Weekly Chat - November 14th - 20th
 

Good Morning Everyone :)

How is your monday going? Did you have a successful weekend?


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Leenie: :wave: My weekend was ok. Did good except on our anniversary.

Well, today I have to go and order new glasses. Hate doing that because I'm not the one that has to LOOK at them all the time :lol: I also have to go feed the deer. Nothing exciting otherwise happening today.

Leenie, you beat me again at starting the weekly thread. you are one early bird!

The scales FINALLY budged and went down to 205...I wanna lose those six pounds sooooooo bad!!! :smug:

I'm on my way out the door for my walk before anyone wakes up and then it's off to work! Have an awesome week everyone and drink drink drink!

Lacey

Leenie - Heya chick!

Brenda - Ugh, I just bought new glasses. I then found out I had the oppurtunity to get lasik done for free, but it almost made me sick thinking how much I just spent to throw it all down the toilet.

Lacey - Good job on the pound! Keep up the good work and those six pounds will melt off faster than you know it!

Okay, so someone needs to kick me so hard because I can't seem to stay OP. I fell off the wagon and I fell HARD. After you guys have lost the weight have you noticed that it takes your body a while to catch up with it? I had on a pair of jeans yesterday that I've been wearing the entire time and I literally could pull them off without unzipping them. They have never been that loose! My ghetto booty is disappearing!

Morning all!!

Brenda~Was your anniversary nice? What did you guys do special??? I know, I know, I'm just so nosey. LOL

Audrey~ <<KICK-KICK-KICK>> Did I get you back up on the wagon? :) We all have moments when we fall off and I'm glad when others help me back on!! I have a pair of pants that are really loose also...but another pair the SAME size are so tight!! I hate that.

Leenie~It was a buy weekend, 1/2 OP and 1/2 NOT. My Monday is going good, but will be an emotional one, my grandparents are moving from their house today and there are sooooo many memories there and it is hard to think of never being there for family gatherings again.

Lacey~KUDOS on the lose!!! You go girl!! And you even got a walk in this am!!! You are the exercise goddess!! You just reminded me that I need to get some water into my body!!

Today will be an okay day, lots of emotions I think and I'm gonna try very hard not to eat my way through them. My back is feeling lots better so I'm gonna ride at least a mile tonight on the bike. I'm looking forward to that at least...which is weird!!

Have a great & OP day chickies!

Good Morning early birds!!

I love the new huggy smiley! :hug:

Lacey~ your doing great....something I found seemed to work for me, when I wanted to loose a bit faster, double up your water. I dont know why it worked, but it certainly moved things along alot quicker. Those 6lbs will be gone in no time!

Bec~ :hug: you have one of those days ahead of you. I'll be thinking about you.

Audrey~ we need a kick smiley!! :coach: smarten up!! Did that help? :)

Brenda~ you know if your freezer is overfilled with deer meat, I'll come and get the extra! :lol:

Im having a very hard time staying op. Im struggling pretty bad. I'll be ok all day, then night time hits, or we will have been out all day, and I miss lunch, and Im ravenous and eat what ever I can get my hands on. Im not loosing, Im gaining. I can tell by my jeans....they pretty much dont fit anymore. Im terrified to get on the scale! I was doing so good, and the weight was coming off a month ago, and my jeans were bordering on being too big. Im no longer maintaining what Ive lost, Ive gone beyond.....and I need some serious inspiration!

Im off to find it......have a good day ladies

Good morning ladies

I hope that everyone had great weekends. I am not much of a weekend poster. It seems that I am so busy that there is no computer time.

Brenda- Happy late anniversary!

Audrey- I would love to get lasik done, too. Congrats on your pants fitting so loosely!

Bec- I hope that your day goes well.

Lacey- congratulations on the pound lost!

Robin- I totally understand your frustration with staying OP. I think that this time of year really tests us.

