Week of November 19th Atkinites! =)

[jimmyolsenblues]

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daione make sure you are getting 12-15 net carbs from the veggie list.

[Einy]

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yea, I was about to say the same thing.. Tomatoes are rich with carbs. A single tomato will have 5.7 carbs by itself. Sugar free gums have carbs too, may be 1g/piece.. and don't forget that nasty artificial sweetener, some bodies treat it similar to regular sugar and it is advisable to stay away from it, at least during induction.

Just make sure you count the carb accurately. It is really important.

[Esteliana]

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If you guys are going another week of induction, so will I. It will make up for the cheating that I did do. =P Well, today is another day cheatfree!! It was really hard because I was craving everything. Don't worry, I didn't have any money to buy anything anyway, but still. It was horrible. I need to get that LGlutamine or whatever it's called stuff to curb my appetite.

I'm a little upset that there was no dinner made tonight. I hate leftovers. There is nothing atkins friendly in the left overs that my mom had. -.- So I had like 3 spoonfulls of salad before my dad got pissed at me and took my salad away. That jerk. >< Sometimes, I hate this family, but its the only one I got. I wish I had a different family. One that wasn't so messed up. -sighs- I guess that's what really irritates me about being at home.

Anyway, 3 days is nice and 4 pounds, **** ya!! Can't wait til weigh in next Wednesday! wOOt. I"m already looking forward to it.

How are you guys doing this lovely evening?

[futurerancher]

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Hey Gang,

I actually made it through the day without cheating. I can hardly believe it. I went out tonight with some friends for a little bit and had a diet coke. I used to love Diet Coke but I could hardly drink it as it just tasted nasty! It is amazing how much my palate has change in a little over a week.

Bekka, don't sweat the parental thing right now. You are going to school and working. How much would it suck to do that while paying for your own place instead of shacking up with your folks. Ride the Gravy train as long as you can! Your parents are letting you stay there because they love you. So take advantage of it and save up some money at your new job, graduate from school stick with your Atkinites buds while we all lose weight together and then move out to your own place.

I was kind of nervous about this morning and am glad things turned out okay. I hope we all can make it to next week cheat free. Wouldn't that be awesome? We can do it! Oh Bekka, I know its tuff right now but be sure that you are eating enough as it will help curb some of the cravings you are having as it sounds like you may not be getting enough to eat.

[Esteliana]

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My cravings will go away, they just haven't yet. I ended up cooking some eggs and this sausage thing that's 0 carbs. It was pretty good, I enjoyed it. With a lil it of water. I honestly hate eating after 7 pm, but whatever. It's the rules of this house, I guess.

-sighs- I hate living here. No matter how much I try to convince myself I like it, I don't. I don't know if I will be able to survive living here any longer. I'm trying to save up money, but it's so hard when I have to pay for EVERYTHING. Anyway, I'm a bit depressed now. Sorry. =( -sits in her corner and cries- I haven't even cried in a long time, either.

[Einy]

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Esteliana, I think this is just because of lack of sugar and carbs.. It will all go away I am sure. My first 3 or 4 days were really really horrible.. Felt real depressed, sooo tired, cannot even climb the stairs, it was bad, especially being an ice-cream addict.. No enough sugar to the brain I guess.



futurerancher is right, ride the train as long as you can, few years from now you will wish you go back.. At least this is what happened with me.. I had to cry about it all the time.. Now 17 years later, I miss every single moment I used to spend with the family I used to hate once.



I am sure we all can make it the next week with no cheats, the first week is the hardest with all the fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, mood swings, etc. Your body is more costumed now to your diet.

[Esteliana]

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Thanks you guys.

