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Goddessatlaw

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 05:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Doin' great on the Atkins - 13 pounds and twelve inches lost, and I haven't suffered a bit!! How 'bout you, Nancy - that last 10 pounds is always a b*tch to lose.

Jagger

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 06:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm still attemping to lose some weight, since the begining of the summer I have lost 17 pounds, but I keep flucuating between the 17 and 13 pounds. I still have a ways to go, and it's getting harder with trying to quit smoking at the same time. I figure if I can quit smoking I will be able to afford to go to the gym which should help me lose weight and get back into some type of shape.

Nancy

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 07:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Let's see I have lost: 7% of my body fat(bmi)

-2.0 in my bicep
-3.0 in my chest

-6 in my waist
-8 in my Hips
-3 in my thigh
-2 in my calf

total inches...25(that's as of 3 weeks ago)

total weight gone 45

to go 15!

Knightpatti

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 10:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Nancy have you been shopping for new clothes? Have you burnt your old clothes? You never want to wear them again! You are doing great!

Nancy

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 10:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
lol knightpatti---yes i have i am down a total of 5 or 6 dress sizes(12 now 20-22 then)--Med t-shirts etc NOW then XL or XXL (depending on the maker)--

A lot of what i bought up to i got into 12s was from thrft shops--now i've bought clothes from target/kohl's/hit or miss but i'm trying to stretch what i can somewhat as i want to get into 10's at least for my final goal...so i by solid(blue/black/beige) skirts and colored tops mostly.. --next big purchase will be a winter jacket i'm swimming in my jacket from last year LOL :)

Aria

Friday, November 01, 2002 - 11:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nancy & Goddess you two are awesome! The only thing I have managed to accomplish since starting this thread is a running diary of everything I eat and all my exercise. I have lost and inch on both my waist and butt. But that is not nearly enough. I have also learned that I snack way too much at night. I think that is a by product from quitting smoking. I am working on it though, I haven't eaten anything since dinner tonight.

Keep up the great work guys! I really need to check in here more often you guys are inspiring!

Biloxibelle

Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 08:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I need some help here oh boy do I need some help. This is not really about a weight, it has to do with a total life change diet that I know nothing about. Since this thread was already here I thought I would post here. This will be about a totally natural diet.

I have an 11 year son who is very talented. He can play just about any instrutment put in front of him. He studies vocal's with a private coach and has basic acting talent. He has been invited to New York this summer to study at the Beginnings Workshop under Peter Sklar. One of the big things is nutrition. This is primarily organic vegetarian meals. Now mind you Trey has proved you can live off of McDonalds chicken nuggets and french fries. This will be what is served at the work shop. But we must prepare here and I have no clue what this type of diet involves.
I know the big no no's from our interveiw are sugar, caffeine, fruit, meat and dairy, the ok's are brown rice, fish, soy milk, rice milk, a must is 3 servings of dark green vegetables a day and Flax seeds for females (I'm going to try these). I have never purchased this type of food or prepared it. We live on the Gulf coast of Mississippi and we only have one Grocery store in our town that I am pretty sure is not stocked up on these things there is a GNC at the mall and a Walmart Super-Store not far.
Please if someone knows anything about this kind of diet and where to purchase it I will be grateful or can direct me to a web site. I am really clueless on all this.
We have started today with cutting out the caffeine which is simple but after that we are lost.

Uhoh

Monday, November 11, 2002 - 12:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
when you're at the grocery store, look in the cow milk section - that's usually where the soymilk is also. that would be the unflavored one. the sweet one can be found in plastic cartons on the shelf. if it's not at your grocer (i live in california near san francisco so every grocer has soymilk), then maybe you could mail order some? i'm at a loss here.

you can certainly buy brown rice at the grocery store - that's common everywhere - and you cook it just like white rice, though sometimes with a bit more water. use it just like you use white rice...

