Wendy Chant Crack the Fat Loss Code for October 27th

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by free to be me

YOU COULD NOT EVEN GO THE FULL MINUTE!!! Now look at you 20 MINS!!! Go girl

This gives me hope. I started it about 2 months ago. I ended up getting sick and having major bouts of heartburn/indigestion constantly and I've had a hard time getting back to it. This gives me hope that I CAN get past the minute marks.

Keep up the great work girls.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Tyler'sGM

Alissa,
From what I have understood per the book (page 102) is that on the SA list, only those items marked with an asterisk are not allowed until after week 3. Fruit (A) (milk also) is allowed in weeks 2-4 only on carb up days (chapter 10-macro-patterning carb up days-meal 4).

You got it - Alissa has been sniffing candy corn again

[gemini0604]

Originally Posted by driving_mrs_daisey

You are doing great - no need to do week 2 over. This is an 8 week plan remember? Be forewarned - you are not giong to see the big numbers you saw in your week 1 again. That was a serious detox for your body whch lead to the huge weight loss. Expect weekly 1-2 pound weight losses from here on out. (sometimes no weigt loss at all/sometimes weight gain) This program is about losing fat, not weight. Besides that,the longer it takes to lose the weight, the more likely it will be that you will be able to keep it off. Stay off the scale!!!! The scale is not your friend LOL!!!

Thank you Renee. I'll ignore the scale. I did take all my measurements prior to starting because I know that is more important than the weight. I'll come back to the board later and be inspried again. You gals are too funny. Everyone is very positive and upbeat. I love that!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by teachermom

Good morning, lovely people!

I weighed myself one last time this week, like I promised earlier, and found out I was down another pound. That's 11 total since Oct. 13 I WILL NOT weigh until next week. I will give up the need for instant gratification (and the sometimes accompanying frustration) of the scale. My validation will be loose pants. See, Alissa and Kelley, this old dog can learn some new tricks!

Everyone have a blessed day!
Julie

(The Atkins cappucino tastes great with 2 shots of espresso and half a vanilla shake. The extra shot reduces some of the sweetness - I don't like mine really sweet.)

You made me very happy

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by cricket0777

You are only about 2 hours from me then!

We'll have to get together on a carb up day!

[vicki lynn]

good morning everyone whoa i think i drank tooo much water in the last few days.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by tamjlm

Are you sure- isn't there a problem with the carb impact or something like that??????

If you are carb sensitive you might want to avoid this but I remember way back in the beginning someone asking about brunch and having both carbs together and got the go ahead either from Jerri or Wendy

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by free to be me

jkvetter...I so hear you and this is a hard mental transition.

Just let me tell you and KELLEY can back me up. I, seriously, wanted to bag the program at 3/4 weeks because I still ONLY showed the 10# loss from week one. I was bouncing up and down in the weight area and was so annoyed. I tracked all my calories and was regularly under 1500...closer to 1300 on most days (bear in mind that I burn upwards of 600 calories a day with cardio and weights near 6 times a week). I was so frustrated, I asked Kelley for some help (knowing her success on this program and high exercise similar to my own) and she actually recommended I eat MORE! So, I started eating more and bagged tracking all my calories (I had been using sparkpeople). I started losing again...just a little bit at a time...but losing...then gaining...then I shrank so much I was floored...I was literally losing my pants while running at my gym. Now, after my fit test...yes down nicely 15# (see only 5 more that after that first week) and the inches down...those are the numbers that floor me. 16.5 inches. You see the scale is only ONE measure of progress...there are so many more things we could look at to gauge progress. I call them Non-Scale Victories (NSVs). Making a better food choice, clothes fitting looser, getting a compliment, noticing yourself in the mirror different, clothes getting too big...on and on...so PLEASE keep making the mental shift AWAY from the scale.

Kelley got me to look beyond the scale (ok, I had to do it myself, she just helped get me to realize it ), even though I knew my body was shrinking...dang it the scale was not cooperating. It will, it will, give it time and keep doing the program...you WILL loose and you WILL shrink when you work the program. If we remind you all to skip the weighing and look to other measures of success it is because we have been there and know that success will happen you just need to give it time.

OK...lecture over...I only do it cause I care about y'all

~Alissa

What an AWESOME lecture... I need to remember this. Thanks

[gemini0604]

Originally Posted by vicki lynn

good morning everyone whoa i think i drank tooo much water in the last few days.

