~*~ Back To Basics ~*~

[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, Everyone

I'm back with today's data...

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SUMMARY FOR SATURDAY (DAY 7):

Breakfast: 2 Hebrew National Beef Franks; 1 whole, large, red bellpepper

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

Mini-meal: 4 ounce pork chop; 1 ounce American Cheese

Early Dinner: 7 ounce pork chops; 130g cauliflower dipped in 3 tbsp. ranch dressing

Snack: 1 cup jicama; 1 ounce cheddar cheese

Fitday Totals:
1517 calories
30 net carbs (18 of those were net veggie carbs)
66% Fat
8% Carbs
26% Protein

- Drank 80 ounces of water

- Took Supplements

- Completed 20 minute Winsor Pilates workout

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Reflections on today:

- Made it through Week 1 - Woo hoo! I'm proud of myself for finally doing this.

- Having said that, I will be glad when I'm off strictly Induction foods.

- One more week to go.

- Going to aim for more exercise next week. I did get in my 4 days this week, but barely. I'm still coughing some, but I am going to try running 3 days next week.

- Weigh day tomorrow - what will it bring?

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[mitzimarie]

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Good Evening, All

I'm happy to report that at this morning's weigh in, I was down 2 pounds. Wish it could have been more, but it is actually exactly what I expected and I am pleased with it.

Today I attended a luncheon given for the parents of the graduating seniors of my stepdaughter's sorority. The meal was very carby and I didn't eat very much of it. It was fun to dress up, though.

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 pieces of sausage, 2 pieces of bacon (had breakfast at my mom's house)

Lunch: salad of mixed greens with balsamic vinegarette, cucumbers, and tomatoes. I picked some chicken out of the Mango Almond Stuffed Chicken Roullade (sp?), and didn't touch the pesto mashed potatoes or carmelized carrots in bacon. And to tell you the truth, none of it even appealed to me. The one thing that DID appeal to me was the slab of cheesecake topped with blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in a sauce. I put my napkin on the table in front of me, in hopes that he would get the message that I didn't want any, but he sat it on top of my napkin. I asked him to take it away. So, I survived.

Snack: 1 ounce American Cheese

Dinner: Hamburger patty topped with provolone cheese; cup of mushrooms sauteed in butter; 8 cherry tomatoes

I don't have any Fitday numbers today, because I just don't feel like trying to guestimate the food that I didn't prepare. I think I did fine on food.

- Drank 72 ounces of water

- Took Supplements

- No exercise. I DID help Barry bathe our 3 Labs, so at least I expended some energy. They are a handful!

Long work day in the boutique tomorrow. Have a great week, everyone!

[Outback Jess]

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Good monday morning. Well, since I don't use a scale I have to tell you its not so easy to measure weightloss, but it's easy to measure success, 14 days of low carb eating and meeting that goal, well that's success. Yesterday as I was sharing elsewhere my daughter, Caitlin had a melt down. At one point I shared that I so knew where she was. I decided to show her that I too had made some bad choices, that I too gain weight when I don't eat right. I went and pulled out the size 6 jeans, and they zipped and snapped, which they did not do last week at all. I grabbed 2 pair of my favorite shorts, to again make a point and the shorts also zipped and felt better...she looked at me like, "so what do you mean you gained weight"....
Clothes have changed over the course of these last 14 days, gone from terribly tight, to snug! That is a good thing! I am proud of that.
Now to face behaviors with foods....Time to face maintaining and control. But that's all good!

[misplaced southerner]

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i did not "report in " very well this weekend. my son was home and it was busy busy. but...food was good. water ok. could have been better. but i DID exercise both days. in fact, i got up at 6 on sunday morning to BE SURE i got it in before heading off to church and another busy day....little victories.

[hrgillespie]

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Hey everyone .......... Ozlover gave me the link to this post and I have just spent the past 30 minuets reading through the whole thing ........ this is something I so so need ........... If it's ok to be a late joiner I am in 100% I have a million and one reasons to justify why and how I have gotten so far off track but I won't go into details here ....... it's just life, some rough life but life none the less and I guess learning to make it through the rough patches is part of this whole journey ........

