Can You Hear Me??

[misplaced southerner]

happy sunday to all! well i did my daily "read" of inspiration here just now and after doing so, feel much better. i was just wondering if any of you heard me this morning.....stomping my feet like a little spoiled child when i got on the scales and did NOT lose of the last couple of days!!!

i know, i know...inches, well being etc....but this morning when i was getting dressed for church, there was NO difference in my size 10 skirt...so it was back to the 12 (which is loose but the 10 is too tight.)

my question is this...i have been in ketosis all week...had several chances to "cheat" but held my ground....worked myself to death yesterday so that HAD to be great exercise...why am i not losing. i read about all the newbies who are dropping weight left and right. we are all different i know but....gggrrr!!!!!

tomorrow is the exercise challenge...my SWEETHEART got all our gym equipment set up yesterday with a littletv and music system to boot...i am HOPING that will give me a MUCH NEEDED boost with this weight loss....i still have 7 pounds to go in 2 weeks to make my first mini goal...going to san francisco to meet the "best man" and my fiance's new business partner and i really want to look and feel my best. any experience or advice is always welcome....and sorry about the whining session...whining is NOW OVER!

[Lady_Hawke]

Have you been drinking all your water?

[misplaced southerner]

hi lady hawke...
yes, yes,, yes and thanks for the suggestion...i am at about 100 oz of water a day...the bathroom is my friend.....sadly patience is NOT my forte....

i also keep waiting for the burst of energy everyone talks about...well i do not have that sluggish dragged out carb feeling but there is not burst...(could have something to do with having washed 36 windows, cleaning the pool, potting a patio full of flowers and scrubbing outdoor furniture all day yesterday....admittedly laid in the hammock and read my "health" mag this afternoon!"

[Odosan]

Missplaced... Hey I am in your camp. I have been there several times in my weight loss drive. Only thing I can tell you is I just stopped things like carbonated beverages (even those with splenda). After stopping those little items, I began to loose weight again. And now after loosing 80+ lbs, I am so much excited about Atkins diet that it DOES work. It might have bumps but it works. So keep at it and take away those interruptions that bother us who are on this diet.

Oh, one more thing, I found that if I ate a lot of Pork Skins (fried), the higher sodium sort of added to my water weight. But when I do away with the sodium and drink water for a week, I see 2 to 4 lbs weight loss.

Good luck on your goals. Atkins Does work. Really it does. It makes sense and those who poo-poo your choice of diets, just thank them for thier opions and follow your heart. There is no need to bother with those who are jealous.. yep, they will be jealous of you. They will be eating some jello and 2 oz tuna sandwich. You will be eating a 16 oz porterhouse steak with buttery mushrooms and grilled onions... Haha, Now tell me what whould you want to eat? Haha..
Yeah baby.. And believe me, these are comparrisons of reality with what I have gone through. I love to go head to head with the Calorie-counters out there.

Enjoy and keep up the spirit,

[misplaced southerner]

hi odosan and thanks for the words of encouragement.....80 pounds...wow!! that is fantastic! i am not big on the pork rind things....and i dont add salt to my food but i will look closely at the salt content of anything else i am eating.....

i do know that it could be something little making a big difference....i am having to make myself eat as i don;t really have an appetite but i do it anyway.

i think the water fills me up!

i know that i need to be more patient....i was just hoping to see the same temendous first two week loss that so many of the members talk about. i REALLY wanted to break 180 this weekend and move that darn fish down to 179!!! makes me mad to look at that goofy thing swimming there on 183 (well i am really down to 181.5 but haven't gotten to that ticker site to change it yet!!!)

BTW, where is lenmoore? i am in southern CA. thanks and CONGRATS on your huge success!!

[Odosan]

Hey there Southerner.

Thanks for the reply so soon. Yes each one of us has to find thier own food they are comfortable with but Atkins is really a solid way of life.

As for Lemoore, I am work at Naval Air Station Lemoore as a Civilian Meteorologist (I tell the pilots about the strike weather and such). It is south of Fresno California and north of Los Angeles. I the middle of the San Juaquin Valley. Kind out of the way of everything. I call it the Area 51 that everyone knows about but does not want to come here to see what we are all about. However, we here at NAS Lemoore are quietly buidling a massive Strike/Fighter Base in the U.S. <shhsssss> but don't tell anyone.
Thanks for the cudos on the loss, I still have 20-25 lbs left to go and I hope to make it in the next 3 months. At this time, weight loss is tight and to follow the Atkins diet is important when trimming that last 20+ lbs. But I am happy.

You too will be encouraged when you start getting to your goal weight. It will be like gold. People that really are your friends with notice and hug you, and those who arn't your friend with snipe at you and make jokes. Just laugh at them and concentrate on your friends. Besides your friends are more important to you.

Keep up the loss. If you burp, get back on the atkins track. Remember you are doing this for you not anyone else. So, don't feel bad about a bump every now and then. Just get right back up and start Atkins again. AND DON'T PUT YOURSELF DOWN for not loosing anything. It does not help anyone. Get right back up into the program and stick with it.

/hugs
odosan (old japanese girlfriend of mine gave me Odochan - Odo the boy. Now Odosan Odo the older man)