looking for pal in San Francisco area

[sunnyD]

Started Atkins diet (again), and was looking for someone local for support

[mickey79]

well i should say i need to start OVER again because i screwed up big time today lol.. the dreaded rice got me today lol.. oh well i will just start again and rid my house of the white stuff anyway.. i would love to be pin pals or support buddies and we can reach our goals together
mickey

[shoelattegurl]

Im also from the San Francisco bay area. Im always in the market for new pen pals/friends! Feel free to send me a PM.

The funny thing is, my boss assumes that because I am spending so much more time at my computer that I am working harder; actually I'm trying to figure out all of the slang and lingo used on this board.

Anyway, I am in first week and so far so good (my local pub had to order 2 more cases of Calistoga water for me. I think I drank the only case they ever had!)

I am up for chatting/tips/advice of any kind. I'm here for all of ya!

email me @ coachese68@hotmail.com

[mickey79]

looks like our lil group of san franciscians is growing. anyone interested in posting what the ate for the day? i find posting what i eat to other people keeps me in line.. im on day 2 and so far so good.. had a nasty lil headache yesterday though but it went away and i woke up feeling a lil lighter lol. ok well 1lb is not that much lighter.. but something is better than nothing right take care all !

Good afternon SF'ies...
Here's what I've eaten so far:
B: 3 eggs scrambled with 1oz cheddar, 1 button mush, 2oz patty sausage.

L: 6.5oz can tuna, cup lettuce, 1sm celery stalk, 2tbsp ranch, 2 sm pepperoncini

s: hard bolied egg w/ crystal hot sauce

what I will have for Dinner:

6oz London Broil
1oz blue cheese
1cup Broccoli

1.5 gallons of water will be consumed throughout the day.

[mickey79]

well so far today i have had a romaine lettuce salad with 5 black olvies and ranch dressing and a lil roasted chicken. 1 diet sunkist soda. i snack on sunflower seeds and drink 12 glasses of water through out the day. the water is the hardest part for me lol.. hate water lol. now for the question of the day.. what was the one thing, or event, that made you feel u had to go on atkins. for me it was the fustration of never being able to find clothes. i straddle the line between being to little for plus size and to big for regular size. i went out for a modeling deal and had the agent tell me that i was to small for plus size and to big for the regular modeling.. it sucked! so share your tales folks!

mickey!

[sunnyD]

I went on this diet because I'm addicted to sugar and carbs, and realize I need to overcome my food obsessions. So I figured this might just work (I hope)

[shoelattegurl]

I decided to try this WOE to look and feel better about myself. I needed to change my self image of myself..and losing weight was the only way that was going to happen.

[mickey79]

well sunnyd, im sure this diet will help u over come those old carb addictive ways.. im on day 3 now and find that i crave sugar a lot less now than i did before. has any one else found that they are not quite as full when they eat now? i guess carbs fill u up a hell of a lot more than just protein and fat lol oh btw.. whats every one stats so far.. im going to up date mine for all to see!
talk to you all soon!
ps how many of you are using fitday.. i find its almost as addicting as this website lol

[HolyTeror]

Hey everyone,
I live on the outskirts of the Bay Area also...just wanted to pop in and say hi

[sunnyD]

I'm pretty pissed with myself, I had a ton of carbs yesterday. Couldn't help it, went out with some friends to a really good restaurant and everyone ordered a bunch of appetizers which consisted of pure carbs. Arghhhh...now I have to start from scratch again!

[mickey79]

well sunnyd. when u slip.. don't dwell on it. when we dwell on it thats when we want to just give it all up.. just consider it to have been one day and now u are back on track! we have all had those moments where we feel like homer simpson and say D'OH! lol
ps WELCOME HOLYTEROR !

[HolyTeror]

Thanks Mickey

Currently I'm doing a long term induction. So far so good. My spouse is stationed at Travis AFB, and he's gone alot, so being on Atkins has helped me keep myself entertained when he's gone. Also, I'm just waiting for the day when he comes home and realizes there's a strange woman (who's much thinner) impersonating his wife! I can't wait til that happens LOL...

[mickey79]

thats going to be a great day for you! .. make sure u have some thing sleazy from fredricks of hollywood when he gets there too! i sad as that may sound.. one of my goals is to be able to wear some super ****ty nighty!

im glad to hear things are going good so far.. i seem to be losing like a pound a day. i hope that keeps up.. i m going to do a long term induction too. just seems to work the best for me. got any favorite meals?

