Southern Comfort #14 2/2/05

[KBnoCarbNC]

Congratulations team mates!!!!!!!!!!


I am so proud to be a part of this awesome team.

You're the best.

kb

[LadyN]

Congratulations team!!!! WOW I knew we did well, but I am really amazed at how well! You all deserve a treat. Maybe after our success we could get on Oprah? Or at least someone from this challenge!

Can you say we kicked butt!! Awesome!!! I am just extatic.

I just received an e-mail from sweets. I need each of you to please give me this info to e-mail her. I want to do this tommorrow. I am sorry I am late getting this, but I just got the chance to really check my mail.

Weight
1/1-
1/31-
Total weight lost-

Inches-
waist 1/1-
waist 1/31-
hips 1/1-
hips 1/31-
Total inches lost-
Please post it so I can send it ASAP. This was not in the original format given to us so I hope that we don't lose points because of it.


I have tried to read all of your posts and I am really impressed with how well this team gets along. I hope we maintain our first place and ultimately become the biggest losers!

I am really proud to be a part of this team. I hope everyone had a great day.

I hope we are all drinking, exercising and sticking to our carb limits. I wonder what the challenge will be this month? We can do it! I will check in tommorrow evening. I will be at school all day tommorrow. I hope that you all have a wonderful day and be sure to pat yourselves on the back!

Nichole

[elisasadler]

1/1 -213
1/31-199
total 13 pounds

inches
1/1- waist 42
1/31-40
1/1 hips 47
1/31 -45.5

I had put this in my post for the final stats .....I want to say I hope all you guys have a great day, I will be getting my treadmill in the house today and I cant wait....it is in the storage building right now....and my last and final birthday gift came around 9 pm last night ...my grandson called to inform me that "Mommy has a baby in her belly" so I am gonna be a grandma for the second time around hoorayyyyyyyy!!!!!! and I plan on being a very sexy grandma hahahahaha ....I have about 8 months to be presentable for the new arrival....Ladies I plan to kick some serious butt this month....and I know my team is gonna do the same.....alos could you all please email me your email adresses again ...my pc crashed and I lost everything ....I made you all a Southern Comfort avitar....4 for yuou to choose from....I love you guys so much

elisasadler@bellsouth.net

[Susiecarbojunkie]

I'm on the run, so I only have a moment to post---
I guess sweets needs this for the individual rankings???


Weight
1/1- 266
1/31-256
Total weight lost-10 lbs

Inches-
waist 1/1-45
waist 1/31-42.5
hips 1/1-54
hips 1/31-52
Total inches lost-4.5 inches

Elisa---sounds like you had a lovely birthday!!! What a great suprise!!! You're already in onederland (hurray for you) so by the time the next grandbaby arrives, you'll be HOT!!

Nichole---Faster than a speeding bullet, she's off like a shot.... Don't forget to take care of yourself today, too

I'll try to check back in later
congrats everybody!!

I'm tryin' to keep up the momentum---exercising at least 1 hour a day (I'm taking a little time working up to 75-90 mins. in--split morning and evening---sticking to 10-15 carbs and 160 oz. water.)

Kelly and PJ--have a great day!!!

KUTGW everybody

love
susie

[KBnoCarbNC]

Weight
1/1- 295
1/31-265
Total weight lost-30 pounds

Inches-
waist 1/1-53.00
waist 1/31-45.00
hips 1/1-59.00
hips 1/31-54.50
Total inches lost-8.50

[Pennel]

WoooHoooo To all of us! We have all done a great job for the first month....lets keep it up for this month!
Happy Birthday to you Elisa for yesterday! And what great news for you!

Here are my stats.
Weight
1/1- 293
1/31-282
Total weight lost-11 lbs

Inches-
waist 1/15-45.28
waist 1/31-44.48
hips 1/5-57.48
hips 1/31-56.49
Total inches lost-1.5 inches

I am sorry I am late with this...my PC doesn't like the hot weather and it's been in the 100's the last 2 days.....and yes I am still doing my workouts.

