~~Losing 100 lbs i 2007~~ September 3-10 - Page 7

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 06:49 AM

Bugs, you are doing awesome..... you can do this girl.... I hate it when someone tries to sabotage my efforts....get mad about it... and don't let that food touch your lips you can do this......

And Bugs you work to much.... but I know you know this.... you need some much needed rest...

mstrudy · 09-07-2007, 06:50 AM

Jennifer,
I am starting the Atkins diet. I made some jello last night to take to work for snack today and I am carrying in a salad. I am finished with the cafeteria food!! LOL. I will have more time this weekend to post. Thanks for all the info!

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 06:57 AM

As for me, I am hanging a 347 this am..... I am what I would guess Tom..... so this might be the reason I am not losing, just hope to maintain at this point...... since started Lc back in janary I havent really had a normal tom.... just every few months and this time just kinds of spotty.... I was so hopping to reach it to 345 my starting weight on this challenge by now.... maybe I will reach it in the morning...... dh want to go and eat at the seafood place tonight..... oysters, stuff crab, catfish, flounder, fries, hushpuppies all that good stuff..... I am trying to find away out of it.... If I have to go, then I am going to take me some of my dressing and sunflower seeds and get me a salad and maybe a hamburger steak without the gravy.... I know dh will be pushing the food in my face..... and I do hope i don't cave and take a big bit.....

maybe I can just get out of going all together.... I was asked to come and sing tonight at a community wide church service.... so timing might be a issue.... it starts at 7 pm...... so if they want me to go and eat with them we will have to go about 4..... its about a 40mile drive to this place.....

I do want to see 345 in the morning....

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mstrudy

Jennifer,
I am starting the Atkins diet. I made some jello last night to take to work for snack today and I am carrying in a salad. I am finished with the cafeteria food!! LOL. I will have more time this weekend to post. Thanks for all the info!

mstrudy, make sure you get some protein and some fat in... this is going to help you get into ketosis faster and make it easier to stick witht he diet....

Bug · 09-07-2007, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mycattaz

Bugs, you are doing awesome..... you can do this girl.... I hate it when someone tries to sabotage my efforts....get mad about it... and don't let that food touch your lips you can do this......

And Bugs you work to much.... but I know you know this.... you need some much needed rest...

Thanks Lisa

I know I'm pushing it with the work. I've been doing it for so long. And right now, I just can not spend a lot of time at home during the week. The weekends when I'm off of both jobs just about kill me spending time at home. You see, my FIL is living with us and it was suppose to be temporary while he was recuperating from having his leg amputated. It has now been over a year and I see no moving out in sight. Don't get me wrong, I respect my FIL and I am glad I had a place for him to come to when he needed it but I am so ready for him to go home and let me have *my* house back. A house is suppose to be your sanctuary - it is not mine right now.

And, I don't want to demand him to leave - I love my DH and would not put him in that type of position. But, DH does know how I feel on some points.

Okay - I've opened up probably more than what ya'll wanted. Hope I didn't scare you.

PoorAggieMom · 09-07-2007, 08:17 AM

Lisa - You are just terrific all around! You must have an awesome voice to be asked to sing! Wow! My daughter sings, and I like to harmonize with her. It gives us both goose bumps!

MsTrudy - C'mon, you CAN do this! I agree with Lisa about the protein. It will give you energy (so many diets made me weak because I wasn't eating enough) and curb the hunger.

Bug - I am so sorry you are so stressed! I can't imagine how uncomfortable you are in your own house! Although I miss my daughter so much (it was just the two of us from the time she was 2 until she left for college), but it makes me uncomfortable when she comes to stay with us now because we have to wear clothes when she's there!

I am still at war with my scales! I am able to wear clothes that I wore 4 years ago when I lost, so I know I'm losing inches, but I don't understand why the scales aren't moving!

