Nice to meet you upandaway42!

Jacq you are making great progress!!

PrairieQueen I am so sorry about your brother. That is terrible what he has gone through!

Wannabehealthy Shepherd's pie is one of our favs

Hi Rennie

Jacqui, the 15 lbs of water weight is just that. Water. It seems that everyone who decides they are at goal has a bit of a regain. I guess the key would be to go lower than your goal to allow your body to settle in at goal. I don't think you will ever be able to fight that. Now, I know that saying that is going to make you more determined to prove me wrong! LOL I think if you set your mind on 147 you will do it!!

Hi Rennie! Good to see you! Sounds like Consecration did your body good!
Hope you're safe and warm in this snow storm.

I don't know if we have anyone use from our group in the snowbound area.
We got 8 1/2 inches. We've had that before and it's really no big deal. It's supposed to go into the 40s on Monday and melt it all.

Right now DH is snowblowing the deck and part of the back yard so the dog can go out and pee!

A flyby.

Welcome to the Newbies.

My weight only bounces so making more changes today. I've decided to use 2 of the whey protein shake powder each day. I'll have a shake in the morning for breakfast and dinner will be like a treat I saw on a low carb site somewhere. It uses Greek yogurt, plain and ricotta cheese and cocoa so I decided to make it with a serving of the whey protein powder. It is really a delicious. Then I will have the one carby meal with DH.

I joined a CAD group on FB. Some of them do the CM and RM differently than the book and are losing weight. I figure I can do it with moderate lowcarb. I heard that one of diet ads on tv advertises using shakes. Someone told me they use them to jumpstart weight loss so I've decided that I will try it and see what happens. If it works I will use it to get my weight down and then consider if I want to change a shake for a low carb meal.

I'm mostly reading/lurking lately, but I'm still hanging in there.

Hi all! Just sitting at kitchen table waiting on the apple pie to come out (I know, I know) and the carnitas to finish in the new Instant Pot Jacqui.....

I collected this year's freezer piggy and visited a new-to-me jersey dairy today not far from my house. They sell non-homogenized, low-temp pasteurized milk and chocolate milk to the public on an honor system. I got a gal of white to make yogurt in the IP tomorrow and a pint of choc just to try. I'd really like to start eating yogurt again but refuse to eat what's available at the supermarket....too processed.

I've going to have a half piece of pie after dinner and then we're headed up town for a drink and music.

all

What a week! Work demands have picked up as they usually do this time of year...I'm expecting to be crazy/busy for several months and not much slack until August. Over the past few days, I haven't been able to keep the (unreasonable) exercise schedule I set for myself, but am still hoping I can adapt and get back to it.

Had a good few weeks of weight loss (Fin-a-lee), but that all crashed into a wall, and I'm struggling not to gain, even though the calories are low. Stress. And not pooping, ha. Oh, and "things" just keep breaking...now it's my computer at work. I'm getting a new one, so Yay! something I can rely on, but Boo! to getting used to a new operating system, loading up all the old programs, re-setting preferences, etc., and all the time required for that. Hope I can recover all my files.

I hope your bro gets the attention he still needs in rehab PQ. He still needs it. I've been missing my bro a lot today; still comes over me in waves some times. Guess I'm too tired and stressed....speaking of which, I have to get back to work .

No music, but had a few drinks at home watching DVRed American Pickers.

Today's eats...

Breakfast - 1/2 portion sheperds pie
Lunch - salami wrap, pickle
Dinner - carnitas w/peppers, guac and sour cream (no tortilla), 1/2 piece apple pie
Snack - 2 lite beers

I've been dying to come on here all day and tell y'all my news but I haven't had a chance until now! I MADE GOAL TODAY!!! I was shocked to see 164 on the scale! I kept moving it and stepping back on it, lol! And yep, 164! That means I am "officially" no longer overweight according to the BMI chart! : Only, today was Carb Day, so by now I am overweight again, lol! I ate a lot tonight and it was pasta so I imagine I'll be up by quite a bit on the scale tomorrow, but hey, that's just water weight! My real weight is 164! We went out with friends to the casino to a new restaurant that opened there called Brew Brothers (I think it's a chain restaurant), and the food was really good! I had too much spaghetti with a humongous meatball and garlic bread, and then I shared a hot fudge brownie dessert with my DH. The dessert was way too sweet for my taste, but that didn't stopping me from having 5-6 bites of it, lol! Anyway, I am still on cloud 9!