Sleeping always makes me feel better, somehow. It just takes me to an imaginary world where I can do whatever I want to and I don't have to think about the day or anything. Reason why I was depressed was because I can't stand my dad yelling all the time. I have a fear of people being angry and yelling. You'd think after so many years of being "used to it", i'd be fine, but I'm not. Like the other day I was making a perfectly fine legal turn and there was no one behind me whatsoever, then all of a sudden, there is someone who just made a right into the street. (It's an empty street too....no one parks there unless its night time...) So anyway, the guy gets pissed off and he starts yelling at me. Way scary. I did nothing wrong. He could have just waited like 2 more seconds instead of getting pissed at me for doing a legal Uturn to get out of the street. Then again, California is a high stressed environment with too much traffic that's rediculous.

Anyway, it feels way nice to be 3 days cheatfree! I can't wait til I reach my goal of one week! It's going to be so awesome. I'm going to celebrate by....umm, I don't know. Sleeping? I've been really tired lately. I hate being tired all the time, but I am. I guess it's because I have been neglecting taking my Synthroid and my 3 other medicines that I have to take. (Yes, one of them is an antidepressent...) But the weird thing is, too, I didn't feel mad or anything. I just felt happy....until last night when father accuses me of everything.

One week until our weigh in, you guys! I think staying of the scale for a week at a time is very wise. I mean, weighing yourself every day will just discourage you if you don't see any weight loss in a day. This way of life is supposed to be at a steady rate of 1-2 pounds a week. =) So, stay off that scale because that is what I did wrong all those other times and got discouraged and quit.

Sorry about the lengthy post, I just wanted to elaborate on a few things I guess. Another day you guys! We can do it! And joyness! Tomorrow is T-day. I can't wait to eat Turkey and sleep...mmmm.

My mom is making pumpkin pie, but I am so avoiding eating it. I know it's supposed to be locarb friendly and all, but at this stage in the game, no way am I giving up.

-Bekka

[futurerancher]

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How is everyone, pretty quiet in here today. Tomorrow is the big day and I think I am going to follow Richards idea and just skip Thanksgiving this year. My wife is out of town and I am pretty confident that if I go to the relatives house I will fold. Not sure what I am going to do though. Maybe go for a hike for part of the day and perhaps watch some football later.

Yesterday's little excursion really took it out of me last night. I was so mentally exhausted to the point where I was shaking. The worst part is that a piece of me wished that I would have indulged in that Pizza as it would have tasted so good and the after effects would have been spectacular. However, the part of me that wants to get healthy and fight this addiction is thrilled that I pulled it off. Thank you so much Atkinites for pulling me through. No Way I could have done it without you.

Brian

[Einy]

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I actually invited people over rather than being invited. This way, they will have to eat with my rules not the other way around.

I will be taking care of the Turkey and my wife will manage the rest in away I can never give-up. She is doing appetizers that I don’t like and cooking some stuff that I don’t normally like to eat as well. So, I guess we will do fine. The good thing is that I am somehow picky when it comes to food, which play nicely in the T-day

[Einy]

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Yea.. btw.. I am officially 37y/o today..

[Richard6310]

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Happy 37 Einy. Yes i will be spending Thanksgiving alone this year. My family is so dysfunctional that they dont do get togethers anymore, so its fine with me. Christmas will be a different story though. I will go to my dads family and exchange gifts. By now, news has got around that im on a diet, so hopefully no more food buffets...

[Inkylady]

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Well done Brian on your willpower, it will be worth it. I hope everybody is doing ok. And I wish you all good luck with your cheat free Thanksgiving celebrations (I'm in the UK so I don't have to stress about any celebration feasts just yet, but roll on Christmas).

Happy birthday Einy hun. Hope its a good one!

Well, I made the Atkins Revolution Rolls today and I was quite impressed with them, they do fill the gap if you are missing sandwiches, they are a bit odd in texture but taste good. Also I have found the cheat free graphics so I will hopefully not be tempted by chocolate (nor any other nasties) again.
Hope everyone has had a good day but its bedtime now in the UK so I am going to get my beauty sleep (I don't need much ).

