Stillman's September Watching Our Weight Falling Super Skinnies!

[Mar922]

Only down .2 today but I really didn't eat well at all fir some reason I have the hardest time starting to eat healthy on Sundays.

Back on plan today, I slept in late this morning so I just had breakfast of 2 eggs with coffee and I used the last of my cream looks like this is gonna be a black coffee chicken, fish and eggs week, seeing that's all I have in my cupboards and freezer haha

Does any one have any good food recipes I am tired of plain tuna and fish cakes I need something new and I have lots of fish I need to use up

[CCGirl]

Originally Posted by Mar922

Ok guys I need a sugar free substitute for starbucks pumpkin spice latte, I could do coffee but where do I get pumpkin flavour? I know it's around til Xmas but I like to have one once a week so I need an alternative....help!

a pinch of nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon? I'm sure that's the stronger flavors there, most commercial pumkin isn't really pumpkin at all, they sub other squashes...........

[IM2fat]

No weigh in for me this morning. . or course. . today was my week so I should have but considering the salt I had yesterday, decided to wait a day or two. .

Plugging away. . I want BBQ chicken, too !!! Football tonight and more work!! Gotta love the weekday!

[CCGirl]

Mar, what type of fish is it so I can research.......

Oooh IM now I'm thinking BBQ you bad girl!!!!!!!!

It looks like an early night so I will bid thee all adieu........prob will check in later but if I don't have a gr8 night y'all..........

[Mar922]

Originally Posted by CCGirl

Mar, what type of fish is it so I can research.......

Oooh IM now I'm thinking BBQ you bad girl!!!!!!!!

It looks like an early night so I will bid thee all adieu........prob will check in later but if I don't have a gr8 night y'all..........

Salmon, cod, haddock and tilapia mostly

[CCGirl]

Ooooh love them all grilled, or for the grill impaired (I don;t have one, just a grill pan) pan seared!

tilapia is tough because the filets are usually thin

they take well to marinades, lemon, dill, etc..........

outta gas, will check back in the AM

[mrb76]

Guess I'll start posting my daily menu so I can begin to figure out why I am not losing.

B- 4 strips turkey bacon (not a usual bfast. Just wanted to get rid of the pack)
L- 4oz boiled chicken breast w/mustard
D- 4oz salmon with 2 eggs

Exercise consisted of running around campus most of the day. I'll try to get some formal exercise in tomorrow.

[Mar922]

Originally Posted by mrb76

Guess I'll start posting my daily menu so I can begin to figure out why I am not losing.

B- 4 strips turkey bacon (not a usual bfast. Just wanted to get rid of the pack)
L- 4oz boiled chicken breast w/mustard
D- 4oz salmon with 2 eggs

Exercise consisted of running around campus most of the day. I'll try to get some formal exercise in tomorrow.

What are you drinking? How much sleep do you get? How much are you using of the allowed condiments? Do you drink alcohol?

These are things that stall me so I'm trying to get a better idea so I can help.

[Mar922]

I wouldn't really worry about exercise just yet but thats me ....some ppl swear by it for weight loss and although I know it helps I still think diet is 80% of what helps you lose

[mrb76]

Originally Posted by Mar922

What are you drinking? How much sleep do you get? How much are you using of the allowed condiments? Do you drink alcohol?

These are things that stall me so I'm trying to get a better idea so I can help.

I drink 64oz of crystal light- zero carb, per day. I go to bed at 10pm-wake at 6am. I use at least 2 TB of mustard and sometimes a tsp of sugar free ketchup. I have cut out added salt. I never drink alcohol. i use Pam spray to cook with.

analyze me =D

I forgot! I use Tabasco a lot. Maybe 2 TB/day or more.

[Aloha Linz]

Originally Posted by mrb76

I drink 64oz of crystal light- zero carb, per day. I go to bed at 10pm-wake at 6am. I use at least 2 TB of mustard and sometimes a tsp of sugar free ketchup. I have cut out added salt. I never drink alcohol. i use Pam spray to cook with.

analyze me =D

I forgot! I use Tabasco a lot. Maybe 2 TB/day or more.

MrB! You NEED more water! I would aim for a gallon+ a day. A gallon a day washes the fat away! Everything else looks pretty legit to me!

[Getting there!!!]

Originally Posted by mrb76

Guess I'll start posting my daily menu so I can begin to figure out why I am not losing.

B- 4 strips turkey bacon (not a usual bfast. Just wanted to get rid of the pack)
L- 4oz boiled chicken breast w/mustard
D- 4oz salmon with 2 eggs

Exercise consisted of running around campus most of the day. I'll try to get some formal exercise in tomorrow.

i think one of the reasons you're not losing as fast on QWL is because you've basically done it before for a year-i know, with the shakes but still, and you lost 100lbs doing that So this time around there's no shock value for your body-it sees it coming! Atkins talks about the 'golden shot' with low carb--I don't believe it to be 100% true at all, but I do think there is some truth to it. It becomes a little harder everytime you restart.i'm soorry your struggling. But keep hanging in there-it will work. And honestly you'll drive yourself crazy weighing everyday--and I dunno--but if you don't see the results you want, will you become disheartened and give up?

