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snoopcat · 06-30-2006, 01:46 AM

Starting some new rules tomorrow:

NO CHEESE!!!
No half and half
No splenda
No processed meat
3 meals a day with reasonable snacks if needed--ie don't eat constantly

snoopcat · 06-30-2006, 04:01 PM

I've modified my plan a bit-- I can have 1 TB of cream per day and 1 splenda in a decaf coffee. I think also if I go out to eat that I should always be allowed my decaf coffee with cream/splenda as a prize for quitting caffeine and aspartame.

So far today I have done good:

2 eggs scrambled in pam
one scoop of tuna fish salad made with real mayo
small salad with oil and vinegar
salmon filet grilled in olive oil
decaf coffee with 1 splenda/ 1 TBSP cream

YAY! I managed to stop the cheese addiction, and also not overeat in general. i think overeating begets more overeating, so I'm glad I was able to be good today, and hopefully this will get the ball rolling.

I am still a little upset about my weight, although I need to eat this way for my diabetes regardless of whether or not I lose a single pound (according to me, but not my nutritionist...but oh what a surprise I was already off my medication and having normal blood sugar on day 2 of atkins, and couldn't even cut my medication in half on her boring salt free deprivation sad time diet, ...or stick to it half the time).

On about the 2nd or 3rd day of induction, I had dropped to 160.2, and was so happy about that. Then I gained it all back..I think because I was just eating way too much and having cream cheese and splenda snacks all the time and tons of fatty dressing all the time, and lets not even get into the cheddar cheese problem. Now I'm about 162.2 which is better, but still above what I first started at!! Hopefully I can really start to lose following this cleaner plan!

snoopcat · 07-01-2006, 12:29 AM

I went to dinner with my mom after seeing "The Devil Wears Prada"--great movie, loved it. (meryl streep looks awesome!!) Anyways, we went to Black Angus and I got a ribeye and vegetables and a side salad with ranch. I also had decaf with 1/2 and 1/2 and sweet n low. I also had 2 scoops of tuna salad right afterwards (for some reason not satisfied with all that food!! What is wrong with me????????)

I shouldn't have eaten so much, but I stuck to low carb and resisted cheese, so yay for me!

I so don't want to go to work tomorrow.

snoopcat · 07-06-2006, 06:05 PM

I have been faltering a lot, ultimately culminating in drunk eating one night (that I don't remember,but apparently it happened), and then the day after eating a bunch of "lowish carb" foods that I shouldnt have, too much cream cheese and splenda, Peanut butter, pistachios.

I decided to reinduct today, and think I have done pretty well so far. I'm still going out to eat later and plan on getting some sort of salad.

bfast: coffee, 1 oz of cream cheese, one packet splenda
lunch: 3 eggs, oz of cream cheese, splenda, slice cheddar
dinner: 1 h.b. egg, sliced turkey with mayo, coffee with cream and splenda

also did my 20 min turbo jam workout

snoopcat · 09-03-2006, 10:30 AM

So I am back after a longggggggggg hiatus of gaining weight and bad eating. My weight shot up to 169, and after 10 days of strict, strict, induction (except that I have as much coffee and diet soda as I want) I am down to about 162. After I finish my 14 days, I might do the 3 day K/E and hopefully get down into the 150s. I haven't been there in such a long time!

I made a wall of inspiring quotes in my room. My favorite one is, "The man who drives further once the effort becomes painful is the man who will win" Very inspirational.

I really think that I'm going to do it this time!! FINALLY! Last night was such a victory for me. My friend and I, who are both trying to lose weight together, were hanging out and we were so bored. We were upset because there was nothing to do, and my friend was hungry and I felt like drinking. But we managed to resist giving up on our plans--every time I have a victory like this, it strengthens my belief that I will be able to perservere until I lose it all.
I'm so proud of myself!

