Wendy Chant Crack the Fat Loss Code for October 27th

[sarab118]

Renee I thought 20 minutes was 2 miles. Are you sure you only ran one mile? You may be cheating yourself. The podcast says 20 minutes or 2 miles.


Sara

[Mischief1]

[COLOR=red]Tam [/COLOR]- it obviously hasn't impacted Kelley's weight loss and health! I don't believe it has impacted mine.

Originally Posted by tamjlm

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

[COLOR=blue]Renee[/COLOR], maybe it can be made it into some kind of dip? Or blend it with cottage cheese? Or.......throw it out cause it's probably very slimey or it will be very soon!!!

Originally Posted by driving_mrs_daisey

Maybe we can come up with a recipe for pureed cucumbers. Hmmmm....

[COLOR=blue]Renee[/COLOR], thanks for the XOXO and right back at ya!

Well, get to go to work today YIPEE!!!! Only for @ 3 hours as my "office" is currently the bedroom for some out of state guests. (they have a murphy bed in there, ya know, the kind that pulls down from the wall). So no more reading for me right now.

See'ja all later!

Connie

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by China Doll

October 29, 2008

Well, I've been quiet since the weekend, but thought that I might add a little bit to the conversation.

This morning I noted that my ring that I normally wear on my left hand is very loose, loose enough to move it to my right hand so it doesn't come off unnoticed. That is a small thing, but we need to take our positive cues where we can find them. [COLOR="Red"]My "measuring pants" will probably be tried on tonight![/COLOR]
I've come to grips with two things--number one--I can drink a caffe americano in the morning and not even feel deprived because it isn't a latte--and number two--portion size is something to remember. I'm not hungry so it is easier to eat smaller portions and smaller portions are enough. I don't need a huge pile of anything on my plate and it will help as we get farther into the cycle.

I haven't weighed my self since Kelley "gave me heck" but I might try at the beginning of next week to see how I am doing.

Thanks for all of the good ideas that I get from all of you when I read the thread. Some of it is about the WOE and some of it is about life. Both are helpful.

Alright Chinadoll! No VOODOO Scale for you!

[driving_mrs_daisey]

Originally Posted by Tyler'sGM

Well, it's time for my end of week 2 (after 4+ carb down days) report.
Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention please!!!!!!
Linda is now down another 4 pounds!
That's a total of 29 in 13 (?-Kelley?) weeks!
I'm finally starting to believe that I can see ONEderland and the end of what has been a very long tunnel!
Thanks and LUV you guys. Couldn't do it without ya.

YYYYEEEAAAAAA Linda!!!! I knew you would be able to get back in the swing of things! What great results, you keep me inspired...XOXO

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by redhotbean

Same for me as far as the ring goes.[COLOR="DarkGreen"] I have gotten into a pair of pants that wouldn't even go together before I started this and last night I wore them.[/COLOR] But I have that really skinny pair that I am shooting for about two sizes smaller. I am going to wait until next week to weigh. I had some medical things done yesterday and couldn't eat for a day and a half so I think that kind of through my body off alittle so we will see. But you are right every little positive does count!! So keep up the good work. My motto is one day at a time!!

Kim

AWESOME KIM

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by Sunny524

Hi Ladies - I just wanted to share the way I make the muffins. First of all, I have one type of protein shake that I bought at Walmart that has a sweetness to it. And I also have one that I bought at GNC that has no sweetness. So Kelley, this one is for you since you said you don't like to use sweetners. I use 1/8 C vanilla shake (unsweetened kind) 1/8 C flax meal, dash of salt, dash of garlic powder, 1/2 t baking powder. I mix those together in a cereal bowl that has straight sides. Then I add 1/4 C egg beaters (you could use one egg or egg whites if you prefer). Stir it up to mix in the dry ingredients and microwave for one minute. Then you can slice it into about three slices and use it like bread. Sometimes it's nice to have a sandwich later in the day and this does the trick. Also for my chocolate sweet tooth, I make it this way - 1/8 C each of flax meal and chocolate protein shake, dash of salt, 1/2 t baking powder, 1 T cocoa, 1 t of cinnamon, 2 pks of sweetner. Mix up the dry ingredients in a mug, add 1/4 C egg beaters and microwave for one minute. This makes about six slices. Sometimes, if it gets a little dry, I use a squirt of whipped cream on top. Yummy! There are a lot of variations to try - just use your imagination.

