This is really interesting. I have noticed that I have 0 heartburn since I quit eating carbs. I do feel not as full..but water is helping that and trying to eat lots of vegetables as well as the protein I need.

lcard, I think a lot of people discover a problem with gluten through going on low carb diets. It's the first time we remove it from our diets. I worked it out after a month of paleo.

Stephanie, is that time of the month coming? I feel aware of cravings again, when I'm due.

Sorry I haven't checked in for awhile! I've done really well sticking to my goal of staying OP. I did deviate last night, because we were invited to a "wildlife" supper at my in-law's church. Wild. Life. There were 2 different types of cooked coon, all kinds of squirrel (dumplings/dressing, etc.), rabbit, duck, deer and wild hog. I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Yuck. I'm sorry, I'd eat some of that stuff if I had too, but last night there were other choices. I will say, the deer & gravy (which was pretty much cream of chicken & mushroom soups) was pretty good--unfortunately--over the mashed potatoes and biscuit!

Anyway, my week on plan resulted in a 3 lb. loss from my last RECORDED weigh-in! YEA!!

AnaBee, I haven't had a period yet, I'm 7 weeks post partum. I felt like it was going to start because I was cranky and breaking out and then I started birth control again. I think my body was wanting to have it, and now the birth control is delaying it for another 28 days and that's why. I bet I'll feel a lot better once I have my first one, I hear the first is a doozy haha!

4myloves, that sounds gross! Haha. I tried moose about a year ago because everyone up here hunts and I oike it. It's a clean and healthy tasting meat. But racoon and squirrel? Yuck!

189.2 today, I'm not heart broken over it. I know my weight will be funny for a bit because I think my cycle is trying to regulate, just started birth control again, and the fact it started snowing again so my walks are limited. I also didn't drink as much water as I would have liked yesterday and ate a greek salad that my mother in law made. I know I probably went over my carbs because cucumber, tomatoe, onion and green pepper all have a lot of carbs and I ate a fairly large portion of it haha.

Oh well, at least it wasn't toast or something :)

Its definitely hard to eat out with friends who aren't on diets. I went out with friends last night and did fairly well sticking to plan with roasted garlic chicken, broccoli and a salad but it is hard because they don't understand the diet and aren't on one themselves. On the bright side I had someone to eat my cornbread so I wouldn't be tempted :)

I'm in on the challenge! This is my 2nd week on induction and I am down 8 pounds, but my goal is to lose "at least" 20 more pounds by Easter!

I think dieting is getting very bleak when we have to limit vegetables. This is where I dont agree with the no carbs and no vegetables. Our bodies need nutrients!!! I eat lots of veggies and high protein. If I feel hungry I will eat veggies and not feel guilty!!

lcard, what diet are you doing that is no carb? I do Atkins which is low carb. You start at 20 net carbs and increase as you move through the phases and you do get to add back in things like berries and nuts, then fruit, etc. I try to get 5 grams of net carbs from veggies each meal and if I'm hungry I have no carb pepperoni sticks to snack on :)

188.2 today :) I peed on a ketostick and it shows I am in ketosis. I noticed yesterday that it looks like TOM is trying to happen but the new birth control won't let it completely come through for another week and a half. I am definitely cranky and having dreams about chocolate and cake. This is so unlike me. I can't wait to get this first post partum period over with though I am dreading it!

Do any of the rest of you weigh in only once weekly? I weigh every Monday morning and FIGHT the urge the rest of the week.

When I weigh daily, I tend to get so discouraged, especially since I got a scale that measures to the tenth. Ugh.

I'm so glad "they" changed Daylight Savings Time!! I'm ready for the sunshine to last longer! :cool:

4myloves, I have to weigh daily to keep myself real. I'm okay with seeing the gains because I can then look at my food journal and see what caused it. And when there is a loss I just feel giddy and amazing. I would hate if I missed seeing a loss too so I have to weigh daily.

Hi everyone - first off is anyone else having issues with the trackers today - I keep getting session halted when I try to update .(edited to add that it seems to have updated even though it's saying session halted) . Maybe the site is protesting that I only lost .6 this week .... I'm so ready for a big loss again darn it! I seem to be in a slooooooooow losing period .. Makes me nuts :dizzy:

iCard - do you have the lists of foods for each phase of Atkins - I swear I eat more veggies on this diet than ever before and I love veggies - and I experiment with different methods to cook them. And I can have real yummy butter on them too :D

I'm at 58 lbs lost and I want to hit 60 so bad I can taste it - but I swear my body knows how much I want it so it is hanging onto each ounce with everything it has- it does that to me with each new decade of numbers I go into too.

