Happy New Year’s Eve!

Good job Jacqui! And if the DDP doesn't affect your weight loss, go for it! You have so much self control to be able to get through a holiday without cheating.

I'm handling this rather unorthodoxly and am treating today as a cheat day even though I just restarted this on Sunday. I figured I didn't want to wait until after NYE to restart, and two days of clean eating helped me lose about 4-5 pounds of water weight, which was much needed because of my holiday vacation bloating.

So I followed Tim Ferriss's recommendation and started my day with a slow-carb breakfast (egg whites, one egg, beans and broccoli). The rest of the day and evening will be off diet. Back on tomorrow though! Next cheat day will be a bit soon again though since my football team (Eagles!) will be in the playoffs, but that will now put me on track to start having Saturday cheat days.

I also read that Tim will fast on the day after cheat day, and people commented how they were able to do that easily and also found working out at the gym easy after cheat day. Tomorrow I will try and workout and not eat until dinner to give this approach of his a try, albeit he fasts for a full day aside from a snack before bedtime.

Hey all. Turns out that my mock mash potatoes idea with using Cauliflower and white beans is not original, as I just found recipes for it online. Oh well....it was original to me. I'll be making this to go with my New Year's day pork and sauerkraut roast tomorrow. Will post results!

Missy, I'm not sure if it's self-control or just pure stubbornness, lol! :D It sounds like you have a plan for the next few days, so I hope it works well for you! :crossed: Congrats on taking off 4-5 lbs in just a couple of days! :carrot: And yes, be sure to post the results of your mock mashed potatoes!

:woo: :celebrate: :newyear: Happy New Year!!! :newyear: :celebrate: :woo:

I had hoped to be 40 lbs down today but my body decided not to cooperate, lol! But hey, I am maintaining and not gaining, and 39 lbs down is a great way to start 2014! :hat:

Week 22:
12/28: 174.5
12/29: 173.5
12/30: 172.5 TOM
12/31: 172
1/1: 172
1/2:
1/3:

Today's Meals:
Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water
Lunch: 3 Hardee's chicken tenders with ranch dressing, Diet Dr. Pepper
Snack: a handful of walnuts, Diet Dr. Pepper
Dinner: 12 plain wings from a local pizza place, Mio water

Looks like it was the day of the chicken for me! :chicken: It's a little much, lol!

Is it weird that I'm glad to be "officially" starting my Slow-Carb diet? I actually looked forward to weighing in first thing this morning and then planning out what today's food intake will be. SOOOOO ready to start feeling alive again! I've spent a few minutes reading over the posts, and plan to check out the book again from our library -- but am wondering what sort of salad dressing you guys are using? Just looking for the lowest-carb content? Or making your own?

Hi Lizzy, good to see you on this first day of the year! It IS great to be starting 2014 becoming healthier! :carrot: Missy might be able to advise you better on the salad dressing, especially if she is using any homemade recipes. She is doing the book diet. I am doing a modified version and one of the ways I modified it was to allow myself all types of salad dressings and condiments, so I use ranch. Since you are going by the book, you definitely don't want to use ranch because you need to stay away from creamy salad dressings. My guess is vinegar and oil, or vinaigrette, or Italian, something along those lines.

Just wanted to drop by and say HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! Wishing everyone continued success and happiness through out the year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

catching up from 12/29

Jacqui, I think because I knew that I would actually be giving up a lot during our church consecration, I just kind of ate what I wanted on some days. I'm back to the correct way of eating tomorrow :) I think I was up only .2 from that meal, but after early early morning breakfast at Waffle House I am up to 179 this morning. I'll take it. It starts my year in the 170's eventhough barely it's not the 180's or 190's or 200's :yay:

Missy, glad you got back on plan :). Actually regarding my calories, some days I was way over. MFP has me only at 1210 a day and when I eat carbs it goes way over that, smh. Now on low carb days it can be under because the protein fills me up. I've also found that when I don't eat the carbs I can get all of my water in. That's a good thing :)

12/30

Jacqui 172 you go GIRL :high: Congratulations on 38 ½ pounds gone :high: LOL, that salad sounds huge :). I'm gonna have to get lots of things for salads. Jacqui the DDP keeps the real sugars at bay so that's a great discovery :)

Missy mock potato salad is delicious. I've also made mock mac n cheese. It just taste like scalloped potatoes to me, I wasn't fond of it, though I would eat it, I love regular mac n cheese and regular scalloped potatoes much better.

12/31

Missy, you;ve got this all worked out also and good job on the 4-5lbs of water weight gone. I'll tell you those water weight pounds sure make me smile :)

Ok all caught up :)

Jacqui you are doing great. :high: When did you officially start slow carbing?

Lizzy, It's good you're feeling good about this and looked forward to weighing in. It shows that you have mentally prepared yourself for success. :)

Hi gymbabe :wave:

Well hello to all of my SLOW CARB friends. I weighed in at 179 this morning after having an early early morning breakfast at Waffle House. Yesterday my middle son turned 15. So after church that was dinner/breakfast. Then today we cut his cake. Tomorrow I go back to eating like I am supposed to and posting meals again. Jacqui no more making your eyes big or your heart race :hug: I started a new job and there is junk every where, vending machines and food trucks. So I need to plan plan plan to be a success.

