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[ValidRouge]

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I need this. Don't have time to type right now, but I want to make sure I'm subscribed to this thread.

I binged.

Again.

This time on dairy and sweetner. I ate a whole pint of sour cream in one sitting.

[mitzimarie]

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I need this. Don't have time to type right now, but I want to make sure I'm subscribed to this thread.

I binged.

Again.

This time on dairy and sweetner. I ate a whole pint of sour cream in one sitting.

Joy - I don't have time to type right now either, but I had to take a moment to . Man, I see so much of myself in you!

I'm glad you've found us.

[elsy]

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Inspite of my negativity lately, I'm still doing this because I know it's the right thing to do. I mean it's either that or go back to 265 in a couple of months.

Breakfast: 3 eggs with 1 tbsp of olive oil
Lunch: 2 cups of mixed green salad with 2 slices of turkey breast and 2 tbsp of LC Cesar Dressing
Snack: 2 slices of Jicama
Dinner: Will be 6 oz of chicken breast fajitas with 1 cup of sauteed onions and green pepper. Oh, and 1 tbsp of sour cream and 1/2 avocado.

Supplements and at least 1.5 gallons of water
Exercise: We'll see

[julirama723]

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Breakfast: egg wrap (3 eggs, 2 strips bacon, 1/2 oz. colby jack, 1/2 tbsp mayo, 1/2 tbsp LC ketchup)
Snack: 3 cups green beans
Lunch: 2 oz. roast beef, 1 cucumber sliced, 1 oz. pepper jack
Snack:
Dinner:

EXERCISE--1 hour of yoga

[mitzimarie]

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tuesday morning...I FEEL GOOD...nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, you knew that i would now..so good, so good, i feel GOOD bam bam bam bam BAM!!!!

LOL! Betsy, I LOVE this! It makes me feel good.

Glenda ~ Awesome job on the 2 great days! Hey, I'm battling 4 extra pounds too. If we stay clean, they will be gone soon. Then, I am considering losing a few more. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it - got to get off those extras, first. I'm glad that you're sticking with it.

Jess ~ Yay! It's good to see you here. You are actually one of the ones who inspired me to start this thread. Your post about where you have been and how you have been doing really got me to thinking... well, committing... I had been thinking about it a while, just not acting on it.

Joy ~

Elsy ~ Your menu sounds outstanding! And I don't perceive you as negative, amiga. We all have our moments, believe me.

Julie ~ You really have cut back! Were you starving during the day today? And lucky you, for having a cool guy like Geoff to do yoga with you! I'm jealous.

My food choices have been less than stellar today. Daniel is about to get off the bus from school, so I have to run for now. I'll post a summary later.

See ya!

[qbu]

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Well, today was another good day !

Breakfast - scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, cup of herbal tea
Lunch- salad of mixed greens, chicken, mozzarella stick, water
Snack - smoked mozzarella and pepperoni, water
Dinner - salad of mixed greens, hamburger, water

Water intake today, so far has been 140 oz.

Calling it a rest day for exercise. Didn't get up in the AM and I'm just too exhausted to do anything now.

I'm planning on the AM to do Turbo Jam 20 minute...wish me luck getting up at 3:45AM to get it done!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening

Q ~ You are doing so well! That's fantastic... your food looks perfect, your water intake is amazing, and I definitely think we can cut you some slack on not exercising today. Your body needs rest sometimes. And anyone who can manage to get up at 3:45AM to exercise really means business! I am positive that your hard work will pay off.


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Summary of Day 3 (Tuesday)

Food choices were not the best today. I am particularly embarrassed about breakfast. I waffled back and forth over whether to do it, but succumbed in the end. Breakfast is a challenge for me, because I start my day early and don't want to eat then, unless I can have a shake. I've written about shakes in my Stats Journal before... not going to go into all of that here, but the bottom line is - after I finish with Induction foods for at least 2 weeks, I will go back to having a shake at 6:00AM. I will do this, though - I will try to come up with a shake that I can make at home, rather than have the Atkins ones.

Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake (and it was the last one I had, so I can't fall back on them anymore)

Mini-meal - 1/2 bag of pork skins ; 1 ounce baby swiss cheese; 1 cup jicama

Mini-meal - the other 1/2 bag of pork skins ; 1 ounce American cheese; 1 serving sugar snap peas

Dinner - 8 ounces cauliflower topped with 2 ounces cheddar cheese, 4 slices bacon, and 2 tbsp. sour cream. I also sauteed 4 cups of raw baby spinach leaves in the drippings from the bacon.

Fitday totals:
1638 calories
21 net carbs (14.3 of those were net veggie carbs)
64% Fat
6% Carbs
30% Protein

- Drank 80 ounces of water

- Took supplements

- Completed 40 minute "Basic Ab Workout for Dummies" workout

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Reflections on today:

- I'm not happy about the pork skin frenzy. That wasn't a small bag I consumed... it was 640 calories worth. I don't usually have them around, but I got them today on the way home from work to use as a coating for chicken tenders I was going to make in a couple of days. Well, they were just too easy to grab and get into. I was hungry, and it was quick. The good news is, I'm sick of pork skins now.

