Let's Get to Onderland! 2009

Starzmom · 10-01-2009, 12:16 PM

I thought I'd start a new thread for us and anyone who wants to join. We're people trying to break the Onederland barrier. We each do our own plan as best we can. My goal is to get there by the end of the year!

vanilla_latte · 10-01-2009, 02:54 PM

I am here. I'm taking a few days to reanalyze, reorganize and figure out some things. I'm looking at the EFGT forum. Since fat is really keeps me satisfied - boy that seems like an oxymoron since fat is what I need to lose! - and I might be eating too much protein, I may try that. Whatever I decide, it's onward to Onderland by November ...

Starzmom · 10-02-2009, 06:44 AM

Well I've just calculated my calorie intake for the past 80 days and averaged it. Eighty days ago I weighed what I did this morning. I figure this would be an approximation of how many calories I need to maintain my present weight. It wasn't good news for me. I only need 1,700 calories to maintain my weight! It's little wonder I'm not losing weight. I need to get to 1,200 calories a day consistently to lose 1 pound a week. I'm going to try that and up my activity as well. Good news is I now have a plan. I wish us all success this month!

SlimMoeDee · 10-03-2009, 06:57 PM

Well, I was hoping I wouldn't need to be on the "Let's Get To Wonderland" thread this month, but here I am. Actually, I had a fried fish meal for 2 days (with the best gall darn hush puppies I have EVER ate). Needless to say, I'm up a few pounds. Oh well, i've got 30 days to get rid of them.

Starzmom · 10-04-2009, 09:01 AM

SlimMoeDee...It seems for me those few days I don't eat on plan or eat too much are what undoes all my 'good' days. I hope this is not the same for you. You're close and you'll get there! So will I. I don't need a lot to maintain so I can't expect to lose quickly. Lately I'm eating maybe 100 cals under maintenence...not enough. I have to get down to 1,200 a day consistantly. I do well and then get 'hungry' in the evening. Grrr to me.

I'll never give up though 'cause that just ensures gain.

lawmom · 10-06-2009, 04:36 AM

Made it to Onederland this morning! 199.0 .... (Sorry, I posted it on the October thread then realized you had created a new one

)

Starzmom · 10-06-2009, 11:53 AM

lawmom!!!!!

You da babe!

You must feel great about this! Hold on to Onederland and never let it go!
Whoo hoo!

vanilla_latte · 10-06-2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starzmom

Well I've just calculated my calorie intake for the past 80 days and averaged it. Eighty days ago I weighed what I did this morning. I figure this would be an approximation of how many calories I need to maintain my present weight. It wasn't good news for me. I only need 1,700 calories to maintain my weight! It's little wonder I'm not losing weight. I need to get to 1,200 calories a day consistently to lose 1 pound a week. I'm going to try that and up my activity as well. Good news is I now have a plan. I wish us all success this month!

Good job on figuring out some things! Anxious to see how this works out for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawmom

Made it to Onederland this morning! 199.0 .... (Sorry, I posted it on the October thread then realized you had created a new one

)

Great job!

I've decided to try the Eat Fat Get Thin approach. Upping the fats a bit, lowering the protein. I tell ya .. I feel like on the Low Carb Merryground trying to find which approach might work for me.

Haven't weighed yet. I think I'll do that in the morning and see how far from Onderland I am.

SlimMoeDee · 10-06-2009, 04:47 PM

Good going Lawmom!

lawmom · 10-06-2009, 05:18 PM

Thanks everyone for your support!

Starzmom · 10-07-2009, 05:27 AM

Hey wow this may not seem like much to y'all but this morning I had a new low on the scale...203.5 lol lost a half pound! So I am going in the right direction but very very slowly.

vanilla_latte · 10-08-2009, 12:23 PM

Are you kidding?? A loss is a loss is a loss!!

You're a couple lbs. closer than I am.