GRRRR!!! (as Jamie says) Maybe I should have measured myself (like DMM did) at the beginning. At least I would see a loss there!

kbetz0419 · 09-07-2007, 08:52 AM

I will not be around on staurday. DH and I are going to a parenting class. Here is my 1 day early weigh in. Drum roll please............................................ ........................
253. I really was ecpecting 260. I was down last saturday to 250. I have started TOM this week and I though I had been consuming alot of junk. Either being sick absorbed the carbs or I didnt eat as much as I thought. I look back at it now and the cheats I had was a granola nut bar,a bowl of honey bunches of oats, home made chex mix that consisted of cheese puffs and wheat checks cearal. One day I had a glass of skim milk. Another day a child size bowl of mac n cheese. Half a dozen fries. I think for the most part I think I only consumed one of these a day. ( not each one every day)

Its friday morning and I am ready. READY, READY, READY. I can and will get my mind body and spirt back to normal. TOM will be over by monday ,but I am getting serious today. Thank you all for the advice. You guys are always great to point out what we all know down deep in the back of our heads. I dont think I was looking for comfort food in the sence of emotonal comfort, but more physical comfort. I just had a bad head and chest cold and.........
OK, OK may be a bit of emotional comfort. It would be hard to convience any women that with TOM in the mits of everything that non of it was emotional. LOL.

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bug

Thanks Lisa

I know I'm pushing it with the work. I've been doing it for so long. And right now, I just can not spend a lot of time at home during the week. The weekends when I'm off of both jobs just about kill me spending time at home. You see, my FIL is living with us and it was suppose to be temporary while he was recuperating from having his leg amputated. It has now been over a year and I see no moving out in sight. Don't get me wrong, I respect my FIL and I am glad I had a place for him to come to when he needed it but I am so ready for him to go home and let me have *my* house back. A house is suppose to be your sanctuary - it is not mine right now.

And, I don't want to demand him to leave - I love my DH and would not put him in that type of position. But, DH does know how I feel on some points.

Okay - I've opened up probably more than what ya'll wanted. Hope I didn't scare you.

I know how you feel its ok to vent.... we are here for that.... I too have had people stay with me... and I know it gets tuff sometimes... when your house is no longer your house.... just hang in there.... sending prayers up for you and dh.....

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorAggieMom

Lisa - You are just terrific all around! You must have an awesome voice to be asked to sing! Wow! My daughter sings, and I like to harmonize with her. It gives us both goose bumps!

I love to sing.... although i was told years ago when I was younger that I couldn't sing.... it stuck with me.... but back a few years ago I was told I am Gods song bird.... so now I just sing for God... if they don't like it, well I hope they do, I wish I could bless everyone, but if God likes it thats all it matters....

because we have to wear clothes when she's there!

you are so funny....lol

I am still at war with my scales! I am able to wear clothes that I wore 4 years ago when I lost, so I know I'm losing inches, but I don't understand why the scales aren't moving!

GRRRR!!! (as Jamie says) Maybe I should have measured myself (like DMM did) at the beginning. At least I would see a loss there!

Maybe the scales are off.... if your cloths are getting big, you are for sure losing....

kbetz0419 · 09-07-2007, 08:59 AM

I wanted to report that I got my "me day" in this week. It was probabbly the best me day I have ever had. My dad showed up in my drive way yesterday while I was loading the kids into the van. We dropped off the oldest 3 and then brought back my 1 y/o to DH. They watched TV all day, but that was ok because I got out. I felt like I was Daddys little girl. ( please dont laugh, we had a blast) First we went to the Kindron action. (It's a place in a Amish Village). He used to take me there when I was a kid and now he takes my kids. It was just me & my dad. LOL We looked at the cows, pigs and especally the free puppies since that was our mission for the day. He wanted a puppy so it could play with ours.
We left there and went to the dog pound and human society. We walked into the human society and saw a window with two -5 week old ( most likely, pure begals) born at the center. We got to see the mom and she is so tiny and so are the pupps. They look really pure.( Not that it mattered) Any ways they are now liveing at my dads house and they are named Molly and May. Dad and I brought them back to my house so DH could watch them and while he watched our new 11 month old dog and our 1 y/oDS and our 3 y/oDS that he had to go pick up from preschool. tee hee hee. He got a chance to see what I go threw. Once we droped off the little puppies my dad and I went shoping for supplies and stopped by the toy store to buy my DD a cabbage patch doll for her 6 B-day next month. She had been telling me for months that grandpa was going to buy her a cabbage patch doll just like he did you mom when you were little. I asked him if he new about it and he had no clue. He is always getting her dolls. He picked out one with "real looking hair" beceuse he says that is ussually what she likes. ( no yarn) He was rite. It was so sweet to watch him pick out her cabbage patch doll and remebering back to when he bought me my first one as a little girl about her age. When I was a kid they were impossible to find and he had to stand in line out side of a store for 2 hours to get one. I was sick at home. What a dad/grandpa! He treated me to lunch at Dennys were I ordered eggs and bacon. It was such a nice day. I had no one throwing a fit or needing fed/med. Now here is the surpriser. I expected to get home to a big mess. It wasnt clean, but it wasnt bad, more importantly he made dinner. Pasta for the kids and hunts LC sauce with lots of ground beef for me. My dad stayed for dinner and my brother even stoped by. ( I dont get to see my brother to often, but he was in the area.) We had 4 adults, 4 kids and 3 dogs for dinner. It was like Christmas. Homework was even light last night.

