Hi,
chickies and roosters!
Sorry I've been AWOL! I'm just really busy right now and I need to get up earlier in the mornings to come online and I haven't been good about that lately! I am staying on plan as far as the types of foods I've been eating, I'm keeping with the slow-carb diet, but hormones have been giving me fits and I have been overeating compared to what I normally eat. After not having TOM for a month and a half, I'm now in my 2nd week of TOM (such joy to be 52, lol)! I have craved chocolate and sweets like crazy for two weeks now. I made the decision to stick to my diet foods though and only cheat on Saturdays but it's been a struggle, and as a result, I have fallen into the pitfall so many dieters fall into--I am overeating on allowed foods in an effort to curb cravings, and it's not working! The alternative is to go ahead and eat what I'm craving but because I am carb-sensitive, I really don't think that's a good idea. I already push it with cheat day once a week. I'm afraid if I stepped outside the carb bounds that I've set for myself, I would just overeat on sweets instead of other foods and that would cause me to fall deeply back into the high-carb cycle. However, excess calories, no matter the type, cause weight gain, so either way, I'm not losing weight right now. Instead of chocolate, I've been turning to nuts, too many nuts, and at meals, instead of having one serving of meat. etc., I've sometimes had seconds. I'm hoping once TOM ends, whenever that may be, my appetite will go back to normal. I haven't been on the scale in the last few days. I was going back and forth between 170-172 before that. I wasn't going to weigh again until TOM ended, but I was just too curious as I started typing this, so a few minutes ago, I went and weighed. And at midday today, after overeating for the last few days, and eating and drinking this morning, and being completely bloated up with TOM, I weigh 173.5. I have to admit, I expected worse! I'll weigh again tomorrow morning. Hopefully it will be down a little bit, because tomorrow is cheat day and you can bet, I'll be eating mint chocolate, lol!
Joy, thank you again! You are so thoughtful!
Avezy44, congrats on making goal!!!
MissSmcC,
on making goal! Whew that was quick!
JenDiet! Glad to have you join us!
Olivia7906! Good to have you on this challenge! There is still plenty of time to reach your February goal, so keep going for it!
Blondiescomet32! Here is a link on info to the ticker when you're ready to get it:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/anno...questions.html.
Kelijpa, woohoo!!! Congrats on the whoosh!
Be good this weekend! One cheat day, not two!
Freckfrecks, looking good! Keep it up!
Woodstock, good job on the drop! Keep it going! Be good this weekend!
Turtle, congrats on the new project and the potential for a promotion!
And yay on being on your way back down on the scale!
Boating, yay on dropping back down!
Be good this weekend!
183, I hope your exams are going well!
I'm glad to see you out running again!
Susan, I'm glad your power is back on! We've been hit with a lot of snow and ice the last few weeks but we've been lucky with the power staying on so far (knock on wood)!
Ajlee, looking good! Keep going!
Curvynot lumpy, congrats on the drop!
Darius, I'm so glad to see you back on track! Good job!
Be good this weekend!
MarliQQ, hang in there! That scale will start moving again soon!
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Sum, yay on dropping back down! Keep it going!
Carma, don't get discouraged! Look where you started out this month. You're making progress in the big picture! You can do this!
NightAngel, it happens! Just jump back on plan and keep going!
Shr1nk1ngMe, you are doing great this month! Good for you!
Watchoutforthatcar, you are so close! Go for goal!
StilletoLife, you're doing great! You're right on track! Good for you!
Rsadler, loving that
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AAD, aw, Freddy is adorable! I love black cats. They have the sweetest personalities! I've never even heard Ichabod hiss. He is such a sweet lovey-dovey boy!
Nichelle, you're so close! Go for it!
Sweetenuf, great job staying OP! That's the sure way to success!
Underanalysis, congrats on running 15 minutes straight and on the lbs you've lost so far! Keep going!
Katerina, keep going for goal! I know the spikes up can get frustrating but just keep fighting!
Noshoes, yay on the 1.5 kg down! Keep up the good work!
Bugsiee, I hope you're still with us and going for it!
Olivia7906 , 02-21-2014 08:21 AM
boatingmommy , 02-21-2014 08:33 AM
gardenerjoy , 02-21-2014 10:04 AM
soon2beskinnyCarma , 02-21-2014 09:28 PM
idiot!
Yeah, can't wait for exams to be over! Going home for my birthday in 3 weeks... counting the days!
shr1nk1ngme , 02-22-2014 02:46 PM
