Clare :o)

[Allie58]

Wow Jo...I bet it took a year! So much work and detail. It's beautiful!! Cross stitching is something I never got into but I have a few friends who are good at it. Congrats on finishing it. I'm on the last legs of the glass I'm working on and I'll try to post a pic when I'm done.

Love the sideways pic BTW LOL Now could you rotate it cause it's hard on my neck LOL It's a great picture though and thanks for letting us see your smile. You look great!!!!

[benshad61]

Thanks Allie!

Hope you are feeling much better!

Hugs,
Jo

[Allie58]

Good luck tomorrow Clare!! And good luck to your sister as well!!!

[benshad61]

Clare, I second that!!!

Have a great day!

Jo

[Allie58]

Clare....Oh Clare.......it's monday and we are curious how you've made out!

[benshad61]

Where are you Clare?

Jo

[Aradasky]

LOL, You guys! Poor Clare can't even take a day off!!!!

[Claremac08]

Hellllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooo Everyone!
So sorry i havent poted in agers, I went off track and once i was off it was so hard getting back motivated to get back on! BUT i am back on the band wagon with you ladies. My sister strayed also and she hasnt been bothered about getting back on the atkins so im back at it alone but i was in honesty doing okay on my own.
Anyway my weight in is 19st 7lbs so im down 5lbs since i last weighted in here! Still on the right track and alot of people are staying i look great which is more motivation to keep it going.

How i everyone else going? Allie?

xxx

[Allie58]

CLARE!!!!!!!!!! So good you are back!!!!!! And awesome that you are down another 5lbs!!!! No worries on straying...you came back and thats what counts!!

I sort of screwed up with wine a couple of weeks ago and put on 3.5lbs even though my eating was good. Arlene challenged me to 3 weeks of no wine as an experiment and I have 1 more week to go before I post an official weight. Jo took the challenge with me.

I've had some major stressors to deal with, having to sell my house which is in an absolutely horrendous state which I can't afford to repair. Just cleaning up the junk in the yard is going to break me and oddly one of the biggest thing on my brain is not being able to afford the specialty foods or the amount of meat I need to maintain this way of eating. Never mind, things will work out.

How is the website building going for you?

There are some wonderful new recipes being posted by someone named Widget that you should check out. They look delicious.


Talk soon an WELCOME BACK!!!!

[Aradasky]

Oh goodness, CLARE! Welcome back. You know, it is nice to have a buddy- your sister going along, but in the long run, it is your life! It is you who has to make all the decisions for you. I am so glad you decided to come back here and stay in touch.

congrats on the loss of 5 more lbs!

[Analog6]

You have buddies here Clare. We all stray a bit or suffer carb creep occasionally, it's just a matter of pulling yourself up and getting back on to it.

[benshad61]

Welcome back Clare. Everyone has said what i would say. Everybody strays and we need buddies to get us through.

Yes, as Arlene says.....you are doing this for YOU!

Good luck!

Jo

[Claremac08]

Hiya Everyone!

Thanks for your lovely comments, i really missed your support and forgot how great it is so thank you.

I kinda feel like i strayed coz my sister was always talking about food we couldnt eat which planted the seed in my head i think which eventually grew and i couldnt stop myself, altho i shouldnt blame her really i mean i put the food in my mouth lol ....Anyway im so sorry to hear your having a tough time Allie, well done on the no drinking wine for two weeks your doing so well!! and jo keep it up! Ill be sure to check out them recipes also thank for letting me know.
Alot of people having started to notice my weight loss which is such a confidence booster! and im 2 dress sizes down now! Iv been dog walking loads, which is good for us both I really wonder why i strayed now coz iv already lost alot why would i ruin it lol its crazy! IM crazy haha
Thank you all for the welcome back! And i promise you all i wont be going again untill i reach my goal xxx

[benshad61]

We all have set-backs Clare for one reason or another, but you are doing really well and to not give up is what matters here most of all. You have lost dress sizes, are getting out with the dogs.....great way to spend an hour or two....they so appreciate it and give back that unconditional love that only a puppy can do!

Keep on keepin' on.

Hugs,
Jo

[Aradasky]

Oh hurrah on the TWO dress sizes! And the compliments! I bet your dogs are the happiest dogs in town, and wondering what the heck did they do to get rewarded by so many walks. LOL

We will be here whenever you come.

Again, good to see you again.