It was a day filled with lots of sighs of relief and relaxation. Atleast for me any way. DH was exhausted. It was also so great to see my brother. I miss him so much. Watching my dad get so excited about his new puppies and picking out a cabbage patch doll for my DD made me realize how lucky I am to have him. He's 65 and has had some ups and downs with his health.
DH and I are goingto the class tomarrow and they give us a lunch break in the middle. My plan is to smoth ouit the ruffles with us and get us back on the same team or atleast the same game. We love and need each other. ( its nothing big, I just have been asking to much of him lately and I think after yesterday he may see why I have been asking at all. )

I cant wait to see every ones stats on saturday.

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbetz0419

I will not be around on staurday. DH and I are going to a parenting class. Here is my 1 day early weigh in. Drum roll please............................................ ........................
253. I really was ecpecting 260. I was down last saturday to 250. I have started TOM this week and I though I had been consuming alot of junk. Either being sick absorbed the carbs or I didnt eat as much as I thought. I look back at it now and the cheats I had was a granola nut bar,a bowl of honey bunches of oats, home made chex mix that consisted of cheese puffs and wheat checks cearal. One day I had a glass of skim milk. Another day a child size bowl of mac n cheese. Half a dozen fries. I think for the most part I think I only consumed one of these a day. ( not each one every day)

Its friday morning and I am ready. READY, READY, READY. I can and will get my mind body and spirt back to normal. TOM will be over by monday ,but I am getting serious today. Thank you all for the advice. You guys are always great to point out what we all know down deep in the back of our heads. I dont think I was looking for comfort food in the sence of emotonal comfort, but more physical comfort. I just had a bad head and chest cold and.........
OK, OK may be a bit of emotional comfort. It would be hard to convience any women that with TOM in the mits of everything that non of it was emotional. LOL.

bad girl...... you have had your plate full the past few weeks.... you have done wonderful consider what you have been going thur.... don't beat yourself up.... Tom may just be the reason you are up, he tends to do that to all of us... the craving, the weight gain, water retention... just relax, it will come right back off in just a few days.... we are here for you..

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 09:04 AM

kbetz, so glad to hear you had a wonderful day with your dad.... you desire it.....

Dreamcometru · 09-07-2007, 10:05 AM

Hey ladies:

Thanks Jennifer and Divine:

My carb totals have been high, right along with my exercise levels, so I think I'm going to do what Divine suggested and up my proteins a bit in an attempt to decrease carbs, but remain full. Also, I might throw in what Kbetz did and prebag single servings of veggies. I usually just have protein for breakfast, either eggs or sausage or both. So If I can choose just one cup of either salad or berries for two meals and eat the rest in proteins it may shake things up. If I have salad, my dressing will serve as part of my fats, and I can cook my eggs in a little bit of oil. Now if I can just stick to that!

Aww, what a great day Kbetz. It sounds like its what you really needed. I hope things get back to normal for you. You have been doing great despite everything that's been going on. I would have put on 10 lbs easily.

Bug: I don't see how you do it. Two jobs, family and FIL. Hang in there.

I've always worked full time, even when my kids were babies. My weekends I would do all the chores, laundry, dusting vacuuming, etc. Now I kind of let things go. My kids and DH are pigs and I can't keep up with the messes they create. It drives me crazy.

