Hello Darlene. Nice to meet ya!! I like the fact that so many people are making new journals for the new year b/c it's like a clean slate. Sometimes, we need those moments where we just breakdown... It helps us to realize just what we NEED to and SHOULD do with ourselves, whether it be weight, jobs, or personal issues. I don't know too much about weight loss, heck, I'm still working on my own weight lol, but I do know that the first step to any changes is: realizing you have a problem. That's the HARDEST part. So on that account, I congrat you. And I wish you luck for this NEW YEAR. You deserve the change. :hug:

YOU GO GIRL!!!

:cheer:

Happy New Year to you all.

The past year has been a tough one for me. Lots of negative things happened. On the positive side, I had many joys too.

My weight loss efforts were not so good. The effort was really not there. The exercise was not there and the motivation was not there.

This year, I've decided that even if the motivation isn't there, I'm going to push. Nike has it right "just do it"

My plan for the year is to follow the Atkins diet as a food plan, Follow OA it help "clean out my closet" and keep me sane, and to lose "just one more pound"
I plan to do cardio 5 days a week. To walk the treadmill or ride my bike 3 days, and weight train 2 days. This should give me a solid hour of exercise a day. I plan to do it first thing in the morning and to get up and do what it takes.

Last night (New Years Eve) I think the truth really hit me. I am 33 years old with 3 children ranging in a from 13 to 6. They very much need their mother. Last night, I had about 3-4 glasses of wine, and we played cards as we rang in the new year. My feel got swollen beyond belief. They were so puffy and painful. I thought my skin would split.
This made me realize that what I've been doing to myself is selfish. I am killing myself and I'm taking a very big change of leaving my children motherless.
I could have had a stroke. I still could. I NEED to lose this weight.

It's a new year, a new begining and new hope.
I have a plan, but as I always say, make a plan but don't plan the out come. All I can do is try to stick to my plan as best as I can.

I wish all of you a Happy New Year, A Wonderful New Begining and All the Hope For a Great and Healthy Year.

Dar

Happy NEW YEAR Dar!
I LOVE YOUR NEW JOURNAL! :)
I hope you have a very nice year and I hope to get to know you better.

Happy New Year Darlene :balloons:

Heres to you and all your success in 2005 ! :cheers:

Beth :peace:

Fleur,

Thanks for the note.

Your new journal is going to be great. I know you have been through alot this year and I pray that this new year will be a great on for you and for your family.

That part about needing to be there for the kids is a real eye opener isn't it. I sometimes think about what life would be like for them if I was gone and they were just with their dad and it would be very hard. I am sure in some ways it would be good for everyone to learn how to cope and build relationships but it is always a tragedy when kids lose a parent.

So, we are going to get these bodies healthy and fit and be able to have fun and watch these kids grow, and be there to kick them out the door, lol, when they need to be.

I am so grateful that you are here, let's have a fantastic year.

Thanks Nancy. You bet it's an eye opener. You know I was always one of those people that thought everything always happens to someone else and never to me.
Those violent deaths of friends aren't supose to happen to people I know, but to strangers on TV.
Life is getting closer, if you know what I mean.
It's a matter of time till I'm directly affected and I had better be ready.
I want to take this time to get in physical, mental and spiritual shape. It's time.
Now this isn't all about me and what I want or don't want to do. It's about what needs to be done and all they whys involved.

Beth and Jessi, Thanks for stopping in and the good wishes. We will def succeed this year, I can feel it in my swollen hands LOL..... ah ah, I mean in my creeky bones... I ah mean in my heart LOL.


I just want to add that tomorrow, (when I'm home) I'll be taking my official weight and measurments and POSTING THEM!!!! I will be accountable for the numbers through the year.
I will update my stats and my factory ticker.
I would have done this today, but I'm at my parents and I want to use my own scale.

Atkins today, so far, has been great. Bacon and eggs, cheese and a few cups of coffee with cream.
Now I'm sipping on green tea (which I don't add anything to)

I really want to leave here as my kids are bored and my Dad is starting in on them for making noise and such. Reilly wanted to play mini stick and took a shot that was to hard and my Dad told him to put his net out on the porch till we were ready to leave. What a jerk. Doesn't get kids. Oh well, his loss.

Till later then

Dar

Happy New Year & new journal, Fleur!

Sounds like you've had a lightbulb moment. With all the things that have happened so close around you, I can see why you're feeling that way. It's definitely scary to see your own mortality. Being a responsible Mom and doing the best you can to be there for your kids is such a commendable goal. You can do it! I will cheer you all the way. :x

The exercise sounds great. I know you said your DH was going to do Atkins with you -- is he going to exercise, too? Looking forward to watching your progress!

Lisrey :coach:

Happy New Year!

New goals to a new you!!!

My biggest advice (which I will be taking too) is to not beat yourself up if you have a bad meal or a bad day...just let it go and start again...

Stay strong my friend...I am on day 6 of SBD...last night was tough but I made it through...I have tons of recipes I will e-mail to you...you can pick and choose what you like!

Let me know if you have any good ones and send them to me!

Have a good week!

OH>>>in regards to the workout challenge...hmmm...I don't know...my treadmill is down...and...I hate to go to the gym in the winter...I was planning on walking (when not too cold)...and then jumping into the exercise in March when I get my next 3 weeks off!!!...I know...excuses...but...its hard enough following the food plan!...hahaha!

mc ;)

HAPPY NEW YEAR DARLENE .... :balloons:

I am excited for all of us as we start a New Year and finish with a successful weight loss year ...

I will be reading with interest your progress in achieving your weight loss goal ..... I am as always, Monica :hug:

Hi Dar,
Happy New Year sweetie.
I know that 2005 will be a wonderful year for you, love that determined edge to your new journal..Just do it is what gets me to the gym most days..not the love of it always.
When are you leaving your Dad's place..my mum and dad are a bit that way too..i think as parents we get used to the noise our kids make..i can tune it out after a while..other people cant always do it lol..
Have a great 2005 Dar, i will be stopping in regularly to see your success.
hugs bell :)

Hey, Fleur,

Just a note to let you know, Crazy2 suggested I start a new bike challenge. It's in the exercise forum, here:

http://www.diettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45632

Come join me if you like!

Lisrey :x

BELL- Thanks, it sure is nice to know I'm not the only one who has these feeling about their parents. Sometimes it feels very lonley.

MONICA- Thanks for your continued love and support. It is like a beacon that draws me back.

MC- You're right, I shouldn't beat myself up. I just have this "all or nothing" attitude. Really, it's because any slip in Atkins will set you back about 5 days. That is nothing to snicker at. But, I am after all, humain, and worse... a compulsive overeater.

If you aren't up for exercise right now, that's fine. When you are, let me know. I'll be here. I asked you for selfish reasons anyway LOL. Sure it would help you, but this is all about ME LOL. I need to stay focused so I thought bringing you aboard would help. I'll find some other sucker LOK.

LISREY- I'm just glad I had that light bulb moment when I did. It happened at the perfect time.
Dan said he was going to start Atkins Monday, now it seems he'll start when all his beer is gone... YEAH RIGHT..... WHAT EVER!!!
No, he's not an exercise person. I have actually seen him drive across the street! Oh well. I figure once I get this down to a routine, I'll be fine.

FSUgirl- How strange that you're post ended up before my first one that opened this thread. Hmmm, puzzling.
Any way, thanks for stopping in and giving me all the encouragment. I hope you stop in again :)


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Well, my official weigh in for 2005 is..... 280lbs. Not so hot, but gives me lost of pounds to lose. Should keep me busy and out of trouble LOL.

Now, I just need to find a tape measure and we'll be good to go with the measurments. Will do that today!

