today I...

You don't need a buffet, you need to eat less.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to walk for a
long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went with me,
and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly rising
and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it every day
and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to do with
a
friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years ago.

It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will wake up.
Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my carb
count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables, I love
meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me like a
glove.

I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me. I
can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath. I
can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All
things
that are new since I started LC eating.

Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or may be
related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock. Sleep
has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now, until the
last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in about 3
minutes <G>.

I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my 14-day
celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date place when
he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go for the
MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest of the
day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines. Cheap
date
but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon, poached
eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I recall) but
I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french toast and
corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my "old life".
This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
determined to pass it 🙂.

Anyway...thanks for listening!

Sherry
360/?/195

Eating less isn't as important in the early stages of low-carb. Sherry
probably doesn't have to force herself to eat less yet, she's probably
not hungry enough to eat too much if she's keeping her carbs low. Plus,
she did say this was her one meal for the day anyway.

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You don't need a buffet, you need to eat less.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to walk for a
long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went with me,
and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly rising
and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it every day
and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to do with
a
friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years ago.

It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will wake up.
Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my carb
count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables, I love
meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me like a
glove.

I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me. I
can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath. I
can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All
things
that are new since I started LC eating.

Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or may be
related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock. Sleep
has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now, until the
last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in about 3
minutes <G>.

I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my 14-day
celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date place when
he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go for the
MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest of the
day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines. Cheap
date
but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon, poached
eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I recall) but
I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french toast and
corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my "old life".
This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
determined to pass it 🙂.

Anyway...thanks for listening!

Sherry
360/?/195

That's why you've never been able to break through your stall.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Eating less isn't as important in the early stages of low-carb. Sherry
probably doesn't have to force herself to eat less yet, she's probably
not hungry enough to eat too much if she's keeping her carbs low. Plus,
she did say this was her one meal for the day anyway.

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You don't need a buffet, you need to eat less.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to walk
for a
long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went with
me,
and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly
rising
and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it every
day
and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to do
with
a
friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years ago.

It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will wake
up.
Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my carb
count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables, I
love
meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me like
a
glove.

I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me.
I
can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath.
I
can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All
things
that are new since I started LC eating.

Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or may be
related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock.
Sleep
has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now, until
the
last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in about 3
minutes <G>.

I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my
14-day
celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date place
when
he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go for
the
MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest of the
day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines. Cheap
date
but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon,
poached
eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I recall) but
I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french toast
and
corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my "old
life".
This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
determined to pass it 🙂.

Anyway...thanks for listening!

Sherry
360/?/195

eggs would be better than the sausages and bacons. sausages - you don't
really know what is in it, could be a lot of rusk. bacons - nitrate and
loads of salt. therefore - have more eggs.

sherry said:

...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to walk for a
long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went with me,
and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly rising
and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it every day
and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to do with a
friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years ago.

It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will wake up.
Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my carb
count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables, I love
meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me like a
glove.

I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me. I
can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath. I
can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All things
that are new since I started LC eating.

Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or may be
related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock. Sleep
has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now, until the
last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in about 3
minutes <G>.

I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my 14-day
celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date place when
he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go for the
MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest of the
day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines. Cheap date
but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon, poached
eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I recall) but
I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french toast and
corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my "old life".
This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
determined to pass it 🙂.

Anyway...thanks for listening!

Sherry
360/?/195

Yes. Among other things. The point is, I lost the first 50 pounds while
eating as much as I wanted, and sherry is still in that stage.
Although, "as much as I wanted" was significantly less than it was in
the high-carb days. I just wasn't hungry enough in the absence of carbs
to eat enough to keep the weight on. Sherry IS eating less, she IS
exercising more, and she IS losing weight. I think your problem is that
it isn't difficult for her yet, and you think it should be difficult or
she's doing it wrong. That's why you argued with me that it wasn't a
good idea to get rid of the high-carb foods in the house, because you
think weightloss should be as tortuously hard as possible.

