Weekly Chat---April 3-9
 

Well, it's Monday, it's dark out (time change) and it's gloomy to boot. Looks like a day to get the kids on the bus and go back to bed. I'm tired and I think it's from not enough water and too many soda's. I had 3 and only 2 (16 oz) of water. Yup, definitely need to up that. This week should be good but this weekend going to do the best I can. SIL's wedding. We'll be gone Friday, Saturday and coming home Sunday. But at least I'm getting moving (exercise) so that's a start. I'll work on that as being my goal--not weight loss. That'll happen when it's supposed to happen :)
Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Oh I am so excited guys. My clothes are getting looser. I took measurements the day I started induction and I still have 2 more weeks to go before I "officially" measure again, but curosity got the best of me and I have lost several inches. I have lost everywhere, so i am totally excited. I have to do some grocery shopping which I really hate cause I am not hungry anymore and nothing is appealing. Does this happen to anyone else? Someone told me that meant I was in ketosis. Ok well I am gonna be late if i dont scoot out the door. -Sandra

awesome job, Sandra!!! Those clothes will be falling right off ya in no time!! Before you know it you'll be forced to go find some smaller clothes!!


Brenda: I've been drinking pop too! Your idea to have an exercise goal instead of weight sounds very healthy!! Have a great time at the wedding, you're going to look fantastic!!!

Gotta run, hope everyone has a great week, don't forget your water!!!

Lacey

Great Job Sandra!! :cb: :cb: Im curious....what did you weigh the last time your dh seen you? Im so excited for you!! :)

They are calling for t-storms here today, but its nice and sun shiney at the moment.

Have a great day ladies!

That is awesome Sandra. :bravo: I can't wait to hear how much you have lost...inches and lbs. You are doing great. I decided the other day that I really don't have a goal "weight", but more of a goal "size". So I think inches count as much as pounds.

:wave: to everyone else too. I'm off to bed.

Afternoon girls:

It was a long weekend, and I absolutely despise the time change. It throws the body off, and being tired doesn't begin to describe how it makes me feel!

The scale was down one more lousy pound, and I have yet to experience a whoosh! I just keep waiting.. So i'm at 182. 1 more pound and it'll be 20 so I am patiently waiting! On the upside - Andy is getting off early today, and said he wants to go walking with me. So I postponed going this morning so we can go together. We'll see if he still does it.

Hope everyone has a nice day. :)

Hello,
I'm a lurker to your board so thought I should break down and say hi! Anyway, I have done Atkins in the past and recently started back. I tried some other things but the carbs got the better of me (you know those evil ones of too much sugar type). Anyway I do a modified OWL. I keep the carbs at or below 30 and allow myself many foods in OWL's lower ladder. Just thought I would jump in and say hi.

Hi Ladies,

I stickied your April Exercise thread :grouphug:

Love yah !!

Hi everyone!

Sandra, yes getting the feeling of not wanting to eat is perfectly normal. I took it to the extreme where I wasn't eating at all after breakfast at one point during my first 100 lb loss, so I added in a few more carbs to break that.

I'm just waiting for 2 more hours so I can get out of here. We have hockey tickets tonight and RTD is on strike -- which means no light rail, no downtown mall shuttle and very little bus service. So all those people who usually take the light rail downtown for the game will be on the freeway driving instead. I hate traffic.

Susan- have fun at the game....that sounds like a great time.

Ciarra- :welcome:

Falon- have a great time on your walk....its always nice to walk with someone.

Well I think our storms may be over. When I went to bed we had like 30 mph winds and it was dark and dreary. Now the sun is out....so I'm happy. :sunny:

Headed to Curves. Talk to you all later.

Hi all and welcome Ciarra I was thinking of tht for one of my girls! love the name!!

Welcome Ciarra! Nice to have you come out of lurkerdom! :p Hope to hear more from you..

Well I can't believe it, but Andy walked with me today. Yes, it was a triumph to say the least. :carrot: He enjoyed it and actually walked one more mile than I did. I had to stop after 2 because this cut on the big toe bone on my foot was killing me! I did that with the scale (don't ask) lol and it was so sore the whole time, but 2 was good. We talked a lot about our vacation and what we wanted to do, so that was nice. We're going to shoot for tomorrow. Im a shoe in of course, but we'll have to see how his day goes. It's not that he doesn't want to go to the gym, he just works such nutty hours, that it's really unapealing. There's days he's can get off by 3 (rare) and others when he's home at 8pm. So it varies so drastically. *sigh* One day at a time..

Susan -- enjoy the hockey game. The RTD strike has stranded so many people it sucks.. :mad:

Ladies: Sweet dreams - See ya'll in the morning.

