no loss for me this week. metamucil is doing nothing, despite consuming 2 to 3 servings a day. i think if i could ever get things moving regularly, i could see a more steady loss. i'm exploring other remedies right now.

congrats to all who are progressing. good luck to us all!

Hi everyone, just checking in.
You know I have to get me one of those picture icons next to my name. I love seeing pictures reading your posts. Kokoloo and Karen look great! If I can only find a nice picture of me I'll try it....actually maybe I should use a horrible picture then when I lose all my weight everyone will say "Is that the SAME person????" :D

Hey and what's with this getting rid of cars with less than 100K miles on them?? My Honda civic I finally sold with 250K miles on it and now my Dodge Intrepid has 220K. I dread the thought of having a car payment. DH wants me to get a new one because I drive 140 miles each day commuting but I don't want the payment. Maybe someone will just "give" me a new car...:lol:

Atkins way is going well but I am getting to the point where I need to start making some lowcarb dessert options. I am starting to feel deprived and yet I know I have many lowcarb recipes I should bake for those tempting times. I need to be prepared...instead of possibly ruining my gameplan.

The challenge looks like it's going well for everyone...YEAH!
Lisa - good luck with your surgery this week!

Kim, I have a Dodge Intrepid that I bought with 120K on it, so now I have a high mileage car AND a car payment. How is yours doing mechanically, since I'll be paying on this for 2.5 more years, I'm hoping it will last!

Everyone sounds like you're doing great with your plan, fullfig, I'm having that same problem with constipation. It came out of nowhere, so I've been using dulcolax (dr's orders) and all I'm getting out of it are terrible cramps. What gives?

Have a great day!

Oh Kim.. I wanted to keep my caravan for another 2 years or so... but the transmission went out.. so it was either $4000 for the tranny or get a new car....I really didnt want the carpayment until DH's car was paid off.. but his will be paid off in 2 years.. so Hopefully it wont be too much of a burden.. Here is a pic of me in the car

http://mysite.verizon.net/res1i4xh/karen.jpg

My face is thinner than in my avitar under my screen name!

You look great in your new wheels Karen! My Nissan had about 207K kilometres on it (about 177k miles for you americans!), and while it was still running well (as I did maintain it regularly), it was getting small!

Got the MPV in June, good price 0% financing and no payments for 6 months...so we went for it! We love it, lot sof power. So we are soon to start those nasty car payments, but can't complain at 0% interest. DH's Honda civic still pretty good (1995) and we hope it will hang in for the next few years.

Fast is OVER...and I really did not overdo it...amazing! Had some cheese slices and lots of WATER while driving home from synagogue. At home, ravenous, kids having pizza...so I ate the topping off of one slice (pepperoni & cheese), then had s few slices of smoked salmon rolled up with cream cheese, a decaf coffee w/cream, and some leftover sf chocolate mousse. That was it......now drinking more water, but I don't really want to be up all night visiting the washroom...

Lisa, good luck with your surgery, I'm sure it will go well and contribute to your future flat tummy!

Froufy

Karen I can really see your weight loss in the picture. WOW
I had a great weekend, we went to see my daughter at college this is her second year and I miss her alot. She is on a cheerleading squad that competes, so we saw one of there performances. They were awsome, Last year they took 2nd at Nationals. Now those girls workout all the time, they have like 20 hours of scheduled workouts a week.

And I have trouble doing 30 minutes a day. Well I really did stick to my diet well though. This challenge is inspiring. Well off to do my walk away the pounds tape.

Everyone keep up the good work.

Dinki

You look great, Karen. You're right -- you can really notice the difference in your face! Congratulations!! Keep it up!

Take care,
Jina

karen--you look great. way to go. last december we decided to get a new windstar and give the car it was replacing to my mom. just three months later, while taking the car to my mom, my dd and i were hit by an 18 wheeler that totaled it. he moved from the fast lane to our slow lane. we then spun in front of him, being pushed by him for a bit, then spun to the left, rolled, and landed in median ditch with trees facing the opposite direction. although the windstar was completely totaled, the safety cage was intact. we walked away with a few cuts and bruises. in 98 my dh totaled our first explorer, after having it only 6 days, when he came over a hill in a blizzard and hit black ice. he rolled 5 to 6 times. again, although the vehicle was completely totaled, the safety cage was intact. we definitely feel safe in fords. God definitely watches over and protects us. the silver lining about the windstar being totaled is that 3 days after the wreck, my husband got orders to turkey. gov't will only pay to ship one vehicle overseas. anyway, too long of a post. seeing the new vehicle and hearing the stories reminded me of our last new vehicle.

also, i am getting ready to post a low carb manicotti recipe that i concocted last night. i'll post under entrees, if anyone is interested in trying it.

have a great week all!