Hi everyone else!

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 10:22 AM

goodmorning Dream!

Dreamcometru · 09-07-2007, 10:27 AM

Hi Lisa:

So what's up this weekend? Any great plans?

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 10:28 AM

house cleaning

got alot of catching up to do....... other then that.... spending time with myself....lol.... weekend dh goes fishing and racing... but I dont mind, I Like my me time

Divine Miss M · 09-07-2007, 10:29 AM

Hey, today I dropped 1.2 lbs this morning and what a surprise because it's TOM Day 3! This is the FIRST time that I recall ever losing wt. all thru TOM. It took since May to see that kind of improvement, but I think the LCing (and the cycling of amts.) is slowly changing that TOM wt. gain. I am, however, still sick as a dog...that hasn't changed.

For the last 3 days, I've been doing Kimkins, but 3 days before that it was like a mix of Kimkins/Atkins because I added fats but controlled the amts. I've learned that I must keep shifting the pattern so that my metabolism doesn't recognize it and won't lower its rate.

Kbetz: I'm so glad to hear you had a "me" day!

Beauty: Baby, you might want to seek out Sugar Free Jello packs at the store...it will make it so much easier to take that to work. And don't forget - eat as many proteins as you desire. After some time, your hunger will probably abate and you will most likely eat less protein than you do at first. But give your body time to adjust!

Dream: I am really convinced that cycling the proteins, fats, and carbs is the trick!

Chris: Ditto to you, sweetie! It's not so much that I change foods but that I focus on altering the amts. of carbs, fats, and proteins. That alters the caloric intake, too, so it's always cycling anywhere from 800-1300. I "fill up" with higher amts. of fats and proteins for a few days, then cycle down and limit both. Some people can get away with more carbs but I find that (for now, anyway) I have to do the carb upping very slowly and can't stay "up" (50-60) more than a day or two, or the wt. starts coming right back.

Lisa: You're doing just great!

Penny: You, too! You may not know the exact amt. of inches, but if your clothes are getting looser, that means your body size is reducing.

Tiffani, Jennay, Jennifer, Paula,, Tannie, Gran: Hi, hi, hi!

mycattaz · 09-07-2007, 10:32 AM

WTG! divine.... just imagine how much you will lose when tom is over with..... whoosh!

Jennifer · 09-07-2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbetz0419

Here is my 1 day early weigh in. Drum roll please............................................ ........................
253.

We're weight twins!

to all. I'll BBL to post more

Bug · 09-07-2007, 10:40 AM

Thanks for listening everyone

I don't mean to be a whiner - sometimes things add up. You can all relate. I'm just having one of those days.

Divine M - You know you are such an inspiration to us all here!

I always look forward to reading your posts and you have so much wisdom to share in teaching us how to get there. Thank you!

Dreamcome - I spend a lot of weekends cleaning

In fact, I'm taking off a week at the end of October from both jobs

to do nothing but hit those spots in the house that I just can't get to when DH is at home. He is planning on working the week I'm off and I'm planning on cleaning - what's wrong with that picture?

Hopefully, I can get a lot done. They know not to expect a llot from me during the week. I throw dinner in the crock pot for them during the week, other than that at least my DH can throw the crock pot baggie in the garbage can and dinner is cleaned up.

kbetz - it sounds like you had a wonderful time with your daddy

You needed that with all of the stress that you have been under! AND, you were expecting 260 and you got 253 - WTG!

Pooraggiemom - yeah I agree with the 'other' person in the house. It's just not the same. Although me and DH dated a really, really long time, we've only been married and living together for 3 years - FIL moved in after 2 years. It's such a big change. No running to the bathroom in the middle of the night unless you're sure no one is up, you can't be loud - you have to have consideration for others

Time will happen - I just keep believing in that.

Anybody I miss -

I am so glad that I found this room and have met all of you. You are all what I really needed in my life right now. We CAN do this together!

Dreamcometru · 09-07-2007, 10:41 AM

Ugh, ya me too. House cleaning. I think I'm going to take on a project though. The refrigerator is screaming at me to clean it out and wash the bins and shelves. Its huge, but I always feel so much better when I accomplish something. Two weeks ago I cleaned out our pantry. It is still so nice and organized and I'm loving having it clean, so it's time to take on another. One other project I have is to get rid of old pots and pans and make room for the ones I use daily. Okay, now that I've said I'm going to do it, let's see if I make it.

