You may not say this without telling more about it. It's against board rules. RECIPE!!! NOW!!! :D

I use: coconut oil olive oil butter bacon grease flax oil Then I also focus on foods with lots of fat, like deviled eggs with mayo, olives, bacon, higher fat ground beef, full fat cheese, heavy whipping cream for my coffee, flax muffins, and lots and lots of veggies with butter and cheese. Now, I can't say that I am super knowledgeable about what exactly is the "healthiest" fats, other than coconut oil, olive oil, and flax oil which make up the bulk of my fats. All I can say is I feel really, really good and have lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks. I do not allow uncontrolled calories, but have found it just isn't necessary. Like yesterday for lunch I had 3 eggs chopped, 2 tsp mayo, and 3 slices of bacon all chopped together to make an egg salad. It wasn't truly that much food in the bowl, but I was flat out not hungry for 6 or more hours after that. The fat keeps me so satisfied.

You guys are making me long for a camping trip to Wally World! I mean, how fun!? It's only 105 tomorrow. No silly grass or trees to mess with, no bothering with electric or water hookups - who needs water??? You'd have the black-top all super-heated and the glaring lights at night. Not to mention the lulling sound of the interstate right by your ear as you doze off to sleep, that is IF you sleep. What with the gun under your pillow for protection from your "neighbors". Sign me up!!!:tongue_smilie:;)

How was your weekend? Nice. Hot. We slept in pretty late on Saturday then puttered around the house. Then out to dinner and Half Price Books in search of goodies. What is the last meal out that you've had? Dinner out last night was the first time in months. DH was laid off in December and is working freelance, so things are too tight to spend on eating out. But last night was a tasty treat at Torchy's Tacos. It's a local food truck gourmet taco thing that now has a restaurant. I got a yummy brisket taco but in a bowl since I didn't want the carby tortilla. YUMMY! Are you working on any projects this week? I'm tutoring at Classical Conversations in Challenge A this year and I have lots of studying and prep to do, so my house is falling apart around me. Here and there I will get some dishes done and a few loads of laundry, but mostly I will be studying.

I'm so glad she had a lovely time and looked pretty! I have a 12yo that is looking pretty WOWZA (to use a term heard up thread). Thing is, she doesn't know it. She just want's fashion, and most fashion for teens is very tight and short and not so modest. She wants it because it's cool and hip and fashionable, but doesn't see what boys see. Tall, gorgeous, beautiful smile, curves, etc. :001_huh: 12 or 17? Can't always tell. So I try what was suggested too, keep the clothes as modest as possible, low heel shoes, no make-up. Would love to see a pic if you can figure it out. What a great deal!

Awwwww. I'm sorry. That's so disappointing. :grouphug:

I've been recognized IRL too and I have thought about changing my name, but thought I needed a more serious reason than just "I don't like it when people in my real life collide with my board life!" :lol: I do get that the collision can be more serious and creepy though. :grouphug: Don't you think it's funny that a lot of us are like "Send me a PM so I can figure out who these people are!" But I might be the secret stalker and someone unknowingly told me how to find my person!!! Mmmmmuuuuuuaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!

I was just thinking the same thing. In light of Chucki's recent post about missing certain people too, and name changes. It's just so weird. You know what though, it's scary how easy it can be to figure out who someone is online. There was once a poster here who had her husband's first name and her kid's ages in her siggy, an she also had a link to her blog. It took about 2 seconds for me to know who she was here locally. That was kind of a scary thing for me. I don't know why. I mean I am out and about in my local community. I guess we think of this place as anonymous and it often isn't. PencilP, it was GREAT to hear from you! You sound great!!

Yeah, I can think of a lot of people that I haven't seen around in a long time. I wonder if something happened. If I missed a great thread where they got banned. Or if I am just not in the know about a name change. :confused: Oh well. Thinking of you, mystery people. Wherever you are. ;)

How exciting! And what a blessing! Prayers for a happy and healthy pregnancy!:grouphug:

Mine like "Red Solo Cup" Red solo cup I fill you up Let's have a party!!

