~*~" Waist'ing Away" with CLA/GLA in 2008~*~

[lildragonfly]

morning all! Weighed 189 this morning so down 4 lbs. Ill take that and hope it sticks. Took my combo this morning. At work today (ugh) but brought my lunch and breakfast and a snack cause I want to stay on track as much as possible. Already drank 20 oz water this morning. And trying to get in 80-100ozs. Going to work out this evening to Power 90 weight training. Ive done it before and had excellent toning and definition results. My measurements are:

under bra line 38
waist 38
lower pooch 37
hips 37
Yes I am a straight line lol. I am hoping to add a waist lol.

Menu:
B: leftover Faux rice and beef/broccoli
S: Coffee, with 1 tbsp heavy cream, and 1 tbsp of sf daviniv caramel
L: leftover hot wings and ranch
S: cream cheese ( 1 oz) and cinnamon
D:Grilled Chicken over salad greens with feta and banana peppers

Water, green tea, water, water today!!

[Missalissa]

Good morning peeps! I can't believe how many posts there are in this thread already!

Keep up the good work everyone! Keep it simple!

[RealFoodLiving]

Good morning all!

Jane: We share our menus and recipes and anything else that will help us all! You'll find this group is very informational and supportive! We're glad that you joined us!

Happy New Year youse guys!!

Trisha, I'm not taking fish oil yet (it's snowing, can't get out), but I take quite a bit of flax seed meal. Do you think that helps in addition to the Combo?

I usually never stick to the plan, but it doesn't hurt to plan:

Breakfast:
Whey Protein Shake w/ organic flax seed

Lunch:
Asian Turkey salad with homemade Oriental dressing w/ stevia

Supper:
Grilled salmon
Roasted Parmesan, garlic broccoli

If hungry before bed, another shake. (240 cals, not including the flax, and only 7 carbs)

[WolfmanJacque]

[COLOR="Lime"]It ain't easy bein' green! [/COLOR]

Restarted CLA/GLA yesterday and I'm feelin' green today...the usual 2-3 acclimation period. Ah well, this too shall pass.

Lost 3 pounds in one day on the doctor's scale...all water weight, I'm sure but it's the most I've ever lost in one day whilst taking CLA/GLA!!

[RealFoodLiving]

Originally Posted by WolfmanJacque

[COLOR="Lime"]It ain't easy bein' green! [/COLOR]

Restarted CLA/GLA yesterday and I'm feelin' green today...the usual 2-3 acclimation period. Ah well, this too shall pass.

Welcome!!!!!!
I take my combo with a stick of string cheese, it helps.
Some people take it with meals, but I'm trying it in-between meals with a string cheese.

Lost 3 pounds in one day on the doctor's scale...all water weight, I'm sure but it's the most I've ever lost in one day whilst taking CLA/GLA!!

Whooo Hooooo!!

[RealFoodLiving]

Hey guys,

I thought I'd post my daily schedule, it's weird, but it helps to write it out.

Awakening:Take my Synthroid on an empty tummy and wait at least an hour before eating.

Take my fasting blood sugar.


After an hour, take 2 Borage Oil and 3 Tonalin CLA with 1 string cheese and water or tea.

In about an hour, take Diabetes med -Januvia and diuretic Lasix with my Whey Protein Shake with about a handful of organic flax seeds.

Sometime later, when I'm hungry, eat lunch. Usually it's about 3-4 PM. Take my metformin and other meds.

Take my blood sugar about 2 hours later.

Take my Combo with another string cheese. Drink, drink, drink.

When hungry, usually about 8PM, eat supper and take Metformin.

Take blood sugar about 2 hours later.

IF I'm hungry again and drinking doesn't help, I'll drink another shake w/ flax seeds. That doesn't happen too often, but sometimes I have the hungries.

How does that line up with y'all's schedules?

[kycowgirl]

Marsha, Thats a reasonable goal, you can do it !!! Congrats on the 4 lb loss !!

