~*~ Back To Basics ~*~

[ValidRouge]

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Congratulations, Glenda! Every once in a while, we all have to take a look at our success from the beginning. it's a good way to remind us how far we've come and how we don't want to throw it all away. You're doing good, keep going!!

[mitzimarie]

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Woo hoo! Glenda!! Happy Anniversay! You've done a great job.

So sorry that I have been scarce lately. Life has ways of being more challenging at some times, than at others. It's one of those times. I'm getting through it, but it's been taking up a lot of my time.

I hope all of you have a great week!

[hrgillespie]

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Whoooooohoooooooo Glenda!!!!!! Awesome Job girl!!!!! I'm very proud of you for your hard work and consistancy it's paying off!!!!!!

[moniegail]

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ok.....so i've been eyeing this thread for sometime, and i've found myself in need of getting back to the basics so to speak for a few weeks now.

i've seen many familiar faces posting here, so i thought i'd come in and say hello and join in.

a little background on myself.......i've been a long time atkineer....been a member of this board for about 4 yrs(that was when i first attempted Atkins) i was very successful losing about 55 or 60 lbs. thought i'd be able to keep the weight off, but ended up slipping and falling off the wagon hard.(think i still have some bruises from that fall..LOL) this is my 4th restart on this WOE and i'm very determined to succeed this time. each of my other attempts at this WOE i found i learned so much more than i really knew about the plan the first time i tried it. each time i fell off the wagon though, it seemed to be mainly during the time of the thanksgiving and christmas holidays. it would take another 3 to 6 months to get back on, but i would eventually and have some success, then here would come the holidays again. so now here i am, 4th time around more determined than ever to succeed. i re-started on june 2nd, and have lost 26 lbs so far with about 21 more to lose. i am on the legume rung of OWL, and plan on just hanging around on that rung for a while now....i don't really think that going any higher now would be prudent for me as i am not ready to add anything too starchy yet.

so that's my story, and i'm looking forward to getting to know you all better. will be posting at another time my plan of action.

sorry for the long post....be checking in again sometime soon.

[mitzimarie]

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Greetings, Everyone

Welcome, Moniegail. As you can see, this thread's activity is a little sporadic... we come and go. I've seen you around the board for quite a while now, and I'm glad that you've found us.

[moniegail]

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well, i just wanted to drop in to let you all know i am doing much better. i feel like i'm starting to get back into the swing of things again. for the last couple weeks i've been struggling a little bit. i found myself slacking a bit on exercise, although not completely, i wasnt up to par with what i'd been used to doing. i was doing ok foodwise, but not really keeping track on logging it into fitday account. i've been pretty good on my water intake. there were a couple days over the last couple weeks where i went to a couple concerts and indulged in a few alcoholic beverages. i'm not a big drinker, so the alcohol isn't something i partake in very often. i know i over did it though as they were fruity drinks, and probably had tons of sugar. i guess i must have needed that little release though, because afterwards, i felt like i was ready to get back to where i was concentrating more on getting things back on track.

as mentioned in my last post, the holidays are something i really struggle with. i love all the goodies that come along with the holidays, and not having them is always hard for me. i know that food isn't and shouldn't be what the holidays are all about, but if i could adapt my favorite recipes to a low carb version, i know i could stay on plan. so here's my question.....does anyone know of a website that i could go to for help in converting some holiday recipes i have to a low carb recipe? i have no problem following recipes, but trying to figure out how to convert them on my own is difficult for me. like i know i can substitue almond flour for regular flour, but not sure if i should use the same amount, if the amount needs to be adjusted higher or lower. the recipe i have for oatmeal cookies, i've been able to figure out ways to make them low carb, but there are some other ones i need help with. i also plan on trying some recipes on linda's site to see if i can find some new favorites too. any help you can give me would be great, as i'd like to get an early start on getting my recipes planned out so i'm prepared for when those tempting holidays come around.

hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

monie

[jimmie 48]

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mitzi, i really need to spend some time reading through this thread. because of recent history, i'm really dealing with some food issues, health issues and weight gain caused by both. i've spent much time, 4 + years tending to others and it's time, at least for the short term, to tend to me.

