Well, I need to jump right beack in and start a journel here just like over at the other site. It certainly is a great help for me to come to and write what I am doing. The things that are affecting me and how it is affecting my eating.

Right now I am stuck in a limbo. Trying to get one eating plan out of my mind and replace it with another. Then, I am juggling all this the whole time fighting the urges to just jump off the deep end and commit "carb"icide. So far that is not happenning. An THANKFULLY there are no real bad foods in this house to mess me up. So if I go in there and eat all the tomatoes from my garden I have left, I won't sweat it....LOL

Plans are pretty simple today. Going to have some ground round for supper with a big salad and some asparagus. And right now, I am going to scramble me some eggs with some salsa on it. And of course plenty of water!!!

Can't wait to go to the store and buy real butter again!!! My husband will freak out when he sees that!!!

Everyone have a great day and I will be back later!

Sue

Hi Sue!

It's good to see you here! I'm from kk too so I know how you feel about the food. Sounds like you have a plan though.

Thanks Robin and Ginger!! Just so you know Robin....I didn't jump! I stayed with the plan and I am doing pretty good.

Menu for today:

2 eggs + 3 whites
1/3 cup shredded cheese
2 T Salsa
1 T Smart Balance

Calories 374.5
Fat 24
Carbs 6.24
Protein 32.91

Supper tonight will be:

Ground Round pattie
1/3 cup cheese
1 medium tomato
1/2 cup asparagus
1 T real mayo

Calories 581.24
Fat 35.41
Carbs 10.12
Protein 55.73

TOTALS

Calories 955.74
Fat 59.41
Carbs 16.36
Protein 88.64

So that is the plan and I am sticking to it. And I know that if I get hunry after supper, I still have some leeway as far as calories and such to play with if need be.

Sue

Sue, I just noticed your weight loss so far!

P.S. I am glad you didn't jump!

Buzzy, Your menu for breakfast and dinner looks yummy but I am wondering hat happened to lunch? Did you have a manic day that just got away from you? I know you have just started your LC research, so I would like to st that you note how often Atkins and some of the other plans suggest eating. Atkins 2002 book says no more than 5-6 hours without eating. Regina Wilshire recently did a whole series of blog posts on the basics of Atkins. Her blog is called Weight of the Evidence. I found it very helpful. I had read Atkins years ago, but has kinda modified it abit without realizing it.

Here's a Quick-Link List of Regina's series that Eva mentioned. WELL WORTH THE READ!!!

Thanks for the link! Interesting reading so far......

Actually, I never had breakfast today. I got up later than usual after coming off a couple of days of being sick. So that is actually lunch which was the omlet and then supper.

I DO however, need to get myself in the habit of doing the breakfast thing. I am such a hard one when it comes to that. I have never been a breakfast person. So, through the KK deprogramming that is one thing I am going to change.

Sue

Scoble!! I have been looking for you, girl!! I felt so bad when I left KK and left you there on your own.

I'm so glad you made over it to this wonderful island of sanity ...

Your avatar looks FABULOUS! So happy to see you here.

Margarita ...

Margarita!!!! Well, I got out of there last night. I sent PMs. I posted in the PRIVATE forum "I am leaving and anyone with a consience know why." I deleted all my personal info and journal. Then as my last act of Admin I banned MYSELF from the whole site. (Did not want to give Kmmer the satisfaction of doing that herself.) AND I am sooooooooooooooooooo happy to be over here and I am equally happy to see so many old friends here too!

Sue

You banned yourself? Oh my gosh, that is so smart! I didn't know I could even do that! I sent Kimmer a PM and told her that I read Becky's blog, and based on that I didn't want to have anything to do with Kimkins again. She banned me immediately. So I didn't get to delete any of my posts.

I feel like I such an idiot! I kept seeing things pop up from time to time on KK about lies and fraud and just thought it was sour grapes. But now ... after following some of the links that have been posted ... well I'm still in shock.

I'm not easily duped. And she duped me. Evil is what it is ... just evil!

Margarita

Sue, I just love that you banned yourself!!! That is one of the smartest things I think anyone has done in regard to that mess. You are my new hero!

Don't feel like an idiot, Margarita. I was duped too. I wanted to bolt the day after I was made Admin when Christin and Deni left. But, because of that 200+ Pounds to Lose forum I started over there and all those people in it; I stayed. And every day that went by I was getting sicker and sicker just being there.

Then last night I had just had it and knew I had to get outta Dodge! It was one of the most freeing things I did for myself. Because today I am not that balled up bundle of nerves I was for the past 3 weeks.

Everyone keeps saying "I paid for a diet" Well, yes that is true, but I paid for a diet based on the fact that this woman lost 198 pounds in less than a year and kept it off for 5 years. That is the ONLY reason I decided to do it. Then 70 pounds later I find out she is a fraud. And I was already hearing rumblings about her being a fraud back in April and May. Yep, we were all duped. But thank God we are here and ou of there!

