Having a hard time!!!!

[heavenly rose08]

hello to all my atkins friends!its me heavenly rose some of you may remember me some may not!i really have not been on the forum in a couple of months,anyways i stopped doing atkins like two months ago and since then i have gained 14pds im so dissapointed in myself and i want to start doing atkins again,but im having such a hard time getting back on and sticking to it!! i dont know whats wrong with me but i do know that i do not want to weigh 247 pds again!!!!!,please i really need the support of all of you,any advice ,tips on how to keep focused after being off for over two months,i will truly appreciate it,this has happened to me before and with the advice and support you guys give me i always seem to hop right back on the band wagon,thanks guys..

[niko772]

Welcome back and good luck! What has helped me the most is reading here every chance I get. There are so many new ideas, recipes, goals...etc. Just keep your pc on and this site up and you'll scoot through the first little bit just fine.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by heavenly rose08

hello to all my atkins friends!its me heavenly rose some of you may remember me some may not!i really have not been on the forum in a couple of months,anyways i stopped doing atkins like two months ago and since then i have gained 14pds im so dissapointed in myself and i want to start doing atkins again,but im having such a hard time getting back on and sticking to it!! i dont know whats wrong with me but i do know that i do not want to weigh 247 pds again!!!!!,please i really need the support of all of you,any advice ,tips on how to keep focused after being off for over two months,i will truly appreciate it,this has happened to me before and with the advice and support you guys give me i always seem to hop right back on the band wagon,thanks guys..

Hi.

Unless you overate big time, then the majority of those 14 lbs you've gained is water weight brought back by too many carbohydrates. If it is water weight, it should go away quickly once you get back on track.

Which is why the sooner you get back, the better. Try to do something different, so that you get back your enthusiasm for this way of eating. Are you tracking foods in FitDay? Buy yourself a really nice notebook instead and write there everything you eat (the carbs, calories, fat, protein, etc.) and whatever else is on your mind. Look for new recipes you'd like to try and have fun in the kitchen. Or if you don't like cooking, maybe you'd like a new exercise, something you've always wanted to do. Set a few minigoals and reward yourself when you reach them -- not with food, of course, but with a new haircut, a nice massage, some exercise equipment, a manicure, jewellery, clothes, etc.

Good luck!

[heavenly rose08]

Thank you so much niko and georgiana! i really appreciate the wonderful advice and the words of encouragement i will definetely do what you mentioned georgiana!and i did not know that i would gain water weight from eating carbs ,anyways i am really happy that i came to you guys for help! i feel so lucky that i found this forum!!

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by heavenly rose08

Thank you so much niko and georgiana! i really appreciate the wonderful advice and the words of encouragement i will definetely do what you mentioned georgiana!and i did not know that i would gain water weight from eating carbs ,anyways i am really happy that i came to you guys for help! i feel so lucky that i found this forum!!

You know when you have that whoosh at the beginning of Induction? That happens because, by not giving your body a bunch of bad carbohydrates, it is forced to burn through the glycogen it has available until the switch from glucosis to lipolysis takes place. Glycogen is stored with 3-4 parts water, so when glycogen "goes away", water goes away too. The results of this are immediately visible on the scale.

Now when you eat too many carbohydrates, your body will do the opposite thing. It will go out of lipolysis and back into glucosis, building back its glycogen+water stores.

You certainly didn't gain 14 lbs of only water, but if you overate carbohydrates, you will experience a "whoosh" once you go back to Induction.

[heavenly rose08]

Thanks so much for the information, i love learning new things about atkins...well so far i'm doing good today ive been completely loyal to my diet,i just finished walking 30 min on my treadmill and i did an hr and a half of my taebo dvd i feel so good and energized,i hope i can do this!!!!i luv the support of this forum.take care yall...

[chiloe]

You can do it!!
Keep coming back to these boards. That's what I did when I was getting off track a little while back! It got me refocused - so much support here. Try some new recipes and go back to the book!
Keep at it, trust it, and trust yourself!

[heavenly rose08]

Thanks chiloe!!

[Georgiana]

How are you surviving Induction?