Weekly Chat 3/13-19
 

Well, I don't know WHAT happened. Lost 3 pounds on the fat fast and weighed in this morning and IT'S ALL BACK!! What's up with that?? Coudl it be the soda I drank yesterday? Just ONE bottle? Well, back to the fat fast this week to see if I can drop that 3 pounds again. Only this time NO soda!!!

:wave: Hi everyone!!

I'm sure the 3 lb will disappear as fast as they came back.

I was doing sooo well and last night at work guy brought in a banana cake with cream cheese frosting. And YEP...I had a piece. Don't know what I was thinking, but I was back to the old stanby of getting stressed out and eating. So gotta kick that in the a$$ fast. I think I knew work was going to be a very long 8 hours and maybe the cake would make me feel better. WRONG, I felt guilty all night. DUH...I knew I would. So today I'm getting ready to drink my first bottle of water and get some sleep and then drink more water to get the crap out of my system.

Oh...I guess I should have said somewhere in there...I work 3rd shift. If you hadn't already figured that out.

Hope everyone has a great week started. :D

Brenda: I bet it's just water!! Have you been getting any exercise in? AWESOME job on losing those three, I know they'll fall back off soon!!

M&Gmom: there's a thread above titled: why I shouldn't have eaten that. Everytime I screw up I post my guilt in there and it seems to help a lot because my mind goes to that thread when temptations occur :)

Where's everyone else?? How's everyone doing?? I reached my St.Paddy's goal and am feeling fantastic about myself. The down side is that my husband is SUPER jealous now and putting me down in ways that I never thought he would do. His insecurities have stooped him to a new level and it's very upsetting. I refuse to let HIS problems bring me down though, all I can do is re-assure him that I am not leaving him, nor am I going to change back to my fat self so that he'll feel secure again!! :crazy:


:cheer: I reached my St. Paddy's goal!!!! :carrot:

Have a super week girls!!!

Lacey

:carrot: Way to go Lacey on reaching your goal. :carrot: You look great in your pictures. And I wouldn't let DH ruin anything. Soon enough he'll figure out that he needs to straighten up and be happy for you...jealousy will getcha nowhere, usually. :rolleyes: :p

Good morning all :)

Brenda - I am sure those 3 pounds will be gone in no time. The scale can be so discouraging at times, but you can do it!

M&GMom - I'm not sure I could have turned down banana cake with cream cheese frosting either - it's my fave! I always try to keep in mind how I feel after a slip-up when I am tempted to cheat & it really does seem to help.

Bnbsmommy - CONGRATS on making your St. Paddy's Day goal - & early, too! :carrot: Sorry to hear about your husband, but way to stick to your convictions & not let him get you down! You are doing fabulous!

Nothing too exciting to report here... I swear I am ready to throw the scale right out the window. I tell myself every day that I will not weigh myself, but it's like a compulsion. I am VOWING not to weigh myself again until March 25. I have a feeling that may very well be more difficult than sticking to the diet! But I hate being a slave to the scale. It plays such tricks on my mind... I'll be feeling really good about myself, & then I'll step on the scale & if it doesn't read what I think it should, I get so down. The scale hasn't move so much as an ounce since last Wednesday, which has me totally bummed out (could I be at a stall so early on? I've only been doing Atkins for 2 weeks & I have not strayed from the induction food list AT ALL?). But, I am feeling better, so I really want to stick with it. Seeing the scale not budge, though, puts that little devil on my shoulder saying "what's the point? Eat what you want!" Anyway, so I'm putting the scale away for 2 weeks. And I guess I will reassess then. Now, I just have to stick with it!

Hi girls, I hear you.

Lacy Congrats on reaching your goal early. Don't let him discourage you. I am never sure what it is with husbands and why they get nervous about weight loss. I guess they worry that you'll be too hot to handle!

