KarenJeanne's Journal

karenjeanne · 03-20-2007, 07:18 PM

I was on Atkins for 6 years. I stayed at 20 carbs or less per day for that whole time. I managed to lose about 8 pounds lol doesnt sound like much but I only wanted to lose 10 or 15. I had radiation treatment to 'kill' my thyroid due to graves and I know I have to always be on some sort of plan or I will balloon fast. I have a huge appetite - always have. Sweets are a biggie... I could never eat a doughnut without eating the whole box... that sort of thing. I went off the plan about 6 or so months ago and after gaining the 8 pounds back instead of losing (I was trying low fat, low cal... still no sugar) I realized I have to come back to Atkins. I'm 5'5" tall and weigh about 140. While weighing 125 would blow my mind, 130 would satisfy me. Boy do I struggle with the plan. I am strict with myself but every time I think I've found something I can eat, I hear it may be what is stalling me from sugarless jello, to too many artificial sweeteners in one day. I never drank alcohol when I was on the plan before, however I find myself drinking bacardi and diet coke fairly frequently these days. I'm sure its no help but its hard to say goodbye to everything.
Let's see what did I have today:
Breakfast: cup of coffee with sugar twin & cream, scrummy oatmeal made with 3 tbsp text soy prot + 3 tbsp ground flax seed... cinnamon... cream... splenda

lunch: can of tuna with mayo & a bowl of sugarless jello

snack: half a bag of pork rinds (yuck! and how about salty!)

Supper: 2 chicken legs, 2 chicken thighs with zero carb buffalo wing sauce Usually I have a cup or two of cooked caulif. or brocc. but I just didnt feel like it tonight.

2 bacardi & diet cokes

right now I'm eating some melted unsweetened bakers chocolate with cream and splenda mixed in...*sigh* desperate for a sugar fix

feeling bloated out of my clothes... done week one and clothes feel much tighter rather than looser........

karenjeanne · 03-20-2007, 07:27 PM

I've drank so much water tonight I think I will burst! Must be the darned pork rinds. I don't think they will be on the shopping list again. Way too salty for me.

I wonder if I will ever be able to drop my 10 lbs. It doesnt sound like much but jeez it just won't go away. Thyroid problems are so stubborn. I wish I could eat like a normal person and not have to worry about this stuff all the time. I'm discouraged today I think.

teammax · 03-20-2007, 07:38 PM

Don't be discouraged, hang in there! It definitely gets frustrating some days but you're trying and keep doing your best. The reward is sweet!

I started having this induction frozen pudding dessert (HUGE sweet tooth) and I liked it so much that I have to cut it out for now because I can seriously eat the whole batch in one swoop. AND I'm a bread lover so this is hard especially when my husband is eating awesomely toasted buttered bread at every meal.

You can do it!!!

karenjeanne · 03-20-2007, 07:43 PM

that is my problem also... amounts! If I make something I have to eat the whole batch! Even if it is low carb and sugarless! Its not that I'm hooked on sugar... I'm just a little piggie I think! LOL I love food and I don't get full. I'm an odd duck that way... even when my stomach is upset or I have a stomach bug... I NEVER lose my appetite.

karenjeanne · 03-20-2007, 08:00 PM

One thing I will say about this plan... I went on it when I quit smoking... part of a whole 'get healthier' plan rather than just focusing on the cigarettes... and I didn't gain any weight! Smoke free since 2001...

karenjeanne · 03-20-2007, 08:07 PM

Great... I didnt realize unsweetened bakers chocolate had a bunch of carbs in it. Honestly... another unintentional cheat. I thought I saw bakers choc in several recipes... I looked it up on fitday though... ouch! Threw out the rest of my mixture of melted bakers unsw. choc mixed w/splenda. Dang.

karenjeanne · 03-21-2007, 09:51 AM

Wednesday: skipped breakfast... discouraged by the scale. Drinking my water and counting the minutes till lunch. I brought some tuna with mayo for lunch and some leftover chicken with one slice of cheddar cheese in case I'm hungry again around 3, which I usually am.

karenjeanne · 03-22-2007, 12:16 PM

Thursday: 1 tbsp extra light olive oil. An hour later, a cup of coffee w heavy cream & sugar twin. No time for breakfast...

