Century Club New Year, New You 12 Week Challenge***Team DELTA****Week 1-12****

[cheri]

Originally posted by Jormy

One great thing is that I got a new haircut Friday and color/highlights!

VERY lovely picture!!! I think you should use that for your avatar picture... if you want too and need help just let me know sweetie and I would be more then happy to put it in there for you!

cheri

[HeatherNicola]

Here you go Lorraine; as promised Tranquilstorm is right now winging her way to you.




Now she is a no nonsense fairy, who will if you have been good give you a woosh; but if you've cheated, then she can be a tough taskmaster; think Christmas, have you been good? Then you will get your gift, but if you've cheated expect that lump of coal!

Wow it looks like a of of us are feeling poorly right now, myself included. So to Patti, Melody and Jax

Quiggly: how is the leg wrapping going? Is it working?

NuttyNeeta: Why is it that our bodies never do what we ask of them? Just keep going, stick at your WOE and you will reap the rewards.

A_24_Carat_Lady: I agree, that pesky pound has been caused by your increase in exercising. It will go.

Nikki

[HeatherNicola]

Jormy: I agree with Cheri, that picture should be your avatar, that new hairdo really suits you.

[Impoverished Writer]

Well I'm headed off to work, it's so stressful right now I just want to say I agree Jormy, I love your hair!

[Jormy]

Ask and ye shall receive!

Thank you for the great comments on my hair, I really love the look and I feel like I am actually pretty

[HeatherNicola]

Forget; 'feel like you're petty' Jormy. You are pretty: that's it, no if's or but's or maybe's. You alway's were, you are right now and you always will be. How do I know? Shhh, that's my litle secret, a bit of bootcamp leader magic!

[jax93]

Your hair looks great Jormy! Isn't it amazing how a great cut/color/style can make us feel so much better?

Melody, hope you feel better soon, congrats on 245! that's great!!!

I am still sick. Don't know what I have, but I'm feeling better this morning. I felt better yesturday morning too, so I'm not counting my chickens yet! But the fever is gone, so I'm happy about that. We'll see how the rest of the day goes.

Hope you all have a great day!

[lcq]

Hi All,

Sorry so many of you are under the weather.......I myself am still fighting off the tail end of the flu.
I hope to made it to the gym today though

Nutty...you hang in there, the scale wll eventually cooperate.
Nikki & I have had our share of scale torture in the last challenge.............right Nikki
Actually mine just stopped working all of a sudden last week and I am yet to take it to be repaired....maybe it is a sign that I should just avoid the scale all together

Jormy..........I love the hair....especially the colour....What a pretty girl you are


Ok got to run see you all next week

[HeatherNicola]

If you feel poorly or tired or under the weather; heck even if you feel greatClick Here.

[Impoverished Writer]

Just popping in to say.. I'm down another pound And I could use some help.. I need to make some legal treats for myself so I stop feeling bad about all the baking I am doing. Any ideas? Thank you everyone, and I hope you are all still doing well and feeling better.

[stilltryin]

good morning all,
just checkin in...

way to go patti.another lb gone.
i saw a recipe somewhere on here for almond cookies
i think by linda sue? they sounded really good.. and low in carbs..
this is a real test with all this holiday baking, the cookies, the candies,,,i am making dog bisquits this year to avoid the temptation...LOL..good thing most people i know have a dog...
i guess i will have to make something for the kids..i am going to try these almond cookies if i can find the thread again...its also probably in the recipe section...

jormy..love the hair...the color is wonderful...i am so afraid of color..i always wanted to get some highlights but cant bring myself to do it...what am i afraid of?....i am the same with paint color in the house..everything is some kind of cream color..very neutral...when i reach goal i just might go for it...
have a great cheat free day everybody!!!!!

[LFTS]

Ooops, I forgot to check in on the new week's thread! They made this guy ---> <--- just for me.

Water's dropping, I'm on day 4 of my meat fast, workouts are good, I'm feeling good. I'm hoping to see new numbers on the scale next week some time.

I've been busy as all get out, between work... and, well, *work*. I've been doing a balancing act between my home business (website development) and a part time job that keeps trying its best to be full time (substitute teaching). I'm hoping to take a week or so off from both around the holidays; I'm looking forward to doing absolutely nothing! (Like *that* will happen!)

Congrats to the losers amongst us. Keep up the good work!

[HeatherNicola]

It's confession time! I've scewed up big time. For those of you that don't know I started the South Beach Diet, well I've discovered one thing; because the diet allows certain food items such as fruit and whole grains, I started to endulge in them. Now that's not too bad you may think, and in itself it isn't; however those extra carbs awoke my addiction. Yes it lead to me eating bad carbs, such as a bag of Maltesers, a bag of Revels, a bag of toffee covered popcorn, a Fry's chocolate cream, a chocolate muffin and last but not least a bag of Walkers Salt and Vinegar crisps.

