[COLOR="Blue"]Addictions, whether they be drugs, alcohol or food must be overcome in the same way. First, you have to detox from the drug (i.e., get it out of your system), and then get help to kick the habit and beat it so it does not continue to control you.
I have tried so many different diets that I could probably be a spokesperson for all of them! Unfortunately, I am a carbaholic and a compulsive overeater. I just can't be on any type of diet that is low fat, high fiber, high carb. Maybe it's my genetic make-up, maybe it's my blood type. I just know, though, that I can only lose weight through a low-carb diet such as DANDR.
I've spend probably thousands of dollars on diet plans and never succeded. I've watched others on these programs succeed, only to stop and gain all of their weight back. Heck, I gained ALL of my weight back after I went off this WOE that I have chosen for myself. I can't afford to quit or stop this time. I have to do this for myself and most importantly for my health.
Being 350+ pounds at one time in my 20's was not acceptable. No one should be that big. Yes, it's overeating, but there's alot more to it. Emotional eating is a big problem I have. I eat when I need comfort, I eat when I'm stressed, I eat when I'm feeling depressed, and heck, I even eat (most of the time), when I'm not even hungry!
It's time for me to stop this cycle of overeating, changing diet plans, going back to atkins, weighing myself after a week and getting frustrated; going off, getting back into ketosis, going off, etc. This time, it's personal. I'm not stopping for nothing! I look forward to sharing this journey with anyone who would like to listen. I believe one day I will beat this and then be able to help others overcome their obesity problem. Right now I just have to take it one low-carb meal at a time![/COLOR]
I have tried so many different diets that I could probably be a spokesperson for all of them! Unfortunately, I am a carbaholic and a compulsive overeater. I just can't be on any type of diet that is low fat, high fiber, high carb. Maybe it's my genetic make-up, maybe it's my blood type. I just know, though, that I can only lose weight through a low-carb diet such as DANDR.
I've spend probably thousands of dollars on diet plans and never succeded. I've watched others on these programs succeed, only to stop and gain all of their weight back. Heck, I gained ALL of my weight back after I went off this WOE that I have chosen for myself. I can't afford to quit or stop this time. I have to do this for myself and most importantly for my health.
Being 350+ pounds at one time in my 20's was not acceptable. No one should be that big. Yes, it's overeating, but there's alot more to it. Emotional eating is a big problem I have. I eat when I need comfort, I eat when I'm stressed, I eat when I'm feeling depressed, and heck, I even eat (most of the time), when I'm not even hungry!
It's time for me to stop this cycle of overeating, changing diet plans, going back to atkins, weighing myself after a week and getting frustrated; going off, getting back into ketosis, going off, etc. This time, it's personal. I'm not stopping for nothing! I look forward to sharing this journey with anyone who would like to listen. I believe one day I will beat this and then be able to help others overcome their obesity problem. Right now I just have to take it one low-carb meal at a time![/COLOR]
The Eve of My Journey
Posted 01-26-2008 at 10:53 PM by CourtneyC
[COLOR="Red"]So it is the eve of my journey and once again I have thrown out all of my non-Atkins friendly food. Fortunately for me I have been eating out quite a bit and didn't have much. Oh how much money I have wasted on this process.
I am feeling very good about my re-induction tomorrow. I know it wont' be easy (especially since TOM is coming) but you know what? Now is the time to just do it. I'm sick of talking about it. I've got a great support system (this site) and I am ready to jump right in. No longer am I going to discuss my eating plan with anyone (friends and family) either. No one needs to know what I'm doing or where I'm at in this battle.
What people don't understand either is as a carbaholic, I know that there are times when I just have to say no to a function or an event until I can get a handle on this. Now I hear some of you; you're saying "What"?!
But before you post a comment about my comment, let me say this. If an acoholic was doing a detox and going through rehab what happens? They take 28 days or 31 days or whatever many days, go away somewhere and get the alcohol out of their system while renewing their mind and inner spirit right? So why, then, as a carboholic, can't I do that? When I lost over 100+ pounds on the DANDR plan, I cannot tell you how many times I went out to dinner or attended a family function. I think there were a total of three. And these events occured only AFTER I had been on induction for over 30 day's. Those first 30 days I planned out all of my meals, brought my breakfast and lunch to work and then came home and made dinner. If I was working my second job, I brought dinner with me too or picked up something (like beef and cheese sandwiches w/out the bun).
I have to take the same approach this time because I know the first 30 days are crucial to my success. I plan to post my food entries and thoughts/feelings each day and feel confident I can do this once and for all![/COLOR]
I am feeling very good about my re-induction tomorrow. I know it wont' be easy (especially since TOM is coming) but you know what? Now is the time to just do it. I'm sick of talking about it. I've got a great support system (this site) and I am ready to jump right in. No longer am I going to discuss my eating plan with anyone (friends and family) either. No one needs to know what I'm doing or where I'm at in this battle.
What people don't understand either is as a carbaholic, I know that there are times when I just have to say no to a function or an event until I can get a handle on this. Now I hear some of you; you're saying "What"?!
But before you post a comment about my comment, let me say this. If an acoholic was doing a detox and going through rehab what happens? They take 28 days or 31 days or whatever many days, go away somewhere and get the alcohol out of their system while renewing their mind and inner spirit right? So why, then, as a carboholic, can't I do that? When I lost over 100+ pounds on the DANDR plan, I cannot tell you how many times I went out to dinner or attended a family function. I think there were a total of three. And these events occured only AFTER I had been on induction for over 30 day's. Those first 30 days I planned out all of my meals, brought my breakfast and lunch to work and then came home and made dinner. If I was working my second job, I brought dinner with me too or picked up something (like beef and cheese sandwiches w/out the bun). I have to take the same approach this time because I know the first 30 days are crucial to my success. I plan to post my food entries and thoughts/feelings each day and feel confident I can do this once and for all![/COLOR]
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We can do it! This is my second go round with this woe and now I am wondering why I ever stopped this woe. I am also choosing not to say alot of my plans in front of folks. Sometimes I feel like their comments aid in sabotaging my efforts --- even though they may not mean it in the way it comes across to me. Best wishes!
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CourtneyC, your experience is not unlike many others who are starting over again here - like me, for instance. I am starting tomorrow. I too, have trouble going anywhere else to eat and often prefer to back out when I am starting Atkins and the fewer who know about it, the easier it is on me too. We are sensitive, but that is who we are and likely led to our sugar addiction. It is just like being an alcoholic, I'm sure. I've even read that if an alcolic is trying to abstain he will do so much better if he also does Atkins or some other lowcarb program. So there you have it. All the best - I will enjoy getting to know you from your posts. Ditto and all the best to you too, fancyface!
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Recent Blog Entries by CourtneyC
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