Any Atkins Induction!

[dixediva1]

Diana, thank you for those recipes they look de-lish.

I'm not sure what food is allowed on the program that each of you follow.

If you can have pasta. Dreamfields pasta is low carb. I find it at Food Lion , or Kroger. I'm not sure if you have those stores .

You can't tell it from regular pasta.

Chat more later,

Rachel

[Determinedtolose]

[COLOR="Purple"]You're welcome Rachel!!

I heard dreamfields is good, but I haven't allowed myself to eat that yet. I'll make mock foods with cauliflower, at least until I've gotten under a certain weight.
I'm afraid to try it!! [/COLOR]

[jen_1971]

Good Morning Everyone! it's beautiful out here in SE Ohio this morning! I did almost a half of of "tae bo" first time ever.. got a dvd of it and boy it kicks butt!! i couldn't quite keep up, so i did what i could and will do it again tomorrow! i've had my tea, now i'm ready for a shower and breakfast! (not necessarily in that order, my stomach is growling!) LOL

my pizza w/that cheese crust came out sooo good last night! smaller version, not looking quite like the pics on here did, but delicious none the less! i topped it w/a bit more mozarella, mushrooms, 4 slices pepperonni, some onion and peppers. so i hade 4 small slices and ate it all! i hope Livy's turned out good!! i plan on making that again since it was so easy and tastey!

i wondere if the oopsi rools you guys talk about are really pretty good?? any comments?

Determined: i tried a cauliflower "mashed potato" recipe other night i found on Linda's Low Carb site. It was ok.. nothing like mashed potatoes, couldn't even get it to look smooth in that processor. what do you do?? no way i could trick kids or hubby into eating THAT !

oh not having some chocolate may be hard next week.. i think i'm coming to that time of the month and that is the ONLY time i get such a taste for a piece of Hershey's chocolate! if only it was induction friendly! i think my hubby and kids may run from me this month when it comes time!

I hope everyone has a great day! I'm off to find breakfast and the shower! Then off to work I go. I'll BBL and until then I hope everyone can stay on program and SMILE today!!

[Livywilltim-mom]

Good Thursday Everyone!

Jennifer, I am so glad your pizza came out great! I ended up making LC Chix parm last night...it was too darn hot to make the pizza along with the chix. It was 84 here yesterday in Massachusetts! Very GORGEOUS day...but we don't have our air conditioners in yet, so my 125 year old home was broiling! The chix was delish, and if anyone is interested, I will post how I cooked it.

Supposed to be cooler today, so maybe this is the day for the pizza??

I am sooooooo excited to report that since I re-started on Monday, I have lost 2 pounds! I made some major adjustments to my life, and now I feel more confident that this weight creep up is on the DOWN side now!! It has made such a difference for me to have all of you here and your support too

Gotta run, BBL

[lorettahd]

Good Morning everyone!

It is a beautiful day here in Richmond, Virginia. The weather is going to be 80 today and it just motivates me so much when the weather is nice. Hope everyone is doing well and staying on plan. I have no losses to report but that's okay it will come. Congrats to all that have lost and keep up the good work

[LadyChurchill]

Good morning everyone

It's so great to see everyone doing so well. As for me, I put ON a pound
This morning I had a cheese omelet and three slices of bacon. Getting ready to do my workout on my Total Gym.

Haven't decided what I'll have for lunch yet but for dinner I'm going to have some steak and brussel sprouts. Actually, I think for lunch I will try the Thin and Crispy pizza crust. Sounds pretty good.

Well, off to do my workout. I'll check in with all you lovely ladies later...


[COLOR="Blue"]*Martha's Way*
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.

*Maxine's Way *
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it, anyway!

*Martha's Way*
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

*Maxine's Way*
Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix, keep it in the pantry for up to a year.

*Martha's Way*
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

*Maxine's Way*
Go to the bakery! They'll even decorate it for you.

*Martha's Way*
If you accidentally oversalt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix-me-up."

*Maxine's Way*
If you oversalt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the real woman's motto: "I made it and you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!"

*Martha's Way*
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

*Maxine's Way*
Celery? Never heard of it!

*Martha's Way*
Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

*Maxine's Way*
The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust so I don't.

*Martha's Way*
Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

*Maxine's Way*
Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink!

*Martha's Way*
If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.

*Maxine's Way*
Go ask that very cute neighbor if he can open it for you.

*Martha's Way*
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

*Maxine's Way*
Leftover wine???????????
HELLO !!!!!!![/COLOR]

[Determinedtolose]

[COLOR="Purple"]Good Morning Beautiful Ladies!!