dark green veggies - spinach, broccoli, chard (maybe you won't be able to get this), collards (i know you can get this in the south!), kale, mustard greens - you can find recipes to jazz these up beyond steaming. just plug into your favorite search engine things like 'spinach recipe' and you'll get a million hits i'm sure. also, you could type in 'vegetarian recipes' and find all sorts of sites and categories to help you. beans will become your friend - they're wonderfully versatile and great protein source. maybe see if your market carries veggieburgers in the frozen section - that would also help during the transition cuz your son knows burgers!

you might want to check out cookbooks at your local bookstore - or if you don't have an expansive bookstore, maybe even check online via amazon.

what a great exercise and learning experience this is going to be for your whole family! i hope you'll be able to move from being intimidated by it to being excited at the challenge.

it's wonderful to have your nutrition consciousness raised :)

i've had many diets in my life, and can say i definitely feel best when i'm on a version of the above, though the transition from fast food to nutrition is going to be a bit traumatic at first, so good you're easing into it!

good luck!

Whit4you

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 12:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is a great thread - going to save it - in case I ever decide to start a 'real' diet. For me I always seem to want to eat more anytime I think about possibly dieting...lol.

Sadly there are alot of diet low cal foods that I like but with no car it's tough cause they are things you really need to buy often (like cucumbers...and celery.. I love both and could snack on both alot but I pretty much just buy food monthy since I don't live close to a grocery store.

When I ever get a car = I could just stop at the store once a week and buy those things...

Danzdol

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 12:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I heaar ya Whit.

It has been hard for me to stay on my "eating healthy"" track because if the many times I would need to go buyt the fruits and veggies. It's not even that I eat a lot. I don't and we don't even ever buy junk food. I just don't eat too many times a day so my metabolism is slowed down. I will eat like twice a day. Mostly pasta which is loaded with carbs but it's so yummy and easy to make! Then at night I will have a snack: cereal bar or some rice (more carbs I know)

Grrr it gets me so upset. I am full of excuses too. Most are valid but I hate whiners so I get mad at myself for it. Don't know when I will turnaround but I hope it's soon.

Bakerygirl

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I need a tip on how to be on a diet while working at a bakery 60 hours a week.. Pies, rolls, cakes, cookies, brownies, fudge..Every kind of sweet thing possible.. I have to try the new stuff we get in.. Its impossible to not eat the stuff. I think i have a real disadvantage. I have gained about 30 pounds since I started working there.. I did have 2 kids, but still its not all from the kids. Not to mention i work in the deli too, where we have FRIED everything. Chicken strips, cheese sticks, and every kind of meat and cheese there is. Everyday people say, I don't know how you work back here with all this food.. I'm like HELLO, thats why we are all fat. Anyway, anyone have any ideas, other than get a new job?? Thanks

Nancy

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 01:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the thing i found most helpful was to JOURNAL everything if you write down everything you eat you tend to not eat as much..(or at least for me) it keeps me honest...

ALSO, I think a big part of it is i constantly say:

Is this worth it to eat xxx or would i rather NOT eat it and loose weight--the answer is NOT to eat it for me...

and i drink tons of water if i AM feeling like i want to snack(binge) most of the time water will fill you up enough not to want to eat.. :)

Bakerygirl

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 01:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh yeah.. Forgot to mention DONUTS!! I do the donuts 2 days a week and how can you turn down a hot fresh glazed donuts???? Hope I didn't make any of you dieter's hungry with all that mention of food.. I did actaully loose 30 pounds in 3 months right before I got married 2 years ago. But for some reason I can't do it now. I'm going to try hard at the beginning of the year and maybe TVCH can help out..

Denecee

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 02:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My problem is that I hate to shop, grocery shopping that is. Everything I read about losing weight says you should eliminate caffiene, sugar(how is this possible?), and refined flour prducts. I'm scared to give up the caffiene because of the headaches one might get. I know lots of water should help with this but I already drink over 64 ozs of water a day. I have lost one lb since I started talking about it on the boards and I have 24 lbs to go before I reach my goal. At this rate, in two years I should be successfull. LOL! I'll keep checking in here because you all inspire me to have more willpower. Thanks!