*****Time for Change*****SheriK

SheriK · 04-08-2007, 06:09 AM

I'm going to start this online journal to go along with my hand written one that I carry around with me in my purse, since I can't always get to a computer during the day. Anyone who wants to comment, feel free to respond to anything I put in here.

Today is Easter Sunday. It is the day of new beginnings. I have decided to begin again on Atkins induction starting tomorrow morning. In the past I have done very well with this WOE and I hope to do so again. I know that I will have moments of temptation, and will sometimes give into this temptation, but on the whole, I am dedicated to getting this weight off and keeping it off, as well as getting healthier than I am now.

Last July my oldest daughter gifted me with a beautiful grandson. He is the light of my life. I want to be able to enjoy my time with him. I need to be able to keep up with him. He is very active, as all little children are, always on the go, never stopping. He has just learned to crawl and never stops for a moment.

When I stepped on the scale Friday morning, I received a real shock.

I knew that I had not been doing well with diet and exercise, but I never realized how badly I was doing. Two months ago, I had to have some minor surgery on my feet that sidelined me from exercising until they healed. They are now healed and doing well, so it is time to get going again. I have downloaded the "Couch to 5K" workout and intend on doing this along with some weight training. My ultimate goal is to do a triathlon next summer.

My daughter is going to help me this evening with my measurements and some pictures of myself. I will post all of those here as well, just to keep me motivated. I had my starting blood work done on Friday. My cholesterol is fantastic as are all my other numbers.

How this is possible with all the junk I have been eating is unclear, but I will take the numbers and run with them.

My other goal is to quit smoking for good. I think I have quit as many times as I have started and stopped Atkins. My doctor gave me a prescription for the new drug Chantix, and I will fill this after I get paid on Friday. It is not covered by my insurance plan, and is quit expensive.

I have finally accepted that I have an addictive personality...food, cigs, etc.

With this acceptance comes the desire to fight against this. They say the first step is to admit you have an addiction...I have finally done that. Now I can strive to fight.

SheriK · 04-08-2007, 05:25 PM

With the exception of my weight (I will weigh in in the morning after I get up) my measurements are as follows:

Ht: 5'6"
Neck: 12 3/4"
Bust: 36 1/2"
Right Arm: 11 3/4"
Left Arm: 12 1/2"
Waist: 38 1/2"
Hips: 40 1/4"
Right Thigh: 24"
Left Thigh: 24"
Calves: 15"

Pants: 10+/Medium
Tops: Medium/Large

My pictures are so enlightening as to how far I let myself go in only 1 1/2 months.

I worked so hard to lose those first 30 pounds, then I went and gained back 15 of them. I could just sit down and

.

I will do this for myself. I will do this for myself. I will just keep chanting this to myself until I reach my goal.

SheriK · 04-09-2007, 03:54 AM

Woke up really early this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. Got that deep down excited feeling about restarting Atkins Induction today. The scale said 171.0# exactly. That is 16 pounds regained in a month and a half. Not sure how I feel about that except

. All the more reason to restart this WOE.

I have packed up a bunch of stuff to take to work with me today....baby greens with red peppers and celery, steak strips, turkey, canadian bacon, pepperoni, cheese stick, sugar-free jello cup, and of course water. I am ready for this. I know that days 3 and 4 will be my worst. That is usually when I give in and hit the carbs. This time I will be strong. I have to make sure I pack plenty of stuff that I can eat.

So far today, just two cups of black coffee. I am as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

SheriK · 04-09-2007, 06:54 PM

Made it through my first day.

Feeling pretty good about it, except I have one of the worst headaches I have ever had...think it was because I tried to give up caffeine as well. Broke down and drank a diet coke this afternoon. Food was good today

2 cups black coffee
2 deviled eggs
steak strips
turkey
pepperoni
cheese stick
2 small salads with red peppers, celery, cheese, bacon, and ranch dressing
2 sausages with cheese

drank 10 bottles of water...getting ready to start my 11th.

SheriK · 04-10-2007, 04:12 AM

Headache is still hanging on....ugh...scale said 169.4 this morning...down 1.6 pounds in 1 day...I'm liking this.

Carb total was 11 yesterday. today should be about the same. Today will be tough. Day 2 has always been the roughest in my experience. About 2pm I will start to really crave carbs because my supplies are finally depleated. I will make it through.

