (if the rain holds off) and a upper body workout.

Im off........have a good one ladies

I love Atkins! It works. I'm one pound away from my third goal for this month! Small baby steps, small baby goals and then meeting them. This is working for me. Too large of goals seem so unobtainable. I've lost 15.5 pounds since the 12th of last month. 29 pounds since my high that I was at in 2000. This means I've still got 21 pounds to lose to be where I was after my first 8 months on Atkins. But I'm relieved. It is coming back off again.

Ok girls get ready for a good laugh. there was a reason I did not start with him this week I did those nasty machines where you clamp your legs shut ond squeeze the heck out of the machine. well i did that and lo and behole did I strain a muscle in my inner thigh right up near the well you can guess. But to make life even more difficult I had some one give me some original aboriginal music from Austrailia (wow what a great beat and wonderful music) I had it going in my office and well I do have funny music coming out of the office at times and this was no exception. It is great makes you want to strip down light a big fire paint your face and dance naked around the fire. I was demonstrating (just from what I have seen on TV and movies) and well I have been not able to walk all week!!! I can finaly almost make stride today!!!! this has been since tuesday!!

Did bowl last night (did really bad as I could not squat as i was throwing the ball the pain made me throw many gutter balls) I did drink two pitchers of water my self. (was up peeing all night)

Hope this weekend goes well sunday I have to work a 12 hour shift. WEEE

:lol: you put quite the picture in my head Sue!! Im glad your leg is getting better.

I may have finally talked my dh into letting me join a gym. We are going together tomorrow to check out 2 that are close by. One I can walk to, its only about 8 blocks away. Its taken a very long time to get him to even remotely agree. He mentioned the "all women" club that was a little further away, and when I knocked that down very quickly with the image of fluffy women in matching outfits, he understood. THEN, he said, you would rather have men gawking at you?????? So finally I get the truth as to why he has been dragging his feet. I suspected thats what it was, but I couldnt get him to admit it.

So....how do I close this deal??? If there are buff hunks wandering around, its not going to happen. Advice ladies....we are going tomorrow, around 2ish.

(he wont join with me....thats been discussed)

What time of day will you usually be going to the gym if you join? The hunky 'gym rat' guys are usually there weekday evenings and weekends and so that might not be the best time to take your hubby there to check it out. Usually midmorning/early afternoon weekdays is when the SAHMs and regular woman (that we can relate to) attend the gyms. If he sees you attending with that crowd it may make him feel better.

Anyone else have any ideas?

Kel

Hey everyone. Trying to read everything to catch up, but won't be posting replies to 4 pages of posts LOL.

Tenn - so glad to see you back & very happy to hear about your mom. I have been wondering how you were and how she was doing. {{{HUGS}}}

Robin - ITA with Kel about the times the so called hunks are working out. I've been there when they are around and they are so focused on themselves, I don't think they see anyone else other than possible competition ;)

Sorry to hear about the pulled muscle Sue, but as Robin said, you've provided quite the visual :D. I personally have not felt the urge to strip down and dance naked around a fire, but whenever I hear African type music, you can bet you will be the 1st person who comes to mind every time :lol:. Congrats on getting a trainer...that would be so awesome!!!!

Bec - sorry to hear you're having a rough time with DH. :hug: Good for you staying OP tho - that's excellent!!

Brenda - Brussel Sprouts as a TREAT???? I can think of a bazillion things that I'd consider a treat and brussel sprouts don't appear anywhere on that list :lol:.

Welcome to everyone who's joined lately :wave:.

As for me, my weight loss has stalled over the past couple weeks, but my inches have changed so I know something is happening/working LOL. For ex., my hips on Nov. 28 were 44" and 41.25 on Jan. 16 & my waist went from a 42 to a 38. I'd still like to see the scale move tho, but TOM is just about here, so I don't imagine I'll be doing a Toyota Jump when I weigh in on Sunday :D.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

I'm jumping right in here. Hi! I am starting Atkins/low carb tommorrow or returning may be a better word. I won't be doing phase 1, because honestly there is not enough on there I want to eat ,I know myself & I would be setting up to fail. So basically I am simply 'low carbing'. I am excited and committed and as the weeks go by I look forward to working towards my goal with you!

Well dancing naked will have to wait I will burn the boobs on the fire after I drag them across the hot coals trying to dance ROTFLPIMP!!!

Making coffee time to roll here!!! going to fly my house starting today!!

Good Morning :bubbles:

Sue~ :lol3: :rofl: Think maybe we could find you a fireproof bra??

Stacie & Kel~ I think that's a great idea!! When we drove home after talking about it, we passed the gym, and mr buff was standing in the window....that's what is not going to work!!

canne~ good going getting back to it!! and :welcome3: jumping right in, is about the only way.....so come on in, the water's warm :D

Kel~ how did your weekend go????????? inquiring minds want to know ;)

Stacie~ the tape measure is tightening....thats great!!! Did you do a total to see how many total inches you have lost on your bits?