Michele, yours is very do'able too. Loved the pic, nice looking family . I know all about hiding in pics lol. I follow that thread too but havent for a few days. Thanks for the info on Christen. My prayers are with her and her family

Free, good going on the running. I'm going to try that too when it gets warmer out and once I find a good sports bra lol

chic, hope your enjoying your vacation. Glad you made it here

Vickilynn, sure you have a goal, to lose some weight , you can do it !!! The flax definately helps. Thanks for posing your schedule . Mines so messed up because of my work schedule. I start my new schedule next week. mon-thurs one week, and wed-sat the next and keep rotating like that. My hours are 7:30pm-5:30am. I start back to work tonight ...Yay !!! (I think) lol

Dani, Congrats on the 3 lb loss !!!

Missalissa, isnt it wonderful all the members here so far !! woohoo !! I Love it !!! Glad your still with us too

WolfmanJacque, I remember you, welcome back . My docs scale had me 10 pounds "under" what I really am. I told the nurse, thats not right and she thought I was in denial lol. I said I weight 10 more than that and she looked at me like I was crazy for telling that lol

[mikkimouse]

Everyone,


Happy New Year!!!!!!! Im marking my spot on here!!! WoooHoooo

Well i havent measured in a while, Im at 189 still suffering the *christmas wagon fall* OMG that hurt too. LOL

I want to weigh 179 by february. Maybe i can do it!!!


Have an awsome day!!!!

[RealFoodLiving]

Here's a recipe I got today in email. Sounds good:

Quick Chicken Gumbo
South Beach Diet

When the weather outside is cold and frightful, there's nothing better than a bowl of hot soup to warm your soul. This soup fits the bill, and best of all, it's simple to make.

Makes 2 servings

Description
Gumbo is known for being a hearty Southern American stew. Often it's served over rice, but our version doesn't need it — it's thick enough to be eaten on its own, which makes it perfect for Phase 1 dieters.

Ingredients
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/8 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 medium yellow onion, diced small
1/2 green bell pepper, diced small
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1/3 cup low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth
1/2 (14 1/2–ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1/2 (10-ounce) package frozen cut okra, thawed
1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
1/2 tablespoon Creole or Cajun seasoning, or to taste
1 teaspoon gumbo filé powder (optional)

Instructions
1. Cut raw chicken into strips or cubes.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Sauté garlic, onion, and bell pepper, stirring often, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste and add to skillet. Give pan a good shake every now and then to sear chicken on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Add broth, tomatoes with their liquid, and okra. Stir to break up the okra, then cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until everything is heated through and slightly thickened.
4. Stir in hot sauce and Creole or Cajun seasoning. If you want a thicker gumbo, turn off the heat, add the gumbo filé powder (ground sassafras leaves — traditional in Cajun cooking), and stir for another 1 to 2 minutes. If gumbo becomes too thick, thin to taste with additional chicken broth or hot water.

Nutritional Information:
213 calories
9 g total fat (2 g sat)
37 mg cholesterol
16 g carbohydrate
17 g protein
5 g fiber
340 mg sodium

[lisabinil]

Originally Posted by MountainGirl

Hey guys,

I thought I'd post my daily schedule, it's weird, but it helps to write it out.

Awakening:Take my Synthroid on an empty tummy and wait at least an hour before eating.

Take my fasting blood sugar.


After an hour, take 2 Borage Oil and 3 Tonalin CLA with 1 string cheese and water or tea.

In about an hour, take Diabetes med -Januvia and diuretic Lasix with my Whey Protein Shake with about a handful of organic flax seeds.

Sometime later, when I'm hungry, eat lunch. Usually it's about 3-4 PM. Take my metformin and other meds.

Take my blood sugar about 2 hours later.

Take my Combo with another string cheese. Drink, drink, drink.

When hungry, usually about 8PM, eat supper and take Metformin.

