Hey Buddies!!!

[sham]

i'VE LOGGED ON AGAIN THINKING WONDER IF ANY BUDDIES HAVE POSTED AND GLAD YOU HAVE.
focus GLAD YOUR HEADACHES ARE GETTING BETTER HOPE THE STRIKE ENDS SOON FOR YOUR SAKE.I DON'T HAVE A FITDAY ACCOUNT I HAVE TO SAY I AM ON THE DIET BUT SOMETIMES UNDEREAT AS I ONLY DO 1 MEAL A DAY LITTLE SNACKS AND A MUG OF CAPACHINO WITH SWEETENER LOTS OF WATER I LOST MY APPETITE AS I STARTED THE DIET NEAR A YEAR AGO I ALWAYS HAVE 1 MEAL.





hI floodetteCONGRATS ON THE LOSS KEEP LOSING THANKYOU TOO FOR BEING A REGULAR BUDDIE.




SASSY I GUESS WERE ALL WAITING FOR YOU TO LOG ON AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR MEETING WITH YOUR MUM.




HI WELLKEPT YOU DESERVE THE SUCCESS YOUR GETTING ITS YOUR HARD WORK PAYING OFF KEEP IT UP HOPE YOU GET TO THAT GOAL SOON



HI ALL BUDDIES KEEP IT UP STAY CARB FREE AND SLIMMER!

[caramella]

Hi everyone! Been a few days since I posted on here. Things have been so busy. DH and I are getting ready for a flea market on Saturday. It'll be nice to get rid of some of the old wedding stuff that's just been sitting in the closet.

I've been working on doing more strength exercises lately. I'm totally wiped out. I'm off to gym with DH once this work day is over. Hopefully, I can steal my iPod back from him!

How are you all doing?

[FLdoodette]

Hi Caramella! Oooooh ... flea market. Whatcha got for sale? Heh. We have a big community one here in early November and we've got a bunch of stuff to unload, too.

HEY! Get that ipod back ... lol! Enjoy your workout

[sham]

Hi there CARAMELLA i can see you and focus and floodette are viewing this page hope you all ok hi especially to you the market selling sounds fun i used to go years back to a car boot market on weekend time flies there be's so many stalls and the atmosphere is exciting used to love it now haven't been in years.Good luck anyway.





ITS 11.35pm in the uk so gonna sleep around 12 so goodnight buddies sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite!SWEET DREAMS.

[moniegail]

hey buddies!!!! hope everyone is doing well. i've been doing good. today is day 3, and i am actually feeling pretty good. i don't know if i should say it(don't want to jinx myself), but i think this time the induction flu has not hit me like it usuallt does. i've felt pretty good so far. i've done really well with my foods so far, although yesterdays carb count was a little lower after i entered them in fitday today than i thought they would be. (had internet problems last night so had to wait til this evening to log them in.)

last night for dinner i made a recipe from linda's site that was pretty good thought i'd share the link Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes
it was really good, i added some chopped mushrooms to the mix too.

tonight i think i'll fix another recipe from her site i found for pork chops.
i'll let ya know how they turn out.

well, i'd better get dinner started. hope all is doing well. i'll try to check back in later tonight.

moniegail

[sassy1]

Buddiesssssssss

Norah - It's great to see that you made it back to the gym! Way to go, you beat the hardest part.. walking through the door!

Jen (Focus) - I'm sorry to hear about the strike issues, and about you being late for work because of it. Seems like the meal part of your days are going well though? Chicken wings.. MMMmmm.. I made those lastnight, but the only problem is, I can't ever seem to make enough! I always think.. they will make a great snack for the next day.. yeah right! Maybe one day I'll get to have them as a snack? lol

Well - Congrats on your continued weight loss! You're doing awesome! I know exactly what you mean about losing about 40lbs and not knowing if you'll be happy when you get there or not, as I have 40lbs left to go, but I could decide to stop when I lose another 30lbs or possibly will want to lose more than 40lbs? I won't know until I get closer to goal and see how I look and feel at that weight.

Cara - Flea markets are fun. My dh and I use to go every Sunday to the one here. We still like to go, just not every week as we're trying to do other things as well. Plus you find going week after week, most of the people still have the same junk lol.. so if we space it out some, we tend to see some new junk. You know.. someone's junk is another person's treasures! I wish you success with your sale. Garage sales are another fun thing we like to do, or I should say my dh is a freak for! LOL Pleased to hear that the gym is going well for you and your dh too! Keep it up.. and get your Ipod back!

Monie - I am so happy to hear that you're having a way better start this time, then you have had in the past. There are some great recipe's on Linda's pages.. I have tried a few and will definitely try more of them in time. I hope you're evening went well.

