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    Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

    I'm ready to try this again and start in the morning, but I can't shake the fact that I've failed at this before. I can't fail again. I just can't. I really need to stick to this and I'm hoping being here in this forum gives me the confidence I so desperately need. I've been reading some of the threads and I know I'm not alone. It is truly encouraging to see the people who have had success with this way of life. I'll work on staying positive. Thank you all for being here.
    Tags: afraid, failing., starting, tomorrow
  • #2
    Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

    Look at it this way, you are goiing at it again before you are really all that heavy! I let myself get to well over 200 again.

    You will do fine. Remember, soon your appetite will diminish, your energy will go up, and sugar will lose its hold on you. You can do it!

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    • #3
      Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

      Thank you for your encouragement. My ticker's all wrong, leftover from the time before when I did Atkins. I'll be correcting that shortly.

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      • #4
        Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

        You will do great. Welcome back.
        Re-Start Date 1/03/09 SW 232/LW199/CW 192
        #1 Goal 215 2/11/09
        #2 Goal- 198 4/26/09
        #3 Goal- 189
        #4 Goal- 179 #5 Goal- 160






        July 28th, 2008 Spinal Fusion L4-S1. 85% fused as of Jan 9th, 2009




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        • #5
          Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

          I have actually had a much easier time the second time around. I pretty much know what's legal and what's not.

          I think the reason I failed the last time is that I was trying to cut my food portions way down right at first. If you will do a clean induction, you will find that after several weeks you simply just do not want as much food. Some days I am ravenously hungry, and I eat, but I eat protein. If I have a "binge" day, I find that the next day I don't want much. It all levels out on the end. I have made a commitment that bread, sugar, pasta, and white potatoes are not my friends, and that I will probably not ever be able to have them in my life. There are plenty of other foods out there that are great. I just ran across a website of a fellow Atkineer, www.sugarfreesheila.com and it was a great motivator for me.

          Best wishes, you can do this!
          sigpic starting 12/26/2008


          Judy~in~TN


          40, female, college student, 3 kids
          HW: 187
          sw181/cw139/gw120
          Height 5'3"
          re-started Atkins 12/26/08

          I have lost 5 pounds 8 times!
          I need to lose 5 pounds 4 more times to reach my goal!

          Mini Goal 1: 175 met 1/09/2009
          Mini Goal 2: 170 met 2/02/2009
          Mini Goal 3: 165 met 2/22/2009
          Mini Goal 4: 160 met 4/15/2009
          Mini Goal 5: 155 met 7/25/2009
          Mini Goal 6: 150 met 8/17/2009
          Mini Goal 7: 145 met 9/14/2009
          Mini Goal 8: 140 met 11/08/2009
          Mini Goal 9: 135
          Mini Goal 10: 130
          Mini Goal 11: 125
          FINAL GOAL: 120
















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          • #6
            Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

            Originally posted by FoodAddict View Post
            I'm ready to try this again and start in the morning, but I can't shake the fact that I've failed at this before. I can't fail again. I just can't. I really need to stick to this and I'm hoping being here in this forum gives me the confidence I so desperately need. I've been reading some of the threads and I know I'm not alone. It is truly encouraging to see the people who have had success with this way of life. I'll work on staying positive. Thank you all for being here.
            Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.


            With this kind of mind-set, you probably will fail again. You are setting yourself to fail. Whether you think you can do a thing, or you think you can not, you will be right.

            You need a change of attitude towards the positive in order to become successful. Review what caused you to fail last time, then change that.

            Your statement about "trying" again, but holding on to the past failure is a really wimpy way to start out on anything that you really want to succeed at doing. "There is no TRY, there is either do or do not."

