Good morning everyone. Sorry to be a post hog. Where is everyone? I'm pleased to report that I'm back to what my ticker says. 249.5 today! This down from Monday's weight of 258.5. That's 9 pounds in 3 days. Wow!
How? Egg for breakfast (except yesterday). Steak for lunch with salad or green veggys (or without). Dinner was none Monday, Steak Tuesday, Chicken and salad Wednesday. The only other things I ate were a bit of apple, and a spoonful of my daughter's smoothy last night that she wanted me to taste, and a small glass of wine my husband wanted me to taste Monday evening.
Plus aerobics for 30 minutes last night, 15 and 30 minutes on Monday and none on Tuesday (just going all day long).
Now I want to see if by continuing this method if I can reach some new LOWS before the month is out. I'm on a ROLL!
Sherry , you did fantastic at taking that weight right back off. WTG. I have noticed that when I regain a couple lbs., If I get strict, it comes right back off. I've had to do this a few times.
I know what you mean about Chocolate. I have a real weakness for it too. I do eat LC (sugarfree ) type and I like it. I don't keep it in the house. If I'm out, I will buy it occasionally. My biggest problem is cake, I love Cake. I love the spongy texture. When I eat a piece, I can't get enough. I'll easily eat at least a 1/4 of a cake without thinking about it. Hence, my family gets a cake on birthdays only. I bite the bullet, pig out, gain and then work to get it off.
Last night, I did walk on treadmill. Couldn't believe how sore my butt and legs still are. I sure couldn't go my usual speed, but figured even walking a mile slower was better than no exercise.
I eat a lot of eggs and steak too. I have eggs almost everyday. As for steak, at least twice a week. Before starting Atkins, I ate bread with every meal. Now I have maybe 2 slices LC wheat bread per week. This was really hard for me in the beginning, but I'm used to it now and it doesn't bother me anymore.
My son is off work on Christmas Eve but not on Christmas night. So he won't be able to go to MIL's for Christmas Dinner. We're opening presents here on Christmas Eve. Now, I'm going to bake a ham and make him a Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve. This means, I'll be having 2 Christmas dinners. I'm gonna ask him what type of dessert he wants and only fix 1 dessert at home. Probably pumpkin pie. He absolutely loves brocolli casserole, so I'll fix this for him. I'll actually be glad to get all this holiday eating done and be back to just my regular eating.
Everything's getting dark, slipping away, so tired...
Congrats SherryA! Hog the post all you want! We all need braggin rights once in awhile!
Now, for me, no braggin rights. I'm slipping away. I mean it. I ate a big salad last night, yes, yes, good. Then a very small amount of spaghetti with meat balls and sauce, heavy on the meat balls. Well, not too bad. It was a very small amount of pasta. Then a whole piece of garlic bread Ok, loosing ground.... Then a chunk of one of those chocolate carmel gourmet dipped apples things - OMG. Those are sinful. Then a half piece of pumpkin roll. Was really a sliver. I exercised decent control. I wanted a whole plate of spaghetti like everyone else and forget the salad, but instead I tried to be moderate. I did it. OK, this am - very sleepy, carb hangover? So, I drag sleepy butt to couch and ate a whole bag of croutons! HEY, I took those for everyone, I didn't mean to bring them back home. I went to sleep on the couch. I supposed to be out Christmas shopping, nope, lazy girl is asleep on her couch. Bad bad bad. I'm up 1 lb - not too bad, I can lose that again, if I can just get control again...
Kel, you've lost 14 lbs. and you can do this. My eating hasn't been great the last few days either. But, I refuse to give up. One way or another we'll all make it through the next week and be back on program and taking these extra lbs. off. Hang tough. You're only up a lb. Drink lots of water and it will come right off.
Much as I hate to, I'm heading shopping. So, see you all later.
You know someday I might be at a point/weight where I can think about having things in moderation - ONE piece of pie . . . or a small plate of spaghetti etc. I just keep telling myself that for now - avoiding altogether is the best thing for me because I honest to goodness cannot stop. Period.
