Crashed and Burned :(

[MadamPhoenix]

I started off great! clean clean induction, lost 15 lbs then after induction I took half a cup of soda gained 2 lbs then ate a plantain and gained all 5 lbs so I went all out and got a plate of rice tonight and my stomach is all bloated..ugh! starting on atkins again in the morning with a clean induction and probably stay there for good..why is this happening? weak? I can see the weight going off and my face getting skinny, I even fit a size 18 pants! why oh why did I fell ?? I don't get it if it is working why am I trying to ruin this?

so frustrating can't even blame it on anybody cause it is just me here!

[Georgiana]

Stop hitting your head against that wall. Otherwise you'll get a huge red spot by tomorrow and you'll have to hide in the house for the whole week. Slapping is better, the redness goes away faster.

Now while you're slapping yourself (and don't do it to hard or you won't hear me), listen up... You screwed it a bit, but heck, most of us did it at a point! It's good that you decided to jump back on track, that's the right attitude!

My advice, since you said you had a clean induction, is to go back to 20 carbs or so for a few days, just to put you back in ketosis, and then continue from where you left it. Re-starting induction every time you do a mistake is mentally tiring and usually you lose more than gain (and I'm not referring to weight here ).

Now stop the slapping and go cook/eat something legal!

[not2late]

Originally Posted by MadamPhoenix

I started off great! clean clean induction, lost 15 lbs then after induction I took half a cup of soda gained 2 lbs then ate a plantain and gained all 5 lbs so I went all out and got a plate of rice tonight and my stomach is all bloated..ugh! starting on atkins again in the morning with a clean induction and probably stay there for good..why is this happening? weak? I can see the weight going off and my face getting skinny, I even fit a size 18 pants! why oh why did I fell ?? I don't get it if it is working why am I trying to ruin this?

so frustrating can't even blame it on anybody cause it is just me here!

Good for you for getting back on track.

In addition to that, you need to sit down and figure out why you are sabotaging yourself. You lost 15 pounds---which is terrific. So why did you do yourself in and set yourself back?

You have to figure out why you are preventing yourself from being successful. Otherwise, you might fall into the trap of those people who keep restarting and restarting and restarting Atkins.

[MadamPhoenix]

I don't know it is just weird, I see the before and after photos in this board and they are awesome! but I can't see myself actually been that lucky to look that good, to be a success at this. I am not sure why.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by MadamPhoenix

I don't know it is just weird, I see the before and after photos in this board and they are awesome! but I can't see myself actually been that lucky to look that good, to be a success at this. I am not sure why.

Why can't you picture yourself healthy and fit?

The folks who got to goal aren't lucky---they work hard because they believe they deserve to be healthy and fit.

You have to start telling yourself that you are worthy to be healthy and fit and you deserve to be healthy and fit. Everyday. Especially if you are tempted to cheat. Because you do deserve a healthy body and you are worth it.

[ceemarie]

We all make mistakes and you are human. I had a piece of bread when I went out to eat the other night. Was not happy. But I did it, accepted and move on. Each day is a new opportunity. Just get right back on the road to success!

[scandalous]

Boy this sounds all too familar lol I've tried to sabatoge my success for the past 2 weeks!!! I was extremely successful during Induction then decided to continue induction and by doing so frustrated myself by eating the same things for a whole month. I was getting depressed and decided to eat whatever I wanted one day a week which turned into 2 or 3 days then back to induction. I've messed up completely but have decided to get back on without the cheating wish me luck!!!
Maria

[Luckie Duckie]

Originally Posted by MadamPhoenix

I started off great! clean clean induction, lost 15 lbs then after induction I took half a cup of soda gained 2 lbs then ate a plantain and gained all 5 lbs so I went all out and got a plate of rice tonight and my stomach is all bloated..ugh! starting on atkins again in the morning with a clean induction and probably stay there for good..why is this happening? weak? I can see the weight going off and my face getting skinny, I even fit a size 18 pants! why oh why did I fell ?? I don't get it if it is working why am I trying to ruin this?

so frustrating can't even blame it on anybody cause it is just me here!

MadamPhoenix: I don't know why you are doing this to yourself, but I can tell you why I did it to myself. I was scared! I was scared of all of the changes, the comments from others, how I was feeling, just scared of everything.

I have to still remind myself that there is nothing to fear. And to quote a very wise woman, Louise Hay, "The power is in the present moment!" You can't uneat what you ate but you can stop blaming yourself and beating yourself up.

I might eat the carb laden, sugar dripping, ooey, gooey GOOD stuff later, but right now I choose to eat stuff that not what I write in the above

This is for you - a great big

[MommaRuthie]

Just keep at it and restart. I have been on induction for 4 1/2 weeks now. ( I have 100 pounds to lose and when I hit 50% of my goal I will go on to the owls) I hadn't cheated until the other day when I did it without even thinking. It was a really chilly morning here and I made hot chocolate for the kids (they get hot chocolate about 5 times a year so they were so happy!) My youngest one couldn't finish hers becuase she said it was too sweet, so what did I do? I chugged it down without a second thought! After I finished that half a mug of hot chocolate I realized what I had done. I cut my carbs out for the rest of the day and went for a long long walk in addtion to my regualr workout. I did get knocked out of ketosis for one day but the second day was back in it and have stayed in it. Just dust off and restart! Not trying to sound preachy but it can happen to anyone.