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  • #1

    Sure need some encouragement...

    Hello everyone! My mom and I started Atkins a week ago, and we had a couple of days of wrong eating. They were not full days of eating naughty, but this is how it always seems to go when we start. I've already gotten 10lbs down and I'm scared spitless of screwing up again. Is this going to set us back much? I realize we need to stand strong and say no when people bring us junk or are asked to go eat ice cream. Any words of encouragement or advice would be very much appreciated!
    Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
    -Is. 43:18-19

         The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
    -1 Thess. 5:24



    Tags: cheating, encouragement, set back
  • #2
    Re: Sure need some encouragement...

    They were not full days of eating naughty, but this is how it always seems to go when we start.
    When you start what? Atkins?

    I'm scared spitless of screwing up again.
    Why did you screw up the other times?

    Is this going to set us back much?
    That's not the important question, I believe. What is eaten is eaten... nothing to do about it. The thing you should worry about is not how the cheats you had are going to affect your weight loss, but how you are going to change your behavior so that you don't cheat again.

    Why are you finding it difficult to commit to Atkins 100%?
    "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

    -- Theodore Roosevelt

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    • #3
      Re: Sure need some encouragement...

      Well...
      It works if you work it. You can just keep going.
      Look at some of the pictures in Before and After pictures for motivation.

      You have to make your choice what you want the most. Instant food gratification of losing the pounds. You cannot have both.
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      • #4
        Re: Sure need some encouragement...

        Well, if at first you don't succeed . . . . .

        Try again!!

        Well done for those 10 pounds gone already in spite of the 2 days of off-plan eating

        Maybe imagining how much better you might have done had you not eaten off-plan will help you make a better choice next time?

        One thing that helped me to not make the wrong choices was to plan in advance what to do if the same situation occurred.

        Having a strategy to not eat off-plan can help, so think how you could have avoided making those wrong decisions and next time put your new strategy into action.
        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!



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        • #5
          Re: Sure need some encouragement...

          Thank you everyone. Your advice is taken to heart. I did also share with mom. It's always the sugar I struggle horribly with in the first two weeks...I'm sure there must be someone who can relate to that. It's usually what I fall off the program with. My cheat a couple days ago was a scoop of ice cream with fresh fruit and when we were at a restaurant with with our family friends, I had goat cheese on my salad that was sweetened with honey. It get's me every time. So...thanks all for your words...I do desire greatly to be healthy, I know I need to remember what is better for me. I just need the extra support with the sugar is all. I know I can do this, so I'm not going to give up.
          Last edited by victory4me83; March 29, 2010, 08:45 PM.
          Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
          -Is. 43:18-19

                     The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
          -1 Thess. 5:24



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          • #6
            Re: Sure need some encouragement...

            Keep posting your reasons to stay on the diet. Journal about it and encourage others. It will work like no other to reaffirm a resolve to stay true to yourself and your goals.
            Suzanne
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            • #7
              Re: Sure need some encouragement...

              Originally posted by victory4me83 View Post
              It get's me every time.
              That makes it sound as if there's nothing you can do about it and as if cheating was not really your decision... just something meant to happen.

              Did you think how you can avoid cheating in the future?

              Will power is not always going to help. As Dr. Atkins wrote, you need brain power... a plan.

              I need to remember what is better for me. I just need the extra support with the sugar is all.
              I think it's a plan that you actually need.

              When you eat out, check the restaurant website first to decide what you're going to have. Going there thinking, "oh well, I'll see what I can eat...", usually ends up in a cheat.

              As for ice cream... there are LC recipes for that... but since you admit to have a problem with sweets, it might be better to stay away from them at least during Induction.

              Berries and melons are allowed in OWL Rung 4.
              "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

              -- Theodore Roosevelt

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              • #8
                Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                "That makes it sound as if there's nothing you can do about it and as if cheating was not really your decision... just something meant to happen."

                Georgiana: that is not what I meant at all....just stating that sugar is a weakness and that's where I usually fall...that is all. I know very well that it is my decision. You're right about having a plan. Thanks for the advice.