- I'm very proud that I did some exercise. I didn't wanna, but I did it. I'm not going to try to run again until next week... I'm still a phlegmy mess.

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Oh yeah - Ketosticks - Like Julie, I've never used them. So, I guess I never "officially" know when I go into ketosis. I have just gone by how I feel. Part of me would like to try them, just to see what would happen. But I am VERY OCD about some things, and I could see them playing head games with me. I guess I should stay away, unless it seems like I'm not getting there and I need to test. By the way I'm feeling, I think that I'm close if not already there.

I thought that I had tomorrow off of work, but it turns out that I will be working until 4 so I won't be here until tomorrow everning. I hope that all of you have an excellent day tomorrow!

[misplaced southerner]

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today was a good day. i did not get quite as much water as i would have liked and i am disappointed in myself. i mean, how hard is THAT?

and mostly. i am just sick of eating....period.

my stomach really hurts tonight. it is just nerves i am sure. i finally have my appt. with the urologist tomorrow. been waiting 3 months. i am dreading it terribly. what's the worst he can say? ugh.

tomorrow is a new day.

[partytrouble]

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sorry i was negative nancy yesterday.
i can't believe i binged on a huge bowl of chocolate mousse. and you know what? i told myself that was the END of it and then i craved it allll night tonight, but dind't eat it. i cannot eat that, it is a trigger for me.
so, live and learn!! had a better day today and tomorrow will be better yet!!

[OzLover]

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Hello to everyone! Life has been busy & I'm staying on track. Still struggling with exercise but I'm trying. After I get out of work I'm so fried that everything is an effort. I see my orthopedic doctor on May 2 & am hoping we can come up with a solution for my knee~~~I'm willing to go under the knife again at this point. Chronic pain sucks...I'll stop whining!

Food is good, H20 intake is good & am taking my vitamins!

Glenda

[Outback Jess]

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Wed morning and I am in ketosis. I felt the energy rising up over the last few days and the sticks finally have turned. I do use them, they are such a motivational help, since I do not use the scales....
This has been a hard fought battle to get here. I think I've been out for over 6 mos.
Can't wait for my favorite shorts to fit again! That's been so disgusting to not be able to wear them.
This is definately the harder part of this whole way of life, maintaining what you have achieved! I've thrown it away so many times, and yet this time I am some how going to hold on! I have to. It feels too good to totally give up on.

[partytrouble]

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hi yall!!

eating rotisserie chicken today and a few string cheeses for lunch, yum! def doing a poor job of getting water in, have gotten used to those diet cokes and need to cut them out.

hope eveyrone is doing well!!! mitzi, i bow at your feet for starting this thread!

[elsy]

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Mitzi, I'm glad you don't think I'm negative. I know I'm usually not this way, but I have been pesimistic for a long time now. I gotta get out of this mode urgently...


Here's my menu for today:

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs in olive oil and 1 tbsp of green salsa
Lunch: 3 chicken drums, 2 cups of green salad, 2 tbsp of cesar dressing, 1 oz of shredded cheddar cheese, 5 slices of cucumbers (I had a huge lunch)
Snack: 2 slices of turkey breast and 1 slice of jicama
Dinner: 4 oz of ground turkey over a cup of lettuce, 1 tbsp of sourcream and 1/2 avocado
1.5 gallons of water and my supplements

TOM is taking a peek today. No wonder i feel so .........Ah, you fill in the blank. LOL!

[OzLover]

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Long long day at work today & I'm wiped out. Instead of turning to carbage with the excuse of comfort I'm cruising ADBB & reading posts & looking at pictures. DH is fixing me some shrimp with low carb cocktail sauce.

Hope everyone has had a decent day!
Glenda

[Sherri]

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Hello Everyone,
What a great thread Mitzi! I've decided that I would like to join these wonderful, hard working, and dedicated Atkineers.
I can see where I can brush up on a couple of things. I would like to spread my veggies out more throughout the day rather than eating most of them at the end of the day. I am on Rung 6 Legumes. Also, I would like to be more consistant with my exercise and I really need some support on that. My disability(hip) can get in my way at times. Mostly when it's cold and the Pain Index is high, which has been the case this last week. I've really noticed since getting back into my routine of hiking, stair climbing and gazelling, how the weather influences my pain level. Which in return slows me down. I really need to try and push through the pain and get moving more.
So any encouragement and suport relating to these issues are welcomed, open-armed.
Today so far i've had- breakfast: stir-fry veggies, mushrooms, brocolli, celery,onion,bean sprouts, zuchinni, ginger, sesame oil, chamomile tea, water/ Lunch: Atkins meatloaf with salsa, water, and I havn't decided dinner yet. I gazelled 1.2 miles on the gazelle for 25 minutes.
I look forward to coming here each day and catching up with all of you.
Thanks again Mitzi for this thread.
Sincerely, Sharon Sherri}{