So Friday I'm meeting my friend who just lost her husband - at a pizza place (wood oven the whole bit) I'm thinking I will go with their beet salad - I'm sure their dressing has some sugar in it but I think of all they have to offer it looks like the best choice. They have a warm salmon salad - but I am soo particular about my seafood - and I've heard some people say it is strong (as in old) so I will avoid that. Plus I think we may be having salmon tonight for dinner. If they have a salad with steak I may switch to that. How does that sound to everyone as a plan?

Kel - so glad to see your post you are crazy busy!

4myloves I would so enjoy a dinner like that :o. Haven't had squirrel or coon but I've had all the others - hubby is a hunter - and I've done some in the past - again my being picky plays into things though - we would butcher our own meat and make sausage etc ourselves - most people aren't as picky about doing it so in my opinion things are gamey when they don't have to be (Need to take off all fat and the silver and it makes a huge difference in taste)

Sorry haven't posted much - have been busy busy - I come on and read and then can't put down a coherent thought it seems :^:

I only weigh once a week - at my Drs. office.

Tomorrow is weigh in & I am hoping for good news...I did cheat a little this week (one swallow of my hubby's single malt whiskey and an extra "real meal" of kebobs last weekend). It has been a crazy stressful week and I need a SV or NSV for motivation...

Can't remember what a NSV is but if it's an affirmation the one I've been using lately is "And all shall be well" gem. I also find this thread extremely motivating, but like rho, sometimes I'm reading along because I can't form coherent posts lol.:dizzy:

I'm with steph ((Have I mentioned how darling your baby is steph? What a cutie!:hug:) . . . on weighing daily . . . for whatev reason at this stage, I just have a tendency to go off track if I don't have that accountability. At other times in my life I did good with weekly weigh ins, but for right now I need the daily to keep myself ON *or* get BACK on track.

Which is harder and harder to do lately - I need to get myself off/out and beyond this cycle I'm endlessly repeating.:mad: When I come here, I really focus and remember how great it feels to be OP, it is just so not worth it to keep starting over - it just gets exhausting. Praying on this Ash Wednesday for strength when my life goes off the stress rails (hospital waiting rooms etc) to keep on track which really translates being GOOD TO MYSELF, ya know?

Amen

Count me in as eating waaaay more veggies on Atkins. Without a doubt.

Grew up in a rural community and have done the wildlife thing . . . lost it's appeal long ago, but can still eat deer tenderloin.

Congrats to all doing well and holla to those of us struggling!:carrot: Trying to get my focus on and celebrate that I've lost 3lbs of the bloat from last weekend . . . check back in the Wee.

I decided to weigh myself before taking a shower, even though I weighed this morning and it said 187.8! I don't count anything other than my morning weigh in though because I like to stay consistent. I hope I see that number tomorrow! Super encouraging even though I just had lunch.

Aud, thanks so much! She is pretty darn cute when she's in a good mood. She has bad gas issues though and gets upset often if I'm not holding her so that limits my ability to exercise at times. My back can only take walking around holding a baby for so long during the day before I just sit and hold her.

Stephanie, your hormones must be all over the place at the moment, you poor thing. But you're doing great with the losing.

NSV is non scale victory. Affirmations are great, aud. Gotta change the mindset...

I'm really stupid, despite my declaration of what, 2 days ago, I bought flax last night and had a LARGE muffin for dinner. And then again for breakfast. And even before breakfast I was up to 180 again (was at 179.6 yesterday). I have to accept that it's a problem food for me, both in how it makes me feel and in how much I crave it. I feel so pudgy in the tummy today, whereas before I was feeling lean. Sigh.

I have held strong with the diet coke. And the day after giving them both up I got below 180 for ages. So both need to stay gone!

Those muffins are good - I try to only have them every couple of days - are you drinking enough water with them - I find if I drink A LOT it helps with that feeling and helps things move along too.

The diet coke was hard for me to give up but it's been a few months now and it's easier - I drink seltzer mostly now.

I'm nervous today - I'm going shopping today for a pair or two of jeans and a pair of slacks and a top or two. I guess it's really needed - I mentioned it to a friend and she said good I was looking like a bag lady and when I told the hubs I swear he clapped his hands and almost jumped up and down.... I know I've lost almost 60 lbs and my clothes were loose but I don't think it was that bad lol so I will do that and then over the weekend I will go thru my clothes and get rid of the old - I will have lots of room in my closet for sure :dizzy:

Stephanie - WHOO HOOO. Andit wasn't at the moment you got up too - that's even better :D

Ok was the kabob of the meat and veg variety and you didn't do the rice or whatever went with it just the kabob - then I don't consider it a cheat .It was a bump in the road .... It's not like you fell into a serving dish of mashed potatoes and finished it off ... And a sip of the single malt is worthy of a pat on the back - (as long as your sip isnt like my hubs sip that means half or more of my ice tea leaves the glass when he asks for a one) I seriously wouldn't stress about a sip of a drink and a kabob.