SheriK · 04-24-2007, 04:56 AM

After rereading my previous posts, I have once again become motivated to do something. Life has thrown some major stressors my way and I blindly followed along down the path of comfort food. I am very

with myself.

Tonight I will put my kitchen back together and restart meat and egg tomorrow to kick start my metabolism. I will also post in here on a daily basis to help keep myself accountable.

I started and stopped the Chantix as it made me nauseous. I have since received some tips from others and will restart it tomorrow as well. I also finally got my new cookbooks for low-carb in the mail yesterday. Lots of good recipes to try. I think that is one thing that always throws me off...not enough variety.

SheriK · 04-25-2007, 06:35 AM

Stepped on the scale this morning for my restart. 172.2

More than when I restarted a few weeks ago.

Exercise: 20 minute walk

Food:

2 cups coffee with 2 tbsp heavy cream (1)
2 eggs scrambled in coconut oil (1.6)
Canadian Bacon (1)

Supplements this morning:
Fiber Caps
cla
fish oil
glucosamine condroitan
vitamin c
calcium with vit d
b complex
l-glutamine
multivitamin
magnesium

I will try my best to stay clean today. Lots of water.

SheriK · 04-26-2007, 04:23 AM

Scale this morning said 170.8

Down 1.4 pounds. Know it is water weight, but it feels soooo good.

Did fairly well yesterday. Drank 4 16oz bottles of water and only 1 16oz diet coke. Got a little bit of a headache in the afternoon before I drank the diet coke, so I took some advil and it went away. Never really ate lunch. Here's the breakdown for the rest of the day

11:30 am - pepperoni (0)

3:00 pm - roast beef (0)

Supper: Grilled pork chop (0)
1 1/2 devilled eggs (1.5)

Total carbs for the day: 5.1

Woke up this morning before my alarm. No exercise this morning though...have an early morning meeting to go to.

So far today:
2 cups coffee with 2 tbsp heavy cream (1)

Breakfast will be a leftover pork chop from supper last night...yum.

Took my borage oil, some l-glutamine, and fiber caps after the am snack yesterday. Will keep this routine for supplements going as it seems to work and not upset my stomach at this point.

Day one down.....the rest of my life to go.

04-08-2007, 06:09 AM	#1
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	***Time for Change***SheriK I'm going to start this online journal to go along with my hand written one that I carry around with me in my purse, since I can't always get to a computer during the day. Anyone who wants to comment, feel free to respond to anything I put in here. Today is Easter Sunday. It is the day of new beginnings. I have decided to begin again on Atkins induction starting tomorrow morning. In the past I have done very well with this WOE and I hope to do so again. I know that I will have moments of temptation, and will sometimes give into this temptation, but on the whole, I am dedicated to getting this weight off and keeping it off, as well as getting healthier than I am now. Last July my oldest daughter gifted me with a beautiful grandson. He is the light of my life. I want to be able to enjoy my time with him. I need to be able to keep up with him. He is very active, as all little children are, always on the go, never stopping. He has just learned to crawl and never stops for a moment. When I stepped on the scale Friday morning, I received a real shock. I knew that I had not been doing well with diet and exercise, but I never realized how badly I was doing. Two months ago, I had to have some minor surgery on my feet that sidelined me from exercising until they healed. They are now healed and doing well, so it is time to get going again. I have downloaded the "Couch to 5K" workout and intend on doing this along with some weight training. My ultimate goal is to do a triathlon next summer. My daughter is going to help me this evening with my measurements and some pictures of myself. I will post all of those here as well, just to keep me motivated. I had my starting blood work done on Friday. My cholesterol is fantastic as are all my other numbers. How this is possible with all the junk I have been eating is unclear, but I will take the numbers and run with them. My other goal is to quit smoking for good. I think I have quit as many times as I have started and stopped Atkins. My doctor gave me a prescription for the new drug Chantix, and I will fill this after I get paid on Friday. It is not covered by my insurance plan, and is quit expensive. I have finally accepted that I have an addictive personality...food, cigs, etc. With this acceptance comes the desire to fight against this. They say the first step is to admit you have an addiction...I have finally done that. Now I can strive to fight. __________________ I AM DOING THIS FOR ME!!!!!