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

That's why you've never been able to break through your stall.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Eating less isn't as important in the early stages of low-carb. Sherry
probably doesn't have to force herself to eat less yet, she's probably
not hungry enough to eat too much if she's keeping her carbs low. Plus,
she did say this was her one meal for the day anyway.

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You don't need a buffet, you need to eat less.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> ...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to walk
> for a
> long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went with
> me,
> and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly
> rising
> and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it every
> day
> and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to do
> with
> a
> friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years ago.
>
> It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will wake
> up.
> Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my carb
> count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables, I
> love
> meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
> salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me like
> a
> glove.
>
> I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me.
> I
> can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath.
> I
> can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All
> things
> that are new since I started LC eating.
>
> Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or may be
> related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock.
> Sleep
> has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now, until
> the
> last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in about 3
> minutes <G>.
>
> I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my
> 14-day
> celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date place
> when
> he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go for
> the
> MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest of the
> day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines. Cheap
> date
> but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon,
> poached
> eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I recall) but
> I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french toast
> and
> corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my "old
> life".
> This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
> determined to pass it 🙂.
>
> Anyway...thanks for listening!
>
> Sherry
> 360/?/195

sherry,
i can feel your joy.............keep up the great new way of life!

rosie

--

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
: ...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to
walk for a
: long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went
with me,
: and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly
rising
: and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it
every day
: and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to
do with a
: friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years
ago.
:
: It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will
wake up.
: Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my
carb
: count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables,
I love
: meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
: salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me
like a
: glove.
:
: I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around
me. I
: can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my
breath. I
: can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol).
All things
: that are new since I started LC eating.
:
: Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or
may be
: related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock.
Sleep
: has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now,
until the
: last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in
about 3
: minutes <G>.
:
: I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my
14-day
: celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date
place when
: he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go
for the
: MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest
of the
: day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines.
Cheap date
: but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon,
poached
: eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I
recall) but
: I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french
toast and
: corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my
"old life".
: This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
: determined to pass it 🙂.
:
: Anyway...thanks for listening!
:
: Sherry
: 360/?/195

A_M <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

eggs would be better than the sausages and bacons. sausages - you
don't really know what is in it, could be a lot of rusk. bacons -
nitrate and loads of salt. therefore - have more eggs.

You are correct about the sodium, and having been on a no-added-salt diet
for the last 7 years I really can't tolerate much of it as I've lost the
taste for it. But I do have a piece now and again. Sausage - don't like
it much. But their steaks...grilled with lines on 'em...boy howdy, I'm
ready! 🙂

Sherry
360/?/195

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Yes. Among other things. The point is, I lost the first 50 pounds
while eating as much as I wanted, and sherry is still in that stage.
Although, "as much as I wanted" was significantly less than it was in
the high-carb days. I just wasn't hungry enough in the absence of
carbs to eat enough to keep the weight on. Sherry IS eating less, she
IS exercising more, and she IS losing weight. I think your problem is
that it isn't difficult for her yet, and you think it should be
difficult or she's doing it wrong. That's why you argued with me that
it wasn't a good idea to get rid of the high-carb foods in the house,
because you think weightloss should be as tortuously hard as possible.

Your assumptions are right on the money, Luna 🙂. I do eat less, because I
don't get as hungry, and I don't get "gotta eat some
chips/chocolate/bread/cookies NOW!" cravings either - haven't yet (today is
day 13) anyway. I can still have the portions I'm used to but of different
foods, I only eat 2 meals/day (up from one previously plus lots of
munching) and no munching because no between-meal hunger. Other eating
styles were difficult (low fat, counting calories, etc.) and I'm beginning
to think that was because I was still eating the appetite triggers that
carbs seem to be for me; now the triggers aren't there, is my guess, so
I'm finding this much easier - and MUCH more effective - than the others.

Thanks for your input, it's appreciated 🙂.

Sherry
360/?/195

sherry said:

A_M <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

eggs would be better than the sausages and bacons. sausages - you
don't really know what is in it, could be a lot of rusk. bacons -
nitrate and loads of salt. therefore - have more eggs.

