Starting Over again...again!

[sillyann]

I tried to start again in January, but it was too difficult. Now the stars are correctly aligned, the brownies are reserved for the children, and DANDR has been re-read. I have gained back nearly all of the weight I lost, but I am still a smaller clothing size- yay for exercise! And I am tired of people discreetly asking "What happened?" I have two weeks before school starts to get myself reved up, and I can DO this. ADBB was a huge part of my success. I look forward to reading more. AGAIN! Much affection, sillyann

[Katlam]

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Welcome back Ann. Glad to see you here. I know I'm also waiting for back to school to have more time for me to exercise etc... I have to get my book back from my friend Judy before she moves and it's lost forever.

Kathy

[sillyann]

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Oh, thanks so much for replying Kathy! I was wondering if you would remember me from a previous buddy challenge! It makes me feel very good to hear from you!

[Momtofour]

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Welcome back Silly Ann. We are almost neighbors. I live in Midland, MI.

[sillyann]

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Thank you for all your support! Already I have managed a trip a trip to the ice cream shop with family because I thought "What if I had to tell ADBB? Am I really serious? Is this really a restart? Or am I just kidding myself..."

[Spikey1341]

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I am in the same boat as you SillyAnn. I am starting over again and again, and again. I managed almost two weeks before I had to attend a round of retirement luncheons. And even though I didn't totally blow it the first time, I let the carbs start creeping up until I dove of that wagon head first!

I am a carboholic and need to keep my carbs very low in order to stick with it. Induction here I come again!

[jcapulet]

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I tried to start again in January, but it was too difficult. Now the stars are correctly aligned, the brownies are reserved for the children, and DANDR has been re-read. I have gained back nearly all of the weight I lost, but I am still a smaller clothing size- yay for exercise! And I am tired of people discreetly asking "What happened?" I have two weeks before school starts to get myself reved up, and I can DO this. ADBB was a huge part of my success. I look forward to reading more. AGAIN! Much affection, sillyann

I'm not sure if there's really a 'discreet' way to ask 'what happened'...how rude of anyone!!

Aside from that, I've recently re-started too and know how hard it can be. Something that has helped me enormously was returning to the ADBB...it helps to keep me in the right mindset. There are so many here who are in the same boat, on their journey as well (or reached their destination!).

I have a couple of Atkins books. One is DADR, another is Atkins for Life. I am sure all of us have re-read the books many times too, I still do.

Good luck to you, here's a hug!

[sillyann]

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The first thing that happened is that I stayed the same weight for 6 mo. At first I tried OWL, then I tried lowering my carbs to induction level. Then I ate a marshmellow s'more. At the same time, I was training to run a 3 mile race, part of the Crim festival of races. So, the s'more, and a few other things, didn't kill me, and I was still trying pretty hard to stay on Atkins, despite the carb creep. Then my husband lost his job, and the carb creep became a carb fiesta. It was winter, and so I wasn't running. I kept trying to get back on the wagon and would last about a week. I didn't get back on ADBB because I had too many things going on. Then I started questioning Atkins. AND- this is what I think. A low fat, low sugar diet is good. A high fat, low sugar diet is good. But if you add sugar... and add fat... it will kill you and that is where I packed on the pounds. I still kept sproratically exercising, so the good thing is that even though the weight is almost all back on, I am still smaller. Finally, my husband got a job. A higher-paying, shorter drive job, in the same field. Now, I could have waited until Sept when I return to my job as a teacher, but I decided to start now- otherwise I feel like I will just put it off. And good grief, I want to look and feel better now, not in two weeks. I love ADBB. I read all the CC and STAC stickies and feel better prepared to do what I need to do. It is such a relief! So, that is what happened. Sound familiar anyone?

[2big4mysize]

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welcome back. Life just got in your way, didn't it.

Got a plan ofr keeping life's events from getting in your way this time? Still running? join our exercise challenges to keep that motivation going should life get in the way of that.

yep high fat high sugar is deadly glkad you have turned from the darkside and are back on the Atkins low carb wagon.

[sillyann]

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Thank you 2 Big, as always, your suggestions and questions are dead on. In that eery, no-nonsense Sigmund Freud meets Jimminy Cricket way. Sooo, the exercise question: right now I am swimming with my kids and stepped it up from the tread water for 1/2 hour to playing Marco Polo for as long as we can stay in the pool. This is a lot more strenuous than treading water, and my kids are 7 and 3, so they don't come out of the pool. Ever. I won't be running until I lose 40lbs. 262 is just too much to be slinging on the pavement, according to my knees. When school starts, I will be doing WATP and Denise Austin's walking work out for at least 1/2 hour, or the 45 minute set as an extra gift to me.

As for the plan when things go sour again, I don't have a good answer yet. But I certainly started thinking about it and went right to Emotional Eating Board. I think my first resource will be this board, and I will use it.

[Rosa]

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Hi!

Welcome back to the Century Club.

Weight loss is a never ending battle. I'm glad you're here to share some of your journey with us.
And I'm glad you've learned some truths about sugar and exercise


You can do it! Keep moving forward with positive energy.

[BenandHallesMom_1]

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So glad you're back Ann! I saw your water post! That's awesome...water will definitely keep your body from thinking it's hungry when you're not. Sounds like you're back on track.