A-TEAM GAME #4 '72 & '92 followers welcome
 

This is a team approach to a fun and motivating weight loss experience! We follow either 1972 or the 1992 version and use total not net carbs. We do have one member that has a different plan but she has been with me since the very first idea of a game came along so she remains with us!
Come and try this out.It is a long journey and why make it harder when you can have company!
FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0
Kathy..............145.7...........145.7.............140.7...........5.0
Lisa.................185.2..........185.2..............180.2...........5 .0
Cricket.............144.0..........144.0 .............139.0...........5.0
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.2 ............156.2...........5.0

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15 ............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15.............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6

Hi TEAM ! I do hope we get some new folks to join us. You never know. I did not post the lines for Cathy since she had not posted today. Ann is gone for a few days so she is off the game as well.
Posting is daily as usual.
Please check to make sure the posts are the most current ones. Means going back after you post and check.
We all do make errors, but this is how it is done on every challenge.
Heading to sleep now. Had some dissapointing news today and not in the best frame of mind so be well and hope to be here tomorrow. Swim is in the morning but if it is cold again Imay not go.
Happy dreams and lower numbers to all.

it's Cathy's day today
 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHY!!!!!!
have a beautiful, blessed day:angel:
party like it's 1963 ;)
:Party: :Party: :Party:

happy friday!!
 

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 :rose:
Kathy..............145.7...........145.7.............140.7...........5.0
Lisa.................185.2..........185.2..............180.2...........5 .0
Cricket.............144.0..........144.0 .............139.0...........5.0
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.2 ............156.2...........5.0

no change for me today; i knew that was gonna happen :lol:
CRICKET.....i'm sorry you got disappointing news.....that's never fun; i'm here to listen if you want/need to talk/vent :there:
try to have a good day everyone :wave:

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0 *
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 *
Kathy..............145.7...........145.7.............140.7...........5.0
Lisa.................185.2..........185.2..............180.2...........5 .0
Cricket.............144.0..........144.0 .............139.0...........5.0
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.2 ............156.2...........5.0

Still no change for me, either. :thdown: My TOM came to a standstill, I don't know if it is still coming! Just some spotting. but I sure feel like it should. I am all bloaty and my feet are getting puffy. :mad:

Yesterday my cals were at 1259. Today we are having pork ribs on the grill later this afternoon. I am going to have some chicken breast for lunch. I like to mix a little sour cream with herbs and dip my chicken in it, so that is my plan. I worked up my menu and I am at 1286 calories. I am hoping the extra calories will boost me or something.

Happy Birthday Cathy, wherever you are! :bday:

CHRISSIE - sorry no loss for you today. Maybe you and I can see something tomorrow. I am quite sick of being stable for so long. Something's gotta give!!!! :lol:

CRICKET - I don't know what bad news you got, but I hope it is something that can be rectified. For whatever it's worth, have a nice Friday, and enjoy your swim. I hope it is sunny and warm there for you. :rheart:

If I ever drop a pound again, I will be so happy. :hyper: I am hoping for Whooshie to come visit us all again like she used to in the days of yore. I have been on this diet for centuries, it seems. At times like this, when I just sit in place for weeks, I feel like it isn't working any more for me. I try changing things, but nothing seems to work. Less calories. More calories. More fat. Less protein. More protein. etc, etc! Frustrating, it is. I read all about stalls online - everyone has theories. But it is all the same jabberwocky. Maybe I should try one of those egg fasts or fat fasts????? CRICKET, WHAT SHOULD I DO????? I want to see some scale movement here! :mad: :confused: :( :daze: :roll:

Maybe I should just be more patient. SIGH.