I have been sticking to doing my challenges excercise wise because for me excercise is my sanity ....... not hard core fat burning stuff but my abs, stab ball, squats ect ........ what I need to do is add my good fat burning portion to that and stick to this WOE which I have been horrible at ....... iindulging on whatever I feel like and even when knowing the consequences doing it anyway ..... I'm so frustrated with myself. I was down to 176 just 4 months ago and have let myself go to 202 this morning ....... thats 26 lbs I now have to relose ........ and I was up 2 more then that a few days ago ...... I"m embarrassed to even write this but I know in order to get by butt back in gear I need to be accountable.

My plan is this ........
* Strict induction for two weeks and then up the rungs from there probably several weeks at a rung. we'll see how that goes.
* Continue with my challenges ......
* Water water water ....... I've been really bad at this
* Some sort of heart pumping excercise each day for now my treadmill, elliptical or a walk , but hubby ordered Turbo Jam for me this morning so I am going to start doing that.
* posting here regularly
* getting back into fitday and keeping strict track of what goes into my body
* basically geting back to basics and back to what works!!!!!!

Thanks for this post ........... it's exactly what I need .......

Heidi

[OzLover]

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Great plan Heidi!!! You can do this my friend!!

Glenda

[elsy]

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Happy Monday Atkins Friends!


O.k. Saturday I ended up drinking 200 oz of water. That's a record for me but I had to do it. Sunday we went out so I had less, about 164 oz. For some reason, I still feel like I'm retaining water. This morning when I removed my socks (the one's I sleep with) I had this marks around my ankles. That's definetly fluids. I don't get it. The only explanation I have is a 1/2 sausage link I had yesterday for breakfast. I'm trying to stay away from sausages as much as I can, but DH brought these and he insited to try one. Well, I tried 1/2 but apparently it still made it's damage.

Anyhow, inspite of the sausage story, the weekend was great. I finally exercised 2 days in a row and stayed on induction. One more week of this until I can add my extra cup of veggies. Uggg, can't wait.

Hey, but the scale is still moving down ladies and gentlemen!!!!

[partytrouble]

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heidi, glad you are here!

gmorning yall! had a pretty good weekend, ready to go full speed ahead with the work week. skipping breakfast today b/c had a late night snack of scrambled eggs and canadian bacon (and i mean LATE night snack) and i can still feel it sitting in my stomach. but planning a salad for lunch and fish for dinner. plus a LONG cardio work out. no weights today.

sounds like everyone is also ready jump back in with both feet this monday morning!

[Elizellen]

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You are all doing so well, and I am proud of you

I too am virtually back to basics as my DH has been told by his doctor to 'go back on your wife's diet' (which the good doc knows is Atkins) so to help him get into the groove I am eating induction alongside him at all meals. I am however allowing myself up to an ounce of almonds before my gym workouts 3 times a week if I really feel hungry for them.

[*Wendy*]

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Hi Mitzi,

Hope it's not too late to join up - today is my first day "back to the basics".

I have gone back to induction levels and I'm going to stay here for two full weeks - because I'd strayed SO FAR OFF THE PATH, I think it will take two full weeks to really re-set my body/clean it out again. (I gained back all but four of the pounds I'd lost!)

So far today, I've done good - had a fantastic roasted chicken that had greek style herbs, olive oil & lemon juice rubbed into it, along with some amazing sauteed green beans that they put just a few smidgens of chopped tomatoes in too - seasoned & cooked to perfection. I can't afford to eat out like this very often, but I figured treating myself on Day 1 was a good investment!

Thanks for starting this thread!

