Why am I here?

[bugout429]

I am here because I am a late-nite snacker.
I am here because I consider one slip-up a cheat-opportunity not to be missed.
I am here because I spent the entire summer feeling gross, fat, and insecure.
I am here because I no longer like the way I look naked.
I am here because I've allowed the words "Oh, you look fine" to comfort me.
I am here because I've never successfully killed the craving monster.
I am here because I've never *ever* fully completed a clean induction.
I am here because it takes me too long to get dressed in the morning, finding something that doesn't cling to my love-handles.
I am here because I refuse to buy one size bigger.
I am here because of my overwhelming desire to look and to be my personal best.
I am here because I don't feel beautiful with a truck-tire around my waist.
I am here because I'm too self-conscious of my figure to enjoy sex.
I am here because I am wasting what's left of my youth being FAT.
I am here because I am a slave to my appetite.
I am here because I've made food my friend when I am lonely, my event when I am bored, my reward when I am successful, and my comfort when I am down.
I am here because I alone am responsible for what I do with the body I've been given.
I am here to make things right.

I will succeed.

[LOWCARBINCLEVELANDOH]

Re: Why am I here?

Now THAT is a healthy Manifesto. I am sure you will do just great!

[ladyinred]

Re: Why am I here?

Wow! Lot's of thought goin on there. I'm with you on many of those points. Mind if I use this to remind myself of why I'm here?

You will succeed.

[Zarabelle]

Re: Why am I here?

Wow! Good for you. I can relate to a lot of that. Good luck x

[bugout429]

Re: Why am I here?

Today's biggest challenge: Disregarding the sweet tooth that comes knocking every day around 3pm. I would normally cave in and satisfy it with coffee and an Atkins Advantage bar (not good, but could be worse) but today I'm equipped with a string cheese stick and a green tea.

I want to give ketosis one last final effort before concluding that Atkins will not work for me. If, after one week of sticking to Induction by the book, I still do not hit ketosis, I will know that this isn't the right diet for me.

[knicknack]

Re: Why am I here?

well, those diet bars can stall you, so give it a week without frankenfoods and see how it goes. Lots of people can't eat the atkins stuff for that reason.

[loser4life]

Re: Why am I here?

agreed. I have a hard time with it..... The icecream is the worst!!!! not stalling wise because you can't buy just one bar and I will eat them all- or the whole tub of ice cream!!!!!!! doesn't help your stomach a whole lot either!!!!

[bugout429]

Re: Why am I here?

I have ice cream in my possession right now and am doing whatever I can to keep busy and not think about it. Dishes? Check. Scrub toilet? Check. Walk dog? Check. Surf the web? Check.

I suspect I had a larger dinner than I ought to have, though. One cup salad and blue cheese dressing, one chicken leg quarter, one cup steamed broccoli w/ butter, and about 3-4 small cheese cubes along the way. Oh, and then, when I was dicing rotisserie chicken breast to make Chipotle Chicken Salad, I totally ate the skin. Whatever, I never said I wasn't a pig. At present moment, I WOULD like to have something sweet, but it's not an uncontrollable urge. I'm sitting here with Crest Whitestrips in my mouth instead. Figure I could kill two birds with one stone.

Why do we say that, anyway? I wouldn't even want to kill one bird, let alone two. What an insensitive saying.

[clairebear]

Re: Why am I here?

Why do we say that, anyway? I wouldn't even want to kill one bird, let alone two. What an insensitive saying.

Should I remind you about the chicken you just ate?