KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON ~~~~~~~JULY

[vli1127]

Our disclaimer


"This is a group of very supportive people some of which have been together for a very long time. Some are at their goal. Some of us are struggling to get to that goal. One thing I know for certain is that giving up is not the answer. So, we will keep on keeping on. We listen to each other’s struggles and are there in the good times and the bad. Newcomers are welcome."

[DENMW]

Wow, it IS a new month, isn't it?

Yvonne, glad you had a nice time with your friend. It's exhausting though working and entertaining guests so hope you get a day off today to regroup. How did weigh day go?

Judy, I have used Dale's seasoning before and yes it is good. I have used it on chicken and it is awesome on chicken. I used to take Italian dressing and add some Dales and marinate the chicken in that before cooking it.

Vicki, how did TOPS go?

Lei, Steph, Liz, Lizzie, Sam

I'm off today and trying to get some cleaning done but so far, uhhhh,I'm still on this computer.

So, I have a few more things on this computer to do like log in my food for the day. I do best when not o nly planning ahead but logging in my food ahead so that's what I'm going to do.

Also, in case anyone has not tried it, Liz reminded me about using L-glutamine to stop cravings and I tried it again and for me it seems to help. Is it the placebo effect? Who knows and who cares as long as it works. I would recommend the capsules as people in the ML have said that for an emergency craving open the capsule and let the L-glut dissolve under the tongue. The doseage is 500 - 1000 mg.

Later guys.

[Parisfox]

I was DOWN another 0.6 of a lb this morning. Gotta stay on track. It DOES work...albeit slowly.

Beautiful weather for the rest of the week. Temps in the 80s and LOW humidity. Nice combination. I'll spend as much time outside as I can. Before long it will be hot...hot...hot.

Linda...The combo of Dale's Seasoning and Italian Dressing as a chicken marinade sounds good. Will have to give that a try sometime. Thanks.

Have a great day, everyone....and KUTGW. Work your plan and your plan will work!!

[vli1127]

I was down 4 3/4 lbs last night. I am still in leeway though. With a goal wt of 170, my range can be 163-173. As I look over my weekly weigh in book, I have been in this range since mid April. However, I just claimed KOPS status a couple of weeks ago. I guess a "normal" person would fluctuate within a 10 lb range, right?? I wouldn't know, I haven't ever maintained before.

[lovinglife50]

Well getting on the scale is always disappointing but thankfully it is only once a month - and it was down another couple of pounds.

27lbs down so far - cannot complain. I am where I was before going to England so that's a good thing. Another 20 and I will be at goal - if there is such a thing. Just want my clothes to fit.

So it's been 5 months and I have lost 27 - not bad really. Feeling a hundred times better, no cravings or desire to stop doing what I am doing and thankfully I am NOT dieting - diets do not work for me. I eat a lot but it is colorful and healthy. For me as a cancer survivor - health comes first and foremost. I have never been able to diet a day in my life.

So success is feeling good in my own skin and that I do!

Sounds like you are all doing well also. Sam - Chloe has been doing this for about 3-4 months now and her sister said that she looks great and her jeans are falling off her - I am so pleased for her.

Miss you Liz - thinking and praying for all that is good and wonderful.

Keep on keeping on - that is all we can do. No failures here, just slow successes - rather that than going the other way.

Yvonne

[DENMW]

Originally Posted by vli1127

I was down 4 3/4 lbs last night. I am still in leeway though. With a goal wt of 170, my range can be 163-173. As I look over my weekly weigh in book, I have been in this range since mid April. However, I just claimed KOPS status a couple of weeks ago. I guess a "normal" person would fluctuate within a 10 lb range, right?? I wouldn't know, I haven't ever maintained before.

Fabulous

Originally Posted by lovinglife50

Well getting on the scale is always disappointing but thankfully it is only once a month - and it was down another couple of pounds.

27lbs down so far - cannot complain. I am where I was before going to England so that's a good thing. Another 20 and I will be at goal - if there is such a thing. Just want my clothes to fit.

