Back to the basics

Psmileyf · 06-20-2012, 09:43 AM

I'm up a few pounds. It doesn't make me happy.
I've stopped tracking my carbs and I have a feeling I am in carb creep mode.
A lick of my kids ice cream so that it doesn't drip, half a soda because I share it with someone, cranberries on my salad...

So, I'm going back to the basics for the next 30 days...

Anyone with me?

leeloo · 06-20-2012, 12:00 PM

I'll join you!

I'm hovering on the border of Onederland, and I want to get there. Eating potatoes and/or rice pudding a couple time a week is not cutting it

.

What does "back to basics" look like for you?

I think my recent slipping up might be helped by more variety, so I think I'll move up a DANDR rung, to OWL with more veggies.

Also, I've been super lazy lately and a messy house=worse eating

.

Psmileyf · 06-20-2012, 12:14 PM

I'm going to try to do 25 g of carbs or less per day.
Which means no Mocha iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts...and likely no atkins bars...or very few Atkins bars.

I'm looking at meat, eggs, veggies and salad.

jmh1007 · 06-20-2012, 12:22 PM

Me! Me! (hand waving madly) I have been messing around for weeks now with a 3 lb loss. Back to basics it is. I started induction (again) on Monday and I am going to follow Atkins to the tee. Induction for 2 weeks then move up the ladder 1 week at a time, just the way the book is written.

Psmileyf · 06-20-2012, 12:26 PM

Good! I'm glad to have people on board with me...

leeloo · 06-22-2012, 10:49 AM

Evidently getting back to basics means weight GAIN

. I'm up a few pounds! Grrr.

How's it going for you?

jmh1007 · 06-22-2012, 12:23 PM

I am down about 2 lbs so far this week. I keep hoping for the whoosh everyone talks about, mine is more like a dribble now and again.

Psmileyf · 06-22-2012, 01:52 PM

My weight was up yesterday then down today.
It feels good to be eating clean again though.

Vilya · 06-22-2012, 04:11 PM

I'll join you. I started strictly counting my calories and carbs again today, as I fear I have "carb/calorie creep." I want to be in Onederland by the time I finish my 2 weeks of dogsitting.

Psmileyf · 06-22-2012, 04:14 PM

Glad to have you Vilya!
I log on paper for my weightloss group and on ****** as a perm record. I'm thinking of getting a smart phone solely to get an app to help me track easier.

jmh1007 · 06-24-2012, 06:20 AM

I am so disgusted this morning!! I have kept my carbs at 20 or below all week. Yesterday I was at 13 because I ate away and was worried about hidden carbs. Today I am up 1.5 lbs!!!! Agh!! I constantly feel like I am tweaking stuff and I really hate that. I want to be able to just eat and I thought that's how LC was supposed to be. I havent really lost more that a couple of pounds since I started because I keep going up and down and not really going anywhere. It's very discouraging and making me rethink the whole low carb thing. I guess I'm going to have to start watching calories as well as carbs and lower the number of calories I am having. I've been staying under 2000 everyday, usually around 1800. So I am going to go to 1200-1500 and see if that helps. I was hoping to get away from counting calories by doing LC. Now it looks like I will be tracking everything again just like I was before.

How is everyone else doing??

Abby · 06-24-2012, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmh1007

I want to be able to just eat and I thought that's how LC was supposed to be............I've been staying under 2000 everyday, usually around 1800. So I am going to go to 1200-1500 and see if that helps.

Sounds like a great plan. I try to shoot for 700-800 cal/day and < 15 grms of carbs. 1800 calories sounds OK for maintenance but a little high for weight loss. With LC, your appetite should be sufficiently depressed enough to decrease your overall hunger. Nevertheless, calories DO count.

Good Luck,

Vilya · 06-24-2012, 07:03 AM

Unfortunately, you do have to watch calories to some extent. I am right around 200 lbs., and my calorie needs have now dropped from about 1,800 to 1,500 for weight loss. I know some people can lose without watching their calories, but sadly I'm not one of them.

I'm down a whopping .2 lbs. this week. Wow, let me run right out and buy new clothes.

Luca · 06-24-2012, 08:08 AM

I'm on board Paula! back to basics it is.

Bobbin · 06-24-2012, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abby

Sounds like a great plan. I try to shoot for 700-800 cal/day and < 15 grms of carbs. 1800 calories sounds OK for maintenance but a little high for weight loss. With LC, your appetite should be sufficiently depressed enough to decrease your overall hunger. Nevertheless, calories DO count.

Good Luck,

-I'm sorry, are you saying you eat 700-800 calories a day? I hope I read that wrong...

Bobbin · 06-24-2012, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psmileyf

I'm up a few pounds. It doesn't make me happy.
I've stopped tracking my carbs and I have a feeling I am in carb creep mode.
A lick of my kids ice cream so that it doesn't drip, half a soda because I share it with someone, cranberries on my salad...

