i will not weigh myself tomorrow morning. i will not weigh myself tomorrow morning. i will not weigh myself tomorrow morning.

For some reason whenever I ovulate I gain 3 pounds. You'd think this would sink in after 30 years of ovulating. lol

If anyone else is doing Atkins or other locarb diets here's a site with recipes that I LOVE. I love it because she has pictures for just about everything she has a recipe for so you can see the final product. I've cooked a lot of these and loved just about everyone of them.

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/

My favorites are the following and a lot are easy to freeze and use later if you want to make big batches.

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/tuna_muffins.html

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/pammyjo_mexicalli_chicken.html

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/italian_chicken.html

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/philly_cheesesteak_melt.html

http://genaw.com/lowcarb/fried_rice.html

Thanks for the links Bridget!

OK! This morning we were having a big storm and I woke up-- and was wide awake! At 4am! So I played on teh internet for a bit then did my "Get ripped" DVD for the first time in nearly a year. I forgot how much I loved it. Then I got here at work and did 15 minutes of stair-stepping.

ETA-- also already drank one bottle of water (water drinking is like a chore to me) and packed homemade soup for lunch so no temptation for snacking!

I couldn't hold back and..............lost 2 pounds!!!!!! Whoo hooo I LOVE locarbin' it!!!!

Great job!!!

I'm finally on track with the original weight loss goals that I had planned, so that's a plus. Maybe it's just psychological, but I feel like it's the weight lifting that has made the difference.

Yay Bridget!! I gain like you during that time of the month. i don't think I've weighed myself in nearly a month, and I probably should. I'm always really leery of getting on the scale because I'll just keep getting on it.

Jenn-- I think WL does make a difference. I was really getting nice arms when i was doing this "get Ripped" video before, and I really think it was the weight lifting.

Hey everyone... I wanted to share this cool site that can come in really handy for many fitness needs. I got a free subscription to Fitness magazine w/ a video I purchased and their website has all these cool "customizable" tools - like creating your own workout video and many others... check it out:
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/fitness/

Attack of the Thin Mints


I was attacked by those sinfully good cookies last night, and this morning I woke up with a sugar hangover!
Darn those cute, little, smiling girl scouts! (i used to be one years ago) How can I not support them? I suppose just give them a donation and not take the cookies!

Anyway, just acknowledging, being accountable and moving on! Today is a new day

I hear ya!!! I did, however, successfully turn down an offer of World's Finest Choc Covered Almonds!
Thin Mints are still lurking in my freezer - and like Noah's Ark, they are entering my body 2 by 2

Ugh, this week I gained back 3 of the 4 pounds that I lost last week. What gives? I'm so discouraged. I've been sooooo good at exercising and my diet. (it's not due to my cycle)

Someone please tell me why I'm busting my azz again.

I literally have 3 cartons full of those boxes! My 10 yr old is a girlscout and everyone in my family ordered one of each! lol




Did you eat a lot of salty foods?

No, unless I'm eating something that has a lot of salt that I'm not aware of. I don't think that's it.

This is so frustrating. Oh well, I'm gonna try to stick with it. In any case, I want to keep up my exercising. But I'm not sure it's worth it to be making all these sacrifices on my eating when I could be not losing weight while eating what I'd like.

Oh, and I need to figure out how to turn my turtle to face the other direction.

well not to belittle the moment but I just thought that it's so ironic that when we gain weight we want to give up losing it. If I think about that concept too much I get dizzy 'cause it's so ....ironic. lol

I'd rather gain weight by eating chocolate than by eating celery sticks, grrrr.

Jenn ~ Try not to be too discouraged, the scale can be real deceiving and may not be reflecting a gain at all. Our weight can vary from day to day based on so many factors. Someone mentioned salt. Also, since you have been weight lifting, you may be experiencing a gain in muscle mass because muscle weighs more than fat, but yet it's compact! Weight lifting is so good for women because the more muscle we carry, the more calories we burn even at rest !

I would guess your clothes are looser, and this can sometimes provide a more accurate measure of our progress than the scale.


Drink alot of water for a few days, and weigh yourself again. You may not need to turn that turtle around!

Thanks for the encouragement, Henna! You're right - it could be a number of things. I had a doctor's appointment, and related to a different issue, she thought that I might be dehydrated. So I'm trying to drink more water and I'm gonna keep on going.

Turtle power!

lol I haven't hear that expression in a while!! lol.

I never understood how drinking water can help you lose water but I'm starting to agree. I used to barely drink 8 ounces/day and now I'm chugging 64oz/day and it's really helping a lot.

here's a calculator to see how much water you should drink per day. I should be at around 96 oz/day. http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm

Yeah, geez it says 100 oz. for me - that is a lot. I've been probably drinking almost 64 oz. including the water I drink when I work out and I thought I was doing good, but I guess not!

how's everyone doin'?

feeling fatter by the minute

Tomorrow's weigh in for me!

Yay good luck! I am sure you will see progress. I have been sick all weekend. No workouts. I pushed myself at the end of last week thinking I would "sweat it out" when I started to get sick. Well it backfired and I got worse. Ugh

You know, I don't think I've ever posted in here before and if i have, it was wayyyyyyyy back in the first coupla pages.

I've been doing a "banquet" diet and lost 7lbs in my first 5 days.
I found the Banquet meals at Wally-World for 0.88 cents each and since i'm poor, that was a great price for me. The only problem is that they have mega sodium so I've been trying to remember to drink more water so it will flush that shtuff out.

