im guilty as well

[sourpuffgirl]

Hi everyone... I was supposed to have started atkins on monday, 7 days in and i still haven't begun. My problem, i am an emotional eater. How the heck do u stop??? Im also a social eater. It seems like i never REALLY know when i am hungry b/c i always have something in my mouth. Now i figures sugar free gum might help to stick to atkins, but I've seen the threads on it and i am quite discouraged. Especially with the sugar alcohols, artificial sweetners and blah, blah, blah. I REALLY need to do this! I am so angry with myself, the more angry i get the more comfort food i consume. Picture an egg being MY comfort food! lol yeah right. It is so hard. I live in a house w/ 2 anorexics that can hang glide on a dorito while i scarf down the whole house like it was made of gingerbread. Anyway....I know im rambling. I am just so tired of being this way. I dont feel like myself. I feel like a thin person in a big persons body. This fat is robbing me of my social life !!!! I have to get it back , i must. I feel like a power ranger or somethin, and this fat is like an evil villian out to destroy me!! Okay AGAIN I WILL ATTEMPT TO START TOMORROW!!!

[vJosie]

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{{HUGS}} I feel your pain, believe me.

[BiggestDawnEver]

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Sourpuff, you should see my "Not committed this time" thread! I truly understand what you're going through. I was supposed to start last Monday too. Told everyone I was, then had to say, "Um, well, I'm postponing that, just didn't have time...mumblemumble"

I know what you feel about being a thin person in a fat person's body, but you are cracking me up with the 'anorexics that can hang glide on a dorito' That's my best friend, for sure. I so enjoy going out with her...NOT.
I saw a picture of myself recently and didn't recognize myself, honestly. I had to look twice. It was pretty horrifying.

I'm starting induction tomorrow! So can you! We can do this!

[Lady_Hawke]

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I just posted this in Dawn's thread.....
I did Atkins the first time in 2004 - was doing awesome and then fell off the wagon and had a he11 of a time climbing back on and staying there.
I'd restart and fall, restart and fall, restart and fall - that happened on and off for 2 years.
This past July 9th - it "clicked" for me and I have been clean since and riding the Atkins wagon.
Some people can hop on the wagon and have no problem staying. Some hop on and off before it "clicks" again - the main thing is to not ever give up on yourself. Always believe in yourself and it will "click" for you.
In the meantime - we are all here to support and encourage you
I know you can do it! And I know that it will "click" for you!

[Outback Jess]

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Sourpuff, there is alot to what lady hawk just said. You are almost there, jump on, keep moving forward til it clicks, don't give up! It's gonna click, if you keep engaging with this way of life.

[La_La]

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SP, Ladyhawk is right on the money...

I came to this board a long time lurkers before I decided to jump on board... I looked at the success stories before and after photos...

The Gen Chit Chat room - some awesome people with great personalities and a sense of humor around here...

Get a journal started - something about seeing your progress or non-progess in black and white or blue and purple that gives you that little push

** and get a huge fancy siggy like everyone else**

[Bren]

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Lady Hawke is right on............

Go through the motions, eventually you'll feel the emotions. HONEST!

[sourpuffgirl]

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Thank you all for your replies.... I really hope that it clicks this time. This atkins thing is driving me insane. I did start 8/28 so today marks the end of day 2! I feel pretty good, already have the sweet keto breath! I am going to start my vitamins. I think what is helping me is sugarless gum. Not too many pieces tho. Gonna see how this plays out tomorrow. THANK GOD i havent got the flu, i hope i dont jinx myself.

[Chris]

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SP, I, too, am a chronic eater. Before I discovered Atkins, I would eat a huge meal, and half an hour later be back in the kitchen looking for a snack! I thought I was just a weak-willed, fat, slob!

However, after I started Atkins, and survived the first three days, I found that the snacking just stopped, all on its own. It-Just-Stopped!

It turned out that all the carbs I was eating in those big meals would cause a release of insulin, which brought my blood sugar down too low. Thus, I was back in the kitchen not because I was weak-willed, but because I was hungry!

Just hang in there, and you'll find that it gets easier and easier. I won't say that you won't go through some sweet cravings, as well as some others, but it really does get easier. I'd say that the gum is a no-no, but, for the time being, if it is what is keeping you on track, then use it as a temporary crutch, which you plan to soon give up.

Best of luck to you -- and big congratulations on making it through the first two days. Hey, those are the hardest ones!

[theredhead]

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Those voices in your head that are screaming at you that you need to eat are coming from the carbs! Hang in there! Give yourself a chance! Do not give up! There are better days ahead, I promise. From one carb addict to another, I'm telling you, it really DOES get easier.

[Smallerizing]

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Lady Hawke and the others are right - I lost about 60 pounds in a year, maintained for 6 months, then went back and forth for the next year and a half. During that time I gained almost 40 pounds and began to dig out my old elastic waist pants and size 18's, and was getting to be VERY uncomfortable.

This February it finally "clicked" for me, and I have been clean with the exeption of my birthday weekend, which wasn't that much fun. Then when I had an accidental carb intake at a restaurant, I did NOT use that as an excuse to binge for a week. Okay, I did binge that evening, since the damage was done -- but in times past I would do like you and keep "postponing" getting back on track. Long story short, I am now 25 pounds down and I feel like I can DO this! And I don't really want carby stuff all the time. Keep on trying, and soon you will understand that what you really want is a permanent change, not the donuts and chips and pies. (or whatever your cravings are) Make sure you understand the weight loss won't be as rapid this time, so you won't get discouraged. You'll get there!