Role Call 9/6

[Evermind]

Good morning, fellow stac-ers!

I'm up,lunches are made, and my teeth are brushed and face washed. Having first cup of coffee before finishing the "get ready for school" thang. Boy, am I glad my kids are older - these days, it's all I can do to get MYSELF ready for school!

Slight impediment is making me rethink how I pack lunches: I have absolutely no appetite whatsoever at 5:30 a.m., and that makes selecting what things I will take for lunch (already pre-container'd in the fridge) difficult, since today I only felt like taking a couple of things, and I KNOW I need more than that! So I think I'll start doing lunches the night before.

I'm in the midst of a "pause" - it's been 6 days since the scale showed any change downward. It is annoying, especially when it shows an "up". But I know how my body is. And my pants are very loose, so I'm not sweating it TOO much.

So, onward and upward, folks! Let's get it in gear for the day, get our water ready to be chugged, and make sure we get some exercise in there.

Oh, and don't forget about the "One nice thing" challenge - time's a-wastin'!

[BLAZING IN FL]

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Good morning folks, thanks for heading up roll call Evermind...i just chugged a bunch of water...stuggling since i'm in the no weigh challenge... your scales will move soon, hang in there kiddo.

[speedyturtle]

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Good Morning, just getting ready for work, thank goodness I do not need to get kids ready and awake and packed and transported anymore. I really need to re-evaluate/re-read the book. I am complacent at my present place. not gaining back but not losing either. have warped this woe a tad to suit my needs. I am very comfortable but a little sluggish and need some energy. so that tells me I am doing it wrong. Not eating enough or drinking enough water. Time to wake up

[BLAZING IN FL]

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Good Morning, just getting ready for work, thank goodness I do not need to get kids ready and awake and packed and transported anymore. I really need to re-evaluate/re-read the book. I am complacent at my present place. not gaining back but not losing either. have warped this woe a tad to suit my needs. I am very comfortable but a little sluggish and need some energy. so that tells me I am doing it wrong. Not eating enough or drinking enough water. Time to wake up

WAKE UP SPEEDY

[hrgillespie]

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Wake Up Speedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No time like the present to get your butt in gear and do it right!!!!!!!!!!

As for me I had a fat feeling morning and it's hard to not check myself on the scale ........... I am trying to remain faithful to this challenge but so afraid of not knowing exactly where I am at any given time. I don't know if it was the right challenge for me so soon. But I am not one to give in so I'm stuck with it I guess.

We are taking the kids to the fair today it's family day and the price is right! So we are off ........ have a wonderful cheat free day everyone!

[Lynsey]

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Good Morngint STACers. Today is already starting out to be a good day. I FINALLY hit the 10 pound loss mark and am moving to OWL Rung 1 for the first time in my Atkins life. Time to read the book again, as I've always stayed in extended induction before. Have a great day all!

[michigander]

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I'm here - but my head is hung low. Like a dog who stole your lunch off the coffee table. I didn't regret eating the things I have...but now that I'm back, I'm ready for my scolding. What am I doing?!!?!??! Why is it that your head can know something, but your body still goes somewhere else. I truly need help getting the 2 to line up on a more than 1 week basis.

I think maybe I need a support person in real life. My sister in law does on/off atkins. I think maybe I should talk to her about both of us going 100%, just so that I have a better sense of accountability. Because letting myself down time after time only punishes the seams on my pants.

Well, I'm here. I guess that's part of the process. Good morning, everyone.

[Sheepie]

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Good morning! Last night I ate about 3oz of salted almonds. Yeah, I know. I have a problem with nuts. I deserved to gain 5lbs, but instead I lost 1.5lbs!!!!! I totally skipped 210lbs which I've been waiting for. Now I've lost over 40lbs! Yea!

Also read the delivery info for my sweetner and it says it can take 10days, so I guess I should ignore the 2-5 days in the email they sent. Maybe they've been reading my posts here and are annoyed with me.

Dh has been out of town on business, but he'll be back home today, so it's a good day!

[Evermind]

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Just popping in to say that I took my daughter's lunch to school instead of mine.

How I did that, I have no idea - mine is in a big blue cooler, and hers is in a brown paper bag. Can we say "brain fart"?

So here I am, 40 min. away from home, with $2 in cash, and no lunch. I guess I'll be heading to the dollar menu at some fast food place for a burger sans bread. But man, I had a BUNCH of veggies in my lunch.......<sigh>

AND my breakfast......<sob>

[Bootie77]

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Good morning everyone .

Awww man, Evermind, that's a bummer!

