SEXY THIS SUMMER....6 MONTH CHALLENGE!!

[InTheLight]

Excellent post Sueshe, and so glad to hear your mom is doing well, Amen!!

Good morning friends, coming by to post my menu for today (I'm still doing good and on plan!)
B: 2 scrambled eggs, single-serving of Dannon light & fit diabetic friendly (3 carbs)
L: 1/2 jumbo lump crab bomb, small serving of green beans, small slice of meatloaf wrapped in 1/3 LC wrap w/cheese and di'jon mustard
S: Atkins chocolate shake (if needed)
D: 2 or 3 chicken thighs

Pushing the water today, want to drink lots of it - TTYL!

[SparkysBrat]

OMG I have been gone so long!! Its been really tough for me these past few weeks, but Im Back now!!!

[sueshe]

Originally Posted by InTheLight

Excellent post Sueshe, and so glad to hear your mom is doing well, Amen!!

Good morning friends, coming by to post my menu for today (I'm still doing good and on plan!)
B: 2 scrambled eggs, single-serving of Dannon light & fit diabetic friendly (3 carbs)
L: 1/2 jumbo lump crab bomb, small serving of green beans, small slice of meatloaf wrapped in 1/3 LC wrap w/cheese and di'jon mustard
S: Atkins chocolate shake (if needed)
D: 2 or 3 chicken thighs

Pushing the water today, want to drink lots of it - TTYL!

what is Jumbo lump crab bomb? Sounds so yum!

[InTheLight]

Originally Posted by sueshe

what is Jumbo lump crab bomb? Sounds so yum!

It is a type of crabcake that a restaurant sells here in Maryland; it is pure jumbo lump crabmeat, formed into a small mound, with a bit of mayonnaise and seasonings, just enough to help the crabmeat hold together, no breadcrumbs, no filler at all. Then it is broiled and served with 2 sides, and yes, it is expensive! We only go (sometimes) for special occasions, so it was a wonderful surprise when DD and her hubby surprised the whole family with a dinner of it last night! So this is the leftovers, that and the green beans; can't wait until lunch!!

[sueshe]

mmmm.... there is a place here that has crab cakes that are to die for, I don't know what they put in them, but omg are they good!

[bdladie]

Oh you guys are making me crave crab and I was just told I should never touch any seafood because I'm allergic. Some give me a rash but a lot never bother me. I don't really care for the Allergy Doctor now.

Ok, I am sticking with it pretty good but not pushing the exercise enough so going to make sure I do zumba tonight. I want to see a great number tomorrow. I am a daily weigher and have even packed my scale for vacation before. Not taking it to the Bahamas this time though.

Everyone have a great on plan day for tomrrow is weigh in day.

[BlondieBlue]

A few days away from here feels like a lifetime! I've been insanely busy at work and thats when i usually pop on. I've also been sick with that nasty nose/throat sore and stuffy deal that's been going around here. At least today my teeth don't hurt!

I've stayed on plan though- one month in and it's pretty much a no brainer when meal time comes. No real cravings for the most part which I love, but it's coming off so SLOW! Unfortunately I've been so busy working all day and into the night I haven't gotten on the elliptical (which i was just getting used to) and my eating has lessened. I heat up two tilapia filets for a quickie lunch, and then snack on beef jerky later in the evening. 2 turkey sausage patties for breakfast while i'm driving to work. Maybe that food reduction is a good thing, seeing how food has done me few favors so far...

Glad our thread is so hoppin and that everyone is doing well! Not looking forward to weigh tomorrow... i just have a feeling, even though i've stayed away from the scale for a week- something I never thought I'd be able to do!

[Karen6072]

Good morning all and happy Friday. I've stayed on plan all week and am down 2 pounds. 172!!! Getting closer and closer to my feb goal of 164

Saw my doctor last night and he is very pleased with my shoulder. No more arm sling unless I feel that my arm needs support I'm about as happy with that news as my weight loss lol

Looking forward to the weekend. Going to check out the running room clinic. Yes I've decided to take up running. I think I've had lots of practice running to the fridge, running to the scale that I should take the running outside lol

Hope you have a great Friday and weekend.

[bdladie]

Well everyone I am not thrilled with my weigh in but I'll take it 192 this morning. I'll keep plugging along and get to goal some how.

[BlondieBlue]

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

Such relief and surprise this morning.... 200.4!!!

must be the fish. when i see 199 on the scale, I think I may slump down the bathroom wall like a victim and sob. Joyously of course.

Which means I'm probably about to become addicted to the scale again.

Yesterday i tried something new with lunch, made a wrap with a lc tortilla, chicken slices, few pieces of bacon, and shredded cheddar (heated up and melty) and rolled like a burrito, then I dipped it in buffalo ranch dressing.
btw... I am a self admitted salad dressing *****. I buy a new one every time i'm at the store, use it a few times, then toss it after about 6 months of non-use in the fridge... It's a problem.

[tati_uru]

So happy for you Blondie!!! What's your secret? OMG 17 pounds! What are you eating?
I will weight this afternoon but I am sure I will not see any changes.

