January challenge

[2f2f]

Good morning everyone! Hope you are having a great week so far! I've still been good about sticking to plan and exercising. And am excited to finish out the week!

[princessmommy]

Welcome eterprincess!!

[sueshe]

Good morning everyone!

Yesterday was 100% on plan. I changed up my dinner, dd invited us to supper last night, she had corned beef and cabbage, so had that and some peach tea. I also drank soooo much water yesterday, good for me as I hate the stuff. I forgot to weigh this morning....may wait until Friday and see if I get a little surprise

Today's menu:

B: scrambled eggs, bacon CL peach tea
L: salad, ranch dressing, water
D: chicken breast stuffed with cream/blue cheese, wrapped in bacon, green beans
S: slice of cheese, piece of celery

Have a great day everyone!!!

[Cheshire girl]

Originally Posted by jacquirsw

Cheshire girl - I am just off Junction 17 (M6)

Well I am happy with today's weigh in I am now 3.2lb down for January which feels great.

Not far at all! Well done on the 3.2 lbs so far

[Cheshire girl]

Originally Posted by princessmommy

Skinnurse, Thanks! It's been a hard recovery for sure. I'm still having bladder and intestinal pains which are miserable! But I am getting better everyday. It's just hard because I want soo badly to get back to "Normal" and be able to exercise and do the stuff I used to be able to do

Take your time - you ony get one chance at a good recovery and there's a great website called hystersisters which I would recommend xxx

[Cheshire girl]

Another 100% day but no loss for me today

Scrambled eggs
Tuna salad
Cheese and mushroom omelette
Coffees with HWC

Lots of fabulous loses ladies well done

[Skinnurse]

Weigh in
Jan1-6??
Jan 7: 235 lbs
Jan 8: no weigh in
Jan 9: 230.5 lbs

Finally over the low carb headache. I think im in ketosis now. I used to get in pretty quickly. Im slowly not craving carbs.

[Avy]

Week 1
01/01/2013 205.20
02/01/2013 202.80
03/01/2013 203.80
04/01/2013 203.80
05/01/2013 203.40
06/01/2013 202.80
07/01/2013 202.20

Week 2
08/01/2013 203.20
09/01/2013 202.40

I love how the numbers bounce around! Did a 2 day fast for a procedure yesterday and today, tons of salty broth and gross jello. Hoping the scale keeps moving in a downward spiral. Back to regular food tonight!

[jacquirsw]

Jan 1 - no wi
Jan 2 - 228.0
Jan 3 - 227.4
Jan 4 - 226.8
Jan 5 - 227.2
Jan 6 - 227.0
Jan 7 - 225.8
Jan 8 - 224.8
Jan 9 - 225.2 (TOTM)
Jan 10 - 225.6 (TOTM)

[PassionateFire]

January 21st goal - 199

Jan 2 - 206.5
Jan 3 - 205.4
Jan 4 - 203.5
Jan 5 - 203.8
Jan 6 - 203.4
Jan 7 - 203.9 (really slacked off on the water consumption yesterday!)
Jan 8 - 204.3 WTH?????
Jan 9 - 203.2
Jan 10 - 201.7 I was so excited to see this number this morning I called hubby into the bathroom to look for himself!

[mydear]

good morning everybody and welcome to all the new people....

wtg skin nurse, avy, jacquirsw, & passionate.. keep the good work

my weight today is 241. (( * _ * ))

[princessmommy]

Jan Goal- 153
Jan 1st- 159.8
Jan 2nd- 157
Jan 3rd- 158?
Jan 4th- No weight
Jan 5th- 158
Jan 6th- 156.8
Jan 7th- 158
Jan 8th- 157
Jan 9th- 158.4! Ugh!!
Jan 10th- 157.8!

And the Up-down days continue! I Knew I didn't drink nearly enough water yesterday but I did stay under 20 carbs

[princessmommy]

Cheshiregirl Thanks! I go to Hystersisters daily! Love that site! Has Soo much info!

[eterprincess]

So silly me, I didn't check where I started weight wise. From yesterday morning (day 3) to this morning (day 4) I dropped a pound. My husband told me not to get too discouraged, could still be adjusting, and the tea could have had more natural sugar than I thought. Said to go by how I feel and my clothes fit. It's just frustrating cause the last time I did atkins (granted I was 23) I lost 15 pounds the first two weeks

But I lost a pound, yay!

[PassionateFire]

Originally Posted by eterprincess

So silly me, I didn't check where I started weight wise. From yesterday morning (day 3) to this morning (day 4) I dropped a pound. My husband told me not to get too discouraged, could still be adjusting, and the tea could have had more natural sugar than I thought. Said to go by how I feel and my clothes fit. It's just frustrating cause the last time I did atkins (granted I was 23) I lost 15 pounds the first two weeks

But I lost a pound, yay!

We didn't have a scale until day 3 so that was my starting point as well. I've been tracking my weight everyday in an Excel spreadsheet and charting the ups and downs - what a roller coaster! I do think tracking everyday is helping when I do see the ups because I know that I will go back down.

