♥ Living The Low Carb Life......the Journey Continues!... ♥

[melanie09]

You've sailed right through this holiday in wonderful fashion! Congrats!

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by melanie09

You've sailed right through this holiday in wonderful fashion! Congrats!

Thanks girly! Such a wild, funny ride.

[zipp2play]

Sounds like you had a great weekend girl!!!!!! Any shopping?

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by zipp2play

Sounds like you had a great weekend girl!!!!!! Any shopping?

It was a great weekend, actually! Only did some kid shopping on Saturday...nothing for Christmas

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Show last night was awesome!






I thought this one was so cool to see all the peeps down below.

[DesertGurl]

Left for the show with the thought that we'd eat there... we were in a suite and figured there would be yummy food... wrong! So, being at a sports arena of course there was the token hotdogs & nachos, etc..

I ended up having a hotdog and some beer

we were starving after 3 hours so we stopped for a couple tacos.. I was good and only had 2 but I figure all the sodium in everything I had, and not to mention the hour..somewhere like 11'ish, was what doomed me on the scale. Ah well, it was a great night with awesome company and fabulous music!

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November Goal: 235 >>> met (234) on 11/17
New Nov. Goal: 232

Nov1... 240.0
Nov2... 238.5
Nov3... 237.0
Nov4... 239.0 --- Yowza! ...late dinner out.
Nov5... 238.0
Nov6... 239.0
Nov7... 236.5
Nov8... 237.5
Nov9... 236.0
Nov10. 238.5
Nov11. 237.5
Nov12. 238.0 --- ate way too much junk..had a nothing-fills-me-up kinda day.
Nov13. 236.5
Nov14. 236.5 -- TOM
Nov15. 236.0 -- TOM
Nov16. 236.0 -- TOM --thankful after an all-day-affair of movie-theater food
Nov17. 234.0 -- TOM -- surpassed my Nov. goal!!!
Nov18. 237.0 -- TOM --
Nov19. 236.5 -- extra hungry DD -- rough day!
Nov20. 235.0
Nov21. 233.5
Nov22. 232.0 -- I DID IT!
Nov23. 233.0
Nov24. 235.0 --
Nov25. 232.5
Nov26. 234.0

So, the focus for the rest of this week will be to stick my low of 232. I can do it!

[AmyP]

Still watching your progress! I am impressed and thinking I need to look into this JUDDD plan!

I did a 20hr fast one day last week and dropped 2lbs on the scale. Weight has been so stuck.

I, of course, had too much for Thanksgiving which was fine..it was planned, but then REALLY had a struggle getting back on track. One "cheat" meal should not turn into a "cheat" WEEK!!

Feeling like crap and back on track today. Hope to stay on track until Christmas.. Want to eat CLEAN paleo and do a once a week fast..

Proud of you!

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by AmyP

Still watching your progress! I am impressed and thinking I need to look into this JUDDD plan!

I did a 20hr fast one day last week and dropped 2lbs on the scale. Weight has been so stuck.

I, of course, had too much for Thanksgiving which was fine..it was planned, but then REALLY had a struggle getting back on track. One "cheat" meal should not turn into a "cheat" WEEK!!

Feeling like crap and back on track today. Hope to stay on track until Christmas.. Want to eat CLEAN paleo and do a once a week fast..

Proud of you!

Hey Mama!!

I am loving this plan. While it's not for everyone, I think that it can be adapted to fit just about any lifestyle. LMK if you decide to try it. There is still so much I am learning, and I'm finding out alot about myself along the way too.

I think everyone had "too much Thanksgiving" Totally agree about how hard it is to get back on track... altho' this time around I had zero troubles because of the way this plan is laid out. It was just my UD and that was that, onward! Brave girl with the paleo thing, I don't think I could do it! And wow on the 20 hr fast! !

[ChristineCQ]

Great pics! Glad you had fun!

[AmyP]

Paleo is pretty easy for me especially since when I eat grains now I feel physically ill. It also makes sense to me to eat FOOD, not chemicals. God that sounds preachy!!! lol! I do really well when I am eating good foods...CURED my depression/anxiety. I am eating this way for the rest of my life for that reason. But I don't see why one couldn't do JUDDD and eat paleo also..

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by ChristineCQ

Great pics! Glad you had fun!

Thanks Christine, it was a blast! High school favorite, glad I got to finally see them live. Let's face it, they're not gettin any younger..