The only ways I know of to break a stall are to up the fat for a couple of days or up the exercise. I always choose the exercise.
From losing the weight on such low cals your metabolism is probably not as good as it should be so exercise with help with that-it will change your fat to muscle ratio.
The other thing that Atkins reccommends for a true stall-by which I think he means 6 weeks with no scale or inch loss-is the fat fast. It's pretty gross but he says it helps really metabolic resistant people.
Other than that I got nothin!! Your menu looks fine. Well the turkey bacon has sodium but......

[Getting there!!!]

Originally Posted by mrb76

I drink 64oz of crystal light- zero carb, per day. I go to bed at 10pm-wake at 6am. I use at least 2 TB of mustard and sometimes a tsp of sugar free ketchup. I have cut out added salt. I never drink alcohol. i use Pam spray to cook with.

analyze me =D

I forgot! I use Tabasco a lot. Maybe 2 TB/day or more.

Dump the CL (that's a lot).and the sf ketchup-it's prob not really that low sugar at all.
Wow you go to bed early!

[Getting there!!!]

Ok does anyone else find that their iPhone battery is craaaaaaap. No really! It's getting worse. I only got it in June. I charged it last night because it had 7% or something. Took it off at 8 o clock-it had 100%. it's 10:45 now----and it has 95%!!!!!!!!!!! i haven't used it at all-no txts, no calling, no net, nothing!! I've done all the things to preserve battery, like turning of mail, alerts, etc.
Is this normal??? I don't think I've ever had a phone that had this bad a battery--or at least when it did it was old!!
The iPad has got awful too. In the beginning it was good!

[Getting there!!!]

Oh sorry, I've just checked the IPhone and it's 92%!!!!!!!!! i mean seriously what is it doing???????? I have everything switched off-data, 3G, location services--everything.

[mrb76]

Originally Posted by Getting there!!!

Dump the CL (that's a lot).and the sf ketchup-it's prob not really that low sugar at all.
Wow you go to bed early!

Good morning! It's 5:18am here and I just can't sleep. I have been dreaming of the house we're trying to purchase but most of all, been having nightmares about the math I just don't understand.

Dump my CL? That will be hard...maybe I can dilute it reallllllly watery, just a touch of flavor

I am so exhausted everyday, my schedule and kids keep me busy, that by 10 pm both hubby and i are knocked out.

So this morning the scale finally moved in the right direction. Just down to 217.6 but it's something. And what you said about my body being used to this type of eating therefore not responding as well really makes sense. I have thought the same thing.

[mrb76]

Originally Posted by Aloha Linz

MrB! You NEED more water! I would aim for a gallon+ a day. A gallon a day washes the fat away! Everything else looks pretty legit to me!

*gulp* a gallon? is that humanly possible? i shall try....

[becky123abc]

Originally Posted by BrattyS

I use the sticks because they enforce my resolve to stay on plan. Weird but it works.
I have found that a lot of spices have hidden carbs and sugar in it. Some say 0 cabs when in fact is is less than 1. It adds up quick. It doesn't take much to get you out of Ketosis.

Yes, that sounds logical to me BrattyS...I'm going to try to eat clean and boring this week...

[becky123abc]

Originally Posted by Getting there!!!

Even if i stick rigidly to plan for weeks i don't register anymore-at all. i read if your body is using up all the ketones then you won't get a positive reading on the stix.

That is very interesting...I'd like to learn more about that. There is something in my WOE that has changed...or my body is changing...it sure is a journey trying to figure it all out!

[becky123abc]

Originally Posted by Aloha Linz

Oh becky me too....when will my thoughts be free from the chains of food and the shackels of carbs?!?! Huggin you!

Thanks a bunch Aloha!! I really want to get to where I was last year at this time....I was on such a LC high...I've gained some weight back and I don't want to gain any more...I'd really like to get down a couple of sizes...

My willpower is so weak these days...

But coming here definitely helps! You all inspire me!

[becky123abc]

Originally Posted by Aloha Linz

Hey Mrb! What did you eat on the hight fat day? I seem to do really well with lean ground beef....either the 96/4 or 90/10. Another good rule of thumb is to stay away from dairy....it has lactose, which is a sugar and will stall those that are sensitive to lactose! I read that most humans are intolerant to dairy....isn't that interesting? I gave it up, and I no longer have sinus issues in the morning. Crazy!

Try ground turkey also. Or tuna mixed with some hard boiled eggs or mustard is yummy too! Get creative with spices & seasonings....it can make or break this diet!! (well at least for me )

Hey where in Socal are you? I'm in orange county!

The main dairy I get is cream in my coffee...I enjoy it so much. I lost well while I had it...but I wonder if I could get in the groove better if I gave it up??? I dunnoo...