Managed to lose two more lbs despite my 8 piece of pie adventure . . . I upped my walking considerably - ditto water and started Pilates (very slowly) and am in love with this exercise!!!! The main thing is I STOPPED myself - yeah, 8 pieces later but unlike in the past--I did STOP. Hoping that for the forseeable future I won't START the craziness. Just not worth it.
Slices of apple . . . lc chocolates . . . bites of pasta etc ALL lead me to either binge or crave or BOTH. Then the guilt.
You all have helped me soooo much stopping the cycle more quickly.
Had an early out tonight and am offically on vacay til the 2nd . . . haven't bought one gift so will be fa la la la laaaaa'ing all over the next two days - Girls Night Out for my Bday Sat Nite---Casino --- and stocking up the ingredients for the LC Dishes/Treats I picked out of the Recipe Section.
Aud......you're just starting your shopping??? I just cant imagine See....Im a canadian living here in the states, and in canada we dont have black friday.......I LOVE black friday!!! I had gotten 85% of my shopping done that day! Next year my mom is going to come with me. Well girl, you have fun shopping and out on your girls night out!
My eating is terrible! terrible! terrible! I made 3 loaves of finnish coffee bread yesterday. 3/4 of one is gone already....its good stuff ya know! I was going to make butter tarts last night too, but lucky for me we were out of brown sugar They have been specifically asked for by my husband and my daughter....they dont want any other cookies or christmas goodies....just butter tarts. So tell me how the **** am I suppose to make those things and not eat them???????? *insert a great big sigh here* maybe I'll just make 12...and only 12?
Alright, well Ive been busy with t-shirt making and some interesting jobs are coming our way. Its going to be fun if it all goes thru...and its looking like we've got the jobs.
Dd and I will finish decorating the tree tonight, should be fun
My eating hasn't been great. Scale is up from 140-144. Hmmm, maybe it was the beans and rice the night before last. Or the cheesecake I ate last night. We had dinner out and I ate steamed veggies, salad and chicken baked with cheese. So, I was doing great til my DH ordered cheesecake and set there saying "yum, you should try this". It was a huge slice and I'm sure I polished off more of it than he did. Anytime I gain weight it goes straight to my tummy. So, I look like a buddha today.
I finished my last min. shopping. I only had some CD's and Movies yet to pick up. I plan to wrap the last 10 items today. I got totally restocked with all my LC foods. I'm gonna hit the water hard and walk extra and see if it helps any. I have a Dr. appt. next Friday with my specialist. I can't bare the thought that I might weigh more than last time he saw me. I was 147 at the time. Gotta try to stay on program. This will be super hard with having a Christmas dinner here on Sunday and one at my MIL's on Monday. This holiday season is kicking my butt. I'm ready for the food fest to be over. I am wondering if I should make my LC peanut butter cookies with splenda and stick to only those for my sweets for the next several days and try to avoid all the sugary pies that will be around. It might could help, or worst case scenario is I could wind up eating both. Yuck.
Molly and all the puppies are doing great. They are so cute. I love to hold them. They are a lot of work though. I've been changing out their blankets everyday that are in the baby pool. I have them in the room in our house that has a vent to the outside. So, they aren't smelling up the house. (When we bought this house, the previous owners, the wife smoked and her DH had had a previous heart attack. So, they made one room vented to outside so that she could smoke in there and it not get smoke through the house).
Scale was at 248.5 this morning (same as yesterday at noon, but sooner in the day!) I love it. I'm sticking to plan and doing quite well. I hope to make at least 245 before the end of the year.
I'm finished wrapping presents now. Walked 1 1/2 miles on treadmill. Eating was on program today, which seems to be rare the last few days. I have pumpkin pie calling my name, but I'm resisting it.
I've got to search my Posts for the lc treats I planned on making . . . I know there was a "pumpkin something" in there somewhere lilyb . . . I wrote down all the ingredients and got them in, but can't for the life of me remember WTH I picked out. PB choco-cookies . . . funeral faux-tatoes and something else with pumpkin - I think a pumpking mousse?