[Esteliana]

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Happy Birthday Einy! =) Hope you enjoy your day! =)

Awww Todd. =( Thanksgiving alone!! Wait, actually....I would much rather spend it alone than with my family. There is always an arguement 5 minutes into the dinner and then its just drama drama drama and more drama.

-sighs- I'm still in a horrible mood. I honestly hate feeling like this. Just the little things get to me and I Have no patience whatsoever. It's horrible. I feel, depressed and gloomy, but I can't be those things because I have people who love me and everything. -sighs- I don't know. -.-

At least I made it another day without cheating. So I am 4 days cheat free. I felt like I was going to pass out earlier this morning, but once I ate my lunch, I felt better and I had a lot more energy to keep me going. I didn't want to do ANYTHING at all at work today, so ya, shows you how I feel.

Friday will be my day off from everything, then I work 22 days in a row. >< Ya, I count school as work because it really takes a toll from me. Anyways, I don't know. -sighs-

I'll catch you guys later.

-Bekka

[daione]

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Esteliana, I hope you feel better. It is more than one knows changing your eating habits and extera. We might has well face it, we ate for moe than jsut being hungry and we are going to go through some changes emotionally as well as physically on our journey to losing weight. That is why I am so gratful for this board because I can express how I feel to others that understand why I feel like that. I understand where you are at. I am working full time and earning a degree on line. So I can understand how tired you must be.

Todd, count it a blessing to be by yourself as you start this journey. Especially around the holiday ... Food! I am going to my brothers in the morning and then to my sisters "in the Lord" houses. D' one of my sisters can cook, boy can she cook! I am taking deviled eggs. I am making the crustless cheesecake 2.5 g carb per serving and caulflour salad instead of potatoes. The deviled eggs go to D's house and deviled eggs and cheescake to B's house. B's husband is grilling a turkey for me.

I am on day 3 cheet free. I am still so tired. I feel like I am starting all over. i guess that occassional cheescake from chick fa la and popcorn was still a lot of surgar in my system. I feel like I am drying out all over again. this feeling will help remind and encourage me to stay cheat free. Well pray for me tomorrow. I must be a glutton for punshiment.

I am just so tired. Well some said to get more veg in, so today I tried to eat some kind of veg with every meal.

see how I have done. good night and Happy thanksgiving.

16.9 oz water
Coffee with wipped cream and equal sugar
left over - loin chops w/brocolie

16.9 oZ WATER

Tomatos/Cucumber
4 chicken wingetts
Diet Coke

16.9 oZ WATER
gum/50 situps

Grilled fish fillet from gortons
1/2 cup of brocoli/cheese
16.9 oz water
1/4 Jell-o and whipped cream

Sugar free gum



Thoughts: Why do some people intimiadate me? Like BJ and RW. Something about them makes me feel a shamed of myself. I don't like that feeling. I hate it, and I hate to be around them because of it. I always feel like i say the wrong thing or something stupid comes out or I do something stupid. I feel embarressed just to swallo what is that? They have such dominerring spirits.

in·tim·i·date
1. to make timid; fill with fear.
2. to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.
3. to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear: to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls.

Why do I feel judged and I have not even done anything. It is like if I raise my voice I am too loud and I don't understand how. I am sometimes scarred to breath, because it is so disturbing to everyone.


Synonyms: These verbs all mean to frighten into submission, compliance, or acquiescence. Intimidate implies the presence or operation of a fear-inspiring
Cow implies bringing out an abject state of timorousness and often demoralization: a dog that was cowed by abuse.
To bully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior Bludgeon suggests the use of grossly aggressive or combative methods

Furthermore, what is that when people see you are losing weight and never say anything. Do you think they don't see it or what. Jelousy?? maybee but of what. you can only help somebody feel better by acknowledging it. Well maybee i don't alwasy say it either. But jeeze. Come on now. buggy

[daione]

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Forgot to say - Happy Birthday Einy! I had a birthday november 2, one more year before I am 40. I am determined to get this weight off before then.

Can someone tell me where you get the cheat free buttons?

Thanks.