So, I'm going back to the basics for the next 30 days...

Anyone with me?

I'm back to basics too! I have been since Wednesday, but I didn't see your thread.

I'm in baby.

Psmileyf · 06-24-2012, 12:07 PM

Glad to have you, Bobbin!

I was slightly up again this morning. But I reread my journal and reminding myself that there is one week a month I am always up...and this is it. So I am going to keep doing what I am doing and hope I see the results this coming week.
I know this works...and as hard as it is right now, I need to stick with it.

Psmileyf · 06-28-2012, 04:17 AM

How['s everyone doing with the back to the basics plan? I am eating in control, feeling good and gaining weight!

jmh1007 · 06-29-2012, 11:33 AM

I had a major meltdown, "I don't care anymore!" type meltdown last Sunday. I have adjusted my carb percentages and I am now eating a few more carbs and a few less protein and not worrying too much about the fat. I'm also not weighing myself but once a week. I drink a huge glass of water the minute I get up so I won't step on the scale! I feel like I have lost this week but I won't weigh until next Wednesday. My pants feel better.

Psmileyf · 06-29-2012, 12:16 PM

I've been steadily gaining all week.
I really want to keep doing this and not get on the scale until my official weigh in Thursday night...Just have faith this will work.

leeloo · 07-02-2012, 10:52 AM

I have been MIA from LCF lately, but I have returned!

I've been sick the last few days, but I'm feeling better and have a fridge full of LC foods, so I'm definitely back on the "back to basics" plan.

I really want to get to Onederland this week or next - I've been hovering around it for almost a month now.

It sounds like we're all struggling, but let's persevere!! We can do it!

Who else is rededicated for this week?

jmh1007 · 07-02-2012, 11:29 AM

Ok, another weekend of parties, drinking and eating has me back to square -2 again! I guess it's ok as long as I get back to it the next day and don't let it ruin me. I have committed to no sugar for the month of July. I was letting it creep back in and I think that's what gets me off track.

Psmileyf · 07-02-2012, 03:41 PM

I'm still committed, despite my recent gains. I've been eating well for almost two weeks and I keep gaining.

leeloo · 07-02-2012, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psmileyf

I'm still committed, despite my recent gains. I've been eating well for almost two weeks and I keep gaining.

What a bummer! It's no fun when you're doing everything right but your body doesn't want to cooperate.

Good for you for sticking to your commitment. It will pay off sooner or later.

I'm off to fix dinner - pork chop, cauliflower, and a salad. It doesn't get any more "back to basics" than that

.

jmh1007 · 07-03-2012, 11:15 AM

I've done really well the last couple of days. Breakfast has really been boring me lately and I made a MIM this morning for the first time. It was pretty good and kept me satisfied until lunch. I was worried that I would get hungry early. I used to love breakfast sandwiches and if I make the MIM in the right container I could throw a couple of pieces of bacon and some cheese on there and have a nice breakfast. I think I will try that tomorrow.

Bobbin · 07-03-2012, 05:26 PM

Hey there, I know what you mean about no scale payoff for your efforts. I've been back on program for 2 weeks now, but I know mine is partially hormonal...Lately TOM comes and goes as it pleases, and is making me wait right now.

Also, I've found the more I "cheat", the longer it takes for me to start losing again. I had a doozie of a vacation at the beginning of May, and slipped up before and after, often. I think my body is making me "prove" I want to start dropping again, by being unwaiveringly faithful to my WOE. Don't give up, you can do it and so can I !!

leeloo · 07-04-2012, 12:02 PM

I'm still on plan - how's everybody doing?

I might be down a pound or a bit less this week (Thursday is my official weight day), but I'm not going to get to Onederland

.

Anybody got any special plans for today? (4th of July)?

jmh1007 · 07-04-2012, 12:52 PM

I weighed in the morning and I am up a pound, no big surprise. I'm at work until 3:00 and then we are going to a concert/fireworks show at the lake. I already know that I'm going to drink a beer or two tonight and a beer or two on Saturday but I'm going to try to maintain the rest of the week.

Bobbin · 07-04-2012, 01:05 PM

I have no special plans today - we're just relaxing and enjoying the day off.

I am not getting on the scale right now, every time I do it always says the same thing!

I am expecting a big drop in the next couple of weeks when my body decides to cooperate, though. It's worth while to eat this way whether I'm losing or not, for a multitude of reasons.

I know the scale will catch up soon because I can feel myself getting smaller.

Psmileyf · 07-04-2012, 06:11 PM

I was down 2.2 this morning which is still higher than I would like to be but better than I was.
I had a major headache today and I think it was Atkins flu like...so maybe my body is adjusting again?

