how many times have you fallen

[misplaced southerner]

wow chicklady!!! what an adventure you have had and you are SO BRAVE to be back in the saddle and losing the weight again! i commend you! what an example of determination. and thanks for sharing your "lesson" with all of us. it is sooooo easy to gain back the weight when we forget how much control carbs have over us. thanks for sharing!

[melimeli]

thanks guys... well I made it through restarting day one.. I am now on day two and have a cold on top of it... I don´t know some people on here are kinda mean. They make you feel like s for finding this woe hard at times. It is hard. It is a battle it is worth it but it is darn hard. I am not trying to excuse my eating I know no one is to blame but myself but I do wish I could just eat normal and be thin. Go out and enjoy my favorite foods and not gain weight. I have pcos and I know with that low carb is the only way I can manage my weight. I was at one time a size 28 and now I am a size 16 but it is a struggle. I want to cut myself in half again and be a size 8 but every pound is a mountain and sometimes I fall. it just seems that some on here are quick to chastise. not those who replied to this thread but I am refering to another thread I posted... just guess I had to vent here. thanks..

[misplaced southerner]

hi meli...vent if you need to. it is ok. hey, it IS hard work. it really really is. i don't know one person who loves to work as hard as all of us do to lose or maintain. i just had to learn to accept that my body does not lose weight easily nor can i go and eat whatever i want to and THAT was hard to do. i had issues with PCOS too. i think what saved my sanity was coming to the realization that even if i could go and eat whatever and not gain weight, my health would not be good overall even if i was thin....so eating this way, learning to exercise and make healthy life changes is a good thing.....skinny is NOT always healthy.

you are doing great. you've lost a lot already. and yes, every pound DOES feel like a mountain so you have a lot to be proud of! keep up the good work. sorry you are feeling crummy and i hope you are better soon!