I weighed yesterday and was actually pleased since I did indulge in a few carbs over the weekend. Yesterday, I ended up with almost 2000 calories

, a little high on the protein, but kept the fat up, carbs down and lost a little over a pound.

I'm back to weighing daily to see how this is going to work .. so I'm on your tail!

Starzmom · 10-08-2009, 01:26 PM

Good news vanilla! A pound!

I'm gonna keep on doing what I've been doing 'cause Onderland is close!

lawmom · 10-08-2009, 03:37 PM

Keep up the good work guys... you are going to get there soon!

vanilla_latte · 10-09-2009, 02:14 PM

Had another high calorie/low carb/low protein/high fat day yesterday and stayed the same, which is cool.

You ladies have a great weekend!

Starzmom · 10-10-2009, 03:38 PM

I hope this EFGT works for you vanilla! So far so good, huh?

vanilla_latte · 10-12-2009, 12:23 PM

I'll say! I semi-did the plan over the weekend (trying to stretch out the fasting time) and this morning was down 2 lbs.! I finally got .4 lb. lower than my siggy

. I'd been up a couple pounds and did NOT want to change it until I broke through it. Getting so close to Onderland I can taste it (no pun intended!).

Magicsmom · 10-12-2009, 12:31 PM

Hi girls, can I join you please? I am close enough to onederland that I think I can get there by the end of the year. Starzmom, you must be able to look over the fence and see it, you're so close! Congrats on getting there, lawmom!

Starzmom · 10-12-2009, 01:19 PM

vanilla...congrats on busting your siggy weight!
Magicsmom..You are very welcome to be here! We can do this this very year!

Lora · 10-12-2009, 01:56 PM

Hi.

Do you think 24lbs is to much to lose to make it to onderland by the end of the year?

If not, count me in. That would be 2lbs a week, starting today (I'm re-inducting). Getting my butt back in gear because I am a mess.

lawmom · 10-12-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magicsmom

Hi girls, can I join you please? I am close enough to onederland that I think I can get there by the end of the year. Starzmom, you must be able to look over the fence and see it, you're so close! Congrats on getting there, lawmom!

Thanks! You all can do it too... Starz and Vanilla, you are almost there.... Vanilla, when I broke out of my stall of several weeks, the weight has come off a lot easier (this week at least). I bet you will get there quick now that the scale is moving for you again. Good luck everyone!!!!

AS for me, I am going to start working on my Christmas goal ... Unfortunately, I didn't make my mini goal for September and still haven't reached it even though we are at the half-way point for October. Probably going to have to adjust those some...

Magicsmom · 10-12-2009, 09:50 PM

Thanks for the welcome, ladies! Lora, it's great to see you here! Did you get your L-Glutamine yet? I tell you, it's like a miracle to get you past the craving stage.

My strategy is to do meat and eggs Monday through Friday, and basically Atkins '72 induction on weekends. Doing Atkins all the time wasn't controlling my cravings, but meat and eggs does. I think my body is very resistant to get into ketosis. It takes a lot to get me there.

I joined the Biggest Loser contest at my gym

and I am not in it to win it, I'm in it to motivate myself to stay the heck on plan. I have been goofing around way too much this year. I could have been a lot closer to goal if I had stuck with it.

Anyway, at the gym, I'm competing with women much younger than I am (I'll be 57 in a couple of weeks), so I don't really think that I can win. But I'll lose weight every week and I'll not cheat.

Magicsmom · 10-12-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawmom

AS for me, I am going to start working on my Christmas goal ... Unfortunately, I didn't make my mini goal for September and still haven't reached it even though we are at the half-way point for October. Probably going to have to adjust those some...

I seem to miss the mark on my mini-goals too. But I think a mini-goal of onederland by 2010 is realistic.

Magicsmom · 10-13-2009, 07:55 AM

Have a great LC day ladies!