Laughing my pants off. Ok I got to get busy and get off this computer.

[vicki lynn]

tried to get the pix in the message but don't know how to do it

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by free to be me

I think they stopped listening to me



NSV!!! THUTT is no longer a THUTT...I now have a Butt and Thigh that are differentiated by a nice curve

For those of you who don't know what a THUTT is...you probably don't have one It is when your Butt and Thigh become one where they meet...you know...indistinguishable because they are soo voluminous like a straight line down...or rather a bowing curve out encompassing both

WOOHOO for your NSV!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Vladis

Hi Nina,
I am sad to read that you are getting discouraged. If you slipped and that upset you - don't let that one misstep take you away from the good thing. You did week 1 - most restrictive of all!!! How did you do?

We can have fruit just not every day and not w/out measure. I used to have grapes just about every day by a pound!!! Not a good thing. I am not sure what's the deal with milk (I can't drink it anyway) but, as someone pointed out, there's a mention of ice-cream on carb-up days so I would think that on baseline you can have some milk.

[COLOR="red"]Gerri, if you stop by - please clarify this one for us!!![/COLOR]

Main thing is this is the least restrictive program I've ever heard of or been on. If not this one, then what? AND, you have all of us here to help you thru!!! If you made a mistake, the beauty of this program is that you can fix it and move on! Stay with us, Nina!

Hey guys, Jerri did clarify this way back in July - Milk is ok for carb up days only. You can have your cereal and milk as your starch for breakfast on those days. I remember because many people raved about having a bowl of cereal like they were eating ice cream

[driving_mrs_daisey]

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

This gives me hope. I started it about 2 months ago. I ended up getting sick and having major bouts of heartburn/indigestion constantly and I've had a hard time getting back to it. This gives me hope that I CAN get past the minute marks.

Keep up the great work girls.

You can toatlly get back on the program! I swear to you - I could not run 30 seconds!!! I was completely out of breath!!! Just build up ypur run times by about 10-15 seconds each cycle. You'll start to see your "recovery" time gets shorter and shorter and before you know it, your jog time is longer than your walk time. Know what works for you. I couldn't follow the C25K chart when I first started. I wasn't even able to start with the week 1 guidelines in the chart!

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by LC Woe is me

WOWZERS! Lots of info flying through the world wide web! I have been so much more on track this time, I think the first 8 weeks were just practice for me. Many of you think of things to ask that never occurred to me - duh! Thanks for all the info. Posting my menus has really helped me. I don't want to post a flub, so it keeps me from cheating. I will weigh tomorrow and hope to have new stats, but if not, no biggie.

Practice makes perfect... WOO RAAAA

[driving_mrs_daisey]

Originally Posted by vicki lynn

good morning everyone whoa i think i drank tooo much water in the last few days.

OMG - I saw that pic and I was like "what is THAT?" That makes mine look like A's LOL!!!!!!!!!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by driving_mrs_daisey

Kelley - For you!!! From recipezaar.com


Ruby Tuesday's White Chicken Chili Recipe #184155

3½ hours | 25 min prep

SERVES 6 -8

6 cups chicken stock
1 lb great northern bean (soaked in water overnight)
2 medium onions, chopped
6 cups chicken, diced cooked
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded & diced
2 chili peppers, diced
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup salsa
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pinch salt (to taste)
Simmer beans, half the onions, and half the garlic for 2 hours in the chicken stock or until the beans soften, stirring frequently. Add chicken and salsa.
Saute pepper, spices, and the remaining onions and garlic in the oil and add to the chili.
Simmer for one more hour.
Garnish with sour cream, Monterey Jack cheese and fresh chopped cilantro.



Calories 232
Calories from Fat 52 (22%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 5.9g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 633mg 26%
Potassium 797mg 22%
Total Carbohydrate 32.7g 10%
Dietary Fiber 6.9g 27%
Sugars 7.7g
Protein 13.7g 27%
Vitamin A 360mcg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 28mg 47%
Vitamin E 0mcg 3%
Calcium 89mg 8%
Iron 3mg

I saw it on the recipe thread

[Vladis]

Originally Posted by kelley17

Hey guys, Jerri did clarify this way back in July - Milk is ok for carb up days only. You can have your cereal and milk as your starch for breakfast on those days. I remember because many people raved about having a bowl of cereal like they were eating ice cream

That was BC for me (before Cracker-born)

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by gemini0604

I did weigh myself and I expected to see more of a loss. Only 4.5lbs. But I do feel thinner. I will do my Couch to 5K again today. I did it on Monday and yesterday I was busy most of the day cleaning. I mean like moving everything out of the closets, painting them, then installing new racks and putting everything back that I'm keeping. My husband will be painting all the rooms this winter and at least that part will be done. I guess I should have taken the time to take a walk and do some strength exercises.