Kayla, Those scales can really get you down. I think that is probably one thing that I just can't stand about this diet. Even knowing that it is "just water weight" and that we will lose it as quickly as it came, I still get frustrated when I see all my efforts seemingly going away that way.

My scale was up 6 pounds from my lowest! With a pound of fat being equal to 3500 calories, I know that there was NO way I could have gained that much back in fat, it still is hard to see your goals seeming to head the oppposite direction from where you are hoping for.

Just remember if you are following the plan, you are still losing fat. Sometimes the body compensates for awhile and hangs on to extra water especially if you have eaten salty foods like soy sauce or something. But eventually it lets it go and you'll see the loss. I had that happen all last month, scale wouldn't budge by much at all and what it did allow in losses came back.

Then this month early I had a whoosh and lost a bunch at once. Of course, now I'm struggling to get those same pounds back off again, but I'll do it.

Today is the start of a new week and we CAN do this. It isn't impossible. It's just annoying and difficult at times.

Sometimes I think it isn't even the diet that makes it difficult, it is the discouragement. Numbers heading up instead of down that sort of thing. When I look down at my belly (particularly when I'm driving) and see how much less of it there is, I KNOW I'm doing well, losing fat etc. but I can never believe it unless some dial on a mechanical device confirms it for me! How silly is that?

Morning Ladies :coffee: :

The kids are better, but Moose is still the sicker of the 2. This cough and gunk in his chest is making him hack constantly. He still had a mild fever last night, but DD seems to have had no fever for more than a day.. so that's good.

Brenda - are you sure it's not just water? I can't see the one soda doing that to ya (though I have no idea how your body works). I bet in a few days it'll drop right back off. It just doesn't sound right... :hug:

Lacey- CONGRATS!!! And it is so nice to hear you are feeling good about yourself despite your husbands attitude. You are gorgeous, and it sounds like his fear is the obvious attention you will (and probably are) receiving from other people. Either he'll have to get over it, or you'll need to give him a good pop over the head to adjust that attitude. :rollpin:

Kayla - I hear ya! I'm having the same issue, and i'm going to start another thread in a bit to gather any advice about it. It's driving me nuts!

Jackie - Welcome! I meant to say that in the thread you started but with 2 kids w/ the flu I have become boggled about if I answered something or not. :)

Sherry - I love ya! I just love when you post something very inspiring like that. I am having a very tough time, and need some advice, but every time you post something like this, I start to rethink if it's necessary or not. LOL Still going to ask a question in another thread... :)

Jackie: Don't beat yourself up too much. It happens...best thing to do is just jump right back on track.

Lacey: WTG on making the St. Patty's challenge. Sorry to hear about your DH though. Hope all gets better soon. And only exercise I've been doing is putting a ceiling (tongue & groove wood) up. Does that count?

Kayla: Do what I've been doing w/the scale....drink a glass of water right when you get up so that you don't weigh yourself. I never want to weigh myself after I've drank or eaten something :lol: Give it a try :)

Sherry: Thanks for the reminder not to worry about the scale but what the tape measure says. I forgot it also mentioned a 1 inch loss. I like what you said, "it isn't impossible..just annoying and difficult sometimes". Yup! VERY true!!

Falon: Glad to hear the kids are better!!

Well, stuff for Girl Scouts are almost all printed off. I've got to get some stuff from the store then I can finish it off. Then I need to wash clothes. ARGH!! Not enough time in a day. But you should see our kitchen ceiling. It is looking GREAT :) We also got the kitchen light up. And the dining room ceiling fan. WAHOO!! Maybe some day we'll finish remodeling this house :lol:

Brenda, that is a GREAT idea! I never weigh myself if I've eaten or drank something. Thanks! :)

Thanks for the support, Sherry. I'm going to print off your post & hang on to it for those days when the scale isn't going the "right" direction.

Afternoon ladies! It was a crazy weekend.