So it's been 5 months and I have lost 27 - not bad really. Feeling a hundred times better, no cravings or desire to stop doing what I am doing and thankfully I am NOT dieting - diets do not work for me. I eat a lot but it is colorful and healthy. For me as a cancer survivor - health comes first and foremost. I have never been able to diet a day in my life.

So success is feeling good in my own skin and that I do!

Sounds like you are all doing well also. Sam - Chloe has been doing this for about 3-4 months now and her sister said that she looks great and her jeans are falling off her - I am so pleased for her.

Miss you Liz - thinking and praying for all that is good and wonderful.

Keep on keeping on - that is all we can do. No failures here, just slow successes - rather that than going the other way.

Yvonne

Yvonne, 27 lb. is great. Just think, you could be where I am, right in the same spot. Good job.

[vli1127]

Yvonne, that is great news about the wt. loss, KUTGW.

Linda, where is Liz??

Steph, did you enjoy Canada Day?

All is well here. I am doing my weekly volunteer shift at the Railroad this afternoon. I also have a very busy weekend planned. Yea!! Burgers and brats Fri, Sat. and Sun. whew.

[Parisfox]

Bounced up 0.4 of a lb, but that's nothing. I'm still DOWN for the week. Will be on plan again today. Need to get in more water. Have a good day...KUTGW.


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[sweetie_pie]

Hi my friends!

Just popping in quick - will post more later on when I've got time to myself !!

On plan today, except I've been eating away at a few too many nuts. I remember someone (Sam?) saying something like, "It's not the food that's the trouble - it's your HISTORY with the food"

Well, I had that ringing in my ears when I bought them. But I told myself I was gonig to portion them out for DH's lunch Oh, the lies we tell ourselves!!

I've got a yummy dinner in the oven - chicken breasts w/ plum tomatos, button mushrooms & green onions, lightly brushed w/ olive oil & some herbs. MMM...
I made a double portion, as I'm bringing half of it to a friend who's husband is sick. She is in my waist watchers group, so I was trying to make something that was 'ow cal', but still Atkins friendly.

Looking forward to catching up better tonight

[sweetie_pie]

sorry....... too tired for anything more tonight..........

have to get to bed ! Good night everybody!

[vli1127]

Hi all, Steph, how was supper? Sounded great.

I have a busy weekend aheadMany events planned and of course SG is in the plans too

[sweetie_pie]

Afternoon everybody!

Linda, Thanks for the L-glutamine suggestion. I think I'm going to get some to keep on hand. I keep yo-yoing back & forth, only staying in ketosis for a couple days at a time. Then of course the cravings are horrible getting myself back to where I should have just stayed in the first place!
Placebo or not - if it works, it's worth it

Judy, Good job at staying consistent. Consistency is the key to so many things, especially weight loss !!

Vicki, Yes, I think a 10 pound range is probably very fair. I know that at TOM I can go up by that much in a couple days, and then without any effort see it disappear almost overnight. Oh, & yes we had a nice Canada day - thanks for asking! DS & I went to the parade. It was on the edge of the river, the breeze was blowing, & it was a beautiful day! BTW, what exactly do you do at the Railroad??

Yvonne, Way to go girl !! 27 pounds is amazing, and I know that you'll be able to make the next 20. You are soooo close to your goal


to Liz, Lei, Sam, SlimLizzie, & anyone else I may have missed.

Oh yeah - supper was yummy. I wll try to post the recipe later. It's super easy, & really tasty, and easy to adapt to whatever veggies you like.


I went for a hike w/ friends this morning at a local nature preserve. A friend from church has organized it. She wanted to hike there everyday, so she plans to go as long as you email her the day ahead of time. (Not safe to do on your own - very woodsy & secluded)

I must say, this is like an answer to prayer in many ways!! First, I really need the motivation to exercise, and having a buddy (with kids to keep my DS entertained) is just PERFECT! Also, I've been having a terrible time lately with anxiety issues. Some days it's so hard to just get myself out of the house. But, having good company & somewhere to go makes all the difference some days. To have such a beautiful place to walk, & not have it cost anything is just a huge bonus.

