Well, I don't know WHAT happened. Lost 3 pounds on the fat fast and weighed in this morning and IT'S ALL BACK!! What's up with that?? Coudl it be the soda I drank yesterday? Just ONE bottle? Well, back to the fat fast this week to see if I can drop that 3 pounds again. Only this time NO soda!!!

Hi everyone!!

I'm sure the 3 lb will disappear as fast as they came back.

I was doing sooo well and last night at work guy brought in a banana cake with cream cheese frosting. And YEP...I had a piece. Don't know what I was thinking, but I was back to the old stanby of getting stressed out and eating. So gotta kick that in the a$$ fast. I think I knew work was going to be a very long 8 hours and maybe the cake would make me feel better. WRONG, I felt guilty all night. DUH...I knew I would. So today I'm getting ready to drink my first bottle of water and get some sleep and then drink more water to get the crap out of my system.

Oh...I guess I should have said somewhere in there...I work 3rd shift. If you hadn't already figured that out.

Hope everyone has a great week started.

Brenda: I bet it's just water!! Have you been getting any exercise in? AWESOME job on losing those three, I know they'll fall back off soon!!

M&Gmom: there's a thread above titled: why I shouldn't have eaten that. Everytime I screw up I post my guilt in there and it seems to help a lot because my mind goes to that thread when temptations occur

Where's everyone else?? How's everyone doing?? I reached my St.Paddy's goal and am feeling fantastic about myself. The down side is that my husband is SUPER jealous now and putting me down in ways that I never thought he would do. His insecurities have stooped him to a new level and it's very upsetting. I refuse to let HIS problems bring me down though, all I can do is re-assure him that I am not leaving him, nor am I going to change back to my fat self so that he'll feel secure again!!


I reached my St. Paddy's goal!!!!

Have a super week girls!!!

Lacey

Way to go Lacey on reaching your goal. You look great in your pictures. And I wouldn't let DH ruin anything. Soon enough he'll figure out that he needs to straighten up and be happy for you...jealousy will getcha nowhere, usually.

Good morning all

Brenda - I am sure those 3 pounds will be gone in no time. The scale can be so discouraging at times, but you can do it!

M&GMom - I'm not sure I could have turned down banana cake with cream cheese frosting either - it's my fave! I always try to keep in mind how I feel after a slip-up when I am tempted to cheat & it really does seem to help.

Bnbsmommy - CONGRATS on making your St. Paddy's Day goal - & early, too! Sorry to hear about your husband, but way to stick to your convictions & not let him get you down! You are doing fabulous!

Nothing too exciting to report here... I swear I am ready to throw the scale right out the window. I tell myself every day that I will not weigh myself, but it's like a compulsion. I am VOWING not to weigh myself again until March 25. I have a feeling that may very well be more difficult than sticking to the diet! But I hate being a slave to the scale. It plays such tricks on my mind... I'll be feeling really good about myself, & then I'll step on the scale & if it doesn't read what I think it should, I get so down. The scale hasn't move so much as an ounce since last Wednesday, which has me totally bummed out (could I be at a stall so early on? I've only been doing Atkins for 2 weeks & I have not strayed from the induction food list AT ALL?). But, I am feeling better, so I really want to stick with it. Seeing the scale not budge, though, puts that little devil on my shoulder saying "what's the point? Eat what you want!" Anyway, so I'm putting the scale away for 2 weeks. And I guess I will reassess then. Now, I just have to stick with it!

Hi girls, I hear you.

Lacy Congrats on reaching your goal early. Don't let him discourage you. I am never sure what it is with husbands and why they get nervous about weight loss. I guess they worry that you'll be too hot to handle!

Kayla, Those scales can really get you down. I think that is probably one thing that I just can't stand about this diet. Even knowing that it is "just water weight" and that we will lose it as quickly as it came, I still get frustrated when I see all my efforts seemingly going away that way.

My scale was up 6 pounds from my lowest! With a pound of fat being equal to 3500 calories, I know that there was NO way I could have gained that much back in fat, it still is hard to see your goals seeming to head the oppposite direction from where you are hoping for.

Just remember if you are following the plan, you are still losing fat. Sometimes the body compensates for awhile and hangs on to extra water especially if you have eaten salty foods like soy sauce or something. But eventually it lets it go and you'll see the loss. I had that happen all last month, scale wouldn't budge by much at all and what it did allow in losses came back.

Then this month early I had a whoosh and lost a bunch at once. Of course, now I'm struggling to get those same pounds back off again, but I'll do it.

Today is the start of a new week and we CAN do this. It isn't impossible. It's just annoying and difficult at times.

Sometimes I think it isn't even the diet that makes it difficult, it is the discouragement. Numbers heading up instead of down that sort of thing. When I look down at my belly (particularly when I'm driving) and see how much less of it there is, I KNOW I'm doing well, losing fat etc. but I can never believe it unless some dial on a mechanical device confirms it for me! How silly is that?