I woke up Saturday morning to find someone had egged my car overnight. What a waste of protein! They didn't touch my husband's or our friend's that were parked next to mine. We figure it was the fish shaped magnet that says "God Bless our Troops" on the back of my car. Either that, or it was Woodstock and who could dislike Snoopy & Woodstock? So DH had to go wash my car. Fortunately it all came off. If I ever caught them, I'd be very tempted to "bless" them.

Then, we've had a friend with us since Friday night who spent the weekend hogging the computer playing poker and blackjack. He is one of those people who if he lived back in the days long ago would be a traveling salesman selling snake oil. He constantly changes careers always believing the next big deal is right around the corner. He's so far in debt it's not funny. He now has no place to live. He and this new partner he hooked up and now are going to travel around the country in a motor home and sell security systems. He has grandiose plans of making $10K a month. But in the meantime, he's crashed on my couch. And eating my food. Aaauugghhh!

Hi all. Getting ready for work and trying to get the wrinkles out of my outfit. so just a :wave: today. I am still going strong and ready for this week. ~~~~~~~~~~~ (energy waves)to all those that need energy to stay strong!!

Well here is to a new week and a new begining. I have found a friend at work that is a Atkins Guru and has agreed to do the diet and keep me accountable in person. Yay! So hopefully I can get this going and get my booty in shape.

Lacey: Ask your husband if he would rather you fat with a bunch of health problems and a early death so that he could be left alone running the life that yall should have spent together happily all because he was being selfish. Not to get all "Dr. Phil" on ya, but they had a episode with husbands who were freaking out cause their wives were losing weight. He basically told them to pull their heads out of their @$$.

22 down, 22 to go!
 

Hi Ladies! I'm happy dancing today - I am halfway to goal! :carrot:

Boy, I sure know what you mean about the hubby thing. Mine is starting to make some comments about women who lose weight are really preparing to get a divorce. He basically said that women who go back to college AND lose weight were doing that. I just looked at him and said "well, since I've already got my college degree, I'm ahead of the game." That shut him up pretty quick. LOL!

Have a nice day, everyone!

Shame on these men for not wanting you ladies to be happy.

Hi Sweeties!!! :wave:

How are you all doing??

Did anyone ever notice how many people we have viewing this forum vs. actually posting in it?? :wave: Hi lurkers, pop on in and say hello!!! :wave:

Guess What?! It's almost SHORTS wearing time!!! :dancer:

Are we ready?!?

Lacey

Morning all....

Yep I'm ready for shorts wearing season.....not sure my body is though! :o

Oh well, I have 2 more months though to really worry about it. I'm gonna lose at least 15 more pounds by then.... I'm sure of it.

Lacey, I was in lurkdom for almost a month before I actually posted. Guess I'm kinda shy, of course NO ONE that really knows me would EVER believe that. I guess I'm kind of a talker. :^:

I'm off to bed ladies :yawn: :tired: ... have a great day.

I'm on the run today (at least this morning) so won't have time for personals. Just thougth I'd pop in...say "wave" and let you know the scale dropped NICELY back down to what I wanted it to day for the WI day. Well, there's always this Saturday, eh? Then again, bowling night and soda on Friday. We'll see how that works. If the scale goes up again then I'll know it's the soda. Interesting way of testing a theory. Ok.....on the run I go :)

Morning Ladies

Lacey~ WTG on getting to your goal!! Im so proud of you. I checked out your new pictures, and you look amazing!! Absolutley amazing! Great going girly!! :bravo: :hug:

:wave: to all the new ladies that have joined us

Its been a pretty bad couple weeks. I havent been eating properly and havent really cared to. So, today Im back to it today....again.

I'll check back in later....have a great day

Good Morning :)

Just plopping in to say hi :wave:

Good morning...

Not feeling too hot this morning... had my first "cheat" since starting Atkins last night. :( Was/am feeling stressed & turned to pasta & garlic bread:( I feel AWFUL this morning. My head is pounding, I can't think clearly, & I'm tired. The next time I'm tempted to cheat, I need to remember how I feel right now, because this is terrible.

