~*~ Back To Basics ~*~

[qbu]

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I'm still hanging in there. I've been doing good with eating on plan...that's never the problem. Water intake has been good, so have the supplements.

Exercise has again been sporadic. I've been doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. I really like that. It's 20 minutes of pure he||, but I feel great when I'm finished with it.

The end of the school year is here. Only 11 1/2 more student days. We end on June 13th. I'm amazed at how fast the year went. I guess I say that every year, but this year seems to have just flown by! I'm glad summer will be here. Exercise should be much easier to get into a routine again and then once school starts again at the end of August, it will be habit and I'll keep going with it.

Have a great evening!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, Everyone

Thanks to each and every one of you for your posts... I'm glad that we've remained intact. I just don't have the time lately to go to more than a couple of forums, so it's great to have a place where I can connect with so many of you at one time.

Porcelain... LOL... I haven't eaten Hebrew Nationals since that first 2 weeks at the beginning of this thread - but I had 2 of them tonight! I didn't get home from work until 8:00 tonight (after being on my feet ALL day), and I didn't feel like cooking. I happened to have an unopened pack of those in the fridge, so that was dinner. I thought of you!

Blue, you can definitely blame TOM if he is looming! It sure did a number on me (back when I had them)... you REALLY can't trust the scale at that time. Just hang in there.

Heidi, it's so good to see you back. I'm glad that this group has each other. For the longest time, I did so well, that I thought that this WOE would always be easy for me. I was surprised (and terrified) to find that it's not. I find myself going in cycles... gung ho, and ready to take on the world ... then, just totally BLAH and praying I can hang on . The good news is - so far, I have been able to pull out of the BLAHs and cycle back to gung ho. And I guess that's all I can really ask for, because this WOE is for LIFE and none of us is perfect. It's just unrealistic to think that this is going to be easy-peasy. The key to success for the long run, is to learn how to get back on track as quickly as possible if we happen to veer off course temporarily.

Sherri, portion size is something I really struggle with. I have some sort of hoarding thing going on with me... given a choice out of several pieces of something, I always want the biggest one. I can't do like a lot of people, and cook for the whole week on the weekend... I will eat it all. And I tend to eat most of my food in the latter half of the day, too.

Elsy, you are doing so well that I would hate to see you get tripped up on the bars. Some people may be able to eat them, but I CAN NOT!!!! It pisses me off, because they would be so convenient for those 10 hour days that I have to work sometimes. But I've tested them over and over and over, and they ALWAYS spell trouble for me.

Q, it's great to see you again! Yikes, Jillian Michaels instills fear in me... she's mean and scary! LOL... just kidding (a little). If you can get through that, my hat is off to you! It's great that you'll be having your summer break soon. Enjoy! My son's last day was Monday, May 19th, and I'm sure that he'll be bored soon.

OK, it's almost 11:30 so I've GOT to hit the bed. It's been a LONG day. I'm off tomorrow, though! See you then!

[elsy]

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Mitzi, I haven't tested the bars long enough to know how much harm they do my body. I think that if I used them as a meal replacement in emergency's like the one you mentioned, then it would be fine. My problem is, I use them as a dessert or as a snack in addition to my meals. YIKES! You see what I mean. Anyway, I want to be disciplined enough to use them only when there's no legal foods around and that's my meal. I'll let you know how that works out.

BTW, this morning, I am back to my original ticker weight from 10 days ago. I'm back to 182 pounds. You can't imagine the relief.

Today's Menu:
B: 3 slices of bacon and 2 fried eggs in olive oil
L: 2 cups of spiach mix, 1 tbsp of ranch dressing, 2 oz of shredded cheddar, 3 oz of ham, 5 thin slices of cucumbers
S: 3 thin slices of Jicama
D: 2 turkey burgers wrapped in Romaine lettuce w/mayo and mustard and topped with 1 oz of pepper jack cheese and jalapenos.

[hrgillespie]

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Whoooooooohooooooooo Elsy you must have jumped for joy and cheered outloud when you saw you got back to your ticker weight thats awesome! I got so discouraged with my ticker weight I just deleted it for awhile! Right now it's one day at a time trying to stay focused and just eat real basic and stick to the plan ......... day 3 back on track and going good so far ........ finally noticing signs of ketosis and loving that!

Today I take the girls to get measured and dresses altered. Just 25 days till the wedding!

Have a fabulous day everyone!!!!!!!!

Heidi

[elsy]

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Heidi thanks. So who's wedding is it again? Not yours is it? Or it is?

[mitzimarie]

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Mitzi, I haven't tested the bars long enough to know how much harm they do my body. I think that if I used them as a meal replacement in emergency's like the one you mentioned, then it would be fine. My problem is, I use them as a dessert or as a snack in addition to my meals. YIKES! You see what I mean. Anyway, I want to be disciplined enough to use them only when there's no legal foods around and that's my meal. I'll let you know how that works out.