[sueshe]

Happy Friday everyone!!! I'm not so happy about my Friday weigh in... nobody else's fault but my own though. Still at 218.5 So happy for the rest of you and your losses!! I'm trailing sadly behind the low carb wagon....have you ever tried to catch up to someone and they stayed just out of your reach? That's what I feel like. Gotta somehow get the gumption to do this. I keep telling myself that quote I heard the other day...

"If it's important to you, you will find a way. If it isn't, you will find an excuse"

There is so much truth in those few words.

I will update the chart and post before I go home.

Tata!! Have a good weekend!

[tati_uru]

"If it's important to you, you will find a way. If it isn't, you will find an excuse"

Love it Tasha! So true...I need this kind of words to keep going, it's so hard! 2 years ago I lost a ton of weight and really fast, 40 pounds in 3 months and now it's not happening, can't find what I am doing different. I had a baby, may be my metabolisim changed, not sure!
Any advice?

[Madison Ave]

Hey everyone! I weighed in today at 173.4 and staying on plan. Hang in there sueshe, you've had some pretty stressful weeks and you are still maintaining! Happy Losing Everyone!

[BlondieBlue]

Originally Posted by tati_uru

So happy for you Blondie!!! What's your secret? OMG 17 pounds! What are you eating?
I will weight this afternoon but I am sure I will not see any changes.

I don't think I'm much qualified to preach, but I have- with certainty (because the same connection is there on other diets I've done) noticed that when I eat a good amount of fish, the weight seems to come off easier. I really like the Gordons signature grilled tilapia. It's a bit expensive to stock up on, but worth it to me. it's super yummy, very low cal/carb. I eat 2 filets (or one box) for lunch most of the time at work. I just leave them in the break room freezer. I also enjoy tuna right out of the can, or on a salad, or mixed up tuna melt style sans bread.

Also- I doubt this has ANYTHING to do with it, but since I've been battling the sore throat demon this week, I have been drinking a good amount of pickle juice out of the jar. Boyfriend snapped that i need to stop because the pickles are going to dry out

[BlondieBlue]

Originally Posted by tati_uru

"If it's important to you, you will find a way. If it isn't, you will find an excuse"

Love it Tasha! So true...I need this kind of words to keep going, it's so hard! 2 years ago I lost a ton of weight and really fast, 40 pounds in 3 months and now it's not happening, can't find what I am doing different. I had a baby, may be my metabolisim changed, not sure!
Any advice?

You have to hang in there. I've experienced this: every time i do low carb i lose slower than the time before. Just stay determined, set small goals, and strut around the house naked as often as you can. I find the strutting helpful.

[MinPinMommy86]

Argh... my weight has fluctuated a lot this week... my lowest this week was 191... and today I was 193 again.. (I weigh myself in the morning after going to the bathroom and before breakfast).. however.. I have been having some "issues" in the pipeline in that.. there isn't a whole lot going on! Hoping my stall is just a backup problem.

[InTheLight]

Hello friends, doing okay, had a small slip-up this morning; was going to fix a LC pizza, and found that I didn't have any more motzarella cheese left (other members in the house fixed pizzas and used the rest of it up, bummer ...) so I grabbed something else, and it wasn't LC ... So, picking up my bootstraps, and went on and fixed my LC cole slaw and it is delicious, very LC, filling and satisfying. So moving on, gonna do my hula hoop this evening and looking forward to some good fried eggs tomorrow morning!

[kjsurgtech]

Well weighed in at 201 this morning, but have not been on plan just maintaining since December. But I am going to do my best get on board next week, even if it kills me.

Kiki

[sueshe]

Well shoot, I forgot to post our chart before I went home. Will have to post it Monday....

[tati_uru]

Still 210 Here!

Thank you for the advice Blonde, going to look into that tilapia, sounds yummy and really easy to take to work like you said.

[bearcubsden]

CW 209 - I need to go the other way on the scale. It's my own fault Have a good weekend! Liz

[InTheLight]

Hello friends, well, I didn't make it to Curves this morning like I wanted, so will be heading over there in about an hour to get my weigh-in (slept in late) - here's my menu for today:

B/L: pizza on LC wrap w/onions, mushroom pieces, pepperoni
S: LC yogurt
D: small bowl of beanless chili, side salad with caesar dressing (no cornbread for me!)
S: cup of LC cole slaw (if needed)

I'll be back later with my weigh-in ...

[BlondieBlue]

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I know mine was only 2 days and that's just not long enough! Behaved myself all weekend- not too challenging at this point. Went to a mongolian bbq place on Saturday and I wasn't 100% on most of the sauces, so i stuck to stuff that i knew wasn't too bad (vinegar, garlic, etc...). Sunday i was ravenous! i ate 2 buffalo chicken wraps with blue cheese, 4 cups of coffee, 2 turkey sausage patties and a few pork rinds for late breakfast- early lunch, then within 3 hours was staving again so i made a skillet tuna melt with a slice of havarti and shredded cheddar. Everything was on plan, but i still stayed away from the scale this morning. A dose of Diet tea maybe in the stars to make sure everything stays in motion...