My weekend wasn't too bad. Friday night I felt so miserable and Dh was so tired that we fell asleep at 5:30 pm and didnt wake up until 8am Saturday morning. I guess we really needed the sleep. Saturday I was pretty good. I did eat some chili with beans, though. Sunday I was awful. I had 2 pumpkin pie spice cappucinos, then my cousin from Montana made a wonderful chicken and spinach manicotti with bread and salad! We don't see her often and I really enjoyed it b/c it was our little Thanksgiving with her.

Everyone have a great OP day!

Lacey, wow, I can't wait to be in your position. I figure it will be next fall\winter before I get down that far. I can't imagine being that close to breaking the 200 mark, WTG on all your success to this point. I'll pray for the whoosh fairy to wave a wand over you this week.

(((Bec))) I'm sorry that today is going to be so emotional. I hope you all enjoy reminiscing about all the good times.

Robin - You can do it girl! I know it can be so hard some days, but I know you can hang in there. Can you start carrying around some cheese sticks and low carb meal replacement bars in your purse so you don't get caught out again?

I’m trying not to feel discouraged today. I stuck to the plan like glue and only lost one pound this week. I know it’s better than gaining, but after the first two weeks were so phenomenal, it’s disappointing, especially when I think about all the food challenges I overcame. I’m not quitting or anything, just feeling a little blue over it this morning. *sniff*

Morning All!!

Tennessee~I totally know how you feel about losing a lot then......a very little. But you are right, you did lose a pound which is AWESOME!! and you didn't gain. You can do this girl! Keep up what you are doing!!

Robin~Girllllll....get moving and get on a schedule. You have been such an inspiration to me as far as eating right and eating enough. How many times did you tell me I needed to eat more veggies??? You can do this, look how far you have come!!!! Find some low carb snacks to put in the car so if you miss lunch, you at least have something small to 'munch' on. Same thing w/at night, it isn't about depriving yourself of everything, it's just eating in moderation and making better choices. I know how you feel about those late night munchies, you can beat them, or only allow yourself ONE night of munching. Hope you have found your inspiration girl! :)

Andrea~Your weekend sounds wonderful and I'm glad that you got to enjoy some special time w/your cousin. That is great. It isn't always about why we are eating or what, it's how much...at least w/me that is. Remember that it is a special treat and it isn't something that doesn't happen often!

Well, I made it through yesterday and did ok. I had 4 tacos (corn shells w/meat, cheese, tomatoes and guacamole), 8 ozs. chili, 2 corn muffins and 70 ozs water. Not real good food choices, but better than the cookies, brownies and other 'crap' I wanted to eat to 'help' my emotions. I did workout last night rode the bike 1 mile. And this morning I did 20 reverse curls. I'm hoping to ride another mile tonight, depends on how my homeshow I'm doing does and what time I get home. Reverse curls in the morning.

Well chickies have a great & OP day!!

Bec: thought about you yesterday, glad you said NO to the sweet food and wtg with the excercise and water! Did you hurt your back or has it always just bothered you? Having a bad back just SUCKS.

Audrey: I just loooooove when my jeans fall off, I consider it time to go down a size everytime this happens :carrot:

Tenn: that is always kind of a letdown to go from losing a LOT to just losing a little, but it's an adjustment that you'll get used to..losing 1-2 pounds a week isn't such a bad thing. Measuring myself helped too, because when I wasn't losing weight I was losing inches. My dd broke my tape measure though so I haven't done that in a while :dizzy:

rebelrider: ahhhh to sleep the weekend away, what bliss!! I thank God that there isn't a starbucks anywhere close to me, I just can't say no to a frappucino, they call my name and I obey. :coffee2:

I'm too embarased to post in the water post, I was the water loser of yesterday, for sure. So I'm filling up my humongo jug and will start guzzing it right now.

happy day girls!!

