May 3 and 4, PP'ing thru the weekend

[Ammy]

It's been a morning...
Woke up and the cat was sick all over the dining room...and I don't mean vomit.
So we've been "collecting samples" and made a drive to the vet. He's done it three times in the last couple days...something is wrong. He seems JUST FINE otherwise...YUCK!

Breakfast is eaten, and lunch is planned. Supper is at a friends house, she's having a party for her 2-yr old, so it will probably end up being very carby, but I'll just do my best.

On a good note, I took a muscle relaxer before bed and i had VERY little knee pain...I finally slept really well. 10pm- 8am...Man did i need it!!

9am 2eggs, 2 sausage, 1/2c OJ, 1slice bread
10am sf caramel highrise
2pm dbl cheeseburger
5pm beer, ???????

[Peachy]

I'm having a bad time of it lately. But I know I have to check in here everyday or it will just snowball. I need to buckle down and just do it. Like the nike ad. I know I can do this right. I know I can. I'm just so miserable.

[Belfrybat]

Amy -- sorry to hear of your cat being sick -- what a mess to have to face first thing in the morning!

Peachy-- I go through periods of really being down, so can relate. Not quite depressed but not wanting to interact. Great going at coming here even when you don't feel like it. I withdraw easily, so perhaps we can support each other? :)

Had a good on-plan day yesterday and so far so good today. Meals are planned out and I've been on the Gazelle for 10 minutes. Will do another 15 or so later.

Windy today, so need to build a pen for the ducklings in the coop that will protect them from draughts. I"ve just got to get them out of the house -- it's at the point of either them or me. :eek:

Have a great day, everyone.

[Ammy]

Peachy, so glad you joined me this morn...

I know what you're saying about being miserable...and the problem with carbs is that when we eat them, we just want MORE, but then we eat more, and we're just miserable, but our body craves more, so we eat more, then we're miserable...
blah blah blah...this is how it goes with me anyway.

So, we must break the cycle, which is VERY HARD, but POSSIBLE...and the REWARDS of NOT eating carbs can be SO ENERGIZING!! We just have to suffer through the "withdrawals" so we can be at the reward stage...

WE...we are all in this together!

Stay with us Peachy!! We'll do everything we can to make your life less miserable...

[Ammy]

Taking cat to the vet. Four "episodes" this am...
been a sh*tty morning...:eek::o:D

EWwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

[gitfiddle]

Good morning, everyone, even though I think it's past that now. I just had breakfast. DS took me out to my favorite breakfast place, which was wonderful because we hardly ever operate on the same schedule! We used to go to breakfast on the way to school when he was in HS and it's a good time to get talking done. I went in knowing I was going to have hash browns and, sure enough, that's what I had! :p Back on track for the rest of the day.

Amy, I'm glad you finally got some rest! I have to plan about ten hours if I take a muscle relaxer and I'm falling asleep an hour after I take it. They work, though! My total sympathy on the sick cat!

Peachy, you just keep coming back and we'll keep encouraging you! It happens.

Hey, BC, you and Amy can discuss air fresheners! ;) I'm sure the ducklings are cute. We drove past a pond this morning and all the Canada Goose families were out strolling around on the lawn. The babies are just fuzzballs! I didn't have my camera, but I'm sure the papa wouldn't have let me get close enough to get a picture anyway. He took umbrage to the truck slowing down, even!

Well, the excursion this morning has absolutely killed my momentum for cleaning the bathroom today. :( I'll start as soon as I log off, but that's probably the only room that gets done.

[Anette]

I am also here this morning. well almost lunch. yesterday was the worst food day for me since i started PP in November. I dont even want to go into details. the good news is, i am back on plan as of this morning and i can't dwell on this and i will look forward. the funny/dumb thing is, the carbs were not even that good. oh well, lesson learned, consequences will follow and will be dealt with. i dont feel bad today (physical) because of the carbs but mentally i have to watch out now so that one bad bad episode will not pull me back into the i dont give a sh.. mood concerning carbs anymore...and that is one mayor reason why i am posting this. i know i need to post more, but just dont find time and by the time i can post, it's all said and done for the day. well, meals are planned for today and i should be ok. i will not step on the scale this week, because it could be very frustrating. so i will move on and hang in there because i don't really have a choice without being miserable, fat and unhealty.