[ValidRouge]

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Monie, do some searches on the food and cooking chat forum here for posts by member name "Naja"

She had some threads a long time ago about low carb versions of holiday foods. Check out the food network's website too. www.foodnetwork.com and search George Stella and Low Carb.

I, personally, found it pretty easy to make a bunch of low(er) carb versions of traditional foods.

Jimmie, I keep coming back to this thread to help keep things basic and on track. I did so well for 6 weeks on the 6WEC #45 but I haven't exercised ONCE for #46. Tsk Tsk! My food is good, though.

[jimmie 48]

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Monie, do some searches on the food and cooking chat forum here for posts by member name "Naja"

She had some threads a long time ago about low carb versions of holiday foods. Check out the food network's website too. www.foodnetwork.com and search George Stella and Low Carb.

I, personally, found it pretty easy to make a bunch of low(er) carb versions of traditional foods.

Jimmie, I keep coming back to this thread to help keep things basic and on track. I did so well for 6 weeks on the 6WEC #45 but I haven't exercised ONCE for #46. Tsk Tsk! My food is good, though.

being the keeper of the charts i've sorta noticed you weren't there. i'm glad your food is good.

there are so many pages here, it's going to take me a month of just to get through it all.

[ValidRouge]

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I'm having a hard time finding my Mojo....

It's like if I do really good eating, then some other part of my life falls apart....if I'm exercising, then the eating falls apart....or I start with some of my cross-addictions (coffee, shopping)

The fall semester starts next week, so the gym will be open early in the AM. I've got some folks at work that i can run with. Of course...I've got to get out of that mind-think too...that I have to have someone ELSE to motivate me instead of finding my OWN motivation. Ugh.


So, where are you wanting to start with your "get back to basics"?

[qbu]

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I'm having a hard time finding my Mojo....

It's like if I do really good eating, then some other part of my life falls apart....if I'm exercising, then the eating falls apart....or I start with some of my cross-addictions (coffee, shopping)

The fall semester starts next week, so the gym will be open early in the AM. I've got some folks at work that i can run with. Of course...I've got to get out of that mind-think too...that I have to have someone ELSE to motivate me instead of finding my OWN motivation. Ugh.


So, where are you wanting to start with your "get back to basics"?

I'm finding it hard to get back to exercising...the food part is always good with me...sometimes portions are a problem, but eating on plan (low carb) is good. Exercise is still the problem. I had all damned summer to get back into a routine and didn't. I'm hoping that starting work will get me going with exercise again.

I know that I'm bigger than I was. Weight wise, I'm losing, but inches wise I know I've gained since not exercising. I need to get back on that track! My signature is going to be changing from 0 minutes exercised to making my goal for September!

[jimmie 48]

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I'm having a hard time finding my Mojo....

It's like if I do really good eating, then some other part of my life falls apart....if I'm exercising, then the eating falls apart....or I start with some of my cross-addictions (coffee, shopping)

The fall semester starts next week, so the gym will be open early in the AM. I've got some folks at work that i can run with. Of course...I've got to get out of that mind-think too...that I have to have someone ELSE to motivate me instead of finding my OWN motivation. Ugh.


So, where are you wanting to start with your "get back to basics"?

joy, i've thought about this since you asked. almost posted then decided to think a little more.
i really believe the first part of my 'back to basics' is going to have to be an inward search. my illness, the surgery, the radiation afterwards has done things to my body and it's going to take time to get over it. some things will never be the same. i thought my hormones were wacked out before and having surgery sent me jet speeding into menapause. what part of me wasn't there already, suddenly got put there by the surgeons knife.

i have to realize more than ever that i am not the same woman i was at 20 or 30 yr. old. heck, i'm not even the girl i was 4 months ago. from the inside out, i am different.

so the first leg of my back to basics will have to be who i am now and what realistic goal can i set for myself and it must be something attainable and maintainable. a weight of 120 is no longer an option.

second leg of back to basics.... i have no clue.