Starzmom · 10-13-2009, 11:21 AM

Lora...Welcome here! If you're a good loser you can make it by the new year. We all lose at different rates but it seems to me 2 pounds a week is doable.

lawmom...That would be so great if you could make that Christmas goal! Boy would I love to be there,too.

Magicsmom...Sounds like a plan. Meat and egg rocks the pounds off!

As for me I'm taking it one day at a time and doing the best I can each day. I'm still hovering around my siggy weight. So what else is new! lol

Magicsmom · 10-13-2009, 01:10 PM

Lora, where did you go, girl? Come on in and tell us how you're doing today!

Magicsmom · 10-14-2009, 07:39 AM

There I go, killing threads again.

Magicsmom · 10-15-2009, 08:09 AM

Dayum! I really did kill the thread! Sorry guys, it must be a gift!

Starzmom · 10-15-2009, 11:23 AM

No Magicsmom, you didn't kill the thread. There are only a few of us here. I'm still hangin in there on plan with no loss. How are you doing?

vanilla_latte · 10-15-2009, 12:54 PM

Magicsmom, you are too funny! I have a job that affords me lots of freedom to do different things, so Tuesday I spent the day organizing my iTunes folder here at work to match mine at home. I also have a graphics website, so yesterday I spent most of it designing a new webset. Never made it here.

I went up a lb. on Tuesday but I REFUSE to change my siggy as I expect a loss soon (how's that for optimistic?!). Despite that, my clothes feel better and although the tape measure only shows a teeny tiny change, I see major changes in the mirror. So far, doing the Fast 5 with the low carb is going good.

lawsmom - I hope once I break the big barrier, the weight will come off. I've been inputing my weight everyday into Weight Commander to see exactly this ol' body loses. If I can get a handle on it and see the way I lose, maybe I won't get so disheartened at my "stalls".

10-01-2009, 12:16 PM	#1
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	Let's Get to Onderland! 2009 I thought I'd start a new thread for us and anyone who wants to join. We're people trying to break the Onederland barrier. We each do our own plan as best we can. My goal is to get there by the end of the year!

10-12-2009, 09:50 PM	#22
Magicsmom Committed to Succeed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington state Posts: 23,807 Gallery: Magicsmom Stats: 282/203.5/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2004	Thanks for the welcome, ladies! Lora, it's great to see you here! Did you get your L-Glutamine yet? I tell you, it's like a miracle to get you past the craving stage. My strategy is to do meat and eggs Monday through Friday, and basically Atkins '72 induction on weekends. Doing Atkins all the time wasn't controlling my cravings, but meat and eggs does. I think my body is very resistant to get into ketosis. It takes a lot to get me there. I joined the Biggest Loser contest at my gym and I am not in it to win it, I'm in it to motivate myself to stay the heck on plan. I have been goofing around way too much this year. I could have been a lot closer to goal if I had stuck with it. Anyway, at the gym, I'm competing with women much younger than I am (I'll be 57 in a couple of weeks), so I don't really think that I can win. But I'll lose weight every week and I'll not cheat. __________________ Terry The apples of my eye are in my avatar. Magic on the right, and A.C. on the left. My sweet boys. My Facebook Killing threads since 2004

10-15-2009, 12:54 PM	#30
vanilla_latte Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 287 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: What?!?!/Huh?/Cool WOE: Atkins '72	Magicsmom, you are too funny! I have a job that affords me lots of freedom to do different things, so Tuesday I spent the day organizing my iTunes folder here at work to match mine at home. I also have a graphics website, so yesterday I spent most of it designing a new webset. Never made it here. I went up a lb. on Tuesday but I REFUSE to change my siggy as I expect a loss soon (how's that for optimistic?!). Despite that, my clothes feel better and although the tape measure only shows a teeny tiny change, I see major changes in the mirror. So far, doing the Fast 5 with the low carb is going good. lawsmom - I hope once I break the big barrier, the weight will come off. I've been inputing my weight everyday into Weight Commander to see exactly this ol' body loses. If I can get a handle on it and see the way I lose, maybe I won't get so disheartened at my "stalls". __________________ -vanilla Poundage gone: 9.4 lbs. Working on eating to live, not living to eat. "My help comes from the Lord, the maker of Heaven and earth" - Psalm 121:1-2

