day 2 & I cant believe how much difference that getting your....

[rscott29]

water in makes. yesterday I woke up with a "no matter what i am going to lose the weight this time" feeling. Its hard cause for the next few months i am staying at my parents while i am going through some stuff. & my brother, sister in law & nephew stay there too. I weighed myself & was the highest it has ever been 299.0 and my blood sugar(type 2 diabetic) was 263. I drank my water had decaf tea after i had drank my water. did really good all day yesterday even though i was tempted more than once, mom brought home ice cream that i love knowing full well i couldnt have it. I weighed this morning at the same time as yesterday & my weight was down to 296.3 & my blood sugar (done at the same time as well) was down to 171 so i am very excited and more determined then ever to do this. I have tried several times but couldnt make it past the 3rd day (i am a huge carb addict) so keep me in your prayers to make it to day 4 on tuesday

I will let ya'll know, thanks for all the support.

[Alexa]

Re: day 2 & I cant believe how much difference that getting your....

Hey there,

Your situation sounds a little tough at the moment, but hang in there! It is great and inspiring that your blood sugar and weight improved already. Don't let relatives tempt you - it is possible they'll change their tune and their ways when they see the successes that you've had. That's definately happened with my family.

I look forward to seeing your 'I made it' post on Tuesday

[rscott29]

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thank you very much. I will make it to 4th day I am determined!!! thats my mantra for right now. and i figure when they get out the stuff i cant have i try to go to my room so i am not as tempted.

[Aussieinaz]

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Thats great, sounds like your to a good start. Hang in there you will no longer crave the carbs. Im on day 4 too and I have cookies from my husband and son sitting on the counter that I normally would just have to have one type of thing. Now I can just walk by then and not even care of crave them.

Just remember how bad those foods make you feel after you eat them. Yeah they taste great at the time but oh boy you sure pay for it later and will waste all this hard work so far. You will do it Im sure... Yahhh on the weight lose and lower blood sugar.

[JMarsa202]

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I agree with aussie: think about how great you feel and will continue to feel. If you were to eat a carb-heavy food, you'd most likely feel sluggish, maybe even moody, and would most certainly be hungry hungry hungry shortly thereafter.

Keep it up. You can make it to day 4...and then 5....6...

I agree with you: water is amazing.

[Casey999]

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All you have to do is hang on long enough to get over the hump. Once you do that all the cravings are gone. You'll find you can walk right past someone eating ice cream and, wonder of wonders, you won't care.

[Tiggs14]

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Congratulations on the loss and more importantly on the determination to succeed.

I started Atkins one week ago today and am amazed that I've already lost 14 pounds! Stick with it works. There's a great support system here. If you have any questions or just need help beating a cheat come here and you'll get exactly what you need.

[rscott29]

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thank you all so much for the support & encouragement.

Something did happen yesterday that i am soooo proud of myself for. My nephew who lives with us he is only 8 and dosent understand his aunt cant have carb filled cookies (which i love!!!!) anymore. so he comes home last night from a church thing with his parents and he had made a point to give me a special present 3 cookies he had snuck in wrapped in a napkin. I told him "oh how wonderful" & gave him a hug & a kiss....but when he walked into his room to get ready for bed, i closed my bedroom door and put the cookies at the bottom of the trash---before i could be tempted.

yeah for me

day 3 still going strong

[rscott29]

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oh & my blood sugar went down again its now at 160 (still high but its on its way down & its alot better than 269 on saturday morning.) thats one of the ways i know this WOE is working.

[Lyssie]

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Congrats on throwing out the goodies instead of eating them... that was really sweet of him to do though, you gotta love kiddies sometimes, they try so hard to please. Oh, and congratulations on making it to day 3... Tomorrow's the big Day 4!!

[rscott29]

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yep. i know I CAN!!!! make it. everytime i check my blood sugar and its closer & closer to normal i know that this is the way to go. I am just so glad to have this board & all of you wonderful people on it. It is so great to have someone to bounce ideas off & people who truley are happy for you when you succeed. Thank you all so much.

[soooz]

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i remember one time my neighbor made me this awesome tin of banana bread. i was so thankful to her (she know how much i love her banana bread) that i promptly dumped the whole tin in the garbage grinder! my hubby was sick as it is one of his favorites too, but i knew i couldn't be tempted!

my way of staying focused is to keep my eye on the prize. everytime i think of cheating, i ask myself if it is worth it. this diet is amazing, you will lose tons of weight, but cheating REALLY sets you back!

i know you can do it! you should ask your family at home to be supportive.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

[rscott29]

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i try with my family...however mom is the type that is "one bite wont hurt", "if you really wanted it you'd have it" so on & so on... I told her yesterday when she tried that not if i want to live will i have it, she stopped for the moment. its just hard with my family, i have some very self centered people in my family that act like me not having something they made is like i just called them some bad name.

[soooz]

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i hear ya! we all have those people. if nobody in your family can be supportive, you better believe that nobody on this forum WON'T be supportive! sometimes you find "love" in the most peculiar places!

i have to share with you something that i just tried that i read on a website. i am a cracker addict (not a crack addict, a cracker addict! ) and i love to dip those crackers! well, since crackers aren't on "the list" this one person melted cheese cubes (the ones you buy in the cheese section at the grocery) in her microwave. i tried it and i must say... DELICIOUS!!!!! you line your microwave turntable with parchment, lay out the cubes about 3" apart, cook for about 2 minutes and VOILA!!!!! delicious!

good luck to you! when you get weak, let us know! we'll keep you strong!!!

[rscott29]

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that sounds goood. I have also heard of doing similar to that to make taco shell's as well. I wanted to try that way since i love taco's