Please Help!

[7Miriam]

Thank you all! Reading your responses really helps.

I've been off for 3 weeks now and regained 20 pounds. Things are still very difficult with my husband and his job situation and it is very hard to find peace in my home. But I am going to start Atkins again today. I'm so upset about things, but I still have not regained 45 of the pounds I lost, and I'm trying to tell myself to restart now before it gets even worse and I regain it all.

I feel physically bad from this extra weight and feel so much more emotional about things and don't sleep as well since stopping Atkins. I am going to try very hard to restart today.

[liv]

Don't beat yourself up of what happened. Things happen. Look forward. You can change what happens from now on and you know you are strong enough. And that is what counts. Glad to see you back.

[Georgiana]

Glad to see you back too. Good luck!

[Kathi22]

You, like many of us, use food to subdue emotions. One thing I do for help when I want a comfort food fix is eat something still Atkins friendly but something I keep in moderation like pepperoni crisps with melted mozz cheese and pizza quick; or a few "shots" of whipped cream. I am learning that food is a temp fix. Stay strong, stay in control, and keep thinking of all the positives for you and your body and I know you are strong enough to do this!

Can I just tell you, from someone who has gone through some financial burdens during this economic hardships that you can not not control what may happen. I work for a financial institution and quite frankly, I hate the instability of my career. It is natural to worry but don't let it consume you. You simply can not change nor control what is bound to happen - but you can control how you react to it and how you handle it. What I do instead is cut back majorly on all spending and make a financial lifestyle change. I tell myself that I have my health and my famil; and money is a minor issue in comparison. I even think worse case scenario of what if I lose my house? What will we do? Well, we will stick together and down size our lifestyle. It isn't over, we are still here and we will still have health and love. Money is over, and even then, we can find a way to make it work so we can live with the basics. Hope it looks brighter for you soon - get back on, imagine how you will feel when you are in control of YOU! Keep us posted and good luck!

[lisau39]

7Miriam please hang in there sweetie. I know you are going through rough times but please don't give up on yourself. You are too special and have come too far.
Like Carole said, you can't control the other things around you, hubby and economy, but you can take control of you. You are worth the effort darlin. You have lost a lot of weight and will continue to do so. Please hang tough. I'm here if you need to chat. Let me know and I will call you. Or e-mail me. I want to help. I want to reach out to hug you and tell you all will get better.
Good luckk my friend.

(((lisa)))

[7Miriam]

THank you! So far I've stuck to Induction today. I hope to stay strong and not eat anymore today. I'm quite hungry, I don't remember being this hungry before when on Induction. Maybe its b/c it is the first day. I also have headaches, though not nearly as bad as the first time I did Induction. I still feel mentally weak, like I could give up, but I am going to try very hard not to.

I'm thinking of doing Induction for a few days till I get in ketosis and then go up to 25 net carbs. I was at 30 net carbs before, but struggling to stay on plan at 30. So I'm thinking of dropping back down to 25 for a while. Not sure how much of the struggle was due to going up to 30 and how much was due to the problems at home. Does this sound ok? Not really sure how long, if at all, I need to do Induction.

[EverLosing]

I'd hang around induction for awhile...certainly long enough to get that rush of energy. I think that energetic feeling will help you out mentally. I lost some of that energy in OWL. Please know we're all here to support you. I feel so bad that YOU feel so bad! The saddest thing about our economy right now is....it seems to be hurting the innocents more than the guilty! That's horribly unfair and such a big part of life. I've been through a decade of sorrow and let me tell you...I made a choice at Christmas. I decided this time was the last time. I was going back to this WOE because no matter what else was thrown at me....me taking care of me was absolutely the only thing I could control in this world. No one else was going to do for me and it was up to me, period! That line of thinking has kept me on track. On my worst days, I know the most important thing I'm doing is taking care of myself. In years past, I've lost a miserable marriage, is how I feel about that now but not at the time, I've lost my father to a horrendous massive brain tumor, still the torture of my soul--that experience, my beloved grandma before Christmas, almost all family pets met a tragic sudden end with cancer, I lost the love of my life on Christmas Eve.... I've dealt with a mother with not one, but two broken hips that were life altering, oh, a tornado, Mom's car accident, her broken arm from falling because of the cat, my two back surgeries from an auto accident in 1995, learning to walk again several times.... When I gave birth, I birthed a BIG BOY weighing in at 13lbs 11 oz on top of a back injury. The list could go on but I'll stop. Many of those challenges could've been met so much easier had I been taking care of myself all along. I wasn't. However, the truth is we can't unring a bell. The time is now. We're here. We move on with the world or the world moves on without us. You're in the right place at the right time with the right people. Stick around...and welcome back! We're here for you...and we need you be here for us!!