I want to look good by Christmas, and I think I'll be able to get there (not all the way to goal, but looking a lot better). I want to get amazing grades and be a lot thinner by Christmas break. I will feel so proud of myself, and it is so worth forgoing the vodka or chocolate cake or whatever else I feel like having. Which reminds me of another great quote, "Don't give up on what you really want, for something you want now"...

snoopcat · 09-05-2006, 12:24 AM

I started a walking challenge on a different board, and am going to try to do 80 miles in September. I walked 3 today on the treadmill, at 3mph without an incline. I should probably put some sort of incline on there.

Tomorrow will conclude week 2 of my clean induction. I think I might do KE after that, because I Just don't feel like I'm losing it fast enough. I also drink coffee and diet soda like a fiend, so I'm wondering if that's affecting my weight loss...I pretty much refuse to give it up at this point though, and at the very least my calories have been pretty controlled and I should lose weight anyway. On fitday I saw that my calories for the past week have averaged 1663, with 101 g of fat, 10 g carb, and 170 g protein. I'm guessing the diet soda and coffee I drink is bringing my carbs up to around 20 though.

I'm starting to get discouraged, but I will not give up! I am going to start doing positive affirmations like, "I love eating like this and it works for me", etc. I know if I push through the discouraging times like these I will be rewarded.

I need to make a list of the reasons why I want to lose weight to help me stay motivated. I'm going to start that before I go to bed.

snoopcat · 09-05-2006, 06:15 AM

I'm cutting out the aspartame today....I have to because I'm not losing weight like I should be. This is really the only thing I can think of that could be causing the stall

I just bought diet pepsi Jazz strawberries and cream too.

I am going to keep drinking my coffee though...I CAN"T give up caffeine, at least not now.

I'll be weighing in tomorrow.

snoopcat · 09-06-2006, 09:51 AM

I wasn't able to go the entire day without having my diet soda, so I guess I will try giving up the aspartame later.

I weighed in today (14th day of induction) and was at 160! So that's about 9 pounds down. YESSS!

snoopcat · 09-08-2006, 03:42 AM

I made a giant ticker like one of the ones from tickerfactory.com and put it on my inspiration wall. I have a picture of a starbucks coffee mug with a person drowning in it as my ticker.
I only made it go to 140 because I couldn't fit one bigger than that. It's also more inspiring since it doesn't look as difficult. I also put up calendar printouts for Sept-Dec. and some pictures from the movie "Funny Ha Ha". The girl in it is so thin and cute and inspiring.

My official weigh-in is Wednesday and I'm really hoping that I'm pleasantly suprised and can move that coffee mug. I also vow to not get discouraged if I'm not pleasantly surprised....or try not to at least.

I need to stop drinking Starbucks late in the day....I think I can handle it and then I wind up staying up until 5 am. Plus my thoughts are all disconbobulated which is painfully obvious in this entry.

I feel really proud of myself. This is the longest I have stuck to something in a while. I was thinking today about how much I want to impress this certain guy. I want him to do a double take when he sees me. I feel pathetic that I even care, but it would just feel SO good. Now I'm getting depressed thinking about it.

I have been eating well and logging everything in fitday. Today I think I might have gone on to a slippery slope. I bought some salami and wound up having 3 servings of it before bed. I guess it was OK since my calories were only at 1000 before the salami but I feel like adding processed meats isn't very healthy and might derail me or lead to "harder" foods if you will.lol.

Also, I smoked 2 cigarettes today after about 5 days of "not smoking". I like to say that I "stopped smoking" and not that I "quit smoking" because its psychologically easier. I do think it's possible to smoke and not be addicted. I don't want to say I'll never smoke again because I'm going to want to smoke in certain instances....say if I go to Vegas, or am drinking, or when I'm in Paris next summer. I don't want to smoke a pack a day but I don't want to cut it out completely. Maybe I will change my mind but for now I'm not going to beat myself up over 2 cigarettes.

snoopcat · 09-09-2006, 12:54 AM

I think I'm going to cut the salami out because it's just not good for me, and I was so dehydrated all day from all of the salt.

I slept FOREVER today. I just woke up and it's almost midnight and I got in bed at like 4 PM. I haven't been sleeping well so I guess I needed it. My eyes are still redy and itchy and out of control...my endocrinologist prescribed some very expensive eye drops and hopefully they work.