Take blood sugar about 2 hours later.

IF I'm hungry again and drinking doesn't help, I'll drink another shake w/ flax seeds. That doesn't happen too often, but sometimes I have the hungries.

How does that line up with y'all's schedules?

You look like you got it goin on girl!

[lisabinil]

Originally Posted by MountainGirl

Good morning all!

Jane: We share our menus and recipes and anything else that will help us all! You'll find this group is very informational and supportive! We're glad that you joined us!

Happy New Year youse guys!!

Trisha, I'm not taking fish oil yet (it's snowing, can't get out), but I take quite a bit of flax seed meal. Do you think that helps in addition to the Combo?

I usually never stick to the plan, but it doesn't hurt to plan:

Breakfast:
Whey Protein Shake w/ organic flax seed

Lunch:
Asian Turkey salad with homemade Oriental dressing w/ stevia

Supper:
Grilled salmon
Roasted Parmesan, garlic broccoli

If hungry before bed, another shake. (240 cals, not including the flax, and only 7 carbs)

I've been doing some reading that the fish oils are really good for diabetics and if you take them do it with your GLA.

[BerlinBear]

Here are the photos I promised Trish

The First one is with my son in Aug 02 his 3 birthday, The next one is on a business cruise aboard the Freedom of the Seas in May 06 and the last is my before surgery photos in Jan 07

My avatar is from New Years Eve 07

[iabowhunter]

Hi!

I went back to work today after being off for Christmas break. It felt good to get back to work AND low carb. I feel real good today. Lots of energy and the feeling of mass amounts of sugar leaving my body. It's strange how the lack of sweets can make you feel so good.

I am making my sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast muffins and cooking up some hamburger for tonight and tomorrows lunch. Gotta go for now.

Taking measurements tonight! PROMISE!

Take care all!
Phil

[lildragonfly]

Phil- Can you share your muffin recipe? I need something to heat up and go.

[iabowhunter]

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

Phil- Can you share your muffin recipe? I need something to heat up and go.

Sure will. I don't remember where I found, but I'm glad I did!

Here you go...
Let me know what you think of them. I love them because I can grab a bag of them in the morning, toss it in the microwave, and go.

1 pg. sausage meat.... I use Jimmy Dean hot sausage
10-12 eggs (beaten)
6 tbsp. whipping cream
shredded cheese.....I use enough to cover the mixture but use however much you want.
.


(1) Cook sausage meat untill crumbly.
(2) Spray muffin tins with Pam.
(3) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
(4) Pour cooked sausage meat into muffin tins, filling to half full.
(5) Add whipping cream to beaten egg mixture, stir.
(6) Add egg mixture on top of sausage meat to almost full.
(7) Add cheese or optional items.
(8) Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.**25 minutes for mine*
(9) Remove from muffin tins and refrigerate.
Good for on the run breakfasts or snacks.
You can also make this using cooked bacon or ham instead of the sausage meat.


I usually make double batch. I let them cool, bag them in zip-loc sandwich bags(2 per bag) and throw them in the fridge untill I leave for work in the morning.

[Boudica]

Well, I have pics posted in another thread... but I will post a pic I took this morning with my TIGHT size 18 jeans on.




I think this picture, more than anything else, is what is going to keep me on the straight and narrow path I need to walk in this WOL.

This is what 5'9, 222.8 pounds looks like. UGH!

Chest ~ 38 (under breast)
Waist ~ 37.5
Hips ~ 49.5
LThigh ~ 29.75
RThigh ~ 29.50

Although weighing and measuring every week, I will only take pics once a month. I don't think a week to week photo would show enough of a *visual* change for me.


B ~ 1 whole egg, 1 egg white scrambled in 1T butter w/1 oz cheese, 1 sausage patty.

L ~ Vienna Beef hot dog (no bun) with pickles,tomato, cucumber, onion & mustard.

