Team '72 Week of 6/30- 7/7

harleymamma · 06-29-2008, 10:19 PM

[color="Magenta"]Ok girls, so technically it is tomorrow since it is 12:03...thought I would start your monday off with a story...geesh

So most of you know I went to the big bike rally this weekend....well it was not without it's fair share of adventure! We get there at like 4:20 and it is hotter than blue blazes outside..there are around 10K people there (no joke) and you cannot stir them with a stick..no breeze at all. I had gone out the night before and had a few drinks, got up the next morning and of course didn't eat breakfast....I was so thirsty when we got there that I downed a "beverage" before we even got out of the parking lot...then about 3 more within the next 20 min....decided I had to go to the bathroom, so me and my friend take off...I am in the process of "collecting beads"

and I start to feel sick to my stomach and getting really dizzy...I know what is about to happen, so I make my way over to a picnic table to sit down and put my head between my knees. In a matter of seconds my eyes roll back in my head and I am unconcious..they are calling the EMT's over the loud speaker, and I am surrounded bout a ton of very friendly bikers (thankfully)...I don't remember any of this cuz I am out...back and forth in conciousness...they are icing me down,and the only thing they have is beer, so they are sticking cold cans of beer under my arms

...by the time the EMT's got there I was totally gone, they couldn't get my blood pressure to register! I was like 0/60...!!! They carry me to the Gator, strap me on a board and take me to the ambulance (keep in mind, I don't remember any of this..but my friend was thoughtfull enough to get it on video..OMG!) I was coming around by the time they got me there...they had to give me oxygen and hook me up to an IV!! They said I was severly dehydrated and made me lay there for a long time...drink 3 bottles of water and promise that I would go eat and not drink any "fun" beverages the rest of the day! I was not drunk, they thought I was on something...but once I came around and was talking to them they knew it was the heat/alcohol/hypoglycemia!!! OMG...I swear, you can't take me anywhere!!! I am posting a pic of the very nice EMT's that quite possibly saved my life!

Needless to say my diet was out the window for the last two days..everyone I know is stuffing me with food and water! lol..I am just glad it wasn't worse than it was..this has only happend to me once before, the night i graduated college and my boyfriend at the time had to carry me out of the bar..but even then it wasn't this bad...they didn't think i was going to come around and my heart was nearly stopped!

It scared my friends to death!

Now you would think that we would have left and came back home right? Uh, NOT, I was there to see bikes and hotties!! So we stayed, but I was not allowed to get out of my lawnchair for the rest of the night!

Good grief, it's never dull when I'm around! I have a lot of pics on my Myspace page...go snoop, I could't post the good ones...well for obvious reasons!

OH...and I kept my beads the whole time!!! hahahahaCOLOR]

marymc · 06-30-2008, 07:23 AM

Gosh Shala! So glad that you are okay. What a scary thing to happen.

On the other hand, good golly molly. Look how skinny you are in that picture!!!!! You should be very proud of where you are now, and where you have come from and certainly not worried about weight at all.

You look marvelous darlin' ... now, start taking care of that bod!!

melehundele · 06-30-2008, 07:24 AM

OMG, Shala! I am glad you were OK! Silly, silly girl! And hope you had a good time besides that adventure....and glad you got to keep your beads after all that "effort."

And I think you are beauteous, too!

And let us know when your video is up on YouTube! (Aren't friends just great...the girl whose wedding cake I am making in a couple weeks has photos of me passed out in the snow ON A MANURE PILE from a barn/beach party last January. I will have to extract those before she gets her cake

)

catne · 06-30-2008, 08:09 AM

Morning, all...it's Monday, but Short WEEK, thanks to the 3 day holiday weekend coming up.YIPPEE!

Now I just have to spend the week psyching myself up to avoid the goodies on the 4th of July. (Shala...make sure you eat breakfast before going to festivities on the 4th...remember that old saying, "a breakfast a day will keep the EMT's away

" Seriously, girl, at least have some of your trusty peanut butter!)

Speaking of goodies, for all LCers but especially my fellow Stillmans peeps...to jazz up the cottage cheese, I've been mixing in about 1/3 of a can (drained/rinsed) mini cocktail shrimp into 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. Sometimes I add spices to that, sometimes not. But with the shrimp, it's way better than plain cottage cheese (and boosts the protein, too.) Thank Mary for all the talk of wonderful Gulf shrimp that made me think of this one.

Question for the cola chicken makers...does anyone use any other kinds of soda? (I think I remember someone talking about using orange?) What sort of flavor does it taste like then?

O.K., got to get some stuff done, so will be back later no doubt...

Ladybugg · 06-30-2008, 08:15 AM

Good morning lovely ladies!

OMG Shala - glad you're okay. That's really scary.

And Girl, you look great! Look at that bod on you!

