Weight Loss Journey Began 2/28/09

[traceyf]

Laura, I would love to have a buddy to help me through this. I began last Saturday at 255lbs, decided to wait till this Saturday to weigh. One week later....down to 245! Yeah! I'm going to promise myself not to step on the scale again until next Saturday.

I've been doing my ketostix (pink/light purple all week) and drinking all of my water. I've realized the key for me is to drink room temperature water. I don't like really cold water. One member thought my sticks were dark cause I was dehydrated. So, I upped my water and I'm still pink/light purple.

I ate as clean as I could all week. Splurged twice on a little bit of cottage cheese and the board members dinged me on it.

I really hate the veggies but am cooking sauted mushrooms and eating cucumbers and peppers raw. Salad very intermittant.

Main diet: beef kabobs, chicken with provolone cheese, eggs and bacon.

Exercise: Minimal but better than my usual routine. Walked 2 x this week for 30 or more minutes. Parking farther and using stairs at work.

So, how are you doing? Are we going to use this thread to connect? Is there another way to connect on this site, like a buddy thread?

[laura1971]

Good morning Tracey,

Thanx for being my weight loss buddy! Im not sure how we stay connected. We can always stay in touch through this thread I suppose.

So...you lost 10 pounds. WAY TO GO!!!! What a wonderful start. I just restarted yesterday morning. I made it 1 whole day with out cheating. Im very proud of myself because it was very tempting to cheat. Im a nurse. Last night I worked the night shift. The girls had decided to bring snacks into work. Chips, dip, tim hortons donuts, and so on. I was very tempted to give in but I managed to stay strong and eat the Atkins friendly lunch I had packed for myself.

My start weight is 230 pounds. I would like to lose 70 pounds. Im the same as you. Not really a big veggie eater. I do how ever love cucumbers and mushrooms. Last night I cut up some pork and fried it up with some mushrooms. I added garlic and montreal steak spice. It was actually very good.

Anyways, I have to work again tonight so I should head to bed. Have a great day!

Talk to you soon.
Laura.

[traceyf]

We'll just bookmark this thread for now. I'm a nurse too. I work at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. I have a background of med/surg, Bone Marrow Transplant, Pheresis and now I pull PRN in the hospital and FT as a nurse recruiter. I'm not trying to recruit you. :0 Just looking for a weight loss buddy. Have a great day today. No cheats...

[iamran]

Hi Tracy! Just wanted to drop by and say hello to another fellow Missourian. I'm down south from you near Cape Girardeau but I have family that live in St Louis and St Charles.

Just so you know this way of life does get easier. Try to stay as clean as you can because it will help you in your cravings. I used to eat pizza 3 or 4 times a week until this way of life. Last night my hubby ate one of those little mini gas station pizzas while I was in the truck with him. It smelled good but I didn't want it. Plus the longer you go with out cheating it makes you want to keep going and I don't see myself wanting to go thru induction flu again anytime soon.

With your veggies, experiment, experiment, experiment! My favorite thing to eat on veggies is made by taking some oil, red wine or apple cider vinegar, a packet of splenda, and a dash of soy sauce. Shake it all up and drizzle over veggies, YUM! (I just make it to suit my taste each time) It is also good on pork chops and chicken.

I wish you well. You can do this!

[laura1971]

Hi Tracey,

How's it going? I am still doing ok. I still seem to be craving potatoes and bread but have not gave in. Do you still crave anything? I still cant believe you have lost 10pnds in 1 short week. That is so great!!! I cant wait to start seeing some results. I think im going to do what you do and just try to weigh myself once a week.
This weekend I mainly ate cucumbers slices and meat kabobs. For a treat I had devilled eggs. I havent started an exercise program yet. I figured I get through the 1st week of induction then bring in the exercise.
Anyways, hope you had a good weekend.
Talk to you soon, Laura.
p.s. - Were going to do this!!!

[traceyf]

Day 9 today! Clean eating. Plenty of water. Still with pink/purple ketostix. Exercised yesterday. Walked for one hour and did yard work for two hours. Very sore today, so skipping any exercise today. Will go to the gym tomorrow night.

Wondering how Laura is doing? I have a crazy week coming up. Tons of interviews, school from 4-9:30pm after working all day on Tuesday. I still need to do my math homework. It's probability and odds. Tough stuff for me.

Lost 10 pound on my first week. Will recheck my weight Saturday, March 14th.

[traceyf]

Laura,

Honestly I haven't had any cravings. I have been a bit bored and have been looking at a few low carb recipes. I've cut them out and will put them in a book this week. Next weekend, I'm going to try a few of them. If I like them, I'll share them with you.

Me too. Beef and chicken Kabobs with roasted peppers (red and yellow), and onions. Been eating alor of sauted mushrooms, some string cheese and some salad. I've been eating alot of cucumbers also.

I had a birthday party to go to today. I made myself a plate at home and took it with me to the party. While the others had cake and ice cream, I ate two string cheeses.

Glad things are going well for you. Try to get all your water in and if you can, exercise maybe one or two days the first week. Even a half hour stroll is better than none. I'm determined to lose 50 lbs total by September 1st. I think I can do it and I know you can too.

Tracey

[traceyf]

Day 11 of induction Today - March 10

Have had 10 clean days of eating. Took Sunday off from exercise. Went to the gym yesterday and did the ellyptical trainer for 35 minutes. I was ready to get off after 10 minutes but stuck it out. Plenty of water. Ketostix still pink/purple.
Upped veggies today. Cut up cucumbers and red/yellow peppers. One portobella mushroom with sausage and povolone cheese topping. Yes, I ate more than this but this is my highlight of day 10.

Wish me luck on day 11.

[Desertthorn]

Hi Tracy, you can send private messages two ways. Click on the persons name in the top left and choose either Send a Private Message or View Public Profile. Both places you can talk to them direct. I weight 10 pounds more than you, and hope to lose about the same. Try it on my name.

[traceyf]

Day 12 Today - March 11

Another great day yesterday. Today, I may sign up for the personal trainer boot camp at our hospital. He comes every Wednesday.

Yesterday, I ate well. I did slip one teaspoon in at bedtime. I hope I haven't blown it. Otherwise, 2 eggs/bacon --chicken with povolone cheese, red/yellow peppers, cucumbers ranch dressing at lunch -- Turkey and red/yellow peppers, cucumbers ranch dressing for dinner -- snack two string cheese -- 1 tsp peanut butter.

All my water. Two cups coffee. Two diet cokes/one of the two with no caffiene.

Would someone evaluate my food selection? Am I still selecting right?