Sandra: WTG on the clothes getting looser and the measurements going down. You're doing AWESOME!! Keep up the great work!!

Lacey: :wave: I'm just going to buy a new shirt to go with the dress pants I have. I don't dress up a lot so figure it doesn't pay to buy a new outfit :lol: Yup, I'm practical. lol

Robin: Did you ever get the t-storms?

Jackie: I like the "size" idea rather than a weight. Great idea :) I'll have to think on that one as well :)

Falon: Ok, I've gotta ask....what on EARTH happened to your toe and the scale. I'm guessing you kicked it? WTG on the pound! A pound less is better than either nothing or a gained pound. Be excited!!! :)

Ciarra: Welcome!! Glad you decided to join us. :)

Leenie: :wave: thanks for the stickies :)

Susan: How was the hockey game??

Sue: :wave:

Well, I got my water intake in but not my exercise. Not unless you count folding clothes exercise? Nah, I didn't think so. But got quite a few of them done. Just reinforces my belief that my kids do NOT need more clothes (regular clothes. Dressy clothes they need :lol: ). Doubt I'll get exercise in today either. TOM is here as well as killer cramps. The kind you don't even want to move with, know what I mean? At least the backache went away. Decided to start allowing myself a soda a day as long as I get 2 glasses (16 oz each) of water in before I start drinking it. Then I have to force myself to drink the remaining 2 glasses. But it's my "treat" for getting the water in. So far it's working. I just have to remember only ONE and it's a treat for the water. The scale is up because of TOM, of course, but I'm not worried about it. It'll go down when it goes down--and it should go down again after TOM leaves. Then again, my SIL's wedding is coming so I'm not expecting anything. Just picking up again where I left off next Monday. And then I'm planning on stepping up my exercise. Maybe doing the 2 mile WATP tapes and then something else besides. Maybe the step program--or try the dance program again. :lol: I look ******ed trying to match them but DANG is it work! :lol: Oldest DD is home sick today. Sore throat & stuffy nose. Told her she's gotta get better by Friday. Now....what are the chances I'm going to get it next??? :lol:

Hello Ciarra, I'm glad you decided to come out of lurkdom and say hi :)

Girls... Guess what????
OMG I'm so excited I could jump over the moon... I've lost 50 pounds! OMG, I can hardly believe it, I'm about to faint. Who'dathunk????

No matter what happens, today's going to be a great day

Tenn:
:balloons: :woo: :dancer: :dance: :cb: :bravo: :carrot:

WTG!!!!! that is SO awesome!!

:hug: EXCELLENT JOB Stacy!!!!

I am SO proud of you!!!! YOU ROCK!!!

:dance: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: :woo: :woo: :woo: :woo: :twirly: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

you've inspired me :hug:

Tennessee,
Congradulations! What an accomplishment!

TENN! That is awesome! How inspiring you are! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Brenda: Hah. Well.. I was standing in the bathroom and used my right foot to slide the scale away from the wall towards myself. Well the top lip of the scale slid right across the joint of my big toe. I thought I scratched myself, but noticed it was bleeding pretty seriously. Had to change the bandage twice. LOL Just one of those stupid things that I sweat I won't repeat. :o

So Andy thinks he's in a stall since the scale hasn't moved in 2 weeks. I told him to stick it out, and since he plans on walking no matter what, he should see it start to come off again. I didn't like carbing up, much less how it made me feel afterwards. I also am only 1 pound below my lowest weight. So, I don't think it was to much worth it. He called from work this morning, and was talking about making walking a priority. I think he finally gets that he needs to get moving. We live 3 miles from the rec center, so he wants to start riding our bikes over there was the spring weather is a little more stable here. We still get snow in April. :dizzy: So we should be going tonight after he gets home. We'll see.

I have arrands to run, and vacation research to do, so i'm off.

Hugs to you all, and an extra one for you Tenn! :hug:

Tennessee, that's fantastic! :hug: (no dancing carrots -- too many carbs).

Sure, Falon, that's your story and you're sticking to it??? :D :D :D

Hi Ciarra - welcome!

The hockey game was really boring the first period. With one minute left in the game, they were ahead. Our guy scored and tied the game with about 15 seconds left and I'm thinking, great, overtime and I'm already tired. Well another guy of ours scored with 12 seconds left, so no OT and I got to go home.

Falon, I'm leaving on Thursday for my trip. We will only be in DC Friday morning -- unless it rains. We have Orioles baseball tickets in Baltimore for Sunday and I'm working Friday night and all day Saturday. Monday we are driving to Delaware to see John's sister and the new baby before we head back for the airport. That's the funny thing about the eastern part of the country -- blink and you are in a different state.

