Good morning ladies,
I slept in a little today so I am feeling well rested.

Aly: the symptoms of carb de-tox will be gone within a week, just try to make sure not to have any cheats in induction, induction sets you up for the amount of weight you will continue to loose. Sometimes you will end up having to re-induction if you are on a plateau to shock your system and get things started agian down the road.

Teece: great job trying to stay OP, things like that happen from time to time and you have to improvise, great job! I say weigh once a week, more than that it seems people get discouraged.

Lady A: You gottas love those know it all kids, one of my Ds's is like that and he is only4!!!

Lori: I am the same way I eat pizza tops and throw away the pizza "husks" thats what we call them!! LOL

Happy St Patty's day Mrs O'Leary!!! I just wanted to say that I love those names that start with O.

HI SPED!!!!

Trazzie: COngrats on the loss Trazzie!!!! Excellent job!!! :)

Well ladies time for true confessions.....Last night i had a little run in with a bowl of chili (it tasted REALLY good) I have had sucha bean craving and not green beans, I want starchy beans. Then I had a run in with Krispy Kreme dougnuts (they are like crack!!!) So I sat down last night and I thought why did you do that?? And i am not hiding behind anything here...this is why......Cause I wanted to (being totally honest). I justified it to myself cause i was feeling down yesterday and then I wanted Krispy Kreme's and I drove there and got them and then I wanted chili so I ate it. I just decided like Sped said before, I am not hiding behind excuses, I LET myself do it and i justified it to myself. I actually feel kinda good for having this cheat, this cheat taught me something about myself. New rules I set up for myself.

1. stop justifying why, it is simple you did it because you wanted! No more excuses.

2. When you are feeling down i need tougher armour, it is such al learned behavior my whole life, feeling down comfort yourself with food, get stronger amour, you are going to feel better the next day so just get through this day and move on to the next.

3. Remember you only are hurting yourself when you do that, the person you may be mad at is feeling just fine while you take yourself out with Krispy Kreme's!!

So those are the revelations I had last night. And actually i think for me they are good lessons learned, so I will take this as a learning cheat, something good has to come out of it right?? I am not saying I will never cheat again, i am just saying To have a revelation is good, since most of these habits have been with me since I was a kid.

Happy St patty's day!!!!:)

Hi leenie you snuck in on me!!!

Theo'sgirl: Absolutely right! Why do we make excuses when we know why we did it. We did it that's that! Whether we wanted to or felt we needed to it is done. I personally have been determined with my NYC challenge so that has kept me away from anything bad. I have been dying for a bag of cheez-it's from the vending machine at work. And I have to fight the urge almost every hour. But I do it. I know I could have it just because I want it and I have been so good so I deserve a break. But I know I will feel like crap emotionally when it is done so I am not going to do it. When you are feeling down it is soooooo easy to give in. Believe me I know. When I was down and tired on a Monday I would always have my comfort lunch....meatball sub. Now I have to find other ways to get through the day. I usually make something snackish for lunch like a low carb tortilla or something like that...nothing HEALTHY. That does the trick....well sort of....it is still a challenge.
And you are so right about how you will feel afterwards while the other person is feeling just fine. Why do we expect other people to know how we are feeling and or feel the same way? Getting mad at ourselves by eating something we shouldn't isn't going to solve anything.

But after all we are only human and there is only so much apparently we can take. Sometimes we will fall and sometimes we will fly. We just have to learn to accept both.

P.S. I make a mean chili and I really miss the beans :lol:

Oh girls, I feel like crap today.
Finally heard back from the University I applied to for their 4 year nursing program.... and I didn't make it. I've been put on the waiting list for the spring semester, but that really doesn't do me any good because I'll be in the middle of a school year at that point. I just feel like crying. I suppose I deserve it because I just assumed I would get into the program. Ugh.
Now I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know where my bf is going to be after he graduates, I don't know what I'm going to be doing next year and I don't know if the two of us will figure it out before I have to sign next year's teaching contract.
So, with my mood the way it's been... you can imagine what my eating has been like today. I'm actually not doing TERRIBLY bad, just like 6 crackers with some reuben dip (which seems like it would be allowed) and then a bite sized baby ruth. I'm bound and determined to stay on plan for lunch. I'll just have to make some sort of elaborate dinner for myself in order to avoid making a carb laden dinner. Anyone have any suggestions?
Now, let me pull my head out of my miserable :censored: and say hello to everyone and that I hope you're all doing well.
Brenda: STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE!!!!!!

:) Well, I guess I posted in the wrong chat this AM! Just wanted to wish everyone a happy St. Paddy's day! :)

Good morning everyone-
Happy St.Paddy's Day. I tried to convince the roomie that we should cut class and go to the parade toda. Unfortunately she's much more responsible than I am, so any celebration will have to wait for tonight. It snowed yesterday, which is lovely, but also very slippery, and I fell down a hill last night on my way back from dinner. My pride is bruised more than anything else, but lately I've sensed that the great outdoors and I have not been on the best of terms. I wish I had time to adress everyone personally, but I've got a meeting to go to, so I'll try to later.

