what am i scared of? whats stopping me?

[sophia]

Hi folks,

im in a 'weird place' at the moment, i often look at these boards i have the book, i know where i am at and where i want to be, ive priced up some foods ive printed off some induction menus, ive told my partner, and yet i cant take the leap!!!!!!

Whats stopping me (apart from me) its like ive got a little voice saying, do it tomorrow, think of alllllllllllllllll the things you are going to do without, the chocolate, the chips, the bread,,,,its like ive got a little devil on my shoulder fighting with the good guy who wants to feel better about herself..im driving my self nuts ,

Do i want to lose the weight? yes i do, do i want to feel more confident and sexy ? yes i do,, do i want more energy? yes i do, do i want to look in the mirror and not feel like smashing it? yes yes yes,,does Atkins work for me? yes it does ive tried it before quite a few years ago, when i had less weight to lose,,

I think im scared of failing, im scared of letting myself down, im so frustrated i could cry .

Why am i doing this to myself? ive got so many good things to look forward to.

Procrastination.....

[ThinSoon]

Re: what am i scared of? whats stopping me?

It has to be what you really want and what you are really willing to work for... it's not going to be easy, but you will see results and you will feel great!!

Now.. when can you start and put your mind to doing it?

Tracey

[cindy8434]

Re: what am i scared of? whats stopping me?

I was kind of in the same place, I was about 35 lbs thinner before I had children and when I got married I slowly started put on weight, my hubby never cared about my weight gain so it didnt bother me as much, however I am tired of hiding at family parties when the camera comes around, I hate seeing myself on pictures and not to mention videos. Last week I saw the video of my little sister's wedding and OMG I looked HUGE. I cant beleive how much 35 lbs has changed the way I look, plus this past Sunday at church I saw my sister and she is slimmer and leaner then ever! She does a high protein diet and maintains really well, I guess I have come to the point where I want to stop hiding from the camera and be in all the photos with my children. Food cant control my life. Think about it: How much is food controlling who you really are and your future? Its amazing right? I hope you take the first step knowing you can do it. So many people already have! Good Luck!

[TheDogAteMyName]

Re: what am i scared of? whats stopping me?

You just have to want to change. Atkins isn't all about staying on induction, but moving through all the phases of this WOE. Once you move through the phases you'll be able to have more and more choices and food options. If you're craving something that is off-limits, make that food legal. I wanted something sweet so I made a pumpkin dessert with cream cheese, canned pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon and DaVinci's sugar-free caramel syrup to sweeten it up. It felt like I was cheating, but I wasn't. The key to this WOE is making things work.

[monica3311]

Re: what am i scared of? whats stopping me?

I know what you're feeling right now! The hardest part for me was starting as well. Once I gave up thinking about it, it was smooth sailing from there. It's kind of like what my coaches said about running, 90% is putting on your shoes and deciding to do it, 10% is actually doing it. I think once you get going you'll be fine because you know all the rules. And maybe think of it as a week by week process. Some people say one day at a time, but that's not enough for me, and then thinking about months/days on the diet just overwhealms me. So if I take it one week at time for clean eating and working out, it just works for me.