But I sure hope the rest of us have a great Friday, and perhaps a LOSS! :angel: :angel: :angel: Be back later to find out! :wave:

PAULETTE.. those fasts are idiotic. I know becasue I tried THEM WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT. yES, YOU LOSE AND THEN YOU GAIN IT BACk... sorry hit the caps on key... at anyrate, you KNOW you are in ketoisis. YOU KNOW you are losiing inches, and the scale is telling you that you ARE retaining water to fill the cells. You have to know that more fat is leaving that reatining since water weighs more..you are losing a lot of fat. I would do the carb cylcing as I mentioned a while agor. It is the one thing that makes sense and keeps you exactly on plan. Up the calories with fats for lower carbs and then up the carbs in proteins for higher calories and lesser fats. Keep the ratios in your limits. This will wake up your metabolim. 3 on one cyle and three off the other for a couple of weeks. THAT works. ALSO I would stop and have a serious review of some things. Perhaps on one day of each cycle use only induction foods to break your pattern of eating. You have been on this a long time and have come a long way. You would not be human if you did not get disgusted or annoyed by now. Over all, the pounds are coming off. It is unrealistic to say this month I will lose X amount becasue i did that before. The more you have lost and the closer to the goal the more frustrating and diffuclult it is. THIS is the hard part. Stick it out GF! I KNOw you of all people will come out successful forever.

CHRISSIE>>>I posted this in my J to you:~~YES and thank you Chrissie. Only the ones on this game chart.( this is for the TOTALS CHART that is goingin the wrong direction! )
The old rules are in effect. No post for 2 days and be gone. ~~Must have prior notice ~not disappearing act. There is not one person busier than I am so I am not hearing I was busy or forgot. I AM HERE for anyone on the team but we need team players not visitors and a team player follows the game plan and works the plan. THANK YOU for stepping up to the plate! HUGS TO YOU!

I have not as yet weighed in and will ASAP. TY P and Chrissie for marking the posts that are done.. PAULETTE.. that was perfect to # the ones done. I do not know why the C&P does not carry over the colors or cutie stuff.....
I made whipped ceam last night so today is a fat feast.

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0 *
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 *
Kathy..............145.7...........145.7.............140.7...........5.0
Lisa.................185.2..........185.2..............180.2...........5 .0
Cricket.............144.0..........144.0 .............139.0...........5.0
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2


Dear Paulette, If I may.... Some things that helped me when i was stuck....look at everything you put in your mouth- here are some of the culprits for me: (hard to believe but true)
VITAMINS
Sweetner ( I'm drinking my coffee with out now)
Cough syrup
breathmiints/peppermints
those no calorie flavored waters
anything Atkins
Ranch dressing
really really careful with nuts
hope this helps! Sunny

SUNNY.. do not agree with this in some things...
No calorie water is fine as long as it is NO carbs and made with Splenda. It has no effect otherwise....Cough syrup has alcohol.. that is a given not have.. have nothing wioth alcohol in it.... ranch dressing is fine. read the lables and have the portion given. remember that carbs under 0.5 may be writen as ZERO~~~~ ATKINS shakes happen to be safe. tastes YUCK and costly but count the total carbs. It has no sugar alcohols etc.>> VITAMINS tell you on the label what they contain. There are ones that are fine and supplements are useful! COUNT CARBS in these as well.
We cannot avoid life but live within it. PAULETTE.. you SHOULD review your foods ....
Thank you SUnny for the reminders about the foods with hidden bad things!
WOULD you PLEASE mark you change of line with the # as the others are doing. I will do it this time only.
Down a whole 0.2. Suppplement time for me!

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0 * :)
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 * :)
Kathy..............145.7...........145.7.............140.7...........5.0
Lisa.................185.2..........185.2..............180.2..........5 .0
Cricket.............144.0..........143.8 .............139.0...........4.8* :thup:
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2*

new totals chart.....
 