This is my chart as of today, the weight came off very slowly in the beginning. The big spike at the beginning of November is from my birthday weekend in Cincinnati (had to try all of the local favourites). I've also noticed that each time I hit a new low, I bounce back up before going back down and hitting a newer low.

Hope this helps the frustration!

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[2f2f]

Good morning everyone! Hope you are all doing well today. I pulled my lower back playing softball last night so I wasn't able to do my exericise video this morning. I will do a walk away the pounds video tonight because I can walk just no situps and stuff.

[DairyQueen]

WAY TO GO everyone!! We are all working hard, and it's showing!
I am at an ALL DAY FDA meeting on a new type 2 diabetes drug. Don't get your hopes up - i think that the advisory panel will favor it, but it has a lot of side effects (lookjup phimosis on wikipedia - NOT for the squeamish). BUT i am sitting here in a dark cavern, on a really hard chair and it's cold and i can feel my ankles swelling and pressing against my sneakers.!!! Oh well, I do get out around 5pm and my article will be all written and we can go to a thrift near here and then maybe out to eat! There is a lovely Indian restaurant nearby - i guess tandoori chicken would be totally safe, right?

Jan. 3: 147
Jan. 4: 147.5
Jan. 5: 146
Jan. 6: 145
Jan 8: 145.5
Jan 9: 145.25
Jan. 10: 145.25

[Patsxm]

2nd Jan - 222
3rd Jan - 221.4
4th Jan 220.4
5th Jan 219
6th Jan 219
7th Jan 219 - humph!
8th Jan 218
9th Jan - no weigh in
10th Jan 218.4 ???

Well done everyone on your losses! Passionatefire, i love the graph! think i might track mine like that too!
Great to see that everyone is excercising. I have found that my legs have been cramping and this morning i tried to walk up a small hill and felt like i was walking up a mountain!! I am taking my vitamins so i am not sure why this is? Usually i can walk for ages but everything feels very stiff and sore.

[pibble mama]

I am a little late...but better than never right?
Can I join ya'll? I am much better at sticking to things when I can be social...and I work from home (my dogs LOVE it...but I find i become a hermit! )

I have been on here for YEARS under a way old email, so I started over with my new email and new resolve for finally LIVING this way for good...i THINK i have finally got it through my thick head that i can't go back to my two exes....BEN & JERRY!!

I've done HCG (worked, just not my cup of tea~), SB (TOTALLY worked...just like atkins food better) I lost as much as I weigh, several times. SO, I need to just do it this time and never look back!

Ok, I'm gonna lurk and read all the posts! Ya'll have a great day!
Theresa

[Cheshire girl]

Evening ladies, no loss again for me so I'm still the same weight I was on Jan 1st

I've had 100% week so it's either I'm not drinking enough water or it's taking my body time to get into ketosis? Or one other thing is my migraine meds as I have been suffering with migraine all week.

No breakfast due to sickness from migraine
Baby bell cheese for snack
Large tuna salad for lunch
Chicken breasts baked in a masala sauce

Several coffees with HWC and several waters.

Well done to you all who are losing

[jacquirsw]

Passionatefire

I have a graph like that as well and like you I find that my weight goes up and down but the trend is what is important. I also find that I often go up a little before I have a drop it is like your body is preparing for it and then lets go again.

[pibble mama]

Originally Posted by Earlygirl

Coffee ... yes...! It's my second day of Induction and I'm feeling a tiny bit low-energy. That extra cup perked me right up!

Anybody have an opinion on the HWC vs. Half-and-Half issue? I'm using Half-and-Half, with two packets of Splenda - that's 3 grams of carbs, I think, so I'm trying to limit myself to two cups a day, or it's a huge part of my 20 grams of carbs!

Hey there! I LOVE HWC but if it is in my fridge i will gulp it (seriously, fridge door open, standing there in my jammies like a college boy gulping it! No offense to the younger male population out there! ) So....I tend to stay clear of it, as I know it is a trigger food for me! I found that I can make a coffee creamer (because, seriously i only drink the coffee for the creamer ) out of coconut cream (NOT milk...has to be a can of coconut cream and they are not easy to find in my area~) egg and coconut oil, a lil vanilla and some stevia in my food processor and i usually have enough for the week! Plus my SF syrup and a lil SF whip cream (for some reason I can control that better than liquid ) and I am usually good with two cups for the day!
If you'd like better instructions on the coffee creamer just let me know!

Originally Posted by SF Cool Whip

Hello everyone!

I have been lurking the boards all month of December, and I felt motivated to join after seeing all of your support for one another.

I must say December is the HARDEST month to start induction EVER! I lost 2 lbs on my first week of induction, but completely fell off the wagon around the Holidays.


Snack - A cup of whipped cream! (I know it's bad but I love sweets!)

01/03/13 - 120.5 lbs

December is the worst! All i have to say is chocolate covered Peeps! PURE EVIL!!!

