Monday Morning Roll Call

**Sheepie** · July 30, 2007, 04:35 AM

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Good morning. I think I'm almost in my flow, just off-center a little bit. I did go to the grocery store last night and I did laundry, so I am mostly ready for the week. What more could I want? Food and clean clothes! Dh has been cheating, but it really doesn't affect me, so I take that as a sign that I'm almost in the flow. Water and vitamins, those are the things that are holding me back right now. BRB, I'll take care of that right now!

**tmn** · July 30, 2007, 04:41 AM

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"Go with the flow." Heck, that works!

I'm hoping to be in my flow pretty soon here. Assessment and interview for a job I want badly is happening this morning. SO hoping to be working soon and get into a routine again. Then I can finally get into the flow with this WOE and WOL!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day in all they do!

**Outback Jess** · July 30, 2007, 04:43 AM

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I like this thread on the flow, I've been in the flow, and I've been out of it. I know when food is quiet, in ketosis, and when food is seeking total rulership! Noisy at all get-out screaming the ideas and thoughts of an addict!
But the flow, I've felt it running quiet a few times, and it's magical. I've felt it with food, and I've forgotten to eat and or food is quiet...I think it's so helpful to have these topics come up, and give us something to strive for or think about....I mean is this in your life or missing? Can you find the flow, and enjoy it....

Yestereday we went tubing down a slow moving mountain stream in N. Georgia. There were moments I laid back and just looked up at the trees that were covering the river....Enjoying the sights and sounds of a Bavarian type mountain village....People were sitting in bars and resturants looking down at all of us, hundreds of riders....There was a flow, and yet you have to really "go there" to get there in the flow...getting beyond the noise of life and finding the flow can really be a challenge.

**DebOnAtkins** · July 30, 2007, 04:46 AM

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Morning!

I let my flow get interrupted by other people getting inside my head and making me doubt that I was doing the right thing and it cost me several days of physical misery. I know how I felt when I was doing this diet, I felt awesome for the first time in many years and I let someone almost take that away from me.

So I had to make some changes and now that they are in place I am ready to move forward. Thanks for your starting post this morning Buffy, very timely for me.

Sheepie I am with you in the vitamin and water boat. Over the last three days I have really picked up on the water, now I just have to do the vitamin. I will go do that right now too while I am thinking about it.

Thanks for always being here guys even for the sheep that go astray

Love ya
Deb

**Fozzy** · July 30, 2007, 05:00 AM

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Good Morning.. had a good Breakfast of a smoke sausage and an egg scrambled with a spot of cheese.... and coffee of course.

Still No snacks and I really am too busy to worry about them

**BLAZING IN FL** · July 30, 2007, 05:03 AM

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I know what you mean about running and getting into the flow. I used to wonder how people could sustain so long in certain tasks, until one day i got into the "flow" and it's a wonderful state of mind to be in. I was flowing on atkins for a few weeks and then got out and got miserable, but i'm back into the flow again. I like to flow on my bike, then when I'm done, realize I flowed 8 miles with no thought of "is this ride going to over any time soon"?

**ladysinger68** · July 30, 2007, 05:07 AM

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I don't think I have been paddling along long enough the have the flow really working for me. Right now I am still working it. Between being 1 good week into OWL and finding my stride with exercise, I have not exactly found my flow. But I am definitely looking forward to riding it with you guys.

**speedyturtle** · July 30, 2007, 05:23 AM

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I don't think I have found mine either Ladysinger. I do not always (I do about 90% of the time) drink my water and take my vits. I am good about the food but usually about (50%) do not eat enough calories daily. My exercising will get better because I joined the 6 week challenge. I am on the right track about checking in here daily. I need to take better care of me, its so much easier to take care of others, not sure why that is.