Brenda- instead of weighing myself every day I use those ketosis test strips in the morning. I know it's more often that I need to, but it lets me know that I'm on the right track with out fixating on what the scale says.

Shimma- I'm really sorry about your nursing program. You should deffinately make yourself something elaborate and extravagant for dinner. Steak? Something with a creamy sauce? Some occasions just require being extra nice to yourself, and it's okay to wallow a little bit. I've always found denial to be helpful as well, but that may be why I still don't know what I'm going to do this summer or where I'm living next year, so possibly not the best advice.

Have a great day.
Abbie

Oh Shimma I am so sorry. I'm know you must feel so bad. Feel bad today then tomorrow start to think things through. You can't do it today when you feel this way. I know this is going to sound stupid but I am a firm believer in "somethings work out for the best". Maybe you are meant to do something else.

Do what Abbie said....make yourself a huge steak with some rich sauce but stay on program. It isn't worth it. You will just make yourself feel worse.

I know you feel crappy and I wish I could make everything better but all I can do is be here to listen.

Morning!

I posted on the other thread, too. :)

TG - excellent! Life is just better when you can come to terms with yourself on things. We should go to Uncle *****y's and celebrate! We could bring the DH's so we have people to run and fetch for us while we lounge around basking in our own Princess glory ;)

Shimma - Hang in there, baby! I totally feel for you. I've been trying to get into law enforcement for years and it just isn't working out yet. So, try for a change of perspective instead of a 'food fix'. Isn't the emotional reliance on food part of what got us here in the first place? So I'm going to congratulate you! Wooo hooo!!! You get to enjoy a break for a change! More time to focus on fun and exercise and friends and give yourself some 're-charge' time. I know it hurts, but I'm excited for you. When you start school, you'll be so refreshed and a much better student ;)

Well, I'm off! Have a wonderful day!

Moving this over from the other 3/17 thread
 

I'm so excited!! I just discovered that there is an Atkins support group at my work that meets once a week. They've invited me to join!! No, I haven't started again, but will once we move - that is my goal. When the stress of living with mom is gone to really commit myself to Atkins WOE... and get dh on board.

I meet with them the first time today!! Woo-Hooo!! Not that you ladies aren't great but these are all people I know and can meet with in person for support.... and I need all the support I can get.

Of course, we have had a WW support group for like a year now, but those cost $12/week to go. This one is free - and Atkins!! (My department is only 13 people but my office building holds like 1000 people - so there could be all kinds of support groups! LOL!!)

Just wanted to share!

Hi Teece I have been on induction since August 4th. I feel great and when I am bored I have some nuts or seeds but still stay under the 20 grams.

I plan to stay on induction until I hit the 155-150 mark.

StorybookMama: That is so cool. I wish a group at my office would do that. When I was doing Weight Watchers I tried to get some people to do the At Work program but couldn't get anyone interested. And of course now most of them think I am crazy for doing Atkins. BUT, they all notice my weight loss that's for sure!

Hi Karen and StarPrincess: :wave:

HI Gang!

CONGRATS to all the losers today! Im one too! I am down 2 pounds since Monday! I knew some of that gain was water! But I have been so good this week on induction too!

For those that asked.. I weigh in almost everyday. It is not a problem for me because it is motivational. If I see .5 up I know that today I need a little more water or less sodium. If it is down, I am on a high all day! I have always been a half full kind of person though!

ANyway, I dont have awhole lot of time today.. but I wanted to say hi! my kids school mascot is the Irish.. so you can imagine what today is like! LOL!

Karen, thanks for the tip about staying in the Induction phase. I'm going to give it a shot for as long as I can. What type of nuts or seeds do you snack on? Are any better than others in terms of carbs?

Shimma, sorry to hear about the nursing program not working out. Is there another school you can apply to? Don't let this one school deter you from your goals. Nurses are REALLY needed nowadays, so I'm guessing there's a place that will accept you. Try to stay positive!

Oh heck. Where to start. I'll try and catch up on everyone.

KarenW: Congrats on the weight loss!! Hopefully your day wasn't TOO hectic!

jane8760: yah yah yah, I know ya said to stay off the scale! Um, I couldn't help myself! lol. I'm not bummed, so that's a good thing!

StorybookMama: That's cool that they have support right there for you! I bet they'll come in handy :)

StarPrincess: :wave:

Abby: Thanks for the strip advice. I keep forgetting about those. Bet that would help (maybe). lol. Then again, I might become obsessed with the color purple (or whatever the good color is) :lol:

Catgirl: :wave:
Shimma: sorry to hear that you didn't get into wheryeou wanted. Hopefully you feel better soon. *hugs* and keep your chin up! You'll pull through this!!.