I ate a ton of calories today but stayed pretty low carb...no real indulgences except more mayo than I should.
the picnic had strawberries stuffed with cream cheese and graham crumbs but I resisted!

06-20-2012, 09:43 AM	#1
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	Back to the basics I'm up a few pounds. It doesn't make me happy. I've stopped tracking my carbs and I have a feeling I am in carb creep mode. A lick of my kids ice cream so that it doesn't drip, half a soda because I share it with someone, cranberries on my salad... So, I'm going back to the basics for the next 30 days... Anyone with me?

07-03-2012, 05:26 PM	#26
Bobbin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woah-oh-woah-Wonderland Posts: 2,616 Gallery: Bobbin WOE: LCHF & Yoga Start Date: 6/11/11	Hey there, I know what you mean about no scale payoff for your efforts. I've been back on program for 2 weeks now, but I know mine is partially hormonal...Lately TOM comes and goes as it pleases, and is making me wait right now. Also, I've found the more I "cheat", the longer it takes for me to start losing again. I had a doozie of a vacation at the beginning of May, and slipped up before and after, often. I think my body is making me "prove" I want to start dropping again, by being unwaiveringly faithful to my WOE. Don't give up, you can do it and so can I !! __________________ Start: size 20W ~ Current: size 16 -14 ~ Goal: size 10-12

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06-20-2012, 12:00 PM	#2
leeloo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fhloston Paradise Posts: 898 Gallery: leeloo Stats: 210/210/140 WOE: Atkins/whole foods/KISS Start Date: 1/06/2013 (this time)	I'll join you! I'm hovering on the border of Onederland, and I want to get there. Eating potatoes and/or rice pudding a couple time a week is not cutting it . What does "back to basics" look like for you? I think my recent slipping up might be helped by more variety, so I think I'll move up a DANDR rung, to OWL with more veggies. Also, I've been super lazy lately and a messy house=worse eating .

06-20-2012, 12:14 PM	#3
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	I'm going to try to do 25 g of carbs or less per day. Which means no Mocha iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts...and likely no atkins bars...or very few Atkins bars. I'm looking at meat, eggs, veggies and salad.

06-20-2012, 12:22 PM	#4
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	Me! Me! (hand waving madly) I have been messing around for weeks now with a 3 lb loss. Back to basics it is. I started induction (again) on Monday and I am going to follow Atkins to the tee. Induction for 2 weeks then move up the ladder 1 week at a time, just the way the book is written.

06-20-2012, 12:26 PM	#5
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	Good! I'm glad to have people on board with me...

06-22-2012, 10:49 AM	#6
leeloo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fhloston Paradise Posts: 898 Gallery: leeloo Stats: 210/210/140 WOE: Atkins/whole foods/KISS Start Date: 1/06/2013 (this time)	Evidently getting back to basics means weight GAIN . I'm up a few pounds! Grrr. How's it going for you?

06-22-2012, 12:23 PM	#7
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	I am down about 2 lbs so far this week. I keep hoping for the whoosh everyone talks about, mine is more like a dribble now and again.

06-22-2012, 01:52 PM	#8
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	My weight was up yesterday then down today. It feels good to be eating clean again though.

06-22-2012, 04:11 PM	#9
Vilya Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,688 Gallery: Vilya Stats: 285/184/170 WOE: LC/HF for T2 diabetes Start Date: Sept. 2011	I'll join you. I started strictly counting my calories and carbs again today, as I fear I have "carb/calorie creep." I want to be in Onederland by the time I finish my 2 weeks of dogsitting.

06-22-2012, 04:14 PM	#10
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	Glad to have you Vilya! I log on paper for my weightloss group and on ****** as a perm record. I'm thinking of getting a smart phone solely to get an app to help me track easier.

06-24-2012, 06:20 AM	#11
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	I am so disgusted this morning!! I have kept my carbs at 20 or below all week. Yesterday I was at 13 because I ate away and was worried about hidden carbs. Today I am up 1.5 lbs!!!! Agh!! I constantly feel like I am tweaking stuff and I really hate that. I want to be able to just eat and I thought that's how LC was supposed to be. I havent really lost more that a couple of pounds since I started because I keep going up and down and not really going anywhere. It's very discouraging and making me rethink the whole low carb thing. I guess I'm going to have to start watching calories as well as carbs and lower the number of calories I am having. I've been staying under 2000 everyday, usually around 1800. So I am going to go to 1200-1500 and see if that helps. I was hoping to get away from counting calories by doing LC. Now it looks like I will be tracking everything again just like I was before. How is everyone else doing??

06-24-2012, 07:03 AM	#13
Vilya Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,688 Gallery: Vilya Stats: 285/184/170 WOE: LC/HF for T2 diabetes Start Date: Sept. 2011	Unfortunately, you do have to watch calories to some extent. I am right around 200 lbs., and my calorie needs have now dropped from about 1,800 to 1,500 for weight loss. I know some people can lose without watching their calories, but sadly I'm not one of them. I'm down a whopping .2 lbs. this week. Wow, let me run right out and buy new clothes.