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10-01-2009, 02:54 PM	#2
vanilla_latte Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 287 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: What?!?!/Huh?/Cool WOE: Atkins '72	I am here. I'm taking a few days to reanalyze, reorganize and figure out some things. I'm looking at the EFGT forum. Since fat is really keeps me satisfied - boy that seems like an oxymoron since fat is what I need to lose! - and I might be eating too much protein, I may try that. Whatever I decide, it's onward to Onderland by November ...

10-02-2009, 06:44 AM	#3
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	Well I've just calculated my calorie intake for the past 80 days and averaged it. Eighty days ago I weighed what I did this morning. I figure this would be an approximation of how many calories I need to maintain my present weight. It wasn't good news for me. I only need 1,700 calories to maintain my weight! It's little wonder I'm not losing weight. I need to get to 1,200 calories a day consistently to lose 1 pound a week. I'm going to try that and up my activity as well. Good news is I now have a plan. I wish us all success this month!

10-03-2009, 06:57 PM	#4
SlimMoeDee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 184 Gallery: SlimMoeDee Stats: 260/200/199 (1st goal) WOE: Plain Low Carb Start Date: 07/05/2008	Well, I was hoping I wouldn't need to be on the "Let's Get To Wonderland" thread this month, but here I am. Actually, I had a fried fish meal for 2 days (with the best gall darn hush puppies I have EVER ate). Needless to say, I'm up a few pounds. Oh well, i've got 30 days to get rid of them.

10-04-2009, 09:01 AM	#5
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	SlimMoeDee...It seems for me those few days I don't eat on plan or eat too much are what undoes all my 'good' days. I hope this is not the same for you. You're close and you'll get there! So will I. I don't need a lot to maintain so I can't expect to lose quickly. Lately I'm eating maybe 100 cals under maintenence...not enough. I have to get down to 1,200 a day consistantly. I do well and then get 'hungry' in the evening. Grrr to me. I'll never give up though 'cause that just ensures gain.

10-06-2009, 04:36 AM	#6
lawmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 637 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: lawmom Stats: 216/189.2/140 WOE: Low/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 8/9/09	Made it to Onederland this morning! 199.0 .... (Sorry, I posted it on the October thread then realized you had created a new one )

10-06-2009, 11:53 AM	#7
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	lawmom!!!!! You da babe! You must feel great about this! Hold on to Onederland and never let it go! Whoo hoo!

10-06-2009, 04:47 PM	#9
SlimMoeDee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 184 Gallery: SlimMoeDee Stats: 260/200/199 (1st goal) WOE: Plain Low Carb Start Date: 07/05/2008	Good going Lawmom!

10-06-2009, 05:18 PM	#10
lawmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 637 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: lawmom Stats: 216/189.2/140 WOE: Low/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 8/9/09	Thanks everyone for your support!

10-07-2009, 05:27 AM	#11
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	Hey wow this may not seem like much to y'all but this morning I had a new low on the scale...203.5 lol lost a half pound! So I am going in the right direction but very very slowly.

10-08-2009, 12:23 PM	#12
vanilla_latte Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 287 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: What?!?!/Huh?/Cool WOE: Atkins '72	Are you kidding?? A loss is a loss is a loss!! You're a couple lbs. closer than I am. I weighed yesterday and was actually pleased since I did indulge in a few carbs over the weekend. Yesterday, I ended up with almost 2000 calories , a little high on the protein, but kept the fat up, carbs down and lost a little over a pound. I'm back to weighing daily to see how this is going to work .. so I'm on your tail!