Wow....Tenn..50 lbs is AWESOME!!!!!!! Way to go :cheer: :cheer:

Hey :wave: to the rest of you too. Nothing very exciting happening in my neck of the world.

Gotta go take my DS for walk.

Tenn Whoo hoo what a great thing!!Keep up the great job!!!

Ditto Susan on the hocky game. I just do not get into sports like that. Hey when IN DC this weekend say Hi to my SIL and BIL (just think hi) they are going there aswell this weekend.

Falon have fun with the exercise men can be such motivation but also PITA's when it comes to that. that is one reason I like to exercise by my self.



I just realized why I was being so crabby at work TOM is due any time UGH

Hi girls. I'm trying to keep myself from acting crazy or giving up. The scale is depressing and my inability to meet any new goals is making me a bit nuts. I keep having strange thoughts. Like "who are you kidding?" or "Atkins isn't something you are going to be able to sustain for the long term." or "Maybe it is time to try a different diet." Or the weirdest one "You don't need to eat anyway. You have enough fat to live a very long time without eating at all, so what is the big deal?"

So yesterday I went to bed with out dinner. Ate very little all day. Today I had a breakfast burrito (with a low carb wrap) for lunch and am cooking early tonight (pot roast). But I'm getting perfectionistic which I promised myself I wouldn't do. I'm struggling with all or nothing thinking (which is a place I didn't want to go to). Feeling like unless I do this diet with absolute precision and no deviations that it isn't going to work (and of course, it doesn't).

I keep losing and regaining the same 5 pounds. Just when I start to do well something comes up like an opportunity to go out to eat at one of my favorite restaurants (on Sunday).

I guess I'm just mad at myself lately. I'm tired of the same pounds coming and going and I need to buckle down, and I'm having a hard time doing that and I don't know why. Most days I do ok, but the one or two day of the week that I blow it screws up the rest of the time.

Evening Ladies :)

Stacy....WOW WOW WOW
Brenda~ Yup, we got the thunderstorms (which I absolutely hate) tonight they are calling for "thunder snow" which I detest more than regular thunder storms!! .....I used to live in Thunder Bay, Ontario....thats where my fear of storms developed. It was never too bad before :rolleye:

Ive been in a bit of a funk....the hormones are wreeking havoc again :( I really wish there was a pill to adjust my moods (just for the days I need it) Other than that, things are busy, and going ok.

Have a nice evening :wave:

Congrats Stacey! Well I have found that I am going to have to sort of force myself to eat a little more than what I am. Now please dont freak out I know that i am only supposed to eat when I am hungry, but I wont eat at all if I went by that. I am keeping it low carb and everything and have decided to re read my book and on monday I am going on strick induction. I am still on induction, but i was breaking a few rules that I didnt know, so I am gonna go completely by the book. But other than that, I am still losing. I have been cheat free for 15 days now and I have already lost 2 inches off my tummy. I have lost everywhere but that is the only one that I can remember the exact measurement. HA HA. Ok well off to another exciting day at work. NOT.

-Sandra

Lacey, Ciarra, Susan, Sue & Jackie: :wave:

Falon: Sounds AWEFUL! Hope it heals soon! And it's awesome that you'll have an exercise buddy!!

Sherry: Could it be self sabotage? I had discovered that was my problem. Keep up the great work because you ARE doing so awesome. Even if you do mess up a couple days. Maybe you "need" those days for now.

Robin: Ok, I've lived through thunderstorms. But never a "thunder snow". The storms around us are getting worse each year. More tornado's popping up than there used to be. Hope your storms are done now.

Sandra: No need for us to freak. Yes, you're supposed to eat only when hungry but it also says not to go more than 6 hours w/out eating. And sounds like you've got a good plan in place :) Keep up the great work!!

Well, I blew it on the water and exercise yesterday. DD#1 is now home sick. Stayed home yesterday and today. Well, I did errands and stuff so didn't find time (excuse, I know) to exercise. I DID buy an outfit for my SIL's wedding...but I'm taking the skirt part of it back. Both DD#1 and DH don't like the way it looks on me. Truthfully, I didn't either but wanted their opinion as I'm not a "dress" (or dressy) person. Probably why it didn't look good :lol: So I'll wear the black pants I have with it. I do have a black skirt (from a few years ago :lol: ) that I might try and see if it'll look ok with. See which looks better (pants or skirt). I also bought a new pair of dressy sandals. Did I mention I HATE shopping for myself???? These clothes'll last me a LONGGGGG time :lol: But I'm determined to do better (at least with the water) today.