I didn't walk or do my hips. thighs, buttocks workout (I decided I'm going to try to do it 9 times before September is over). I feel crappy for not working out. I think for the "walking challenge" I'm going to let myself run as well so that I can get the workouts over with faster and I'll be more likely to do it. I can't stand being on the treadmill for hours. My treadmill is in a dust filled garage that is under construction and I feel like I'm breathing in fiber glass and debris every time I'm on it. Well that's all for now. Hopefully I can fall asleep tonight.

snoopcat · 09-10-2006, 10:27 AM

I got my TOM yesterday! Which usually isn't big exciting news, but it is for me because I wasn't getting it from PCOS. I got it last month and this month too, so my medication must really be working.

I went out with friends and managed to stay on plan while they ate a bunch of junk food---bakery, cookies, baskin robbins. I was SO proud of myself, especially since I had smoked some of a certain green herb, and ALWAYS usually binge. Day by day, I'm building confidence in myself and my ability to control what I eat. It's so exciting.

I got the smallest size of a crysal light slurpee at 7 11 because my friend insisisted there was only 2 carbs in 8 oz....it tasted illegal so I wound up throwing it away after 1/3 of it was done or maybe less than that. I researched it and turns out I was right.....thank God I barely had any.

I also went to claim jumper with my mom yesterday, and ordered a cobb with ranch on the side. They brought it to me with dressing already tossed and ranch on the side....so i thought, o well, they just thought i wanted extra ranch. One bight and I realized---they tossed it with honey mustard! WHO does that?! I was pretty upset but it was only one bight. They brought me a new one but seriously, WHO puts honey mustard on a cobb salad??

I didn't exercise at all yesterday and I really need to get on the ball today.

Oh, my friend just became a surpervisor at a starbucks near my school and told me he could get me a job--I'm SO excited! I'll get free starbucks and will have something to occupy my time when I'm down in LA but only have one class. I'm excited for the school year to start!

snoopcat · 09-11-2006, 11:03 AM

Yesterday my mom and I got in a huge fight because she told me "that's too many carbs" when she saw I had brocolli and was having a second salad. I got so upset that I stormed out of the house, after accidentally violently shaking parmesan all over the kitchen.

I think I overate yesterday, at least on the calories/carbs, even though it didn't feel like I ate that much. I went to cheesecake factory and ate almost an entire cobb salad there, and even though I got ranch on the side I wound up eating a bunch of it.

Well, I'm going to do good today and keep my calories in a good range. I am doing the beginner Turbo Jam sequence, so today I have ab jam and 20 minute.

snoopcat · 09-12-2006, 10:37 PM

So today I had a huge freakout attack where I was debating switching plans. Today was week 3 for me. I was just so sick of all the food options, and upset because i weighed myself early and saw i hadn't really lost any weight, and the fruit sitting on the counter looked so good.

This is what I always do. When the going gets tough, I get planning a new eating plan. Instead though, I had an atkins shake, which I haven't allowed myself to eat, and almonds. I was going to go to the store and get some more lc treats, but decided against it.

Even now though, I am so antsy and wondering if I should switch to WW. I know I shouldn't because I always fail on that, but the idea that coffee could be stalling my weight loss is really upsetting. I drink at LEAST 48 oz per day and im never going to give it up.

I hope tomorrow is a better day. I'm going to stick with atkins at least for a month, so it won't be me quitting just to satisfy a temporary boredom or craving.

AHHHHHH! such a shizzy day.

snoopcat · 09-12-2006, 10:55 PM

I just realized, i am NOT going to give up on this. I am NOT going to switch plans. I am going to PERSERVERE and I KNOW it will pay off.

I just looked at some pictures that really motivated me. There are people that I really want to impress. I mean, I AM doing this for me but there are also big reasons why I need to do it besides health and for myself. That being said, I also need to do this for myself---I need to prove to myself that I can follow through, I can stick to something, that I can do anything I put my mind to.

I want this bad enough to deal with some boring menus, bad enough to forgo the fruit and oatmeal, bad enough to stand on the scale and see no loss and still keep on going.

It's not time to quit. It's time to step it up!