[ValidRouge]

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Jimmie, one of the things I'm learning in my Back to Basics is learning how to live a healthy eating lifestyle and forget about the scale's "magic number". I'm having to focus on the reasons why I eat this way, BESIDES weight LOSS. Weight maintenance and blood sugar stability and not USING food as an addictive substance are my focus these days.

Eating in ways that don't cause my emotions to get all screwy is PARAMOUNT for me these days. The way I do that is to eat meats and lots and lots of veggies and to avoid my trigger foods at all costs.

[jimmie 48]

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Jimmie, one of the things I'm learning in my Back to Basics is learning how to live a healthy eating lifestyle and forget about the scale's "magic number". I'm having to focus on the reasons why I eat this way, BESIDES weight LOSS. Weight maintenance and blood sugar stability and not USING food as an addictive substance are my focus these days.

Eating in ways that don't cause my emotions to get all screwy is PARAMOUNT for me these days. The way I do that is to eat meats and lots and lots of veggies and to avoid my trigger foods at all costs.

joy, this has hit harder for me now than ever. had i not lost the weight prior to diagnosis, i would have been in much worse shape. thank goodness i was slimmer while this was going on. but i have this fear of getting fat, gaining all the weight back and it's been dwelling on my mind for weeks now. i gained a few pounds prior to radiation and then a few more during and now it just seems impossible to take it off. i weigh the scale weight against the eat healthy, be healthy side of things all the time.
the later of the two is the most important but the first one, scale weight, has it's claws dug in deep.

one complaint i've had for a couple months now is we are eating so late. jack is working so much, he gets home, we go for a walk and by the time dinner is ready, it's 8pm. i've never done well by eating this late. not only for weight but i don't sleep good, i feel sluggish the next day. so jack bought a microwave yesterday. he's told me to fix dinner early and go ahead and eat, he'll be happy with a nuked dinner. this is probably back to basics, part II for me although i have not completed part I as of yet. that may be a work in progress for awhile.

i have no clue how i'm going to be able to read through this thread. i need the cliff notes.

[hrgillespie]

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Jimmie welcome to the BTB thead. It's good to see you over here. I am constantly these days finding myself in the need of focusing on basics. There is a lot of good reading in this thread but take your time, it's not really a catch up kind of thing you just jump in where your at and everyone will support you are you discover where you are in your journey!


I'm not sure whats wrong with me I can keep my exercise right on track but my eating is horrid. I have great days and then awful days and we all know that just doesn't work. Here I find myself once again on a Monday knowing I am rererererestarting my WOE back on track. I don't know what happens to me on the weekends but it is not good. I could blame it on Hubby who wants to eat out constantly and has little regard for my diet ..... he doesn't see how what he eats should have anything to do with what I do. And I guess in all reality it shouldn't ............ BUT when he sits there with my weaknesses and favorites in front of me gobbling them down I just don't have what it takes to resist it. I just had a long talk with him over this weekend and I told him I need him to keep those things away fro while as I get my focus and self control back ..... then he can eat them all he wants out of my sight!!! I could also blame it on work ......... I think everyone who has a loved in in a nursing home thinks the staff needs homebaked goodies brought in regularly ...... we don't!!! The girls I work with are almost all overweight and bring in things to share and have them all set out so they are just reachable ........ I can blame it on everyone but when it all comes down to it it's ME! I need to suck it up gather myself and find that strength I had for so long to carry on despite what otehrs around me are doing ....... I lost that somewhere awhile back and I can't seem to find it .......

So as sick of hearing me say it as you all must be ........... I am here once again rerererererestarting and getting back to basics ......... One day at a time one minute at a time, finding my place in all of this