March Challenge!

[Julie1972]

Thanks much everyone! 30 lbs down feels great! Now only 30 to go! :-) I have to stay focused and just do it!

Congrats Kemp! I'm glad you are back on track where you were before the big weekend. It sounded like it was well worth it!

DairyQueen, your corned beef and cabbage sounds so good! I haven't had that in years. May have to make some this weekend!

Princessmommy, I am glad you are able to exercise again! Hope it goes well!

Congrats to CheshireGirl, HarmsWay, LoriAS, Kizz, MtherGoos, reta, chelseybelle, labmini and anyone else who lost!

I hope everyone has a great evening!

[Reta]

Julie, I can't wait to get to that number! Post menus, please.

[kempmuhlbauer]

Reta and Kizz: If you are going to dream, dream big. Last time I was 137 I was 10 years old!!!!

I made the golf and then went to the gym and did 60 on the stair stepper for a 750 calorie burn at the gym. I hope to see 237 (or 137) in the morning. I am one tired puppy that is for sure. I just logged my food for the day and only had 1167 calories with 1 carb, way to low. Will have a couple of scoops of caseing powder for desert and call it at 1400 calories for the day. All have a good night.

[princessmommy]

Stayed really LC today! Did have an Aldis LC bar for breakfast cause I was so pressed for time. Steak for lunch then 1 fat bomb for a snack, then my Awesome DJ grilled supper!steak again! Lol! May be to much protein?

[princessmommy]

Morning! March goal: 145

March 11th: 152.8 March 12: 151.2 March 13: 152.4! I do Not understand why I keep going Up and ! Very frustrated! March 14: 152
March 15: 152.2

[PassionateFire]

March goal - break this darn stall & reach 195!

March 1 - 201.2
March 2 - 199.7
March 3 - 199.7
March 4 - 200.8
March 5 - 199.7
March 6 - 199.1
March 7 - 199.1
March 8 - 198.7
March 9 - 198
March 10 - 198
March 11 - 198.4
March 12 - 197.4
March 13 - 197.7
March 14 - 198 TOM
March 15 - 197.8

[kempmuhlbauer]

Princessmommy: Ugh!!!! Well my advice a meat and egg fast with some exercise. I hate when people tell me to do that, but it works. It is impressive the way you just keep at it and never stop.

Passionatefire: I see your weight I want that so bad. Onderland will be a great time in my journey. And you wake up to that everyday. So Jealous. But I only have 37 little pounds to go, yea right.

March Goal 228

March 1 242
March 2 242
March 3 240
March 4 238
March 5 238
March 6 237
March 7 237
March 8 238 (WTH)(off plan at 2pm)
March 9 (off plan at 2pm)
March 10 DNW
March 11 249 (12 pounds gained in 3 days)
March 12 245 (now that is a whoosh>>>5 pounds of water, yea!!!)
March 13 242 (all water but fun none the less)
March 14 238.4 (well there you go, took 3 days to lose the weekend carb fest)
March 14 237.2

That is 37 pounds in 46 days.

Hit my new low today of 237.2., I, however, am still not back into ketosis???? Even when I start it usually takes three days to start showing slight pink, but this time nothing. Oh well the weight is still coming off. I love the strips because today I was going to take off from the gym, but my crazy mind wants to see some pinkie/purple so off to the gym at lunch for a power workout with a trainer, for a cross fit workout. I am so tired of the stair stepper. That is my story and I am sticking to it. Check in after lunch.

[Reta]

Great job, Kemp. Have you been in Houston all your life? That's where I lived my 1st 18 years.

I'm taking your advice and doing very LC today. Nothing but meat,eggs, a little cheese and butter today cause I'm back to 178.4 today. Carbs will be really low today. No workout though, but I'm going on an 8 mile hike with hubby tomorrow.

I just love how I can see sweets now and say, 'no, thanks, I just don't want none." This is what LC will do for you.

[ceecee08]

3/1- 289.8... meds
3/2- DNW- Out of town... meds
3/3- DNW- out of town... meds
3/4- 290.8 .... this is what happens when you visit family....no more meds!!
3/5-3/10- DNW
3/11- 292.5
3/12- 290.2
3/13-288.3
3/14-288.3
3/15-288.9 Thinking it's my late night chugging.

Question: What is your water cutoff time? I drink water all the way until 9-10 pm but I don't go to the restroom after I drink it that late so I assume my body is holding it. Any thoughts? Has anyone read about this? Now I did google it and some sites say you shouldn't drink after 6 and some say 7. the body produces an antidiuretic hormone if you drink afterwards so you don't dehydrate.

[ceecee08]

Originally Posted by Reta

Great job, Kemp. Have you been in Houston all your life? That's where I lived my 1st 18 years.

I'm taking your advice and doing very LC today. Nothing but meat,eggs, a little cheese and butter today cause I'm back to 178.4 today. Carbs will be really low today. No workout though, but I'm going on an 8 mile hike with hubby tomorrow.

I just love how I can see sweets now and say, 'no, thanks, I just don't want none." This is what LC will do for you.

I love this as well as I am a HUGE sweet eater.

Kemp- Only 1400 calories..... Yea I eat waaaaay too much then. Can you post what you eat on a daily?

[PassionateFire]

Thanks Kemp! It does feel great to have been in Onederland for 11 days now You'll get there soon, I imagine within the next 40 days or so

[labmini]

Good morning all- Went off plan a bit yesterday with 3 handfuls of chocolate chips and some potatoes with dinner. And can I tell you I feel AWFUL today. Headache, foggy, yucky throat. This is awful...

Perfect lessoned learned!

Have a great on plan day everyone!

[HarmsWay]

Happy Friday

B - protein shake
L - 2eggs, 1 can chicken, 1T mayo, 1oz cheese, 3 celery
D - .5lb cheeseburger, 1/4c cottage cheese, 1 c broccoli

2 c coffee, lemon water

3/1 - 208.8
3/2 - 210
3/3 - 209.8
3/4 - 210.2
3/5 - 210.2
3/6 - 210.2
3/7 - 210.2 WTH
3/8 - 210.6
3/9 - 210.4
3/10 - 210.6
3/11 - 213 ?
3/12 - 210.6
3/13 - 209.4
3/14 - 208.8
3/15 - 208.2

[DairyQueen]

Good morning everyone!!! and BEWARE the Ides of March!

my scale is just not moving much this month!
I'm thinking that it's time to adjust the wine ingestion downward! boo hoo!
I bought some coconut vodka the other day (skinnygirl) - it doesnt taste good on its own, so i've been looking to see if there's such a thing as diet pineapple soda. Well, I can't find that either, but i DID find some pineapple coconut flavoring drops for water and thought that i might put that in some sparkling water and add a little vodka. hmmm? otherwise, i guess i could look for some diet chocolate soda.
So enough rambling and back to work for me!


Feb. 28: 145
Mar1: 144
Mar 2: 144
Mar 3: 143.5
Mar 6: 143.25
Mar 7: 143
Mar 8: 143
Mar 11:144
Mar 13: 143.75
Mar 15: 143.70 (i leave the scale as it is and hope that i have to adjust it downward just a tiny bit each day. i HATE adjusting it up. It's an old-fashioned doctor's scale)

[LoriAS]

March goal (also old feb goal): 165 ( would actually love to see 159)

Mar 1: 171.8 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 2: 168.0 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 3: 169.2 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 4: 168.4 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 5: 167.8 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 6: 166.4 M&E fast/ treadmill, 2 servings of salted roasted peanuts
Mar 7: 168.4 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 8: 167.2 M&E fast/ (no exercise)
Mar 9: 166.8 M&E fast/ (no exercise) double serving sandwich meat for dinner, fat bombs
Mar 10: 168.2 M&E fast/ (no exercise) processed meats, sauerkraut
Mar 11: 169.6 M&E fast/ treadmill
Mar 12: 168.6 treadmill
Mar 13: 168.8
Mar 14: 167.8
Mar 15: 167.6 It moved down. Alas, the weekends don't agree with me, so I just hope things keep going down for me over the next couple of days.

