Buddy List July 21 - 27

[studyinscarlet]

Welcome Kiki. Sounds like you are doing great. I highly recommend taking your measurements as well. You will be glad you did.

Congrats on the losses bill and f4n. Way to go!

[IrishMom82]

Hey everyone. Hope you all are well, congrats on the weightloss for many of you that's awesome!!!

I'm doing alright. Eating is eh. Not the best but it's not super bad either. We're going on vacation this weekend so we're not buying anything really we're just eating our fridge clean so we don't come home to icky stuff in the fridge.

Anyway, working out real hard and that always feels good.

[Andiepie81]

Hello all! I hope everyone is doing well. I am doing better. I had a crappy weekend. I was down and nothing was bringing me up. And really warm and humid didnt help. I started my week off on a pretty good note today. Here are my stats if you will:

B: hardboiled egg, string cheese, water.
L: turkey, slice of sharp cheddar, 1/2 cucumber, 4 orange pepper slices, 4 grape tomatos, 1 strawberry.
D: 3 chicken tenders cooked in coconut oil, cup of fresh steamed green beans, 6 slices of grilled summer squash cooked in butter.

* I let myself have 1/2 of a coffee cup of Diet Rite. Then the rest of my dinner I had water.

And I also exercised! Woohoo for me! I did free weights and worked on my lower half. I dont know the names of the exercises but I will try to explain:

5 different exercises with 5lb weights for my arms. I did 3 sets of 12 reps..I hope that is how it goes..lol
3 different exercises for my legs 2 sets of 15 for each leg (I didnt think I would make it!)
50 squats
25 calf raises for each leg.

It may not be that much but I am proud of myself. I at least got the ball rolling. I am alil pooped but actually feel good! Imagine that.

[moniegail]

hey everyone, been a long day for me, glad i'm finally home. went into work super early today because i had to leave for a while to go to the hospital to be there while stepdad had an angiogram done. luckily they found no blockages, and think he just need meds adjusted. went back to work later in the day. will still have to make up about 2 hrs that i missed during the rest of the week.

sassy-hope you were finally able to get some sleep. i have the same problem, this diet gives me so much energy, that i have to force myself to go to bed.

bill-sorry you are feeling under the weather....that 3 lbs loss should make ya feel better though.

bekka- 12 hr shifts can be rough, hope you are taking plenty of snacks to help you through the day.

kiki-sound like you're doing great. congrats on the 7+lbs loss and good for you for staying off the scales if they were getting you down. please tell your DH that his service to our great country is greatly appreciated. he has a very honorable vocation. hope the next 10 days fly by for you and he has a safe return home.

2muchmike- hope you have a great walk and remember to take some water with you to keep you hydrated on such a hot day.

fat4now- wtg on the 3 lbs loss, your doing great

irishmom-stay strong and hope you have a great vacation. going anywhere exciting?

Andie-hang in there girl...take everything a day at a time and try not to let life get ya down. your menu and workout both looks great.

study, elsie, and val- hope you are all doing well

if i left anyone out, i apologize. our little group is growing so much it's hard to keep up. will post my weigh in results later tonight, gotta go fix dinner, DH is getting hungry and so am i.

monie

[valleriek]

Hey Andie, good to see you again!!!

You guys, I have not been in ketosis for a whole 8 days now, I am wondering what your thoughts are?? I had a splurge (gyro and a couple of beers) on the weekend, and have been really good since Monday last week. I am eating only veggies and protein, but I have a couple cups of coffee with creamer and splenda in the morning. Have done that all along, except for the 2nd week on induction. I am also having a few sweeteners a day via diet rites or aquafina flavorsplashes. I know that these are no no's, but what do you guys think is the worst thing that I should cut back out?? I am showing no trace on the strips and that bothers me.

Or, should I see if I continue to lose this week and just keep doing what I am doing?? I did lose 2 pounds last week. I dunno if being in ketosis is that important or what? Anyway, thought I'd run it past you all. Of course I want the best results. Thanks!

