Screwing my courage to the sticking point...

[ShannonM]

...if only I could find where the sticking point is.

I went on Induction earlier this year and lasted all of two days. I believe that I had actually hit ketosis by the time I quit, because the flu was over, I felt much more energetic, and I'd dropped two pounds. But all of a sudden I started questioning whether I really needed to give up coffee, an extra sweetener in my tea, etc. I finally realized that yes, it really is necessary to do that and much more.

At my highest, I was 197 and got down to 132 in spring of 2004. I used no particular plan except my own moderate-carb-with-cheat-days approach. I maintained that weight until early 2005, when various things in my life started going pear-shaped and I started piling on the weight. By February of this year I was 142 and since then I've gained ten pounds. Maintaining 132 was easy until I realized that I didn't have a plan in place for coping with more stressful, more difficult circumstances than those in which I lost the weight. I just figured life would stay easy and it didn't.

So here I am...a bit more humbled now, but maybe a little more hopeful too. I am especially hopeful that I haven't wasted my "golden shot" on this since I only did it for two days before.

By the way, if you want to meet my evil twin, feel free to check out the thread entitled "Kill me" in the main Atkins forum.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Screwing my courage to the sticking point...

"Golden Shot" smolden shot! That's what I say....if you aren't "restarting" every week or every month...this WOE does work. So you don't lose a ginormous amount in your first two weeks the 2nd or 3rd time around....you still lose it over the long haul.

What I recommend to you is that you read the book and then sit down and have an honest conversation with yourself about what YOU want. If you want to be thin and healthy, you'll make it happen. If you want the coffee with sugar/creamer/desserts etc more...then, that's what you will make happen.

It's about what's more important to you. If being thin/healthy is more important than donuts you will have thin/healthy. If having the donut is more importan, then you will have the donut. See what I mean?

[Outback Jess]

Re: Screwing my courage to the sticking point...

Hey Shanon Welcome to STAC, It's good to have you, will your evil twin be joining us too, we have locked up our twins up and thrown away the key...
I am here to learn a whole new way of eating and living. It's my top priority and for 77 days I have been walking away from a lifestyle plagued by carbs and all sorts of negative lifestyle things that were robbing me of life.
I want life, I want to be a healthy example to my overweight daughter. I want to be healthy and at a good weight when I turn 50. I want to meet 2007 with such optimism, and active lifestyle that I feel no dread, or guilt or SHAME...
I WANT THIS, what do you want? It's a great program, with wonderful foods, and ketosis really gives you the advantage with cravings and appetite suppression, but it's all worked for, and then heavily guarded...MEANING, we DONT' TAKE OUR GUARD DOWN!!! Chapter 1 of the DANDR book starts off with a promise, and that PROMISE DELIVERS!!!!
Good luck, keep posting and build community with us, it is a golden hour!

[knicknack]

Re: Screwing my courage to the sticking point...

I agree, poo to the golden shot idea. I've done atkins several times and I lose each time. Maybe I don't lose 10 pounds the first week anymore but it still melts off of me. So, who cares?

Sounds like you were successful the first time, so you know you can do it!

[Korelis]

Re: Screwing my courage to the sticking point...

I most say that Atkins is not a diet. Its a way of eating for life. Using it as a diet is ineffective and can have some bad results. My encouragement is for you to sit down and honestly think if its the way YOU want to eat for the rest of your life. If not then Atkins may not be the way to go. Once you decide to stick with it no matter what you will find it easier to stick with it.