I'll write personals tomorrow. I am just much too tired tonight.

Week 34: High 170.5, Low 167
1/3--169.5
1/4--169.5
1/5--170.5
1/6--170
1/7--169
1/8--167.5
1/9--167 Carb Day

Week 35: High 169.5, Low 166.5
1/10: 169.5
1/11: 168.5
1/12: 168
1/13: 168
1/14: 167
1/15: 167.5
1/16: 166.5 Carb Day

Week 36: High 168, Low 164
1/17: 167.5
1/18: 166.5
1/19: 168
1/20: 166.5
1/21: 165.5
1/22: 165.5
1/23: 164 GOAL! Carb Day

Today's Meals:
Breakfast:
2 fried eggs
2 slices of bacon
Fage yogurt with Mio
Mio water

Lunch:
2 pumpkin doughnuts
Mio water

Snack:

Dinner:
Spaghetti and giant meatball
Garlic bread
Hiot fudge brownie dessert
Redd's Apple Ale
Sweet tea

Today's Exercise:
None

PrairieQueen, why don't I understand what this means?


Jacqui, congratulations on reaching goal! That must really feel wonderful. I think I would celebrate with a plate of pasta, too, and enjoy every bite! DH has not wanted pasta lately and I'm dying for some.

I am celebrating too, today, but I'm celebrating officially becoming elderly. I turned 70, or will, at 2PM this afternoon. I think I heard somewhere that elderly people forget to eat. Wonder when that will start? LOL

SeeMyFeet, glad to "see" you here. I was wondering where you were. Hope you adjust quickly to your new computer!

Good afternoon all!

SMF I so feel for you. I just can't imagine...

Great news with the weight loss! Just keep on doing what works for you.

Carol Sue we get an entire smallish hog from a local farmer every January. This is our third one. The first year we only got a half, but it wasn't enough for entire year. We also get a side (1/2) of beef from a different farmer every June. That's been going on for almost four years (we moved to farm country 5 years ago the 31st of this month.) Since I cook just about every meal, we use it all. Plus, there are holiday dinners and family picnics at our place in the summer. I do think I'm going to have beef left this year as for some reason I got a half from a larger steer. When it gets closer to June I'll have to do a donation to the kids and/or have a cookout. We seem to have a lot of ground beef still.

Jacqui congratulations! I'm jealous what an accomplishment. For a large boned gal my height, I need to be below 141 to not be overweight. However, I'm considered small-framed.....I don't even know exactly where that puts me. I'll check once I hit the 141 mark. Again, I think you should celebrate with an IP. I'm making yogurt in mine today.

Hi Rennie, Sum, Patty !

Carol Sue, I hope you have a fantastic birthday! Are you doing anything special to celebrate? And thanks! I think you're right on the water weight. If I make it to 147, I'll consider that my 15-lb leeway, because I really am content here at 164. So if I if lose more, I'm good. If I don't, I'm good. If I lose and then regain to this weight, I'm good. 164 may not be as low as the height and frame chart says I should weigh, but I kind of like it. It's comfortable. I find I'm happy with the way it looks and I like the way it feels.

PrairieQueen, homemade yogurt sounds wonderful! How do you like your Instant Pot so far? What's your overall review for it? (Ammunition to convince DH I need one, lol!)

SeeMyFeet, yikes! I hope all the important files on your old computer can be saved! And I hope you can work out your schedule so that you can keep exercising. It's so good for you!

Trish, keep hanging in there! I hope you find that combination which will work ideally for you!

Sum, I'm so glad the swelling has gone down! And thank you! You are making FANTASTIC progress!

Hi UpandAway, I saw on another thread you made your monthly goal! Great job!

Hey Rennie! How are things going?

