EACH DAY IS A NEW OPPORTUNITY.....LOSING 4 GOOD IN 2006

[4Madison]

A LITTLE ABOUT ME........


My name is Monica and I live in North Carolina. I am a single mom to a beautiful little girl. I did Atkins about 2 years ago and lost about 50 lbs before I got pregnant with my daughter. She is now 8 months old and I am ready to begin lowcarbing again.

EACH DAY IS A NEW OPPORTUNITY... I will take this journey one day at a time. I will acheive my goals this time...for me and my daughter.

I will use this journal to keep me accountable for what I put in my mouth. Please feel free to give advice, encouragement, or just drop in to say Hi!!

[4Madison]

I'm currently on day 8 of induction. I have lost 8.5 lbs so far. Wooooo Hooooooo

I have a loooooooong way to go, but my mindset is to take this one day at a time.

My menu for today:

Breakfast: 1 egg, 1 sausage pattie, 2 oz cheese
Lunch: 2 pieces of baked chicken (thigh/leg)
Dinner: Shrimp scampi, green beans

Work will be very stressful for the next couple of weeks, so I pray that I can MAINTAIN and stay on course.

My daughter is with her father this week, so I hope to begin incorporating exercise into my schedule.

Please leave notes and offer some encouragement. I can use as much as I can get.

[4Madison]

Good Morning,

I am feeling super strong today. I feel no temptation and I am feeling really good about this WOE.

My family reunion is in July at Disney World, so my short term goal is to lose as much weight as I can by then. I would LOVE to be as close to 200 lbs as possible. I know it will be hard, but i'm committed to doing whatever I have to to get there.

My menu for today:

Breakfast: 1 piece of sausage
Lunch: 2 pieces of chicken (leg/thigh)
Dinner: shrimp scampi and turnip greens

How does my menu look? To me, it's not alot of food...but I don't get really hungry these days.

[4Madison]

Yesterday I had trouble eating. I wasn't hungry all day. I ate lunch at around noon and didn't have anything else until around 11:30 last night. I know it's bad to wait that long to eat, but I was so busy doing other things that I kinda forgot.

Here's my menu for today:

Breakfast: sausage pattie, 1/2 cup decaf coffee with splenda
Lunch: Hot wings with ranch dressing, diet soda
Dinner: Baked chicken, turnip greens

Do you all think i'm getting enough veggies?

[cdn_gal]

Your doing great so far, but I would try adding more veggy's, or a salad would be even better..... Veggy's are soooo important to weight loss, and keeping everything "going" smoothly..... Lots of fiber in those veggy's..... If you dont wanna add a salad, up your veggy's to 2 cups a day.... You ever see anybody get fat from eating salads?...... Just be careful of what you use for a dressing..... Keep up the great work, it will pay off...... ......Lei

[Meekness29]

Hi Monica

Just wanted to pop in and say HI I enjoyed reading your journal. I will be praying for your success during this journey You lost 50 lbs before, so I know you can DO IT again I'm rooting for ya

Be Blessed !!

Meekness

[4Madison]

Thank you guys soooooo much for the encouragement. It really means alot. This journey is hard...but I keep reminding myself that I will not take failure as an answer. I HAVE to do it this time.

On yesterday's menu, I ate everything except dinner....Meaning, I had no veggies at all yesterday. I know I need to work on this. After the wings I had for lunch, I didn't eat anything else yesterday. I know you have to eat to lose weight, but i'm just not hungry anymore.

So.....

Here's my menu for today...

Breakfast: 2 sausage patties
Lunch: Baked chicken (leg/thigh), small salad
Dinner: ? Not sure yet

I cheated and got on the scale this morning. My official weigh in day is Monday. I'm officially in the 260's. Wooo Hooo. 267.5 this morning. I know that is still alot to some people...but to me it's PROGRESS.

Thanks for listening..

....Until next time

[4Madison]

Last night for dinner I went to Ruby Tuesday's and had the church street chicken (chicken breast, bacon, cheese) and a small ceasar salad. I wanted a burger and fries sooooooooooo bad, but I resistes.

Menu for today:

Breakfast: 2 sausage patties
Lunch: Hot Wings
Dinner: ?

I have to restock my kitchen today with more lowcarb goodies, so i'm excited about that.

The problems that I am having are:

1. Drinking enough water
2. Eating enough veggies
3. Exercise

Once I get those three things in check, it'll be smoooooth sailing.


Talk to you soon....

[4Madison]

Okay.....I confess. After doing so well for about 12 days, I caved in! I ate off plan on Friday, Saturday, and Monday. I won't even go into detail about what I ate. Normally, I would just give up at this point and go back to my old way of eating.

I will NOT let food defeat me this time. I'm back on the wagon and determined to succeed.

I didn't see a change in the scale...which I guess is a good thing considering what I ate.

Pleaseeeeeeeee keep me in your prayers. This is a CONSTANT struggle, but i'm hanging in there.

My menu for today:

breakfast: 4 sausage links
lunch: baked chicken (leg/thigh), turnip greens
dinner: dunno yet

[Meekness29]

Hey girl

I know exactly how you feel. DONT LET FOOD DEFEAT YOU !! YOU CAN DO THIS... stay focus, be patient and NEVER GIVE UP !!

YOU SHALL SUCCEED !!

I'm for ya, sista

[4Madison]

Thanks Meek. I needed that girl. It's soooooo hard to keep this thing in perspective.

[cqueen]

It looks like you are doing really good. Don't beat yourself up over cheating. I did the same thing over the weekend. I started over again.....I have upcoming events in May and I keep that in mind. No more putting it off.....

Keep it up.......

[TinO]

Just poppin' in to say

This is a lifestyle change and can only be managed one day at a time. Have patience and dedication to your new way of eating. As long as you stick with it, it will work! The "new" you is waiting to get out!