Hi Christine

Go to the first few posts of this thread, and you will see what we are doing. Posting our goals, some of us have taken pictures, so that on Feb 14th, we can see the difference in them.

Thats about it, jump in and join us....everyone is welcome :)

Great.. I will do that now (reading) thanks Robin :)

Okay I know I am starting this late but I find I have much better success with anything I do when I have a deadline date.. lol So I am jumping into this today.. My goals for Valentines are:

1. to drink my 8-8oz glasses of water OR MORE.. :)
2. not to drink as much diet soda cut down to 2 a day (still drinking 3-4)
3. to continue to exercise 5-6x week
4. to wear a size 12 comfortably but 2/14/06

Okay that is about it for me. Good luck to everyone

Ok, my first step toward this challenge has been met. 1 pound into it!

Hi Vixens!
 

Hello everyone! I got on the sacle this morning, hoping it would be at LEAST 157 and it was 156.8 WOOHOoOOO! Guess all that weight lifting and running did me some good! Here's what I ate today:

B: Eggs and polish sausage
L: Ham and cheese rolls w/ mustard
D: Sheperd's Pie Low Carb style;)

I might have a chocolatey yumy slim fast shake in a lil bit :)

Ta-Ta for now:hug: ~Becca

Great Going Becca!! :bravo:

Today's plan

Breaky~ protein/fibre shake
Snack~ 2 scrambled eggs w/ 1oz cheese
Lunch~ 1/2 tuna w/ tsp mayo and 2 celery stalks
Supper~ pulled pork & fauxtatoes with cheedar cheese and bacon bits :T

Welcome Christine! I see we have very similar start and goal weights, and even more eerie - my name is Christine, too! Good luck with your weight loss!

I made the "revised" cheeseburger soup recipe, using 1 cup of beef broth as a substitute for one of the cups of cream. I didn't use half and half instead of cream because when I looked on the cartons, both had equal carbs, so since the cream was opened and the Half & Half wasn't, I decided to go with the cream. This lowered the carbs to 7 per serving (from 9 previously). It's not as thick and creamy as the original recipe, but it was still enjoyable. It didn't keep me full for near as long and I'm thinking the extra two carbs in the original recipe may be worth it (for me) because of the extra two hours of feeling full I get out of it.

I've been working out with weight machines at the Y and I am discovering I actually have abs under this fat - woohoo!

Yesterday was OP for food and water

B:1/2c. Special K Low Carb cereal w/2T. milk
L:Taco burger on a bed of lettuce or a layered salad
S:Whatever I don't have for lunch
Water:at least 64ozs.
Exercise:25 reverese stomach crunches, 30 minutes of aerobics/dance, and at least 15 minutes on the bike.

I weighed in today and am down a pound. Woo Hoo!!

Day 1
 

My mom has left on an overseas trip and now I can begin my Atkins Phase 1!

So far, I had a brunch of 3 hard-boiled eggs and black pepper beef. Drinking organic decaf tea, and as much water as I can.

I just want to get through the next 48 hours on 20g carbs. If I can, I think it should be smooth-sailing from there. :^:

B: 1/2c. Special K LC Cereal w/2T. milk
L: taco burger on a bed of lettuce w/cheese and sour cream
S: not for sure yet
Water:at least 64ozs.
Exercise:15 minutes on the bike & 25 reverse stomach curls

Breaky~ protien/fibre shake
Lunch~ tunaw/mayo and celery
Snack~ 2 eggs w/cheedar cheese
Supper~ pulled pork and fauxtatoes

B: Slim Fast Low Carb Shake
L: Cheeseburger Soup
D: ??? Probably a salad w/ chicken or tuna
Snack: Low Carb Shake
Exercise - It's Cardio/Machine day at the Y

Better late than never here. I'm jumping in. :)
1. 10 pound weight loss between 1/19 and 2/14
2. cook one new or favorite atkins' recipes at least five days a week
3. walk at least 5 days a week
4. drink all my water
5. take my measurments
6. re-read Atkins' New Diet Revolution (some daily)

Today and the next couple days are gonna be rough...emotional. I'm hoping to stay OP

B:Special K LC Cereal w/2T. milk
L:Applebees...something healthy
S:Layered salad
Water:64ozs at least
Exercise:15 minutes on the bike

You can do it Bec!!

Today's plan

Breaky~ protein/fibre shake
Snack~ 2 eggs w/cheddar cheese
Lunch~ 1/2 can tuna w/mayo and celery
Supper~ chicken and broccoli