It's gonna be a warm low 90's day! I'm not ready for the 90's yet!!! But so be it!

Jaimie a Big Congrats to you!!! That is awesome Sweetie! Those changes you made surely helped and did the trick for you!! Way to go!!!
OH I feel for you too on your house! 125 year old house! I bet it's gorgeous!!
I love older houses too! I hope you get your a/c soon!!
How's the house coming along?

Hi Mary, I bet that lb will go away by tomorrow! It's water of course!!
I don't remember if you mentioned what kind of workout you do, but I was just wondering what type you did?
I love the funny!! What are you up to today? Have a great workout!!

Good morning Jen! Oh I know about the Tae Bo! I have some of those in vhs and tried one when I first got them and I could keep up with them either!! It was hard!! So I gave up! I sold all my video players so I can't use them. But keep trying, eventually you'll get used to it!

On the cauliflower I just like to make mock mac and cheese with it or LindaSues, diner potatoes, those are good, or the pizza too.

My younger sister makes a scalloped turnip recipe that is really good! I'll have to get the recipe and post it here.

Hi Loretta! I'm with you on the losses! Our time will come!! I bet it's nice where you're at!! Have a wonderful day too!!

Hi Christina! I hope you have a great day and that everything goes well for ya! Thanks for the pep talk!!!

Hi Chris, hope your morning is starting out great! I hope you get to feeling better soon too!! Thinking about you!!!

Hi Rachel! Whatcha up too? See ya soon!!!

I won't be on here for sometime in the morning. I have to run some errands then take DH to Urgent Care, he's got a sinus infection.

So Ladies be good and on plan today!!!

Oh my menu:

B- 2 hb eggs, a litte tuna, coffee w/cream splenda
S- hb egg
L- tuna
D- Stillmans Orange Chicken
Water!!

No more AS!!! I'm doing away with that today!!!


Love Ya Ladies!!![/COLOR]

[LowCarbRunner]

I had an coffee egg cream for breakfast this morning. Yum!

B: coffee egg cream
L: tuna salad on an oopsie roll
S: HB egg
D: tuna salad on an oopsie roll (Yum)

[Determinedtolose]

[COLOR="Magenta"]Hi LowCarbRunner!!

That egg cream sounds good! Can you please post your recipe? Thank you!!

Your menu looks really good!
Have a great day!!! [/COLOR]

[jen_1971]

WOW! everyone has some good menu ideas! i'd like to see that egg cream recipe too!

Livy, when you DO try the pizza, you'll LOVE it! it was cooling off enough here last night pizza worked fine her, plus we started on it a bit later (8-ish).

Ladychurchill, I hope you don't get discouraged on the pound gain! maybe it's a pound of MUSCLE so in turn it will help you more!!

as for me, i weighed myself and i'm down 7lbs since i started on this last monday. so in a week and a half, i'm happy with it.. it was slow at first so i am just going to keep trying! i have a WAY to go!! yet .. YIKES!!

Loretta, have a wonderful day in VA! i used to live a bit south of you, hampton roads area for MANY years! i just moved up this way about 6 years ago.

i'm off to work so everyone have a great day!

b - turned out to be 2 bacon 2 eggs
l - 1 hmgr pattie w/mushrooms, crumbled slice of bacon topped w/cheese and green beans
d - TBD yet

BBL - remember your water!! LOL

[Livywilltim-mom]

Hello Again!

Mary, I LOVE Maxine, thanks for sharing that

Diana, cleaning is trucking along. I have my whole kitchen, mudroom and most of the dining room done. I will be able to get the rest of the dining room today for sure. I am asking the family to clean the living room as it is already very organized, just needs to be cleaned. That leaves the 2 bathrooms to organize (DD is in charge of the cleaning them) and 2 of the upstairs bedrooms...I REFUSE to even enter DD's room, that disaster is her doing and she will need to uncover it herself! If perhaps, there is a miracle, maybe DH and I can tackle our office! Wow, that would be a completely cleaned house except for the utility/playroom...I would feel like I died and went to Heaven!

Mary, don't worry about the pound, it is just water!

Loretta and LCrunner, it's great to see you here, thanks for sharing your journeys with us.

[Livywilltim-mom]

Jennifer, WOW, 7 pounds is FANTASTC!!

KUTGW my friend

Thanks, too, for the water reminder, I am off to make my lemon iced water!

