Rennie, absolutely! You've earned a date night each week! It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just a little time out together for the two of you to enjoy each other's company without kids. The adage is true: "Happy wife, happy life!"
LOL Jacqui that's the way I think also but it has yet to register in his head they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks and I guess that applies to my husband
Cheat day gave me a one pound gain so it set me two days back (I'm gonna say). Starting this week one pound less than last week.
12/08 ~ 178.2
12/09 ~ 178.6 (+0.4) TTOM
12/10 ~ 177.6 (-1.0) TTOM
12/11 ~ 177.6 (N/C) TTOM
12/12 ~ 177.4 (-0.2) lite TOM
12/13 ~ 176.8 (-0.6) lite TOM
12/14 ~ 176.2 (-0.4) Cheat Day
Reenie, only 1 lb is fantastic!!! I'm excited for you!
And I'm up only 1.5 lbs! Woohoo! I'm excited for me too, lol!
Week 20:
12/14: 174 Cheat Day
12/15: 175.5
12/16:
12/17:
12/18:
12/19:
12/20: Cheat Day (Going to a dinner with friends, plus since Christmas Day will be cheat day, moving this cheat day up to Friday will move it one day farther away from Christmas Day)
Thanks Jacqui and congrats to you also. I didn't go back to look. Is this your normal gain after a cheat day? I don't really eat too off plan so yesterday was kind of a treat here and there day
... for some reason I wasn't really hungry today.
B ~ eggs, with Pico de Gallo, and cheddar, green tea L ~ gyro meat on a low carb tortilla with lettuce and cucumber sauce S ~ 3 crunchy monkey bread balls my son made D ~ too late to eat anything and I'm not hungry anyway so why be miserable?
Week 20:
12/14: 174 Cheat Day
12/15: 175.5
12/16: 174.5
12/17:
12/18:
12/19:
12/20: Cheat Day (Going to a dinner with friends, plus since Christmas Day will be cheat day, moving this cheat day up to Friday will move it one day farther away from Christmas Day)
Yesterday's meals: Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water Lunch: salmon salad, celery sticks, Mio water Snack: a handful of almonds, a few sips of Diet Dr. Pepper Dinner: sloppy Joes without the bread (so just the beef sauce, lol), sliced red, green, and yellow peppers, a teapot of green tea, Mio water Late-night Snack: a handful of almonds, Mio water
So, I wasn't planning to continue listing my food for each day, because I thought it would feel like a chore, like when I used to write down my food in exact amounts and figure out the calories each day, but this doesn't feel like that at all. This just feels like conversation, like "Hey, this is what I did yesterday...."
Rennie, I went back and took a look at my weight loss log and I usually gain 2 lbs after cheat day. Counting the one cheat day before I started logging my weight on 3FC, I've gained 2 lbs 8 times. Once it's been 2.5 lbs. It's been only half a lb 4 times, also 1.5 lbs 4 times, 1 lb 3 times, and once I lost a lb! I'm sure sure how that happened, lol!
Today's meals (I'll add to it as I go): Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water Lunch: a large bowl of hearty bean and ham soup (it had cut-up potatoes in it that I had to eat around), Mio water Snack: a handful of almonds, a Diet Dr. Pepper Dinner: a slice of meat loaf, steamed broccoli, green beans, 2 cups of green tea, water
Thanks Jacqui for the stats You are doing really well, keep up the great work.
I'm up .2 today to 177.4. I didn't eat a lot yesterday and I didn't get to walk either. Not sure what will happen today.
I'm not really following any eating plan today … I'm not eating anything bad for me but I am not eating according to plan either <--- SCRATCH THIS see below
B ~ banana, green tea L ~ low carb tortilla shell, fiesta blend cheese, Pico de Gallo, salsa, steak, onion/green pepper S ~ s/f gelatin, 10 Nilla wafers, 1 Graham cracker D ~ no sugar added grapefruit
Calories low, carbs high today but tomorrow back on track. I have everything planned out so no excuses I cooked it all this evening so tomorrow I can heat and eat
Rennie, I believe you mentioned before that afternoons are the toughest for you. Have you noticed what your blood sugar level does between lunch and mid-afternoon? I just wonder if it's dropping, prompting you to want quick carbs, or if you are eating out of habit. Habit can be very powerful, and a plummeting blood sugar level even more powerful!
I weigh 175.5 today, up a lb. It could be that I ate more sodium than I'm used to with the soup yesterday. I know I definitely didn't drink as much water or tea because I was out Christmas shopping most the day. Or it could be that pre-TOM is finally catching up with me. I'm 52 and my hormones are getting more unpredictable. TOM should have come by now, so...
Week 20:
12/14: 174 Cheat Day
12/15: 175.5
12/16: 174.5
12/17: 175.5
12/18:
12/19:
12/20: Cheat Day (Going to a dinner with friends, plus since Christmas Day will be cheat day, moving this cheat day up to Friday will move it one day farther away from Christmas Day)
Jacqui only when I don't plan ahead. I ABSOLUTELY MUST plan my days or they don't go well. Yesterday before work I took a nap and when I got up the Nilla wafers were there so I grabbed a handful and took the time to count them. Then I felt a little light headed at work so I decided to eat a Graham cracker which again was just sitting there. My bad habit is to eat all day (any/everything) which I can gladly say I've kicked.
todays weigh in 176.8 back to pre-cheat day
~~~today's plan
B ~ beef sausage patty, egg, green tea L ~ zucchini/yellow squash omelet S ~ cheese stick, s/f gelatin, no sugar grapefruit D ~ smoked salmon, asparagus
Hi ladies! I just started the Slow-Carb diet today, as described by Tim Ferriss's blog. I didn't get the book as I'm not really interested in ice baths, etc. lol
I felt this diet would be easy for me because I feel horrible when I really deprive myself of carbs, such as Phase 1 of Atkins. And I do love beans!