                Suzanne: Thanks for your advice as well
                Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
                -Is. 43:18-19

                                 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
                -1 Thess. 5:24



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                • #9
                  Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                  It's always harder when your weightloss buddy likes to cheat too. You need to remember you are doing this for YOU, not you and your Mom, she makes her own choices. Don't let her bad choices influence you (yes I know that's harder than it sounds). In the past DH and I have dieted together many times and he usually encourages me to cheat about a month in and eventually I give in (my choice no excuses).

                  This time I told him flat out he's a grown man and can do what he wants but I won't be cheating with him. Right now I need to focus on me and my health. He tried to talk me into cheating about 6 weeks in but I refused. If I go off plan it will be because I decided to. Not because someone pressured me into it. As far as I know he's stuck to plan since I wouldnt' go off with him and he's still seeing good results too. I give him daily encouragement and compliments but it's time for me to take care of me.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                    Eating out is tough but not impossible, you don't need lectures from everybody here, it sounds like you are looking for support and encouragement.

                    You can do this, you will do this.

                    I have found the biggest difference this time around for me is reading all the books (I'm on the second one now) the information found in those pages is priceless. Understanding how the body processes carbs, what is happening with my insulin levels (or what is not happening) has made the way I approach food so much different. Just knowing that my body does not respond to the natural triggers that allow carbs not to be stored as fat has stopped me so many times when I wanted to cheat in the very beginning. Read Read Read, it really allows you to have 'make a plan'. Knowledge has been power for me.

                    Good luck,
                    mutantmom
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                    • #11
                      Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                      Originally posted by poobears1972 View Post
                      It's always harder when your weightloss buddy likes to cheat too. You need to remember you are doing this for YOU, not you and your Mom, she makes her own choices. Don't let her bad choices influence you (yes I know that's harder than it sounds). In the past DH and I have dieted together many times and he usually encourages me to cheat about a month in and eventually I give in (my choice no excuses).

                      This time I told him flat out he's a grown man and can do what he wants but I won't be cheating with him. Right now I need to focus on me and my health. He tried to talk me into cheating about 6 weeks in but I refused. If I go off plan it will be because I decided to. Not because someone pressured me into it. As far as I know he's stuck to plan since I wouldnt' go off with him and he's still seeing good results too. I give him daily encouragement and compliments but it's time for me to take care of me.
                      This sounds like me and my husband...we fail together I just made the decision this weekend that I'm not doing it anymore. Love him dearly, but he can do what he wants, I'm sticking to plan!

                      Set the example, stick to plan and your mom will follow suit.

                      You can do it, believe in yourself!
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                      • #12
                        Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                        PooBears, Mutantmom & Barnone - Thank you, thank you so much!!...I very much appreciate your guys' understanding and words of advice & caution, and kindness to boot. :*) I've truly taken everyone's advice and encouragement to heart. I appreciate it guys. It all got me thinking.

                        -Lucy
                        Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
                        -Is. 43:18-19

                                                 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
                        -1 Thess. 5:24



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                        • #13
                          Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                          Just eat so much atkins food before going to a restaurant or so that you are not hungry at all anymore. Make sure you are never hungry. In the beginning I stuffed myself with atkins food, and a couple of days later my craving for sugar had disappeared and a couple of weeks later my hunger strongly had diminished.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                            As a confessed cheated, boy that sounds worse than it was) As you progress in this WOE you will find the need to cheat will decrease (unless you keep cheating).

                            What I am finding out is that rice rolled sushi I ate several weeks ago, lasted a bite a piece, then they were gone. The only thing left was the guilt I had for cheating.

                            Don't forget, whether its a Snickers bar, an ice cream cone, a bite of mashed potatoes... the cheat doesn't matter... the memory of the cheat is never as glorious as you thought it might be. Then you figure out, the candy bar wasn't the cheat... you only cheated yourself.

                            Now they don't even look good.

                            Give yourself some time, fight the urge and don't cheat yourself. When it is all over you will be much prouder of yourself for not cheating than you will if you cheated.



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                            • #15
                              Re: Sure need some encouragement...

                              How snickers bar is not a censor word on this board? Who is in charge of all this? Seriously
                              Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

                              May Challenges 2010
                              Push-ups: 450/800
                              Abs: 850/1900
                              Squats: 650/1200
                              Lunges: 500/1000
                              Strength: 490/1200
                              Running: 50/100 km


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