You are correct about the sodium, and having been on a no-added-salt diet
for the last 7 years I really can't tolerate much of it as I've lost the
taste for it. But I do have a piece now and again. Sausage - don't like
it much. But their steaks...grilled with lines on 'em...boy howdy, I'm
ready! 🙂

Sherry
360/?/195

wow you get steaks for breakfast???? fab! hope you enjoy it.

A_M <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

wow you get steaks for breakfast???? fab! hope you enjoy it.

Yup, on the rare occasions we go there...steak'n'eggs. Thank you! 🙂

Sherry
360/?/195

In article <[email hidden]>,

sherry said:

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Yes. Among other things. The point is, I lost the first 50 pounds
while eating as much as I wanted, and sherry is still in that stage.
Although, "as much as I wanted" was significantly less than it was in
the high-carb days. I just wasn't hungry enough in the absence of
carbs to eat enough to keep the weight on. Sherry IS eating less, she
IS exercising more, and she IS losing weight. I think your problem is
that it isn't difficult for her yet, and you think it should be
difficult or she's doing it wrong. That's why you argued with me that
it wasn't a good idea to get rid of the high-carb foods in the house,
because you think weightloss should be as tortuously hard as possible.

Your assumptions are right on the money, Luna 🙂. I do eat less, because I
don't get as hungry, and I don't get "gotta eat some
chips/chocolate/bread/cookies NOW!" cravings either - haven't yet (today is
day 13) anyway. I can still have the portions I'm used to but of different
foods, I only eat 2 meals/day (up from one previously plus lots of
munching) and no munching because no between-meal hunger. Other eating
styles were difficult (low fat, counting calories, etc.) and I'm beginning
to think that was because I was still eating the appetite triggers that
carbs seem to be for me; now the triggers aren't there, is my guess, so
I'm finding this much easier - and MUCH more effective - than the others.

Thanks for your input, it's appreciated 🙂.

Sherry
360/?/195

The natural appetite reduction with low-carb is one of the main reasons
it works. Maybe the only reason. For most people though, it only gets
you so far. When you have the last little bit to lose, and you're
smaller and your body doesn't need as much food, you may find yourself
having to limit intake more consciously. That's when I tripped up, when
I was close to goal and having to eat less and less to make any
progress. I still haven't figured that part out, how to make hunger
endurable. I can tough it out for a week or so, then I inevitably
collapse and start eating too much again.

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

The natural appetite reduction with low-carb is one of the main
reasons it works. Maybe the only reason. For most people though, it
only gets you so far. When you have the last little bit to lose, and
you're smaller and your body doesn't need as much food, you may find
yourself having to limit intake more consciously. That's when I
tripped up, when I was close to goal and having to eat less and less
to make any progress. I still haven't figured that part out, how to
make hunger endurable. I can tough it out for a week or so, then I
inevitably collapse and start eating too much again.

Yes, I've read that as time goes on we have to adapt to slower loss. I've
read that have limited portions, some have limited fats, some have
increased exercise - but it always seems to involve further changes. I do
hope that you figure it out, after coming such a long way 🙂.

Sherry
360/?/195

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>.

You know, they say you should never criticize another man until you walk a
mile in his shoes. That way when you DO criticize him, you're a mile
away.....and you have his shoes!
--
ClabberHead 5.0 (aka Iron Chef Atkins)
248.5/193.0/185.0 Livin' La Vida Low-Carb since 5/1/03
Al-Team #"e" to 27 decimal places (2.71828182845904523536028747...)
MSTie # 93058
"Think about how stupid the average person is, then remember half of them
are stupider than that!" - George Carlin

"ClabberHead 5.0" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

"sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>.

You know, they say you should never criticize another man until you
walk a mile in his shoes. That way when you DO criticize him, you're
a mile away.....and you have his shoes!

LOLOLOL!!!!

Sherry
360/?/195

I know you don't believe that taking responsibilty for one's own actions has
a place in our society, but you should really try it. You might even reach
some of your goals some day.

