Losing 100 lbs in 2007 July 8-14

[bpgurl43]

thank you ladies! and my weigh in this morning was 231!!! AGH I GAINED 5LBS! when i say i didnt stay on track i mean i never once stayed on track! right when i got off the plane i grabbed my last cookie! but this morning im going to do salads only today with about 4 litters of water until im back down to my 226! im not changing my weight on my profile at all cause thats my major goal to get back down to 226!

Tannie- congrats on the 200lb mark!
aggie- lol i know that my bra was laying there and i should have croped the pic but o well! atleast yall know i wear them and there PINK!!
gran- i hide most of my weight through my hight! agh!! u need to see me sitting down! the thighs and belly come out more!
dream- u can see more pics on my myspace!
divine- thanks- im not to worried about the 5lbs but im kind of mad cause it was only 10 days! and we walked over 3 miles a day! im back on plan today! and tomorrow im back to work! agh!
char- thank ya! and i did have fun in miami but no one spoke english!! ahh it made it so hard to communicate with people and all of the woman there are like a size zero and dont wear tops on the beach! gerr i was so jelous!

[kbetz0419]

gee, I guess I got lost. I will have to look for the new thread each week. I like this group.
This is a post that I had put in the last one befor I new about the new. I hope no one minds me carrying it over as I was proud of my self and am going to guess that others may have had simialr expererience in life.
This was monday night...

I wanted to share a funny story with every one. I needed to kick a mood I was in today. When Hubby came home I had him stay with the kids and I went window shopping.
First of all I did buy a new pair of shorts. Same brand I had on but a size 22 insted of 24, I am afraid I should have bought 20s as I am not planing on stay anywere near a 22.
So here is my funny, sad, annoying story.( its all in the way you look at it)
When I went to the fitting room I was greated by a very thin 16-18 year old. She asked me how many I had, and I said 3. They were balled up in my arms. She said "6" I said no 3. and then let them hang down to prove. She said oh it just looked like so much more. I said hmm, nope just 3. Then she gave me my ticket and said here, you can use the the big handycapped room. I thought ok sure. Didnt think any thing of it untill she then said " well I assumed you would be more confortable in their. What the $%^&^$%$. I just said thanks and tried to think positive that she was just a little off. When I come out she said did everything work out and I said yes thank you. Then she said I hope I didnt offend you. My goodness. She was not "off" she was truly rude!.
I have a weird personality. I keep my mouth shut . I was raised not to show my a$$. I also have a habbit of looking at a situation latter on a laughing. She might have a decent body but with an attiude like hers and the lack of tact/ curtesy she wont be goig very far in life. I left the area with my head held high, continously repulling up my current 24 pants that I wore into the store while I carried my one size smaller pants with pride. I hope it made her feel great because I am sitting her laughing at her ignorance.
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[mycattaz]

Tannie WTG 200 lbs gone is awesome.... for you....

Dream, I am trying to stick to alot of meat and eggs to get past this.... it so hard right now.... And Oh yea, I caved yesterday... ate a poptart

Miss D- are the whey protein shakes good, do they have a funny taste, I don't even like slim fast shakes Yuck, they taste aweful
I have magnesium, i Forgot all about that... thanks

bpgurl welcome back... so glad you had a good time in mIAMI

POORAGIE - I so want to get back into ketosis, I tried yesteday and caved last night and ate off plan... but I am doing good so far today....

[mycattaz]

Originally Posted by kbetz0419

gee, I guess I got lost. I will have to look for the new thread each week. I like this group.
!

I too use to get lost, forget this is a weekly thread.. I alway try to put a link in to make it easier to find... Paula did it this time... Thank you paula...

[kbetz0419]

wow every one seems to be doing well. Tannie 200# gone wow what an achievement.
I think we can call you queen for the day. yipppy.

[Dreamcometru]

Awwww Kbetz: That store clerk was Rude beyond Rude. Good job for holding off. Didn't ya just wanna smack her! You sound just like me though. I would smile politely and leave and later try to roll the whole situation off. Why do people have to be so unkind?

Since I've lost 70 lbs, people treat me differently. Men look at me differently and even talk to me more and create conversation where they didn't before. I tend to like everyone no matter what until they give me a reason not to. Anyway, ya gotta wonder.