Lacey

I have to say I feel like "ick". I'm tired. VERY tired. Not sure what my problem is. And the thought of throwing the contacts in.....YIKES! Nope, I think it's the ugly glasses for me today. At least, maybe until I wake up. I'm considering eating breakfast and going back to bed. Then again, I should DO stuff around the house. I haven't touched the house since...um....Oh heck when was the last time? THAT says it all to the state of what my house looks like!! I need to go to work so I can afford a cleaning lady :lol: I'm off to get the oldest DD on the bus and then eat something and maybe a short nap will revive me. I've got a meeting with The Girls this evening..but we may have to cancel because the forecast is calling for SNOW! ICK!!! I need to work on the water today. ALMOST made it yesterday. I want to be an all week smiley person instead of one with frowns in it here and there!! Drink your water ladies!!! :)

Good Morning :rain:

Thank you again ladies for your thoughts and support!! :hug:

I am going to make up a few protein/fibre shake baggies and keep them in the truck....I can always find bottled water around really easy. I dont want to keep water in the truck, because soon enough its going to freeze. I'll pick up some cheese string today, and toss that in my purse for emergencies. Any other ideas as to what to bring with me, that dont need refridgeration, or wont freeze :lol:

I did good yesterday...and Im feeling a bit better, but still a little humble (know what I mean?) I know what to do, and how to do it....I just have to apply it in a consistent manner!

Colouring my hair today, and getting some xmas cards made up and ready to go, especially the ones that have to go to Canada, and the UK. I have a leslie sanstone dvd that I'll do today and a walk in the mall with dh. It should be a good day even if it is damp out there :)

Have a great day ladies

Another busy day here. We are in "crisis mode" with a student that has behavior problems and that means we are pretty busy. I think the situation is going much better. My cat unplugged my alarm this morning so I woke up later than I should have and didnt get to make breakfast. I had packed my lunch last night, but forgot to grab it this morning...I am such a scattered mess today!

We had some light snow blowing this morning and it is frigid outside! I can't wait to go home and curl up on the couch with my blankie! I know, I should be exercising, but I just can't seem to find the energy. Ever since this cold/sinus infection I get so worn out during the work day that I just want to crash when I get home. I need to just do it, though!

I hope you all are having great days!

Robin: I know nuts don't freeze but they're also not induction friendly. But maybe in an emergency only situation? How about jerky? Or pork rinds?

Andrea: I know what you mean about the snow. We're supposed to get some this afternoon/tonight. I'm not looking forward to it. All it's good for is to snuggle up in the house with. Hope you start getting more energy soon!!

I never did get to take a nap. I ended up talking to my cousin for a couple hours. Then I had to run to the store. Now it's too late. lol. I'll just plan on going to bed early. OH!! Forgot to mention....the MIL said that they had to take FIL to the doctor again for tests. I guess he's having "problems" and they needed to get it checked out. But she never said what the problem was. I'm hoping it's not the same "problem" he had before....and that was CANCER!!! So if you are praying people...please add him to your prayers!!! Thanks!!

Andrea~ just rest....if your not feeling well, pushing yourself will not make you heal faster. Your better off to rest your body...its what it wants.

Brenda~ I love the jerky and nut idea. I would have to portion out the nuts in a baggie...because its just too easy to pop open a can, and munch away. Both of those can be left in the truck and I dont have to worry about them overheating, or freezing (much) :lol: I cant do pork rinds, they come back on me, and it tastes like I ate a dead pig. I hope your FIL is doing alright, he is in my thoughts.

I did good today, but got caught out without food again. ONLY because I was expecting to be home by lunch time. So......jerky is bought and so are the cheese strings, protein/fibre mixture is in baggies. Im saving the peanuts until after induction. I have my tote by the door, so all I have to do, is pop it in there before I leave. Anyway, I ended up in the GNC looking for a protein drink, (they had lots of individual serving-already mixed stuff) But I went for the "energy" tea instead, which was 0 calories and 0 carbs. Because I knew that even if I had the shake, Id want to eat when I got home. It held me over fine, but I wolfed down my lunch!! :dizzy:

What ended up keeping us there so long was because dh had some hats made up at the "lids" place and he wanted to wait for them to be done. Just a note on that place...even tho you approve the spelling and font....wait until its up on the computer screen before you ok it. The "G" on Graphixs is almost a full space away from the "r" and it looks like someone made a mistake. So after some wrangling, they gave me the thread (no charge) so I could fix it at home on my own machine! Because they wouldnt redo the hats, and they couldnt fix it....they dont have just a sewing machine, its all computer generated.