[HolyTeror]

Well,
I love grilled chicken and steak...pork chops, fried chicken, ham and turkey too.....veggie wise : salads, steamed brocolli, fake fried rice (cauliflower w/onion, seasoning, a bit of soy sauce), i have a dish i make with grated zuccini or summer squash mixed with sauted onions, butter, olive oil, and parmesan cheese........I do the same thing with cooked spaghetti squash although it's a bit higher in carbs.

I know you'll make your goal by your birthday. I have also set a birthday goal (mine's the 24th of march) and i'm about 14 lbs away from it. Just keep up with your water (i drink nearly 85 oz a day) and find some time to exercise.

I'm plannin on hittin fredricks when I drop another size...just to see what they have *evil grin*

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Hang in there SunnyD just eat clean today and drink tons of water...

I didn't cheat at all over Superbowl, so I am pleased with myself...the best part though is the reward. I've lost 9lbs.



I keep it real because I am keeping it real.
240/231/180

[mickey79]

Thats so good coachese! you are going to be looking sexier than brad pitt in no time! 9lbs! thats just incredible! i know that every one of us will reach our goals. i need to serioiusly up my water intake.. thats the one thing i don't do enough of. well its the start of a new week, strength and power to all..

mickey

Thanks for the encouragement....

Anyone here ever get light headed from time to time. For some reason, I am really light headed today. I am having a hard time getting work done. I've been on this woe for almost a month, so I figure it shouldn't be a carb-detox thing.

Any ideas?


Thanks

Steve

[mickey79]

i was told that the reason why we get headaches sometimes is because our bodies store toxins in fat.. and we you start buring fat u release those impurities and they some times cause you to get headaches. it shouldn't be for very long though. just the occasional headache. try some excedrin tension headache medician. it works to curve my headaches.

and now i must vent.. i hate when the damn scale bounces up and down! its so furstrating!.. i know i haven't even been on this woe for a week yet (it will be a week tommorrow) but still, i keep having this feeling that one morning i will wake up and be thin.. i know it sounds silly, but it just seems that one day i woke up andi was fat.. why shouldn't the opposite be true! ahhh i know patience is a virture, but it may not be one that i posses

sorry about the rant..
strength and love all
mickey

are not necessarily fair.

Mickey,
My advice would be to get on the scale once a week, at the same time on the same day each time. Your body weighs more at different times (after you eat, after you shower, after you finish off that last pint glass of water, and because you are a woman you retain...like I have to tell you that! ) Anyway, if you haven't had your "Whoosh" yet, you will and then the whole 7-10 days will be worth it.
You'll feel better about your lifestyle change and you'll be able to stay focused on your goals (B-day) a lot easier.

Hang in there sister!

Steve

[tamm106]

Hi-

A friend and I are opening a you-know-what in San Francisco. The doors will be open next week. (On the corner of Frederick and Stanyon). I am trying to use words that will let this post remain...

Please stop by and say "hi"!

Tammera

...

[tamm106]

A brothel! Now why didn't I think of that?

Actually I would have to say it's more in line with this way of eating...

[shoelattegurl]

For some reason, I am really light headed today. I am having a hard time getting work done. I've been on this woe for almost a month, so I figure it shouldn't be a carb-detox thing.

Steve - are you taking supplements and drinking lots of H2O? I heard Potassium can help with this "light headed" feeling.

[tamm106]

Steve,

Beth is right. If you're drinking lots of water, you're flushing out all the water-soluble vitamins and minerals, and that can leave you feeling light-headed. Deep ketosis can do that as well. Try to take more potassium more frequently throughout the day, to combat the "flushing out" that's occurring. I take around 300mg of potassium 3x a day.

[Softy]

Santa Cruz here. Please pm me many time.

I figured it was something to that effect. I always drank lots of water (1/2 gallon +\- daily) but now I've almost tripled that and my carbs are down from *ashamed* 450-550g daily to 17-20g.

And I am ketosisesisiorizing like mad...I had a really good idea of this wol before I started and I have a sneaky suspicion that this was just what I needed.

Update today: 240/228.5/180

Enough about me; how is everyone else?

One day at a time

[mickey79]

well yesterday was a pretty sucky day for me.. i ate some eggs for breakfast, and about 3 bites into them i threw them right back up! it made me so sick so fast. hows that for a sucky day. anyway.. today i went out and got the supplements and i got some sugerfree, caffine free, sodium free, flavored water. i am also forcing myself to drink more water.. water is such a hard thing for me drink because i really don't like it lol.. anyway i hope everyone else started off and ends with a better week than i had.. im still waiting on my woosh and trying like hell to stay away from the scale, (yes i failed today and hopped on it. D'OH!) oh and welcome to our newbie, SOFTY!

strength and love to all of u
mickey

Mickey...you can do it. Hang in there girl!




We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Charles Kingsley