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  • #16
    Re: Feel like Crap today

    I missed fruit at first too - especially cutting it all day for the girls to munch on. But now the craving is gone. Hang in there!
    sigpicErika: 32y/oF, 5'8" start Atkins 6/22/08 201.6
    highest wt. 253lbs



    190 - 7/16/08
    180 - 8/16/08
    170 - 9/10/08
    164.5 10/8/08 Healthy Weight!!!
    160 - 10/31/08
    150 - 12/12/08
    148 10/2009
    147 1/2010
    146 2/20/2010
    145 -

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    • #17
      Re: Feel like Crap today

      Thanks!
      sigpicKaren
      48 year old married female

      SW/170/7-14-08
      CW/130/4-9-09 :)
      First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
      Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
      Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
      GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

      :clover::coffee::ireland:

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      • #18
        Re: Feel like Crap today

        Hi there,

        I am on fourth day induction whoo hoo!

        I am finding it very hard to stop thinking like a low fat dieter! I think its just been programed into us and is a hard habit to break. I am trying to eat more fat but find my brain telling me "my god you cant eat that your mother would kill you, its dripping with fat"...Ha Ha.

        Luckily for me Im a meat lover and a cheese lover and have always been told that these are my downfalls!

        My bf told said to me this morning "god you really are losing weight" I hope he wasnt just saying it to make himself feel less guilty about eating a plate full of chips last night infront of me!

        I only have 15-20lbs to lose (only i say as if its easy)...i think sometimes having less to lose is harder as your more inclined to cheat and the first few lbs arent as noticable.

        Definatley add more fat and veggies, I am also having that shaky foggy feeling so i just boiled myself up some brocoli with butter to keep me pep for my aerobics session later.

        Best of luck!
        There is a skinny girl inside me screaming to get out but the carbs wouldnt let her....I want to know what it feels like not to have to breathe in to look slimmer all the time...I want to breathe out and not look 6mths pregnant..


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        • #19
          Re: Feel like Crap today

          Glad you are feeling better!

          This is not a quick fix for 'feeling like crap' but it is important. We need extra vitamins on Atkins. Something like Centrum Silver or another good multi with no added iron. Dr. Atkins realized this is not really nutritionally balanced and he makes clear supps are as 'non-negotiable' as exercise is.

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          • #20
            Re: Feel like Crap today

            Thanks you two! I appreciate the commiseration and the vitamin advice. I am taking a load of those-so at least that part is on target. I am on day 9 and have stagnated at a 5 pound loss. Gosh, why does it seem so much easier to pack on the weight than take it off? I am frustrated with my lack of progress!
            sigpicKaren
            48 year old married female

            SW/170/7-14-08
            CW/130/4-9-09 :)
            First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
            Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
            Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
            GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

            :clover::coffee::ireland:

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            • #21
              Re: Feel like Crap today

              Originally posted by write2thepoint View Post
              Thanks you two! I appreciate the commiseration and the vitamin advice. I am taking a load of those-so at least that part is on target. I am on day 9 and have stagnated at a 5 pound loss. Gosh, why does it seem so much easier to pack on the weight than take it off? I am frustrated with my lack of progress!
              Actually, Karen, you are doing great if you have already lost 5 pounds out of a total hoped for loss of 40!!

              An 'average' loss over 14 days is said to be 5-10% and you have lost 12.5% which is good progress
              Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
              Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



              Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





              F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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              • #22
                Re: Feel like Crap today

                Really? Thank you so much for saying that! I thought I should be losing like I did the first time. I lost 15 pounds in the first two weeks. But you know--I was a lot heavier the first time around. Thanks! You made me feel so much better.

                You look fantastic, btw!
                sigpicKaren
                48 year old married female

                SW/170/7-14-08
                CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                • #23
                  Re: Feel like Crap today



                  Well heres something that might make you feel much better about your progress...after all my ranting to people on here to stay positive, follow the diet and stick with it...after 4 measly days I messed up!

                  I went to the cinema last night instead of the pub thinking it was a good sensible decision, I almost cried when I saw the popcorn and candy stand..... I hadnt realised it was going to be so hard. I couldnt stop my bf from getting his popcorn and maltesers...i gritted my teeth but alas i sucumed to the little voice inside the voice of an addict and i ate popcorn with butter and some maltesers....My four days of strenght and will power ruined in twenty mins....My efforts are ruined and i feel like crap. I felt so sick after eating it and so tired this morning...

                  I am obviously out of ketosis and will take at least 3 days to go back i would reckon!

                  Do i give up or keep going? it is so hard.
                  There is a skinny girl inside me screaming to get out but the carbs wouldnt let her....I want to know what it feels like not to have to breathe in to look slimmer all the time...I want to breathe out and not look 6mths pregnant..