D ~ 100g Gyro meat w/20g feta cheese, 20g tzatziki sauce, 166g steamed broccoli w/2T butter.

S ~ Vanilla protein powder shake.

[lildragonfly]

Woot thanks Phil!! Going to make these now and add some green peppers.

Deila- I really want to try gyro meat but not sure where to get. Do you make your own sauce for them?

And btw Hello to everyone!!!

Im getting that Atkins spirt of energy finally!! I noticed one thing in my menu,lol, I have to lay off the cream cheese. Im getting addicted to it as a snack.

[RealFoodLiving]

Phil" WOW, those muffins sure look great!!! Have you ever put them in Fitday or gotten the nutritional info? I'm gonna hafta try these with organic turkey sausage, onions and roasted red peppers. MAN ALIVE!

Delia: Your menu looks great!

Today was weird, I wanted FOOD for breakfast, not my protein shake. So, I ate!

Here's what I've had today:

Breakfast:
Oriental salad w/ grilled wild Alaskan salmon and homemade Oriental dressing w/ stevia

Lunch:
Same

2 string cheese for taking with my COMBO.

Herbal tea w/ stevia 52 ounces

[tom_912]

Its great seeing all the posts and yummy receipes...
I look forward to making a bunch of Phil's muffins and some gumbo (Trish may not like it...lol) Try Linda Sue's tuna muffins they are awesome.

Thanks for posting your pics girls, me and Trish will take ours Sunday as that will be our official start back on plan. I want to lose 25lbs to get back to a healthy weight for me and then keep it there.. I feel awful at this weight..bloated and my pants don't fit. I know this combo works wonders... been there before and now coming back...

I hope 2008 is a banner year for us!!

Tom

[smileyface]

Hi all !! I love the receipes that some are posting, they sound delicious. It would be so nice to get down to 150. I'm a shorty and it looks like I carry more weight than that. I would love to be 150 by Valentines Day. It would be a nice surprise for my boyfriend ! He's very complementary.

I joined a gym by my home, so there is no excuse not to go. I go with a co-worker and his wife. They help me stay gung-ho. I used some blue-emu creme for my sore shoulder and it worked. You use it twice a day and it feels great !!!. I don't want to give up my weight lifting !! Now I don't have too.
Good Luck to everyone !!!

Deanna

[RealFoodLiving]

Evening!

Edited to add that I've eaten another salad, salmon and oriental dressing. Now it's off to do some work and watch TV before bed.

Night night!

[michelemomof2]

Good morning, everyone!

Trish - I'm afraid I will not be starting my treadmill walking until next week. I believe this sickness I have has turned into bronchitis and I am coughing and hacking and my poor DH finally asked me to sleep on the recliner at 2 a.m. as he has to get up at 4 a.m. for work. Ugh. I think I will call the doc's office today and see if I can get an appt. Anytime I move around, the coughing starts. I AM going to walk on the treadmill though and be your buddy...just don't give up on me. Ok?

Still taking the combo and other than this cold, I feel great. The sugars have left my body! I swear I peed so much the last two days. (Sorry for TMI?)

Berlin - Great pics! You should be proud of the weight you have lost! You look great...love the avatar!

Deila - You do not look like you are 38" under the breast. In fact, your upper body looks a lot smaller than mine. I guess it is because you are much taller than I am. I'm in 18 jeans, as well. Let's git r' done!

Phil and Mountain - Thanks for the recipes. Yummo. Going to have to try them soon.

I made this recipe for lunch yesterday. It is SugarFreeSheila's:

Mock Pumpkin Cheesecake (SugarFreeSheila)
9 Total Carbs (7 net carbs) for entire recipe
Induction friendly
(This is the shortest, simplest recipe in the world. Great
way to keep warm on a cold night!)

½ cup canned pumpkin
1 (3 oz.) cube cream cheese
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 packet Splenda (or 1 T. Davinci s/f Vanilla syrup - this is my addition)

Heat in microwave 40 seconds and enjoy!
**********

I had a dozen hot wings for dinner last evening and some celery with blue cheese dressing. My weight is up .5 this morning, but I know it is from the sodium in the hot sauce so no biggie.

