Monday January 7th roll call

[lisadallasr]

Wow, i cant believe im in here first to start this thread. Well i hope everyone had a great weekend, i did and today is back to normal, my youngest went back to school today and my oldest is going back to homeschooling. I also start a new challenge today which im so excited about, nothing like a challenge to get you motivated. Well i hope everyones monday is a good one and i will be back later!!!!

[Luvmybabies]

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Day 9 of induction for me, planning to enjoy my very last cup of coffee today - going cold turkey tomorrow. The kids have appts so that will keep me distracted. I'm sure I'll deal with a big headache for a day or 2 but I know I'll feel good not drinking it. I gave it up completely back in May when I started and I went 3 months without it and felt great.

[jersey]

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Good Morning STACers ~~ checking in for accountability. I'm down a full pound this morning (!?!) after eating a lot more yesterday...could be hormones, could be calories...don't know. But I'll take it. Lots of interesting posts about calories/stall issues/food intolerances this weekend.

Have a great day everyone

[bivium6]

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bivium6 checking in.

Working hard, eating right, feeling good.

[cheribaby]

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Good morning, all! Happy Monday! (Trying to get myself motivated. )

Back at school, ready for the first full week back. I hope my students are back to normal - or at least relatively so! Tomorrow is our first official weigh in at school, so will have a weight update then.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[ShiningStarr]

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Hey all!

It is day 5 for me on induction...it is going well and I can feel I am back into the swing of things again! I love routines! Now I just need to add exercise into my routine. I will do that today come he|| or high water! I know I just need to get my bumm in gear. ANy one have suggestion forexercises for getting rid of back fat???

[Sheepie]

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Good morning everyone!

Yesterday I organized some of my low carb recipes. I print them out, put them in page protectors, and put them in a 3-ring binder. I have a lot of recipes from 2003-2004 when I did this before. I used to belong to a different forum back then and when I started again last year, I couldn't find it. I looked and looked until I found ADBB. Well, yesterday I looked up some of the old recipes online and I found the forum on a new server. You know what? I have no interest in going back there. I really like you guys and I'm too happy here to go anywhere else!

Be good today!

[ValidRouge]

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Good morning, STACers!

I'm IN and committed today. Going to exercise at lunch time with some yoga! YAY! I love yoga.

ShiningStar, WEIGHT TRAIN, weight train, weight train! This is what it did for my back fat! http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=28045

[Outback Jess]

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Morning all, sounds like things are going well. It's gonna be a great week!

[blue996]

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Morning everyone...I am sore today after my upper body workout yesterday and I'm up a pound! Must be water retention from working out.

[dewdropinn]

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Good morning everyone. Last night I had a yummy dinner of Just Like Stuffed Potatos from Linda's low carb, with some lean hamburger, and additional veggies.

Guess what's for lunch

Feeling good. I got through my first weekend on induction smoothly. My 6 week old German Shorhaired Puppy helped keep my mind off bad food!

[plsmachic]

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I'm here

Day three into Induction once again...

But I almost caved last night at the grocery store... I swear when my body is down on it's glucose storage, my senses crank up to an UNBELIEVABLE level... I was in the aisle NEXT to the candy isle, and no joke, I could smell the different kind of candy on the other side of the wall... (now I know I can smell snickers and hershey's and hot tamales through the box/wrappers)

You would have thought someone opened all the candy and poured it on the ground... and started cooking it or somethng... that's how strong the smell was for me... so to my astonishment there was no candy laden floor... just a normal candy aisle...

but it was enough to punch a craving right into my gut... so I ate a couple peices of sugar free russel stover's... and I don't feel guilty about it.

This morning I ate zucchini drizzled in olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper (thinly sliced zchi) - something I saw on the food network... just thought I'd share cuz it was awesome!

Happy Monday everyone! Hope everyone starts their week out right !!!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Morning, Everyone

Wow, what a difference a few days can make. I was just freezing my a$$ off with temperatures in the 20's, and it will be in the low 80's today... it was almost 80 yesterday. Wish it was less humid, but I'll take it.

Lisa, I thank you for starting the roll call. I think it's a great affirmation for you, that you were the one to do it, today. You are taking charge of your life, and diving into the Atkins way of life.

Luvmybabies, good luck with giving up the coffee. I know it is a difficult habit to break.

Catherine, I'm glad you saw some of the posts on calories/stall issues/food intolerances. Atkins is lifetime process, because things can change up on you. Even though I am in Maintenance, I still use Fitday and have to plan as much as I ever had to.

Bivium6, keep doing what you're doing!

Cheri, my DS doesn't go back to school until tomorrow, so this is his last day of freedom. Good luck on the weigh in tomorrow.

Starr, try your best to get into doing some kind of exercise at least 5 days a week. That's my goal, anyway! Good luck!

Sheepie, that sounds like such a good idea! I am so dis-organized. And, I don't enjoy cooking. One of my goals this year, is to learn how to cook a little better, and I know that doing what you are doing would help me. You've inspired me!

Joy, I have been trying to think of some new things to try, because it has become apparent that I get board with exercise very easily and need to have an arsenal of exercises to pull from, so I don't get bored doing the same thing all of the time. Can you believe that I have never done yoga? I think that I read somewhere that you prefer the classes at the gym, versus any home-videos you have done. I'm not going to be able to join a gym, so I have to rely on the home things (which I'm not crazy about ). But, I make the best of it. I found an old Rodney Yee AM Morning Yoga VHS tape that I have never opened. I still have a VCR, so I'm going to try it today.

Jess, yes! I'm looking forward to this week.

Blue, yep... I do retain water when I'm sore after a workout. Good for you for working your upper body. I need to do that, desperately.

Dew, a puppy! They will definitely keep you occupied. My yellow lab puppy is 4 months old now, and what a handful!

Have a great day, Everyone!

[mitzimarie]

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This morning I ate zucchini drizzled in olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper (thinly sliced zchi) - something I saw on the food network... just thought I'd share cuz it was awesome!

Thanks for the idea. I have sliced it, dipped it in egg, then into parmesan cheese, then fried in some oil. It was really good. Today, I have some fresh asparagus that I will drizzled in olive oil, and sautee/fry in some oil on stovetop.

Good job on not caving to the candy in the store yesterday. Why is it that our sense of smell seems to get better, when we stop eating carbage?

[booklady]

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Good morning everyone !! I hope you all have a wonderful day, I plan to also !!
Day three of induction for me and I am down two pounds this morning. Most likely water, but I know I have been very bloated lately, so I am thrilled to even see water gone.
I am looking forward to a great week and more lower numbers on that scale !!!
Stephie