Have to go get some things done. DH & I are headed out on a hot date tonight --- woohoo !! Not sure where we're going, but as long as it's OUT, I'm happy

Sending out to everybody

[vli1127]

I am a volunteer in the gift shop at the railroad. When I first started volunteering last year, someone said I could be an engineer LOL.

Well, I just made a road trip to a creamery about 30 miles from here and bought 10 lbs of grass-fed ground beef for $2.99/lb. It was the holiday special. I also bought some cheese curds, cream and goat cheese yummy. I am getting more and more interested in what I put in my body and am beginning to become more willing to pay the extra $$ for the better quality stuff.

[sweetie_pie]

Oh man, it must be the weekend 'cause it's quiet around here again! This is the only time I seem to get some time to myself to come here, and everybody's gone!

Well, I hope you're all at least out having a good time

DH & I went out for dinner & wandered around downtown. Then we ended up at Lowes & bought a truckload of 2 x 4's. How romantic, eh??? We rarely get out just ourselves, & when we do, it's like we don't know what to do with ourselves!

Vicki, My son is in love with trains. Not just Thomas the tank, but any type of train. We often go to the local train station & watch them come & go.

Heading to bed now. Have a good weekend everybody!

[cdn_gal]

Originally Posted by sweetie_pie

DH & I went out for dinner & wandered around downtown. Then we ended up at Lowes & bought a truckload of 2 x 4's. How romantic, eh???

Yes, very romantic!!
Quick check-in as i just got home from work and am dead tired...

When does Sam get back? And where is Linda??

to everyone else...

Happy 4th of July to the American peeps!!

[vli1127]

Steph, A Day out With Thomas comes to the railroad here two weekends in Sept. It is jam packed. I have taken all of my boys to this event. My two oldest are 25 and 22, so this event has been coming for quite some time.

Have a Happy 4th all.

[Parisfox]

Good morning.....I was UP 0.2 of a lb this morning. I ate too much yesterday (and drank too little). It WAS all on-plan food, but I was just HUNGRY all day. That seems to have passed so now, hopefully, tomorrow should give me better numbers. I know 0.2 of a lb isn't REALLY a change, but I'd like to see a good loss soon, ya know?

Have a great 4th...and remember those who fought and died in the past (and present)
to make this a free country and to protect that freedom.

God Bless America.....and all my online friends!!



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[DENMW]

Originally Posted by cdn_gal

Yes, very romantic!!
Quick check-in as i just got home from work and am dead tired...

When does Sam get back? And where is Linda??

to everyone else...

Happy 4th of July to the American peeps!!

I'm here and so are you. OK, I'll explain....I had a dream last night that when I woke up in the morning you were in my house. I never found out how you got in but you came to visit. We were just about to plan our day today and then........buzzzzzz, the alarm went off at 6:30am to give Romeo his insulin shot. Whatever we were going to do I'm sure it would have been fun.

I have not been doing so great with my eating and even made some black bean brownies last night to try. You know, some things are just not meant to be messed with and brownies is one of them. They were OK but certainly not a brownie. I even added the extra choc as recommended and still, not great. I actually was planning to take them to a cookout tonight but after tasting them I changed my mind. I actually managed though to eat 1/2 of them. The rest are going in the garbage because even though they are not great, they ARE chocolate and I know I'll eat them all. Tonight we go to a cookout with a lot of new people I haven't met but sound very interesting. I plan to eat modestly and have some wine. My plan is tomorrow to carb deplete and then Monday get serious about doing Wendy Chant again. It works great for me if I stick to it. The problem is that I get about 10 days into any plan and then go off but this time I have a plan to e mail my food to someone to be accountable, much like what I did in GS when I called my food daily to a sponsor. I will also come here daily for accountability.

Steph, I'm so excited for you that you have a buddy to exercise with AND a nature walk sounds wonderful. That really is an answer to prayer. I did that once with a friend. We met at a Jr. college to walk on their track every morning at 6am. We had the best time. We got a lot of sharing in too. You
will enjoy it.

Sam, hurry back.

Viciki, Judy, Yvonne, Lizzie

[sweetie_pie]

Happy 4th to my American friends!

