Starting Fat Smash 11/2- Any takers

jan11661 · 01-13-2010, 10:27 AM

Good Morning Ladies,

Equinata,

Because I am so detailed about everything I always thought I would be a great book writer. I also drag things out in stories when I'm telling them so doing an suspense or dramatic type book would probably work well for me! Hey, have I found my new career? Epiphany....I am going to be a writer! LOL

I say all this as I am eating my 5 minute oatmeal this morning! Yummy!

I weighed in this morning for the end of my 9 Day (Modified) Phase 1. I only lost 1.2 lbs. I say the word "modified" because I stayed with all of the Phase 1 foods but added in a protein (meat) just once a day. I also ate some bad things during this time also. I'm not at all surprised that I didn't do better as I was not faithful and also chose to modify the plan. I really feel if I go back to the Phase 1 as written for just one more round I will have better success. So that's my goal for the next 9 days.

I know that a lot of you ladies checking in had also started with me after the New Year on Phase 1 and should be ready to weigh in as well. How did you all do? Were you able to stick to the plan? What are your goals going forward?

Hope you all have a good day.

Jan

Equinata · 01-13-2010, 02:08 PM

Hey Jan,

Sounds like a new career to me. LOL Congrats on the loss. It's always better than none. You know me. The scale is the same, and I'm sure it will stay that way for a while.

life4evr · 01-13-2010, 11:19 PM

i am back. I lost about 9 lbs, I think my scale might be messed up though. Cause I only excercised like two days and I had a day or two of bad eating. I don't know. I know today didn't help. But I tried the biggest loser weight loss dvd. It was interesting to say the least. School is kicking my butt. 8 o'clock classes too many days.

Equinata · 01-14-2010, 12:06 PM

Welcome back life4evr. 9lb loss is great. Keep up the good work.

Fiona24 · 01-14-2010, 07:47 PM

Thanks for the responses ladies.

Can we have tomato sauce in phase one? I'm looking at the stuffed green peppers recipe in the FS recipe forum and it looks awesome. Don't have enough posts to post links.

life4evr · 01-14-2010, 08:43 PM

Fiona24 the salt content in the tomato sauce would probably be the only problem. Also sugar if it is in there.

Equinata · 01-15-2010, 09:39 AM

Good Morning Ladies.

jan11661 · 01-17-2010, 03:37 AM

Hi Ladies,

Sorry to be absent around here. I had my birthday yesterday (the 16th) and was doing different things for a few days out and about.

Hi Equinata,

How are you doing? Are you still on the maintenance portion of the EFS? Anything new with you?

Life4ever,

Well I certainly hope that your scale is correct because if it is, you did awesome! Sometimes we are just lucky to get a good week for what seems like no particular reason. Then on the other hand, we can have a week or Phase where we feel we did all the right things and still stayed the same or lost a smidge. I think I would just see how your next weigh in goes and see if the scale still is telling the same story. Also go to the grocery store or somewhere they have a public scale and do a comparison. If your scale is telling the truth, then the scale somewhere else should not be off by too much. No two scales are exactly the same and there are different factors that can affect that, like the calibration, or at home, even the batteries! Let us know how you do but for now I would say "Congratulations"!

Fiona24,

How are you doing with your Phase? Are you still on one? I agree about the sauce answers. You really need to read the labels for the sodium and sugars. I got cans of tomatoes with "no salt added" diced, sauce, & paste to make my own. This way I regulated those things. Of course it still needs salt and possibly some sugar or sweetener to cut the acidity but it would not usually be as bad as a ready made jar sauce......and you can use it for other things too like on brown rice spaghetti, eggplant "parmesan", or as a base for chili.

If you are not into cooking like that then check out one I used to get, it's the Ragu Light Tomato and Basil....I can't remember what the nutritional facts were so you will have to look at them. Since I started this diet I have made my own but before this I used to buy that one and seemed to think it wasn't too bad. Then again I wasn't watching sodium or sugars as closely! Good luck and let us know how things went.

