Here I am AGAIN **sigh**

[loana]

ok I am praying this is it. I know I can do this!
I am not sure some of you may remember me.. I see some new names and some old names on board.. I have been a member of the board for a few years and have tried this for a couple of times but always having excuses after falling off... this time I am determined. I am in school for medical assistant everynight and it has been hard to eat right when they have nothing but junk food in vending machines so i need to plan ahead and take my meals with me... anyhow I started yesterday, printed some recipes induction friendly from Linda's site and went shopping today...
My signature is OLS goes to show you how long it has been I been away.. I am now 30 and my kiddos are now 7, 5 and 4
I am still taking photographs (for those who remember me) in my spare time and like I said above I go to school Monday thru Thurs from 5-10:30pm so I get home at about 11 or so
anyhow I love the support this site has always given me you guys are the best and looking forward to making my goal this time!

[DarlingBri]

Welcome back Loana and I hope 3rd time really is it for you!

That's a really heavy schedule you have and it does seem like a genuine challenge to be able to plan to eat well and on plan with that. BUT I can't think of a more Atkins-friendly one either - you can totally take salads and boiled eggs and cheese and loads of good stuff with you. You'll be a skinny tupper-ware goddess in no time

[Mbudlite89]

Welcome back, good luck. your sons are gorgeous, as you are also. We are here to help...good luck...and if you have any questions...ask

[loana]

Thank you so much!!! I need to reread the book I have a test tomorrow but I will try to reread it Thursday.. I ate sausage for breakfast, made the cauliflower soup from Linda's website for lunch (I hate cauliflower) but amazingly the soup is AWESOME... and I am making some steak and some steamed veggies to take with me for dinner with a string cheese for snack at school!
is diet green tea acceptable? I love it and green tea suppose to speed up metabolism.. just did not find any info on this!
Thanks again!!! off to get ready for school while I check kiddos school folders!
Be back tonight and Thanks again!

[DarlingBri]

Well, you need to drink 64 ounces of water a day and there's evidence that the atrificial sweetners can stall weightloss so if you want a clean induction you might go with water - drinking that much is like a full time job!

Have you tried natural green tea? You could make your own - it's nice cold, does not need sweeteners, you just need to experiment with how long to steep it. (In my case not very long at all!)

[Mbudlite89]

I believe you can have Green tea...99% sure.. I know you can drink it if its unsweetened, and no caffeine. I actually hate tea but I bought some Celeteial(Spell check) peppermint tea...only ingredient is..peppermint...with a little splenda tastes just like a peppermint candy...sorta lol. Also should be a post fro ma week ago about tea's

[farmwife]

Hi Loana,
I think this board is a huge help for those of us trying to stick with it(as I'm sure you know). Don't be a stranger here!

Your boys are such cuties! I'm sure they are bigger now!

You'll do great, I just know it!

[loana]

Thanks everyone!!! The tea I like is the Lipton diet green tea already bottled but it has small amt of caffeine... so I am giving it up I gues.. sucks but I need to loose weight lol
Thanks again! I am pooped from school so off to bed!
btw thanks for kiddos compliments and myself.. that pic of me is my goal weight I was 165lbs I will post current pics of my kiddos in siggy tomorrow
night night and thanks again!

[loana]

weighed myuself this morning and down to 218.. is 3 lbs in 3 days so not bad!
won't weigh till Friday..yikes changed siggy but now is too big.. sorry let me try to fix this!

[loana]

happy to report I have been sticking with it since Monday and I always have a super hard time on weekends and is when I tend to sliup... well not this weekend :d yippeee.. I am grilling my fajitas (again) dog is staying away form them this time.. and making a sald to go with it.. anyhow not sure on how much I have lost as I have not weighed myself I will do so tomorrow morning or maybe will just wait till the end of the 14 days.. anyhow I am happy to be on track.. this morning at church I guess I am not sure if is called a cheat (communion) i had it but I just joined this church two weeks ago and I could not just not do communion.. my husband and I have been married for over 10 years and first time we go to church as he never was happy with any religion I would tell him.. so anywho I did have the sip of grape juice and the chicklet size peace of bread... I came home and made myself some scramble eggs while the kids and hubby had a hamburger lol
so I shall report back in afew days