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15 ............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15.............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6

THANK YOU CHRISSIE SUNSHINE :) Bewtween you and SUNNY we have SOLAR POWER GALORE!
YES< HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHY where ever you are. Hope to see you post today. Hope the plan is working and you are working the plan. We know you can do it and this is a struggleing period for all of us. We NEED all of the links i this chain to be strong or we tend to give up en masse.
Today I did have my caffeine with whipped cream. Very good and very filling. I also had 4 small wings. I think the meat on them was less than 2 oz. HAD to be. One small nite from each. Carl had made angus frozen patties last night and there are 2 left over so that is dinner. One will do for me and no seeds and no veggies. No protein drink as well. I did go picking and tating and spit out more than I swallowed. They are bountiful and will get out early in the morning. Carl will pick this eveing and maybe if I can get my fat ass moving I will join him. It is very boring just being there by yourself doing this tedious mundane no brain work. OH how I miss my profession! I have given up the consultation work and the ghost writing for my past peers. Not sure why but I do know it is no longer interesting nor fulfilling. SSDD is all. I Miss being in the midst of the activity. having my facility.My staff.I loved them and the work that was not even work to me. I miss the counseling and group sessions. I miss the education and lectures I did. Sorry. feeling under used and just wasting a lot of my time but there is nothing to do. MY TEAM MATES... make allyour time count. GET HEALTHY NOW. None of you are my age and have a lot of time to go and fun to experience. Make it count. I wasted my better years. Sorry. But it will pass when I get the orders filled. right now there are 400 gallons to get picked.Just depressing seeing those bushes and all the berries that need to be picked and knowing that is one tenth the ones growing! BBL

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0 *
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 *
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7........... 4.7*
Lisa.................185.2..........185.2..............180.2..........5 .0
Cricket.............144.0..........143.8 .............139.0...........4.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2*
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Gotta run errands and go to the gym before work so i'll catch up later!

Happy happy birthday Cathy!!

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0 *
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 *
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7........... 4.7*
Lisa.................185.2..........1854..............180.2..........5 .2*
Cricket.............144.0..........143.8 .............139.0...........4.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........138.0.............133.0...........5 .0
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2*
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Happy Happy Birthday Cathy!!!!...... Cricket if I was closer I would of loved to help you pick!!!! Xo to all keep tough!!!

FRIDAY 5/29/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0 *
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0 *
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7*
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2*
Cricket.............144.0..........143.8 .............139.0...........4.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5*
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2*

SATURDAY 5/30/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ( official one)
Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2
Cricket.............144.0..........143.8 .............139.0...........4.8
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th game #3 In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15.............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6

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anyone know where the birthday girl CATHY is?

SATURDAY 5/30/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ( official one)
Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2
Cricket.............144.0..........143.8 .............139.0...........4.8
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th game #3 In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15.............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6

g'nite all!!
 

sweet whooshie dreams everyone :angel:

rainbow and song birds to you Sunshine :)

Paulette and Chrissie sorry you ladies are keeping each other company on the mable mobile.

Chrissie thank you so much for helping Cricket with the charts and for keeping us up to date on each others important dates.

Paulette I know it's hard to stay positive as time goes on. I really hope you break through to a new low soon. Hopefully your tweaking will get things moving again.

Cricket my love i'm so sad to see you're not your usual perky self but heaven knows you deserve a little down time once in a while. I hope things look up soon. I don't know about other aspects of your life but you are definitely extremely appreciated by all of us!

Jodi congratulations on the big drop! Hope you're having a good night especially if you're working like me.

Sunny and Lisa darn it I see you two hit a speed bump this morning...I'm sure you'll plow right over it and be back to losing tomorrow.

Hope all you ladies are snug as bugs in rugs! I'm so so happy to be on a new game! Whew that last game was looooonnnnggg!


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SATURDAY 5/30/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ( official one)
Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0
Chrissie...........175.6...........175.6. ...........170.6 ..........5.0
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2
Cricket.............144.0..........142.8 .............139.0...........3.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th game #3 In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15.............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6

Kathy, good to see your sweet chatty self again! Yes, jodi is on tonight and maybe she has tower duty! Love that. Is in a set up almost like y ou are. locked in with all the conviences of home, except she is armed with more than a telephone!

