Thread: my new life

Hi Ann and welcome

I wanted to let you know that I also like the fruit and had a hard time giving it up...so I didn't . I love bannanas wayyyyy to much! Bannanas and peanut butter and apples and peanut butter!! YUM! (I found a great low carb peanut butter made with splenda that I really enjoy) I do wonder sometimes how fast I would be losing if I cut out the fruits and my weekly (or sometimes twice weekly!) bowl of oatmeal with strawberries. I am losing weight on a steady, regular basis and I incorporated daily excercise into my routine, and I think the excercise gives me a little more leeway in my food chocies. Like you said, you have to incorporate a way of eating that you can stick to and not feel deprived, thats how I feel too. So with the oatmeal, I found a brand that is lower on the glycemic index and I kept it in my diet. You do what you feel is right and healthy for you!!

Hope you are feeling better and again Welcome!

thank you both!
HeyKim, you are so pretty! I'm looking forward to pictures again. Right now I hate having mine taken and I"m too embarrassed to look at them.

I did good today. I made ham tostados tonight. I had about 3 pecans for a snack.

I ordered some news clothes today and bought the pants in one size smaller so I MUST lose this weight

Looking forward to a good day tomorrow....

ANN.. thanks for the complement... very very sweet of you to say... but hey.. take a look at my BEFORE picture.. it aint pretty..
i started this journey in january (the 12th to be exact..) of this year... i know i have lost 50 lbs.. maybe more.. i havent been weighed since june (i only weigh at doctors appts.. i have no scale)
i STILL hate having my picture taken.. the pictures i post here (new ones anywho) are ones i take MYSELF on my cell phone... i am the HIDE BEHIND THE PILLOW queen.. (or whatever object or person i can grab to throw in front of me...) i am getting better at looking at pictures of me.. but i throw out HORRIBLE ones.. and i delete off the computer ones my husband seems to love to send out to all the relatives..(always nasty shots of me.*ick*...)
so i take ones i can stand looking at.. then i email em to honeymoons computer so he will mail THOSE to friends and family instead of the crappy ones he has taken..
its all about the lighting and angle....*L*
keep hangin in girl.. you'll do just fine..
i LOVE bananas.. but i dont eat them anymore..if honeymoon or grandkiddo has one .. if i want one.. i take a BITE of theirs and thats all i need... maybe once in a MONTH...
but during induction of atkins i didnt have fruit.. then i had strawberries... raspberries...
now i dont have very much if ANY during the month.. unless i go to a buffet and get cantalope..and berries..

Today has been really good.

yesterday was Thanksgiving with the in-laws at my home so today is leftover turkey and some cheese along with broccoli, cauliflower, pepper strips

I bought a size 10 pant, I usually wear a 10 or 12, and I couldn't get them past my thighs! I am hoping it's the pants being small and me not getting bigger

Lots of weightlifting lately, that feels great.

brrrrrrrr..It is SO cold here tonight! We are forecast to get 8 inches of snow over the next 24 hours.

Thanksgiving went pretty well. I think I need more protein though. My teeth are getting kind of translucent and I think I'm eating too much fruit.

Will start keeping a better journal tomorrow morning.

so far today:

2 eggs scrambled in butter with cheese
1 toast
lc cocoa.

I'm at 170.5 pounds this morning.

After typing this, I will do a full body weight workout.

I just want a salad for lunch, breakfast was high protein enough that I am not hungry.

I'm aiming for 60 grams of carbs per day. That keeps me steady and energetic. Right now I need that.

I'm really wanting to get a yoga workout in as well. That calms me. My life is so busy, I need a good diet and exercise program. I tried eating raw and I felt pretty good but my teeth were showing that it was a bad diet. Also I seemed to gain weight! I know I need more protein than I can get with a raw diet.


UPDATE: 2:00pm
just finished a huge salad with lettuce, cucumber, red pepper, onion, cheese, carrots, turkey sausage, ranch dressing