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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 3:43 pm
Not1Worry I don't know what you are interested in but I buy from one local place but on the internet I found www.fresh-market-seafood.com and he is cheaper than my local guy. Doug is great everything is fresh. He even made gumbo especially for me without rice and charged me the regular price! The have ongoing specials all the time. Also a emailing list where you can find out specials. The royal red shrimp are wonderful. I just got 10 lbs and he peeled and deveined for only $5 for the whole batch. Shipping is reasonable and wonderfully done, much cheaper than Linton's seafood and the prices are cheaper to start. Seafood has been a Godsend for me on this diet I love it and it all tastes different. Hope that helps you. He also sells on Ebay and maybe that is how I got on a mailing list.
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 8:32 pm
Not1worry, What is this about sugar alcohols? How does it affect you? I didn't notice a difference. But I crave sugar all the time. Atkins hasn't really changed that for me. Unless, that is what the sugar alcohols effect is. Is it? What about malitol, or lactilol? I'm not sure of the spelling, but the sugar free reeses and hersheys have it, are those ok? Can anyone tell me why there is "sugar free" Rustle Stovers and "low carb" Rustle Stovers, what the difference is, and why one is twice as much as the other? I don't get it!
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 10:49 pm
Grumpy, i think the difference is the maltitol, which they feel they can subtract to give you such low carbs. I really believe your sugar cravings are from the sugar you're eating in these products. If you cut it out completely, in a week or so the cravings stop too. The sugar alcohol thing throws me. to me, sugar is sugar is sugar. I try to stay away. Not1, thats such an awesome feeling to know that people are seeing a difference. I can't wait till that happens for me. Cancunkid, it sounds like your mongolian bbq is an atkins paradise! I love Benihana but I know I have to have the fried rice so I will just wait a while on that one. Ok, one recipe idea I got from another board- Cut chicken breast up in chunks and cover in egg wash. Then combine parmesan cheese(powdery one), oregano, pepper or whatever herbs you want. Bread the chicken with this mixture and fry in a hot pan with oil till golden brown. OH MY GOD! It tastes just like breaded chicken. I have made these two nights in a row and my whole staff is eating them too so I have to make extra. They are too good. Its things like this that make me feel I am eating normally and helps me stay on track.
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Friday, February 13, 2004 - 8:22 am
YEA!!!! I was all worried about the scales today..being Friday the 13th and all but my Mom told me my Father had always thought it lucky. It was the day he soloed in WWII. I got on and I am down 27.5 lbs since January 9. I thought the Chinese food buffet might have done me in for a while with sodium. Fab I am addicted to fried chicken. I have a friend who frys it up in a turkey fryer with peanut oil without any breading at all and honest it looks breaded and feels breaded. Don't know if it is the extreme heat or what. I will try yours at home....sounds like a restaurant dish parmesan crusted chicken. YUM
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Friday, February 13, 2004 - 9:03 am
Hey I have a question. Does anyone know of any Wiccans or Pagans on this site? I have a friend who is Wiccan who swears that the reason I lost 18 lbs. during induction then fought 2 lbs up and down the next two weeks and now I am back to losing easily is moon phases. She says to lose things do it during the waning of the moon and then once the moon is new and waxing do things to gain (strength, money,love). Now I have known her for years and this is the first time she has made such a statement and what's weird is it has been so true. I am going to watch this the next month or two but if it still holds true there are two weeks every 28 days where I am not getting on the scales at all.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Friday, February 13, 2004 - 9:55 am
That is fascinating - and it makes sense, to me anyway, I'm going to watch for this too... thanks
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Friday, February 13, 2004 - 10:28 am
Cancun - ask Faerygdds. She might know.
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Friday, February 13, 2004 - 4:48 pm
Thanks Tashakinz I will send and email. Hey I just checked out Torani syrups website because my local dealer said they were introducing new sugar free flavors Lime Orange White Chocolate Almond Roca Watermelon They come out the 19th. The Almond Roca has got to be good in coffee. I have no idea what I will do with the watermelon but I am sure I will buy it
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 2:32 am
Well, the scale isnt moving too much but my pants are getting a little looser. Its been over 2 weeks and I havent cheated once. While at walgreens getting hubby some valentine stuff, I HAD to pick up a russell stover low carb chocolate for me. I know its been less than a week since my last one but all that chocolate in the aisle made me want some so bad. I also bought a box of low carb Whitmans chocolates for my mom and sis who are doing south beach diet. I'll share a good snack idea I made-I slit a hot dog, stuffed it with cheddar cheese and wrapped it in bacon then baked it. These are awesome. I made a whole pack and have been snacking all week on them. Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Remember Russell Stover if you MUST indulge!Don't let your Sweety throw you off with a big box of the bad stuff!
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 7:46 am
I am with you Fab. Although no Valentine for me I will go buy one of those big red Russell Stovers hearts at Walgreens tonight when they mark them down. I have already talked the girls into holding one for me.
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Not1worry
Member
07-30-2002
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 7:56 am
My DH is so sweet. Usually he would give me chocolate. This year, he managed to get online and order me a huge gift basket full of candles. I know he did it so that he wouldn't spoil my diet. The candles will last much longer than the chocolate would have! Grumpy, was that you asking about low carb sour cream? All the sour cream I've seen is very low carb. Sour cream, cream cheese and whipped cream are low carb. That is assuming you are usually only a tablespoon or two, not 2 cups! I love sour cream and cream cheese, so I use them a lot. Check the brands, because I've noticed the generic brands are just a tad higher in carbs.
