Severely Lapsed but Back

[DivineAphrael]

Hi,

I'm a 21 year old from the UK looking to get back on the atkins track.

I fist started atkins about a year ago now, was on the forum then and it really helped. But I ended up giving up, it was too difficult, working all day I only got home at about 6.30 then I had to start cooking dinner, breakfast, lunch and snacks for the day after. I felt like when I was at home i did nothing but cook and think about food which made it so much harder, so I gave up about a month after starting.

Now I'm back at university, I have long days filled with not much and thought it would be an ideal time to get back into atkins. Because I'm always around the flat or not too far away I can cook food as and when.

I started today, my kitchen is empty of sugar and carbs, I have my big bottle of water and my pot of green tea. This time I'm gonna win

[mitzimarie]

Re: Severely Lapsed but Back

Hi, DivineAphrael

Welcome back to ADBB!

Yep, it does take effort to eat whole, natural foods. It really helps to prepare things ahead of time to have on hand. And boy, oh boy... I'm not a very good cook. Don't like it much. BUT - I do like wearing a size 4/6, rather than 20/22. Makes it a little easier to stay on plan.

Someone here once said - "If you fail to plan, you can plan to fail." Wow - those few words say it all. So try to stay prepared; it really does help. If you haven't seen this link yet, check it out. http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-new-read.html There is a link in that info to a recipe site that a lot of us use. We also have a food forum on this board with some great ideas.

Looking forward to hearing about your progress - Good luck!