http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/ Atkins Diet en Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/ http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/573-onederland.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:10:45 GMT I finally made it to Onederland, that magical place I took for granted years ago. Yes, Onederland feels good and I'm not going to slide back. I had made a goal that I was going to reach this point by Xmas or New years but I ended up stalling for three weeks instead. So I don't know if I'll be making any goals with a time frame anytime soon but I am looking forward to loosing the next twenty pounds which will then take me out of the obese category. three more pounds and I'll have lost thirty pounds and I think I'll do before and during photos and post it. I love looking at everyone's pictures, it's so motivating, so it's only right that I do the same. ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/573-onederland.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/566-getting-my-groove-back.html Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:38:53 GMT Wow. I looked in the mirror this morning and saw that my nightshirt hug straight down from my bust instead of arching out from my sternum like it did three months ago. Actually I had gotten even bigger than I had been when I was pregnant before deciding starting this WOE. I was struggling there,... Wow. I looked in the mirror this morning and saw that my nightshirt hug straight down from my bust instead of arching out from my sternum like it did three months ago. Actually I had gotten even bigger than I had been when I was pregnant before deciding starting this WOE. I was struggling there, for the last few weeks, to eat enough because I had caught a cold and couldn't taste anything. Consequently, my energy went down and I was feeling depressed. Thank goodness for Linda's lowcarb recipes! I finally went to that site and made up a meal plan and I'm starting to feel better now and think that half my problem was that I wasn't eating enough carbs. I'm now two pounds away from Onderland:lol: and I'm preparing to start the C25k plan. I think i'm going to have a very good year ahead of me.:dancing1 ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/566-getting-my-groove-back.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/467-onederland-sight.html Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:07:15 GMT Well after the scales stalled for about a month, I'm starting to drop weight and inches again. It's not the scales' fault, although I do admit to calling it a few bad names, rather I needed to exercise more and the cold and icy winter weather we're having here in CT isn't very inspiring. But I bought myself a few new DVDs to workout with and when the weather is willing, I take my three mile walk. This week I'm going to join a gym that opened in this area called Planet Fitness. You can join for $10 a month and they have treadmills, weight machines etc, which I think is a pretty good bargain. A friend of mine wants to join too so I think the buddy system will help keep me moving. I also am packing up all the clothes that are too big for me and giving them all away. Yep, all of them. I never again want to make it easy for me to gain this weight back. In fact, I think I'm going to throw out all my elastic waist and drawstring pants too because they are just as forgiving, with exception of my workout clothes ( which I need to buy in new sizes since the pants keep falling down!). Well my closet is going to be pretty empty because I am wearing pants now that I haven't worn in ten years or more and after that I've got nothing. Well, not only will it make it easier to clean out my closet, it's going to be fun to buy a new wardrobe when I reach my goal weight. ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/467-onederland-sight.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/398-unexpected-thanksgiving-treat.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:32 GMT Well, usually when I go on a diet, I have to lose about thirty plus pounds before I can get a compliment from anyone; so I was not prepared for the raves I got when I went to my nephew's house for Thanksgiving dinner. People kept comenting on how much I had lost and how great I looked. The funny thing is I had such a bad cold and was so stuffed up, I had thought I looked pretty pasty faced with a red nose. Heh. The complements definitely helped to make me feel better. And since I couldn't taste anything, I wasn't tempted to eat anything I shouldn't. Ah, maybe the holidays aren't going to be so challenging afterall... ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/398-unexpected-thanksgiving-treat.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/388-well-i-can-see-i-need-make-some-changes.html Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:03:27 GMT I weighed and measured myself today and I'm stuck on the scales but did lose an inch around each of my bust, abdomen, and hip measurements and a half inch off my waist. I'm a little discouraged because I felt I would have some dramatic weight loss ( ever the optimist!) but oh well. I've been thinking about what could be throwing a wrench in the works and this is what I came up with after reviewing "the book" again:
First I had been sucking on cough drops at night because my house is so dry from using wood heat that I can't sleep without coughing. I didn't have sugar free ones and wasn't going to waste a full bag of regular ones. Besides my ketostix were still changing color so I didn't worry. Second, I have been eating cheese daily and since that can be a problem, I'm going to cut it out and see what happens. Last and probably a big contributor is my Diet Pepsi habit which I have cut back on to milking one glass a day like it's manna from heaven, so no more of that if that is what it's going to take. Perhaps keeping a closer eye on salt in my food and maybe a prayer that perimenopause stops tweaking with me and I'll do better. I don't think I've been eating too many calories or too little but I'm going to dig out my carb/calorie counter and watch that more closely too.
