~*~ Back To Basics ~*~

[mitzimarie]

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Hi, Wendy and Heidi!

Yep, I am a bit frustrated. I really do understand that it is amazing that we didn't lose more posts. From what I understand, it looks like all posts from May 20th were lost... by the looks of my Journal Stats though, it looks like it may be more. I guess I shouldn't have picked that day to make a long post here in this thread.

Wendy, one of my friends and I just swapped some exercise DVD's, and Slim in 6 is what I got in the deal. I LOVE the Slim and Limber! I love to do it after I run - feels great! I've only done the first workout once, and I'm looking forward to checking out the 2nd one.

Heidi, I haven't had a cycle in a long time either, but it DOES seem like I have the symptoms of one occasionally. I do think it's possible that we have the "side effects" of TOM without his actual "footprint."

OK, ladies. I've been up since 5:30, and need to get my butt in gear to make it to work on time. Have a GREAT Friday!

[hrgillespie]

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I'm getting used to the new board but like everyone else frustrated with the lost posts ........I guess since I have no lcue about anything even similar to moving an entire webspace I guess I can't complain I'm sure they did their best to save as much as possible!

I'm doing good since being back at home ......... down two of my pounds I wa sup with 2 more to go ........ I'm very swollen this morning and not sure why I didn't eat anything salty yesterday ......... I need to start keeping track of these times because I don't have a cycle anymore and am wondering if am stillg etting the fluid retention at "that time" even though there is no cycle. It would help me not tog et so frustrated if I knew to expect it.

No excercise yesterday but doing my Turbo Jam this morning along with my challenges.

Mitzi I hope you get a break soon sounds like you could use a nice long soak in a tub and a nap!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Heidi

[*Wendy*]

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Mitzi: I'm frustrated with the new board too, but I know it will become familiar very soon - we just need to struggle with it for a few days to figure out how to do the things we took for granted before. Once we do them a few times we won't even think about it anymore.

I'm ticked we lost so many posts! I think the last one I had in this thread was "I NEED A GROUP!"

The latest thing I did to get Back to the Basics was I started exercising. Last night I found the Slim in 6 DVD that was "lost" in the move (I hadn't really looked for it very hard though!). I did the first phase of it, like 25 minutes I think, and then followed it with the Slim & Limber segment (like 12 minutes). I found it very challenging, and was shaking my head thinking back to the fall at how I thought the first phase was so easy that I'd do it as a warm-up before I did the 2nd phase each night. But, it's a start back - I'll build on it.

Yesterday at lunch I made a great salad using the broccoli slaw mix, cucumber, snow peas AND jicama. I had diced ham with it on the side. Very filling and satisfying.

[mitzimarie]

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Lots of new stuff to learn! I'm too old to learn new tricks!

My sentiments, exactly!

Maybe it's because I'm tired, but I have had nothing but trouble for the past 2 evenings with the new board. I stand up all day (literally!), grab something to eat, then sink into a chair with my laptop to get in some ADBB time before bed, and all I get is frustrated. I know barely enough to get by when it comes to computers, and had become very comfortable with the way things worked on the old board. And while I realize that the upgrade was necessary, and will make the board "better" in the long run, I am not a happy camper right now.

OK, thanks for letting me vent.

Hope you all are doing well. I'm not kidding when I say that it's 10:20pm and I am just sitting down for the day. I'm worn out, and have to get up early to start it all over again tomorrow, so this is going to be short.

Food - check
Water - check
Exercise - no time

Have a wonderful Friday, All!

[charks1]

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Sunny...I've been reading your posts here for quite some time and have to say...you make the most incredible meals...I leave the house at 6 a.m. and home usually around 4 somedays later and I wish I had the enegy to make 1 meal like yours let alone everyday.My hubby gets a home cooked meal every night but geezzz....I'm not letting him read what you prepare...I'd have to say though he'd much rather have the beer in the chicken...lol....

[Porcelain]

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I paid for that coke zero. I have had bloating and diarrhea ever since I started drinking it.

