Hi all. This is my first post on the weekly chat. I think I read everything. But what caught my attention, of course, was the talk about AF. I am 41 and in pre-menopause. So, I get occasional hot flashes or everyone else is cold and I am fine. But this month AF showed up a week early and I have been flowing for the past 12 days now. The Kaiser advice nurse wants me to come in but OB/Gyn didn't have an appointment until next Tuesday. I guess they'll figure out what was wrong when they perform my autopsy.

I've been kinda watching Biggest Loser but not every week. They are kinda whiney.

And I am definitely watching the AI auditions. Even though they are such a set up, they are still funny. Is it new this year that they are doing those life stories even for the people that couldn't sing to save their own life?

I have loved turnips since I was a little kid. My grandma used to make turnip greens, too. I should try introducing my kids to turnips.

CT - I really feel your pain. I have been there myself. I think you need to get a journal and write down how you are feeling. What is it that you really want? If it is marriage, are you will to wait for BF to want the same thing? How long are you willing to wait? You need to be happy with your life. If it is not going the way you want, you have to change you, change your life, change something. This was the one thing I finally accepted as truth in my thirties; the only person that I can change is me and life is way too short to sit around waiting for someone else to start thinking like I do. I had to go out an find people that thought the way I thought and wanted the same things I wanted. Good Luck.

Have a great night/day everyone.

Hiya sylvia! Awesome Post - glad I stopped back by - had a lot of long running AF's when meno started - make sure you're taking a multi with iron! The doc mainly said to keep track of everything on a calendar and I think one time I had to have the test where ya drink tons of water & then they do an ultra sound? Nothing but mid life altho' now I'm remembering something called a "cryo" or something after an abnormal pap . . . all a blur . . . sorry. But hang in there girl - you're doing great! Didja lose all that weight on LC?

Stopped back by to also tell lynnar what an amazing job you're doing! Got to babbling earlier and forgot to say how inspiring you are to me!

One more thing - LOL - thats so kewl to know Carrie Underwood lily!!! I just cannot keep up with Idol but even I know who she is . . . does she stay in touch with old friends??? (Send tics etc?)

Hi everyone, I persisted through my headache and made it to the gym tonite. Did total of 30 min's cardio and 1 hr. UBWO. It was grueling, but I'm glad I did it anyway. Plan to do LBWO tomorrow since we're in for more sleet and ice on Friday. I'm a lousy/paranoid driver and I stay home when the roads are bad.

My youngest lab, Lucy, has taken to piling in my bed. It's so dang cold that I just let her stay there. LOL, but when I have a hot flash, even she scoots away from me.

sylvia, I ended up having an Abdominal Hysterectomy 8 yrs. ago when I was having horrendous periods that were lasting for weeks at a time. Come to find out, my uterus was very much prolapsed. Glad I didn't bleed to death before they figured that one out. I definitely didn't want more kids, but it was still sad for me to have to have a hysterectomy. Now, I think it's the best thing I ever had done and wish I had done it sooner. I elected to leave my ovaries in, hence the menopausal symptoms now.

I did get groceries bought today, so no excuse now to not stick to my LC plan. Tonite, my friends called and wanted me to come over for a friendly poker game. I lost $12.00 , it would have been much worse except I won the last 3 hands!

I'll try to get Lacy to post my grandsons video tomorrow cause she is already asleep now.

Big congrat's to those that lost lbs. this week!

Hey Everyone!!

Just stopping for a quick hello! I haven't been on as much lately. I came down with a cold and it wont stop! I have a fever and those annoying, every 5 second coughs!! I started school on the 22nd!! woop woop!! but with this cold, i dont wanna do anything but rest!

On the other hand, stressin out about bills and work, and all that good jazz!

HOW IS EVERYONE THIS WEEK??

It's been another busy week and slightly off program I didn't get to the market this past weekend and it is a struggle to get there during the week. So I have been trying to make the best of what I have in the fridge/freezer.

Atleast I am getting to the gym almost every day. And all this talk of turnips...I think I'll pick some up this weekend!

Great job on the treadmill Amy! You must feel great. Maybe a little sore, but great too!

Congrats on the 11 pounds lynn!

I am glad to hear things are going well for your friend BB

Happy Thursday!

Good Morning Ladies

Got up early as Leo's alarm woke me up around 6PM.He's going for this cat scan and then we're staying in today,as it too bitter cold out there.


