Well this weekend was a rough one as far as food, which I knew on Friday it would be. I also had some major family drama happen on Friday night, but I didn't turn to food again. It wasn't w/dh this time but w/my half sister and her family. AUGGHHHH!! Anyways, I'm proud of myself for not turning this week to food w/all the emotional up and downs that have going on. I'm hoping to continue w/my induction this week again. I'm finding right now that I can make it through the week just fine but with everything that is going on during the weekends I can't. AUGHHHH, frustrating. Well have a great Monday and hope it is OP for you all.

Hang in there Bec, and CONGRATULATIONS for not caving in and eating your feelings when the drama began. It's so hard for us to find healthy ways to deal with emotion when we have a life long habit of turning to food!

I'm entering day 2 of induction, and while I dreaded it, it's not been so bad. I found asparagus on sale at Food City, so I felt like I was livin' large with my steak and asparagus last night. I've got two waters, 2 eggs, 1 oz. of cheese and my first cup of coffee in so far, and I have a spinach salad and chicken in the fridge for lunch, so I feel pretty good about my day. I'm not looking forward to my joints aching like they did last time I was on induction, but I'm anxiously awaiting the energy boost!

Have a good day everyone!

Tenn

Good Morning Ladies and Have A Happy Sucessful Week !!!!

O Christine, that's so disappointing! Yep, I had a "going" problem when I started the first time. I make sure I'm drinking a lot of water, and I take a fiber cap twice per day. The combo keeps things going smoothly. As for the scale #$*%^ to the scale! How do your clothes feel? Did you measure before you started? I weigh every morning and am always surprised when I see my weight fluctuate by 3-5 pounds in a day. I know I'm not eating 10,000 calories, so it's not possible for it to be fat - probably water, gravity, etc. If you're sticking to it, just drink your water, take some fiber and hang in there, the pounds really will melt off!!!

Hi Christine - I am in the same boat as you - no weight loss this past week.

As for the "bathroom" problem - Atkins suggests adding Psyllium husks for fiber to your diet. I tend not to be very regular when Atkinsing...kind of wondering if that's why I weigh several pounds more today than yesterday...

*sigh* - this week is off to a depressing start for me

O Christine, that's so disappointing! Yep, I had a "going" problem when I started the first time. I make sure I'm drinking a lot of water, and I take a fiber cap twice per day. The combo keeps things going smoothly. As for the scale #$*%^ to the scale! How do your clothes feel? Did you measure before you started? I weigh every morning and am always surprised when I see my weight fluctuate by 3-5 pounds in a day. I know I'm not eating 10,000 calories, so it's not possible for it to be fat - probably water, gravity, etc. If you're sticking to it, just drink your water, take some fiber and hang in there, the pounds really will melt off!!!

Bec: WTG on not turning to food during stress. That is just SO awesome and you've a right to be proud. Hope the stress goes away soon!!

Tenn: WTG on day 2!! And asparagus sounds SOO good! I have some in a can--but it's not nearly as good as "fresh"

Stacie: Have a good couple days!!

Leenie: how's it going?!

Christine: Everyone's given you excellent advice. I think I'm abnormal because I've never had bathroom problems. WTG on the weight loss and glad things look better now Keep up the great work

Morgaine: Sorry to hear your week's not starting good. Hope it gets better!!

Not sure WHAT was running through my head. I went downstairs, did some weight lifting (didn't do the whole routine cuz DANG my muscles are out of shape. So was proud of what I DID accomplish--better than nothing) came up, and promptly ate a donut!! WHAT?? I know! I've NO clue what the heck happened. ARGH! I got some cheese and some venison sausage and a HUGE glass of water (1/2 way to getting my water intake in!!) and sat down to catch up here. After eating that and thinking about it, I realised I hadn't had a decent breakfast, and was SUPER hungry and when I get like that it's like my brain shuts down and I grab junk food for a "fast fix". That'll teach me! Oh, I didn't give up cappuccino completely. I tried, but had SUCH a monster headache I thought I was actually going to get sick. So I cut the cappuccino's to 1 REGULAR (small coffee cup) cup in the morning and one in the afternoon. And if I feel I "need" the edge, I bought bottled soda and I'll pour a SMALL glass. So going to work on cutting that out. But discovered cold turkey was just NOT the way to do it And I'm wishing that all the exercise I'm doing and if I got my water intake in I could keep at least the 2 small cups of it. We'll see!!

OH!! Forgot to mention, I put my shorts on to exercise, looked down, and OMG one of my inner thighs has this BULGE of fat. EWW!! I mean, they BOTH have bulges, of course, but THIS was like an EXTRA. EWW!!! No shorts for me this summer until that is GONE!!!

just a quick hello.......I did my measurements this morning, and Im down another 6.25 inches and decided Im taking today off. Give the fighting a day off in my head. I'll check in with you all tomorrow. No exercise(structured) and no food worries today.