Only a 2-lb Carb Day gain, not bad! Hopefully, it will fall off in the next couple of days!

Week 34: High 170.5, Low 167
1/3--169.5
1/4--169.5
1/5--170.5
1/6--170
1/7--169
1/8--167.5
1/9--167 Carb Day

Week 35: High 169.5, Low 166.5
1/10: 169.5
1/11: 168.5
1/12: 168
1/13: 168
1/14: 167
1/15: 167.5
1/16: 166.5 Carb Day

Week 36: High 168, Low 164
1/17: 167.5
1/18: 166.5
1/19: 168
1/20: 166.5
1/21: 165.5
1/22: 165.5
1/23: 164 Carb Day

Week 37:
1/24: 166
1/25:
1/26:
1/27:
1/28:
1/29:
1/30:

Today's Meals:
Breakfast:
2 fried eggs
2 slices of bacon
Fage yogurt with Mio
Mio water

Lunch:
Protein bar
Mio water

Snack:

Dinner:
Sue Bee boned chicken over steamed broccoli
Mio water
Diet Dr. Pepper

Today's Exercise:

OH PQ, you said it first! I'm so jealous of Jac, too! And UpandAway, 'cause she is losing so fast!

The scale went down this morning, whew. Don't know why it wouldn't...calories have been 1100 or less this week, and I have not been over eating or nibbling. But I know from past experience that stress turns me into a plant--capable of synthesizing fat just by inhaling air. I'm trying not to stress out this weekend about workplace insanity, but the emails just keep coming....

OH! HAPPEEEE BIRTHDAYYYY, CAROL SUUUUE!

Jacqui Congratulations for making goal.

Carol Sue HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy birthday Carol Sue! Sorry I missed it first time I posted.

Today's menu...

Break - fried egg, ham, hash brown
Lunch - 1/2 portion carnitas, no sour cream or tortilla, 1/2 piece of pie (again), cranberry water
Snack - glass chocolate milk
Dinner - small steak salad, cranberry water

Happy belated birthday Carol Sue!

Thank you Jacqui and SeeMyFeet!

SeeMyFeet I hope work stress isn't too overwhelming this week! Good job on the loss! Woo too!

Hi Trish, Sum and Rennie!



Today's weight 210.4 (down .4 lbs from yesterday).

I'm so excited that I'm ~10 lbs away from One-derland! Really excited to be getting close. Although I'd like to get down further, I really want to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 190. We have plans for me to get pregnant again later this year, so I'll be heading up the scales again, but hopefully I'll have better eating habits the next time.

I went to Costco yesterday, bought a huge pack of chicken breasts and made some yummy thai marinade. I'm going to have some tonight and freeze the rest. I have to cook another batch of chili tonight. Still having that for breakfast and loving it during the cold cold Canadian winter.

Have a great week everyone!

Hello Everyone

Looks like everyone is doing great. Congratulations to each of you.

I think I've finally found my way of doing this. I heard that the new WW Smart pts is low carb friendly. So I joined online for 3 months and I have to say that it really is. At first, I thought why did I do this because everything was so confusing to me at first, but I've spent the money for 3 months so I decided that I might as well get my moneys worth.

I'm glad that I joined it. For one thing, I am learning portion control. Another thing is that it encourages eating more protein and less starchy/sugary carbs. It also encourages eating less saturated fats. Just what I needed.

My weight has settled and I've stopped gaining. I hope that means that my body is adjusting and I will start losing. The problem that I had on MFP was the sodium in red. Psychological problem for me. I know that on low carb you don't have to worry about the sodium that much, but I kept trying to stay under their recommended amount.

I can do more of a South Beach Phase 2 type low carb and use WW for my portion control. On days I may eat a little higher carbs, I can do it with out ruining my diet plan. I believe this is going to work for me.

Sharing an example of how this plan has helped me. This morning my best friend and I were going to meet at Bojangles before we headed to the beauty salon for her to do my hair. I had planned to eat, but when I checked to see what would fit within my Smart pts. I couldn't find anything so I quickly made me a low carb type of breakfast and just had coffee with my friend. This helps me realize that this is going to work great for me.