I am back!

[Fayeza]

Ok. I am back again.. after almost 2 months of travelling!
the bad news is I gained back all the weight that I lost plus some. The good news is: I am off anti depressants and ready to start atkins again.
Till today, I was very upset looking at my reflection in the mirror! in only 2 months I went up two dress sizes! from a 10 to a 14! nothing in my closet fits me anymore, and It has made me enter a vicious cycle of self hatred and loathe that leads to binge eating. I decided to get back to ADBB. looking at all those motivated people gave me a burst of energy and motivation to restart again.. Now, that I am off anti depressant, I cannot even blame that drug for my weight gain!!
I will start induction tomorrow.. my starting weight is:193 lbs. my first mini goal is 170 lbs, which I want to reach by October the first.
I started exercising yesterday, and I am planning to exercise at least 6 days a week (I love the feeling I get from it).
I will post my before picture soon..
So, good luck to me and to everyone on this board.

[Elizellen]

It sounds as if you are motivated and ready to become a loser again, Faye

Welcome back to your ADBB family

[gami]

Oh, what an inspiration. Last week I started cheating and eating carbs, Before I knew it has been binge after binge after binge. I lost 40 pounds on the atkins diet after 14 weeks of no cheating on the diet. Fortunately I have so far only gained back 4 pounds after all this nonsense.Someone please help me before I gain back everything I have worked so hard to lose. I donno why I started cheating, I was not even hungry when I started stuffing carbs into my mouth! How do I stop this cycle of yoyo dieting. I have been in this position so many times over the years. Lose weight only to put it all back on. Donno how to summon the strength to take control of my diet again.

[Fayeza]

I can totally understand what you are going through.. I got married 7 years ago, and since then, I am constantly on and off diets. I think I wasn't ready for commitment, and I still can't get used to being so busy and overwhelmed with marital life. There is always a reason for my binge attacks. I am tired, I am sad, I am bored, I am overwhelmed!
I have taken a different approach this time. I try to binge on exercising! I know that sounds funny, but whenever I feel sad or tired, I put one of my dvds ( pilates or yoga! when I am tired, or something more upbeat like strength training or cardio when I am bored!) and within few minutes, I feel so good about myself that my urge to binge disappears.
I still have my bad days. But, I try not to feel guilty about it because that will trigger more bingeing. I just accept the fact that I messed up and try to put it behind me!
I have been binge eating free since August.
So, just hang in there. I am sure you will succeed.