I give up!!!!

**cleochatra** · March 20, 2005, 07:13 AM

Hey, Will! It is time to requisition a new copy of the 2002 Version of Dr Atkin's New Diet Revolution, first and foremost. You can get themj through Amazon.com used for as little as $.50 a copy, plus S&H.

If you'd like an Atkins buddy or a mentor, definitely sign up for one on the Main Atkins board. Chynna has been assigning people looking for mentors with people who have paid it forward in helping others.

Come also join the CC club forum and hang out with others who are like us-- with a little more than 20 pounds to lose. The laughter and friendship is amazing, and all you have to lose is weight!

Welcome home.

:joy

**bigjay328** · March 20, 2005, 07:16 AM

same boat will i lost 90 pounds in 2001 from 330 to 240. here i am at 308 i started on 3/14 @ 316 pounds and have been eating and sleeping every day for the last 4 months.i was in major depression and im only 34 . trust me i am you! i totally understand! @ 240 i thought i was the man!! so my single life was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! but now once again im the guy that people stare out still but for alot of different reasons than my appearence.please hang in there! i understand!

**Elizellen** · March 20, 2005, 08:45 AM

Hello Will :wave

Last time you 'did' Atkins did you just follow induction till you reached goal and then go back to eating 'normal' food?

If so - that is why you put the weight back on gradually.

Successful Atkineers experience a mind-set change and by working through the 3 weightloss stages emerge at goal into the 4th stage for life and are able to maintain their goal weight for ever.

So follow the induction rules eating up to 20 carbs a day (over half of which will be from vegetables) till you decide that you want to move on to OWL. Use the questions in Chapter 13 of DANDR to help with this decision.

In OWL you will gradually add back food groups in the order suggested, testing your body's reaction to them and continuing to lose weight and discover if there are any particular foods you can't eat.

You will discover what carb level you can eat and still lose weight (one member at present is eating 100 carbs a day and still losing!!) and when about 5-10 pounds from goal you will move on to pre-maintenance to establish your carb level for maintaining weight.

Then into Maintenance for life, eating most foods available but in moderation and happily staying the trim figure of a man you will have become.

**Moochiecat** · March 20, 2005, 09:08 AM

Welcome, Will!

Definitely pick yourself up another copy of Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (DANDR for short) and brush up on it. :yes You mention about 'not needing carbs' which makes me wonder if you recall the importance of veggies in the plan? Not all carbs are bad for you, and we need the nutrients that the veggies give us. :yes

All the best to you, and I look forward to hearing about your progress!

**2big4mysize** · March 20, 2005, 11:16 AM

welcome to the boardfrom a former 300+ pounder. Since you qualify at 300+ pounds come on over to the Century club and join our exercise challeneg in the March TDL topic. that should asssit you with the manadtory exercise part of your Atkins. hard to tell us been there done that folks you are too heavy to exercise and will do it when you get smaller like you can con the flyweights with.

Happy lowcarbing

**Vicky_Linn** · March 20, 2005, 12:24 PM

IÂ´ve got a tip for you that worked for me during the induction phase(IÂ´m still there), whenever I felt like I really had to have something sweet, IÂ´d drink some cream. I think it has a sweet taste to it that makes the worst cravings go away. Good luck!

**spydergrl80** · March 20, 2005, 01:50 PM

Hi Will,
Congrats on taking charge of your weight! My suggestions are to get ALL carb laden food out of your home. If you have others living with you that aren't on the diet, give yourself your own cabinet and shelf in the fridge. Check out the recipes section of the forum, lots of helpful hints there! You will probably feel like crap for the first few days of your new eating plan(withdrawal from carbs), but it will soon pass and youshould feel better than ever. I found that after the first 3 or 4 days, my cravings were gone. I think most people feel more in control by a week at the most. If you feel like you absolutely have to have something sweet, try a mock danish or mock french toast. As of late, I have become obsessed with cinnamon and splenda sprinkled pork rinds, it sounds horrible I know, but it tastes almost exactly like the cinnamon twist things at taco bell.
Hannah

**will7128301** · March 21, 2005, 12:53 AM

Originally posted by Moochiecat

Welcome, Will!

You mention about 'not needing carbs' which makes me wonder if you recall the importance of veggies in the plan?

when I talk about carbs Im talking about the bad ones chips,sodas, sugar laiden sugar with a pinch of sugar, on a whole wheat seasame seed carb bun...the bad carbs yeah I remember the veggie carbs...

Elizellen:
I didn't just stop and go back to normal I stayed true to low carbs but month after month I gradually started eating more carbs, pizza,beer, candy typical junk food...2 years later and BAM bigfoot has been sighted!

I'll check out those areas 2big thanks just hope I don't get lost and start reading down another road...

**bigjay328** · March 21, 2005, 07:42 AM

i guess its okay! down 11 DAY 8

well im down 11 on day 8 but i for some reason cant stay away from nuts! i know i can have them on owl but on induction a no no !!!!! i am happy but curious if i have not had those nuts!!!! i was told here on the board not to start over @ day 5 when i first had nuts so i kept going. im not sure if this is atkins or me just exercising like a maniac for 7 days straight?lol i literally have done more in 7 days than the last 3 years.

**bigjay328** · March 21, 2005, 07:44 AM

Re: i guess its okay! down 11 DAY 8

Originally posted by bigjay316

well im down 11 on day 8 but i for some reason cant stay away from nuts! i know i can have them on owl but on induction a no no !!!!! i am happy but curious if i have not had those nuts!!!! i was told here on the board not to start over @ day 5 when i first had nuts so i kept going. im not sure if this is atkins or me just exercising like a maniac for 7 days straight?lol i literally have done more in 7 days than the last 3 years.

**talla29** · March 21, 2005, 08:29 AM

hello Moochiecat

please can you tell me how did you draw your nice picture of the dog and lossing weight.

i love it a lot

**Elizellen** · March 22, 2005, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by will7128301

Elizellen:
I didn't just stop and go back to normal I stayed true to low carbs but month after month I gradually started eating more carbs, pizza,beer, candy typical junk food...2 years later and BAM bigfoot has been sighted!

Yes that is how it happens often. :sadblinky

I am still 40 pounds or so from goal but hope that when I reach it I will have the willpower to stay lowcarbing and not eat those 'bad carbs' but stick with the mainly non-processed foods.
Hopefully I will have trained my appetite to stick with the 'maintenance' kinds of foods by then.

I really do think that for some of us we can't return to the old ways of eating :no

**Buddrfly** · March 22, 2005, 12:47 PM

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