Well this is the Audacious August Blitz - glad you found it and ....welcome. You may have come here from the July LC Crackdown Mega- effort - if so G'day - if not - G'day!!

We are here to support one another for the month of August and lose some bulk.



I am starting this thread a singalong (pictures of hunks may come later!) - I'm sure you will know the tune.

la la la la la - just warming the vocal chords.......

Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam
iff’n it’s The New Protein Power or Atkins or Zone
And accept it that soon you'll be all skin and bone
Iff’n your carbs to you are worth countin'
Then you better start blitzin'
or you'll be overgrown
For the scales they will be changin'.

Come lurkers and posters who prophesise and advise
and keep your eyes wide, for mystery men in disguise
There’s Carol, Dyna, Bebe and Rosebud so wise
and Ela, Jude and Lori Jo’ll be positin’
For the losers now …… will be later to win
For the scales they will be changin'.

Come serious low carbers throughout the land
It’s Audacious August , so you must understand
That a blitz it what’s needed - It’s what we demand!
For poundage to be meltin’ and fadin’
Please join in the blitz - it will really be grand
For the scales they will be changin'.

MY GOALS FOR THE AUDACIOUS AUGUST BLITZ ARE:

1. Drink at least 1 glass of water before each meal and snack and on rising
2. Cut the carbage (25 per day max)
3. Limit diet soft drink and chemicals
4. Take one day at a time
5. Take my food if I have to and eat before I go
6. Be a loser!!!

Hope these make sense to you - they make sense to me.

Maybe it's because it's not August 1st here.... I must be on Aussie time, cause it's not even August 1st in Germany yet!

I have a trip planned for November and I need to lose about 25lbs to feel comfortable in one of "THOSE" seats! That's 25/3=8.333, which is 8lbs must go by the end of this Audacious month.

1. Increase daily water intake to 100 oz. (about 60 oz right now)
2. Swim laps 4X's a week (2X's is my max so far )
3. No cheats until Audacious August 31st (will be reconsidered on that day whether to forego until end of Sept. )

Eight pounds!? What the heck did you do? Telling them you're going to lose eight pounds in one month! I taught you better than that! Geezz, eight freakin pounds.... What the hell are you thinking girl! Slammm........

Come 'n listen to my story 'bout the girl Wendye

Poor Mountaineer barely kept herself carb free

An' then one day, she was shootin' at some food,

An' up thru the ground came a bubblin' crude.

Oil that is! Olive oil! Aussie tea!



Well, the first thing ya know, our Wend's a millionaire

Kin-folk said, ", Wend move away from there." Said

Sydney is the place y'oughta be, so they

loaded up the truck, and they moved to old Sydney.

Town that is! Opera houses, Kangaroos!



Ol' Wendye started dieting. Lawdy what a time it took

She tried every diet untill she was crook,

And just when she was caving, she came upon this site

And the rest is ancient history she became low carb overnight

Induction that is, protein, water bottles!



Well now it's time to say Hello to Wend and her low carb kin

An' they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin' in.

You're all invited back again to this locality,

T'have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality.

Hillbilly, that is! Set a spell, Take your shoes off!

Y'all come back, here!


Thanks Wendye for the thread starter

Wendye- Thanks for starting this thread. U're brilliant.

In August, I will try to:
(1) Drink 6L of water a day (Now averaging 4L to 5L).
(2) Eat no more than 13 times my body weight in calories (Been eating like 16 times my weight ).
(3) Have 30g to 40g of ECC carbs a day. Preferably from veggies.
(4) Post my menu everyday, like I used to do.
(5) Not fight with DH
(6) Remember to take my supplements everyday, instead of twice a week.

Have a great LC month!

Bebe

Ummmm....I don't have a song...is that all right?

Wendye and Rustpot for Queen and King!

Thanks, guys, for getting us on track for August!

All right, in this dog-day month I will:

1. Drink more water and then more water. I will start upon waking.

2. Eliminate carbage entirely from the home. I will not be tempted by carbage that's in the pantry for the kids.

3. Take my supplements!!

4. Exercise every day!

5. Post my daily menu.


Lori

Wendye and Rustpot, I love your creativity! OOPS, don't let me get srarted on that in this thread. I've already created havoc in dear Ela's Artist Corner. Sorry Ela--I love your enthusiasm and your art.