[becky123abc]

My "regularity" improved a bunch when I started taking magnesium citrate capsules...but it seemed that my weight loss slowed. i can't say that's why...it may be just that my eating got sloppy.

I do remember when I was strictly steak only...I would "go" about every 3 or 4 days, but I never felt miserable...or bloated. Maybe I need to go back to that for a while...

Poop discussion is ok here!!

Originally Posted by Aloha Linz

Well I had a BLAST at the angel game last night with my niece & nephew....they are just so much fun. 10 & 7....I also have a 4 yr old niece but she stayed at home with grandma. I adore being an auntie!! I ate peanuts at the game and then when I got home, I wasn't even hungry, but still had bacon on the brain. So i cooked up the rest of the packet of bacon I had bought that morning...yep! That's right folks, I ate an entire pack of bacon in one day. Can you say 1 million grams of fat & 876 million mg's of sodium!! Wow. My place reeks this morning too....I burned my hand on bacon grease too! Note to self, don't buy bacon right now linz! I'm up 2 lbs today....SHOCKER. I ran this morning and sweated....reduced the post-bacon swelling a bit, I don't feel as puffy. Drinking a TON of water, and have had some lean ground beef.

The good thing from the bacon is it helped me go #2 today! It's been about 5 days....mercy! Can I ask a poop question here? If anyone is sensitive to this crappy talk, please skip past this post!! I don't blame you! Is anyone's poop kind of.....well....BLACK, while doing stills?? Idk, maybe not black, but REALLY dark....and no substance to it....a much different "texture" and shape.....if you will. so sorry!! Omg....wow. I hope you'll still be my friends!!

[becky123abc]

Originally Posted by BrattyS

That's pretty good. I gain about 5-6 when I go off for a day or two.

Me too...isn't it crazy?!??! My husband eats nothing but carbs and doesn't gain...I eat mainly VLC...and induldge on the weekend...then have to eat VLC for a week to get it back off...

That blows my mind!

[BrattyS]

Originally Posted by Getting there!!!

Oh sorry, I've just checked the IPhone and it's 92%!!!!!!!!! i mean seriously what is it doing???????? I have everything switched off-data, 3G, location services--everything.

That's weird. Only time I had battery issues was when I had a app running in the background that I didn't know of. Wifi drains it a bit quicker but not that bad.

Oh, check push notifications. I heard that drains a battery pretty quick if a lot of apps are turned of for push.

[BrattyS]

Originally Posted by mrb76

*gulp* a gallon? is that humanly possible? i shall try....

It is! Add peeing a lot to your busy schedule.

Congrats on your scale moving for you.

[Mar922]

Originally Posted by Getting there!!!

Ok does anyone else find that their iPhone battery is craaaaaaap. No really! It's getting worse. I only got it in June. I charged it last night because it had 7% or something. Took it off at 8 o clock-it had 100%. it's 10:45 now----and it has 95%!!!!!!!!!!! i haven't used it at all-no txts, no calling, no net, nothing!! I've done all the things to preserve battery, like turning of mail, alerts, etc.
Is this normal??? I don't think I've ever had a phone that had this bad a battery--or at least when it did it was old!!
The iPad has got awful too. In the beginning it was good!

I just got an Iphone on thursady and I noticed the same thing I am charging it almost everynight even when I haven't used it much, same with the ipad too it was good at first but now its on for 2 mins and its down 5%

[Mar922]

Originally Posted by mrb76

I drink 64oz of crystal light- zero carb, per day. I go to bed at 10pm-wake at 6am. I use at least 2 TB of mustard and sometimes a tsp of sugar free ketchup. I have cut out added salt. I never drink alcohol. i use Pam spray to cook with.

analyze me =D

I forgot! I use Tabasco a lot. Maybe 2 TB/day or more.

I would say drop the SF stuff beacuse some ppl don't lose well with sugar free thats the only thing I see that could be stalling you.

I drink about 3-4 litres of water a day, I am not sure how many ounces that is.

[BrattyS]

Been a bit quiet lately. My nerves are shot. I am tired and drained all the time.
I know it is lack of a normal night sleep. I can not wait till this puppy is old enough not to need night time outings.

I have OCD and when my ducks are not in a row I freak out a bit both mentally and physically.

On the plus side. I have lost almost 2 pounds since Saturday.

I have been on stillmans for about 6 weeks and have finally hit 20 pounds lost.
In that 6 weeks I have only been off 2 times for a day each. I have to say that I am really happy with that number. I could not have done that on a 1200 cal diet.
Now I am going to go crawl to the couch and take a nap.

Have a great day you guys. Resists all urges and stay on track. It is so worth it in the end.

[Mar922]

down another .2 today, if I keep losing like this its going to take meforever to lose my bday weight!

[Mar922]

I have a cold and I wonder if that has something to do with my slow loss, I am using sf cough syrup but maybe thats why?