My day went well, and Im off to start addressing
some xmas cards :gift2: Have a nice evening :)

well, instead of eating AGAIN, I've come here to yack :)

It's severly cold here. Do you all find that when the weather cools down, you just want to eat a whole lot more? During a normal winter, I turn the oven on and cook bake and eat all winter. So this is quite a transition for me and I need to find something to do to stay warm other than cook.

Our house is extremely old and SUCKS in the winter time. All of the rooms are closed off and we have to leave the door open to the laundry room and bathroom so the pipes don't freeze and bust. Anyone else in this redneck living position? I guess I'm aggrivated for being 30 years old and still living in such a shoddy house and not some big central heat and air house like everyone else that I know.

oh, I just watched the biggest loser and this guy lost twenty some pounds in a WEEK. I'm not certain how that is physically possible but you can bet that I'm gonna google his name to see what it was he did. :lol:

I ate so much today I'm not sure I can remember it all

We have an old house too, Id just rather have electric heating so I can turn rooms off and on as needed. Rather than heating a huge house for just us!

Im wondering.......can I count the flights of stairs Ive climbed today to go "p" as aerobics????? :lol3: I hate stairs! :rofl:

the girls and I drug out some mattress' and slept on the living room floor. We had a little slumber party and watched madagascar. It was nice and cozy and we all stayed warm. DH isn't home to watch them while I walk so I'll try to get some walking in when it warms up a little.

Yesterday I ate like a hog, 2 celery and peanut butters, 2 yogurts, 2 cheese sticks and a lot of other things I can't remember....so I'm holding off on weighing myself for a day or two because each time I do this the scales creep back up. I seriously feel like I"m sabatoging myself. :(

gonna clean house, do laundry, try to stay moving so I can stay warm. Hope everyone has a splendid day!

Lacey

Robin: sorry to hear about the mess w/the hat. I wouldn't even know how to fix it. Good luck fixing it!! And of COURSE you can count the stairs. I consider it exercise ;)

Lacey: I LOVE old houses (big ol' farm housees!) but you're right, I can't imagine heating them! Sounds like you had fun with the slumber party :)

Ok, it snowed last night, it's only 30ish degrees and I have to go feed the deer!!!! Tromping through the woods in the freezing cold is NOT my idea of fun! I like it better when it's just a little cool out (then no bugs). So I brought my snow pants in so they'd warm up. ARGH!! Eating has been going well, water stinks (still can't get that last 16 oz in!), and the weight stayed the same. I consider THAT a success :cb:

Good Morning :bubbles:

Lacey~ that sounds like a fun time with your girls! Dd went to see madagascar with her little friends, so I missed out on that one. Looks cute! Do you keep track of your food on fitday? It will help alot in letting you know if you've over done it......and its free!

Brenda~ is the snow still on the ground?? I love the first snowfall, and walking thru it!! I love the smell of it :D Have fun!

Im doing good, eating is on target, and I keeping below 20 carbs without counting fibre (its what I did 4 yrs ago and it worked) so here's hoping :crossed: I'll get on the scale tomorrow, just to make sure things are moving in the right direction.

My only pair of jeans (that fit...sorta) are now garbage. I took them out of the dryer last night, and there is a huge tear in the leg!! Not one of them cool tears either.....its a "dont wear in public" tear! :lol: So Im down to my ugly elastic waisted pants until my 16's fit, or my dress pants. I refuse to go buy jeans to get me thru, because then I have another pair of 18's to fall back on....I dont want to fall back again.