Peachy, looks like we are both having a tough time right now, maybe we should communicate via email or something like that. What ya think? i need all the support/focus/good vibes i can get my hands on it.

[Mal Lady]

It maybe time you both start a journal here - then you can write when you want and be accountable!?!:razz:

Sharon

[gitfiddle]

Did pretty good with sleep last night, mostly because I was able to sleep in this morning. My other 20% focus is meditation. There are lots of ways to meditate and I'm not sure if I want to pick one and stick with it or try different things. I love the imaging where you imagine yourself in a completely safe, relaxing place and try to use all your senses to really be there.

I made a batch of salsa meatloaf to portion, bag and freeze for a quick meal. I use them for an on-the-go breakfast usually, but with the cafeteria closing down for the summer they make a good lunch, too.

Oh, and my belt slid into the LAST notch this morning as I dressed to go out. I only wear the belt with jeans and it's been a couple of weeks since I've needed it. I've been playing with that last notch for...forever!

Anette, I think we'd be interested in hearing how your day went even if you couldn't post it until it was over. Might it do you some good to get it out? I agree with Sharon about the journal as a tool.

[Mal Lady]

Did pretty good with sleep last night, mostly because I was able to sleep in this morning. My other 20% focus is meditation. There are lots of ways to meditate and I'm not sure if I want to pick one and stick with it or try different things. I love the imaging where you imagine yourself in a completely safe, relaxing place and try to use all your senses to really be there.

I made a batch of salsa meatloaf to portion, bag and freeze for a quick meal. I use them for an on-the-go breakfast usually, but with the cafeteria closing down for the summer they make a good lunch, too.

Oh, and my belt slid into the LAST notch this morning as I dressed to go out. I only wear the belt with jeans and it's been a couple of weeks since I've needed it. I've been playing with that last notch for...forever!

Anette, I think we'd be interested in hearing how your day went even if you couldn't post it until it was over. Might it do you some good to get it out? I agree with Sharon about the journal as a tool.

Way to go Carol!!!!!!!!:eek: You beat the belt!:D Doesn't it feel great when you can measure your success! Just keep it up!:slywink:

[petra65]

Annette-I wasn't sure about the journal thing but I have to say I kind of enjoy my journal here. People stop by and comment on things, and go off on tangents.:lol: Seriously, it's fun and I find it helpful to just vent about stuff you don't want to talk about elsewhere.

I am on call this weekend. 2 admissions, both on court orders, 1 consult today and 2 I plan to do in the morning. They are at our "sister hospital" which is actually closer to my house. I also stopped by to check on my little guy who had the big bleed yesterday. He's on a medical floor now and seems to be doing okay. The surgeon has been to see him and they are getting him all fixed up.

Food is okay for today.

B: yogurt, berry, protein smoothie, sugar free latte with CC milk (no complex carb for all you PnP folks)
L: Chinese buffet: teriyaki chicken, sauteed mushrooms, green beans, fried shrimp.
D: planning on cooking some of that exotic meat from Max's source on the grill and some veggies. Will post protein, fat, carb totals later.

The really bad thing about call is that I can't go to yoga. Because I get paged from so many different places at this job, I can't just tell them all to leave me alone for 90 minutes so I can go to yoga. In PA, most of my pages came from one place and I could do that.

Okay, I'm done rambling now. I'm going to try to work on my carnitine thing tonight too. Where did you guys post that anyway?

[petra65]

I had the Piedmontese beef for dinner. Very tasty. One of the packages isn't labelled and I suspect that is the Yak. Since Max said that tastes sort of like lamb, I think I'm going to marinate that. Also had broccoli & carrots steamed in the microwave. I love those little bags-so convenient. And a glass of pinot noir.

Pro: 114
ECC: 43
Calories: 1408?

Ammy-hope your kitty is okay. I can empathize with sick animals. Been there, done that more times than I can count.

