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So I'm back on the bandwagon! 
Seriously, I did Atkins a year or so ago and was losing a ton of weight, but I broke. And of course now I'm back up to a little above where I was when I started. 
So I'm going to try this again, and this time be a little more observant of what triggers cravings and how I can avoid putting myself in those situations. I realize it's a little odd to start on a Friday, but I just got so fed up with myself on Wednesday I had to do it. And boy did I pick a whopper of a time to start. I've got a terrible head cold which should REALLY improve my induction flu 
. I leave next Friday for a 7 day cruise, where I previously had visions of lots of marguaritas and a chocolate fountain night. Yeah, that would be out.
But I'm trying to set realistic goals, and I'm hopeful that I can avoid the binges that broke me last time. I've got a long "weigh" to go. I tipped the scales at 280 pounds this morning, which is a hundred pounds heavier than I want to be. Well honestly 120 pounds heavier, but I haven't seen 160 since the 8th grade. I'm turning 32 on Tuesday, and I stand 5'8'. I feel like a bowling ball. My two kids (5 and 4) are always saying I need to get up and do things with them, but I just lack the energy. So, happy Friday to me. We'll see what happens from here.
Seriously, I did Atkins a year or so ago and was losing a ton of weight, but I broke. And of course now I'm back up to a little above where I was when I started. So I'm going to try this again, and this time be a little more observant of what triggers cravings and how I can avoid putting myself in those situations. I realize it's a little odd to start on a Friday, but I just got so fed up with myself on Wednesday I had to do it. And boy did I pick a whopper of a time to start. I've got a terrible head cold which should REALLY improve my induction flu . I leave next Friday for a 7 day cruise, where I previously had visions of lots of marguaritas and a chocolate fountain night. Yeah, that would be out. But I'm trying to set realistic goals, and I'm hopeful that I can avoid the binges that broke me last time. I've got a long "weigh" to go. I tipped the scales at 280 pounds this morning, which is a hundred pounds heavier than I want to be. Well honestly 120 pounds heavier, but I haven't seen 160 since the 8th grade. I'm turning 32 on Tuesday, and I stand 5'8'. I feel like a bowling ball. My two kids (5 and 4) are always saying I need to get up and do things with them, but I just lack the energy. So, happy Friday to me. We'll see what happens from here.
Cristi 
I had regained 35 of those 60 pounds. I have had a very difficult time trying to resume my lo-carb WOE. Two weeks ago, I just couldn't take it anymore and decided to give the NutriSystem Nourish plan a try. The fact that a month's worth of food is delivered to your door and it literally only takes a minute to prepare the food was appealing to me. I seem to have a very hard time deciding what to eat and controlling my portions, so this sort of "structured" plan sounded like a good idea. Today is day 14 for me on NutriSystem and I have, in fact, lost 9 pounds. Although this has been a success for me, I just feel wierd about following a WOE that is so very different from what has worked for me before. It is a high carb, low fat, WOE. I can tell that my clothes are looser, but the weight comes off differently on this plan. On Atkins, my huge Buddha belly was the first place I lost wieght. On this plan, I seem to just to be a slightly shrunken down version of a Buddha... I hate that. 
So, after 2 weeks and 9 pounds gone on NutriSystem, I am contemplating switching over to Atkins. I just don't know what to do.... 
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