Hello and Goodmorning to all!! This is my first time here. I am depressed and disgusted with my weight. I started Atkins in September, lost 18 lbs, then holidays came, wedding in January, mine, and gained it all back. I like the Atkins diet at first but find it too strict. Is anyone doing Sommersize? I was thinking of doing that. I am going to Curves, bought the book, but can't find a diet i am happy with or I should say can live with. I weight 180, I am 5"5. I want to get this off, but always give in at the end. I lost before on Jenny Craig, and thinking of going back, but it is so expensive and probaly not health either. I just don't know what to do anymore. I want to lose the weight but yet, I give in and eat bad, maybe i am crazy. Thanks for any suggestions you may give. Have a great Memorial Day!! Oh God!! cookouts!!!!

hi marben~
i have been doing the south beach diet, and have lost while on it, but i am finding i am not staying consistent w/my eating on it. maybe there is something else out there for me.......... im still looking myself. atkins is so specific, as is south beach. i might try sugar busters, im going to research it today. im 5'8" and about 185lbs. would like to lose 50lbs.
where in mass are you? i grew up on nantucket. good luck and let me know if you find the "answer" to this weight loss stuff/

Marben Atkins is hard to follow if you do not get a varitey of food. like this am I ate taco salad. (taco meat and salad with bacon ranch dressing) for breakfast!! You need to look outside of the box. eggs are not the only thing for breakfast, and meat and veggies can be dressed so you do not even miss not eating potatoes or bread. I love tuna rolled in lettuce!! just a suggestion.

Not trying to make you go back to Atkins but if you only think of the strict foods as tradional food then you will not do well. I love hamburgers nestled in a leaf of lettuce on top and bottom and heat like the rest of them (all the condaments on it.) So Open up and you have support here form many that have been there if you want to try atkins or any other low carb (have you looked into south beach diet?? or low glycemic?

Hi Nasus!! I would like to return to Atkins, but I definately have to find some meal ideas. I can not eat eggs!! My stomach turns everytime. I haven't tried South Beach, how do i get information about South Beach Diet? I can see everyone here is great!! I am going to need it for sure. I just finished a piece of apple pie, and I want to cry. Why I do this to myself I have no idea. I had company here and gave them all pie, well of course I had to join them. ARGHH! I need to get serious. I have done it before and I know Ican do it again. Thanks for your response!! Marben

Marben - whatever you do don't beat yourself up, it makes it worse...then you say oh well I already blew might as well have another piece of pie!! Pick yourslef up and say ok from this moment on I will do it!! and you will....One day at a time.

As already said, don't beat yourself up or give up over an indulgence! Pick yourself off and make your next food choice the right LC one! Okay, so you're craving something sweet - sugar free jello with a little cool whip is great! But if you eat and apple instead - it still beats the pack of oreo's you could be ingesting! lol Take it one day at a time!

Everyone must find the woe'ing that works for them and their body chemistry! But it doesn't matter if it's Jenny Craig, WW, Atkins, SB or Protein Power....consistency is the key to see the results. And don't look at it as a diet. Each eating plan you read about you are the only one to decide if you find it a realistic eating plan that you can stick with.

I'm not a picky eater so it doesn't matter to me if I'm eating eggs & bacon for breakfast or a leftover piece of chicken breast! There's some great quiche recipes's at the LC recipe section. Why not summer sausage and cheese? Apply this LC woe to your tastes and lifestyle!

Good luck and looking forward to getting to know you!

J

Thank you so much for your help. I think I have found a home here, : ) I am sure going to need it. I have to do this, get right on track and decide what I want to do with this Woe. I think I will buy everything I need this week and start again on Induction. I did it before I can do it again. I can't believe how much of a hard time I am having. I want to change my way of life and eating. I have already ordered the new book from Suzanne Sommers, so I have to wait and see how different this Woe is. I will keep you all informed, thank you so much!! Have a great day!! Marben

Just wanted to say looks like you are on the right track! I am on the first day of induction today and am suffering from a major massive headache, but see how happy I am??

I am laughing all the way to the water cooler (and many subsequent visits to the washroom....may as well move my desk in there now!).

I am planning to exercise tonight with a walk, but the sky is black out there right now, and is threatening thunderstorms...and if this headache is still around tonight...I may just have to amputate

Keep us posted on your progress!

Frouf

Don't amputate!! lol, I am laughing so hard!! I would love to cut off all this fat and br thru with it!! I don't know if i am on right track but am going to try again. Been there so many times. I am hopeing to start induction again this week. The first time I did induction I was sick for three days with withdrawls!! Goodluck to you and keep up the good work!! Marben

only two more days of nasty "withddrawal" to go....and I am useless at work....oh and did I mention PMS looming ha ha. I am a glutton for punishment - figured I'd do it all in a few days!

I am STARVING, STARVING....is this normal? I am already sick of protein...is this normal? I have eaten about 1800 cals today...and about 22 carbs.....I am hungry (okay I did cheat by eating one green grape...).

Drinking decaf coffee (with real cream)...and pretending like this is a normal evening activity for me...ha ha. Staying out of the kitchen.

how are you doing?

Frouf

froufy are you starving?? you need to eat!!!

...going to bed with hunger pains...but not unbearable...just an empy gnawing feeling....don't think I ate enuf???

Put info into fitday...looks like around 1800 calories (which I think is too low)...breakdown is: 71% fat, 23% protein and 7% carb. I understand the ideal is 65%f, 35%p and 5% carb...so I am a bit off....need less fat and more protein??

Will try and do better tomorrow? (should I weigh myself in am?)

Frouf

Stay off the scale for a while do not fixate over the scale but how you feel!!

at first your body will want to crave the carbs so you will end up eating more than you would normally. but will slow down soon, fats tend to make you not feel hungry so maybe try have a snack later like a cottage cheese (not low fat)?

I too was very hungry when i had decided to go to bed but managed to eat PB on celery (not a great food choice as per the fat ratio) but it served my needs!!!

hey Foufy, I feel for ya girl. I was starving on my first day also. Although my calories were like really high. I was questioning if this was right or not! Now on day five, just in the past 2 hours have a headache, not sure if it the diet is to blame, I have been thinking alot and may have hurt myself Anyways, Hang in there girls, if I can survive 5 days so can ya'll and plenty more. I am known as the pickiest person you shall ever meet when it comes to food. I only wonder how I have a weight issue being so picky. I have noticed that I eat a lot of salads and meat oh and cheese, love that stuff! I am now shopping around for a drink rather than water. I heard Crystal Light was okay in carbs, I have no idea. I just continue to see the reward in the long run. Not having to worry about someone walking behind me saying, Man! Look at her butt! (only for good reasons I hope)

Best of Luck to ya!

So I could eat more I'm sure...but will be going to bed soon. My calories don't seem so high (around 1900) but my proportions are still off a bit....

I find afternoons are the worst, as soon as I finish lunch, I just want to keep eating and eating! I curb it tho and have green tea and "acceptable" snacks at work.

No headache today as I made coffee 1/2 decaf and 1/2 regular and will wean myself off caffeine for remainder of the week.

Tried to weigh myself, but scale is actually being non cooperative (it's a very tempermental electronic one) and I may need to replace it......(made hubby get on to see if I was seeing things... )

Congrats on making to day 5 Tonya....and I am the most NON pickiest eater I know......and it shows!

I can't eat PB...allergic to nuts....and I thought cottage cheese was not allowed on "induction"???...will check again.

Thanks for the support!

Frouf