Pennel

[Pennel]

My measurements start from the 15th cos Thats when I joined and measured myself all my other points: my weight and exercise and water and carbs I have kept track of since Nov last year due to thats when I talked myself into losing weight for real this time and how I need to write these things down! That is also why I had coffee and soda deductions...I didn't stop drinking them till after I joined...so I still counted them from the first....sorry.

Suzie I just can't move my weight machine into my AC bedroom...WHere would we sleep! And I do get enough exercise in there as it is!
You also have a "thing" for Superman don't you?

Nichole I would love to go on Oprah....What a holiday that would be for me! Nice trip to the US!

Kelly what sort of exercises do you do? I have upped mine to 70 -80 minutes a day 5-6 x a week plus now that my DS is catching the bus I can add another 20-30 minute walk twice a day.
As much as I workout I can't seem to lose the weight very fast, now I know I do eat no more than 35g of carbs which is 15 more than you and I am now gluzzling more than 160oz of water a day and my hormones play a huge part in my slowness but boy what does a gal have to do!!

Nanna (aka) Elisa I sent you my email addy cos I do like your avitar!
Ok I'm off before my PC shuts it's self down again, I have been having such problems with it lately and It's gonna be another 100+ day today and I wanna get some things done before it's just to hot to want to do anything!

Pennel

[elisasadler]

Good Morning Ladies I hope you are all doing great this morning....I am up 4 pounds today and just feel like crap about it....didn't get the treadmill in the house yesterday due to very wet weather ...but we will get it in today.....Dont't worry ladies I WILL have loss this month.....lol and I have upped my workout so that will be a help....I have to cut my hair today and not looking forward to it either....I colored it last night and will highlite it sometime this weekend....maybe even today, well guess I will go for now and talk to you ladies later......if anyone wants to chat I will be in the chat room around 7 or 8 tonight....and pennel I know we have a 12 hour difference so I can and lots of times an\m anyway be in there areound 7 or 8 pm your time okay....

[KBnoCarbNC]

Happy Belated birthday, Elisa. Don't worry about the 4 pounds, I'm sure it's all water.

PJ - I wish for warmer days! 2 more weeks and I'm leaving for St Thomas.........whoooeeeeeeeee!

Susie - with all the exercising you're doing, you must be building a lot of muscle. Do you have a Tanita Body Fat Scale? I bet your body fat is dropping like crazy.

Nichole - Do you live for the weekends like I do with my kids? The weeks are so crazy M-F that I can not wait until Sat/Sun to play basketball and chill with my boys.

For me, thankfully the whoosh fairy came last night. TOM attacked me after a 38 day cycle and about 20 hpts and I gained a bunch. I'm on my way back down knowing it had to all be water. I was pretty bummed last night and the golden arches were calling my name, but I said "If I'm going to pig out, it's going to be on Carbolite bars" and I ended up only eating 2 when with my mood, I would have normally devoured a 1/2 gallon of ice cream.

Have a great day, everyone!

Elisa - I'll try and catch you tonight in the chat room. Are you setting up a private one?

[Susiecarbojunkie]

Morning everyone---
TOm is really behaving wierdly---maybe this is the beginning of the end Or I might have thrown it off a bit with exercise???
I'm still up 2 lb.---but I'm sure that it will come off (hopefully with a few extra as well)

PJ--It's not so much that i have a thing for superman (hunk, though he may be), I just seem to suddenly find myself in the midst of a group of super-heroes I started seriously about the same time you did (although I went lowcarb in Sept. and had no real cheats--but I started exercising in Nov.) But I didn't progress too quickly. You are 5lbs ahead of me--so no matter how slowly you feel you are going---I'm going even slower I'm doing 70-75 mins. of WAPT (walk away the pounds video) every day---6-7 days a week. I'm waiting on the 4 mile tape and then I hope to do 45 mins. in the morning and 60 in the evening. Im debating about wt. lifting type exercises--when I tried them a few wks. ago, I gained a few and it was difficult to get rid of it---and it made the cardio more difficult. I know I need to build more muscle, though...

