I can do this...

[Livywilltim-mom]

Yeah,

I am happy for you that the scale went down...even a little is a great feeling

I do journal, it's Jaimie's Journal...I don't know how to make a link here, sorry.

Have a fabulous LC Saturday!

Peace

[monet0329]

Gotta love it when the scale moves.. the right way anyway.. ..

and yes.. great idea about the stash!!..

have a great weekend..

oh and I am doing great.. thanks for asking

[bekki1]

Hi Ladies, I have just a second as I am walking out the door to go to a girlfriends for the night. I have ate on plan and even turned down tastes of goodies at our local Pikes Place Market in Seattle. Great feeling. I had a glass of wine, just one. The next night I had a SF redbull and vodka, just one. I will weigh tomorrow and see if it hurt me. If it did, so be it. I am ok. I know what I am made of and how to succeed. I love you girls. You have become my rocks. Jamie, Monet and Yael(sp?) talk to you monday, take care.

[Livywilltim-mom]

Bekki,

YEAH for you! Your weekend success is fantastic!

Hope your Monday is going well

Peace

[monet0329]

hey Bekki..

Hope the over night with your friend was a good one.. lots of girl talk hehe...

I SO miss my best friend.. she moves an hour away.. not so convenient any more.. .. but we talk on the phone about every other day.. sniff sniff..

you have a great day.. and WTG on passin up the samples at the store..

oh.. and we love you too..

[bekki1]

Hi friends. So I got on the scale when I got home from work, not my usual weigh time since I usually do it first thing in the morning. I lost .4 lbs this weekend. Know what? I will take it. I thought with the two drinks I would have gained. This will not be a weekend thing, just once in awhile.

So when I went to work this morning I was asked to house a co worker from Oregon for the night. What to say, she is a great girl. So I will not being working out. We are going to dinner and I am sure I will find something to eat. Its called the Bonefish Grill.

How are all you ladies doing? you know I will be checking on you soon. I hope all is well. This WOE amazes me, it is pretty easy.

My boyfriend (we are having a very bumpy road) had not seen me for almost 2 weeks. He knows I have changed my WOE and is supportive. He says my arms are smaller and so is my waist. Hell, I will take it. I know the next month I will not lose as fast but I am hoping for 7 - 10 lbs. I know that is alot and I will need to keep myself in check.

I am going to try to weigh every other day, I said try, quit laughing and get up of the floor Elief. I know what you are thinking girl.

[monet0329]

Originally Posted by bekki1

My boyfriend (we are having a very bumpy road) had not seen me for almost 2 weeks. He knows I have changed my WOE and is supportive. He says my arms are smaller and so is my waist. Hell, I will take it. I know the next month I will not lose as fast but I am hoping for 7 - 10 lbs. I know that is alot and I will need to keep myself in check.

.. did ya give him a big ole kiss for that?..

The Bonefish sounds like a cool place.. and for sure a low carb dinner in store. have fun with your guest

[bekki1]

I had the most amazing steak with gorganzola cheese and butter last night. Let me tell you ....AMAZING!! I thought my co worker would die when I licked the plate. I could eat that every night. Had a salad and brocolli and green beans. I did not even grab for the bread.

I do not think I am eating enough. Today I had 1 string cheese, about 1 c tuna salad and 1 cup black coffee. For dinner I am having taco salad with avocado and sour cream.
I need to pack a better lunch. I honestly could barely eat all my tuna salad.

I have taken a new hobby. I am reading all the low carb cookbooks I can get my hands on. I reserve them from the library. Does anyone else do this? I read them and copy ones I think sound great. I am not starving but I love to look at recipes that are LC.

165.0 today. Not bad. I know it will be a long haul and I am in it to lose it!!!

[freewilly]

Hello, I noted your response to "Jennifer's Journey to the Moon" thead (journal) and I came and found your thread to say, that was beautiful... your words were very healing.. I added you to my buddy list, but I'm new, so I couldn't send you a PM... I also can't really figure out what to do with my buddy lists because it's a list but no links, no way to find them, etc. . oh well, i guess I'll figure it out!
Thanks for sharing!

[bekki1]

I was afraid to send it as I thought it might come off as to harsh. Do you journal? I will add you to my buddy list too. thanks for your words love. Let stay in touch. Whats your goals? Tell me about yourself new friend.
If you go to quick links and click open buddy list you can see if your friends are online. When can you PM? And where do you live?