I'll look it up later - gonna lay back down now - got up waaaay too early to drive DD to work and get my night shift body on DAYS! Also today is my birthDAY! So I deserve a nap! My Big Sis that just retired (her plant closed here in MO--had to move to CA for 3 yrs to get her retirement in ) has moved back home and we enjoyed Christmas Shopping and went out to eat last nite. She's 14 yrs older than me and more like a Mom - especially since Our Mom has been gone 10 years this year - I'm loving how she fusses over me - bought me a whole new outfit (I'm down a size! w00t! ) to wear to Girls Night Out @ the Casino tonight . . . I'll have DD take a pic on her digital but don't know how to post it yet.
What else?
Did you answer when the carbs called you at the grocery store Sherry? Or just leave 'em on the dang shelf?
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . . Finnish Bread & Butter Tarts, robin? Sounds waaaay yummy! Not sure I could resist - I'd prolly BUTTER my Butter Tarts LOL! I used to love Black Friday when I had Day Shift Hours . . . no way can I get up early enuf anymore to do any good at the sales.
lilyb you are really treadmilling it lately! I haven't wrapped any of the haul I made last night so will be up late Christmas Eve (as always) . . . Right On for fitting in walking during this crazy Holiday Season! (You'll be in better shape to keep up with those Pups!)
Prepare crust and then lower oven to 350.
In large bowl beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup Splenda until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Remove 1-1/2 cup of this mixture and set aside.
To remaining batter, blend pumpkin, 1/4 cup Splenda, and spices. Pour into the crust. Using large spoon add reserved batter and swirl the two batters together with a knife.
Place large pan with 1" of boiling water on lower rack of oven. Place cheesecake on rack in middle of oven (above pan of water) and bake for about 50 minutes or until puffed and no longer shiny in the center.
Turn oven off. Quickly run a knife around the edge of the cheesecake if baking in a pie dish. Not necessary for non-stick pans. Let cool in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours before removing from the pan.
Total carb grams for filling 60 gr. not including crust.
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aud, Happy Birthday. You do deserve a nap. Thanks for the recipe. I may try it. I weighed this morning and am back down 2 of the 4 lbs. I had regained. So this is good. I'll stick 100% to program for today and Walk, walk, walk. I'm so ready to have this holiday eating done. I'm telling myself absolutely no sweets, but not sure if I'll be able to do this or not.
Everything's getting dark, slipping away, so tired...
Hog the post all you want! We all need braggin rights once in awhile!
Ok, loosing ground.... Then a chunk of one of those chocolate carmel gourmet dipped apples things - OMG. Those are sinful. Then a half piece of pumpkin roll. Was really a sliver. I exercised decent control. I wanted a whole plate of spaghetti like everyone else and forget the salad, but instead I tried to be moderate. I did it. OK, this am - very sleepy, 
carb hangover? So, I drag sleepy butt to couch and ate a whole bag of croutons! HEY, I took those for everyone, I didn't mean to bring them back home. I went to sleep on the couch. I supposed to be out Christmas shopping, nope, lazy girl is asleep on her couch. Bad bad bad. I'm up 1 lb - not too bad, I can lose that again, if I can just get control again... 
. . . or a small plate of spaghetti etc. I just keep telling myself that for now - avoiding altogether is the best thing for me because I honest to goodness cannot stop. Period.
--- and stocking up the ingredients for the LC Dishes/Treats I picked out of the Recipe Section.
See....Im a canadian living here in the states, and in canada we dont have black friday.......I LOVE black friday!!! I had gotten 85% of my shopping done that day! Next year my mom is going to come with me. Well girl, you have fun shopping and out on your girls night out! 
They have been specifically asked for by my husband and my daughter....they dont want any other cookies or christmas goodies....just butter tarts. So tell me how the **** am I suppose to make those things and not eat them???????? *insert a great big sigh here* maybe I'll just make 12...and only 12?
) has moved back home and we enjoyed Christmas Shopping and went out to eat last nite. She's 14 yrs older than me and more like a Mom - especially since Our Mom has been gone 10 years this year - I'm loving how she fusses over me - bought me a whole new outfit (I'm down a size! w00t!
