I am just going to use the digital scale. It has gone down so I know I am losing just heavier than I thought. So I am going to stick with it weigh naked and leave it in my room lol. I got on it this morning and it said 200 so I know that the weight is changing and thats all I need I also took my measurements for the first time because I am going to the gym so much I figure if my weight isnt changing much maybe my width is LOL.

I weighed in at 148.7 this morning, a new low! I'm so happy this is finally working for me. I've been on Atkins for 50 days as of today, and have lost 6 lbs. It's not amazing, but it's progress.

Congrats Ramra! The last stretch is always slowest.

I'm sort of on vacation in South Carolina right now,
o we're eating out for every meal. I'm trying to eat on plan, but restaurant food has hidden carbs I don't think about. I'll see what the damage is come Friday.

Hey everyone! We were at the in laws for dinner on Saturday and Sunday, my weekend weight was 174.2 after both those days. My period is due this week, so it's either that or they lied about what was on the chicken (just said salt and pepper) or I ate too many veggies (I know onions have a lot of carbs and they made kebabs).

Today I'm at 173.8, so it did go down even though I ate left over chicken yesterday. I'm guessing I may just be bloated.

Looks like everyone is mostly in a similar situation though, bouncing around. Maybe we're all PMSing at the same time

Finally hit a new low number after my stuck - hope it keeps up for a few weeks

Off to take cans to be recycled ... Ugh I hate doing this ...so I don't do it often which makes it worse ... Dumb dumb dumb....

Ha, they say that happens when women spend too much time around each other....didn't think it applied to the internet though-lol

I was actually down 1lb today, couldn't believe it! I have my doctors appt tomorrow so I will let ya'll know what I find out.

Nice losses everyone!

Maybe our cycles have alligned, haha!

Congrats on the pound, and congrats to Rho for the moving scale!

173.8 again, guess who gets to have dinner at the in laws every night this week and the weekend? Yup, my husband is redoing their deck so after he gets off work we go there so he can work on it and they make us dinner. I make my own stuff but then they want me to eat their food instead.

I hope he gets it done soon, we have been so busy and we just want a lazy weekend together! Next weekend in between the deck his daughter has four soccer games and a ballet recital. Last weekend was so hectic too since he was helping his sister move and unloading lumber for his parents, and the week before he was going to the hardware store every day after work with his mom to figure out what they needed.

His dad did give him a break on Fathers Day though :P

Stephanie - is it hot out there and maybe they will grill everything and you can have that and salad?

It's stinkin hot and humid here - how about we give ideas for foods in this heat - no air conditioning here and no grill right now ... Ack ack ack ... Tomorrow will be hamburgers. Getting things for the Crackslaw recipe, and some cheap chopmeat for taco salad (hubby needs expensive from meat market for hamburgers) going to do a steak on my stove grill one night then we can have leftovers on salad or hubs can have steak sandwich for lunch. Was thinking about getting a turkey or roaster chicken or maybe two to do in the smoker later in the week too. (extra one can be frozen) And maybe some shrimp I can roast in the oven with oil and garlic and use on a salad with homemade thousand island dressing.. Basically if I cook anything from now till cooler weather I end up doing extra for having it on salad the next night ...

I seriously hate summer and am hoping the weight loss will help with how much it bothers me at least.

Mmm, smoked chicken makes such amazing chicken salad. Thank you for the idea, rho - when we get back from our trip I'm totally going to smoke a couple chickens in my in-laws' smoker. Now, it's time to cover my baby with sunscreen and take him to the beach.

I hit a new low, 147.7. But there's no way I lost a lb over night, so this may be the result of two things. 1: It's 86 degrees in my apartment, and I sweated out a lb. OR 2: I'm due for my period around this time, and I just lost the PMS bloat.

Steph, I hope your husband gets it all done before the weekend! It must suck to be working in this heat.

Hi all, had another slight loss so I am officially down 2.6 for the challenge. For whatever reason (and I don't want to jinx it) my body seems to have righted itself this week.

So I had my "doctors" appt. today, which turned out to be a bunch of quacks just trying to sell stuff. They get you in with a low cost consultation, that sounds like you are going to get answers and then basically they try to sell you on hgc. First off I have at most 25lbs to lose, but probably more like 20 total. The person I thought was a a doctor, um she introduced herself as Kim and had to go look up a simple medical question I had was obsessed with the idea that it must be hormones because I am 42 and she is close to my age and all the sudden she is having hormone issues. HELLO, I am not menepausal yet, no other symptoms. Pfft

Anyway, I did get the b12 shot which was part of the consultations and ran as quickly away from the place I could get! If my weight loss stops again I will go see my regular doctor, but for now, I am hoping the problem fixed itself!

Rho, FIL's *THREE* BBQ's had to be moved off the deck so my husband could take it apart and rebuild it bigger. (Okay, one is a smoker, not a BBQ). That man loves to grill!

Ramra, I'm pretty sure I've got some bloat going on right now. My weight is just doing it's own thing. You may have a bit of a whoosh after your period is over!

gapeach, you were smart to get away! HCG diets are dangerous, 500 calories a day and expensive hormones that are supposed to make you not feel any hunger. I had a friend that lost 50 lbs in just over a month on it, and a lot of people used to do it at my old job. It's expensive as ****, you may as well just starve yourself and save the money.

We have an electric smoker that you don't need to put a ton of wood in and you set the temperature so it makes it easy ... Love it - if I had an electrical outlet outside where it is it would be even better -now I have a cord that goes out my door but then bugs get in lol. And our new to us old grill is going to be hooked to street gas so no having to get tanks and our new to us generator will be hooked up the same way .. As we are aging I am going for ease of things ... and both things were super cheap ... The generator was on an estate but they decided they need bigger after the one storm they used it - hubs is in the FD with the estate manager and we bought it for a few hundred (and they delivered it) and the grill was a friend from FD moving to Florida permanently so it was $50. I love a deal but we need to work on the area where they are going and get a professional in to do the gas lines (actually another person in the FD lol)

What type of grills does your FIL have - I have lusted over a Big Green Egg for years - but they are expensive!

Crud just realized my attic fan isn't working - that makes a huge difference in the house in this weather .... Maybe I'll sweat out lots .. I know I'm drinking tons of water ..

500 calories ACCK I will lose slowly on a way I can do for life thank you very much - but I do know someone doing that and supposedly doing well but nope not for me .... And expensive to boot. Double ACCK. The B12 could help in how you feel over all ..

So stayed the same today (from yesterday lol) I think it might have to do with the tons of water I'm drinking because of the heat - may take a day or two for my body to adjust.

Crud it's hot! Can you tell I hate hot got the attic fan going again but it is still 85 in my house and it's only just before 10am ... It's only a few months and I've stood it for 59 years can stand it some more right lol ... I am so thrilled I got the new fridge with ice and water I'm making great use of it now for sure

Tonight I think will be hamburger and salad... My hamburger will have melted blue cheese butter on it.. Get groceries tomorrow so tomorrow night I will do a bunch of chicken wings up to have with Cheri's White Sauce and if I have any ambition I will make my Crackslaw with ground chicken too. I love it better the next day ... And since I don't go to sleep till 2 am I can do things late at night when it isn't quite as hot.

What else are you doing for hot weather meals .. Im also Getting hamburger to make taco meat for taco salad too... Would love more ideas to get a folder made up of ideas ...

Rho, I don't even know! I do know he likes the best of the best. They have quite a bit of money (when their kids aren't asking for handouts!). Since my one SIL who ends up asking for money the most has a job now I guess that's why he thought it was a good time to put the money down for the deck Though my other SIL is out of school and not working right now :S