Ooops, I forgot...

[dreamof145]

I temporarily forgot that I am important. I forgot that I am the only one who is responsible for what I eat and do. I forgot to give myself motivational encouragment and pats on the back for my achievements instead of letting mistakes take over my mind and make me miserable. I forgot to PLAN everyday to make it happen.

The consequences were that I gained 4 pounds. I let negative events and people start to poison my self-image. The reason I am posting this is to remind you that it is important to keep working your Atkins and your new way of life. Don't get so comfortable with your achievement that you start to take it for granted. (Like I did). I learned some important lessons with this temporary backslide. I was still eating Atkins (but too much of it) and I was neglecting to do the whole package...exercising, supplements, water, feeding my mind with positive actions and thoughts.

I'm back on track now. The thing that kept me from going over the edge was re-reading my journal and re-establishing whats important. Making plans to work it again and this time I'm determined to not let the negative things that happen around me impact my goals for myself. I can't change what others do and say...but I can and must be in control of what I do/say/eat/think.

Hope this helps anyone who is feeling that their world is spinning out of control.

[iamcrazy]

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good post, you are so right! We can only truly depend on ourselves to kick out buts in gear and do whats right for us!

[Kate113]

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Congrats for getting back on track. It's a very good idea to reread our journals when we get discouraged or when nothing is happening on the scale (or it goes up). Much better chance of forging onwards and NOT upwards.

[sombersusie]

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Becky looking at your progress pics truly inspire me! You've already come so far! I'm glad you were able to get back into the swing of things. For me personally i've never been able to stick to a diet ever, the last time i tried atkins i maybe lasted 3-4 weeks at most. But I believe it's different this time, you're right, you've got to want it. I think it's finally sunk in to me, that what i was doing before obviously wasn't working so i've GOT to make this work!

[LC_Dave]

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It's hard isn't it, sometimes other people get to be a handful!

Good Post!

[2big4mysize]

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welcome back to sanity.

so what you doing for that exercise?

[Momtofour]

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I'm glad you caught yourself! You are a very special person and you deserve to be healthy.

[softnred]

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Glad you're back on track, my dear!!! You're one of the most amazing success stories, and you've come way too far to go backwards. You TOTALLY deserve to take good care of yourself!!

[dreamof145]

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For my exercise I am back to walking. I've been doing 2 miles a day this past week. Today however, I've walked 3 miles so far and plan on doing another mile this evening. I've scheduled 3 nights a week with my weights and 2 nights with my exercise ball. If all goes well and I manage that for 2-3 weeks straight, then I am planning on signing up for a water aerobics class that is starting the second week of February. I took a water class before and loved it.

Right now, my knees (arthritis) are killing me. But, it is a good pain - one that I am proud of. Last night I jumped in the hot tub after walking on the treadmill and it helped ease the pain. I also take glucosamine sulfate and use arthritis rub.

[wannabethintoo]

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Great post Becky and glad you're back on track.

[Analog6]

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Yes, I second all that's been said here. Ypour pictures have truly inspired me, Becky. I find writing in the journal is a great help to keeping me focussed, it tends to stop me over-eating, even on good 'Atkins' stuff, when I know it is all goingo be there in B&W for ever!

[Lady_Hawke]

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Becky! I'm so glad you are back on track and taking care of you!

[dreamof145]

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Thanks everyone. I appreciate your kind words. I'm very happy that I stopped letting influences interfer with my WOE/WOL. I feel much better this week and more at ease.

I think that this experience was a 'good thing' for me. I've seen several of our friends fall off the wagon and gain the weight back...I look at this as a learning experience -- one that I must never let my guard down. My new life-style is just that...a life long committment. I totally understand how easy it is to ignore yourself and put other things first. After a while, you become tired, depressed and overwhelmed with everything and it is hard to find your way back. Thank goodness I kept a very indepth journal that let me recognize the old habits that were slipping back into my life.

I'm also thankful that I never left ADBB. I took a small detour and it has taught me that I am human and must stay with the road that Dr. Atkins built. THANKS AGAIN....NOW...Let's GO!!!

[cruiser gal]

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Becky thx for sharing! You are successful, because you caught it right away, and got back on track. Congrats on being faithful to yourself!!!

[Jasmain]

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Taking control of your own life is the best example you can set for others too. You've done such an amazing job, and I'm so glad you were able to recognize and sort out the influences and get motivated. I've been there, in that place, where people are successful and go back to old habits, I let it go too long and convinced myself it would be "easy" to do again, and then it just wasn't "easy" and here I am, worse off than when I started the first time.

You are important, you are worth it, you are an inspiration! I don't want to travel that "been there, done that" road again Becky, and people like you are my heroes, and you deserve to be crowned Queen for stopping the evil wagon in its tracks and demanding to be let back on before it got too far away!