I'm doing Atkins Induction right now and the weight is coming off. But I have A LOT to lose, so it makes sense right now. Most days I'm right around 20 net carbs. I've lost at least 8 pounds this week. But I know for sure that if I was as near to goal as you are I would not lose at that rate. You may want to lower your carbs even lower and up your fat. My plan really is LCHF. It's working for me, but i do keep an eye on my calories . Also check out calorie cycling. Dr Johnson Alternate Day Diet (aka Johnson's Up Day Down Day diet). It caused me to maintain but I know a number of people it's working well for over on low carb friends.

I agree about allowing her to be hospitalized. Then the hospital social worker can kick in and help you find a placement when it's an actual urgent situation. My father in law went in to a nursing home after an illness based on his medical insurance (he did not have medicare) but then applied for medicaid to keep him there. Granted, he was ill, not diminished mental capacity, but it's a similar situation. If she has no assets, it won't be long before she will get approved to stay there. There are some nice facilities out there to deal with patients like your mom. They know how to handle it and it doesn't damage them emotionally. I think we do have to let go of what we think the "ideal" is. There is no ideal when you are an adult with dementia and you are making everyone's life a living nightmare. Your sister could place her somewhere where she would be safe and cared for, and then visit to make sure, and have her life back. It's not the life your mom would have imagined, but then when is it ever? I think we have to do what is best for the majority in these situations, and you living in a camper while she takes over your home is not in the best interests of your family. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: This is difficult, I know. My mother in law is still in her home alone but I don't think for long. We've tossed out the idea of all of us buying a home together but she won't hear of it. I get it. But she won't last more than a few more years by herself. She's mentally quite sharp but she is so feeble with arthritis that I worry constantly. We have a great relationship right now, but maybe not if she lived with us. But she also refuses to consider a nursing home. Hello? You won't live with us, but you can't live alone. There isn't anything else!!! Don't move her there.

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I agree with this. I follow New Atkins because I find that it's more balanced. Old Atkins just isn't as appealing to me. If you read DANDR (Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution), there are a ton of veggies you should eat. It's only in Induction where you should keep carbs to <20 and I don't even manage that on most days. I'm not eating fruit at the moment, but just veggies are gonna give you some. But broccoli is not what made me fat. So I'm not to concerned if I go over my carb count eating some extra veggies. You might want to visit Low Carb Friends and look for the vegetarians there. I know it can be done. I think most people probably think they need a lot more protein than they actually do. If your fat content is high enough you are so satiated that you don't need tons of meat. My dinner was completely meatless (well, I guess I did have a tablespoon of bacon bits) It was a loaded broccoli. Steamed broc, lots of butter, 2oz cheddar, 2tbsp sour cream. It was sooooooooo good. Very filling, and 22 grams of protein even without the bacon bits. If you incorporate some greek yogurt every day, you can easily get enough protein in. Are there any meats you would eat? Tuna salad? Chicken salad? Bacon? Sliced turkey? I won't post my successes yet, it's not been long enough and now I have TOM for the first time in 4 months that is kicking my tail. I will say I use myfitnesspal and I do keep an eye on my calories. I am one that just can not eat unlimited calories on Atkins and still lose. I have been trying not to go over about 1500-1600 day and it's plenty of food! I am not hungry at all. My portions are small, but I am always full and feel like because I focus on fats and veggies my foods are very luxurious. I also add coconut oil to my coffee or tea and somehow it's filling too. I can have that as a snack just by itself. I don't do any of the weird sweeteners and different types of flours that you find in recipes for low carb foods. I am just doing without cakes and cookies and pies completely. The only thing I will compromise on after induction is low carb tortillas. I actually like them. If my losses are good I will keep them at this rate, with a day here and there of more and sometimes a lot less, just to keep my metabolism guessing.

Can I do her plan? My dd12 is going to be a famous fashion designer first in NY and then live in Paris. She does plan to marry and have kids, but no plans to homeschool them. I mean, how could she with the jet-set life of a fashion designer? ;)

I suspect red dye caused my husband's last two panic attacks. He had gross red gatorade. He hasn't had it since and hasn't had a panic attack. But I have not eliminated all red dye other than naturally through cooking all our foods whole and home made. But he did have Twizzlers recently at the movies and was fine. Maybe it was a different ingredient in the gatorade, but I still think it was the dye.