Hey girls. Gosh Fullfig, so glad to hear that you came out of the accidents okay. How scarey was that though? We've been very lucky that way, I've never been in an accident although dh was rear ended one time on the highway. I would love your new recipie for the manicotti....I am missing PASTA bigtime!!! I did concoct a new dessert though. Very easy, last night I was wanting something sweet but didn't want to cheat. I took a half a small container of heavy whipping cream and while beating it, added about 1/2 tsp of sugar free cherry jello. Yumm!!! It was like a cherry mousse. The sides of the pkg both said "0" carbs so hopefully it was true as I had maybe a little less than 1/2 cup. I can't believe how good it was, next time I will try the orange.
We went away for the weekend and couldn't believe how easy it was to stay on plan. The breakfast buffet was heaven!!! Scrambled eggs, sausages and bacon!!! And then whenever we ate out (no fast food) I just ordered the half chicken with salad or steamed veggies. The salad was great....chopped egg, and bacon on the top. Did anyone catch Dr.Phil yesterday? It seems Mondays are his weight loss challenge days. And he's right...its not the food, but the attitude and mental thoughts BEFORE we eat.

well, i finally dropped 2 more. i'll try again to post the manicotti recipe. the computer locked up earlier, so couldn't send it. also, lost the entry. anyway, i'll try again.

Congrats fulfig, sounds like you are doing great!...and are a very lucky lady in terms of car adventures!

I am back to eating today, post-fasting, and hope scale DOES NOT GO UP...as today I was seeing 189.4!!! Very happy, but cautious as I know this may change...but still a sign of good things to come.

Angel eyes - your recipe sounds great, but whipping cream does have carbs so you may want to count them, the sf jello is minimal at 0.1 carbs per serving.

I have a recipe called miracle fluff which is somewhat similar: made with whipping cream, cream cheese, vanilla extract and any flavor package of sf jello....so far I have made the orange and strawberry, both very good. Makes a huge bowl at about 20 carbs...I usually get 5-6 servings out of it!

Another favorite is 2 cups whipping cream beat with 1/2 package sf chocolate pudding for a great low carb chocolate mousse. Again about 20 carbs for the whole bowl....and about 5 or more servings, depending on how generous you are?

Froufy

SF Jello??
 

So, all of you who use sf jello... are you finding a brand made with Splenda or are you just not caring that they have aspartame in it?

I've been avoiding anything and everything with aspartame because of what he says in the book... so if you guys have a jello that is made with Splenda, let me know.

Just curious!!

Karen - you're weight loss is noticeable in your face. Super job!

Fullfig - the Konsyl is the best thing I have tried for constipation. Let me know if you want me to send you some. I'm preparing a box of stuff for you now.

Froufy - what type of fast did you do? How well did it work? I've done the Atkins Fat Fast a couple of times and had very good results--about a pound per day. It's very restrictive though.

I look forward to trying all of these low carb recipes. I really wanted somthing sweet to eat this morning but didn't really have anything. The closest thing I could get from our work snack supply was a diet Mountain Dew. I've been trying to avoid the aspartame also. It didn't really satisfy my sweet tooth but it did give me a little caffeine boost.

The protein shake I made this morning was yummy too. It's a much more palatable way to take the Konsyl.

Froufy - is the miricle fluff Recipe on the web somewhere? Or could you post it? I would love to have it! :):)

Also, how much whipping cream do you use with the SF Pudding mix?I am dying to try that one too! :)

My kids love deserts and this would be a great way for me to give them desert that I can eat too! :)

Thanks! :)

Good afternoon everyone - hope everyone is doing well - trying to play catch up here with everyone.

Karen - cool vehicle!!! Isn't it fun to drive something new??? I've had my Toyota Camry for 2 1/2 years and love it!

Surgery is no fun, just take it slow afterwards and don't over do it - hernias are no fun and take some recup time.

Going to stay away from the scales this week. I hate the up/down during the week - it depresses me, then I think about cheating. Need to take measurements again too - Hopefully my clothes will fit better, especially with winter coming on. I have so many cothes that I can't wear . . . maybe in a few months.

Got to go home at noon and have lunch with my daughter, we are Atkins-ing together. Cheddarbrats for lunch - good stuff!

Planning on trying fresh (frozen- thawed) salmon for dinner - any suggestions? I'm thinking of broiling it with butter and some dill . . .