Good luck with that, Elsy... maybe you'll have a different experience than I've had. I tried that when I was working my 10 hour days in the boutique, and I ended up eating the whole box in one day. They cause the WORST cravings for me. I've tried the experiment on at least 5 different occasions, and have ended up with the same result everytime.

[hrgillespie]

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Heidi thanks. So who's wedding is it again? Not yours is it? Or it is?

It's my daughter Courtney's wedding ...... here she is getting her dressed fitted today .....








I've got more in my journal ......... it's getting exciting and close!!!!

Eating today went great ...... missed my afternoon excercise

[FLSunShine]

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Hi Mitzi and the rest of the Back To Basics "BTB" crew. I was just informed about this thread tonight and had to stop by. I too just went "BTB" this past Monday and are already seeing good results. So if you don't mind I would like to participate in this thread to encourage and be encouraged from time to time.

Bless each of you and have a wonderful TGIF!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, All

Welcome aboard, Lashon! We're happy to have you.

Heidi, Courtney looks beautiful! Her dress is very pretty. It's getting so close, isn't it?

Sorry I'm so late, and so brief. I'll try to get here earlier tomorrow.

Have an awesome Friday, everyone.

[hrgillespie]

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Good Morning BTB buds! Today I begin focusing on increasing my excercise ...... my challenges are good but I really am slacking on things like my elliptical, Turbo Jam ect the stuff that really burns fat and gets my heart rate going! So today begins a commitment to focus more on those ......

FlSunShine welcome to the group! You will love it here!!!

Two more weeks till school is out and we can officially begin to enjoy summer!!!!! Ahhhh I can't wait!

Heidi

[elsy]

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Awww Heidi. You're daughter looks so beautiful and so sweet. I gotta go to your journal and check out the rest of those pics. You must be so proud yet so nostalgic. WOW! I can't even imagine what it would be like to see my daughter getting married. She's just 20 months now, so luckily it's a ways from now. LOL! Thanks for posting them.

Staying very legal here and very energetic. Doing my exercise regulary and staying hydrated too.

Happy weekend everyone!!

[FLSunShine]

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Hi everyone, just stopping in to say hi and wish everyone a wonderful weekend. It's so hot but BEAUTIFUL here is Florida!

[qbu]

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Well, I'm still plugging along with the Back to Basics...eating is good, water intake is good, supplements are so-so, exercise is getting back on track.

Just did Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred again. Also, started a running program that's a bit easier than C25K. Have 2 days in with that. Tomorrow will be a running day again.

I'm getting myself ready for summer break. I'll have time to exercise and plan on getting back into a routine that I'll be able to keep once school starts again.

Hope everyone is doing well!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, Everyone

Sorry that I haven't been around much, lately. I think that everyone must be super busy, since the thread has been so slow. I know that a lot of you are gearing up for the summer break from school (some as parents, some as teachers - or both!). Daniel has been out since May 19th, so I'm already hearing complaints about his being bored.

I've decided to interpret "Back to Basics" in a different way than I have been. I've been kinda stressing myself out with foods, numbers, percentages, etc., lately. I have been in Maintenance for almost 7 months now, but have continued to track every single little thing as if I were still in OWL. Now, there's nothing wrong with doing that. In fact, it definitely helps me to focus. But at a stage when I am beginning to feel burned out in many aspects, I have to decided to take a calm, confident approach to my WOE. I'm ditching Fitday for a while, and eating foods that I know are healthy. I've been weighing only once a week since my re-start, but I'll probably start weighing twice a week now to keep an eye on things. I'm going to try to live as a normal, thin person instead of someone who is trying to lose weight. I don't think I ever quite left that mentality when I reached goal. For so long, that was the prime focus of my life... getting the weight off. I don't want to live like that anymore. I want exercise to be the main focus. Please understand - I am NOT going to start eating processed foods again... I'm just going to start venturing into more fruits, and maybe some oats. I'm not sure yet... still thinking things over.

Today I had a pear with some almonds for a snack. It was good. I've never, ever been a fruit eater. But I figured, if I'm sick to death of the foods that I've been eating, better move onto something else that still has a low glycemic load and is good for you. So, it will be a work in progress.

Exercise has been very good and consistent lately. On my next run, I am supposed to jog for 20 minutes without stopping! Oh my... we'll see how that goes.

OK, gotta run. Hope all of you are doing well.

[blue996]

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Mitzi...I think your plan sounds good. I am looking forward to the day when I am at goal and have maintained for a good while and can stop tracking every little thing.

I'm still doing good...the scale finally moved. It was a tiny amount but I'll take it.