I’m so beyond impressed by those of you who are losing so much weight through healthier eating and exercise. I never had what it took to do that. I’d lose 15lbs and then fall right off that wagon. You guys rock!!
Then, buy us presents. We like presents.
I blew the diet today. Went to lunch with a former co-worker. I had a cup of corn chowder, half of my refried beans, at least three forkfuls of rice, a few tortilla chips, and a little apple burrito thing. Plus the chipotle salmon.
But dammit, it was a special occasion!
GingerOfTheNorth, you make an excellent observation. Anybody know why Atkins Induction doesn’t allow me, say, another cup of delicious leaf lettuce (0 net carbohydrates) but does allow me a $2.50 Atkins shake (sic)? Is it merely a ploy of the capitalist controlled carbohydrate treat-mongers?
Yes, we like presents a lot…especially presents in the form of chocolate…
Must resist chocolate…
Actually, in the older edition of the Atkins book, it doesn’t mention the shakes/bars/etc as being acceptable for Induction. The more recent edition says those items are fine, but I look at them with a rather skeptical eye. Now that Dr. Atkins isn’t running The Atkins Center anymore, I believe that the people running the joint are trying to make a buck.
If you’re in Induction, IMHO, stay away from those. Induction is not only that big push for your body to go into ketosis and to help start your healthy eating habits, but it’s also a way to help you break your taste for those sweet things.
Besides, I’ve had one Atkins bar so far in the past 5 weeks I’ve been on the diet, and hated it. I’ve also tried a few low-carb chocolate bars (because, as a woman, I do know that there are a few times when chocolate is a dire necessity) that aren’t too bad. BUT, the one time I over-indulged (easy to do), I ended up spending waaaaaaay too much time in the bathroom.
Which, does bring me to what you posted earlier about you feeling queasy after having one of the treats. Most of these low-carb sweets are sweetened with maltitol, which is a sugar alcohol. You know what else maltitol is used for? It’s given as a laxative in hospitals. That might be the problem.
Those treats are really only meant as that–treats. Not something to eat daily, if you can help it. Again, that’s my opinion. Don’t mean to be an Atkins Nazi.
No Atkins Nazi-ism inferred. I haven’t had that response of queasiness to malititol before, and I didn’t have it at mid-day today when I had a shake. I agree that they’re not the best of foodstuffs, but my blood sugar is running so low on Induction that I have to have something easy on hand. And it’s a lot less disruptive to my teaching to drink a shake or eat a bar than to crunch on a cucumber or eat a hunk of meat (which doesn’t help with the blood sugar, in any event). I’d rather not eat many prepared foods, and just have the occasional high-cocoa chocolate square (e.g., Lindt 87%), but most of the way I’m accustomed to eating (lots of raw, low-glycemic vegetables) won’t work on Atkins. I don’t find Atkins products unpleasant-tasting anymore, but I also haven’t had any pastries, cookies, or most treats since January, so I’ve lost my basis for comparison.
Y’know, this has happened to me, too. I’ll be in the store, buying some, say, no-sugar-added fudge pops, and someone else will ask me if they’re any good. But I probably can’t give them an honest answer. They taste good to me, but it’s been so long since I’ve had the “real” thing, that I can’t compare the two.
Weigh in was lastnight. Another 1.6lbs gone. That means I’m at 210.4 and only 9.4lbs away from my first 10% goal. I was hoping to hit it by Thanksgiving but I don’t think that’s gonna happen. That’s okay though.
12.6 gone baby! Yeah!
I’m stuck on my plateau. I’m not happy about it, but such is life. So I don’t think I’m going to be wearing my motivation jeans for Thanksgiving. Maybe Christmas.
But my BP is down. I can’t wait to see what my cholesterol and triglycerides are. Working on keeping a happy thought…
Holding at 166.5 this morning. On the bright side, I’m dressed for Halloween as myself in 1985, and though I no longer have those '80s clothes, I was able to fit into a credible imitation of them composed chiefly of clothes I could fit into in the mid-'90s, including my beloved leather jacket. Next year, THE (1983) LEATHER PANTS!
Oh God! The Leather Pants!!! Dare I hope for the pant-less crotchies? :D:D:D
Just kiddin’, so don’t take my sorry fat ass over to the pit, okay? 
I don’t think I’m gonna make my target less than 200 for my vacation, but who gives a shit? I’m just gonna over-indulge like I always do, and then come cryin’ back here, so what’s the diff?
So it’ll be 206 on the plane over and 226 on the way back. I’ll just list myself as extra baggage in care of SDMB, howzzat? Who’s gonna claim me at Pittsburgh?
Just kidding y’all. I’m gonna try to get some serious bicycle miles in before the travel and I’ll try to keep the “love handles” down while I’m gone. I got some really cool lookin’ travel gear that I’m gonna try to look as good in as possible.
(We guys do that too, ya know!)
Love
Q
Well, not at work, anyway. Big party going on in the next room–fruit, blinzes, cake, pastries, juice. Hence Dr. Shoshana is in her office drinking a cup of tea and eating one ounce of cheddar.
You’re going to Pittsburgh?!?!?!? That’s only, like, an hour from here!
It’s not a direct flight, babe. Got it through Priceline.
It’s a 5 hour layover before the Frankfurt flight, but it is on Thanksgiving Day. I would love to meet you for a drink and a hug, but being that the traffic would be horrific, I would understand if it couldn’t happen.
Danke
Quasi
Oh yeah. 2 hour layover in Charlotte North Carolina on the way back (3:40-5:50 pm) in case anyone’s interested. My e-mail’s in the profile. I’m buyin’. 
Q
Hey. Sorry if I created some confusion, Please allow me to clarify: (If anyone cares, that is :D) I leave out of Atlanta on Thanksgiving and connect in Pittsburgh that same day. But I come back through Charlotte NC on the 4th of December.
Crazy, huh? But I got a round trip through Priceline for $366 dollars. If we can’t meet for a drink, you can still e-mail me and I’ll give you my cell phone number and we can chat for a bit.
But… if we can work out a meet, I’d love to see y’all!
Q
Reminds me of a joke. The hillbilly wife put on some crotchless panties and sat on the table. She said to her husband, “Y’all wanna eat some of this?” “Uh-uh!” he replied, “Look what it done to your panties!”
[sub]No offense to any hillbillies. It’s just the way I heard it.[/sub]
Quasi dutifully spews his *White Lightnin’/i] all over that screen-lookin’ thang!
Good one, pal! Hope everything’s goin good with the house. Ya been on my mind, so holler at me when you gits a chance!
Quasi
Oh, yikes! I’m hosting a houseful for Thanksgiving dinner, so that would be a no-go for sure!! Darn!
hehe. Quasi called me “babe”. :
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