Just staying in getting some house work done, trying to take it easy, and get over whatever is going on with my allergies. D*** Ragweed!!!! September through December is crazy around here already, and this year I'm going back to college Full-time! Oh gee..I'm getting nervous, only 18 days left til day 1! At least it's starting to look like Fall outside...that always makes me happier

[mitzimarie]

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Good Morning, All

Well, it's looks like I am in a minority when it comes to the scale. I only weigh once a week. When I am in Maintenance, I think that I will weigh more often because at that point, I will be just making sure that it's not creeping upward rather than why I weigh now - anxious for it to move down. Honestly, for *me*, if I had to watch the same pound go up and down for 7 days there is no way in h*ll that I could get excited over a pound loss over a week's time. I just get on the scale once on Sunday mornings, and it is what it is. I am excited over a 1 pound loss, because I haven't agonized over it for a week. Don't get me wrong... it's not easy...I am actually dying to get on the scale right now. I just know that I can let the scale play games with my head, so I go by my clothes during the week.

A couple of you mentioned re-reading your DANDR. I have read it cover to cover a few times over the years, and lately I have been picking it up and turning to random sections and reading. It really does help to do this, I think. It keeps it fresh. I think a lot of the time, when people stall, it is because they are falling away from the specific guidelines in the book. So if you find the time, go ahead and take a peek into the book again.

Sheepie, you ordered from Pure Liquid Sweetness, right? Did you pay using Paypal? That's the way that I do it, and the email said it that the kind of mail service used is a 2 to 5 day delivery. But that is once it is actually in the mail. It takes a couple of days first just to get to the post office and have a label generated. Once it is finally in the system, then the 2 to 5 days start. Let us know when it finally comes. I ordered mine on the 1st and will let you know how long it takes to actually get to me. Surely yours should come soon!

Nuts - boy, oh boy, I'm nuts about nuts! So much so, that I have to follow a few rules to have them at all.
- NO CASHEWS OR PEANUTS! This is non-negotional... I have no control with them.
- Cannot be salted. This makes me eat more of them, so I eat natural nuts.
- Must be mixed with something. Can't just snack on nuts by themselves.
I have been able to have nuts everyday by following these rules. I eat natural almonds in pumpkin everyday.


Have a great day, All

[Evermind]

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I just called my classroom aide and she's going to bring me a salad, some cheese, and some turkey. WOO HOO! What an angel!

Lynsey - you're gonna LOVE OWL. I'm on the dairy rung - trying to figure out if it is stalling me or not, but just having extra veggies is wonderful.

Sheepie - Hooray on the lb loss! I wanna be where you are!

Bootie - hope your nose is better. Congrats on being able to return to college full-time. I wish I could go to school full-time................

[SandyL2002]

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Good Morning Everyone.. Although its getting closer to lunch.. I am hungry and I have a steak in the oven.. Just got home from Water Aerobics.. I have gone 3 days in a row.. I do weigh every cause I am addicted.. but I am up 3lbs today and I don't let it bother me... On day 3 of my restart

[BigRunner]

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Checking in.

3 days back at it. Feel good. Cravings about gone.

[angelawillbethinagain]

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Good morning everyone!! I had a great workout last night on the treadmill. I did 2 miles at an incline of 6. Felt so good when I was done! I am going to start doing at least 2 miles or more per day on the treadmill. I like to work out when the kids are sleeping so I can concentrate. Anyway, felt pretty darn good about myself. Question... Does tanning make people feel and look thinner? I have heard that so much lately. I always think a nice tan makes people look nice, even people who are overweight. I wondered what your thoughts were. I have wanted to start tanning for some time now and now that I am really motivated to get this weight off, I think I will go this weekend and get a monthly tan pkg. I feel excited today. I haven't felt so optomistic about losing weight in quite a while. I am used to feeling self defeated. I woke up this morning and got on the treadmill and drank my water. I just felt happy and excited. Isn't that a good feeling? One of the things that has been bothering me is that whenever I see my dad, at family functions of if he stops by to visit, he always says comments like, you know if you sat in a sauna a lot of that water weight would come off, of I saw a new "wonder diet pill" on tv the other day, or I wish you were happy (which he really means I wish you were thin so you would be happy....). I finally told him again but more firmly that my weight is a personal issue and it makes me feel bad when he says those things. I feel like he is embarresed of me or something which makes me feel even worse. He said he wouldn't do it anymore but he has said that before. In my opinion, weight is a touchy personal subject. I would NEVER make someones weight a topic for discussion or when I see someone who is overweight tell them hey maybe you should try this or that. We know we are overweight, we don't need others to confirm that for us... Do you know what I mean? My weight is not up for discussion and it's no ones business but mine. Anyway, I have told myself that I will no longer let his comments effect me. Other than that, I feel very good today and ready to make lifelong changes.
One thing that a former contestant said on the biggest loser special hit me. He said he couldn't really run around and play with his kids. He could sit there and watch them play but he could not run around and participate. This is something that is important to me. I have two kids, two very active kids who would love to have their momma running around the yard or park with them. I want to do that so bad. And I will soon

Another thing I thought about last night as I was on the treadmill, I spent most of my 20's overweight... I am 30 now. I will turn 31 in a few months. But you know what I will have 9 years left to be a sexy momma. I want to be able to dress nice, wear cute tops and jeans, tanks and shorts, lingerie (spelled wrong?). I don't want to spend my 30's being overweight!!!

Have a great day!!!