Morning :coffee:

Brenda~ yup, thunder snow.....in the middle of a snowstorm, it starts to thunder and lightening....that crap just freaks me out! :crazy: The weather is getting stranger and stranger the last few years!

Well, I drew my first full bodied dragon yesterday! I was so excited...he doesnt have any feet.....but thats because I havent a clue how to draw dragon feet yet :lol: Im getting there. I had found a book that was done by a woman that has a website, with dragon tutorials. An entire book!! I was so thrilled! The kind of tutorials that help you understand what you are drawing, and take you step by step thru the proccess. I just love it, and cant wait for the next one, come to find out comes out this month! :cb:

Ive been fighting the :sumo: lady for a while, and today I am not going to let her win! I am soooooo tired of dieting, and being fat, I just want it all to be overwith!! Know what I mean?!!

Have a great day ladies!

Morning Ladies:

Susan -- Sounds like your goingt o have a nice time. We finally got all of our dates figured out last night, so we will get to be there for 4th of July. We figured what the ****.. we'd probably never be there that time of year again, so we may as well. :D Now if I can only convince him we are supposed to live in New England somewhere...

Robin -- I hope you get out of your funk soon. Is this something you can talk to your physician about? There's no reason to go through this if there is something that can help. :hug:

Sue -- LMAO! I can't believe I figured out PITA's w/o a cup of coffee in my system yet. :rofl: Like I said, i'll take this one day at a time. So far so good. We walked yesterday too. Go figure.

Sherry -- :hug: I'm with ya. I am not seeing the scale results, though surely there are physical ones. Maybe it is time to go strictly OP now. Some have an easier time at this diet, and it's not to undermind their struggles and successes, but there are factors that make it easier for some and harder for others. I think we just fall into the harder catagory. You have done awesome so far, and it's not time to give up. You would only hate yourself later for it. The weight you have lost is a great acheivement, and you need to remind yourself of that. KEEP GOING!!!:lifter:

Brenda -- The cut's fine now. I just feel stupid that it happened. I swear that scale hates me in more ways than one!! LOL Hope the kiddo get's well soon, and remember that when you reach your goal, and feel super sexy, you might enjoy shopping a little bit more! :D

Sandra -- When ya going to move your weight tracker! I'm so curious! <grins> You are doing fantastic, and your insentive is certainly one to strive for.

Andy did walk with me yesterday, and I was the one ready to go home! We ran all of the arrands before going to the rec center. Also had to get a new exhaust system on my car, get insurance on all of our vehicles, etc. It was about 3 hours of running around before walking, and I was tired. Nope, he was a drill sargent, and made me go. LOL We did 2 miles because we needed to get home and feed the kids. I'm actually feeling the 2 miles more this morning than I ever felt the 4 I was walking before. He is 6'3 and i'm 4'11 so my stride to keep up with him was something quite interesting to say the least. *sigh* My poor wee legs.. He said he doesn't care what time it is, and we'll be going again. I'm starting to believe him! HA!


Ok, well the scale said 181 this morning, so that would put me at 20 pounds, but i'm affraid to change my ticker just yet. So if it says it tomorrow, I will. I want to change it now because I need that motivation, and feeling of acomplishment, but i'll hold off.

Busy day today.. Everyone have a gorgeous one! :hug:

Hi I'm new here.
Good job to Sandra and Stacey. Keep up the good work!

:welcome3: Dan1st.......good to have you here :)

Brenda - Your shopping sounds fun to me. So are we gonna get to see a picture of you all "dressed" up???? Sure would like to see one.

Sandra - :bravo: on your 15 days cheat free. That is awesome.

Falon - :bravo: on your walk. I think exercise is so much more fun and harder to find excuses if you have a partner. :lol: funny story about the toe. Sorry it had to happen, and glad it is healing, but its still kinda funny. Just because it was the scale...guess we all have that love/hate relationship with the scale.

Sherry - Don't be frustrated. I think you are doing great and I think the scale will move. I know it is hard to stay OP all the time, but the loss is such a motiviator for me when I do stay strict OP. We have all fallen off the wagon, but you just gotta get right back on and hang on for the ride. :hug:

Robin - Sending you lots of :hug: and :dust:

Lacey, Susan and everyone else... :wave: Have a great day to you all. I'm headed to bed. I'll catch up with ya later.

Hello everyone,
I'm on day 11 and have been in large on my ketone strips for 4 days now and I gained 3lbs. I don't understand this I have been eating 20 or under carbs a day. I'm just really feeling bad that there is no way I'm going to get to my goal for Easter. Now DD on the other hand has been doing great losing about 8lbs and she's on day 10. We have been eating the same , but I let her have sprite zero and suger free jello. I don't want to stop doing Atkin because I know she needs someone to do it with ,but I need to find out how to make it work for me.
Can anyone help?

