Laurie's journal - Atkins plan (comments welcome)

Day 45 menu: brunch - EAS rich chocolat shake (yuk!); snack - 1 oz brie 2oz salami; snack - chicken salad w/avacado & tomato; dinner - corned beef, cabbage & turnips, romaine salad, mushrooms & caeser dressing. 2 diet rites and lots of water. (snacks if need them: 1 oz almonds, 1 oz macadamias)

Exercise: 35 minute walk w/DH (same route took us 45 minutes on Tuesday) in light rain. I have a blister on my right heel from my new shoes - ouch!

Water weight: Doe, I hope you are correct. Without a real "TOM" - since I take the BC pills consecutively - when is my body going to decide it doesn't have to hang on to what I'm drinking. Could it have something to do with the "flu" bug that keeps creeping back on me?

Both DH and I felt under the weather this morning and it almost kept us from walking. I have to be at work tonight and tomorrow, so I'm hoping I can have a nice slow weekend to recover.
 
Day 46 menu: brunch - ham & cheese wrap, EAS french vanila shake; snack - mixed green salad w/ranch dressing, mushrooms & bleu cheese, diet rite; dinner - green beans & bay scallops w/ butter, diet rite; lots of water; snacked on probably too many almonds (didn't count...bad, very very bad)

Exercise: 40 minute walk with DH (slower today because of blister on heel) - no rain during walk!

No weekend plans...
 
Hi Laurie! 40 minutes of walking, great job! You ladies are really inspiring me to start walking early in the morning at the mall. I just have to get my big behind out of bed in the morning which isn't easy. Keep up the great work Laurie, don't give up. Have a great weekend.:D
 
Day 47, 48 & 49 (Saturday. Sunday, Monday): I suppose everyone needs a day in bed (and most women my age don't have this luxury). I'm lucky, really really lucky. I don't think I've really gotten past the flu bug that we had over Christmas. It has come back to haunt my tummy on occasion and I've had a bit of a cough the past couple of weeks. I really needed to rest and got it.

The only drawback to this weekend (and most of them) is that I don't eat as much or as regularly as I do during the week. If I'm not eating, I'm not getting as much water either. But both DH and I have been good about eating the right foods for our plan - even if it isn't that much food. I am not hungry, however, even with not eating very much.

We lived on salmon cubes this weekend (a recipe DH and I picked up fishing a couple of summers ago in Canada from the chef at the fishing lodge). Use a filet (atlantic costco salmon is OK, unless you're worried about PCB's), skin it and cut into 1 inch cubes. Soak the cubes in milk and herbs several hours or overnight. Drain the cubes after soaking and spread out on a paper towel to blot off extra milk. Use a low-carb flour seasoned with herbs and spices and toss the cubes to lightly coat (we used Oat flour - only about a 1/4 cup was used even though a full cup was put in with the herbs & spices). Pan fry in olive oil until golden and crispy on the outside. Serve with whatever sauce you like. Dijon mustard, horseradish, hot sauce...it's all good.

So it was salmon cubes both Saturday and Sunday dinner. Cottage cheese for brunch Saturday - scrambled eggs Sunday. Green beans with the salmon. Snacks of breyers vanilla low-carb ice cream on Sunday night and 1 oz almonds on Saturday and brie, havarti & salami. Oh, and one slice of trader joe's low-carb bread with butter each evening. Monday, more salmon cubes for brunch. Dinner was grilled sirloin burger on portabello mushroom w/bleu cheese and broccoli. Snach will probably be low-carb bread with butter.

I didn't weigh myself this morning - DH talked me out of it. But I did try on some slacks that haven't fit in over a year and I could actually zip them up without lying on the bed. A pair of jeans I haven't worn 9 months, I was able to wear comfortably yesterday. We also got our bedroom put back together after the "flood" before Christmas. No structural damage - DH fixed the roof, siding and flashing so no more water can get in.

Exercise: didn't walk on Saturday because my blistered heel just couldn't take it. Put moleskin on it on Sunday and we walked 40 minutes. Also walked the same route on Monday. Did do some ab work both Saturday and Sunday.

Castillo Mom: getting up early to exercise is awful...I won't pretend to like it. I've never been a morning person and working until 10:30-11pm at night with almost an hour drive home is not conducive to a morning walk the next day. But we have been doing it and I feel much much better. My goal is to walk 5 days a week - if we get in 6 or 7, that's a bonus! I want to get in 20 minutes of pilates 3 days a week also. I'm going to try to do that when I get home after work to help relax before bed.
 

hey laurie, just stopping in to say hi :wave:

i haven't read your entire journal, but i wanted to say that it seems like you're doing a great job. i wouldn't sweat the weekend. you aren't feeling well, you just have to listen to your body. if it doesn't want to eat, it doesn't want to eat. and what you did eat was on plan for you, so that is great! and congrats on the jeans!!! that's such a great feeling to pull them on and not struggle! now just wait till they're too loose. even better! :sunny:
 
Laurie, you're doing so well! Good for you for walking in the mornings even though you're not a morning person!! It's TOUGH, but I know I feel so much better when I get my exercise in early. It energizes me for the day.