I hope everyone has a great day.

[Boudica]

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

Deila- I really want to try gyro meat but not sure where to get. Do you make your own sauce for them?

If you follow this recipe link for the gyro MEAT... and this recipe link for the tzatziki sauce.

I made my own gyro meat (PICS), which turned out actually pretty good tasting.

If you fear making it, you could always find a greek restaurant near you and buy some of their meat. Most of them will sell ya a pound or 2 of meat by itself. BUT BE CAREFUL. On another thread it was discussed that most of the restaurants put bread crumbs into their meat and it can add up to being 2 carbs per OUNCE of meat!.

Originally Posted by michelemomof2

Deila - You do not look like you are 38" under the breast. In fact, your upper body looks a lot smaller than mine. I guess it is because you are much taller than I am. I'm in 18 jeans, as well. Let's git r' done!

Funny but, other than the boobs themselves, I have a VERY TINY upper body through the waist and chest... although my shoulders make me look like a linebacker. Trust me, ALL the girls were jealous of me in the 80's cause I didn't need no stinkin' shoulder pads!!!

I am SOOOOOOO looking forward to putting those size 18's away by St. Patricks Day! At first, my goal was to throw them away... but I think I should keep them to put on when I get smaller and healthier!

B ~ Coffee w/HC & SFDavinci, Vanilla Protein shake w/blueberries & 1oz cream cheese.

L ~ Smoked sausage & cabbage.

D ~ Pork steaks, fried brussel sprouts w/butter & homemade cole slaw.


I haven't gotten everything plugged into Fitday yet so I'm not sure how the fat/carb/protein/cals balance out yet.

HUGS
~D

[michelemomof2]

I just measured and got my correct bust size and then added some other body part numbers:

above chest: 36"
chest (across center of bust): 44" (I orig. put that I thought it was 41")
under chest (bra band area): 36"
waist: 36 3/4" (This really makes me sick - used to be a 26" waist in my 30's)
belly pooch: 43" (Hey, this went down! Was 44" in Oct.)
hips: 47"
upper L thigh: 29"
mid L thigh: 26" (In Oct. was 26.25)
calf: 17.5"
ankle: 9 3/4"
L mid-arm: 14.5"
neck: 14.25"

Trish: I didn't think I lost anything from Oct-Dec., but apparently I lost in my belly pooch 1" and 1/4" in my thighs. I thought my belly looked smaller, so I guess I wasn't imagining it.

[lisabinil]

Here's a recipe for Sausage Cheese Breakfast Cups I used to make all the time when I was on SBD. I use ground turkey, Italian seasoning & garlic in mine. I usually do the recipe x 4 but not the mushrooms. I also use full fat cheese not reduced fat. My husband really likes these and they heat up well in the microwave. I think I might make a batch this weekend.

Ingredients
4 ounces turkey sausage or ground turkey
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 onion, chopped
5 large eggs
1 can (12 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese


Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 6-cup nonstick muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.

In a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, pepper, and onion for 5 minutes, or until the sausage is no longer pink. Spoon the mixture into a bowl and cool slightly. Stir in the eggs and mushrooms. Evenly divide the mixture among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with the cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until the egg is set.