[monet0329]

Morning Bekki...

can I buy this cheese in the stores? I wanna lick my plate to0o0o0o.. hehe that's funny.. but I would totally do the same.. wait.. where you at home or out?.. I think if I was out.. I would take my finger around the plate then lick that.... would that be any better?

you have a great day girly!!

[speedymagee]

Hi Bekki1,

You are doing great! Congratulations on your successes so far.

I noticed we are the same age. 40 is the new 25!

I love my local library and have borrowed a bunch of LC books and cookbooks. I recently had Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig.

[monet0329]

Originally Posted by speedymagee

Hi Bekki1,

You are doing great! Congratulations on your successes so far.

I noticed we are the same age. [COLOR="DarkOrchid"] 40 is the new 25! [/COLOR]
I love my local library and have borrowed a bunch of LC books and cookbooks. I recently had Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig.

well then.. we are all a bunch of 25 year olds.. isn't that great hehe

[Livywilltim-mom]

I LOVE that the 40s are the new 20s...that really shaves some time off of me!

Bekki, I LOVE to read about how much you appreciate what we are allowed to eat on the WOE. Sometimes I only find people complaining about what is not allowed...but if we take the time to plan...there are so many GREAT opportunities to eat delicious, decadent foods!

Thank you for stopping by my journal, your insight and wisdom are very helpful to me.

Hugs

[bekki1]

Allies- I have 6 I am looking thru today from the library. I hope to find some great recipes for next week. Share with me the good finds and I will do the same. Welcome to the 20's.

Monet- I am not sure about the cheese in the grocery store. I need to look into that, because I have a new favorite dish if I can. And I was in a restaraunt but I paid for it so its mine!!! We need to have a 20's party!!

Jamie- I have a recipe addiction. Seriously. My mom does the same thing when she is sick and can not eat. We both have a cupboard full of cookbooks. I wish I was inventive like some on here but I have made some yummy meals. I think this weekend I will make a few meals for the upcoming week. Want to join our 20's party?

Today I was a little bummed at the Wii Fit. I got on and did the weight in. Stupid thing said I gained. So I got off and weighed again, still the same reading. Its weird cuz I have not cheated one bit. I have ate clean, but really not exercised, I know my fault. But I ate clean. I understand I can not lose weight every day, but lets at least stay the same. Oh well. Tomorrw is another day.

I was wondering and thought I would ask my dear friends on here. I have read threads about upping fat to lose more. Any ideas or input? I was thinking I would eat 1/2 an avocado a day. What else is high fat?

I think I might try to weigh every other day and write exactly the amounts of every thing I put in my mouth. Sounds great but then am I become obsessed, maybe. I just want a big whoosh.

Maybe more water? Maybe more salads?

Well ladies, I admire you, thank you and love you. Hang in there. We someday may meet for our 20's party and man will we be a group of hotties!!!

[monet0329]

hey sweets..

our weight will got up and down ... that's why I don't count when I weigh every morning.. I weigh on Tuesdays and that's what it is..lol.. could be anything.. muscle ... water.. I'm not sure about the adding of fat.. I know it can make you feel fuller... but I don't know about helping to loose..I have heard that we shouldn't worry about the fats being high.. not till we are closer to goal.. I know your a lot and I mean ALOT closer to your goal then I am mine.. so you might even want to watch the fats? Maybe you can go to the lobby and ask around??

It wouldn't hurt to add more salad.. or greens.. and water..

for your wii to be kind to you tomorrow..

sweet dreams..

[bekki1]

Dinner tonight

32oz Smart Water
huge pile of bacon
1/2 avocado

Full of fat. I will be doing a little test until Sunday morning to see how I feel and if I lose more. I will not weigh until then. (I have to remind myself that. NO WEIGH IN LADY)

[ellief]

hey bekki. .. maybe avocados are becomign ripe everywhere!! i think i ate almost a whole one tonight! it looked so perfect when i cut it in half i told DH that i wanted it to have its own commercial! haha. .
ive heard about upping fats, ive heard about upping carbs. . . it really is your own weight loss journey so you might have to try them out and see which one works for you. if the fats thing doesnt work, then try the carbs. thats what ive heard.. .
ps i have licked my plate clean many a times at home adn DH thinks im nuts. aha. when i cook great food i have to give myself that complimetn. haha. plus once i did it, he joined the club. i absolutely LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE to cook. since my job includes many slow periods, i browse the web for recipes alll the time. i creat word documents of the copied recipes and then print them out. i have a binder with tabs for all the different courses or occasions and its all organized. haha. im a dork in that sense. DH will eat anything, so hes a good test taster. either im an amazing cook or he has dull tastebuds, becuase he loves everythign i make. i've gotten mad at him for saying something is great. . haah i always say "if you were a food critic what would you rate this and what would you say?" his response "a 10!! i wouldnt change anything!" haha. too nice. . still in the honeymood phase i would say.
i tend to go towards recipes that dont include lots of stuff i have to buy like Carbquik or those things. my roast i made on Monday is amazing. . second time i made it. great for quick slices slathered with some avocado and salt. .
hope you are having a great night!!
thanks again for all your support, it really means so much to me to have someone so upbeat and caring : )