[petra65]

Okay, I wrote my carnitine blurb I promised I would do for the April challenge. Where do I post it?

[Ammy]

Kitty was diagnosed with inflammation of the intestines caused by "grass".

He LOVES to eat grass...seems he's had a bit too much in the last few days, and it's caused...um....diarrhea...BAY diaherrea.
But, since the Vet visit, and the bland food diet (no grass included), he has had only one more bout.

Cross your fingers we make it through the night!!

And tomorrow is suppose to be beautiful, so it will be tough keeping him inside so he doesn't have any more grass, but he'll survive. He'll be mad, but he'll survive.


Heading upstairs to read the pre-sunday paper and go to sleep. Going to take another muscle relaxer tonight, see if I sleep through the night with little to no knee pain again...wish me luck!

[Missy]

Petra....yep, err....ahh....I don't tangent...lol...:o:lol::o in other peoples journals..lol...ahhh...yeah. lol I think that our journal section is a nice place to visit on our site. Gives you a space of your own, but it's a diary but with visitors! lol

Peachy, hang tight sister. I feel for you. You know this too shall pass. Talk yourself down.

Brigit Carol, it's so good to see you posting again. :D I enjoy hearing about your life....and I missed you in your absence.

Anette, do what you can here...and I know others relate to what your saying.

I am so exhausted...but my emotions have been so heartwarmingly and excitingly spent! I'm looking forward to a quiet day home on Monday.

Amy...OH! I feel for you....I just hate it when they are so sick like that. Yep, it's a sign of something..and just like babies, they can't say WHAT.

[gitfiddle]

Annette-I wasn't sure about the journal thing but I have to say I kind of enjoy my journal here. People stop by and comment on things, and go off on tangents.:lol:
:p Mary, are you suggesting we're not totally focused? :eek: Did you know that sometimes after reading the latest posts, I'm not even sure whose journal I'm posting in? :o;):rolleyes:

Maybe post your research in the "Science Behind PP" section?

Amy, my fingers are crossed. Have a peaceful night!

[Mal Lady]

P65, I believe it was "Making PP work 24/7. But, I am sure we'll find it no matter where you put it!! :razz: Because we are curious as to what you found!:cool:

Sharon

[petra65]

It's a beautiful day here and I have to work again. YUCK! Amazingly, I don't have any admissions. Just those 2 consults left over from yesterday. One of them is going to be intense. It's a guy who shot himself and survived obviously. He'll be coming to spend some time with us when he is medically stable.

Had a PnP appropriate breakfast. Protein shake, lowcarb toast with peanut butter. It is right on target with the protein, but a little carby-about 18 grams. I have leftovers from dinner last night to take for lunch.

Well, make that 3 consults. Just got another one. Better get moving so I'm not in the hospital all day on this beautiful day.

[Mal Lady]

It's a beautiful day here and I have to work again. YUCK! Amazingly, I don't have any admissions. Just those 2 consults left over from yesterday. One of them is going to be intense. It's a guy who shot himself and survived obviously. He'll be coming to spend some time with us when he is medically stable.

Had a PnP appropriate breakfast. Protein shake, lowcarb toast with peanut butter. It is right on target with the protein, but a little carby-about 18 grams. I have leftovers from dinner last night to take for lunch.

Well, make that 3 consults. Just got another one. Better get moving so I'm not in the hospital all day on this beautiful day.

Petra65, It seems like you might have a stressful day ahead. I hope that you have a great day. (and watch those carbs!!! :eek::razz::p:D

Sharon

[Peachy]

I woke up determined to make today a good day. I'm making today a good day. (Max would be proud!) I'll be going to the grocery store later today and I'm going to make some good choices for the week. Can't tempt myself with junk.

[Mal Lady]

I woke up determined to make today a good day. I'm making today a good day. (Max would be proud!) I'll be going to the grocery store later today and I'm going to make some good choices for the week. Can't tempt myself with junk.

AAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! The power of positive thinking!!! Way to go Peachy!!! Now you have the right track!!! :razz: You should do really well. Just no junk!!!:razz: Think protein!!!!:D

Sharon

[Peachy]

I think I've eaten every single thing I've had a craving for in the last week. Nothing left to tempt me. Now I've got this under control.

[Mal Lady]

I think I've eaten every single thing I've had a craving for in the last week. Nothing left to tempt me. Now I've got this under control.

Have you gained any weight??? If not, I guess you haven't did too much damage.;) If you've gotten the cravings out of your system - then, that's good! I know I have had cravings this week too! I just haven't given into them yet!!! If I am going to eat my temptations it would be for krispy Kreme donuts and a sausage roll!!!! If you're gonna blow it - it might as well be something you really want and then forget it!!!! :o I hope that I don't give in but, we're only human!! :rolleyes::razz: I'm just concerned about the week in Kentucky that I'll be doing soon. It's so easy to slip up when you're away from home.

Peachy, it's not the end of the world. Just so you come back with a new, revitalized vigor to stay on pp and hit it hard. You can do it!!!:D

Sharon

[Peachy]

Thanks Sharon! The words of encouragement are helpful.

I refuse to step on the scale. I think I'll give it a few days and then hop on. I'm too chicken to look!

[gitfiddle]

Good morning! I had two cups of coffee and some bacon for breakfast. Feeling good! I'm going to the latest service this morning and then heading north for an old-timey music jam.

Peachy, I agree. The scale is a fickle friend that does not necessarily report accurately. There's a lot more to it that what you ate yesterday or last week.

[Anette]

Good morning all,
i am here. HI Peachy, hang in there and let me hang with you. I refuse to give up.. came to far to throw this away. dang it. i feel like a cat that is about to fall into the tub hanging on with the claws on a towel....(bath tub being the CARB crap ) BUt i do have claws.. right? gonna use them.
Well, no food yet here, too early. i crave everything. i am so mad i dont even want to eat. ok enough bad news. good news now.
PP is the best thing that ever happened to me food wise and i have to get my bahooky back on track....no matter how... just have to or else.... omg that is a scary thought. the first thing that coms to my mind is 250 pounds... 300 pounds.. :eek:.
i am going to the farmers market today, get some nice meat to make cabbage rolls for this week. dinner will be maybe a turkey breast with stir fry cabbage or green beans. lunch i cooked some pork in pesto with mushrooms yesterday and cucumber salad. right now, i just want to kick myself in the derriere, with a witness.. :razz::eek: who tells me .. dang right Anette, kick yourself.. HARDER please....:p, I can do this. i have been and i will.
I WILL DO THIS.. I AM DOING THIS and I WILL DO THIS....... yeahhhhhh.

[Peachy]

Sharpen those claws honey!!!!!

[Ammy]

Unlike peachy...I woke up crabby and haven't been able to SHAKE it..
I'm frustrated and annoyed, and crabby, and you name the bad mood and I'm probably IN it!

Could it be the POPCORN I had last night instead of supper??? Maybe, probably...

Anyway, tonight we are having people over. I don't like to have people over on Sunday nights...it's my time...my MUCH NEEDED quiet time, and I'm super crabby about it...
the thing is, the plans are laid, and I need to just get OVER my crabby and enjoy the friends. I like them all...and usually look forward to spending more time with them....but on Sunday night? oopppsss, here I go again.

I'm off to get groceries...one of my favorite things to do...then home to make my meals for the week.
I WILL be is good day...no wait...it IS a good day!!

:peeved:

(I'm trying...)

[Ammy]

Oh yeah...meals...

10am 2eggs, 3 mini sausage, 1/2c oj, 1 bread
2pm hot dogs, pickles
5:30pm turkey burger on lc bread, broccoli bacon salad, pickles
7pm almonds, white wine


Pro: 123
Ecc: 46
Fat: 166
Cal: 2447

[Smug Puppies]

This weekend was tough for me too... nasty fight w/ DH Sat morning (all is fine now, it just happens sometimes), and major emotional upset tends to send me self-destructively straight to the pantry. :( Then we had a b-day get together for BIL Sat night at an Irish pub - those are not known for being LC friendly. :tear:

So, Anette & Peachy, I'm with you in spirit!

