Want to join the Second Time Around Club.

[Checkers]

Not counting after a while was a big downfall for me too.

[Sarah1341]

Great Job getting back on track goin2Bgood! Hopefully some of what you learned will rub off on the rest of us. :wave

Well, things are definitely not going good for me today. It all started last night. Had to bake brownies for my son's spring concert at daycare. That was the beginning. Since then, I have had two brownies and two breakfast burritos from McDonalds. Now, I have to make it through the actual spring concert around all of those goodies. Sweets are my weakness. I have really screwed up. And I know what caused it. I felt like I was working really hard following the diet, following my exercise goals and just losing weight soooooo slow. I thought I would see more of a change. So, the depression set in. I don't know why I think I could lose a lot of weight in a small amount of time. Suppose its time to reevaluate my attitude.

So, the short version is that I WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THIS DAY. I will pick myself up, dust myself on and continue with my weight loss and better, healthier living. I felt so good doing the exercising (which I still did last night). GRRRRR. :anger Anyway.............

Hope everyone else has a great day!

[carbcounter999]

Hi 2nd-timers,

I've been reading your posts but had yet to join, so can I play too? This is my second go at Atkins - first was in 2003 when I lost about 35 lbs. But I often strayed, ordering the odd pizza, "treating" myself from time to time. And I wasn't exercising. Thanksgiving did me in, since "there was no way I wasn't going to eat stuffing, and potatoes, and sweet potatoes, and gravy..." And eat them I did, followed by many many more carbs. Soon I was back to ordering in food all the time, eating cookies and chocolate and chips like crazy. In fact, I would experience some internal panic when I didn't have any treats in the house and have to run to the store. I also re-established by diet coke addiction, which was upwards of 2 litres per day. And the pounds came creeping back...

So, now I am back on plan and I seem to be doing much better than the first time. I first weighed myself on day 6 (May 21) and have lost 10lbs since then, better than the first time. I have kicked my DC and coffee habit - I've had a 2 litre bottle of DC in my house since I started and haven't touched it! In fact, I haven't had any DC. I'm exercising (just got back from a bike ride by the river), doing several types of crunches and pushups daily, and doing weights (although minimal, I do a little everyday). And the only stray I had was in week 1, when I had a piece of cake shoved at me that I was told I "had" to eat since it was the first time the baker had ever made a cake. But no strays since then, and I'm feeling fine. I drink tons of water. I'm sleeping better than I have in awhile (although I get up around 5:30 everyday to pee!) and no longer feel the need for a nap in the middle of the day.

As I write this I have a garlic sausage frying which I'll eat with fried eggs. Yum!

So I wanted to say hello, introduce myself, and say that I am accountable to you all. I won't lie if I cheat and I don't have a camera, so I can't cheat since I wouldn't be able to post an embarrasing pic.

Thanks for all the support!

[Checkers]

Welcome carbcounter999. I'm glad you're doing so well!

[DebbietheHugBug]

Sarah, hang in there. You can do it! :hug The hardest part is admitting the cheat. Now you can move on and try to learn from that. I almost cheated the other night. I fixed dinner for my hubby and I made him some mashed potatoes. I ALMOST licked the spoon but caught myself! :guns Yayyy for me!

Carb, welcome. ha You will find lots of support here! :nod

[4myself4mykids]

two breakfast burritos from McDonalds.

Sarah-Don't know if this will help or not, its not on the menu at my McDonalds, but when I'm feeling deprived because the kids want hashbrowns and pancakes from McD's, I order a side of eggs and a side of bacon or sausage. Its not breaking any rules, but its almost like a treat since I didnt have to cook it!

LOL, no tricks up my sleeve for avoiding those brownies you had to make though, except that I make sure I dont make anything like that unless I'm full and have something else to keep me busy so that I don't really have time to think about it!

[carbcounter999]

If I have to eat breakfast at Mcdonalds I have the sausage and egg mcmuffin without the bread or cheese (I don't like the cheese). I think there is a little bit of sugar in the sausage, so maybe bacon and egg would be better? or bacon and ham? I know the sausage and egg tastes exactly the same to me so the bread and cheese add nothing!

