Low Carb-ers Challenge Part 7 Welcome all

Good Morning all

I miss my old friends, and nice to see some new faces.

Marie – how are you doing? I think about you often

Diana- THANK YOU! I am actually doing ok, still have bad days but they are getting easier and I am just really angry and see how bad the mental abuse was and know why my family and friends have been so concerned for me. New guy is still very good for me mentally, and I do like him but have a great friend and because he is just out of a long term relationship, I’m kind of good for him too.

Well, I’m typing this in word because I started a post 3 times and kept loosing it.

I have been horribly sick, to the point of nebulizer treatments and antibiotics, I’m still exhausted but not feeling sick if that makes sense. So it has been 2 weeks of no gym and mashed potatoes and shrimp. I feel like a ball of flab, so back on track yesterday. Last night I decided I really needed a reality check and better get on the scale to see what horrible damage I did. Good but bad thing, I only gained 1lb. How in the world does that happen when you are in bed 24/7 and eat potatoes with butter and all the bad things that make them so good? Those who know me know I’m out of my mind, 20-25 carbs a day and work out like a crazy person. So I was going to hit the gym again yesterday but still coughing so I figured I would start with good food this week and really get better before I jump on the elliptical and kill myself.

I also bought the biggest loser cook book, Love it! Have had more carbs but also more fiber and my system was getting all straightened out, and food is good, easy and the names of stuff is simple so it is not over whelming to open and see bbq meatloaf called some long fancy name you don’t even want to know how to make.

Anyway, trying to get back into my routine, I have not logged food in a couple weeks, have not really been turning on my computer. So Hope to see more of you all

Marie - yep still using your recipe, still haven't tried the pizza with it yet but maybe this week. I just love it!

Glad to see some new faces and some old ones joining back in!

Lioness glad you found a good gym I love Curves nad am so happy I decided to join again. I get to know all the ladies there and they are more support for me unlike the huge gym I was going to before(or should I say not going to ). I see your Primal pic I am still going strong. I am thinking about giving up grain totally and potatoes except for sweet potatoes for lent. I have never observed lent before but thought I might try it this year. Up till now I have been 80-20 with Priaml but if I do this for Lent it will be 100% except for dairy.

Jeni- hope you are feeling better I'll say a prayer for your health.:flowerforyou:

Welcome back Crys. So glad to see you are back.

Slipperystar Welcome to our group. We are a happy bunch. so glad you decided to join us. Let us know if we can help you in any way.

Hi Diana. I am doing fine. Its raining here and will all day. I hope to get back on track today. things are getting back to normal.

Ivy,,Hows things going with you.

Amy, still making that flax bread. I just had a chocolate chips muffin for breakfast

Lioness---Did the team win that you wanted to. I was for the Saints and they pulled it off . to the surprise of many people

Have a wonderful day

Marie

Hey Marie -

Yes, since the Cowboys were not in the Super Bowl, I decided to root for the Saints and yes, they won. I am so happy for them, they deserve it!!!

Good Morning all

I'm feeling even better today, down 1.5 so back to my ticker weight, which is my lowest in 15 years so I'll take that! I miss working out, but I'm not even going to try until Monday, get my lungs 100% cleared out. I hope to get my tax return next week and I'm going to buy an elliptical and cancel my gym membership, maybe join one of the $10 a month gyms so I can do weights here and there, but it is killing me to spend $80 a month and the family doesn't go and all i do is the elliptical.

I was not eating any bread of any form and I have come to realize that I need some. So I got some flaxseed wraps and have 1 every morning with eggs and turkey bacon, make a nice little wrap and my body feels like it is starting to function properly.

Amy - I'm glad you like curves. I have never been to one, but hear good things about it.

Lion - I'm sure monday i'll be hurting too

Marie - kids are great, thanks for asking. Disappointed they didn't have a snow day, but doing well.

Off to do a little running. Have a great day

Good evening.

Busy day today. I can't believe today is Wednesday. The days are running together. It was windy here but I got some good walking in. I walked in the wind as fast as I could for a few minutes then I let the wind push me into a nice trott. I felt like a little girl. :laugh:

Hope everyone has a lovely evening.

