Anyone regret what you ate during holidays?

[Pie4me]

Hey friends....

Right now I am feeling frusterated, miserable, and embarrassed
over how I ate during the holidays. I guess I am hoping I am not
the only one.....

I was fine until Thanksgiving. In fact I felt and looked so good (I thought)
that I had some extra "room" in there for some goodies. MY smaller jeans
were a little loose and that perception is where I failed. MY taste of the
goodies went right through Christmas...... and now I feel like I can't
stop. Now my "fat jeans" are getting tighter and I wear my sweat pants.

I keep giving myself the excuse that you can be "bigger" in the winter
because you don't exercise as much. I feel fatigued-bloated-self conscious-depressed and mad at myself for letting this happen!

Even though I know the Atkins diet makes you feel so much better
(I know from expeience...) I still cannot motivate myself to put down
the sweets and start walking! Please me.....I know how good thin
feels and I am not that far away---but anxiety has taken over concerning
this and I am even having trouble sleeping.....The holidays are over.....
Why can't I do this? Thanks for any and all advice!

Pie4me-F
48 yoa
5'9
20 pounds over but feels like 100

[Elizellen]

Re: Anyone regret what you ate during holidays?

You need to make a plan, pie4me.

Maybe doing it all at the start is too overwhelming, so why not make a start with the exercising this week - decide to walk for XX minutes each day, and increase that the next week till you feel motivated to start on the food choices?

Or clean the house of all those sweets - dishsoap on them after you bin them!! - and plan a week's induction menu with lots of legal highfat snacks in the house?

Baby steps are often the easiest to take rather than going at it all the way!

[yemenitegreen]

Re: Anyone regret what you ate during holidays?

Pie,

grab those sweets, pack them into neat little gifts and hand them to your coworkers, to friends, to a shelter, the church, your community, someone who might be glad to receive them as a gift.

I second Elizellens ideas, try to get moving (and if only to do some shopping for legal foods) and get ready for a week of induction (or two). Maybe you'd like to join me for induction from January 1st?

Take a deep breath and drink your water. Have you been drinking enough?


If this helps, re-read the book, or read the stickies. Falling off happens, but you can do it and hop on the wagon again. Treat yourself to a massage or an afternoon in a jacuzzi, if you like it, try to feel better with being who you are right where you are. This planet will keep on rotating tomorrow, and we'll be here and you will manage to get back on Atkins. Just do it, tiny baby steps if that's necessary, one at a time.

I feel with you. Sometimes the whole task of losing weight, becoming healthier, exercising, seems to be so overwhelmingly huge and my failures so inexcusable. But in the end, I realize that giving in only worsens my state... and I come back to this board, read, let people inspire me, and go on. And you can do it, too.

yemenitegreen.

[Rubysugar]

Re: Anyone regret what you ate during holidays?

I agree... but I would do it backwards. Start with getting back on plan, once you are back in ketosis, you will have more energy and will be able to get back to your exercise plan!! Like they said, baby steps!! Beating yourself up over past deeds ain't gonna get ya back in them pants!! Even if you didn't start this morning, start with the next meal. The sooner you pick yourself up and dust off, the better you will feel and you know, there is always a seat waiting for you on the wagon! So, buy your favorite legal foods and eat those for lunch or dinner or snack. You can do this. Start today and you could be movin' and groovin' in no time!!

You are stronger than a carb!! As long as you keep trying, yer still winning!!

[Pie4me]

Re: Anyone regret what you ate during holidays?

Thank you all for your suggestions. Just knowing that there are others out there
who can lend support helps so much. I know I can do this---and I know it is fairly
easy once you put your foot down and just decide to "do it". I hope everyone has
a great 2006! Pie4me