I am promising you all something, right here and now..... I will not get on the scale everyday. I will weigh in once a week.... on Mondays.

Well, I'm off. I don't know if I should go back to bed, or just power work. I didn't sleep till 5:30AM (was cleaning my laundry/storage room) then woke up at 9AM. Everyone is still sleeping.
Guess I'll just start by making coffee, then deciding.

Have a great day... and I will find that tape measure

Dar

You go girl...

You can do this...stay motivated...I am on SBD ... day 8...feeling great!...I have found some awesome recipes if you want to exchange...let me know!

mc

MC- Sounds good to me. I really don't have any good ones to send you. I've tried some of them, and they were just nasty. I do have one for a choc torte that was really good.
I'm on day 4 of Atkins, and so far I'm doing well. I'm staying under 20 carbs and I'm not hungry or bored.

Going to make myself some jello so I can have a snack tonight.

LISREY- Thanks for the info. I must have missed your post. I'll pop in now and again, but I don't think I'm up for a full "challenge" I am biking so who knows, I may join in a bit late.

I'm supose to go over into Detroit tomorrow, but we'll have to see how the weather is. We are expecting another snow storm 6"-10" tomorrow through Thursday. I'm going over with a friend who wants to buy a camera that's on sale. I on the other hand, want to get some low carb products. In the US, they have so much more and its so much cheaper.

Well, I have to scoot.
Got to go to my Uncle's then to pay some bills.

Have a good one

Dar

Eeek...it has just begun snowing here...blah...I was hoping we could get away with no more snow (it has only snowed twice here this winter)...hahaha!

Well...what kind of low carb products do you enjoy?

I made some yummy pecans today (I did not have almonds)...here it is...

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup pecans halves
1/2 cup raw sliced almonds
1/4 cup sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, and then add all ingredients and saute for about 2 minutes or until a little crispy, stirring gently so as not to break up the sliced almonds. Serve warm or at room temperature.

mmm mmm good!

mcmarto

MC- I'll have to try that as soon as I'm past the induction phase of Atkins. I'm not allowed nuts right now.
I'll copy out that torte for you.
Oh before I forget, could you stop sending me any e-mails for now. I can't get into my MSN browser, my MSN messenger, or my e-mail. I have no clue why. The last time this happened, I couldn't get into any browser at all. At least I still have Internet Explorer. (I can't even sign into my emails from here!) (And it's only on my puter)
I'll let you know as soon as everything is back up and running.

I was away from my puter for a few days and I've really missed DT. I'm usually waiting on Dan's phone calls from work. (God help us all if he can't get through 8-| )
I wanted to post last night, but my house is torn apart. We got a big screen tv last night (used) and everything in our house has to be shifted. You know, move this so it'll fit... move that so the other can go there now.... and move yet another thing to make room for something else.... LOL It's crazy. You should see the room I've got to type... or lack there of LOL.

I did say I was going to post my measurments, and I will. I see to have misplaced my measuring tape, so I'll need to get a new one.

MC- you asked me what low carb products I enjoy... well, really I'm unfamiliar with them because there really isn't much of a selection here. If it's low carb BBQ sause you want, there is only one kind CARB OPTIONS- hickory. So on and so forth. Today I'm going to Michigan to buy a bunch of low carb things. I know there they sell chocolates, and cookies, cerial and pastas. I don't know how much of it I can eat at this point in time (due to Induction) but I'll be glad to have the low carb foods here if I need them.

I've put together a binder. I have my carb counter section, my "food receipe" section My "sweets receipe" section, motivation, meditation and fitness sections. Just a bunch of stuff I've copied from the net. I enjoy going through it though.

I've also been very faithful to my Atkins companion. I write down everything I eat and their carb count. I add the totals for each meal and then for the day. I usually hit just below my 20 carbs. Twice I've gone over at 21.5 and 21. I figure if I aim for 20 but stay under 25, I'm good. That's not a reason to allow myself extra carbs... no no no. I just want to give myself some space incase I do go over. Can't beat myself up.
Well, even with going over my carbs twice, I'm still in ketosis (not sure of sp) Guess that's a good indicator that I'm burning ketones and the fat is coming off.
I'm looking forward to Monday to see if there is a weight loss.

Exercise has been limited. I'm quite disappointed in myself in that respect. I have been doing extra like shoveling snow a few times. (Quite the workout for me)

Well, it's almost time to get the kids up and I have to get ready too. My friend will be here soon to pick me up and take me to the States.

Have a great day.

Dar

Hey, snowshoveling is bigtime exercise, you have been doing just fine.

And it sounds like you are really workin' away on Atkins. Good for you.

Thanks Nancy. It sure makes me feel better. I know I should be sticking to my resolution to exercise, but it's just so darn hard. I'm always feeling tired.
I know that the first week on Atkins is a killer. I feel tired, and I get headaches. I'm now done day 7 so that should change. I'm HOPING to start exercising the way I had planned as soon as that energy returns.

Today I bought lots of low carb stuff. Some of it I can't have just yet, but it's nice to have for those just incase times. Pastas and sauces (not a big pasta person) sweets, cereals, cereal bars, granola bars, soups, etc. I'm set now for a while. Just so nice to have options.

Well, Dan hasn't started Atkins like he said he would. The problem is alcohol. He wants to finish all the booze in the house first. What does that tell you? I stocked up just before x-mas incase we had company. I bought a bottle of vodka, wiskey, and a bottle of bubbly. Dan got 3 bottles of red wine from one of his satellite customers, then my dad gave us 8 bottles of homemade wine. Lets put it this way, I'll soon have nothing left to offer company. I have 2 bottles of wine and the hard stuff left. I'll not mention Atkins, diets or his drinking to him again.

I'm looking forward to Monday to weigh in. I've been very faithfull to Atkins. At least that's something.

Today I also bought 2 DVDs. What a deal. Two workout DVDs for a buck each. Now I just have to DO them.

I'm hoping that energy returns by Monday so I can get on with my exercise plans. I now have a small library of workout DVDs. Lost of selections for what ever mood I'm in... except tired LOL. I even have Tae bo and Gilad on VHS. Gonna have to push myself a bit harder.

Well, tomorrow is another big day. Bry-Anne has hockey at 11:30-12:30 and Reilly has to be at the arena at 4. Not going to get out of there till 7pm. Some time in between, I have to run into the city to have his skates sharpened.

I wish I could just stay home and clean my house. Oh well, maybe Tuesday I can do that LOL.

I'm off to bed now.

Have a great Saturday.

Dar

Hey girl!

Sounds like you are doing well!!!

Soon enough your energy will zap right back!

Trust me...I am in no exercising mood either...I managed to walk 2x last week...but this week I have not walked once...I blame it on my TOM (I hate to workout during TOM)...but its gone today...so I have no excuse for this weekend!

I found these carb select "Pria" bars...they have lots of vitamins...etc...not bad...I had one last night as I was on my way to a party...and it kept me full for the rest of the evening!

I have another recipe for you...

Serves 1

Ingredients
1 no sugar added fudgsicle
1-2 tablespoons peanut butter
1-2 tablespoons fat-free frozen whipped topping or whipping cream

Instructions
Take a no sugar added fudgsicle and scrape it off the stick (microwaving it for about 15 seconds helps). Then add 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 1-2 tablespoons of fat-free frozen whipped topping or whipping cream. Mix together and enjoy.

It really does taste like a pb cup...

Well have a good weekend!

mc

Fleur,

Just wondering if you have been to the doctor and had your blood tested lately? It could very easily be low iron, and nothing will help that but some pills at first and then eating right. So if you need a little push, GO TO THE DOCTOR!!! :)

Nancy- If this keeps up for more then a few weeks, I will, but I know it's normal when just starting Atkins. I'm sure it'll pass. Nope, I'm not into suffering LOL.

