Hello slow carb peoples!

Allergies and sore throat here in Beautiful pollen rich Kentucky

Been doing a Library conference, and not had time to check in much..

Also not having enough time to work as thoroughly on the mental work, such as affirmations, and self-talk... Been skimping on that, and skimping on one thing always makes me nervous that it will collapse like a House of Cards this early in.

Did a Bellydance class Wednesday,
Lifted today

Didn't eat the conference food, snuck out to Kentucky Fried Chicken and had their roast chicken, and Wendy's and had their chili..
Hadn't been getting as much vegetables as when I prepare my own food, so except for breakfast and dinner, which I do at home, just little bits of vegetables with the chili..

I am sure it will just get better and better, Rennie

Cindy, I'm send you Energy!

Thanks Jane I hope you feel better soon and get some relief from the allergies I think you did well at the conference Way to go

161.2 this morning

Yea, Rennie! You are doing it!

As for the meeting with the bank person~ it went better than expected! Very positive and we are encouraged that this loan will go through. Time will tell. Thank ALL of you for your prayers!

Haven't gained anymore! Put the skids to the eating so much. Had a wonderful breakfast date with my Hubby. Not snacking...plenty of tea and water. Having Mexican for supper.

See you later!

Thanks Cindi, and that's great to hear

I had Mexican for lunch yesterday and fries for dinner with a slice of my daughters pizza so I am up 1.6lbs to 162.8. No birthday goal present for me. But I will be back on the wagon on Tuesday

Easy to lose weight today! On a clear liquid diet in preparation for my colonoscopy tomorrow morning! Thanking you for your prayers in advance!

I did weigh in at 152, so I'm back where I was before the vacation with family!!!

Worked out at the fitness center and got in 10 minutes on the Oscillator. It helps to build bone and tone your body. After a couple of months, I think it is helping my overall muscle tone.

Have a great day everyone!

Hello, Slow Carbers! I am trying to get back on the wagon -- I know this works, but then late in the evening, some evil person who lives in my head whispers that there is ice cream in the freezer --
Hey, I have a question which I didn't take the time to attempt to research from the original "4-Hour Body" book. Does anyone know why we are to eat beans or some other lentil twice a day? What does that do exactly to our metabolism, anyone know? The book was GREAT -- but was so huge. Naturally, I just skimmed the diet section itself, plus the before and after photos before returning to the library, lol.

Hi OK Lizzy -

I happened to have the book handy. Here's what he says:

"Most people who go on 'low-carb' diets complain of low energy and quit because they consume insufficient calories...Vegetables are not calorically dense, so it is critical that you add legumes for caloric load."

I seem to also recall seeing something about beans not provoking the same insulin response as other carbs, but I can't find anything about that. Not sure where I read it.

Hope everyone is doing well. Here's a question for the group: Has anyone tried the PAGG stack? If so, did you see any benefit?

TTYL!

Hello, Ladies and , Lizzy!

It has been some day, medically speaking. The test went well without even a hiccup! And I got a good report! Still have to go for this every 5 years.

Because of the liquid/fasting diet, I actually saw 150 on the scales this morning!

Maybe, I can keep up the lighter meals and reach my goal of 145 sooner, rather than later.

I can testify that the 4-hourplan works, but so does any weight loss plan, if you keep to it. We are all so different and there are just some plans that work better for us, as individuals than others. Low carb, modified works best for me!

Like you Lizzy, the night time monster, whispers in my ear, too. I can do great all day, but when my "wind-down" time comes, so does the urge to eat.

Beans also, have good protein and lots of fiber which subtracted from the carbohydrates makes it a good food (1/2 cup for a serving, though) just like Ali said. My DD lost 60 pounds and eats 1-2 servings of beans a day and did really well. She says it filled her up and she didn't get as hungry as she did on the days she skipped them.

Wishing you all well on this journey!

Nite!