Theo'sgirl: You know, it's amazing. I was just thinking of making chili for my daughters and was wondering if it'd taste as good as it used to. I'm finding a lot of things (well, GS cookies, lc brownies) aren't. You're right, trying to make excuses to ourselves is just plain wrong. Your list was inspiring!

Leenie:Way to go on keeping those donuts at bay!!

Teece: Hi there. I must have missed an introduction somewhere. Welcome to the board!! Glad you're doing well on your induction! And congrats on staying OP!!! This site is great for support that's for sure!! And yes, I'm somewhat of a scale-aholic. lol I was bummed because I'd step on the scale and nothing had moved (for 3 weeks). So they advised me to stay off it. It's kind of hard. And I've been on induction (well, not most of the time) since 1/3/04.

aly: I don't eat peanut butter because it's not on my induction list. I've tried to pretty much stick to that (except when TOM comes). Are you sure you're eating enough? Might want to try more protein? They usually suggest posting in the menu (danged if my brain didn't shut down) thread so others can view it and see if you need to tweek something.


Whew. I THINK I got everyone. At the end of the day it's kind of hard to catch up and keep it personal. If I've missed anyone I'll apologise now and say hi :wave: Not much new has happened since I posted this morning. Just more SNOW! UGH!!! So much for the weather person and their prediction that we won't get much snow. I'm trying to figure out HOW to prevent the chocolate cravings yet. Cheese doesn't cut it. I've gotta admit, I LOVE chocolate. Would it REALLY hurt to have a LITTLE bit of chocolate whipping a few days of the month? Technically it's not cheating. I've got this no carb chocolate sauce--maybe I should just open a vein and syphon it in? :lol: Anyone have suggestions (besides self control that is) on how to either satisfy the chocolate cravings or how to get rid of them?

Afternoon All,
Sorry about all the confusion I created starting the thread :lol: I Weighed In took a peek and posted away then ran out the door for work, didn't even check to see if I had made a boo boo.

Shimma - I'm so sorry you didn't make it in for your class, but I would take Star's advice and give yourself some time for you. There's always next time right ;) I'm sure it will all work out just fine.

Karen - Gratz on the loss! I knew those added pounds wouldnt stick around ya long.. good job!

Brenda - Yeah more snow eh? We got hit with it too. Only a few more days until spring and it looks like Christmas out there.. grumble

Teece - I stayed on strick induction for a month, then I started sneaking in other foods here and there, maybe once a week. About 2 weeks ago I started to just add in diffrent foods, low carb totilllas, skinny carb bars, green beans etc.. but I still stay under my 20grams.

Story - It would be great to have a support group around here for Atkins. It seems my little part of the country is still overruled by WW. I'm constantly being told about how bad my WOE is, then I ask.. If Low Carb is so horrible and WW condemns it to no ends.. why ohhhh WHY? do they have a low carb frozen dinner on the market.. $$$$cha-ching.. blah

Star - Cat - Leenie :wave: Happy St. Patricks Day!

Aly - For the first week I had horrible headaches and I was dizzy just as you. The headaches went away but I found that by upping my salads (carb intake) it did take away the dizziness. Even now if I dont eat between 15 and 20 carbs I get dizzy. Just play with it a bit and find out what helps for you.

Theo - I have been craving a big ole fat chocolate cream filled long john since day one. I'm going to eat it.. oh yes I know the date.. my birthday! There wont be any excuses, I am saving it up for one day of carbfest and then I'm taking the next day off from work :lol: I think I can stay on track easier knowing that yes I will have it again, I am going to cheat.. but it is going to be planned. Then I'm going back to strict induction for 2 weeks. I have noticed now tho that even when I have a lc goodies that I find myself making excuses.. oh its because of TOM.. yes perhaps that one ZCarb Bar was just because of that to take the chocolate edge off.. but that didnt include the one the next day on top of all the skinny carb bars I've been wolfing down. It's insanity.. why do we feel the need to justify it to ourselves? Maybe it's to put our mind at ease because we messed up after working so hard, but it is going to happen.. we are human.. as long as we can get back up and on track.. thats what really counts.

Jane - I'm so hungry for chili you couldnt possibly imagine it. I work with it everyday as it's one of our top selling items and somedays I just want to stick my head in the pot and inhale :lol: You wouldnt happen to have a mean lc chili recipe laying around?

Genghis - Enjoy your celebration. Be cautious of anything ediable that's green. *snicker*

Well I should be going now, I've written my book and now I must get ready for the festivities. I will be leaving their house when the pizza hits. My willpower has grown, however when there's 30+ people walking around with something that you really want.. it changes the story a little bit :lol: As long as they don't bar the windows and doors I'll be fine ;)