Beginning Re-Induction Today

[hey_nelson]

March 7, 2006
After my falling off the wagon last week and eating some danish and drinking a sierra mist, I'm back and determined that I am NOT GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN.
I berated myself for it and that made me feel worse. Ok, I did it, now I got over it, but my weight did go up a bit and TOM is here this week. Sorry for all the Tom's out there, but this TOM I could do without.

Two weeks ago I was at my lowest weight of 276.5... and today I'm at 283.5. I'm going to get it back down, and be cheat free. Thanks for being here.
love and prayers
patty

[Bren]

Patty,

Any idea why you cheated? Was there a trigger? Sometimes figuring out what triggers us (emotions, stress etc.) is a big step and one of the hurdles alot of us have had to figure out. Sometimes it can even be something you ate. Mine was smells! I had to rethink the fact that I could enjoy the scent of something and not have to eat as much of it as possible. TOM is a hard time for alot of woman also.

[hey_nelson]

Hi Bren... I do believe it was a combination of my construction problems at home and my stress level at work last week. There were a lot of demands I had to come through with. Plus at home, I had no running water for 4 1/2 days and I was hauling water in 5 gallon jugs to flush the toilet with, and getting up very early to shower at work. When I caved in and ate the Danish at work I was facilitating a Directors / Coordinators workshop, sitting with the other Dir / Coor's and I ate with them. As I posted before, I don't even remember savoring them. I love my job and I know it can be very very demanding at different times of the year. This is one of those times of the year, and the way the dates worked out I did not have a day off in 2 weeks. So, I was very stressed, and tired.

I can't let myself get that way again.
patty

[Bren]

aahhhh..........Stress! I can see WHY you were stressed! My word, you had a heck of a two weeks! Now you know one of your triggers and in a way that is a good thing! Next step (I know, what a pain I am!!) have you figured out how you will deal with it next time it strikes?

[Gala]

Next step (I know, what a pain I am!!) have you figured out how you will deal with it next time it strikes?

Bren is right Patty, (and not bren you are not a pain at allP
learn a lesson from your mistake
One thing I realized by doing Atkins
is that in this WOE as in life in general, certain moments, certain failures repeat themselves over and over again
'I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THIS BEFORE' yes, but IF it keep repeating itself
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN BEYOND IT
So, learn from this experience know, cause it will happen again and againg
just to teach us what we don't want to learn!

[sombersusie]

Wow, and i thought i had stress here! At least we have water , just no floor boards, lol. Don't beat yourself up to much. Whats done is done and now move on. Just recently at work a new southern lady started, who, you guessed it, loves to cook and bake. She's averaging about two cakes a week now, which usually last a couple days in the kitchen there at work. (if i was still eating carbs they wouldn't last past day one!). Today it was some lovely chocolate thing. I didn't touch it. I knew if i had a piece, i'd want another, then if i had blown it, why go back to my diet that day, so on and so forth. And you're right, eating that type of stuff, after the first couple bites, you don't really savor it anymore, its more just of a reflex.

[hey_nelson]

Yeah, I've gotten over it. Today I was totally dedicated to myself and my Atkins. When teachers called in sick, oh well, I had to deal with it and everything went well.
Guess what, I get water tomorrow, and a new bathroom sink and cabinet and a new shower faucet. YIPPPPPEEE

Bren - so you asked what am I gonna do when the shet hits the fan again? I don't know where the stamina will come from but i'm going to just have to walk away from the temptation. Sounds easy right now, but I will have to do it if I'm going to succeed. I don't want to fall off again.

Gala - A definition for us. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a differnt result. I lived by this for many years of my life. Now I have to include it in my Atkins WOE.

Susie - Thanks so much for the support. I need it. We need it.

you all are great and thank you very much.
love and prayers
patty

[tabekat]

First off, let me tell you that you really deserve a big hug for coping with everything you have to deal with. Atkins can be the rock that supports you through the tough times if you allow it to be.

I berated myself for it and that made me feel worse

Congratulaions on a great observation.

There is no advantage to berating ourselves. It hinders our progress.

The next time we stumble, we will speak kindly to ourselves and get back to induction with our next bite.

"I love myself completely so I eat healthy food that nutures my body and spirit."

I was at my lowest weight of 276.5... and today I'm at 283.5

Please stay away from the scale. Do not use it as a means of self-recrimination. Weight fluctuation on Atkins is completely normal. You can gain weight and still lose sizes. I know. It happened to me. Just get back on track.

Take some fun snacking choices to work so that you have something to eat instead of the danish.
If you had a muffin tray full of mini-omelets on that table you would have found other people skipping the danish too.

Good luck to you, and I hope all your other sources of stress and problems are resolved quickly for you.