Divine: OMGosh, you've found the secret. You keep dropping. Congratulations! I'm going to do what I planned to see if that works. The good thing is I'm not going over 190. Keep holding back a bit, so better than a gain.

Okay, I've been trying and figured it out. Finally, attached are some pics from DD1's wedding. You get to see the whole family.

kbetz0419 · 09-07-2007, 10:45 AM

Lisa and Dream- thanks for the support. I would love to think that the 3 gain is only TOM. That would truly be a mircle. Than again 3 isnt that much. I normally would have not been able to eat anything like I did and not ballon. Despite the fact that I didn't gain a huge amount, I did notice how easy it was to just have a handful turn into a bowl. (thank fully we only have child size serving bowls in our house)

Dream I like the froz veggs because I feal like I am eating real food. fresh veg are great but there is only so much you can do with raw. Eat them raw or cook them.( they spoil so fast. I use alot of mrs.dash and some mccormic seasons. Its not that I dont like veggies.In fact,I love them. I just get tired of plain meat and I use the cooked veggs to enhance the meat. They also seem cheaper and they never spoil! I try and get in a few fresh serving a week. They are great for a crunch.

kbetz0419 · 09-07-2007, 10:49 AM

Lisa, its funny you saw that I have had my plate full and I have done great. I wont argue, I am amazed that I found the strength to get threw it and not gain everything back. I know I owe alot of it to you guys. I have posted novels on here about stuff that had nothing to do with eating properly, and I haven't had much time to return the support. " I will though"
What was funny was I would reach for something and I would hear

09-07-2007, 06:57 AM	#183
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,479 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/279.6/249 WOE: low carb	As for me, I am hanging a 347 this am..... I am what I would guess Tom..... so this might be the reason I am not losing, just hope to maintain at this point...... since started Lc back in janary I havent really had a normal tom.... just every few months and this time just kinds of spotty.... I was so hopping to reach it to 345 my starting weight on this challenge by now.... maybe I will reach it in the morning...... dh want to go and eat at the seafood place tonight..... oysters, stuff crab, catfish, flounder, fries, hushpuppies all that good stuff..... I am trying to find away out of it.... If I have to go, then I am going to take me some of my dressing and sunflower seeds and get me a salad and maybe a hamburger steak without the gravy.... I know dh will be pushing the food in my face..... and I do hope i don't cave and take a big bit..... maybe I can just get out of going all together.... I was asked to come and sing tonight at a community wide church service.... so timing might be a issue.... it starts at 7 pm...... so if they want me to go and eat with them we will have to go about 4..... its about a 40mile drive to this place..... I do want to see 345 in the morning.... __________________ Weight changes Today 279.6

09-07-2007, 08:17 AM	#186
PoorAggieMom Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 372 Gallery: PoorAggieMom Stats: 226.5/here we go again WOE: Low carb Start Date: 5/7/07	Lisa - You are just terrific all around! You must have an awesome voice to be asked to sing! Wow! My daughter sings, and I like to harmonize with her. It gives us both goose bumps! MsTrudy - C'mon, you CAN do this! I agree with Lisa about the protein. It will give you energy (so many diets made me weak because I wasn't eating enough) and curb the hunger. Bug - I am so sorry you are so stressed! I can't imagine how uncomfortable you are in your own house! Although I miss my daughter so much (it was just the two of us from the time she was 2 until she left for college), but it makes me uncomfortable when she comes to stay with us now because we have to wear clothes when she's there! I am still at war with my scales! I am able to wear clothes that I wore 4 years ago when I lost, so I know I'm losing inches, but I don't understand why the scales aren't moving! GRRRR!!! (as Jamie says) Maybe I should have measured myself (like DMM did) at the beginning. At least I would see a loss there! __________________ Penny

