No, I'm not pregnant.

[jcapulet]

I was down in the pantry getting some coffee, and I started chatting with an acquaintence. She kept asking me if I had some good news, a few times. I said uh...no? No idea what she was talking about. Finally she said playfully "Are you pregnant?"



No, I'm just a fat cow, that's all.

[Suga_Britchess]

Originally Posted by jcapulet

No, I'm just a fat cow, that's all.

Ohh I hate it when that happens! But dont let it get you down and absolutely dont put yourself down either, thats the worst thing you can do. I think that all of us Atkinites deal with the self hating inner babble at one time or another and it really can be harmful to your progress. If there is a next time someone assumes you are pregnant just smile and tell them you thought you were pregnant but turns out it is only gas!

[jcapulet]

Originally Posted by Suga_Britchess

Ohh I hate it when that happens! But dont let it get you down and absolutely dont put yourself down either, thats the worst thing you can do. I think that all of us Atkinites deal with the self hating inner babble at one time or another and it really can be harmful to your progress. If there is a next time someone assumes you are pregnant just smile and tell them you thought you were pregnant but turns out it is only gas!

Hehe...thanks Suga Britches...that cheered me up Especially saying that I thought I was preggers to but found out it was only gas!

[Suga_Britchess]

Anytime jcapuet!

[jrnyback2life]

Hi, you know you could be seeing it in a bad way and thinking its your being fat but if you have been doing atkins, your appearance will change. With a concentration of fat and if you are drinking water whereas before you did not, and you are attempting to exercise, you may very well have a "glow" about you, you may be portraying yourself a little differently. If you had induction flu and then now you don't, and people observed... it could simply mean they are noticing a change about you -- not necessarily in a bad way as in you "look pregnant" instead of other things that may make you look different in a glow type way.

I know you are probably rolling your eyes and saying no its because i am fat, but if she is an acquaintence, I am presuming she has seen you before and you haven't gained a whole lot of weight in between seeing her, so it could very well be the "atkins change" i.e., the fats we are eating does help your skin as does the water, the energy you have, and for that matter you may actually be carrying yourself as if you "have a secret" i.e. you are feeling more confident because you are feeling better.

The changes doing atkins and losing weight are not just in your body and how it looks/weighs, it changes all of you.

Hugs you, pregnant women are actually very beautiful women if you look at them, and its more than simply gaining weight if that makes sense, their whole person changes in a beautiful way.

smiles, perhaps you are glowing and walking around with a secret smile so to speak in your demeanor and how you are portraying yourself now. It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. I was once asked if i was pregnant when i ordered a cheese hotdog with extra celerysalt, mustard, and pickles and then asked for 4 extra pickles with mustard and cheese put on them and wrapped up, I was 165 lbs lol at the time.

So hang in there, and perhaps use this as a concept of looking for changes you may not realize are taking place in you, better skin, better confidence, more energy, better overall carrying of self, and lol as i said that concept of "you may have a secret" that you aren't consciously portraying but just by the changes you are making in your life, and your body is doing all on its own, has people wondering just what is up with you.

Hugs, no, you aren't pregnant, but you are creating a new person...

[not2late]

Oh don't worry, when she sees you losing your weight and getting slimmer and slimmer, she'll be in tears when she asks you if you have some incurable disease because you're getting so skinny!

[jcapulet]

Thanks Journey and Megs. I've actually gained weight since I"ve been here last I've had a lot of stress and personal issues going on...I know it's no excuse, just my explanation. I'm at my maximum weight...195 pounds and I have a lot of it in my belly...that's why someone asking me if I'm preggers made me feel sad.

Back on track now, and with a Gazelle Edge in our livingroom! I gotten to 120 before via Atkins...I can do it again (jeez even 135 or 140 I'd be happy! )

[Hoping]

Shrug it off. Life is much better when you don't pay attention to stuff like that.
You'll get to goal before you know it!

[DuchessOfDork]

I'll be honest, I might have punched her..

[Atkid]

Hey, nice to see you back! Sorry you had to go through that but at least it brought you back here where we can help get you back on track! Good luck on your restart!