Don't know where to start!!!!

[heavenly rose08]

HELLO TO ALL MY ATKINS FRIENDS!,HEAVENLY ROSE HERE...I'M NOT TO SURE IF ANY OF YOU GUYS REMEMBER ME,BUT I STARTED DOING ATKINS ON SEP/10.2008.AND I ORIGINALLY HAD LOST 42 POUNDS WHICH I WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT I STARTED AT 247 AND WENT DOWN TO 205PDS,IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 3 WEEKS THAT I COMPLETELY FELL OFF THE WAGON AND I'M UP TO 220 POUNDS ,I AM SO DEVASTATED AND DISSAPOINTED WITH MYSELF ,I DO NOT WANT TO GAIN ALL MY WEIGHT BACK,AND I ALSO DONT KNOW HOW TO START!!!I REALLY NEED ALL THE HELP AND SUPPORT THAT YOU GUYS ARE SO GOOD AT GIVING ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED,THANKS SO MUCH !!!HAVE A GREAT DAY FELLOW ATKINEERS

[steady as she goes]

welcome back!

I'd say firstly, commit to doing a clean induction, and be happy you caught yourself before you gained back ALL of your weight! and check out the second time around club forum.

[ikilledrafe]

well i'm proud of you for acknowledging that you fell off. Getting back on won't be so hard, since you've lost so much more before. 15 should be easy peasy, just give if a few weeks. : *

[heavenly rose08]

Thank you so much for the advice ,steady as she goes ,i did start induction as of today 2/24/09 hopefully i'll do good with that,and ikilledrafe i hope your right and these 15 pounds wont be hard to lose i really appreciate your support ,today i woke up early and worked out an hour burned about 500 calories which felt great by the way,i ate bacon and eggs for breakfast so im off to a great start,ill keep you guys posted

[Sharon_Wants_Help]

Geez, 500? I'm huffing and panting after burning off 300. You go girl!

Well first thing first: You might not lose as fast this time around. So be prepared to stay strong even if the scale moves slower! Make a list of ALL the reasons why staying on this diet benefits you healthwise - and weight loss should not be the only one Then make a list of ALL the reasons that you have to lose weight! Better self esteem, want to make an ex jealous, etc.

The second thing to do is to post a journal in journal chats You'd be surprised to learn how much more accountable you become for your cheats if you're posting in a journal daily to the world how well you did on Atkins! Stay on this board, get acquainted with all of its members... the socialization with other people doing the same thing you are, knowing that they've all felt your pain at one time or another... it also really helps

The third thing to do is be prepared! Know what your triggers are. Go shopping. Donate the bad foods (if you live alone) to a shelter. Tell your friends that you're trying atkins - I garuntee most will be more than willing to encourage you on and sometimes they can even act as a safeguard and encourage you on when we can't.

Basically this - tell the whole world that you're trying to better yourself physically on the inside and out. It makes that much harder to bring yourself to fall off

Last of all brag. Brag brag brag. Brag to us, brag to your friends, and let us all pat you on the back whenever you can come to us with a big smile and say that you've lost weight - or whatever else it is you want to brag on!

[widget246k]

I think Sharon gave great advice. I am doing this for the second time around and the pounds are coming off much slower. However, I take my measurements once a week (on Mondays) and I am still losing inches, so that helps to keep me motivated. Good luck!

[ShannonK]

This is all very good advice. I am taking notes myself. Another one I have for you is to be kind to yourself. Yes, you did great with the work out today, but you might not tomorrow or the next day even if you plan to. Chances are very good that you will miss a planned work out or that you will not work out as long as you wish. Be good to yourself and recognize that. If you work out for an hour, count it as a work out, but if you only walk 15 minutes or around the grocery store parking lot a couple of times, count that as a successful day.

We should all treat ourselves as we would our own best friend!

[heavenly rose08]

You ladies are great,i am taking note of everything that you mentioned sharon thanks for the advice and keep focused widget i know you can do this!! actually i know we can all do this!!!!so good luck to all of you with your diets,and shannon i will remember to be good to myself when ever i do little things like clean up the house or go grocery shopping ill count that as a mini workout ,thanks to you all for all the wonderful advice that everyone has given me.