Waiting for sunrise to deef the hairy children and get topicking. Poor carl was out until about 1AM picking all night. So now this is the way life goes on the farm. Have to get about 20 more gallons picked and start having the orders picked up. With most of the orders on the larger side, we need to ekkp this high production going. And then getting the clients here on time to get their orders is a juggleing act. We have only so much room to keep the berries cold so we need then picked up and cleared out each day while the new orders are stored, and so it goes for months. I am ready to go back to sleep... daybreak is here at 5:20 and off I go. Have nice day!
Please carry over the totals chart ith the daily!
Hope you all have a Miss Whooshie visit and avoid skinned knees on those speed bumps. Better to take a ride in the Stable Mabel Mobile for a lap around the park! Hoping to enjoy a long slide ride on the water flume!!!

I am positive I weigh a lot less now.. ;) coffee with whipped cream is really effective! :o
Well, I was out there at sunrise :sunny: and it was beautiful :thup: and cool for picking :yay: . I did not pick more than 1- 2 lbs :thdown: . To me they were like sweet tarts :( , and not everyone likes that :help: . So, we have about 40 pounds ready to go and I sent out mail to the clients to see who might want these :daze: :clap: . They are perfect for smooothes or sprinkled with a bit of sweetener :cheer: .Great if you like the touch of tartness. Oh, there are really sweet ones too but they look just like the others and on the same bush :daze: ! One client wanted "ONLY THE VERY SWEET ONES..." I offered to bite into each one and sell her the remains of the sweet ones :D she wrote back.. "THAT WAS PRETTY STUPID OF ME HUH?".... YA THINK? Then there was the woman who asked about the grove. How many bushes... over 2,000 I replied... I had already said we were busy picking them.and pick over one ton minimum. then comes THE question :" DO YOU SELL THEM?" ... to this Carl's standard reply is " NO< we stuff our pillow cases with them".. DUH!... ya gotta love the public.
SIGH.. also... we have large signs on the corner of the highway.. and in the middle of each one at the end of harvest we post SORRY we are closed SIGNS.... so, last year, in MARCH some one drives up here at 6PM to the barn... honks and waits there.... well, I am not that friendly when disturbed :mad: ( or anytime) and this idiot sees me standing on my front porch and still honks at me to come to her...HMMM.. this is not going to go well for her :devil: . She asks if we have any blueberries.... my answer is NO ONE DOES.THIS IS STILL WINTER! her reply"OH.. I thought you had blueberries...I saw your sign!" I look at her as if she grew a third head and a middle eyeball.. YOU MEAN THE ONE THAT SAID CLOSED????? ON BOTH SIDES???... :bash: duh.... So it begins again. I need to buy more pillow cases for filling! LOL :lol: :lol: :lol:

SATURDAY 5/30/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ( official one)
Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........223.4. ............218.4..........5.0
Chrissie...........175.6...........174.2. ...........170.6 ..........3.6* :D
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2
Cricket.............144.0..........142.8 .............139.0...........3.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th game #3
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6

yaaay! down 1.4 this morning :clap:
i hope everyone sees a loss this morning......but i have to say ESPECIALLY PAULETTE!! i'm routing for ya' gf :cheer:
CRICKET......you sound in better spirits this morning, even with all that is going on emotionally and physically (whoever thinks life on a berry farm is easy breezy needs to come live with you for a week during harvest time :exclm: :exclm: )
peeple can be sooooo stoopid :daze:
congrats on the 1 lb loss :thup:
KATHY......hope you had a good shift last night, and are sleeping peacefully :)
good job on the 0.3 loss :cool:
you're welcome! anytime. i am here to :help:
:idea: i agree with cricket! it's nice to see you back to chatting :lol: it makes me sad when people just pop on & off a lot of the time; i know everyone is busy, but we should all want to comment & support :D

:thup: Chrissie :cheer: :cheer: :hyper: WAY TO GO! and I think you said it all in your post :thup:

So far, no answers to themail but it is a beautiful saturday morning :daizy: or no one wants them! :there: No biggie. I will gt them sold even if they get mixed in with the super weet ones one berry at a time! :wiggle:

