Tues Morning 7/10 Roll Call

[DebOnAtkins]

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Morning!

Wow Jess those are excellent motivational words this morning. I like the challenges you throw down especially the ones that make me look at what it really is that I want out of this and what motivates me to stay on track. Right now I am working on getting healthy and building my stamina up so I can be a better assistant coach on my daughters soccer team this September. It's really important for me to be able to run and keep up with the girls and participate. I don't want to be one of those coaches on the sidelines just telling the girls what to do. I want to be out there doing it! Jess, I am really sorry to learn about your mom. No words can describe that loss.

Sandy....Glad you liked your movie and even better you stayed cheat free all day yesterday. That is awesome, your first hurdle. And how great is that, you stopped at 7-11 and got veggies and cheese. I am patting you on the back. Way to go girl!

Looseshoes I am with you on the black bathing suit. I had to laugh because that is exactly what color I bought for this year.

OBK...good to see you. I wish you well with your parents.

Blaze..take good care of yourself and you will be up and around in no time
Hope your back to 100% soon. Remember you always have all of us STAC'ers to vent on

Angie....welcome. You will find alot of support and motivation here and just a lot of nice people to help you on your journey. Looking forward to seeing you here every day.

Tack...those are some great goals. You sound really motivated and I wish you all the best. You CAN do it.

Mone....You are motivating me to get into the next room and do some crunches! I think I just may have to do it.

Speedy...congratulations. I am looking forward to my "new clothes" day.

Well I am off to do my treadmilling. I drank more water yesterday than I did the day before so I am getting better. I also noticed something else weird and I don't know if it is this WOE or not but I have fibrocystic breast disease and I had a very large lump on my left side and this morning I noticed it was nearly gone!

Have a beautiful day everyone!

Deb

[Sheepie]

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Hi everyone! Well, I'm 1lb over pre-vacation weight! It's so hot here and I'm not up to my usual 120oz of water, so I'm sure it will be gone soon. Not worried. I'm back in the groove and it seemed effortless. Almost unfair even! LOL! This morning my boss really pushed cake and pastry on me. His mother left after an extended visit and now he's trying to purge his house of all the goodies. I argued as well as he did and it felt good to win!

Happy day to everyone.

[tmn]

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Good morning, everyone!

Day Six of induction for me. I whipped up a very different breakfast, pumpkin Mock Danish. It tastes so good but it's so hot, I have to wait for it to cool down a bit! I'm also going to use brocolli slaw to make a recipe similar to the brocolli salad that I love. A brother is grilling out for the family tomorrow night so I'm bringing this for my own safe vegetables. (And enough for anyone who may want to try it...)

I've got it in my mind to make these low-carb foods second nature to me. Instead of mindlessly cooking up macaroni-n-cheese, I want to mindlessly cook the kind of foods that'll keep me in ketosis. It's really helping that, since the removal of the diseased thyroid, I can use Splenda now without having asthma problems. I have NO idea why that is but I'm totally thrilled to have a slew of new recipes to try! (Oh, MAN, is that danish filling! whew!) I've been looking over more of Linda's recipes, trying to find the ones that sounded so good but that I avoided because of Splenda.

Jess - totally incredible! I'm going to be on Cloud Nine just to get into the 230s, and here you are, so close to 130s! I can just imagine what a HUGE sense of accomplishment THAT'S going to be!

Sandy - Atta-girl! Getting a load of foods that I can take with me in a heartbeat is really helping me out. Now I'm shooting for variety. Hope you will do the same.

Buffy, you goof! I won't be hearing that song the same way anymore! And the toilet??! LOL!!

Speedyturtle - So we should be investing in safety pins stock?! Congrats on that! My sewing machine is ready to make certain clothes last me a little longer on my way down.

moniegail - hear, hear on Day Six of induction! After an exhausting day yesterday, I should be down for the count. But I'm not quite as bad as I thought I was going to be.

Tack Candy - another hear hear on freedome!

Blaze - Sure hope those stitches don't have to stay in much longer than 10 days... ugh! So frustrating!

angielovesatkins - Welcome! Yep, taking care of our bodies is work but darn worth it!

obkbbby - People do sound really motivated today, don't they? What's up wth that?!

Caryl! - Good morning, you! LOL on the swimming suit goal! Black does tend to represent one of two things: we're into goth or were trying to fake others out. Being able to wear WHITE without feeling like a beached whale would be nice, wouldn't it?!

Good morning to anyone I missed while writing this...

Ok, got to get busy here!

[Outback Jess]

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Thanks Deb, most people don't know I just lost my Mom this past April after a lengthy illness. She lived with us and it's been a very painful adjustment...Alot of you don't know me, because I took some time to be very quiet after her death and the STAC membership jumped big time during my quieter times....Hi I'm Jess (ok I wont do that now)....and have got a story to tell!!!! (just kidding, sorta) we ALL HAVE A STORY TO TELL!
STAC is like home to me, I am a journals hostess, but my first love is here, early in the morning.....
I love STAC, I believe we have a real advantage, we KNOW WHAT NOT TO DO AGAIN! And AGAIN.....OR AT LEAST I DO.

