Ugh

[cascas72]

So, Let's try this again So, let's try this again. I wandered in at the end of November and many folks were especially helpful. Thanks 2Big and Cleo. Unfortunately, I made it about two days before I sabotaged myself and sucked down a coke--notice I said I did this to myself-no one put a gun to my head and threatened my life if I didn't drink the coke. So that being said, I chose to medicate the stress/aggravation/frustration of the day with sugar. How long does it take before the withdrawal from carbs subsides enough so that you don't feel like murdering anyone who walks past sucking down a coke?
I am starting again tomorrow. Truthfully didn't think I was this addicted or weak, but apparently I am.

[ttdriver]

Tomorrow is a NEW DAY. Make it the best day.

We are *all* weak; none of us is ever cured. This a daily commitment. It does not take willpower, it takes determination.

DO IT FOR YOU!

Betty

[dreamof145]

Betty is right. It is a day by day, pound by pound effort. The path is full of ups and downs. The secret is to jump back in when you have a bad day. Don't look back at failures, just look forward and focus on the future. You will make it. Keep us posted!

[cascas72]

Thanks guys. I am coming to terms withthe idea that I use food to deal with feelings--am particularly frustrated b/c I have to work so much that it's cutting into time I could spend taking frustrations out in some more constructive manner

[kkat55]

You can do this!!

It is not how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.

Never give up!

[Swimmom]

Much as I'm loathe to quote philosophy I learned from a movie based on a comic book:

Why do we fall?

So we can get back up!

Yes, it is hard when we fall. Often it hurts, both physically and emotionally. But what really hurts you is when you fall and stay down ("I've fallen and I can't get up"?). Every time you get up, it testifies to your character and determination. You are worth this effort!!

(PS. Don't murder anyone for a Coke!! I'm sure they don't have low-carb menu options in jail!)

[ZOESMOM]

ehem and i do mean alot of us have the same problems. i officially crown myself the queen of falling down but i'm also the princess of getting back up. i absolutely refuse to give up on myself. no matter how many times i have to restart. no to give you a green light to cheat away because that can haunt you, however it has taken you many years to become a carb addict, it is going to to take effort and some minor set backs to break the habit. you can do and you're in the right place for the support!

[Alienore]

It's taken time for the weight and the sugar-addiction to grow and it will take time for the weight to come off. As Betty says we're never going to be 'cured' but we can take this way of eating as our way of life and do it a day at a time.

Don't beat yourself up - it's happened, get over it and move on. I have phases of being very very good on my Atkins and I have phases of eating all the crap I can. Then I get back on my Atkins again. But I'm not beating myself up when it happens - I say right, okay, let's get back in there again.

A lot of it is psychological - so many of us have used food to comfort ourselves and it is hard to let go of that 'nurturing' source and do something else. Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and make your next meal a legal one. That way you'll be back on track pretty darned fast.


Deborah

[RamblinWreck]

Cascas, this WOE is like the rest of life. The only way to succeed is to get up one more time than we fall down. So focus on getting started again. You don't have to wait until tomorrow to start again. As soon as you realize that you have eaten something that you shouldn't have, focus yourself on eating correctly for the rest of the day! Then tomorrow, you already have yourself redirected and aren't beating yourself up for eatingt the wrong things all day yesterday, instead you can congratulate yourself for eating correctly the rest of the day. You can do this! We are all here to support you!
Keep getting up one more time than you have fallen down!

[kkat55]

Originally Posted by Alienore

It's taken time for the weight and the sugar-addiction to grow and it will take time for the weight to come off. As Betty says we're never going to be 'cured' but we can take this way of eating as our way of life and do it a day at a time.

Don't beat yourself up - it's happened, get over it and move on. I have phases of being very very good on my Atkins and I have phases of eating all the crap I can. Then I get back on my Atkins again. But I'm not beating myself up when it happens - I say right, okay, let's get back in there again.

A lot of it is psychological - so many of us have used food to comfort ourselves and it is hard to let go of that 'nurturing' source and do something else. Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and make your next meal a legal one. That way you'll be back on track pretty darned fast.

Sounds a lot like me too. Great post!