Just passing through --- what a long day, & I just ended it with an hour in the garden (I guess to make sure I'd really sleep tonight!)

Weigh in is tomorrow

Will check back with you then.


xox

[vli1127]

Linda, at least you tried a new recipe. I thought the Black Bean Brownies were quite tasty myself. To each his own.

I took marinated cucumber slices to the BBQ Friday night, it was a pot luck, meat provided. Well the usual hot dogs and hamburgers were the protein staple and I bet there were at least 20-25 additional side dishes/desserts. And, guess what, mine was the only vegetable. The rest were desserts, fruit salads, macaroni salads, chips, crackers etc. I brought home almost all of it, I think I might have been the only one who ate it.

I took the rest and made a layered salad and watermelon to SG's yesterday. He grilled brats and burgers and had chips I put out my stuff. (his 3 kids were there too). Again, SG and I were the only ones to eat the salad, but the youngest kid did take a small spoonful of cukes. And, the same kid along with SG and I ate some watermelon.

So, today we are celebrating my Mom's bday (yesterday is actual) and once again I was asked to bring a salad. I am about ready to give up on this stuff. I made coleslaw and am going to take Creamy Cucumber Salad (jello recipe) along with the rest of the watermelon. I will eat the leftover layered salad for lunch. I can't stand to see food wasted LOL.

[Parisfox]

Good morning all....I was DOWN 1 lb this morning. That's the kind of numbers I like.

Vicki....I LOVE marinated cucumbers. Wish I'd been there. Here's a REALLY easy/tasty VLC coleslaw dressing recipe if you would like to try it.

Coleslaw Dressing

Mix together the following:

1/4 cup Hellman’s Mayonaise
3/4 cup Sour Cream
2-3 Tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 cup cold water
1 Tbsp. Regina Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 tsp. Salt
3/4 tsp. Pepper
1-2 pinches Splenda

Pour over a 1 lb. pkg of shredded cabbage. Stir well and let sit in fridge for at least 1/2 an hour. At first it will look like there isn't enough dressing, but it seems to multiply as it sits. Stir again before serving.


Must run....going to my DDs in about an hour and have stuff to get done before I go.

[sweetie_pie]

Sorry... just checking in real quick.

Vicki, I remembered the other day that when I was LC-ing years ago, I used to make broccoli salad quite often. Yummm.. and people not on Atkins loved it too. I actually bought all the ingriedeints the other day.
The dressing has mayo, apple cidar vinegar (or reg vinegar), and I use Splenda or Stevia to sweeten instead of sugar. The salad has broccoli, crumbled bacon, a little bit of red onion, sunflower seeds, & raisins (optional)

Had a busy weekend, & I'm wiped out, so I'm headed to bed.

to everyone, hope you all enjoyed your holiday celebrations !

(Oh, I'm down just 0.5 this week, which is better than going up!)

[Parisfox]

I was DOWN just 0.6 of a lb for the WEEK!! But, since I went out last night and had some beer and ate pub grub, I'm just glad I'm not UP for the week.

This will have to be just a quick check-in. I'll be out of town all day. My friend is back in the hospital in Des Moines (150 miles from here) and I'm going to spend the day with her.

Here's Today's Meditation. Add to the meditation that we should remember that in addition to weight loss, we eat this way to be healthier. Just another motivator!!

Have a great day!! AND Work your plan and your plan will work!!



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[vli1127]

Judy, YOu aren't too far from me today and thanks for the coleslaw recipe.

Steph, I have made that salad before too, I love it. I have also added walnuts or pecans too.

I have had my fill of brats and burgers, creamy salads and desserts (watermelon and LC blueberry pie) I am ready to get back to simple meals for a while.

[DENMW]

Hi guys, quick check in then getting ready for work. I'm scheduled a little later today but then teach tonight so a long day for me. Need to go prepare my lunch, snacks and dinner for today so I'll be prepared when I get home late.
Still keeping on.
to everyone.

[cdn_gal]

Morning ladies! Another quick-checker-in-er
Today is my first of 2 off and I'm heading fishing in about 45 minutes... (yes Steph and Linda, I have camera in tow!)

