Oh my gosh, lite flour? European company. Hmm, it sounds fishy! They talk about a Dr Moron on the Founder page...

Jennifer,
How funny! Even though it's a cruel joke. I thought when I read about this website that it had to be too good to be true. Well, I hadn't gone there and looked at anything yet. Went yesterday and read the different pages and wondered if it was written by a high school kid with a little knowledge of low carbs. So many misspelled words. Sorry about that you guys, I think I was misled.
Nikki

nikkic, I understand your frustration. Good luck with Atkins. A GF of mine has started Atkins and she lost 4 lb. in 4 days. I am leaning towards Sugar Busters. When I visited my Dr. she suggested Sugar Busters to me. I was SSzing at the time, and now that the food combining is wearing thin, I read the book, and I thought I would give it a try. You are doing so good on your Gazelle....keep it up! I know where you're coming from about helping DH with projects because there is nobody else around. We moved into our house 8 yrs. ago, and our first expected snow fall, which was Nov. we were outside that day in 30 deg. weather building snow shelters for our bushes. We saw the forecast at noon, then went outside and worked until after dark to get those suckers built. We often talk about that day!

Hi everyone,
Aleka, I am really getting confused about what to do. I have now gone back to my weight I was a little over a week ago, down 14 lbs. I do know a few things are true. There is too much sugar in our diets. They put it into everything and eliminating it or cutting back as much as possible can only help us. I might not continue to ss for awhile, but I will always be grateful to her for opening my eyes to the amount of sugar the food industry tries to pour down us.
I have a Sugar Busters cookbook. They have a lot of good looking recipies in there.
I go to see my Dr. next week. I saw her 2 1/2 weeks ago and told her about my ss'ing. It's just a routine physical, which I've not had in years. It will be interesting to see my blood work.
Later, Nikki

I am in the same boat as you as to being confused. I do know that getting the sugar out of your diet is the way to go because of the results of my blood work. You said that you've started gaining weight back, are you losing size? The first time I SSized, I was not losing weight, but my clothes were looser, I was losing size instead. From what I've been reading about SB, it is the same concept as SSzing, in eliminating sugar out of your diet. The only difference I see is that you have portion control and there seems to be more of a variety. Maybe it's the portion control that I need to lose weight. Good luck with your Dr's appt., and let us know about your bloodwork.

Hi Anne D, & mauvaisroux

Aleka

Hi Everyone:
I was at home today because we had an appointment to take
our son David to the doctor. He has put David on a 3rd medication. I hope and pray it helps.
Saturday is my weigh in day and we will see how it goes.
Nikkic: You must let me now how you find the Akins plan if
you try it.
So far so good for me, I try to take it one day at a time.
This plan has really helped my familly so far. My husband,son
and I are all following it together with varying degrees of
success. We have all lost weight and I am doing the best so
far with my 22 pound loss. I keep thinking of Peter Neuman
losing 145 pounds!!! wow, wow, wow I am lucky in so much as
I don't care for pasta, rice etc. so the diet has been pretty easy
for me so far. Feeling full is everything.
I will post my results if any Saturday.
Have a great evening ladies!!

Hi everyone!

Aleka- good luck on your new plan! I crave toast once in a while too but I try to make it wholewheat or rye. Sometimes I find the food combining hard too but I am trying to stick with it.

Anne- a 22lb loss is great You are lucky your DH and son are willing to be on the same eating plan-that makes it so much easier! Hope the new medication helps your son.

Nikkic- I agree, it gets very confusing with all those different diets out there. I have to admit that I have checked out the Sugarbusters forum on this site and it looked very interesting as a WOE. I have to say that since I gave up the white flour products and white rice I do feel better. I am working on the caffeine and sugar aspect but I certainly read my food labels now! I can't believe how much hidden sugar there is in a lot of things that I never would have suspected!