MC- The receipe sounds good, but do you know how many carbs are in it? I'm staying under 20g/day. I know low fat and lite products are usually higher in carbs, so I don't eat them. Sometimes even sugar free things are loaded with carbs (from flours)

I havent tried this one, but I know someone who has and they say it's to die for.

SUNSHINE CAKE

prep time: 15 mins
bake time 55 mins
serves 10

1 3/4C Atkins bake mix
1C granular surgar substitute
1/4 tsp salt
1tbs grated orange rind
9 egg yolks
3/4C cold water
1/2C vegetable oil
2tsp vanilla extract
12 egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1. Heat oven to 325*. In a large bowl whisk bake mix sugar substitute, salt and orange rind. In another bowl, combine yolks, water, oil and vnilla extract. Slowly add liquid to dry mixture; fold in with rubber spatula to combine. Mix well.

2. With an electric mixer on high, beat whites and cream of tartar until stiff, about 4 mins.

3. In three additions fold whites into batter. Pour batter into an ungreased 10" tube pan. Bake 55 mins intil toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upside down. (If tube pan doesn't have legs, invert onto the neck of a heavy bottle.)

4. To unmold run knife around center and outside of cake.

Total carbs/serving: 8g
digestable carbs: 5.5g
protein: 8g
fat:17g
calories:260.

Well, it's hockey day again. I had better go get dressed.... it's nearly noon!!!! LOL :o

Have a great day.

Dar

Monday, Jan 10th.
My first official weigh in for 2005. Well, it appears I'm down 7lbs. Not bad a start.

I'll be going to my OA meeting later on. Keeps me sane!

Reilly lost his hockey game 3-1, but they really worked hard. They are doing so much better then they were. No more 10-0 and 15-0.

Well, I have to go make lunches.

Have a great day

Dar

Your doing GREAT! It is so exciting to watch you :)

Beth :peace:

PS: My daughter and un born grand daughter need on going prayers please.
more information is here (http://diettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45733)

Wow, 7 pounds! That's a jump-start for sure!

How's your energy level now? I know you were anticipating it coming back about now...??

Lisrey :*

WOW...congrats on the 7lbs...woohoo!!!

In regards to the recipes...etc...I always check the labels for white flour...enriched white flour...and hidden sugars...even though technically SBD is not low carb...blah...blah...blah...I still watch for it...

Keep on doing what your doing...you will reach your goal in no time!!!...I have to hold off on weighing in...at least until Thursday...I like to do it everyday...but I am trying to resist and just do it twice a week!!!...9lbs down so far!!!

Have a good week!

mcmarto

BETH- Thanks so much. I hope you don't mind, but I saw your ticker and went to 3fatchicks and got one too :)

Lisrey- My energy is much better now. I'm hoping to get my lazy butt up tomorrow and start doing what I should have been doing long ago. Oh well, better late then never. I'm just so glad to be feeling better. I'll prob take it slow at first. I huff and puff going up stairs now as it is. I'm sure it won't take to long to build up enough stamina to go the distance.

MC- Way to go!!! 9lbs is nothing to snicker at.
Good idea to watch those carbs anyway. I think on any diet you should watch the carbs, maybe not as strick as Atkins, but even low fat dieters should stick to natural carbs.
I'm finding Atkins pretty easy this time around. I think it's a combination of having my friend doing it too, logging my food in my Atkins journal, and having OA. I really feel I can do this for a lifetime, although I'll be happy with one day at a time.

I wish I had my glasses. My puppy ate them. Now I'm stuck using my old ones with my old perscription. Now I need to pay for a new eye exam and new glasses. Our government use to pay for eye exams every 2 years, but they don't any more and it hasn't been 2 years yet anyway. Dan's benefits cover glasses every 2 years, but again, it hasn't been that long. Puppies!!!!

Tomorrow is cleaning day!!! I'm hoping we don't get the freezing crap they're calling for. If the roads are bad, there'll be no buses and I won't drive them with icy roads.
Thursday is supose to be 54* and Friday 14*. Isn't that crazy? They say Saturday we'll be lucky if we break 0*. This world's weather has gone nuts.

Well, I should get my butt to bed.
After my exercise in the morning, I'll be back to read some journals.

Have a great night

Dar

Now its 11 down...woohoo!

The weather is crazy...it was pouring this morning...thunder and lightning...terrible...then...it stopped...now its 60...and its almost 5!!!...But...Friday its supposed to be 10 if we are lucky!...

Well...I think this is our year...for sure!

Keep up the great work!!!

mcmarto

Freaky weather!

Way to go MC. Let those pounds just disappear.


Tomorrow is Reilly's 10th b-day. I still have no clue what to get him. I know I have to get his skates sharpend, run to the mall and buy him something, then get groceries. I have to buy extra because he's having 8 guys from his team and one guy from last years team, sleep over on Saturday night. Friday night they play the next town. This is the town he goes to school in so he'll be playing his best friend. After the game, he's going to spend the night at his house. This boy will also be coming to Reilly's sleep over.
What ever am I going to do with all these guys? Road hockey is a must!

Atkins is going well. 12 days down now, and staying in my carbs.

Exercise is still not happening. WHY CAN'T I JUST GET OFF MY LAZY ASS AND DO IT??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET ME MOVING AGAIN? What ever it is, let me find it soon.

I'm getting very discouraged with myself for not exercising. I know I can, so why can't I?

Well, I should be off reading journals now.

Have a great Thursday

Dar

Fleur, you need to exercise!

You LIKE to exercise, remember?? You have energy now. You want to lose weight. Exercise is vital to weight loss... DO IT!

Lisrey :coach:

:tongue: I luv ya Lisrey. :laugh:

Thanks for being honest and PUSHY!!! It's what I need. Please don't ever give up on me. I give up to easy on myself.

Dar

Fleur, you can do it, just take it a step at a time. Join us in our 5 minute challenge. It is surprising what you can do if you just get started. I want to see your post in our thread, we miss you there.

Be safe on those roads, that weather really is wacko.

Nancy- Thanks for the invite. That's just the kind of challenge I can do right now. 5 mins. One thing will lead to another and before I know it, I'll be doing my hour.

As it happens, I bought another kick boxing DVD today. Now that's 4 DVDs I have that I've never opened and tried. Hmmmm, gonna have to fix that.

Today's food was good. Had a cake for Reilly's b-day. I had one of my low carb bars instead. Was just as good.

I'm off to the 5 min challenge.

Dar

When they do the research on people who have lost weight and kept it off...their is always one major thing they all do!...EXERCISE!!!...

It's ok to split it up during the day too...15 mins in the a.m...then another 15 in the afternoon...etc...

NOW...if I could only stop counting walking up and down the stairs at work as my exercise...hahaha!

mcmarto

Hi! Have seen your posts in many places here. Just wanted to stop in and wish you luck and say HI. I know what you mean about having those tapes for exercise and they just sit. I sometimes think it would be fun to have a group of people rotate their videos, etc. and have a club. That way you could try some other things and NEVER get bored. Hope you have a good weekend. :)

Hey...hope you are doing well...I am still exercise-less...just staring at my treadmill...pfft!

mc

I'm still exercise-less too MC... well, I have gotten up on my bike for 5 mins yesterday and this morning. I have to work on that.

Susan, I like your idea. I have plenty of tapes and DVDs. I now have 3 different kick boxing DVDs alone! Can you tell I like kickboxing? LOL
I have 4 new DVDs I have yet to watch. I'll bet once I get started, it will take me some time to get bored. LOL

Welcome, by the way :)


I managed to live through the night.