Kelly--I have a fat monitor scale, though not Tanita---I'm only down 2 or 3%. I monitor my heart during my exercise, and it gets up to 136 which is about 75% of my heart range. Good enough for fat burning, but not as good as yours. 165 would be 94% of my heart rate--too high for me But on weekends, I think I may add a step to my walking to increase the fat burning a bit. I'm also taking CLA supplements and using Atkins Accel--I can tell a difference in my stamina--but it's only been a few weeks--and I've heard it can take up to a month for the CLA to really take effect. I'm hopeful. I keep telling myself slow and steady wins the race---
I am, however, totally hooked on the exercise---It's difficult to even face the thought of dinner these days unless I've done my evening exercise. I surely hope that feeling lasts.
Doesn't it feel good to resist temptation?

Elisa---I'm not sure about the chat tonight--some friends want to go to Red Lobster. I don't , but my mom may. (Last time I went, I think it threw me out of ketosis--I'll have to remember to ask them not to put whatever seasoning they use, it must be loaded with sugar--that or their salad dressing is. )
It'll be so great having a treadmill!!! think of all the driving time you can save to and from the gym. Plus, you can exercise on your own schedule!!! (4 am is just about my best time of the day)

well--gotta go!!
love
susie

[elisasadler]

Hey Kb I will set up the room when you get there...I go to chat at least 2 times a day anywya so will look for you....southern comfort room....losers pass...I cant remember how Nichole did it ....I have real memorey issues lol ...I cant wait to get my excerciwe up o you guys level....I havent had much at all in 3 days but today is a new day and I canmt wait to get the treadmill in the house....i HAVE MADE SOME GREAT WORKOUT MUSIC CDS.....I do so much better with music on.....my grandson is going to florida today to see his other grandparents and I will miss him so...he will be gone for 10 days, but I plan to take this time to get myself in a really great mode.....of diet and excercise......well gonna run take care and have a great day

Penny
Susie
KB
Nichole

[LadyN]

Happy Birthday Elisa!1 !!!!!

I am so glad it is Friday!!! KB you are right. I love the weekends no school and I am at home just hangin out with my kids; I love it!!!

I am up 2lbs this morning I guess it was the msg I had last night. DH bought me some chicken that was pre-cooked and I believe it had msg. I am trying to up my exercise more. I had some extra cash,and I was looking a buying an elliptical machine a couple of months ago. I realized real quick that I would need to save at least 2x what I had to purchase a good one. So now it is tax time I am trying to tald Dh into buying me one. My birthday is in March and I would love to have one by then.

I am going to start back doing the Firm. It is kick butt hard, but really worth it. In 45 min. you get your cardio and strength training. I will start with about 20 min of that in addition to WATP and go up to 45 -60 min. I am so excited about getting into smaller clothes. I have been lookin in catalogs and magazines
trying to picture myself walking intp the store buying someting like that. I am glad to be sharing this journey with yo all.

I am going to check back in later.

to everyone.

Nichole

[elisasadler]

Good evening ladies, seems like UP is the wayof the scales this week huh? Thanks for the birthday wishes all of you ...Got the treadmill in today and spent 35 minutes on it...gonna up that tomorrow and have at least 3 days at the gym planned in the coming week.....well gonna run ladies, have a great evening

PS wont be able to make it to the chat room tonight, so very sorry

[elisasadler]

