Oh my gosh,
This is what I like to see, everybody getting pumped up to lose weight. I am so excited and this is keeping me motivated as well just to hear all of you getting into this. We are going to kick butts, guts and anything unwanted from our body, LOL!
Tamika, Bouncing and Sara, Welcome, it's good to see others here. If you need any encouragment feel free to chat anytime. I'm usually on here everyday, most of the day.
Thanks again JerseyGyrl,
I'm not on the induction phase anymore, so I'm wondering if that chococate is okay during the OGWL phase. I know alot of products say low carb on it, but I do have to be careful what ingredients are in it because so much is added on and you never really know the true carb count. Besides I am a Homemaker baker. I love to bake anything and everything, so I am sure I will find something, especially in "Linda's Low Carb" websit. That is a very good website.
Generally my menu consist of:
Breakfast: 2 eggs any way, sometimes w/ cheese and a little bit of bell pepper or onions in it. If I have some. With either 2 sausage patties or 3 pieces of bacon or turkey bacon or a sprinking of homemade chorizo, which is just ground beef and seasonings. ( cumin, red chili poweder, salt, pepper, a tablespoon of white vinegar, water, garlic and onion powder)
Lunch: I always have a salad, with either turkey, tuna, or hamburger patty.
Dinner: Salad, or roasted vegetables with a protein, such as chicken, beef or couple of hot dogs any other type of meat. I do drink water too, but not the total 64 oz probably half.
The above is always my way of eating, but here's my problem, Breyers low carb ice cream. Not all the time, the last time I had it was yesterday. I'm trying to swear this off, but it's so hot
here in Arizona, I can't help it.
The time that I was not losing was I believe because I was eating too much ice cream and too many Atkin's bars. Too many is everyday a whole one. Whereas, in the begining I was only taking a bite and putting the rest away for the next day. So one bar would last me a week. I always need to eat something sweet after dinner. When my husband grabs his dessert, I always feel like I need something too.
I'm also not doing too much exercise, I know I should but that is not something I like and I'm not motivated to do it. I know I could be losing so much more if I was.
Are the Atkins bars okay, I know some contain sugar alcohol.
My younger sister who got me on this, we both started at the same time. She is at a total standstill, we both lost the same amount of weight except for the 4 lbs I lost. She doesn't know why she isn't losing, but she thinks it's because she's not eating enough salads or vegetable. She's not gaining.
You know what helps is making those meals from "Linda's Low Carb" website. It already has all the carbs down for the amount of food it calls out for and the recipes I've made are really good. I love it! You can plan out your menu and keep within the 20 to 25 carb range.
Okay well, I'll get off of my soap box
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Well keep up the good work Ladies! We can do it!
Love you guys!
We will lose the weight, even if it's little by little one or two pounds at a time or whatever you goal is, let's do it. I know that it's hard to do what's right for ourselves sometimes because it just is, but we can all be there for each other and help one another. 
For now on I'm making my own low carb desserts. I have not gotten past the chocolate part. I want chocolate, and I have not found a recipe that looks appealing. And some ingredients I can't find here locally, I have to order them online. That's what stops me from making my own desserts. 
good luck to all of you on your july goals! I just bought myself, 3 pairs of size 12 pants. So my goal for july is to fit into them comfortably. I can just bearly zipp them now. so I will have to lose a bit more before I can actualy wear them.