[bekki1]

I got my work out on the Wii fit today, something I have put off for 2 days. Why? No answer. Did almost 45 minutes. I am up to 6 minutes on the hula hooping. Talk about dizzy mom. Youngest thinks its funny. Hey I was the hula hoop queen back in the day. OMG!!! I just dated myself, I have turned into my mom!!!!

I had bacon with my son on the way to work this morning. Taco salad for lunch. Tonight I am having a roast I put in the crock pot this morning with??????Green beans most likely.


I need to up my water, I am slacking.

this weekend I will make some oopsies (maybe I will make them tonight, maybe not)

[monet0329]

Hiya Bekki..

Funny.. I just bought stuff for a roast and green beans heheh gonna make it this weekend..

I used to be good on that hula hoop as well.. I used to be a good dancer as well.. .. I used to dance just like Michael Jackson and was in talent shows in high school.. those where the days.. ..back when I was built like a brick "crap" house....oh well.. I know I will not have that body again.. I just want to loose most of this fat and be healthy.. and I will..

hope your having a great night hun..

[bekki1]

Monet,
My oldest DS had a friend over that is a sous chef for Microsoft. I asked how to cook fresh green beans. He said he would show me the easiest way. He opened the fridge & took out 1 cube of butter. Put it in a pan, cut the tips off the green beans and cut them in half. Tossed them in the melted butter and said "there." He stirred them a few times and took them off the burner after about 5 minute. OMG GIRL!!! They were great. DS's friend put a little fresh ground pepper on them. I will need to get more green beans. They were dripping in butter, I mean dripping. So flipping great. I ate them all before I ate my radishes, deviled eggs or roast.


You have to try them. So easy. So tasty. So good for us.

[Livywilltim-mom]

Oh Bekki,

You and Monet were making me giggle...the Hula Hoop and Michael Jackson dancing!! What a crowd we are

The green beans sound soooooooo delicious! My family loves them, and I'll bet they would eat them all up with just the butter, salt and pepper.

Thanks for your kind words in my journal...you are a blessing to me.

Hugs!

[speedymagee]

I could really go for some green beans! They sound so yummy and so easy.

I just heard there was a small earthquake in the Puget Sound this morning. I heard people in Victoria felt it. Did you feel it? Also wondering if the snow in your avi is normal for Sno(w)homish? I know the west coast of Canada has gotten an unusual amount of bad weather this winter and I am thinking you got the same bad weather too.

Have a nice week-end!

[bekki1]

Yes this picture was of my house over Christmas. We usually get a small amount but we had enough to last almost 2 weeks. I was ready for it to go.

Then we got the flooding. Many people lost their homes and belongings. We still have standing water everywhere.

Then today the earthquake. I did not feel it. I may have if my dog would have stopped moving around so much. She felt it I am sure because she is very protective.

I worked out on the Wii fit today for 45 minutes, I will have to change my signature to up my hours on the Wii. I have not been hungry but I need to figure out dinner due to we are going to the movies later. This will be a test for no pop corn.

I stopped by my BF'd work on the way home. He owns a small local business so I can just stop by unannounced. We talked and I had to get going. He texted me that something seemed different. Usually he is very observant. I asked hime what was different. He told me I looked slimmer. Then added that I forgot to take my friday donut home that he saves for me. (He treats his customers to donuts on Friday and saves me my favorite.) He asked why I did not also take the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups out of the freezer (he puts them in there for me) and that I must have been in a hurry to leave. What a silly man!!! I reminded him of my WOE and he apologized over and over.

Want to know what he missed? I colored my hair last night. I usually have heavy foiled below the shoulder hair. It is now a dark brown. He total did not notice. Do I care he did not notice. HELL no. I am excited he noticed my body change and new WOE. We have not seen eachother alot lately due to other obligations with our children. Maybe he will tonight, if not thats ok with me.