See, Reilly have 6 boys over for a sleepover. I can't believe how good this bunch of 10 year olds are.
Most of the kids are from his hockey team. Eric is the exception. He is Reilly's best friend whom they played on Friday and lost to. 6-0 Eric got two goals. His dad is the coach for the other team and our coach's son is here too. At one point in the game, the two coaches had words. Believe me, I got a bit nervous knowing that this gang was all going to be together. All turned out fine.

Well, the boys are still outside so I'd better go keep an eye on them. They're getting picked up soon as we have an out of town game later this afternoon.

Have a great day

Dar

I have never tried the kickboxing. I just did not think I could ever get my leg up there. Wow! You are brave to have 6 stay over. I think ONE staying over is a challenge. I am glad they are well behaved all was going well.

Have a great week. :)

Susan, I must admit, I was definitly surprised the boys were so good. No fights and not to much horse play. Sending them out to play road hockey was great too. They had a ball.
I just like the moves in kick boxing. My legs don't go up so high LOL. I try, and trying is good, but I'll never be a John Claude VanDam. I just try to do the moves correctly and not worry about how high it is. Usually as time goes by, they go higher and higher.
I really like the punching. It's fun :laugh: yep, I just picture my hubby nagging at me and we're ready to rock! No.... usually I picture the instructor and I punch away LOL.


Well, it's Monday again. Official weigh in. My weight remains the same. I found those low carb bars to be a real problem so I'll never buy them again. Just not worth it.

I have my OA meeting this morning and another one tonight. The meeting tonight is more of a busness meeting.

I got to be off. Dog need to go out.

Have a great day

Dar

Hiya, Fleur!

Good job getting up on the bike the past couple of days. Are you gonna do it again today??? :whip: Or are you going to do some of that kickboxing? You sound like you're ready! LOL

Sorry about the low carb bars. I can understand that. You think you're eating something "good," so you let yourself go on them. There are lots of traps like that... for me it's the baked chips. If I don't measure, I eat way too many. Maintaining is better than gaining -- you'll be on the losing track again now that you've identified that problem.

Hope your meetings are productive & that you have a great day!

Lisrey :spring:

Fleur,

Do you actually have to picture a person in order to punch or kick, lol. I will stay way out here in western Canada I think, lol.

Hang in there, you are going to do this, you are going to have success!!!

Hiya :wave:

LISREY- I have done 5 mins on the bike everyday :cheer: Everyday but Tuesday that is. Tuesday was so busy I didn't even have 5 mins to myself. Erin had her confirmation in the evening. I spent the day getting ready.
One day I tried to do a walking DVD, but there was no sound. I managed to get through the warm up and some of the main part, but Dan kept interupting me so I gave up. He fixed the sound problem, but it keeps coming back when ever theres a power failure (which we had last night and again today) He'll have to fix it again... and show me how to do it.

NANCY- LOL you're to funny. Don't worry, you're on my good list LOL. Dan however... that's another matter. I don't know about you, but even though I love to do aerobics, I just hate the instructors. That's why I picture them LOL. They are just to happy.

I feel like I've been away forever. I figured out why I only maintained for Monday's weigh in. TOM arrived Tuesday. Yep, that would explain it.
Since TOM has been here, I have had 0 energy. All I want to do is sleep. My house is a wreck! I'm hoping to get beyond this and get some work done tomorrow.

It's another hockey weekend. Bry-Anne plays Friday at 6pm and Reilly has a game right after.
Saturday morning we're off to town to have Erin's hair dyed red. Bry-Anne will miss her Saturday hockey because we'll be traveling out of town for Reilly's game. Saturday night, we'll be going to see a hockey game in a nearby town. During the intermission of this game, Bry-Anne will go out a play a mini game with some of her team mates.
Sunday I'm sleeping in!!!!! LOL

Now that I have no more low carb bars in the house, I'm doing much better. I told my friend (she's doing Atkins too) that I will not buy any more low carb stuff and that I'm sticking to real food. She doesn't get it. (she's not a compulsive overeater like me)
Oh well, more for her LOL.

Monday was a very cold day. -21*C with the wind chill. I told my kids that if they had recess and they got cold, they should go inside. Reilly did just that.
He got kicked back outside. Now Dan is up in arms about it. So I'm going through a fight with all involed.
The last day of school before the x-mas break, Reilly was outside for the lunch recess, and he and his friend needed to go the the washroom. They hung up their coats first ( a kid had peed on his coat so now they hang them up first) then they went to the washroom. A male teacher came in and grabbed them by the shirt and made them go outside (with no coat) for 10mins. Another student who was in the school tried to let them back in to bet their coats, but got in trouble for doing so.
They all had a talk at school and they are saying that the kids were hiding out and they admitted it. Also that the teacher didn't tell them not to get their coats, but the boys elected not to get them.
Reilly tells me the teacher wouldn't let them get them and he said "don't bother"

Needless to say I'm not so happy about this. The school board is now involved.

Well, I should scoot and go read some journals.

Have a great night

Dar

Hey...you are busy as usual!

Congrats on the exercise...I am super sick...so of course I have not started the working out yet...I met with some friends last night at a local establishment...she told me if I don't start working out...I will never take off the weight for good...gee thanks!...hahaha...I mean I know that so I guess it was nice of her to remind me!

I am down 12 lbs now...hooray!

Now which bars did you not like?...I have a few bars here...just to take to work in the event I do not have time for breakie...or anything to take for lunch...I bought this Atkins oat granola bar (something like that)...it cost $2.50 and was absolutely terrible...I only took 3 bites...ack...

I told myself I did not want to get addicted to these foods or rely on them...but I will not lie...I eat some of the Atkins endulge bars...or...other sugar free candies...I need it every now and then...but I am trying not to have it on a daily basis...

I also bought the shakes...but I only by them 4 at a time...Actually I have only had 4 so far...I bought another 4 (on sale)...just in case...they are not the best...but they do have lots of vitamins and protein!

Well...hope things get straightened out at school...that is ridiculous!

Have a nice weekend!

mcmarto

MC- I'll tell you what bars I do like... pecan cluster bars by carborite (0.5g)
The Atkins Endulge bars (not much of anything else Atkins) anything SF or LC by Russell Stover. Those Russell Stovers are so like the real thing, you'd never know the difference.
If you are counting carbs at all, take the total carbs and subract any fiber, sugar alcohols or glycerin. That should leave you with the net carb count.

You friend is right, and I should take her advice too. 5 mins on my bike is good, but more is better if I'm going to keep any of the weight off.

Have a good one

Dar

OH...I do quite enjoy many of those Endulge bars...I just had one that tasted like a Pay Day...it was so tiny...but so satisfying...

NOW...what do you think about all those people out there that say subtracting the sugar alcohols is bunk???...

I mean I still seem to lose even when I have a bar (every other day or so)...

I do like the Russell Stovers too...but I actually prefer the Atkins candy...I do like sugar free Peppermint Patties too...mmm mmm...I once bought a low sugar white chocolate bar at GNC...it was totally pricey...but tasted exactly like the real thing!!!...I think it was European white chocolate!

Well I hope you are feeling better!

mcmarto

Hi there Sweet thang :wave:

If anyone put there hand on my kid or there shirt, They'd see the DEVIL HIMSELF..

What the heck is wrong with people then making him stand outside with no coat. X-(

People are STUPID!

So How are you sweetie... :D Isnt it funny how minutes seem to take so long... Does you bike track miles. Maybe you could set yourself distance rather then time. See what time you get on, then tell yourself to do a half or a 1/4 mile, and then when you get offsee how long it took..... You may be able to go a greater distance.... Just some advice.... Have a good weekend.

