WHY WHY WHY?

[sassygoddess13]

I need some help/support/kick in the a$$/insert-your-remedy-here.

So after re-starting my induction this past Monday then Tuesday then Weds and failing each time, I decided to NOT restart it today and do some low fat sort of thing. Not really dieting per se, but definitely not Atkins.

So here's the rub: I was wildly successful for about 8-10 weeks or so on Atkins. So WHY all of a sudden, when I fell off the horse, is it so difficult to get back on? I know part of it is plain ole physics: when you have momentum going in one direction, it's easier to keep it going in that direction. But part of it is just ??!?!?!?!??! I don't know.

I am starting a new job and I'm sure that's part of it but I don't really feel stressed. Hidden stress? Subconscious? I don't know.

I don't even know what I need to get me back in the mindset. I know this eating/feeling I'm having is emotional but I can't figure out why. The upcoming job change is the only thing I can think of??????

HELP!!! :bang :censor :burn

[MontanaRebel]

Maybe that is not where you are at at this point in your life. Maybe just not ready or fully committed to doing this..

I told myself for the last 2-3 years I need to change my life style or I am going to die... I ended up having a heart attack on August 1st of last year and flat lined right on the screen and that still did not make me change my ways...

I lost my job on March 28th of this year and was due to alot of complications from diabetes and missing so much work and they said it was maybe a good idea to go on SS disability and my doctor said I would not work anymore so I decided to go on medical leave with no intentions of going back...I did not want to die there..

I then talked to my twin brother on day on the phone and he was on the Atkins program and we talked and he is at 204lbs down from 249lbs..He loves it..

After about two months and having the time to reflect on my life and having no stress from work(which what did it for me) I decided it was time for a change...

So on May 23rd I started the Induction phase of this program and will not look back now on what I should have done many years ago but look to the future knowing I can be a happy, healthy and peaceful man and I am even smiling now every day...

We all have our own way to get where we are right now in our lives and all I can say is don't worry or get frustrated or think about it to much as it will happen when the time is right for you and not for anybody else..

Johnny :hug

[FightingTheFight]

So after re-starting my induction this past Monday then Tuesday then Weds and failing each time, I decided to NOT restart it today and do some low fat sort of thing. Not really dieting per se, but definitely not Atkins.

By that statment, it doesn't seem that you know the Whys about this woe. You would know what the junk food does to your body and would automatically consider it poison. You would know all of the pitfalls of cheating or the "Just one little bite". You need to learn the value of healthy foods such as vegetables,Meats and good fats.

Sometime the only tool is education. Sit down, re-read Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, and get a handle on things and then decide to commit. That is another key. You have to commit. You can't say, "Well I'll just try this again" or "maybe this diet might work". You have to let go and commit.

With that said, do the following above...hop back on the saddle and come with us on the winning trail!

:hug

[ttdriver]

First of all, there will ALWAYS be issues in our lives that have the potential to get us off track. You need to learn to separate your issues from your fuel (food).

Food is fuel. Period. Not an emotional pillow, not a comfort for stress, not a cure for what ails you. You need to see it for what it truly is: the fuel your body needs to perform at its best.

I know for me, learning that fact was a major breakthrough. Now, when I need comfort, reassurance, emotional support, I lean on things like EXERCISE, MEDITATION, READING, whatever, but NOT FOOD.

You are stronger than you think you are. Set your mind to it and your body will have no choice but to follow. Or, as they say at Walt Disney World: If you can dream it, you can do it.

YOU CAN DO IT.

Betty

[sassygoddess13]

FightingtheFight: Your post initially made me angry (I obviously don't know the WHYS of this WOE). But then I started to think "Wait, am I just making up more excuses? Oh ****, I'm going to re-read the book" LOL! So thanks!

And thanks for all of your support I appreciate it!

[FightingTheFight]

My intent was to make you angry, but not at me, at everything else that is stopping you from achieving what you know you can do, to light a fire under your butt so to speak :nod

I am infamous for tough love :love

[Sherry1963]

I lost 20 pounds last year on Atkins in 12 weeks. I fell off the wagon when my mother in law died and gained it all back.

I have tried to get back on 3 times before now and failed each time. I restarted on Tuesday and have been able to keep up with it so far and am feeling really good about it.

Just keep trying!

[gocat]

I lost 45lbs with Atkins about 2 years ago and then gradually put most of it back on Have been trying to get back on the wagon for ages but the news yesterday that I have diabetes has spurred me back into action. So here I am at day 1 :icondance

gocat

[Nata]

It's worth trying and trying and trying. I've wanted to lose weight for such a long time, but only did it in my dreams but not real life. I tryed day after day and failed, and tried the next day and failed and so on until that moment when I felt TIRED OF FAILING! All I can say: go on trying! :anger

[MontanaRebel]

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!! Johnny :guns

[tickletussler]

Re: WHY WHY WHY?

Sassy, I can really relate to what you are saying here, because it applies to me - not just Atkins, but to everything else I do ie I go really well for so many weeks, then fall off the wagon or cheat once and find that there are shorter periods between cheats and much harder to stay focussed.

For me, I think it is me failing my own perfectionism. I can go for weeks doing something perfectly and when I fail once, it's like I've somehow failed myself and don't feel like I have the same invincibility as I started. When I started, it was easy to keep on track, to say no, because my track record was perfect and I didn't want to mar that. But once I cheated and after that I was disappointed in myself for not having kept it 100% "clean"

It doesn't mean I've given up on Atkins. I just know that I keep cheating and i keep getting onto the Atkins horse. I find it harder each time, and I just posted asking for help after another cheat.

so to answer your question, yes, for me it's the momentum of doing well, and when I don't keep it up, it's hard for me to get into the momentum again.

[sassygoddess13]

My intent was to make you angry, but not at me, at everything else that is stopping you from achieving what you know you can do, to light a fire under your butt so to speak :nod

I am infamous for tough love :love

Good going!!!! Thanks! :hug

[FightingTheFight]

Always a pleasure :joy