RE: healthy living

[Tim5055]

 wiininkwe

 

ORIGINAL:  wiininkwe
 
 Tammy, once in a while ya just have to break down and have the garlic bread.  

 
 NOpe, stay away form the bread!!!  I have been on Adkins and from December 1 to today down over 25#, only 30 to go.
 
 Check it out [link=http://atkinscenter.com/]Adkins Health Center[/link]
 

[fivegonefishing]

 fivegonefishing
I m doing another happy dance!  Had my weekly weigh in and I was down 4.4 lbs this week!  That s a total of 32 since I went back to WW.  I was really good and thought about everything I was eating, I didn t journal but I feel like my portions are bang on.  
 
 Tammy

[fivegonefishing]

 fivegonefishing
I knew last week was too good to be true! [&:]  I was up 1#, and to top it off, I feel off the wagon and had six delicious cookies, I do feel sick now so probably won t do it again, but I ve been feeling the need to binge for two days!  I ve also be craving a smoke recently...maybe it s the February Blah s setting in.  The good thing is that LuvMyJayco is continuing to loose.  She looks great and is helping to keep my spirits up!
 
 
 Tammy

[OC Campers]

 fivegonefishing
Hi everyone, I just had to let you all know about my day.  My dh came home from the doctor the other day and the doctor told him if  he starts now and starts taking care of himself he won t end up with diabetes and 2 large scars on his chest when he is 65 (he is 41 now with high blood pressure and high chloresterol).  Boy did the lightbulb go off for us.  We both decided to do weight watchers.  I am a returning member and he is along for the ride.  I plan on going to the meetings and bringing what I learned home to him.  SO>>>>  I finally got my behind in the WW door.  I figured if I was going to follow the plan I better go in and get weighed.  This is where the amazing part came in.  My last visit to WW was in July 2002 and I have to say after I stopped going my diet was terrible.  Eating what the kids ate and of course cleaning their plates when they were done.  Ya know all the stuff you aren t supposed to do.  Well, I walked in the WW door on Wednesday and stepped on the scale.  Would you believe I only gained 1.3 lbs.  I was so excited!!!  I guess running after a toddler does have its benefits.
 
 Well thanks for listening, I knew you guys would appreciate what it means to me
 
 Jacqui

[camphost]

 fivegonefishing
GOOD FOR YOU TIM 5055 - I have lost 52 pounds now - I only want to lose about 10 more.  DH has just started.  He has lost about 10 already.  I have found lots of nice recipes and it has become real natural to not eat the carbs.  Mashed turnips, cooked correctly taste just like mashed potatoes.  I have lost enough weight that I have a treat each day.  Keep us the good work!

[Tim5055]

 camphost
Bill & Mary Ann,
 
 Thanks
 
 Well today I am now up to 30 pounds lost, only about 25 left to go.  Who knows, maybe I ll go for an extra 10 pounds.

[wiininkwe]

 fivegonefishing
Well, boys and girls, I am here today to serve as the example of what not to do on vacation.   DH and I have been gone for the last few weeks, and most of the time was spent in motels, and on the road, so we ate out a lot.   And, since we were in the south, and also in the Keys, we ended up sampling (if ya want to call eating everything in sight, sampling) as much fried fish, conch chowder, french fries, boiled p-nuts, pralines, salt water taffy, well.....you get the idea.   I m home, and got on the scale yesterday to find that I had GAINED back 6 pounds of that weight that I was so proud of losing.     No question what the next step will be, but in the meantime, I have to say that I actually had other choices that I could have made everytime I put something bad in my mouth.   And, the other choices would have tasted just as good..NO.. better.   I was just a willing participant in something called  " WHO CARES WHAT I EAT, I M ON VACATION!!!!!!"     Take a guess who cares now?!   I m only telling you all about this because I want you to remember it when you go out to eat, or go on vacation.   Your new way of eating is a way of life, and you can splurge once in a while on one or two items that you really like, but you can t go HOG wild like I did, and expect no reaction from it.    Keep your goal in front of you, and stay in perspective.   Tomorrow all my kids are coming for dinner, and I m going to have what I am referring to as my " last hurrah"    a casserole of baked ziti, with strawberry shortcake and ice cream for dessert.   On Monday, it s back to the lo-carb way of living for me.   And, to be truthful, even tho all the things I ve been eating for the last few weeks tasted good, I have to admit that going back to hi-carb foods really made me feel loggy and yukky.  (And fat)  
 My darling friend NightOwl fed me wonderful healthy foods while we were there, and if she hadn t I would be reporting an even bigger weight gain.    Keep it up gang, it s really worth it in the long run!!!
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[cooncreekers]

 fivegonefishing
awwwwwwwwww you`re not fat, you`re " fluffy" !!!!!!!!!

