~*~ Back To Basics ~*~

[SunnySmile501]

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Hello Fellow Atkinseers! I am finally at a place where I can 'get back to basics.' I have been creating and taste-testing new low carb recipes for a long time, and although they are low carb, most are of the type that would not be eaten every day. I have gained quite a bit of weight back, just from eating too much legal food. I just got through a weekend where I prepared enough low carb food for an army and was only feeding two people. Now that that is over, I am going to cut back on the new recipes and get back to basics and get the weight back off. I read recently on Dana Carpendar's blog that she went from loose 12's to tight 16's when she was writing 500 low carb recipes!

I also have been so busy with raising vegetable plants, cooking and all my doctor's appointments at UVA, that I stopped all my 'formal' exercise. I have to do something about that. It's only about 10 more days before we can put the tender veggie plants in the ground, so I won't have to carry them out and back in the house every day.

I am having at least three trips to UVA per week, 80+ miles round trip, that wears me out, but I have to find a way to still have a life. The treatments take over an hour each time. Since there is no cure for RSD, this is not going to change, so it's back to working out a life around hospital visits. I've been doing it for over 10 years already.

For the first time in 2 1/2 years, I have stopped keeping my food journal. That really gives me license to eat more than I need and to eat late at night, which is bad for me. Today, I am back to logging every bite and every drink.

Sunny!

[Outback Jess]

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Basics pay off! This has restored my focus and drive. The feelings of being in ketosis, which I made as a primary goal, well there is just nothing like ketosis. I mean, I was out of it, for 6 plus months, and even tho I exercised and got by, I did not feel this good. I rationalized it, I was now "normal" and with exercise could "control" weight. I proved that puppy WRONG. I proved my own theory DOES NOT WORK....
Oh to finally accept I can't have it all. The way food settles down and quiets it'self is WONDERFUL.
I think more than any thing else, I need to keep KETOSIS my focal point. Keeping those sticks turning pink. Keeping to the foods that diminish my appetite. Yep that's it for me.

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, All

Elsy and Glenda ~ Woo hoo!! Nice loss on the scales, girls!

Looks like we are all still on plan.

It's getting late, so I'll get down to business:

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Summary for Wednesday (Day 11)

Breakfast: 2 Hebrew National beef franks; 1/2 of a large cucumber with Greek Vinaigrette dressing

Lunch (at 4:00 o'clock! ): avocado; the other 1/2 of the cucumber; 1 ounce American cheese

Dinner: 2 pork chops; 6 ounces of cauliflower topped with cheddar cheese

Snack: 200g of jicama

Fitday totals:
1605 calories
27 net carbs (17 of those net veggie carbs)
69% Fat
7% Carbs
24% Protein

- Drank 80 ounces of water

- Took Supplements

- No exercise

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Reflections on today:

- I'm pissed that I didn't squeeze in some exercise today. Should have done that!

[pamelainaustin]

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Hi everyone!!

Hope it is okay that I barge in here but I just wanted to thank you Mitzi for starting this thread and also thank all the contributors for their words of wisdom. I have been following this thread since it started and it has really been helpful to me.

Now, I am still a "newbie"--5 months tomorrow since I started induction --but this thread has helped me focus on something I really need--vigilance. My losses have slowed (only 4 1/2 pounds in the last month and I still have a long way to go) and I had really gotten a bit lax and not done fitday since the end of February.

I started back on there this week and identified the problem--while I am still good on percentages and up to about 40-45 net carbs per day (yesterday was 73 with 33 grams of fiber) my calories are astronomical (2200-2400 most days) so I have made some adjustments (cut out nuts, cutting back alcohol , cutting back cheese and dairy some) and have felt great the past 2 days since making these adjustments and calories down to about 1700. Really reduced my feeling hungry and I am hoping to increase my rate of losing a bit.

I really admire all of you on this thread and hope you don't mind me following along. Just wanted to say "thanks" and you girls ROCK!!!

Pam

[partytrouble]

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hi yall,
went to the gym and did a weight lifting circuit, but didn't do any cardo which is what i NEED to do. i am not motivated. hopefully tomorrow night i can get it together and do some serious cardio!!!

[ValidRouge]

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Congrats, OzLover!

I did pretty good today, but had greek yogurt. I'm probably playing with fire.

Still not exercising

[OzLover]

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Finally made it down to the scale this AM. I weigh in at my doctors office before OR cases start. I don't own a scale.

I was 236.6 on 4/21 which was up 4# due to a trip to carbage land. This AM I was 231!!! Needless to say I'm very excited & motivated. Having a great day!!