09-07-2007, 08:52 AM	#187
kbetz0419 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: moveing to wonderland ASAP Posts: 1,353 Gallery: kbetz0419 Stats: 5"7 -300/272/170 WOE: 20 carbs and eat 4 times a day Start Date: Restart may,2008	I will not be around on staurday. DH and I are going to a parenting class. Here is my 1 day early weigh in. Drum roll please............................................ ........................ 253. I really was ecpecting 260. I was down last saturday to 250. I have started TOM this week and I though I had been consuming alot of junk. Either being sick absorbed the carbs or I didnt eat as much as I thought. I look back at it now and the cheats I had was a granola nut bar,a bowl of honey bunches of oats, home made chex mix that consisted of cheese puffs and wheat checks cearal. One day I had a glass of skim milk. Another day a child size bowl of mac n cheese. Half a dozen fries. I think for the most part I think I only consumed one of these a day. ( not each one every day) Its friday morning and I am ready. READY, READY, READY. I can and will get my mind body and spirt back to normal. TOM will be over by monday ,but I am getting serious today. Thank you all for the advice. You guys are always great to point out what we all know down deep in the back of our heads. I dont think I was looking for comfort food in the sence of emotonal comfort, but more physical comfort. I just had a bad head and chest cold and......... OK, OK may be a bit of emotional comfort. It would be hard to convience any women that with TOM in the mits of everything that non of it was emotional. LOL. __________________ A fourty pound gift to my self for Christmas ( may1st 2008- 300#) 300,299.298.297.296.295.294.293.292.291.290.289. 288.287.286.285.284.283.282.281.280,279,278,277, 276,275,274,273 272,271,270,269,268,266,265,264, 263,262,261,260.259,258,257,256,255,254,253,252,25 1,250 Merry Christmas ...... Goal will be met! Last edited by kbetz0419 : 09-07-2007 at 08:59 AM.

09-07-2007, 10:05 AM	#193
Dreamcometru MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: P-Town Posts: 1,263 Gallery: Dreamcometru Start Date: November 2006	Hey ladies: Thanks Jennifer and Divine: My carb totals have been high, right along with my exercise levels, so I think I'm going to do what Divine suggested and up my proteins a bit in an attempt to decrease carbs, but remain full. Also, I might throw in what Kbetz did and prebag single servings of veggies. I usually just have protein for breakfast, either eggs or sausage or both. So If I can choose just one cup of either salad or berries for two meals and eat the rest in proteins it may shake things up. If I have salad, my dressing will serve as part of my fats, and I can cook my eggs in a little bit of oil. Now if I can just stick to that! Aww, what a great day Kbetz. It sounds like its what you really needed. I hope things get back to normal for you. You have been doing great despite everything that's been going on. I would have put on 10 lbs easily. Bug: I don't see how you do it. Two jobs, family and FIL. Hang in there. I've always worked full time, even when my kids were babies. My weekends I would do all the chores, laundry, dusting vacuuming, etc. Now I kind of let things go. My kids and DH are pigs and I can't keep up with the messes they create. It drives me crazy. Hi everyone else! __________________ GOAL: 160's (Still trying)

09-07-2007, 10:29 AM	#197
Divine Miss M MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Divine Great Lake State Posts: 1,323 Gallery: Divine Miss M Stats: A Divine Goal: 160-165 WOE: Protein Power/EFGT/Stillman's Start Date: Restart: 5/03/07	Hey, today I dropped 1.2 lbs this morning and what a surprise because it's TOM Day 3! This is the FIRST time that I recall ever losing wt. all thru TOM. It took since May to see that kind of improvement, but I think the LCing (and the cycling of amts.) is slowly changing that TOM wt. gain. I am, however, still sick as a dog...that hasn't changed. For the last 3 days, I've been doing Kimkins, but 3 days before that it was like a mix of Kimkins/Atkins because I added fats but controlled the amts. I've learned that I must keep shifting the pattern so that my metabolism doesn't recognize it and won't lower its rate. Kbetz: I'm so glad to hear you had a "me" day! Beauty: Baby, you might want to seek out Sugar Free Jello packs at the store...it will make it so much easier to take that to work. And don't forget - eat as many proteins as you desire. After some time, your hunger will probably abate and you will most likely eat less protein than you do at first. But give your body time to adjust! Dream: I am really convinced that cycling the proteins, fats, and carbs is the trick! Chris: Ditto to you, sweetie! It's not so much that I change foods but that I focus on altering the amts. of carbs, fats, and proteins. That alters the caloric intake, too, so it's always cycling anywhere from 800-1300. I "fill up" with higher amts. of fats and proteins for a few days, then cycle down and limit both. Some people can get away with more carbs but I find that (for now, anyway) I have to do the carb upping very slowly and can't stay "up" (50-60) more than a day or two, or the wt. starts coming right back. Lisa: You're doing just great! Penny: You, too! You may not know the exact amt. of inches, but if your clothes are getting looser, that means your body size is reducing. Tiffani, Jennay, Jennifer, Paula,, Tannie, Gran: Hi, hi, hi! __________________ Please Visit My Blog: The Delightful Designs of the Divine Miss M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I like whooshes better than carbs!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One Year Anniversary on 5/03/08:95 lbs. off! - Exercise: Self-Designed Water Calisthenics

