Starting Over... Scared

[Miss G]

Hello All,

This is my first time actually joining this forum. I starting Atkins over again after being off of it for about 6 months. Honestly I am scared to death!! I guess I need some support and that's why I chose to join. I am looking to start today as a brand new day. Any advice will greatly be appreciated.

[Grant]

Re: Starting Over... Scared

Welcome to ADBB! What are you scared of....failure I'd guess? If so are you worried that you won't be able to follow the plan, or that even if you follow the plan you won't lose weight?

[2big4mysize]

Re: Starting Over... Scared

welcome to ADBB and back to atkins. nothing to be scared of. Have you read the book? if not get one so you have the owners manual and can just have an easy job of working your atkins all the way to goal with nothing to be scared of.

Come join the ADBB PRESIDENTS Challenge for soem fun with your mandatory exercise part of your atkions.

[Miss G]

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Yes I am afraid that I will fail.. again... I'm trying not to think of this has a "diet" but as a new way of living.. I'm afraid that I won't be able to follow the plan. Previously I have gone 2 weeks and done great. Then that little voice inside of me say "you've done so good it won't hurt if you try this or that". But I'm staying prayful b/c I've gotta change.... I need to change!!

[2big4mysize]

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Yes I am afraid that I will fail.. again... I'm trying not to think of this has a "diet" but as a new way of living.. I'm afraid that I won't be able to follow the plan. Previously I have gone 2 weeks and done great. Then that little voice inside of me say "you've done so good it won't hurt if you try this or that". But I'm staying prayful b/c I've gotta change.... I need to change!!

so derail the voice with some nonfood rewards for your great job working your plan. I paid myself $5 a pound lost and it went into a special bank account so it was visible to me and I could spend it on anything but food once I hit 100 pounds gone. That motivated me to stick with it. Somebody else who was a very successful loser use lipsticks and perfumes as her rewards the lip sticks for 5 pounds and the perfume for 20 pounds.

find something important to you and then use that as your reward so you will want to earn it.

[Miss G]

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Yes I have the book and have read it numerous of times.

[Miss G]

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so derail the voice with some nonfood rewards for your great job working your plan. I paid myself $5 a pound lost and it went into a special bank account so it was visible to me and I could spend it on anything but food once I hit 100 pounds gone. That motivated me to stick with it. Somebody else who was a very successful loser use lipsticks and perfumes as her rewards the lip sticks for 5 pounds and the perfume for 20 pounds.

find something important to you and then use that as your reward so you will want to earn it.

Thanks, I'm going to try that...

[Grant]

Re: Starting Over... Scared

I don't know if this will help, but I think of it this way. The world is a crazy place. It's borderline chaos really, if you think about it. There isn't that much that is in our control. BUT, one thing that is in our control is what we put in our mouths. Whatever justifications we tell ourselves, and I've done that too!, it boils down to the fact that we have to pick up something we know isn't good for us and put it in our mouths. There are a lot of things we can't controll in our lives but what we eat is one of them. That thought often helps me whenever I'm entertaining thoughts of foods I shouldn't have.

[Georgiana]

Re: Starting Over... Scared

Welcome to ADBB!

This might help you with the ticker:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...te-ticker.html

[chatterness]

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You'll do fine. Meat, salad, and veggies.......

[Elizellen]

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Welcome to our ADBB family, Miss G

How is it going for you so far?

[Miss G]

Re: Starting Over... Scared

Welcome to our ADBB family, Miss G

How is it going for you so far?

So far so good!! Today is day 3 for me I'm usually ok the 1st week its that 2nd week that I feel like giving in to temptation... I have a big trip in April that I am trying to lose at least 40 lbs for.. Hope I can do it.. if not 40 at least 30!!

[2big4mysize]

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so what rewards are you earning with staying on plan next week? Picking out stuff for that big trip as the rewards?