BC's Progress

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 253
Goal Weight: 175

Down two! 32 lbs to date (actually 37 since I unoficially started at 290) I was hoping to be below the 250 barrier prior to vacation next week. Not that big of a deal though, I am very happy with the results I am having.

Yesterday for fathers day we decided on a Hot Dog, Brat buffet. It was really good. We had Big 100% beef dogs, Kelbasa, Brats and threw on a couple of burgers for good measure. Grilled some string beans, mushrooms and onions. For dessert I bought some strawberries and ate them with a little bit of sugar free whip topping. It was an outstanding day and the food was excellent. We prepaired quite a bit of non-atkins friendly food as well but I just was not interested.

Anyway, happy belated fathers day to those fathers reading or posting on this site. Yesterday was a nice reminder of how good things are in my life. I have a beautiful wife that puts up with me and my goofy ways and all of my toys. She is a wonderful Mother as well to our 2 find children. My 12 year old is starting to show his maturity and growing into quite the fine young man as well. Sorry to get all mushy but Fathers day does that to me.

[batlou]

I will say that I am little upset with my wife this morning. She was supposed to go out and buy a winning lottery ticket for me this weekend. Well she messed up and got the wrong one and here I sit at work again. hah.

[Tril]

That'll teach you do your own chores, won't it?

[batlou]

I have not weighed in this weekend as I have been on vacation. I am working on staying on the plan and will update my weight when I return.

[batlou]

Vacation day 5...

I am on vacation with the family this week. 10 Adults and 11 kids in one house for a week. I still have stuck to the plan but it has been difficult with a kitchen full of nothing but junk except for what I brought.
Pressing on, ughh. I am enjoying the time here with family but it will be good to be back hom away from these temptations.

[Tril]

"10 Adults and 11 kids in one house for a week."



I don't know what to say about that. All I can think of is... glad it's you and not me!!! LOL If you can stay on plan there, you can stay on plan ANYwhere.

Tril

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 254
Goal Weight: 175

Okie, I am back from vacation. I did not break any rules other than I did not drink near enough water. In fact I am pretty sure the only water I drank was the unintentional consumption of sea and pool water. I downed one diet soda after another so I am thinking my 1 lb gain is based on the massive amounts of sodium that I took in.

I am pounding down the water today and will look at this pause realistically next week. I will say that I was dying for a Margarita but I asked the bar tender to look at the container of mix. 36 Grams of Carbs of which 29 where sugar. Glad I asked, yikes that could have gotton ugly.

Well it's time to start pouring through the mountains of emails at work. Back to the grind.

[Tril]

Welcome home! Sounds like you did very well.

Smart move to ask about the mix.

Tril

[batlou]

Week 1 285
Week 4 274
Week 5 272
Week 6 268
Week 7 267
Week 8 265
Week 9 263
Week 10 261
Week 11 258
Week 12 257
Week 13 257
Week 14 255
Week 15 253
Week 16 Vacation, no scale :wink:
Week 17 254

I was reviewing what I have been doing for the last few weeks. I know that while I was on vacation I did not eat any non-allowed foods. But I did have a few beers (Michelob Ultra 2.3 Carbs) while vacationing. I also probably ate more than what I normally would. It was easy to do in a house with 22 total people and basically an ongoing buffett the entire week.

I am trying to look honestly at what is different for the last few weeks since it seems I have been in the 250's forever. I probably had more beers that I should have over the last week. I also had late night snack's which I never/rarely do.

Anyway, this was just a personal confession so it does not eat away at my psychy. Phew, now I feel better. BTW...I was back down to 253 this morning so I am sure that I will get over this hump. In fact reading some of the post about how sometimes shaking up your eating habits by doing something different may be good for your long term results. So I think I will run with that for now and press on.

[batlou]

Did anyone notice the time stamp on the messages. I just posted my last message at 1:15 eastern and it marked it at 4:57 PM. WOO HOO!!! Workday is over and I am heading home.

[batlou]

I guess I just needed a couple of days to flush out all of those soda's I drank while on vacation. I weighed in this morning trying to boost my confidence and I am down to 252. Hopefully this continues to drop and I can hit 251 by Monday.

[SC_Beth]

Looks like you're doing great. 33 lbs is wonderful. I sooo can't wait until I get the next 30 + lbs off.

You'll be at 251 before you know it.

Beth

276/238/125

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 249
Goal Weight: 175

WOO HOO!!! I am down to 249.8, while I would typically round to the nearest whole number. I could not bear to put down a 5 again, so close enough.

I guess I flushed out all of those sodas and beers from Vacation, thank you H2O. I am down a total of 40 lbs since I begain dieting and 35 since I started Atkins. More importantly I feel better than I have a couple of years.

[Tril]

batlou... awesome job! Very happy for you!!!

(bBTW, those pounds you lost? Not lost anymore... I found them. lol Pretty sure you don't want them back, right? Thought so... hey, you can't blame a girl for trying.)

Tril

[batlou]

BTW, thanks for the support Beth. I come here to blog my progress but it helps knowing sometimes others, besides those strange voices in my head, are listening. :wink: