Hi,
I drug out all my old Atkins books and what do you know? I had a copy of the french toast recipe stuck to the front of one of the books. There is also a recipe for pork rind stuffing stuck on there too. Anyway, I'm starting induction tomorrow. I went to the store and bought all kinds of fresh vegetables, meat and cheese. I've done badly with my eating the past several days and this will get me back on track. Actually, I spent less at the store than I usually do, probably because I bought mostly fresh and no prepackaged stuff.

It was fairly decent here today, in the upper 40's and sunny. I am already sick of it getting dark so soon and not being able to go out and work in my garden. I have lots of leaves to rake, but for some reason, that doesn't appeal to me. It was great to take a shower. We had to wait until the caulking was good and dry. Aleka, all the things I did were easy, just follow the directions and maybe read a good home improvement book for suggestions.

Well, got to get going, Nikki

Nikki - I'm glad to see you're feeling better and glad that the DH made it safely. Congrats on your choice to give atkins another try. Hopefully I'll see you on the atkins thread, too.

Aleka - I started atkins on July 15 of this year. I actually lost 20 pounds over the first 3 weeks and then the weight loss slowed down. I'm currently at the lowest I've been in almost 8 years, so I'm having a real battle with my body because it's stalled out on me for a couple of weeks now. Still, I think 40 pounds in less than 4 months is pretty good.

Went down to MA to visit my cousin. We had been on the road since 6:00 am this morning, and I am rather pooped. DH took off and did his own thing, and my cousin & I did a lot of shopping. Got DH a few more Christmas gifts.

nikki, when was the last time you did Atkins? That's fantastic that you're going to give it another try. Good luck to you! I have been SSizing, just about all week and did manage to lose 2 lbs. I made her cheeseburger pie and it is delicious.

StarPrincess, losing 20 lbs. over the first 3 weeks is quite an accomplishment. That is wonderful. Losing 40 lbs. in under 4 months is awesome! The reason for your stall could be that your body is catching up to your weight loss. You really have done well.

ANNE, hope you're having a good weekend.

Have a great evening.
Aleka

Aleka, I did Atkins last year, and not for very long. It was right after we did SS. I switched to Atkins because I wanted to lose weight faster. I just couldn't stay on induction for 2 weeks, so went to on going weight loss and added in some carbs. I'm really going to try to stay on induction for the 2 weeks this time.
Oh Star, your weight loss is truely wonderful. I will have to keep you in mind when I want to cheat or go off induction.
Anne, hope your having a good, relaxing weekend and getting some sleep.
Take care, Nikki

Good Morning All:

Nikki, funny thing you should mention sleep I had an all nighter
with David I was watching a show on CNN after midnight
about face lifts etc. It was pretty interesting stuff. Did you guys
happen to see it?

Aleka, I eat cheeseburger pie once a week. I just love it

It is freezing here today. I finally gave in and started wearing
my winter jacket.

Well I better get to work before comes around. I am
going to listen to my PP tapes.

Talk to you later.
Anne.

ANNE, it has gotten colder here too. It's been in the 20's most mornings. I am back into my winter duds. I just love the cheeseburger pie. I will definitely make it again. Have you made any other of her recipes that you liked? I like her cream cheese pizza recipe, but DH doesn't. No, I didn't see the CNN show about face lifts.

nikki, how did your first day of induction go? I am easing my way into SSizing...taking baby steps. When I was visiting my cousin she gave me some unsweetened flavored water that has just a touch of carbonation. It is so good. DH & I stopped at the grocery store chain where she gets it and stocked up on it. I usually drink Fruit 2o, but it's got Splenda in it, and I would like to cut down on my artificial sweetener consumption. Has your bleeding lessened or stopped?

StarPrincess, hope you had a good day yesterday.

On this holiday I'll be thinking of the sacrifices made by our service men and women past and present.

Have a good Vetrans Day and Rememberance Day.
Aleka

Good Morning All:

Aleka, I helped my son Sean compose a prayer for school last
night for Remembrance day. This was part of the homework
assignment. Our schools always observe November 11 through movies and having veterns give a lecture to our students
It is no longer a holiday in Canada as it once was when I was in school. Are your schools open in the US today?

It is pouring rain today. I am really growing tired of this gloomy
weather

How is everyone else today????

Anne.

It's a holiday in the US. All the schools are closed along with banks, the Post Office and some businesses. The stores will be open. There are all sorts of parades going on today too. That was a nice assignment your son had for school. We are having a lot of WW II movies on one of our movie channels. We've watched quite a few. We watched Midway yesterday, and we plan on watching The Longest Day later this afternoon.

Take care.
Aleka

Hi Aleka:
Love the longest day. What a great movie. A few years ago
when my parents were on vacation they went to beach in
Normandy. They were very moved by the experience. Some of
the original rafts still remain to this day.

Our banks and government offices are also closed.

I forgot to tell you last night we celebrated my sister Lyndas
birthday. I gave in and had a big piece of chocolate cake.
It was wonderful but boy oh boy did I have a stomach ache
after. Guess I'm not use to the goodies anymore.

Have a great day everyone.
Anne.

