everystepitake = leading me to the me i want to be

[everystepitake]

I posted this in the Introduce yourself section but it explains so much i thought it would be appropriate here to introduce myself in this section:

Hi, i am restarting atkins after giving up on a lot of things over the past year -- funny how i gave up on the things i shouldn't have and kept the things i should have given up lol. In the end the struggle is the same. I look at myself now and think to myself if only i stuck with it for this past year, i would be either at goal or pretty damn close. But "if only" only means something "if" you learn something. Okay maybe i am thinking of horseshoes but it sounds good and makes a lot of sense to me.

I am a emotional eating foodaholic.

What does this mean to me? it means i am in a bad relationship!!

My main issue is not with knowing how to do atkins.. but more of reprograming myself to look at eating as sustenance instead of a link to living. I realized that i never look at myself in a mirror.. i don't have a relationship with me anymore, i am a person caught in a prison of my own making and i have decided to break free, one step at a time, one pound at a time, My body will stop being my prison and instead will become my wings to fly.

So as of today, i am at 291 lbs.. i wish to lost 130 but my first goal is 10 lbs. This kind of freaks me out because it seems like soooo much to lose, but i am nit going to let that deter me and am going to work at one lbs at a time, one inch at a time, one size at a time.

I have a big gathering i am going to be attending in June and would like to be well into my recovering from this bad relationship i have with food with support of good friends, new friends and furture friends.

I look forward to getting to know many of you and look forward to the support of same as well as offering support. Please feel free to email me, yahoo me or private message me...

Here's to that first step leaving this bad relationship behind.

[2big4mysize]

Re: everystepitake = leading me to the me i want to be

Welcome to the Century club. you will find a great bunch in here who understand the unquie probnlems superheavyweights have and have overcome doing thweir Atkins mandatory exercise part.

Diva and the gang will be along later to tell you about the initiation fee and tatoos

Happy low carbing

[Kent]

Re: everystepitake = leading me to the me i want to be

I too wanted to welcome you to the Century Club. The real suggestion is not to focus on what might have been "if only," but to focus on what you can do today to have a more successful WOE for today. Another suggestion is to get measured if you haven't already. It is unbelievably helpful when the scale perhaps slows in responding to point to the inches lost since you started.

Welcome again...

[everystepitake]

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oh wow tatoos? waves a hand in front of her flushed face.. i don't know if i can handle the excitement lol. Thanks 2big4mysize lol... dontcha think thought that if you are gonna have a fee lol that exercise should be voluntary??? geesh

just kidding lol

[everystepitake]

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Thanks Kent for the advice on tape measure, i didn't think about that in all the getting ready to start this weekend.. Congratulations on your success!

[cleochatra]

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Hey! Welcome to the Century Club! I see 2big has already told you about the jump wings, the toe shots and the "I love ADBB" streaking naked down the cul de sac initiation!

{{{every}}}

[Mary-chan]

Re: everystepitake = leading me to the me i want to be

Sounds like you have a very positive and healthy outlook to doing atkins and that's the most important thing you can have at this stage! You have got it right - one pound at a time is the best way to go.

Thank you for your post, it was helpful for me to read as a reminder of how I should be feeling. I have been beating myself up for doing poorly this month, I should be concentrating on the present and the future instead of worrying about the past, which I can't do anything to change (but can learn from).

I look forward to hearing about your many successes on your Atkins Journey, welcome to the century club

[brabea22]

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hey there everystepitake and welcome to the club.

Girl I really know what you are feeling when you throw up that dreadful number (the pounds you feel you must lose to be at your ulitmate goal). When I started this way of life back at the end of March of this year, I was 575 pounds and that dreadful number was a whopping 350 pounds. Just the sheer amount of weight I needed to lose was almost enough to throw me off track. Surely, I was beyond the point where diet and exercise alone were going to help me; I knew that the only way I could possibly lose the weight would be to go in for surgery.
Fortunately, I decided to give one month to this way of life just to see what it could do for me. If I saw results I would stick it out longer. Honey, the weight just fell off of me. That dreaded number has gone down over 100 pounds and I am doing things I never thought possible without the medical/surgical intervention that I just *knew* I was going to need.
Stick with us; we will support you through your reprogramming and we will do the happy dance with you when you celebrate your amazing weight losses and a return to a great self esteem. Glad to have you here and talk at you again really soon!

[softnred]

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Welcome to the family!!

I've been hard on myself this fall...thinking "If ONLY I hadn't fallen off this summer, I'd be a heck of a lot closer to my goal". We're a LOT harder on ourselves than we really should be. We need to love ourselves, and love ourselves more than that twinkie or pizza or whatever is calling our name. Sometimes we do this one day at a time, sometimes one hour or even one minute at a time. But we CAN do it. And we're here for you!!!!

~JoAnne

[Momtofour]

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Welcome! You will do great! You have already taken the big first step, now just stick to it. I never thought I would ever be thin again. Here I am almost 60 pounds lighter in only 7 months. Just think how fun next summer will be when you are looking all hot!

[Katlam]

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I'll chime in on the welcomes as well. Those who succeed here post often, talk about their frustrations and also their successes (even the little ones). Don't hide if you have a rough go, just pop in here and post. Encourage someone else, celebrate all the successes! You CAN do it!!

Kathy

[Analog6]

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You can do it. I started with 131 kgs (288lbs) to lose and in just 10 weeks 20 kgs (44lbs) is GONE! And you'll feel so good. I lost 11 kgs (25lb) on induction and that just keeps me going - if I can do that, I can do ANYTHING. And YOU can too.

I got a lovely compliment today, a friend who only sees me every few weeks said she couldn't beleive how much my tummy and bust had shrunk. STick with it and you'll be getting comliments real soon!

[everystepitake]

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congrats Bran on your success.. yes i am trying to break the whole down so it doesn't seem so overwelming!...

Thanks for your encouragement EVERYONE!

[everystepitake]

Re: everystepitake = leading me to the me i want to be

You can do it. I started with 131 kgs (288lbs) to lose and in just 10 weeks 20 kgs (44lbs) is GONE! And you'll feel so good. I lost 11 kgs (25lb) on induction and that just keeps me going - if I can do that, I can do ANYTHING. And YOU can too.

Thanks Analog6 i appreciate it.

[cruiser gal]

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Welcome to the Century Club. You definately have the right positive attitude and that's an important step. Coming here is great, as we all started off where you are, and will share what it took to get to where we are today. Planning is very important, so that last minute temptations to do creep in. When in doubt, about food, don't eat it. Make sure you read DANDR, and keep it close to you, I have been on the plan for 10 months now, and I still refer to the book! And of course, come onto this board for support and motivation. There's lots of knowledgeable and wonderful people here!