[*Wendy*]

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I had another fine day yesterday -

B: Raw Cauliflower & Celery, Sausage Links
L: Rotisserie Chicken, chunks of Cheddar Cheese
D: Boston Market - Turkey, Green Beans, Creamed Spinach
S: Whipped cream with bit of peanut butter & NC chocolate sauce

Calories: 1630; Fat 70%; Protein 27%, Carbs 3%; 4 grams Fiber; 13 Net Carbs

I also started taking Chromium Picolinate & a Vitamin B-100 complex, and I even started in on the exercise using the Body by Jake Bun & Thigh machine I bough 100 years ago off an infomercial (it works great though!). I aslo drank more water than the day before - didn't measure exact amount though.

Mitzi - I'm gonna check out Pilates - I keep hearing everyone talk about it but I have NO idea what it is. I'll have to Google that later!

[elsy]

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Mitzi and Hrg, thanks for your input on the water thing. Yeah, it was weird. 2 days ago (the whole day) I kept getting this burning pain everytime I would "P"

Anyhow, I thought for sure I was getting some time of urinary infection or something because of all the water I've been drinking lately. Luckily, it went away completely. It was a one day thing. That was really weird. So I've decided to keep driking this much water as long as I can. It's a scary thought to think that this is the amount that my body needs. Holly Molly .

I'm scared that if I ever stop drinking that much, I'll get to stall again. Oh well, I guess Hrg is right. It's one of those things I'll just have to monitor.

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So aside from being Happily Surpised this morning when I stepped on the scale ( I know, I know. still a scale addict), I gotta say that this Induction thing is really hard. I know it's just temporarily, but it's still very hard. I'm having very small lunches and just trying to cease the cravings with lots and lots of water. The only snack I bring to work is Jicama. I'm staying away from those cheese sticks as much as I can. I was really addicted to those things.

My menu for today (Induction - Day 10)
B: 3 eggs over easy fried in 1 tbsp of olive oil and topped with 1 tbsp of green salsa
L: 2 cups of green mixed salad, 2 thin slices of turkey breast, 1 oz of shredded cheddar cheese, 5 slices of cucumber, 3 small peppers, 1 tbsp of LC Ceasar dressing
S: 2 slices of Jicama
D: Chicken salad (with celery and mayo) over a cup of green lettuce.

200 oz of water, all supplements and 30 minutes on the eliptical.

[hrgillespie]

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Good Moring Ladies Day three for me and I'm feeling good this morning. The last two days I awoke with a headache so it feels nice not to have that happening this monring.

Jess it's great to hear your posts filled with positve energy and to be here getting back to basics with you and other's whom I consider to be mentors to those of us(me) still learning the ropes ....... I love your new pics also you look fantastic!

Mitzi thanks for the help on the BMR thing ........ sometimes I feel so clueless with all the weightloss terminology ....... I'm learning though. I am going to see if I can find the hebrew franks here, sometimes especially at work convenience is the key for me as well and I work this weekend two doubles at the nursing home so I will need it.

Elsy I am far form anyone to give advice but it seems to me your water intake is above awesome and if you settled back a bit I don't see how it would change much except to make you take a few less trips to the bathroom ...... but everyone's body is so different perhaps this is just the amount you need. I guess it's one of those things you will have to monitor and see how it goes ........

Glenda I'd of had to kill DH for that one .......I'm sure he didn't mean to leave it so he was probably out a good meal too ........ serves him right! Way to go on your eating plan your doing awesome!

Yesterdays meals went like this:

B- 3 eggs scrambled with 2 TBS bacon
L- 2 hamburgers, 1/2 C green beans, 1/2 c Brocolli, 2 TBSP ranch
D- 3 C salad, 3 oz chicken, 1 oz cheese, 2 TBSP bacon, 2 TBSP ranch
snack - Pork Rinds 2 TBS ranch

Calories 2075 Fat 72% Carbs 4% Protein 23% 23 netcarbs 11 Fiber

Holy Moly I guess I over did my calories a bit I was hungy last night and had a snack I don't normally have ...... Lordy I'll have to choose better today! I need to cut back on my ranch dressing it's adding a lot of Calories but man I love it. No weight loss this morning I guess I know why .......

Excercise was 30 min on the treadmill 18 walking 12 running , 30 min on the elliptical , 10 min stability ball, 100 crunches, 25 push ups, 50 squats.

I will try and do much better with my Calories today ....... I'm off to get my son to school and then DD Courtney is coming today to get her wedding invitation out in the mail ........

Have a great one ladies .........