I think I'd be devastated but I can't stop remembering how bad I was feeling before starting this and even if I'm not racing to a svelt new me, I'm still in a better state than I was a month ago. I'm not going to be fat forever.... perhaps a little longer than I would like to be...but after this never again. ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/388-well-i-can-see-i-need-make-some-changes.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/387-gotta-keep-moving.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:53:50 GMT Brrrrr! It was 20 degrees outside today hardly my favorite walking weather but I reminded myself that in order to reach my goal of getting under 200 lbs by Xmas, I can't let the windchill factor stop me. Nobody else can make this happen but me, so if I fail, it's my own dang fault and I'm not going to let that happen. I think I may have actually broken a speed record for myself as the fastest three mile walk I have ever taken. Thank goodness for the vaseline I smeared on my face and lips or I think my face would've cracked. ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/387-gotta-keep-moving.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/382-feeling-good.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:00:19 GMT Well I don't know if I've lost weight or inches, I've decided to just keep up with the program, get exercise and have fun. I feel so good that feeling good alone is making any sacrifices worthwhile. But I don't really feel like I've had to give up much considering how good I'm feeling at the moment. I have a wheat allergy so I couldn't eat most processed breads and pastas anyway. I love not being hungry all the time like on low calorie diets. Life is good. ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/382-feeling-good.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/381-sometimes-its-just-enough-feel-sushine-your-face.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:59:48 GMT I took my camera with me today when I went on my walk. I thought it would help me get my creative juices going and maybe I could take some pictures that I could use in future paintings and drawings. Well, it was such a beautiful day and I had so much fun and felt soooo good that I walked an extra... I took my camera with me today when I went on my walk. I thought it would help me get my creative juices going and maybe I could take some pictures that I could use in future paintings and drawings. Well, it was such a beautiful day and I had so much fun and felt soooo good that I walked an extra mile and came home with all kinds of leaves and plant matter to use in potential still life settings to paint and a ton of pictures in my camera. All the while, I didn't think about my weight, the scale from h**l, or even the fact that I was technically exercising. The sun was shining on my face and I was having a ball. So I realized this and thought " Yeah, this is how it should be." Being in the moment enjoying myself, playing actually. That is normal, healthy behavior. Not hopping on the scale every morning, not worrying about my weight, hating that I let myself become so fat, and Lord, will I really be able to become slim oneday? I just realized how my thoughts had been running around my head like rats in a maze that they knew by heart. And worse, I had been doing this for decades. I feel like a spell has been broken with these musings in the sunshine and know I'm going to be all right and the weight will come off and in the meantime ...I'm going to start living!:NewDay ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/381-sometimes-its-just-enough-feel-sushine-your-face.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/379-give-me-more-strength.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:55:58 GMT I told myself that I wasn't going to get on that scale and what do my feet do? They march right over and put me on that scale before I realize that I'm on automatic pilot. And there that one pound gain is, mocking me. I think my keto stix are turning the darkest possible color so I know something is going on. Eh, it's probably hormones but enough! I'm addicted to looking at that scale and my whole day is affected by what I see. * sigh* That ain't right. ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/379-give-me-more-strength.html http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/375-give-me-strength.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:01:37 GMT I thought I was more optimistic than this but after a week of no weight loss and still burning ketones (read purple) I still haven't lost any weight this week.In fact the scale crept up one pound.:bang: I should've taken my measurements at the begining of Induction but I thought it might depress me too much, so I'm holding on to the hope that I'm losing inches as I type. As one of those lucky metabolic resistant people, I'm desperate to make this a sucess. So, okay, gameplan: I know my two glasses of Diet Pepsi are badbadbad and since that has been my only deviation from this WOE, I am going to have to give it up, gulp.:eek: I've been walking three miles a day but I could start by adding in another half hour of "something", since I have a whole box of exercise videos collecting dust. Okay then... we'll see what that does for me by the end of November. I always feel better after one of my pep talks.
Oh, and I'm not getting on that dang scale until then! That thing has too much power on my state of mind! ]]> Sookie http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/blogs/sookie/375-give-me-strength.html