Hello ladies, has the posting on our team page gotten less frequent....hmmm hope all the enthusiasm is still hgh and you all are just busy cause I miss you guys...had a good day today and went and saw teh movie "Boogey Man", it was ok but not great, gonna try and go see "Hide and Seek" tomorrow, both movies are playing at the 3 dollar matinee and I love horror movies lol....water today is fine and so are the carbs actually low...about 12 so far and I dont anticipate eating any more today....I cut my haor today and got it wayyyyyyy too short so I am dissappointed their, dyed it yesterday and was going to highlite it today but when I opened the box the dang developer was missing, oh well, the hair will grow to a decent amount in a few weeks and the color not so bad, I will highlite it later in the week or next weekend I guess. Have a busy week this week, Monday gym, Tuesday dentist to get teeth cleaned, Wednesday doctor appt, and gym and hopefullyThursday not alot of anything and Friday back to the gym I hope. Well that is it for me today, hope all of you are doing well and I love all you guys so take care!


Southern Comfort Rocks!!!!!!!!

[KBnoCarbNC]

Hi all, I'm hanging my head pretty low. This may sound weird, but I have mood swings in connection to my hormones really bad. Not really swings, but l-o-n-g swings that tend to last a few days. I'm in a valley right now. There is nothing in my life to cause this valley, but I usually end up there once TOM is gone until mid cycle. For me, it alternates every other month, so lucky me, it's my time. I'm not a pill pusher and I tried something once to take during TOM to try and prevent this but it happens anyway. A few days from now I'll wonder how in the world I could have been so stupid to wallow in self pity for so many days.

So, forgive my quietness, I'm just not feeling on top of the world right now.

This not a cause of my gloomy mood but has added to it: my 4 year old is the most blunt, honest person I've ever met and I grew up in NY He asked me last night at dinner, "Mommy, why is your butt so big????" I did the politically correct "because God made us all different" yada yada yada but it hurt really bad inside. Next, this morning, I'm looking at my pix from when I used to weigh below 200 on Atkins in 2003 and he says, "Mommy, you said you were skinny back then, you're still so puffy." And, then tonight, I was reaching for some cash in my car from outside and my door was open and my body in the door opening and he said, "Mommy, let me get the car door for you so your big belly can fit in." A few hours later, I told him that it hurts my feelings when he talks about my belly, or my butt etc and he said, "why Mommy, you're so beautiful and it's not your fault your belly is big, I was a big boy in your belly and I stretched you all out."

This adds to my "I should just give up" feelings. If my own flesh and blood sees me as this humongous monstrosity, then how stupid am I to ever think that I will be pretty to society????

Ok, I'll stop. I could go on for pages. Good night all, hang tough and keep on sweating. I"ll be "back" mentally in a few days!

[elisasadler]

KB this post is for you only...my heart ached for you tonight and maybe for me a bit too....I have heard simular things from my grandson, but I have also heard the beautiful word describing me from his mouth as well, just as you did your child....and this is one thing i know to be true.....my grandson is also 4, he sees differences, wherther it be weight, color of hair, color of skin, or color of eyes, but they do not have the thought of "UGLY" due to any of these things, differnce yes, but no ugliness due to these differences, your child told you the truth just like my grandson told me the truth, but like your child he also tels me I am pretty and nice and that he loves me, just as your child loves you......you are your childs first love....and they do not see you as a humongous monstrosity, a humongous monstosity would scare a child to death....much like the eyes of GOD, a child sees our heart, and what a blessing that is.....

And lets not even talk about MOODS....geez I am the moodiest person on earth I think sometimes, but unlike you I HAVE to take meds lol.....you are just as your child said KB....BEAUTIFUL, and may I add strong and determined and committed.....you are just in your "dark place" right now but it will get better....just like you getting better all the time

[KBnoCarbNC]

Thanks, Elisa.

I hope I was so honest myself last night that I've run Susie, PJ and Nichole off!

[elisasadler]

Hey I think we all have those "fat and ugly" "blah the world sucks" days...I know I sure do...I hope you are feeling beter today though, and you know PJ Susie and Nichole, they are very wrapped up in the family time on the weekends, but I am sure we will hear from them tonight or tomorrow....well I am off to see a movie with my bf and daughter and son in law, so have a great day TEAM and I will post later tonight as well... Love you guys much!!!!!!