[SunnySmile501]

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Lots of new stuff to learn! I'm too old to learn new tricks! Having spell-check is nice for a change. That means I can get lazy again. OKay, I downloaded the spell-check last night, but I just tried to use it and it said I had to download the program.

I'm grilling/BBQing a chicken on one of those beer-butt thingies, though I am using Sprite 'cause I don't drink beer. I don't drink sodas, either, so I just got one out of a machine to try it out. The chicken been injected and marinating for a couple of days--it should be interesting, to say the least. I got a cookbook from the library all about this way of grilling meat. I'm doing veggie kabobs to grill along with it. They are marinating right now. I was going to do it for lunch, but I'm so worn out from the long day at UVA and then bible study and choir practice right after until 9:30 p.m., that I am now going to do it for dinner--after I crash and rest.

[mitzimarie]

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Wow lots of missing posts ...........

Wow, is right! I think there is a whole page of posts missing. Ah, well... growing pains, I suppose. Things should straighten out within the next couple of days with the board upgrades (hopefully).

It's good to hear from you again, Porcelain.

I'm thinking it may be a little slow on the new board, until people get comfortable with it. I know I was wandering around the old board, and had even made a long post, until I saw a thread titled "Don't Post Here".

Ugh, I'm tired after my long day. I have all of the details for my food, but I'm too worn out to type them in. I didn't get home from work until 8:00... and I have another long day tomorrow.

Have a great Thursday, Everyone! I'll see you in the evening.

[Porcelain]

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I felt like I have lost my mind since I came back from Vegas. I mean, I haven't really had anything really bad but I have been eating a lot of meat (WAY too many hot wings, almost every day) and hardly any veggies. My protien intake must be way above what it should be. Also, I have been drinking coke zero and i have no idea what is up with that! I have been off caffiene since January. I am just frustrated. I am hoping it is because I am having finals this week and next. I even let a friend buy me a coffee. I had sugar free syrup put in it but I saw the girl put a little bit caramel on it and I didn't say anything. I ended up only taking two sips and pretending the rest and throwing it away.

[hrgillespie]

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Wow lots of missing posts ........... to give a summary of my last few posts ......... We're home from Maine and had a wonderful time ....... Took lots of walks along the beach, stayed on track food choice wise but ate way to much and as a result I am up three pounds. UGH But at least withdrawal from sugars and carbs won't be an issue just getting my portion sizes under control ...... Mitzi thanks for all you do here and Yes I am all for keeping up on this post I appreciate the intimacy of a smaller group.

I have a posted a few pics of our trip on my journal ......... if anyones interested

Heidi

[blue996]

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Hi Everyone...I am finally back from my business trip and I am starting induction over. I was less than legal on my trip and I am super excited to be back on track today. I'm not going to weigh until all the water retention is gone and I'm back in ketosis. I trust the damage won't be too bad as I did get a lot of exersize in but you never know!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, Everyone

Yay! I love to come here after a long day and read your posts. I have really enjoyed this thread, and appreciate your participation. Thank you!

Heidi, I am very proud of you for being so enthusiastic about this way of eating/exercising. You have blossomed, my dear, and it is a joy to behold.

Glenda, I am very excited to hear that you are feeling thinner and your scrub pants are falling off of you! At the beginning of this thread, I wrote that I had grown sick of food and had gotten away from veggies... I was living off of bars and vehicles for my splenda... I felt "puffy" and had gained 4 pounds. I, too, in large part attribute my new dedication and focus to participating in the Veggie Challenge. It drove home the fact that most of us are not eating enough net veggie carbs. And it also showed us what kind of results we can get when we do eat enough of them. We have only done this for 4 days, and we can tell a difference already! I have really enjoyed having you and Heidi in that Challenge. You have both done brilliantly, and it has been a wonderful affirmation to me that doing Atkins consciously, and correctly, yields amazing results. Thank you for sharing this with me.

