Wed morning Check In

[Outback Jess]

Hey STACers...Wed is already here, we are truly BAKING IN THE SOUTH...
I am gearing up for a run, and it's already 80 degrees.

I was remarking in a journal this morning to a friend who is working so hard to loose their weight and get thin, and healthy.....I can relate to this quwest as you can...it seems to be the central theme here, as it should be....I even find people in my real life gravitate towards me now....One gal came up to me the other night after church just to tell me she was walking every night with her husband and climbing stone mtn on Saturdays....Out of nowhere people gravitate and report in on their activity....

When you loose all the weight, I was telling this person, you will still NEED to stay focused, and pushing your own development and envelope. YOu will still need to find challenges to keep you on your toes and achieving....It's NOT ARRIVAL and QUIT....It will never be about returning to your old favorite carbs....NEVER....I mean, I am pretty much there with in 5lbs, and it's not about "getting back to what I love"....It's about pressing on into this new way of living, with activity, exercsie, energy....It's about monthly challenges here and helping others...It's about stirring up life, and living.
Climbing mountains, scaling streams, trying new things, helping others. Living out of an abundance. It's about KEEPING WHAT YOU'VE GOT....
Not stopping and resting.

Not stopping and allowing the old to trickle back in and rob you all over again....First it robs your peace of mind with food, then you make a bad food choice, then it robs your energy, so "why not, lets just eat"...then it slowly covers over your rational mind and you slide right back into addiction...
Some people love short term freedom and prefer slavery...Me, this time, I'm breaking free of that...I want to be challenged and living. I am now thin. But it's the things I feel empowered to do that really make it for me in a day!

[Sheepie]

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I am now thin. But it's the things I feel empowered to do that really make it for me in a day!

I want to say that! I want to say that and have someone else quote ME!!

Hot here and so humid. Even if I didn't have to work, I can't imagine going out in that and exercising. Blech!

The other day my boss told me that he's going to cut carbs for a few weeks! He's Jewish and some big holidays are coming up and that means a lot of food. He wants to loose a little weight before then. No he's not committed to this, but this shows that he really doesn't think I'm crazy!! I think he's seen my results and he is finally accepting that too many carbs are a problem. Finally I think he'll stop telling me that this woe is unhealthy!

Have a great Wednesday everyone. Exercise and sweat if you can stand it, but then get back in the air conditioning!! LOL!

[tmn]

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Good morning, folks,

Off to the store for a few groceries and then will be busy with a garage sale. So that'll keep me moving here for three days. Got to load up on water because of the heat and humidity. I have to say, one of the handiest snacks I have right now is the spicy beef jerky. That's just keeping me on the straight and narrow lately... Have a good day, folks.

[BLAZING IN FL]

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Jess, that was great. People are always asking me, "when can you have a bun on cheeseburger again?", then I have to tell them, NEVER. "That sucks" they will say, and I will tell them that it does not suck to be fat, nor does it suck to be tired and groggy all day, and I know everything I put into my body is good for me, so it "sucks" to eat a bun. At that point I get the head shake like I don't know what I'm talking about, and as my 15YO would say "sucks for them" because they are blind to the truth....sorry for using that word so much, just quoting from others. Anyway, like Jess said, "It's NOT ARRIVAL and QUIT....It will never be about returning to your old favorite carbs....NEVER...." Well put. It's funny because yesterday I ate ALL day long, I couldn't get enough food, and still could barely make my 35 carbs. I went to bed thinking I had put a pound or two on, cuz my tummy was still bloated. When i scaled this morning, I was down 8 oz....yipppeee!!!! and I'm still full.

Have a wonderful Wed.

[Tack Candy]

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Good Morning Everyone!

Michelle, I had the same type of day yesterday as well. I got home and ate and ate and ate veggies like crazy. What is up with that? I am also still full. Who would have thought I'd ever "binge eat" veggies? Well, I guess I shouldn't call it binge eating. I recognized when I was full and I stopped. Something I never felt before which is, in itself a miracle.