Now I could have pretended that everything was alright, and never posted up about my lapse of resolve, or make the excuse that I was poorly,(which I have been); but that would in my view be dishonest. I'm not proud of myself and I feel that I have let you all down, so sorry folks. I have learnt one thing though; and that is I have a very low tolerence to carbs. I have to stick to meat, fish, eggs, green veggies, and a small amount of cheese, anything else is poison to me.

So starting right now I'm back on Atkins Induction, though I will ask you all a great big favour. The next time I write a message anywhere on these boards about changing my WOE, use the toughest love possible and tell me not to be stupid.

Nikki

[stilltryin]

I have learnt one thing though; and that is I have a very low tolerence to carbs. I have to stick to meat, fish, eggs, green veggies, and a small amount of cheese, anything else is poison to me.

HALALUYAH!!!!!

see nikki this happened for a reason..for you to see this...
you are so right it is poison for us...

dont get down on yourself and no reason to feel sorry...


colette

[TracieN]

Lets get posing DELTA!!!

Where is everyone?







Tracie

[a_24kt_lady]

hey all im in the midst of finals so i dont post as much....I will be done next Tuesday and then im packing for my trip to New Zealand that Sunday............Im going up instead of down despite being good on my foods and still exercising Im up to 165 as of today

[NuttyNeeta]

((Nikki)) Well, you GO girl!! Recognition and acceptance is the first steps to change! I'm proud of you.

I tried the South Beach diet, because it allowed fruit and grains and I quickly found out the whole plan hated me. My Type 2 diabetes would CONTINUOUSLY go out of whack and my poor daughter would have to literally chase me down with the peanut butter jar. I have come to despise the darn stuff. BUT…when the sugar drops uber low, a teaspoon of peanut butter does the trick. Anyway, right now I wish I was ON the diet simply because there are grapefruit in the kitchen and I love it. I almost grabbed a couple with the mindset I’d give them to the kids.. but I not fooling myself anymore. My kids HATE the things, then I’d be ‘forced’ to eat them just to not waste anything. Yep. That is old behavior.

I have posted recently about the fact I’m not losing a damn thing, in fact, my weight is going up. I took the advise of a few people and adjusted my fake sugar intake and added a bit more fat. I’m down a pound and a half. I’m gagging the coffee down because I simply LOVE white sweet coffee (a lot of creamer yanno) but I am so set this time. Hell.. this is the FIRST TIME EVER I’ve gone this long without nibbling here and there on ‘poison’ foods!!

On a quick parting note, I can’t post much from work so I’m not ignoring anyone….just trying to keep the job.

(( huggs to all of those who are feeling poorly)) *hands out lysol cans*

(( huggs to those who are not posting))

and ((( to a_24kt_lady )) on your finals. Although.. i am jealous of your upcomming trip!!

[lcq]

Oh Nikki.............................I can soooo relate
I am at that point where I don't want to give up those things but I know that the HC treats are not doing me any good.
So the other day as I was praying and asking God WHY ME!!!!..............the word SACRIFICE came to mind and it hit me that i was so caught up in me me me...I was not thinking about how my choices were affecting my other loved ones and peers...you know the mood swings, the feeling blah because I was feeling fat, lada lada lada.............also my health was at stake here and this was more athan just me giving up somethings for a time it was about being there for my husband & kids.
So everytime I feel weak .......I think about the sacrifice I am making..........If I can't do it for me I can do it for my family..............it is not easy because deep down I still want what I should not want. But I believe in time it will become easier maybe even a joy.
When I think about induction, I want to gag....I hate that word now but I console myself in knowing that there will be a time that I can (in moderation ) eat what I want .................it will have to always be watched and carefully controlled but eating induction wise will not always be forever.

everyone have a great weekend

[LFTS]

Good morning, everyone. Today, I feel good--I feel skinny! Ever have those days? I'm glad I woke up feeling this way. Losing a few pounds of water probably helped bring that on. <slosh> Still a couple more to go, but this is *such* an improvement.

I'm not quite sure why, but doing a meat fast always makes me feel pumped, too. My body seems to really like going down to just traces of carbs a day. It's not all that healthy to do this for very long, though. For me, the point is to shock my body so it gets into losing mode, again. I *may* extend the fast into next week; I'm going to listen to my body to see what's going on, and adjust from there.

Exercise is good. I'm feeling strong, right now. Probably all that protein, and hanging out in a room full of men.

TLW, I hate that you're going through this. I hope you can settle into a plan that you know will work for you soon.

LCQ, you hit on an interesting point, and that's looking beyond yourself. You're right--making this sacrifice not only benefits us, but everyone around us.

Neeta, congrats on the pound and a half!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

[MaryMary]

Hi everyone,

I am at home today and taking it easy with everything except following my plan. Following the plan gives me the freedom I want for the other things in my life.