Sunny

Thank You Sunny - I will definitely try the muffins! Do you use the shake already made or just the protein powder? n

[kelley17]

Originally Posted by free to be me

Regarding Halloween...I am going to get to the gym and get a workout though! If I am going to eat some carbs...I'm going to burn a few of them too!

Alissa working out???? Who'd of thunk it

[free to be me]

[COLOR="DarkRed"]THE GYM!!

[/COLOR]

by the way, I do take an occasional day off

Originally Posted by kelley17

Alissa working out???? Who'd of thunk it

[Sunny524]

Originally Posted by kelley17

Thank You Sunny - I will definitely try the muffins! Do you use the shake already made or just the protein powder? n

Hi Kelley - I just use the powder. Hey, I finally got brave and did the "quotes" thing. Would you believe, we have about six inches of snow here in Western PA?

Sunny

[redhotbean]

Originally Posted by Sunny524

Hi Kelley - I just use the powder. Hey, I finally got brave and did the "quotes" thing. Would you believe, we have about six inches of snow here in Western PA?

Sunny

I would love to see that snow!! I bet its pretty. That is what I really miss especially around the holidays here in Florida. But it was in the high 30's low 40's last night here and we had all our windows open so it was pretty cold when I got up this morning. Didn't expect it to go that low. But it is beautiful outside now in the high 60's maybe low 70's.

Kim

[DRM]

Still sick. Having a hard time focusing when my lungs keep coming out of my throat.

I hope to be back next week with more energy and a better outlook on things.

[Meatpea26]

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

HI Meatpea... How are you doing? I thought we'd lost you a couple of days ago. So good to see you here.

It is good to be back, although I see that I have a lot of catching up to do!! How are you doing with week 2?

[teachermom]

Originally Posted by kelley17

You made me very happy

I'm glad I made you happy. I really respect your knowledge and expertise, and I'm so grateful for your support. I don't think I'd be making this progress without your support system! I couldn't wait to get home from school today to see how everyone is doing. I'm REALLY looking forward to dinner out tonight, too. I rarely eat out, and this will be fun. I looked up the restaurant's menu online and made some mental selections. Now I'm hungry for them! Oh, well....only 2 hours away!

Julie

(And I promise I won't weigh tomorrow! or Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. I'll wait til Wednesday, after baseline and carb-down days.)

[Meatpea26]

Originally Posted by kellycarbaddict

Raises Hand... ME!

I am sure it has been asked but, I still am unsure how this is done. Someday I would like to have a carb up Friday and go to a fish fry! Any advice?

[teachermom]

[QUOTE=free to be me;11058548]Three pages of dialog! Oh my...I have to catch up!!

EVERYBODY!!!!!

Juile, Lovely Julie, don't make me post my lecture on the dastardly scale again

Loose pants club!! That is what we are...I would rather have loose pants and SEE results in my physical form than watch the scale go down and not get any REAL results in the form of...well...in the form of my FORM!

Glad your hanging up your scale...better yet...take the battery out!!

p.s. My Americano's are 3 shots of espresso that is what I get for having three little ones around!


THREE shots - one for each little blessing! I can only drink decaf, so I just drink them for the taste.

I can't take the battery out yet. That will be my next big step to ignoring the scale. I'll get there, but in small steps.

Now my favorite pants are starting to loosen, and I think when I drop down to the next few sizes, I'll have them altered so I can still wear them. I'll wait til I'm in a 10 again (long wait!!!!) They are a pair of Ralph Laurens I bought on the sale rack at Macy's for $10! I thought the price was wrong, but it wasn't!

Thanks so much for your support and expertise. I wouldn't be making this progress without you and this support system!

Julie

[teachermom]

Originally Posted by redhotbean

I would love to see that snow!! I bet its pretty. That is what I really miss especially around the holidays here in Florida. But it was in the high 30's low 40's last night here and we had all our windows open so it was pretty cold when I got up this morning. Didn't expect it to go that low. But it is beautiful outside now in the high 60's maybe low 70's.