I don't expect you to understand, so don't catch a headache trying.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Yes. Among other things. The point is, I lost the first 50 pounds while
eating as much as I wanted, and sherry is still in that stage.
Although, "as much as I wanted" was significantly less than it was in
the high-carb days. I just wasn't hungry enough in the absence of carbs
to eat enough to keep the weight on. Sherry IS eating less, she IS
exercising more, and she IS losing weight. I think your problem is that
it isn't difficult for her yet, and you think it should be difficult or
she's doing it wrong. That's why you argued with me that it wasn't a
good idea to get rid of the high-carb foods in the house, because you
think weightloss should be as tortuously hard as possible.

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

That's why you've never been able to break through your stall.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Eating less isn't as important in the early stages of low-carb. Sherry
probably doesn't have to force herself to eat less yet, she's probably
not hungry enough to eat too much if she's keeping her carbs low.
Plus,
she did say this was her one meal for the day anyway.

In article <[email hidden]>,
"JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> You don't need a buffet, you need to eat less.
>
> --
> Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. --
> MFW
>
>
> "sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
> > ...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to walk
> > for a
> > long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went with
> > me,
> > and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly
> > rising
> > and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it
> > every
> > day
> > and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to do
> > with
> > a
> > friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years
> > ago.
> >
> > It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will
> > wake
> > up.
> > Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping my
> > carb
> > count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables, I
> > love
> > meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
> > salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting me
> > like
> > a
> > glove.
> >
> > I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around
> > me.
> > I
> > can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my
> > breath.
> > I
> > can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All
> > things
> > that are new since I started LC eating.
> >
> > Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or may
> > be
> > related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock.
> > Sleep
> > has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now,
> > until
> > the
> > last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in
> > about 3
> > minutes <G>.
> >
> > I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my
> > 14-day
> > celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date place
> > when
> > he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We go
> > for
> > the
> > MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest of
> > the
> > day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines.
> > Cheap
> > date
> > but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks, bacon,
> > poached
> > eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I recall)
> > but
> > I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french
> > toast
> > and
> > corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my "old
> > life".
> > This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
> > determined to pass it 🙂.
> >
> > Anyway...thanks for listening!
> >
> > Sherry
> > 360/?/195

You sound like you're doing fantastic, sherry! Keep up the great work. And
keep on keeping us updated. 🙂

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/197/170

"Before" & "current" pics at link below:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sprgsnow/my_photos

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me. I
can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath. I
can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All things
that are new since I started LC eating.

Ain't it grand? I'm glad things are going so well for you, Sherry!

--
Saffire
205/142/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around me. I
can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath. I
can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol). All things
that are new since I started LC eating.

Ain't it grand? I'm glad things are going so well for you, Sherry!

--
Saffire
205/142/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

It's quite telling that you can't see how taking responsibility is related
to the topic at hand.

--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Are you kidding? First off, taking responsibility isn't even remotely
related to the topic at hand. Secondly, I fervently believe in taking
responsibility for one's own actions. There's no other way to live,
imo. I also believe in some other things that you seem to be missing,
like taking credit for one's own _good_ decisions, and accepting the
things you can't change while working on the things you can. None of us
here who are fat can change what we did in the past. The past is over
and done with, but you still attempt to use it against people, people
who _are_ taking responsibility and doing something about their weight.
You're the first to jump on someone for being fat, even someone who is
doing low-carb to the letter, and exercising, and actually _losing
weight_. It's like no matter how much progress they make, they'll never
be worthy of respect in your opinion, because they needed to lose weight
in the first place. I've never once seen you congratulate someone for
reaching goal, encourage someone who's doing well. Do you treat
yourself that harshly? If you do an extra set in your weight routine,
do you berate yourself because it wasn't two sets? If you eat nothing
for a week, do you beat yourself up because it wasn't two weeks?

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

I know you don't believe that taking responsibilty for one's own actions
has
a place in our society, but you should really try it. You might even
reach
some of your goals some day.

I don't expect you to understand, so don't catch a headache trying.

