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[hrgillespie]

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I love the broccoli slaw but I sit there and take FOREVER pickng all the carrots out ........ LOL Oh well it's worth it!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, Everyone

Blah! I'm in a crappy mood. I think I've burned myself out, again. I'm sick of the food I can eat. I felt hungry yesterday and this morning, so tested with a ketone strip and found that I'm not in ketosis anymore. And it just pissed me off... that I could eat so cleanly, and not be in ketosis, and still be hungry.

Then, I discover that TOM is in town again... just 3 weeks after the last visit. Gosh, this gets old.

I know that my plan was to stick to Rung 1 and add carbs until I reach 120, but I've lost my drive for that... maybe after TOM passes, but I've got a million things going on at home, and I'm just disgusted and worn out right now. Starting on Friday, I'll be working open to close at the boutique everyday through Tuesday... maybe being cooped up and busy in there all day will help me out... Tom should be waning by then.

This crap is hard.

[gman]

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Mitzi-
Hope you are feeling better soon!
Hey, thanks for the broccoli slaw idea. Up north here we have cole slaw with haddock fish fry. Of course I have been having broiled haddock when I have it. Have been avoiding the typical cole slaw since it shows so many carbs, am I right? Your recipe looks interesting. I eat broccoli all the time. The idea of the inside of an egg roll sounds good too.
Thanks again.
Get well soon.
Glenn

[pamelainaustin]

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Pam, this is so interesting! You see, I have a 12 year old son that could benefit immensely from this type of approach... he is my "dirty little secret", in that I just haven't been able to swing him around to this WOE. I'm as much (even more!) to blame for his weight than he is, because after all, I am the one who supplies his food most of the time... and I have been letting him "bully" me into letting him eat what he wants. Ugh, I'm terrible at this mothering thing... never been good at it or enjoyed it. It's hard! (but that's a story for a different board)

Mitzi,

I'll bet you are a great mom but it IS hard to try to control what they eat and drink a lot of the time, especially when some pretty cruddy choices are available in school. Sometimes ya just gotta be tough and don't let him talk you into buying things you know are not good for him. My mom was the master at this--I still had to drink milk with my dinner until I left home for college at 18 and soda was a rare treat. Just take it a little at a time with him.

The good thing in Daniel's favor is that he has that adolescent growth spurt to look forward to and sometimes that can really change things. Is he into any sports or athletic stuff?

[mitzimarie]

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Glenn, thank you friend.

Just take it a little at a time with him.

The good thing in Daniel's favor is that he has that adolescent growth spurt to look forward to and sometimes that can really change things. Is he into any sports or athletic stuff?

Pam, thanks for the encouraging words. He actually let me weigh and measure him Sunday afternoon, and has been making some better choices with his food. From previous history, I know not to relax... he can be extremely moody, and I am barely hanging on myself at times. One day at a time...

I'm lucky in that Daniel is not hung up on video games. He does like TV (history channel and stuff like that) and has a PS2, but I don't think he's played it 3 times this summer. He is fairly sedentary though, because his main interests are dirt bike riding and fishing. Dirt bike riding in the woods is very demanding... you rarely sit on the seat, and are constantly using your core for balance and forearms to hang onto the bike while fighting the elements of the terrain. This is his first love, but it's not practical to do it consistently. The closest places to ride are a 3 hour trip (one way), and it's impossible to do it in the summer (we've been hitting 98 daily, with high humidity). It's stifling to do anything outdoors. His other love is fishing, but that doesn't take very much energy.

I have one of the few husbands in the country that has never cared for sports that involve a ball. While we do follow our beloved LSU Tigers (national champs last year!) during football season, we couldn't tell you who plays in the Super Bowl or the World Series. He's always been interested in motorcycles and cars. Consequently, Daniel has been the same way. His school has really been after him to play football next year (he's going in 7th grade), and he leans toward doing that sometimes... but then he changes his mind. I have mixed feelings about it. Academically, he is smart but is incredibly lazy when it comes to assignments... so much so, that I have to literally shove him into a chair with books and a pen and stay on him until he gets things completed. He refuses to use his assignment pad, so sometimes things don't get done, and I am not aware. He likes going to school because of his friends, but he can't stand the work. So I'm not sure that he could keep his grades up enough to even stay on the team. If he wants to do it, however, we are behind him. He would have to get a physical to be cleared to play, and he doesn't want to go to the doctor because he's gained weight since his last visit.