Well, a few questions....
What is your current weight/height and what do you hope to weigh? The less you have to lose the harder it is.
Can you post a few days menus so we can see what you are eating? Might be something lurking in there.
Are you on any meds? They can wreak havoc on even the most dedicated dieter.
Are you exercising? That is a pretty tricky question, because it can add muscle and add weight but eventually it helps the scale and inches go down. My scale is turtling big time, but my inches are wisking away. I'm exercising lots and that is my explanation to myself. I feel better amd my clothes fit better so currently I'm just snarling at my scale.
Are you drinking enough water?
Atkins says eat when hungry till satisfied. Are you? I mean we are allowed some incedible food. The smaller you are the less of it you can eat and effectively lose. Atkins isn't a calorie counting diet, but calories still can play a big role in your losses. When i started i could eat a lot more than now and still show losses.
Are you doing Atkins shakes and the like? Some people can not do them and still show a loss. We are all different unfortunately. I'm scared to try them.
Atkins works and works very well but sometimes it needs a little tweaking. Watch your caffine consumption, your artificial sweetner consumtion and drink all and more of your water if you can, I bet you will see the scales move soon.

5'3 175
exercise 40mins 5 days aweek
meds -Albuterol (asthma)
My day of eating go like this...........
B-2eggs bacon or sausage
L-2cups salad with cheese and mayo
D- meat (steak ,pork chops , crab legs) and green beans or spinach 1/2 cup
S- 4oz cheese and some times pork rinds
64oz water or more a day. I only drink water.
Cals are 1500 to 1700 aday

If TOM is close by maybe that is the culprit as well. I always have some water weight at that time but it goes away afterwards. Or, maybe salt? Water retention. But the only salt I see is pork rinds and bacon or sausage. You menu looks excellent. Also some people have trouble with cheese. Might be something to try to cut down on. In the book he does talk about people who are metabolically resistant. Unfortunately, that may be something you need to look at if you continue on with no loss.
Maybe someoneelse will see something that might be helpfull.

TOM isn't it ........I'm thinking maybe there is something in the the suasage I'm not seeing . I'll cut it out and watch the cheese and see what happens in the next 3 days.
Thanks for the help.

I was thinking it might be salt. I agree, your menu looks good.
Just a few thoughts....

lower salt intake
ditch the sausages
eat more lean protein (chicken and fish)
strange as it sounds, eat more eggs
keep up with the veggie intake, that looks great!
mix up your exercise a bit...are you doing the same thing 5x a week?

Hope this helps a bit...keep us posted

Falon~ nope, last time I mentioned it, he started writing a scrip....I dont want something I have to take "forever" You know that magic pill that only exists in fairytales.......that zaps the hormonal "crazyness" every month. *big sigh* I still wouldnt trade my boobs for one of those dangly things between my dh's legs :lol3:

Im doing better today tho...eating is ontrack....thanks for the :dust: Jackie!!

Albeuterol is a steroid. You might ask your doc about that.

Ok so I promice that that Saturday I will go to the gym and get my morning weight so that it can be accurate and I will change that dang ticker. I am sitting here enjoying a cup of jello with strawberries and homemade whipped cream and it is really hitting the spot. I wanted to use them up before I go back on strict induction Monday. I had a really good day today and really sweat big time at the gym. I have made it everyday so far this week. Well I really need a shower, so I will catch up with you guys later.

-Sandra

Hi everyone! My flight leaves tomorrow morning and I won't be back until Tuesday. Not sure how often I will be able to log in, so if I'm not around much, I'll be back on Tuesday. Maryland blue crab -- here I come!!!

Falon - plan to watch the fireworks on July 4th on the Mall by the Washington Monument. We went to A Capitol Fourth on the Capitol lawn, but then you couldn't see the fireworks too well.

Ketostix finally got to moderate today. I keep hoping to see some new weight loss soon. Scale is at 245.5 Not near as low as I'd like, not as high as it has been recently. My lowest so far was 241, so I'm not pleased with 245.5

One week left for me for our challenge. If I don't see some results soon that will assure me that I'm going to be able to fit well in my dress next Wednesday, I will probably fast Monday and Tuesday (and maybe Wednesday). Hopefully the diet will start working again.

Anyway I propose a "no cheat challenge" to anyone who has been struggling with little deviations. For me this "no cheats" must last through next Wednesday. 1 week no cheats. Anyone want to join in?