How is the CLA/GLA going?

[carla70]

Trisha... you have so good on this combo - you and your husband are sure inspirations!

I don't know if I will ever be a hot mama...but I would like to be warm! LOL

[ddog27]

Originally Posted by Caly1

good afternoon everyone. I'm not very happy today. Yesterday I weighed in at 140.5 and was so excited that i was getting close to the 130's but then this morning i was up to 143 . I don't know why. Maybe too much fat yesterday, i was in a rush all day. Anyways, I started the m/e fast today just to see if i could get the numbers moving in the other direction.

On another note, around thanksgiving (when i started my cla) I bought a pair of work slacks that were way too small for me as motivation to get in shape for when i enter into the working world. Well last night i tried them on and they fit! They were just a little clingy on the thighs but they fit good around the waist, no cupcake top. and the best part....They are a 6 from the limited.

Other news, I finally got my discharge orders for the army. My last day is dec 22!! I think I'm gonna do a "from army green to corporate grey" before and after photo shoot for the playground. I'm excited but scared at the same time, no more guaranteed paycheck!

What are your plans after you get out of the military Caly??

[kycowgirl]

Originally Posted by carla70

Trisha... you have so good on this combo - you and your husband are sure inspirations!

I don't know if I will ever be a hot mama...but I would like to be warm! LOL

You will get there. How can you not with all this wonderful support . We are all here for you. I my LC family here

wait till you all see Ginas pics. She is very pretty and such a cute daughter

[got2luv]

I can't wait to see Ginas pics!!!!!

I my LC family too!!! I am so proud of you all!!!!!

[carla70]

You all have become such support for me, everyone is so wonderful here. I want to be part of this family. I am SO addicted to this site.

I can't wait to measure tonight and then again next wednesday. I am even going to brave and put on my swimwear and take a picture as my beginning pictures.

[ginamw1965]

Hello Everyone,

I will bring the bottle with me to work tomorrow & I will post what it says.

Gail - serving size says 3 to 6 c. of salad and veg. / 12oz water with 4 T. protein powder. Hope that's what you needed. I will be here in the am if you have questions.





wedding 2002 size 14 @160 lbs look at my sassy baby just 3 yrs old


Lily & I 2003 size 20@200 lbs


Lily x-mas picture now 6yrs old

Funny that I weigh more now and my face is thinner.

See you all tomorrow w/ the info.

Gina

[kycowgirl]

Originally Posted by carla70

You all have become such support for me, everyone is so wonderful here. I want to be part of this family. I am SO addicted to this site.
I can't wait to measure tonight and then again next wednesday. I am even going to brave and put on my swimwear and take a picture as my beginning pictures.

Carla, your officially adopted into the combo family here . Cant wait to see your pics.

I found some skinny pics of me from 2001. Thats where I want to be again. I was 143 lbs in them. That was my horse Sundancer. Wish I still had him. Was having a bad frizzy hair day there too LOL

This was from my wear nothing but sundresses days and my truck I totalled 3 years ago

[got2luv]

Wow Trish.... Very pretty!!! I think you will be to that size very soon... with this combo the scale weight is very decieving... I told a friend how much I weigh and she had a fit... said I didn't look like it. You will have an even better bod at your goal!!!

Gina... I think your scale is wrong!!! You don't look anything NEAR what its telling you!!! You are beautiful... and what a sweetie of a daughter you have there!

Carla.... didn't you know that you are ALREADY part of our family???? We adopted you a long time ago.

[Carolyn401]

Hello everyone.I've been sick with the stomach virus.So,have lost 2 lbs.Love the pics on here.Gina i have been there.I had a women to ask me when i was due and i wasn't even preg.I wanted to cry.I haven't taking my cla/gla in 2 days.

[carla70]

Thank you I love this LC family.

[Caly1]

Originally Posted by carla70

Yea, I was curious about the info on Gina's bottle also. Mine says 1000 mg. nothing else..nowhere does it say a percentage. The other bottle I have is 1.5g...not sure the equivalent between a mg and g. So I haven't taken them yet.

if you have GNC brand, it is pure cla, 1000 mg

[Caly1]

Gina, I am so glad that you decided to take control of your eating and come over to the "lite" side of LC. You really are beautiful.

Ddog, I have a licence to sell real estate and I will be doing that along with finishing up my degree in real estate. I would like to work towards property deveopment or become and independant broker in the next 5-10 years.

Trish, you really are so cute in your little sundress. do you still have it, i bet it would fit.

carla, i'm so glad you found us!!!

[Caly1]

trish, i forgot to thank you for posting the article about the scale. I feel a little better. I'm going to try to wait until at least this weekend to weigh again but i don't know if thats going to happen, lol

[Caly1]

I was just thinking, what happened to Sandy I've seen her post on a few other threads recently but not here. She doesn't love us any more

[tom_912]

Caly Sandy still loves us... she has always been here!

Gina love your pics.. Trish told me today she really loves chatting with you and that you are such a sweet person

Carla you are part of the family

Carolyn hope you are feeling better soon.. not the prefered way to lose weight

Trish baby...you look great today..but if you want to get back to where you were before

Michelle I'm so glad you started this thread

you all

[Caly1]

Tom, you are so sweet. Trish you are such a lucky gal

[carla70]

Took my measurements tonight..and had my DD take some pictures of me..OMG what an incentive to workout and eat right...

