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For years I was on the bare maintaniance of the Adkins diet,yes I kept my bod down to an unhealthy 112 cause I was big time into barrel raceing and all girl rodeo..my body has always been thick but fit untill the last 12 years.Im shure I did some real damage to my bod in ways the docs havent found yet,ive been haveing some kidney probs on and off for the last couple of years probbly from all the protine I ate with the adkins diet,usely I can drink a beer and that will fix the prob but last time it didnt help as well as it had.I drank at least 60oz of water a day but also was fixed on french market coffee with chickory by the gallon,once and a while I will have a beer or a drink of alcohol but not often,I know I will always need more water no mater how much I drink.I cut coffee to 2 cups a day with a rare exception,what I miss is V8 its a meal in it self and with a salad...cant go wrong. |
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But, everyone eats differently on their own paths. I just can't, or actually won't deprived myself of any less than that. I've always said if there was a miracle and an "all you can eat carb diet" i would be as skinny as a bean pole in two days. |
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That's the one thing I love about our group of folks here... most of us are all on different plans. What works for one person, might not work for another. Whatever direction we take on our healthy living journey is up to us :)
I like seeing what others are doing... and sometimes I try to incorporate their plans with my own. I get so burned out on the same foods and/or exercise routines... it's nice to change it up a bit. |
I am having spicy chicken, veggies and rice for lunch today. I picked up the Slim Fast shakes to have as a snack instead of junk food.
Not sure about dinner. Maybe a sandwich? Zimmeh |
As soon as Ruff and I can figure out the chile marinade that hy uses for menudo, I will post the recipe.
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Ahhhhh So yeah, anyway. Just had a snack of a special K bar and we are going to work out and have left over pot roast and carrots for dinner. Today is kick boxing!!!!!! Oh for FUN!!!! Oh and one more thing. We just went by mom's. Mom always has candy around and i never really thought about it when i pick it up and eat it. Today, i almost grabbed some. I stopped and thought about it. I didn't think about it before, i just ate it. Today, I passed.....another milestone!!!! |
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Without a doubt im a foodie,I'll admit it,I do love me some meat and potatoes three times a day if I could.My fave breakfast is tbone steak,two eggs over easy,hash browns and buttermilk bisquits with spicy sausage gravy and lots of french market coffee.My doc(the good one) calls that a heart attack breakfast...prolly is.Tho its been a verrrrry long time since ive had this for breakfast.Gongrats on your new milestone, u will have many of them on this lifelong quest for weight loss. |
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you can eat all u want on a carb free diet,all u have to do is dont eat carbs,Eat eggs,cheese, veggies,any kind of meat or fat...sounds simple...wrong, it isnt. |
What I appreciate about this thread is the free exchange of information and sharing what is working for us individually.
I also appreciate that no one says: "you should" in this thread. Each of us has to follow our own path to health. If there were a cookie cutter way to thinness and health, the USA would not have the obesity problem that we have and I would once again weigh 110 like I did at age 16. (Yes, I accept that will never, ever happen again). Thanks everyone and also thanks so much for sticking to science-based, healthy weight loss methods in your posts! I had another egg white omlette with spinach this AM, soup and an orange for lunch. Have not decided on dinner yet. (f) |
I came and I conquered! Ran these babies 25 times! My bootie hurts!
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Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies!
I said I would post some of the WW recipes for people who are not subscribed. I saw these today, 1pt Mini Choc Chip Cookies
2 Tbsp salted butter, softened 2 tsp canola oil 1/2 cup(s) packed brown sugar, dark-variety 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/8 tsp table salt 1 large egg white(s) 3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 3 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips, about 1/2 cup Instructions Preheat oven to 375ºF. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, oil and sugar. Add vanilla, salt and egg white; mix thoroughly to combine. In a small bowl, mix together flour and baking soda; stir into batter. Add chocolate chips to batter; stir to distribute evenly throughout. Drop 48 half-teaspoons of dough onto one or two large nonstick baking sheets, leaving a small amount of space between each cookie. Bake cookies until golden around edges, about 4 to 6 minutes; cool on a wire rack. Yields 1 cookie per serving. Notes Indulge your craving for an intense chocolate experience. Buy a 3-ounce bar of fine chocolate with a percentage of 75 or higher on the label. The percentage indicates the combined amount of cocoa bean and added cocoa butter in the chocolate. The higher the percentage, the greater the chocolate taste and the less sweet the product. Chop up the bar and use it instead of the chocolate chips (could affect PointsPlus values). |
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
Yummy.. makes 12 servings, 6pts per slice!
10 item(s) cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie(s) 8 Tbsp fat-free cream cheese 8 oz low fat cream cheese, tub-style 1 cup(s) sugar 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1 cup(s) fat-free cottage cheese 2 tsp almond extract, or less to taste 6 large egg white(s) 3/4 cup(s) mini chocolate chips Instructions Preheat oven to 325ºF. Lightly coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Crush cookies and sprinkle cookie crumbs evenly over bottom of pan. Using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheeses on lowest speed until well blended. In a small bowl, combine sugar and flour. Add to cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth. In a food processor or blender, purée cottage cheese until smooth. Add cottage cheese and almond extract to cream cheese mixture; beat until smooth. Add egg whites and beat until well blended. Stir in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. Pour into springform pan; top with remaining chocolate chips and bake until cheesecake puffs and center is almost set, about 60 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. Run a knife around sides to loosen and release pan sides. Cover and chill overnight. Cut into 12 slices and serve. |
An ice cream substitute that works for me.