06-24-2012, 08:08 AM	#14
Luca Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 1,491 Gallery: Luca Stats: 204/159/145 WOE: Low carb Start Date: 7/4/11	I'm on board Paula! back to basics it is.

06-24-2012, 12:07 PM	#17
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	Glad to have you, Bobbin! I was slightly up again this morning. But I reread my journal and reminding myself that there is one week a month I am always up...and this is it. So I am going to keep doing what I am doing and hope I see the results this coming week. I know this works...and as hard as it is right now, I need to stick with it.

06-28-2012, 04:17 AM	#18
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	How['s everyone doing with the back to the basics plan? I am eating in control, feeling good and gaining weight!

06-29-2012, 11:33 AM	#19
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	I had a major meltdown, "I don't care anymore!" type meltdown last Sunday. I have adjusted my carb percentages and I am now eating a few more carbs and a few less protein and not worrying too much about the fat. I'm also not weighing myself but once a week. I drink a huge glass of water the minute I get up so I won't step on the scale! I feel like I have lost this week but I won't weigh until next Wednesday. My pants feel better.

06-29-2012, 12:16 PM	#20
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	I've been steadily gaining all week. I really want to keep doing this and not get on the scale until my official weigh in Thursday night...Just have faith this will work.

07-02-2012, 10:52 AM	#21
leeloo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fhloston Paradise Posts: 898 Gallery: leeloo Stats: 210/210/140 WOE: Atkins/whole foods/KISS Start Date: 1/06/2013 (this time)	I have been MIA from LCF lately, but I have returned! I've been sick the last few days, but I'm feeling better and have a fridge full of LC foods, so I'm definitely back on the "back to basics" plan. I really want to get to Onederland this week or next - I've been hovering around it for almost a month now. It sounds like we're all struggling, but let's persevere!! We can do it! Who else is rededicated for this week?

07-02-2012, 11:29 AM	#22
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	Ok, another weekend of parties, drinking and eating has me back to square -2 again! I guess it's ok as long as I get back to it the next day and don't let it ruin me. I have committed to no sugar for the month of July. I was letting it creep back in and I think that's what gets me off track.

07-02-2012, 03:41 PM	#23
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	I'm still committed, despite my recent gains. I've been eating well for almost two weeks and I keep gaining.

07-03-2012, 11:15 AM	#25
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	I've done really well the last couple of days. Breakfast has really been boring me lately and I made a MIM this morning for the first time. It was pretty good and kept me satisfied until lunch. I was worried that I would get hungry early. I used to love breakfast sandwiches and if I make the MIM in the right container I could throw a couple of pieces of bacon and some cheese on there and have a nice breakfast. I think I will try that tomorrow.

07-04-2012, 12:02 PM	#27
leeloo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fhloston Paradise Posts: 898 Gallery: leeloo Stats: 210/210/140 WOE: Atkins/whole foods/KISS Start Date: 1/06/2013 (this time)	I'm still on plan - how's everybody doing? I might be down a pound or a bit less this week (Thursday is my official weight day), but I'm not going to get to Onederland . Anybody got any special plans for today? (4th of July)?

07-04-2012, 12:52 PM	#28
jmh1007 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kansas City Mo Posts: 25 Gallery: jmh1007 Stats: 206/164/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2012	I weighed in the morning and I am up a pound, no big surprise. I'm at work until 3:00 and then we are going to a concert/fireworks show at the lake. I already know that I'm going to drink a beer or two tonight and a beer or two on Saturday but I'm going to try to maintain the rest of the week.

07-04-2012, 01:05 PM	#29
Bobbin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woah-oh-woah-Wonderland Posts: 2,616 Gallery: Bobbin WOE: LCHF & Yoga Start Date: 6/11/11	I have no special plans today - we're just relaxing and enjoying the day off. I am not getting on the scale right now, every time I do it always says the same thing! I am expecting a big drop in the next couple of weeks when my body decides to cooperate, though. It's worth while to eat this way whether I'm losing or not, for a multitude of reasons. I know the scale will catch up soon because I can feel myself getting smaller.

07-04-2012, 06:11 PM	#30
Psmileyf Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,663 Gallery: Psmileyf Stats: 215/193 on WW/167since LC Aug 1st/166 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2011	I was down 2.2 this morning which is still higher than I would like to be but better than I was. I had a major headache today and I think it was Atkins flu like...so maybe my body is adjusting again? I ate a ton of calories today but stayed pretty low carb...no real indulgences except more mayo than I should. the picnic had strawberries stuffed with cream cheese and graham crumbs but I resisted!