I joined that '72 challenge last week. Throughout the week I had some cheats, as usual. I did manage to lose 2.2 lbs for the week though. Something in my mind clicked in the last couple of days and I think I can do this again. Wish me luck.

mom276 · 06-30-2008, 09:30 AM

Hey Ladies!

Okay Shala!!! I'm so happy your okay! How scary

It's scary how dehydration can do that to you! When I was pregnant w/Landen I was driving w/Hillary in the carseat and all of sudden out of nowhere everything faded out and I couldn't hear anything, then all of sudden I came back, talk about scary.. while driving!! I pulled in the kroger parking lot I was shaking so bad, all I thought of is, I could of wrecked w/my daughter in the car! The doctor said I was probably dehydrated. As for you, your blood pressure that low! So glad your okay! Your look great, just keep up the great work, can't picture you being heavier. Did you lose all your weight on LC?

Tommie & Alison - so glad to hear of you weight losses

Kim - congrats on your loss too

I'm back on plan today... I was up to 147 yesterday

and I sure felt it in my shorts and chest, very snug!!!!

Hi mama Mary, Ing, Cathy.. I feel like I'm missing someone else.

Well this Saturday is Landen's 2nd B-Day.. and we are doing his cake in The Grinch! I wanted to Nemo, but DH told me it wasn't my choice. Seriously Landen loves the grinch. We watched it all last christmas , no joke about twice a day! He found the DVD a few weeks ago, and he's on the kick again

So we'll be having a christmas/birthday party!!

harleymamma · 06-30-2008, 09:31 AM

Thanks Girls, you all are too sweet! I am ok with the way I look (sorta) but I would still love to lose just 10 more pounds!!! My goal is to be at 145 by August 1st...I doubt I will make it, but at least it is a goal! lol

It was a very scary ordeal, but I still had a great time

...gonna go back to the next rally in October....at least it won't be so hot..my luck, I will trip and fall into the fire pit!

Momma..thought about you yesterday when i fixed my shrimp...I grilled them in some Hawiian marinade...hmmm, the were really good!

Ing...OMG, I didn't even think of YouTube

...I must get that video back from her!!!! lol...I would LOVE to see you passed out on a pile of manure....come to think of it, I am sure I have been there before too

Kimmy....it's great to hear that you have "clicked" again....I bet it was the weight loss...that is great motivation!!!

I have good news about the house...THAT MAN that lives in it called me last night and said he was getting the last of his stuff out today, I am going to pick up the key from him tomorrow and hopefully be really busy the rest of this week moving some of my stuff from storage into the house..the good thing is the storage unit is just right across the street....at least I don't have far to move it.. OH, and my new laptop just came in the mail today

I am excited to get it opened!!!

mom276 · 06-30-2008, 09:32 AM

Oh Crap- I forgot Jen

Sorry to hear about your son! How scary, but I'm glad he's okay

I'm always worrying about if something will happen to my babies!! I'm glad your back w/us!!!

mom276 · 06-30-2008, 09:39 AM

Shala- glad your finally getting to move in! How ya doing mentally about moving now?

harleymamma · 06-30-2008, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mom276

Hey Ladies!

Okay Shala!!! I'm so happy your okay! How scary

It's scary how dehydration can do that to you! When I was pregnant w/Landen I was driving w/Hillary in the carseat and all of sudden out of nowhere everything faded out and I couldn't hear anything, then all of sudden I came back, talk about scary.. while driving!! I pulled in the kroger parking lot I was shaking so bad, all I thought of is, I could of wrecked w/my daughter in the car! The doctor said I was probably dehydrated. As for you, your blood pressure that low! So glad your okay! Your look great, just keep up the great work, can't picture you being heavier. Did you lose all your weight on LC?

Tommie & Alison - so glad to hear of you weight losses

Kim - congrats on your loss too

I'm back on plan today... I was up to 147 yesterday

and I sure felt it in my shorts and chest, very snug!!!!

Hi mama Mary, Ing, Cathy.. I feel like I'm missing someone else.

Well this Saturday is Landen's 2nd B-Day.. and we are doing his cake in The Grinch! I wanted to Nemo, but DH told me it wasn't my choice. Seriously Landen loves the grinch. We watched it all last christmas , no joke about twice a day! He found the DVD a few weeks ago, and he's on the kick again

So we'll be having a christmas/birthday party!!

That is exactly what happens to me! I start out feeling nausious...then my ears ring and I can't hear, then the fading out starts..and sometimes I can try and make myself come to but i can't keep my eyes open or control anything, it's like I am a limp noodle and I fade in and out of conciousness! My BP is usually always low, but it has never been that low!

