Archive through December 30, 2003
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Archive through December 30, 2003
Tabbyking | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:31 pm     rissa, i am so sorry about your father. i know you must feel somewhat 'lucky' to have had this extra time with him, but it's never a good time to lose a parent. i hope the problems can be controlled for him to be with you longer. i ache for you because i remember losing my father. |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 12:35 pm     i agree about not drinking during the meal, but for me it's to help control how much i eat. i try and have a full glass of water or some hot tea or broth about half an hour before a meal, so i don't over-eat! my mom never let us have liquid during a meal because she was afraid it would fill us up and we wouldn't eat a balanced diet so it somehow stuck in my brain that if i had a liquid near meal time, i would feel fuller and eat less... |
Sweetbabygirl | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 01:20 pm     Hey, guys. Well, I haven't been doing too badly since my last post, sorry for not updating....went through some drama, the boyfriend felt slighted that I shared my thoughts with ya'll first instead of him. Back is still giving me trouble, so haven't been able to get on the treadmill like I've been wanting to, so I exercise very gently. Everyone keep up the good work and YAY RISSA!! |
Rissa | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 01:52 pm     Oh Lordy. LOL Let me tell you what happened. As I was beginning my post (I was DETERMINED to respond finally today LOL) I hear this woefull meowing under my feet. Now, we are in the midst of some renovations so part of our basement ceiling is open. I go downstairs to find one of my cats has crawled up into the rafters but is too chicken to jump back out. So ten minutes of coaxing and she is free and I come back up to finish my post. Well, as I am typing I start itching something FIERCE on my chest and arms. Dang cat had been in the insulation. So I rushed the post and jumped into a hot bath and am now buried in Benadryl. LOL I posted what I had intended to, but it sure wasn't pretty. LOL Came across as a huge lecture {sigh}. Was trying to say simply that I have found what works for me. LOL Anyway, keep in mind that I was blistered and scratchy. heehee PS Thank you Tabby and SBG and Tabby, I am sorry about your loss too. I have spent a lot of time trying to prepare myself but I know when the time comes, that all that will mean nothing. |
Not1worry | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 05:50 pm     I'm still doing the low carbs and doing pretty good, I think. I've lost 5-6 lbs. all together in this first 2 weeks. I haven't been exercising, which I'm sure would help. Because of poor sleep habits and late night overseas phone calls, I've just been too tired. My jeans that were too tight last month, I can now zip without having to lay on the bed. I've found lots of good recipes, I had chicken curry today too that was wonderful. Breakfast is still the hardest part, I'm tired of eggs. Thank heavens for sugar free jello and Crystal Lite. Rissa, your post just made me itchy reading it. Hope you feel better soon! |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 09:15 pm     i made chicken curry tonight! quit the eggs for a day or so just make some steamed veggies. i love tomatoes cut up and put into the microwave. sometimes i put parmesan or a slice of mozarella or other cheese over the tomatoes before heating. or mix a can of stewed tomatoes with a can of green beans and eat half of it. i really need to fill 'full'! i am so proud of your 5 or 6 pounds, not1!!! have you made the pumpkin and fatfree sugar-free vanilla pudding dish yet? 25 calories and 9 carbs in a good, filling portion. you can even put a little fatfree coolwhip on it for a luxury |
Not1worry | Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 05:39 am     Tabby, please send me that recipe!!! I'm desperate for treats. I've been mixing whipped cream with dry jello mix, it's pretty good, kind of like a mousse. It takes too long to actually make the jello and then mix it. I'm tired of eggs too. |
Herckleperckle | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:09 pm     Ok, I'm in. Gotta do something. Not going away on its own!
