Very frustrated and trying to stay focused. Wed. will be 3 weeks and right now I am bouncing between 5-6 total loss. That doesn't seem right at all and I am really frustrated. I choose to do atkins because in the past I was able to drop weight fairly quickly but now not so much. I did ww 5 years ago and did very well, lost 46lbs in 5 months but I really didn't want to take that much time this time....but truthfully I enjoy eating that way more than this. I am going to hang in until Wed. and see what happens and will decide what to do then. Give me the strength not to break my diet before then!....now going for a big glass of water and a workout!
Gapeach, In the past were you heavier when you started? The more weight you have to lose the easier it is to get off. But you have to feel good with what you are doing and if you are not happy with how things are going maybe it is time for a change? How are your measurements? Thats the other thing is muscle may be forming and changing your body shape but not changing your weight. Keep your head up hun doing something is always better than doing nothing!
gapeach I agree with Brooklynn if you aren't happy with the diet and if you think it isnt for you then go back to ww, atkins isn't for everyone and if you aren't completely satisfied with it then maybe it is better..
I will say I looked back over my calendar and it took me 1 month to lose 6 pounds and I realize the closer I am to my goal the slower it will be.. good luck in whatever you decided and as brooklyn said keep your head up.. I've been in your shoes as well to have lost only 5 pounds after I worked my butt off.. but slow and steady is a good thing..
Last edited by globetrotter74; 06-04-2012 at 09:07 PM.
Do you feel less hungry on atkins or WW? I can't do WW because it makes me starving hungry, I just cannot eat many carbs. It's good experience finding something that works for you.
Do you feel less hungry on atkins or WW? I can't do WW because it makes me starving hungry, I just cannot eat many carbs. It's good experience finding something that works for you.
Wow Ana ww makes you starving hungry? that goes to show you that one plan maybe good for someone but bad for another
I am in! My goal is 10 lbs! I am on Ideal Protein diet, and last week cheated for the first time, so I am technically starting week 1 right now. Good luck all!!!
Wow Ana ww makes you starving hungry? that goes to show you that one plan maybe good for someone but bad for another
Yeah It used to make me feel like the world's biggest failure because ww is so respected as a diet and is based on the all the government recommendations (low fat, pretty high carb) and I just couldn't do it, I'd eat my own arms off I was so hungry. I kept trying though, I've re-joined ww a dozen times. I have insulin resistance (diagnosed, not just speculating) and if I follow guidelines that suggest things like a serve of high fibre cereal, milk and some fruit for breakfast, a chicken and salad sandwich for lunch, air popped popcorn for a snack and maybe dinner of pasta with tomato based sauce and veges I'd be climbing the walls hungry where as I'd be peckish but less out of control hungry if I ate say, only a lamb chop for the entire day. Carbs and me = bad.
Thanks guys for the support, I really appreciate it! I think I am going to keep going for now and see what happens. I am pretty much in the grove of eating this way now so I am going to go at least another week and see. I do think Brooklyn made a really good point about my starting weight before versus now. In the past I have been a lot heavier and even though I feel like I am now, I am really in the last 10-15 lb's that take a lot longer to lose....I just kind of forgot that part!-lol I know when I lost the 46lbs the fell off at the beginning but probably around the mid 140's it slowed down to at the most 2lbs and usually more like 1lb a week. So I will be patient, keep working out, drinking my water, and counting my carbs. The one thing I am going to make more of an effort is to get more veggies in each day as some days I have maybe had one serving at most. So anyway, yall are stuck with me for now: ).
Thanks again, I think I just needed to whine somewhere last night-lol!
Hey guys! Yesterday I was 174.8 and today I'm at 174.4. By now you probably have guessed that, yes, I was eating at the in laws on Sunday. I did pretty well, but probably went over my carbs in veggies. I'm used to the bloat I get after eating there though and I'm not too worried. 174 was a new thing last week so it doesn't feel bad being back there, but seeing 173 sure was a treat
gapeach you know I feel your pain.. you at the last 10-15 lbs to lose and those are the hardest and take the longest to lose. I'm in the stage myself and have only 6 pounds to lose to make my goal and I can tell you it has been very slow..people have told me those last 10 pounds are the hardest to lose.. so hang in there we both are in the same boat try on some clothes that you couldnt wear or that was tight at some point, that is what I do to make me feel good and know that even if the scale is moving like a turtle I have lost inches
Ana ww definitely isn't for you and I'm glad you have found a plan that works. you are right a lot of people resepct ww and I've known people who has lost a lot of weight off the program..
Steph you loss .4 pounds and a loss is a loss.. you'll see 173 again soon for sure probably by the end of the week
everyone is doing a good job.. keep going everyone.. I'm so close to my goal I can taste it
Last edited by globetrotter74; 06-06-2012 at 01:45 AM.
Later today I'm scheduled to finally have my gallbladder removal surgery. I'm so nervous! It's the first surgery I'll ever have. I'm also worried about how my body will cope without my gallbladder. Some people have difficulty digesting fat once it's gone. I'll just have to wait and see how it goes!
It used to make me feel like the world's biggest failure because ww is so respected as a diet and is based on the all the government recommendations (low fat, pretty high carb) and I just couldn't do it, I'd eat my own arms off I was so hungry. I kept trying though, I've re-joined ww a dozen times. I have insulin resistance (diagnosed, not just speculating) and if I follow guidelines that suggest things like a serve of high fibre cereal, milk and some fruit for breakfast, a chicken and salad sandwich for lunch, air popped popcorn for a snack and maybe dinner of pasta with tomato based sauce and veges I'd be climbing the walls hungry where as I'd be peckish but less out of control hungry if I ate say, only a lamb chop for the entire day. Carbs and me = bad.
try on some clothes that you couldnt wear or that was tight at some point, that is what I do to make me feel good and know that even if the scale is moving like a turtle I have lost inches 
