Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

[paella2006]

Just a bit of background. Started with induction about 3 and half weeks ago. Clean but only seemed to lose 6lb therefore disappointed. Lost another 2lb, put it back on. Still disappointed. Was going to give up but persevered and moved onto Rung 1 OWL. Not really losing anything until about 4/ 5 days ago when I lost those 2lb again. Then, TOM 2 days ago....gained those 2lb today. So, in 3 and half weeks have lost 6lb total (the initial 6lb).

Today at a course. Last minute and stressful so didnt manage to organise breakfast or snacks to take with me. Today have eaten 90g tuna with mayo and 20g cheese for breakfast. half biscuit and normal coffee for mid morning snack. Lots of water. Salad and tuna and cheese scraped out of sandwiches for lunch... but desperately hungry by mid afternoon and resorted to picking up a jam doughnut :-( . After this got fed up with falling off the wagon and not losing any weight that I had a glass of white wine, tomato and pepper soup (without croutons), and chicked with bacon, cheese, cauliflour and broccoli (I left the babycorn on the plate) for dinner and I just about managed tostay away from a desert.

Im so positive that I have sabotaged myself so badly Im still tempted to leave my hotel room and get a big bowl of chocolate icecream to console myself... made worse by my lack of weight loss.

Question is, should I bother getting back on the wagon, especially considering Im staying with my sister next week for 4 days and they dont allow meat or fish in their house. Im almost resigned to quitting. (I still really need to lose at least another 12lb)


Thanks and sorry for the moaning

[not2late]

Re: Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

Just a bit of background. Started with induction about 3 and half weeks ago. Clean but only seemed to lose 6lb therefore disappointed. Lost another 2lb, put it back on. Still disappointed. Was going to give up but persevered and moved onto Rung 1 OWL. Not really losing anything until about 4/ 5 days ago when I lost those 2lb again. Then, TOM 2 days ago....gained those 2lb today. So, in 3 and half weeks have lost 6lb total (the initial 6lb).

Today at a course. Last minute and stressful so didnt manage to organise breakfast or snacks to take with me. Today have eaten 90g tuna with mayo and 20g cheese for breakfast. half biscuit and normal coffee for mid morning snack. Lots of water. Salad and tuna and cheese scraped out of sandwiches for lunch... but desperately hungry by mid afternoon and resorted to picking up a jam doughnut :-( . After this got fed up with falling off the wagon and not losing any weight that I had a glass of white wine, tomato and pepper soup (without croutons), and chicked with bacon, cheese, cauliflour and broccoli (I left the babycorn on the plate) for dinner and I just about managed tostay away from a desert.

Im so positive that I have sabotaged myself so badly Im still tempted to leave my hotel room and get a big bowl of chocolate icecream to console myself... made worse by my lack of weight loss.

Question is, should I bother getting back on the wagon, especially considering Im staying with my sister next week for 4 days and they dont allow meat or fish in their house. Im almost resigned to quitting. (I still really need to lose at least another 12lb)


Thanks and sorry for the moaning

So you started with an 18 pound weight loss goal, lost 30% of your weight (6 pounds) and was disappointed with that, eventhough the average amount of weight we can expect to lose during Induction is 5-10% of the weight we need to lose.

It's up to you if you want to get back on the wagon or not. If you do not feel motivated then you're only going fall off again and again.

[paella2006]

Re: Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

thanks.... where do I go from here though? back to induction? carry on with Rung 1 where I fell off? Is my weight supposed to yo-yo up and down? Is it TOM's fault?

Just need a bit of support from someone please.... have all friends and family telling me Im silly for doing a fad diet that wont last....

[not2late]

Re: Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

thanks.... where do I go from here though? back to induction? carry on with Rung 1 where I fell off?

What do YOU want to do?

If you think you can continue with Atkins, eventhough, your sister won't allow meat in the house, then you will have to make the decision to eat away from your sister's house. Are you willing to do that?

See it's really up to you and to what you want to do. If you want to continue with Atkins, then pick up again on Rung 1, but you have to be able to troubleshoot your way through it because you are away from home.

Is my weight supposed to yo-yo up and down? Is it TOM's fault?

Weight loss isn't linear. During my TOMs I "gained" 3-7 pounds and it was all due to water retention. I didn't let that bother me at all, because once TOM left so did the excess water.

Just need a bit of support from someone please.... have all friends and family telling me Im silly for doing a fad diet that wont last....

If you treat Atkins like a fad diet, it will be a fad diet that won't last. But the same is true of WEight Watchers and Ornish.

By the way, a half biscuit isn't on the Atkins OWL plan. You sabotaged yourself by eating that for a mid morning snack. It's probably why you were hungry after eating the tuna salad (also a very poor food choice because many prepared tuna salads contain added sugar.) You need to plan your foods especially when you are away from home. I've been at conferences and I've brought along a cooler with boiled eggs, vegetables, cheese, etc. During the breaks, I go to my hotel room or car and grab legal foods rather than play Russian roulette with the foods provided at the conference.

[Elizellen]

Re: Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

thanks.... where do I go from here though? back to induction? carry on with Rung 1 where I fell off?

Maybe back to induciton till you are back in ketosis then back to Rung 1?

Is my weight supposed to yo-yo up and down? Is it TOM's fault?

not exactly 'supposed' to but likely to As for TOM - he has a lot to answer for Most of us women have problems like you around that time of the month
You might find when he leaves that he takes some pounds with him

[IrishMom82]

Re: Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

Weight always yo yo's from day to day depending on what you've eaten, what time you weight, etc... That's why it's not the best idea to weight yourself everyday. TOM is a huge reason for people to yo yo. Try not to weight yourself everyday since it seems to discourage you. Remember that during induction you lost a HUGE percentage of your total goal. I understand how you feel. I've had a couple of slip ups myself.

You need to get your mind back in the game because it doesn't sound like you want to keep trying. If you aren't in the right mindset you'll continue to fall of the wagon. Stay strong.

I personally would restart the whole thing. If it was a small cheat I'd continue on my way but since you did have a rather large cheat you most likely kicked yourself out of Ketosis. I would restart with Induction to jump start you body. That's just me.

Atkins isn't a diet. It's a healthy way of life. We have all been raised to believe that carbs and low-fat stuff are healthy for us when in fact it isn't. We need to go back to almost pre-historic times when all people lived on were meat, veggies, berries, etc. Processed foods are bad. I'm sorry you don't have the support of your family.

If you use the excuse that your sister doesn't allow meat in the house (is she a vegan?) then you'll once again fall of the wagon. If you really want to lose this weight and really succeed in living a healthy lifestyle the excuses need to stop.

Stay strong. You can do this. You've lost weight with it. Since you don't have a lot to lose it will take longer. Keep up with the food and the excercise. You CAN do this!!!! I have faith in you! Stay strong!!!!

[paella2006]

Re: Fallen off the wagon... shall I get back on?

Thank you all, Im trying to climb back onto the wagon.

TOM has gone and so have some (but not all) of the pounds. Im not out of ketosis, so thats good. Ive gone back to Induction levels of carb. Im trying to plan ways around my stay with my sister. My bro-in-law is completely vegetarian and will not allow meat or fish in the house. So, Im on eggs, cheese and vegetables I guess, unless I can figure anything else out like advantage bars or some kind of protein shakes.

On the upside, I managed to fit into a button down shirt that I havent managed to wear to work for the past 9 months!

All support and further advice gratefully recieved.