[Pennel]

Hey ladies. KB you haven't scared me away....we all will and have hung our heads at one stage in our lives.

My 4 year old DS has told me my tummy is big cos he stretched it and then his younger sister stretched it some more. He see I am different but doesn't know that sometimes what he says can be hurtful...most 4 year olds don't. One of the girls he went to Kindy with last year said it a few times...."Why is his mum is so fat"...With her mum umming and arring about how to answer her DD.
You will hold your head high by the end of this year and think of what you have done and how you have do it, to better the life for you and your family.....
That's what I keep telling myself...this is my year and I can do this for Me and My family.....
I may have only lost 30pounds but in that first 30 pounds I feel so much better than what I would have if that weight was still hanging off me.
I joined this challenge because I know at times I will need the support of others who are going through the same as I am, at times we will all feel down in a deep dark valley and then there will be other times where we will be flying high on a hot air balloon.
Hang in there, and Keep up the great work.

Pennel

[Pennel]

I do hope everyone has had a great LC weekend. I did great and I have made the model of myself....that was pretty cool.....I look hot at 155lbs....that is my real goal weight but I don't think I will get there before the end of this challenge....I would be more than happy to get into "onederland"......Call me blonde but it took me a while to work out what y'all was talking about for a while with the "onderland" But I did and yeah thats what I would be happy with this year.
I was talking to a friend and she was surprized to see how much muscle mass I have built up..... She wants me to go walking with her for a full hour (which I did 45 minutes today dropping off and picking up DS from the bus stop) but didn't think I could go the full hour then I said sure as long as its just walking I can do it, I workout for over an hour I can sure walk that long to. So she really wants to see if she could do my workout.....but not with 66lbs on the machine....I don't think she could and it did take me quite a few weeks to work up to that weight...I'll let you all know if we get to do it. I have added this first weeks exercises up and I have put in 355 minutes, At this rate I'll be going for the extra 10% of exercies this month and there is no way I am going over my carb count of 35g a day.....some days I am well below it but not over. And the water is going down fine all 144oz plus a day....now how do I get them scales of mine to start showing all of this? So far I have lost 2 pounds this month but thats what I aim for...2 lbs a week!


Pennel

[elisasadler]

Hey PJ it took me a bit to figure out the "onderland thing" too lol, and the walking thing sounds good especially in your great weather climate, an evening or morning walk oh yeah!!!!! and having someone to do things like tht with sure helps alot, well the weather here is in the low 60s today and I have went and washe the car now I am going to go and walk, talk later ladies

[KBnoCarbNC]

Good evening all. I felt so much better today and then I got home and my 6 year old taped a picture to his wall paper border in his room and I freaked when he tore it off. I went off on the situation. Our house is less than 5 months old and it kills me to have scratches in the paint and now, he's ripped his border. I guess I've gone from depressed to angry. I taped it up the best that I could but it's ruined and upsets me so much.

I wish I could eat a bowl of ice cream and drown my sorrows. I guess I could, but I won't.

[elisasadler]

Sorry KB but I am laughing due to the fact that it brought back memories...for my daughters 8th birthday.she is now 22, I completely remodeled her room from the floor up which included wallpaper and border, 2 days later when I went in to clean her room what did I find but that she had written down her undying love for a boy in her class on the brand new walls......I was soooo upset that I cried, now I look back on it as a funny happy memory......KIDS not only say but DO the darndest things......LC went great today, hope it did for all of you also

[Susiecarbojunkie]

hey y'all
no--you hjaven't scared me off-
I've had the flu the last few days
right now I'm at school leaving lesson plans for a sub for the 2nd day in a row
I hate being ill
I don't tolerate it well
except i barely have the strength to type

I feel I'm on the mend--just very weak
and kina in a fog

i'll post more later when i'm better

i love you guys
you are my strength

i just got my 4-mile tape in the male
hope i cand do it soon

love
susie