Dh is heading out to a job site today, so Im alone. I didnt get the hat fixed yesterday, or the xmas cards started last night, so I think I'll do that. Plus we bought some of that widow insulation plastic to help with the drafts....so thats on the to-do list too. Its blowing, raining and really cold, so not a go outside day today. They are calling for snow tomorrow.

Anyway....have a great day ladies!

You may not like tromping through the woods in the freezing cold, but think of all the extra calories you're burning to stay warm! I hope you'll post some pictures of your place sometime (can you do that here?), I'd love to see the deer :)

Snow? WOW! If we get any, it's not usually till January, and then it's just a dusting. Seems like if it's going to be cold, at least it could snow so it looks pretty instead of gray, brown and blah.

I'm sorry about the jeans, but man would I like to be able to squeeze my fatness into an 18!

I'm so excited this morning because I put on a pair of size 20 slacks and they FIT!!! Good-bye 22's (which were getting tight when I started), hello 20's, and scale be damned!!! WOOO HOOO, yeah me!!!

Great job Tenn!! :cb: it wont be long before your into 18's

Morning all....late post for me.

I'm struggling food wise. I'm not eating a lot, but making really bad decisions. It's because life is so crazy right now and it's just easier to grab the 'crap' than the right things. I have rode the bike 2 this week a mile each time and have done 20 reverse stomach curls each morning. So that is a start. I'm hoping to get some alone time this afternoon so I can crank up the stereo and dance around. I didn't weigh in today, I will weigh in on Friday......but this weekend will blow it because I will be at the MSU/Penn State game & tailgating on Saturday drinking my 'sorrows' LOL away and eating like I've never eatten before. I am gonna make a veggie tray....maybe even a sausage and cheese tray because that would be good for me. Hmmmmmmm...I know drink wise it will be 7/7's because they are low carb and I don't drink beer. Well chickies and a great & OP day!!

Tenn: Don't ya LOVE that feeling!!! Way to go getting into some smaller jeans!!

Robin: Way to go for staying with the program..I'm JUST like you regarding the pant sizes. At my last garage sale my mom told me I should keep all my old sizes 'just in case'. I told her, "no way, I never want to see this size in my home again!". I don't want 'fat pants' to fall back on either!

Beck: the meat/cheese tray sounds awesome. And Mikes makes a low carb beer too, have you seen those? I looked EVERYWHERE for some, and finally I found a liquor store owner lady who ordered some for me :D

My mom watched my 3 year old today while I walked 3 miles :) It's weird walking in the afternoon, everyone asks if I need a ride.

What part of:
tank top-sweats-jogging shoes-sweater around waist & holding a walkman says "I NEED A RIDE". I guess I should be glad that people are so nice.

Also, I figured out why I wanted to eat like a hog so bad yesterday, I woke up this morning to my monthly friend. I never know when it will visit so now the starving feeling yesterday makes sense.

anyway, I've got a taco salad waiting for me so I'll check you guys later!

Lacey

Good Morning :snow4:

We got our first snowfall last night! :cb: I love the first snow fall!! We didnt get nearly as much as the southtowns did. They have LOTS of closings this morning and roads totally impassable.

I got dh's hats fixed. They look pretty good if I do say so myself :lol: He paid enough for them! cripes!! Oh well, its done, and he's happy. Got 2 of my windows insultated, and the stuff stayed up over night!!!!!!! The last stuff I bought, it was half down in the morning. So....I'll go get somemore! Do somemore windows.

Sticking to induction has worked for me. Im down 6lbs since Monday morning.....but thats with all my woolies on!! It was way too cold to weigh in nekkid this morning :lol3:

Im not sure what we are up to today...dh is home so it will be coffee at starbucks, then probably a walk in the mall. Then I dont know what else.

Have a great day everyone!