Well I had a stressful week so I am off to sit on my couch with a good book and a glass of sherry. I am home alone so I am going to enjoy the peace and quiet

Evening everybody!
Anne, I think your doing great and I'm so happy for you. It really helps when the whole family is supportive. My DH is, but he still drinks milk, eats bread and sugar frosted flakes.
Aleka, I think your right about the portion control thing. I also have given up desserts. Atkins is really strict the first 2 weeks. You can eat all the meat you want, but only 2 cups of salad veggies and 1 cup of lower carb veggies a day. If you want cream, it's 2-3 tbsp. There are a few other things I'm forgetting now. After the first 2 weeks, you start to slowly incorporate more carbs back into your diet. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make in a roundabout way, is I think this will get me back on track.
Mauvaisroux, I've given up everything-sugar, flour, caffiene, white rice. I have to say, even if I have gained back some weight, I feel better than I have in years and my skin is looking a lot better.
Well, talk to you all later. I really enjoy our little group. Nikki

Good Morning Everyone:
Another 3 pounds gone! I can't beleive it myself. I have
reached a mini goal that I had wanted to reach by the end of
September. Next Saturday my husband and I are going
to see The Who and I wanted my black jeans to fit. I
knew I would have to get my weight down to be able to get
back in to them and jep, they do up now I am very interested
in Atkins diet too. I am convinced low carb is the way to go.
Enjoy you sherry Mauvaisroux, I enjoy a wee bit of brandy on
Saturdays.
Nikkic I too enjoy our little group. We can talk about new plans
and how they work, this is a learning experience for each one
of us. No matter how we do it, we will all strive to do
our best and we will all succeed.
Aleka, how is level two going?
Anne.

ANNE D, congratulations on losing another 3 lb. and fitting back into your black jeans If you keep going the way you have been, maybe by next Sat. these jeans may be falling off of you I decided to make Monday the day I start doing the SB way of eating. We'll see how it goes. I will give myself a month on this WOE, and if I don't see any results, I will look into Atkins. I hope your son does well on this new medication. My thoughts will be with you.

mauvaixroux, I hope you enjoyed your sherry. I like to indulge in a glass or 2 of wine on the weekends. It is amazing how much sugar is in food, even on the nutrition label if it says 0 gm sugar, you look at the ingredients and sure enough there is some sort of sugar in there. I went to the grocery store the other day trying to find a ham steak that wasn't cured with sugar. I couldn't find a thing. I also can't find bread made without sugar, or hydroginated oils. So, I've been toying with the idea of buying a bread machine and making my own bread. The only thing stopping me is...do I want another small appliance on my already crowded counter top. When I first started SSzing, I didn't mind the food combining at all. Then I went off the diet, and since starting it for the 2nd time, I am finding the food combining very difficult to stick with.

nikkic, it sounds like you would definitely lose weight doing Atkins. Would you do the induction for 2 weeks then go back to Somersizing, or just continue to do Atkins? If you miss having desserts, how about just having sugar free jello, instead of the miracle fluff?

I really enjoy this little group, so I hope you don't mind me posting even though I will not be Somersizing.

Take care and enjoy your weekend. Aleka

Good morning,
Anne, I am green with envy, but so happy for you.
Aleka, your right about the fluff. I had to give it up. It's not that it was bad, but when you eat the whole bowl in 2 days, then it is. Atkins says not to eat nutrasweet. I know Suzanne does too. I've read that for some people, it can cause a stall. I don't know why. Dr. Schwarzbein says not to eat it too. I have been lurking over at Low Carb Friends trying to find out why Atkins says no nutrasweet. I think it's because of the chemical, that it is bad for your body and he is really into natural stuff. I know somewhere there has to be a jello made with Splenda, but I haven't seen it yet.
Desserts and overeating are probably why I've stalled and then started to gain. I know ss works, but I have to get stricted for awhile. If I can get my brain into that way of thinking
then I can go back to ss and keep myself under control. The first 2 weeks of Atkins kind of remind me of boot camp, pretty basic.
I can't find ham steak either, Aleka. For lunchmeat, I buy the Walmart brand of baked ham. Dextrose is one of the ingredients, but the carb count is 0, so it must be a small amount.
I have a bread maker, in fact I have alot of small appliances. I had to start keeping them in the computer room, my kitchen is really tiny. I must be addicted to shopping too. If you really miss bread, I'd try it in the oven first. If you find you like it, then I'd buy the bread machine. My bread machine sits there and collects dust. I don't know what bread would be like. I know the muffins and other things I've tried to make with splenda and no eggs have really sucked so far. Even when I have a recipe that everyone raves about, I don't like it. Well, on sugarbusters, you can probably have eggs in your bread.
I was hoping we could all stay together, even if we aren't all eating the same way. I've really enjoyed the support from all of you.
I'm off to the farmers market. Now that fall is here, it won't be long before that's a memory.
Take care, Nikki

Hello everyone!

I enjoy our group too. Why don't we come up with another name for our threads since we all seem to be doing different plans?
Any suggestions?

