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Yes, I'm an Atkins groupie that keep falling off the tour bus.
I usually come on here and say, "ok its my 1st day and I'm all motivated" But we're all always motivated our 1st day. I wanted to wait until I made it past my usual break down point of 3-5 days.
So, its day 8 on my induction. I'm not totally clean. I ate two mozarrella cheese sticks from Red Robin and literally gained back 3 lbs over night. I drank extra water the next day and I'm back down those 3lbs. I'm down 10lbs in 8 days even with that slip up.
I have about 100lbs to go.
I've never been as strict with myself on this WOE, by day three I'm usually eating pizza or drinking a pitcher of margaritas. Telling myself, "the world is not fair because I can't eat what I want. whaaaaa!" But I think I've got it this time. I took my kids to the mall and bought one of them a drink at the pretzel shop and even though I was emotional and even though the smell of those pretzels made me want to throw all this out the window, I just bought her drink, myself a bottle of water and walked away. The next day I completely resisted the temptation of 'just one sip' of my daughters yummy looking smoothie even though I was thirsty. I went out last Saturday with my girlfriends and offered to be the DD so I couldn't have a margarita. I drank water all night. I think I'm getting it! And those two cheese sticks I had? SO not worth putting 3lbs back on.
Lets be honest, I would love some off limits food, I even dreamt I snuck a sourdough roll and ate it outside so my husband couldn't see me.
But the cravings are going away as I see the difference in my clothing fit.
I'm proud of myself. I've been working out (15 minutes a day on the elliptical, doing yoga (MW), and trying to stay positive. I've done this diet enough to know that the first weeks are supremely difficult as I'm breaking my carb addictions. So even though I've not been perfect, I'm not being harsh with myself. I'm moving past my mistakes and trying to be perfect the next day. What I'm liking is that my mistakes have been little and not a whole gallon of ice cream! And I'm not making excuses for myself to allow me to cheat. But I've seen that a little bite of something really will derail me and I'm not going there again.
I usually come on here and say, "ok its my 1st day and I'm all motivated" But we're all always motivated our 1st day. I wanted to wait until I made it past my usual break down point of 3-5 days.
So, its day 8 on my induction. I'm not totally clean. I ate two mozarrella cheese sticks from Red Robin and literally gained back 3 lbs over night. I drank extra water the next day and I'm back down those 3lbs. I'm down 10lbs in 8 days even with that slip up.
I have about 100lbs to go.I've never been as strict with myself on this WOE, by day three I'm usually eating pizza or drinking a pitcher of margaritas. Telling myself, "the world is not fair because I can't eat what I want. whaaaaa!" But I think I've got it this time. I took my kids to the mall and bought one of them a drink at the pretzel shop and even though I was emotional and even though the smell of those pretzels made me want to throw all this out the window, I just bought her drink, myself a bottle of water and walked away. The next day I completely resisted the temptation of 'just one sip' of my daughters yummy looking smoothie even though I was thirsty. I went out last Saturday with my girlfriends and offered to be the DD so I couldn't have a margarita. I drank water all night. I think I'm getting it! And those two cheese sticks I had? SO not worth putting 3lbs back on.
Lets be honest, I would love some off limits food, I even dreamt I snuck a sourdough roll and ate it outside so my husband couldn't see me.
But the cravings are going away as I see the difference in my clothing fit.I'm proud of myself. I've been working out (15 minutes a day on the elliptical, doing yoga (MW), and trying to stay positive. I've done this diet enough to know that the first weeks are supremely difficult as I'm breaking my carb addictions. So even though I've not been perfect, I'm not being harsh with myself. I'm moving past my mistakes and trying to be perfect the next day. What I'm liking is that my mistakes have been little and not a whole gallon of ice cream! And I'm not making excuses for myself to allow me to cheat. But I've seen that a little bite of something really will derail me and I'm not going there again.
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