Good luck with weigh in and let us know how you did

Hello all!!

I'm so enjoying reading all the great posts here! I drank the last of a 2 liter diet Mt. Dew last night---no more diet sodas for me now (at least through Easter!). Only water and, MAYBE, a glass of tea for lunch every now and then.

Y'all talking about the flax makes me think about the Quest bars I've grown to love. I now believe they are causing a serious stall in my weight loss. For one thing, they're bulk fiber (like the flax) and if I'm not careful they will constipate me badly. I think after I've eaten all of this last batch I ordered, I'm giving up on them for awhile.

Hope everyone has a great day OP!

187.4 today! Getting excited as I get closer to goal :) I want to meet my St Patty's day one early so I'm on track for the Easter one since they are only a few weeks apart.

rho, that's a awesome NSV! I can't wait for that day :) Except I have a ton of clothes from when I lost weight. I kept my fat clothes for when I got pregnant and even outgrew those. I still don't fit into my jeans that used to fit at this weight because birth spread my hips so far apart :/

AnaBee, I am sooooo cranky. I'm being mean to my husband and I feel bad too. Yesterday morning he was checking on our daughter because she was crying. He takes mornings before work so it gives me a chance to make breakfast, do dishes and get coffee made for us. I came into the room to grab something and he just left so I was stuck to deal with her (I called him back and he groaned). It slipped out of my mouth so quick where I said 'f*ck you and f*ck your attitude!' and walked away. I hate feeling like this, I don't even think before I speak lately. Thankfully he understands. I weaned myself off my anti psychotics for bi polar and anxiety before getting pregnant and now I'm thinking about going back on them since I feel like I did years ago.

Me, me and ME! Going back on the meds was the best thing I ever did. Just be sure, if your breastfeeding, that they won't affect the baby. :hug:

I gave up on breastfeeding due to multiple issues we were having (bad latch, she would get frustrated and bite me, bad advice that caused one boob to stop producing, it was making me depressed how badly we were doing, etc...)

I was on seroquel before, my concern is it will make me too drowsy to get up at night to feed and change her if she needs it. But I was so much happier on it, haha.

Down another pound of bloat:carrot: and feeling great (but sore) from the fitness thing at work . . . weight lifting has improved my mood, plus being back OP.

Hang in there Steph!:hug:

Off tomorrow--w00t!:carrot:

Finished off my stuffed peppers (think the one was "serrano?") Going to plan some menu's so I can have in the fridge when I get home in the Wee.

I was also addicted to Diet Coke - rough to give up but do not miss. Switched to water and cherry crystal lite.

Stephanie things will get better but I do remember meds helping me. I went from crazy mood swings to being pretty even which definitely helps when you are stuck at home with a cranky baby.
Today has been a bit rough. I had a doctor's appointment this morning where they weighed me and the scale said 231! I know there's no way I gained that much as when they weighed me I was fully clothed including belt and shoes and though I was expecting a slight gain from lack of sleep (I worked an overnight last night) and from the bloated feeling I've had the last couple days it was still a bit disheartening. As long as I have a lower number on Monday I can deal with a crazy number at the doctor's :)

Ok - I'm going to make this two posts ...

I went shopping - I'm going to tell you my size acckk. The old pants I had on we're size 28 I went into the store and picked up 26 thinking that will be what I needed - I also took size 24 just because - ya know that just because thing right? Well it turns out I bought size 22 and the sales woman said I should have gotten size 20 - but I couldn't I just couldn't - they were too snug going from fall off you if you weren't careful ---and the 22 is good ... But I will admit that if there were security cameras in the dressing room they caught me doing a happy dance that I'm sure will be laughed at for years to come!

How skewed is my body image though?

I drink seltzer it helped in giving up the diet soda and I found I need the fizzy :dizzy:

Be sure to hammer back the water when you increase the fiber - andif you get really constipated I found for me if I take 3 magnesium pills it will help the next day with the water..

I am finding that alot of people are always trying to get me off my diet! WAH!! Eat bread...diets aren't good...etc etc.

Funny thing? These people that say this....should be on a diet!!!

I weigh everyday. I can't resist. LOL!

