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I'm back into induction, on my 6th day. I've lost a total of 9 pounds so far.
5 years ago I started Atkins for the first time. I lost a ridiculous amount of weight right off the bat - something like 15-20 the first month, with only the two week induction. The other two weeks of that month I was in OWL. I relaxed a lot afterward because I was comfortable with the loss - it put me into a place where I didn't stress over every ounce gained or lost throughout any given week.
I stayed on course until I hit the 50 pounds lost mark, a few months later, and then I relaxed more. I went into my own version of a maintenance plan. I simply was careful about eating too many carbs. I didn't weigh anything. I didn't measure anything. I was just careful.
That was awesome and I kept every bit of that weight off for 5 years, until a few months ago when we moved. I became depressed, didn't have a job here and was basically living on pizza, ice cream and any kind of junk I could get my hands on. Sweatpants really are the enemy, you know. Without a job, I was housewifeing-it and never noticed gaining weight because sweats s-t-r-e-t-c-h!
Then I got a job. A fantastic job. A job where vendors love to court us and bring in tasty treats nearly every day. On any given day, there is a big chocolate cake, bagels with a variety of cream cheese, doughnuts, danishes, sandwiches from a local deli, and so on and so on. Our vendors love us.
When I got that job, I had a major reality check. NONE of my nice clothes fit anymore. We're not talking just a little snug. We're talking not being able to pull them up, much less ZIP them! I lived with that for a while, buying bigger clothes and basically looking about 10 or more years older than i really am. Depressing!
Then about a month ago, one of the girls in the office started looking a lot leaner. I asked what she was doing. She grinned and said. "Atkins! It's awesome." I almost died.
So two weeks later, give or take, I had the motivation and stocked up the fridge with all the right stuff. I bought the book again, too. I'm determined to stick with this, and thankfully I'm seeing quick results.
Today at work there was a huge chocolate layer cake with glazed strawberries on top and a big tub of pretzels, too. I looked at them and although I can't say I didn't want any, I can say that I didn't have to force myself to walk away. I didn't crave it. So the worst of the sugar cravings must be gone now.
That's it. That's my story and where I am. I weighed myself the first day and then again today and I am down 9 pounds. I measured myself too and I am losing inches as well. That makes me happy.
5 years ago I started Atkins for the first time. I lost a ridiculous amount of weight right off the bat - something like 15-20 the first month, with only the two week induction. The other two weeks of that month I was in OWL. I relaxed a lot afterward because I was comfortable with the loss - it put me into a place where I didn't stress over every ounce gained or lost throughout any given week.
I stayed on course until I hit the 50 pounds lost mark, a few months later, and then I relaxed more. I went into my own version of a maintenance plan. I simply was careful about eating too many carbs. I didn't weigh anything. I didn't measure anything. I was just careful.
That was awesome and I kept every bit of that weight off for 5 years, until a few months ago when we moved. I became depressed, didn't have a job here and was basically living on pizza, ice cream and any kind of junk I could get my hands on. Sweatpants really are the enemy, you know. Without a job, I was housewifeing-it and never noticed gaining weight because sweats s-t-r-e-t-c-h!
Then I got a job. A fantastic job. A job where vendors love to court us and bring in tasty treats nearly every day. On any given day, there is a big chocolate cake, bagels with a variety of cream cheese, doughnuts, danishes, sandwiches from a local deli, and so on and so on. Our vendors love us.
When I got that job, I had a major reality check. NONE of my nice clothes fit anymore. We're not talking just a little snug. We're talking not being able to pull them up, much less ZIP them! I lived with that for a while, buying bigger clothes and basically looking about 10 or more years older than i really am. Depressing!
Then about a month ago, one of the girls in the office started looking a lot leaner. I asked what she was doing. She grinned and said. "Atkins! It's awesome." I almost died.
So two weeks later, give or take, I had the motivation and stocked up the fridge with all the right stuff. I bought the book again, too. I'm determined to stick with this, and thankfully I'm seeing quick results.
Today at work there was a huge chocolate layer cake with glazed strawberries on top and a big tub of pretzels, too. I looked at them and although I can't say I didn't want any, I can say that I didn't have to force myself to walk away. I didn't crave it. So the worst of the sugar cravings must be gone now.
That's it. That's my story and where I am. I weighed myself the first day and then again today and I am down 9 pounds. I measured myself too and I am losing inches as well. That makes me happy.
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