Come On Ladies Let's Lose Weight!
 

How's everyone doing on Atkins or any low carb eating?
Let's all make a goal to lose at least 2 lbs or whatever we can, then we can add another goal.
Come on we all can do it if we really want it. I know I do. After being heavy for sooooo long, I'm ready to get down to a normal weight. I'm not looking to be skinny, I want to still have curves and something for my DH to hold on to.
Let's all try to set a goal for the end of the month and see what happens.
Anybody game?
Let's not reflect on our mess up, lets just pick our selves up and keep going, don't need to start over just continue as if nothing happened.
Let's it do it!

Thanks for the cheerleading! I needed it today. :)

I can't do weight goals because I get too depressed by fluctuations, but I have set a goal of fitting perfectly into a certain pair of jeans by the end of the month. I can wear them now, but I'm a little embarrassed by how tight they are.

Anyone else got a goal? :D

Okay, that's your goal for the end of the month. You can do it!
For the 4th I made brownies and the chocolate cake covered balls for my nieces and nephews. That was hard because I love chocolate as I'm sure you do. But I didn't eat one, which if I wanted to, I could have and just went on with my low carb after that.
I've done things where I drank three beers one day and then kept going on with Atkins the rest of the time, I just didn't lose weight during that time.

So hang in there, don't worry, you'll get to the weight you want before you know it.

my goal will be down to about to my virgi fat territory 214. I would like to be lower but I am not going to push it. that is 4 lbs this month. including a camping trip I usually hog out on but have made provisions to stay op for most of it's entirity. (many cans of tuna and carb bars to keep me off the pancakes and french toast.) I may never look at a can of tuna again but I am not sure what else to do besides peanut butter. no fridge to keep things and space is a valued comodity especially the cooler.


so 4 lbs this month down to 214!!!

Good for you Nasus40!
I can't wait until I get down to 214, I know that will come in time.
As for camping, try taking beef jerky, or tortilla wraps. There are some that have 3 carbs per wrap, and you can put anything in them.
Cut up some vegetable and put them in a baggie. I like the pork rinds and they are easy to pack too. If you like nachos, take some pork rinds and sprinkle some shredded chedder cheese, microwave for about 30 seconds and throw some salsa on it. They are so good.
Good Luck!

I have a similar goal. I'm going on vacation at the end of the month and some of my summer shorts are fitting ok but i'd like a little more wiggle room. I would also like to go clothes shopping for once with out feeling miserable about my body. I hate it when I try on pants or shorts and I get that muffin top rolling over my sides :mad: That's when I know that I have to go up a size or two up in clothing. That's the most miserable feeling ever!

That's the way to be BoopRN!
It's doesn't hurt to make a goal, any goal.
Let's not put pressure on ourselves, even if it's only 1 lb in a month that is still good. As long as we just continue on and keep trying.
We can do it!

Hi ladies -

Do you mind if I join you? My goal will be to lose 5 lbs in July.

Nikki

Alright Nikki128!
Way to set your goal! This is what it's all about, setting a goal and trying to meet it.
Let's keep encouraging one another to beat this fat from our body.
But remember, if we don't completey reach our goal, let's not get discouraged, but be happy we lost something.
We can do it! :cheer:

Thanks FitnTime I really need the encouraement. I have set goals in the past but they have been to high. I think 5 lbs is doable.

Nikki

Anytime Nikki!
I want to lose 2 more lbs to make a total of 5 lbs. At the beginning of the week, I has lost 4 lbs and I was all happy. Then on Wednesday my husband I went to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate our anniversary. I did good there, I had a nice salad with a slice of salmon. I wanted to eat cheesecake too, so I took home a 10" low carb cheesecake. One slice is 6 carbs and ate a slice. The next morning I gained a pound. I thought how could that be. But I didn't get discouraged, I just kept trucking along still trying to lose these 2 lbs. I think by the weekend I will.
But it takes awhile, I lose then I come to a standstill. I think that's common though, so I don't worry about it, I just try to keep busy.

