Rie theheart rate monitor is for when you wear it you can see when you are in your target heart rate and you will burn more fat. Seems pretty good . I had to peak at the sscale this morning and I have lost 6 pounds this week. We have to run Hubby is going to fix his sisters car it is broke down so I will be back later have some things I wanted to post.

I got The Stress Diet Cure by the Hellers and read it this weekend. I really didn't see anything in the plan that was any different than the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, but they did have more proofs of research on some things like sweetners and the importance of eating breakfast and they explain why those of us like me who aren't hungry for breakfast and our fbs is up. They seem to be saying that when we eat high foods at night(night eaters) we aren't hungry for breakfast and our insulin is high. They actually recommend eating the higher carbs for breakfast and eat (they don't call it low carb, but to me it is) low carb meals and snacks the rest of the day. However, they do allow an Alternatiive Meal instead of the higher carb breakfast which they call a Big Balanced Breakfast. Like I said to me ithe plan iisn't any different from their other plans just more info of how and why certain things work. By the way, they do stress the importance of eating good protein and lower carb veggies and balancing them.

I did get up and had a good protein breakfast . I made a 1 Minute Muffin and used it to make me an Egg/Bacon/Cheese McMuffin type breakfast. I plan to have a taco salad for dinner and tuna salad for supper.

Things are getting so much better with DD. I honestly believe we are starting to build a relationship. I go once a month and get acrylic fills. She isn't allowed to wear them while in nursing school, but she puts can use gel nails. I offered to pay her to do my fills and my pedicure telling her I spend $40 when I have both done. She is going to start doing them but she wouldn't take the money. She said "I live here". She is finding other things she can do to help out since she can't help a lot financially. She will save me about $40 a month plus she will do it when they need it which I couldn't afford to do but once a month. So I'm so thankful things are working out between us.

Y'all have a great day.

Been remiss in checking in because life is trying to get out of control! The weekend in Montreal was a good break from the business of my "stay"cation. I used the train time to write - not just To Do stuff but bloggish stuff. I really should get back to my online blog. Last entry was February.

Did not gain any weight over the weekend and BGL was great. Survived the fish fry on Sunday with no damage and gave away all leftovers, including half a rum cake! I've still not made any more progress on my 20 pounds though. Maybe this week with chicken and salads. My DD and her family arrive for a week on Thursday and I will need to really be firm with my inner child! I know it will be carb city around here because that's how they eat.

I'm pretty disgusted with having put back some of my weight. I weighed less a year ago! I am determined to head it off at the pass though. Yesterday was an extremely busy day but I did work in a trip to the gym mid-morning. I also passed on the refreshments at the 5 PM Mill Board meeting and gave away half a leftover rum cake from the Fish Fry! (Whoops! Already said that so it must have been a big deal for me.)

September is coming soon and I must make an appointment for more bloodwork. Not sure if the results will be as great as they were last time but ...

Hang in there, Chickies.

HI friends: I haven't been around a lot lately. We had a couple of busy weeks, but things are quieter now. Weight is sitting about 173
fbs sugar was 5.8
Trish: I too am struggling to figure out what to do and where to go. I can't really say any plan isn't working for me, its not following the plan that is the problem. Too many treats and not saying no to myself, or as Ruth says, I listen to my inner child too often.
DH lost weight over the summer, being active doing all the landscaping. I am sooooo jealous. Leads me to understand that I really need to be more active. I meant to go to yoga yesterday evening, but fell asleep after work, and slept through, and of course, had difficulty sleeping in the night. Didn't get to sleep until about 1 am, and woke up at 6 and couldn't sleep any longer.
Will plan an earlier nap today.
Have been reading posts, and thanks for the personals to me, its nice to know folks think of me.
I am hoping you can keep on track Bonnie, and Rie, hope your busy week doesn't side track you from staying on plan.
Will take the dog for a trail walk this am. have a good day chickies.

Good Morning Everyone,

Ruthie & Mad I definitely understand the listening to the inner child too much. I think she has been throwing a rebelious fit all summer. And time for me to make a decision.

I have done a lot of reading this summer. I really like the way Dukan Diet works, but while I don't like eating "full" fat so freely, I also don't believe that cutting fats so far back is real healthy either. And then I obviously have problems with swelling from a lot of salt. After reading "all" the different ways of low carbing, I think what my doctor said is true "any diet will work. You just have to learn what you can live with". I can't actually start a plan yet as my birthday is tomorrow and I don't know what the family is planning but we always have a birthday dinner. The kids keep saying "so when is your birthday?" So I am going to have a very extremely low carb eating today and just plan to have an off meal for when they decide to do it. DGS started college today and the girls will start tomorrow and DD is having finals for this 5 weeks and DSIL is working today through Friday. So we may not do anything until the weekend when everybody will be home. So I just might be able to get in several good days of very low carb. I think I'm going to have to do extremely low carb for a while to get the swelling off my legs. Since I've never had knee problems, I really think that the low carb is important for my knee to heal and for them to stay healthy. So many benefits to eating low carb. And obviously my body loves it as well.