When does Sam get back, and how come we don't have any 4th of july/Canada Day pics up yet??

[sweetie_pie]

Yay Lei on the camera !! How did you know??

I tried to take Canada day pics, but my camera was full. Sorry excuse, I know.

I keep wanting to get here to post, but by the time I do I'm so dang tired, I just want to sit & veg, not type! My little boy is giving me a run for my money -- It's only July, and I am READY for school to start ! How cam someone in such a small body have such a strong will ?!?

I had Taco Bell food on the way home last night. I was starving. Didn't prepare. I didn't even want it. I was up sick through the night, and everything I put in my stomach today makes me feel naseous. What a good lesson -- I won't be doing that again. Soooooo not worth it!

Tonight it's portobello burgers & broccoli salad.

[Samantha42]

HELLO MY LOVIES!!!!!

Been back since Friday but completely overwhelmed with life and today was my first stop here. I am so glad to see how well you all are doing!! Yvonne with your 27 pounds and no cheating! Steph almost in the 220s!!!!! You are fantastic!!! Vicki with your maintaining in the range I would kill to be in (upper 160s sounds absolutely yummy right now). LEI FINALLY HERE POSTING ever since I went vacation!!!? Are you trying to tell me something ??

I'm back from vacation. I'm beating myself up. The first 4 days of vacation I was doing great... drinking but eating LC, lots of bunless burgers. Then the last 4 days I had carb creep... then got home for 3rd of July weekend and completely fell off. I was probably 186ish--> carb creep to 190s--> now I'm like 193 and annoyed. I still feel slimmer and my dad complimented me yesterday but I'm pissed and trapped in the Non-ketosis world with a hard time getting back.

On top of that, I started new rotation today and it's long hours and stressful. Tomorrow I have a 30 hour overnight at the hospital and when I'm tired, stressed, and not in ketosis I like to EAT. And eat junk carbage. So I have lots of cards stacked against me and I'm considering taking a green tea pill before I head off to work. I seriously don't know how I'll make it.

I'm annoyed. My optimism has decreased even though I KNOW in 2 days I can lose 3 pounds of water bloat and feel amazing. i just need to DO IT.

Lastly, my vacation was amazing. Coming home and going back to work feels like sudden torture. My Mom (with leukemia) just started getting chemo again and she is violently ill. I'm stressed But I'll try my best to take "weight loss" off that list of stressors and get back to that amazing place where I was 2 weeks ago.

OH AND FRICKING BOY. AAAARGRGGRGRGR He is driving me absolutely nuts. I have never liked someone as much as I like him and it's doing crazy pathetic things to me... making me into someone I am totally not. Part of me wants to walk away completely and part of me thinks that if his friendship is all I can get, it would still be worth it. He is like a drug to me. It's sickening almost. I cannot imagine what will happen if I continue to feel this way and I never actually *have*him. I'm sick.

I wish I could explain it in a way that made sense, but I'm so meddled in all that's going on with my I feel like I can't even piece out what's going on. I need ketosis. I need weight loss. I need sun and water and sand and bike riding. I want to go back on vacation and never come back.

Ahhh wonderful post, eh? Glad to have me back?!?!


I promise I'll be better soon!

[sweetie_pie]

I've only got time to say

WELCOME BACK SAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!


I HAVE to get to bed --- my little guy wiped me right out today. I feel like I've been through a war! (I kind of have been )

Nice to have you back Sam

Goodnight everyone!

[slimlizzie]

Good morning everyone!! and I am back and online!!!

Made the move to Wisconsin and I am so happy to be home again. So good to be with family and good friends.

I dropped a few pounds with this move and I wasn't even on plan!! up stairs..down stairs.. up stairs.. down stairs!!

The bad news is we have to go back and get the rest of our stuff... like furniture..
Oh I hate to think of making that trip again.

Still have lots to do here at the new house I am not complaining..I so enjoy it.

Sounds like you all have been Keeping on..and I am so glad to be back!! Changing my stats from 175 to 172!!