Ah, it's such a familiar story.

[misplaced southerner]

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hey mitzi friend! i have been following but not posting here. i just wanted to send you a hug for your headaches....seems all this is a struggle lately but don't give up. i think a lot of our friends are pedaling hard to keep going right now. what's up with that?

your son is a doll. as a teacher i wish i could give you a magic wand on the schoolwork issue. my daughter is really smart and she does pull mostly A's but let me tell you it is a dance we do to get her there. she is more interested in the phone and her hair! i think a lot of it is the age. i know that we are sitting down before the start of school in two weeks and working out a plan of action with her input. her biggest challenge is time management for chores and homework (she has two chores after school....you'd think we had her chained to the kitchen!) rather than consequences, for her it works best to ALLOW her the social time...in truth, it is really punishment for her when she CAN"T use the phone or go to an activity after school...so it is a win/win. her choices earn her fun. or not. she'll go for the fun any day!

i love the photo of your son....i just hope that you have a GOOD washing machine. you could do a commercial for tide!

[hrgillespie]

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Great pic Mitzi he looks alot like you!!!!! ( minus the mud! ) LOL my son is an avid dirtbike rider and racer as well so I know first hand how much fun that is to clean up after! As far as the eating and activity level goes they are all just so very different. Just keep on loving him and he'll grow up to be a wonderful man!


Heidi

[ValidRouge]

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hey mitzi, my DH and DS are not into sports except for dirtbiking! We have even more in common LOL

Still eating good. A mentor of mine told me get back to "leading with vegetables". I've not been eating enough of them. It's very easy to fall back into bad habits of too much meat, not enough veggies.

[mitzimarie]

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A mentor of mine told me get back to "leading with vegetables". I've not been eating enough of them. It's very easy to fall back into bad habits of too much meat, not enough veggies.

Amen! Every once in a while, I do fall into the bad habit of not enough veggies. It always helps when I consciously make an effort to get them in. And wow, Joy, another thing in common with the dirtbiking!

Thanks for all of the encouragment, Betsy and Heidi. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that Daniel goes back to school 2 weeks from today! (August 7) We get out early, and go back early down here... not sure why, as it's hot as h*ll this time of year. In a way, I'll be glad to get him out of the house , and in another way I dread the responsibility that comes with school. I've been trying to get him turned around with going to bed earlier and getting up earlier, but it's still going to be a rude awakening when it really happens.

Haven't been posting details with my menus and numbers lately... got kinda burned out on it. I haven't done Fitday in a few days, and I got so sick of Induction food, that I'm eating Maintenance style now, but it's been OK. I'm feeling pretty skinny today, and weighed in at 126, so I'm a happy camper. Twice over the past week, I've eaten steel cut oats with a little butter, cream, drop of splenda, cinnamon, and blueberries - OMG! This is one of the best things I have ever eaten. I enjoy it immensely, and feel happy that I seem to be able to tolerate it. I've decided not to kill myself with deprivation just to stay at 120... if I can hover around my original goal of 125, I'm content. I've got a lot of things going on right now, and I need to reduce stress where I can. At least after the success of that Induction week I just went through, I know that I can do that again if things start to get out of hand... it works.

Tomorrow is the day that I start covering for my niece and SIL at the boutique, while they are at Market in Atlanta. I'll being doing that through Tuesday. That means long days, and I've been tired lately... been having the TOM from h*ll, and have been going through some medical testing for female stuff... next installment of that is on 8/5. I'm ready to have all of that behind me.

Ok, friends... carry on. I will check in, in the evenings after work. I'm thinking that my eating will be spot on, as I am trapped with the food that I bring with me while I'm there. I've already got things ready to go for tomorrow morning, so I should be covered. Be well!

[pamelainaustin]

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Mitzi,

That is a great pic of Daniel, you can tell he is in his element. Hopefully, he will adjust to having to get up earlier for school, I can remember hating the summer coming to an end when I was his age.