I was just thinking the same thing about bread and how I would eventually have to make my own I too have a bread maker which I use to use a lot but somehow it ended up in the back of the kitchen cupboards with a bunch of stuff piled on it which makes it hard to get to so I don't bother with it anymore. I plan on rescuing the bread maker from oblivion and start using it along with the blender, juicer and crockpot that are hiding with it

Congrats on those 3lbs Anne

Nikkic-I just went to the farmers market today too and loaded up on cauliflower, broccoli, green beans and yellow beans. I spent the rest of the afternoon blanching and freezing them in dinner for two sized portions so I would have them through the winter. I hate the taste of canned vegetables now so I figured this would be a good alternative since produce is so expensive up here in the winter.

Aleka, good luck with the sugar busters it looks like a pretty good plan, at least their is a forum you can get ideas and tips form on this site I am sticking with SS for now as hubby is actually getting into it now too. I am starting my exercise plan this week too, so that may help.

Hope you all have a good week!

Hi everyone,
I am not a creative person, so I wouldn't know what to call it. I have always had a hard time naming things. I named my #1 dd from a character on Captain Kangaroo and #2 after a neighbor we had once. It was all I could think of at the time. Later,the kids had the job of naming our animals. I called my dog midnight, just because that was when I went to work.
Well, I never did make it to the farmers market. I spent too much time and money at Walmart. I've been painting the new siding we put up today.
I'm doing a combo of Atkins/ss'ing. I have never felt so good. I haven't had this much energy since I was in my 20's. The scale is not moving yet, but I bought those keto sticks and it says I am in ketosis. Dr. Atkins says that is a sign that you are burning fat for fuel and so losing weight.
Bye, Nikki

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Today is the first day of fall, but it still feels like summer here. It's been in the low 80's and humid.

nikki and mauvaisroux, since you both have bread machines, and I have no clue as to what to buy, I wanted to ask you some questions. What type is better, the 1 lb. loaf size or the 2 lb. loaf size? What features should be on it? Also, when it comes to any type of baking, I just don't have the patience for it, so I was wondering if the bread machines will knead the dough?

mauvaisroux, Sugar Busters is a lot like SSzing, the only difference is that you can eat more of a variety of foods, it's lower in fat, and has portion control. So, what I'm doing is using my old WW point booklet and using the portion sizes in that as a guideline.

nikkic, good luck with your Atkins and SSzing. Is it difficult to combine the 2? I just heard over the weekend that the WalMart near my house is shooting for a Nov. 1st opening date, and they've started stocking their shelves today.

Hi ANN D, hope you are doing well.

Have a great day everyone Aleka

Morning everyone,
I just lost my response, by hitting the wrong key. Boy I hate when that happens.
Aleka, I would buy the 2 lber. You can always make smaller loaves or bigger loaves that way. The machine does everything for you, including kneading. You just have to put in the ingredients. Mine is an older one. The loaf stands up. Now they have some that the loaf is more like a regular loaf. It doesn't matter in the end, when I cut mine, it still looks good and tastes good.
The reason I said I was combining Atkins and SS is because I'm still doing ss, but a stricter form. I drink Atkins shakes for breakfast. I still food combine. It was an automatic thing. At first I didn't realize it, then I found it was what I wanted to do anyway. I've cut out desserts, cream sauces and decreased my fat a lot. Atkins has divided the veggies into 2 lists. Some of the legal ones on ss'ing are still legal on Atkins, you just have to limit your intake because they are higher carb. I've been so busy with this gargage project, I have'nt had time for big productions in the kitchen. Mainly broiled meat, one or two veggies with butter and that's it. Lunch has been a few leftovers or cheese, meat and a fresh veggie. It's probably more Atkins than anything, but I'm not counting carbs, because I haven't had the time or patients for that.
I still exercise in the morning. I'm up to 12 min. on the Gazelle. My daughter liked it so much, she ordered one too. I sure hope she uses it, she weighs almost as much as I do, but she's shorter. I hate to see girls in their early 20's so over weight. I've never pressured her about it and always try to be suppportive when she diets. Her medication also decreases her metabolism and she has to take thyroid replacement, so that doesn't help. Still, if she decreases her calorie intake (that's the way she wants to diet) and starts to do any kind of exercise, it has to help.
It's been a lot cooler here the last few days. Lows in the upper 40's/50's highs in the low 70's and windy. Sure fall like. Snowballs are coming!
Later, Nikki