**Gem238** · July 30, 2007, 06:43 AM

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Morning all. I remember what it was like to feel the flow. It is an awesome feeling. Now that is a goal to have - get in the flow.
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**mitzimarie** · July 30, 2007, 06:49 AM

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Good Moning, Everyone

Thank you for starting the roll call, Buffy, and for touching upon the subject of Flow. I AM in the Flow... I love a routine, and I have settled nicely into my Atkins routine. It truly brings peace of mind to know what it takes to do Atkins correctly and to do the best you can to maintain that course of action.

I have found the food to be the easiest part... when I first started back in February, I never thought that I would be making that statement... food the easiest part?! Yay, for OWL!

Been very good about taking Vitamins... that's an improvement for me.

Water... have been getting it in, but it does take a very concentrated effort. At least I am to the point where water is the single, only thing that I drink. I joined the new Water Challenge yesterday, and am looking forward to that.

Exercise... this is the one part that has really, really taken a lot of effort. I do something almost everyday, but would still like to step it up. I find that if I don't get my walk or bike ride in first thing in the morning, the chances for getting it completed that day are slim to none. I still do my crunches, floor exercises, or pilates... but I would really like to get a walk or bike in 5 days a week. I can usually get in 4 days, but I would really like to get in more. So I will be working on that.

This morning will be a good test for me on that count. I would usually have half of my walk done by this time, but I am 99% sure that I left my ATM card at the ATM machine Satruday night, so I need to be at the bank this morning when it opens to get that straight... which meant putting off my walk until after that is taken care of. Let's see if I can get my butt back here and get in a good walk or if I just blow it off... I'm commiting to come back here and report how it goes. Either way, I will let you all know.

Deb, I'm glad you're back.

Terry, knock 'em dead in your interview! Crossing all available fingers for you.

**Sweet Strudel** · July 30, 2007, 07:06 AM

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Morning Everyone...

Mitzi...I think we're Atkins twins...

Everything in your post is exactly the way my life is (except the ATM card

). I find food the easiest part, I'm good on taking my vitamins, have to think about getting enough water in but do it, its the darned exercise. I too do the floor ones every day but making an effort to get out and do something else like a walk or a bike ride...same thing as you. If I don't do it in the morning I know there isn't much hope of it getting done at all. Sometimes I will squeak a later night treadmill walk in, but lately not.
Hope you get your ATM card thing straightened out!

So, I'm in the flow where I don't have to think about this WOL, it just is.

Have a good day everyone.

**partytrouble** · July 30, 2007, 08:01 AM

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great post buffy!

day is off to a rotten start, i made eggs for breakfast, drove all the way downtown for work, then realized i coudn't remember if i turned the burner off or not, so here i am all the way back at home and off course I HAD turned it off. arrrgghh.

**Mickkey** · July 30, 2007, 08:06 AM

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Hi everyone. Hope everyone is having a good day so far. How come it is when I'm running and in the flow, as soon as I stop running and I'm out of the flow, the muscles says.."WHOA.. that hurts... don't go near that flow again."

Mitzi, you look GREAT! I really like your picture, and hey I have that blouse! Except mine comes with a round, over-sized, floppy tire in the middle that yours doesn't have.

You definitely look better in yours than I do in mine. It must be all the crunches you're doing and pilates. It's certainly paid off nicely for you. I have to force myself to do those. I find I don't mind getting out to walk or run, but hate the floor exercises.

Welcome to the newbies.. Fozzy and Lady Singer.

**BluegrassMama** · July 30, 2007, 08:08 AM

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Morning, all!

I'm new to the ADBB, and this is my first time on the STAC thread--but I figured there was no better way to jump in than with Roll Call

I'm happy to say I did have a little flow moment this weekend: DH and I were out shopping and we both got hungry. We cruised through a drive through for a couple of burgers and I really, really, REALLY wanted to eat the bun. Really. I could almost taste it. DH ate his. I threw mine away. And the good feeling I had from conquering that desire lasted the rest of the day. It showed me that if I can find the strength to overcome one challenge, it bolsters my willpower for the bigger stuff. For instance...

The scale has been halted since Friday. And I've only lost 3/4" total. But I'm not giving up.

I KNOW this works.

Thanks for having me here.

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