[SweetKisses03]

thanks for all the welcomes my weigh in day will be Monday mornings

[Amybeth]

Hey Celeste, how are you? Thanks for the recipe it sounds really yummy! I am gonna try that this week! I will check out that website too! I love trying new things. About a week ago I tried the south beach diet. Was not for me at all! but I did pick up a recipe that sounds weird but I actually really like it. It is kind of an imitation of icecream. I use 1/2 cup fat free ricotta, 1 -2 tsp of vanilla and 1-2 tsp of splenda (tonight I drizzed a little lowfat choc. syrup on it.) mmmm sounds odd but its pretty good. its 2 points with out choc syrup and 3 points with low fat choc. syrup. About the same as lowfat frozen yogurt which I would take anyday over ricotta but thats what I had to work with and it did cure my late night sweet tooth

[Meldiggety]

Debbie - Sounds like you are right on with your healthy way of living - you are right that atkins isn't a long term diet. God wouldn't make grains if we weren't suppose to eat them!

Celeste - Have so much fun on your date night w/ hubby - woo hoo

[debbietexas]

Good Sunday morning to all. I am glad to say things are finally settling down here in our small communities. All the churches and schools and individuals have adopted a certain about of families for each group. The donations have been wonderful and I can kind of rest now knowing I have done all I can do.
Is there anyone here on atkins? I did it for years and you would not have found a bigger advocate of the diet. Till last year when I went to doctor and my colestral (sp) was totally out of control. Think about it even if you do eat veggies and fruits it is still moslty protein and you can imagine what that does to your liver and kidneys. Believe me I have studied every book and aspect of all these diets trying to find the right one for me. I might add had to have colonostomy because of all the rectal bleeding ( sorry) but it was from not eating enough bulky foods.
I had thought about joining weight watchers and hear it is great but this way I am doing seems to be working out. I multiply the fat x's 9 and divide by the calories and if it goes over 30 I don't touch it. Someone says counting fat can be tricky. It sure can because the if you don't read every label it can really mess you up. Just because it says low fat doesn't make it so.
I have found like everyone else here that exercise is the key and lowering calories and fat. Everyone starving self is not way to go either. Just get healthy plan don't even mention you are on diet or think that way. I have lost 11 lbs this last month not dieting just eating right and exercising.
I can not wait till I can say I weigh 170 and so on and on. By next summer I will be down to 135. I have the total faith I can do it.
The down fall and I was wondering if any one else has noticed is. My husband is getting jeolous Imagine that. We have a camp house on the river and go there most weekends and hang out with all the other river rats lol. ( really nice group of people) I was always the fat happy one that brought the good food and desserts. Everyone loved me cause always so jolly. Now I am still jolly and happy but I wear size 14 shorts now with great tan and cute tops and I am going to pat self on back. I deserve. I look pretty damn good. Keep the positive atitude. Anyway we went last night and I noticed hubby was pouting on way home. I asked what the **** was up with that. HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY I AM SO FRIENDLY!!!!! Seems one of the guys said something about he was lucky to have a young beautiful wife!!! Hubby is older. Geesh it is the same friends we have had for years. A gal can't win for losing huh lol.
Just wait till next summer he will be blowing a gasket for sure lol. Poppy aka hubby better pay attention I am kidding I adore my husband and I want him to be proud to be seen with me I guess he will just have to adapt huh.
Everyone keep up the great work. This can be done with time.

[Amybeth]

Well its day 2 and i am excited about lunch! Thank goodness my honey knows how to cook because I sure don't lol. I am having striper (fish) with rosemary and lemon zest, zuccini and yellow squash, and rosemary garlic red potatos mmm. the only thing i am a little nervous about is how much virgin olive oil is going to on everything. I hope I make an accurate calculation on everything! other than that day two is going very well! Hope everyone is doing well! I cant wait til about a month from now, I am hoping by then or soon after that this all just becomes routine. How long do you think it takes before you feel like it just comes easier and feels like the norm? Well I guess its time to start getting ready for work. woo hoo Well at least I work at subway so my dinner should be fairly nutritious. take care all

[Meldiggety]

Hi Amy - Good job on day 2 It has been 2 months for me now and it is still a bit challenging for me not to overeat, but the good news is that counting calories and exercise has become my routine. I am now at a place where I know I am not going to back out & I am going to keep moving forward to my goal. I would say that if you could prove to yourself that you can stay on it 90% of the time, you will have won half the battle! I usually eat more on weekends and have been known to feel a bit guilty about it, but I just reassure myself that I am going to exercise that much harder or eat that much healthier once Monday comes and I have still been able to lose. Keep it up, it's SO worth it.

Take Care,
Melanie

P.S. I love Subway - it has such great low cal sandwiches and it's fairly healthy (especially in comparison to fast food).

