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    confessions from a stumbling inductee...

    ok
    i fess up now

    ive been bad
    baaaaaaaad

    and it's frustrating... i was in a stall, then I came to the states, and within the first 5 days, the scale said I dropped 4.5lbs, down to 168.5 wow!

    and I got cocky. and started cheating

    I hadn't cheated almost at all while I was at home!

    I feel like I'm in the land of temptation here... one sinful treat after another... bombarded! It's really not like that in CR... I wasn't exposed to so much junk food!

    and also, I'm back to living with my partner, and it's set way deep in my head that I like to pamper people, and that I like food for pampering... so I use that as an excuse....

    been a terrible combination... I also got a bunch of coupon for free pies and desserts at a restaurant.... and they kill me... I'ma sucker for free food! I dont know why, but I dont have any resistance to free food... it's kinda gluttony combined with poverty/stinginess....

    so, I've been away from the board for a while... I haven't even been lurking, i've just been ingoring the atkins side of me.

    the only good thing is that I haven't DECIDED to go off, i just allow myself all kinds of outrageous cheats....

    I also throw in emotional eating... being back in a place I dont like... in the middle of moving and finishing my thesis... great for excuses.

    and I haven't even been getting my water in! on some days when I'm at school, it really gets hard, cause I dont wanto to be running to the bathroom every two seconds.

    even the swimming has gone down....

    bad baby

    i dont know what it was, but I got really de-railed...

    I haven't really decided to go clean either... I'm gonna be traveling to some very awkward places for a few weeks, and then moving, and then, and then, and then, and then....

    i keep wishing i could get a nice steady routine going...

    ok, so there's my rant, thanks for the ear!
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    Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

    Great post. What if you challenged yourself to find some great legal foods while traveling, promising not to eat the normal traveling junk food and getting in as much exercise and water as you can. I would hate to see you gaining that close to 30 pounds back.
    Keep us informed



    41 pounds down and counting

    If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra

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    • #3
      Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

      jimenitayo,

      There are those of us that jump in both feet and never look back with our new woe. And there are others (such as myself) that jump in and struggle at some point.

      Keep on working at it. Find what works for you. One beauty of Atkins is that you can tweak it to work for you. It is when you give up that you fail. For the past year I keep falling off that darned wagon but I keep hauling my not so little butt back up there in hopes of one day finally succeeding.

      I do know that travelling, awkward places and .... and.... and.. everything ......... is all much easier if I feel better while doing it. And I feel better when I dont have crap in my system.

      hth and remember you are worth the effort!

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      • #4
        Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

        OK...ordinarily I wouldn't say this, because I don't want to encourage people to mess up their induction, but I have PCO, and there are days when the carb cravings are murderous!!! So I've taken to making sure I have something around that is not high in carbs, but kills that sweet tooth a little bit. Right now I'm under alot of trauma from family crisis, and I needed comfort food last night something fierce. So I got some strawberries, blue berries, and the new chocolate cool whip (2 carbs per Tablespoon). But when you take 4 strawberries, 1/4 cup blueberries, and 2 T. choc. cool whip, this is what you get: 67 calories, 2 Fat, 12 carbs-3 Fiber =9 net, and 1 Protein. Its not a treat for everyday! But if you're going to reach for chocolate icecream, this is a better idea. Maybe it will help get you through the upcoming hard days until you get settled and can do a clean induction. Good luck.
        ~Marion INDUCTION restart January 10, 2010

        34, F, PCOS

        SW 440/CW 438/ GW 175

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        • #5
          Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

          thanks guys, you're so sweet

          I think I'm gonna stick to it for this weekend at the grand canyon, cause it's just a few days, and I can carry my food in the car. I'm going to manhattan for over a week later, and i dont think ill be able to make it work there. no fridge at the hotel, no way to take all the food, and the priceof eating/buying meat in manhattan is just impossible...

          but, I've been toying with the idea of moving on to OWL when I come back.... it's the strawberries! I want them! it sounds so great to be able to have them with no guilt.
          I've been on induction for almost 4 months now, and maybe that's contributing to my restlessness.

          thanks for all the support guys. I've been able to be a little cleaner these past few days, and the scale is being nice to me, and that's always encouraging...

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          • #6
            Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

            Definitely you need to move to OWL soon if you are going to lose your last 5-10 pounds in premaintenance as Dr Atkins suggests.
            Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
            Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



            Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





            F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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            • #7
              Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

              Hey! Confession is over, you are all dusted off and now you can get back on plan! Good luck, we all know you can do it!
              My hubby & I in the Smokies!




              Jan. 23/06 -183
              July 23 -159
              Jan. 23/07 - 154 - 29 lbs.
              Aug 16 - 153 - 30 lb. mark
              Sep 26. '07-148.5
              Nov 26-153
              April 1, '08-155
              July7 '08-155
              6/11/09-148 - 35 lbs. loss



              ~Karen~

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              • #8
                Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

                How are you doing today jimenitayo?

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                • #9
                  Re: confessions from a stumbling inductee...

                  hi guys, I've been away for a while
                  my trip to the grand canyon was great, I had an amazing time. and so many pics!

                  I did low carb pretty good over the weekend, but i do keep slipping... I'm off to NY tomorrow, it's such a crazy time!

                  thanks for the good vibes

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