06-30-2006, 01:46 AM	#1
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	snoopcat's journal Starting some new rules tomorrow: NO CHEESE!!! No half and half No splenda No processed meat 3 meals a day with reasonable snacks if needed--ie don't eat constantly

06-30-2006, 04:01 PM	#2
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	Day I of "clean eating" I've modified my plan a bit-- I can have 1 TB of cream per day and 1 splenda in a decaf coffee. I think also if I go out to eat that I should always be allowed my decaf coffee with cream/splenda as a prize for quitting caffeine and aspartame. So far today I have done good: 2 eggs scrambled in pam one scoop of tuna fish salad made with real mayo small salad with oil and vinegar salmon filet grilled in olive oil decaf coffee with 1 splenda/ 1 TBSP cream YAY! I managed to stop the cheese addiction, and also not overeat in general. i think overeating begets more overeating, so I'm glad I was able to be good today, and hopefully this will get the ball rolling. I am still a little upset about my weight, although I need to eat this way for my diabetes regardless of whether or not I lose a single pound (according to me, but not my nutritionist...but oh what a surprise I was already off my medication and having normal blood sugar on day 2 of atkins, and couldn't even cut my medication in half on her boring salt free deprivation sad time diet, ...or stick to it half the time). On about the 2nd or 3rd day of induction, I had dropped to 160.2, and was so happy about that. Then I gained it all back..I think because I was just eating way too much and having cream cheese and splenda snacks all the time and tons of fatty dressing all the time, and lets not even get into the cheddar cheese problem. Now I'm about 162.2 which is better, but still above what I first started at!! Hopefully I can really start to lose following this cleaner plan!

09-03-2006, 10:30 AM	#5
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	So I am back after a longggggggggg hiatus of gaining weight and bad eating. My weight shot up to 169, and after 10 days of strict, strict, induction (except that I have as much coffee and diet soda as I want) I am down to about 162. After I finish my 14 days, I might do the 3 day K/E and hopefully get down into the 150s. I haven't been there in such a long time! I made a wall of inspiring quotes in my room. My favorite one is, "The man who drives further once the effort becomes painful is the man who will win" Very inspirational. I really think that I'm going to do it this time!! FINALLY! Last night was such a victory for me. My friend and I, who are both trying to lose weight together, were hanging out and we were so bored. We were upset because there was nothing to do, and my friend was hungry and I felt like drinking. But we managed to resist giving up on our plans--every time I have a victory like this, it strengthens my belief that I will be able to perservere until I lose it all. I'm so proud of myself! I want to look good by Christmas, and I think I'll be able to get there (not all the way to goal, but looking a lot better). I want to get amazing grades and be a lot thinner by Christmas break. I will feel so proud of myself, and it is so worth forgoing the vodka or chocolate cake or whatever else I feel like having. Which reminds me of another great quote, "Don't give up on what you really want, for something you want now"... Last edited by snoopcat : 09-03-2006 at 10:39 AM.

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07-01-2006, 12:29 AM	#3
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I went to dinner with my mom after seeing "The Devil Wears Prada"--great movie, loved it. (meryl streep looks awesome!!) Anyways, we went to Black Angus and I got a ribeye and vegetables and a side salad with ranch. I also had decaf with 1/2 and 1/2 and sweet n low. I also had 2 scoops of tuna salad right afterwards (for some reason not satisfied with all that food!! What is wrong with me????????) I shouldn't have eaten so much, but I stuck to low carb and resisted cheese, so yay for me! I so don't want to go to work tomorrow.