I got to get dressed and get the garbage out,other wise I'd hang around in my dressing gown & robe for the day. BEING LAZY LAZY LAZY

AMYThanks for your well wishes for my dear friend Pat. We're all in static that she out of danger. Happy about my 1.5 loss,didn't expect to find a lose as I lost the same last week.BIG CONGRATS on your 3lb loss You're doing great,WTG.

LYNN-TWO pounds is a great loss,and having a total of 11 you must do something right. I don't like eggs every day for breakfast either,so I have make protein pancakes & One Min muffins which are eggs but they are disguised in a recipe and doesn't look like eggs. Than when o go,our with my friends for brunch I get egg beaters with sausage or bacon and decaf coffee with H&H.


SC-Thanks for the well wishes for my friend.OMG Aunt Flo really came in with a violence. Isn't there something the doctor can do for you. I used to have periods like that,that why my doctor told me to have a hysterectomy ,but of course I was lot older than you guys.Sorry that you have to deal with such monthly's.


AUD-Good Luck and finger crossing for your W-I tomorrow. I had no idea why I wasn't losing,checked my food journal [nothing wrong there],I was exercising everyday [nothing wrong there either],so I thought It must have to be the W-I day and sure enough it was. Yes,I'm sure that she will be healthier & happier now that the procedure is done.Thanks for the prayers & good thoughts for my friend Pat. I wonder what happened to BOUNCY[Shelley]also or DIVA they both aren't around either.


SYLVIA-That a long time to flo,Hope your gyn will figure out what wrong.Now that I w-i on Wed the Biggest Loser is my biggest motivater other than you guys. Don't care if their whinny or not.I was rooting for the pink team all along the couples started but now I see the orange team is the best.Turnip lover, try the turnip fries that I posed a few day ago. Their delish and they are low carb.


LILY-Sorry about you headache,hope it goes away soon. Hows your DD,hope she felling better also.We used to play cards[Canasta]but one of my friends passed away and the other is in the hospital so we cancel the game until early Spring. Thats May or June for us up on the Cape. Miss the fun we was to have,Our stacks was only $1 per meeting. We played once a month,Miss those games.

JLK-Have you been to a doctor with that cold,it maybe something more.I had a bacterial infection and they only thing that made it go away was an antibiotic.Hope you feel better soon


LAURA-I know they feeling when not having the right foods in the house,So I started to load my extra pantry and buy extra foods every week to keep my pantry full. Like I mentioned above its too cold for us to go out so I have the right l.c foods in my pantry for today meal.Just a suggestion.Happy that you could make it to the gym. Thanks for the well wishes for my friend Pat.


Hugs BB

Good Morning!!

Congratulations to all the losers out there!!

Been busy, but life is good!!

Have a great day ladies!

BB, glad to hear your friend is doing well and finally getting out of ICU. Hope your DH's CT scan goes well. We all enjoy playing card games here too. Our friends all do a regular Wednesday night Texas Hold Em game. The buy-in is $20.00 per person. I play on weeks that DH is gone to work. As he's too stupid to play without buying in a dozen times and wasting a big chunk of money. I only buy in once, if I lose my money, I'm out and it was a fun night that never costs me more than $20.00. Of course, everyone but me drinks alcohol and I can usually win their money, LOL.

I had an allergic reaction at midnight last night. Not sure what caused it except I ate one slice of Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat Bread. Since I try to keep my carbs low, I usually don't eat bread! That should teach me a lesson. It did go away with over-the-counter Bendadryl. Thank Goodness.

jlk, hope you are better soon. If not, BB is right, go see a doctor. There is lots of crud stuff going around right now.

laura, hope you can get groceries soon. With this woe it is hard to "make-do" and still stay on plan. I had the same exact problem the last few days and finally got my groceries yesterday.

Hi check in. I have lunch plans and I'm waiting for my friend to show. It'll be a salad, of course. Probably one with grilled chicken or fish depending on where we go.
bbl Lynn

Hiya all,

I finaly have some time to myself again to post. I had my nephew here for a week which was a little tiring. He is an only child and demands a lot of attention, never wants to do anything by himself.

When you say turnips do you mean the white ones with purple tops? I have only ever eaten those raw never tryed cooking them. I do love rutabegas cooked so I would most likely enjoy turnips . Will have to try them.