[kbetz0419]

Dream, I agree with you on talking to every one. I have always been that way, my husband and Kids are the same way. We try and get to know some one befor we asume. ( don't get me wrong I;m not saying I 'm perfect.) we all have are moments where we think what on earth? My parents raised me " not to show my A$$" but they also wanted me to go out of my way to try and fit in. Its funny because My family doesnt usualy fit in. We are garented to get some looks. Its funny. My husband is 42 and Iam 28. We ahve 4 chilren that are 8 and under. They appear to be 5 and under. I am over weight,my hair is falling out and my 3 year old son has a feeding tube that he shows to everyone who even looks his way, and my 5 year old daughter is convienced she is Reba . She will break out into a song any where she is. She actually asked if she could change her name to Reba. When we go some where we go. I have had wonderful comments and some that were not so wonderful. I suck all the good ones in and blow off the not so nice ones. I have actually thought about writing down some of my experiences. They are comical. My fav is last December when my then 2 year old was throwing a fit on the floor of wallmart and my husband sat down with him and threw one to. Ok I was embarrased at first but my son stopped. Oh well life is to short.

[kbetz0419]

why am I so long winded?

[PoorAggieMom]

Jamie - Now you KNOW I was just teasing you, right? And one of the reasons why it's so funny to me is because my bra comes off right after my shoes as soon as I get home. My daughter is the same way, and I used to find her bras in the living room all the time!

kbetz - You have much more self control than I. I would have thrown the clothes at her and marched right out of there! She wasn't trying to be helpful, she was being rude! I am so sorry you were treated that way!

Lisa - You can do it, you can do it, you can do it!

[PoorAggieMom]

Rosie - My goal is to be able to cross my legs! I'm almost there!

[Dreamcometru]

Kbetz: Wow, you do have your hands full with four kids that age. Enjoy the young years with them though. My oldest is getting married this Sunday, my middle daughter, although home for summer, is usually away at college, and my son turns 16 in October so I'm faced with not seeing him much because he will have his driver's license and be gone all the time. Your Reba story is adorable. Does your DD have red hair?

Catz: I've made it through lunch without wanting a snack. I do have LC yogert on hand if I get super hungry and a cheese stick or two. I didn't even have to eat my cherry tomatoes. I will save em for dinner. We'll see how I do for the rest of the day. We haven't had poptarts in our house since I started LC'ing. They used to be a staple. I would have them for dessert if I couldn't find anything else sweet. We had some costco muffins over the weekend. NOPE, I didn't even have a bite.

[Bunnymuffin]

I wanted to tell you how impressed I am, now I have to go back to work.


Great job!

Angelia

[bpgurl43]

aggie- of course i knew you were just kidding! your my low carb mama!! i know you would never do anything to hurt me!!! agh im going to lay down now though cause i have one heck of a headache. ttyl MAUH!!

[Jennifer]

Jamie - Great pics! You'll lose the 5lbs quickly!

Originally Posted by PoorAggieMom

Jennifer - Your weight loss is amazing! Do you eat out, and if so, where?

Thanks! We don't eat out too often. Taste of Texas for special occasions, and we take DH's grandpa to lunch at Saltgrass a couple of times a month. Since starting in Jan I've had Fudrukers a couple of times, Sonic once, and Chik-Fil-A a time or two. Oh, and fajitas at Pappasitos once and a few Chicken Caesar salads at Macaroni Grill (DH's fave place). I much orefer to eat at home where I'm in control of what I eat. I agree, the weather is gross!

MissM - Even if your weight loss slows down (hopefully temporarily) think of all the inches you're losing!

Dream - Happy wedding week!

kbetz - Your family sounds great! That salesgirl was clueless!

Have a great evening!

[Jennifer]

[Divine Miss M]

Bpgurl: Hey, with all that walking, maybe you just gained exercise weight! Whaddya think? Have you thought about measuring yourself since your return?

Kbetz: Geez Louise, people can be so dense sometimes. I know the comments made you burn - who wouldn't?!? - but you showed yourself to be a classier person not to retort when you could have.

Mycattaz: I've only tried the Body Fortress brand of chocolate-flavored whey protein shakes, and I was surprised at how good they taste. I couldn't discern any "off-flavor" like some "low cal" or "low carb" shakes I've tried. So I'm sticking with that brand!

CRosie: I think the magic in EW's is exactly how you stated it...pure protein! There are no carbs and no fats, and that's another plus. I don't see why you couldn't add them to a whey protein shake if the shake itself is meant as a meal replacement.

But I'll tell you what - sticking to the equivalent of 4 egg whites per day (1/2 cup of egg whites from the carton for each meal) and one lean protein meal makes those 3 small meals a little something to look forward to, while at the same time showing myself how far I AM in control! I'm not too hungry until late afternoons and evenings, so I save turkey pepperoni snack for that time.

(So far, I am keeping my snack to 1 SF jello for the day...saving for 2 a day if I feel very tempted. The standby snack is 1 serving - 17 pieces - of turkey pepperoni.)

These changes have brought my daily totals to: 280 calories, 6 fats, 2 carbs and 44 protein grams per day. That's it....Amazing!

Ok, a storm is coming...so I'd better go!

[kbetz0419]

Dream- My daughter has blond hair down to the middle of her back. She's a beauty. Actually, they all are.