[lorettahd]

Originally Posted by Determinedtolose

[COLOR="Purple"]Good Morning Beautiful Ladies!!

It's gonna be a warm low 90's day! I'm not ready for the 90's yet!!! But so be it!

Jaimie a Big Congrats to you!!! That is awesome Sweetie! Those changes you made surely helped and did the trick for you!! Way to go!!!
OH I feel for you too on your house! 125 year old house! I bet it's gorgeous!!
I love older houses too! I hope you get your a/c soon!!
How's the house coming along?

Hi Mary, I bet that lb will go away by tomorrow! It's water of course!!
I don't remember if you mentioned what kind of workout you do, but I was just wondering what type you did?
I love the funny!! What are you up to today? Have a great workout!!

Good morning Jen! Oh I know about the Tae Bo! I have some of those in vhs and tried one when I first got them and I could keep up with them either!! It was hard!! So I gave up! I sold all my video players so I can't use them. But keep trying, eventually you'll get used to it!

On the cauliflower I just like to make mock mac and cheese with it or LindaSues, diner potatoes, those are good, or the pizza too.

My younger sister makes a scalloped turnip recipe that is really good! I'll have to get the recipe and post it here.

Hi Loretta! I'm with you on the losses! Our time will come!! I bet it's nice where you're at!! Have a wonderful day too!!

Hi Christina! I hope you have a great day and that everything goes well for ya! Thanks for the pep talk!!!

Hi Chris, hope your morning is starting out great! I hope you get to feeling better soon too!! Thinking about you!!!

Hi Rachel! Whatcha up too? See ya soon!!!

I won't be on here for sometime in the morning. I have to run some errands then take DH to Urgent Care, he's got a sinus infection.

So Ladies be good and on plan today!!!

Oh my menu:

B- 2 hb eggs, a litte tuna, coffee w/cream splenda
S- hb egg
L- tuna
D- Stillmans Orange Chicken
Water!!

No more AS!!! I'm doing away with that today!!!


Love Ya Ladies!!![/COLOR]

I WAS JUST WONDER WHAT "AS" IS?

[lorettahd]

I SEE MOST EVERYONE POST THERE MENUS, I'M GOING TO START DOING THE SAME. MAYBE IN SOME TWISTED WAY IT'LL HELP ME BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE. YOU KNOW IT'S A MIND THING

MENU:

B - 1 HB EGG 3 STRIPS OF BACON COFFEE WITH SPLENDA AND DAVINCI SYRUP
L - TUNA W/MAYO & HB EGG
S- SUGAR FREE JELLO
D - LOW CARB PARM CHICKEN

AND LOTS OF WATER

[Determinedtolose]

[COLOR="Green"]Hi Loretta,
AS is artificial sweetner. Sorry.

Yeah, it helps me to post my menu. I think it helps and makes me stick to it.


Jen! That's great!!! 7lbs is fantastic!!! Way to go!!!


I think my problem is, I'm not eating enough fat! I'm doing Stillmans, but I do think I need more fat than what I'm having, so I'm going to indulge in some pork rinds!!


I forgot to say I did 25 mintues of Pilates this morning![/COLOR]

[Livywilltim-mom]

Diana, we are good friends now, so I want to say...

DUMP THE STILLMANS! Fat is your friend, and so am I

[Chrislukey]

Hi Ladies!
I am feeling a bit better today not 100% yet so I think I will take it easy and stay home one more day. I can do grocery shopping tomorrow.

Diana and Christina yeah I think it is a sinus infection too. Hopefully it will go away soon. I'm so tired! I hate being sick! I can't even sit stilll long enough to watch a movie so laying around all day is hard for me. Diana hjope your hubby is better soon too!

Jen- 7 pounds is great I am really happy for you

Loretta AS is artificial sweetner...and yes I find by posting my menu at least it helps me plan ahead so I am not trying to figure out what to eat when I am starving. I sometimes change it by evening but that's ok as long as I stay within the carb limit.

Rachel - this was the first time I tried the turkey pepperoni...not a huge fan of it but I am going to finish it. It is better microwaved but I like the real thing so much better. Maybe by the end of the bag I will like it just as much.


Diana thanks so much for the muffin recipes my hubby is out of town this week so DS and I usually have tuna at least one of the days he is gone(he hates it). So that may be dinner tonight.

Mary don't worry about that one pound it will be gone soon

Jaimie - your house sounds awesome...love the older homes they have so much character. I would love to have my Spring cleaning done....Congrats on the 2 lbs. too KUTGW

Menu
B- 2 eggs and bacon
L salad w/chicken strips
D tuna muffins, salad with avocado and radishes

Hope everyone has a great day Love you ALL!

