Starting again because I'm a moron....

[Redheaded Vol]

I admit it. I really must be the dumbest human on the face of the planet.

I started induction 10 days ago in earnest and did great for 3 days. Then, day 4 came and instead of losing, I gained 2 pounds overnight. I knew it was water. I knew I didn't drink enough the day before and had eaten some salty foods. I knew how very prone I am to water retention. I knew I had lost inches and that it was working for me overall. I knew ALL this when I decided to bail. Conclusion: I'm just stupid. Otherwise, I would have stayed on.

In an effort to prove to myself that stupidness can be cured, I'm back with a plan. I can not promise myself that I won't weigh everyday. Having been on a diet almost every day of my life since I was 13 years old, it is an ingrained habit. But I CAN promise not to take those daily weigh-ins to heart. So, I'm only going to count and record here the loss from week to week. I choose Sunday as my official weigh-in day because it is the Lord's day, and any success I have is because he gives it to me.

So today is Day 1 again for me. My concern is the induction flu. It generally hits me very, very hard. I'm going to concentrate on drinking more water today, and I'm going to make sure to take my vitamin. Hopefully, that'll help.

Good luck to everyone!

[Strmtrper6]

Good luck and keep fighting. You don't need a god to help you. Do it for yourself! =) That loss wasn't given, it was EARNED.

The weekend is probably your best bet for the flu. I know it helped me out a lot.

Cheers

[not2late]

Good for you!

Now that you know weighing in everday might be counterproductive, you can be more on your guard about it.

It's hard to free yourself from the scale, because losing pounds has been so ingrained in us all. But take this to heart....the scale is imperfect. I learned my lesson early in my ATkins.

There was a period of months where I really didn't gain or lose any pounds: one week I was down a pound or two, the next I was up a pound, next I was down a pound, etc. That was during the winter. In the spring, I went to buy some new capri pants for summer wear. Since I didn't lose any pounds, I headed straight to the extended sizes and picked up a pair of capris in my "usual" size. They didn't fit. That worried me, so I got more sizes---larger sizes. They didn't fit either. I was panicked and nearly in tears in that changing room. I was excerising and following the Diet, but my weight stayed the same and now I couldn't even fit into any of the pants I tried on. I was so angry at myself. Then I realized something, those pants didn't fit me because they were too big!

the scale stayed the same, but I shrunk. So don't let the scale rule you.

[dewolfe]

I’m glad you are ‘back’! And you are not stupid ‘really’… this happens! This happened to me too – after losing 12 pounds the first week I gained 2 back on the 3rd week…….. and now it is the 6th week and I have lost only 1 more pound BUT I am going to stay with this! I think what messed me up was the bars and shakes so about 4 days ago I have cut those out completely. I have realized that everything you put in your mouth WILL count no matter what it is!

Good Luck!!