Good Morning :sunny:

Hi Tama, and :welcome3: there is always room for one one more :)

Tenn~ I love your new avatar, your a very pretty lady!! You know something, when I first started out, I didnt have a scale. (I broke it) I realized I had so much to loose, it scared me. So I set out to make my clothes too big, and since I had sizes in my closet from 16-5x, I knew I had something to wear along the way. It wasnt until I reached about 215 that I bought a scale. Ironically enough, I need the scale to make sure Im loosing now, I cant trust myself to the clothes thing anymore. You'll get there Stacy, one day at a time :)

Good eating day yesterday, but my innerfatlady :sumo: was a real *****. I struggled most of the afternoon and evening. Well, I got thru it, and Im happy for it this morning. I was knitting most of the evening....and kept saying to myself. "just one more row, and I'll see......just one more row, and I'll see" Bedtime finally came, and off I went!! Successful :D

Not alot planned for today, a meeting with one of our best customers, and a trip to the supply shop. Of course coffee :lol:

Have a great day ladies......Brenda, check in and let us know whats happening.

Stacie~ I think we get taller when we get older, which makes the numbers further away, thats why they get harder to read ;) :lol:

Hi Tama, welcome to the bunch :)

Thank you, Robin, for not saying "you have such a pretty face" :rofl:

The Christmas Card exchange list goes out Friday, so be sure to get your address to me if you'd like to participate.

:lol: I know, I hate that too! Especially when they grab my chin and shake it!! I still have aunts and gramma's that do that :lol:

sorry I'm just jumping in here, it's been crazy, dh has been off and is working tomorrow which really sucks.

If I haven't lost any weight in a week I think I'm going to the doctor. Does that sound stupid? I'm just weirded out about my whacko periods and even though I've been walking 3 miles for about a month now I haven't lost a pound the whole time. And staying under 20 basically healthy carbs a day, what else could it be? Perhaps I have become a neurotic but besides throw in the towel for trying so hard and losing nothing, I don't know what else my options are.

anyway, sorry to not address everyone and only talk about myself but my kids are screaming and I just wondered if this has happened to anyone else? I weighed myself today and it said 208 which would mean that since I've been exercising (approx. 1 month) I have gained four pounds. At what point does the 'muscle turning into fat' thing stop and when do you start losing again?

ok, sorry

Lacey.....you havent lost any weight, but have you been 100% on plan? On atkins it makes a difference. If your not following it 100% your not going to lose weight.

Or...

are you eating enough? getting in between 1000 & 1400 calories (at least)? If your not eating enough, along with the exercise, your body may be revolting and hanging on to everything.

Do you track your food intake? You may be eating hidden carbs you dont know are there?

Another thought....you've lost almost 50lbs so far. Your body may be taking a break. Especially with the exercise. Exercise will cause you gain just a bit, as muscle holds water.

Thats about all I can think of at the moment. :)

You are WAY more patient than I am, I'd be a weeping screaming mess if I'd been good for a whole month and not lost anything! How are your clothes fitting?

I guess it wouldn't hurt to have the doctor give ya a once over, just to make sure that your thyroid, etc. are OK. Have her run a hormone panel to, there may be something there that needs to be addressed if you're "of a certain age" like I am ;) Do you use fitday? How are you stacking up on the B vitamins? Using any sugar alcohols? How much Splenda per day? How much cheese? I'm new to all this, but research I've done tells me these can be culprits.

Hang in there girl, I just know a woosh is coming soon!

Tenn

That's it Robin - I'm getting taller. I knew there had to be a logical reason ;)

I went through a period where I was exercising my butt off (the 1st time I did LC) & staying totally legal and the numbers on that scale did the same thing...the bloody #'s stopped moving & then they went up. This was quite a shock after losing 4-8 lbs/week since starting Atkins. Then I compared my measurements to the previous ones and that was were the difference was. Thank God for taking those measurements & seeing that it was the muscle causing the weight gain. I couldn't tell the difference in my clothes because I always wore (& do again unfortunately) baggy & too big for me clothes. After taking the measurements, I went to the closet & took out pants I hadn't worn for about 8 or 10 years & wouldn't you know they fit. I also noticed the "baby bulge" in my stomach was gone (I hadn't noticed because I avoided mirrors till that point). One thing I also noticed shortly after that while having a bath (I normally took showers) was that I fit in the tub...my tummy was actually covered with the water. Anyway, didn't mean to ramble on, but you have done so well so far that I wonder if you might be going thru something similar. Of course a checkup never hurts either :) .

Thanks girls, I AM still hanging in there and not giving up.

I have been staying 100% faithful to the diet, I don't have any crap snacks and only drink water. In 4 months I have only cheated twice, once a beer and once a frappucino.