Won't tell what I weigh, but I will weigh in tomorrow morning and report on my progress. I promise to read through this thread so I know what you all are up to, okay? |
Reader234 | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:36 pm     Hey, where is SBG??? come out, come out where ever you are!! *G |
Cinder | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 04:57 pm     Discovery Health is doing a National Body Challenge. Anyone else interested in participating? http://health.discovery.com/ |
Herckleperckle | Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 06:47 pm     Hmmm. The last post here was 12/22! Guess that excuses us from all our infractions! I WILL get back on track. Yes, I will! |
Mak1 | Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 07:12 pm     LOL Herc! I'm not quite done with my holiday eating frenzy yet, but it shows definite signs of tapering off. I am interested in Discovery's N.B.C., Cinder. I glanced at the site but need to go back and read more about it. Thanks for the link. |
Reader234 | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 10:20 am     OK, so here's the thing ... I know what to do... I just dont. Call me lazy, pathetic, non responsive, or just call me fat... I am not following thru. I'll grab any excuse I can! Right now the dizzy excuse is far more than that, but still... OK. Cinder I bookmarked the site, and I'll be with mak reading it after I finish a glass of champagne on New Year's Eve, and I want to make these cheesy crab puffs, and of course I have this hunk of prime rib ready to go down... soon... THEN I think I can commit. Why do I think it will only take me 8 weeks, I know it took longer to put the weight on... Excuses. No one has better excuse than ME! |
Happymom | Monday, December 29, 2003 - 10:34 am     I haven't visited this thread in a long time. I, too, eat low carb as much as possible, I like to stick to Atkins (not phase one though), but I don't eat deli meat hardly ever and certainly not fat laden bacon or sausage hardly ever. Also, I eat Smart Balance instead of butter. I'm really trying to eat as many brightly colored veg. as possible and some fruit. I don't eat eggs every day. Also, I occasionally eat very high fiber cereal or a whole wheat tortilla (just one has about 8 grams of fiber, I think). With the cereal, I use Carb Countdown Dairy Beverage instead of milk. I am most concerned with trying to stay away from trans fatty acids, especially for my kids who do not technically eat low carb (but I do limit their sugar including white flour). Also, we're all trying to get more fiber...have any of you tried Morning Star Farms products? They are vegetarian meat products. They are low fat and made with veg. protein. So, they have protein and fiber in them. When counting net carbs, they aren't too high, especially the products w/o breading. Another suggestion I have, since we're trying to eat low fat also, instead of salad dressing (which may have trans fatty acids), we like just crumbled bleu cheese (just the cheese, not the dressing) or tomatoes with feta cheese, kalamata olives and a tiny bit of olive oil. Just a little goes a long way in taste. For those of you sick of eggs, I've found that eating eggs for lunch or dinner is much easier and more appealing to me than eggs for breakfast. Leftover dinner (minus the salad) is a better breakfast for me. Congrats on everyone's progress! Thanks to everyone for their tips! Rissa, so sorry about your father. |
Not1worry | Monday, December 29, 2003 - 12:34 pm     I checked out the Discovery NBC too, but there's no weigh-ins near me. I have my eye on a new digital scale and one of them comes with some kind of free weight management CD. I love charts and statistics, so I would get a kick of of it. As long as I'm making progress, that is. I had a few off days during the holidays, but now that I'm home, I hope I can avoid the temptations. The jeans still fit, but I'm a little scared to get on the scale. I think I'll wait till I get the new scale and just assume that any gain is due to the difference between scales. |
Denecee | Monday, December 29, 2003 - 02:05 pm     Well I got on the scale and it said that I have gained 6 lbs since 1/1/03!!! I did quit smoking on that same day but no more excuses. I will be 39 in March and I would like to only weight 100 lbs more than my age. HAHA! Seriously, I need to lose two sizes. Current stats: height 5'6" weight 155 lbs size usually a 10(but they are getting tight) |
Mak1 | Monday, December 29, 2003 - 06:58 pm     Denecee, I would like to only weigh 100 lbs more than your age, too! We're almost the same size. I'm 5'5.5" and 154 lbs. (was 153 until my Christmas binge, lol) I've lost 7 lbs this year. |
Denecee | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 08:29 am     Well I found your 7 lbs! LOL! The only thing about weighing 100 lbs more than my age is- what am I going to do when I'm 80! Seriously, my goal is to lose 2 dress sizes. I know what my problem is and it isn't lack of exercise. It's more of the fact that I love to eat(who doesn't?) and the fact that I love sugar and bread. Plus I think I screwed up my system when I was young and use to starve my self. Yesterday, my mom had a pecan pie(which I love) steaming hot ready when I got home from work. I had one bite, it was so good but that's all I had. (just for the record, my mom and niece live with us and they both love sweets) Hope to see your sucess continue and mine to start. |
Not1worry | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 10:32 am     I don't know how, but somehow I lost 2 more lbs. while at my mom's. At Christmastime! I am shocked. I really dreaded getting on the scale this morning, but I figured maybe I would horrify myself into getting some exercise. I could not believe that not only had I not gained, I lost! I can't believe this low-carb thing works. I really do feel that almost any diet (except the really ridiculous ones) will work, if you can just do it. This is the first diet I've been able to do. 5 weeks and I've lost 8 lbs. I know 2 lbs. a week is average for most diets, but I just can't stay on most diets. |
Denecee | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 10:34 am     Congrats Not1! 2 lbs would make me jump for joy right now! |
Lancecrossfire | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 10:35 am     Congratulations Not1! You are correct--success has a much better chance with something you cn stick with. Lots of different approach can work to losing eight--if you find one you can be comfortable with and keep up with it, you will have success. Hang in there!! |
Sillycalimomma | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 10:35 am     Well, I just weighed myself this morning and between all the walking I did last week at Disneyland and Universal Studios as well as the lack of food in the in laws home (Due to the oh so fun grocery workers strike down there) I managed to lose 6 pounds over the holidays! Go figure! This will be a good start in losing more I hope! |
Denecee | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 11:19 am     congrats Sillycalimomma! |
Mak1 | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 02:03 pm     Congrats Not1 and Silly! Good job stopping at one piece of that pie, Denecee. I'm salivating just reading about it, lol. |
Cinder | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 04:02 pm     I think the weigh-in location for the Discovery Health Body Challenge is less than an hour from me- so I am going to do it. I can't believe they don't have one at every Bally's location- at least. Like Reader I KNOW what to do- I have done it before- but doing it is another issue. |
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