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    I'm back...again!

    In May of 09 I started Atkins again and found this supportive, helpful, and motivating group. I stayed on Atkins for about 4 months, and then slowly started cheating on special occassions and then on one day a week, then just weekends, you get the picture. Anyway, I regretfully have to admit that I gained back most of what I lost in those 4 months, which is just so hard to swallow. But I told myself if I could just get through the holidays and come out with my head on straight and my goal clearly ahead, I could lose what I lost initially and more. I'm here to ask for help because I know how down I can get sometimes when I look at the big picture and think there is no way I'll ever get where I want to go. I need help keeping my goal in front of me, and I need to be reminded that I CAN do this. I hope to stick around here for a long time and enjoy reaquainting myself with some familiar faces. Hope to talk to you all soon.
    Sarah



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    Re: I'm back...again!

    It doesn't matter how far away your goal seems, because we all get there the same way - one step/pound/day at a time.

    At my highest weight, I had somewhere around 160 pounds I needed to lose (guessing on the goal weight even now, been too long since I was there to actually know, LOL!) and it did seem like a long ways. But you know, even if I sometimes thought I might not ever actually get there, I still knew that every 10 pounds or whatever would be an improvement regardless.

    And so, here I am, 81 pounds lighter. It hasn't been blazingly fast by any means. Sometimes it seems slow, sometimes I wish I could lose faster or somehow instantly be at my goal and then "pay it back" by being really strict after the fact, LOL! But in any case, I am really happy each time I go down a few pounds whether that took a few days or most of a month. I keep trying different recipes and foods so I don't feel deprived or bored, and that makes the journey much more pleasant.

    The only way to get there is to keep chugging away at it over time, and get back on immediately if you make a mistake (the next meal, not the next day or the next week)... so just start chugging! It isn't all or none as far as the rewards go - every few pounds is an improvement all on it's own even if you aren't to goal yet. Enjoy and appreciate that and don't focus so much on the final goal at this point would be my advice. Lots of small losses eventually add up to big losses.
    CHALLENGES: Walking - ? miles
    Pushups-000/600 Ab- 000/600 Squats- 000/600



    351 HIGH WEIGHT - DOWN 93 FROM THERE
    Lost 35-50lbs switching to whole-foods diet, 2006
    Started Atkins at 318 on 7/5/09

    MINI-GOALS
    1st - 299 - 9/1/09!
    2nd - 285 - 10/19/09!
    3rd - 278 - 11/11/09!
    4rd - 271 (minus 80) -12/24/09!
    5th - 261 (minus 90, least since '90) - 4/28/10
    6th - 251 (minus 100 from high weight) -
    7th - 241 (minus 110)
    8th - 231 (minus 120)
    9th- 225 (college athletics weight, minus 126)
    FINAL GOAL - 215 (?) - (minus 136)

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      Re: I'm back...again!

      Sarah!!!!! It's so good to see you back, my friend! How are you? I've looked around for you often.

      Don't look at the big picture, Sugar. Take it day by day. It doesn't take too long for all of those days to add up and soon you'll be out shopping in a store and pass a mirror and BAM! It really IS you! The little losses sneak up on you and love to shock the mess out of you..lol. I'm so excited you're back! You can do this..it does get so much easier after awhile.

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        Thank you very much for your responses! You're both right, the little losses are what counts and I just need to keep reminding myself that this is a marathon rather than a 40 yard dash. I need to relax and focus on one day at a time rather than the bigger picture. I am just glad that I pulled my head out of the clouds (and stacks of junk food) and got back to what I need to be doing. Niko, thank you, it is great to talk with you again! It has been a while! I'll be counting on you to keep me reminded that I need to be logging on and checking in because this is where I find my motivation, inspiration and of course support. Thanks guys for your input, it makes me glad that I came back!
        Sarah



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        • #5
          Re: I'm back...again!

          Welcome back!

          I think that that the Atkins Plan is relatively easy to follow. The part that is difficult is keeping our heads in the game! I still have to work on that every day. It is part of the reason I keep connected here with this Board. Century Club was my home for the first half of my Atkins life. It still feels safe and there is a lot of understanding of long term weight loss issues. Again, welcome back. And Best wishes.

          When you are alone in your head, you are in a bad neighborhood.
          Start:494/current:170
          Began Atkins 1/4/2004

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          • #6
            Re: I'm back...again!

            Hi there welcome back.I remember you,just get back on the wagon and start again were all here for you.

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