09-07-2007, 06:49 AM	#181
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,479 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/279.6/249 WOE: low carb	Bugs, you are doing awesome..... you can do this girl.... I hate it when someone tries to sabotage my efforts....get mad about it... and don't let that food touch your lips you can do this...... And Bugs you work to much.... but I know you know this.... you need some much needed rest...

09-07-2007, 06:50 AM	#182
mstrudy Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 48 Gallery: mstrudy	Jennifer, I am starting the Atkins diet. I made some jello last night to take to work for snack today and I am carrying in a salad. I am finished with the cafeteria food!! LOL. I will have more time this weekend to post. Thanks for all the info!

09-07-2007, 08:59 AM	#190
kbetz0419 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: moveing to wonderland ASAP Posts: 1,353 Gallery: kbetz0419 Stats: 5"7 -300/272/170 WOE: 20 carbs and eat 4 times a day Start Date: Restart may,2008	I wanted to report that I got my "me day" in this week. It was probabbly the best me day I have ever had. My dad showed up in my drive way yesterday while I was loading the kids into the van. We dropped off the oldest 3 and then brought back my 1 y/o to DH. They watched TV all day, but that was ok because I got out. I felt like I was Daddys little girl. ( please dont laugh, we had a blast) First we went to the Kindron action. (It's a place in a Amish Village). He used to take me there when I was a kid and now he takes my kids. It was just me & my dad. LOL We looked at the cows, pigs and especally the free puppies since that was our mission for the day. He wanted a puppy so it could play with ours. We left there and went to the dog pound and human society. We walked into the human society and saw a window with two -5 week old ( most likely, pure begals) born at the center. We got to see the mom and she is so tiny and so are the pupps. They look really pure.( Not that it mattered) Any ways they are now liveing at my dads house and they are named Molly and May. Dad and I brought them back to my house so DH could watch them and while he watched our new 11 month old dog and our 1 y/oDS and our 3 y/oDS that he had to go pick up from preschool. tee hee hee. He got a chance to see what I go threw. Once we droped off the little puppies my dad and I went shoping for supplies and stopped by the toy store to buy my DD a cabbage patch doll for her 6 B-day next month. She had been telling me for months that grandpa was going to buy her a cabbage patch doll just like he did you mom when you were little. I asked him if he new about it and he had no clue. He is always getting her dolls. He picked out one with "real looking hair" beceuse he says that is ussually what she likes. ( no yarn) He was rite. It was so sweet to watch him pick out her cabbage patch doll and remebering back to when he bought me my first one as a little girl about her age. When I was a kid they were impossible to find and he had to stand in line out side of a store for 2 hours to get one. I was sick at home. What a dad/grandpa! He treated me to lunch at Dennys were I ordered eggs and bacon. It was such a nice day. I had no one throwing a fit or needing fed/med. Now here is the surpriser. I expected to get home to a big mess. It wasnt clean, but it wasnt bad, more importantly he made dinner. Pasta for the kids and hunts LC sauce with lots of ground beef for me. My dad stayed for dinner and my brother even stoped by. ( I dont get to see my brother to often, but he was in the area.) We had 4 adults, 4 kids and 3 dogs for dinner. It was like Christmas. Homework was even light last night. It was a day filled with lots of sighs of relief and relaxation. Atleast for me any way. DH was exhausted. It was also so great to see my brother. I miss him so much. Watching my dad get so excited about his new puppies and picking out a cabbage patch doll for my DD made me realize how lucky I am to have him. He's 65 and has had some ups and downs with his health. DH and I are goingto the class tomarrow and they give us a lunch break in the middle. My plan is to smoth ouit the ruffles with us and get us back on the same team or atleast the same game. We love and need each other. ( its nothing big, I just have been asking to much of him lately and I think after yesterday he may see why I have been asking at all. ) I cant wait to see every ones stats on saturday.