My ds is turning 8. He's still pretty oblivious to relationship stuff or inuendo, so I don't worry about it unless its too much. He's also not too scared of bad guys he sees in movies and is not too affected by violence, so YMMV. His favorites are: The whole Avengers gang: Captain America (scary bad guy - looks kinda like Darth Maul), Thor, IronMan. We have not allowed Hulk. Indiana Jones series Night at the Museum series Transformers Fantastic Four others that have been mentioned and tons of others that are more kid like For TV he likes: Mythbusters Top Gear Top Shot American Pickers Pawn Stars Survivorman Mountain Men Shark Wranglers Dirty Jobs Good Eats Star Trek: The Next Generation

I've tutored 2 years and had one of my children in my class each time. I think it's the CC ideal, but not a "have-to". If the director needs a tutor to fill a spot and it doesn't work best for the child, you can easily be separated. I actually liked the idea of having someone else tutor my kids for that short time. This coming year I am directing Challenge A and my dd will be in my class, but the year after that I will still do Ch A and not have either one of my kids. It's a great experience either way. My kids were both positively impacted by NOT being in my class each time, so I would do that again in a heart beat. It's not like shuttling them off to school, it's just a short 3 hours, and I love for them to get to know other loving Christian moms. If any of your kids are potentially a behavior problem, you will want to be with them. My CC campus is such a true "family" that I would be happy with any other tutor having my kiddos.

Yes to all the above. I'd also add that I wouldnt get a jump on the memory work. If you come to class already knowing the material there can be a bit of a boredom factor. Or kids will actually say "I already know this" (sassy tone) or "that's not how we sang it at home!!!". :001_rolleyes:

Hi Adrienne! We use CLE. We are a bit behind because we have used 4 different math programs in the pursuit to find the "right" one, and are back to CLE permanently. I think we are building very solid math understanding. Trust where CLE places your kiddo and go for it.

I did a similar thing. They are probably fruit flies. First get rid of all overly ripe fruit. Next check all trash cans for where kids have tossed out a pit or peel. Next take a glass and fill it with about an inch of apple cider vinegar. The put a piece of saran wrap on top, and secure with a rubber band. Poke a tiny hole in the top. Set it near your fruit. They will be attracted to the fermenting fruit smell, will go in the glass, and die in the vinegar. Worked like a charm for me! I left it there for about a week or so I guess, until they were gone.

No, the 3g does not have a camera. You have to go with the newest 4g for that and spend more money. My dd had the 3g for 2 years and has now passed it down to her little brother. It was an 8gig refurb from the Apple website. Never had a problem. We do not buy and keep movies though. We have rented them once or twice and then they delete after 24 hours. We are now finding that some of the apps my son wants, mostly racing games, will not work on the 3g. My dd now has a 4g and still 8gig. She loves the camera. 8gig has been fine because it easily stores all her music but the memory keeps her keeping only the apps she really uses and likes on there. We upload her photos regularly to my laptop so we don't have storage issues with photos, but I also make sure she keeps just what is worthy of saving. She uses it mostly for music and texting. In a perfect world you'd get the latest/greatest, but that's not always possible. If you can afford to go with the newest 4g (refurbed from Apple) you can still go with the lowest memory (8gig) and manage it just fine. And follow the advice above and lock that thing down. I have removed YouTube and Safari. And set her apps to under age 9 (even though she's 12) No in app purchases allowed. I'm not ready to kick open the door to the online world unsupervised just yet.

Here's the link from Pinterest. That one uses bacon bits, so you don't get the yummy bacon grease that you would from using raw bacon. I tried this recipe using cooked bacon I already had on hand, so a lot of the grease was cooked out - I figured it'd be like the bacon bits. But, I didn't think they had enough moisture. I drizzled on a bit of chicken broth. Next time I will totally just do it with the raw bacon. The cabbage needs the FAT! And since I'm doing Atkins, I'm happy to be able to have it. YUMMMMMMMMMM

I wondered where you were too. I am so sorry for the struggles! Big :grouphug: