Today is Friday and I've been having a difficult week...and overall a difficul time losing weight. First of all, I ate half of a Carrot Cake....but was on plan prior to that eating Whitecastle Pie...but that seemed to be a lot of calories...and cheese!

When I was on Atkins I stuck to it but I was tired all of the time and I was eating a lot of fat, but especially a lost of cheese.... I've been reading a lot of diets on this forum trying to figure out just what is right for me... I like CAD and lost initially 5 pounds, but nothing after that. Then I started cycling and kept gaining and losing the same 5 pounds... Then went to South Beach and lost that 5 pounds in a two week period and nothing since....that was around August 9th...

Based on what I know for sure, I know that when I switch diets I lose weight initially that week but afterwards nothing. So that is telling me that I need to switch things up to continue losing, however, that could simply mean adding in some good carbs and not switching plans...

Plans that I am considering are Eat Fat Get Thin, Barry Groves, and Suzanne Sommers, Sommercize Program....

Today Fawn suggested that following these guidelines would result in a good weight loss program....

[COLOR=red]A solid weight loss plan that most will not have any problems losing on would include:[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]animal proteins including eggs and fish[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]coconut oil[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]olive oil[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]butter[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]vegetables all other than root veggies and corn[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]avocado[/COLOR]

[COLOR=red]Now that's pretty boring but it's a guaranteed weight loss plan.[/COLOR]

Eat Fat Get Thin, Day 1.... Posted 08-31-2008 at 05:56 PM by skeeweeaka Updated 09-19-2008 at 12:21 PM by skeeweeaka Okay, today is day one of Eat Fat Get Thin. Today I combined it with IF and had one meal which I ate at 7:00 p.m....my eating window lasts for an hour so today that was until 8:00 p.m. I entered my calories into Fitday and was surprised at just how few carbs 40 carbs is... Heck one cup of cooked broccoli is 13 carbs...that is a lot! One apple is 19 carbs...medium... The fajita seasoning that I used, Kroger Brand was 12 carbs for half of the package... I definitely need to find a recipe for my own low carb Fajita seasing, after reading the ingredients it was full of crap that I don't... Continue reading... skeeweeaka Senior LCF Member

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	Coconut Bark Recipe... Posted 08-31-2008 at 03:06 AM by skeeweeaka Updated 09-19-2008 at 12:21 PM by skeeweeaka 6T [COLOR=#016798]coconut oil[/COLOR] 2T heavy cream 1T butter 1-2 T carob powder 3 packs [COLOR=#016798]splenda[/COLOR] (it doesn't need that much though) Put in freezer to set... This is a great recipe for PMS.... TJ skeeweeaka Senior LCF Member
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One Minute Muffin.... Posted 08-30-2008 at 11:58 PM by skeeweeaka Updated 09-19-2008 at 12:21 PM by skeeweeaka Found this recipe in one of the threads and thought it would be good so that I can get in some flax and good carbs... For those of you who have never heard of these here is the directions: 1/4 cup Ground flaxseed meal 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 egg 1 packet sugar replacement of your choice 1 tbs Cinnamon 1 to 2 TBS of unsalted REAL butter Mix dry ingredients in a large coffee cup then mix in egg and butter. Microwave 50 to 60 seconds. It pours perfectly out of the mug and is very bread/muffin like. Yummy!... Continue reading... skeeweeaka Senior LCF Member

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Week Six, Day Three C25K Posted 08-30-2008 at 06:10 PM by skeeweeaka Updated 09-19-2008 at 12:22 PM by skeeweeaka Well today was the last day of my week six of the Couch to 5K Running Program. I enjoyed the run but was very tired because I hadn't slept all night, I was up stressing... I ran for 46 minutes so I got in my 25 minutes... I was trying to speed it up so on the third lap I decreased my time by about 45 seconds...so I need to keep trying to reduce that time...which will be my focus from now on.... Then I came back home and pretty much slept the day away... My dd and her father were together most of the day... Since I had literally IF'd for most of the day I decided to... Continue reading... skeeweeaka Senior LCF Member

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Great Motivation... Posted 08-30-2008 at 01:50 AM by skeeweeaka Updated 09-19-2008 at 12:22 PM by skeeweeaka http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ma...rself-out.html I found this post interesting because I find I do psych myself out a great deal. I look at other peoples progress and see that I stuck with Atkins for 3 months, on plan, and only lost 4 pounds... Talk about frustrating....and today I just lost control! I think I just need veggies in my life and I need to eat three portions a day and stick with that....and my protein of course. I find that I am still constipated on low carb and that just does not seem natural to me, and... Continue reading... skeeweeaka Senior LCF Member

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