Originally Posted by AmyP

Paleo is pretty easy for me especially since when I eat grains now I feel physically ill. It also makes sense to me to eat FOOD, not chemicals. God that sounds preachy!!! lol! I do really well when I am eating good foods...CURED my depression/anxiety. I am eating this way for the rest of my life for that reason. But I don't see why one couldn't do JUDDD and eat paleo also..

I get ya. I don't tend to eat much processed either, and try to stay away from alot of junk.. however, I can still rock a ribeye steak and a big ole beer like no other there is ALOT to be said for the effects of lc and depression, I am a huge proponent for it. Absolutely, JUDDD can be done with any plan, that's the beauty of it all! However, paleo = no dairy, correct? Yep, not happening in this house!

[DesertGurl]

I just realized something....

When I began this journey back in May with Atkins, I started at 252. I am now sittin at 232.... errrrrrr or around there give or take the JUDDD bounce ... Finally! 20 legit pounds!

[ChristineCQ]

WOOHOO! 20 legit pounds, indeed! Great progress, my friend!

[AmyP]

Woohoo for twenty pounds!!

I try not to eat a ton of dairy..found out I am somewhat intollerent. So sad! Some paleo have dairy some don't..

[Bejewelme]

AmyP- hey good to see you hope you are doing well! Still doing the roller derby?

D- yeah look at that 20 solid pounds is nothing to sneeze at especially 6 pounds the month of November!

My metabolism is ruined I swear I go down 5 up 3 down 3 up 2 but stay pretty much the same no matter what I do I am so frustrated, I am looking for the magical dog turd to eat!!! LOL

Rush looked super!

[zipp2play]

20 pounds is awesome D!!!!!! Way to go!!!!

[DesertGurl]

Thanks ladies!

The scale is busy playin games with me. Meh!

We'll see if I can pull out that 232 and make it stick by month's end...it's gonna be tight...only 3 more days in the month!

Not much else goin on.... DD18 getting a tattoo today...daddy's going with, and mom has a paper to write for psych, and the other kiddo is home sick.

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November Goal: 235 >>> met (234) on 11/17
New Nov. Goal: 232

Nov1... 240.0
Nov2... 238.5
Nov3... 237.0
Nov4... 239.0 --- Yowza! ...late dinner out.
Nov5... 238.0
Nov6... 239.0
Nov7... 236.5
Nov8... 237.5
Nov9... 236.0
Nov10. 238.5
Nov11. 237.5
Nov12. 238.0 --- ate way too much junk..had a nothing-fills-me-up kinda day.
Nov13. 236.5
Nov14. 236.5 -- TOM
Nov15. 236.0 -- TOM
Nov16. 236.0 -- TOM --thankful after an all-day-affair of movie-theater food
Nov17. 234.0 -- TOM -- surpassed my Nov. goal!!!
Nov18. 237.0 -- TOM --
Nov19. 236.5 -- extra hungry DD -- rough day!
Nov20. 235.0
Nov21. 233.5
Nov22. 232.0 -- I DID IT!
Nov23. 233.0
Nov24. 235.0 --
Nov25. 232.5
Nov26. 234.0 -- late night food after concert. + 2 beers
Nov17. 233.5

[AmyP]

I am still playing roller derby..kinda..sprained my knee pretty bad at the first practice of the season so I have been out. Still working out and getting fit and strong...miss skating tho.

[Blonde with a Rose]

20lbs!!


Way to go!!!

[DesertGurl]

Thanks Blonde!

The scale is allllllll over the place... I believe my scale is about to go to the scale heaven in the sky... it gave me so many random numbers it took me 15 minutes to weigh today. It gave me weights of 99.0 and 147.5 and 255.0..those are the highlights... the other numbers were all mixed in between there.... the 235.5 I finally took after getting it at least 3 different times through out OYE!

Time to shop for a new scale..
Not lookin forward to that because no doubt the new one will weigh me more than what I'm ending my month with....and THAT makes me cranky!

Another paper due today in my History of Rock class... disco.... fun times!!!! Gonna be uber bummed when this class ends, it's been SO much fun.

Anyways, time for school and some coffee...

