Ok. So...

[Corrie09]

Well as some of you might have noticed i havent been on in a very long time!
and no it wasnt because my computer crashed or anything like that..

i relapsed pretty badly and gained almost all my weight back
and it def felt good for a while to just eat whatever i wanted
but now i have found that i never felt better in my whole life then when i was on strict atkins and was just being healthy
and this realization didnt come today or yesterday but weeks ago and everyday i wake up and say today i start again and never look back...but almost everyday i have given in

i feel really really frustrated because i know i can do it but for some reason when i get in the moment everything changes and i give in

im sick of making excuses
i am so lost right now
im sick and tired of feeling sorry for myself
but no matter what i tell myself i have not been able to get back on track

i am at a loss for words now and all im asking is for advice..

[*poetic.child*]

I've been there before...too many times. Its not unique to go through those types of things you just have to be strong and prove to yourself that you can make it. Because i KNOW you can. You just have to have a little extra strength. I use to say it all the time "okay i'll start akins next week" and go to the store and buy all kinds of cookies and stuff. But when that week came i would give in and say "well, i'll start next week"..and then weeks turned into days. But after trying and giving in too many times, i just got sick of being depressed and sick of feeling like i was living in a box. Soo, i made a promise to myself that i won't be defeated over something as simple as food..i got involved in alot of stuff and after induction..everything was just fine. I was confident because i knew one day i people would notice that i was losing weight. I just thought of the reward i would have. I started induction October 21, 2007 and haven't looked back since. Made it through thanksgiving and christmas..which are like the best eating holidays! and after a while you don't have to worry about giving in because you will become accustomed to eating the atkins way..and things like bread of candy won't even phase you because you see changes in your body and losing weight and getting healthier is a feeling that can't be replaced. So just pick yourself back up and try again, you can succeed!!! good luck

[Porcelain]

Corrie, sometimes I get overwhelmed when I look at all I have to accomplish to get to my goal and, to be honest, it freaks me out a little bit. Perhaps you are even doing this to yourself you think "Look how far I have to go" and it seems like such a long, hard way. I also would do the thing where "I will start tomorrow" and I would pig out on stuff I thought I would miss, like eating a whole box of fudgesickles in one day. Really crazy things like that. But one day, I just got tired of it, you know? and I said "I start now." and I prepared and I haven't looked back in longing since. I had originally started this board a year ago. Had I stuck with it then, I would have been at goal. That really frustrates me but I try not to let it get me down because I am doing it now. I recommitted myself in January, and I have done very well.

I read something today that I think is going to help me, perhaps it would help you. It is about goal setting. The first thing I did was I said to myself that I was going to do a clean induction. I had something to focus on, that two weeks I could reall sink my teeth into. Then, I joined a six week exercise challenge here. I could focus on that. After that though, I got a little lost until today and I am taking it one day at a time, one week at a time, and one month at a time. I weigh now only once a week. I am setting goals for each month to try different exercises. I decided to pick a specific body part I want to work on. Perhaps if you break things down into smaller goals, it might be easire for you to focus on. This is the checklist I got today. I think it is definitely going to help me get to goal. And remember, if you make a mistake, just get back on the horse, don't chuck it all out the window and say "I blew it, I might as well eat everything I can get my hands on."

1. Your ultimate long-term goal
2. 12 month goal
3. Three month goals
4. Weekly goals (Weigh ins and weekly pictures)
5. Daily goals (habits to develop, things to do every day repeatedly)
6. The goal of beating your personal best.

[Sarah*Peace]

This isn't a question of if you can do it or not...I know you can! Any support you need, I'm here to offer to you...just stay focused, make small goals, and take it one day at a time...keeping coming back to this board....before you make a decision you may regret, come here first and share what you're feeling...you can do this!

[TmWaddell1989]

I know the exact feeling. I started atkins and lost around 20 pounds. Then i relapsed and put pretty much all back on. And it felt good to eat Dominos pizza, chocolate, ice cream ect but then i got depressed and remembed how good i felt when my jeans were really loose and everyone said how healthy i looked.

So a few weeks ago i said i would start again. Every evening i sat there and thought to myself "tommorow will be the big day, the day i start Atkins again". But i never did start. Every day i would try hard to eat properly, then get to lunch and think "i'll start tommorow" and eat pizza or whatever. It was only when i thought about a serious goal and timeframe in my head that i really started.

My goal was to be able to go out with my friends this August and play football at the park. I know this sounds pretty lame. But i have not seen my friends in 2 years since i left school. And back then i was a lot thinner. I would hate to look like this. And i also wanted to get back in to shape to beat them all at football (soccer) again hahahahahah.

But that was my target that that was my motivation. So i set myself mini goals and got to work. You just need to find something in the future to look forward to, and get in to shape for it! Make yourself proud!