Not sure if you can find it in your area...if you don't have a canister for making whipped cream at home...Land O Lakes does make a sugar free whip cream in a can...and I have checked the ingredients...NUTHIN' but cream! it!

Originally Posted by Patsxm

Morning everyone! hope you all had good days yesterday.

Breakfast - leftover sausage balls
Lunch leftover stir fry from day before
Dinner Linda's bacon cheeseburger skillet with lettuce and avocado
snacks - two glasses of pinot grigio

2nd Jan - 222
3rd Jan - 221.4
4th Jan 220.4

Patsm, can I ask how you make your sausage balls? I love them, but need a LC way! Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by eterprincess

So silly me, I didn't check where I started weight wise. From yesterday morning (day 3) to this morning (day 4) I dropped a pound. My husband told me not to get too discouraged, could still be adjusting, and the tea could have had more natural sugar than I thought. Said to go by how I feel and my clothes fit. It's just frustrating cause the last time I did atkins (granted I was 23) I lost 15 pounds the first two weeks

But I lost a pound, yay!

It could be that your body doesn't like the sweetener in CL products? idk? I can't have them...they cause headaches I love them too!

I'm gonna keep reading! I hope ya'll don't mind me joining in!

[LoriAS]

PassionateFire – Fantastic weight loss!

Mydear – I love seeing that number. 241 is great!

Princessmommy – great job getting back on plan!

Eterprincess – Good job being excited about the 1 pound. You will lose. I too was discouraged that I didn’t lose as quickly this time around, but it changes from day to day and week to week. We just have to celebrate the losses no matter what they are!

Originally Posted by PassionateFire

…what a roller coaster! I do think tracking everyday is helping when I do see the ups because I know that I will go back down.
… I've also noticed that each time I hit a new low, I bounce back up before going back down and hitting a newer low.

This is so true. I track mine as well and the same holds true for the going up only to go back down and lower.

Theresa

Jan goal – 176

Jan 1: 184.0
Jan 2: 185.2
Jan 3: 183.6 run intervals 1.8 miles
Jan 4: 182.2
Jan 5: 181.2 run intervals 2 miles
Jan 6: 180.0
Jan 7: 179.6 run intervals 2 miles
Jan 8: 180.4
Jan 9: 180.2 run intervals 2.1 miles
Jan 10: 180.0

Menu Yesterday:
B: Coffee, HWC, CO & Splenda, 3 pork sausage links w/mustard
L: tuna w/mayo, pork rinds w/salsa&sour cream
D: 10 oz taco meat w/sour cream and taco sauce
S: 1 cream cheese cloud
S2: diet dr. pepper and spiced rum (Note to self, next time have the drink AFTER the run)

10 8oz cups water

[Earlygirl]

You guys have me hooked! I've been using HWC every day in my coffee and tea. Ohhhh, it's delicious! Also made the chocolate mousse in a fit of desperation two nights ago. WOW. Totally satisfying!

Patsxm: "I have found that my legs have been cramping and this morning i tried to walk up a small hill and felt like i was walking up a mountain!! I am taking my vitamins so i am not sure why this is? Usually i can walk for ages but everything feels very stiff and sore." I have been experiencing the same thing for several months. If you find out what's going on, can you let me know?? I've pretty much given up working out!!

[Skinnurse]

Weigh in
Jan1-6??
Jan 7: 235 lbs
Jan 8: no weigh in
Jan 9: 230.5 lbs
Jan10: 228.5 lbs

Busy day with therapy for my daughter but sticking to it!! Even when we took her for ice crea,

[DairyQueen]

Cheshiregirl... Doyou use a progrwm to track your food intake??? it makes a big difference. Also, we need to know exactly what you are eating every day..a d that means how many cups of tuna fish or lettuce, and how many ounces of meat or fish.

[Avy]

01/01/2013 205.20
02/01/2013 202.80
03/01/2013 203.80
04/01/2013 203.80
05/01/2013 203.40
06/01/2013 202.80
07/01/2013 202.20
08/01/2013 203.20
09/01/2013 202.40
10/01/2013 202.40

[jacquirsw]

Jan 1 - no wi
Jan 2 - 228.0
Jan 3 - 227.4
Jan 4 - 226.8
Jan 5 - 227.2
Jan 6 - 227.0
Jan 7 - 225.8
Jan 8 - 224.8
Jan 9 - 225.2 (TOTM)
Jan 10 - 225.6 (TOTM)
Jan 11 - 225.2 (TOTM)

[princessmommy]

Jan Goal- 153
Jan 1st- 159.8
Jan 2nd- 157
Jan 3rd- 158?
Jan 4th- No weight
Jan 5th- 158
Jan 6th- 156.8
Jan 7th- 158
Jan 8th- 157
Jan 9th- 158.4! Ugh!!
Jan 10th- 157.8!
Jan 11- 158,8! Grrrr!!
My own fault!

[mydear]

240.4 this morning .......soooo close to the 230's