Ginger, honestly, at the last minute I thought, "Hey wait a minute.....Kimmer gave us Admins ban buttons the other day! Hmmmmm??? I wonder if I can ban myself???" Sure enough it worked!!! And my public reason on the ban was "She has come to her senses." Then I was given an opportunity to post a private reason before I hit the "submit" button. I have to tell you.......it was such a release when I did it!

Sue

We all were, but we've moved on to better days ahead...

Hi Sue,

It's me, ChrisTina. I got your e-mail. Thank you for contacting me!

I was worried that you were sick because of the diet. Then I saw everything of yours was deleted over there. I figured you had left! Banning yourself...heh...good one!

I signed up for this site and a few other low carb forums under this user name. I was only staying at KK for the 200+ support forum and let me tell you it will NOT be the same without you. So, why stay? I've read DANDR and am going to read Protein Power. I found I can go up way over 20 carbs and still lose weight. Woohoo!

Okay, I better go figure out how to add stuff to my signature!

Hugs,

ChrisTina

Buzzy, I hear you on the breakfast thing. I usually find it is 10 am, and I have not eaten yet. I have started doing a quick shake for breakfast. Mine have about 15-25 grams of protein. While having mostly protein for breakfast is not the ideal, it seems to me that having something is better than nothing. On KK I never ate breakfast but I did ride an exercise bike 4-5 mornings a week for an hour. After that I would not be hungry for several hours. I still ride the bike but now I feel I have to start somewhere with the breakfast habit. Also, I have started having cream or LC Hood milk in my coffee in the moring,so I guess I am having some fat with my protein, and that fat is yummy. Take care.

(((((((((((((Christina)))))))))))))))) I am sooooooooooo glad you are here. I hated leaving like that, but, I had to do it. I am just waitng for th email list to be sent to me and I will email everyone on out group over there. I am so happy you are here!!!

And Boo.......you can come on over to the 200+ to lose forum anytime. Does not atter how much you have to lose you are always welcome there!

Evainemage1---I think I am going to start doing the shake thing for breakfast myself. I just don't do breakfast well. I never have. It has always made me sick even when I was a kid.

Well, I am so happy everyone is here and I can't wait for more to come here too!

Sue

Hey ChrisTina! It's good to see you here. WELCOME to my forum!

Sue...I think you should get a prize for the best, most classy exit from KK!!!

I agree with Vern's Wife ... LOL!

Just got the idea right before I left is all. I just did not want her to get the satisfaction of doing it to me herself. I wonder if I am the first Admin to ever ban themselves from a website? LOL

Sue

Ban yourself classic
Welcome here and I look forward to tracking your progress! Now where is that "subscribe to this thread" button.......

Hey Josh--when you click on the "Add Reply" button and type in your message, you'll see a box to check so you can Subscribe To This Thread.

What a great day!! I got a job that I was interviewed for and I am down 4 pounds from what I have gained since leaving KKs. So, cool indeed!

O.K. I still need to get a handle on the breakfast thing. Yep....no breakfast. I had to move my interview up and it was right out the door with no time. *note to self* get protein powder goof ball

Lunch was good. I had 4 slices of beef (about 4 or 5 oz.) a slice of cheese and a medium tomato sliced with a couple of teaspoons of mayo. (I have one more tomato left from the garden and that is it........ )

Next on the agenda is to go to the mall and see if I can get a couple of shirts to wear for the job. Hopefully, Fashion Bug will fit me better now that I am down. I wonder if Lane Bryant is still in the Mall? Anywho.....I guess I will find out when we get there. Kind of sucks that the shirts have to be white. I ALWAYS get white shirts dirty. It never fails!

Well, I am off! Will be back later.........

Sue

Banning yourself is classic. I think you can say goodbye to getting your money back though...

TRUTH:

The money was really a non issue with me. I didn't pay $60. I got in back when it was $40. And, $40 (to me) was well worth the network of WONDERFUL people I met through rather fraudulant means. And (again to me) losing the $40 is worth it if I can get people out of that place and over here where it is sane and way more safer for everyone!

O.K. I do wonder about Jimmy's sanity sometimes but I try and overlook that

Thanks for stopping by

Sue

Julia!

I am so glad that you are here!!! Thanks too......I am so happy to have gotten the job. I was so shocked that she had already decided to hire me before I had gotten there. GREAT!

Have a good time in Bama this weekend. My ancestors are from Blount County Alabama. I have always wanted to go there someday to research the family tree further. And to get some Blue Plate while I am there....

Sue

Welcome Julia! I'm happy to see you here at my forum!

I want this to be the best low-carb forum you've ever been to...please feel free to contact me ANYTIME you have a comment or suggestion.

Congratulations on the new job, Sue!!! You deserve it, young lady!! I'm so happy for you!

