DOIN IT BY 10'S~~~~~~MAY 1-15

[SJN02]

Mary - What a huge difference in your before and after pictures You are doing great and what a beautiful person you are. Keep up the great job!!!
HAPPY ATKINSVERSARY!!!!

Pattisea - Glad you got your stats in You did great!!

Gini - It was so nice talking with you last night We are going to have to do it again real soon.

I need to get busy. Got alot to get done again today. It has to get better some day

[Smilin Mary]

I have some news...

I just found out that I am pregnant A huge surprise, but a happy one.I am only 4 weeks along so anything could happen, ( we had a misscarage last Sep. ) I am looking for some plans to go on any advice would be wonderful!

Hugs.

[Gini]

Whole Food Plan would work wonderfully I think. I think there is a preg thread on the Maintenance board. Be sure to eat enough calories now

Woot I think it is great!!! Yay.

I want you to stay with us even if you are not losing etc. We'll figure out how You could walk, drink water, stay on a good preg plan, etc

[Gini]

Today was extremely busy, church, afternoon spent at Holocaust Museum, they had an original boxcar, emotionally draining, then homework project, woman's meeting, homework project.

More details on the woman's meeting tomorrow!! Some good stuff!!

Ate fast meals on the run today but stayed on plan

[Smilin Mary]

Thanks

Breakfast~ 1 lowcarb tortilla with cheese, egg and ham. 1 c. coffee w/ cream
32 oz. water ( filled up and working on )

[SJN02]

CONGRATULATIONS MARY!!!!!!!!!! I am with Gini, I want you to stay with us too. You can't leave us.......You will have to post pictures of your belly when you start showing Preg. bellies are so cute

Gini - HOpe your day is going well for you I am very busy today.

Patti - HOpe you are having a great day too

Well I am off for now. I need to get busy. Chat with you all soon

[mommiematters]

I thought I would stop in and say Hello.

I am not going to post my excuses for not being around. I just wanted to let you all know that I am alive.

Kim- I read through all the posts just to keep up on you and DH. I am so happy to know that God is truly working in your marriage. He is so truly wonderful!!!!

Gini- Thank you so much for your call. I told you it was an answer to a prayer and I was very serious in saying that.

Mary- I am so happy for you!!! Thank you for your IM. It brighten my day.

[SJN02]

SHANNA!!!!!!!!!! I have missed you!!!!! I tried to get you a couple times on IM but didn't have any luck catching you. Gini forwarded the information for everyone so now I can call you. So be looking for a call from me in the next few days. I have missed you and Jarret so much. HOw is everyhting going????? Can't wait to hear from you again.

[Gini]

hugs to everyone!!!

Shanna, Big Smiles!!! Was great talking with you. We all want you to come back

Mary, bet you are still excited!!

Kim, tried to send you a wink but you logged off IM while I was choosing LOL

Pattisea, how are you doing today?

More later...

[Smilin Mary]

Can you get better than cloud 9?

I am still looking for a plan to follow, Shanna gave me a good link, and I am still reading it.

thats alll for now.

HUgs.

[Pattisea]

I crack myslef up. I couldn't figure out why nobody was posting today, then realized there must be a new thread for May! Yay for me...I foundyou!

So, my day is good, thatnks for asking

Mary, that is fantastic news! Maybe since your doc probably won't encourage weight loss (althoguh you never know), you could get points for staying withing hte allowed weight gain range...know what I mean? I hope you stay withus.

Kim and Gini, how're you all? From your posts it seems you keep plenty busy.

Does everyone here have kids? I always assume everyone does, LOL

And, I don't see my post regarding rewards:

What do you guys do when you lose weight? 10, 20, etc? Buy clothes, go to a movie, what? I'd love to hear how you treat yourself when you have a success!

Patti

[Gini]

I want to post a question to myself on my mirror. But I don't know the exact wording that would be best. Any ideas?

I want a question to ask myself each morning in order that my thinking would grow to conform with God's thinking. In otherwords I want to repattern my mind.

I heard this statement in several ways in the past day or two and I think I need to dwell on it a bit. Think I am really falling down in this area!

Statement: The person you see in the mirror is not the the person or the manner of the person that God sees.