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 6:07 pm
Not1, Yes that was me. What throughs me off is the sugars listed under the carbs. I don't mean to sound stupid, I know we add those as carbs, but my better half says I'm not aloud ANY "sugars" at all in any form while on induction. And they all have some sugars. I'll have to see, I really miss those. Fabnsab, That sounds like a delicious recipe for chicken! But what is egg wash? I eat alot of chicken and was hoping for a new way of making it, thanks. Cancunkid, That is wierd. After being stuck for maybe 3 months, just yesterday I got on "THE SCALE" and found I lost 2lbs.
I started going all natural again, coinsidence or not?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 6:15 pm
just sneaking in to say HI GRUMPY!!!

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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 7:40 pm
Whoami, HI! Where are you?
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 7:43 pm
Whoami, HI! Where are you?}
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 8:06 pm
I'm around! You need to venture out into the boards and come looking for me! 
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, February 14, 2004 - 11:11 pm
Grumpy, eggwash is just basically a beaten egg like you use to bread chicken. That recipe is SO good. You'll think you're eating breaded chicken nuggets. Make sure your pan and oil are really hot too. Well, I have barely eaten anything these last two days. Valentines day in the restaurant biz is crazy. I had a chicken breast and veggies yesterday and I had two hamburger patties today. Thats it. I hope this doesnt slow my metabolism and hurt any possible loss. Eating was not an option! Not1, you have a very sweet husband. I love hearing about husband supporting their wives. On the other board I go to, theres one woman whos husband is being so mean to her about her weightloss. Its disgusting! Cancunkid, you're lucky. My walgreens didnt have those russel stover hearts. they had a whitmans box of low carb chocolates though but the grams were more. Maybe I'll check walmart tomorrow before work.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 12:31 am
Hey, where is everybody at?? Out at the mall buying all your small sized clothes??? The scale finally moved for me. I am down 10lbs now. It'll be three weeks on wed. I start my workouts tomorrow and I'll get weighed and measured. I just know that scale is going to say I am more but I think I will live in denial and quote MY scales numbers. I hope you all are doing well!!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 8:37 am
Hey, I was actually out shopping this weekend! Ha! I am down to a 14/16 and even that has a bit of give to it! How great is that! I bought this cute new shirt that has some pink to it.....pink! I have never worn a thing pink in my life. I got so many compliments it was crazy! Even ex-dh who never uttered a compliment to me in the nearly decade I have known him said "well, you sure do look cute" when he saw me!!! Oh, I beamed I tell ya! Anyway, I didn't follow Atkins very well last week-I was feeling very crumby and felt I needed to eat a lot of fruits and get some more calcium in me (eye was twitching like mad I tell you!) but I feel much better now and will go back to induction this week.....
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 10:29 am
SCM - doesn't it feel great?!!

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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 7:14 pm
Fab and Silly, Congratulations on your progress!! You are doing good. Heck, we all are. Well just wanted to make sure everyone was still around and didn't get so skinny they blew away with the wind.
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Not1worry
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 9:20 pm
I seem to lose about 2 lbs. and then stall out for 2 weeks. Frustrating. I've never been so strict with myself on eating, and I don't know how well I can keep it up with such slow progress. My cravings get so much worse when I'm losing steadily. I just want to lose 4 more lbs. before DH gets home!
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 1:32 am
Not1, unfortunately what you're going through seems like the norm. After the initial weightloss, most people average 1.5 lbs a week. It does seem like it will take forever but if we are committed to this way of eating then we KNOW it'll happen for us, just not tomorrow. Are you measuring yourself because what I have read says that the inches are a better way to determine progress on this diet. Don't lose hope. You are doing great. We all need to realize that when you have a craving, we have to overcome it because I can guarantee we love ourselves a heck of alot more than we love that piece of bread or cake. It has never done anything good for us. I worry sometimes that I sabotage myself because its so much easier to stay the same. Its safe. But I am sick of wondering if thats what i do everytime. This time I will prove it to myself that I dont pigeonhole myself because being "fat Frankie" is whats expected of me.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 7:29 am
I haven't been eating in the "Atkins" way in well over a week and feel bad for it, but then again I haven't been able to eat much of anything lately. I was on induction for about two weeks I guess and started feeling real crumby and my eye was twitching like mad everyday (which doc says is due to lack of calcium) so I attempted to watch what I ate, but incorporate things like milk back into my diet. I found that every time I ate bread I felt HORRIBLE and now for the past 5 days I have hardly been able to eat a thing and keep it down. I sure wish I had insurance so I could see a doctor without going into collections! Ugh. I will overcome this and I will stay strong and try to continue to eat healthy.....just don't know if I can stay on Atkins.....ho hum....4 months till the wedding....will I ever drop all of this darn weight!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 7:32 am
Fab-I can relate to the "Sabatoge" I think I have done that to myself for years. I am so down on myself all of the time and have come up with excuses-actual excuses- as to why I should not lose the weight! Can you believe that? Is there ever a good reason for being overweight and putting undue stress on your body? I am trying hard to do therapy on myself I guess you could say and work on my self esteem and self image. I think that will help a lot with the weight loss itself. Everyone is doing such a great job and the support here is wonderful! Spring is just around the corner! We can do this!
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