Jess, I finally understand what you are talking about this "second" time around. I really think the light bulb has turned on. Our bodies just plain don't work correctly if we add those nasty carbs. I am happy to say that white bread, pasta, rice etc. really doesn't taste good, as a matter of fact, they really don't "taste" at all. To me they are texture and bulk (that ultimately make me lose control of what I put in my mouth). I can't even imagine eating a roll EVER. (why would I???)

And, I also realize you need to continue supporting others like the successful have supported us through this change of life style. Pay it forward everybody! You never know when your posts will keep someone from giving up or feeling alone.

Thanks Jess. I often think about your daily posts all day long. All this thinking has to be doing some good!!!!

Have a wonderful day.

[speedyturtle]

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Morning still fighting off the steroid shot, will be a little bit to get back to my current weight # . Had an upset tummy yesterday morning and ate some wheat toast, wow talk about a trigger food, I wanted sugar all day after that. so for dinner I made up some hamburger patties and put a little extra cheese on em yum. Need to find something better to put in my mouth for when my stomach gives me grief. Feel much better today.
getting geared up for work. Have a GREAT day.

[mitzimarie]

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Good Morning, STACers

Yep, it's HOT here, too. Was 80 degrees at midnight last night and 80 degrees when I got up at 6:00am. I simply cannot wait for fall to get here.

Yesterday, I kept my son's best friend all day. His mom dropped him off in a hurry in the morning so we didn't have a lot of time to talk, and when I dropped him off at his house last night, she ran to the car waving to stop me before I drove off. She said, "Mitzi, I have been thinking about this all day since I saw you this morning. How in the world have you lost so much weight?" A lot of the time, when people ask me this, I dance around the word "Atkins" because I hate the reaction I get. I will tell them about cutting out junk and eating whole, unprocessed foods and tons of veggies. Because I didn't feel like "dancing" at the moment, I just gave her the "A" word - Atkins. Man, her face fell like I told her I was eating a steady stream of dog poo or something, and she just walked away shaking her head. Oh well, her loss!

Hope all of you have a great Atkins day!

[guekjian]

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Hey Mitzi! That is too funny...poor misguided her...Anyways...grey dreary day here in Quebec...Have been super good on the water challenge and mileage challenge, but the scale is not moving. I am not posting anything official until my 2 week induction (again) is over (monday am.) but I am still stealing peeks, and I have not moved. I am sweating like a piglet at the gym so I know I must have lost...It is TOM and I did have pork rinds last night though so I'm probably whining for nothing . That is my 2 cents worth! Have a legal day everyone and those who have sunshine...ENJOY IT!!!

[Outback Jess]

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people amaze me, they really do! Mitzi YOU KNOW you can't say the A word.....
Time and time again, people just amaze me.....like you said, 'they're loss'

[Tomorrow_I'll_Be_Perfect]

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Hey everyone! I missed yesterday's check in, but I'm here! Yay!

I can so relate to all of these posts. I went to the Wal-Mart pharmacy last week to get more Ketostix and the pharacist acted like I asked him for Heroin. He said no one would carry those anymore because they were used during the "big Atkins craze" and he'd be surprised if I'd ever find them again.

I told him I'd gotten them a few months ago at Safeway and he tried to say they'd been discontinued. When he checked in his big book of secrets lo and behond they were in there. Imagine! Two days later I found them at Superstore. Whatever. It just bugged me that he made me feel like I was doing something wrong or bad for asking for them. That's not right.

Arrival and Quit. Oh my. Yes. Last summer I had made it down to 155. Lots of good eats and nothing but sweat and aching muscles. I thought I was on top of the world. Just a little break wouldn't hurt would it? Just a little rest to enjoy the fruits of my labour. Ya right.

The fall started with my father-in-law's birthday in October. They looked at me with their big eyes and side by side asked if I could eat a piece of cake. I said "I can eat whatever I want". It was black forrest cake. They then looked like I told them I didn't, infact, have terminal cancer after all and declared, "oh good, we were sooooo worried you couldn't eat birthday cake". That was weird. They were "sooooo worried" about that? Seemed weird. So it turned out I was starving and all there was to eat for dinner (we were actually invited for dinner) was this black forrest birthday cake.

