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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Depressed, discouraged, hopeless
I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 lbs. In 2003 I proceeded to break an arm and have a cast for 13 weeks which included ending up hospitalized for blood clots. No sooner did I get the cast removed from my arm then my foot starts hurting and after months of pain finally went to the doctor. After trying this and that he found out I had been walking on a broken heel for 3 months. Another cast and physical therapy later brought the year to a close (thank goodness) but all my weigh has returned too. I'm back to 230lbs :( I have gone back to Atkins. During my first week of induction the scale dropped 6 lbs after a couple of days but then it went back up so I only lost a total of 2.5lbs the first week. I never had this trouble before. I drink a gallon of water a day, take supplements, follow the diet on fitday and walk. Same procedure that worked before. No diet drinks, no coffee, no sugar substitutes, and looking for hidden carbs. I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you. In alt.support.diet.low-carb Maryann wrote.... > I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 > lbs. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be > appreciated. Thank you. Maryann, did you take measurements? (sorry for my English I'm not a native speaker). You are probably building muscles while walking, since you may have lost a lot of muscles when you were hospitalized and couldn't walk. Just keep up the good work, you will soon see results. *hug* Petra from Hamburg, Germany, into day 13 of induction Maryann, You have to remember that muscle weighs more than fat. So as you increase activity, you are losing fat and building muscle. You will notice the biggest difference with your inches lost than with weight lost. Have heart! You are doing great! Melissa "Maryann" <dellsworth2@hvc.rr.com> wrote in news:oVTMb.112820 $4F2.12598573@twister.nyc.rr.com: > I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 > lbs. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be > appreciated. Thank you. If you are depressed, discouraged, hopeless after losing 2.5 lbs in a week, you have unrealistic expectations. Losing 2.5 lbs is a good thing and losing weight is difficult, especially the second time around. You need a whole lot more willpower and staying power if you want to really lose 80 lbs and keep it off for life, than you seem to display by getting depressed and discouraged after losing 2.5 lbs in one week. Get your act together. Wipe your tears and continue your diet and exercise. i > Maryann, > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > would be >> appreciated. Thank you. Don't be discouraged! Physical injuries and illnesses set all back and they are out of our control. Focus on your diet and implement an exercise program that is not too ambitious and fits what you can presently do and take it from there! Things will get better. And, sidenote to Petra from Germany, how DO you get by with all that tempting spaetzle? Is there a low carb version of spaetzle? Andrea In alt.support.diet.low-carb Andrea Bostrom wrote.... > Don't be discouraged! Physical injuries and illnesses set all back > and they are out of our control. Focus on your diet and implement an exercise > program that is not too ambitious and fits what you can presently do and take > it from there! Things will get better. And, sidenote to Petra from Germany, > how DO you get by with all that tempting spaetzle? Is there a low carb version > of spaetzle? *grin* spaetzle ist just a local variety of freshly made pasta. I don't think there is a low carb version. I don't miss Spaetzle, though. I don't miss pasta, either... ymmv, as always. Petra > In alt.support.diet.low-carb Andrea Bostrom wrote.... > > Don't be discouraged! Physical injuries and illnesses set all back [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > think there is a low carb version. I don't miss Spaetzle, though. I > don't miss pasta, either... ymmv, as always. > Petra MaryAnn, It sounds like you have received some solid advice, so I'm just going to cover the pep talk side, ok? Sometimes we also need a good cry, a hot bubble bath, and time to think about what we have read. Sometimes our expectations make it difficult for us to appreciate a 2.5 pound loss. When this happens to me I try to think of what 2.5 pounds is actually like. I find something in my kitchen that is a similar weight, and pick it up. It helps to keep your perspective that 2.5 pounds lost is fantastic! Keep your chin up, post and read daily, measure yourself, and delight in your changes! I'll be watching for your posts! Blessings to all, Jeano > *grin* spaetzle ist just a local variety of freshly made pasta. I don't > think there is a low carb version. I don't miss Spaetzle, though. I > don't miss pasta, either... ymmv, as always. My mileage varies! Maryann, The second time you do a low carb diet, weight loss does not start out with the dramatic drop you experienced the first time. Your body has gotten smarter about recognizing the low carb state since it has been trained to function in it so you don't get that "bonus" early weight loss that seems to be the result of some kind of metabolic confusion. . But if you stick with the diet you should see slow but steady weight loss. I've done a whole lot better on my second stint of low carbing. This time I was more careful about tracking what I ate (using software) and checking on portion sizes, but I had a very tough time losing weight my first time. If you lost successfully and are losing now, just double check that you aren't eating more than about 10 times your current body weight in calories since calories do matter. It's also a good idea to go very easy on any "low carb" junk foods that you might be tempted to add to your diet, now that they are in all the stores. They can push up your daily calorie count considerably and may contain sugar alcohols that act like full fledged carbs for some people. Read here every day, ask your questions and be patient! -- 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, strategies for dealing with diabetes 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 > I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 > lbs. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be > appreciated. Thank you. > I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 > lbs. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be > appreciated. Thank you. Post a sample of your daily menu? Myway A couple of things. As Jenny mentioned, the second time around you don't seem to get that incredible 10 lbs in 14 days thing. I am personally experiencing this also. Secondly, 2.5 lbs/week is a very very successful diet. I'm shooting for 1 lb/week and will be very happy if I sustain this over the whole year. Keep up the exercise, I'm glad your back on your feet (pun intended). Keep posting and I'll see you at the finish line. Mike 238/235/170 (since Jan 1, 2004) >I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 >lbs. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be >appreciated. Thank you. > I am depressed, discouraged and hopeless. In 2002 I did Atkins and lost 45 > lbs. [snip] > I have gone back to Atkins. During my first week of induction the scale > dropped 6 lbs after a couple of days but then it went back up so I only [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be > appreciated. Thank you. We all have hobbyhorses here and this is mine. This sounds like it might be a hormonal situation. Lots of women find that water gain during their cycle masks the normal drop in water weight as well as any drop in fat. If you've only been back on plan for a week, 2.5 lbs isn't really a bad amount to have lost. If you're coming up on your period (and the weepieness sounds like you might be), you could be due for a pleasant drop in a few days. It's important for everyone to take a long view of their progress and not get depressed because they haven't dropped any more of the weight in the last ten minutes, but for women in the childbearing years it's even more useful to look at your progress from cycle to cycle, not from day to day. If the above doesn't apply to you, then think whether you've been eating something unusually salty. That can cause temporary water gain. Martha  SignatureBegin where you are - but don't end there. > I have gone back to Atkins. During my first week of induction the scale > dropped 6 lbs after a couple of days but then it went back up so I only > lost a total of 2.5lbs the first week. Two and a half pounds in a week isn't bad at all induction or not, it's probably the shock of having gone down six and then have regained some of it. What I'd say is that - unless you're checking for the results of an eating experiment - weigh only once a week. That means you don't get the daily surprises of water ups and downs and avoid this kind of thing. Otherwise, stick with what you're doing. -- Lexin (300/237/182) > I am sitting here crying onto my keyboard I am so upset. Any ideas would be > appreciated. Thank you. PLEASE put your scale away, and pull out a TIGHT pair of jeans for measurement. the numbers on a scale do not always indicate loss, and can be a BIG TRIGGER for some of us! rosie |
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