Great idea Maxi. I'll do it. 1/4mile it is!

MC- I'm thinking more and more that there's something to what they say about the sugar alcohols. I'm now staying away from them. I believe it affects people differently. I have a thread in the lowcarb forum, asking what people though about using low carb products. They pretty much say the same. Some have them and are fine, and others don't because they find it stalls their weight loss. That's me.

Now the school saga continues. I was sent home a note that Reilly had served an appointment (their polite version of detention) for throwing snowballs. He was with some kids who were throwing them, but he was hitting them out of their hands so they couldn't throw them and hit him.
They are threatening to suspend him if he's caught again.
Now I don't want to sound like my son's an angel cause he's not, but you have to know him. He is a pretty honest kid and he's not into rough housing. This kid is 10 years old and has never mouthed me or even rolled his eyes at me. I ask him to do a chore and he eagerly does it.
The ladies at hockey are astonished by this. Now my girls?..... a different story.
This is why I believe him when he comes to me and tells me about this note and what happened.
So now I'm thinking they've got it out for him. I figured it would happen. Just knew it.
Now, he wasn't the only one to get this letter. About 4-5 others got it too. I just feel angry. This coming off the heals of last weeks issues really makes me wonder.

I didn't weigh myself Monday... I forgot. Yesterday I weighed in, but I have moved my scale. I don't know about your scale, but mine will read different depending on where it is... what surface and if it's level or not.
Where it was, was in the place I found myself to weigh lightest LOL. I had to move it cause my dresser is now there. Soooo I read back up to 280lbs. I know I didn't gain, bo I'll just take that as my starting point.

Now, I'd like to ask you all your opinion. Should I re-do my stats back to 0 weigh loss. Should I just leave it as it is till I eventually get there with my new start? Or should I leave it and just mark down the next pounds I lose?
What should I do?

Monday night was my first OA intergroup meeting that I served as secretary. (that's a meeting of all the area group reps) I'll tell you, I'm very nervous. I've never done anything like this before. As you can see, I'm terrible at spelling.... thank God for spell check LOL. I've just never had that kind of responsibility. Really feels weird to have others rely on you this way. I know I'm a mother with resonsibilities and my family relies on me, but it's just not the same. I can't get fired from that! LOL

Anyway, I should be having some company soon, so I'd better get going

Have a great night

Dar

Fleur, that's great that you're acting as secretary for your group! I'll tell you from experience, most groups are THRILLED just to get people to accept these positions. If you do a good job with it, it'll be a bonus for them. You'll be fine.

As far as your stats, I vote that of course you should give yourself credit for the pounds you've lost! You worked hard for that -- don't give it up!

Lisrey :hug:

That stinks about your son...hopefully it will get all worked out!

Now in regards to your stats...I say leave them the way they are and you will be down to that weight in no time!...

My scale is the same way...I have it in the bathroom now and I keep telling my DH not to kick it or move it...pfft!...He doesn't listen well...

I tried the Atkins nut roll (like a Payday)...and...the coconut bar (like a Mounds)...both so good...I am trying not to have it everyday...but I am kind of seeing it as a treat...I will wait and see if I show a loss on Sunday (I saw a loss on Wed...I am down 17lbs!)...woohoo!...

Well keep on keeping on!...

mcmarto

Hi there MC and Lisrey,
Thanks for your opinions about my stats.
So here's what I've decided to do..... I changed my original starting weight back 7lbs. The same 7lbs that I'm off because my scale was moved. I also moved back my current weight to show what the scale says now. This way, I will get credit for the pounds I have lost, and any I will lose in the near future.


Lisrey, You're right, I did work hard for those pounds to come off and I shouldn't give them up. 7 lbs loss sounds better then 2 lbs, and 15 lbs sounds better then 7 lbs. So I've already experianced the joy of losing 7 lbs, time to move on.

MC- I guess it's a mental game, but leaving the stats would just make me feel like I'm doing all over and that I've been working all this time for nothing.


Well, back to "SCHOOL FROM HELL" Now they've taken to bugging Erin. Just getting after her for any reason. She had permission to be in the school at recess to play her bass guitar, and she had to use the washroom. She was "caught" on her way and told to go outside. Then after she had the nerve to ask Erin where her hat and gloves were and she rolled her eyes when Erin said I didnt' have time to get them since "YOU" ordered me out!
Also we normally get news letters sent by phone. They do this about once a week and it goes out to all the families, or sometimes only one grade if the message only pertains to them.
Anyway, yesterday I got one of these messages. It explained that today would be Floriday day and they were to dress in summer clothes, sunglasses and hats etc...
Then the message went on to say that she makes the decision to let the children out for recess and she has a guide to follow. She will let the children out unless the temps are such that their skin will freeze on contact.
Now, I'm sure you know this little message was added for my behalf. Just another thing she knew would irk me.

Back to exercise

I've been keeping up on my 5 min ride. I still have to do the 1/4 mile thing. 5 mins just seems do-able

Hockey news
Bry-Anne has hockey tonight. They canceled last weeks game she was going to have a mini game in. Oh well, maybe they'll reschedual it.

Reilly also has hockey tonight. He has to be there an 1 1/2 hours early. Guess the coach wants to give them a real pep talk. This is game 2 of our playoffs. We're playing the Dresden team. The first one to 6 points moves on. Right now it's 2-0 for them. Each win is 2.

Guess what??? I'm actually going OUT tomorrow. I mean OUT OUT. Not hockey or groceries LOL. Well, its not far off from hockey LOL.
The minor hockey association is having a diner dance, and Dan agreed to go!!!!!!
You don't know how much of a miracle this is.
So, no I get to play dress up and go out.
From what I understand, the food is basic steak and there will be veggies and salads. Shouldn't be a problem for Atkins.
Now drinking...... I've decided not to drink. My body will stop burning fat and will burn alcohol for 3 days if I do. No thanks. Not worth it.
My friend who is also doing Atkins plans to drink vodka because it has 0 carbs. In my books, 0 carbs or not, my body will not burn fat! Might as well have 100 carbs.

Well I should go. I've got to go to the bank and the post office to get stamps to mail out my minutes. (I'm just so darn proud of the job I did)

Hope you have a great weekend

Dar

Hey Fleur, what a wild time you are having right now, sheesh. So they will let them stay in if skin will freeze on contact but make them stay out if it will only freeze in 5 minutes?????????? Strange school. LOL

Hope you have a great time at the dance, and way to go on not drinking, don't want to waste all the glorious fat burning while dancing. What a fun way to get exercise, whoohoo.

Hi Nancy :wave:

I never thought about the benifits I'll get from dancing. I was just so concerned with not drinking and sticking to my food plan. Now I can't wait :D

Today I had to go to the bank. I parked my car then walked to the post office after the back. It's only a 5min walk each way, but it's something. Especially in this cold.

I took the kids to hockey expecting to see my best friend's hubby to get the tickets to the dance. He wasn't there. I thought that odd. Their son plays before Bry-Anne.
I had to call home to see if Dan was up and getting ready to come to the game, and when I did, Erin tells me my best friend, Kim has been robbed.
I was just at her house this afternoon. We live in a quiet county area with very little crime, so this has really shaken things up. She happens to live down the road.
When I left to go to hockey, I saw a police car down there, but thought it was her neightbour's security system with a false alarm again.
Her hubby was gone for 40mins and it was daylight.
They took tvs, satellites, 2 lap tops, her new video camera, her digital camera, her printer, her hubby's guitar collection and her MIL's jewlery. Who knows what else they've taken.
I hope they can catch who ever did this. We're all freaked out about it.

Anyway, Erin's out babysitting across the street. I should free up this phone line incase she's trying to get through.

