Low Carb-ers Challenge to Choose Change!

Mike = big boss, MFP god, site owner & maintainer. Really sweet guy, very helpful. :bigsmile:

I just know a lot of long term members that have been using other tickers. We should all be fine. If we aren't, well... you gals can all say it was my evil influence that put you up to it. :laugh:

So I have a low carb question. I'm having a really hard time getting all my calories in, especially when I exercise because I burn anywhere from 400 - 600 calories. What are some high calorie but low carb food? Veggies don't work because I have to eat so darn many of them, and I'm eatting soooo much meat. So any snack ideas?

700 calories left for the day and I've already planned my dinner! Eeep!

*I'd also like to ad that I'M NOT HUNGRY. Not in the least tiny little bit. Its amazing what happens when you cut out carbs, because I always struggled to stay under my calorie limit before when I could eat pretty much anything...

I really need to go do something else, I think I'm addicted to MFP today. :laugh:

This is a great link on eating exercise calories Sassy - one of the most comprehensive I've seen, written by our resident nutrition guru Banks. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

why do you have to eat all of your calories? I asked my Dr. about that and he said dont eat if your not hungry!!! He said main rule was to stay on low carb and your sure to lose!!!

Good evening ladies!!!

Hannah--- don't eat if your not hungry. If you are then at something. Cheese is a good alternative but can slow some down. Thankgoodness it doesn't me. I love cheese. The parm. chips, as I call them, are my favorite. I also like to do it with mozzerella cheese as well. I could do it any kind of cheese.

Everyone is so active here, I love it!!!! Day one of the fruit flush diet sucks by the way!!! I had a hard time getting all my shakes down. 40 ounces??? 8 oz at a time. Not sure why, though. If I do shakes all day I can usually get 3 down at 11 ounces each. BUT then came dinner time....3-6 cups of salad with olive oil and lemon or lime dressing. NOT GOOD!!! I'm from the south, I like my ranch!!!! I choked 3 cups down and some chicken. So it's on to 2 days of fruit and a salad at night. Everything is ready for work. Fruit will be a breeze. I have to set my alarm on my phone to remember to eat. lol

I'm out for tonight. I'm tired. Talk to everyone in the morning. Hambone ( love the name)!!!!!

Hey, ladies!

Just had to finish out my food diary for the day and check in on this thread to see what I missed tonight. I ALMOST went on a binge, and here's why, bear with me.

Got new cell phone carrier last month. Got first bill today. First of all, we thought we signed up for 2000 mins a month - they show we signed up for 1000 mins a month. Second of all, lovely DD (dear daughter) went over our allowed minutes by almost 1000 minutes. YES, YOU READ RIGHT - she went OVER by 1000 minutes. Oh, and that doesn't count the dozens of pic messages she sent and received, and don't have free pic messaging - those were 0.25 each.

Good thing she wasn't home at the time. The bill was almost $700. I hyperventilated first, then exploded, then hyperventilated again, then called the cell phone company. After much being nice, and then wheedling, then just downright telling them that as soon as our contract was up we'd be leaving, and in the meantime telling anyone who would listen NOT to go over to them, they basically apologized and said there was nothing they could do except change our contract (up the mins) back to 7/16, the start of the next billing cycle.

That still left us with a $700 bill to pay. So I hung up and hyperventilated again, and five mins later the home phone rang, and hubby didn't answer it cuz we didn't recognize the number, and then it stopped ringing and then my cell phone rang - and it was the girl at the cell phone company. She said it just was not right, and she went to her boss and asked if they would consider removing all the overage minutes - and HER BOSS SAID YES. She didn't think they would do it, but they did - they took over $500 off the bill. Still have to pay the pic messaging fees, but I can handle that.

DH quit smoking a week ago. He wanted to go get smokes and I said no. I wanted to go to Dairy Queen, and he said no. So, neither one of us cheated.......... but I still want that damn DQ! At least he has his nicotine lozenges - I GOT NOTHIN. Well, I guess I could have an Atkins shake......... aw hell, I think I'll just go to bed.

DD was supposed to be staying at a friend's house - I called her and told her to come right home. She lost the phone for a month, and is grounded to the house, no friends, nothing, for two weeks. And I swore before all that is holy, if this happens again, she won't have a phone until she's old enough to get a job and get it herself....... She'll probably drive me nutso before that two weeks is up, but I'm not givin in on this one......

So there you have it - I seriously could have done some emotional eating this evening. I just didn't want to kick myself outta ketosis!!!!! And I knew I could come on here and vent to you guys.....

All right, all this emotion has worn me out. I'm headin to bed! Cya tmrw!:yawn:

Wow Res!!!!

I was hyperventilating right there with you!! I read $700, took a huge gasped (choked a little from taking such a huge gasp) and gasped some more. Then I laughed because I was rading it really fast and was wondering....I wonder if Res was verbally telling us the story, would she be speaking as fast as I'm reading???

Glad that it was taken care of!!! Glad you didn't get DQ, and glad you stayed on target!!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!

BTW Sassy.,.....love the chart!!!! Can hardly wait until next Monday .

Wow Resalyn , that is crazy and that was certainly nice of the lady to call you back and to cut it by $500.00 I am glad she did that !!! So who is your carrier?

I'm at 201 today.
Goal 2 pounds.
Yesterday my daughter asked me for a ride to the airport today at 4:30AM. I'm embarrassed to say that when I agreed to do that, I made a silent promise to "reward" myself with a donut on the ride back home. 4:30AM is early!!! I totally intended to do it, too. But then I forced myself to think about MFP and all of the support we give each other and that helped me drive by the donut shop with the thought..."I want to be healthy and fit, more than I want that donut". I amazed myself because it worked!!! I'm so grateful to be a part of this great group. :happy:

That is great!!! Support is one of the best things to get you through those humps!!!

Congrats for sticking with it!!!

Wow Res!!!!

I was hyperventilating right there with you!! I read $700, took a huge gasped (choked a little from taking such a huge gasp) and gasped some more. Then I laughed because I was rading it really fast and was wondering....I wonder if Res was verbally telling us the story, would she be speaking as fast as I'm reading???

Glad that it was taken care of!!! Glad you didn't get DQ, and glad you stayed on target!!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!

BTW Sassy.,.....love the chart!!!! Can hardly wait until next Monday .

You're darn tootin I'd be talking that fast - I was on a major rush of adrenalin, ma'am! LOL!

:explode: ARRRRGH!!! i AM GOING THE WRONG WAY.