A cup or so of fat-free, organic vanilla yogurt with a handful of frozen organic berries. I don't thaw the berries first. But I'm weird like that. I'm back to no sugar. Have been for a week, with just one fail this weekend. Have my annual physical at the end of the month and I am worried about what my labs will look like. Fall was pretty rough on me. :/ |
My wife and I had a lot of success on Weight Watchers last year, but we got off track when they changed the program. After losing close to 30 lbs., I think I've gained back all but five. We both feel lousy and uncomfortable, when a year ago, we felt so proud of ourselves. We decided to go back again, even with the changes, which are healthier, but don't reflect the way we enjoy eating. In other words...less ability to work in the carbs.
I've enjoyed reading all the ideas and recipes, and really appreciate the open attitude toward a variety of approaches. I can't wait to get started. We're joining on the 13th (next payday), but starting to incorporate some changes now. |
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Morning Healthies ♥
Jo, thank you for the challenge yesterday! i completed it, i only drink water , but often forget to bring water with me when i go out walking or exercising.. AND i forget to drink, drink, drink through the evening.. i pushed myself on both counts yesterday, & will continue to! Yesterday i worked all day, i couldn't blend my breaks.. SO, during each half hour break i had, i took the stairs (3 floors)..i coasted up the stairs & back down twice, 3rd time was more of a challenge.. 5th time i was ready to gnaw my arm off LOL. But, doing that a few times a day kept me feeling like i was being active.. Today is my day off.. GYM day, i need to get back into the Gym.. So, i wrote it in my calendar to keep myself accountable... i have a habit of making excuses when it comes to going to the Gym. Also, Tonya & Gemme have inspired me - about belly dancing.. How exciting! There is a place which is right next door to my work that offers classes for 10 dollars a class, so i called yesterday & will find out today which days i can go..A girl i work with is coming with me (maybe 2) which will make it fun, but even if they back out, i am pushing myself.. i need something fun & different to add to my routine, this would be exactly that.. So thank you girls! Today is weigh in day - i've an appointment with my Dietician this afternoon, we start an Intuitive Eating program.. That's where i weigh in.. i'm hoping for 5 more lbs lost at least.. *crossing fingers* |
Good morning healthies!
Great looking recipes Starry! Though they are healthy, I would never be able to make either the cheesecake or the cookies.
My trigger is sweets in any form that looks like, smells like or tastes like cookies, pies, cakes, candy, ice cream, etc. Remember that old commercial: "Bet you can't eat just one?" My response? Why no, I really just can't eat just one! I have to totally keep my house and body free of any of it, period. For me, it is a partly physical reaction to sugar and a very big psychological reaction that triggers cravings of the damned, if I even eat just one. Good eating day yesterday, have not weighed yet but just seeing those recipes started me thinking about sweets. Have to turn off my brain now & reprogram! Have a great, healthy eating day everyone! (f) |
I am having issues getting to the gym. I don't enjoy it this time of year with all the "resolutionists" there clogging up the place. Yet, I need to be accountable and go. I know others have mentioned this issue. Can we put our heads together and think of a way to support each other?
Jake PS....no offense to the resolutionists who have just joined this thread! I totally support you! |
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I totally agree. I can't make that stuff and leave it around my house, either. The only time I do make it is for parties (no one knows the difference) and holidays. Other than that, I avoid at all costs. I will post healthier options! :-D |
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The box was sitting on my counter. I started to obssess about them, which is what I do. I knew I should have had them delivered to my daughter's instead but sometimes I kid myself that something will not be a problem for me. I finally had to rip open the box. I could not stop thinking about them- I had gotten them dipped in dark chocolate. Told myself, "Just one", knowing full-well if I ate it, I would eat 10 (maybe more). Luckily, they were individually wrapped in cellophane or I would have been doomed. At 10:30PM, I put it back in the box, resealed it and went outside and put it in the trunk of my car, where it stayed until Christmas. Yeah, that is me. This is my truth. |
The start of Day 4. I feel great, so does Bully. Kick boxing work out yesterday left us both somewhat sore but it's a good sore.
I'm down exactly 4 pounds since Monday. Bully is down 5.6 since Monday. We are on a roll and this is really way easier than i thought it would be. We've not done a huge change, just little things so it's easier to keep going i think. Today's menu at the Bully Belle Villa is: Special K bar for breakfast, boiled egg and salad for lunch and dinner is baked chicken, green beans and 1/2 of a sweet potato. With a snack between lunch and dinner and one around 8pm. Now that i'm eating a snack around 8 and making sure it has some carbs in it, my blood sugars in the morning are stabilizing finally. I get really excited when i wake up in the mornings running to get on the scales. It is such a wonderful motivator. I know it will slow down after a week or so, but, even when i get down to just shrinking ounces, i'll still be happy. We both totally met yesterday's challenge and drank extra water. What's today's challenge??????? Keep up that motivation and rock on healthy peeps!!!!!!! |
I know it is still early, but things are going well. :D I do feel the changes we have made to our eating habits are sustainable. I like the food we are eating and we eat when we are hungry. It feels like adding fuel to keep my body going and my metabolism up instead of just adding on more weight or just eating to feed a craving or feeling deprived. We are both carb lovers so that is the main thing we have to watch, but we are still eating some.