I can't afford the lean cuisines or healthy choice meals so this is what I'm stuck with.
I've done the Atkins diet and did really well (over 60lbs in 1.5 months) the only problem is that it hasn't done a bit of good for me since I became sick with all sortsa infections. in fact, it constipates me and causes me to gain weight rather than lose. I even stuck it out for more than a month and ended up gaining 25lbs so no more Atkins for me.

I have tried my own version of diets such as portion control and , well, honestly...my portions are for giants and I CAN NOT get the self control to give myself less or even cook less for that matter.

I'm severely addicted to food emotionally and mentally so it is my enemy and single portioned meals are my last resort before signing myself up for g-bypass or lapband surgery. I have had so many surgeries already that I really don't wanna have another one so I'm gripping at threads to stay on this diet. It works well as long as I'm not at home all day. If I'm at work..no problemo. An apple for b/fast, meal for lunch, 6 crackers for a snack and possibly another apple, then a meal for supper with a bag o veggies on the side.

My weigh in days are Wednesdays and I will stick to that since the only scale within 100 miles of me that will weigh me (outside of a stockyard scale) is in my doctors office. If i weigh every day, I get discouraged coz my weight will fluctuate on a daily basis. I hope I can stick to this and drop the many pounds I have to lose.

Sorry this was so long winded but just wanted to get it all out from the start. i'll try to keep up in here and not get too lost LOL.

amal

Good for you Amal!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!

Me too! I always weigh in on Mondays, so I can get a fresh start to the week and minimize any damage I did over the weekend! So far I haven't gained, but still not losing again. I think I have hit some type of plateau, had a really rough week and relented to some good ol "stress eating" over the weekend! Guess I never fully recovered from that Thin Mints attack earlier in the week, it's so hard sometimes to just eat a little of something and stop.

My plan for this week is to hit the gym harder (without hurting it) and shake things up a bit by replacing my usual Lean Cuisines at lunch w/ salads and lean protein on the side. Sometimes our bodies get used to the same routine and foods. Hope everyone has a great week!

I think replacing the lean cuisine's with salads will show a diff since the frozen foods have a lot of sodium in them!

I'm down 1.75 this week!

I saw in your ticker you lost some more! Way to go Bridget!!! I knew you could do it. Keep up the great work - you are inspiring me.

Congrats! You are completely inspiring and motivational! Except im home in bed sick for overdoing it while sick last week

WTG bridget!

I'm going to try to not weigh myself this week at all, since it just discourages me. I can see differences in my body and feel differences in how my clothes fit, so I do know that I'm making progress.

Also trying to increase my water intake still...

I hear ya...they are rather expensive considering the amount of food you're actually getting. At my store they've gone up from $2.25 ea to $2.89 ea in the past year alone!

wow really? i just bought a few here ON SALE at 3 for 10 dollars!

btw way to go everyone for their hard work!

California, sheesh.

yeah but it evens out with their price per gallon of gas!

WOOOT lost 3 more lbs!!!

change that ticker girlie!!!

I tried but I can't get into my ticker details..grrrrrrr maybe I can fix it from home??

YES AMAL!!! I better buy some more lean cuisines and catch up to you!

I can never figure out how to update it so I always make a new one. lol

i was smart this time and emailed myself the link AND pin so I can change it when needed..woot! 10lbs.. i am wearing a pair of pants that I haven't been able to squeeze into for more than a year. They are a wee bit snug but not uncomfy. before I started this diet, i couldn't get them past my hips and the button was at least 6 inches or more away from the button hole so I'm losing slowly but losing inches too. yayyyyyy

amal

I had to lay down and suck it in DEEP to get into my slacks but I knew I was pushing it. I don't want to bask in the glory of my loose pants since then my head will tell me it's ok to have that extra 1/4 cup of almonds. lol

Lemme tell you all something................as SOON as I am able to eat solid foods after this operation..............(which is the first sign of being able to pass gas)..............I am having a humungous plate of my lemon/garlic fettucine alfredo with an extra slice of garlic bread on the side topped off with mint chocolate chip ice cream with extra jimmies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think I've ever been this hungry and not given in to it before in my life but I need to lose 8 more pounds to get to my bmi that I need since I found out that I'm 5'2 1/4 instead of 5'3"

Girl, you be careful there. After all this hard work, do you wanna blow it due to the "just cuz i can eat now" thing? I'm keepin my eyes on u chicka! how bout half a humungous plate of alfredo stuff, 1 pc of bread, and half cup of ice cream and eat it realllllllllllll slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :D:D

i know i know. pmsing so craving EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN right now!!!!! lol.

You know this brings up a good question though not sure this thread is the appropriate place.........are you all able to pig out as freely when the need is there in front of your husbands or do you wait till they're out with buddies to break out the pasta?

No, I'm not shy at all in front of Mr. I Can Eat an Entire Cake!

ok that's it. Even that blanket looks good right now!!! Why is my boss STILL here????

OMG !!!!!!!!! I just tried Quaker mini delights (chocolate mint ) 90 calorie paks and I thought I was eating thin mints! What a great substitute without all the fat, calories and guilt

I used to be a big snacker, so replacing some of my favorites helps alot ! BTW, I also use the SB Diet dressings. They are low-cal, tasty and made with the good Omega 3 oils!

I have been to the gym 3x this week and sticking with the salads for lunch

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