The steel cut oats sound yummy--I have some but I have not cooked any of them yet, I am still trying to stay on track on my current rung--had some Fage yogurt with sliced strawberries and chopped up almonds for lunch today and it was so good but I consider it a once or twice a week treat. I have lost the lbs. I gained back while I was sick but am just stuck on 182 even though some of my clothes seem looser. I think it is the heat and humidity

Like you, I do better on work days since I am busy and don't have any food to choose from except what I bring with me. The drug reps are always showing up with Krispy Kreme donuts or pigs in a blanket but I don't even get near the treats and my office is far from the break room so it is not too tempting.

Glad you are back on track!!

Pam

[OzLover]

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Hope everyone is having a great weekend & eating plenty of veggies! I've got garden fresh zucchini & summer squash in the steamer!

Pasta salad got the best of me last Saturday. Got right back on track along with pushing the fluids. Got back into ketosis on day 4. I am amazed that it was pasta salad that took me down~~~I had been thinking of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake for several days & didn't pursue the thought. But the smell & texture of the salad just put me over the edge. I'm grateful it was a short excursion!!

[qbu]

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Wow..I didn't realize how long it's been since I've checked in.

We've been busy. I was offline for quite a while because of painting and moving rooms around, but back now!

We painted every room except our bedroom and bathrooms. Basically did a "clean sweep" of our entire house. Amazing the amount of stuff you collect in a house in 14yrs.

I weighed again today...lost 3lbs since last week! A total of 7 lbs. Guess all of the heavy lifting and moving around of stuff has paid off! Must be that since I haven't exercised formally for quite some time.

Things have still been busy. We're still getting things back in order, but did manage to have some fun this weekend.

We went to a wedding on Saturday. Our neighbor's daughter got married. She was only 8 when they moved in! I felt so old! But, there was also a positive. Her 18 yr old brother gave me a great compliment. He and I were talking and he said, "Every time I see you, you're getting skinnier and skinnier. You look really great." (Nice to hear when I was feeling a bit down about how things were going and then this AM weighed and found I lost 3 more lbs!)

We went out with friends on Sunday for dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse. That was nice.

Yesterday, we went to the Philadelphia Zoo for the day. It was in the 90's and very humid! We walked around the zoo for about 4.5 hours. Don't know how much water I drank in that time, but it was a lot!

Today I did more organizing and moving of "stuff".

I guess the "Believe in yourself...magic will happen" really does work!

[ValidRouge]

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Awesome job, qbu!!!

I'm still doing the same old same old. Pushing the veggies, a mentor of mine told me to "lead with the VEGETABLES" and reminded me that 3/4 of my plate needs to be veggies, 1/4 meat and fats/oils as condiments. 25-35 grams of fiber daily.

So I'm back that. Exercising consistently again. Tomorrow I start to add some HIIT cardio on two days/week.

[qbu]

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Thanks, Joy! I've been lacking in the veggie area lately. That has to change. I actually feel better when I eat more veggies, so yesterday when we went grocery shopping, I stocked up again. It's nice that there are plenty of fresh veggies this time of year. What I actually need to do is hit the local farmer's market.

Exercising---well, yesterday planned on it, but woke up with a nasty migrane and then had errands to run. So no formal exercise yesterday. Today...again, still have the migrane, so no exercise.

Eating has been on track, water is on track.

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, Everyone

Whew! I've been busy lately, and have trouble bugeting my time. I'm glad to see that people are still posting here occasionally. That's great! I like having a place for us to land when we need it.

I find that I go in cycles... good for a while... then crappy for a while. I've been in a good spell, lately. I'm relieved that since I have given up trying to get down to 120 again, and just focused on maintaining at my goal weight of 125, I have had quite a reduction in stress. And I'm so happy that I have been able to keep the steel cut oats and blueberries in the morning. I have it every day and I LOVE it. Even Barry (DH) has been eating it every morning with me.

Exercise hasn't been that great, cause I worked the crazy hours in the boutique Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, but I did get a great run in yesterday, and will be driving to the track again tomorrow. Woo hoo! Now if I can just make myself be as consistent with the pilates and upper body work. I love pilates and ab work, but for some reason, I have to MAKE myself work out with dumbbells... just not my thing, but necessary. Today would have been a perfect opportunity to get the upper body work in, but I didn't do it.

TGIF for tomorrow! I'll probably bring Daniel to get a new booksack and lunchbox. Already got his uniforms and shoes, and school supplies are purchased through the PTA and delivered to the classes for us, so they will be waiting for him. He starts school a week from today.