10 am - 1 tbsp ext. light olive oil

Lunch: 1 lean leftover steak with dijon must. 1 hard b. egg. water.

planning on another sp of oil around 4:30 pm before leaving the office.

Feeling fatter every day. Afraid to go near the scale.

karenjeanne · 03-22-2007, 07:03 PM

3:30 pm one marble cheese stick and a hard boiled egg. Lots of water throughout the day

7 pm waiting for supper to be ready, knuckled under and had a handful of macadamia nuts. Probably shouldnt during induction... but its better than a bag of chips right??

Supper is going to be fish on the barbecue and some green beans w/mrs dash.
having a glass of dry white wine. another no no ... had a super stressful day at work. Supervisor is such a capital B that I swear to God had she come close enough to myself or the receptionist one of us would have throttled her with our bare hands. *sigh* Life goes on ....

karenjeanne · 03-22-2007, 08:29 PM

I would love some input... I feel like I'm getting larger rather than smaller.... scared to weigh in.... anyone?

karenjeanne · 03-22-2007, 09:30 PM

I'm getting the impression I'm talking to myself here. I post in many threads but it seems that few people ever respond to me.... am I doing something wrong here?

karenjeanne · 03-23-2007, 08:49 AM

Friday... couldnt fit into my jeans this morning that I wore last friday... this is going really well *grrr

Breakfast: half a cup of coffee w/cream and sugar twin, a few bites of my revolution rolls that didnt turn out and ended up a revolution pizza crust lol one hard boiled egg.

Just got to work & took my tbsp of extra light olive oil.

karenjeanne · 03-25-2007, 07:31 PM

sunday, tough weekend, may be breaking up with the dh of 16 years. Not cheatingon my woe though regardless of the emotional stress... still using the eloo, I think it make have worked was down 3 today. I often do that on weekends though because I'm doing heavy housework and forgetting to eat unlike sitting at a desk all week at work. Hopefully its a trend in the right direction. Love the revolution rolls!
Supper tonight was pork roast, green beans with garlic & herb mrs dash and a revolution roll with butter. YUMMY

03-20-2007, 07:18 PM	#1
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	KarenJeanne's Journal I was on Atkins for 6 years. I stayed at 20 carbs or less per day for that whole time. I managed to lose about 8 pounds lol doesnt sound like much but I only wanted to lose 10 or 15. I had radiation treatment to 'kill' my thyroid due to graves and I know I have to always be on some sort of plan or I will balloon fast. I have a huge appetite - always have. Sweets are a biggie... I could never eat a doughnut without eating the whole box... that sort of thing. I went off the plan about 6 or so months ago and after gaining the 8 pounds back instead of losing (I was trying low fat, low cal... still no sugar) I realized I have to come back to Atkins. I'm 5'5" tall and weigh about 140. While weighing 125 would blow my mind, 130 would satisfy me. Boy do I struggle with the plan. I am strict with myself but every time I think I've found something I can eat, I hear it may be what is stalling me from sugarless jello, to too many artificial sweeteners in one day. I never drank alcohol when I was on the plan before, however I find myself drinking bacardi and diet coke fairly frequently these days. I'm sure its no help but its hard to say goodbye to everything. Let's see what did I have today: Breakfast: cup of coffee with sugar twin & cream, scrummy oatmeal made with 3 tbsp text soy prot + 3 tbsp ground flax seed... cinnamon... cream... splenda lunch: can of tuna with mayo & a bowl of sugarless jello snack: half a bag of pork rinds (yuck! and how about salty!) Supper: 2 chicken legs, 2 chicken thighs with zero carb buffalo wing sauce Usually I have a cup or two of cooked caulif. or brocc. but I just didnt feel like it tonight. 2 bacardi & diet cokes right now I'm eating some melted unsweetened bakers chocolate with cream and splenda mixed in...sigh desperate for a sugar fix feeling bloated out of my clothes... done week one and clothes feel much tighter rather than looser........ Last edited by karenjeanne : 03-20-2007 at 07:20 PM. Reason: forgot something...

