<p>You guys are a great inspiration. Down another half pound, meaning I just crossed the threshold to having lost more than half my goal. 10 1/2 down, 9 to go. BMI is 24.27 today :)</p>
<p>Way to go, jym! You must be feeling good!</p>
<p>(I can only report today pinkish-purple and still avoiding obvious carbs … not looking at the scale quite yet since week 1 of ketosis includes a ton of water drinking, and I wasn’t a great water drinker before this.)</p>
<p>Congrats everyone!</p>
<p>I, on the other hand am in a huge funk. Have been off all exercise besides the PT stuff for a month now and it’s showing. BAH. I really thought this was going to be a great summer for me after spending so much time in the gym all winter. But it’s all creeping back. And my will to eat right has dissolved. Every day lately, I resolve to get back on track and then…I don’t. Not good.</p>
<p>Stuck at the same weight for three weeks, but the tape measure has been more kind. I have started alternating running and walking in an attempt to kick start SOMETHING. I can’t believe I’m running, an activity I have always despised. I’m not hating it as much as I anticipated. (Running and walking because I can do it whenever I want, and don’t have to go to a gym to do it. Love Zumba, hate having to schedule my life around classes.)</p>
<p>EPTR-
So sorry you are still rehabing, but if it helps, I haven’t really done much exercise at all except walking. Every time I try to run, my knees send me a quick “reminder” that they are not happy. I tried the elliptical but I found it dreadfully boring. My DH set up the Wii Fit but I haven’t a clue how to turn it on/use it. Any help?</p>
<p>This thread was on my mind yesterday. I write my reports from home and there is a nice little place within walking distance where I can stop and have lunch. I know, however, that if I go there I will succumb to my aforementioned favorite (tuna salad, chips, coke). I was all ready to go there, but I decided if I did I would have to “confess” publicly. I made my own, much healthier version, of tuna salad (low sodium tuna, vegan dressing), ate it as a salad, not as a sandwich, and had green tea instead of coke. </p>
<p>A much healthier lunch.</p>
<p>Good for you, worknprogress2 … your excellent choices have been noticed publicly.</p>
<p>I think Marilyn is the wii fit expert. Maybe when she cycles back to this thread, she’ll have some good hints about how to use it to help.</p>
<p>Looks like the new pattern will be 2-3 weeks at the same weight, then a drop, followed by 2-3 weeks at the same weight. </p>
<p>Yup, these last 3 pounds are turning out to be a bear…I wonder if it is a psychological thing–I don’t want this adventure to end? I mean, who is going to click on the thread, “Weight Maintenance for Dummies?”</p>
<p>That patterns describes mine too, ellemenope. Imaintained the same weight this morning (though ate some salty food at dinner last night) so will see if I am at another plateau, which would be a bummer. </p>
<p>I’ll see if I can search for marilyns wii posts. Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>Here I am - out of town visiting DS for the weekend and eating way too much. I don’t have much time right now but basically I get on the Wii Fit every morning except Sundays, weigh in, then do 20 minutes of step aerobics. Every now and then I do a couple of the Yoga or strength activities. Sometimes I jog around Wii island for 5 or 10 minutes. It’s that morning weigh in that keeps me focused. And I think the 20 minutes of light aerobics gets my metabolism in gear.</p>
<p>When I get home I’ll be happy to give more details.</p>
<p>Oops - DS just showed up - gotta run - bye!</p>
<p>Confession time … I fell of my wagon this weekend. I think what triggered it is that I got on the scale Friday and the weight was no different from Sunday. I was doing great on what I was eating, drank tons of water, and my stupid Ketostix were telling me I was burning fat each day. So I peeked at the scale Friday morning and was more than mildly disappointed. I golfed all day Saturday and was starving by the time I was done, so ate what they served, including an apple and a granola bar for snack, and then with the grilled burger, I had a beer. I’m not even a beer person … I like wine, but that’s what they had and my guard was down. I was sick of drinking water all day, too. </p>
<p>My son cooked me a special breakfast today (I didn’t even care how many carbs I ate, since I already fell off the wagon) and now I’m going to reset. Hummphf. This was what a grouchy me feels like and I don’t like her.</p>