We took the kids out to ponderosa tonight and they were so cute my hubby lead the way to the tabel, then my 8 yo son, 5 yo daughter, 3yo son, and me carry our 1 yo son. They all had ball caps walking with their hands behind their backs and pretend bubbles in their mouth.They love it when they know the are being good and others see them.The oldest 3 sat in one side of the both and DH and I sat in the other with a high chair on end. They were so well behaved. I have trully been blessed. We told the kids if they made healthy choices at the buffet line they could have a desert afterward. When it came time for desert they went for SFjello and corn dogs. No one wanted cake cookies or ice cream. wow! If any one cares I ate a large brosted chicken breast minus the skin and some zuck and green peppers. I hope it didnt soak up the carbs from the breading.

[tannie]

Wow Thankyou everyone for those COLORFUL CONGRATS, you know I love color, I have some new pics that my sister took of me yesterday, I'll post them later today when I get to work

[tannie]

Here are the pics, the one in the brown, see how big my hips and butt were! They have gone down alot, this pic in the green was taken yesterday at 221. CLICK TO ENLARGE

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[mycattaz]

Tannie you look fantastic.....

Miss d where do you buy the mix and how much does it cost

Dream I messed up again...

[PoorAggieMom]

Hello everyone!

Jamie - I'm sorry you had a headache yesterday! Unfortunately it's one of the symptoms of getting back on plan. Hope you feel better today!

Jennifer - Fudd's grilled chicken salad is my fave! I know it's over on the carbs, but every once in a while I need the roughage! And I absolutely LOVE Sonic! I don't have one near me right now, and maybe that's a good thing because I would be so tempted to have all those ice cream treats and shakes since it's so hot out!

DMM - I went to GNC to look for your whey protein mix, but all they had were these HUGE jars and I didn't want to get it and not like it. I know that others have used the ready-to-drink shakes as meal replacements, but they don't fill me up at all, so I don't get them.

kbetz - Yeah, you definitely have more patience than I. I only have one, and I'll be so glad when she completes college!

Dream - how are the wedding plans coming along?

Tannie - What can I say that hasn't already been said? You should be so proud! Congrats!

[PoorAggieMom]

Lisa - don't worry. Just start drinking water!

[mycattaz]

Pooraggie, I have been really trying to increase my water the past few days.... I told my dh this morning, this has got to stop, I am totally out of control and don't like myself very much right now.... He said he need to get back on it too, so maybe he is going to start lc with me, that would be great... Cloths are starting to get tight.... Like I said not happy with myself.....

I know alot of it is fluid, cause my legs and ankles, face and finger are swollen like I have put on weight.... I am sure If I Can get control again, it will drop off really fast...

i do really well until the evening hours, then I lose it.... Maybe today I will make it thur day one...

I hate this, I hate being out of control.... and it never fails carbs do it to me everytime.... when WILL I learn my lesson and stop the insanity.....

[mycattaz]

I just got a email, got to share it....

it read:

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the rascally
behavior that was going on. So he called one of His angels and sent the
angel to Earth for a time. When he returned, he told God, "Yes, it is bad on
Earth; 95% are misbehaving and only 5% are not."



God was not pleased. So He decided to e-mail the 5% who were being
good, because He wanted to encourage them.... give them a little something
to help them keep going.



Do you know what the e-mail said?












OK, I was just wondering; I didn't get one either...

[Dreamcometru]

Hey Ladies:

Catz: Today is another day. Jump back on and try again. I didn't slip yesterday but ate way too much this last week and unfortunately it came back to haunt me at my group meeting. I weighed and sure enough 192. That's a whopping 2.9 lbs lost last month, a whole freaking month!!!). So yesterday I stayed pretty true to LC. I did have raspberries last night, so not induction standards and this morning I was at 191.6. It was so hot here I probably sweated all night long.

Divine: I was just reading a thread where someone cooks their turkey pepperoni slices in the microwave until they are crispy. I'm going to try that. It sounds so good. I tried turkey jerkey yesterday for the first time. It was really good. The sad part I can't find it anywhere but trader joes. No wonder you are dropping so fast. 280 cals a day? I did a 500 calorie a day thing once. It was really hard and I gained it all back and then some. You are really strong.

Jamie: Sorry about the 5 lbs, but it was worth it wasn't it. When you jump back on the wagon, the 5 will disappear in no time.

Tannie: Great photos. What a difference!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kbetz: Wow, that is admirable that you all would make the right choices at the buffet and that your kids were so well behaved. The dessert is cute, SF jello and corn dogs,. I went to sweet tomatoes the other day. It's focused on salad bar, but it has pizza, bread, soup and frozen yogert. I didn't eat any pizza, bread or soup so I was good. All I ate was salad, but I had to have one of those mini ice cream cones with some frozen yogert in it. I wonder how many carbs that was?