So Deb are you running up and down the field now, practicing that jog??? So you can be the participating-coach who demonstrates...Get out there and dribble that ball with your happy little feet!!!!! Work up a sweat and call it daily exercise....
Nothing like jumping right in and finding out what you really want and going after it! I do that every day....It makes me tick! It gives me a tick, and I don't have ticks!!!!
Ok, I'll stop now, drank a zero carb sports energy drink can you tellllllllllllll~~~~~~~(won't do that again, I've been flippin high for 2 hours or more now. DD says, "You're gonna crash Mom, and crash hard)...

[Sweet Strudel]

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Morning Everyone:

Well, even with Jess's motivational post and everyone else's inspirations, I'm feelin a bit down today. Not sure why, no logical reason, I just am. I'm sure I'll snap out of it. I'm blaming it on pre-menopause . I'm gonna be 49 in a couple of months and I think my hormones are on some kind of rampage. So, I seem a bit mood swingy from time to time...ok, more than from time to time...how about most of the time

Anyway, today I'm feeling "fat". Tomorrow is weigh in day for the LDC and I hope I am down not up. Gonna pour on the exercise today, make sure I get all my water in and eat legal (as usual). I can only do my best.

Sandy....one day down..good for you...take it a day at a time!

Blazing...of course we are all here for you, feel free to vent, whine, complain or whatever you need to do, and stop by my journal anytime if you want to talk. I too am a scale-o-haulic...and I know how that number can mess with the mind.

As for everyone else that already posted this morning...good job everyone, you are all doing so great and I'm proud of us all.

Thanks Jess for the start out post. It was food for thought for me (even with my mood). Sure, I have a long term goal, and I've put a poundage down for that (160lbs), but I really just want to look good, feel good and fit into clothes that I don't have to buy from plus size stores. I have given myself a size to shoot for. Its size 10 or 12 so whatever weight that puts me at, that is my goal. I'm trying not to let the number on the scale be such a dictator with me. I don't actually have a time frame to reach my "goal". I'm not sure if thats good or bad. I plan on living this WOL forever, so I figure I have as long as it takes to get me to where I want to be.

Well ladies...have a good one...talk to you later.

[Scooterjam]

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What up STACrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr's!

Scooter here, checking in. All reved up and ready to go!! Late start checking in, but early start on my Atkins way of life. I love this feeling, just bursting at the seams with motivation and ketosis!!

Excellent post Jess!! So good to see that STAC is alive and well and you are all doing so well!! We're in this for the long haul. Each and everyone of us!

It's always nice to know, that when you need a shoulder to lean on, or a friend to talk to, this is the place to come!!

I'm proud to be here, proud of your accomplishments singularly, and group wise!

I'm always proud to say I'm a STAC member!!

Have a great awesome awesome butt kickin' day ya'll.......

Lunch time is right around the corner, had my snack of olives earlier, gonna do a nice fresh spinach salad with tuna fish, and jalapeno's on it.......

Life doesn't get much better than that!!!

Woo Hoo!! Scooooooooter out!!!

[DebOnAtkins]

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Jess I really hadn't realized it was just a short time ago since your mom passed away. I am tearing up just thinking about my own mom and thanking God for every day that I have her. She is a breast cancer survivor (6 year now) and she is doing great. I don't fully understand the pain of losing a parent as both of mine are alive, but I can only imagine.

My daughter and I are going to go out this weekend while we are in Simi Valley at my husbands high school reunion and take the soccer ball out on the old high school field and start kicking and running. We will do a little bit everyday after that and hopefully I will be in good enough shape to run around with these under 14 year old girls. I am looking forward to it. I just love the kids they are so great!

Yes my dear I can tell you had an energy drink!!!!!!!!! You are so funny, you crack me up.

Take care and have a great...great day.

Deb

[Mickkey]

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Hey everyone! I'm back and hating it...lol...wish I could vacation for at least another week. What's been happening for everyone?

Yes, Looseshoes, I hear ya about the swimsuit. I went into a deep depression trying to find one to fit me right before I left. I really hate shopping for clothes. I'm jolted back into reality each time I go into the dressing room. I found one regardless cause nothing was going to keep me out of that ocean. At least I got some good exercise swimming.

Hope everyone is speeding along with their weigh loss and feeling good.

[obkbbby]

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Is it as hot everywhere else as it is here? Jeez louise - it's been over 100 degrees for like 4 days. It's supposed to be very hot tomorrow, too. We did get a much needed t-storm just a little while ago. It was a bad one, but we got some rain, which we desperately need. It hasn't rained here in weeks. It wasn't much, but at least it was something.

Ironic, isn't it? The northeast/mid-atlantic is in a drought and TX, OK, etc. are getting pummelled. Funny how Mother Nature works. I hope if we have any Atkineer buddies in those areas that they are doing well!!!

[BLAZING IN FL]

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so sorry blazing to hear about you having stitches and not being able to work out. atleast you can still do the recumbant bike, that's still something. you could always extend your time on the bike. it might not be the same as the other exercises your used to but look at the bright side you could have been told you couldn't exercise at all. so just be diligent with your diet plan and hold your head up. you've done a great job so far and look great. so don't let it get ya down and remember we are all here for ya.

goodluck
moniegail

Thank you , you guys are great, i don't get to whine at home, so whining here is great.