Thinking of giving it another try>..

[colklnk38]

However, this time I need to do it by the book! I suffer from Bi-polar and have been cycling for the last year, I get a medication adjustment March 13, Yeah!

My eating habits tend to match the highs and lows from bipolar and right now I am seriously out of control with my eating.

In May 2004 I had reached my lowest weight since I had my son 18 years ago of 200 pounds. I have a wonderful Disney picture to prove it. It was that Disney trip that I began the upward spiral on the scale, I let myself eat carbs, "its vacation, Ill get back on track after!" Dont ever say those words, after never comes for me! I have gained back 75 of the 89 that I had lost.

I have attempted inbetween, however, emotions are what I eat for. My father had a heart attack in December last year and that stopped me and I had lost another 30, I was doing good. I will find an excuse for everything!~

Anyway, I figure that if I post this then maybe I will start noticing what I am putting into my mouth. I am going to start but I think I better wait until March 13 when my meds are adjusted. What do you think?

[sunflowergrl]

You could start cutting down on carbs, simple stuff like no white bread, potatos, and sugar. I don't know that much about meds, so......
Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Nice to see someone from MI!

[Sheshy]

Hi colklnk38,

I'm glad to hear you're giving Atkins another try!

I think the best person to talk to about the timing of Induction and your med change would be your doctor - but, I totally agree with sunflowergrl, cutting back until you have that conversation would be a great start.

[Moochiecat]

I think it's a great idea to talk to your doctor about this, and so did Dr. Atkins! Make sure to take a list of blood tests that Dr. A. recommended we get done at the beginning so you have something to compare to in six months to a year from now.

Not that I have experience with bi-polar, but I've had some ups and downs during my year, with an especially difficult August-September. I found that because I had the food lists to follow, eating was a no-brainer. It actually became my rock rather than my folly during my rough times and I was grateful that I had the Rules and the Lists to go by to guide me. I wish I could bottle that feeling up and send it to you!

[colklnk38]

I wish I could bottle that feeling up and send it to you!

I wish you could as well!

The words of encouragement are great, I thought about that also just cutting back.
Does it matter which book of Atkins to read? Are they not all the same?

Thanks again!

[Isabeau]

They are not all the same. We use the 2002 edition because it was the last edition written by Dr. Atkins before his death. There are some changes from his earlier works based on new findings and the newer editions released by Atkins Nutritionals seem to counter some of the Dr's principals. So, we use 2002!