The Bombshells

[vikski]

Hi there. Things are going well on my end. Yesterday I stayed within my carb limit but I ate quite a bit. I'm journaling and exercising. I'm not going to weigh myself because TOM will be here anytime and I don't get to get all depressed.

[Isabeau]

Good job you guys. Still broth, tea, and water for me. I'll probably gain weight!

[vikski]

Isabeau, have you gone to the doctor yet? You've been sick for quite a few days. Make sure you drink lots and lots of liquid so you don't dehydrate.

I've been doing good. The other day I weighed in at 198 and today i'm back down to 196 since I started journaling again. When I stopped bootcamp I was 195 so i'm still up 1 lb. Hopefully over the weekend i'll get rid of that lb.

I still haven't started TOM but all the symptoms are there.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Are you all journaling???

[ravenfan]

Hey ladies,
Hope you are feeling better Isabeau. I feel terrible today, tom reared it's ugly head. The day before and the first day are the worst! Won't weigh myself till next week, since I am always up 5 lbs. during tom. Hope everyone has a great day and a great weekend. I haven't been keeping a journal, but am gonna start. Take care.
Kim

[Isabeau]

Hi guys. I'm finally on the mend. I ate some dinner last night and kept in down, some breakfast this morning too. Yup, I went to the doctor. I was worried about dehydration too because for two days water wasn't even staying down. I'm never had a flu bug like that one. Luckily, nobody else in my family has gotten it. *knocks wood* Our kids are off to New Orleans next week for a school jazz trip. 24 hours on a bus with a bug like mine would not be good. I was able to work out a little bit today too. Have a great day!

[Shelly Lynn]

Hey ya'll, im still alive and kicking. Yes vicki, i found my atkins journal a few days ago and i have started journaling in that again. I have been doing pretty good. The hubby has been sick for a few days and i have been pampering him, then on friday i felt like i was gonna get something so i took som tylenol and slept most of the day. One sunday i felt like i was getting the body aches so i desided to go work out in the morning hoping it would make me feel better, i did 2 miles on the treadmill and 10 7lb weights and then another 2 miles on the elliptical trainer. When i got home i felt alittle better. In the after noon i got board and the hubby took the girls to the apt. playground so i went and worked out again, watching TV while you work out is a wonder. TIME FLYS. So before i knew it i was at 4 miles on the elliptical trainer. I had not realized how many miles i had done and didnt want to over do it so i stopped and went home. Well i guess my body freaked from yesterday because when i weighted myself this morning i was up to 178.2 instead of the 176.4 from yesterday(sunday). O well. Might have been all that water i drank to was like a gallon or more (not kidding). Well in all at least the good thing is that i dont fell bad at all, not even an ounce of sickness in me, guess the exercising helps with not getting sick. Hope everyone is going good. Glad to hear you are feeling better isabeau.
Question when does you all weight yourselfs, like official weight yourself for the day?

Shelly

[vikski]

Hi ladies,

How is everyone doing? I've been doing so-so. Had 4 chocolate chip cookies yesterday. Those cookies that my husband brought home have been a very bad thing. I love fresh baked cookies. They are thankfully all gone now so I don't have to worry about those cravings anymore. I'm gonna make sure that he doesn't buy any trigger foods anymore. Good thing is that i'm done a few lbs. I'm only a 1/2 over what I was when bootcamp ended. I think i'll start going down now.

I still haven't started TOM. It will be very, very soon though. No chance on me being pregnant though. Had the tubes tied almost 5 years ago.

Vicki

[ravenfan]

Shelly,
I usually weigh myself in the morning when I wake up, with no clothes on. My weight fluctuates as much as 5 lbs. during the course of a day, so I usually do it the same time each morning.
Hope everyone is doing good today. Yesterday I had a chocolate chip cookie too Vicki. I haven't had one in months, and it tasted good.

Here's my thoughts for today: I love Atkins, I feel good and have been losing weight. I know it works, and it has helped so many people lose weight. But, I have felt my willpower weakening recently, as you guys have too. I feel like I could go low-carb forever, but I know for a fact that there is no way I will ever be able to be cheat-free. We live in a high-carb world and there is temptation all around us. I fell like I am setting myself up for failure. I for one, live in the "real world", and while I know low-carb is better for my health, I know that I will sooner or later "cheat" again. I want to lose weight, sure, but I know that I cannot go through life without chinese food, pizza, wine, and chocolate. Any thoughts on my rambling? Maybe it being tom is making me crave sweets. Are you guys wondering about this kind of stuff too? Anyway, just wondering, have a great day.

[vikski]

Hi,

I've been thinking about it too. When I have something like a chocolate chip cookie, i'm not gonna beat myself up over it. I'm just gonna be careful with my portion. I feel much better low carbing too. I'm not going to go off Atkins often at all. I think now that the cookies are out of the house, it will be much easier to stay on track. It seems when there are trigger foods in the house, I go off. I think i'm rambling.

My hubby and I love dim sum and some sushi such as california rolls, etc. I'm not going to say that I will never have it again, I know I will. I just need to get the extra weight off and then i'll be able to have things I love once again.

[Shelly Lynn]

I thought about that alot when i was on tom. I was thinking ya there is on way im gonna be able to give this up. but if you think about it once you lose the weight and you are on life time maintance you can have those treats once in a while just dont over do it like i did before. Thats what i think. Lose the weight, then stick with low carbing and you can treat yourself once in a while. Thats my goal. Kim, yep i was thinking about not being able to stick with the low carb alot when i was on tom, i think its just him messing with our heads as usual.


shelly

[ravenfan]

Thanks ladies,
I feel much better now. It's so hard sometimes to resist certain foods. Some days I could care less, and others I want pizza or pasta so bad I would kill for it. Weird huh? Hope everyone has a good one. My mini-goal is 160 by April 30th. If I have something to work for it makes it much easier to accomplish.

[vikski]

I would love to be 190 by my birthday. That will be a 42 lb. loss total. We'll see what i'm capable of. I don't want to push it and get disappointed. We can do this!

[Shelly Lynn]

your birthday is this month right? what day? My hubbys birthday is on april 30.

[Sallyb]

Hello All

This seems like a nice mini boot camp, can I join please? I've not fallen off the wagen big time but I have had a few nuts from time to time and I've stalled big time since bootcamp :raving.

I don't know how it will effect me but I have an OP on Thursday so I dread how this will stall me further...or gain.

Nice to speak to you all :hug

Sallyb

[Isabeau]

Welcome back, sallyb! Once a Bombshell, always a Bombshell I say!

In terms of the 'real world' thing, I have to say never for me. Psychologically, it's the only way I can be successful. I'm NOT doing this again (having my weight go up and down and up and down like it has throughout my life). Being healthy and fit is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more important to me now than a piece of cake. Unfortunately, it has taken me this long to get into this mindset. I wish I had found Atkins twenty years ago. I have to tell you, it's a great feeling to not care about having a piece of chocolate, or chips, or whatever. I NEVER imagined myself being able to do so. But, I am. I don't see the 'real world' as being full of things I can't have or do, but totally the opposit. Wow, it still freaks me out that I'm able to do all this!