Still not feeling up to par, but managed to not whine or complain about it and make it to Zumba AND stairstepper last night. Wooohooo.

Harmsway - glad things are finally moving the way you want
Kizz - bring extra watermelon!
Kemp - another new low! you lucky devil!
DQ - no, not the wine! awww!

to all I missed.

[MtherGoos]

March Goal ~ 275

3/1 - 288.6
3/2 - 286.6
3/3 - 286.2
3/4 - 284.8
3/5 - 284.8
3/6 - 284.6
3/7 - 284.8
3/8 - 284.6
3/9 - ???
3/10 -283.8
3/11 -282.8
3/12 -281.2
3/13 -281.0
3/14 -280.6
3/15 -279.8

Hopefully, I'm out of the 280's for good! Hopefully! Still close enough that a little jump up in the scale could put me back there, but I'm hoping not.

Everybody is doing so great!

PrincessMommy, I'm sorry the scale isn't showing what it should. Kemp has a great suggestion about the meat and egg fast. That should definitely get those numbers moving downward!

Kemp, so impressive that you're on to new numbers already!!

Reta, I know what you mean! I've normally got a HUGE sweet tooth! I could exist purely on chocolate and be totally happy, but not lately. I've had almost no cravings and I'm not even tempted by the sweets. LOVE it!

CeeCee, I try to stop drinking by about 8 or so. But drinking later usually just means I'm up during the night to go to the bathroom. If your body is holding on to it, then I would think that could definitely be showing on the scale in the morning.

HarmsWay, your numbers are looking great. Down, down, down! KUTGW!!

DQ, I love those kind of scales! Seems like they must be more accurate than the digital ones. Sometimes I don't trust mine!

Hope everybody is ready for a great weekend! Where I live Spring Break is in full swing, and usually last about 3 weeks, as people from all over the country come to party. GRRRRR..... I'll be so glad when it's over!!!

[Reta]

Mthergoose, what are your eating?

[Reta]

Man, my mint that I normally have has 2 carbs for one. And my gum has one. Wow. not worth it right now. Hope no one come too close to me. They will get a surprise.........hahahahaha

[HarmsWay]

I just ordered some Syntrax Nectar Cappuccino protein powder.... I've never had the Syntrax brand before, any opinions?

[MtherGoos]

Reta, I primarily stick to meat, eggs, and cheese. For instance, yesterday menu was ~

B- 3 Eggs, fried in 1 teaspoon coconut oil and some shredded hard cheddar on top

L- 4 eggs diced up in a bowl with some mayo and mustard to make an egg salad

S- 3 small pieces of copacolla with 1 oz. sharp cheddar cheese

D- Some hamburger, mixed with a little mayo, and some shredded cheese mixed in

Lots of water and diet pepsi

I keep it simple, too complicated and I won't stick with it!

[HarmsWay]

Originally Posted by HarmsWay

Happy Friday

B - protein shake
L - 2eggs, 1 can chicken, 1T mayo, 1oz cheese, 3 celery
D - .5lb cheeseburger, 1/4c cottage cheese, 1 c broccoli

2 c coffee, lemon water

We ended up going out for lunch to watch some basketball for a bit, so change lunch to a big chef salad and iced tea.

[Reta]

Mthergoose, copacolla What's this?

[MtherGoos]

Reta, It's an italian ham and I LOVE it. I get it at WalMart and it's sliced very thin. The package says 0 Carbs and I think 60 calories per serving. It's just a great afternoon snack when I'm not really hungry, but I WANT something to eat. I'm still working on that! LOL

[ceecee08]

Anyone take a good potent probiotic? I am looking for one. Since I had been taking antibiotics for almost a month, I need to take one to restore my good bacteria.

