Well hi,

Monday morning finally! It was horrible weather all weekend. I had to take my daughter and the dogs over to my friends house Saturday and Sunday because of the storms. (our basement was flooded so we could not go down there in the event of a tornado) We packed up and went there. The bad news is ..........................I had something to drink and I don't mean water. The good news is I still weigh the same, but feel majorly guilty. I went to the liquor store with my friend and found these Zima drinks. They were only 1.8 carbs each. 5% alchohol. I bought a six pack. They were really good though. I did eat clean all weekend. I even ate very few carbs to make up for the carbs in the drinks. So I didn't go over the carb limit. I realize now that my body will be trying to get rid of the booze first instead of burning fat, but those are the consequences I chose right?!

So back to the new challenge. I will be good and make it through the next 14 days, this time booze free, I don't want to have this guilty feeling again!

Stomach rolls, bulging over the jeans...................that's me!! It seems that is the hardest to get rid of.

Well I want to congratulate you on such a superb job on this challenge!
I Will not dwell on my little bobble and will continue on!
I have lots to record on fitday so I better get a move on!

Hi again!

Early in the morning at work today, so time to post a little update.

BTW, I think both of you are doing stunningly well on the alcohol denial! I had a bit of a bad w/end that way myself (well, it was the end of my two weeks 'off'), as I was out with a supplier for dinner on Friday, and went to the cricket on Sunday... and it was so warm and sunny (for a change) that the wine just went down that much easier!

Weighed myself yesterday and was 2.5lb heavier - but is TOM as well, so hopefully it was more that than 'weight' - since I kept the food side well behaved.

Haven't yet dusted down the bike, but we have a Bank Holiday w/end looming, so I'll be sorting that out then. I just wish I lived somewhere a bit flatter!

Good luck for the rest of the week...

Cass

Logan,

I agree with you on the refeed, either go all the way or don't do it. I think you will see results if you say go from 950 cals to like 1,200 then back and forth (switching the amounts so that you never eat the same amount of calories for a week) I did this once for a week (long time ago) and really got results with it.

Cass,
looks like we both jumped on the same boat! Bad girls! lol I thought I was in the clear in the weight department, but that was a silly thought. Got on my scale this morning and I'm up 3 lbs. I am now chugging water like mad. I'm not changing my weight on my profile yet. I feel it will come back down. My TOM is on its way also.

yesterday I hardly ate anything, just some Chicken salad a couple bites of steak and a few asparagas spears.

well, Have a great day!!!!!

Logan,
sorry to hear you feel ill. I guess you did do the re-feed thing huh?
When you are feeling better let us know what you ate.

I had a lot of calories yesterday, and a lot of water. (I was starving for some reason) I ate clean though.

I wonder if that carbonated water is not good to drink. I love it, but just curious if I shouldn't drink so much of it.
There are no cals, carbs or anything in it. Just fizzy water.
Well I have to get some work done this morning.
Hope you feel better.

Wow that is scary. I'm sure they will go back down. Mine are up also, but I'm still waiting........and waiting.....lol
I didn't eat as much today as yesterday, but my calories were still up there. I seem to be so damn hungry these past couple of days. Probably just TOM.
well I had better get writing in my journel.
have a good evening?

Hmph. Am feeling a little teed off myself. I was 156lb this time last week, went up to 158.5 after my w/end drinking at the cricket, and am down to 157lb now. Which is good, but at the same time, I never seem to be able to get past 156!
And I measured myself today to check and it seems like a couple of measurements were up (although I can never be too sure as I guess sometimes you pull the measure a little tighter than others!).
Am still doing only 20-25 carbs a day. Maybe this is the plateau people talk about and I should just keep plugging away, or maybe I need to progress to OWL and that will help break it?
Anyway, the bike is definitely coming out this w/end, so if that doesn't do it...

Hope you guys have a good day!

I feel for you cass, my scales are going up, could be due to the fact that I'm overeating, but I think it is due to my drinking also.

I have learned in the pass (which sometimes makes me wonder about this woe) that even if I touch booze to my lips I gain weight. So, I question, do I have to be a non drinker for the rest of my life? The thought of it makes me very sad.
The past weekend has thrown me right out of ketosis and I have not been able to get back in. This morning I still weigh 149.

I am going to eat very little today and see what happens. I'm also going to drink regular water instead of the fizzy stuff I like.
We have a big holiday weekend this weekend. I have been invited to go to a "Greek Festival". I turned down the invitation. It seems if I'm not a homebody that I am too week and will drink with everybody else. So my weekend will consist (weather permitting) of planting more flowers and getting my patio furnature out.
I also just learned that my father just rented a house for the summer up on a big lake. Now how are you supposed to go boating on the lake without boat drinks? Just doesn't seem right. I'm sure going to have to gain much more willpower! I must keep my goal insight!

Logan, how is the scale today???

I have to plan my meals for the day.
Have a powerful day everyone!!