So I ate a piece. It bothered me that I was making people "soooo worried". It made me feel terrible about myself. Like I was being selfish for wanting this for myself at the expense of others. So I ate the cake. A big piece. And that was that. Then it was Thanksgiving, and then Christmas and New Years, then Easter.....I'm sure you can see the picture I'm painting. And I wasn't 155 anymore, or 145 or 135 like I should have been, instead I was 182 and hating myself, and the only person I could really blame was myself. Oh so began the self loathing again...might as well eat.

Back to my silver bullet. I'll do Atkins for a few weeks, drop 10 pounds or so and then I can "enjoy" myself again for a few more weeks. And the wheel turned, and turned, and turned. Then I tried to starve myself to make it stop turning, bring it to a grinding hault if you will. Guess how that went. On July 26th I was ready to get off. All I had to do was just step off. So I stepped off. And here I am, watching the wheel turn beside me and praying I don't step back on.

* Whoa. Shake it off. * Sorry to make you read so much, I just had to get that off my chest.

Have a great day everyone!

[bykerdruid]

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Just reporting in like I haven't all this past week. Something about weekends and I forget to keep on keepin' on...as far as check in's. 10 hour days, 2 hour drives...I tend to become forgetful....

But I'm here.

[guekjian]

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Just keep your blinders on girl...and don't ever look in the direction of that nasty wheel...You are gonna do just great- don't doubt that. You know what to do , so as Nike says...JUST DO IT!

[MojosRising]

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Hi everybody!

outback, once again i am trully insprired by your dedication to the WOL.

I hate how there is a resentment now toward atkins or low carb diets. most succesfull weight loss plans have different roads to the same destination, a healthy balanced nutritious diet. atkins is no different!

[Evermind]

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD morning! I have comments and a question I hope people can consider and respond to.

Yesterday I was a big slug. I was planning on not working out and taking a rest day, but about 1/2 hour into being up, I felt a little punky and went back to bed for 1/2 an hour, which turned into all day and evening. No energy, sleepy, and not feeling quite right. Now, I'm 9 days into induction, and I've never ever had induction flu, but I wonder if that is possible?????? Or has anyone ever had a day or two like that?

So, anyway, I read all day yesterday (re-reading all of the Harry Potter books now!) and did absolutely nothing. My tummy felt a little too upset for lettuce, so I ate cauliflower and zuchini and celery instead. That worked.

Today I feel fine, I think (ok, still in my pjs, drinking cup o' coffee - who knows?) I'm going to run again today - bought meself some new running shoes on Monday - woo hoo!

I've been doing a lot of thinking about what this woe and my commitment to healthy living means. I struggle with the thought of NEVER having a hamburger with a bun again - I don't think I can say that. Not that I eat many - maybe 3 a year - but still....... And I question myself and those episodes when I think "oh, what the heck, it's just this one thing" and then I'm gone for 2 years. It's NOT just this one thing, that's the problem. At least for me. If I cheat, it's over. Sort of like an alcoholic and a drink.

I'd like to get to the point where 1 planned cheat for an extremely special occasion is ok. Perhaps at some point in OWL. Certainly not in the next 8 months. I don't know if that's reasonable - should one wait until maintenence to have a piece of cake, or what?

(my mind clearly not organized here, I'm moving to a different topic - ADD? lol) One thing I did not do well last time or the time before was exercise. Now I'm running and working out. And it FEELs different. It really does! Plus, although my official weigh date isn't until the 15th, I sneak a peak regularly (ok, several times a day, just for curiosity, and I don't get upset about the fluctuations) and I am astounded to see that I've lost 13 lbs in 9 days. The last time I was in induction I think I lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks. So much for the golden moment or whatever!

Anyway........I get so much inspiration from y'all. You make me THINK, and feel good about what I'm doing, and recognize things in myself that I haven't seen clearly, and most of all, you make me feel like I'm part of a team, and teamwork is always more fun! Thanks!

[Evermind]

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Oh, one more thing! About what to eat instead of toast on a day when you have an upset tummy:

1. Flax seed cereal is yummy.
2. Mashed cauliflower with ranch dressing and cheddar melted on is my new comfort food and soothes my stomach.