Ok Ladies, I really need to get some sleep. This whole going out for my birthday thing has thrown me off. Went to the casino Friday night and didn't get home in bed until 3:00am.....did I say it was my birthday? Well yes I did, and I'm too darn old to be staying out that late! I slept in this morning (Saturday) and so my whole day was thrown off. Now it's 2:30am and I'm still up on here! Geez Louise, I need to go to bed. Good Night Ladies!

Jan

Equinata · 01-17-2010, 10:48 AM

Happy belated birthday Jan.
I'm still on maintenence with no weight change yet.

jan11661 · 01-18-2010, 12:13 PM

Hi Ladies,

Equinata,

Thank you for the belated wishes. The way I look at it is someone is wishing you belated wishes then that just continues the celebration! I really appreciate the wishes and am glad I met you on here.

I have been interacting with another girl on here but from my (Pumpkin Muffin) recipe post. I gave her the link and said although we are a small group we will try to answer any questions she might have. In case she comes over here, her username is Capelover11. She tried my muffins and liked them! She said her roommates kept eating them even though they are not on diets! I told her I knew I had a hit when my husband kept taking them to work!

What's new with you? Anything interesting going on? Not much activity on here lately. Kind of got stagnate again around the holidays and really has not picked up much. I started back on my other website and team last week. It's either feast or famine for me on these 2 websites. Here it's deader then a door nail and there I have a team of about 15 or so ladies that are on all the time that I should be responding too. It amazes me how some of the ladies will post and can address each ones past post individually. That is just so time consuming! I read through the posts and if there is something that stands out then of course I will address it but it's just too much doing that everyday with every person!

Speaking of the other website, I have not been on there yet this morning so I need to hop over and show myself! Hope all is going well with you.

Hello Life4evr and Fiona24...how are you doing with you goals?

Hope you all have a good day!

Jan

Equinata · 01-18-2010, 06:28 PM

Hey Ladies

Jan, I've started cycle one over again so I hope to be reporting some loses soon. I'm hoping to lose at least 12 pounds this time around. I need to get your links for your recipes so I can try them for myself. Its great that your other site is motivating to a point of being overwhelming. I'm off to make me a protein smoothie for dinner because I'm tired and plan to check into bed early tonight, plus I don't like to eat after 7pm.

See ya ladies tomorrow!

Equinata · 01-20-2010, 07:33 AM

Goodmorning Ladies,

I'm finally down another pound. How are you all doing?

life4evr · 01-21-2010, 07:34 PM

Not good. I am restarting again on Monday. School is trying to kill me.

jan11661 · 01-23-2010, 10:54 AM

Hi Ladies,

Even though I have started on the other website as part of a team I have not forgot about you! The odd thing is that I was doing better before I decided to join over there again! It's a matter of choices, good over bad and I have been making bad choices regardless.

Equinata & Life4evr,

I hope you will both see the scale moving now that you have started the beginning phase again. I too am doing the same thing.

Gave myself a break for the holidays....BIG mistake. Started back on Phase 1 on the 4th of this month....only I decided to modify it to include one daily serving of lean meat. Problem is I also added other things along the way, just a bite of this a piece of that. I then started Phase 1 again....but my birthday was approaching and so blown again. I have gained almost a lb this last week. I have gone to the grocery store and have what I need in the house to "get back to basics"....what I need now is the WILL again!

Hope you both are able to find your will and motivation to follow your plan and achieve results. I'll check back in after the weekend.

Jan

Equinata · 01-23-2010, 02:04 PM

Hello Ladies
I know things will get better we have to just stay in the game off of the sidelines. I found my will power again it's giving good results today I hit 189 and it has been years since I seen a number like that. If I can do it I know you ladies can rock this fatsmash diet and the closer you get to your goals the more your will power will kick in full gear.

Happy Weekend!