Stop the Self-Sabotage

[Rick]

Thank you so much for this post! I came across it yesterday and thought to myself... Why am I waiting until January 1st to start Atkins? I was wanting to do the whole New Years Celebration, and am going to a party and didn't want everyone wondering why I'm not eating/drinking as they are. Well, I guess that's just an excuse, huh? I mean, if I'm going to do this, then there is no better time to start than the present!!

So, I went on the Induction phase yesterday, kept my carb count below 20, swapped my diet coke for Diet Rite (0 carbs, 0 sugars, no aspertame!!) and I'm going to that party tonight and will say no thanks to the drinks and snack foods, though there might be some cheese or something that I can have a munch or two of.

Oh, and the first thing this morning I turned one of those Ketosis strips almost all of the way to purple!! So, I must have started right!

Anyway, thank you again for this thread!

Rick

[Desertthorn]

Rick, this is a real keeper as is Cleo. It should be required reading for those of us who have emotional issues with food.

[booklady]

Oh my gosh, thank you !! I recently joined a new board that stressed they are tough love and no cheer leading and all that, I told them that at this point in my low carb journey I am not going to go to a restaurant as that is a trigger for me and I fall off every time. Pretty much without fail. I figure until I am well on my way and have a lot of weight off and I am more cemeted in my way of eating, jsut stay out of restaurants, it does not bother me and my hubby at all. I find that when eating in restaurants on low carb at times, not always, I feel cheated if I have to eat low carb and not get what I wanted. I also feel the loss of control over what goes in my food has caused me to end up with cravings even after eating something that looks okay. They kept arguing with me that I need to test myself and make myself get used to eating out and I can't stay away from restaurants forever. Geez. I was ten days in at the time, just a few days ago, and I could not believe it. Why would I put myself in a postion to possibly fail, especially at this point in my plan. Everything I said to them they twisted it like that and then they told me to stop talking about emotions and tell them what I was going to do, ah, I thought telling them I am not going to cheat and stay away from restaurants was telling them what I was going to do. I went there for the tough love and was so disapointed in the bizzaire criticsm of my personal choices to help stay on plan. Imagine my joy refinding this board with the same goals the other board claims to have, but really does follow through on !! I am so happy to be here and have this wonderful support !!! Thank you so much !!!! Stephie

[xcape]

How true! I can so be my own worst enemy.

Loved it.

[Cgrant]

Very inspirational and true. Thank you.

[mynatruself]

Wow! that so needed to be said , thank you very much for writing it. so glad I found thiis forum.

[jsj0305]

I read this when it was first posted and I re-read it again today. Cleo, it truthfully made me cry. After cheating lastnight, I feel like such a failure and this has helped to put everything BACK into perspective. Thank you for always being there with an alternative way of thinking. I was sabotaging myself, and now I know why. I am the way I am b/c of my habits Unless I change them,k I will be right back where I started. Thanks so much for putting this into perspective for me. I really get it this time.

[ttdriver]

Now, that's what I'm tawkin' bout!

Betty

[jcapulet]

Originally Posted by cleochatra

Get out of the maze and start living your life. You can do it.

Great post! I know what you mean, too. I've been on Atkins little more than a week now, and when hubby bakes fresh choco chip cookies or tater tots...I wince but stick to my guns. He asks me if I want some and I decline...tell him I can't have that stuff.

[Carbaholic]

wow - I totally agree with cleo - it's almost like with each diet, we are working hard and suffering to get to this goal weight so that we can eat all that junk again by way of reward! what sort of warped thinking is that??