Heidi

[Outback Jess]

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Day 16 is here, and I am again counting days, playing with the numbers. Some times I feel like I am loosing weight and other times I wonder why things seem so slow and then I realize I put my focus on the wrong things, my focus needs to be on basic training. Basics. Ketosis, carb counts and sustaining it. Period. The rest will come along in its own time. It's not like I am naked and have nothing to wear. When I ate poorly I did not care what fit, I cared about the food. So now that I care about what fits, I'll just have to wait til my body takes care of it.

[mitzimarie]

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DH made some great chicken salad with some black olives in it. This morning I took some for my lunch & then asked him if he wanted me to leave it out so he could make a sandwich. He said yes so I left it on the counter~~~I got home from work & IT WAS STILL ON THE COUNTER. He's lucky I can't lift my leg enough to kick him in the butt!!

Ack! He IS lucky you can't get to him! At least he was the one that made it... I'd be real pissed if I was the one who put in the effort. Tell him he needs to relace his error. Congrats on the good food day!

Jess, kudos for you for getting your butt busted by your friend today! And I know you love that ketosis appetite suppression. Woot!

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SUMMARY FOR TUESDAY (DAY 10)

Breakfast: 6 ounces of sliced portabello mushrooms sauteed/fried in olive oil and butter

Mini-meal: 1 cup jicama; 1 ounce American cheese

Mini-Meal: 2 Hebrew National beef franks

Dinner: Made chicken fajitas (chicken breast tenders, bellpepper, onion, olive oil, butter, cheese, sour cream); 1/2 an avocado

Fitday Totals:
1750 calories
29 net carbs (22 of those net veggie carbs)
68% Fat
7% Carbs
26% Protein

- Drank 96 ounces of water (and will probably get in a little more )

- Took Supplements

- TA DA! I exercised today. Today was Day 1 (of 3) of Week 2 (of 9) of the Couch 2 5K program. I stretched for a full 20 minutes after that, and later in the afternoon I completed the 20 minute Winsor Pilates workout. Woo hoo!

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Reflections on Today:

- Day 10! I'm proud.

- I am quite happy with my exercise today. This is my 3rd time to do Week 2 of C25K, because I had to lay off a week each time I completed it the first 2 times. Hopefully I will stay healthy long enough to get past week 2 this time. It went great.

- LOL... Hebrew National beef franks - I rarely eat them unless I am on Induction. The first day I had them, DH sniffed the air when he walked into the room and said "Someone's doing Induction." They're just so easy. I used to have my shake for breakfast, but since I can't have them, this has been what is easy. I don't normally eat processed foods very much. Very occasionally bacon in my loaded cauliflower, and that's about it... never have eaten pepperoni or deli meats. Gotta tell 'ya - those HN beef franks kick butt... I've enjoyed them. 300 calories in 2 of them, though!

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I had a short day at work today, and that's why I was able to get so much exercise in. Tomorrow is a medium/long work day. Not long like Mondays, though, so I MUST get some exercise in!

[OzLover]

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Good food day:

B) cheese stick & chicken salad
L) lettuce, cuke, tomato, broccoli, celery, cottage cheese with Walden Farm dressing & some chicken salad
D) hamburger patty with sliced tomato & swiss cheese, low carb coleslaw
S) pumpkin with cream cheese
96 oz H20

DH made some great chicken salad with some black olives in it. This morning I took some for my lunch & then asked him if he wanted me to leave it out so he could make a sandwich. He said yes so I left it on the counter~~~I got home from work & IT WAS STILL ON THE COUNTER. He's lucky I can't lift my leg enough to kick him in the butt!!

[Outback Jess]

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Hello everybody, just cruising around, sticking with my basics I've been so busy, Ive eaten small amounts of food and not been hungry, gotta LOVE that. Having ribs and cauliflower for dinner, gotta LOVE that too....crashing early. Had a great work out with a friend, she busted my butt!

[mitzimarie]

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I'm wondering if drinking too much water can cause some sort of urinary infection. Hmmmm.... I'm also wondering if I will need to continue drinking this much water when I'm done with induction. Hmmm again..

Any comments anyone? I'm afraid that the weigh loss will come to a stall when I lower my water intake.

Hmmm I've never heard of too much water causing any kind of urinary infection. I had a kidney stone in 1997, and some weird urinary problems in 2004 (unrelated to Atkins), and I've always just had water pushed on me... I was never warned that I could drink too much. My weird urinary problems have taught me that there's all kind of things that can be trouble, other than bladder infections, and none of them are caused by water.

About decreasing water stalling weight loss.... another hmmm I think if decreasing the amount put you under 64 ounces, it would affect it. But with the amount you drink, my first thought is that it wouldn't affect it. But if you're body is used to having it, maybe it would? Hmmm