Here's a recipe if you like soup:

1 pound ground chicken
1 bag cole slaw shreds
veggies of your choice I add chopped onion and zucchini(as much as you like)
1 packet organic chicken taco mix
Chicken broth organic/low sodium
1 large can crushed tomatoes and 1 small can petite diced tomatoes

Sautee onion in a little oil(coconut or olive), add chicken and taco seasoning and cook until about done, add all other ingredients and some water if you want more broth. Cook until veggies are tender. Top with avocado slices or guacamole. Yum!

We are still snowless. But it is rather windy and cold. I hit the half way mark in the couch to 5k program. It's taken me 2 months but hey at least I stuck to it.

Marie I try to have 3 pescatarian (fish, dairy and egg only) days per week. I have been eating canned tuna & tilapia b/c the salmon is flying out the the store since the new year began. I guess everybody is on a health kick.

I incorporated a lot of things from Mark's daily apple but I'm keeping a few foods I enjoy around, like dairy.

Diana, How's it going?

Hope everyone else is doing good.

We actually got snow this time. The snow in the pic happened in less than an hour.

I went to do my daily shopping but the store was full so I put my items back and will go back tomorrow. I wanted to yell "people it will be 43 degrees and sunny tomorrow the snow will melt!".

You put but IMG is in lowercase instead of caps

Ya'll crack me up! I still have a snow drift that formed in NOVEMBER! lol But at least this time, we have sunny beautiful warm weather! No snow here!

I have been a busy girl and a bad eater the last few days. Mom celebrated her 88th birthday yesterday! So ofcourse I had to make her a pinapple upside down cake, her favorite, and yes I ate some batter. On her birthday I made fried chicken, mashed potatoes with cream gravey and sweet corn....can you say 'Carb Coma' ? lol And yes I ate it and a piece of cake too! lol Today, I went to visit my oldest son and then I had to go buy mom a new TV...her's died yesterday on her birthday! lol I told her that was her birthday present to herself. Got her a Samsung 32" LCD 1080p. Whatever all that means...I liked the picture on that one the best!

TOM still has not made it's appearance after an entire week of cramps and grabby's! Maybe I am done forever???? That would be awsome by me if the cramps would go away! lol

Sooooooooo tired!!!

How do you attach a picture!

K....well I couldn't figure it out. I don't store my photos online so it probably wouldn't work anyway. But I changed my profile pic to show you. The snow you see there was on Halloween weekend....and there is still some of it in my yard! It started snowing on Wednesday morning and that Picture was taken on Thursday afternoon. 1 1/2' later!

Ivy....that is a big co-inky-dink! Your mom's birthday and my mom's birthday are the same! How funny is that. Yes...the cake haunted me yesterday too!

Today I am back on track if it kills me! I have to do lot's of cleaning today so I will be on the move pretty much all day.

Go Lioness. I have yet to exercise. I can barely speak in the morning let alone exercise.

Diana, one thing about snow in the south if you don't wake up early to see it, it's usually gone by 11am.

Marie how are you today!

Amy hope your ankle is healing.

Anyone else I missed hope you're doing well.

Marie, 53 years is awesome!

Diana, spring will come soon. I guess the fat ground hog from england was right. I'll have to check out Ultimate taebo. I have taebo advanced w/ resistance bands and old taebo cardio. I checked out taebo funky hip hop when I was at my sisters and that one was ridiculous but funny. Billy should stick to kickboxing and leave the dance to Shaun T.

I didn't get any chocolate but my aunt gave me jelly beans and I ate them all. Luckily she only gave me 2-3 hand fulls. I think she measured them out:laugh:

Glad everyone had a great weekend.

Hi everyone!!!

Since I was able to work from home today due to snow, I made home made sausage, chicken salad, cut up fresh veggies, washed fruit and I am rocking and rolling.

Where is everyone at??????

Marie, IvyKivy, Amy, etc..................where is my gang???? Hope everyone is doing well and having a Happy Low Carb Monday.