My highest weight was around 290....I was always overweight...I lost down to 140 about 12 years ago I guess, I didn't do it with LC..I did NO FAT< NO FOOD! Literally starved myself and lived on sugar free jello...not the wisest thing, that is when I developed the hypogylicemia and the low BP...then got preg with the twins and after I had them i hovered around 190-200...that was almost 7 years ago! This is the lowest I have been since I got preg with them!

aww...a Grinch cake sounds so cute! My mom loves the Grinch! Post a pic so we can see how it turns out! As for moving I am doing ok mentally...I am a little scared, and a little sad, and a lot anxious, but it is easier knowing that I still have my house here and that my mom and dad will take good care of it....I am not looking forward to all the work I have ahead of me with the move, but I am ready to get it over with...gives me an excuse to redecorate something!! And I love that!

mom276 · 06-30-2008, 09:59 AM

I've got to get a hold of the cake lady to find out what grinch cake she's gonna do, cause I forgot to tell her it's the jim Carrey Grinch he likes

She decorates cakes so good and tastes awesome!! But she said she's never done a grinch cake, so kinda nervous how it's gonna turn out.
I hope it gets easier for you on the move

I know the first thought that came to my mind when my DH said we would probably have to move after finding out about his job was you. I remember how you talked about all the memories and I told you, you can make new memories! Easier said than done!!
we've only lived in our house for 2 and half yrs, but it is where I want my babies to grow up!! And you have a lifetime of memories w/your little ones, I know they're not that old

but, I'm glad your parents are gonna be there, cause you can still go to (your home!) It sucks moving, do you got help?

mom276 · 06-30-2008, 10:20 AM

Oh shala I forgot to make a comment on all your weight loss! I don't know how you made it through eating hardley anything!! but you've done a great job keeping it off!!! I had to read on the hypoglycemia, couldn't remember what that was. Something about Low blood sugar. Hope you don't have to experience the passing out again!

farley109 · 06-30-2008, 10:40 AM

Good Morning Ladies!!

Shala....I know you were just flirting with the EMT's....bahahah....I'm a sucker for men in uniform!! hehe

Ing..I thought there was some interesting info on that site. Hope it helps ya!! And like I said, you've never hurt my feelings or pissed me off!! I love ya!

farley109 · 06-30-2008, 10:46 AM

Opps...I'm on a lap top and HELLO...one wrong button and I post before I intend too!! lol...

Mary...I saw a recipe on that site I showed Ing for Shrimp and you marinade it in Cajun seasoning and jalepeno's and something else!! Sounds GREAT!! Look back on last weeks thread and go to that site!!

Brandi....HELLLOOOOOO!!

Cathy...ARe you sick of Stillmans yet??? I'm on day 15?

No more weight loss though....

I did give in and make some egg salad yesterday and used boiled egg...cottage cheese....pack of splenda....dill relish...chopped onion. I was craving egg salad bad!! O and added some bacon bits!! It was HEAVEN!!!

Allison & Susan....Keep hanging in there girls!! Your doing GREAT!!

Kimy....Congrats on the loss!!

Okay girls...I'm outta here!! I'm actually on my neices lap top...Had to check in on some EBAY stuff I'm bidding on!!! Im off today....I will check in tomorrow!~

O and Shala....Should we ask how you acquired the beads??

And Shala...You would be proud of me..I actually done a mile at the track last night!!! When you get settled, we can walk together.....

harleymamma · 06-30-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mom276

Oh shala I forgot to make a comment on all your weight loss! I don't know how you made it through eating hardley anything!! but you've done a great job keeping it off!!! I had to read on the hypoglycemia, couldn't remember what that was. Something about Low blood sugar. Hope you don't have to experience the passing out again!

This is the only house I have lived in since I moved out of my parents home...we bought it the month before we got married, and spent that month remodeling...this is where my babies came home from the hospital...and the only home they have known..it is hard and it is emotional, but I am ready for a change...time to move on and see what else is out there in the world! Yeah, hypoglycemia is low blood sugar..I have had problems with it since the big weight loss years ago...you are actually supposed to avoid refined carbs and sugar...so this WOE is better for me, I just have to eat more! I can't wait to see the cake!!

harleymamma · 06-30-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by farley109

O and Shala....Should we ask how you acquired the beads??

And Shala...You would be proud of me..I actually done a mile at the track last night!!! When you get settled, we can walk together.....

Now how do you think I acquired those beads????

IT was my HUGE personality

...hehehehe....SHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

The EMT's were sooo sweet...I had them cracking up the whole time!!!

And yes we will be walking at least 2-3 miles EVERY night when I get there girl...better get you some new shoes!

catne · 06-30-2008, 02:20 PM

Brandi-love the Grinch cake/Christmas/B-day celebration...you could do some fun decorating for that (string Christmas lights around!)

Tommie-yes, doing Stillman's...only down .6 lbs., but that's cuz I did it for 3 days, then we went out for big fat juicy steaks on Friday, then ended having more steak on Saturday...totally legal Atkins food, but doesn't do a thing for Stillman's dieting!

So back to "clean" Stillman's yesterday, and hoping for some real losses in July (still just kind of hovering at the same weight. Just have had too many Atkins days in June with b-days, anniversary, funerals, & weddings like all month long! Not much going on for us in July, so hopefully I can stick with Stillman's & make some real progress again.)

orteggleston · 06-30-2008, 02:36 PM

Hi Everyone!!

Shala, so glad you are oK! Sounds like you had lots of fun. Nice job holding onto those beads, and I agree that you look great!

Cathy, there is a recipe that calls for diet orange soda. I have not tried it yet, but I think Tommie said it was good. http://www.geocities.com/aquacisers/...ipesPage6.html

Kim, congrats on the loss!!

Brandi, you will have to post pictures of the Grinch cake!

Today is Day 8 of Stillman's for me! Still going strong and feeling pretty good. I did whip up 2 Tbs of cream last night to put on my sugar free jello...who can eat that stuff plain

Other than that, I am still on track!

I am hungry today which is a change. Feel like I have already eaten a ton!

1 hamburger patty with LC Ketchup
3 chicken tenderloins baked in the oven (brushed with chicken broth and seasonings)
1 can of tuna (plain, straight from the can)
Sugar Free jello

catne · 06-30-2008, 02:58 PM

Thanks, Alison...orange soda version sounds delish, but darn it, I can't do soy sauce (soy allergy, very sensitive to any kind of soy!) Wonder what it tastes like without the soy...don't suppose it has the "oriental" flavor without it. Are you losing on Stillman's?

And BTW, congrats Kim on the loss...

gotta go get dinner ready.

Later, ladies.

orteggleston · 06-30-2008, 03:25 PM

Hi Cathy!

I am losing on Stillman's...lost about 7lbs last week

My goal this week is to stay off the scale until next Monday am

I am addicted to the scale and fluctuations are discouraging!

Here is a recipe for a Soy Sauce Substitute - Allrecipes

The molasses is questionable as it is probably not Stillman's legal, but 2 tsp in 1 cup is not a whole lot. And from that you will only use about 2 Tbs for the recipe, so I personally would probably go for it!

I have also heard that fish sauce and oyster sauce make good substitutes. Although I would opt for the oyster as it is a lot less fishy smelling/tasting.

Tecnokitty · 06-30-2008, 10:02 PM

OK, I have been so busy I am like a one legged gal kicking her own butt and we are getting ready to leave for colorado and buying our house but Shala....DO NOT MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know you have to take care of yourself and for all those folks who are prob on this thread now that I don't know who might think I am jumping on you can kiss my u know whatis..lol. Girl, I am so worried about you!! eat, drink and be merry but for god sake take care of yourself! Beleive me, you do not want to get me more stressed then I already am...lol. Please sweetie, you know you have to watch and make sure you are doing what is healthy for you. 10 lbs or 50 it doesn;t really matter if your not around/consious to enjoy your life right? Hugs to you and be good! Hugs to everyone else also, I am so stressed and busy and am hoping once I get home and the house stuff is done I might actually get 3 seconds to relax but who knows..lol. I miss you gals! Hugs, kitty

catne · 07-01-2008, 07:15 AM

Morning all. Hope everyone's having a lovely Tuesday.

Got a ton of stuff to get done this week so I can have the 3 day weekend without too much work! so I better get at it!

Later, ladies

farley109 · 07-01-2008, 08:36 AM

Good Morning ladies....Its not a good day!! I stopped by to see one of my BFF's this AM and wasn't at work 1 hour and got a call that her dad passed away!!! Im sooo upset!! My kids called him Papa Jim too!! I can't take off work to be with her because there are only two of us here today!!! He & his wife had custody of their two granddaughters ages 12 and 14 and they found him! I think they went to wake him about 9:00 and he was dead. Nana was out of town for a meeting. My BFF took off out there, along with her ex husband. But he was long gone. Nothing anyone could do. I feel so bad. My BFF had a nasty fight with her parents and hadn't spoke to them in over a month!!!

Just makes me bawl to think about the guilt that she's gonna have! My boys LOVED papa Jim!!! I guess because he was the only grandpa they were ever around. I figure I will take off some over the next couple of days to help her. She has 4 kids and 2 step kids and I'm sure she will need all the help she can get.

On the lighter side, I was down another 1lb this am. Thats at total of 8.5lbs in 15 days. I'm pleased. I have no appetite at all and have to make myself eat! Yesterday, I ate a egg for breakfast and about 3:30 had a spell where I thought I was gonna pass out. It wasn't until then that I realized I had went so long without eating. I figure my sugar got to low, but didn't have my meter to check it. I ate some sausage that probably wasn't stillmans legal, (Fresh Italian sausage cooked on the grill) but didn't want to take the time to cook something else.

So....How long can you do stillmans and it still be safe??