Kim

HMMMMM. Everything is relative, I guess. I DON'T want to see the snow. Shoveling "pretty" all winter gets old fast. I'm ready to move someplace warm! 54 years of the white stuff is enough, and I'll still be in it for 7 more until I retire from teaching. Then San Antonio....here I come! I'll be a Texas grandma by then!

Julie

[kellycarbaddict]

Originally Posted by Meatpea26

I am sure it has been asked but, I still am unsure how this is done. Someday I would like to have a carb up Friday and go to a fish fry! Any advice?

I asked this yesterday cuz I wasn't sure either.... Kelley said to put a carb down before the carb up and baseline after. So my week will look like this:

M-carbdown
T-carbdown
W-baseline
T-carbdown
F-carbup
S-baseline
S-baseline

Week 3 - back to week 3
M-baseline
etc..

We go out to eat with friends alot on Friday nights and our options are typically pizza, mexican, italian, fish, etc....

Go ahead and plan that fish fry.

[sarab118]

Hi Alissa, Kelley, Renee, Connie, Tam and everyone else.

It's 12:44 on the West Coast and I just finished reading all the posts. I stopped at 5 p.m. yesterday, and there were 5 pages this morning. Wow.
Of course I have to read in between doing work, but still a lot of movement here.

I am glad everyone is having success with the program and enjoying discovering this new WOE. I am thinking of changing my high carb and cheat day to Friday and Saturday too. Maintenance is difficult because you miss your carb up Wednesday (Wine!!!!! )

Okay. Confession, although I am on Week 14? starting to lose track, I still want the scale to show a weight loss. Still scared this WOE won't work for me. If my waist measurement goes up 1/2 an inch, not sure if I am bloated or what. I definitely wish I was as self-assured as you Kelley and Alissa.


Sara

[jmprgrl74]

I'm sorry to ask another minute muffin question, but I get that it's a good oil and the protein is a obviously just that...so on a baseline day, do you add something else for breakfast to get your clean carb?

Pam

[alwaysdancing]

You can change your carb up day to one that suits your needs. so if friday is your big day go for it.

I had fun in the whole foods store. we even bought pumkins to sit around for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Last year we had a pumpking that lasted into middle of summer. It amazed us all.

I bought different ez breads and pitas and english muffins. I'm replacing breads we all eat. Kids aren't sure they like a healthy mom they can see where this is leading. I also bought lots of different types of cheese from the deli.

they cost a lot but I told my daughter when you can only use an ounce here an there or sprinkle it's nice to indulge in a variety. they can be small as I will only use a little at a time.

My son says they are a mouthful for him. He's banned from eating the special ones as he has to learn to appreciate the value and how much a little goes a long way.

both kids did say they are proud of me still going strong and they can see the difference. also my daughter likes to read over my shoulder and see who's doing what.

It's nice to hear from those who haven't been on awhile and those just stopping by to check.

Heading to work and trying to figure out what I want my to go crazy meals to be. I look at food now and wonder how healthy is it?

[jmprgrl74]

Originally Posted by free to be me

Pam!

Chips and salsa...seriously one of my total weaknesses...GUESS WHAT?? You can make chips out of the EZ tortillas and have chips and salsa on carb down AND baseline days if you want!! You'll love it...

Just cut the tortilla into pieces, sprak (very sparsly) with EVOO and sprinkle lightly with garlic salt, bake in oven at 380 (I sometimes use 375) for about 10 mins...I let mine sit in oven for an extra 5 mins with the oven off...then let ten cool on the counter for another 5 mins...VOILA!!! Crispy tortilla chips Cracker Style

p.s. I bake mine on a stone, baking times may vary slightly depending on what kind of baking surface you use

*GASP* I think I love you for sharing this! Is it two tortillas for a serving like the EZ bread?

Originally Posted by China Doll

This morning I noted that my ring that I normally wear on my left hand is very loose, loose enough to move it to my right hand so it doesn't come off unnoticed. That is a small thing, but we need to take our positive cues where we can find them. My "measuring pants" will probably be tried on tonight!

I've come to grips with two things--number one--I can drink a caffe americano in the morning and not even feel deprived because it isn't a latte--and number two--portion size is something to remember. I'm not hungry so it is easier to eat smaller portions and smaller portions are enough. I don't need a huge pile of anything on my plate and it will help as we get farther into the cycle.