[QUOTE=StephanieM;4225963]lcard, what diet are you doing that is no carb?QUOTE]

High protein, no carb diet. But I am cheating - to be more healthy :)

Stephanie remember you have hormones and lack of sleep now I'm sure --- working on you too... Do you have a baby monitor you can set right next to you in bed - also can you talk to your doctor maybe they can give you a little lower dose for now I don't know how the meds work but maybe it would help - but not give the real sleepy thing...

She sleeps next to me in the bassinet still, so she is right there. I just remember how doped up I was when I was on them.

Which brings me to another sad point... My SIL is due in March and wants the bassinet to use for her baby and I agreed to do it thinking 3 months with her in our room would be good enough. I'm not ready to put her in her crib yet though :( And my SIL is ungrateful and acting like a child. She has no money and used to be addicted to crack, sold all the baby stuff from her first. My MIL got her a pack n play with a bassinet and a diaper change table built in and she complained that her back would hurt using the change table and she wanted mine and pointed right at me. My MIL does so much for her and all she does is complain. I want to hear her say thank you for once. Add that in with how my hormones are and I want to punch her (but would never). She keeps hinting around for me to give her the diaper change table that my MIL gave me, but never does it infront of my husband.

I've complained to him about this and he said that if he ever heard her doing that he would call her out on it, but she doesn't do it infront of him for that reason.

I could type forever about my issues with her, but I'll spare you all! Including Christmas dinner that she complained about how the stuffing was made, got upset no one got her a drink (we all got our own drinks and when she saw we all had drinks she was upset she didn't have one), complained to MIL that no one would give up their seat in a recliner for her (even though there were other seats, she wanted that one and feels entitled as she is pregnant)...

BUT....!

On a positive note, I am at 187.0 today and feeling great that I'm losing consistently still :)

[QUOTE=lcard;4228422]Hi - are you doing your own plan or following one of the plans like Atkins, ideal protein, or others on here ... It sounds like you want to do something similar to Atkins to me -- keep your carbs low and have the carbs come from vegetables ... Google Atkins food lists for the different phases and it will give you a good idea of things that fit into them .. Lots of people stay on Phase one until they reach their goal. I eat more vegetables now and more of a variety than ever before on Atkins and I enjoy finding different ways to do them too.

I also don't tell people I'm doing low carb or Atkins etc .... I found it much easier to tell them I don't do sugar or grains.. And they see me eat veggies - today I'm meeting a friend for lunch at "World Pie" (yes as in pizza) and I know I will have the salad with pears and Gorgonzola And I am so looking forward to it - I don't do pears normally so this will make it special for me. And it won't bother me to not have pizza at all.

Stephanie - your MIL has given her an option - I would just tell her no you aren't ready to move your daughter - if you would feel better ask your hubs and his mom what they feel and would they agree with you and support you that it is your decision for your daughter. It isn't like she has to keep her baby in a drawer she has a good option for everything she wants and no way give up the dressing/changing table... You are using it and will be using it for quite awhile yet! She can get a pad and change her on top of a dresser or something if she needs her higher - she is the one who got rid of what she had already.

I have in-law issues too as you might be able to tell by the strength of my reply... ;)

And WHOO HOO on the weight!

When I go to my doctor knowing I will be weighed - I admit I wear leggings under my pants and I take off my shoes and jeans before I will even approach the scale lol. ..... The nurse totally understands that I am not adding the weight of my clothes and shoes - I've worked too hard to get the weight down.. :dizzy:

WhooHooo!!

I thought I replied to this but I don't see it sorry. - put the quest bars you have in a ziplock and put them away and allow yourself one a week or something .... But try really hammering back lots and lots and lots of water when you eat them and flax things .. more than you think you need in fact :o

Yea :carrot::carrot::carrot:

This makes me so happy for you!

I don't know what happened to me last night! I've been doing so well staying OP, but last night I ate a Reese's, some hamburger helper and drank a REGULAR Mountain Dew. It was like someone else took over my hand and mouth!!

OMG.

rho, I forgot to say congrats on the drop in pant sizes! That's the biggest tell :)

And you are right. Part of me wants to give her the change table to shut her up, but the other 95% of me won't do that because then she'll think she can act like this all the time. She's a 30 year old ex crackhead who can't even go on maternity leave because she hasn't contributed to EI because she's going to school, and if she misses school she has to pay back her student loans, and if she stops going to school she'll be on welfare. And... she planned this baby. She's on and off with the father daily (not the same father of her first)

I busted my butt doing overtime while pregnant and for my year of mat leave I get over 900 dollars bi weekly (that's the way it is in Canada), we planned to get pregnant after getting married, and I'm only 25.

She needs to stop coasting through life. She likes school because she sees her student loan money as free cash to use to pay her bills and car loan. I have no idea how she's going to pay it all back once she's out.