Robin: That is hilarious, I wish I were a people person like that! So sweet how your dh does such dirty deeds for you too :D BTW, I threw you a pm the other day, check your mail, chickie!

Tenn: I'm so proud of you!!!! :hug: I bet that felt fabulous! I had never heard the 'too much water' thing. I've always heard that I should drink 8 more ounces for every 10 pounds that I wanted to lose. I'll have to do some research :)

crap day for me but I got in 3 miles and didn't cheat. Here's to a beautiful new day tomorrow!

Lacey

Lacey....thanks for letting me know. Usually I get a little popup, but I didnt this time. :dunno:

Robin: WTG on not eating the marshmallows. I wish people were that interesting to watch when WE go to the mall!!

Lacey: WTG on the exercise! Keep up the great work :)

Once again DD isn't done with her homework and I needed to be in bed an hour ago! But of course I'm the nice kind mom that doesn't let her DD stay up by herself. She'd get lonesome you know!! :lol: So best get back in there to see if she needs help. Night

Lacy, I asked her what the optimal amount of water is when doing Atkins or other weight loss plan. She said that there's no evidence that consuming more that 64 oz. of water has any positive impact on weight loss, and that since too much water interferes with your electrolite balance and stresses your kidneys, it's best to stay at 64 oz. She said I might want to add another 8 oz if I'm sweating profusely when exercising, but not more than that.

Stacy: :wave:

Wasn't I just HERE?? Dang, I don't feel like I slept at all. Guess what I'll be doing when the girls are on their way to school? I just have to stay upright and "alert" for 1 1/2 hours. There's NO way I could put contacts in today--at least, not until I get some sleep. I have to feed the deer so can't sleep ALL day. Trying to figure out how to stay warm tomorrow :lol: Time to get the kidlets up!!!

Good Morning :coffee:

Brenda~ what time did you and your dd finish homework? Keep warm!!

Im huddled up in my woolies, blanket wrapped around me in front of the wood stove with the laptop on my lap .....its nice and warm too :D

Nothing planned so far....Im too cold. With the way the gas bill has gone up ($100) and we havent even turned on the furnace yet, except to make sure it works, we are going to need extra jobs to pay to keep warm. I turned it on last night, but our payment plan has gone up $100!!!!! We have to find ways to keep warm. I better dig out the turtlenecks and undershirts!! I need to figure out something for my feet. I have slippers, but when I wear them, my feet sweat, then they are cold all day! I have fuzzy socks, but the floors are cold :( I have wooly socks (which I have on now) but they dont fit in my sneakers :lol: Any ideas?

Another walk today, and out for coffee, other than that, I havent a clue what we are up to today.

Have a great day ladies

Dh and I just got back from our walk.....there are Robin's everywhere!!!! Ive never seen so many at once like this. There were at least 12 that I could count in the neighbours front yard, and another 8+ in a tree at the starbucks. Just amazing!!! They are going the wrong way!!!! :lol:

walked 2 1/2 miles, drank my water:
breakfast: steak
lunch: salad
supper: 1/2 of a steak and some brocolli & cauliflower in ranch

THEN. I drove to town and got some mikes and of course they don't have low carb so I drank one :( and then I looked up the carb count and they are 36 carbs. :( I should have looked the count up first but I'm feeling relaxed right now so I'm not going to revel in the fact that I messed up until tomorrow :devil:

How did you all do today? What are your weekend plans??

Lacey

You know that line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? That was my day today.

It was a co-worker's birthday, and there was chocolate cake w/ganache, chocolate whipped cream icing, and bittersweet chocolate shapes decorating the top at work, just the kind of thing I would have eaten 2 or 3 pieces of BA (before Atkins). It's odd because when I looked at it I wanted a piece, but when I walked away I didn't think about it anymore. Maybe that's what Dr. Atkins was talking about when he said with this WOE you will no longer be food obsessed. It's a total about face when I think that it was just last week that lemon cookies haunted me all day and it took all my will not to eat one. I know this sounds weird, but I felt free. Feeling like I had victory over sugar - that was the best of times.