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Yes. Among other things. The point is, I lost the first 50 pounds while
eating as much as I wanted, and sherry is still in that stage.
Although, "as much as I wanted" was significantly less than it was in
the high-carb days. I just wasn't hungry enough in the absence of
carbs
to eat enough to keep the weight on. Sherry IS eating less, she IS
exercising more, and she IS losing weight. I think your problem is that
it isn't difficult for her yet, and you think it should be difficult or
she's doing it wrong. That's why you argued with me that it wasn't a
good idea to get rid of the high-carb foods in the house, because you
think weightloss should be as tortuously hard as possible.

In article <[email hidden]>,
"JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> That's why you've never been able to break through your stall.
>
> --
> Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. --
> MFW
>
>
> "Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
> > Eating less isn't as important in the early stages of low-carb.
> > Sherry
> > probably doesn't have to force herself to eat less yet, she's
> > probably
> > not hungry enough to eat too much if she's keeping her carbs low.
> > Plus,
> > she did say this was her one meal for the day anyway.
> >
> > In article <[email hidden]>,
> > "JC Der Koenig" <[email hidden]> wrote:
> >
> >> You don't need a buffet, you need to eat less.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than
> >> hat. --
> >> MFW
> >>
> >>
> >> "sherry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email hidden]...
> >> > ...walked a mile. In my own shoes <G>. I haven't been able to
> >> > walk
> >> > for a
> >> > long time, and I didn't even get winded. My daughter (13) went
> >> > with
> >> > me,
> >> > and we each took one of our dogs. It was along a river, slightly
> >> > rising
> >> > and falling so it wasn't just flat and boring. We plan to do it
> >> > every
> >> > day
> >> > and I hope to get back up to 4 miles/day, which is what I used to
> >> > do
> >> > with
> >> > a
> >> > friend before an accident/serious injury sidelined me a few years
> >> > ago.
> >> >
> >> > It's day 12 and things are still going so well I'm afraid I will
> >> > wake
> >> > up.
> >> > Well, I probably will, it just hasn't happened yet 🙂. Keeping
> >> > my
> >> > carb
> >> > count at 20 hasn't been difficult because I love most vegetables,
> >> > I
> >> > love
> >> > meats, I love being able to put butter on my vegetables, I love
> >> > salads...well, you get the idea. This way of eating is fitting
> >> > me
> >> > like
> >> > a
> >> > glove.
> >> >
> >> > I'd mentioned that my husband can put his arms all the way around
> >> > me.
> >> > I
> >> > can also bend down and tie my shoes without having to hold my
> >> > breath.
> >> > I
> >> > can encircle my wrist with my hand (not on the same arm - lol).
> >> > All
> >> > things
> >> > that are new since I started LC eating.
> >> >
> >> > Last thing I notice, and it may be related to how I'm eating, or
> >> > may
> >> > be
> >> > related to my better frame of mind, but I'm sleeping like a rock.
> >> > Sleep
> >> > has been fitful with lots of tossing and turning for years now,
> >> > until
> >> > the
> >> > last week or more. Now I sleep so soundly the night zips by in
> >> > about 3
> >> > minutes <G>.
> >> >
> >> > I am SO GLAD to finally have taken this step, Saturday will be my
> >> > 14-day
> >> > celebration with my husband. We're going to our favorite date
> >> > place
> >> > when
> >> > he gets off work in the morning, our friendly local casino. We
> >> > go
> >> > for
> >> > the
> >> > MASSIVE breakfast buffet (and then we don't have to eat the rest
> >> > of
> >> > the
> >> > day) and then we each play $20 in nickels in the slot machines.
> >> > Cheap
> >> > date
> >> > but so much fun. The buffet has nice big breakfast steaks,
> >> > bacon,
> >> > poached
> >> > eggs, all sorts of things I can eat. No vegetables (that I
> >> > recall)
> >> > but
> >> > I'll fill up on those tomorrow. I always loaded up with french
> >> > toast
> >> > and
> >> > corned beef hash and cheese blintzes (sp?) in the past - in my
> >> > "old
> >> > life".
> >> > This will not only be a celebration but it will be a test and I'm
> >> > determined to pass it 🙂.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway...thanks for listening!
> >> >
> >> > Sherry
> >> > 360/?/195