Roll Call Nov8 Thurs

[Outback Jess]

Good morning STACers. Consistency is a key. What are you consistent at? Planning meals, exercise? Water? The suppliments? How bout reading the BOOK? Consistency and balance moves us past a diet and into the beginnings of a lifestyle, a way of living.
Diet's come and go, begin and end...but they also represent doing something different to get different results...but often they are something we FALL OFF and RESTART, but when you create a way of living, you go on and on and on. You commit to change your ways, and the key is not to change them for a short time, but find a new way of living.
Just something to think about...

[huggija]

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Good morning everyone!

You're so right, Jess. Diets just don't work. The only way to really succeed is to have a lifestyle change. And the long term way to success is not to let your lifestyle digress into what it was before. That's why I'm here again. I changed it, was exactly where I wanted to be for 3-4 years, then let things slip. So it's important to stay DILIGENT. I'm convinced that I'm an addict like any other. The 'one day at a time' philosophy is what I have to embrace.

I feel really good today. I didn't sleep that well, but there's so many exciting things going on at work that I'm very energized. I'll probably crash and burn by Friday night.
I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, successful day.

[OzLover]

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Excellent post Jess!!! I'm finding I am more successful once I got the diet mentality out of my head. I have chosen low carb as my way of living as my body/mind/spirit thrives!!

Have a great day everyone!
Glenda

[lc_angel_08]

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Can I moan groan whine and complain this morning? Sigh I am in carb over load **** thanks to that glucose tolerance test. If there was ever even the slightest question about how my body handles carbs this morning would put an end to that question forever. Even I can't believe just how tired and hung over I feel. Ok now that I'm done complaining and I feel better I am going to just try to take today slowly drop back down to induction level for few days until I feel better.I think I am going to have to try to break my exercise up into several parts today, I just don't have the stanima to get through an entire workout at once today. I have to go out with my daughter and run some errands this morning I hope everyone has a great day.

[ShiningStarr]

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Good Morning!

Well I had a great day yesterday and I feel real energized today. I love feeling like I can get a ton of things done today! Well I guess I should get started on my day! Ta Ta For Now!

[hrgillespie]

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Good Morning Everyone! Great post Jess and it reminds me for the second time this moring that I am lacking in a very important area .......... following the WOE and excercise is easy for me but silly things like remembering to drink my water and taking supplements is my major downfalls ......... I am part of the read the book challenge and soemone mentioned over there how the WOL is designed to function as a triad of eating right, excercise and supplements and like a three legged stool if you are missing any one element in the triad you will be off balance ...........I need to get some solid advice or information on supplements ....... that part of the book always throws me because for my understanding there is just to much information there ......... if anyone has a good idea of exactly what we should take everydaya nd can spell it out to me in a short list I promise to go shopping today and get what I need .........

I have read in several places that your body will remember places in past diets where you have stopped and called comfortable and man oh man I am right there now ......... I have so often gotten to this 180-185 place and just been satisfied with it and my body acts like it knows that and has put on the breaks ........ I need to bust through this level and get to the 170's but can't seem to get there .......SO my resolve is to step back to induction focus once again on my water and start taking supplements and continue my excercise programs .......... There is 8 weeks till the new year and I am determined to enter 2008 in the 170's!

Ok I am off to get my kids to school and get some housework done ........ have a fabulous day everyone!

Heidi

[Evermind]

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Oh, excellent post, Jess.

I noticed immediately, I mean IMMEDIATELY what happened to me and my body when I had to stop exercise. Horrible.

I've always, when doing this woe, been extremely consistent with food. And supplements. Water, notsomuch. In fact.........lousy.

Until this time around, exercise was one of those things I shoved under the sofa with the dust bunnies. "Someday". This time, however, I immediately developed a regular workout routine involving gym and running - now I've added yoga.

It just all feels right. Symbiotic. Smooth. The weight loss may stop and start, and the inches may melt off or just sort of drip, but the routines I have work, they come naturally by now, and there's just no questioning. It's automatic.

Heidi - as for supplements, I can tell you what I take, after multiple experiments and consultations with the book and biogeek: in the a.m., I take Evening Primrose Oil, a calcium tablet, fish oil, L-carnatine. At night, right before bed, I take a multivitamin, a B-complex tablet (because I eat very little meat), another Evening Primrose, another Calcium, another Fish Oil.

[bivium6]

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Morning all

I have a goal for the weekend, drink 80oz of water. I drink more than enough while at work, but I know I need more on Saturday and Sunday.

Treadmill and Strength this morning, Yoga last night.