06-29-2008, 10:19 PM	#1
harleymamma MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SmaLLtOwn,OkLaHoMa Posts: 1,189 Gallery: harleymamma Stats: 196/154/150 ~5'8"~31 WOE: Atkins/moderate carbs Start Date: 1-7-07/9-1-07 restart	Team '72 Week of 6/30- 7/7 [color="Magenta"]Ok girls, so technically it is tomorrow since it is 12:03...thought I would start your monday off with a story...geesh So most of you know I went to the big bike rally this weekend....well it was not without it's fair share of adventure! We get there at like 4:20 and it is hotter than blue blazes outside..there are around 10K people there (no joke) and you cannot stir them with a stick..no breeze at all. I had gone out the night before and had a few drinks, got up the next morning and of course didn't eat breakfast....I was so thirsty when we got there that I downed a "beverage" before we even got out of the parking lot...then about 3 more within the next 20 min....decided I had to go to the bathroom, so me and my friend take off...I am in the process of "collecting beads" and I start to feel sick to my stomach and getting really dizzy...I know what is about to happen, so I make my way over to a picnic table to sit down and put my head between my knees. In a matter of seconds my eyes roll back in my head and I am unconcious..they are calling the EMT's over the loud speaker, and I am surrounded bout a ton of very friendly bikers (thankfully)...I don't remember any of this cuz I am out...back and forth in conciousness...they are icing me down,and the only thing they have is beer, so they are sticking cold cans of beer under my arms ...by the time the EMT's got there I was totally gone, they couldn't get my blood pressure to register! I was like 0/60...!!! They carry me to the Gator, strap me on a board and take me to the ambulance (keep in mind, I don't remember any of this..but my friend was thoughtfull enough to get it on video..OMG!) I was coming around by the time they got me there...they had to give me oxygen and hook me up to an IV!! They said I was severly dehydrated and made me lay there for a long time...drink 3 bottles of water and promise that I would go eat and not drink any "fun" beverages the rest of the day! I was not drunk, they thought I was on something...but once I came around and was talking to them they knew it was the heat/alcohol/hypoglycemia!!! OMG...I swear, you can't take me anywhere!!! I am posting a pic of the very nice EMT's that quite possibly saved my life! Needless to say my diet was out the window for the last two days..everyone I know is stuffing me with food and water! lol..I am just glad it wasn't worse than it was..this has only happend to me once before, the night i graduated college and my boyfriend at the time had to carry me out of the bar..but even then it wasn't this bad...they didn't think i was going to come around and my heart was nearly stopped! It scared my friends to death! Now you would think that we would have left and came back home right? Uh, NOT, I was there to see bikes and hotties!! So we stayed, but I was not allowed to get out of my lawnchair for the rest of the night! Good grief, it's never dull when I'm around! I have a lot of pics on my Myspace page...go snoop, I could't post the good ones...well for obvious reasons! OH...and I kept my beads the whole time!!! hahahahaCOLOR] __________________ ~Shala~ "The question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I, or the others crazy?" Momma of Rylie and Rowdy..6 year old TWINS! Proud member of the Chicken Wing Investigation Association...Agent Wood..."Get Er' Done" Last edited by harleymamma : 06-29-2008 at 10:22 PM.

06-30-2008, 07:24 AM	#3
melehundele Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 369 Gallery: melehundele Stats: 248/?/150 WOE: LC now Atkins72 Start Date: 3/30/08	OMG, Shala! I am glad you were OK! Silly, silly girl! And hope you had a good time besides that adventure....and glad you got to keep your beads after all that "effort." And I think you are beauteous, too! And let us know when your video is up on YouTube! (Aren't friends just great...the girl whose wedding cake I am making in a couple weeks has photos of me passed out in the snow ON A MANURE PILE from a barn/beach party last January. I will have to extract those before she gets her cake ) Last edited by melehundele : 06-30-2008 at 07:52 AM.

06-30-2008, 08:09 AM	#4
catne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Smack dab in the Middle Posts: 705 Gallery: catne Stats: way too many x's WOE: Atkins '72/Stillman's Start Date: restart 12/30/2007 (lost w/atkins in 1978, 1998)	Morning, all...it's Monday, but Short WEEK, thanks to the 3 day holiday weekend coming up.YIPPEE! Now I just have to spend the week psyching myself up to avoid the goodies on the 4th of July. (Shala...make sure you eat breakfast before going to festivities on the 4th...remember that old saying, "a breakfast a day will keep the EMT's away" Seriously, girl, at least have some of your trusty peanut butter!) Speaking of goodies, for all LCers but especially my fellow Stillmans peeps...to jazz up the cottage cheese, I've been mixing in about 1/3 of a can (drained/rinsed) mini cocktail shrimp into 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. Sometimes I add spices to that, sometimes not. But with the shrimp, it's way better than plain cottage cheese (and boosts the protein, too.) Thank Mary for all the talk of wonderful Gulf shrimp that made me think of this one. Question for the cola chicken makers...does anyone use any other kinds of soda? (I think I remember someone talking about using orange?) What sort of flavor does it taste like then? O.K., got to get some stuff done, so will be back later no doubt... __________________ Cathy, Queen of the Universe (wannabe) Down 55 lbs. since restart 12/29/2007 Doing maintenance for a couple of weeks...

06-30-2008, 09:30 AM	#6
mom276 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 441 Gallery: mom276 Stats: 146/145/130	Hey Ladies! Okay Shala!!! I'm so happy your okay! How scary It's scary how dehydration can do that to you! When I was pregnant w/Landen I was driving w/Hillary in the carseat and all of sudden out of nowhere everything faded out and I couldn't hear anything, then all of sudden I came back, talk about scary.. while driving!! I pulled in the kroger parking lot I was shaking so bad, all I thought of is, I could of wrecked w/my daughter in the car! The doctor said I was probably dehydrated. As for you, your blood pressure that low! So glad your okay! Your look great, just keep up the great work, can't picture you being heavier. Did you lose all your weight on LC? Tommie & Alison - so glad to hear of you weight losses Kim - congrats on your loss too I'm back on plan today... I was up to 147 yesterday and I sure felt it in my shorts and chest, very snug!!!! Hi mama Mary, Ing, Cathy.. I feel like I'm missing someone else. Well this Saturday is Landen's 2nd B-Day.. and we are doing his cake in The Grinch! I wanted to Nemo, but DH told me it wasn't my choice. Seriously Landen loves the grinch. We watched it all last christmas , no joke about twice a day! He found the DVD a few weeks ago, and he's on the kick again So we'll be having a christmas/birthday party!! __________________ BRANDI

06-30-2008, 09:31 AM	#7
harleymamma MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SmaLLtOwn,OkLaHoMa Posts: 1,189 Gallery: harleymamma Stats: 196/154/150 ~5'8"~31 WOE: Atkins/moderate carbs Start Date: 1-7-07/9-1-07 restart	Thanks Girls, you all are too sweet! I am ok with the way I look (sorta) but I would still love to lose just 10 more pounds!!! My goal is to be at 145 by August 1st...I doubt I will make it, but at least it is a goal! lol It was a very scary ordeal, but I still had a great time ...gonna go back to the next rally in October....at least it won't be so hot..my luck, I will trip and fall into the fire pit! Momma..thought about you yesterday when i fixed my shrimp...I grilled them in some Hawiian marinade...hmmm, the were really good! Ing...OMG, I didn't even think of YouTube...I must get that video back from her!!!! lol...I would LOVE to see you passed out on a pile of manure....come to think of it, I am sure I have been there before too Kimmy....it's great to hear that you have "clicked" again....I bet it was the weight loss...that is great motivation!!! I have good news about the house...THAT MAN that lives in it called me last night and said he was getting the last of his stuff out today, I am going to pick up the key from him tomorrow and hopefully be really busy the rest of this week moving some of my stuff from storage into the house..the good thing is the storage unit is just right across the street....at least I don't have far to move it.. OH, and my new laptop just came in the mail today I am excited to get it opened!!!

06-30-2008, 07:23 AM	#2
marymc Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,459 Gallery: marymc	Gosh Shala! So glad that you are okay. What a scary thing to happen. On the other hand, good golly molly. Look how skinny you are in that picture!!!!! You should be very proud of where you are now, and where you have come from and certainly not worried about weight at all. You look marvelous darlin' ... now, start taking care of that bod!!

06-30-2008, 08:15 AM	#5
Ladybugg MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,235 Gallery: Ladybugg Stats: 215/188/140 - 5'2" 42yrs WOE: Low Carb < 20g Start Date: Again Sept 9 2008, seriously :)	Good morning lovely ladies! OMG Shala - glad you're okay. That's really scary. And Girl, you look great! Look at that bod on you! I joined that '72 challenge last week. Throughout the week I had some cheats, as usual. I did manage to lose 2.2 lbs for the week though. Something in my mind clicked in the last couple of days and I think I can do this again. Wish me luck.

06-30-2008, 09:32 AM	#8
mom276 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 441 Gallery: mom276 Stats: 146/145/130	Oh Crap- I forgot Jen Sorry to hear about your son! How scary, but I'm glad he's okay I'm always worrying about if something will happen to my babies!! I'm glad your back w/us!!!

06-30-2008, 09:39 AM	#9
mom276 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 441 Gallery: mom276 Stats: 146/145/130	Shala- glad your finally getting to move in! How ya doing mentally about moving now?

06-30-2008, 09:59 AM	#11
mom276 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 441 Gallery: mom276 Stats: 146/145/130	I've got to get a hold of the cake lady to find out what grinch cake she's gonna do, cause I forgot to tell her it's the jim Carrey Grinch he likes She decorates cakes so good and tastes awesome!! But she said she's never done a grinch cake, so kinda nervous how it's gonna turn out. I hope it gets easier for you on the move I know the first thought that came to my mind when my DH said we would probably have to move after finding out about his job was you. I remember how you talked about all the memories and I told you, you can make new memories! Easier said than done!! we've only lived in our house for 2 and half yrs, but it is where I want my babies to grow up!! And you have a lifetime of memories w/your little ones, I know they're not that old but, I'm glad your parents are gonna be there, cause you can still go to (your home!) It sucks moving, do you got help?

