Thurs Morning Check in

[Outback Jess]

Good morning STACer's wow such a great responce yesterday for those who want to be here in a year. I thought about that alot yesterday as I read the responces.
I was wondering, as you check in today, what will be your one year anniversary.
I will be here a year on August 1st, 2007. That's the day I started Atkins.
That's the day I was totally ready to change my life. I was so emotional, such a mess with fatigue, mood swings irritability and I had just come back from a week's vacation with my whole family and I was exhausted and depressed and sure I was ruining my body, and mind on sugars...(which I was).
After I got started, I plotted out what day was 100, which was Nov 8th. I then joined the cheat free challenge. I added that to my siggy. "Cheat free day____. It motivated me. I was able to have fun and stay focused.
Then of course I started watching and playing with the scales....One day they did not do what I wanted them to and I was so frustrated with them, and then I realized something very important. "No matter what the scales said, there was nothing more I could do"...I mean I drank all my water, ate at induction level, I exercise as best I could at that time. I did everything I could in a day to loose weight and stick to plan. It clicked! Something profound happened, since I was doing every thing already there was nothing more I could do to help it all along, so I best relax and enjoy the process. I quit climbing on the scales that day...I started to feel my body and when it felt good, I just went with the good feeling, because I was doing everything I could.
What day is your 1 yr. anniversary and when will it be day 100 for you?

[Theperfect10]

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Hi Jess, well for me my 1 year anniversary will be 11th April 2008. My 100 day is 20th July 2007. I've marked it in my diary now.

Morning to all STACers today. Have been missing for a few days, but am back on track now. I've restarted induction and am on day 2. Its going well and I think it will help me re-focus and hopefully send a few more whooshes my way!

[Sheepie]

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Good morning everyone!
I'm sure you probably thought I was terrible yesterday for saying that being here in a year wasn't a goal of mine. I probably will be here, it's just that I didn't set that as any goal of mine. I haven't thought much about time (except time until vacation!). I would love to be here next year. Hopefully this woe will be so engrained that I will be here to give support more than to receive it. Another terrible thing about me...I confessed to a future cheat on vacation! Sorry, but I'm pretty sure that I will have a scone, some fish and chips and a pint! I won't go crazy and use it as an excuse to eat anything I want. I'll make mostly decent choices, but there are a few things that I know are no-no's, that I will probably have. And I'll be walking a lot, so that's good.

One year will be March 20, 2007. I hope to be at goal by then. Before then. I don't have a any plans or rewards planned, but I'll let you know when I think of something. 100 days will be June 28. That's the 18th anniversary of dh proposing to me!

[SandyL2002]

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Well I just counted...100 days would be July 10th for me.. My one year anniversary will be April 2, 2008.. I just keep at it...and haven't really thought about those dates...

This morning I went to weigh myself and told my husband to get out of the bathroom as I stripped.. Thinking he didn't have a clue to what I weighed.. Do you know that he guessed the EXACT amount.. lol.. No need hiding it now...

Did great at the water park yesterday... I haven't exercised all week though.. I am still having dizzy issues...so I don't want to go bouncing around.. Hopefully by next week I will be better.. I have had the dizzy issues before and there isn't much that can be done until it clears up on its own

Have a great day!

[Luvmybabies]

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One year here for me will be May 22nd, 2008.... 100 days will be August 30th, 2007. I would love to be done to 160 by my 100th day and enjoying maintenance when I'm here a year

[floydgirl]

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I've been here 3 years. I've had some bumps along the road, but I'm still here and committed! I plan on being here for my 4th year, too.

Good morning, everybody! Another beautiful day here in Pennsylvania.

[speedyturtle]

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Morning. Have passed day 100 a while back. 1 yr anniversary will be 1/15/08 My favorite day will be 8/18/08 not sure why it just sounds cool. My favorite change is 41 cents, you get one of each back. sorry my craziness is showing. Have not tried a legume (sp) yet. Need to get some this weekend. Hate to shop, even for beans.

[Outback Jess]

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Wow this is SOOO COOOL to me, because it's forward-thinking, it gets us thinking past the moment, past food, past the scales...I mean, who do you realy want to be since most of us have been dieting and recycling so much, this is a wonderful way to begin to contemplate a real future....because these things are very very possible....
But they must be sought out and worked towards, they don't fall on ya!

[MorningGlory]

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Morning all! Jess you must be reading my mind this week...every day I come to check in and your morning note is right on target to get my head back in the game. TOM does nasty things with a girl's head~~makes me want to drop out of everything, but that's only if I don't take control and sweep those thoughts out of my head. Thanks for handing me the broom every morning Jess!
My 100 days for this time around will be July 9th! My 1 year anniversary will be April 1, 2008. Fools Day, but not for me!

On another note....have any of you heard anything on or from Lisa D?

Have a good one everyone!

[mitzimarie]

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Good Morning, All

My one year anniversary for my Atkins re-start will be February 25, 2008. And, actually, Monday of this week was Day 100 for me.