ANNE,
A belated birthday wish to your sister. My cousin, who I visited with on Sunday celebrates her birthday towards the end of the month. We had a small celebration, just DH, her, and myself. We brought down a very small cake that serves 4 and stopped at a grocery store near her house and got some ice cream. The cake wasn't too..too bad, but I tasted the ice cream for the rest of the night. It's funny, I have no desire to eat sweets anymore, and as Martha Stewart says, "It's a good thing"

Take care.
Aleka

HI,
I'm ok now, Aleka. It was like a faucet, when DH left, it stopped. He says I just didn't want to travel with his dad, maybe my body was doing just that.
Anne, Happy Birthday to your sis. It's hard to refuse or resist bd cake and ice cream, but then you have to pay for it later. I've always had a problem with cake, so I don't miss it at all.
Which cookbook is the cheeseburger pie in? I've been searching all morning for a fudge recipe for DD and don't want to go hunting for another recipe again. I made pork rind dressing last night and it was disgusting. They said to use good quality pork rinds, I bought Frito Lays and they are more expensive, but still, it was just like eating pork rinds. I think I've just eaten too many of them.
Induction is going well. I can't believe what a small amount of vegetables equals 20 g of carbs. I ate 2 cups of salad yesterday and 1 cup of green beans and with my eggs, meat and cheese, I was still over by 1.8 grams of carbs. There are a few carbs in eggs and some cheese. Then your suppose to count each pkt of splenda as 1 carb. Good thing I don't use much of that anymore.

We are waiting for a guy to come and give us an estimate for new gutters. It is nice today, but will only last one day. Sunny and in the 60's. I plan on raking some or doing something outside, if it's too wet to rake.

Anne, what are the PP tapes your listening to?

Take care, Nikki

Nikki:
I bought the PP plan on ebay last year for 10 bucks. It included
several manuals 4 audio tapes and 1 VHS.

Basically the four audios explain the program. It is very motivating. The doctors talk about different cases they have
dealt with for instance a lady who use to go home and eat 1 pound of butter mixed with 1 pound of sugar each day, a man
who's weight was normal but he had serious cholesterol and
blood pressure problems.....stuff like that. The tapes also deal
with going off the plan and how that is ok even good for you
once in a while.
Very very similar to the atkins diet. The main difference I see
is you are allowed a few more carbs a day but you must eat
a designated amount of protein with each meal as the cornerstone of your eating plan. You may eat more protein but
never less.
Personally, I feel low carbing has really improved my health, I
wouldn't eat any other way

Anne.

We had sleet and snow yesterday afternoon, which turned to all snow. We got a dusting and the ground is white. It's supposed to warm up to the 40's/50's today so hopefully this will all melt.

Ann, we finished off SS cheeseburger pie. It was good, but we found it a little greasy. I had read that on her website so I used really good hamburger and sprayed the pan with butter flavored PAM instead of buttering it. Does your's come out greasy too?
Are you going to try the PP plan for awhile or will you be sticking with SSizing? My cholesterol came down when I started SSizing. I was surprised my cholesterol stayed within the same range when I was on WW last year. I figured that even though I was eating more carbs, I was eating the right carbs.

nikki, the cheeseburger pie recipe is in SS Fast & Easy cookbook. If you don't have the cookbook, if you'd like, I can PM you. Her egg crepe lasagna recipe is in there too. Glad that your bleeding stopped altogether. It's good that the induction is going well. Did the guy show up for the gutters?

Hi StarPrincess Hope things are going well for you.

Take care and have a great day!
Aleka

Good Morning All:

Aleka, yes the cheeseburger pie is on the greasy side. I think
it is because of all the fat in the cheese. I had that for supper
last night too

Generally speaking, I am following PP. I am hoping when I
reach my "goal weight" I will do Suzannes to maintain my
weight. The most positive change I have noticed is my B/P.
it is in the range of 114/72. Amazing.

Another overcast day ladies

Hi Nikki, how is Atkins going? I have a couple of videos with
Dr. Atkins that I love too.

Have a great day.
Anne.

Good morning,
Atkins is going really well. I still have a big problem with eating late at night, I want to eat everything in sight. I did stay under 20 g of carbs yesterday. It's the cream that I go nuts over. I should cut it out completely. You can have 2-3 oz a day and I want a cup. I did cut out the caffiene this time, got some of those Folgers 1 cup coffee bags in decaf and it is really good with cream. I decided to start drinking green tea, I've tried a lot of brands and I think Salada is by far the best, so I'm having that with breakfast. I saw on the news this morning that they think that if you drink green tea right after being exposed to HIV, you won't develop it. I don't know how true that is, but I know that green tea is a great anitoxidant and well worth drinking a cup of with all the infections starting up this time of year.
Anne, I went to ebay and checked out the pp tapes. One was going for $35. I'll keep an eye on it, you can get a good deal sometimes like you did.
Have you heard about Greer? Looks like some kind of lawsuit. I went to the BF site and Sherry is really upset. I don't know the specifics, it was on some news program. If you hear of a link, let me know, I'd like to read about it.
Aleka, I have that cookbook, I looked up the recipe and will try it tonight. I think I'll decrease the cheese by 1/2 and maybe add some chopped fresh mushrooms. They can really absorb the grease and add some bulk to a dish too. I'll let you know how it turns out. I was just going to make hamburgers anyway.
The gutter guy came and told us he could do the house and garage for $350, so we will go ahead with it. It is a pain in the behind to try to do that yourself. Besides, these will be seamless.
Right now, the weather is not too bad, but they say that we will have winds up to 55 mph this afternoon.
My B/P is so much better too. Before I started, I remember my B/P was 210/130, pulse was 120 now it runs 120/70 and my pulse is 70. Plus, I use to have chest pain a lot, now I don't. I went to a cardiologist about the chest pain and he said that what I needed to do was lose weight, exercise and stop smoking. His bedside manner was horrible, so he didn't inspire me to follow his advice, althought, he was right.
Hope you have good days, Nikki