Ruthie Enjoy the family and just do the best you can with that inner child. Have some kind of a plan... even if it is nothing but having plan for what you want to do when they leave. Hey I'm talking to me too!!!

Mad It isn't fair that men lose so much easier than we women do. You know I've about decided that Dana Carpander's way of lc is the way for me to go. I'm going to attempt to get on a really good low carb and realize there will be times I may not be able to stick with it. In her book I read, she allowed herself certain occasions of her choice when she knew she would eat carbs of her choice for one meal and she got right back on the plan. I like to call my off days a CAD day. Although the Heller's say their diets are not low carb, to me theCarbohydrate Addict's Diets are 2 low carb meals with 2 low carb snacks and 1 reward meal that is a balanced meal with carbs. I've done that before and lost weight, don't know why I ever stopped it. So I don't know why I couldn't do low carb as my main way of eating with the idea of throwing in a "CAD RM" once in a while. That way I'm never off plan. I think I could live with that.

Rie, Bonnie and others

Have a nice day!

Hey ladies jest finished doing a watp 5 mile dvd it was great and its only 11 am here. Hope the rest of my day is going good. So far I am doing great. I hope to show another drop here soon.

hi again. I did get out weeding again for an hour today. Didn't go for a walk. Felt pretty crummy all morning from the odd sleeping, (and lack of sleep). Eventually just went to work to try to get on track, and did better after coming home for supper.
Trish, one problem for me with carbs, is they are addictive. One meal off, and I am craving more, and having trouble keeping myself in line.
That said, I found a low carb flatbread to use for tortillas, wraps, or even pizza crust. Just 7 net carbs each (and 9 g fibre) so hope I can manage them. they taste ok too.
Planning yoga for tomorrow if I can sleep tonight.
Rie: when you are camping, are you not fairly active? I imagine walking/hiking, even as you go fishing.
Anyhow, I think Bonnie has it right with activity and we all can get on the bandwagon, in whatever way we can.
(Ruth and Rie: I am thinking aquafit so your knees don't give out.

Mad I understand that about the carbs. Are you counting carbs again? What is the flatbread you are using? I would like to find some good tasting low carb flatbread. I also believe some sort of exercise has to be done. I can't do much with my knee, but I am doing what exercises that I can do. I figure anything is better than nothing.

Rie Thanks for the BD greeting.

Bonnie You are a good example to us and inspiring me to get busy and do whay I can.

Up early and to a new start. All the kids are off to school and it is just Jaxxon and me. His watching baby development and playing when things come on he isn't into or doesn't care for and I'm going to get some reading done. As far as I know I can stay on plan today as no BD plans until the weekend when everyone will be here.

I had mentioned my swelling on another website and someone told me Eades mention swelling in their book. So happens I have the book and looked it up. I learned it is not unusual to swell when 1st getting on a low carb way of eating and it should go away shortly after the plan takes affect. So I'm staying OP expecting the low carb diet to do its job.

I eat most of my carby foods at main meal around 2 pm. I got up wanting a pancake breakfast. So Ijust made the 1 Minute Muffin and used it as a pancake. Interesting thing is that I had my usually low carb breakfast which is 1 Minute Muffin, 1 egg and a slice of bacon. Had the same thing this morning just used the muffin as a pancake. Some time I use it to make an egg/bacon McMuffin and add cheese. Same breakfast just different looks. LOL

Y'all have a wonderful Wednesday.

I bucked myself up enough to go to a ww meeting for the first time in a month, 173, as I expected. Will have to keep buckling down.
I also haven't been tracking.
I AM doing low carb, but within ww limits as much as possible. I am going to have fruit periodically though. Its the best part on the new ww points program in my opinion.
truthfully, though, I am not exercising enough. Activity was the theme at tonight's meeting, and a 40 minute trail walk a couple of times per week and yoga once or twice just isn't enough activity. And while I will whine about DH losing the weight, it truly is due to a high activity level. SO in additon to tracking my food and keeping to a daily points limit, I am also going to work really hard to incorporate more activity into my day. Even if that means watching the morning news from the treadmill.
gonna GET OFF THE COUCH now.

Well, I now have a $300 grocery order stashed away in my house ready for my company. Not a lot of tempting stuff, just a lot of food! Matthew is nearly 14 and has developed quite an appetite so I'm counting on him to eat a lot.

Checked yesterday and my last bloodwork was November! Definitely time to do it again but I may leave it until October. I'm off to a wee town in Indiana for a MOD-meet in mid-September and am determined to make my life less hectic this fall! (I'm also hoping to have chipped away some of this extra "fluff" I've put on since spring. Last time I saw the 170s was April 3!)