09-07-2007, 09:04 AM	#192
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,479 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/279.6/249 WOE: low carb	kbetz, so glad to hear you had a wonderful day with your dad.... you desire it.....

09-07-2007, 10:22 AM	#194
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,479 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/279.6/249 WOE: low carb	goodmorning Dream!

09-07-2007, 10:27 AM	#195
Dreamcometru MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: P-Town Posts: 1,263 Gallery: Dreamcometru Start Date: November 2006	Hi Lisa: So what's up this weekend? Any great plans?

09-07-2007, 10:28 AM	#196
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,479 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/279.6/249 WOE: low carb	house cleaning got alot of catching up to do....... other then that.... spending time with myself....lol.... weekend dh goes fishing and racing... but I dont mind, I Like my me time

09-07-2007, 10:32 AM	#198
mycattaz Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 4,479 Gallery: mycattaz Stats: 416/279.6/249 WOE: low carb	WTG! divine.... just imagine how much you will lose when tom is over with..... whoosh!

09-07-2007, 10:40 AM	#200
Bug Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: South Posts: 6,690 Gallery: Bug Stats: so far -90 pounds! WOE: Low Carb/Healthy!	Thanks for listening everyone I don't mean to be a whiner - sometimes things add up. You can all relate. I'm just having one of those days. Divine M - You know you are such an inspiration to us all here! I always look forward to reading your posts and you have so much wisdom to share in teaching us how to get there. Thank you! Dreamcome - I spend a lot of weekends cleaning In fact, I'm taking off a week at the end of October from both jobs to do nothing but hit those spots in the house that I just can't get to when DH is at home. He is planning on working the week I'm off and I'm planning on cleaning - what's wrong with that picture? Hopefully, I can get a lot done. They know not to expect a llot from me during the week. I throw dinner in the crock pot for them during the week, other than that at least my DH can throw the crock pot baggie in the garbage can and dinner is cleaned up. kbetz - it sounds like you had a wonderful time with your daddy You needed that with all of the stress that you have been under! AND, you were expecting 260 and you got 253 - WTG! Pooraggiemom - yeah I agree with the 'other' person in the house. It's just not the same. Although me and DH dated a really, really long time, we've only been married and living together for 3 years - FIL moved in after 2 years. It's such a big change. No running to the bathroom in the middle of the night unless you're sure no one is up, you can't be loud - you have to have consideration for others Time will happen - I just keep believing in that. Anybody I miss - I am so glad that I found this room and have met all of you. You are all what I really needed in my life right now. We CAN do this together!

09-07-2007, 10:45 AM	#202
kbetz0419 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: moveing to wonderland ASAP Posts: 1,353 Gallery: kbetz0419 Stats: 5"7 -300/272/170 WOE: 20 carbs and eat 4 times a day Start Date: Restart may,2008	Lisa and Dream- thanks for the support. I would love to think that the 3 gain is only TOM. That would truly be a mircle. Than again 3 isnt that much. I normally would have not been able to eat anything like I did and not ballon. Despite the fact that I didn't gain a huge amount, I did notice how easy it was to just have a handful turn into a bowl. (thank fully we only have child size serving bowls in our house) Dream I like the froz veggs because I feal like I am eating real food. fresh veg are great but there is only so much you can do with raw. Eat them raw or cook them.( they spoil so fast. I use alot of mrs.dash and some mccormic seasons. Its not that I dont like veggies.In fact,I love them. I just get tired of plain meat and I use the cooked veggs to enhance the meat. They also seem cheaper and they never spoil! I try and get in a few fresh serving a week. They are great for a crunch.