So, back on track this morning. I just hope that I didn't do too much damage. I'm drinking a ton of water & hoping it will get better as the day goes on...

Hope you all are having a better morning than I am! :)

Moring Ladies:

As I said in my reply to my thread I started, I'm going to try and get back to the gym today.

Susan - there's a question in there for you concerning the fat fast. Sorry to hear about your car. I dealt with a similar issue concerning a bumper sticker on my jeep. Someone actually removed it because it said: In Goddess We Trust. The nerve people have.. It seems to go around in all belief systems. Glad the eggs came off! That could have really been damaging.

Robin - This week will be better!! Right? :hug:

Brenda - Congrats! Glad it came back down.. let me know how the soda test goes. Inquiring minds want to know! Ok, at least mine does! LOL

Morgaine - Bravo sweetie! Your halfway accomplishment is wonderful! And thanks for that great giggle this morning.. your reply to your hubby was classic.

Lacey - sounds like the insecurity table turned, and your having to deal with a load... but wasn't there a time when you were so heavy that you were scared he was going to have an affair with a thinner woman? I mean.. you must have gone through the same thing at some time! Maybe he needs to be reminded of that, and that you were worried for nothing because he didn't.. so why does that automatically mean that you would! Trust is a hard thing for some people.. Paranoia is the easy road.

To everyone else - Good morning! Hope you all have a lovely Monday!

:hug: :hug:

Ready or not I will wear shorts when the time comes.... Sure I'd rather look good in them than not, but I'll wear them regardless!

I've spent the morning looking at my bills. Ugh. Depressing. One of them I just couldn't make any sense of. The original bill was for just over a hundred dollars, and because we couldn't pay it it went to collections. The collection agency is asking for nearly 700 dollars? I don't get it. I was going to call them, but then I thought better of it. Wrote them instead. This way they don't get my phone number.

I need a budget. I need to get on top of things. Thing is I don't have a clue as to how to get on top. Hubby had weird work most of last year and we got very behind on a lot of things. He's working now and I'm working part time and things should be better, but they never seem to be. I can't figure out how to reign both of us in. If I reign only my own spending in, I still have to deal with his, and so often he just doesn't seem to get it.

Anyway, that is my stressors for today. Funny to be 50 years old and still not know how to put together a budget. Why don't they teach these things in school?

Scale was pretty high this morning. I'm hoping for a lower number next time I weigh, but may not get it. I did well most of the day yesterday. Not perfect, but mostly ok.

Good afternoon ladies!

I've always worn shorts and a bathing suit going to the pool even when I was at 390. I always figured if people didn't like it, they were welcome to go home or somewhere else in the universe. I lived in Arizona where we spent a lot of time in the pool. If they didn't like the way I looked, they can go find another pool!

Sherry, I keep an Excel spreadsheet with all of our expenses. I made a list of all the bills we have with the monthly payment amounts as well as the current balance. I set up a spot to input my paycheck amount and then did a total so that I can see the total of the bills and it subtracts the total from my paycheck so I know what's left. I also have it subtract things like my automatic transfer to savings. Now keeping DH on track is a different story. We keep separate checking accounts -- but both are joint accounts. He has his own checkbook and his own debit card. I pay bills out of mine and transfer money from his as I need it. We also made a rule that neither person can spend more than $99 without checking with the other person first.

My DH was the opposite from you ladies. We started hanging out in 2001 and he told me he would never marry me because I was too overweight. Well, he did in 2003. We split up and he was sitting at a movie with another date and he said he just kept thinking that this would be more fun with me than the person he was with. Our motto is comfort before beauty!

Brenda, are you sensitive to sodium? Soda does have a lot of sodium in it.