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                  • #24
                    Re: Feel like Crap today

                    YOU NEVER NEVER give up.

                    because giving up is giving up on YOU. And you never give up on YOU, YOU are too essential!

                    Even falling on your face is forward motion, you know?

                    You learned you are going to need to plan ahead. If you had had beef jerky or pork rinds in your bag, you could have had a diet coke and managed okay, most likely, right?

                    Now you know. You have more knowledge than you did before. It may or may not take 3 days to get back into ketosis.. but the quicker you jump back on it the quicker you will.

                    NOW BREATHE.. and 'just keep swimming' like a certain blue fish tells us!

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                    • #25
                      Re: Feel like Crap today

                      YES YES YES--you stick with it girl! You just had a slip, that's all and you will get back on and do just fine. You know what I would do? I would write down exactly how you feel today after eating the other foods last night. THat way if the feelings come that you want to have something not on the list to eat--you will be well prepared because you will remember how you felt today.

                      We are all imperfect human beings--but the coolest thing is that we can forgive ourselves and go on! You can do it!
                      sigpicKaren
                      48 year old married female

                      SW/170/7-14-08
                      CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                      First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                      Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                      Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                      GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                      :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                      • #26
                        Re: Feel like Crap today

                        awh thanks so much guys! I am truly blessed to have found this bord. I think I would have rathered sunk than swim on earlier today, but I have stuck to the diet today and did an hour of aerobics and feel fantastic. I stood on the scales and I am now down to 136lbs from 139lbs and thats in 5 days so I will plough on! I have never had the willpower to stick to anything but this is really empowering me i feel like i can take on the world .... and your right its a learning curb...fall get up and dust yourself off and keep going!

                        Thanks and Hi from the Dublin sunshine!

                        J
                        There is a skinny girl inside me screaming to get out but the carbs wouldnt let her....I want to know what it feels like not to have to breathe in to look slimmer all the time...I want to breathe out and not look 6mths pregnant..


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                        • #27
                          Re: Feel like Crap today

                          see! I knew it wouldn't be that bad! It was just one day and you are back in the saddle again and doing just great. I am proud of you for not giving up! Lord knows I have wanted to give up the past couple of days but everyone here is so welcoming and supportive. That's what it is all about!

                          Didn't know you were from the motherland! I come from the O'Neils and am married to an O'Mahoney. We are anxious to travel back there again soon!
                          Karen
                          sigpicKaren
                          48 year old married female

                          SW/170/7-14-08
                          CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                          First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                          Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                          Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                          GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                          :clover::coffee::ireland:

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                          • #28
                            Re: Feel like Crap today

                            lol the motherland?!? thats a good one.Yep I am Irish through and through have spent my whole life in Dublin - its changed alot though and is becoming much more "cosmopolitan" maybe something to do with sex and the city! lol Losing its Irish charm...now you can understand why staying off the drink is hard for me given our whole social scene revolves around "the black stuff" Where would you go if you came here Karen?

                            Got up thismorning and slid into a pair of pants that wouldnt close on me two weeks ago! I am floating around work with a huge smile on my face! This is the best diet ever and I am hardly craving at all since my little fall from grace on Saturday.

                            Thanks guys... xxxx
                            There is a skinny girl inside me screaming to get out but the carbs wouldnt let her....I want to know what it feels like not to have to breathe in to look slimmer all the time...I want to breathe out and not look 6mths pregnant..


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                            • #29
                              Re: Feel like Crap today

                              I am so happy you didn't quit after the other night! Praise God that you were able to notice that you've lost and been rewarded with getting to wear some smaller clothes! That is fantastic news.

                              I have dropped one more pound--it is coming off slowly, but at least it is coming off. I woke up with a killer headache today--I am not sure what that is from-whether it is my diet or my allergies acting up. I hope it goes away soon.

                              Oh I agree with you on Dublin--I have gone there a few times, but really don't care for it anymore either. I prefer quiet, solitude and rolling hills.
                              While most of our relatives are from the Cork area--I really prefer the western side near Shannon. I love the small, old town. I love popping into the mom and pop little restaurants for breakfast. Boy, thinking about this is making me long to go back. We have really contemplated retiring in Ireland--not sure if that will materialize, but it is our dream. Wisconsin, where I live, looks a lot like Ireland in some of our rural locations--very peaceful.

                              Have a great day and enjoy your dwindling figure!

                              Karen
                              sigpicKaren
                              48 year old married female

                              SW/170/7-14-08
                              CW/130/4-9-09 :)
                              First Mini goal-160---8/5/08:tongue:
                              Second mg----150--10/8/08:tongue:
                              Third mg------140-12/14/08;)
                              GW/130-4-9-09:rose:

                              :clover::coffee::ireland:

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