That's fantastic Paula!

Hooray!!!! 

Phil,

You're right... It was just a bump in the road to getting healthy.
I guess by surviving these "bumps" makes the rest of the journey to being fit a bit easier to travel.
In other words, what doesn't defeat us only makes us stronger.

I will not fear (or even think about) such a "bump" happening again.
Because I know that if it does, I simply forgive myself, allow myself to get past it, and continue on down the FTS road to health.

Thank you and owensmath again for your helpful feedback!

BTW, I lost 1/2 pound (of the pound I gained) since yesterday.

My wife and I went south to Portland to visit her folks yesterday.
Her brother flew in from Illinois for a visit as well.

Her dad has not been doing well health-wise the last couple of months.
He's in his late 70s with a host of health problems. He has also had 4 double-bypass heart surgeries in the last 20 years.
The last surgery was about a year ago.

Her mom and dad have always loved to hold family BBQs in the summer and do a great job of them too.
But when my brother-in-law flies in, they pull out all the stops!
Everyone is supportive of my FTS efforts.
But with my father-in-law's failing health, I guess it took a lower priority.

Well... I fell off the FTS wagon BIG TIME!!! 
Tried as I could... with all my might... but the temptations there were FAR to great to ignore.
I even brought along some low carb alternative foods (for example, cauliflower mashed "potatoes") in preparation.
I did not crave any the high carb items there. But I could not ignore them either!
There were only two things served that were not a problem; steaks and cheese slices (without the crackers).

Besides wonderful 2" thick BBQed rib eye steaks, there was local grown fresh corn of the cob, Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve beer, Oreo Double Stuff cookies, and Bananas Foster for dessert.
Unfortunately, I have a weak spot for ALL of those things!
I was in no way prepared for this uber-elevated level of temptation.

I estimate that I ingested about 580g of net carbs yesterday! That's just under a month's worth!!!
I gained exactly 1 lb. since yesterday morning. I thought it was going to weigh a lot more.

Anyway, I'm back on the wagon this morning.
But I still feel bummed out that yesterday, I collapsed like a house of cards in a hurricane!
I thought I could "resist" without any issues.
Guess I need a a lot more time on FTS to acquire the strength needed to resist temptation this great.
I have recommitted to FTS again today completely!

Has this happened to anybody else out there?
I sure would like to feel that I'm not alone.

I'm trying not to feel guilty... But it's tough not to.
Guess I was too overconfident.

I've got some chores to tend to right now.
But I'll check back in here in a while.

Doug,

Sounds like a GREAT way to help keep me on track with FTS!

I just need to go out to our storage room and find a pole that caught me lots of fish.

Hopefully, my wife won't mind staring at it either.

Thanks!!!!
Tony

Yep!...

I guess the new-old saying should be:

"A serving of Microwave Pork Rinds a day, keeps the doctor away!".

Hi Toddy....

I believe I've overcome my addictions.... As long as I stay in the FTS lifestyle and not pick up another cigarette.

By living on FTS, I am overcoming my addiction to bad carbs.
Since I've been in it for two weeks, I'm past detox and feeling great.
My urges for junk carbs have gone away.

The only other addiction I had was to cigarettes.
And that ended back on 05/09/2010.
No more of that for me... No Maam!

Way to go Doug and Sherri!

Doug, you've got a nice striper there.

But Sherri's largemouth looks bigger.
I think she won the contest for largest fish!

I gave up fishing contests with my wife long ago.  I'm not a masochist.

It doesn't matter that throughout her life, she only goes fishing once in a blue moon.
When she does, I can count on her not only to catch the most fish, but the largest too!
If fact, if I really want to fill a cooler with fish, I just have to talk her into coming along.

I really enjoy fishing from my boat.
But my "true fishing love" is walking up and down the pristine banks or our local rivers streams and fishing for steelhead trout and salmon. But unless I want to hurt myself (or worse), I will need to wait until much of this weight is off and I feel up to the challenge of "river rock hopping".

Hi Guys!
 
I was at my doctor's earlier this week and talked to him about FTS.
He said he approves of it because he says eliminating sugars and starches from a diet are critical for successful AND sustained weight loss. And that eating plenty of vegetables along with protein and fat insures good nutrition.
I'm so glad he's supportive of the FTS lifestyle!
I've heard not all doctor's are.
 
I also talked with him about exercise.
I told him that since I started FTS, my wife and I walk about 35-40 minutes (3 miles) a day.
 
A funny smile came over his face and he told me that many people believe they have to exercise themselves to exhaustion in order to get a decent workout for weight loss. He said, current research shows that this in not necessary!
 
He agrees with Doug to NOT exercise for the purpose of weight loss.
He said it takes so much exercise just to lose only one pound of body fat, the work-to-reward ratio is too slow and discouraging for most people.
 
He says, brisk walking for 30 minutes a day is the best exercise I can do to get my metabolism in a good place to foster more rapid and healthy weight loss, start building cardio strength, AND get my metabolism back into a healthy balance.

He wants to see me in 6 months and maybe take me off (or at least reduce) the meds I take for high blood pressure, cholesterol, and high blood sugar [i.e. all together (with obesity) these spell, "metabolic disorder"].
Man o man am I looking forward to that!!!