[Determinedtolose]

Originally Posted by Livywilltim-mom

Diana, we are good friends now, so I want to say...

DUMP THE STILLMANS! Fat is your friend, and so am I

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]You're so funny!!! I love you!!!
I know! LOL! Maybe now that I'm exercising, and just do Atkins then I'll go back to losing. I may try that. I just had some pork rinds and feel fine now! So it has to be the fat!
Thank you!!!


Thanks Chris! I hope you get to feeling 100% too Sweetie!! Your welcome on the recipe and they are soooo good!!! You'll love them!
Take care of yourself and talk to you when you can!!


I just want to let you all know that feel free to set me straight anytime the need arises!! That's what I'm talking about!!!!

Love Ya Ladies!!![/COLOR]

[Chrislukey]

Ok Ijust got done reading the egg creams thread so I tihnk I am changing my breakfast to one of those since I don't feel like cooking here is the recipe I took form there looks ooooo good! I know it is late for breakfast but I only got up at 10. Posted by lemonmama:


4 oz. strong hot coffee
1 T Coconut Oil (dissolve in the hot coffee)
2 whole eggs
1/4 c. cream
1 heaping T. cream cheese
3 tsp. sugar free caramel syrup
3 ice cubes
cinnamon
Ok off to eat and lay down my head hurts!

[Determinedtolose]

Originally Posted by Chrislukey

Ok Ijust got done reading the egg creams thread so I tihnk I am changing my breakfast to one of those since I don't feel like cooking here is the recipe I took form there looks ooooo good! I know it is late for breakfast but I only got up at 10. Posted by lemonmama:


4 oz. strong hot coffee
1 T Coconut Oil (dissolve in the hot coffee)
2 whole eggs
1/4 c. cream
1 heaping T. cream cheese
3 tsp. sugar free caramel syrup
3 ice cubes
cinnamon
Ok off to eat and lay down my head hurts!

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]Oh poor Baby!! Go lay down!! We'll be here when you feel better!!!

Thanks for posting that recipe!!![/COLOR]

[lorettahd]

Originally Posted by Livywilltim-mom

Diana, we are good friends now, so I want to say...

DUMP THE STILLMANS! Fat is your friend, and so am I

I agree, when I did stillmans I was hungry all the time and I found myself getting so irritated. Akins is the way to go

[LadyChurchill]

Hi again all!!!

Diana - I do just about anything you can do in a gym including weight training. The total gym is amazing because you can do so much including pilates. I have the workout cd that came with it and exercises on cards. It's pretty easy.

Jen - I try not to get discouraged which is one of the reasons I come here. These ladies are such great support and such an inspiration.

My joke of the day (or is that of the hour)

[COLOR="Blue"]Needing to shed a few pounds, my wife and I went on a diet
that had specific recipes for each meal of the day. We
followed the instructions closely, dividing the finished
recipe in half for our individual plates. We felt terrific
and thought the diet was wonderful — we never even felt
hungry!

But soon we realized we were gaining weight, not losing it.
Checking the recipes again, we found it. There, in fine
print, was: “Serves 6″[/COLOR]

Well, guess I'll go fix some lunch. See you all later.

[Determinedtolose]

Originally Posted by lorettahd

I agree, when I did stillmans I was hungry all the time and I found myself getting so irritated. Akins is the way to go

I know! I really need to add a little more fat, just to feel satisfied.
Thanks!!!

Originally Posted by LadyChurchill

Hi again all!!!

Diana - I do just about anything you can do in a gym including weight training. The total gym is amazing because you can do so much including pilates. I have the workout cd that came with it and exercises on cards. It's pretty easy.

Jen - I try not to get discouraged which is one of the reasons I come here. These ladies are such great support and such an inspiration.

My joke of the day (or is that of the hour)

[COLOR="Blue"]Needing to shed a few pounds, my wife and I went on a diet
that had specific recipes for each meal of the day. We
followed the instructions closely, dividing the finished
recipe in half for our individual plates. We felt terrific
and thought the diet was wonderful — we never even felt
hungry!

But soon we realized we were gaining weight, not losing it.
Checking the recipes again, we found it. There, in fine
print, was: “Serves 6″[/COLOR]

Well, guess I'll go fix some lunch. See you all later.

