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Hi All -
Well, I went out with my girlfriends Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. I hadn't seen them in quite a few months and I hadn't been out in forever as I'm a mom with three kids, a good hubbie, soccer practice, ballet lessons, etc. and I never seem to have time to go out and have some fun.
In short, I ran into a lot of friends I'd went to school with and I ended up having a couple of Michelob Ultras
and dancing my pants off 
.
A day or so later I got on the scales and I had gained 5 lbs! Yes, 5 lbs!!! It was quite discouraging to say the least and I was ready to cry .
I was so ready to give up but I knew that I'd let those beastly scales get the best of me and I wasn't going to give them the satisfaction so I threw them in the closet and decided to give em a good fight!
Prior to this incident I had went a day without drinking all my water so I decided that I'd make every effort to drink all my water no matter what, no excuses. So after three days of drinking a ton of water and not cheating I've lost the 5 lbs!
So what I've learned is that I can't be a slave to the scales as they aren't the indicator of my success. I also learned that one of the most important things to do on Atkins is drink your water - and then some.
I've joined the scale challenge starting on Oct. 8th and I can't wait! I hope anyone else that is hopping on those darn evil little things every time they go in the bathroom will do the same. It's a challenge but it's so worth it to recondition yourself. The scales can quickly become an excuse for you to give up on Atkins and give up on yourself.
There will be a time when you can use the scales for good, if you're hopping on them every ten minutes....that time isn't right now. So all you Induction or Extended Induction Atkineers come join the challenge and beat
the scale addiction with me... I challenge you!
Well, I went out with my girlfriends Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. I hadn't seen them in quite a few months and I hadn't been out in forever as I'm a mom with three kids, a good hubbie, soccer practice, ballet lessons, etc. and I never seem to have time to go out and have some fun.
In short, I ran into a lot of friends I'd went to school with and I ended up having a couple of Michelob Ultras
and dancing my pants off .A day or so later I got on the scales and I had gained 5 lbs! Yes, 5 lbs!!! It was quite discouraging to say the least and I was ready to cry .
I was so ready to give up but I knew that I'd let those beastly scales get the best of me and I wasn't going to give them the satisfaction so I threw them in the closet and decided to give em a good fight!
Prior to this incident I had went a day without drinking all my water so I decided that I'd make every effort to drink all my water no matter what, no excuses. So after three days of drinking a ton of water and not cheating I've lost the 5 lbs!
So what I've learned is that I can't be a slave to the scales as they aren't the indicator of my success. I also learned that one of the most important things to do on Atkins is drink your water - and then some.
I've joined the scale challenge starting on Oct. 8th and I can't wait! I hope anyone else that is hopping on those darn evil little things every time they go in the bathroom will do the same. It's a challenge but it's so worth it to recondition yourself. The scales can quickly become an excuse for you to give up on Atkins and give up on yourself.
There will be a time when you can use the scales for good, if you're hopping on them every ten minutes....that time isn't right now. So all you Induction or Extended Induction Atkineers come join the challenge and beat
the scale addiction with me... I challenge you!
I DO drinks lots of water & exercise twice a day. I'm a scale slave, always will be. No cravings for two weeks, no cheats. Hoping tomorrow's weigh-in will be down. Not discouraged, read the book, it happens, will keep on going. 
)
Kim for Kicking Carbs! 
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