[lisau39]

Well said EverLosing! You can't change the past but you can have an impact on your future. I too made the decision to lose the weight for ME. Now I don't hesitate when I grocery shop. I know what to buy for me and what to buy for the family.I automatically chop up my veggies and ALWAYS cook something @ night to have on hand for lunch. I am always ready. That is the key for me. I have to be prepared.It's second nature for me. I've only been here since Jan09 but already I've gotten new "habits' formed.
7Miriam, you will get back on track. I think the struggling we go through in the beginning is well worth it, because then we know how we fought to stay on track. Make sense?
Listen, you call me if you need a shoulder, I will listen to you, I promise. I will help you stay on track. Log on to ADBB when you feel weak. We'll get you through the bumps.

(((lisa)))

[EverLosing]

Originally Posted by lisau39

Well said EverLosing! You can't change the past but you can have an impact on your future. I too made the decision to lose the weight for ME. Now I don't hesitate when I grocery shop. I know what to buy for me and what to buy for the family.I automatically chop up my veggies and ALWAYS cook something @ night to have on hand for lunch. I am always ready. That is the key for me. I have to be prepared.It's second nature for me. I've only been here since Jan09 but already I've gotten new "habits' formed.
7Miriam, you will get back on track. I think the struggling we go through in the beginning is well worth it, because then we know how we fought to stay on track. Make sense?
Listen, you call me if you need a shoulder, I will listen to you, I promise. I will help you stay on track. Log on to ADBB when you feel weak. We'll get you through the bumps.

(((lisa)))

Great post, Lisa!! The world is depressing right now! Good people with real problems. This board is the best hang out!! Beats anywhere else we could be! 7Miriam, we're still here....waiting to hear from you! We can do this!! Here's wishing you a great day..followed by a wonderful week!!!

[7Miriam]

Your messages have helped me soooooo much - thank you all!!!!

I got through 2 days of Induction, though it was very, very hard to get started again. Last night, at the end of the second day, the ketostix indicated I'm back in ketosis. I also went down 5 pounds in the two days, so I really only regained 15 pounds and am still down 50 from where I started. Today I am going to start exercising again.

Before I found it much harder to do Induction than OWL - I was fine on OWL at 25 net carbs and Rung 3 (nuts). When I went up to Rung 4 (berries) and 30 net carbs I started running into problems - of course it was also hugely stressful in my life then too, so I'm not sure how much of the problem was attributable to berries, the extra 5 net carbs, or stress.

My inclination is to do Induction for another day, and then go back to 25 NC and rung 3 for a couple days, and then try rung 4 staying at 25 NC for a couple days, and if that works stay there for a while. I kind of think that the berries were not a problem and that I will be ok here, but don't want to jump right to it. Any thoughts you have about whether this is a good plan would be most appreiciated.

Also, I was just reading another post about stalls and your body used to being at certain weights. I found this very interesting b/c the weight I am at now, (after the 15 pound regain) is a wieght that I was around for several years. I wonder if my body was fighting to not go below that weight. Because I didn't eat that badly that I think I should have gained 15 pounds in 3 weeks, I ate carbs and slightly bigger meals, but I wasn't way overeating or eating lots of junk food. In fact I'm shocked at how quickly I gained, particularly given that I wasn't eating all that badly.