Bahama Mamas Bikini Challenge

[FatFatnomore]

No, no, you misunderstand....I LIKE that there are older people there. Older people are so non-judgmental. They were all very friendly there today. If I go with younger people I'll have to worry about them talking about my fat ass behind my back. lol

[annieb79]

I know today is check in, but since I use my work scale (in nurses station, the dr. kind) I will have to tell you in the a.m. BUT there wont be any loss to report because of TOM i sucomed (sp?) to all the cravings. I had just done the fat fast before joining you guys last week and lost 4 lbs, so I prob gained that right back. I was on plan during the day, then in the night (at work) I was eating chocolate. You dont want to even know about this weekend

But Im back on track and am planning on attending a Luau in 5 wks (not in Hawaii, just a themed one here in town) and really want to buy something cute to wear (not a moo moo) so hopefully that is enough motivation to keep me going!

I know I need to check in more so you guys can keep me accountable!


Congrats to all the losers so far!!

[FatFatnomore]

Where the heck IS everybody? This thread has been sooooooooooooooooo dead lately.

[FatFatnomore]

Don't worry Annie, it happens to the best of us. Just jump right back on plan this week and you'll be fine.

[hellsbelles]

Originally Posted by FatFatnomore

No, no, you misunderstand....I LIKE that there are older people there. Older people are so non-judgmental. They were all very friendly there today. If I go with younger people I'll have to worry about them talking about my fat ass behind my back. lol

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! LMAO!! Sorry about that! Maybe I should have read your reply instead of skimming !

[hellsbelles]

yeah, it is pretty dead in here today, especially since it's weigh in. Maybe people are scared lol!

At least you're right back on plan annie! 5 weeks is PLENTY of time!!!

[alove4candles]

I'm trying to survive through all the TOM cravings I've got. I think I'm going to do a FFast day today. When I did FFast before I wasn't hungry so I'm hoping it will work for me today. I'm out of Ketosis so the FFast should put me right back in.

1:Coffee w/cream & .75 ounces of Macadamia nuts
2:4 slices Bacon
3:1 ounce Macadamia Nuts
4:Peanut Butter Cream Cheese
5:4 slices Bacon

[Snickerdoolers]

Originally Posted by annieb79

I know I need to check in more so you guys can keep me accountable!

I will say annie, this is the key, especially for the morale! Way to get back on track though!

[Snickerdoolers]

Originally Posted by alove4candles

I think I'm going to do a FFast day today.

I'm still scared of this!

Oh and thanx belle, it woulda been more if the dessert didin't do me in! but that is ok. No plans this week to distract me, so i should have a good clean week ahead of me w/hopefully a bigger loss next week!

[Snickerdoolers]

Ok, i love hot wings guys, but ummmm, i'm on my 3rd and last day of eating the left overs from friday night. 4 days in a row of having some hot wings. I think i will take a week off from them after today....

[FatFatnomore]

I still haven't made the Heroin Wings yet but I really want to.

[Snickerdoolers]

you must be jesting......you haven't tried them yet? Serious? Wow

[OmLayann]

Hi all!

I know today is check in, but I am going to opt out since I had an indulgent weekend.

I am doing the FF for the next couple of days.

I signed up for mommy and me swim lessons with my 14 month old daughter (who, btw, took her first steps on her OWN yesterday!...so exciting!) I said to my husbasnd..."so do you want to swim with her...causse it is only one parent at a time allowed in the pool" I was sooo hoping he was going to say, "don't worry...I will swim with her." That way, I would not have search the forbidden bathing suit drawer and find the all black one piece that is supposed to make you look the slimmest. Unfortunately, it does nothing for the thunder thighs. Of course he told me that I should swim with her. So next weekend, I am working up the courage to get into the swim suit with other people. I am definatley staying on plan!!



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[hellsbelles]

I haven't made them yet either. There are so many things that I've seen and wanted to try. I've been kind of scared to try too many things because I don't want to crave them all the time and stall on the scale. I've been waiting until I get closer to goal before trying a ton of different things. It's so weird but I do much better and stay on plan when I eat the same things over and over or eat boring foods. I have no idea why. You would think I would get sick of it and crave stuff even more but I don't.

The deep dish pizza almost did me in. I ate WAY too much of it and could have eaten more. I decided at that point that I would wait until later to keep trying stuff...

[FatFatnomore]

Originally Posted by Snickerdoolers

you must be jesting......you haven't tried them yet? Serious? Wow

I know, crazy right? Especially since I've heard such rave reviews. Next time I go to costco I'll pick up a big bag of wings and then I'll try out this recipe.

[OmLayann]

Menu:

B: Coffee with cream and splenda
S: Bacon
L: Cream Cheese w/ s/f peanut butter
S: Bacon
D: Deviled Eggs

Yummy!!

[FatFatnomore]

Originally Posted by hellsbelles

I haven't made them yet either. There are so many things that I've seen and wanted to try. I've been kind of scared to try too many things because I don't want to crave them all the time and stall on the scale. I've been waiting until I get closer to goal before trying a ton of different things. It's so weird but I do much better and stay on plan when I eat the same things over and over or eat boring foods. I have no idea why. You would think I would get sick of it and crave stuff even more but I don't.

The deep dish pizza almost did me in. I ate WAY too much of it and could have eaten more. I decided at that point that I would wait until later to keep trying stuff...

I'm the same way Belle. I do much better when my menu stays the same. Actually, I do best when my menu consists of eggs, steak, salad, chicken, fish, and green beans.

When I add other things into the mix, I always stall or don't lose as fast. I think starting tomorrow I'm going to go back to my core menu and see if I can get things moving quickly again. I may even try to work my way back into Intermittant Fasting. I just miss the days when I could actually lose 5 pounds in a week.