Here we go, back to the work week. I hope all goes well for you! Did all that water weight leave yet? I notice you eat a lot of salty stuff and cheese - salami, havarti, corned beef, etc and that may be what's keeping all that water weight from leaving. Just keep drinking like crazy - it will leave eventually! ::yes::

Congrats on getting into some of your "snug" clothes!! Always feels great to wear those "back of the closet" items!!

Make today a great one, Laurie!! :sunny:
 
Laurie, Congrats on fitting in those clothes. Shopping...Who needs it? Those salmon cubes sound good. I'll try them one of these days.
Beth
 
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Day 50 menu: breakfast - 1/2 cup cottage cheese & EAS french vanilla shake; lunch - mixed green salad w/bleu cheese dressing; snack - 1 oz brie & 1 oz salami; dinner - sirloin burger on portabello mushroom & bleu cheese and green beans. Diet rite and lots of water. (Snacks if I need them: 1 oz macadamias & 1 oz almonds).

Exercise: 40 minute walk w/DH - my heel started to bleed again. The blister is in a really bad place between heel and ankle. It's not as painful though.

Thanks Beth and Doreen for your support. I've decided that DH is right - stay off the scale this week and see how my clothes fit. It was so hard to see the weight come back on last week. I probably did have too much sodium with the corned beef last week - but everything else we buy low-sodium because of DH's high BP. I think the fact that the stomach distress and low-grade temp keep coming back on me has something to do with the water-weight too. I also don't know that the BC study pills are doing to me water or metabolism-wise. But I do know that I feel so much better on the study emotionally than prior to.

My mother called to let me know that we are 35 days from our trip to Disneyland. My parents are certified (or certifiable) Disneyholics...and I share their addiction. The added bonus this trip is that my nieces (their grandkids) are meeting us for the weekend too. Since my sister moved her family to Provo, we don't get to see the girls as much as we'd like to. DH is a newer convert to Disney - just a little past the put-up-with stage - but he is really excited to spend time with the girls.
 
I didn't realize you had a trip coming up in California Laurie. I hope the weather is nice when you get out here. It's been in the low 70s the last week or so. I'm trying really hard to not go to Disneyland before our trip to WDW but hubby want to go to California Adventure and right now they're having a 2 for 1 special for CA residents so we'll have to see.

I think you were right to stay off the scale. I wish I had that much willpower. I'm glad to hear your clothes are fitting looser, that's great!:D
 
Hi Laurie,

It sounds like you are doing so well. That salmon sounds delicious. I'm going to have to try it one day. Your menus always sound so good! You are probably right to stay off the scale for now. Sometimes I think the scale is evil! Good for you, in being able to fit into those clothes. That's an indicator that if not the pounds, then the inches are coming off and they are just as important.

I hope you have a wonderful trip to Disneyland. Say hi to Mickey for me.
 
Day 51 menu: breakfast - low-carb roll & diet coke; snack - smoked salmon & creme cheese rollups, 1 oz almonds; lunch - sirloin burger w/bleu cheese on portabello; dinner - mixed green salad w/caesar dressing, parmasan, tomato and BBQ chicken breast; diet rite, lots of water.

Exercise: Day off from walking - 20 minute windsor pilates when I got home from work.
 
Day 52 menu: breakfast - low-carb roll w/butter & EAS dark chocolat shake; snack - cottage cheese, 1 oz macadamia nuts; lunch - green beans & flank steak; dinner - mixed green salad w/ranch, tomato & feta cheese; diet rite, lots of water.

No real break today - ate while I worked.

Exercise: 30 minute walk w/DH (cut off the low loop due to time)
 
Day 53 menu: breakfast - low-carb roll w/butter; snack - smoked salmon & cream cheese, 1 oz macadamias, diet rite; lunch - mixed green salad w/caesar dressing, tomato, artichoke hearts, bleu cheese; dinner - flank steak, broccoli, diet rite; lots of water.

Exercise: Pilates after work
 
Your menus sound so delicious. I've been absent from the boards for a couple of months, just couldn't find the time. So now I see you joined and I love your humor. Need humor to keep us going:p

Atkins works for me and sometimes I cheat but when I don't the whoosh fairy visits. I have found that my clothes are a better judgement of my progress. I see you didn't have to lie on the bed, too funny but I've been there.