Thanks

[Kizz4k]

Hello everyone! Don't have a lot of time to comment but just wanted to post todays menu and stats:

B: Bulletproof hot tea
L: chicken wings/basil cucumber salad with feta
D: grilled salmon
S: Bulletproof hot tea

March goal: 187

3/1: 191.6
3/2: 190.6
3/3: 190.6
3/4: 191.6
3/5: 191.8
3/6: 190.2
3/7: 189.8
3/8: 189.2
3/9: 189.8
3/10:189.8
3/11:189.8
3/12:188.6
3/13:189.6
3/14:188.4
3/15:188.0!!! So close I can taste it

[MtherGoos]

WTG Kizz!!! You are SO CLOSE to goal, and the month is only half over!!!

[Julie1972]

This month is going so much better than last month! I hope the downward trend continues for all of us!

Reta, my menus don't vary too much these days. I've been doing coffee in the morning, LC hot cereal a few hours later, a LC lunch, afternoon snack of chia pudding and an Atkins shake for dinner. I am basically doing one large meal for lunch and 4 "snacks". I just started doing this in March and it has really made a difference. I have already lost more weight this month than I did the whole month of February! I do feel hungry before bed but I don't feel hungry the rest of the day. I am also drinking a TON of water!

B1: coffee with HWC and CO
B2: LC hot cereal with cinnamon (from Netrition, it is yummy)
L: cheeseburger and hot dog (no bun), small salad
S: chia pudding (chia mixed with almond milk and vanilla DaVinci)
D: Atkins shake

I hope everyone has a fabulous day!!

March goal: 185
Weight
3/1: 196
3/2: 194
3/3: 194
3/4: 194
3/5: 194 :-(
3/6: 194.........again!!
3/7: 194 :-(
3/8: 193 :-)
3/9: 192 :-)
3/10: 192
3/11: 192
3/12: 191 (one more pound and my total loss since 1 Jan will be 30 lbs!!!) :-)
3/13: 191
3/14: 190 yippee!!! 30 lbs!!!
3/15: 189

[kempmuhlbauer]

julie and kizz way to go on the downward trend. I was happy to see that. Got to go back to work so will check in later.

[Cheshire girl]

March goal 158

Feb 28 162.4
March 1 161.4 100% day lost 2lbs this week so far seem to have broken the stall!
March 2 161.4 100% day
March 3 161.8 100% day -
March 4 162.4 100% day - WTH!!!!!
March 5 162.8 100% day - See what I mean!!!!
March 6 162.0 100% day - lost something yay!
March 7 162.0 100% day again
March 8 160.4!!!!! YAY!!!!! So pleased the woooosh fairy finally came - that's 5 days without the Omeprazole
March 9 160.2 100% day - going in the right direction so I'm happy!
March 10 160.00 100 % day
March 11 159.8 100% day at the cake show and going down still
March 12 160.4 100% day - no idea why
March 13 160.4 100% day
March 14 160.2 100% day - lost but so little
March 15 160.2 100% day

Food today

Boiled eggs with dressing
Cube of cheese
Tuna on greens with LC dressing
3 eggs scrambled with cheese
almonds
slice of cheese as hungry
Several coffees with HWC and water

Such a busy week and you are all keeping me on track

[Kizz4k]

Originally Posted by kempmuhlbauer

julie and kizz way to go on the downward trend. I was happy to see that. Got to go back to work so will check in later.

Thanks kemp! I am basically doing what Julie said, four small snacks and an average meal around lunch. Keeping it real clean, and real low calorie. I don't care what the book says, when I eat 1500 + calories, I stall or gain. I keep my calories low low for a loss and also don't eat after 6:00. The bulletproof tea I drink all day is really helping keep my appetite down and the C.O. is helping me raise my fat intake.

March is going so much better for me as well. Your doing pretty darn good yourself there, buddy. I'm amazed you took all that off and are on the losing trek again!Keep it up!!!