Margarita

Thanks, Margarita!!! Now if I can pick myself off the floor after that "young lady" remark......I will be fine

Jimmy....do you think you could get more smilies......

O.K. I'll shut up now

Sue

THANKS Buzzy! We just added those 400 more last weekend, so I don't think my admin will be happy if I ask him for more so soon. There's some freaky ones in the mix, but there are PLENTY more among those four pages of new ones to choose from.

Sue, I don't know if you remember me from the KK site but I was "alltheway" over there. I saw that you left, becasue this is all like a soap opera, and found you over here I just wanted to say that you look great and your losses are great. I will probably stay on this forum after I read everything about Kimkins and came out of the fog, I have been looking for a new place
Nicole

I just can't get over that you banned yourself,, that's awesome!! I'm so glad we all found our way here!!

Nicole!!!! Of course I remember you!

I wondered where you were!! I had not seen you for such a long while. And you are more than welcome to join us over at the 200+ forum. We would love to have you over there!!

I am telling you Julia......I am a misplaced southern belle!

Reesie, I am so glad every day when I find more and more KK members have moved over here. That's AWESOME



Sue

Hey Sue - Just a quick post to tell you Congrads on the new job - That is awesome!! Looking forward to hear more about it.

MerryC

Here is my freak out moment of the day!

I weighed this morning and I lost another 1.5 pounds of that weight I had gained. And the reason I am freaking out is because when we were in town last night we stopped at Arby's. Now, usually if we stop there I just get the Big Roast Beef and throw out the bun. Not last night. I got the Rueben wrap. And it was soooooo good!

Well, my brain all night and even when I woke up this morning was in Kimkins mode and I kept telling myself, "You screwed up. Way too many carbs. Way to many calories. You have gained that back..........." Well, you get the picture.....anyways, I was so stunned to see that on the scale.

While we were at the mall, we stopped at GNC to look at protein powders. Yikes! $59 for the Isopure....forget that!!! But, I did get some Atkins morning bars. I actually was able to eat one for my breakfast this morning. That is going to be the best I can do for breakfast. And it did not make me sick either. So, that is cool too.

Well, off to order some clothes. Will come back later!

Sue

"I want this to be the best low-carb forum you've ever been to...please feel free to contact me ANYTIME you have a comment or suggestion."

It already is Jimmy, I love it here!!!

Rozi

Hey Julia, you'll get there...KEEP AT IT!!!

Rozi, what a sweetie! I'm happy you are enjoying the forum as much as I am.

Hi Buzzy,

Just stopping by to say hi! Life's good here in Margaritaville today . I'm having a grrrreat 50th BD (thank you so much for the PM this am!!!!). I spent the day shopping, and found that I now fit nicely into size 6's. I haven't lost any more weight, so it's got to be the cardio that's working for me.

Jimmy started a Maintenance board for the maintainers, so I've been hanging out there a bit. Hope you you have a great weekend ... and thanks again for the happy birthday wishes! It was so nice to see that this morning ...

Margarita

Good for you Sue! And I hope you got some good clothes. I love getting clothes now!
I agree, getting back to a regular low carb way of thinking takes some doing One thing about my Kimkins experience is that I have learned that I don't have to eat everything in site just becuase it is there. Not even the cake I just made with my kids because my 7 year old has declared tomorrow to be Mommy and Daddy day. I am helping her with it but it is a suprise for Daddy. She wrote a song and everything...too cute. So we made a cake, a reduced sugar cake *lol*

Margarita----I am so glad that you had a happy birthday!!!

Nicole--I got some great deals. I walked out of Fashion Bug with $203 worth of stuff and I only paid $118 for it. I even got 2 pair of Sketchers for $59! It was BOGO for half price. Then they gave me a 15% discount for getting a Fashion Bug card. And I got a $40 coupon off too!!! So it was great!

Have fun at Mommy and Daddy day! That is so cute by the way......

Sue

Why, OH why didn't I do Atkins all along???? I am using real mayo and even had nuts yesterday and cheese (not the 2%). Then I made sure to eat something about every 3 hours. AND, I think I had about 1100 calories yesterday and I STILL lost 3 pounds!!!! I LOVE this!! I am not as cranky (gotta love the hubby for that remark ) And the blurry vision and holding on to the wall when I walked is COMPLETLY gone now. (Yep, all that crap started happenning to me the last couple of weeks on Kimkins.)

The only thing I am having trouble with now, is my mom being freaked out because I am using real butter and mayo now. Plus, she is a senior citizen that believes the Atkins diet is really bad for you. Parents, gotta love 'em! I told her to just wait and see what my blood work shows when I got back to the hypertensionist in October. If it is high cholesterol and all that stuff associated with it, then I will quit. (And I KNOW it isn't going to be high. It was never high when I weighed 432 pounds!)

Well, I am off to Wally World today. Got to get some groceries and really look at carbs slightly different now!

Have a good one everyone!

Sue

Better late than never, right, Sue?