Do you use two different banks or one? I tried the separate accounts thing in the same bank, and when he sufficiently messed his account up, they started automatically taking the money from my account to cover his overdrafts! Which made my account start bouncing checks since I didn't know they were going to do that and I had outstanding checks when they did. I've tried any number of different ways to keep things straight, but he can't handle an account on his own. He always messes it up.

Sherry I feel for you...nothing worse than financial woes of any kind. I have no great advice. Just a :hug:

Thanks. We're doing better it is just the playing catch up that I hate.

Robin & Leenie: :wave:

Kayla: Hope you're feeling better! Water and a day or so and you'll be back to normal:)

Falon: Did you make it to the gym? Yup, I'll let you know about the soda. I plan on taking my weight Friday morning..then Saturday is official WI so hopefully it's the same (or less would be nice :lol: ).

Sherry: The collection agency INCREASED the amount? That doesn't make sense at all. Not by THAT much. Hope all works out. And I know what you mean about playing catch up! It's hard!

Susan: I love your attitude about the shorts and swimsuit! I WANT THAT!! :) And I was skinny when my DH married me. He just figured when I was fat guys wouldn't look at me. Go figure!! Not sure about the sodium. Would make sense because if I eat peanuts (shelled) I gain it as well (LOVE peanuts). I'll do a test on those later :)

Jackie: :wave: how's it going?

Well, not so rushed today. I actually have the "morning and afternoon" off :lol: Just need to clean the counters and get the dishes done. That's my "must do" today. If nothing else gets done, I want that at least done. Figured I'd do a little bit at a time. THEN maybe it'd actually get clean! One can hope! Didn't get "exercise" in unless you count the walking around or standing while the GS were doing a clay/ceramics class? Water's still going well :)

Mornin' :coffee: :

Brenda - I didn'y make it to the gym. By early afternoon, I started to feel like poo.. :( I can't put my finger on it, but I don't think it's the beginning of the flu from the kids. It's more like nausea, and this kind of burning in my throat and a rattle in my chest. It's really strange, but if it's the start of the flu, it's definately something different. No fever, just that yucky feeling.

Susan : Can I send you a money order for a package of that awesome attitude!?!?

Scale still hasn't moved, and I am thinking of trying the fast in the same method as you do Susan. I absolutely can do that, but i'd perfer something like cashews.. though macadamia's are good too.I think i'll at least give it a try. It might work for me and it might not.

The only thing is, this nausea is awful, and I am wanting a dry peice of toast to help with it. I'm going to try and hold off, but I don't know what else to do. The anti-nausea stuff I have in the med cabinet is chock full of sugar!

Oh and I was thinking about the sodium possiblity in the soda Brenda: I noticed that the coke zero had 40 grams, and says on the bottle 'low in sodium' obviously in comparisson to the other kinds. When we eat chicken with the skin on, we are getting a lot more sodium that way, so why wouldn't that cause a problem instead of the pop? Did that make sense.. Shesh, I feel like crap and shouldn't be posting.. but it was just a curious thought.

I'm just whinning this morning. Hope everyones day is much better!! :hug:

Falon, hope you're feeling better. Maybe it's the aspartame in the soda that makes me retain water along with the sodium. Well, the experiment of whether I "gain" water weight again is on for Friday. If I don't then awesome (but will stay away from soda for the most part). If I do then I know better :) Definitely try the toast. Even if it's regular carbed stuff, if it makes you feel better that's the main thing right now. Refocus on weight loss when you're feeling full strength :hug:

:sunny: good morning to you all. Not much new going on here. I am supposed to be in bed, but haven't made it there quite yet. I'm going there next. Hope you all have a great day.

Good afternoon, everyone :) Hope you are having a great day!

Feeling MUCH better today. I can't believe how horrible I felt after eating carbs & how much better I feel back on the low-carb WOL. It really is amazing.

Falon, hope you feel better SOON!

Sherry, I hate playing catch-up! I know what you mean... I always have to tell myself "this too shall pass"!