Have a great night

Dar

Gee...that is terrible about your friend!...Sounds like whoever did it knew what they had...I hope they can get it back!...

So how are you doing?...Feeling?...

mcmarto

Great job with the walking! It's so cold, I don't know that I would have done that! :up:

Yikes about the robbery. I'm always scared of what would happen to my pets if anything like that happened at my home. I care more about them than any of my "stuff." I hope your neighborhood isn't feeling too insecure... must be scary.

Take care!

Lisrey :hug:

Lisrey- They're dog was fine, which leads them to believe they knew who it was. Well, let me re-phrase that. There dog prob would have attacked anyone they didn't know.
Also there is a police officer who lives on the next road who is very confident that it was the guy who was doing work for them. He has a reputation for it. I believe he was involved too, but proving it will be most difficult.
She seems fine now, but her son is terrified. The only blessing in this is that on the way to hockey, her son told his dad he wasn't feeling well. They decided to go to the arena to pick up the tickets then head back home rather then stay to practice. If he would have told his dad he wasn't feeling well while he was still at home, his dad would have let him stay by himself while he went to pick up the tickets. He would have been there when they broke in and who knows what would have happend. Thank God he's safe.

About my walk. I don't know why I decided to go. I just thought is was a bit warmer then it had been and the sun was so nice and bright. It was calling to me LOL. And I'm NOT an outside walker, nor do I like the cold. Go figure.

MC- As I mentioned above, they believe they know who did the robbery, but to prove it will be a different story.

I must admit, I'm a bit freaked out. So close to my home. Knowing they could strike again. We have so much satellite stuff here it isn't even funny. Not to mention 3 dogs and my kids.
My uncle was broken into about 3 years ago. His hunting rifles, a hunting knife and other stuff were taken, but they found them a few hours later.
They live in the city and there had been a murder not far so all the police were tide up with that but when my uncle told them about his guns and knife, they came right over. They found his knife in the guy's back. They had used it in the murder.
I thought living in the county were crime is so low would keep us safe, but I guess not.

Just yesterday, Erin asked me "mom, why do you lock the door when you're just coming to the bus stop to pick us up and you're coming right back" Last night she said, now I know why. It doesn't take long to get in and get out.

So, now I'm trying not to let this scare me to much. I'm trying to move on and think about tonight.
I'm going to try to use my hot rollers. i haven't used them in years. My hair is just so long and thick that curls just don't last. Hey why not give it a try.
Trying to figure out what to wear. You know the usuall.... what will make me thinner.
Black is always good. I want to dance!!! I hope they play good music. The band is a popular local band call "8 Guys Named Moe" I've never heard them, but I see that they play all over.
Sounds like there should be food there for me too. That's a big relief.

I cheated and jumped on the scale this morning. I'm down another 5lbs since I moved the scale Monday. It's not official till I weigh in on Monday, but it sure is insentive to stay focused tonight.

Well, I'm off to tidy up then get ready to party :D

Have a good night

Dar

Yahoo...can't wait for your official weigh in!

Since I am a city person...doors are always locked, alarms are always on, and when you are out...you are always on guard...it comes naturally so its not too awkward...and the way I see it...bad things happen everywhere cause bad people have cars and can drive themselves to all sorts of neighborhoods!!!...Sad way of the world, someone always needs something that you have and will do almost anything to get it!

Hopefully they will catch whoever did it and maybe get all that stuff back!

Did you have fun?...Can't wait to hear all about it!

mcmarto

Yeah, where are the details??? What did you wear, how did the hot rollers work? How was the music? Did you stay on plan? Did you get to dance all night long?? :D

I use my hot rollers every day now. The cut I have at the moment really works for them. I am NOT very good with beauty care, so I am lucky I have cooperative hair!

Lisrey :o

LOL Lisrey, I have very uncoopertive hair. It's just so long and thick it lays there.
MC- I had a great time.

Well, I think I looked good. I wore black dress pants and a black spagetti strap with a see through long black blouse. My hair turned out well, but fell a bit.
Reilly's hockey coach kept telling me to do the "I dream of Jeanie" thing with my hair. It was up like hers was, with lots of curls.

The meal was good. I stayed on plan with the food and had no alcohol. I drank diet coke all night. I ate salad mixed with italian dressing and some turkey and pork. For desert I had salad with no dressing.
OHHHHH the sweets looked soooo good. But I resisted.

The band sounded great, but I really didn't like the music they played. You know... Jeramiah was a Bull Frog, Mustang Sally, and things like that. Just wasn't my thing. I danced some, but not much because of it. When this stuff was popular, I was watching cartoons on tv. I'd have prefered the stuff that was popular before I was even born LOL.

Since this was a hockey fund raiser, just about everyone from minor hockey was there.

I drove Dan home at 9:30 because he was tired then I came back. I ended up leaving at 1am. The band still have another set and my friend Kim decided to stay. (I was her ride) so she arranged to come home with some others.

After the party was over, the old coach of our team, Rick, the one that quit, tried to pick a fight with Mark, the new coach. When Mark didn't take the bait, he decided to leave, but stopped before the parking lot when he saw Paul, our trainer come out. Rick yelled to him "your son's not the star you thought he'd be is he?" Paul waved him off and said "what ever" Then Rick came charging back and attacked Paul.
The fight didn't last long, but still, fists were flying.
I talked to Paul today and explained all this to me. I guess while Rick was still coach, he told our 9 and 10 year olds that they were pathetic, losers, and useless. He'd yell at them at the top of his lungs, he'd embarrass them by centering them out. He said they were an embarrassment to our town and on and on.
Dan thinks we're just to hard on him. He thinks so what big deal. Get over it, the kids deserved it.
Which leads me to my next issue LOL Yep, I got issues LOL.

Dan and his hearless attitude about this really irked me. I was telling him the story about what happened, and as soon as I mentioned Rick's behavior, he shot me down and didn't want to hear any more. I was just ******ing for nothing.

Then I told him how my mom is upset because my new SIL who's expecting said she wanted her mom to get her a playpen when my mom had already gotten her one and she knew it.

There's more to that story, but needless to say, her mom is jelouse and has put the bug in her ear that my mom is not her 6 year old son's grand ma for real. Now they treat her differently. She's not as close as they use to be. Her son even reminds my mom that she's not his grand ma.
My mom has tried to do everything she can to treat him, and all of them, as well as she has treated me and my children. And my mom is a super di duper grandma. She spoils my kids with gifts and so much love, but my kids aren't spoiled rotten.
Any way, she's tried to show him that same love she's shown us.
At every turn, my mom hears about her mom this her mom that.
She knows it's not the same, and has accepted this and know that this new baby, although will be her real grand child, will not have to chance to be as close as my kids.
But when these slaps in the face keep happening, even though she's accepted it, it still hurts.
My point to all this is, Dan hearlessly said Oh well, tell her to get over it. When your hear is involved, it's hard to get over.
I was so angry with him because of these two hearless comments said within a few mins of each other, that I just wanted to eat.
I ate 2 pepperonis which are on my food plan.

Well, I think I've done enough barking for tonight. Thanks for listening.

Have a good night

Dar

Hi all :wave:

Just stopped in real quick to post today's weigh in results.

It's official, another 5lbs gone this week.

Hope to be back later if I'm not to tired. I'll be out to bingo tonight. Hope I win for a change LOL

Have a great night

Dar

Congratulations Fleur!!! Excellent work!!!

Congrats on the 5lb loss...that is "FANTASTIC"!!! :up:

Trust me...I know about the heartless comments and the annoying attitude (ready my story in journal)...I felt like eating too but resisted...and...I feel great for doing so!!!

