:welcome3: back Cally!

Hi everyone, Not much news here. The other grandbaby still has not arrived yet.

I'm trying to get my eating back on track. I have been going for walks again even with all the yard work so that much is good.

My son called last night from his Army Drill in California. He says it is really HOT there. He sounded happy. He was chosen to attend a 2 week Sapper School (some type of specialty training) that starts the day after this Drill ends so he'll end up being gone for 5 weeks. As soon as he gets home his new job in the Oil Field is awaiting him. LOL. So with any luck, he may be able to afford his own apartment again soon.

Hi, Callystia, I do remember you. Good to see you back with us again.

Thanks, guys!

Lilybelle, the memory of your success in staying low-carb is actually one of the main reasons I came back to Atkins. :)

Hi, the inlaws are finaly gone, so I'm having a nice quiet peacefull day. I am back on track from my little piggout but I think I'll go back to induction for a few days atleast since my carbs have been a little high , and I'v gone up a lb instead of down.
I hope your all doing well. I'll be back tomorow when I'v fully recouperated.

Oooh, Puncezilla, you're so close to "onederland"! You must be excited. :)

Morning everybody!!
He will be here tonite!!!:carrot::carrot: I cant wait to see my son and its his birthday, 21, my baby is 21:dizzy:where did the time go??? I will go by the store on the way home today and get a small bday cake for him, and some ingredients for a small lowcarb desert for me, no deprivation allowed!!

Did good with my food yesterday, hubby even cooked some steak before he went to work at noon. He boiled a bunch of eggs too..It was nice to come home to meat already cooked...all i had to do was throw together a salad and i was eating!!

I am feeling better and better every day. i can move better and for longer periods of time. i even find that i push myself to walk extra during my work day...isnt that something?:D

Robinw - doncha hate that? i forget to do that when im tired too:hug:

Nikki - congrats on TOM leaving as well as the loss...:carrot:

bbum - glad you are feeling better

callyista - welcome back!

lillybelle - you always do so well with the exercise, WTG!

punce - glad thats over for you, just relax and regroup, you will be fine:)


Have a great day all!!
Jae

I keep trying to get back to Atkins induction level carbs. I think the problem is I haven't planned this well and need to go grocery shopping. The right foods aren't in the house and some of the wrong foods still are. I've been doing well otherwise, keeping my quantities of food low and not eating late at night.

The scale looks like it has dropped about 2 pounds a week since I started. Or thereabouts. This week there hasn't been much going on, but I have been hanging at a pretty low point for me. I know if I pushed myself I could lower it even more, but next week will be the test for that. This week the scale has gone up and down between one number and the next pound up. This keeps the average lower than last week, but doesn't seem to me like a real loss. If it does the same thing next week there won't be any loss at all.

So I need to work a little harder at it. Yesterday was a wonderful happy day. I went to bed without dinner because I had a pretty wonderful lunch and didn't feel I needed to keep putting food in my mouth.

It is finally Friday and payday. Thank goodness. It seems like I haven't had any money in so long! I was behind in my house payment and every check I've had for weeks and weeks was spent in catching that up. Now I finally have some money I can use, or I could use it to pay July's house payment. Either way I won't be late with July.

So I have decisions to make.

Ladies I need some help. I am going to my boyfriends friends house for dinner tonight. She just told me they are makin pasta. I do not want to insult her but I dont want to screw my atkins up by eating pasta. How do I not eat pasta but not insult her?

Nikki

Nikki, I think you should just tell her you dont eat pasta. If pasta is all she's serving then you could offer to bring a salad. Then eat something befor you go so your not super hungry. I dont think you should worry to much about offending her, most people are understanding.

Thanks Puncezilla

Callystia, Welcome back! I am in onederland:dancer:, I just forgot to change my ticker!

I am feeling better today. and the roof looks good, so I'm happy with that. And DH is happy he saved a lot of$$$ by having them help him. I need to start losing again if I'm going to make my next goal. I realy need to get off my but and excersize, and drink more water. I feel like I'v wasted another week doing nothing. It's so hard not to get discouraged sometimes.

I hope everyone else is having a wonderfull day.

Callystia, thanks so much for your wonderful comment. Atkins does work and I'm living proof of it.I always get excited when I see that people are giving it a chance because I know it works.

Punce, try not to get frustrated, I know things will be easier for you now that the in-laws are gone.

Niki, early in the Atkins journey I was faced with Spaghetti at my MIL's. She made it for DH since she knows he loves it. I grilled me a quick chicken breast and had the salad with everyone else. She was not offended at all. Now she is on Atkins and wouldnt dream of serving spaghetti, LOL.

Jae, hope you have a great evening with your son. I can just imagine how excited you are to see him. (My son will be gone for 4 more weeks and I am already missing him bunches.) My son is also 21 and I don't know where all the years went.

Sherry, you are absolutely right. Atkins does take planning and lots of it. It is near impossible to stick OP without having lots of low-carb choices available. I can sure identify with your money struggles and how great it feels to get paid. I hate getting behind on my bills, but it has happened at times. May and June have been really hard for us. Everything has been paid but there was nothing left over. Here's hoping that July will be better with DH and DS both having new jobs that pay more. Yippeee.

Thanks lily. I decided to bring a side salad and a burger no bun obviously. I will just explain I am on atkins and I don't want to mess up my metabolism and ketosis :)

That sounds perfect, Nikki! Who knows, maybe you'll inspire her to try out low-carb too. :D

Hi Ladies:)


Sorry :sorry:I was MIA today,Went to our famous "CLAM SHACK" for lunch for my Birthday.[fried clams, french fries, cole slaw & lemonade is whats on the menu] This morning I was low carbing and tonight I will be on plan again. No Birthday Cake,don't need that.

W-I was this morning and again I maintained. Can't figure out why, My ticker is stuck again. 3 weeks in a row.


Puncezilla-You'll lose it again. I should have whined :cry: I lost one lb this month before the stall. I think I'll be up with you for have all the above carbs today.Congrats:cheers: for being in onederland.



JaeGlad:carrot: that your sons home have a wonderful time with him.before he has to return. We're celebrating the same ;woo:birthday,but I have many moon beyond him.Wish him a Happy:hb: Birthday.Feeling a lot better.


Nikki-I agree with puncezilla,she shouldn't feel insulted. Many people are on different types of eating plans for health or weight loss.Ask the hostess if it alright to bring a salad instead.


Have a great weekend

Hugs :) BB