Time to make coffee and wake dh up. Im not sure what we are up to today, a walk at the mall...its raining (again) Have to see what the day brings :) Have a good one ladies.

Good Morning :coffee:

Sue :rofl: We'll have to check ebay & see if those cones Madonna used to wear are available. They looked fireproof :lol:

Canne - :wel3fc:

Stacie~ the tape measure is tightening....thats great!!! Did you do a total to see how many total inches you have lost on your bits? Actually I hadn't because I wasn't sure how you calculated total inches lost...if it was from everything you had measured or only the major areas, waist, hips, thighs??? So, I'm guessing from your posts, that I add up all inches I've list? Hope you have a great day, whatever you decide to do!!

Have a great day everyone!

I measured all the biggest bits :lol3: totaled them, then just kept track. Its more for my own piece of mind. I measured bust, waist, that fat bit above the waist, the fat bit below the waist (baby leftover), butt, hips, each leg and each arm. Measure the next week, total 'em up and subtract from last week......almost always a difference in some place I measure. Thats the best part :lol:

Sorry, can't catch up on personals. Had to pop in. Didn't realise that my updating weight for today is where I've been after the 1st week of January! ARGH! ok. Just really means I've got to stay away from soda. Either that--or majorly bump up exercise!! The cappuccino is put away (not gone, but after looking at the scale I really don't want it!) and explained to DH why I need to do w/out it. His reasoning was "it doesn't have many carbs" ...ah..but when you drink too MUCH of it, it adds up. So he understood then :) Donuts were calling me this morning. So I told myself if I was STILL hungry after my omelet (which I'm usually not) I'd have one. :lol: My youngest DD saved me from myself because SHE ate it :lol: Ok. Time to go give her a perm :)

Quick flyby here - Melissa is home from SF as DMV is open this morning (only 1 saturday a month) and she needs to get her ID with her name change on it (her shrink suggested she drop SH's last name as part of her healing process)

Thanks for asking about last weekend, Robin. I have to say it was very nice - turned out just fine BUT I was as nervous as I have EVER been in my life! Geeezzzzeee, this dating stuff at 46 is not for the faint of heart! But that is over now and we are much more comfortable with each other. He is planning on taking me on a 4 day cruise in June when school lets out! I've never been on a cruise! NO ONE has ever taken me anywhere like that! I feel so special!

So - what is MY current motivation for LC & exercise? A CRUISE with my honey in 5 months!

Ok - gotta run, get that girl up and hit the road.

Kel

He is planning on taking me on a 4 day cruise in June when school lets out! I've never been on a cruise! NO ONE has ever taken me anywhere like that! I feel so special!
Kel

Kel that put a big huge smile on my face!! :) :) :) :) Its so nice to be treated like that, and Im so happy for you, you deserve it! ....and yes, Id say that was awesome motivation :lol:

Here is the poop on the gym.....dh wanted to go today, because he is working on monday. So off we went, 2 different ones, 1st one very new, and still pretty much under construction in places, but lots of equipment. 2nd one, alot older, but cheaper and alot more classes to attend, lots of equipment but cramped...seemed to be busier as well. 2nd one also had alot of ladies working out too! So now its just a matter of choice, because dh didnt seem to be against any of it. He knows I want this weight off by the heat of the summer, Im tired of fighting and constantly struggling. So...we'll see :)

Great with the DH/ gym Robin. MY DH really has no idea. he things the gym is too much like work and will not even think of it. (HHMM My membership is due next 2 weeks.) So I go with not a worry, Hint they now have many woment personal trainers. (it is expensive) I just know that that isa good motivation for me and a great kick in the butt. and i do not want to waste the money.

Kel a cruise?? How fantastic!!

Brenda I say if you wait long enough then it will be gone and well, great going!! doughnuts are one of my big down falls!

:wave:

Hi girls!!!! Welcome to all the new faces, how awesome!!

Just droppin' in to tell ya that I'm still alive and OP :) My walking has dwindled down to nothing, I HAVE to start that again, what a terrible thing to quit doing. I'm also quitting the Yasmin, it's turned me into a mean, nasty wife with no sex drive, no energy and I've been on my period for THREE weeks!!!! So it wasn't the magic pill for me but oh well :D

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!!!

Lacey

Good Morning

Sue~ :lol: :lol3: :rofl: :rofl: I love your new avatar!!

Lacey~ its too bad it didnt do what it was suppose to. Now that I think of it, you havent been around here much since you started it right?