I think you work way too much, unfortunately you have to do what you have to do. So I have much respect for you and your determination!

I find I need to shake up my menus so if you have any good recipes please share.

Best wishes for a low-carb weekend:wave2:
 
Laurie, the salad you had yesterday sounds good. I just love ceasar salad but haven't had any in a while. I'm right there with you and sometimes not being able to take a break at work. Sometimes when I'm really stressed but want to get on the internet at lunch, I'll shut my office door so I won't be disturbed and put a sign on it that I'm out. One of the staff will inevitably call me on the phone and if I don't answer they walk over to my office and knock on the door!:rolleyes: Oh well, I should be used to that by now.

I agree with you and the need to change up menus. I'm kind of in a rut right now too. It's not for lack of things to make at home, it's the lack of energy to cook a complete meal. My creative juices are just not flowing at the end of the day.

Well, I have a couple more journals to visit, so I'm off. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.:D
 
Days 54 through 57 (the "weakend"):

DH went snowshoeing with some friends Saturday am and I was looking forward to a nice sleep-in with the cats. He got up about 6:45 am and woke me briefly because I was all "sweaty" and "cold". I realized that my throat felt like it was on fire. He gave me some water and advil and got out the house. I slept until around 12:30 pm. By late afternoon, when DH got home, I had a fever to go along with the sore throat and little or no appetite. I really can't remember what I had to eat on Saturday at all except that it was within my carb limit.

Sunday, wasn't feeling much better - still with a fever and now a non-stop runny nose and cough. All I wanted was chicken soup. DH found the can with the least amount of carbs - progresso chicken and veggies about 11 per serving (or 22 for the small can). Unfortunately, it had both carrots and potatoes, although not much of each - but I ate them both. So about an hour later, I had a fever, sore throat, cough and was ravenously HUNGRY and jittery all at the same time. Took willpower and little snacks of cheese or lunchmeat and finally a scrimp omelette for dinner to banish the carb-overload. I have huge empathy for anyone who goes on a carb binge. While 22 carbs is not bad for the day - eating it all in one meal caused me to only want more.

Monday, still had the fever but was up and around more. We had low-carb steak, mozzarella & tomato wraps for lunch and were at my parents for dinner; pork enchiladas (she make mine without the torillas) over romaine lettuce. I had some string cheese and salami when I got home for a snack late with some more meds. The tissue box and I were still firmly attached again last night, thank goodness for Niquel.

Tueday, called in sick from work although the fever was down to almost normal this morning. I just hate it when my co-workers show up coughing and sneezing and feeling really horrible - so I didn't want to be passing along my germs to them. I had another low-carb torilla wrap w/steak & mozzarella for lunch and 1 oz almonds for a snack. Later we are making spaghetti squash alfredo with shrimp for dinner.

Water: not enough - never enough with a cold - over the weekend.

Exercise: A big fat 0. I'm hoping that I will feel up to walking this evening and tomorrow morning.

Lisa C. and Auntmeme: thank-you so much for stopping by my journal. I know that we wouldn't have the variety or the quality of food if my DH didn't love to cook so much and have the time to do so. I'm hoping that he'll find a new job soon, but I've gotten so spoiled having him home.

Still haven't gotten back on the scale - but my clothes are still loosening up, so there's hope.
 
Laurie,

I'm so sorry to hear you've been under the weather. Personally, I think that one should only be ill on the weekdays. Who needs a cold to spoil their weekend? I'm glad you are feeling better. Don't push yourself too hard. Take care of yourself, ok.
Beth
 
hey laurie, i hope you feel better, it's not fun to be sick. here's a :hug: to help you along! and i wouldn't sweat the food and no exercise. you have to listen to your body, and it needed that chicken soup and rest. feel better! :)
 
Laurie, I hope you're feeling all better soon! When you're sick, it's best to listen to your body. Lay off the exercise and eat what sounds like it will help you feel better. Sounds like you made the right choices.

Bravo to you for staying home when you're sick and not sharing the germs around the workplace!! I wish more people would do this!!

Hope things are getting back to normal. :sunny:
 
Day 58 menu: diet coke w/caffeine while getting ready for work; brunch - brie & salami; snack - 1 oz macadamia nuts; lunch - spinach salad w/oil & vinegar, tomato, egg & parmasan cheese; dinner - flank steak & broccoli; snack - 1 oz almonds. diet rite, lots of water.

Should have stayed home at least one more day - or why is it so darn hot in here? Can't seem to get the Advil to last more than about 2 hours before really wanting more. Glad I brought in an entire box of tissues.

Well, at least I didn't burn another day of sick leave.

Exercise: still a big fat 0...it was raining sideways this morning and DH decided that sleep was more important than catching pnemonia.
 

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