[sueshe]

[sueshe]

Just posted our chart from Friday's weigh in. If you have a weight you want added, let me know.

Another day 1 for me. I feel like I have it in my head this time....we'll see.

B: eggs, bacon
L: salad with ranch, hamburger patty
D: baked chicken and green beans
Snack: boiled egg and mozz cheese stick

My goal this week is to drink a 32 oz of water each day. Will try upping it each week. I'm not a water drinker....hate it actually, so this will be a feat in itself!

Dh bought me a Xbox Kinect this weekend. Bummer though that I have to have an HDMI cable. You would think spending 400.00 on it that they would include the stupid cable. So....anybody have any suggestions on exercise games for it? I'm getting psyched

[sueshe]

MinPin- you may try taking some magnesium tablets if you don't have a problem with magnesium. I take a half of a 250mg tablet every other day when I start having plumbing issues....really helps!!!

[InTheLight]

Hello friends!! I had a slip-up on Sunday for dinner, but I got right back on plan, as you can see from my menu for today:

B: 2 eggs fried in butter
S: Dannon Light & Fit carb and sugar control vanilla yogurt
L: Bubba burger w/cheese, di'jon mustard in 1/2 LC wrap, side of homemade LC cole slaw
D: Atkins chocolate shake
S: shelled sunflower seeds

Don't let the carbs continue to call you; see every day as a brand new day of LC eating, we can so do this!! I'm at work today, toe can only fit in a pair of summery sneaker-type of shoes, so that's what I'll be wearing for a while - glad the daytime temps are in the 50s this week!!

Originally Posted by sueshe

Just posted our chart from Friday's weigh in. If you have a weight you want added, let me know.

Another day 1 for me. I feel like I have it in my head this time....we'll see.

B: eggs, bacon
L: salad with ranch, hamburger patty
D: baked chicken and green beans
Snack: boiled egg and mozz cheese stick

My goal this week is to drink a 32 oz of water each day. Will try upping it each week. I'm not a water drinker....hate it actually, so this will be a feat in itself!

Dh bought me a Xbox Kinect this weekend. Bummer though that I have to have an HDMI cable. You would think spending 400.00 on it that they would include the stupid cable. So....anybody have any suggestions on exercise games for it? I'm getting psyched

Hey Sueshe! Re the chart, I'm not sure what my weight was for 2/3, but for the week of 2/10, please put me down for 250, thanks!

Re the Xbox Kinect, my DD has one and she told me that my grandson works out on it and loves it!! I'll find out which ones she has and will let you know!!

Originally Posted by BlondieBlue

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I know mine was only 2 days and that's just not long enough! Behaved myself all weekend- not too challenging at this point. Went to a mongolian bbq place on Saturday and I wasn't 100% on most of the sauces, so i stuck to stuff that i knew wasn't too bad (vinegar, garlic, etc...). Sunday i was ravenous! i ate 2 buffalo chicken wraps with blue cheese, 4 cups of coffee, 2 turkey sausage patties and a few pork rinds for late breakfast- early lunch, then within 3 hours was staving again so i made a skillet tuna melt with a slice of havarti and shredded cheddar. Everything was on plan, but i still stayed away from the scale this morning. A dose of Diet tea maybe in the stars to make sure everything stays in motion...

Soooo glad you stayed on plan and for staying away from the scale too; kudos to you!!! I have drank the dieter's tea in the past, it does work!! See my response to MinPin to see what I'm doing now to stay regular --

Originally Posted by MinPinMommy86

Argh... my weight has fluctuated a lot this week... my lowest this week was 191... and today I was 193 again.. (I weigh myself in the morning after going to the bathroom and before breakfast).. however.. I have been having some "issues" in the pipeline in that.. there isn't a whole lot going on! Hoping my stall is just a backup problem.

Hey MinPin, pipeline issues can be a problem with LC eating - what I do is take a magnesium tablet like Sueshe shared, and I also enjoy shelled sunflower seeds, LC and helps keep me regular. I also try to eat a LC wrap or 2 during the week, the ones that are the wheat variety, not the regular white tortilla ones - I'm thinking that also helps me out, and of course, I try to drink more water and less diet soda. It's not fun when that's not working right; good luck to you on that!!

[BlondieBlue]

Oh Snap! This is what I'm making for dinner tonight. Grilled Ribeye Steak with Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce | The Pioneer Woman Cooks | Ree Drummond

onion blue cheese sauce?! Could it get fancier at home??? Instead of doing Valentines Day, the boy and I celebrate the 13th... was the day we met. And i'd been looking for something decadent to make that would be on level with low carb. This. Is. Perfect. I'll post review in the morning!

[sueshe]

Originally Posted by BlondieBlue

Oh Snap! This is what I'm making for dinner tonight. Grilled Ribeye Steak with Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce | The Pioneer Woman Cooks | Ree Drummond

onion blue cheese sauce?! Could it get fancier at home??? Instead of doing Valentines Day, the boy and I celebrate the 13th... was the day we met. And i'd been looking for something decadent to make that would be on level with low carb. This. Is. Perfect. I'll post review in the morning!

Y.U.M!