Thread: October 2011 Loaders

I just had an idea. We could start a new SparkTeam. There isn't one yet geared towards hCGers. If I set one up, would anyone be interested in joining? It's free and the website is an amazing tool!

The problem I find with all of these food trackers is they won't let you set your goal to only 500 calories a day!

Originally Posted by Isabella

Well, didn't have a great 3rd week, only lost 3.2 total for the week, but I DID end on a big bang....down 1.8 this morning! I was thinking about Megan all day yesterday, as I was at that UCLA game...and all the temptations she's faced this past week. OMG, we grilled up some yummy stuff! Anaheim chilies stuffed with goat and jack cheese mixture, grilled bell peppers and onions, nice fatty tri-tip, corn on the cob, beans, salad and finished off with a BEAUTIFUL towering chocolaty, caramely, cake for my husband's birthday saved for after the game. I even helped cook again and I was thinking how I could eat most of this if this game were just 3 weeks later and I was in Phase 3! Oh well, I ate my strawberries before we left and had my cucumbers and some tri-tip while we were there. I drank lots of water, even got an unsweetened Indian tea (cinnamon and cardamon) while my husband ate freshly made dark chocolate filled naan bread during half time . So many vendors to choose from! Then while everyone had cake after the game, I drank my Stevia sweetened chocolate Jay Robb shake mixed with water . I got to see my daughter...hadn't seen her in over a month and she noticed immediately that I had trimmed down some...love her! My friend who went with us noticed too. My mother-in-law....said nothing...

So here's to hoping that Jay Robb shake helped propel me forward towards continued losing! I guess we'll know in the next day or two. Yeah me, down 14 lbs!

GOOD FOR YOU !!! Great result! Will you be staying here with us while you're in P3? I hope so, your posts are soooo amusing

Originally Posted by Isabella

As for the acronyms...check out this link. If you take the time to read many of the newcomer posts on this forum, you will learn SOOOO much! And if you're hungry, let us know, there are many people who can help you adjust your dose so you aren't hungry! You don't have to be!

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Thanks for that, stops me feeling stupid

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Gained .2 this morning, but I know what happened. I still had a packet of that (carby) sliced chickenbreast in the fridge which I didn't want to let go to waste, so I ate that yesterday. As we say here in such a case: god punnishes imediately! Certainly on this diet LOL. I just háte to see 2 little humps in my chart, but hey, who's perfect?

Originally Posted by Isabella

The problem I find with all of these food trackers is they won't let you set your goal to only 500 calories a day!

Fitday will, I just haven't found out yet where it shows up :P

Originally Posted by Guinan

Fitday will, I just haven't found out yet where it shows up :P

Yes, Guinan, I will stay around for Phase 3...probably all the way to the next round in January. It really helps me to have the accountability and all the support from each other! I will have to check out Fitday, so far I have been using Livestrong's My Plate and it lets you go as low as 800, so I just know to leave 300 each day. But it sure would be good if I could put just how many carbs/fats/proteins I want to eat too! My Plate lets you but only if you pay .

BTW, I am off to a family champagne buffet brunch at a Mexican restaurant....still celebrating my hubby's birthday! I don't mind watching my hubby and 3 grown kids enjoy their food, I just don't want to PAY and you know they're gonna think I'm eating off someone's plate if I'm not paying! I am hoping to only eat some strawberries! I could eat a little meat and veges, but since we're meeting at 10am, it will make for a mighty long day with only a small meal waiting for me later!

Originally Posted by MamaButterflyof4

Still Excited, Did pretty well yesterday, and it paid off.

Great losses Butterfly!!

Originally Posted by Isabella

Yes, Guinan, I will stay around for Phase 3...probably all the way to the next round in January. It really helps me to have the accountability and all the support from each other! I will have to check out Fitday, so far I have been using Livestrong's My Plate and it lets you go as low as 800, so I just know to leave 300 each day. But it sure would be good if I could put just how many carbs/fats/proteins I want to eat too! My Plate lets you but only if you pay .

BTW, I am off to a family champagne buffet brunch at a Mexican restaurant....still celebrating my hubby's birthday! I don't mind watching my hubby and 3 grown kids enjoy their food, I just don't want to PAY and you know they're gonna think I'm eating off someone's plate if I'm not paying! I am hoping to only eat some strawberries! I could eat a little meat and veges, but since we're meeting at 10am, it will make for a mighty long day with only a small meal waiting for me later!



Great losses Butterfly!!

Fitday lets you enter all the goals you want but, like I said, I haven't found a way of making them visible yet.
Also, it adds up all the cals for the foods you've entered, so I just keep adding and deleting till I'm close to 500. I guess within a range of 10 up/down should be ok, it's darn near impossible to get to exactly 500 and even if you do, the food you actually eat could have a couple of calories more/less than what you enter, so it's not an exact science anyway.

OMG... I am soooo glad I don't have a life and am not exposed to the temptations of seeing everyone munching away at goodies an me working down a cucumber. I would fold for sure! I'm pretty good at being strict when I'm on my own tho, LOL don't have anything tempting in the house, period! Champagne and Mexican.... it would have me crying like a baby!