Wendy

[elsy]

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Here's my menu for today:

Breakfast: 3 fried eggs in olive oil and 1 tbsp of green salsa
Lunch: 2 cups of mixed green salad, 2 tbsp of LC Ceasar Dressing, 6 slices of cucumber, 3 small peppers, 2 thin slices of turkey breast.
Snack: 2 slices of Jicama
Dinner: 3 small ground turkey patties (about 9 oz) on 1 cup of lettuce, topped with 2 slices of pepper jack cheese and 2 slices of tomatoes. Oh, and 1 tsp of mayo and mustard.

Water: 200 oz.
All supplments and 30 min on the treadmill.

I can't believe I'm eating that little for lunch. For some of you it might sound a reasonable every day lunch, but for me it's very little. I've discovered that if I eat more during induction, I won't lose at all. Can't wait for OWL.

[julirama723]

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Hi all!

I did OK this weekend, just OK. Sunday, after the race, I was FAMISHED and ate enough for a small army. Legal foods galore.

I'm contemplating going back to induction. I said I'd never do it, but I feel like that's the only thing that's going to get me on the right track mentally and physically. I'm going to think it over for the next few days. If I decide to do it, I'll start after my race next weekend. I know I know, "start now" right? Tell that to my refrigerator...

[OzLover]

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Another great back to basic day. Took a mental health day & have really enjoyed myself. Tomorrow is back to work & I'll weigh in. Clothes are fitting better & I'm feeling slimmer. Probably should take my measurements also. Ketosis is a good thing!!!

[mitzimarie]

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I'm contemplating going back to induction. I said I'd never do it, but I feel like that's the only thing that's going to get me on the right track mentally and physically. I'm going to think it over for the next few days.

Julie, you could try what I did. I knew that it was unnecessary for me to go down to 20 carbs, but I DID need to go back to Induction foods. So, I did 30 carbs the first week, and am going to 35 this week. Still strictly Induction foods, though. If my body hasn't changed lately, I know from experience that I can lose the same at 40 carbs as I can at 20, if I keep Induction foods. My original plan was to only do the Induction food thing for 2 weeks, but I may do it longer now. I'll have to see what next Sunday's weigh in brings.

Greetings Everyone!

Just sitting down after a long day in the boutique, and it is AWESOME to see all of your posts! We rock.

Jess, I am so proud of you for being able to fit into your clothes better! I know it was bumming you out that those clothes had gotten so tight. I loved it when you said "since I don't use a scale I have to tell you its not so easy to measure weightloss, but it's easy to measure success". Yes! Thanks for sharing your success, because it inspires us.

Betsy, I'm happy that you got to spend some quality time with DS. I know you two adore each other, so it's always good for the soul to connect with him. Congrats on the exercise! Wish I could say the same.

HEIDI!!!! OMG girl, it is so great to see you here. Yeah, you've been through some tough times. Time to move forward!

Glenda, thank you for pointing Heidi over here. And well done you! Getting slimmer and feeling better. Yes, ketosis is a good thing.

Elsy! Look at you go! Good for you, amiga. Hey, when I look at your lunch, I don't think that it's very much food, either. I really hate that I can't eat as much as I want. But what you gonna' do? And how in the heck do you get down 200 ounces of water?! I have to force down my minimum of 64. Great job!

PT, you're getting skinnier as we speak - I can feel it!

Eliz, your DH has a very smart doctor. How wonderful of you to support him by eating the way that he needs to! That will really help him. And good for you for getting to the gym 3 times a week!

WENDY! Yay! I can't tell you how happy I am to see you here! It's definitely not to late to join us. This is really informal... a gathering place. Use it however you need to. As you can see, I get pretty specific with my data. But everyone can participate in any way that they choose. Hey, your food sounds really good. I think it was a brilliant idea to treat yourself to an amazing legal meal on your first day! What better way to drive home what kind of food we are allowed... good motivation.

OK, I'm getting hungry. I need to go cook something. I'll be back later with today's summary. See ya!

[Sarah*Peace]

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I was down two pounds for this week, when I weighed in this morning...my cold seems to be gone, so I am going to get serious with the exercise this week...I also decided to put my scale away and not step on it until next Monday...I want to become more intune with my body, and not so much with what the scale tells me...