Okay ladies, I know I have been MIA for about 2 weeks now, but I am back. Let's just say that I haven't been following a plan and paid dearly for it. 10lb weight GAIN. Yep that's right. Up ten pounds. That's all I have to say about it and moving on. Induction day one.

CW: 182

Will weigh in with everyone on Saturday.

Thanks for the welcome! I am only day 2 induction and I almost tackled one of the kids for the peanut butter pretzels they were eating, but I resisted!

So far I am enjoying my mixed greens salads with lean proteins for lunch, very satisfying.

Tonight I can't wait to attack the shrimp!!

Thank GOD for hard boiled eggs!!!

Best of luck to you and don't sweat it, just move on. Hey, I haven't even lost 10lbs to gain back so you are still ahead of me.

I've looked in this thread a few times and finally decided to join. I want to lose 30 pounds by Christmas! I usually weigh on Mondays but I'll just switch it to Saturday.

I don't remember my exact Atkin's starting weight, but when I weighed yesterday I was down 5 or 6 pounds in the first week.

Yay, you two!!!

As soon as I have time I'm going to tally our total loss. I think we did, as a group, lose in spite of stupid TOM and various detours.

Everybody, have a great week. I'm good except I'm having trouble again getting the water in during my work day. I forget, work like crazy, and then at 3:30 realize I'm dehydrated. No bueno!

Oy.

I was doing SO well at that conference yesterday - ate my own breakfast of eggs at home, ate a pile of lunchmeat and cheese for lunch, ate cheese and broccoli at the social, and the special dinner they made for me was chicken breast with a garlic-tomato salsa, steamed vegetables, and mashed potatoes.

I drank about 7 glasses of white wine. I ate the potatoes. I attacked two pieces of cheesecake (but I didn't eat the crust!). Dear lord.

I was too afraid to weigh in this morning, but I did make a decision: I'm off cheese. I'm really, really struggling to keep it under 3-4oz per day, so it's just going to be easier to not keep it in the house. It's a nice treat when I'm out but it's going to have to get out of my fridge.

Today's menu:
B: 3 eggs scrambled in 1 T butter
L: chicken breast with 2oz broccoli and 1T butter, and hardboiled egg
D: hamburger patty and hot sauce, with 2oz broccoli and 1T butter
S: hardboiled egg

But, congrats to everyone else who is doing well!

Fatmac: Good for you to not let one day turn into an week binge. Way to get back on track!

... sounds like everyone is doing well - thanks ladies for your encouraging words to one another

- good to report I lost my weight gain from TOM's visit, now, let's see how the rest of the week pans out

Today was unbelievable...I threw my lunch in the trash instead of the garbage before I left for school...then we had a bomb threat at school, and we were outside for hours - no water, no bathrooms, no lunch...nutso teenagers. YIKES!!!

Went directly to Chili's after school...tall vodka/club soda/lime and a steakhouse sandwich without the bread - steak tips, lettuce, provolone cheese, and grilled onions. Very yummy. I hope I don't pay for the vodka and the cheese on Saturday.

I'm feeling dehydrated and tired this week. The water thing is aggravating. Every morning I remind myself to drink water during school, and every day I don't get nearly enough. It's making me feel bad, and I feel fat!

... I was thinking of you this morning & now, since you posted this, I'll let you know what was going on in my brain

have you tried???

- drinking 1 bottle water before eating breakfast
- drinking 1 bottle water after breakfast
- drinking 1 bottle water before eating lunch
- drinking 1 bottle water after lunch *
- maybe sneak a bottle in during the afternoon *
- drinking 1 bottle water before eating supper
- drinking 1 bottle water after supper
- and then 1 mid-evening

there you go, not including any water from teas, this equals 8 bottles/day!!

sometimes I pretty much have to gulp it down, besides my coffee in the morning & green tea at night, all I drink is water (no juices-I have a citric acid allergy)

* I'll switch up my water with a crystal lite packet at lunch & mid-day (I really like the regular ice tea, and the raspberry flavour)

I hope this helps

/cher

Im going to be happy if I lose 1 lb this week! Sun I had thai food. Mon-tues I ate TONS of beef jerkey. I'm finally back in ketosis and on plan. Ugh silly me.

Next time screw the rudeness - I am not eating thai food or going off plan for anybody! Its just not worth it.

Eh onwards and upwards.

I appreciate the support and you guys giving me some slack on my Chili's outing...today was decidedly better.

Cher, thanks for the "water schedule." Maybe I'll do better if I have a plan. I'm going to try it because, once again today, I didn't drink much and know I'm dehydrated. I think I finished a 20 oz. at school, have downed 20 oz. since I got home, and I'll do another bottle before dinner. Maybe a bottle over the course of the evening. And I'll start the plan tomorrow.

Only more day until weigh in; I'm still feeling fat. I saw my doctor this afternoon and complained about my weight going up and down. He says to pretty much ignore daily/even weekly single weigh-in's and watch a monthly trend. Whatever. He's a guy...what does he know??!!