06-30-2008, 10:20 AM	#12
mom276 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 441 Gallery: mom276 Stats: 146/145/130	Oh shala I forgot to make a comment on all your weight loss! I don't know how you made it through eating hardley anything!! but you've done a great job keeping it off!!! I had to read on the hypoglycemia, couldn't remember what that was. Something about Low blood sugar. Hope you don't have to experience the passing out again!

06-30-2008, 10:40 AM	#13
farley109 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,745 Gallery: farley109 Stats: 174/144/145 5'5 37 yrs WOE: all of the above...mainly 20 carbs or less per day Start Date: October 4, 2004 And Again 1/8/06 and again 9/10/07	Good Morning Ladies!! Shala....I know you were just flirting with the EMT's....bahahah....I'm a sucker for men in uniform!! hehe Ing..I thought there was some interesting info on that site. Hope it helps ya!! And like I said, you've never hurt my feelings or pissed me off!! I love ya!

06-30-2008, 10:46 AM	#14
farley109 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,745 Gallery: farley109 Stats: 174/144/145 5'5 37 yrs WOE: all of the above...mainly 20 carbs or less per day Start Date: October 4, 2004 And Again 1/8/06 and again 9/10/07	Opps...I'm on a lap top and HELLO...one wrong button and I post before I intend too!! lol... Mary...I saw a recipe on that site I showed Ing for Shrimp and you marinade it in Cajun seasoning and jalepeno's and something else!! Sounds GREAT!! Look back on last weeks thread and go to that site!! Brandi....HELLLOOOOOO!! Cathy...ARe you sick of Stillmans yet??? I'm on day 15? No more weight loss though.... I did give in and make some egg salad yesterday and used boiled egg...cottage cheese....pack of splenda....dill relish...chopped onion. I was craving egg salad bad!! O and added some bacon bits!! It was HEAVEN!!! Allison & Susan....Keep hanging in there girls!! Your doing GREAT!! Kimy....Congrats on the loss!! Okay girls...I'm outta here!! I'm actually on my neices lap top...Had to check in on some EBAY stuff I'm bidding on!!! Im off today....I will check in tomorrow!~ O and Shala....Should we ask how you acquired the beads?? And Shala...You would be proud of me..I actually done a mile at the track last night!!! When you get settled, we can walk together..... __________________ Tommie..... Mommy to....Tyanna 13....Katy 10...Trapper & Gunner 4 TWINS!! Careful what you wish for...Sometimes it comes in TWO"S... NEW GOAL....Maintain...Maintain...Maintain!!! PROUD MEMBER OF THE CHICKEN WING INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATION.....AGENT FARLEY AT YOUR SERVICE!!

06-30-2008, 02:20 PM	#17
catne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Smack dab in the Middle Posts: 705 Gallery: catne Stats: way too many x's WOE: Atkins '72/Stillman's Start Date: restart 12/30/2007 (lost w/atkins in 1978, 1998)	Brandi-love the Grinch cake/Christmas/B-day celebration...you could do some fun decorating for that (string Christmas lights around!) Tommie-yes, doing Stillman's...only down .6 lbs., but that's cuz I did it for 3 days, then we went out for big fat juicy steaks on Friday, then ended having more steak on Saturday...totally legal Atkins food, but doesn't do a thing for Stillman's dieting! So back to "clean" Stillman's yesterday, and hoping for some real losses in July (still just kind of hovering at the same weight. Just have had too many Atkins days in June with b-days, anniversary, funerals, & weddings like all month long! Not much going on for us in July, so hopefully I can stick with Stillman's & make some real progress again.)

06-30-2008, 02:36 PM	#18
orteggleston Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 49 Gallery: orteggleston Stats: 283/262/175 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: March 2008	Hi Everyone!! Shala, so glad you are oK! Sounds like you had lots of fun. Nice job holding onto those beads, and I agree that you look great! Cathy, there is a recipe that calls for diet orange soda. I have not tried it yet, but I think Tommie said it was good. http://www.geocities.com/aquacisers/...ipesPage6.html Kim, congrats on the loss!! Brandi, you will have to post pictures of the Grinch cake! Today is Day 8 of Stillman's for me! Still going strong and feeling pretty good. I did whip up 2 Tbs of cream last night to put on my sugar free jello...who can eat that stuff plain Other than that, I am still on track! I am hungry today which is a change. Feel like I have already eaten a ton! 1 hamburger patty with LC Ketchup 3 chicken tenderloins baked in the oven (brushed with chicken broth and seasonings) 1 can of tuna (plain, straight from the can) Sugar Free jello __________________ Alison Mommy of 2 little boys and dying to have another babe!!