As far as exercising I am quite sedentary since I work at my desk all day and haven't been as active with sports and other things for quite a while. It's been baby steps on the exercise and I know I will need to intensify my workouts later on but that's ok. We are having fun and moving and that's what is important right now. Thanks for the challenge Jo. I drank 4 bottles of water- 16.4 ounces each- yesterday! |
Look at all this motivation up in here! Good morning y'all... let's tackle this day head on!
CONGRATS Belle & Bully on the continued weight loss! Y'all are doing so good, staying motivated & moving your bodies. They (I don't know exactly who THEY are) say that once you do something for 20 days, it become routine. Y'all are well on your way! Yesterday for dinner, I had a piece of grilled fish with broccoli, carrots & califlower. I also sliced up a couple of cucumbers & tomatoes that I will be nibbling on for the next couple of days. Breakfast this morning was a wheat bagel thin, with reduced fat strawberry cream cheese and a banana. I'm savoring my cup of coffee with a splash of creamer right now. I did however switch to the 1/2 caf coffee... so we shall see. It tastes the same to me! Lunch is gonna be a can of soup (Kroger's had Progresso soups on sale for $1.33 each, so I loaded up), a few unsalted saltine crackers & a piece of fruit. I have to work the 2nd job tonight, so I packed one of those grow up lunchables (ham & swiss on a deli thin, 100 calorie snack and pudding). Water... some days I love it & crave it, others days I could care less. I do know that my bones & joints feel so much better when I drink it. You think I would take that as a sign ;) |
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Stayed under my points yesterday but didnt work out. I ended up cleaning up the kitchen and cooking dinner and by the time I was done, was exhausted. I have noticed that I am sleeping much better since starting back on my plan and am finding myself WANTING to sleep! (wheras before I never wanted to go to bed before 2am knowing that I had to be up at 6am) Breakfast this morning was a smoothie and a morning snack of sugar free chocolate pudding (hormonal so I needed me some chocolate!) Lunch is a lean cuisine and some carrot sticks with fat free ranch. I've been downing my water all day! Tonight we are doing 6-inch subway sanwiches. I have a coupon for buy one get one free and I will do the grilled chicken with lettuce, peppers, onion, and mustard! |
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Soooo had to come in with my exciting news! First of all, i went girl shopping today, and bought some pretties, new bras (one is cheetah print) how CUTE.. And new pants and new shirt and new workout gear......ok ok but that's not what was exciting.. Back in June of 2011 i was a size 26 pants... When i was in Oregon, i was 24... Today?? i am a size 20 !!!!!!!!!! my shirt went from a 4x in June to a size 1x OR x-large depending on the style of the shirt.. AND... i weighed in today, 11 more lbs lost since last weigh in almost 4 weeks ago... for a grand total of................ 82 lbs lost!! 82 frigging lbs... i reached my 75 lb milestone & passed it even, i'm SOOOO happy... next milestone will be 100 lbs lost! So aiming for 10 more lbs in the next 4-5 weeks !! <-------- bouncing girl! |
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i like the idea of all supporting each other someplace, along with this thread.. Putting my mind to work to think as well, i do like the suggestions so far.. And once again, am so grateful for all of you here, with motivation, encouragement, support.. We're always thinking together in coming up with ways to lend support..Am i a broken record? Who cares! LOL How fabulous are WE? :) |
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One of my biggest probs with weight loss is im a habitual nibbler,a grazer in the first degree.I often just need something in my hands and my eveil little mind kept buisey.Today I had a couple of poached eggs and one slice of whole wheat sugar free bread with just a touch o butter on it,I broke up the toast and put it in with my poached eggs...that along with way to much coffee was fine for breakfast.I got to doing some things in the kitchen and caught my self with a handful of unsalted peanuts eating them one at the time..they have only 5 carbs pr 10 so im not worried about that,just that its been oave a year since I quit the smokies and i need amy hands buisey...ahhh desisions are endless.
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getting it together for the new year.
back to counting points this week ... monday will be the first weigh in since before the holidays so who knows! Everyone is on a bellydancing roll - my class starts on Wed nite. 12 week beginner class. I've done it before but its been awhile so beginner's mind. She's my fave teacher who stopped teaching for a couple years and is back so I was going to take whatever class she offered. Next tuesday a work friend wants to go to kickboxing at our company gym, if that's good I'll do that each week as well. And other work friend said she'll take the bellydance class too if I take spinning, so there's another class I've somehow committed to. :) i need to get back into my size 12s by summer dammit. |
Todays workout was back and biceps...DONE.
Cardio...DONE |
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