[fitnessweetie]

Today was my free day! I think that I didn't eat too bad. I just think I ate a little more carbs, than I normally would. Oh, well...It is over....Now time to get back on track.

Amybeth: I love subway....And I think that WW is a great way for weight loss. I love the ww dessert choc. cake. That gets me thur the day. I tend to nibble on it all day long. It is just 3 pts. But, I am not doing ww at this time because I tend to eat too many carbs with the points. I am trying to keep my carbs 40% or less of my cals. I did lose about 50 pounds before I had baby #2 on it. It is a great plan!

Celeste: That sounds like a very yummy dish! I think that I will try it soon. I love eat anything with I love going on date nites too! Sounds like you have such a healthy balance life! We had our date nite at home on Friday too. We made choc. cover strawberries and watched meet the Flockers. That was a very funny movie. Hope you and your hubby had a good time.....

Caryn: Hope your weigh in goes well on Monday!!!! I hope to check in and see how you did! It is not just about loosing weight it is about making healthy changes over time and good decisions.

Debbie: I am glad that things are getting better with the clean up. My hubby has aunts and uncle who were affected by the storm and they are trying to get back on there feet.
I think that it is great that you hubby sees how sexy we are. Sometimes that can create a new passion in a relationship. If you know what I mean

Melanie: I cannot wait till I get to go shopping for some new clothes. I have all the sizes from 18 to 8 in my closet and I can't wait until I am in the 16. I am in one pants that is a 16. But I want to be in the smaller 16s.

Hope that everyone is having a good long weekend!!!!

[RLK2005]

Hello everyone. I found this thread and thought it might fit me. I am a 27 year old stay at home mom with 60 lbs to lose. I joined Weight Watchers last week and I am struggling through. It's hard to adjust and I keep reminding myself this is for life! I want to be able to include things I love but also make good changes. I really, really am desperate to lose. I wish my actions would follow my desires... Anyway, hope I can join and fit in here. Thanks, Rikki

[debbietexas]

Come on in Rikki. The more the merrier. You have found a great group of gals with abunance of help and support. I can't get through the day without coming here at least once for encouragement. You are right this is for life and you are on the right road. You will fit just right. REmeber exercise is also important key to this way of life. Together we can do this.

[Amybeth]

well day 2 turned out to be not quite what i bargained for. the lunch I was so excited for turned out to be a disaster. the fish wasnt done in time for work, the red potatoes got thrown out and all i had to eat by 3:30 was zuccini and yellow squash. So I went to work thinking I had a bunch of points and after I ate a 6 inch steak and ch. and a cookie I had no points left. then came home to my best friends drinking cosmos. Day 2 was a lot harder than I had planned. I dipped quite a bit into my flex points and am a little bummed. not gonna let it get me down though. well thank you for listening. see you all tommorow. take care all!

[RLK2005]

Amybeth--I can totally relate since this is my first week on WW. I ended up using all my flex points by day 2!!!!! I just try to do the best I can from there.

Thanks for the welcome Debbie. I hope I can get these changes made. I think exercise might almost be easier than the food thing!

[Celeste0722]

Guess what?? I LOST 1.5 LBS!!!!!!! Woohoo!!! Thanks guys for the suggestions!

Hi Rikki! Welcome! I'm also a SAHM. I think the hardest for me was actually getting started. Old habits are hard to break!

Amy-Oh no! Don't let that get you down! That's why the flex pts are there. but I understand, I always hated dipping into them.

[Sunfire]

OMG. I am SO tired right now. Welcome Rikki! Dude. I traded days at work so that I could go to a wedding yesterday, so now I'm here at work. It's 9am. I got here at 4am! Got up at 3:20am. I'm on like 2 hours of sleep. It's horrible! Ugh. Only like 2.5-3 hours to go!

I would type more, but I'm just so tired. I didn't eat all that bad at the wedding yesterday, so that's good.

[Sunfire]

Omg Congrats Celeste! Woo!

[Meldiggety]

Nicki - Hope you have a better day and are able to catch up on some zzzz's

Congrats Celeste - way to break a plateau! I am so ecstatic for you!

So, I am ovulating again and I have come to find when I am there is a pattern of having a 2 lb gain in a matter of a day! I guess it's being bloated and water weight, but either way it's depressing to see the scale move upward. Anyone else a slave to the scale? I need to STOP weighing everyday and just stick to my once a week weigh in - ya know? I know that the scale isn't the best indicator of fat loss anyways.......I think for anyone else that feels they weigh too much and shouldn't, we should make a pact that we're only weighing once maybe twice a week - what da ya say??

Well, I hope everyone is doing well and having a nice holiday.
Melanie