I got past the emotional upset by only eating low-carby things, although i probably ate too much overall, about 4 oz pecans and 8g ECC (half bar) worth of 74% dark chocolate. Then at the pub I had a couple of oysters, steamed mussels, and an Irish cheese plate for dinner. I don't drink, it's a migraine trigger, so my trusty club-soda-and-lime is always a great choice.

Today is a lot more focused. Eggs, bacon, sprouted grain toast & coffee for breakfast; ?? for lunch but it will be meat & vegs; and chicken marsala and caesar salad for dinner.

This week will be a challenge too. I have all day meetings in Seattle Mon & Tue, and then fly to Anchorage for more of them Wed & Thu, getting back home at 2am Fri a.m. When I'm in group work sessions and taking the team out for business dinners, ordering in food, or traveling over mealtime, it's always slim pickings even when I do have control. When I'm that busy it's really hard to find time to eat right. I'll have to stock up in advance tonight - and on the way to the ANC office on Wed a.m. :rolleyes:

And exercise? Other than walking long airport concourses, it's hard to fit it in. The trains, planes & automobile travel gives me meditation time, though. ;)

[hawk]

hello..Good weekend so far. Birthday party for "sweetpea"..(grandblessing) turned 3. It was hillarious. She was so excited she shook and squeeled as she opened gifts...Wish we all could feel that way from time to time..:)

I wish I could feel that way when ever I step on the scale. I hate my scale. I think I would love the scale if I only stayed disciplined on PP purist diet and kept steady at my excersize program...Or WOE as we call it. How bout we go a month this month..Starting Now to see if the end of the month we could be as excited as my grandblessing was over getting a "disney princess pez collection."?:razz:

Could you imagine if you took this a day at a time and really cleared the pantry and bought only what you should eat and eat only what you should eat? If you made excersize a major priority like you do brushing your teeth? At the end of the month,...you may not see tremendous results but you would SEE results. You may even squeel when you step on the scale.:eek::D:D

I plan on being excited for those results...:D

[Peachy]

Hawk -- I would love those kind of results.

Right now I'm needing a fix of something sugary. My daughter's granola bar looks really tempting. I would love to clear the house of dangers -- but that won't happen with my husband and children.

[petra65]

I ended up spending more time at the hospitals than I wanted. The one nice thing was that because all the consults were at the hospital close to my house, I did them in the morning and came home for lunch. that was a nice treat. I don't get to do that normally. Then I didn't have a lot to do over at the major hospital where the psych units are.

Food has been pretty good so far today. I'm mulling over some PnP stuff but I'll write about that in my journal. Not sure what I'm doing for dinner. I have a couple options. Choices are always nice. I will say that I'm loving my little herb garden I planted. Very convenient to just go outside and snip off whatever it is you need and come in and chop it up.

[gitfiddle]

Never again will I car pool to a party! http://bestsmileys.com/nono/3.gif Two hours of music followed by an hour and a half of conversation. I did my best to stay pleasant and polite, but I really wanted to get out of there. The hostess would rather talk than play and I'm just the opposite.

Amy, I empathize with your statement about company on a Sunday evening. I really need to have peace and quiet before heading for work the next morning!
Luckily, our most likely drop-in came on Thursday so we're probably safe.

Mary, nice that you got to go home for lunch today. What did you plant in your herb garden?

You girls with the cravings, hang in there! It is possible, probable even, to get past the white-knuckle stage and enjoy life again. You'll even be able to ignore the carby treats in the house sooner or later. I've got a pantry shelf expressly for Little Debbie and all her friends. I don't stock it, though. The boys are on their own!

Hawk, I would love to get excited when I step on the scale. Even though my body is toning up with the exercise, my weight's not moving much. :p

[Claudette]

Hi, y'all,

Peachy, Bridget-Carol, Anette, Smug Puppies, boy can I relate.

Some days I get so discouraged about my inability to control the carbs that seem to "rule" me sometimes. Emotional eating seems to be only a bite away at times.