Recipe from The South Beach Diet Cookbook. For information on the book, click here.
Nutritional Information:
140 calories
9 total fat (3 g sat)
195 mg cholesterol
4 g carbohydrate
12 g protein
1 g fiber
400 mg sodium

[Boudica]

Originally Posted by michelemomof2

I just measured and got my correct bust size and then added some other body part numbers:

above chest: 36"
chest (across center of bust): 44" (I orig. put that I thought it was 41")
under chest (bra band area): 36"
waist: 36 3/4" ([COLOR="Red"]This really makes me sick - used to be a 26" waist in my 30's[/COLOR])
belly pooch: 43" (Hey, this went down! Was 44" in Oct.)
hips: 47"
upper L thigh: 29"
mid L thigh: 26" (In Oct. was 26.25)
calf: 17.5"
ankle: 9 3/4"
L mid-arm: 14.5"
neck: 14.25"

Back in 1989... when I was 19... I was 36-24-36. I had a BF who used to sketch me all the time in hourglass pictures b/c, he said, I looked like an hourglass when I was nekkid.

I'm so fat right now I wouldn't let Rubens sketch me.

Oh, and instead of pork steaks for dinner, I got some BL/SL chicken thighs in the crockpot with some italian seasoning.

~D

[dogsrus]

I just restarted induction this week and have started my combo. have been lurking for a while and have decided to jump in w/ both feet so to speak. I have already began walking. Have walked twice so far this week. I have also kept my induction clean. i welcome any support I can get. Will be back later w/ my measurements.

[kycowgirl]

Dani , all I can say is WOW!! you look Fabulous !!! Look how far you have come. Dang girl, I am so proud of you !!!!!

Phil, I agree. It feels good to get back to work after my 3 weeks off !! Its freezing down there now though. The temp was 16 last night and the 15 foot fan is blowing all that cold air right on us brrrrrrr !!!!!!! There was huge icicles hanging down from the ceiling. Gonna try to sneak my camera down tonight and take some pics, kinda cool really. Thanks for the recipe

Deila, thanks for posting a pic. We are about the same size. Tom & I will take some beginning pics this weekend. We plan on re-starting Monday. We are both off this weekend and plan to do a kitchen clean up, remove all off plan foods, and replace with all LC stuff so we will be ready to go . I'm 5'9 also, and last weigh in, I was 206. haven't weighed yet today...skeered !!! Not sure what my size is. I am wearing 16L Levis, but my 18L faded glory jeans (higher waisted) are too tight !!! I found the lower cut jeans always fit better. I have alot of jeans from size 11-18 in the closet lol so I am ready to start shrinking !!!

Tom, your still a hottie to me

Deanna, you can get to 150, I know you can !!! Thanks for the reminder about the gym. I gotta call work and see if workers comp ever paid my trainer yet, so I can re-join my gym too !!!

Vickilynn, Marsha, and anyone else I missed....Howdy !!!

Michele, we wont be starting until Monday anyway, so thats a good day to start with you. I won't give up on you gf . I'm sorry about the broncitis. I have chronic broncitis from being in that cold damp air at the mine. It hits me hard about twice a year when the weather changes.

lisabinil, thanks for the recipe . You copying these recipes to cook for me Tom?

Rachel, Welcome to the thread, glad to have you join us

I found some old pics of me too before I got hurt and gained all the weight. I just kept staring at them thinking, wow I used to think I was fat back then !!! I want to get back to looking close to that again !!!

[michelemomof2]

Rachel. Sounds like you are off to a good start!

Deila - Wow, that is a small waist (24")!

Trish - How did work go last night? I hope okay.

Oh, there you are! You must have just posted while I was typing mine. OMG, you are so skinny in those pics! I have a pic too of when I was thinner and thought I was fat. Let me go see if I can find it. Thanks for not giving up on me. I have a doc appt. at 3:20 this afternoon. I hope they can give me something.

Here is a pic of me with my mom in 1994 at the beach:

[kycowgirl]

Hi Michele , giving up is not in our vocabulary here, no matter what !!!
work wasnt too bad at first. Felt good getting back, but that cold air did a number on my nose. It felt like someone was jabbing an ice pick between my eyes lol. Hope it feels better tonight. I go back to the doc tomorrow morning to have the teflon stint removed so hopefully it will fell alot better without that in there. I can breath so much better but my head is still stuffed up, weird !!! Gotta go soak in a hot bath right now, be back in a bit