I gave Cookie some ( A LOT) of her calmer supplement at 9:15 am so in about 2 hours I will enjoy this weather and do a little riding. :thup:
Can only hope she has the same attitude! :daze: :spin: :rheart: :angel: :D

SATURDAY 5/30/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ( official one)
Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........227.2............218.4..........8.8*
Chrissie...........175.6...........174.2............170.6 ..........3.6*
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2
Cricket.............144.0..........142.8 .............139.0...........3.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5
Sunny..............161.2...........161.4 ............156.2...........5.2

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of MAY 28th game #3
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0...........05/28/15 ...........144.0.........80.0
Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0...........05/28/15............145.7.........89.3
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8...........05/28/15........... 223.4.......108.4
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0..........05/28/15.............185.2........52.8
Chrissie.........01/05/15........222.2...........05/28/15............175.6........46.6
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0...........05/28/15............138.0........15.0
Sunny...........05/04/15..........168.8..........05/28/15.............161.2.........7.6



I AM UP 3.8 LBS THIS MORNING! :tears: My feet are all puffy. I don't know what is going on. My body is all screwed up. :skull:

CRICKET - I will give this carb cycling thing a try. I normally don't eat any. Just what is in the eggs. Very occasionally I have lettuce or celery and perhaps the sour cream. I use the Daisy brand made with cream and cultures. One carb in 2 Tbl. I had 2 Tbl yesterday. 2 carbs all day. When you say up the carbs, how many are you talking of? If I have some broccoli, for instance, what would you recommend I have??? I need to give something else a try to get this water off me! I feel like I am blowing up like a balloon.

My menu for today includes leftover pork ribs, cream, and tuna/mayo. If you suggest upping the carbs and lowering the fat, I can do that, but I am not sure how many carbs I should be eating. 5? 10? 15? Please give me some guidance. :(

Paulette
 

i am SO sorry!:there:
what the heck could be going on :confused:
i'm sure cricket will be able to help you out :thup:
keep the Faith:angel:

SATURDAY 5/30/15 Game #4 began FRIDAY May 29th
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY ( official one)
Name...........start wt............current.............goal........# to go

Paulette..........223.4...........227.2............218.4..........8.8*
Chrissie...........175.6...........174.2............170.6 ..........3.6*
Kathy..............145.7...........145.4.............140.7.......... 4.7
Lisa.................185.2..........1854...............180.2...........5 .2
Cricket.............144.0..........142.8 .............139.0...........3.8*
Jodi.................138.0...........136.5.............133.0...........3 .5
Sunny..............161.2...........160.9 ............156.2...........4.7*

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU WANT TO BE IS WHAT YOU DO! And what you have to do to
get where you want to be may not be pretty or come easy.

PAULETTE.. for whatever reason you are holding a lot of water. Are you coughing? Drop anything with tons of sodium,and yes, I know you need that but perhaps it is too much now. review your labs done recently.
Up carbs to anyplace under 20. You have always been no carbs and that is just not needed at all. Under 20 will have you in ketosis and most will stay in the pink at 30+. Don't have to go that high. Have that broccoli if you want. That celery is higher sodium BTW... how about really cutting abck on high sodium stuff for one out of 3 days. Any veggies for carbs is fine. I would have the broccoli or brussel sprouts drowned in the butter!.. I would drop that sour cream as well. AGAIn a lot of sodium and we also use the same brand. It is so little why bother with it? Do you have a diuretic BP med? I think asparagus is good as well. it is a natrual diuretic and so is rhubarb. If this continues another day with this kind of gain and water retention and you are drinking a lot, call your cardiologist. You may need to be on a limited fluid intake.Not trying to scare you. Just that you did have some issues recently and this might be related to them. The cardiac system can cause major water retention.

PLEASE, DO copy BOTH CHARTS as requested. The totals chart as well as the daily chart.
SUUNY.. congrats on the LOSS! and love that quote :)