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    Moving up another rung...BUT...

    Hi everyone!
    I'm moving up another OWL rung this weekend BUT I've actually decided to swap rung 3 and rung 4. I know that this isn't as "by the book" as I have been committed to thus far, but I'm comfortable with the decision. I'm not going to skip rungs or fly through rungs, and I will come back to testing out nuts/seeds next, but right now strawberries and raspberries are in season and are looking just too beautiful to resist! I'd rather work them in now when they are at their finest, and it is easy to find cheap (or free if I get them from my co-worker who has some bushes!), locally grown organic berries than to wait another couple of months when the peak season is over. I will make sure to watch portions and to make sure to have them with some fat. Actually--I can't wait to add them to my Fage! or to have them with a little bit of cream....mmmmm...

    Within the last two weeks I haven't noticed a change with my pants size BUT yesterday I had to go buy some new bras with a smaller band size! yahoo! So I'm still shrinking! And still feeling great!

    Hope everyone else is still doing well too!
    _________________________________________________

    Katie
    31 years old
    5'9''

    No scale. Going by sizes for now.
    Tight 22's/comfy 20's/?? but <14

    Started April 9, 2008
    Currently: Owl Rung 4 Berries (but I swapped rungs 3 and 4 so will be going back to 3!)
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  • #2
    Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

    Sounds good to me! Congrats and good luck.
    I want berries!!!
    Andrea
    Age 32/f, 5' 9-1/2"
    Restart 02/16/2010: hw 260/sw257.8/cw239.2/gw165
    18.6 pounds down, 74.2 pounds to go!
    Goal #1: 230
    Goal #2: 220
    Goal #3: 210
    Goal #4: 200
    Goal #5: 190
    Goal #6: 180
    Goal #7: 170
    GOAL: 165 by summer 2011

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    • #3
      Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

      Ohhhh...we just picked strawberries a few weeks ago, it was wonderful. Just wait until you bite into the first berry - delightful!
      ~Nichole
      Female/Back on the wagon 04.13.08



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      • #4
        Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

        I think that is a reasonable swap. You can get nuts at any time of the year, but fresh local berries are only in for a short while. Right now in my yard, I have ripe strawberries, black raspberries, cherries and mullberries and the local peaches are ripe and extremely cheap. I know I am eating too much fruit, but it is only here for a short while. My cherry tree is loaded and I have to only allow myself a handful a day.

        Sunny!
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        • #5
          Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

          I think its reasonable too. My observation and experience is that more people can handle berries than they can handle nuts.
          ~Joy

          Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
          268.5/196/185
          QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


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          • #6
            Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

            Originally posted by SunnySmile501 View Post
            I think that is a reasonable swap. You can get nuts at any time of the year, but fresh local berries are only in for a short while. Right now in my yard, I have ripe strawberries, black raspberries, cherries and mullberries and the local peaches are ripe and extremely cheap. I know I am eating too much fruit, but it is only here for a short while. My cherry tree is loaded and I have to only allow myself a handful a day.

            Sunny!
            Oh my...I'm going to Sunny's house!
            ~Nichole
            Female/Back on the wagon 04.13.08



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            • #7
              Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

              It is funny how your tastes change on this diet. I have always loved strawvberries, cherries, blueberries, etc. and when in season could easily eat them without stopping.

              Since reaching this rung though I only allow my husband and myself 1/2 to 3/4 cup sliced strawberries once or twice a day and not every day. I find that they taste better then ever, much sweeter then I remember and yet I am very satisfied with my small amount
              GINNY
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              • #8
                Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

                Thanks for all of the responses!

                So far so good! I've had strawberries a couple of times and raspberries a couple of times. Tonight I had a few blackberries. Always with a splash of cream or stirred into Fage yogurt---mmmmmmmmmm!

                I'm loving this Owl rung!! Seriously...this doesn't feel at all like a "diet" and it's still hard to believe that weight loss results when eating such delicious and decadent things as berries with heavy cream or full fat yogurt!