I'm giving up coffee ( and the ton of cream I drink with it) to see if it makes a difference, I still haven't lost the 10lbs I gained over Christmas. I have been eating way to much dairy I think.

Sounds good aud!! We can do it!

oops had to interrupt my quick check in to go and eat lunch. I had a black and blue salad, with steak and blue cheese. It was good, but I wish it had been bigger! I have my two "big kids" coming for dinner tonight (22yo and 20 yo) so we'll be eating late. I'll be hungry!!
The best thing about this WOE is not being hungry all the time. When I was doing Weight Watchers I'd get so hungry I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing. Usually I don't get that way doing low carb, but the last few days have been been a little worse (hungrier) than usual. I'm afraid it means something bad, but I'll have to wait for another WI before I make any decisions.
I thought I was going to give up coffee too, but I can't quite commit to that. I have cut back some and I only have diet coke when what I really want is beer! I drink it when we're out somewhere. That actually works out well for me. I don't feel quite as deprived because I get a little treat, but diet coke has a lot less carbs then beer!

LILY-Thanks for the well wishes to my friend Pat.I really appreciate all the prayers & good thoughts. Hope will be able to play cards again in the near future when every one of my friends is well.Sorry about your allergic reaction. That a horrible feeling as it happened to me once when eating tomatoes.



PUNCE-Glad that you had some spare time to post. We missed you/I never get turnips raw.I use the purple ones to make fries.

LYNN-Eat more protein if you hungry.Thats what I do,I have a protein shake.I read an article some where in CNN saying thats what crubs peoples appetites.Hope that helps


Hugs BB

Hey all. Update for me. Low carb has been great--with exercise got me down 32 lbs, but it's just so slow, so after some contemplation, I decided to do Atkins. It's not that far from what I'm doing, just a little more restrictive. I did it years ago, made some mistakes, have learned from this board ways to avoid that (thanks to the other JG for being a "purist").

I started today, but am finishing out some of the produce I have in the house that's not on program, so it's a "soft" start.

Question I have is re: counting carbs. I will continue to log my food in fitday, but the carb section doesn't dilineate to net carbs (via subtracting carbs from fiber). Without doing this with too much effort, do you think I can "get away from counting carbs" if I just stick to the food choices, particularly while on induction?

Welcome Jersey! I think you will be fine if you limit yourself to what is specified for induction and make sure to limit cream and cheese. You might want to use one of those little notebooks though to track carbs. The dreaded carb creep can derail you unless you are trying to keep track. Plus it will help you later on to find things that you can eat without stalling. I call it my, "bank". If I want something higher in carbs but still permissible on Atkins, I try to hold it for the end of the day and cut back in other areas to bank for it. I would not recommend it in induction since you are trying to strictly stick to the list so to speak.


All: The week is almost over! Yay. Mine sucked at work. A work rant follows. I'm only getting it out here so that I can get it out of my system. I am on day two of aunt flow and as such still desire something I should not eat. Everyone wants something ridiculous and they want it yesterday. Usually it is a stupid request (sorry but it is). Clients calling about landscaping acres and acres of open space because some dork of a real estate agent is screaming he can't sell a house with that open space sitting there like that. Kind of the point isn't it? Having open space...planned that way, natural? No lets change the nature of that and fight with a City and a County and introduce water and water meters where they don't belong, at enormous expense. By the way, no one can sell anything right now so just cool your jets and get over it. Don't blame the subprime market or the fact that both you and your wife decided to be in real estate and lived beyond your means and now have not sold anything for six months. Let's blame the beautiful rolling hillside that God put there for a reason and get rid of that too since we have pretty much raped everything around it to build this development. Then let's make up silly reasons why it needs to be changed, "Gasp...rodents burrow there and might come into my yard." "Horror, a coyote was sighted" "EEEkkk, a mountain lion ate my poodle (Ok...if you've read my previous posts that really happened). But noooooo. We must calculate the cost of throwing good money after bad to appease someone's effing whim. Jimminey. Just say no for criminey's sake. I know I get paid for it but lordy. I hate to see people throwing good money after bad especially when they have now intention of going forward on a capital improvement. Maddening I tell you!

OK my rant is over. EXCEPT for the fact that I hoped to catch up on the episodes of Dexter that I missed and my DD is watching some Disney channel marathon.