Hey guys! I've been eating SO BADLY for the past few days--one meal a day, no veggies, drinking diet green tea and water. I've also had a few cheats...last night I ate a lollipop and I had some orange juice with my hamburger patty the other day. That being said, I'm down about 3 pounds this week, at either 160-159 (my scale is hard to read.) I don't know how. Tonight I'm eating nachos with low-carb chips...I guess it could be considered a cheat meal since low-carb chips aren't allowed on Induction.

My company is leaving on Tuesday and then I'll be getting 100% back on plan, right now I'm spending time with him and I don't want to spend hours a day in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. I'm glad everyone had a good week!! The pounds seem to be melting off, maybe it's the weather change

Hi everyone
SW 233
CW 227.9
GW 203

I had a really interesting fitness and body assessment done today .... it told me how much lean body mass I had (so muscles and everything but fat) and then it broke the fat down into 3 types .... can't remember all he said but a good chunk is considered essential fat, gotta have it .... and my body fat is not as bad as I thought it was going to be. And he was very encouraging in that there is room for improvement.

So basically I paid him to tell me I was overweight and underfit .... LOL .. like that was news to me.

I get the complete report in 3 days and then in 3 months I will redo it and hope that I can do better. I have to admit, the first thing he said was that there was a 12 minute run .... and not being a runner that scared the heck out of me, but I ran for the full 12 minutes, not fast, but I didn't stop !

Awesome job everyone! It's good to know you can get back on track when you cheat As long as it doesn't turn into a full out binge and going off plan completely

I was too excited about my weight, I had to do another mini goal thread:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mini...ml#post3535492

I still can't believe the before and afters.

Shells - lol you are cracking me up. Glad to hear the news was better than you thought!

Sherri - Welcome!

Lindsy- WTG on the loss even though you are off plan! That's awesome when being off plan doesn't set you back - gives you hope for maintenance.

Steph - you look great! congrats again!

Sandy - THANKS!

Well...this is the 1st chance I've had to log in here since Friday...not the 3 lb loss I was hoping for, but then again, didn't get in any of my exercising this week

Here's my stats:
Challenge SW: 234.5 lbs
Last Week's Weigh-In: 223.3 lbs
Today's CW: 222.1 lbs (-1.2 lbs from last week)
Total loss to-date: 12.3 lbs
30 lb GW: 204.5

Congratulations on your loss, Cher. Have a great week!

Here's a big sprinkle of for all of us Challenge Chicks.

OK = I am aiming for a 3 lb loss this week! No drinking. Staying on plan. Exercising and drinking lots of water.

HERE WE GO!

Why do I have to learn what I already know? I decided Friday night I could eat an amazing dessert and could be fine with it. Not so. I ate the dessert Friday night - otherwise, I stayed on plan. No problem with the sugar Saturday or Sunday.

Monday, lost it. I'm still sick and went to the doctor - cold turned to chest congestion, eyes red and leaky...feeling awful - yesterday afternoon. The wait at the office was ridiculous; so I signed in and went to the grocery to pick up a couple of things.

For some reason, it seemed to be a good idea to buy a bag of minature dark chocolates. WHAT WAS I THINKING? I guess I wasn't...I opened them immediately, and before I went to bed I had consumed about 9 oz. of candy...and a perfectly healthy spinach salad.

So here's what I learned that I already knew: I cannot eat sugar - EVER. It's a trigger like no other for me. Even if I don't feel it immediately, physically and psychologically, it'll get me. So I'm at home, taking my medicine and thinking about what it means to my weight loss efforts. The scales aren't going to be pretty this week. I'm going right back on plan, though. My little walk on the wild side was sort of scary.

sandyfanny, sometimes we need to do these things so we can learn from it. It took a ton of binges for me to figure out my triggers and how I could handle it.

It makes you a better person in the long run as long as you can learn from your mistakes.

What makes me sad is in the maintainers area of the forum some were talking about how foods they used to love just don't taste as good anymore, but if they were to start eating them regularly they would. I had a mini peanut butter cup a few days ago (8 carbs) and it was the MOST delicious thing in the world to me. I savoured it for a good 10 minutes.

And then I let go. I know I can't go back, at least not now. I still have more to lose, and more to learn about eating right. With cutting sugar completely I feel so much better so I know those treats MUST be few and far in between.

Keep at it! You didn't come this far to give up.

(I've also officially lost 46 lbs today at 148.4!)

Thank you, Stephanie. Congratulations on your loss...you're doing a super job. I've lost about the same amount, and I'm not going back. It makes me sad, too, because I think the foods that trigger me will ALWAYS taste good. But I'd rather be healthier and thinner than eat sugar.

And I've learned that dark chocolate is not a cure for chest congestion! Surprise!!

Surprise! haha

Good for you for getting back on plan!

I am on day 3 of maintaining. I know I had a big loss last week so its ok but I am ready to see some movement. I am being SO good.

So, I had an amazing week...and a horrible day. My company went home today and after a roller coaster of emotions I am feeling horrible. Last night I had enchiladas and beans and rice...I didn't eat it all which is amazing because before I started dieting I would have devoured it plus more. This morning when I was half awake we had breakfast from McDonalds and then I ate more a few hours later after I had woken up. I'm eating horribly...I need to go back on plan but I'm feeling really depressed.

Do any of you Atkins girls have problems with depression? I feel like whenever something bad happens to me, I get totally sick. It's like when I get kind of upset, I want to eat a lot...and when I get really upset, I don't want to eat at all, sometimes for weeks at a time. Right now is one of those times. I've been crying for hours and now I feel like I'm going to throw up.

I want to stay on plan but I don't see myself wanting to cook or clean or eat or anything for a while.

Oh, Linsy, I wish I could help. Depression is the worst. It can be a truly devastating illness. I've had bouts of clinical depression since my teens and haven't found "a cure." Unfortunately, many of the medications prescribed for depression quickly add to our weight problems. Even those advertised as "weight neutral" seem to add pounds for me, but they are very helpful for millions of people. Psychological therapy from a licensed therapist seemed to work best for me.

The other things that help me most are the very things I don't want to do when I'm depressed: getting physically busy - anything that I can see results - washing the car, cleaning the house, working in the yard; helping other people - volunteer work; exercise - walking long and hard; completing a "to do" list that I've neglected too long. It is unbelievably hard to get out of bed, in the shower, out of the house and doing something. But you CAN DO IT. See a professional if you can.

For right now, congratulations on stopping a binge. If you can, eat something on plan, just something little...a salad with some protein and fat, an egg and a slice or two of bacon, a little cheese. You'll feel better about yourself if you're back on track. Wish I could do or say something to make you feel better. I'm thinking about you.

Linsy, it's always hard being apart from someone we care about. I'm suspected that's what triggered this for you.

I suffer from depression and anxiety and am possibly bi polar. I get highs and lows that I can't control so I was on seroquel for a longggg time.

One natural way to fight depression that helped me was b vitamins, they make you feel happy, energetic, and even help with weight loss. The fun part is they turn your pee super yellow!

I hope you feel better! If you need to talk you have us