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So ashamed of myself...
I can't even believe i'm showing my face in these forums again after failing twice in such a short peroid of time. I started back the 8th of August and as of today I have lose 16 pounds. I'm going to stay with it this time, I won't give into any crap this time, I promise you that. Makes me so upset just thinking about where I could have been by now. I was doin so good with walking and stuff when I was on it last time, last week I could barely walk around the block. It's gotten better tho in a week but not much. Well I am glad to be back and so very excited about this WOE/WOL cause i'm getting sick of how I am being unhealthy. Well i'll see everyone around and good luck!
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Restarted Atkins 03/22/2010
Highest Weight - 347
Starting Weight - 329.5
Current Weight - 329.5
Goal Weight - 199
The 7 ultimate goals...
Goal 1 - 309
Goal 2 - 299
Goal 3 - 279
Goal 4 - 259
Goal 5 - 239
Goal 6 - 219
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Re: So ashamed of myself...
Ok...so you lost 16 lbs in a week and you are ashamed of yourself
You should be VERY proud of yourself!
Continue posting...the support is in itself a wonderful motivator.
Good luck
May 1/07~F~Age 51~5'6"HW:221lbs~LW:163lbsSW:221lbs~CW:17?lbsGoal:Feel Good About The Way I Look
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Welcome back Monroe! I'm glad you're here. Please try to be kind to yourself. Last summer I was doing so well myself. I was at the lowest weight I had been in about 15 years. I was on top of the world. The problem with being on the very top of the world is that if you fall, it's a rather long drop. I gained almost 30 pounds and lost most of my stamina, muscle tone, endurance, and self respect before I could pick myself back up again. I too felt so very ashamed. Believe me when I tell you, you're not alone.Highest weight when I found Atkins in 2002: 225
RS: 195 / CW: 173
GL1: 179 ~ met Nov. 5, 2008
GL2: 175 ~ met Jan 22, 2009
GL3: 169 ~ met Jun 1, 2009
GW: 145 (with lots of muscle!)
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Re: So ashamed of myself...
Hey! You're back! That's great! AND you lost 16 lbs! Congratulations! You SHOULD feel very proad of yourself! Keep up the good work and keep on keeping on! Don't give up! This is not a diet, it's a way of living that makes you feel great! You can do this!!!!
Hope to see you all over these boards!
lizHighest wt 227
Atkins start wt 215
Restart 1/29/10 201
Current 195
Goal 149
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Shame and Weight Loss
Hi Monroe --
I do not wish to invalidate your feelings, but I wonder if being ashamed of ourselves for breaking a diet, or breaking our word, or falling off the wagon, is really the key to success.
In my years as a teacher I learned very quickly that when people were ashamed, they did not learn; it was only when they felt they were being compassionately supported that they succeeded.
I'm working on not being ashamed of myself, only reminding myself that I have a vision I want to realize.
Not the truth here, just one opinion, but being fat is nothing to be ashamed of. It's a body type.
And now I have to keep reminding myself of that...
MedusaStarted again: 10 November 2007!
No stats for two weeks.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten...
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Welcome back to your ADBB family
The others have said it already - you have done well so far this time, and I am sure you are on the way to becoming a big loser!
Make sure you pop into the STAC forum and join in with the inspirational supportive crowd of second time arounders there to get the most out of this board's support system!!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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Welcome back and congratulations on your weight loss thus far!Comment
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I'm glad you came back!
you've had a great start! continue it!! Good luck!! (not that you'll need it)
HW 303Aug '04 SW-287 LW-232Restart - Apr 07 - SW 266 CW 225
"Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a part of who you become."Comment
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What more can I add ???? Welcome back! and congrats on your excellent results so far!F44yrs young 5'7" SW172/CW152/GW140
restart date december 08, 2009!
1st mini-goal: 160 lbs - reached Jan 05, 2010
2nd mini-goal: 155 lbs - reached Feb 02, 2010
3rd mini-goal: 150 lbs
4th mini-goal: 145 lbs
GOAL : 140 lbs :chillpill:dancingba:dancing:
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Re: So ashamed of myself...
RIMedusa, how I wish more teachers out there were aware of what shame can do to someone. I love this and will think of it often today.In my years as a teacher I learned very quickly that when people were ashamed, they did not learn; it was only when they felt they were being compassionately supported that they succeeded.
Monroe, I think shame is a hole we fall in that is very difficult to climb out of. It sounds like you now have the right mind set. Dust off and continue. 16lbs is great!Comment
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I so can relate to what you are feeling. I too have done this dance for so long. I am learning that it is not about perfection, but rather progress and consistency that will get us to our weight loss goals. I guess my message to you is to NEVER GIVE UP! If you fall, get right back up and keep going.
You are doing great! Congratulations on your weight loss thus far. Today is a new day. You have a clean slate. You get to start over fresh each and every day. If you have more good days then bad, then you will be victorious in your weight loss endeavors.Hugs,
Linda
394/385/147
Day one again Monday 8/13/07
Starting weight this time is 389. I am not going to change my ticker, I am just going to lose the weight to match it!
Consistancy is what will allow me to reach my weight loss goals.
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Welcome back!! The only failures are the ones who quit. You aren't a quitter -- this forum is for all of us, none of us are perfect or we wouldn't need a forum to keep us focused. Welcome back, jump in!! 16 pounds is awesome...Don't look back at what could have, should have been. Take what you know now, learn, plan and fly!!!Starting Date 3/12/04 285/165/145 - F
Dedication gives wings to our dreams and keeps them in flight! In One Word...COMMITTMENT.Comment
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Wow I wasn't expecting all these responses! Thank you all for your kind words! I have realized if, and thats a BIG IF, something does happen, i'm not going to kill myself over it. I don't know why I would think after losing 44 pounds, when I have a goof up here and there, that I totally blew it, I just don't get the logic of how I think sometimes. All I know is I am going to be a great success I don't care how long it takes, how much weight I lose, how much weight I dont lose, alls I want to be, is healthy for the first time in my life!!Restarted Atkins 03/22/2010
Highest Weight - 347
Starting Weight - 329.5
Current Weight - 329.5
Goal Weight - 199
The 7 ultimate goals...
Goal 1 - 309
Goal 2 - 299
Goal 3 - 279
Goal 4 - 259
Goal 5 - 239
Goal 6 - 219
Goal 7 - 199Comment
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Sounds like an attitude to be PROUD of ..not ashamed of!All I know is I am going to be a great success I don't care how long it takes, how much weight I lose, how much weight I dont lose, alls I want to be, is healthy for the first time in my life!!
Best of luck to you!Greg
Re-Started 9/20/09
Male/50
6'3"
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