Morning Ladies :

The kids are better, but Moose is still the sicker of the 2. This cough and gunk in his chest is making him hack constantly. He still had a mild fever last night, but DD seems to have had no fever for more than a day.. so that's good.

Brenda - are you sure it's not just water? I can't see the one soda doing that to ya (though I have no idea how your body works). I bet in a few days it'll drop right back off. It just doesn't sound right...

Lacey- CONGRATS!!! And it is so nice to hear you are feeling good about yourself despite your husbands attitude. You are gorgeous, and it sounds like his fear is the obvious attention you will (and probably are) receiving from other people. Either he'll have to get over it, or you'll need to give him a good pop over the head to adjust that attitude.

Kayla - I hear ya! I'm having the same issue, and i'm going to start another thread in a bit to gather any advice about it. It's driving me nuts!

Jackie - Welcome! I meant to say that in the thread you started but with 2 kids w/ the flu I have become boggled about if I answered something or not.

Sherry - I love ya! I just love when you post something very inspiring like that. I am having a very tough time, and need some advice, but every time you post something like this, I start to rethink if it's necessary or not. LOL Still going to ask a question in another thread...

Jackie: Don't beat yourself up too much. It happens...best thing to do is just jump right back on track.

Lacey: WTG on making the St. Patty's challenge. Sorry to hear about your DH though. Hope all gets better soon. And only exercise I've been doing is putting a ceiling (tongue & groove wood) up. Does that count?

Kayla: Do what I've been doing w/the scale....drink a glass of water right when you get up so that you don't weigh yourself. I never want to weigh myself after I've drank or eaten something Give it a try

Sherry: Thanks for the reminder not to worry about the scale but what the tape measure says. I forgot it also mentioned a 1 inch loss. I like what you said, "it isn't impossible..just annoying and difficult sometimes". Yup! VERY true!!

Falon: Glad to hear the kids are better!!

Well, stuff for Girl Scouts are almost all printed off. I've got to get some stuff from the store then I can finish it off. Then I need to wash clothes. ARGH!! Not enough time in a day. But you should see our kitchen ceiling. It is looking GREAT We also got the kitchen light up. And the dining room ceiling fan. WAHOO!! Maybe some day we'll finish remodeling this house

Brenda, that is a GREAT idea! I never weigh myself if I've eaten or drank something. Thanks!

Thanks for the support, Sherry. I'm going to print off your post & hang on to it for those days when the scale isn't going the "right" direction.

Afternoon ladies! It was a crazy weekend.

I woke up Saturday morning to find someone had egged my car overnight. What a waste of protein! They didn't touch my husband's or our friend's that were parked next to mine. We figure it was the fish shaped magnet that says "God Bless our Troops" on the back of my car. Either that, or it was Woodstock and who could dislike Snoopy & Woodstock? So DH had to go wash my car. Fortunately it all came off. If I ever caught them, I'd be very tempted to "bless" them.

Then, we've had a friend with us since Friday night who spent the weekend hogging the computer playing poker and blackjack. He is one of those people who if he lived back in the days long ago would be a traveling salesman selling snake oil. He constantly changes careers always believing the next big deal is right around the corner. He's so far in debt it's not funny. He now has no place to live. He and this new partner he hooked up and now are going to travel around the country in a motor home and sell security systems. He has grandiose plans of making $10K a month. But in the meantime, he's crashed on my couch. And eating my food. Aaauugghhh!

Hi all. Getting ready for work and trying to get the wrinkles out of my outfit. so just a today. I am still going strong and ready for this week. ~~~~~~~~~~~ (energy waves)to all those that need energy to stay strong!!

Well here is to a new week and a new begining. I have found a friend at work that is a Atkins Guru and has agreed to do the diet and keep me accountable in person. Yay! So hopefully I can get this going and get my booty in shape.

Lacey: Ask your husband if he would rather you fat with a bunch of health problems and a early death so that he could be left alone running the life that yall should have spent together happily all because he was being selfish. Not to get all "Dr. Phil" on ya, but they had a episode with husbands who were freaking out cause their wives were losing weight. He basically told them to pull their heads out of their @$$.

Hi Ladies! I'm happy dancing today - I am halfway to goal!

Boy, I sure know what you mean about the hubby thing. Mine is starting to make some comments about women who lose weight are really preparing to get a divorce. He basically said that women who go back to college AND lose weight were doing that. I just looked at him and said "well, since I've already got my college degree, I'm ahead of the game." That shut him up pretty quick. LOL!

Have a nice day, everyone!

Shame on these men for not wanting you ladies to be happy.

Hi Sweeties!!!

How are you all doing??

Did anyone ever notice how many people we have viewing this forum vs. actually posting in it?? Hi lurkers, pop on in and say hello!!!

Guess What?! It's almost SHORTS wearing time!!!

Are we ready?!?

Lacey