07-06-2006, 06:05 PM	#4
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I have been faltering a lot, ultimately culminating in drunk eating one night (that I don't remember,but apparently it happened), and then the day after eating a bunch of "lowish carb" foods that I shouldnt have, too much cream cheese and splenda, Peanut butter, pistachios. I decided to reinduct today, and think I have done pretty well so far. I'm still going out to eat later and plan on getting some sort of salad. bfast: coffee, 1 oz of cream cheese, one packet splenda lunch: 3 eggs, oz of cream cheese, splenda, slice cheddar dinner: 1 h.b. egg, sliced turkey with mayo, coffee with cream and splenda also did my 20 min turbo jam workout

09-05-2006, 12:24 AM	#6
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I started a walking challenge on a different board, and am going to try to do 80 miles in September. I walked 3 today on the treadmill, at 3mph without an incline. I should probably put some sort of incline on there. Tomorrow will conclude week 2 of my clean induction. I think I might do KE after that, because I Just don't feel like I'm losing it fast enough. I also drink coffee and diet soda like a fiend, so I'm wondering if that's affecting my weight loss...I pretty much refuse to give it up at this point though, and at the very least my calories have been pretty controlled and I should lose weight anyway. On fitday I saw that my calories for the past week have averaged 1663, with 101 g of fat, 10 g carb, and 170 g protein. I'm guessing the diet soda and coffee I drink is bringing my carbs up to around 20 though. I'm starting to get discouraged, but I will not give up! I am going to start doing positive affirmations like, "I love eating like this and it works for me", etc. I know if I push through the discouraging times like these I will be rewarded. I need to make a list of the reasons why I want to lose weight to help me stay motivated. I'm going to start that before I go to bed.

09-05-2006, 06:15 AM	#7
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I'm cutting out the aspartame today....I have to because I'm not losing weight like I should be. This is really the only thing I can think of that could be causing the stall I just bought diet pepsi Jazz strawberries and cream too. I am going to keep drinking my coffee though...I CAN"T give up caffeine, at least not now. I'll be weighing in tomorrow.

09-06-2006, 09:51 AM	#8
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I wasn't able to go the entire day without having my diet soda, so I guess I will try giving up the aspartame later. I weighed in today (14th day of induction) and was at 160! So that's about 9 pounds down. YESSS!

09-08-2006, 03:42 AM	#9
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I made a giant ticker like one of the ones from tickerfactory.com and put it on my inspiration wall. I have a picture of a starbucks coffee mug with a person drowning in it as my ticker. I only made it go to 140 because I couldn't fit one bigger than that. It's also more inspiring since it doesn't look as difficult. I also put up calendar printouts for Sept-Dec. and some pictures from the movie "Funny Ha Ha". The girl in it is so thin and cute and inspiring. My official weigh-in is Wednesday and I'm really hoping that I'm pleasantly suprised and can move that coffee mug. I also vow to not get discouraged if I'm not pleasantly surprised....or try not to at least. I need to stop drinking Starbucks late in the day....I think I can handle it and then I wind up staying up until 5 am. Plus my thoughts are all disconbobulated which is painfully obvious in this entry. I feel really proud of myself. This is the longest I have stuck to something in a while. I was thinking today about how much I want to impress this certain guy. I want him to do a double take when he sees me. I feel pathetic that I even care, but it would just feel SO good. Now I'm getting depressed thinking about it. I have been eating well and logging everything in fitday. Today I think I might have gone on to a slippery slope. I bought some salami and wound up having 3 servings of it before bed. I guess it was OK since my calories were only at 1000 before the salami but I feel like adding processed meats isn't very healthy and might derail me or lead to "harder" foods if you will.lol. Also, I smoked 2 cigarettes today after about 5 days of "not smoking". I like to say that I "stopped smoking" and not that I "quit smoking" because its psychologically easier. I do think it's possible to smoke and not be addicted. I don't want to say I'll never smoke again because I'm going to want to smoke in certain instances....say if I go to Vegas, or am drinking, or when I'm in Paris next summer. I don't want to smoke a pack a day but I don't want to cut it out completely. Maybe I will change my mind but for now I'm not going to beat myself up over 2 cigarettes.

09-09-2006, 12:54 AM	#10
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I think I'm going to cut the salami out because it's just not good for me, and I was so dehydrated all day from all of the salt. I slept FOREVER today. I just woke up and it's almost midnight and I got in bed at like 4 PM. I haven't been sleeping well so I guess I needed it. My eyes are still redy and itchy and out of control...my endocrinologist prescribed some very expensive eye drops and hopefully they work. I didn't walk or do my hips. thighs, buttocks workout (I decided I'm going to try to do it 9 times before September is over). I feel crappy for not working out. I think for the "walking challenge" I'm going to let myself run as well so that I can get the workouts over with faster and I'll be more likely to do it. I can't stand being on the treadmill for hours. My treadmill is in a dust filled garage that is under construction and I feel like I'm breathing in fiber glass and debris every time I'm on it. Well that's all for now. Hopefully I can fall asleep tonight.