03-20-2007, 07:38 PM	#3
teammax Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York Posts: 132 Gallery: teammax Stats: 147/129.2/107 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 6/15/2007	Hang In There Don't be discouraged, hang in there! It definitely gets frustrating some days but you're trying and keep doing your best. The reward is sweet! I started having this induction frozen pudding dessert (HUGE sweet tooth) and I liked it so much that I have to cut it out for now because I can seriously eat the whole batch in one swoop. AND I'm a bread lover so this is hard especially when my husband is eating awesomely toasted buttered bread at every meal. You can do it!!!

03-25-2007, 07:31 PM	#13
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	sunday, tough weekend, may be breaking up with the dh of 16 years. Not cheatingon my woe though regardless of the emotional stress... still using the eloo, I think it make have worked was down 3 today. I often do that on weekends though because I'm doing heavy housework and forgetting to eat unlike sitting at a desk all week at work. Hopefully its a trend in the right direction. Love the revolution rolls! Supper tonight was pork roast, green beans with garlic & herb mrs dash and a revolution roll with butter. YUMMY Last edited by karenjeanne : 03-25-2007 at 07:32 PM. Reason: better wording

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03-20-2007, 07:27 PM	#2
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	I've drank so much water tonight I think I will burst! Must be the darned pork rinds. I don't think they will be on the shopping list again. Way too salty for me. I wonder if I will ever be able to drop my 10 lbs. It doesnt sound like much but jeez it just won't go away. Thyroid problems are so stubborn. I wish I could eat like a normal person and not have to worry about this stuff all the time. I'm discouraged today I think.

03-20-2007, 07:43 PM	#4
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	that is my problem also... amounts! If I make something I have to eat the whole batch! Even if it is low carb and sugarless! Its not that I'm hooked on sugar... I'm just a little piggie I think! LOL I love food and I don't get full. I'm an odd duck that way... even when my stomach is upset or I have a stomach bug... I NEVER lose my appetite.

03-20-2007, 08:00 PM	#5
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	One thing I will say about this plan... I went on it when I quit smoking... part of a whole 'get healthier' plan rather than just focusing on the cigarettes... and I didn't gain any weight! Smoke free since 2001...

03-20-2007, 08:07 PM	#6
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	Great... I didnt realize unsweetened bakers chocolate had a bunch of carbs in it. Honestly... another unintentional cheat. I thought I saw bakers choc in several recipes... I looked it up on fitday though... ouch! Threw out the rest of my mixture of melted bakers unsw. choc mixed w/splenda. Dang.

03-21-2007, 09:51 AM	#7
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	Wednesday: skipped breakfast... discouraged by the scale. Drinking my water and counting the minutes till lunch. I brought some tuna with mayo for lunch and some leftover chicken with one slice of cheddar cheese in case I'm hungry again around 3, which I usually am.

03-22-2007, 12:16 PM	#8
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	Thursday: 1 tbsp extra light olive oil. An hour later, a cup of coffee w heavy cream & sugar twin. No time for breakfast... 10 am - 1 tbsp ext. light olive oil Lunch: 1 lean leftover steak with dijon must. 1 hard b. egg. water. planning on another sp of oil around 4:30 pm before leaving the office. Feeling fatter every day. Afraid to go near the scale.

03-22-2007, 07:03 PM	#9
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	3:30 pm one marble cheese stick and a hard boiled egg. Lots of water throughout the day 7 pm waiting for supper to be ready, knuckled under and had a handful of macadamia nuts. Probably shouldnt during induction... but its better than a bag of chips right?? Supper is going to be fish on the barbecue and some green beans w/mrs dash. having a glass of dry white wine. another no no ... had a super stressful day at work. Supervisor is such a capital B that I swear to God had she come close enough to myself or the receptionist one of us would have throttled her with our bare hands. sigh Life goes on ....

03-22-2007, 08:29 PM	#10
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	I would love some input... I feel like I'm getting larger rather than smaller.... scared to weigh in.... anyone?

03-22-2007, 09:30 PM	#11
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	I'm getting the impression I'm talking to myself here. I post in many threads but it seems that few people ever respond to me.... am I doing something wrong here?

03-23-2007, 08:49 AM	#12
karenjeanne Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Gallery: karenjeanne	Friday... couldnt fit into my jeans this morning that I wore last friday... this is going really well *grrr Breakfast: half a cup of coffee w/cream and sugar twin, a few bites of my revolution rolls that didnt turn out and ended up a revolution pizza crust lol one hard boiled egg. Just got to work & took my tbsp of extra light olive oil.