My clothes have been fitting the same, I do track everything I eat and if anything then my problem is not eating enough. I've just been REALLY busy and eating has been the last thing on my mind.

I think I'll hold off on going to the doctor, I'm a nurse at the local clinic and I can't stand going to the doctor (aka my boss) unless I'm just as sick as a dog LOL

I can't wait to hear how everyone did today! Did ya get any exercise in?? Christmas is right around the corner, I'm debating wether to go to the early walmart sales or not...decisions, decisions!

Lacey

Good Morning :twirly:

Well I was up at 4 this morning, feeling alot better after yesterday's tuna episode! :p This is the first time Ive actually gotten up and braved the crowds. There was actually something for me to go and get!! Mom got a new leather jacket for xmas for only $48.88! So of course that was all I really wanted, but thought, hey, Im out, and there is no way I could go home and go back to sleep. So I continued to shop around a bit. Picked up a few things. But let me tell you.......KNOW your prices!!!! At the disney store, I picked up a long sleeved t-shirt for my daughter about 2 weeks ago for $9.50, today they are on sale for 2 for $22 or $12.50 each!! SAME shirt!! That turned me right off, and I was home by 8 :lol:

Eating yesterday was op, I didnt get any exercise in, but I will today. So far its nice and sunshiney outside. If it keeps up, I'll head out for a walk before I wake everybody.

How did is everyone doing?

Have a great day!

Sorry I've been MIA. Hunting has kind of taken a toll on this old body (Sitting on cold, wet ground and NOT seeing anything kind of makes a person question their sanity :lol: ). And there's today and 2 more days to go!! Was hoping to be done opening day! Anyway, HELLO to all the new ones and can't wait to get to know you. I stink at being OP this week and won't even go into it all. I've got a wedding to go to tomorrow and considering just waiting until then to be OP. Then again, why put off tomorrow what I can start today, right? Next week will be a normal week so you'll all see more of me then. Wish me luck on getting back OP and congrats to all that managed to!!! Have a great weekend everyone!!

Hi all, and welcome to the new members joining in! This is a great place for support. I'm catching up on personals here. :)

I really flubbed up over Thanksgiving, and the day before was our 25th wedding anniversary. So although I started off with good intentions...LOL And now there are so many left overs here. I planned on eating carbs throughout this weekend and jumping back on Monday, but I gained 5 pounds already and have to stop that right now, or it will keep going to about a 13 pound gain.

This morning, I explained to my hubby how important is to me to start back on Atkins' today and not finish up all this food even if it has to be thrown out, and he offered to do anything for me to help me...shop, food prep,cook, he kept saying anything at all. I gave a big thank you and added I'd only need help with the clean up of pots and pans (that's hard due to back problems) and most importantly, I'd need to talk about the diet and menu planning and how I am doing with it. He thought that was fine. No wonder I've kept him for 25 years. j/k lol Really though, he's very supportive of me with this WOE and likes it for himself as well. He just doesn't need it as much as I do, yet he's so understanding. ~Sonny

Stacie - I can't wait to fit in the tub better! I like to take baths occationally, and I fit OK, but would be nice to have some splashing room. Now I have something else to look forward to :)

awwww Sonny, he sounds like such a sweetie! don't suppose you have another one like him laying around waiting for the perfect woman do ya? LOL

What cha huntin' for Brenda? Birds? Deer? I don't hunt so I'm not familiar with the seasons, but if you hunt it, I'll eat it hehehe. Hey, I fish, wanna trade some trout, cats or crappy for some venison??

I actually did the black Friday thing today. I couldn't believe I dragged my sorry butt out of bed at 4:15 in the morning to go shopping. I am NOT a shopper, even at a reasonable hour of the day. The running joke in our family is that my sister got my shopping gene in addition to her own! That said, I wanted an electric blanket, and have for a couple of years now. I hate getting into a cold bed in the winter, and I'm too cheap to keep the thermostadt up at night. Electric blankets run well over a hundred dollars for my size, and again... too cheap! Well, Proffitt's had them on door buster special for $50.00 any size, woooo hoooo, it was worth rollin' out the door to be there by 5:00am. I got my blanket and started to poke around, but decided just to go home instead. I didn't know what to do when I got home so I watched the news and ate some eggs, then went back to bed a couple hours later for a nap. Woke up at 11:00, and now I'm all disoriented. It's easy to stay on plan when you sleep 1/2 the day though - LOL.

Guess I better get the dishes washed up and vacuum, maybe clean the bathroom to. Why is it that as many times as I clean the bathroom it always seems like it needs cleaned again?

Have a great day everyone!
Tenn

woops, double post!