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(parts of this post are stolen from another response I had written, and it got me thinking)
Atkins is different for me this time. I've struggled for weeks now trying to figure out what changed. I'm still pretty much the same guy I was a couple of years ago, a little older and hopefully wiser, but it hasn't been a big change.
I don't have any cravings this time around, like none. I prepare all my own food ahead of time, I'm still keeping an eating journal, Atkins has become a part of my life instead of a phase in my life. I think that's the biggest change for me mentally. This isn't a means to an end... there's no finish line for me, this is a switch in my fundamental relationship with myself, my personal worth internally and my relationship with food.
I wanted to share some thoughts about it and get your feedback.
Try to get past your cravings, replace them in your head with anything else. I've noticed over the years is that cravings and 'products' wind up being a gateway back to the dark side. Fact is, no "low carb" treat ever tastes as good as the real thing and often people wind up sliding back because it's a much shorter step from 'low carb' treat to real treat.
I know for me personally I stalled for 6 months eating "products" the first time I did atkins some years ago. I lost 75 lbs quickly, in about 9 months, but stayed there with 50+ to go for a long time, because I didn't commit to the real lifestyle change, I wanted my cake and to eat it to, so to speak. This time around I've made a lifestyle commitment, not just a 'diet' or short term change, but a change in my life and the difference mentally for me is huge. I can walk by the candy aisle in the supermarket and not care. Plate of donuts at work? Doesn't interest me. That's the first time in my LIFE I can say that, and I attribute it to the change in mental focus and making a real commitment to myself and my own self worth.
You should ask yourself, what do you want from Atkins? To lose some weight, or to change your life? Reading all the stories of the successful people here, they didn't do this as a diet. They did this as a life change. Realizing that was powerful for me.
Good luck, and stay strong!
Atkins is different for me this time. I've struggled for weeks now trying to figure out what changed. I'm still pretty much the same guy I was a couple of years ago, a little older and hopefully wiser, but it hasn't been a big change.
I don't have any cravings this time around, like none. I prepare all my own food ahead of time, I'm still keeping an eating journal, Atkins has become a part of my life instead of a phase in my life. I think that's the biggest change for me mentally. This isn't a means to an end... there's no finish line for me, this is a switch in my fundamental relationship with myself, my personal worth internally and my relationship with food.
I wanted to share some thoughts about it and get your feedback.
Try to get past your cravings, replace them in your head with anything else. I've noticed over the years is that cravings and 'products' wind up being a gateway back to the dark side. Fact is, no "low carb" treat ever tastes as good as the real thing and often people wind up sliding back because it's a much shorter step from 'low carb' treat to real treat.
I know for me personally I stalled for 6 months eating "products" the first time I did atkins some years ago. I lost 75 lbs quickly, in about 9 months, but stayed there with 50+ to go for a long time, because I didn't commit to the real lifestyle change, I wanted my cake and to eat it to, so to speak. This time around I've made a lifestyle commitment, not just a 'diet' or short term change, but a change in my life and the difference mentally for me is huge. I can walk by the candy aisle in the supermarket and not care. Plate of donuts at work? Doesn't interest me. That's the first time in my LIFE I can say that, and I attribute it to the change in mental focus and making a real commitment to myself and my own self worth.
You should ask yourself, what do you want from Atkins? To lose some weight, or to change your life? Reading all the stories of the successful people here, they didn't do this as a diet. They did this as a life change. Realizing that was powerful for me.
Good luck, and stay strong!
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