I'm not making any promises, but I will try, TRY, TRY

I really need to do this. The end of the month is when I go to the fair in my hometown. It is like a huge family reunion--I will see everyone I knew growing up and all my classmates from school. This is a 10 day, live in a tent, county fair. You can't hide there!

Thanks for starting this Blitz, Wendye. We need to stick together and get this job done!

Carol

Rusty Rusty Rusty - thansk fer the song - I have a smilel from ear to ear - it is so good!!


G'day Carol - hope you try reeeeal well!
Howdy Ela - 8 pounds - here's fingers crossed
Lori Jo and Bebe - look like awesome goals - good luck - you can do it - both of you - all of us!! - even me!! (Don't worry about no song LJ - so long as there's a song in your heart )

Thanks for starting the thread dobber - oops, Wendye. You're a good kid.


GOALS :


1 ) Build muscle. I shall attack the fat this way. And re-shape my body.

2 ) Become more irresistable to the LC ladies. This will be very difficult, but I shall endeavour with this almost impossible task.

3 ) Still keep low on those carbs. 30 a day is enough, thank you.

4 ) Keep that exercise up. It's good. If you're not doing it, give it a whirl. I enjoy it.

5 ) Charm further LC ladies. But having said that, I have a pretty good group. Remember Ela, LJ, Wendye, Plum, DB ; I am not going AWOL. Just adding to the group. And variety is the spice of life, as they say

Atkid, I hope you follow the rule for how to add to your group... The group must approve or it's back to the search of finding the Right one. All possible additions must be approved by mentioned LC ladies of said group in your last post. Hey, that kinda sounded lawyer like... right?

Geez, Wendye... how long is it going to take you to sit down... Bebe can't see me on the other end with you blocking her view..
Alright, Atkid.... send them through and we will vote.. Ready girls... Wendye are you still standing...

I would like to join in the fun, if that is ok with you all! I saw so many familiar faces here I thought I could join in w/ my friends!

My August goals:
1. After my basketball season is over in mid-August, get back into the swing of things w/ good heavy lifting!
2. Do at least 3-4 mornings of Am cardio a week
3. Drink lots of water! Trying to keep this over 5 L or so.
4. Keep my calories up to at least 10x my bodyweight (it's so hard w/ this heat!)
5. Remember to take my supplements!!!
6. Get my protein intake to at least 140 g/day
7. Get ready for my new job!


Thanks for letting me join in the fun!!!

Hiya Fern - welcome - we sure do like having new faces - not that yours is new - just new here.
You've got 4 t-bones - that's quite impressive. Welcome aboard - all you need to be here is a sense of humour and a will to melt those pounds away!! It also helps to be just a shade crazy

Ela - That is one HUGE picture - I know this is a low-carb site but the size of that thang is rediculous You will be pleased to know I am now sitting!

Quote:

Originally posted by Wendye That is one HUGE picture - I know this is a low-carb site but the size of that thang is rediculous

~~~"ROTFLMAO!"~~~

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"My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue,
An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view."

Hi AAB gang,

I didn't do so well in July - although I have dropped 4-5 lbs in the last 10 days during my reinduction. But even when I was eating for Australia (I was sick! On steroids! Couldn't help it! Really!), I didn't eat any carbage, just waaaay too much cheese, nuts and other stuff that should be eaten with discretion.
I'm a new girl now, and this month will see me shrinking for Australia! (I wonder if that could be an event in the next Commonwealth Games?)

1. No nuts
2. No more than 3-4 oz cheese
3. No more than 1 alcoholic drink a week
4. Regular exercise - and plenty of it!
5. No more than 3 fl oz cream a day - and not every day!
6. No LC cheesecake. I went a touch beresk on that while the steroid hunger was attacking.
7. In fact, no LC sweet things at all - apart from Mock Danish, which I am just discovering is really not too bad!

That'll do, pig.

Roz

PS: Ela if you PM Doreen or Wa'il (tamarian), they can shrink Mr Big Picture to a manageable size. Please?

Hi can I join in too??

After lunch with Wende and Lucy today I did say I would join in the AAB.

I need to be as close as possible to my goal by the end of Ausgust so I can go shopping for my 'mother of the bride' outfit.
So I must......

Drink MORE water
Remember to take my suppliments
Cardo exercise 6 days a week and start lifting weights
at least 3 times a week
Sick to my LC eating plan (NO walnuts)my biggest downfall
Cut down on my cheese another downfall

and remember to

Hi Marg glad you found your way over here. We all wanna do our best in August here so lets get blitzing!!!

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