This morning I had a large portion of scrambled egg beaters (to meet the aim of getting enough protein), 1/2 can low sodium black beans, and steamed broccoli and cauli.
For lunch I had 1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 can black beans and steamed brocc and cauli.
I did do the elliptical for 40 minutes though, but still. Feel soooo stuffed. After reading all of your postings I wonder if I'm overdoing it with the beans/carbs, but I am trying to do his 4HB diet and would like to lose fat and gain a little muscle for some nice muscle tone.
Tonight is our formal company Xmas party. I'm not too worries becuase unlike the yummy food people made at yesterday's work potluck party, the formal one is standard fare and will be easier to resist. lol
My biggest challenge is my boyfriend and I like to drink. On the upside Tim Ferriss encourages 1-2 glasses of red wine per night. I'll save the apple martinis for my cheat days....? :-)
Loved reading your postings ladies. Very honest and encouraging. Ebbs and flows with this whole weight loss/gain stuff, eh?
Hi Missy! I'm so glad you've joined us! As far as the diet is concerned, I think you should do what feels right for you. We are all basing our diets on the Slow Carb Diet but we each have modified it in our own way. You are following it like Tim Ferriss intended and that's great! If later you reach a point in which you find certain aspects of it work better for you than others and you decide to modify it also, that will be great too! I'm a big believer in doing what works for you. Looking at your menu today, I don't think you've had too many beans or carbs. I think your meals looked fantastic and yummy! Now, I personally wouldn't be able to eat beans everyday like that, but if you can, and you enjoy them, and they help you to lose weight, then go for it! Do whatever works for you! I hope you have fun at your Christmas party!
Rennie, yay on being back down to your pre-cheat day weight! I'm glad you are keeping an eye on your blood sugar. With a son who is diabetic and a daughter who is hypoglycemic, I am rather sensitive to the subject. But I'll do my best not to mother you (although I can't promise) lol!
TwoTots, where are ya, lady? Miss your updates!
Today's meals: Brunch: a western omelet with ham, onion, green and red peppers, and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese. 3 sausage links, 2 cups of green tea, water Snack: a handful of almonds, a few sips of Diet Dr. Pepper Dinner: fried chicken with the skin removed, broccoli/cauliflower salad, a few walnuts, a teapot of green tea, Mio water
Missy to the thread. I haven't read the book at all. I have only read all of Jacqui's post and the word modified caught my eye. I love 3FC but you will run into people here that everything is by the book and if you aren't doing it that way all they do is complain about it like your body is their body. Weight loss is definitely trial and error and I have heard Jacqui say over and over, what works for HER may not work for some but it is her plan and it is working and that is what matters. And I'm glad you're here Jacqui So Missy keep doing what you're doing and please keep us posted as to how things are going. I wonder if I could eat beans everyday. (I know that mentally I can, but Jacqui what do you think? Would that be wise? Should I try it for a two or three days or even 6 days?) Missy I like your menu also sounds filling. Have you thought about what you are gonna have on cheat day other than the apple martini?
Thanks Jacqui and go ahead Mother away. I personally don't think advice from someone that is trying to help you not hinder you is bad advice. People tend to wear their hearts (feelings) on their shoulders and get overly sensitive. I know you are trying to help me If something bothers me I will either PM you about it or ignore it. I'm 47 so I hear you on the hormone thing. I had one month with no period, two months with a 3 day period, not back to back (normally 5) and then a few that were just spotty (I typically flow heavy). So I kind of like this stage of my life except this pass month and once back in the summer I had cramps like I was 11 years old, argh!
meals today
B ~ beef sausage patty, egg, green tea, water L ~ zucchini/yellow squash omelet, mustard greens, 1oz (sample) smoked salmon with Japanese seafood sauce, water S ~ water, cheese stick, 29 cheese Nips <--- not planned I will fight this snack temptation tomorrow D ~ skinless chicken thigh fried, asparagus, water, water, green tea
Rennie, I think if you cook your own dry beans (soak overnight, drain, boil in fresh water), it could have a positive effect. (I'm not saying definitely 100% because individual bodies react individually.) Dry beans that you soak and boil yourself have a low glycemic index. Their carbs burn slowly, which is ideal. Plus they have lots of other benefits in the nutrients and minerals they provide. However, canned beans (and beans cooked in a pressure cooker) have double the glycemic index, so they are not as ideal for you as a diabetic. That doesn't mean they are bad. It just means that I wouldn't recommend you eat them everyday. Have you noticed how your blood sugar reacts when you eat beans? If they make it spike, then you have to be careful.
Thanks Jacqui, I'll get some pinto or great northern beans tomorrow. I'm going with those because I know that if they don't fair well with me, then my husband will eat them with rice and cornbread he also likes blackeye peas but they make me want to puke I do want to try Missy's menu. I could even add some chicken to them.
I'm excited for me too, lol!
to the thread. 
Weight loss is definitely trial and error and I have heard Jacqui say over and over, what works for HER may not work for some but it is her plan and it is working and that is what matters. And I'm glad you're here Jacqui 
I do want to try Missy's menu. I could even add some chicken to them.