Jackie: Have a nice rest :)

Kayla: Glad to hear you're feeling better.

I HAD to have some meat in my diet (craved it. Can you believe it?) so ate a couple slices of venison sausage and a couple smoked sausage (I know, the salt'll probably kill me). I'm content now to wait for supper and eggs :lol:

Well I got back down to 243. Still two pounds up from my lowest, but it is dropping.

:cp: wtg Sherry!!!

Sherry, congrats -- that's great! Way to go. My DH and I do have our bank accounts at the same bank, but they are not tied together. We use US Bank and they don't take money from mine if he overdraws. You could ask the question and see if they can keep them separated.

Falon, hope you are feeling better. Can you have diet 7UP? I know it's soda, but that helps my stomach when it's upset.

Brenda, tell your husband to watch Dr. Phil. There was a very large lady on there the other day who has now had 13 affairs since she's been married and she's pregnant now with some other guy's kid. There are plenty of guys out there who won't care if you have extra weight if they want to get laid.

Ladies, I do tend to be really bad. I have told people who have made smart remarks about me being fat that yeah, I'm fat, but they are ugly. I can diet but they are stuck. I've also said I may be fat, but at least I'm a decent human being which is more than I can say for you. Another thing is to look at them and say excuse me, does Elvis talk to you and did you miss your last dose of medication cause there's garbage coming out your mouth.

I just don't believe in taking it when people are making smart comments to me that are personal. Not my style. And if they are being mean, they don't deserve nice.

I'm getting spoiled at home. I go home now and hand DH my dirty dishes from breakfast and lunch at work and my coat and he takes them with no comment and kisses me hello. Today he's doing the grocery shopping and then he's going home to clean the kitchen and bathrooms. He'll have dinner ready when I get home. Yesterday he put new stain on the kitchen cabinets and installed handles on my cabinet doors and drawers for me so I don't break a nail. He also did all the laundry.

Susan Can I please borrow DH. I could use a man like that around here. Mine is still in the dog house and I am not sure when he will get out. I will have to see but if I can use your dh for a while he may learn! ;)

Ok I have made it through 2 days of induction with no cheating. I am feeling really sick to my stomach this evening and I am headed for bed early. Hope you all had a healthy day, will catch up with yall later. -Sandra

Way to go Sandra for your clean 2 days. Hope you are feeling better tomorrow.
Way to go Sherry for the loss.

I'm back to eating very clean. It has been a good eating day for me. I have some chicken strips I grilled tonight that I am taking to work. Work is hard for me. What do you eat in the middle of the night????? Sometimes I take an actual meal, other times a shake does me, and other times NOTHING satisfies me. Every once in a while one of the trainmasters will buy us breakfast from a local place which is usually a ham & cheese omelette. I like those nights because I feel full when I get home and can not eat anything before going to sleep. Its always something different at work. I really would like to get into a routine of some sort. Oh well...I guess as long as it is all low carb thats all that matters. Ok...I'm done rambling.

See ya.

Ok so I woke up this morning and I am feeling way better. I was looking at one of my tummy rolls (dont laugh we all do it) and it looked smaller to me, so i decided that I was going to measure just to kill my curosity and yes I measure each roll I have on my tummy which is only 2 (again dont laugh), and it was down a inch. I took my measurements on Tuesday of this week, so 2 days later I am down a inch. Now talk about motivation to not cheat. So I think my realization of cheating is dumb has hit me square in the face. Now if I could just get the lazyiness out of my but and hit the gym after work, I would be good to go. How is everyone else doing? -Sandra

Ok this is kinda off the subject, BUT I am watching the news and they busted some guy who was running a website for childmolestation on demand and charging people for it. How sick can people be? I was molested by two different people when I was a child and this just outrages me. Oh how I would love to find the guys who did it to me and face them today and ladys always be careful with your children cause it is always someone that you know, it was that way in my case and usually is in most others. Sorry for a non diet topic. -Sandra