I stopped writing down what I was eating on Sunday and going to the Football game that day messed me up too. I had a protein drink when I got there and later a piece of grilled chicken w/o the roll, condiments, etc. It will be easier the next game because I will plan and take something I CAN eat!

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed but know I need to move my body more this week and journal my food intake.

Hopefully, I don't have to start week 2 again!! Any thoughts on that??

[COLOR="Magenta"] Linda - you are officially on my voodoo scale list! What are you talking about doing week 2 over? What for? You didn't do anything wrong. You have got to quit beating yourself up. I think it is mental block you are having.

Just try and get more exercise, drink your water, and use the menu thread to track your food intake and see what others are eating! Plus STAY AWAY FROM YOUR SCALE[/COLOR]

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by driving_mrs_daisey

You are doing great - no need to do week 2 over. This is an 8 week plan remember? Be forewarned - you are not giong to see the big numbers you saw in your week 1 again. That was a serious detox for your body whch lead to the huge weight loss. Expect weekly 1-2 pound weight losses from here on out. (sometimes no weigt loss at all/sometimes weight gain) This program is about losing fat, not weight. Besides that,the longer it takes to lose the weight, the more likely it will be that you will be able to keep it off. Stay off the scale!!!! The scale is not your friend LOL!!!

You tell her Renee - THE SCALE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND! STAY AWAY FROM THE SCALE IF NOT ALISSA AND i WILL PUT A VOODOO CURSE ON YOUR SCALE!

[alwaysdancing]

good morning!

Did I have some catching up to do, can't leave this site for a minute! I like seeing the questions then strolling down and seeing if my answers would have been the same. Most of the time. so getting the hang of it.

I loved the chicken chili receipe. I told my daughter I was making chili tonight It's D day but might as well stick with the chicken and can have it with my ez bread.

I was looking for more stuff by ez and could only find cereal. they had several varieties. so looking forward to that. My class last night surprised me with another cake, this will happen all week till I get through them all. But getting good at the slight of hand. I cut the cake and made them large pieces. none left for me and went an washed my hands so the icing wouldn't tempt me. everybody happy.

Wanna know what motivated me even more last night?????????

I went down a pants size! I saw some pants hanging in my closet that wouldn't even go over my big butt and thought well, hell let's see how much further I need to go. they slipped right up and zipped no problem. I was a proud peacock let me tell you. Thought about sleeping in them. I'm going through my whole closet to see what else does and getting rid of the ones I started this with. Well maybe save one pair for the Oprah show...

Ladies run to your closets you might be there already for the next size if not you can see how close you are. I have arrands to run but be back later.

This program works , by new years we are gonna be looking good!

[driving_mrs_daisey]

Originally Posted by kelley17

You tell her Renee - THE SCALE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND! STAY AWAY FROM THE SCALE IF NOT ALISSA AND i WILL PUT A VOODOO CURSE ON YOUR SCALE!

HELLO...My scale has dust on it! I have to wipe off the screen when I do decide to weigh cuz I can't see the numbers through the dust. Or maybe it's cobwebs LOL!!!!

[driving_mrs_daisey]

Originally Posted by alwaysdancing

good morning!






I went down a pants size! I saw some pants hanging in my closet that wouldn't even go over my big butt and thought well, hell let's see how much further I need to go. they slipped right up and zipped no problem. I was a proud peacock let me tell you. Thought about sleeping in them. I'm going through my whole closet to see what else does and getting rid of the ones I started this with. Well maybe save one pair for the Oprah show

Doing the skinny pants dance for ya!!

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by Vladis

Kelly~

How are you doing? Did you have cinn-raisin for breakfast? How was it?

Hello... GOOD MORNING! I haven't had breakfast yet. I am not one to eat when I first get up. Breakfast is usually around 10am and I eat while I have my first conference call. (the benefits of telecommuting)

It did dawn on me about 15 minutes ago that today is a B day and I can have cinnamon raisin french toast. WOOHOO! That sounds heavenly.

