Good morning! I am SHOCKED that I weigh only 176.5 today! I'm also very grateful and I don't care how many leftovers are in the house today (and there are a LOT), I am sticking to the straight and narrow!
Rennie, I hear you! Today is a brand new day! Let's do this! I'm not sure that it matters if the green tea is hot or not. I think you get the same good effects either way.
Joe, feel free to join us today if you want! Our next cheat day won't be until the 4th also!
Today's Meals: Breakfast: 1 boiled egg, a teapot of green tea, Mio water--edited (only ate 1 of the boiled eggs) Lunch: salad with ranch dressing, tomato-basil soup, water Snack: mixed nuts (I wish they weren't salted), Diet Dr. Pepper Dinner: ham, turkey, 2 deviled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water
I just want to say THANK YOU to whoever started posting about the Slow Carb Diet! This is what I plan to start as soon as I am back home in my own environment, after the holidays. I saw a brief description of this recently, read the HUGE book, and it somehow clicked in my head that this is the eating plan for me. I have lost weight on low carb in the past, but after a week or two, I would trade my retirement fund for an orange, lol! And, by the way, I rarely eat oranges! Is anyone following Tim Ferriss' suggestion of eating a few spoonfuls of sauerkraut each day?
Jacqui, nice weigh in which means you had more control than you thought, I'm happy for you
I'm gonna go boil some eggs now and prepare them. Maybe eat two tonight and then try them in the morning and let you know how they do
Joe glad you decided to start today You've made the biggest step
Hi Lizzy to the thread We have Jacqui to thank THANK YOU JACQUI
well weigh in not too bad … 180.2 this morning. I want to get below 177.4 (my ticker weight) that's 2.8lbs to lose. I can do it and with some luck and LOTS of DISCIPLINE I should see 175
Does anyone want to commit to at least 3lbs by the 31st with me? We can do this
Hi Lizzy! Good to have you! I may have started the thread, but TwoTots is the one who suggested we use it as a support thread. She's been really busy but I'm sure she'll pop back in again soon. And Rennie is responsible for our meals being posted, and I'm certain that's been helpful to anyone who's considering the diet.
I know what you mean about the oranges. I do miss eating fruit daily!
I haven't read The Four-Hour Body, so I'm not familiar with all the suggestions that Tim Ferriss makes to help speed up the metabolism. I had read online that he suggests taking cold showers. That most definitely is not for me! I had not heard about the sauerkraut, but since I don't like sauerkraut, I don't think I'll be trying that suggestion anytime soon. If you try it, you'll have to let us know how it works for you!
Rennie, oh but I didn't have control! I ate SO many cookies and chocolate candies, and even though I have some sweets on each cheat day, I think having so many of them yesterday, a-l-l day long, has made it harder on me today. I'm craving sweets more today than since I first started the diet. So today has been a matter of mind over body! My body wants sweets. My mind says no, uh-uh!
I hope the eggs work out for you!
I would love to lose 3 lbs by the end of the month and I'm going to be staying on plan to attempt it! 171 lbs was my goal for this month but I'd have to lose a lb a day and unless the whoosh fairy just wants to be really kind, I don't see that happening, lol!
B ~ shake, green tea, water L ~ ham, egg salad, green tea S ~ Popeye's red beans and rice, biscuit, Special K protein cereal, water
… this is what happened. We went to a thrift store that I was told about that was better than Goodwill. Then we went to get a game for the boys and ended up going to Walmart. The gps took us to a dead end so after making a u-turn and re-calculating we were face to face with a Popeye's. We have not seem a popeye's in a 1.5 years. There isn't one where we live so this was a treat I couldn't pass up My daughter ate the last of the red beans and rice so I did share just not a lot
Rennie, I have to admit, a Popeye's would be hard to resist, lol! But I have to ask, why didn't you go for the chicken? Chicken is a good low-carb choice, and Popeye's is the yummiest! Even with the skin, it would be better than rice and a biscuit, lol! I'm not going to let you off the hook, girlie, because let's face it, we could come up with an excuse to cheat every single day! Our health is worth the effort to fight and win! So, it's back on plan today, ALL day! Deal?
Joe, I'm so glad you had a good first day!
Today's Meals: Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water Lunch: ham, green beans, Mio water Snack: a handful of mixed nuts, Diet Dr. Pepper Dinner: (My daughter and I were at a mall so we ended up eating Oriental food-court food. I won't be surprised if I gain tomorrow with all the sodium in soy sauce!) Chicken and broccoli with no rice, water After Dinner: a teapot of green tea, Mio water, a few sips of Diet Dr. Pepper (The sweetness of the DDP helps me to pass by the plates of leftover cookies on the kitchen table!)
Hi Joe, you have the right idea for traveling. You can eat meats, salads, and beans. I often have Wendy's chili and a salad. Also, if I can find a Jimmy John's, it is my number one choice because they have unwraps, which are sandwiches wrapped in lettuce instead of bread or tortillas. If we stop at a pizza place, I have wings. If we stop at a McDonald's, I'll have a fish sandwich and remove the bun. I know some foods like chicken tenders, McD's fish, and some wings have breading, and if you are being very strict, you'll want to avoid those, but for me, that little bit on occasion doesn't hurt anything and I don't worry about it. Maybe I should add that to my list of foods that I allow--breading that you can't peel off certain foods when you are stuck eating at a fast food place!
