Long time no post...just checkin' in

[Quitstretchin']

Hey guys,

Been a while since I've checked in. I am not on Atkins right now...can't seem to get past day one, but I check in and read the post here and there....trying to dig encouragement from somewhere....

Hubby not on board this time around...because I've failed numerous times on this plan and have so much trouble getting back on the wagon that he is "convinced" Atkins doesn't work (..."if it did, you'd have been successful with it by now...Atkins doesn't work....there is research that is saying that Atkins is just a fad....") YADA YADA YADA!!!

What he is not taking into consideration is that weight loss is a challenge for anyone on ANY diet/eating plan/etc... If I tried weight watchers or some other plan (his plan is "eat less and exercise more"), I still will have the same internal challenges that have kept me overweight thus far......it is not Atkins.......it is a personal struggle!

NONE-THE-LESS.......
I attempt each morning and by midday I cave in. Not because I am hungry, but because I "want" that particular carb thing and will just "start tomorrow".

Enough with that....
Just thought I'd check in and say hello and that I still have not given up hope! I'll be back soon.....I promise!
BTW....I am still at the same "current weight" so I can at least start from where I left off!

[Thin is possible!]

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Glad to have you back! I am a ADBB'er who got busy and went away from the board awhile and am back cause this place is awesome. I have gained back a bit of weight, see below, but I am back on STAC! Great people here. Don't let your hubby's words get you down. You can do this!!!!! I believe in you!!!!!! Keep checkin' with us. And when you wanna eat the nasty carbs, just remember, "Nothing tates as good as thin feels." I smelled a luscious dinner roll that was brought to my table today at a steak restaurant and reminded myself of that exact quote! Hang in there! C-ya back here soon?

[Tiggerdagibit]

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I agree with Thin. Don't let his words get you down. Use them to get the "I'll show you it works" mentality! It IS hard on any weight loss plan, like you said, with or without support. I think you made a good decision by coming here to get support. The LC boards and sites I visit give me a lot of motivation and even though my family is very supportive, I think it helps me to come here.

I don't know your situation, but it would help a great deal if you could get rid of all (or at least most) of the carby temptations from your home. If you can't do that, is it possible to put them all in one place and avoid that cabinet? Maybe have your hubby hide any of his "treats". When my hubby wants a certain snack.. say Fritos, he'll hide them somewhere so that he can eat them, but I won't have to see them.

What do you want more.. that particular carb thing or to look and feel better? Right now my motivation is to look good for summer. I don't want to have another one where I feel awful about myself in shorts or heaven forbid.. a bathing suit! ack! When a carby food is tempting, I think about how I looked last year and how I want to look this year. It helps me stay focused on my goal. What is your motivation? Use that to help you! Write a list of every single possible reason you want to lose weight and get healthier. Maybe even add some bad things about being overweight and carry that list around with you. Look at it when you feel tempted.

I KNOW all this is easier said than done. I've fallen off the wagon many times, although I must say it's not always been because of temptation. Alot of it has been because of money problems and let's face it oodles of noodles is cheaper than real food. BUT you can do it! Keep a journal, come here, find something that will keep you going through that first day. Next thing you know, it'll be day 2!

[cincywbbw]

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Welcome back to the boards, I had to get rid of everything carby thing in the house and buy all new food before I started, easy for me to say right? I dont drive so getting to the store for my carbage wasnt an option, once everything was out of the house there was no going back for me.
It was hard for me to pass up on the corn chips and potatoes that I was addicted to, but here I am 3 months later, feeling so happy that I took the hard road. If you can just give yourself 2 weeks, "YOU ARE WORTH 2 WEEKS TIME, RIGHT? " I am sure you will be so proud of yourself, nothing at all will make you want to stop this WOE.
When you get those cravings, come here to the boards, get yourself some water and start writing in your journal, and read more posts. Trust me when I say this, these boards are a life saver and helps take your mind off the carbs.
Good luck, we are here for you !!