Cindi, which clear liquids are you having? I need to detox badly. I am up 4lbs from my bday goal and 2.6lbs from what I actually weighed on my bday. So I need to reel it back in before I go too far Glad the colonoscopy went well

Lizzy, this is me here lately but it's not just in the evening. The kids are on break and that evil person is whispering to me constantly throughout the day I can't help you on the beans question but I'm sure someone on here will. I personally don't eat two many. They always make me gain

Ali what is PAGG?

Oh, Rennie I don't know if you would really want to what I did, but here is the list:
Water
Green decaf tea
Reg decaf tea
Low sodium chicken or beef broth
I'm sure if you want to detox there are better way to do it, but all of them take determination and discipline!!!!

Today went well eating:
B~ Greek nonfat yogurt, chia and ground flax seed, 1/2 mashed ripe banana, 1 tsp crunchy peanut butter stirred really well. (You could make a smoothie)
L~ 1/2 small sweet potato, pulled pork w/a bit of BBQ sauce and a sliced uncooked zucchini, yellow squash, tomato salad sprinkled with raspberry vinaigrette
D~ small crock of French onion soup w side of Caesar salad and 1 Tbs dressing
S~ string cheese, a few sliced almonds with a few carrot sticks

Trying to eat a bit healthier, but it is hard! It's simple carbs that mess me up, so I am going complex. Allowing some cheeses, 2 slices of wheat bread or 1 flatbread/low carb tortilla and must have the Greek yogurt for the probiotics and calcium.

Went to Zumba, but it was a bit much after yesterday.

Nite, Ladies!

Thanks Cindi, I can do the low sodium broth with spinach in it. I've done it with cabbage before and it does help. And I also do the green tea. I can't drink black coffee, makes me gag I'm sure Zumba would be hard after a liquid diet. So bravo to you for even trying

Today has been good so far, hope I can keep it up

Hi, Ladies!

Rennie, I can't stand coffee either! But love tea! But if I drink regular, I will be up half the night!

Still holding at 150!

B~ Egg/veggie/ham omelet, 1 sl sour dough toast
L~ Grilled chicken on bed of lettuce w/tomatoes/carrots and splash of vinaigrette.
D~ Greek yogurt w/ chia seed & Flax seed, extra fiber,1/2 mashed banana, 1 tsp peanut butter.
S~ pumpkin/sunflower seeds

Staying away from he chocolate is really hard for me...tomorrow I will have another Cadbury egg! Also, on Sunday and then no more until next March!!!!

Shalom, my friends!

Cindi, ... change that ticker lady You have passed goal I can't wait to get there

I loss 1.4lbs of water weight down to 162.6. I so want to see my low of 161.2 again and then beyond of course.

I was doing really well today and then my son made biscuits. I was only gonna eat the top off one biscuit (which I did cut the thin layer off) because I like the hard tops. Then my other son dropped the top to his biscuit in a pot of baked beans and he doesn't eat beans so I ate it. No I didn't have to but too late I did so now I have to add that to my calorie/carb count

Hi everybody -

Checking in on my 2nd cheat day since starting SC. As of this morning, I was still holding at 240 - which is where I was when I first posted 1.5 weeks ago. I've been pretty much "on plan," except for a few indiscretions involving too much red wine and too many nuts. Also, it's my TOM, which might have something to do with the lack of weight loss. Anyway - I'm going to keep at it and see if I can make some progress. I really need to get rid of the nuts, though - they're like crack.

Rennie - PAGG is a supplement stack that Tim Ferris recommends in his book. It stands for Polycosanol, Alpha-lipoic acid, Green tea flavanols, and Garlic extract. I was thinking about giving it a shot, but it's not cheap (between $60 and $100/month, depending on how you buy it).

Cindi - I hear you about the chocolate. Gonna try to get mine in today on my cheat day so that I can resist it tomorrow.

Have a great weekend, everyone! (and Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it.) - Ali