binkboots plateau bustin' atkins gig! (feel free to say hi!)

[binkyboots]

sheesh, brand new thread, I think I have stage fright....

'k, I had a vbg, vertically banded gastroplasty, 2 years past october! I've lost 98lbs, but I'm wanting to lose around 75-90 more!

I've stalled, I've been within a half pound for the last year! this is great, I've never maintained before, but hey, maintaining is boring, I want a thrill ride

so... I bought some atkins shakes and snacks!

I try to stay under 600-700kcal a day (fear not, my body has long since adjusted!) and very low carb.

eh, started two days ago, but only had the courage to weigh today, it's so scary.

today I am 20st, 9lb or 289lb

I want to lose at least 1lb a week in the run up to our trip in '07 as dh loves to go horseriding, I do too, I want to surprise him with a trail ride!

yep, that's us for now....

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - slim fast low carb/low cal shake 2.6gc 177kcal
lunch/snack - low carb rolos 3.5gc 193kcal (but they last for a while, yay for many little treats!)
dinner - 35g low fat chicken tikka pieces - 0.1gc 40kcal

total carbs - 6.2
total calories - 410


water drunk in the day
3 glasses so far!

review of my day....

eh, so far so good, I might have had something else this evening but I ended up being sick after eating a piece of chicken tikka, now I'm thinking I'll just have a herbal tea later.

I think I might experiment with freezing an atkins shake in a popsicle mold, I like something sweet in the evenings, a bar feels like a meal when what I fancy is dessert.

soup, any good, low carb (but not necesarily low cal, I'm on very tiny portions) cheese soups out there? I keep seeing them with brocoli in

no exercise today, apart from shopping, cleaning, etc.... tommorow I am going to try and get to my bodypump class, I may not make it as ds (in my case dear sister, no kids as yet) needs a lift.

positive thought! (just call me springer) I love keeping a food journal, it's easier to be good if I know I'm going to have to post my cheats!

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - boots low carb shake 2.7gc, 168kcal
lunch/snack - half a slice corned beef, 30g tikka chicken .5gc, 100kcal
dinner - slimfast low cal/low carb shake 2.6gc, 177kcal
snack - cheese string trace carbs, 67kcal

total carbs - 7.8g
total calories - 735

oops... fess up binks, I just ate an atkins chocolate bar, 223kcal, 2gc, so my totals above are edited to reflect that naughtiness.

water drunk today
uh, only two glasses

my day!

no bodypump, ds needed a lift to the rubbish dump, then to the shops... I did get some exercise running around with the stuff she was getting rid of though.

I ate/drank an extra shake tonight, I'm pretty hungry and craving some mashed potato! what I'm going to have however is a nice glass of sugar free bitter lemon drink.

positive thought! today was hard, tommorow has the potential to be better!

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - cheese string trace carbs, 67kcal
lunch/snack - slim fast low cal/low carb shake 2.6gc, 177kcal
dinner - 3 cheese strings (oops) trace carbs 201kcal
snack - slimfast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 99kcal
another snack (bad, bad day) atkins cereal bar 2gc, 126kcal

total calories - 670
total carbs 7.6


water drunk today
2 glasses, but I have a herbal tea for later

review of the day....

well, I'm seriously hormonal, craving bread, sugar, potatoes and chocolate. My theory is I'm letting myself have extra snack, but at least they're low carb/cal, not like blowing the budget on a bar of chocolate or ice cream.

positive thought, I'm more controlled than I once was.

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - carbwise bar 4gc, 201kcal
lunch/snack - 35g wafer thin ham trace carbs, 50kcal
dinner - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
snack - 2 cheese strings trace carbs, 134kcal


total calories 477
total carbs 7



water drunk today
3 so far


today's review..

eh, not half bad! I'm feeling quite positive and am learning to love the atkins shakes (though I stuck to solids today)

busy day, got some walking in

positive thought, I can change the way I think about things

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - atkins morning bar 2gc, 126kcal
lunch/snack - carbolite hot chocolate (it's really nice ) 1.6gc, 123kcal
dinner - 35g wafer thin ham trace carbs, 50kcal & carbolite hot chocolate 1.6gc, 123kcal
snack - slimfast low cal/low carb bar, 3gc, 92kcal


total calories 414
total carbs 8.2

water drunk today

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - atkins morning bar 2gc, 126kcal & carbolite hot chocolate 1.6gc, 123kcal
lunch/snack - atkins shake (nice!) 2gc, 170kcal
dinner - 35g wafer thin ham trace carbs, 50kcal & slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
snack - carbolite hot chocolate 1.6gc, 123kcal

total calories 684
total carbs 10.2



water drunk today

two glasses! doh.

today was too boring to review! lol.

 

[keenercam]

I love your journal! I don't understand the measures that well, but I think it is great that you are being so disciplined about writing down everything you eat!

Good luck on your journey! I am looking forward to watching the progress from your efforts! :

 

[binkyboots]

aww!!

thank you for your support

I find writing things down is the best way to make real changes, if I have to document it I dont cheat!

the measures are kcal - calories and cg - carb grams, it's just a way for me to keep track of what's going in!

I'm looking forward to (nervously) weighing on saturday, I tend to get obsessed with scales so I'm being really disciplined at the moment!