Jacqui I hope it's ok to say … you remind me of two other 3FC'er and I just love you ALL. I've made it through my trials with their help and now yours. I did get the chicken actually the 9 piece nuggets, but after eating most the rice which I have wanted for so long and that buttery biscuit. I was stuffed. Trust me I won't be driving that far west again so Popeye's is done for me. The cashier said they will be building one in Smithfield but I don't even know where that is so I'm safe Thanks for your comments I truly appreciate them
Jacqui make us a list of what to eat out … I like what you've listed already, eventhough Wendy's chili is quite bland to me I have always taken the bun of the fish sandwich at McDonald's. And I always eat it plain. I don't like tarter sauce and I can't get with the cheese on fish, yuck
Joe you are starting off with a great mind set, GO YOU
ok today, I had …
B ~ one thin pancake made with water, a little milk, egg and spray butter, Sohgave low-glycemic natural syrup L ~ 2 eggs, 9 Popeye's chicken nuggets D ~ Special K protein cereal dry
5 - 16.9oz bottles of water
green tea = 32oz
12/26 ~ 180.2
12/27 ~ 180.4 (+0.2) <--- I will definitely take it since my sodium was ridiculously high yesterday.
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I finally went to the gym and did 5 miles in 78 minutes on the treadmill, calories burned 735 Nike+
weighed 180 even after my shower, feeling good about tomorrows weigh in
Rennie, no, I don't mind that I remind you of others, as long as you don't mind, lol!
On the road, like I said, Jimmy John's unwrap is my number one choice. Other than that, if I stop at any of the burger places, I might order any of the burgers, chicken, or fish and remove the bun. Or salad. Most places have salad. Or chili at Wendy's. At Arby's and Rax, I can order the sandwiches but remove the bun and eat their thinly sliced meats with a fork. They also have great salads. At Taco Bell, I can eat a salad (but not the tortilla bowl) and the meat and veggies on the inside of a taco with a fork but not the shells. A little shredded cheese is no big deal but no sour cream. I don't like refried beans but if I did, I could order them. At KFC, I'd order chicken, and peel off the skin, and green beans, cole slaw, or salad, but but no other sides. The same sides at Long John Silver's with chicken or fish. I believe they also have shrimp, and that would be okay too, but not for me because I am allergic to it. And at any pizza places, I would order wings and salad. At non-fast food restaurants, I can eat salads, many soups, steak, beef brisket, burger patties, pork chops, pulled pork, ribs, chicken, fish, steamed veggies, green beans, baked beans, but no bread (anything made out of flour like rolls or breads, I avoid)--and no potatoes or corn. And no desserts of any kind. At any type of restaurant, breakfast is great because I can have eggs of any style, or omelets, along with bacon, sausage, ham, or steak. But again I avoid things made with flour. No biscuits or waffles. Oh, and no grits. (I LOVE grits!) And no fruit or fruit juice. In fact, I usually order a hot tea and a water. If I order iced tea, I make it unsweetened and I add equal or whatever artificial sweetener they have. I don't order a diet soda because the only soda I drink is Diet Dr. Pepper and I don't know of any place that has that. I do pick Diet Dr. Pepper up at gas stations for the car ride though! I think that about covers it, lol! It may seem like I am saying no, no, no to a lot, but there are a whole lot of foods--different meats, fish, eggs, soups, and veggies galore--that we can eat on this diet!
Rennie, yay! Congrats on being 2 lbs down! Good job on the treadmill! And you are welcome for the list, lol!
Today, I am back down another lb to 174.5! I am really surprised! I thought for sure the sodium from the Oriental food yesterday would cause me to gain. Perhaps drinking green tea and Mio water later last night helped. Of course, I had to get up in the middle of night to go to the bathroom, lol, but I am happy to sacrifice a tiny bit of sleep to shed what was probably a couple of lbs of water weight!
Today's Meals: Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water Lunch: 6 plain chicken wings, cottage cheese, water Snack: a handful of mixed nuts Dinner: a little ham, a little turkey, beef sticks, cucumbers, carrots, a teapot of green tea, Mio water
I'm also very grateful and I don't care how many leftovers are in the house today (and there are a LOT), I am sticking to the straight and narrow! 
Today is a brand new day! Let's do this! 
I'm not sure that it matters if the green tea is hot or not. I think you get the same good effects either way.
Jacqui, nice weigh in which means you had more control than you thought, I'm happy for you 
You've made the biggest step 
to the thread 
We have Jacqui to thank 
That most definitely is not for me! I had not heard about the sauerkraut, but since I don't like sauerkraut, I don't think I'll be trying that suggestion anytime soon. If you try it, you'll have to let us know how it works for you!
And you are welcome for the list, lol!