                Hope everyone has a great weekend!
                Katie
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                Katie
                31 years old
                5'9''

                No scale. Going by sizes for now.
                Tight 22's/comfy 20's/?? but <14

                Started April 9, 2008
                Currently: Owl Rung 4 Berries (but I swapped rungs 3 and 4 so will be going back to 3!)

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                • #9
                  Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

                  Katie,

                  My feelings exactly! Today I had cantaloupe with full fat cottage cheese for breakfast. Seriously...someone pinch me. The berries rung has changed my eating for the better. Since I've been able to have berries, I haven't felt deprived at all. I went to Trader Joe's today and picked up a bag of dried strawberries to stir into my Fage. With a few drop of stevia, I should be somewhere close to Heaven

                  Are you moving to Rung 4 or staying on 3 at this time?
                  ~Nichole
                  Female/Back on the wagon 04.13.08



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                  • #10
                    Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

                    Originally posted by TheDogAteMyName View Post
                    Katie,

                    Are you moving to Rung 4 or staying on 3 at this time?
                    Hi!
                    I'm going to stay on my rung 3 (berries) for another week I think before moving on to my rung 4 (nuts). I want to have blackberries a few more times and blueberries a few times before I move on.

                    I've already started planning my next move though! I am planning on starting with nuts by using them as an ingredient in recipes first rather than just straight out of the package as a snack. I have always loved nuts and have always had some difficutly with portion control with them but maybe that will be different now. ?? I will eventually try nuts as a snack but I will start by blending some pecans with blue cheese and cream cheese for a delicious filling for celery stalks, or mixing a spoonful of peanut butter or some crushed peanuts into my stir fry or into a thai-style peanut sauce, etc. I feel like I will have more success with "nuts as an ingredient" compared to "nuts as a snack"...but we shall see!
                    Have a great day!
                    Katie
                    _________________________________________________

                    Katie
                    31 years old
                    5'9''

                    No scale. Going by sizes for now.
                    Tight 22's/comfy 20's/?? but <14

                    Started April 9, 2008
                    Currently: Owl Rung 4 Berries (but I swapped rungs 3 and 4 so will be going back to 3!)

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                    • #11
                      Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

                      I'm not a huge fruit eater but berries and cream.... yummmm and double yummmm! (also "prosciutto e melone")!!
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                      • #12
                        Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

                        i hear you Katie--I definitely do better with them in a recipe. I also know that while I can have peanut butter, cocktail peanuts and cashews trigger me to want other things. I always carry 22 (1oz) of almonds in my purse for a dire emergency but I really resist eating them.
                        JILL

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                        GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
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                        • #13
                          Re: Moving up another rung...BUT...

                          Well...I ended up having berries twice today--probably not the best, but definitely could have been a lot worse!

                          Started off with a breakfast get together at a friends house...their menu included: muffins, coffee cake, waffles, scrambled eggs, turkey bacon (wish it was real/regular bacon, but when at a friend's house you take what you can get!) and fruit salad (just blueberries, strawberries and blackberries--nothing else added) so I took a scoop of eggs, 3 pieces of turkey bacon and a scoop of berries and was a happy girl.

                          Well...fast forward to tonight...the blackberries in my fridge were just calling out to me and I put together a small bowl (well, really a ramekin!) with about 7 of them and some cream--yum! It didn't even occur to me until AFTER I ate them, that I had already had berries today! DOH!
                          So--that was dumb of me, but I'm not actually too worried about it. As I said, it could have been a lot worse. Plus I was pretty active today, walking around, standing to watch a parade, cleaning house, etc. so I'm pretty confident that it won't cause me any problems, but we will see!!

                          Hope everyone has a great upcoming week!
                          _________________________________________________

                          Katie
                          31 years old
                          5'9''

                          No scale. Going by sizes for now.
                          Tight 22's/comfy 20's/?? but <14

                          Started April 9, 2008
                          Currently: Owl Rung 4 Berries (but I swapped rungs 3 and 4 so will be going back to 3!)

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