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November Goal: 235 >>> met (234) on 11/17
New Nov. Goal: 232

Nov1... 240.0
Nov2... 238.5
Nov3... 237.0
Nov4... 239.0 --- Yowza! ...late dinner out.
Nov5... 238.0
Nov6... 239.0
Nov7... 236.5
Nov8... 237.5
Nov9... 236.0
Nov10. 238.5
Nov11. 237.5
Nov12. 238.0 --- ate way too much junk..had a nothing-fills-me-up kinda day.
Nov13. 236.5
Nov14. 236.5 -- TOM
Nov15. 236.0 -- TOM
Nov16. 236.0 -- TOM --thankful after an all-day-affair of movie-theater food
Nov17. 234.0 -- TOM -- surpassed my Nov. goal!!!
Nov18. 237.0 -- TOM --
Nov19. 236.5 -- extra hungry DD -- rough day!
Nov20. 235.0
Nov21. 233.5
Nov22. 232.0 -- I DID IT!
Nov23. 233.0
Nov24. 235.0 --
Nov25. 232.5
Nov26. 234.0 -- late night food after concert. + 2 beers
Nov27. 233.5
Nov28. 235.5 --

[GailyGail]

Yay for the 20 pound weight loss! Loved the photos of Rush!

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by GailyGail

Yay for the 20 pound weight loss! Loved the photos of Rush!

Thanks! Yeah the show was fantastic, so glad we went!

Wow, one of my pics seems to have gone missing? I didn't take it down

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Hungry day today.. Chuggin water and hoping for a great UD tomorrow! and that stupid scale BETTER be nice to me or it's going under the tires of my car!

[melanie09]

You never know, maybe it will weigh you less....

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by melanie09

You never know, maybe it will weigh you less....

this is exactly what my dh said! Then again, with my luck it'll weigh me 10 lbs more or something lame like that.

I'll try my scale tomorrow and see what happens, maybe it was just a fluke. The gain may be real, not sure...I am feeling sort of bloaty and puffy this evening and wondering if I'm just retaining some water. Time will tell, but no matter what, I ain't givin up.

And really, if it does stay at the 235 mark...then well, I DID make my initial goal for November and that's all that matters. The extra 3 would been the icing on the cake, yanno? Here's hopin!

Contemplating December's goal. Got my work cut out for me there..... Vacationing in Vegas AND Christmas all within the same week is gonna be rough. May opt to try and just maintain for a few weeks at whatever weight I end up at when I get closer to that time? Hhhmmmmmmm.....

[melanie09]

Girl you've done awesome for this month! I'm still not quite at goal for the month, though I'm fairly close. Don't think it's gonna happen unless I get a miracle on Friday's weigh in....

[GailyGail]

Danielle, you have done super well! You have lost so much in a short period of time.

[DesertGurl]

Originally Posted by melanie09

Girl you've done awesome for this month! I'm still not quite at goal for the month, though I'm fairly close. Don't think it's gonna happen unless I get a miracle on Friday's weigh in....

Thanks Chicky! I'm crossin my fingers for you, I KNOW it's there!!!

Originally Posted by GailyGail

Danielle, you have done super well! You have lost so much in a short period of time.

Thanks Gail. I have to remind myself that I *have* lost something, but when the scale does stupid things my brain starts workin overtime with all the "what if's" Gotta stop that!!! Bracing myself for everything to slow down soon, I'm just relieved to have found a plan that I can live with day in and day out and know that I AM doing something to help myself.

So, after looking through some old weight lists I had laying around from many attempts at this thing we called weightloss....it appears that I have a little set-point resting here in the low 30's... seems my weight goes wonky in the ranges of 230-234'ish and bounces wildly back & forth into the upper 30's range....... Lovely. My body seems to enjoy this area and attempts to hang on for dear life. WTH for, I ask!? What's up with that?! Now that I've seen this I guess the next few weeks will be a challenge for me to see if I can breeze on through and be done with them hopefully forever. Crossin my fingers!!

[Flutter]

Hey miss thang! I thought I'd follow your link and see how you were doing in more detail. Hope you don't mind! Listen, ignore the mind game lingo crapola...you are doing GREAT! Just follow the plan and trust the scale (whichever you end up using, hehe!) will follow a downward trend. You got this!

PS: whatcha studying in school?

[Bejewelme]

D- I got up to check the powerball and someone in AZ and MO won, I am hoping it is you! LOL Will you send me to Vegas and we can party like rockstars, LOL??? Anyways you are doing great, I hear ya on the set points, my bod just doesnt want me to get below 200 I swear I am going to fling that scale, but like I said to Tony if I am what I am it is ok it is certainly better than 350!

[AmyP]

We are stuck at the same weight!! I dropped down to 227 about six months ago...then went on a cruise. Currently 233..I want out of the 30s!!

[zipp2play]

Indeed, did you win girl????? I called my Dad (they live in MO) alas, he didn't even buy a ticket. Called my sister, she didn't either. Her hubby did. She was going to call him and ask if he WON! He assumed he didn't as he got up and went to work without thinking of it. I am sure he didn't, but it is fun chatting about it!