<p>Performersmom … I did get those “new Adkins” book yesterday in the mail and started to read them, but I’m still in the early chapters before it officially teaches me how to start (and stay in) the induction phase. Hopefully by the end of the day I’m back on track with eating and all that.</p>
<p>I am with you, snowflake. Went out for dinner both Fri and Sat night, and the scale reflected it today. But I think in the grand scheme of things we need to give ourselves a break every now an dagin, since the general trend is in the right direction and this is really more about an overall shift in lifestyle thaan in a rigid “diet”. So don’t beat yourself up. You are doing great.</p>
<p>When I was in grad school my roommates and I kept a graph of calories and weight on a chart on the wall. Every now and then we just drew a dotted line to the top of the graph and wrote “PO”, which stood for “pig out”. Then we got back on track. It worked.</p>
<p>Well…I certainly fell off the wagon on my week long trip…but I must have done some decent enough portion control as my weight is exactly the same as when I left home a week ago. Does this mean I can pig out on a Mother’s Day meal?? I think so!!</p>
<p>I’m not going to beat myself up too much … since I was off the wagon I also allowed myself to eat a few chocolates that came with the flowers that my D sent me for Mother’s Day. I can’t deny her the joy of giving a gift, can I?</p>
<p>I have a rough two days ahead of me … tomorrow I’m having a bunch of mom’s over which will be very fun, but I’m sure I will be battling the delicious treats they bring to share. I’m going to allow myself a glass of wine and I’ll give myself a pat if I can mostly stick to the foods that match my allowed list. The next night I have a work-related charity dinner, so again, I’ll give myself a high five if I can stay mostly focused on the foods I’m supposed to eat. </p>
<p>Marilyn, jym and thumper … let’s get back on our wagons, and no looking back!</p>
<p>Agree, snowflake. You couldn’t possibly turn down a gift of mothers day chocolate from your dau!! </p>
<p>Thumper- You seem to be able to go on trips without gaining an ounce. I need a few pointers before heading to DS’s graduation this coming week.</p>
<p>S, D and S’s GF made bacon, sausage, french toast and chocolate covered strawberries and bananas this AM. Delicious, I didn’t have the heart to tell them I shouldn’t be eating all of it.
I am putting the scale away for a few weeks. H and I are headed to the midwest to see older D and we will be driving her car and dog back to the coast. I know we will eat poorly on the road. So much of travel food is bad carbs and salty food. When we get back we have younger D’s birthday and HS graduation. I would like to maintain.
I actually am up about 2 lbs from where I have been most of this year. The strange thing is that my clothes are looser. I must be firming up in at least a few places.</p>
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<p>I just drove on my most recent trip. I packed my food to take with me on the way to my destination…no need to buy food on the highway. It was a 550 mile drive so, yes, I did have to eat.</p>
<p>On the way back, I actually got my lunch at Starbucks. I got a ham/cheese sandwhich and a large frappucino…and some cookies. It cost me $16 but it was much better than the grease city food at the next “booth”. If I had had my act together, I easily could have packed food for the return trip but I didn’t have my act together.</p>
<p>To be honest, there are plenty of healthier alternatives even on the turnpike…no reason to eat poorly.</p>
<p>Having a GPS and iPad can make things easier. On our last long trip, I went to Trader Joes and bought 6 pounds of nuts. I think that I bought a loaf or two of whole wheat bread and made sandwiches for the trip. Yes, eating out is going to cause some damage - especially if options are limited but it is sometimes possible to find good alternatives if you have good computer equipment along for the ride.</p>
<p>BCEagle … you must not have to worry about carb intake! If I ate my share of 6 lbs of nuts and whole wheat bread I would blow out of my skort!</p>
<h1>1 - weighed in this am after my indulgent weekend and was only up .9, which is within my normal fluctuation range. So not too bad.</h1>
<h1>2 - wore my temperature dress for Mother’s Day and was very happy. But I forgot how much it wrinkled when I sit.</h1>
<h1>3 - loved Betty’s WW meetings on Mad Men! The women weighed in with their heavy wool suits and hats - but kicked off their shoes. And the mantra: Maintaining is better than gaining.</h1>