Then this evening came and it was really hard, probably the hardest time I've had since I started. Strangely enough it's about food, it's my friends :( Seems like they were really supportive till it looked like I'm really serious and starting to show some results, and now they aren't so vocal. I'm part of a social group of large woman, and tonight I felt sortof like an outsider. I went to the bathroom and when I came back, it was obvious that they had been talking about me, and it happened again later in the evening - first time that's ever happened as far as I know. I had a really hard time at the restaurant we went to, there wasn't ONE THING I could order that I didn't have to alter\substitute. What sucks is that it's a place I chose because they advertise healthy eating! I wanted regular old Ranch, and their dressings were low-fat, sugar free, made w\balsamic vinegar, honey mustard, etc. It had croutons all over it when it came. Their meat was terriaki, covered w\some kind of sauce, marinaded, etc., and came with some sort of potato, rice or pasta. I ordered a steak (very pricy) because it was the only thing on the menu that I could have. Can I substitue a veggie for the potatoes? Please don't bring the garlic bread. Do you have any full fat no sugar salad dressing? O, no, balsamic vinegar has sugar in it, anything else? OK, soup. Does the soup have tortillas IN it or ON it? Can I get that w/o any tortillas strips on it? Yada, yada, yada - it took me forever to order a meal I could eat. Corry suggested an item, then snapped at me saying just don't get sauce on it then when I told her I couldn't have it. I didn't feel like explaining the terriaki, the rice, the pineapple. Why pay $12.00 for a meal I can't eat half of? THen there were conversation about Thanksgiving menus, upcoming holiday baking, a pot luck dinner, etc. I know I'm really whining, but I think maybe you guys will understand, I suddenly feel alienated in a group I've always felt totally comfortable in. If I'm not obsessed with food, continue to make good choices, exercise every day and strive to have a healthy lifestyle, am I going to loose my social life? It's not something that ever occured to me before, and I'm feeling very sad. I thought that getting off my butt to exercise and consistantly making good food choices was going to be the hardest part. What do I really want, why, and what am I willing to sacrifice to get it? I guess I have some thinking to do, huh? I'm sorry to be weepy/whiney, it just took me by surprise. It was supposed to be a fun relaxing evening friends, but it was a hard night instead.

I'm so sorry, Tenn. It will be interesting to see some of the 'long timers' reply about their experiences with how friends act. The ONE girl I 'thought' was my friend saw me at a ball game the other day and snarled her lip at me and said "you've lost weight". Like it was the most disgusting thing she'd ever heard of. Instead of holding my head high and being proud that I had lost over 40 pounds I just mumbled 'yeah a couple of pounds' and changed the subject really fast.
I completely understand how you felt. I am not sure why people who we thought were friends do that but for some reason it seems like they'd rather be friends if we were the jolly fat selves that we used to be. Maybe it is the fact that you have a 'handle' on things, you have standards and you know what you want rather than practicing no self control (like them?).

:hug: Stick in there! Maybe we'll gain new friends who have our same interests! Way to go on not eating any of the cake it sounded scrumptious!

Lacey

Stacey~ :hug: I read this thread the other day, and it may help you with your choices....more as to why you make your choices. Pls read it, it helped me alot when I was struggling to get back to this woe.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68059
As for your friends....I really dont know what to tell you. Just remember who you are doing this for. Certainly not them. Yes I suspect they would love to see you fail. It puts you back in their comfort zone. As to them getting testy with you and your fussing over a menu, I suspect they aren't are close as you might have thought. Someone who truly cares, will help you with your choices, and try to understand what it is you need to do. When your having a heart to heart with yourself.....remember...who is going to be there if something happens to you because of your obesity. Do you think they will be there to help you raise your family? Ask yourself why they want you to stay fat. Does keeping the weight on to keep friends worth it? Does taking the weight off, to have a healthy heart and life worth it? Can you imagine all of us chickies going into a restaurant and ordering.....the waite staff would think we were their worst nightmare!! ;) We care, and we want you to succeed....and we will help you any way we can!