06-30-2008, 02:58 PM	#19
catne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Smack dab in the Middle Posts: 705 Gallery: catne Stats: way too many x's WOE: Atkins '72/Stillman's Start Date: restart 12/30/2007 (lost w/atkins in 1978, 1998)	Thanks, Alison...orange soda version sounds delish, but darn it, I can't do soy sauce (soy allergy, very sensitive to any kind of soy!) Wonder what it tastes like without the soy...don't suppose it has the "oriental" flavor without it. Are you losing on Stillman's? And BTW, congrats Kim on the loss... gotta go get dinner ready. Later, ladies.

06-30-2008, 03:25 PM	#20
orteggleston Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 49 Gallery: orteggleston Stats: 283/262/175 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: March 2008	Hi Cathy! I am losing on Stillman's...lost about 7lbs last week My goal this week is to stay off the scale until next Monday am I am addicted to the scale and fluctuations are discouraging! Here is a recipe for a Soy Sauce Substitute - Allrecipes The molasses is questionable as it is probably not Stillman's legal, but 2 tsp in 1 cup is not a whole lot. And from that you will only use about 2 Tbs for the recipe, so I personally would probably go for it! I have also heard that fish sauce and oyster sauce make good substitutes. Although I would opt for the oyster as it is a lot less fishy smelling/tasting. Last edited by orteggleston : 06-30-2008 at 03:27 PM.

06-30-2008, 10:02 PM	#21
Tecnokitty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Anna, Texas Posts: 3,471 Gallery: Tecnokitty Stats: Before: 222/125/150 After baby/Now:241/161/160-165 WOE: Atkins 72 Maint., I'm 5'7", 34 years old Start Date: restarted 6/22/07. In a size 6 jeans now!	OK, I have been so busy I am like a one legged gal kicking her own butt and we are getting ready to leave for colorado and buying our house but Shala....DO NOT MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know you have to take care of yourself and for all those folks who are prob on this thread now that I don't know who might think I am jumping on you can kiss my u know whatis..lol. Girl, I am so worried about you!! eat, drink and be merry but for god sake take care of yourself! Beleive me, you do not want to get me more stressed then I already am...lol. Please sweetie, you know you have to watch and make sure you are doing what is healthy for you. 10 lbs or 50 it doesn;t really matter if your not around/consious to enjoy your life right? Hugs to you and be good! Hugs to everyone else also, I am so stressed and busy and am hoping once I get home and the house stuff is done I might actually get 3 seconds to relax but who knows..lol. I miss you gals! Hugs, kitty __________________ 80 Lbs & 46 Inches (from bust, waist, & hips) Gone Forever! GOAL ACHIEVED 3/28/08 - Now in Maintenance

07-01-2008, 07:15 AM	#22
catne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Smack dab in the Middle Posts: 705 Gallery: catne Stats: way too many x's WOE: Atkins '72/Stillman's Start Date: restart 12/30/2007 (lost w/atkins in 1978, 1998)	Morning all. Hope everyone's having a lovely Tuesday. Got a ton of stuff to get done this week so I can have the 3 day weekend without too much work! so I better get at it! Later, ladies

07-01-2008, 08:36 AM	#23
farley109 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,745 Gallery: farley109 Stats: 174/144/145 5'5 37 yrs WOE: all of the above...mainly 20 carbs or less per day Start Date: October 4, 2004 And Again 1/8/06 and again 9/10/07	Good Morning ladies....Its not a good day!! I stopped by to see one of my BFF's this AM and wasn't at work 1 hour and got a call that her dad passed away!!! Im sooo upset!! My kids called him Papa Jim too!! I can't take off work to be with her because there are only two of us here today!!! He & his wife had custody of their two granddaughters ages 12 and 14 and they found him! I think they went to wake him about 9:00 and he was dead. Nana was out of town for a meeting. My BFF took off out there, along with her ex husband. But he was long gone. Nothing anyone could do. I feel so bad. My BFF had a nasty fight with her parents and hadn't spoke to them in over a month!!! Just makes me bawl to think about the guilt that she's gonna have! My boys LOVED papa Jim!!! I guess because he was the only grandpa they were ever around. I figure I will take off some over the next couple of days to help her. She has 4 kids and 2 step kids and I'm sure she will need all the help she can get. On the lighter side, I was down another 1lb this am. Thats at total of 8.5lbs in 15 days. I'm pleased. I have no appetite at all and have to make myself eat! Yesterday, I ate a egg for breakfast and about 3:30 had a spell where I thought I was gonna pass out. It wasn't until then that I realized I had went so long without eating. I figure my sugar got to low, but didn't have my meter to check it. I ate some sausage that probably wasn't stillmans legal, (Fresh Italian sausage cooked on the grill) but didn't want to take the time to cook something else. So....How long can you do stillmans and it still be safe??