So how is everyone doing? Has anyone lost anything yet?
It's funny, my scale keeps showing a weight loss/gain of 3 lbs. I don't get how that happens. Yesterday morning I weighed myself and saw a 4lb loss. This is the same pounds I have been trying to lose. So last night I weighed myself and it looked like I gained it back. Then this morning I weighed myself again and shows I lost those same 3 lbs. So I don't get it.
I know one thing before I bought this frickin' scale, I was happy and going about my diet without even caring how much I lost, as long as I could tell in my clothes.
So I'm going to keep busy here and try to keep cool here in Arizona. Wheewww, it's going to be a scorcher here.
My niece and nephews spent the night last night and I'm going to take them to buy some school clothes. So that should be fun. At least I'll be up and walking which will burn some calories. My favorite excerise, shopping!
Talk to you all later and keep up the good work!

Fit .. weighing yourself at night I find is generally a bad idea as the scale reflects the food you have eaten that day.

I had a 2lb gain this week. I am changing my ticker to reflect the gain so that I can accurately track my losses for my 5 lb july challenge.

That makes sense Nikki. Since buying my scale, that's all I do is weight myself, so I need to stop checking all the time.
I have always weighed myself in the morning before I ate anything, I'm going to try and weigh myself every Friday and see how that works for me.
Okay Ladies, lets continue on and just try to lose a couple of pounds, that's better than nothing.
If anyone needs encouragment I'm here for you. :hug:

Sounds like me too--when I let myself weigh at all, I do it much too often. So I decided that even with the "jean-based" goal I've set, I'm only going to try them on once a week. It will give me something to look forward to, as well as keep me from getting discouraged by daily fluctuations.

I'm a newbie, but can I join in?

Since I'm new at this (I'm on the induction phase), I'm not sure how much weight I'll lose. I'm sure hoping to lose 10-15 this month.

Let me know if I'm just being hopeful or if it is a realistic goal when you first start and if it's followed strictly.

I have a family reunion the last week of July and want so badly to shed some of this excess weight! That's my incentive!

Oh, I really want to be below 250 by Aug 1! Then I'll only be two people, instead of two plus another 25 lbs...

I just tell my daughter I am twice the woman you are!! :lol:

Sure Sara join in we love drop ins!! and 10 - 15 will be realistic (also depending onhow muc wt you need to lose and if you ever have done atkins before) as the first 2 weeks you will drop tons of water. please follow the induction phase closely as it is important to get the body in the correct way of burning fuel. many can get away with only partly following, but to bet the best benifit you really need to follow closely. please note you will feel logy and like crap for about the first 2 - 3 weeks then you will be filled with this unbounding energy!! how much wt do you have to lose?

LOL, I don't mean to laugh Callystia, but I've done the same thing. In the mornings when I get ready, I try on smaller size jeans to see if they fit, then when I know I can at least button it, yet still being a little tight, I know I'm close to wearing them.
I see that as my progress. I do that to my tops as well.
You know, we just have to get that encouragment and I think that our close say it all.
I hope everybody is doing good, and let's not give up, lets lose the weight!
I'll check in and see if anybody is here tomorrow. :cp:
Bye! :wave:

I almost cried...
 

I had the worst weekend. Saturday night was my family reunion banquet and I was on the program to give the welcome speech. But do you know what I was doing? I was at home trying to find something to wear. Everything I tried on was too small. I just wanted to say forget it and not go, but at the last minute I found what looked like a maternity shirt. I went and I glanced in the giant mirrors they had in the ballroom and I looked huge. I am so depressed about my weight. I refuse from this day on to allow myself to feel like this. It is time for me to take control of my self. So here's to staying on track for good!!!:carrot:

That's the spirit, Tamika!