            When Evel Knievel was preparing to jump the Grand Canyon, do you think he was holding on to all the times in the past where he crashed and was injured or failed to make the jump? You can bet that when he was revving up his motorcycle he wasn't thinking, "Oh, no! It really hurt when I failed to make that ________ jump. I believe that will happen this time and I will be killed, because it's so far down to the bottom of this huge canyon! Even if I don't get killed, I could be paralyzed or become a vegetable!" Nope--he went in with a clear head, thinking only of a successful jump.

            Fear of failure is what paralyzes a person into inaction and failure. Your thoughts are extremely powerful. Make sure you are taking advantage of the extremely powerful positive thoughts in your head.

            Sunny!
            People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


            "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
            ~~Herodotus


            Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
            Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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            • #7
              Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

              Me, again. I just really noticed your screen name. You need to change your name to something positive. Your current one is a negative label you have placed on yourself.

              Admin will change it for you if you send a PM.
              People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


              "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
              ~~Herodotus


              Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
              Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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              • #8
                Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

                Originally posted by momtomany1 View Post
                Look at it this way, you are goiing at it again before you are really all that heavy! I let myself get to well over 200 again.

                You will do fine. Remember, soon your appetite will diminish, your energy will go up, and sugar will lose its hold on you. You can do it!
                YES, this!

                just be prepared, have LOTS of legal food on hand! I actually put my social life on hold for a few days so I could get a grip.
                the big atkins re-start on july 14/08...

                235/204/165

                mg 1 - 227 - met!
                mg 2 - 220 - met!
                mg 3 - 210 - met! finally!
                mg 4 - 199

                http://on-my-weigh-again.blogspot.com/

                yay german!



                re-started induction - feb 23/09. needed a fresh start!

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                • #9
                  Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

                  I'm listening! Positivity! I get it.

                  Well, it's my first day and I'm doing ok. I wish I could speed up time. I'm impatient too. Will work on that too. So far, so good. I will keep in mind changing my name. I have to think of a new one...

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                  • #10
                    Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

                    Originally posted by FoodAddict View Post
                    I'm listening! Positivity! I get it.

                    Well, it's my first day and I'm doing ok. I wish I could speed up time. I'm impatient too. Will work on that too. So far, so good. I will keep in mind changing my name. I have to think of a new one...
                    I got your PM and sent it on to Tom and Lauren, the admins here who can change your screen name. Great new POSITIVE screen name! Woo hoo!
                    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                    ~~Herodotus


                    Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                    • #11
                      Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

                      Hi! You can do this! Sunni is right, you have to have the right mindset to do this thing. I lost around 60 pounds the first time, and life happened. So up came my weight again. On December 26, I made up my mind to start this WOE again on New Years Day. I went to the store, got my low carb food, and started that morning. I am already down 14 pounds. Yahhoo!!!!!!!!! Just believe in yourself. It really works! Plus it helps being on this board with these wonderful people. Good luck!!

                      carlae
                      SW/206
                      CW/192
                      GW/145

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                      • #12
                        Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

                        Originally posted by carlae View Post
                        Hi! You can do this! Sunni is right, you have to have the right mindset to do this thing. I lost around 60 pounds the first time, and life happened. So up came my weight again. On December 26, I made up my mind to start this WOE again on New Years Day. I went to the store, got my low carb food, and started that morning. I am already down 14 pounds. Yahhoo!!!!!!!!! Just believe in yourself. It really works! Plus it helps being on this board with these wonderful people. Good luck!!

                        carlae
                        SW/206
                        CW/192
                        GW/145
                        Thank you for that! I did great today and I'm proud of myself. My new name to be is:

                        Success101.

                        No more FoodAddict. Because I'm not. I'm not a food addict. I'm a new Atkineer!

                        Yay! I'll be back every day to report on my progress. After a few days, I'll be confident enough to help others in the same boat. I look forward to being able to help others.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Starting Tomorrow And Already Afraid Of Failing.

                          I'm doing this in small steps. I placed my goal as 150 Lbs. for now. When I get there, I will then make another new goal. Baby steps, you know.

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