Good luck, Kevin.  Don't waste time and energy being disappointed in
yourself - it will just provide you excuses to fall off the wagon again.
You know the pattern of thinking - I'm a bad person and I don't deserve to
lose this weight and be healthy.  Don't go there!  Take care of yourself and
be forgiving.

carla
237/221/165?

It took me five decent tries and 4 years to realize this WOE is the
healthiest for me.  Don't give up!
My progress: http://kragness1.home.comcast.net/lowcarb/history.jpg

-Scott
213/163/160

I remember your name,, Welcome back and good luck.
~*~ Pie~*~

``The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over
again expecting a different results''. Albert Einstein.

i

Good luck Kevin--Although atkins does indeed take will power, I know of no
other diet where I can consume as much food and still lose weight. I think
it is the diets that try and starve people that causes one to gain back
and then some. I look at Atkins as a lifestyle change and not a diet.

-Cheers

Welcome back!

Futility is often described as doing the same thing over and over again
while expecting a different result.

So now that you're making a new start on your diet, why not take some
time to analyze what it was that led to the previous failures.  If you
just rely on "willpower"  and try to force yourself to succeed this
without understanding what sabotaged your previous efforts, you may end
up facing the same challenges without having found new tools to surmount
them. There are lots of reasons for failing, and they all have solutions
once you realize that you have the problem, rather than just hoping it
will go away this time.

Common reasons for failure include:

1. Burning out on the food after the initial thrill of eating once
forbidden foods full of fat wears off.

2. Growing feelings of deprivation if you never let yourself eat any of
your old favorite, carby foods.

3. Panic after a unplanned carb-up that results in intense
hunger-cravings, several pounds of water weight gain, and binge eating.

4. Sabotage by family members whether because they feel insecure as you
lose weight or because they can't take the "ketobreath" any more.

5. A prolonged stall.

Each of these issues can be addressed! If you need help, once you've
identified your key danger issues, post here and find out how other
people have solved their problems.

A book I found very helpful in my own weight loss journey was Keeping it
Off: Winning at Weight Loss, by Robert H. Olson and Susan C. Colvin.
This book studied real people who had lost 20% or more of their weight
and kept it off for at least five years. I've summarized what I learned
from this wonderful, out-of-print book on my website at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny the bean/success.htm

-- Jenny  - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my  email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit  http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm

That is exactly right Kevin.  Good luck to you.