Robin: You'll fit into your jeans before you know it! And yes, the snow is still here...along with the freezing cold! I hear you on not wanting to WI naked. I turned the heat up long enough to do that :lol: WTG on the weight loss!! See, it'll happen and probably sooner than you expect!!

Tenn: :cb: Congrats on the smaller sized jeans!! Keep up the great work! And we don't have deer here in our yard...we lease land to hunt on. I'd LOVe to be able to get pictures of them. And I don't know if you want pictures of when we DO get them :lol: But if I (or DD) get a buck I'll be posting it. And tromping through the woods w/all that winter gear WAS work...and the scale said so also :cb:

Bec: Sounds like you've got the right plan for eating! So count THAT as a success! baby steps through all this!! Have fun at the game!!

Lacey: It's so sweet that people kept offering you rides. They sure wouldn't do that around here! And I don't like walking here by myself. Too many wooded areas and I'm discovering I'm not a very trusting person! :lol:

Well, official WI was yesterday and the scale hadn't gone down. Did a "let's see cuz I feel different" WI today and I was down 2 pounds!! But I'm not changing that ticker yet...waiting for the official WI next week. So hopefully I can stay OP this weekend and can change it! More running around today but waiting for the stores to open. And hoping that the sunshine will melt the ice from the roads....but like THAT'll happen at -4 degrees!!!! And once again still tired!!! ARGH!!!

:cry: BAMBI! :cry:
Just kidding, I like a good venison steak, and would LOVE to get some deer fat to render for a facial bar. Weird as it sounds, a combination of deer fat, lard, goat's milk and lavender makes a facial soap that's just out of this world!

GOOD NEW GIRLS!!!!
I am so excited, I can't stand myself. I can't believe it. I need to change my siggy. According to the scale at my Dr. office, I've lost 17 pounds in the four weeks since I was there last. So instead of 17 more to get to my first goal, I only have 13. :carrot: :carrot: (I needed two dancing carrots for that!!) She wasn't negative about Atkins, only suggested that I vary the fat content of the meat I'm eating, focusing on more lean meats, seafood and fish than on more fatty choices. She also stressed that I MUST drink at least 64 oz. of water to keep things flushed out. She said that not drinking enough water when I'm on this diet can really be detrimental to my kidneys and liver. Interestingly, she told me not to over do it on water, as more than 64 oz. doesn't have a proven benefit, and can actually be harmful because it can throw things out of balance.

So the news from East Tennessee is excellent this morning. I'm freezing, btw, the Canadians can take their weather back now!

Stacy

Wow Great News Tenn!!! :cb: :cb: Congratulations!! WTG!

Stacy: WTG on the WI :cb: I'm SO excited for you!! And thanks for the reminder of the water issue. I'm trying but it's just not going in. Well, not as fast as it goes out anyway :lol: And We don't keep the fat of the deer. I never knew about the face thing though :)

Robin: I'm not sure drinking through a straw would work...but I'll give it a shot!!

:wave: Well, I walked through part of the mall. I HATE shopping! I hate the rude people. I hate the lines. I don't have patience for it!! ok. Done ranting.

We just back from the mall....it wasnt bad, and dh and I got a good walk in. Steve and Barry's has everything on sale for $4.99!!! I'll be going back after supper without dh :lol:

I have to tell you about this woman that was infront of the LeGourmet Chef store, getting ppl to stop and test her chocolate samples. Dh and I were sitting on the bench watching her. She was amazing, dragging ppl over to sample, and one guy that you would never expect to actually go into the store ...went!!!! :lol3: She was having a great time, and so were the ppl she was dragging over. Well she seen us watching her, and laughing with her.......didnt she bring over 3 chocolate covered marshmallows for dh and I!!!!!!! I got Dh to eat mine quick so it looked like I ate them when she turned around :lol: He sacrafices for me :lol: But I didnt eat them :cb: Marshmallows are my enemy....I will sit and eat 1/2 a bag in one sitting.....just for the sugar rush. So I was quite proud....so was dh :)

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