It is great seeing you all grow through the challenge. Wishing you all the best.

[HeatherNicola]

Thanks everyone for being so understanding. I've stayed on track so far today, but there's no chance I can tonight. It's the Annual Darts Christmas Dinner where it's a set menu. Everyone eats the same, unless you're vegetarian. The best I can do is fill up on the main course, then I'll be too full for the Christmas Pudding. Oh well Induction startts again tomorrow. Maybe the best thing I could do is search out new receipes for Induction level carbs.

Give me a few day to get over the carb withdrawls, and I will be back to my usual cheerful cheerleader self!



Nikki

Ps. I'm not going to weigh myself until I have completed 2 weeks of Induction.

[a_24kt_lady]

TLW

well Im finally moving back down.....I was at 163 this morning

[HeatherNicola]

Debs: That's great, you must be very relieved. Oh and before I forget good luck with your finals.

Nikki

[chewtoy]

Hi, ya'll. What a long, hard, and futile week that was. I just had two weeks of work towards my Dec 17 deliverable replaced by my project leads who met and re-did everything without any input from me or others on the team. Now it doesn't meet the delivery criteria, but hey, as long as they're happy, right? Argh.

Friday morning I woke up with a really sour, acid-y stomach. This after NOT A POUND LOST since last Friday, even at induction levels. I wasn't watching the calories, though.

Anyway, I get to work at 6:45 and by 9 I'm miserable. I decide to head back home while I can still make it (it's an hour drive). Good thing I did. Some kind of intestinal bug just slammed me out of left field and I spent the rest of the day in bed sleeping, sipping fluids, going to the bathroom . I was finally able to make it to the couch by the evening and watch some tv.

And I couldn't face anything with protein or hard to digest, so I ended up with applesauce, saltines, instant oatmeal, and sherbet. I didn't have much of any of it, though. Just too sick to get much down. At least I'm back to feeling human this morning. 3 pounds down, but I know it's all water. I feel like a wrung-out sponge.

So far as weight loss plans go, I will say that I've tried Atkins a number of times over the years and always had trouble sticking with it. This time I'm doing a lot better with it because we are working tremendously hard at 1) eating home-cooked every meal and 2) introducing a wide variety of foods and recipes. Usually we end up eating out a lot and get stuck in our same old routine of foods and get bored.

That said, I will say that I tried South Beach once earlier this spring and the combination of that plus exercising in the morning gave me the greatest, fastest weight loss I've ever had - for the three weeks I did it before I got laid off and everything went to h*ll. Maybe I wasn't doing "true" South Beach, I don't know. It was maybe more like OWL or maintenance, but since I've never done that I don't really know. I was focused on whole grains & legumes, lean meats, nuts, berries, peaches and pears.

I am thinking about going back to that, given this last week.

What I decided (before I got sick) was to finish out this week doing what I'm doing and then keep doing it for another week while I track everything I'm eating - I don't do that now - and then look at the numbers and make adjustments. I don't want to jump willy-nilly from one thing to the next. (Can you tell I'm an engineer? )

I don't eat much artificial sweetener, so I don't think that's it. I've wondered if it's too much sodium, since I look at my favorite snack foods and they're loaded - pepperoni chips, nuts, green olives, cheese. And I'm probably eating too many calories since I'm not watching the fat.

Sorry for the long post. I guess when I only post once a week my cup runneth over....

[Cutelilsunflower]

Happy Weekend! One final down, one to go

I hope all who have the sickies feel better

and to the people who are having a hard time staying on plan, HANG IN THERE! What a tempting time this time of year is! Let's all keep our heads up and do this.

Have a wonderful day!

[HeatherNicola]

ChewToy: Hope that your poorly tummy is much better now. Maybe going back to doing South Beach would be best for you. There are different diets around, some suit some of us others don't, we are all individuals. I can't see the point in tryiong to make Atkin's work for you when South Beach obviously suits you.

Bree: This is a very trying time of year for me; not only is it Christmas and New Year, but it's also my Birthday and DH's Birthday as well. Mine is on the 29th December (hint hint) and DH's is on the 2nd January. Oh and it's the family get together on Boxing Day as well.

Well I can now claim a full day cheat free, it's a small step in the right direction, I'm keeping to my plan not to weigh for the 2 weeks of re-induction; I'm also sticking to Atkins, no frills, no tweeking, and definately no cheating. Though I have planned a cheat day for Boxing Day. I will be careful just not obsessive.

Hope everyone is feeling better now, I'm hoping to see some posts where we can all WOOHOO. Correction I know I will be seeing posts from you all about how well you're doing. I have confidence in you all. However if you're struggling it is even more important that you post up, so that you can get encouragement, maybe sensible help to get you through the hard times and most importantly plenty of

Nikki