[valleriek]

Aw, monie, you are a sweetie, I am sorry everyone if I didn't have time to itemize my replies today, I started back on campus and am super busy. I did good, packed lunch and water. Plan to exercise in the am, BF showed me how to REALLY make the most out of wt lifting, he used to be a pro in HS. I am so sore today!!! That is a great thing though, I felt strong while doing stairs at school today, I can feel my muscles getting stronger and that is a great feeling!

DB won't be put down for long and wants to eat my book while I am trying to study! LOL! I have him watching a baby einstein movie right now so I gotta take advantage of the time!!! I hope everyone is doing great!!!

[moniegail]

val- just a quick question, are you getting any fat in your meals? you mentioned in your post that you are eating mostly veggies and protein. remember you need approx. 65% fat, well being that you're on OWL now the fat intake should decrease some, but you still need the fat in your diet.

just thought i'd throw that in there.

take care and happy studying
monie

[valleriek]

Hey Monie, thanks for replying, I figure I am getting it in the cream in the coffee.

Here is a typical day over the last week:

Brkfst: 2 eggs or a piece of veg/bacon quiche
2-3 cups coffee with cream and splenda

Lunch: 2 c salad (spinach, romaine, cucumber, etc) and chicken breast or
salad with a can of tuna mixed with mayo or
salad with pork chop fried in EVOO

Dinner: piece of cabbage roll pie, made with cream for fat or
couple of pieces of pizza made with cheese crust and veggies,
and pepperoni or
stuffed green peppers
Snacks: 2T peanut butter (natural) with a celery stalk

Drinks: lots of water, the coffee above, and 2 sweetener'd drinks


I know I have a couple of nono's there, but I guess I am asking which is the worst staller for most people?? It is hard to give up the coffee and creamer and 3 splenda while in school and on the road 80 miles a day, I really get tired. Perhaps I need to cut out the extra sweeteners.

[moniegail]

hi again buddies. well here goes........drum roll please....the results from my weigh in today are........3 lbs down from last week. bringing my total since june 2nd to 22 lbs lost. pretty exciting stuff!!!!! i've tried so hard, and it just goes to show that persistance and perserverence really pays off.

it seems like 3 is the magical number for the week as i join my buddies bill, and fat4now with a 3 lbs loss.

well gotta go do my exercises for the night. take care all and good night.

monie

[billbazz]

Buddy's !!

hope all had a great day! my cold is hanging on, but--I feel much better!
going to continue to use the universal gym and me and my DD are working out a routine to do in the morning together.

Monie---F4N--Congrads!!! speech! speech! WTG!!

Val--Coffee for me is to tuff also--but I did cut way back and taking the
500mg L-Glutamine capsules has stopped my sugar cravings--on average down to 2 or less packets a day--even in my coffee!!
We had no results with our brand of Keto strips also--we found out you need to check at the exact time every day and that this brand was known for washing out--we tried it in a cup instead and we did get very light readings---we switched brands and made sure it didn't expire--I am in mid pink-purple--DD is reading DEEP purple DW is in pink--

good baby name for a little girl--Agatha!

DW weighed in this A.M.--lost 3 more and total 8 inches! so 10 pounds for 3 weeks--you need to see her ear to ear smile!!

Andie--You are a whirlwind!! and love how you eat your two cups salad! going to try that myself instead of a bowl of tossed salad..I usually just pick thru it anywayz and crunch away---
and slooooow but steady excercise! perfect! Here's to a much better week!!

Irish--hope the vacation is awesome! and hurray for the commitment to your routine! did you say this weekend? how much food is in that fridge?? LOL

Elsie--We need some songs!--hope all is going well with all the kids!

X-Files Movie this weekend! yes I have all 9 season's on DVD's
I'm one of those Fans. LOL