[WarOnTypeII]

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Second time arounder here as well. I wouldn't say "Atkins doesn't work", in fact, it seems to be the only thing that has ever worked in terms of me losing weight without that jittery starving feeling.

What didn't work is my ability to stick with the program, moderate, and recover quickly from a setback.

I've lost up to 40 lbs on the Atkins plan at one point. Then, I'd get unmotivated, or I'd say "Hey, a week off Atkins is no big deal". Certainly, it might NOT have been a big deal had I jumped right back on the Atkins wagon. But since I didn't jump in weight and regain all I had lost in that one day or one week, I continued to stray further and further from Atkins. Atkins didn't fail me, I failed me. I failed me by not paying attention and throwing out "the baby with the bathwater" because I might have spent a weekend eating some pasta or pizza or something. Rather than accept I did it and be grateful I didn't put the weight back and get right back on Atkins ..... I thought I was getting away with something and continued on that course away from Atkins or even worse .... went with a half hearted attempt at Atkins.

Many months later when you have to slip back into your 42 Inch pants and even they feel a bit tight you ask yourself "How did this happen". Well it happened because I didn't pay attention. It happened because I thought I could get away with stuff. It happened because I was lulled to sleep with the sound of my own excuses and b.s. But it didn't happen because Atkins didn't work. I'm back, because it's been my experience it's the only thing that has worked. When I've worked it.

Just my .02.

[Scooterjam]

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You all have it right, it's that 'one little bite won't hurt me' that gets us all in trouble. My binge lasted from Christmas until Valentines day, it stopped when I ate a whole box of Whitman's Samplers, the whole thing!!!!!!!!!! I was sooooo sick Valentine's Night and it hit me....ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, how did I get back here!!! I looked at myself in the mirror and made the promise to never ever do that again. I put 14 of the 70 pounds I had lost, and it all started with a stupid cookie on Christmas Day. So I went from 1 cookie to 3 pounds of chocolate......I was devastated. I came back here, to the board, made a post, GUESS WHO'S BACK?....I thought for sure I'd be tongue lashed by all the friends I'd left here...................you know what, nothing but kind words. I felt so guilty, then open the door.....introduce OUTBACK JESS, she said something that just melted my heart....."Scooter, when I first started induction and found this board, you were the first person to greet me, you gave me strength to let me know I could do this....." I looked at her before and after picture.....got that nice warm fuzzy feeling in my chest, accepted a touch of pride, and made a promise to keep coming back here. Even when I hit goal, (that could take several months, I don't care) I will continue to try and help other people the way the Jess helped me.

just as WARONTYPEII said....just my little .02 worth.

remember QUITSTRETCHIN -

Your buddy,

[Outback Jess]

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Hey Quitstretchin...I know you were and are soul searching! I am glad you popped by for a visit. It's so hard once you've lost your edge, I can relate to starting in the morning and being off plan by 1pm, usually after a killer lunch, that eventually robbed what little energy I had, for the day!
You are right about what's wrong, it's not the plan, I would suggest most plans work, and I would also suggest some of us thrive on certain plans, and finding the one we want to wrestle with is the first challening and winning the wrestling match is the second challenge. It took me 3 yrs of unhappiness and finally feeling so terrible to turn me around. Good luck girl!, good luck.

[cathyjobob]

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I have soooo been wondering where you went off to friend...hit me on the pm if the mood strikes ya...much to blab about

[Quitstretchin']

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I have soooo been wondering where you went off to friend...

Yeah...I knew you would recognize I'd been missing for a while...you were really keeping me focused at one point...sorry to disappear on you!

Thank you all for the support and well wishes. I am really doing some soul searching here (JESS) and have been for a few months now. I am getting the hang of it from time to time, but just need to be more consistent! I will get there. Your advice has been great guys......nothing I don't already know but sure need to hear from time to time when I get off course.

I plan to do some reading from an inspriational book I have and put some goals into place so that I can start fresh tomorrow morning. Thanks again...