09-10-2006, 10:27 AM	#11
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I got my TOM yesterday! Which usually isn't big exciting news, but it is for me because I wasn't getting it from PCOS. I got it last month and this month too, so my medication must really be working. I went out with friends and managed to stay on plan while they ate a bunch of junk food---bakery, cookies, baskin robbins. I was SO proud of myself, especially since I had smoked some of a certain green herb, and ALWAYS usually binge. Day by day, I'm building confidence in myself and my ability to control what I eat. It's so exciting. I got the smallest size of a crysal light slurpee at 7 11 because my friend insisisted there was only 2 carbs in 8 oz....it tasted illegal so I wound up throwing it away after 1/3 of it was done or maybe less than that. I researched it and turns out I was right.....thank God I barely had any. I also went to claim jumper with my mom yesterday, and ordered a cobb with ranch on the side. They brought it to me with dressing already tossed and ranch on the side....so i thought, o well, they just thought i wanted extra ranch. One bight and I realized---they tossed it with honey mustard! WHO does that?! I was pretty upset but it was only one bight. They brought me a new one but seriously, WHO puts honey mustard on a cobb salad?? I didn't exercise at all yesterday and I really need to get on the ball today. Oh, my friend just became a surpervisor at a starbucks near my school and told me he could get me a job--I'm SO excited! I'll get free starbucks and will have something to occupy my time when I'm down in LA but only have one class. I'm excited for the school year to start!

09-11-2006, 11:03 AM	#12
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	Yesterday my mom and I got in a huge fight because she told me "that's too many carbs" when she saw I had brocolli and was having a second salad. I got so upset that I stormed out of the house, after accidentally violently shaking parmesan all over the kitchen. I think I overate yesterday, at least on the calories/carbs, even though it didn't feel like I ate that much. I went to cheesecake factory and ate almost an entire cobb salad there, and even though I got ranch on the side I wound up eating a bunch of it. Well, I'm going to do good today and keep my calories in a good range. I am doing the beginner Turbo Jam sequence, so today I have ab jam and 20 minute.

09-12-2006, 10:37 PM	#13
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	So today I had a huge freakout attack where I was debating switching plans. Today was week 3 for me. I was just so sick of all the food options, and upset because i weighed myself early and saw i hadn't really lost any weight, and the fruit sitting on the counter looked so good. This is what I always do. When the going gets tough, I get planning a new eating plan. Instead though, I had an atkins shake, which I haven't allowed myself to eat, and almonds. I was going to go to the store and get some more lc treats, but decided against it. Even now though, I am so antsy and wondering if I should switch to WW. I know I shouldn't because I always fail on that, but the idea that coffee could be stalling my weight loss is really upsetting. I drink at LEAST 48 oz per day and im never going to give it up. I hope tomorrow is a better day. I'm going to stick with atkins at least for a month, so it won't be me quitting just to satisfy a temporary boredom or craving. AHHHHHH! such a shizzy day.

09-12-2006, 10:55 PM	#14
snoopcat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Gallery: snoopcat Stats: 169/159/135 WOE: Atkins, now KE/Kimkins Start Date: August 23, 2006	I just realized, i am NOT going to give up on this. I am NOT going to switch plans. I am going to PERSERVERE and I KNOW it will pay off. I just looked at some pictures that really motivated me. There are people that I really want to impress. I mean, I AM doing this for me but there are also big reasons why I need to do it besides health and for myself. That being said, I also need to do this for myself---I need to prove to myself that I can follow through, I can stick to something, that I can do anything I put my mind to. I want this bad enough to deal with some boring menus, bad enough to forgo the fruit and oatmeal, bad enough to stand on the scale and see no loss and still keep on going. It's not time to quit. It's time to step it up!