If it helps, think of it this way. You're not punishing yourself for the extra weight; you're taking it off because you love yourself and you deserve better! :cheer:

Hi to Everyone who has joined this Thread!
In case you need encouragment, We are here for you so we can get excited about losing weight! :yay: 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.
I know we can do it, we have it in us, as long as we have the desire.
So let's do it! Keep up the Good work Ladies! ;)

HI Jersygyrl,
You know that does make sense, and when I had read what the crust was made out of, I didn't even think about it. Of course the way they present it makes it seem like you're eating something really low. How deceiving huh!
Well, that's the last time I get a cheesecake from the CF. :mad: 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.
I was wondering why I would feel weird after eating a slice and then the next day I had gained a pound or two.
I really appreciate that you took the time to check on that and let me know.
I love you for that! :hug:
Right now I back at the 4 lb weight loss that I've been trying to lose, which I'm happy about I know I will stay on track now to make it 5 lbs.
Thanks Jerseygryl!

Way to go on the 4 lb loss Fit. I am at about 151-152. I am hoping for a 2 lb loss this week. I have increased my begetable intake. I am now getting 2 cups at lunch and 1 cup at dinner. I am still waiting for my atkins book to arrive so I can disect my eating and see where I am going wrong. I have only lost 13 lbs since Easter. I had hoped for 20 by now.

Nikki

Hi ladies, :goodvibes 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.

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 :flame: :hot: here in Arizona, I can't help it. :tantrum:
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 :soap:.
Well keep up the good work Ladies! We can do it!
Love you guys!

I didn't forget you Puncezilla,
That's a good motivator using the pants. Now you absolutely have to fit into those pants. You can do it because you chose to buy those pants to be able to wear them.
Keep up the good work!

Kim-

Thanks for wanting to help :)

My menu today was:

Breakfast:3 sausages< I usually eat 2 eggs but I was craving sausage>
ice coffee with liquid splenda and 2 tbs heavy cream

Lunch: 2 cups Salad with 3 ounces chicken

Snack: 3 turkey roll ups
crystal light

Dinner: cauliflower mock potatoe salad 1 cup
2 burger patties with american cheese

128 ounces of water.

I eat very similar to this everyday and I take a no iron no sugar multivitamin. Any help would be appreciated.

Nikki

I realize I'm not Kim, Nikki, but I hope you don't mind my stepping in? I just noticed that you're drinking Crystal Light, and I just stopped drinking it myself yesterday. (And was down half a pound today, but I don't know if it's related.) I really think the aspartame in it was stalling me.

I'll be sure to post after a few days of not drinking it and let you know if it seems to have made a difference! (Yeah, so much for my going by the pants instead of the scale. I'm weak, I know.) :lol:

Fake sugar as well as sugar alcohols are well known for stalling people.

Cally - Thanks for the input. I always welcome anyones input. I dont drink it everyday. I was wondering about it to. In fact today was the forst time I had it in awhile. Please let me know how the experiment goes for you.

Hi Kim-
Today I had the powdered but I was drinkin the one with splenda. I think I'll try to get the bottled crytal light again. Thanks for your help.

Nikki

Hi JerseyGryl,
I'm totally not eating those Atkin's bar. I just told my husband he can have them. LOL
Then that's my sister's problem I bet, and my mom and dad.
Once a day, I'll drink Diet Rite soda. They have Splenda in them and have no caffine in them too. The white grape flavor is good.
Hey this is funny: Have you seen that Jenny Craig commercial with Valerie Bertinelli? She started JC at the same time I starte Atkins and we have lost the same amount of weight. Her most recent one she say's she lost 22 lbs and I've lost 24, so I beat her by 2. Haha!
Now I'm going to have to lose more than her now. LOL

I wanted to post and let everyone know how much I'm loving the Adkins Diet!
I started the induction phase on Friday and I've lost 7 lbs in just four days!
I'm so stoked!
Jersey Girl ~ you're an inspiration and I've read several of your posts and have gotten alot of good info from them! Thanks!!

I do have a question though, I popped a certs into my mouth the other day without thinking about it and later wondered if that might cause any problems.......it didn't seem to, but are breath mints allowed? If so, what kind should I be looking for?

Congrats on your losses Sara

Has Splenda been known to stall people as well? or is it just aspertame?