Low Carb-ers Challenge Part 7 Welcome all

Marie, Sorry you are in pain. My aunt has had cortizone shots in her knees and they helped her. I hope you will get some relief soon.

Amy congrats on the 4 lbs. At least you know it was the beef. Don't worry about the thesis it will flow when you get in the writing zone. I did mine many moons ago (11 years!) when you still had to go to the library and do interlibrary loans to get books and such...gosh I feel old.

Jeni and Diana, hope you are still doing good and keeping warm.

Hammbone C25K is a beginner running program. I did do it although I walked through some of the running but I attempted it instead of sitting on the couch.

Lioness hope you feel better soon.

Are you taking new people?

I've been looking for some LC support on this site and wooo! here it is!

My goals are to cut the gluten, cut the carbs, and eat healthy fat and protein sources - I'm a Protein Power devotee

Girls, here is Sassy's original post that started the Low Carb thread.... Read it and hopefully it will help motivate each of us to do our best!

Welcome Low Carb-ers! Are you ready to meet your goals?

This group is comprised of women who have known each other for quite awhile, and are ready to meet their goals. We welcome other Low Carb-ers to join us on our journey if your intentions are to support, motivate, and to choose change. I tried to put a lot of thought into this Challenge to Choose Change --- because we deserve the best!

We are all different ages, shapes and sizes, but we do not judge each other. We are here to support each other, while offering some ‘tough love’ when needed. We all have different goals, and realize we are NOT just a number on the scale. We are defined by what’s inside. We are different in many ways, but we all have one thing in common….THE POWER TO CHOOSE! If we are determined to succeed…we will succeed. We are here to motivate each other to THINK and to CHOOSE before ACTING. We are not here to make excuses for our failures, but to recognize our destiny is in our own hands. We are here to discover ourselves, recognize our power, and succeed in meeting our goals of becoming the person we want to be.

In our toolbox, we all have the tools necessary for success and change…..
1. We can choose to get up earlier to exercise, or we can sleep in.
2. We can choose to eat on plan, or we can be defeated by the carb monster.
3. We can choose margaritas in fancy glasses with cute umbrellas, or we can drink water.
4. We can use to use our food diary, or we can ‘wing it’, & wonder why we’re not losing.
5. We can choose to take care of ourselves as well as we care for others, or we can make excuses, wonder why we never reach our goals, and wallow in self-pity.
6. We can choose health, or we can choose insanity (which is defined as doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results).
7. We can choose to make new habits, or we can defend our current habits thereby admitting we have no intention of quitting them.
8. We can choose the positive, beautiful transformation of a butterfly, or we can remain the same ole’ caterpillar.

How we can contribute:
1. Post, Blog, Support, and Motivate
2. Weigh-in Weekly Each Monday
3. Get Your Ticker Up and Ready to Slide DOWN
4. Use Your individual Power to Choose
5. Share Your Determination and Will to Succeed
6. Recognize that we are all MORE than just a number on a scale
7. Make this journey FUN!

This "LOW CARB-ERS Challenge to Choose Change" . Please post your introduction to let us know you're with us... then please weigh-in on Monday morning and come in here to post your start weight (for this thread), and your goal weight (for the week).

“Anything is possible. It’s your choice whether or not you choose to make IT happen

Welcome MDale!

Marie, glad you are able to walk a little today. Great that your husband can cook. I know many men who can't boil water (actually I know some women who can't either). I saw we both lost the same amount of weight, I thought it was scary but realized it is the FLAX MUFFINS. :happy:

Diana, Amy, Jeni Lioness hope things are going well.

Marie and Hammbone thanks for cheering us on.


I didn't think I could live w/o added salt but I can.
I didn't think I would be able to give up the coffee but I did.
I didn't think the sugar in my coffee was causing that much of a problem but it was.
I didn't think I could drink green tea w/o honey I can.

Baby steps. :drinker: Here's to kicking Insulin Resistance's Butt

Hi MDale, welcome
I don't really eat bread, so gluten is not a part of my life, and have about 35 carbs and 80grams protein a day.

Ham - well, I love doing weight circuit at the gym and HATE free weights. Since I had taken 4 weeks off of evercise I'm sticking to cardio, when I get up to 60 mins without wanting to die on the arc trainer, I'll start adding in weights again. I did 50 today, wanted to die, but did 50.

Ate well, going to order something for dinner, I might get a good salad, honestly I don't even really want to eat but I know that is the wrong answer.

Marie - glad you got up and about, they will put you back together.

Ivy - go you
I don't put sugar in my coffee and I am down to 1-2 cups a day, and in the am only. I use to drink 1-2 pots
I too have learned to love green tea
6 months ago, if I did 5 mins on the arc trainer I would have been proud of myself.
So I'm with you, baby steps and be proud of what you have accomplished!

Off to log my workout

Good Mornng all

Amy - we must have posted at the same time yesterday, go you and the loss!

Marie - how are you? Giant hug to start you day

Picadilly - i don't know why i'm motivated, in a slump and took all I had to get my lazy butt to the gym yesterday. Same thing for this am.

Ham - thanks for coming back, I need a swift kick in the butt again. Winter is not my time of year at all

Just made the bl breakfast wrap, going to go to the gym when done, hair appt then nails, then shopping for some stuff for ds to finish his project due tomorrow, then I go to my first executive board meeting. Oh, I need to go see if I can get some donations for food from local places for an intergration drill weekend for our troops that are being deployed AGAIN, this is time 3 for some of them.

If anyone wants, please check out the site and sign the online petition www.patriothillsofny.com
We are having a Spring Fling for the local troops in April, which is a very good distraction to keep me busy. Next week I will be taking a 30 hr safety course and my meetings and planning.

Thanks

Good Afternoon

Hope everyone is having a good day! I know winter gives some the blues but keep a little spring and summer in your heart. My cousin lives in Hawaii and I look at the pictures he's posted on facebook and imagine I am there. I attempted Week4 of Couch to 5K again today. Slowly getting better

Be a good day with good energy:flowerforyou:

Marie what is in your muffins?

Good morning everyone! Feeling crazy tired today. Think I need to eat some iron today...maybe spinach for dinner and that should perk me back up.

Today is my day off but have tons of appointments. Dr apt. for mom this morning, vet for mom's dog and Dr for my son this afternoon. So I wont be around much again.

Hope to get to the gym again tomorrow. My membership runds out tomorrow so I think I will look into a class of some sort that is a little bit closer to home.

Marie, you new recipe sounds yummy. I think I am going to give it a try.

Jeni, being motivated is what is MAKING you get your butt up and exercise! You are doing good. I know how hard it is to get up the energy when you have some emotional stuff going on. Hang in there...you are doing really well!

Well gang...I am off! Have a great day and I will check in tonight.

Good Afternoon!

Hope everyone is enjoying the warm up. It made it over 60 degrees here.

Have a good evening.