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So here I am again.
Once upon a time aka 2003 I found this place and lurked around for a long time, half-arsed trying atkins. around 2004 something lit a fire under me and out of nowhere for no particular reason I started doing it right and actually stuck to it with hardly a problem. I had been trying several different ways to lose weight for a year, and just gone up and down 7-10 lbs the whole time. When I started atkins, I was around 212ish I'd say, and in about 2 months I went down to 180. Technically I was stuck at 194 for AGES I recall, then I got really sick with strep throat and a 102 fever, and that bumped me down lol.
About that time my life took a major swan dive, and dieting was the least of my worries. I was still "trying", and I still had a lot of good habits aka drinking tea/water when I went out instead of cokes. I did that whole pack up your crap in your car and move across country thing, and have spent the last year and a half picking my life back up and putting it back together. ITs been an adventure to say the least, but not the best on nerves or eating habits. Just imagine eating Mcdonalds every day for a week, then imagine that being like almost every other week. I gag at the thought of it now.
Since around last november, i've been on and off atkins every other day it seems. Every time i'd start, a stupid holiday would come up and i'd "reason" with myself that that only happens once a year, and "insertnamehere" will be hurt if I don't eat there "carbycrap". OYE. The last few tries have been more serious, yet still somehow I fall off 3 days into it. My DH used to tease me about it. Then, I convinced him to try it for a week, and he lost 8 lbs. He promptly fell right off, but that stuck with him and now we're determinted to stay on. I can't seem to convince him to come here though! He says its overwhelming and he doesnt know where to look or what to look for. Sad excuse, I say, because I suck at explaining and i'm a terrible teacher. He wants me to just tell him what he can/cant have and do the shopping. I want him to get his butt on here and learn a thing or two himself.
Anyhoo, life has calmed down a bit. I no longer have to worry about where moneys coming from or pick between bills and food! We bought all new food last night and cleaned out the fridge/pantry. I packed us some safe snacks for work today, and i'm working on my 3rd 33 oz of water.
All seems well, but there are saboteurs afoot! We rent our place with another couple who we've both known forever. They are both more overweight that we are, and one of them is a chef! *du du duuummmmm!*
The pantry is always full of snacks and cookies, and the chef is always making cakes (we've lived here about 2 months and he's made 3-4 cakes!), home made cookies, chocolate covered anything and icecream. Worst of all, they think by eating less they can still eat nothing but junk. Their idea of eating better is getting lemonade at the drivethrough instead of coke. That said, its a difficult environment. All the times we've fallen off, they've been there teasing us, like anything they're eating is any better. Thankfully they don't diss our eating habits or give us a hard time about how bad atkins is for you.
They always offer the sweets to us, and its SO hard being around it when the cravings hit!
No real point to this... Just an update on where i've been now that i'm back. I'm aiming to lose 15lbs by my DH's birthday on the 28th. Its 28 days away so it should be a breeze. Wish me luck that this time is the final time.
Once upon a time aka 2003 I found this place and lurked around for a long time, half-arsed trying atkins. around 2004 something lit a fire under me and out of nowhere for no particular reason I started doing it right and actually stuck to it with hardly a problem. I had been trying several different ways to lose weight for a year, and just gone up and down 7-10 lbs the whole time. When I started atkins, I was around 212ish I'd say, and in about 2 months I went down to 180. Technically I was stuck at 194 for AGES I recall, then I got really sick with strep throat and a 102 fever, and that bumped me down lol.
About that time my life took a major swan dive, and dieting was the least of my worries. I was still "trying", and I still had a lot of good habits aka drinking tea/water when I went out instead of cokes. I did that whole pack up your crap in your car and move across country thing, and have spent the last year and a half picking my life back up and putting it back together. ITs been an adventure to say the least, but not the best on nerves or eating habits. Just imagine eating Mcdonalds every day for a week, then imagine that being like almost every other week. I gag at the thought of it now.
Since around last november, i've been on and off atkins every other day it seems. Every time i'd start, a stupid holiday would come up and i'd "reason" with myself that that only happens once a year, and "insertnamehere" will be hurt if I don't eat there "carbycrap". OYE. The last few tries have been more serious, yet still somehow I fall off 3 days into it. My DH used to tease me about it. Then, I convinced him to try it for a week, and he lost 8 lbs. He promptly fell right off, but that stuck with him and now we're determinted to stay on. I can't seem to convince him to come here though! He says its overwhelming and he doesnt know where to look or what to look for. Sad excuse, I say, because I suck at explaining and i'm a terrible teacher. He wants me to just tell him what he can/cant have and do the shopping. I want him to get his butt on here and learn a thing or two himself.
Anyhoo, life has calmed down a bit. I no longer have to worry about where moneys coming from or pick between bills and food! We bought all new food last night and cleaned out the fridge/pantry. I packed us some safe snacks for work today, and i'm working on my 3rd 33 oz of water.
All seems well, but there are saboteurs afoot! We rent our place with another couple who we've both known forever. They are both more overweight that we are, and one of them is a chef! *du du duuummmmm!*
The pantry is always full of snacks and cookies, and the chef is always making cakes (we've lived here about 2 months and he's made 3-4 cakes!), home made cookies, chocolate covered anything and icecream. Worst of all, they think by eating less they can still eat nothing but junk. Their idea of eating better is getting lemonade at the drivethrough instead of coke. That said, its a difficult environment. All the times we've fallen off, they've been there teasing us, like anything they're eating is any better. Thankfully they don't diss our eating habits or give us a hard time about how bad atkins is for you.
They always offer the sweets to us, and its SO hard being around it when the cravings hit!
No real point to this... Just an update on where i've been now that i'm back. I'm aiming to lose 15lbs by my DH's birthday on the 28th. Its 28 days away so it should be a breeze. Wish me luck that this time is the final time.
stay on track, I'd suggest kidding a journal in the journal stats forum..
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