Lacey~ dontcha just love those accusations!! :lol: Ive had that happen a few times, and I turned around and said, "yes! your right!" in the same tone. Shut them up every time. I also get in that tone..."are you eating good again?" its a sin to some of them you know :lol:

I had a good day yesterday, slept like a log last night, and feel like I had pizza last night. You know that too much salt feeling? My face feels puffy, I cant figure out what caused it. Unless its tom, making it way. Which is a week late, and no signs of it showing up. :dunno: (no, Im not pregnant) :lol: I certainly feel like Im holding gallons of water. Oh well. Dh and I had a good walk. I found out that the mall we walk in, is just under a 2mile walk.

Food, and water have been good, and Ive finally lost the cravings :dizzy: Just a bit of hunger in the evenings, so I'll have a bit of cheese to take the edge off, then Im fine.

Ive taken knitting back up. Remember those baby clothes I started MONTHS ago Brenda? :lol: Im back at it. Its nice to knit in the evening, I dont want to eat anything when my hands are busy.

Thats about it for now, we are off for coffee in a bit.......

Have a great Saturday Ladies!!

You know Lacey, I would have said "I can't believe she said that to you!" but unfortunately, I can. I'm sorry someone's jealousy took away from your accomplishment, if onlly for a moment. Shame on her!

Robin, thank you so much for posting that link, it was very, very helpful. I actually took some time today and read through old threads here. I've read about everyones struggles and triumphs, seen the way y'all support each other, how helpful and welcoming you are to new people, and now I feel renewed and more determined than ever. You know, you guys are inspirational, you ROCK! I'm so glad I found you (((group hug)))

I headed to the grocery store, ooOOoooo there was such good stuff on sale I wish I had twice as much to spend! Breast only turkeys were on sale for $1.29 per pound, so I bought three and put them in the freezer. Asparagus, avocados, cream cheese and lots of other yummy low carbers goodies were on sale to. I love this time of year! I have a few question about things I saw when shopping that maybe y'all can answer. I found carb control yogurt that has Splenda instead of sugar and 3 carbs. Is that OK to eat? I also found a cranberry horseradish sauce that's a condiment for meat, and it has <1 carb per teaspoon, but when I brought it home I realized it has corn syrup in it :(. The label says < 1g of sugar - is it Ok or no?

Portobello mushrooms were also on sale, and they never seem to be, so I bought a package. I'm going to experiment with making LC stuffed mushrooms for supper. If it comes out I'll post the recipe, otherwise I guess I'll be eating some bacon and eggs for dinner LOL

oooooooooooh portabella pizza is delicious :T

When Im craving yogurt, I'll have the carb control stuff. Its not ok on induction, but otherwise its fine. I do find tho for me that it triggers my sugar cravings. Others find it ok.

Good Morning :coffee:

Im up way to early this morning! :dizzy:

Dont have any plans as of yet besides coffee and the sunday paper. How about you ladies?

Have a great Sunday!

portabella pizza? mmmMMmmmm, now that sounds good!

Robin, go back to bed girl, yer way too perky LOL. Are you staying warm enough? I thought of you last night when I turned my furnace on for the first time. Like you I put if off for a while, but it got down into the low 30's and I knew a space heater wasn't gonna get it. Here's hoping that neither one of us has a high bill next month!

I'm up and runnin' this morning. It turned cold suddenly, it was in the 70's till two weeks ago, so I'm scrambling to get sweaters, flannel jammies, socks, etc. washed up so I don't freeze. I think I need a new bra, so I may go to Kmart and look today. I've only lost 17 lb, but I've lost inches of fat off my back, and now the band on my bra keeps creeping up. My cup size hasn't changed, but I guess I'm not exercising my boobs much :rofl:

O, I forgot to tell you guys, I got some awesome news yesterday! I talked to a friend I haven't heard from in a while, and was telling her about what I'm doing. I told her that my planter faciitis is flaring up because of the tremendous increase in exercise, and I didn't know what I would do because I've got to stop walking for a while. I can't afford to join a gym, and the tapes I've seen are too high impact. She told me that her church's family life center has a gym, and it's only $10.00!!! She said that among other things they have an eliptical machine, so I can "walk" without any impact on my heels. Isn't that the coolest thing? :carrot:

My friend Lela is passing through town today and we'll be meeting for dinner, which I'm really looking forward to. She's a bar-b-que hound, so it looks like a meat pigout at Famous Dave's for us tonight.

Have a great day everyone!