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - atkins morning bar 2gc, 126kcal
lunch/snack - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
dinner -
snack - carbolite hot chocolate 1.6gc, 123kcal



water drunk today


todays review...

mum spontaneously said my face looks slimmer!!! she doesn't know I've been low carbing.
weigh in tommorow, I'm desperate to weigh tonight, but that is the path to madness.

positive thought, week one is nearly done!

 

[binkyboots]

yay!! weighed in, 3lbs lost! I'm so pleased that I'm going to use the stitch bouncing thing right here



breakfast - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
lunch/snack - 2 cheese strings trace carbs, 134kcal
dinner - atkins shake, 2gc, 177kcal
snack - wafer thin ham, trace carbs, 50kcal
snack - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal

total calories 545
total carbs 8g


water drunk today

three glasses

 

[binkyboots]

*disclaimer, my calories today have been ott, my period arrived and I'm craving carbs in a big way, I've not given in but I've allowed myself more calories/low carb snacking*

breakfast - atkins shake, 2gc, 177kcal
lunch/snack - 2 cheese strings trace carbs, 134kcal, low carb rolos 3.5gc 193kcal
dinner - atkins bar, 2gc, 226kcal!
snack - 2 cheese strings trace carbs, 134kcal
snack - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
snack - atkins bar, 4gc, 89kcal
snack - atkins shake 2gc, 170kcal

total calories 1081
total carbs 16.5

water drunk today

three pints in my epcot glass!! lol

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - slimfast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
lunch/snack - atkins shake, 2gc, 170kcal
dinner - 1 slice corned beef, .5gc, 100kcal, 2 cheese strings, trace carbs, & 2 cheese strings trace carbs, 134kcal
snack - slimfast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
snack - low carb rolos 3.5gc 193kcal

total calories 781 (still slightly over my target)
total carbs 12


water drunk today

four big epcot glasses!


review!! not felt like this for a couple of days, my total have been up for two days, totm causing cravings, on the bright side I'm not giving in to big carbs/sugary snacks. I'm closing my kitchen tonight right now at 7:08pm! just nice cold water and some bitter lemon now.

positive thought, tommorow I'll be good, I have to, I'm having a root canal!

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
lunch/snack - low carb rolos 3.5gc 193kcal
dinner - ice cream, that was not a good nutritional choice!
snack - cheese string trace carbs, 67kcal


water drunk today

three big epcot glasses so far

ho hum, dh took me to the pictures, I had one scoop of ben and jerrys ice cream, I regret it now, but at the time it tasted good! lol.

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - atkins shake, 2gc, 170kcal
lunch/snack - low carb rolos 3.5gc 193kcal
dinner - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal
snack - wafer thin ham, trace carbs, 50kcal

total calories 505
total carbs 8.5

water drunk today

just two glasses


boy, full of nerves tonight, I'm seeing my dr tommorow for a checkup... when I get nervous I lose my appetite, so, light day today!

eh yeah, better update tommorow, I'm going to bed right now (couldn't even drink my carbolite hot chocolate )

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - 2 cheese strings trace carbs, 134kcal
lunch/snack - 2 stoffers pecan thingies! 1gc 100kcal
dinner -
snack -


water drunk today

woah, yesterday went so badly wrong, just, wow. we ended up spending most of the night at the hospital with dh, a suspected dvt (again) then seizures (stress/no sleep = badness)

low carb went out the window, got home, drank some milk, ate some rice cereal mush and went to bed.

 

[binkyboots]

today has not been any better, I'm taking the day off journalling my food choices as it's bad, real bad.

however, this is it, no messing tommorow, back to good choices and writing things down.

focus today has been on dh, getting him comfy, drinking enough water, dealing with the dr's and sorting things out here.


I never did update my dr appointment! we're talking about revising my vbg to either an adjustable lap band or gastric bypass, I'm leaning towards the bypass although it's a bigger op.

in the meantime (three months till next appt) I'll be starting xenical/orlistat.

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - slim fast low carb/low cal bar, 3gc, 92 kcal
lunch/snack - carbolite hot chocolate 1.6gc, 123kcal
dinner - 1 stoffers pecan thing, 0.5gc, 58kcal

total carbs - 5.1
total calories - 273


water drunk in the day
two epcot glasses!


review of the day... I weighed and have lost 2lb!! I have a new wish clippie and my hula girl is moving along. I'm planning a good week this week!

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - atkins shake 2gc, 170kcal
lunch/snack - 100g low fat chicken tikka pieces 0.1gc 100kcal
dinner - 4 stoffers pecan thingies! 2gc 200kcal
snack - 4 peanut butter cups (low carb) 200kcal


total calories 670
total carbs 4.1


water drunk today

four epcot glasses!


blah kind of day, I'm feeling a bit sick but if it clears I'll have a carbolite chocolate drink later... on the bright side, my jeans are slacker!!

 

[binkyboots]

breakfast - slim fast low cal/low carb bar 3gc, 92kcal & carbolite hot chocolate 1.6gc, 123kcal
lunch/snack - atkins shake, 2gc, 170kcal
dinner - 3 slices corned beef, 1.5gc, 1300kcal
snack - atkins chocolate bar, 223kcal, 2gc

total calories 908 doh
total carbs 10.1

water drunk today

four epcot glasses!

today, been a day of ups and downs, but I'm fairly happy because I coped with the downs without resorting to sugar/bread/potatoes