Update.. my visit with my Mom, Aunt & Uncle went very well or at least as well as could be expected considering the current situation. The only reason I even got to see them, is because my Aunt had to travel here to go to our fancy hospital in the big city to have heart surgery. She is scheduled to have it tomorrow, and tomorrow is also my Mom's birthday. We are praying that my Aunt will get through this with flying colours and be back on her feet in no time. My Mom went for support as my Aunt wanted her there. They stopped long enough to have lunch with us, got a few pictures in, exchanged gifts and box's full of goodies, gave hugs and kisses and poof** they were gone. But my Mom did comment on my weight loss and my very small bum! It was quite funny.. she was like.. Where did your A S S go? hahaha Too funny! She praised me alot and my Aunt told me to keep up whatever I was doing! I just wish the visit was longer, but better short than not at all. My Mom said she will probably be back here next month, as she is picking up one of my nephews to take back to Alberta to visit her for a lil bit. So more reason to keep plugging along! Today was very stressful for me, as I got a promotion at my work and today was day one of training! I go in on Friday for the second part of the training, however on Friday I'm on my own for the 1st 3.5hrs! YIKES! I hope I don't mess up. Today also marked the start of my long stretch of work.. in the next 10 days, I will get one day off! ~phew~ I think I counted in 14 I get 3 off. Ohh well.. more money right? hahaa

Anyways.. enough blabbin.. I'm happy to see you're all doing great in your own ways and I hope the rest of the week finishes off strongly for you all.

Sassy

[focus83]

good morning buddies

Cara - well done on doing more exercise, i wish i had as much motivation as you. I hope this weekend i will be able to do one of my workout dvds for some reason ive got it into my head i want to try yoga, im not very stable and think maybe that will give me some more balance and the flexibility wouldnt hurt either.

Monie - well done on getting to day 3, i find the first 2 days the hardest. especially the second day, i get very grumpy from carb withdrawal lol and snap at everyone i see. even my manager knows to not talk to me when ive been on my 2nd day of induction lol keep it up, remember we are all here for you i love reading lindas recipes but im so not good at following instructions when it comes to cooking i need pictures for every step just to make sure im doing it right now. But i think you got the right idea having variety in your meals.

sham - i dont know how you can survive on one meal a day? i plan out my meals and to be honest i dont eat breakfast but a midmorning snack but thats not because i dont want to. its just i dont want to be eating mcd breakfast everyday and i dont have enough time to cook something at home. how much exercise are you doing?

sassy - glad you had a good time with your family and sorry about your aunt. sounds like you are going to be a very busy lady congratulations on the promotion.
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as for me its my 1 month atkins anniversary for me today i know its not much but to be honest ive not stuck at this diet for longer than a week before so this is a huge achievement for me. i still havent introduced exercise into my life except for but will do more this weekend when im free. just been so hectic these past few days, all ive been doing is jumping off trains/tubes and buses anyway hope you all have a great low carb day!! woo!!

[caramella]

Focus - I was finding an issue with my leg strength. I do Yoga from time to time and it works great for that and balance. Now, I'm focusing more on my core and focusing on my stomach muscles and combining it with cardio.

Sassy & Norah - DH LOVES flea markets. He's a collector, which drives me crazy, considering our place is a bit small. So now that we're going to sell some things, I couldn't be more happy. Plus, DH wants me to offer some baked goods to "lure" people to our tables.

Oh and I got my iPod back, but guess who forgot to re-charge it!

[FLdoodette]

Good morning, Buddies! This buddy thread was a brilliant idea ... it helps A LOT

Sassy: You've had such a busy week! Sorry about the stress, hon Sounds like you had a good visit though, and always good to hear positive feedback from your nearest and dearest .... isn't it lovely when the A S S starts to D I S A P P E A R? .... lol

Focus: 1 mo. anniversary ... w00t! You're over the hump Re: Headaches; you getting enough calcium/magnesium? Maybe you're in need of supplemental minerals. You take any vitamins, etc?

Sham: Worried about your lack of appetite, hon! I agree it's the plus side of Atkins, but you don't want to take in TOO few calories, either. Got to keep that metabolism humming

Monie: So glad you're feeling good!

WK: It's great you're checking in and keeping motivated! This buddy system works

Caramella: Typical guy! *sigh* My DH does stuff like that all the time Your workout plan sounds really well-balanced. I need to add some upper body stuff to my routine.

And for all our other Buddies, I say have a great Atkins kind of day!

[focus83]

Hi Norah i only take a general multivitamin i guess i dont really eat enough cheese or any other diary to make up for it.