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04-08-2007, 05:25 PM	#2
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	With the exception of my weight (I will weigh in in the morning after I get up) my measurements are as follows: Ht: 5'6" Neck: 12 3/4" Bust: 36 1/2" Right Arm: 11 3/4" Left Arm: 12 1/2" Waist: 38 1/2" Hips: 40 1/4" Right Thigh: 24" Left Thigh: 24" Calves: 15" Pants: 10+/Medium Tops: Medium/Large My pictures are so enlightening as to how far I let myself go in only 1 1/2 months. I worked so hard to lose those first 30 pounds, then I went and gained back 15 of them. I could just sit down and . I will do this for myself. I will do this for myself. I will just keep chanting this to myself until I reach my goal.

04-09-2007, 03:54 AM	#3
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	Woke up really early this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. Got that deep down excited feeling about restarting Atkins Induction today. The scale said 171.0# exactly. That is 16 pounds regained in a month and a half. Not sure how I feel about that except . All the more reason to restart this WOE. I have packed up a bunch of stuff to take to work with me today....baby greens with red peppers and celery, steak strips, turkey, canadian bacon, pepperoni, cheese stick, sugar-free jello cup, and of course water. I am ready for this. I know that days 3 and 4 will be my worst. That is usually when I give in and hit the carbs. This time I will be strong. I have to make sure I pack plenty of stuff that I can eat. So far today, just two cups of black coffee. I am as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

04-09-2007, 06:54 PM	#4
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	Made it through my first day. Feeling pretty good about it, except I have one of the worst headaches I have ever had...think it was because I tried to give up caffeine as well. Broke down and drank a diet coke this afternoon. Food was good today 2 cups black coffee 2 deviled eggs steak strips turkey pepperoni cheese stick 2 small salads with red peppers, celery, cheese, bacon, and ranch dressing 2 sausages with cheese drank 10 bottles of water...getting ready to start my 11th.

04-10-2007, 04:12 AM	#5
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	Headache is still hanging on....ugh...scale said 169.4 this morning...down 1.6 pounds in 1 day...I'm liking this. Carb total was 11 yesterday. today should be about the same. Today will be tough. Day 2 has always been the roughest in my experience. About 2pm I will start to really crave carbs because my supplies are finally depleated. I will make it through.

04-24-2007, 04:56 AM	#6
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	After rereading my previous posts, I have once again become motivated to do something. Life has thrown some major stressors my way and I blindly followed along down the path of comfort food. I am very with myself. Tonight I will put my kitchen back together and restart meat and egg tomorrow to kick start my metabolism. I will also post in here on a daily basis to help keep myself accountable. I started and stopped the Chantix as it made me nauseous. I have since received some tips from others and will restart it tomorrow as well. I also finally got my new cookbooks for low-carb in the mail yesterday. Lots of good recipes to try. I think that is one thing that always throws me off...not enough variety.

04-25-2007, 06:35 AM	#7
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	Stepped on the scale this morning for my restart. 172.2 More than when I restarted a few weeks ago. Exercise: 20 minute walk Food: 2 cups coffee with 2 tbsp heavy cream (1) 2 eggs scrambled in coconut oil (1.6) Canadian Bacon (1) Supplements this morning: Fiber Caps cla fish oil glucosamine condroitan vitamin c calcium with vit d b complex l-glutamine multivitamin magnesium I will try my best to stay clean today. Lots of water.

04-26-2007, 04:23 AM	#8
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	Scale this morning said 170.8 Down 1.4 pounds. Know it is water weight, but it feels soooo good. Did fairly well yesterday. Drank 4 16oz bottles of water and only 1 16oz diet coke. Got a little bit of a headache in the afternoon before I drank the diet coke, so I took some advil and it went away. Never really ate lunch. Here's the breakdown for the rest of the day 11:30 am - pepperoni (0) 3:00 pm - roast beef (0) Supper: Grilled pork chop (0) 1 1/2 devilled eggs (1.5) Total carbs for the day: 5.1 Woke up this morning before my alarm. No exercise this morning though...have an early morning meeting to go to. So far today: 2 cups coffee with 2 tbsp heavy cream (1) Breakfast will be a leftover pork chop from supper last night...yum. Took my borage oil, some l-glutamine, and fiber caps after the am snack yesterday. Will keep this routine for supplements going as it seems to work and not upset my stomach at this point. Day one down.....the rest of my life to go.