LC Our way.... MAY, I have the strength to reach my goals!!

[tryinitout]

Hey yall! Slowly coming down from my gain and feeling good about being back with Atkins. Gosh i missed veggies.

Adi- The Rice diet sounds cool, and losing on it is Awesome. I miss friut...I love peaches, grapes and pinappple; hopefully on day i'll get back to eating them soon. What are Groats?

LM_ Osyters is hit or miss witht the food and seating. They used to be REALLY good when they first opened ( my freind was the head chef), now they just arent that great. But its good that yall got to go out alone though. You hafta give the plan time, your DH is right. As long as you stick to your work out plan(which i know you will) it will even out. It seems like everybodies first time with Atkins was the most successful.

Dak-Its really scary how fast weight comes back, i dont like it at all!! I know how you feel about the dessert thing. Ironicaly i'm the one who used to bring it!! I've become really good at just saying "That looks great, but no thank you" Its hard b/c you dont want to hurt your friends feelings but you hafta do whats best for your body. What all is in ratatoille? I know its veggies but i've never tried to make it though, sounds hard.

Kritter0- I was thirsty!! the food and i had drank the day before didnt help either. Alot of my social situations involve drinking, but i've learned to just have one or none when i set my mind to it. I'm not completly comfortable yet, but i'm getting there. it does make me feel good about my loss though. i still have a distorted view of how big i am, i guess i always will.

[adillenal]

tio - groats are whole oats. I have some cooking right now for my breakfast tomorrow. I hope to have good luck in June on the rice diet. Here's hoping.

Went to DS' Baccalaureate Program last night. Found out he is graduating under the Distinguished Scholar plan. Only 7 out of 120 are "Distinguished Scholars." And that is someone who has goofed off for 4 years but it seems everything he took was pre AP or AP or dual credit. He has this 3 inch round medal he has to wear to graduation. So I guess I should shut up about him not being in the top ten in his class since half of them are on the Recognized Plan which was an easier track. Plus he is the only Distinguished graduate that is not a member of the Beta CLub. He wasn't invited to join. Grades not high enough but he was taking harder classes so I am very proud of him.
Swimming pool is full of teenagers. Same as last night but at least we know where he is. Out back. Squeaker is hiding since she doesn't want to go swimming. We filled up the ice chest with gator ade and bottled drinks so they should be happy. Off to knit some so I can relax.
Did you get a Pm? I did and it made me very HAPPY. Thanks.

[adillenal]

I forgot to tell you the most important thing about the rice diet. I can quit Diet Cokes in one day. The low salt eliminates the craving for them. I am now going to cut back on my morning coffee until I eliminate it also. Then I will be completely off artificial sweeteners. That will be a good thing. I haven't had a COke for 2 days so I am home free.

[lil miss]

oh adi....

You shoudl be so very proud of DS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He sounds amazing!

WOW, I cannot believe you can ditch diet cokes in 2 dyas on this diet! I should check it out!

[tryinitout]

hey all!

I got a PM too it was nice to hear from them. But i am quite worried about what they experienced. Steadily lossing, but the weekend is coming. I'm addicted to my new grill so it will be a smoky meekend for me. LOL

Adi- I bet your just a proud as you can be! That's great, to me a little lower grades in harder classes is better thanhigh grades in easier classes. That's great about the soda too, i'm not a soda drinker but i hear that and coffee are hard to break.

Hey- LM, Dak, and Kritter.

Have a great weekend!!

[lil miss]

I too am disturbed by the contents of the PM but was thrilled to receive it.

Struggling here with new diet. Feels so very strange to me.... Plugging away though, doing my best, cant ask more from myself than that now can I?

[lil miss]

Today I ate:
B- weight control oatmeal, protein shake
Workout- chest and shoulders, running hill intervals
S almonds
L 2 slices extra protein whole grain bread [Arnold's brand], 3.5 oz boar's head turkey breast, T of BBQ sauce
S-2 diet cokes, a dannon light and fit yogurt
D is going to be a turkey burger [homemade] and asparagus?

I know it sounds ridiculous, believe me I know but I am really sturggling mentally, eating this way, I was forcing down oatmeal this morning and eating it like it was gonna jump up and bite me, like I am afraid of it or something! It is very weird. I am weird! I dunno

I hope I start to feel better eating this way, hope I notice a change in terms of gaining some muscle and losing some fat and that encourages me....

[Dakini]

Hey Guys,

You're heard me rant about the drive through teller at the bank I go to, well, the way the bank hierarchy works, the new person has to do drive through, so there's a new woman there. I'm rather surprised she's still there, she's one of those people that has to listen to all the conversations around her, rather than just focusing on her job.

Anyway, I went to the drive through yesterday, to do a deposit and get some cash back. I could tell she was talking to another teller while she was working, not paying attention. She sends my deposit slip and cash through the tube, and gives me about $450 over what I asked for, I just shook my head and put it back in the tube, I couldn't keep it. She looks at me questioningly and I said, "You really shouldn't tempt me like this." Once I explained her mistake to her it took her about 10 mins to fix her paperwork, she makes me wait while she does this () then sends the correct amount back to me and says, "today I learned something special about you and today you learned something special about me."

WTH? I learned she's a ditz? Was she implying I have something "on" her? I wonder if she's on drugs.

[adillenal]

Dak - What a weird thing to say. I am totally not surprised at the incompetence I run into these days. Don't get me started on Wal-Mart. She should have been gushing all over you thanking you.

I have broken my laptop. It is dead. I am having to use BIL and his is SLOW as molasses. I am just sick about my baby laptop but I was figuring up and it is 5 or 6 years old, I will call tech support on Monday when I have some time and see what I can do since it gives me a error code on diagnostics on the 4th test and then can't go any further.