Its beautifully sunny here today :sunny: so hopefully I'll get a nice walk in!! Not alot planned for today, I'll check back in later....have a great sunday ladies!

Sue - :rofl: LOVE the new avatar http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/happy0187.gif Now you can dance over the fire with no worries :lol:.

Kel - a cruise with your sweetie sounds awesome. A cruise is one of my dream vacations.

Brenda - step away from the donuts & nobody will get hurt :). How did DD's perm turn out?

Robin - what did you decide on gym wise? Thanks for the tip on doing the measurements. I'm such a goof, I was thinking what a PITA it would be to deduct the difference from each measurement rather than just adding the whole thing up :D. Your way is MUCH easier :). Soooo, of course my weight for the 3rd week in a row is 173 (was 174 during the week, so 173 is good considering TOM is due any day now LOL), but my measurements dropped by
1", bringing my total inches lost since Nov. 28 (didn't measure the 1st week) to 14". It also brought my Body Fat % from 47.65 (Nov. 28) to 39.85% (today). I am totally doing the happy dance here finally breaking the "40's" in my BF% :). http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/party0033.gif

Have a GREAT day everyone!!

Robin,

Some advice on choosing a gym. I've belonged to two of them in the not too distant past. The first one I loved. It was right next to where I worked, and I could go right after work (which I did on a regular basis) and not too far from home. It felt like a luxury place. I'm sure there were people who paid a lot to belong there. There were racketball courts in the downstairs, a lap pool, women's and men's hot water bubbling pools (whatever those are called) a steam sauna and a dry sauna (within the women's locker rooms) tanning beds, a nice little restaurant, a babysitting area, rooms for classes for aerobics etc.

I mean it was nice. I loved the equipment they had for working out which is what I mainly used. Particularly they had a nautilus ab machine that I loved.

They had people to assist you develop a workout program and whenever you needed them you could ask for another appt. You could also hire them as personal trainers if you wanted for additional money. Every so often they had the type of "fat" measurement where they dunk you in water.

I loved going there and because it was convenietly located I went and often. It (for me) wasn't expensive either because I paid for it through my work in payroll deductions and I think the work place paid a part of it. They had 8 "corporate memberships" that different employees could take advantage of when someone else gave up that membership. So I think I paid something like 15 dollars a month for it and no sign up fee. Major deal and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

But I lost that job and later went and signed up with a different gym, and it was awful. It was too far away, hard to get to, once I was there I didn't much enjoy being there, they didn't have the same sort of equipment and service, older, less nice, less of a "pampered" feel to it all. And I wound up paying money out every month for something I rarely used. I was kind of glad when the place went under and I was let out of my contract.

So pick something you love. Pick something conveniently located. And look specifically for weight machines that you particularly want to use. Look also for a place that makes you feel good by being there.

Hi Canne, it's you and me girl! I restarted today after a few weeks hiatus. I'm going back to induction to clear the sugar and junk out of my system though. I figure I can do just about anything for two weeks, and there's actually a lot of variety if you're creative! Celery w/cream cheese, mashed cauliflower (fake mashed potatoes), cauliflower casserole w/bacon, sour cream and cheddar, greek salad, taco salad, etc. It is limited, but really, it's not too bad, and it not only jump starts you, it kills the cravings.

Kel, a cruise? I'm green! What a great goal to work for! Where are you going? I want to go on a low carb cruise :)

Lacey, I don't know what Yasmin is, but it looks like I don't wanna know LOL. Three weeks???? I hate having it for three days! I hope things get back to normal for ya soon.

Donuts? Ya know, it's a weird thing, I used to LOVE them, especially the lemon filled glazed, but when I was "on hiatus" I ate one and it didn't taste good - too greasy, and WAY too sweet. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the malted milk balls or homemade bread w/real butter!

I'm sad to say that I missed my first weight loss goal by 2 pounds :( I wanted to loose 30 pounds in the first three months of Atkins. I'm sure w/o my little "hiatus" I would have made it, so I'm not terribly discouraged, just a little disappointed. I DID loose almost 30 pounds in three months w/o starving and I've felt great, so I know now that this will work for me if I work it :). I think for my next goal, I'd like to loose 35 pounds by my birthday on April 30. That may be too big a goal, I dunno, we'll see though, huh???

Tenn

Tenn~ missing your goal by only 2lbs is still awesome!! 3 days on induction should take care of that! Good going, getting back on track

Stacie~ I seen your little monster thingy for the first time on the Chatelaine forums....too cool!

Sherry~ Pick something conveniently located. And look specifically for weight machines that you particularly want to use. Look also for a place that makes you feel good by being there.

Very good advice, thankyou :)

time for my walk :D

Good Sunday Afternoon!

Just popped in to say hello and I love reading your posts, what a great group of supportive gals you are! Thanks for the welcomes. :D