Eat on plan friends. We will be going to buy smaller clothes in no time.

[Livywilltim-mom]

Oh Bekki,

You are doing such an amazing job! Resisting all the treats, doing nice things for yourself like you hair, all that Wii Fit!! Very inspirational, thanks

Did you enjoy the movie? Did he notice your hair??

Hugs

[bekki1]

Ok!!! Really its ok. I know I am doing great. Just need to figure this out. I am eating good but maybe not enough. Maybe I should try to snack more and get more vegetables in. Maybe I need to write everything I out in my mouth down or better yet use fit day for a week. Fit day seems like such a hassle. When do I put the food in? In the morning, when I get home or at the end of the day?

I am up 1.5 lbs

166.5

Part of me is ok with this since I kn ow I am doing better than this time last month. Heck, I have lost 10.1 lbs this month. That is great right, I did not put it on in a few days. but I seem to be stuck.

[Jean@125]

Originally Posted by bekki1

Ok!!! Really its ok. I know I am doing great. Just need to figure this out. I am eating good but maybe not enough. Maybe I should try to snack more and get more vegetables in. Maybe I need to write everything I out in my mouth down or better yet use fit day for a week. Fit day seems like such a hassle. When do I put the food in? In the morning, when I get home or at the end of the day?

I am up 1.5 lbs

166.5

Part of me is ok with this since I kn ow I am doing better than this time last month. Heck, I have lost 10.1 lbs this month. That is great right, I did not put it on in a few days. but I seem to be stuck.

Hi Bekki1,
Hope you don't mind me stopping in your journal. But I find your experience to be similar to what I am finding now. I was losing pretty fast until about the end of week 4 and then it started the up and down loss and gain of the same couple of pounds. I GRUDGINGLY started ******. I hate measuring and counting and always thought it made me too obsessive but I do it out of fear of giving up and going off plan. Anyway what I have found to make it a little less tiresome is to try and add or write down the foods as I am preparing them for the meal. Example: Breakfast is always coffee with cream for me so I already know that count and ****** will save it for you so that is easy to track. When I pack my lunch for work I measure and write the numbers down as I pack each item and then that night I just enter in the numbers. Dinner I do have to enter lastly as I usually don't know for sure what I will have. I am only having the 2 cups of salad and 1 cup of cooked veggies right now so I can usually have a fairly good idea of where I am in carb counts without going over the daily limit. The CALORIES were a surprise to me I know we are not supposed to have to count them necessarily but they do add up quickly.
I am now trying to stay at 1500 cals a day. I am only 5'2 so this is reasonable for me. I have only been doing this tracking for less than a week but it seems to be helping I am down a pound in a few days. Take care Jeanie

[speedymagee]

Hi Bekki,

Not sure about ******. I have tried to use it several times unsuccessfully, it seems great, but time consuming.

Could it be hormonal?? Might drop away with a whoosh if TOM is near.

[bekki1]

Jean, drop by anytime. Thanks for your thoughts. I will write them down and try fit day. Maybe write down a few days and then put them in and see what they say. Might be an eye opener. Probably will.

Allie, hi stranger. I am hoping TOM has something to do with it. Maybe the water too so today i am downing it every chance I get.

Going to put a new hard drive in my home computer and then do my tax return. Wish me luck ladies. If this goes right my youngest will not learn any new words. (LOL he is 13 and thinks mom does not know those kind of words. Little does he know.)

I will check in later.

[monet0329]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyy Bekki.. ..

Sorry I haven't been in today.. work was crazy busy....

I used to fit day and yes.. its time consuming.. also some of the stuff I put together is hard to figure without bringing all my labels in here and adding them.. hence the time consuming....so I just go on what I already know and pretty much stick to the same stuff.. mixing it up every now and then..

I bet your hair looks great.. I did mine last week.. no one noticed it till today.. course it was a woman.. not any of the men I work with.... it was my boss' wife.. she was like.. did you do something to your hair?.. at the time.. I forgot bout coloring it.. I wore it down today and I usually either have it all up or the sides back.. today.. all down.. so I was like.. no./ just wore it down.... now I feel bad that I lied.. but I didn't really mean to..just remember as I read your post...... oh well.. I'll tell Jan later..

The green beans sounds good.. I usually make mine like that.. but the ones out of a can..lol.. I also though in onions and bacon bits.. sometimes mushrooms.. delish..

well, I must go..

oh.. hope the bf notices the hair.. but its very cool he noticed the weight loss.. who cares about hair.... your a skinny minny