Keep up the great work!

mcmarto :dn :dc :dn :dc

Thanks Nancy and MC.

I'm quite proud of myself too. I'm really sticking to this plan and OA. (got another meeting tomrrow morning)

I heard something today that I'm sure you've all heard before. Something I've prob heard a thousand times myself, but has never clicked in.
I heard that you should shedual your workouts as an appointment. I heard that and thought, what a great idea, now how many times have I heard that , but never really heard it?
I guess if I shedual it as an appointment, I'd be less likely to let anything interfere with it. I mean, I wouldn't miss my Dr appointment cause I was to tired, or my show was on, or I had to change my load of laundry now would I? I wouldn't miss a hockey game. I would move heaven and earth to make sure Reilly got to his game on time and not a minute late, so why can't I see this as just another must get to appointment?
Do I really need to get up at 6am? No, I can pick my least busiest time of day and schedual some exercise. Yes, I'll do that. 10:30 tomorrow, I'll be doing a workout, and if my DVD player doesn't feel like working, I'll walk the treadmill. yep, that's what I'm going to do.

I had best get to bed now. Dan's on the war path about my house being upside down and behind on laundry. Got a big heavy duty cleaning day ahead of me tomorrow... that and my meeting and exercise :( oh no! I'll have to do my exercise at 1pm instead. Look at me, I'm already making excuses LOL. I won't be home from my meeting till after 11, and I know I'll need to eat some lunch. So 1pm it is.

Have a great day

Dar

Ok, Fleur, we all heard it, 1 pm, will be back to check!!! LOL

Nancy- I DID IT!!! :D Yesssss. I only did a 15 min walk on my treadmill, but it's something, and I kept my appointment.

Yahoo...you did it!

Back in the day when I had first joined a gym...I scheduled it as being part of my job...it was work...so I had to do it...and I did...for a year...until I met my DH...you know the rest...hahaha!

Now the speech path. who works at my school...she workouts everyday after work...she does not consider her workday done until she finishes at school and at the gym...this keeps her working out M-F...she is slowly motivating me to get back to the gym!...

mcmarto

Good for you, Fleur! Great job getting back on the treadmill. We all know that getting started is the hardest part. Now your momentum will carry you over to tomorrow. :up:

I do something like your scheduling. I recently wrote in my journal about it. At the close of each day's post, I write my plan out for the following day. Putting in writing the exercise I plan to do is like a contract for me. When I write it there, I commit to doing it, and I do.

Stuff is really melting here & we're getting tons of fog. Same over there? It doesn't seem like it's warm enough for melting, but I guess it must be!

Lisrey :laugh:

MC- go for it!!! The best thing in my opinion is to have a workout buddy. If she's already commited, join her!! Sure wish I had somebody to workout with.

LISREY- Getting started is def a killer. But that's over now, I'm already started :D
I noticed that you do that in your journal. I had tried that, but I never seemed to follow thourgh with my plans. Don't know why.

I posted about the fog in your journal. We are getting it really bad here being so close to the lake. I don't mind the fog too much, it's better then ice and snow.

I'm sooo ready for spring. I miss my thunder storms not to mention the warmth.



Not much to post about today. I walked 15 mins. I stayed under my carbs. I'm still in ketosis.
Reilly is losing his voice and his throat hurts. I hope he's better for tomorrow because he has a game tomorrow night and Saturnday afternoon. Erin was sick Tuesday and Wed with the same thing. I'll have to play it by ear to see if he'll play or not.

Besides all that jazz, there isn't much else to post.

So I guess I'll say goodnight.

Have a wonderful Friday

Dar

Congrats on the walk and ketosis!

It's been so nice here this week...upper 40's...yesterday 53...and..sunny!...A few more days of this...then lots of rain...and back to the 30's...I cannot wait for spring...mainly to walk outside and wear less bulky clothes!

I am thinking...gee...by then I can be at least another 10lbs lighter...slowly but surely!...I am currently fighting with my DH...and as usual...he is being cruel...the only way he knows to be...its been awhile since we had it out...now he is offering me cake and pizza...jerk...

Well hope you have a nice weekend!...mcmarto

Hi Dar,
been way too long since i stopped in to see you, so here i am.
i love the idea of exercise as an appointment..good to see that you have been keeping your appts lol.
i am thrilled to hear that you are doing so great with OA.
hugs bell :)

Good workin' Fleur, I am afraid to think that the reason you haven't been here in the last couple of days is that Reilly, and maybe more, are sick at your house. HOpe not.

So make sure you get lots of rest, after your exercise of course, drink lots of fluids, and be healthy.

Hi ya sweets ;)

Good for you for getting in that fifteen.... I promise babes that if you give exercise a chance you will cross over to the other side. And that side feels so much better then the other... I PROMISE... There is light at the end of the tunnel... So keep on making those appointments. You will reep the rewards!!!! :hug:

Back to the 30's?...Yeah right...it slipped right back into the 20's and we are expecting snow today and tomorrow...boohoo...

I want spring!...Well hope you are doing well!...mc

Hi there everyone.

Like always, I don't have much time to post, so I'd better hurry up LOL.

We've all had our turns being sick. Erin, then Reilly, now Bry-Anne. I've been fighting it the whole time.

I have no energy and my food for the past 2 days sucks. Back to basics again I'm afraid.

All I want to do is sleep. Needless to say I've not exercised in a week, not even my bike.

I just woke up, and already I need a nap.

I'll try to get my butt back here later to post more of my sad story LOL.

Have a great day

Dar

OH NO!

Hope everyone gets better soon!...mc

Hi MC, thanks for stopping in.

Well, I finally stopped fighting my cold and it has hit me full force. I've been out of it since Saturday. Yesterday and Monday I was so sick, I couldn't even go to the Dr. The wait time to see them is hours.
Finally went today and I have a sever sinus infection. My sinuses are so full that it feels like my facial bones are about to break. I can't bend over for fear my eye balls will pop out.

Ok, enough about that.

Somehow I've managed to lose 2lbs. I'm not doing Atkins right now, as I haven't the energy to cook all the meat that I would need. So, for now, I'm just eating low fat and smaller portions. My appitite isn't so big right now anyway.
Exercise is 0. Walking anywhere kills me. I get out of breath just getting up. I know it's due to this sinus thing.
Hope to be back to my good old self in a week or so. (that's how long the Dr said it would take!!!) :c(

Good news is my mom is back from Cancun and she'll be here anytime. She's going to surprise the kids.

Bad news.... Dan is off work for 2 weeks vacation LOL. Oh.... poor me :laugh:

Well, I'm going to go try my new french vanilla tea. Sounded yummy so I bought some.

Have a great day

Dar

P.S. I hope to be feeling better so I can spend a bit more time here at DT, reading your journals.
I miss you guys.

Oh, Fleur! That sounds just awful! Feel better soon, take care; we miss you, too!

Lisrey :console:

Get well soon!...mc

Thanks Lisrey and MC. I'm still feeling ill, but I think I'm on the mend.

I've never had an infection so bad or so painful in my life. It has now been 10 days and I'm still feeling it. Friday I saw my Dr and he gave me antibiotics and ibuprophen for pain. He also sent me for a facial x-ray on Saturday.
Friday after my Dr visit, I couldn't take the pain anymore and I ended up at the hospital. I was screaming, the pain was that bad. They did nothing... as usual.
Saturday the x-ray showed what I had known all along. My right sinus cavity is nearly full of infection. They sent me back to the DR and he basicly told me to continue the antibiotics and that it would be a long recovery because there is so much infection there.
I'll be back in for another x-ray in 10 days.

My food has really sucked. I'm back up with my weight again. I havn't been following a food plan. It has been just to hard. I eat anything handy bacause I just can't stand to cook ..... or stand at all!

