Induction Buddies 11/30-12/13

[MySkinnyMission]

doesnt seem like this forum is too active.. or maybe just this section of the board.


anyways Im Eva..

today is my first day of induction(12/3).. i was so excited about about starting i couldnt sleep at all last night lol. Anyone here have any good cook books? when i did atkins months back i had websites i would go to for recipes but i didnt bookmark them phooey!

[philliha]

Welcome myskinny. It has been pretty quiet around here. My guess is that lots of people go off plan this time of year, and few people start a diet. Wait 'til January 1st. The induction forum will be packed.

[philliha]

Oh and as for good low carb recipes, I love Linda's site:
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home

[Focused]

Welcome, Eva!
*agrees w. Phillia* - we're just ahead of the curve...

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Doin' OK so far today. Had a breakfast meeting at McDs and ordered the Bacon, Egg, and Cheese McMuffin, minus the muffin. Was still hungry so I had some chicken nuggets and spent the longest time peeling off the fried part. My meeting buddy commented that I seemed "dedicated". For real.

Just got a message that I have a package waiting for me. Hope it's my copy of DANDR. Would be super reading for the bus and since no one here speaks English, I don't even have to be wary of people lookin' at me funny...

Stay strong all!

[focus83]

Hi Eva, welcome

Philliha - yes i managed to survive day 3 but there was a moment of weakness in there though. My partner eats whatever he wants and never puts on weight. Last night he was eating cake and was almost shoving one down my mouth but i resisted!! i feel like this is a huge achievement for me

Focused- i love roast chicken but the breast part is so dry for me. I had some left over breast last night so i cut them up and deep fried them and ate with veg. was delicious and tasted like little nuggets . Trying to think up easy things to make because if its difficult i end up not bothering lol

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I feel good today but then over here its only 9.15am. Focused you made me want mcd breakfast. The problem is i don't normally eat breakfast because it will set my hunger off. Im the type of person that if i dont eat my hunger stays quiet but the moment something touches my tongue it sets me off on a eating marathon. Hope you are all doing well! gonna try hard to get past day 4!!

[behealthy]

Hello Holly,

I just started into on 12/2/2008. I also need a buddy because I'm not sure that I'm doing the program rate.

How has it gone for you so far?

[philliha]

Welcome aboard behealthy! So far not too many of us in this thread seem to have fallen away, so it looks like we're helping to keep each other accountable, woohoo!

So far so good. I'm not weighing until after induction because TOM is approaching (that's time-of-month for anyone new). I usually gain about 7 pounds of retained water during that time and don't want to get discouraged. But I feel great and am on plan!

[Focused]

Welcome, Behealthy.

83~ Oops about making you want breakfast... . Breakfast usually works the opposite way for me: once I eat it, I feel full and satisfied for the rest of the day.

Holly~ Good for you not weighing in until after all affecting factors have passed...

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Still motivated, still goin' strong.
Had another "breakfast meeting" and our host made a surprise breakfast spread. Thank goodness, there were scrambled eggs and tomatoes there for me. Woot! I indulged a bit, but will make up for it in the rest of the day.

I'm not going to mention the other foods that were there for fear of setting anyone else off, but they were reeeeally good and I kept away from anything blatantly empty carb. (I also have a life-threatening allergy to nuts that kept me away as well, so it wasn't entirely willpower...) I also ate 1oz of colby jack cheese before I left home, so I'm at about 24 grams for today. Damage done BUT I'm not going to let it derail me.

Making "faux-tatoes" w. cauliflower now. Mmmmmm!

Stay strong all!

[focus83]

welcome behealthy, this thread is slowly gaining more new buddies for us to chat to .

Philliha - well done for staying off the scales, ive tried to but i cant resist jumping on and off them (i know so bad) im at tom too so im not really letting the scales affect my diet. Do you find it harder while on tom?

Focused - no dont worry, im glad you enjoyed your working breakfast. feel free to share your delicous meal ideas. give me ideas of what i can try

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im on day 5!! woohoo i know its not much but for me its a big achievement. Hope everyone else is doing good! as i have said before im on TOM so bit worried about what will happen.

can i ask how much exercise everyone is doing? i walk around alot but i havent yet done any planned exercise hope that doesnt affect me too much. Also i should be getting my book tonight!! yea cant wait!

[SkinnyInMyHead]

Ohhhh very exciting... can I join??? can I join??

I started Wednesday, 12/3... have lost 7.4 lbs in 3 days?? UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE.. no, I haven't read the book but I'm getting it this weekend so I can understand what's happening..

I'm 46, 5'11" and started at 307... my goal is 200...

So far, I've not had any cravings and no carb headaches and I have no idea what the induction flu is... so maybe if I don't know I won't get it?? LOL The main thing is I am not hungry all day long... that's just unbelievable to me.. I am ALWAYS hungry normally..

gotta start exercising...