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I'm full of hope right now. Full of hope that I'll be able to stick to this. Since my last post, I've cut down on my carb intake, despite not being back on Atkins. I have lunch prepared for work tomorrow - a wonderful medley of eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and onion. It smells, and tastes, delicious! I have NO money to take to work tomorrow, and I'm going to avoid the ATM on the way there, so I can't withdraw cash and be tempted to cheat. It's sad...

I'm starting to worry about myself quite a lot. As many of you know, I've been on the Atkins journey since October 2005. The first time around, I lasted 1.5 years, lost an immense amount of weight, and fell off the wagon due to severe depression (I was suicidal for over a year, so understandably Atkins wasn't my priority at that point in my life).

Now that I feel I've rebuilt myself, and my life, I've spent the last year or so battling with my weight. I'm back to my original weight...

I don't update this blog half as much as I should. I have a blog on blogspot where I post daily

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I restarted on March 9th, weighing in at 171 lbs. Today is day five, and I am down to 168 lbs - only a small victory, but a victory none the less! I've been back in the UK since February 3rd, and I'm here until April 25th when I go back Stateside. Luis and his family don't know that I'm dieting, so I want them to be shocked when they see me...

I'm slightly disappointed by my second week results. I'm down to 168 lbs, so I've lost 11 lbs in 2 weeks. I know overall that's good, but I can't help but feel that I could have done more.

Money has been super tight this week. I had $4 left over after my bills went out, and haven't been able to afford to buy any food, so I've been eating the best I could, but definitely not Induction friendly foods. But I've not gained any weight, so I have to be thankful for that.

Now...

Start weight: 179 lbs
End of Week 1: 170 lbs

I cannot believe I lost 9lbs this week! I am in awe. Even my clothes are fitting better already!

I hope people who are having difficulty making it past the first few crucial days read this and see that sticking with it works. I've done nothing different, just stuck to induction!

And chug-chug-chugged my water