Do all of you weigh daily? Jacqui I know you do. I have a thread to it post on unless you post some place else that will keep it all in line :) if you want to use it

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/100-...ty-thread.html

Happy New Year- Been a little tough w/ family events/get to gethers since most of the time its about food.! Its almost over - overall doing fair

Happy New Year to you Joe … I'm happy for this to be coming to an end also.

Hiya Rennie, Joe, and Gembabe! :wave: Happy New Year to you!

Rennie, ohhhhh, lol! I am so relieved. :hug: I thought maybe you had some special modifications that allowed all those high-carb foods. I just couldn't figure out how that was supposed to work, lol! I'm glad to know you were just off-plan, because that means you are able to get back on-plan. :spin: Yay on going up only .2 of a lb the other day and on starting out 2014 in the 170's! :cp: I started the Slow Carb Diet (well, my version of it) on July 19th, 2013, so January 19th will be 6 months. :carrot: And yes, I do weigh everyday, for a couple of reasons: 1) I'm too curious not to, lol! And 2) In the past I found it discouraging to weigh only once a week (not fully realizing how weight fluctuates, both up and down, because of water weight, daily and quite naturally) and having the scale not show a loss every week. Weighing everyday, I've come to understand that it's no big deal if I gain or maintain. As long as I stay on plan, the scale number may go up but it will come back down. :yes: Other than on this thread, I report my weight on the monthly weight loss challenge thread under "Chicks Up for a Challenge," but thank you for the invitation to post on the daily accountability thread! :D

I was away from home for most of today so I had fast food chicken tenders for lunch and take-out wings for dinner. That's okay, but no veggies and I'm not happy about that, and I haven't had my tea tonight. It's quite late, but I may have to break down and have some. I kind of have a sore throat so it would be soothing, although no doubt it will make me get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, lol! So I haven't decided yet. :chin:

Happy new year everyone!! I'm typing this on my iPad so I will need to make it brief, but will expand on it tomorrow while in office on lap top. Lol

I too Lizzie am glad to be back on, even after a cheat day. I just makes me feel better. Sort of like a cleanse. My BF got the book from the library and we are both reading it and I'm happy to say he is also now doing this diet with me! Regarding dressing, Tim recommends a vinegar and mustard dressing at home, but he says when he is at a restaurant he sticks to oil and vinegar. I haven't eaten many salads yet, aside from the bean salad I make. Typically I heat up some broccoli and/or cauliflower and sprinkle salt for my veg. For example I have a large portion of veg and beans, and about .5 to .75 chicken breast. Today I made the pork and sauerkraut (read some really positive things about sauerkraut) and my mock mash potatoes. The mock mash were so good that even my picky teen daughters liked them!

Well done ALL, and I just know 2014 is going to be a great year!

I have the book now, so feel free to fire away any questions if you like and I'll look it up.... It's super fascinating! Oh, Tim mentions in the book that without legumes people go into a caloric deficit and hunger that isn't necessary to lose weight. Also mentions why this diet cuts out dairy.

Oh, my gym was closed today, but I did try the fast today (day after cheat day) as advised on a Tim ferriss web site. Only made it till 3:30pm, at which time I had to whip up a typical slow carb breakfast to hold me over for our 7pm dinner (typical slow carb breakfast - egg whites, egg, beans, frozen veg mix). Quite yummy tho!! I add a bunch of seasoning and am growing fond of hot sauce. I'd recommend this to you guys for sure!!

Missy, way to go! You are really getting into the full swing of things now! I hope that partial fast worked for you! I have hypoglycemia, so I won't be participating in any fasts, but I've heard they work really well for some people, and I hope it works for you! :yes:

I weigh 172 again today. TOM has picked up (the first day I wasn't sure if it was going to stick around or not) after being half a month late (gotta love the uncertainty associated with it at the age of 52, lol). Maybe once it ends, I'll get a whoosh of water weight loss. I hope so! :crossed:

I did have one cup of green tea before bed last night and that seemed to work out well. I have quite a sore throat that started yesterday. I think it's from the dry winter air. (I hope that's it!) See what happens when I don't have a lucky bite of pork, sauerkraut, and black-eyed peas to start the new year? Lol! :lol: (And it's a shame too because it's such a great slow-carb meal! :hungry:)

Week 22:
12/28: 174.5
12/29: 173.5
12/30: 172.5 TOM
12/31: 172
1/1: 172
1/2: 172
1/3:

Today's Meals:
Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, a teapot of green tea, Mio water
Lunch: salad with ranch dressing, Diet Dr. Pepper
Snack: a handful of walnuts
Dinner: 1 1/2 large bowls of homemade chili with kidney beans, a teapot of green tea, Mio water

Joining you all I started yesterday, 5 years ago i lost 50 plus lbs on south beach and have kept off the pounds over the last years 4-hour body / slow carb. But not strict enough to loose the last 15-20 lbs, even though i have been trying too.

I am going to hit it hard and will hopefully be close in 4-6 weeks. Follow all the rules plus a couple of modifications to boost weight loss, No Alcohol, watching calories with a goal of 1200 per day, and a cheat day to limit of 1800.

Gary