In other words, God sees me as:
Psalm 139:13-15

13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

So, I have been grouching to God for 2 years because I have a very slow metabolism, a lifetime of hypoglycemia (which makes you fat) etc. When I look in the mirror I see a fat lady who does not have the pretty face she used to see. I see a person who is condemned by what seems to be the majority of society and verbally ridiculed by strangers. I see a person who suffered with ill health all her life. I see a person who has struggled to make ends meet for years because ill health kept her out of the profession that would have provided a better salary. I see a lonely person who was not created to be single! Etc, etc!

I also read recently that if you grumble and complain about a gift that God gave it is not conducive to receiving a better gift! (In other words, say Lord I thank you for this car that gets me to work every day. Please help me to get a more dependable car with air conditioning and that does not need $1500 worth of mechanical work! That is a better prayer than: "God, this car is a piece of junk! I need a better car." Because that last statement insults the giver!)

[Gini]

Pattisea, so far this time around I have not given myself rewards....I think that is part of the problem LOL.

Woke up before the alarm today!! Still tired, but my mind was squirrelly so I couldn't get back to sleep. Spent an hour housecleaning

Alarm just rang, so I don't really have much more time!

As you can see, my Sunday night sessions make you do some very deep soul searching!! All for the good!

Hugs, have a great day!!

[Smilin Mary]

Dear God in Heaven,

Please give Gini the grace to see the beauty you created in her. Let her see that her grace, compassion and grumpiness are all gifts you have given her for her purpose. Give her the strength and courage to go forward with her weight-loss efforts knowing that it is thru your grace that she grows in wisdom, courage, and strength.

I ask you this in your precious sons name, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

[mommiematters]

Just thought I would pass along my wonderful day I had yesterday.

Today we were on our way for Kaleb to go to therapy. I wanted to stop
and fill up the car (it was 1/2 full). So I stopped at the gas station
filled up and then decided I would run home to see if the mail man had
run. I needed to get some checks in the mail to our bank and they were
due in the mail today. Well I left the gas station went over some
railroad tracks and my car just died!!!! I coasted down to a little
resturant with the back end of my car still stuck in the street.

I called my husband and he and his boss (homeschool dad) came and
tried to figure out the problem. His bosses wife came and took us
home. We then had the tow man come and take our car.

I really didnt know how we were going to pay for it. We had the money
put it was put aside for some other things we had planned. Well I
finally made it home and not only did I have one check in the mail but
there was two. The second one being enough to cover the $450 it is
going to cost to get the car repaired.

God is so amazingly good!!!! I am so happy that He works things out in
His plan and time not mine.

My prayer request is that once they change the fuel pump that there
will be no more problems.

I was doing so well eating yesterday. I was planning on going grocery shopping after Kaleb's therapy but obviously that became imbossible. There was no food in the house. So we ordered in pizza. So I am sure you can see where that went.

[mommiematters]

Originally Posted by SJN02

So be looking for a call from me in the next few days. I have missed you and Jarret so much. HOw is everyhting going????? Can't wait to hear from you again.

I will be looking forward to your call. As for things going....Well read my previous post and you will know. Really things have been good for the most part.

[mommiematters]

Originally Posted by Gini

Shanna, Big Smiles!!! Was great talking with you. We all want you to come back

Gini-

You are so sweet. Thank you!! I am trying to decide about coming back. I just have to know that I can do this.

[Pattisea]

Happy Tuesday! I like Tuesdays because the Schwan's man comes to my house which means I don't have to cook a "real" meal. And I can by low-carb stuff, so that works out great...to bad it isn't free; then it would be perfect.

Our day is a little off because my DH went in to work an hour later than usual. It always throws me off because my routine has to do with before DH leaves and after DH leaves. Kids have not buckled down to their school work either.

I went off induction yesterday, so not into phase II. I am almost afraid to eat carbs because I do not want to trigger a sugar-induced binge. So I am being VERY careful!

Hello, Mommiematters (Shanna?)...it sounds like you are part of this group but were gone for a while? I am glad you are here. I loved your testimony about the car repair. It encourages me and reminds of times when the Lord has done similar for us...Usually I am like the Israelites in the desert...I forget what God has done! Thanks for sharing.

