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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Starting Over
Hello All, I finally won the battle and convinced my hubby to let me go grocery shopping so we could get started on Atkins again. Small tangent, he was kind of cute. He offered to do this with me for support, but every time I mentioned it, he brought home ice cream or pizzas or other no- no's. Anyway, I have done Atkins before, with success and I'm hoping to do so again. The first time we did it, we did Induction and then went on vacation and blew it completely; the two weeks of Induction were highly successful for me, though, so I tried it again. The next few attempts I was lured in to all the hype on the bars and candy and other low carb products and stalled every time. I now know better, I hope, and am in for the long haul. I am 5'3" and 225lbs, which is 10lbs higher than my previous highest and is what caused me to insist on starting over. Anyway, this speel is really just to say, I'm starting over. Today, 2pm, is the beginning of Induction for me. I plan on staying on Induction, possibly extreme lowcarb OWL for a few months to get the bulk of the weight off. Just wanted to get this out there. Thanks for reading. Amanda 225/225/130 Welcome. You should rethink your whole attitude towards food. Those bars that stalled you, are not food. i > Hello All, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > 225/225/130 > Welcome. You should rethink your whole attitude towards food. > Those bars that stalled you, are not food. > > i Thank you for the welcome. And I have rethought the whole bars and candy thing. Hence the "I now know better" from my original post. I'm planning on sticking to Induction to the letter and doing this right this time. Amanda -- >> Welcome. You should rethink your whole attitude towards food. >> Those bars that stalled you, are not food. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > planning on sticking to Induction to the letter and doing this right > this time. Don't let the fact that your husband is not low carbing, as an excuse for you to give up. i > In article <40117f02$0$8928$bb8e7a08@news.usenetcompany.com>, > Amanda wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > i I'm not going to let that get in my way. In fact, the last time I did this, about three months ago, he wasn't doing it and I did great, for a bit. I lost 13lbs in the first week. Unfortunately, he tried to help and brought me low carb ice cream and bars and I stupidly ate them. Then he brought home low carb bread and, even under normal conditions, wheat and I don't get along except in very small amounts. So I stalled for 3 weeks, got frustrated and gave up. He offered to do it with me this time and to do it right. He'll cheat at work but he won't bring anything home unless I tell him it's OK. He works at a grocery store and they're getting in lots of low-carb stuff right now. I tell him not to bring any of it home unless I have looked at it and specifically OK'd it. He won't read the book, so I'm in charge of the menus and stuff. It just helps that he'll stick with me on it. Amanda -- >> Don't let the fact that your husband is not low carbing, as an >> excuse for you to give up. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > under normal conditions, wheat and I don't get along except in very > small amounts. Tell your husband to not buy you any "low carb" labeled food, and generally kindly advise him to now show much initiative when it comes to selecting foods for you. I am sure that he means well, but in fact bringing you junk food is not helpful. Ask him to walk together with you, that would be helpful. > So I stalled for 3 weeks, got frustrated and gave > up. He offered to do it with me this time and to do it right. > He'll cheat at work but he won't bring anything home unless I tell > him it's OK. He works at a grocery store and they're getting in > lots of low-carb stuff right now. I tell him not to bring any of it > home unless I have looked at it and specifically OK'd it. good. and don't bother looking. > He won't > read the book, so I'm in charge of the menus and stuff. It just > helps that he'll stick with me on it. Absolutely, sounds like you have a supportive husband, just 1. make sure that he is helpful 2. Don;t use him as your excuse your weight loss is, unfortunately, a lifetime program, so it makes no sense to stop in a few weeks. i >I'm not going to let that get in my way. In fact, the last time I >did this, about three months ago, he wasn't doing it and I did [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >read the book, so I'm in charge of the menus and stuff. It just >helps that he'll stick with me on it. Since you already know that some sugar-free have a negative effect, you should consciously add anything that is not-natural. After strict induction, add one type of thing for a week, if your weight loss stops, remove it after the week. People stop losing weight when they introdcue diet colas too, either because their body reacts to the artificial sweetners (some people get an insulin response) or because it triggers cravings, overeating, etc.Don't assuming low-carb branded products are the only thing that might trip you up. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) >Then he brought home low carb bread and, even >under normal conditions, wheat and I don't get along except in very >small amounts. So I stalled for 3 weeks, got frustrated and gave >up. It's kind of normal to stall for a while after induction, bread aside. Keep that in mind this time so you can keep at it and get through to the other side of your hesitation/stall. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/235/140 & hubby- 310/262/180 > Anyway, this speel is really just to say, I'm starting over. Today, > 2pm, is the beginning of Induction for me. I plan on staying on > Induction, possibly extreme lowcarb OWL for a few months to get the > bulk of the weight off. Welcome back to the fold, Amanda!  SignatureSaffire 205/175/125 Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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