[msnicole816]

Can I join? I'm new to ADBB. It's not exactly my second time around it's more like my 3rd or 4th (lol) . I just started induction today and I looking for some support to stay away from that bowl of candy at the office today as well! The office that I work in is not the place for dieters. Yesterday someone brought in pasta salad, homemade banana nut muffins and cookies. After all of that I woke up this morning ready for a change. I already know that getting through work today is going to be a challenge.

[DebbietheHugBug]

msnicole, I feel your pain! Luckily, my cubicle walls keep me from staring at it. :raving

I don't know what to tell you. It's hard to ignore sometimes. I guess keep a stash of "legal" treats if the temptations get the better of you. Drink TONS of water! Try some L-Glutamine for the sweet cravings, it really does help! :nod

I have a birthday party to go to this weekend. I decided "no excuses". I'm going to make my own ice cream to take and maybe some other stuff. I may go over on carbs, but I figure better to do it with legal carbs than the bad stuff!!! Well, not totally legal. I'm on induction for a few days so I really shouldn't have the ice cream until the dairy rung. But if I don't do that for myself, I wouldn't be able to go to the party at all. :anger That wouldn't sit well with our friends!

Good luck to you! Hang in there! Close your eyes! :yikes

[Reveal]

I just wanted to wish all of you with kids or other people in the house GOOD LUCK! The secret to not going off this WOE for me is being able to stock my kitchen just the way I want it without having to buy food for anyone else (well, except the dog and cat, and they eat a lot of protein *g*). When I hear about those of you who face cupboards full of crackers and bread and cereal and cookies every day it makes me realize how much more will power I would have to muster in the face of that.

You're all doing great! :joy

[Poefox]

I have four kids and a husband here, all of whom still eat the way that they always have, so theres popcorn, snacks, foods in this house that if I ate, I could blow this WOE before I get started good.... therefore, when I look at the foods in my kitchen that I can't have, I remind myself how I want to be here for my family a very very long time, it leaves me no desire to fall off the wagon again!! :guns
plus I'm cooking alot healthier FOR my family, and they don't even realize what I'm doing because their enjoying the new things and the taste

[Sarah1341]

Welcome to all of our newbies!

Thanks for the support everyone! Well, today is my new day and so far so good. I'm just going to keep moving forward.

Great job Debbie on avoiding the mash potato lick!!!

4myself, I usually do try to get the scrambled eggs and side of sausage when I eat there. Yesterday was a "well I have already screwed up so what's the point." I know, shame on me. I really have to get over that mentality.

Carbcounter999, that's a great idea about the mcmuffin, less the muffin. Might have to give that a try. Thanks for the idea.

How GREAT that we have our own forum now!

Keep up the good work everyone!!! :wave

[Sarah1341]

Poefox, that is a good way to look at it. I love my family so much. Time to say strong!

[DebbietheHugBug]

G'morning everyone :wave

Just checking in. So far I've had a clean induction since Monday. My Monday morning weight was 149 and today I'm at 142.5. I know it's water, but it's nice to see it go! :guns

I'm going to have to slow down on the exercise. I'm taking tonight off because I can hardly walk. The bursitis in my hip is REALLY painful! :anger Last night my hubby got me some vitamins for the joints. I looked on WebMD and Mayo Clinic sites and that's about the only thing you can do for this... rest and joint stuff. So I'll see how it goes.

I hope y'all have a great day! Stay strong :hug We are all in this together!

[l8kers22]

Hi All! :wave

I'm new to the boards, but not new to Atkins. This is the
club I've been waiting for! I have been lurking on the
boards for a few months now. :yes I would LOVE to join.

A little about me:

I'm a 24 - almost 25 year old college senior.

I started Atkins in August 2001 (175). I followed the plan
religiously and lost a lot of weight! I met my goal by March 2002
(105) and maintained it until last spring. No matter what I
did exercise wise or what I ate the pounds started to creep
back up on me. I gave up on Atkins and started eating low
fat. I thought Atkins stopped working (silly me!).

I was tired, was moody you name it - by November 2004 I
was at 165 pounds... I knew something was wrong. I went to
the doctor and low and behold I found out I was
hypoglycemic. I totally ignored the signs, and had I seen my
doctor sooner I might not have gained as much weight and
felt better in general.

After getting adjusted to the meds, and starting Atkins
again this past April - I am here and down 32 pounds!! I've
never felt better. This WOE works, I'm sorry I EVER doubted
it!


I totally look foward to talking with all of you!