I'm hoping I start feeling better soon so I can start eating properly.
Good news is I can now smell things again and the pain is down to a "bad tooth ache" feeling.

Funny, before I had no motivation to exercise, now I do and I can't. Go figure!

Well, I'll just keep doing the best I can.

Have a great day

Dar

Gosh...that is so terrible!...I am glad you are slowly beginning to feel better!!!...

I have been avoiding the flu ... teachers and students at my school have been hit hard...my classroom mate was hit with the bug on Saturday...she called me today and let me know she still has a 102 fever and is still extremely ill...I told her to stay home and not come back until she was cured... 8-| ...Eeek!...I really don't want to get the flu!...

Well I hope you are feeling great soon enough!...

mcmarto

Thanks MC. I'm feeling so much better. It was a long 13 days of pure, painfull hell. I dont think I've ever been so sick in my life.

The good news is I have lots of energy now, and starting Monday, I'll be working out. I'll be starting back on Atkins as soon as I go grocery shopping.
I was going today, but Dan wants me to wait a few days.

I have so much energy that I decided to get into my laundry room/ storage room, and go thourgh the 40 something totes I have in there and edit lots of junk. Kinda like a spring cleaning. I'm going to work from the basement up. Lord knows it's very over due.

Well, I have to free up the phone line, but now that I have my new lap top, going online at anytime (of the night) will be easier. I do have to go because it looks like my laundry room exploded.

(4 more days till Dan goes back to work LOL)

Have a good one

Dar.

Glad to hear you are feeling better and getting back to your program!!!

Woohoo!

Have fun cleaning!...mcmarto

Oh my goodness Fleur, what an awful time you have been through, my goodness, you poor girl. So glad those 'idiots' finally figured out what it was and did something about it, Sheesh!!!

Well, don't try to bounce back too fast, take your time, you will be back at it eventually and you don't want to get sick again.

Sending healing thoughts your way, and saying some prayers too.

Nice chatting with you!

I hope you can figure out what plan you want to jump into ... you have to really feel it for it to work!!!...

mc

Hi Nancy :wave:
I'm feeling great now, thank goodness. I'll tell ya, I've never had so much pain...ever.
I took all my meds because I didn't want to take the chance of it coming back.

Hello there MC.
So glad you answered your phone LOL. I had a good time chatting with you and I look forward to doing it again sometime soon.

I've decided to try counting calories and sticking to lower fat/natural foods. I bought a "any diet" calculator that keeps a 7 day log of your carbs, fats, cals, proteins, and fiber. I add in all I can, but really I'm only interested in the cals and fats.

Does anybody know how many fat grams you should eat while losing weight? I heard it was 10-15% (I think) but I would like to know how many grams.

Taking this week to catch up on all my chores and trying to make my house look like a home again. Also trying to retrain my kids. Two weeks with me out of the picture and the kids are back to being slobs. Makes my job even harder.

Well, Dan will be home from work soon, so I'd better get going and fix him his dinner.

Have a good one

Dar

Hey!

I think its good to eat about 20-25% fat depending on your daily calorie intake...so...if you are eating lets say 1800 calories a day...you fat grams should be between 40 and 50 grams of fat...for 1600 calories a day...your fat grams would be 35-45 grams of fat!!!...

Hope you are having a great week!...

mcmarto

Hiya, Fleur!

Glad that you are feeling better again. How's the lowfat going? Are you finding time for exercise? I'm sure looking forward to the nice spring weather -- my vacation last week spoiled me, and now I just can't stand looking at the snow! :laugh:

Hope to hear from ya soon!

Lisrey :)

Lisrey- You and me both!!! I'm sooo tired of snow. Bring on the bright colours of spring.

MC- Thanks for the info.


Well much has happened since I've last been here.... which has been ages now.

Reilly has played soooo much hockey lately. Saturday, we met Walter Gretzky, Wayne's dad. We watched his grandson play. Very sweet man. He gave Reilly and Bry-Anne his autograph.
We went out of town for a few days for a tournament. We lost and the coach was tossed from the game. In his defense, the refs were terrible and he held his cool for most of the game. He just lost it after the umteenth penalty for our team and our team only.

Bry-Anne had game day Saturday, and she got two goals too. Her final score was 7-4.

Today we've played the first game of the Hockey For Hospice tournament. THEY WON!!!! What an exciting game. The best game they have ever played. The score was 1-0 and they got that goal with less then 2 mins left, and two guys in the box. They pulled their goalie and they had 6 skaters to our 3.
We play again tonight, then again on Saturday. Bry-Anne too has Game Day on Saturday.

Ok, enough about hockey..... God, what will I do when hockey is over???? :c(

My food, my lack of exercise and my weight suck!!!!

I just can't seem to get focused. I can't seem to care. God I want to care. I want to want it, but I'll be honest, I just don't. WHHHHHHHHY :c(
What's wrong with me????

Well, I'm here at my parents, and I'm stewing right now. My dad is such an ass hole.
Sorry, but it's true.
At the begining of hockey, he got loud with me about how parents shouldn't coach the kids and how we should but out and let the coaches do their jobs. I agree, but I explained that the problem at that time was with the one coach that quit and his personality and not how he coaches. He wouldn't listen.
I just heard him coaching Reilly (he who knows nil about hockey) I told him to stop coaching and that I know how he hates how parents do it so grandparents shouldn't either. He started "I wasn't coaching and Reilly said the coach agrees with everything I said" I told him I heard him and he shouldn't do it. He again said he wasn't and Reilly said he was asking questions then explaining why the coach said... what ever it was he said.
He told me in a "F YOU" kind of way that he'll now accept my oppology. HA! I heard him telling Reilly what he should do.
The really problem hear is my dad doing what he accused me of, then telling me in that way that he'll accept my oppology. What an ass.

Thanks for letting me vent. Unfortunatly, he's still here, and so am I.

Well, my turn at the computer is over and the next kid is up.

Have a great day

Dar

Hey girl!

Long time no chat!!!

What do you mean you are not on plan?...Heck...neither am I...I just got back from Seattle...and lucky for me...the scale shows only a 2lb increase which should be gone by the end of the week!...We did so much walking (I had not idea the place was hilly like Seattle)...so we burned off a lot of calories...my feet were sore for days!

Talk to you soon!

mcmarto

Hey Fleur, great to see you!!!

So why is it that you actually go to your parents place? LOL. Now you know why I am always glad that I live in Alberta, 2,000+ miles away from parents and inlaws. LOL

Hang in there, get away from the stressful man, enjoy your kids and get a plan that works for YOU, not restrictions, just healthy choices that will turn into habits.

Hey, did you know that we started the exercise chat again, lol, that is right. No excuses now, hahahaha!!!

Well it is getting late and the clocks go ahead and I have to get up in good time tomorrow, so, take care, nice to see you back. Missed you!!!

Where are you at?

What is going on?

Hellooooo...missing you...hope all is well!

mc

:ninja:

hey Dar !!!!!!!


are you all recovered?

can u kick ass like the old days still?



missed your butt kicking

and missed you too


:x

Hey girl...I am back on a plan...I weigh in on Saturday...I know I will stick with it for the next 7 weeks...why?...I have those 2 vacations coming up at the end of May!!!...

Then after a week or so off I will have to jump back into the same plan or a new plan...

I gained a few pounds back while I was off the last couple of weeks...but...not all...I still begin at 231 (as opposed to 242) so that makes me happy!...

Hope you are doing ok...I am missing you!

mcmarto

Hi everyone,

Sorry I've been in a funk and I'm trying desperatly to get out of it.

I think it's time again to open a new journal to get me going.

Hope to see you there.

Dar