Sunny, you are just a little dynamo, aren't you? And your dinner tonight has me salivating right now (I haven't eaten much at all today - too busy!) And I must tell you - yours is the 3rd reference to ratatouille that I have seen today. I must confess that while I have heard of that word before, I identify it more with the recent antimated movie with that name, than the actual food. I am very unsophisticated with regard to cooking/eating, and had never seen it before today when Heidi posted a pic of it in the Veggie Challenge. Very interesting looking... although, I have to admit... I'm not a big fan of tomatoes any other way except raw. I guess I need to follow the advice I offered in the Veggie Challenge thread... when you don't like a new veggie at first, try it a few more times before you swear off of it altogether. I haven't tried any in a very long time.

Sherri, I agree that water is very necessary for proper organ function. I'm not really drinking water to lose weight, as much as I am to give my body what it needs to function. I don't go overboard with it, but I do try to get in a minimum of 64 ounces daily. I did recently see something on my Yahoo News page that there are some guys doing a study out to prove that water is not necessary for the body. I just don't see how that concept could be possible. If nothing else, I can attribute the 3 times I have been terribly constipated to times when I did not drink nearly enough water the previous day. I hate that.

Which brings me to details for today. Again, I am just too tired to go into specifics. Here's the mini-version: I didn't eat very much at all today, but enough (a little over 1300 calories). But the choices were good, and I am satisfied. The Veggie Challenge has really helped me to stay focused this week. And it's given me great fiber, which makes things move along nicely... I've been happy.

Today I did my first ever spin class! It totally rocked, and I think I'm going to do another one tomorrow morning. Woot!

I have only had about half of my minimum of water today. That's just a shame... really, even though I was busy, I should have made the effort to drink more. I WILL do a better job tomorrow.

Good night, All!

[Sherri]

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Good morning everyone. I haven't posted menus for the last 2 days cuz I've been unbeilevably busy. Nonetheless, I'm doing GREAT with the eating, exercise and water. Oh, and speaking of water....

Mitzi, do you remember when I posted the question of whether the amount of water consumption once reduced would have an effect on my weightloss?

Well, I asked my doctor yesterday. She said there is absolutely zero evidence that prooves that one can lose weight if you drink more than 64 oz of water a day. She also said that one doesn't even need the 64 oz. Water is just to keep us hydrated but it's totally irrelevant to weightloss. WOW! Ofcourse not knowing what to say, I said "Oh" LOL! I told her I was just drinking lots of it cuz everytime I get cravings, I'd rather drking H2O than have a bite of food. I use it as a portion control method as well. Well there you go.

Hello Elsey,
Another good reason to drink your water, at least 2 quarts a day ( 64 ounces) , is because it's critical for your brain functioning. The brain uses more water and is made of more water than any other organ.
That's something your doctor should know, wouldn't you think? She should maybe drink more water to help her brain work better . Then she would have remembered that part when she graduated medical school. Hehe.
Sherri

[SunnySmile501]

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I think I am finally back down to warp speed! I planted tomatoes and peppers for a couple of hours yesterday, and did some landscaping. Then I went to UVA for my treatment. My therapist said I had to stop lifting, shoveling, troweling and all things garden. Humph...So today, I planted a dozen tomatoes and 20 pepper plants in my brother's garden (I dig the holes for tomatoes about 12 inches deep), and right after I pot up some peppers and herbs tomorrow, I'm going to listen to her.... Until it is time to plant squash and cucumbers.

My eating has been really off (not illegal, just odd times and stuff I don't usually eat) since I have been getting caught up. Today, I got back in my grove and had awesome meals, even if I didn't eat lunch until 2:30. For dinner, I had a grilled sirloin steak over which I ladeled a sauce of red peppers, onion, baby bella mushrooms and oyster mushrooms in butter. I also made ratatouille with all fresh herbs from my garden. It was soooo good! Better than the steak!

I'm packing it in for the night. Another trip to UVA tomorrow, then the weekend will be here.

Sunny!

[OzLover]

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The veggie challenge has helped me in the back to basics quest. I thought I wasn't getting enough veggie carbs & the challenge confirmed it. This week I'm feeling thinner~~~scrub pants are falling off of me & actually fitting into smaller underwear. It's those little things in life!