Keep posting and we can all support each other. I tend to get into more trouble the longer I away from posting here.


I am still stuck on the scale, however, this weekend I put on and wore a pair of capri's I had purchased last summer, a size smaller, (10, no elastic). I am so excited. :D
Only two more sizes to go to reach my goal. I am hoping to reach it by my b'day in Oct.

Since, May 1, have spent few minutes relaxing before bed. Am sleeping so much better.

Have a good weekend all.

Hugs,
Claudette

[petra65]

The herb garden: I have basil, rosemary, parsley, sage, thyme, oregano, cilantro, lavender. I think that's all of them. I think the dogs nibble sometimes too. I've caught Tammy laying in the garden once or twice.

I'm posting on both boards today. How's that for accountability. Not a perfect day but I won't complain.

B: chocolate protein shake, 1 slice low carb bread with 1 tbsp organic peanut butter, sugar free latte with CC milk
L: left over pork ribs, capriese salad (yes Max, with bufalo) and fresh basil from my garden.
D: 2 servings dreamfields with hunt's organic pasta sauce, ground beef, grated parmesan and a glass of red wine. YUMMY!

Pro: 126
ECC: 46
Fiber: 26
Calories: 2034 oops!
Fat: 103

I'm going to remeasure myself soon to see if anything has changed since my scale isn't doing much either.

[Anette]

Me again,:rolleyes: just wanted to share a dinner idea that i had today, kinda whipped it up, call is DESPERATION HOT DISH:D
chooped up some green cabbage, sautee, not too soft
brown some ground meat, any kind
cabbage on bottom, top with meat, top with tomato sauce ( i jazzed it up with herbs and spices), mix 1 cp of mozzarella with 1/4 cp sour cream (or more) and 1/4 cp parmesan, spread on top, bake til bubble and golden brown. carbs hmmm not sure, but can;t be bad. it was awesome and i have leftover for lunch tomorrow. i am still craving and i will have some sf jello with reddi whip and 1 piece of 80% Lindt chocolate. over and out, back tomorrow.

[Belfrybat]

Hello all. I'm chiming in late this weekend. Food-wise I stayed on plan but drank too much wine last night so was up a couple of pounds this morning. I know it's just temporary, but discouraging as well since I've been losing weight steadily the past two weeks. Led the church service and preached (not my favourite thing to do), and decided not to join the "gang" at the Chinese restaurant. I always go overboard on the buffet. The only other two options on Sundays around here are Pizza Hut buffet and Mexican. None are low carb friendly and I just figured after the lovely wine last night, I'd better skip.

I haven't been on the Gazelle today, but will tomorrow. Ditto on meditation. I worked some in the garden since it's supposed to rain tonight (please!), and got the ducklings settled in their new home :D

Peachy and others who are struggling with cravings -- hang in there! I know it's hard to do and I'm an expert at caving in. The trick I've found is to get myself busy doing something else. And when I do succomb, beating myself up about it usually sends me head-first into the mashed potatoes. So put aside the guilt and get on with getting on. That's my new motto.

Well, I'm off to bed. "See" you all tomorrow.

[Belfrybat]

Carol -- Puritan Pride has lecithin granules on sale -- $4.47 for 30 oz. That seems like a really good price. I've purchased some other supplements from them and have been satisfied with both the quality and price. If you are interested, their URL is:
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[gitfiddle]

Thanks, BC! I'll check it out. Have a great night. :)

[Smug Puppies]

We did good on the meal plan front, in spite of skipping lunch while we worked on the boat.

Breakfast was eggs, bacon & sprouted grain toast; dinner was tacos with LC tortillas; and I made a sugarfree cheesecake with nut crust for dessert. (Yum!) :)

[Ammy]

Actually, I was able to adjust my attitude, and REALLY enjoyed the company. Five people for supper, then off to the Zoo for the Imax-Rolling Stones movie. One person stayed home with me, helped me with the dishes and we watched No Country for Old Men (HATED IT!!).
And she left RIGHT AFTER the movie was over (8:30)

Ended up really enjoying my evening...