I've been hungry past two or three days. Anyone else want to eat tons of food right before TOM? I've been about it though, eat some food drink water, and if I'm still hungry in 30 minutes eat some more and drink some more. Although it could be because I'm working out so much.

Time to refill the water bottle

[Grniidgrl]

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Good Morning!!

What a great start to roll call Jess! I dont take any supplements.. However I know I should! According to fitday I get very little Vit D not a good thing considering I dont get a lot of sun this time of year either.. go to work in the dark .. come home in the dark *sigh* Maybe it's time to take a multi .. or start adding in L-Carnitine + Multi's ..

I am diligent about planning my food/meals, water and exercise is non-negotiable with me... even if I dont want to hit the gym .. once I get there I am good to put in at least 35mins.

Hope everyone has a happy and healthy day!!

[chicamarun]

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Gosh darn it - I wrote a really good post and then lost internet connection!

Ok - good morning! Found out last night my 2002 book is missing. So off to the library today to check it out and re-read it. I was looking at the Atkin's Essentials - but written after Dr A's death, they promote their products in it a lot more than I think they should.

I take a multi-vitamin, b-complex & DHA & EPA Omega-3. I need to add L-glutamine on occassion but right now don't see a need for too much else. I ordered it all from vitacost.com and it was here in a couple days for a lot less than I would have picked it up from the health food store! And they had a multi-vitamin designed for people on a low carb diet.

Besides adding the squat challenge today, I need to increase my water intake. Left the water bottle that is usually attached to me in the car yesterday afternoon and only ended up drinking 2 - 24oz bottles because of it. If it's right with me - I suck down the water and just keep it filled and get 4-5 in at a minimum.

I purchased a protein powder the other day that has zero carbs in it so I plan on playing with that later on in the afternoon and maybe make a couple of snack drinks.

Sitting by myself last night after the kids went to bed - I realized that I really miss the body I had before I was married. It was honestly the best body I had ever had - 105 and 4% body fat. It was a lot of work (I lived at the gym) but dang did I look good. 15 years later - I'd like just a piece of that back. Not the 4% body fat cause that was way too much work - LOL.... but the weight. For right now - 140 is my 1st goal (which is what the ticker states).... then I'll move on from that one down to 120 and continue down. I'm 5ft tall so 105 is doable. But I'd be happy with 110 or 115. I hadn't really looked beyond (lower than) 140 because that's what I was the last time I was on Atkins and I looked good (then started saying I could just have 1 of this or that and back came the weight). So as I lose more - I hope to view a little more of the hidden me in this body of mine

[Princess Leah]

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Hey all I am starting day my short term challenge is....



Walk 45 min a day and do 1/2 hour of Tae bo

Eat no more then 20 g of carbs/day!

Do not cheat!

Be honest to myself!

Have will power1

Learn to say NO!!!

and with all my atkins friends! I will do this!

[buffy67]

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Well,

Hi everyone, I've been distracted from the boards, but, my committment is still strong. I'm on day 7 and I'm reaping the benefits of ketosis. I feel good and I'm not craving carbs, so, I'm at peace with food.

Jess, you are so right about making it a lifestyle change.

Thanks for bringing it all back around again.

Deb

[AlaskaGirl]

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Good Morning STAC'ers,

Good Post Jess. It got me thinking. I am not really good at any of those things. I want to be.... Right now I am trying to get back into the planning/execution- planning is great but only if you can execute your plan.

I am not a good vitamin taker. It is something that I work on. Every morning I do take a SAMe tablet along with my Yaz pill. When I remember I take a womens complete multi vitamin. I have the diabetic vitamin packs that I purchase at Costco for my husband (they have most of what Atkins recommends) I should be taking these. I also take a potassium supplement with my vitamin (again when I remember).

Yesterday I worked through lunch and blew it big time. So I did make it a point to place emergency food food in my car so that it wouldn't happen again. BTW/ my husband helped eat some of my previous emergency foods (nuts, turkey jerky, bottled water).

I also have found that if I prep foods like a restaurant then I am more likely to make an acceptable meal. I will now try to keep several foods ready to go in my fridge like browned ground beef, sausage, chopped onions, lettuce, sliced tomatos, cooked chicken, harrd boiled eggs, and sliced cheese.

I hope you all have a great Thursday (we are almost to Friday )

Julie

[mommagoose]

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Hello . I am here. That is about all that I am consistant at. I try to make an interesting lunch to take to work. I eat my scrambled eggs every morning. try to drink enough water. Thats about it. Exersizing is a problem and so is supper. When I get tired I sneak food. Trying to change habits are hard. I will try to do better.Linda