***Stillman's MAY "Get 'Er Done" 2008***

[magickal1]

omg im so strugglin with the sweet cravings , ever since i did the atkins cycle its been out of controll i need help do think ill need 3 days of strict stillmans to get away from the sweet cravings?

[shari]

Originally Posted by magickal1

omg im so strugglin with the sweet cravings , ever since i did the atkins cycle its been out of controll i need help do think ill need 3 days of strict stillmans to get away from the sweet cravings?

Oh hon, I feel for you, been there too many times. I've tried drinking different flavored teas (using Splenda) and sweetening it a little more than normal. Also, Cskies mentioned drinking a diet soda..this has really worked too. But for me, the best way to get rid of it was to not cave in and get into deep ketosis..this always took away any sweet cravings I had. Congrats on making it to your short-term goal last week!!

By the way, loving the new avitars..Diana and Magical

Thanks Moretta for the warm welcome back

[Moretta]

magickal: hang in there. Maybe find something to do that will keep your mind off the sweets. Keep up the good work.

Diane: Snow cones sound delish. I'm going to buy me a snow cone machine so when others around me are eating ice cream I will have a snow cone.

DebiInOhio: Yay for snow cones. Enjoy.

Back to Stillman's tomorrow full force for me.

[Determinedtolose]

Originally Posted by magickal1

omg im so strugglin with the sweet cravings , ever since i did the atkins cycle its been out of controll i need help do think ill need 3 days of strict stillmans to get away from the sweet cravings?

Oh no!!! LOL!! Not you too!!
I know how much it hurts, but all I did was suffer through. I'm not saying that's for everyone, but boy did that take all I had in me not to eat anything.

Denise did mention to eat some cottage cheese with sweetner and cinnamon. I didn't because before I knew it, my cravings went a way.

You can try that or drink tons of water like I did too.

I feel your pain Hon!

[magickal1]

yes im downing water liek crazy hoping to push the cravings away , hopefully i can stick to stillmans with no cheats for the rest the week so i can get into deep ketosis , thats the problem i thin and i dont think ill be cycling back into atkins for awhile just to hard for me .
thx for all ur support means the world to me hugs to u all

[Determinedtolose]

Originally Posted by magickal1

yes im downing water liek crazy hoping to push the cravings away , hopefully i can stick to stillmans with no cheats for the rest the week so i can get into deep ketosis , thats the problem i thin and i dont think ill be cycling back into atkins for awhile just to hard for me .
thx for all ur support means the world to me hugs to u all

[Moretta]

magickal: Keep on juggin the water down.

[LaRon]

for me, crystal lite lemonade works good to take away the cravings. Most of the time, if it is really bad towards the afternoon/early evenings, I'll make a cup of coffee and add 2 splendas and a dash of HWC. That not only fills me up, but takes away the craving for the evening.

For me..........I'm having a hard time drinking a lot of water because I'm not hungry. But I know if I keep this up I'm going to stall big time. So for now, my big obstacle is pushing the water!!

[DEBI IN OHIO]

im up 1.5 lbs since last weigh in, but those 2 pizza burgers I made last night, have not "left" my body yet LOL...I gotta go into work early today so I dont have time to sit on the THRONE!!

good luck ladies

[cskies]

Morning...it's raining here..did I tell you it rained yesterday? yeah...it did ...and the day before that...wind and hail even!! Suppose to rain tomorrow too~

Got my walking shoes on and gearing up for my morning walk on the treadmill...

have a great day everyone!!

[cskies]

Got 2.5 miles done...will have to do the other .5 mile tonight...school is done here in 2 weeks and everyone seems to be changing their schedule so I can either get up 30 minutes earlier to get my 3 miles done before people start dropping off kids or I can do more walking in the evenings!! I choose evenings!! lol

DEBI---thanks for the warning on the snow cones flavors...I checked mine again...sugar free...and they have a ton of flavors but could only find 2 that were sugar free at Walmart!! Cherry and the Blue one!!


Diana..I might have to check out a liquor store for ....sugar free flavors of course!! Thanks for the heads up on that one!!

LaRae..I was wondering if you got some of our thunderstorms...hope you came out ok...you are in for some more though!!

Gotta go look at kids...I will try to get back here at snack time or sooner!

I had some coffee and the walk on the treadmill has put me in a good mood despite the rain and being indoors again today!!

[Crohnie]

Goode Morning

B_ 2 HB eggs

L- Chicken Breast
1/2 cottage cheese



D- sirloin steak
1/2 cottage cheese

pepperoni for snack during day


No exercise yet as I am too busy at work. Will start my water aerobics class next week

[cskies]

Magickal...great job on all the exercise you are doing...melting away the pounds!! and your yard gets taken care of at the same time!!

Moretta...you amaze me on how accurate you keep your intake and output!! keep up the great work!!