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]That's great Mary! What a great workout you do!!
I wish I had the extra money to join a gym. I do have a YWCA near me and a Curves! I wonder how much it cost to join. But would I go. . I'm just a chicken!!

on the joke!! I originally was going to post and say that I didn't get the joke. And ask why the couple was gaining weight. Then I read again for the 5th time and now I got it!!


I love it here too!!! [/COLOR]

[lcoldtimer]

Hi Ladies,And Diana and Rachel,I have used dreamfields for years,including their lasagna noodles.Even with portion control,I usually gain a little from it.My kids love it though.Rena

[LowCarbRunner]

Hello ladies. I used a slightly different recipe for my egg cream. It is a variation of one that I found on the board.

2 eggs
8 oz hot coffee
2 T heavy cream
1 T coconut oil
1/2 t. of vanilla extract
2 packets of splenda

It tastes like a Starbucks skinny vanilla latte to me. I might put my next one on ice for an iced coffee.

[LowCarbRunner]

I also made a "buttercream icing" egg cream. I used flavoring that I use in my Wilton icing (cake decorating). The only difference was that I used water instead of coffee and I used 1/4 t. artificial butter flavoring (just like vanilla extract, but butter) and 1/4 vanilla extract. If you have trouble finding the butter flavoring it can be bought anywhere cake decorating supplies are sold. It tasted like buttercream icing to me.

[mac24312]

Hi!
Have you all missed me? LOL

I have been very busy today so I have not gotten to post. I am sticking to plan and I lost 2 more pounds last night but I wont claim them till Monday..just to make sure.

Low Carb Runner..your egg creams look good..wonder if you could hot tea instead of coffee? I dont drink coffee...

Diana..i am here now for a few..want to chat..lol I need to go and get supper going in about 30 min and then Mike is going to mow after supper and I am going to let Brandon go out and play..so pretty here today..upper 70s!! If not I will try to catch up with you later tonight..how is your hubby g/f?

Chris...I know you have a sinus infection...is there anyway you can go and get you some antibiotics for it? I fear my son is taking another one as well.

I sure wish I had a GYM close to me that I could afford..but for now my treadmill and my laid back bike will have to do...I walked 30 more min today..that is all I can work up to with my back right now.

Our Gas went up another 8 cent overnight!! Its 3.45 a gallon and diseal is 4.05 a gallon!! What are you all running where you are at?

Ok..here is my menu for today
B- Tuna Salad
L-Crab Salad..(Late lunch)
S- LC BBQ Meatloaf with Salad

I will catch you all later..time to fix supper..

HUGS
Christina

[Determinedtolose]

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]Hello Ladies!

I got back from taking DH to Urgent care, turns out he has really bad allergies, so they gave him some amoxicillian. He'll be fine!

Hi Christina, I wish it was still in the 70's here!!
Walking is a good form of exercise too! Don't sell yourself short on that Christina. You're doing great!!

Tell me about the gas!!! It's so darn expensive! If the prices go up any higher, I'm going to sell my suv!


My lunch changed, after taking DH to UC, we stopped at Carls jr and got something to eat. I got the low carb burger and right now I feel like eating more!! I think I'm also not eating enough. Do you think that could be the case?


I know Rena, that's why I'm afraid of it!! (dreamfields)

LCR, that buttercream one sounds so sinfully good! The name itself sounds illegal!

I'm going crazy!! I just put a piece of sf double bubble in my mouth!!! [/COLOR]

[mac24312]

Hey Diana!!
Take that bubble gum out of your mouth g/f!! LOL

I am so glad your hubby is going to be alright..it took 2 rounds of antibiotics to get rid of mine a couple of weeks ago.

YEP!! Eat more fat and protein..do not give in to the SAs..K? Know that I was once the weight you was and I tried to eat little and failed..now..Its not taken much for me to get full. When I do get hungry I eat Protein and Fat...

Ok..time for Mike..will be back later..

HUGS
Christina

[Determinedtolose]

Originally Posted by mac24312

Hey Diana!!
Take that bubble gum out of your mouth g/f!! LOL

I am so glad your hubby is going to be alright..it took 2 rounds of antibiotics to get rid of mine a couple of weeks ago.

YEP!! Eat more fat and protein..do not give in to the SAs..K? Know that I was once the weight you was and I tried to eat little and failed..now..Its not taken much for me to get full. When I do get hungry I eat Protein and Fat...

Ok..time for Mike..will be back later..

HUGS
Christina

[COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]I did!! I threw it away!!!

Okay, give me an example of what you ate when you weighed what I am now.
Please!! [/COLOR]