Kim, how's life with you. Things going along well? I pray that God gives you all the strength to do what you must and that you will love each other the way HE loves you!

Mary, how are you feeling? I forgot to ask how far along and all those details! We will pray for good health, for mom and baby, energy and no morning sickness (Hey, I've known a gal who swears she never had a day of sickness while pregnant because she prayed)!

Gini, I think you should reward yourself!! Also, as far as a question...maybe you could simply say "What does God see today?", and know that He who began a good work in you will continue until it is completed!

Well, I could go on all day, but everyone will fall asleep reading which would result in a non-productive day! God Bless you ALL!

Patti

[Pattisea]

Question:

Where do I go to find out what the May challenges are? I am having trouble navigating this site (I get turned around in the mall, too).

help.

Patti

[Pattisea]

I seem to fnd the answers to my questions 3 minutes after I finally ask! LOL

For example, I asked Mary how far along she was...I just re-read her post and now i know!

And I just found the link for the May challenge! sheesh. I think i need to pay more attention.

patti

[Gini]

Patti, I almost copied the May challenges over here, we sometimes do that! I think DANDR said to ease into phase 2. OWL, by justing adding berries or something similar. 5 carbs each day for the first week. Do you use the Atkins website? They have lists, carb counts, etc on their site.

Shanna, great to hear from you, your auto trouble sounds like the flat tire I had last week, I had help, and had the $ to pay the bill! I think when we are walking with God we still have broken fuel filters and damaged tires, but God takes care of a lot of the other stuff we have to deal with when they happen! God is so good!!

Mary, thanks for the prayer. I really appreciate it. Patti, your words are good!!

Kim, how did the busy day go?

[Gini]

Originally Posted by mommiematters

Gini-

You are so sweet. Thank you!! I am trying to decide about coming back. I just have to know that I can do this.

I think what we have learned is that we just need to keep on keeping on. That when troubles come and we don't stay perfectly on plan, we just pick up the pieces and keep on going!


I am a perfectionist. I am not doing this perfectly. But I have an awesome group here and a wonderful Lord. I will get to goal!

[Gini]

Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

[SJN02]

Gini - I love the question that Patti listed to put on your mirror. You are a beautiful child of God. He has blessed you with your beauty. Although I know I have image problems too, I try and remember that God made me the way he wanted me to be. That is hard even for me to think about...I mean why didn't he make me out to be a hot sexy thing...LOL I also think our struggles with weight loss is drawing us closer to God...he has this all worked out. He even knows when and if we will become hot sexy things Too maybe if you put on your mirror...."I AM BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT" you will start to belive it. I know it is hard.

Mary - How are you feeling today???? I hope you are well.

Patti - Yep Shanna started out in this challenge with us in Jan. She is a wonderful child of God and is a great gal to talk with....I hope your day is going well for you too

Shanna - Thank you for sharing how God worked in your life with the car...that is frustrating, but always a relief to see that God has his hand in it. I hope you do come back. You are missed and we all have our days when we are off plan, but the support here is great so please come back.

Well I have another busy week ahead of me.....I am taking off the weekends now, so I will be working more during the week. God is so good!!!!

[Smilin Mary]

That sums up my day! LOL

I am doing well, had a wonderful breakfast, lunch made me gassy and dinner made me just plain sick!

I had 34 carbs for breakfast! I know thats OK for now,but when you have been on Induction for a yr. blowing your days carbs at breakfast is a hard thing to do!

Lunch was fish and chips.... the fish was good but the "chips" where not as good as I recalled.... So I left them.

Dinner was chinese because I had to be in town. I ate beansprouts and beef. NO SWEET AND SOUR but I got sick as soon as I got in the car to go home... NOW here is the TMI....

I keep it down till I got home because I knew if I got sick I would pee my pants...LOL

Anyway I am in my pjj's and ready for bed.

Talk to you tomorow... for another great adventure in Prego Land.

[SJN02]

Mary - I remember the morning sickness all too well. I am glad I am past that point...LOL I will be praying for you.
Busy day today, please will you all keep DH and myself in your prayers.