Crohnie...have a good day at work...slip a few crunches in there when you can!!

LaRon..do have trouble finding good deals on meat where you are? Good Luck with the water...drinking enough of it is my downfall!!

Shari...your cruise sounds amazing...I'm jealous!!

Spenckey1...your goal is super close!! yay for you!!

slatman...keep up the great workouts, even if you think you are slacking...muscular endurance cycles...makes me feel tired just thinking about it!!

Diana...glad you made it through the sweet cravings...do it again today if they sneak up on you!!

amyintx...sorry to hear that your allergies are acting up...
hope you have a better day today!!

Hope everyone else has a great day too!!

[AmyInTX]

hi all! TOM is finally GONE! woowhoo! sooo today's focus will be WATER! drinking as much as possible to flush out all i gained during TOM. allergies still killing me!

cskies~ i hear ya on the rain ... this is day 3 for us.

Magikal~ how bout make some sweet rev rolls?? add a lil butter on top right out of the oven ... i know its not "Stillmans" but at least its not full of sugar! you can pull through this ma dear! remember how far you have come! and nothing ever tastes as good as we "think" it does...

*Waves at everyone else* Lets all have a good day!

B- 2 hb eggs

L- tuna with 1/2 c cottage cheese

D- meatballs

[Determinedtolose]

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all are doing great, ducking storms, getting over TOM, getting your exercise in and staying on plan!!

I'll talk to you all later on today.

Here's my menu

B-2 scram eggs w/ hpatty
L- going out, dad treating!! Protein
D- Fish, a little veggie
Water 15 min elliptical--low/very high/low resistance, whew!

Have a great day!! Love ya's!!!

[Moretta]

Happy Hump Day everyone!

Moretta...you amaze me on how accurate you keep your intake and output!! keep up the great work!!

Thanks cskies.

Menu:

B: Herbal tea w/1 raw egg
L: Cod fillets
D: Cod fillets

AmyInTx: Yay for TOM gone.

Cskies: I hope the rain stops for you. We are supposed to get rain here for the rest of the week. yuck. You are doing such a great job in the exercising department. WTG keep it up.

DebiInOhio: I'm sure you will see a whoosh soon. Don't dwell on the little gain. It will go away soon enough.

magickal: How are you doing this morning?

[slatman]

Good morning...

Can't seem to stay on track this week going to try again monday sticking to salads right now can't face any more meat right now

Exercise: rest day - light spinning tonight

[cskies]

slatman...i know the feeling....not in total control and don't know what to do to fix it right..
wanted to ask...is that carb count for the sugar free gum? i don't usually chew gum but have thought about it...

[slatman]

ya.. the sugar free I was having had 2 carbs per stick.. when I checked at the store they all seemed to have it.. haven't had any since I quit in April finally don't miss it

[cskies]

Yikes on the sugar free gum carbs then..
guess that is a habit I won't be taking up!!

[onefitgal]

Hello All.

3.5 on treadmill and leg work.

Did not sleep well last night.

Very windy here today again!!! UGH!!

Trouble with eating breakfast. Very sick feeling at GYM but sucked down water. (helped abit)

Hade some turkey bacon and an egg. Feel better.

Hope you all enjoy the mid-week.

Sorry you'll are havin April showers in MaY!! But at least you have 'um.

~~SMILES~~

[magickal1]

hi all . trying to stick to plan than for all the support

menue
b- hb egg
l- hb egg
d- tilapia

[cskies]

onefitgal...yeah we have gotten close to 6 inches of rain so far this week...and we are suppose to get some more...yay for rain...at least everything looks nice and green...except for the yellow dandelions!!

magickal..might just call you up and have you come mow my yard...as soon as it quits raining so much!!

[KSS]

hello everyone... hope everyone is doing well. It's going to be a rough few days or weeks for me... my grandama is dying, they said today she might not even make it to the weekend. So things are really emotional and then all the family and stuff to deal with... I am praying I stay on track.
I don't mean to be a downer on here but I somehow feel like if I say it now on here I am admitting I need to be so careful and hopefully that will help me to not use this experience as an "excuse" to cheat... I guess it made sense in my head...lol!!

Anyway... Keep up the good work everyone!!!

[cskies]

awwwww KSS....you can stand strong even during this time...thanks for sharing your sad news...will be praying for your grandma and family!!

[magickal1]

actually i think the mowing is helpin alot even tho i hate it with a passion but it is gret excersize.....
stay strong kss u will get thru this too , i have also been strugglin , but tryin hard to over come it...
slatman hope all is well with u
laron - good idea on the lemonade i know sometimes if i drink sprite zero it hels break the sweet cravin , i dont usually drink pop but i needed domething and it seem to help .

cskies id love to help u out but its all i can do to get mine done

diana hope all is well with u

deb sry to hear about ur scale messin with u

moretta - ur doing great!!!!!