[wiininkwe]

 fivegonefishing
Thanks Leigh Ann, you always know how to make me feel better.  
 BTW, the kids have all just left, and there is a little baked ziti left, but since Topcat doesn t know about it I feel safe in putting it in the freezer so that maybe someday when I m busy DH can have it for a meal.   We had a wonderful day, got out a big box of old (yes, I mean really old) photos and spent the afternoon sprawled all over the living room roaring with laughter about how funny all the rest of them used to look.   (not me, unhuh!!!)   The strawberries were great, and there s only enough left for one serving, so my DH can have it for a bedtime snack.   My oldest daughter, who has been living up north with her family, had gone and looked at a home here in the area, made an offer and got the call while here that their offer was accepted.   That means that I ll be able to see my DGS anytime I want.  
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[cooncreekers]

 fivegonefishing
allright!!!!!!! you know how i feel `bout havin` them grandbabies close by!![] heat that ziti up, it sure smells good! btw, i have been pretty good lately after falling off the ww wagon. i of COURSE cheated today by going to an all i can eat [] buffet after church this morning and then allowed Pa to stuff a couple of pancakes w/ my blackberry syrup down my gullet tonight. ahh, well at least i`m heading in the right direction, as i have been VERY good for 3 weeks and will jump right back into it in the morning. all we can do-is all we can do. now how is that for wisdom [8D] and, it could ALWAYS be worse. yeah, i`m full of `em [] but you love me anyway heheheh

[wiininkwe]

 fivegonefishing
L.A. You ve got more of those little wisdoms than anyone else I know, and I love them all.  Today I m back to the lo-carb living, and am so anxious to start feeling better.   Even DH notices that I seem to be more tired and slow than usual.  of course, returning to this cold and snow has got the fibromyalgia and arthritis really reminding me of what they can do to me.   One of the things I was going to mention is that I saw an article somewhere just the other day, that said that a hi-carb diet has been found to contribute to the problems of fibromyalgia, test subjects that switched to a lo-carb plan reported very great improvement.   I agree, as I remember that when I was following this plan more closely, I had much less pain.   Wish that I could remember where I saw the article, oh well, that s one of the fibro fog things, maybe I ll remember later.  (today I remembered the name of a person that I couldn t think of last Thursday, shouted it out loud, and DH thought I was nuts.  He may be right!)
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[cooncreekers]

 fivegonefishing
[][][][] heheheh you crack me up! sorry to hear bout the pain girl, but it IS better than the alternative [8D] i also notice how i feel like a big ol lazy butt when i have been eating things i shouldn`t. and ya know, Pa says it makes me louder. i said, louder, what in the world you talkin` bout willis? he says, you`re lots louder when you been eatin things you shouldn`t, cause you should HEAR how you huff and puff just getting yer socks on hahahah. HEY, not funny mcgee!! but, i wasn`t too mad, cause i guess he DOES have a point. course, i had to point out how he has to throw his back out tryin to suck his gut in to hitch up his britches heheheheheh[]

[wiininkwe]

 fivegonefishing
That s too funny, Rick says I need a stick with a hook on the end of it to put my socks on with, cuz I huff and puff too!!!    Can t bend my legs, and have such a tummy that I can t bend over.    Well, I  discovered something last night that the rest of you have probably been onto for a long time, or else it will turn out to be a bad thing, and I ll have to stop doing it.  I was making my DH the last of the strawberry shortcake, with some cool whip on the top, and was feeling left out cuz I didn t have anything around for me to have.  So, I looked at the coolwhip container, and discovered there s not much carbs or fats in a serving.  So, I put a few tablespoons in a small dessert dish, and ate it slowly, and it actually gave me the feeling that I was getting a nice sweet dessert.   Niidji NightOwl says she mixes a few frozen blueberries or raspberries in hers, to make it fancy.   Give it a try sometime.
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[wiininkwe]

 fivegonefishing
Well, here it is, Friday and I feel that i ve done a pretty good job of staying in my self imposed limits of 20-30 carbs a day.  I m going to have to consider yesterday my free day for the week, as the cold weather got me inspired to make a big pot of beans and ham, with some cracklin corn bread on the side.  I was careful to have just a small serving of each, with a big salad, but I know they put me way over the top.  I have gotten back to the water aerobics tho, and can tell a big difference in how I feel already.   I m just not ready to get back on the scale yet, tho, will wait til Monday to try that.    Okay boys and girls, I m back in the game!
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[cooncreekers]

 fivegonefishing
[][][]   GOOD JOB!!!!!! proud of ya []