While committing to Atkins is something you have to do for yourself and not for others, I must say that it was my husband who sparked belief in myself again. You see, on February 24th if you would have asked me if I was going to try to lose weight again, I would have said "No, I don't think I have it in me anymore." But, on the night of the 24th, my husband sat me down with huge tears in his eyes and told me that he was afraid that we were not going to have a long life together because I had given up on myself. He told me he couldn't bare to lose me and he was very upset because while I didn't have faith that I could lose weight again, he knew that I was fully capable of doing it if I dug down deep. I know that he didn't love me less when I was bigger; he has always treated me like he adores me. He sincerely didn't want to lose me... Something clicked that night inside of me, and I started Atkins again the next day. That's why my start day was a Sunday - our talk happened on a Saturday night and I didn't even want to wait until Monday to start. And I've never looked back! Getting back on the wagon to this awesome way of living and eating has turned my life around, and I am so grateful to my wonderful DH for having the guts to sit me down and set me straight. He made me believe that I am worth it.

Every one of us is worth it. Let's all dig deep and do this for ourselves and our loved ones. Have a blessed Atkins day, my friends.

[tmn]

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Good morning, everyone!

Boy, if there's one thing I'm REALLY aware of is my body and how it feels. Too many issues that need monitoring that I have to pay strong attention to it. This newest one with my calcium levels sure came out of nowhere!

Oh, I plan on being here one year out and longer - too many fun and lovely people here! Some of you all just make my day, even when I wasn't doing Atkins through my surgeries! Besides, it's such a joy to find such a 'net group of people who don't become totally hostile to each other. I'm not sure when my 100th day is; considering what I've gone through, I may sort of start that over?? (I don't know... we'll see...)

Anywho, I'm slowly getting back on Atkins again. I blew it last night with supper but I'll be a good girl tonight. Got to get some foods prepared again, like veggies and boiled eggs. I haven't hardly touched eggs in the last few weeks. Still want lighter foods like chicken soup and turkey sandwiches. Stomach is getting better but it doesn't like heavy foods yet. Some foods make it feel really yicky and then I feel like crud for the rest of the day. Chicken on the grill for supper tonight! yum!!!

[skinnymom!]

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Aw Mitzi your husband is a WONDERFUL man. You are both so lucky to have each other!!

My 1 year will be April 8th. I started on Easter Sunday. I knew if I didn't start then that the candy would get me and I would put it off for at least another month.

I too know that I will eat things "not allowed" when I go on my cruise in October. But I also will make good choices 90% of the time and I know myself, I know I will have no issues getting back on track when we return. This is for life now!

[Tack Candy]

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Good Morning Everyone,

One year is 4/30/08 so 100 days is Aug. 7th. At 100 days I'd like to be at my mini goal that was unrealistically set for 6/16. I usually lose weight on vacation (wierd, I know) but we are very active and I tend to focus on eating healthy (and enjoy it). Seems every year at this time I am trying to get a grip on my weight so it is alittle more natural to avoid junk food. (I have tried to avoid the habit of stopping the ice cream truck.) Wearing a swimsuit all day every day is motivation too!

Have a good day all.

Candy

[Carbaholic]

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hello all!

My 100 day anniversary will be August 29th and my 1 year will be 21st May 07 - that would be HUGE if I could get that far without falling off. Winter is the big test... anyone else have similar seasonal fall-offs? I notice a lot of restarts in spring. Any tips for winter survival?

A slightly interesting thing that I found out today was that the old scales I was using to weigh myself with for the first 2 weeks are in fact 5lbs kinder than fact - how depressing! I actually must have started out at 175 or so, instead of 170lb! It has measured the loss correctly, however, even if the numbers weren't correct!! Phew! And on the plus side, it didn't really faze me or throw me into a funk - as it would have done in the old days.
So, I have moved house since then and found a dusty old pair of scales lying around and stupidly hopped on first thing this morning.... they were even worse!!!

They informed me that I was in fact 4lbs heavier than when I started Atkins! They put me at 174!
I, for once, chose to believe how I felt over the old scales, which is new for me: my clothes fit much better, I feel lighter and I have lost a lot in inches, so those scales have gone in the bin!
I bought some brand new digital ones (so I can see even if I have lost a couple of ounces). They have now put me at 162.4! Yay! Meaning I have, in fact, lost 12.12lbs in total!
I am not going to over use them - I try and rely on my clothes a bit more (that's what we're all going for right? getting into smaller clothes?) and I will weigh once a week max.

Righto - am off to rectify my signature... Have a good one all, see you tomorrow (sort of...)

p.s. wish me luck - I had a job interview today... :-/

[obkbbby]

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Hey, everyone. I've been MIA quite a bit lately. With this being the last week of school, I am hoping that will change soon. My life has been very stressful the last two weeks or so. I haven't been a very good Atkineer lately. I need to start journaling again, being thankful for what I have, count my blessings, and get on with things!

My 100th day will be July 30, 2007 and my one year anniversary will be April 16, 2008. Maybe keeping these dates in mind will help me refocus - or maybe I just need to stop making excuses and JUST DO IT!

Anyone have any tough love for me?