[hellsbelles]

You were losing 5 lbs per week doing IF?? Wow! That's great! I don't know if I could do IF. I remember reading you post about it when we were doing the Christmas challenge but I think I would starve lol! You have been losing consistently since you came back from vacation though. I think 3 pounds is pretty awesome. I guess it doesn't hurt that you're walking like a madwoman either huh? lol

[Snickerdoolers]

Originally Posted by OmLayann

Hi all!

I know today is check in, but I am going to opt out since I had an indulgent weekend.

I am doing the FF for the next couple of days.

I signed up for mommy and me swim lessons with my 14 month old daughter (who, btw, took her first steps on her OWN yesterday!...so exciting!) I said to my husbasnd..."so do you want to swim with her...causse it is only one parent at a time allowed in the pool" I was sooo hoping he was going to say, "don't worry...I will swim with her." That way, I would not have search the forbidden bathing suit drawer and find the all black one piece that is supposed to make you look the slimmest. Unfortunately, it does nothing for the thunder thighs. Of course he told me that I should swim with her. So next weekend, I am working up the courage to get into the swim suit with other people. I am definatley staying on plan!L

Awwww, i'm so happy for you, those first steps seem so long ago for me......perty soon she'll be buzzin all over the place!!
You know om, we've all fell of the wagon, it is ok! We have all at one point fell off and had to run as fast as we can to hop back on and have also been up on weigh in day, don't let it intimidate you. Just claim it and move on to working towards next weeks goal. But take a free pass this week, and good luck towards next weeks goal!!

Originally Posted by hellsbelles

I haven't made them yet either. There are so many things that I've seen and wanted to try. I've been kind of scared to try too many things because I don't want to crave them all the time and stall on the scale. I've been waiting until I get closer to goal before trying a ton of different things. It's so weird but I do much better and stay on plan when I eat the same things over and over or eat boring foods. I have no idea why. You would think I would get sick of it and crave stuff even more but I don't.

The deep dish pizza almost did me in. I ate WAY too much of it and could have eaten more. I decided at that point that I would wait until later to keep trying stuff...

Hey, don't change nuttin on my account if its working for you stick with it. I'm one that gets bored with my food and then i become the night stalker trying to fill a void.

Originally Posted by FatFatnomore

I know, crazy right? Especially since I've heard such rave reviews. Next time I go to costco I'll pick up a big bag of wings and then I'll try out this recipe.

I use it on fish, cauliflower and reg. chix also, just change up the spices a bit. Nummy. Oh and i have found w/ the butter, that if you melt the butter on the stove in a small pan and then dip the chix while its still on the stove the butter stays melted better, you'll see what i mean.

[FatFatnomore]

Originally Posted by hellsbelles

You were losing 5 lbs per week doing IF?? Wow! That's great! I don't know if I could do IF. I remember reading you post about it when we were doing the Christmas challenge but I think I would starve lol! You have been losing consistently since you came back from vacation though. I think 3 pounds is pretty awesome. I guess it doesn't hurt that you're walking like a madwoman either huh? lol

In the beginning I was losing a lot on IF. Of course like every other plan it taperd off after a while. I remember the first few days being really difficult to get through, but once that was over I was fine. And the thing I REALLY liked about it was that I was losing weight without working out. lol
What I also liked about it was that I didn't have to watch myself all day with the boredom eating, since I knew what time I could eat and then after that it was over. The calories weren't able to creep up like they seem to do when I do regular LC.

Maybe I'll try pushing breakfast off a little later every day this week, and then by next week I'll be able to go back to IF.

[jeepifer]

Originally Posted by FatFatnomore

When I add other things into the mix, I always stall or don't lose as fast. I think starting tomorrow I'm going to go back to my core menu and see if I can get things moving quickly again. I may even try to work my way back into Intermittant Fasting. I just miss the days when I could actually lose 5 pounds in a week.

What's Intermittant Fasting? How does it work?

Originally Posted by Snickerdoolers

I use it on fish, cauliflower and reg. chix also, just change up the spices a bit. Nummy. Oh and i have found w/ the butter, that if you melt the butter on the stove in a small pan and then dip the chix while its still on the stove the butter stays melted better, you'll see what i mean.

I sometimes use egg in place of the melted butter. But yeah, I use this seasoning on tons of stuff, not just wings.

Riot.......159.2...156.4
Oneder...225.....
FF.........198.....195.6
Candles..147.....150
Driveme..143.....
Jeep.......220....216
Snix.......234.....233
Pink.......224.....
Amity.....185.....183
Om........186.....
belle......184.....181
Beach....149.....
lcold......138.....
annie.....230.....
Mask......344.....
Tammy...213.....
zraik......149.4...
Fluffy.....210.....

Ok, question... My scale said 216.2. Do I round that up to 217, or claim that extra .2 ??? Nice that water weight finally came back off. Now to lose some FAT!

Lots of losers this week! Congrats!

[hellsbelles]

I guess I could do some research on it but since you're online anyway I'll just ask you lol.... what is the purpose of IF? What are the benefits and why do people do it?

[FatFatnomore]

Jeep, there is thread on IF that will give you a lot more info on it, but the short version is that you only eat during a certain "window" of time throughout the day, and then the rest of the day you fast. For example, I used to eat in only a 5 hour window between 2 and 7 or 3 and 8. Other people do it from like 11-6 or whatever works for them.

[hellsbelles]

jeep - I think you should just put 216.2. FF and riot usually put their exact weight in and I think snix does it as well. My scale only goes pound to pound but sometimes I will put .5 because the number will fluctuate between a number so that's when I know I'm in between pounds.

btw - awesome job!! 4 pounds is excellent!!!!