DS survived graduation and they went to Project Graduation which is a locked in all night party at A&M University Student Center. Makes me sleep easier knowing he is safe. Then they bus them back to school and the Lions CLub feeds them breakfast, then they give them prizes and a check for the amount leftover from all of the expenses so all 100 that went got $57 each. Not bad for a small town. He slept all day and has now goen to someone's graduation party and we have two swimming here that decided they didn't want to go to the party.
lilmiss - it is so weird about the diet cokes. They taste awful with the low salt diet and the craving just goes away. I have to be careful not to get too low on salt since I had leg cramps a couple of nights ago. It would probably be hard if I was doing a lot of exercise where I was sweating a lot. Now to wean myself off coffee or not. All I read about coffee says it is not bad in moderation. One mug in the morning should not be a problem and the I can take it or leave it.
TIO - I agree about the lower grades in harder classes. One of his friends dropped the AP CHemistry becasue his grades were dropping. Didn't get him anywhere either, since he still did not get inot the college he thought he would.
I need to thaw some meat and grill tomorrow. I used to do that last summer. I would cook all of DH's HB patties on the grill for the week. I need to stop at the grocery and buuy some veggies I can grill. SOunds like a good idea.
Off to relaz a bit.

[krittermom]

Hi guys!

Adi, woohoo! Kudos to Kyle for making it into the Distinguished Scholars. Does he have any plans for the summer?

dak, that was a bizarre thing for that teller to say. She should have thanked you for returning the money. I'd be very hesitant to go to her again. Can you call and complain about her anonymously? Thanks for the recipe.

lil miss, I'd be struggling too with that diet because I just can't seem to get oatmeal down. The consistency - blech! Do you feel like you have more energy since you've been eating more carbs?

tio, that is great that you're comfortable turning down food. Some people become insulted if you don't try something they've made. I'm good about it most of the time but I'm not consistent. I need to be.

I went bike riding with my cousin this weekend. She has dropped 70 pounds over the last year! She stopped eating bread, pasta and sweets. She eats mostly salads(with any kind of dressing), veggies and meats. And the most amazing thing is that she had high cholesterol, high blood pressure and was borderline Type II diabetic. All of those are normal now! Seeing her was so inspiring because I'm the same weight I was last year when she started.

Gotta go prepare for my presentation for class tomorrow. It's my last class and then I'm off for the summer! Actually, I don't think I'm going back in the fall. This class and the last class have both involved group work and it's been incredibly aggravating. Several of the people take weeks to respond to emails and do everything at the last minute. I can't take it.

[lil miss]

hey
where is everybody?

I dunno kritter, I have heard you say before that you werent going to take anymore classes, something keeps pullllllllling you back! And you know, it's funny, I dont think I feel any more energetic....I have wondered during workouts int he past if maybe I had been eating more carbsif I would feel better, but I truly dont feel any different BUT I have had some hunger pangs the last 2 days and so this trainer thinks that is a sign of metabolism perking up, so maybe when that happens I will feel more energetic????

dak-I agree about the teller - TOO weird! She should have been all over thanking you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adi-Congrats about your DS! Interesting about the Diet cokes.... VERY interesting...I may have t o experiment myself...

Kids have 2 more half days and that is IT! Summer vacation! Yikes! and Yippee! at the same time.

I officially signed up for the marathon. I am skeered! It is like dropping you r wedding invites in the mail or getting a positive preg test, you are excited and terrified at the same time. No turning back now.... Still dubious I can truly do this.

Ok, REALLY struggling with eating. Eating low fat 20% or less, 130 gms protein which is like 35-40% and leftover carbs. So on another thread a knowledgeable LCer who I admire tells me to just make sure my fat % is higher than my protein % for my hormones. Well, trainer doesnt want that so then I get all flustered, who to trust, who's right, what should I do?

suggestions?

DH says follow trianers rules for 2 months and see what happens.

[adillenal]

lilmiss - I would follow the trainer's advice for 2 months and just see. It takes time to restore your metabolism if you hve messed it up. Give it some time and just see. Eat right but I don'
t think low fat will kill you in 2 months. I never really followed the 20%. I was more like 50% or less. It varied when I was losing.
I have this awful headache and it just won't go away. Have had it off and on for a week. Something I am eating must be causing it but I can't figure it out. DH says strawberries so I guess I will give away all that I have at work and see.
DS is allowing me to use his computer. Sweet isn't he?

[lil miss]

YES, adi he IS sweet. I hope my boys end up assweet and smart and wonderful as your DS. I mean it. Ok, will follow trainer but will not freak about fat. I mean, a claorie deficit is a calorie deficit isnt it? Thanks for your input! Hope your headache gets better!

[adillenal]

lilmiss - DS set me up as a "guest" on his computer. I feel honored since he guards that thing like it is gold.

DS goes to the nearest Army base today to get his combat boots so he can break them in before he goes to Cadet Basic Training. He has never worn boots before. he is going to be surprised at the weight.

[krittermom]

Hi guys!

lil miss, I keep laughing about that myself. I keep thinking the classes will get easier and this one was easier than the last 2, but it still took up way more of my time than I'm willing to give.

I agree give the new program 2 months and see what happens.

adi, I've had a headache every day for about a week. I thought it was stress from school, but my ear started hurting so now I think it may be allergy and sinus issues.

hi dak and tio!

Well I'm off to bed. Have a good night ladies!

[lil miss]

Hey all, where are tio and dak?

Should we start a June thread? I feel a need for a fresh start...

[adillenal]

I started a June thread for us.

~LC OUR WAY~ JUNE - the beginning of summer