I would love to be at my goal weight by June 8th...which is my 15th wedding anniversary. We are also moving back to the town that we grew up in and would love to move back slim and fit..not the unfit overweight kid that grew up there. (maybe that sounds too vain)

Thank you everyone for the welcome.

[Cutie]

Originally Posted by ToothPick

Thanks Gina...Congrats on that loss! At this point I would take 0.5 and jump up and down!!!

What did the mag say about portion size...I think I will actually start this tomorrow. I just got back from the gym and find that when I eat protein before I go I don't get slugglish...so day one should be a treat. This might just be the shakeup I need to get Atkins going again...

G

Hey girl! I'm assuming you're asking about portion sizes for the fruit? I'll list them below--each one is considered a fruit serving for the purposes of this diet only as some are more than a real serving of fruit (you get to eat more of a fruit if it's lower in sugar!)

apples, 2 medium
oranges, 2 medium
apricots, 6 (fresh)
banana, 1 medium
pear, 1 medium
berries (any) 1 1/2 cups
melon (cubed), 2 cups
grapefruit, 2 large
grapes, 1 cup
kiwi, 2
mango, 1 large
nectarines, 2 small
peaches, 3 medium
plums, 3 medium
pineapple, 1 cup
tomatoes, 4 medium

you eat one serving of above at 8, 10, 12, 2 and 4 on days 2 & 3, followed by the salad & protein shake for dinner.

also, don't forget! on all three days you drink 8 oz. of water the alternate hours: 9, 11, 1, 3 and 5.

I did day one today and feel great!!! I'm actually excited about seeing how this all turns out

[Cutie]

Carla: a belated congratulations on your loss already, KUTGW!!!

Gina: thank you for sharing your stories with us! both the poignant mushy one AND the one of you strutting in your sassy skirt...you go girl!!

Caly: I guess you found the M/E fast info I've loved it the few times I've done it...I hope it goes well for you too!!!

Tom: You are such a sweet man...always so encouraging to everyone and a true testimony to what it means to be a loving & supportive husband...your love and adoration for Trisha shines so clearly to us all!

Trisha: You, in turn, are also incredibly sweet...always so helpful, welcoming and wonderful to everyone, holding everyone all together!

Michelle: Girl, you continue to rock! Like Tom said before...many thanks for getting this thread up and running!!

[Cutie]

Originally Posted by Carolyn401

Hello everyone.I've been sick with the stomach virus..

aww, Janie...I hope you get to feeling better soon!!!

[tom_912]

Originally Posted by IM2cute

aww, Janie...I hope you get to feeling better soon!!!

I second that!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tom_912]

You have all been so inspirational to me..

From the ones that started this thread
to the ones that believed in us and kept it up

I am blessed to be a part of your life

keep up the good work!!!

[LowCarbRachel]

OK, you guys motivated me to take "before" pictures, too. The camera certainly doesn't lie. I can see clearly where I have some nice definition and where I can firm up. Shots in a bikini are much different than shots in a dress, aren't they? But motivational. I took measurements two nights ago, so I'll use those and my pictures as my baseline for sharing my CLA/GLA progress. It was interesting because I was really able to see, clearly, for the first time that I am a "cone" shape. I never knew which one to call myself before those pictures.

Have a good night, all...and anyone who is thinking about taking befores...please do. I think they are a very important motivational tool. I'll wait to post mine until I have after shots to go with them, probably next month when everyone else posts, k?

Rachel

[Caly1]

*Posting weekly results*

NOV 24 DEC 15

waist--29.5-------- 28
belly--36.25-------- 32.75
thigh--24---------- 23.5
hips--40------------38

I couldn't find my measurements from last week although they are buried somewhere in this thread, so I just used my starting measurements.

Well I hope everyone has a great day, I have to go to work now but I will check in with you later this afternoon.

Rachael, I hope the cla works for you!! I'm glad that you took pics, i didn't when i first started and now i regret it

[ToothPick]

Thanks Amy! I have not started yet...I get paid today so I can go an load up on the foods I need (hopefully the family will not eat it all).

Still doing the gym daily. I'm loving every bit of it

Gina, did you do this diet? How did it work for you? I will weigh before I start (today marks day 7 in the gym so I need to weigh anyways)

Put on a pair of slacks I've been wearing all along...they were way too tight in the thighs and butt...

G

[got2luv]

I didn't take pics at all when I started LC or CLA... I really regret it!!!! I think that it is important to take them even if you don't post them... just to keep them for your records.

The only reason that I post mine is because I know that every month I will have to take them and it keeps me doing it right! I am sure that if I didn't have the support from this thread I would have stopped and I would be back up to my high weight if not more.

I asked hubby this morning if he has lost any more weight... I could see a difference when he got outta the shower. He said that he thinks the scale is messed up... he weighed 248 yesterday morning and this morning it said 243.

He has not changed anything as far as diet, but he restarted the combo last week. I didn't get his measurements... I am going to hold him down and get them tonight.

Here is his before numbers:

Left Bicep - 14
Chest - 44
ribs - 43 1/4
waist - 46 1/2
low waist - 45
hips - 43 3/4
butt - 43
left thigh - 25
left calf - 16 1/2

Here is a photo that I am going to use as before. He had just got home from work so he looks rough.