I haven't weighed my self since Kelley "gave me heck" but I might try at the beginning of next week to see how I am doing.

Thanks for all of the good ideas that I get from all of you when I read the thread. Some of it is about the WOE and some of it is about life. Both are helpful.

Congratulations on the ring! I also am finding that I apparently have NEVER eatten portion sizes correctly - now with these foods and frequent eatting, the appropriate amounts are just fine for me!

I seriously get teary-eyed I get so excited over this WOE. I've never been so pleased with my 'diet' -- ever! Being able to enjoy it so much, have it be absolutely 'do-able' and get results?! I will continue this regardless because it FEELS good and HOT DAMN if I actually get to a weight I haven't seen since before my three children (the oldest of which is 16!!) I just hope that I can inspire my 16 yr old daughter to do it. She's VERY picky but I think she could learn to love veggies and this way of eatting too. She's overweight and has diabetes in her family tree so it concerns me. I'm glad she's happy with herself, but she's 5'0 flat and about 160. I want her to learn how to eat before she goes to college. She's brilliant, she can do it if I can!

Pam

[sarab118]

Hi Pam. Sorry but only 1 tortilla is equal to the serving. One EZ tortillas has double the calories, etc of 1 slice of EZ Bread. They are large though, so that's a plus.


Sara

[livinagain]

Kelly
So last two meals could be pasta and/or a sub or pizza. Why do we do this is it to make the body think that it is not starving for carbs. Confirming no fruit, milk or yougurt until after week three.
Nina

[jmprgrl74]

Originally Posted by Sunny524

Hi Kelley - I just use the powder. Hey, I finally got brave and did the "quotes" thing. Would you believe, we have about six inches of snow here in Western PA?

Sunny

I want snow too! I miss it since moving to NC.

Originally Posted by DRM

Still sick. Having a hard time focusing when my lungs keep coming out of my throat.

I hope to be back next week with more energy and a better outlook on things.

I hope you get to feeling better soon!

Originally Posted by sarab118

Hi Pam. Sorry but only 1 tortilla is equal to the serving. One EZ tortillas has double the calories, etc of 1 slice of EZ Bread. They are large though, so that's a plus.


Sara

That's okay! I'm just thrilled I can have some!

Pam

[dede]

Hey guys! What I can't figure out is how in the heck do you all work and keep up with all these posts! It's getting very difficult to come home from work and catch up on all the pages before I have to start dinner and do other various household chores. I feel like I'm a bad Cracker! ha!

I did want to report that I measured,(not weighed),today and am happy to say that I've lost 1&1/2" around my bust and 2" from my waist. YEA! Didn't measure any of the other parts yet.

I am curious about something. On Carb up days it mentions to control the fats yet you can have things like ice cream,pizza etc. That doesn't sound like controlling your fats. What exactly does it mean? dede

[dede]

Read about your "nightmare". I also had a dream about messing up the program. I was pouring sugary hot chocolate powder into my mouth. Weird! Don't even like instant hot chocolate. Ya think we might be obsessed a little with cracking the code?! hehe dede

[dede]

Sara,were you the one who posted about the various muffin recipies? The chocolate one really got my attention. Very clever! dede

[sarab118]

Sorry, Dede, that was not me. I did read the post and it sounded really good. I would like to try the muffin too, but I noticed some put in baking powder and others don't. You can search within this thread at the top of the board. Hope that helps.

Sara

[Mrs Daisy's Mom]

Renee's Mom here, back from the cruise. I haven't checked my weight since coming home and I am not until next week. I really didn't go "overboard" eating. Ate in the dining room, so portions were smaller, rather than eating at the buffet. I did have dessert every night, but probably walked it off. Snorkeling was awesome and yes I didn't even mind putting on the dreaded bathing suit. Now back to starting with carb down days and start week 3, second round on Monday. I would not have been able to keep up with all the activities on the cruise had I not lost the 13 lbs. What a difference it made.
So to all you newbies, stick to it, you can do it. It's worth the effort.
Julie D

[sarab118]

Where did you go on your cruise? It sounds like you had a great time.


Sara