How did you do yesterday?

We ended up going to my favorite italian restaurant after open house last night. I was dying... but I passed on the bread and ended up ordering a grilled chicken breast over a bed of spinach with a side of steamed veggies rather than pasta. We go there often and love the staff, so the manager brings out our food and asks, "who had the healthy plate" I was pleased that I'd made the right choice. It was REALLLY good. I ate about 1/2 of it and got the rest to go. Tonight is biblestudy so I'll feed the kids before I go and have leftovers when I get back. WOOHOO!

One thing that shocked me, they have awesome iced tea. The best. In the past I'd put 2 splendas in one glass. So I do the same last night and it was terribly sweet, I ended up sipping about 1/2 of it and asked for a refill, it was perfect then. It was shocking how sweet something is when you haven't had sugar/sweets in a while. I thought it was a good sign that I may not over do it on Friday (my carb up day).

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

I used to live in Alexandria too. We moved to TX in 1998. We have alot of friends/family still there and visit every other year or so.

I used to live in TX a bizillion years ago - you will have to look me up next time you are in town!

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Vladis

Hey Kelley
Thank you for your reply. I was trying to imagine how I can possibly consume 6-inch sub and a pizza one after the other

I am mostly looking forward to some crusty fresh bread, tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. I am not a huge pasta or pizza eater. I do LOVE ice-cream but I know that's not to be until another weekend. So be it. I am glad I am allowed to have it at all. And, I do miss a glass of wine

caprese - LOVE IT - I had my love affair with brie and french bread last weekend. Waiting for the wine was the hardest part for me. I love my wine on my carb up days

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Vladis

all,

I started working out on Monday and dusted off my Callanetics tapes. I was heavily into them and also into BodyFlex (had amazing results with that) about 10 years ago. Then, as with any good thing, dropped it for no good reason.

My favorite is AM/PM work out. Do you, girls, have that one? It's only 20 min in the morning and then 20 Min in the evening. I like it because it's a mix of various exercises so your whole body gets a work out in 20 min. Did it now for two days and can barely walk today Everything looks so "easy" but it's not

Thank you, ladies, for reminding me about this great workout!!!

I think I'm going to get that one next. Sometimes I want to stretch because I'm stiff but don't want to do the full hour tape. Thanks for reminding me about that one! Great Job starting that exercise program.

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by alwaysdancing

Wanna know what motivated me even more last night?????????

I went down a pants size! I saw some pants hanging in my closet that wouldn't even go over my big butt and thought well, hell let's see how much further I need to go. they slipped right up and zipped no problem. I was a proud peacock let me tell you. Thought about sleeping in them. I'm going through my whole closet to see what else does and getting rid of the ones I started this with. Well maybe save one pair for the Oprah show...

Ladies run to your closets you might be there already for the next size if not you can see how close you are. I have arrands to run but be back later.

This program works , by new years we are gonna be looking good!

AWESOME JOB! WOOHOO! I have a HUGE laundry pile and I pulled out a clean pair of capris from my closet on Monday that i don't think I've worn in about 3-4 years..... They fit and I had room in them. it was sooooo exhilerating (sp?). WOOHOO!

I need to go find my "skinny" jeans. My DH bought me a pair of Green Rockies in 1996 (we used to go country dancing all the time - that's how we met). I was able to get into them 6 years ago when I did atkins. I think I tried them on, got them zipped, couldn't barely breathe and that was it. I'd love to get into my green rockies again... sounds like it is truely an attainable goal.

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by vicki lynn

good morning everyone whoa i think i drank tooo much water in the last few days.

If only that is where all the weight went

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by vicki lynn

good morning everyone whoa i think i drank tooo much water in the last few days.

There's always one jokester in every bunch. hee hee heeeee

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by driving_mrs_daisey

You can toatlly get back on the program! I swear to you - I could not run 30 seconds!!! I was completely out of breath!!! Just build up ypur run times by about 10-15 seconds each cycle. You'll start to see your "recovery" time gets shorter and shorter and before you know it, your jog time is longer than your walk time. Know what works for you. I couldn't follow the C25K chart when I first started. I wasn't even able to start with the week 1 guidelines in the chart!

So agree - I was ready to give up in week 2 and just kept at it and I actually enjoyed my last run! I've been doing an extra days rest in between and that seems to have helped me a lot.