10-08-2009, 01:26 PM	#13
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	Good news vanilla! A pound! I'm gonna keep on doing what I've been doing 'cause Onderland is close!

10-08-2009, 03:37 PM	#14
lawmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 637 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: lawmom Stats: 216/189.2/140 WOE: Low/Moderate Carbs Start Date: 8/9/09	Keep up the good work guys... you are going to get there soon!

10-09-2009, 02:14 PM	#15
vanilla_latte Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 287 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: What?!?!/Huh?/Cool WOE: Atkins '72	Had another high calorie/low carb/low protein/high fat day yesterday and stayed the same, which is cool. You ladies have a great weekend!

10-10-2009, 03:38 PM	#16
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	I hope this EFGT works for you vanilla! So far so good, huh?

10-12-2009, 12:23 PM	#17
vanilla_latte Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 287 Gallery: vanilla_latte Stats: What?!?!/Huh?/Cool WOE: Atkins '72	I'll say! I semi-did the plan over the weekend (trying to stretch out the fasting time) and this morning was down 2 lbs.! I finally got .4 lb. lower than my siggy . I'd been up a couple pounds and did NOT want to change it until I broke through it. Getting so close to Onderland I can taste it (no pun intended!).

10-12-2009, 12:31 PM	#18
Magicsmom Committed to Succeed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington state Posts: 23,807 Gallery: Magicsmom Stats: 282/203.5/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2004	Hi girls, can I join you please? I am close enough to onederland that I think I can get there by the end of the year. Starzmom, you must be able to look over the fence and see it, you're so close! Congrats on getting there, lawmom!

10-12-2009, 01:19 PM	#19
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	vanilla...congrats on busting your siggy weight! Magicsmom..You are very welcome to be here! We can do this this very year!

10-12-2009, 01:56 PM	#20
Lora Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Charm City Posts: 3,923 Gallery: Lora Stats: -20 towards goal of 30lbs. gone by my birthday! WOE: Atkins Start Date: on-going since birth	Hi. Do you think 24lbs is to much to lose to make it to onderland by the end of the year? If not, count me in. That would be 2lbs a week, starting today (I'm re-inducting). Getting my butt back in gear because I am a mess.

10-13-2009, 07:55 AM	#24
Magicsmom Committed to Succeed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington state Posts: 23,807 Gallery: Magicsmom Stats: 282/203.5/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2004	Have a great LC day ladies!

10-13-2009, 11:21 AM	#25
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	Lora...Welcome here! If you're a good loser you can make it by the new year. We all lose at different rates but it seems to me 2 pounds a week is doable. lawmom...That would be so great if you could make that Christmas goal! Boy would I love to be there,too. Magicsmom...Sounds like a plan. Meat and egg rocks the pounds off! As for me I'm taking it one day at a time and doing the best I can each day. I'm still hovering around my siggy weight. So what else is new! lol

10-13-2009, 01:10 PM	#26
Magicsmom Committed to Succeed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington state Posts: 23,807 Gallery: Magicsmom Stats: 282/203.5/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2004	Lora, where did you go, girl? Come on in and tell us how you're doing today!

10-14-2009, 07:39 AM	#27
Magicsmom Committed to Succeed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington state Posts: 23,807 Gallery: Magicsmom Stats: 282/203.5/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2004	There I go, killing threads again.

10-15-2009, 08:09 AM	#28
Magicsmom Committed to Succeed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington state Posts: 23,807 Gallery: Magicsmom Stats: 282/203.5/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2004	Dayum! I really did kill the thread! Sorry guys, it must be a gift!

10-15-2009, 11:23 AM	#29
Starzmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 630 Gallery: Starzmom Stats: 315/200.5/150 WOE: VLC/LC Start Date: February 2007	No Magicsmom, you didn't kill the thread. There are only a few of us here. I'm still hangin in there on plan with no loss. How are you doing?