In need of some serious SUPPORT PLEASE HELP!!!

[Bumbee52]

Hi everyone so I have been on atkins for almost 3 months now and I have lost 30 lbs. But I have seriously fallen off track and have been binging for the past week. I cant seem to get motivated to stay on track. Please guys I need a serious kick in the butt and I cant seem to give it to myself. I really need some support right now because I dont want all my hard work to just go down the drain. Im feeling so down about this. I start off the day really well but then I will have a horrible craving and give in to it and it just continues from there.

[ldyj]

O.K., you've put off your health and weight goals long enough!! 30 lbs! I wish I could just break my plateau!! Get back on board before you put it all back on again - or is that what you want!??

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by Bumbee52

Hi everyone so I have been on atkins for almost 3 months now and I have lost 30 lbs. But I have seriously fallen off track and have been binging for the past week. I cant seem to get motivated to stay on track. Please guys I need a serious kick in the butt and I cant seem to give it to myself. I really need some support right now because I dont want all my hard work to just go down the drain. Im feeling so down about this. I start off the day really well but then I will have a horrible craving and give in to it and it just continues from there.

Plan your restart. Set a day when you feel ready to do it, plan your meals and exercise, clean the junk out of the fridge and go shopping for yummy Atkins-friendly foods. Then sit down and ask yourself what triggered cheating---unless you figure out why and design coping mechanisms, it will probably happen again in the future. Make a list of why you want to do Atkins, why you want/need to lose weight, what is your current weight stopping you from doing; always keep a copy of this list with you for times when you're under Carb Attack. Also have an Atkins emergency kit ready at all times, with some "legal" foods, a bottle of water, this list you wrote, maybe a picture of you when you were at a healthier weight and anything else that motivates you to stay on track.

For the cravings you were talking about, keep some LC fat & protein snacks around. Go for a walk. Listen to some relaxing music. Write how you feel in a journal. Post on ADBB. Look at some before/after pictures.

Talking about before & after pictures, take a look at these: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ml#post1098186 (Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!)

What about joining us in the "2009 Staying Cheat Free" challenge? This is the link to it: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...challenge.html (2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge)

And these are two threads I would recommend you read:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-sabotage.html (Stop the Self-Sabotage)
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...-one-bite.html (Before you take that "one bite"....)

[Sarina D]

I agree with everything that has been said above...the major thing right now for you to do is to identify what has triggered you...that is crucial and to get back into living/eating healthy.

You've done soooo well, congratulations on the 30 lb loss...that is impressive

Now, lets keep that momentum going. Feeling badly isn't going to help you at all...time to move forward, figure out the trigger and deal with things in a different way. Time to start eating properly again, drink lots of water to flush out your system and fit some form of exercise into your day...before you know it you'll be feeling much better and the weight will start coming off again.

This past month has been very difficult for me emotionally due to some medical news I received that has been a bit of a scare....deep down I know it started to take it's toll on me because I have had the worst case of wanting things I shouldn't....I had to identify my trigger and deal with the emotions and fear another way other than resorting to the unhealthy behavior of going back to my old ways of searching for comfort and a quick fix through food.

I know you can get through this....you're worth it and you have to start believing that about yourself.

Keep in touch and let us know how things are going.

Remember....you deserve great health and to be happy....you're the one that is in control, not the food.

Stay in touch,
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 184 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

[Bumbee52]

Thanks so much everyone this is all amazing advice. So I have decided im not going to waste another day im going to restart today. I am definately going to make that list georgiana! Its such an excellent idea! SO im off now to go clear out my house of all the junk i've been eating and go shopping. Wish me luck!

[Georgiana]

Good for you, Bumbee!

Let us know how it goes.

[JulieB]

Glad to hear that you are back on track. I find that the number of pounds I've lost is an inspiration, but I feel more like I'm making progress towards my goal when I calculate the percentage I've completed. I'm 30% of the way to goal I also think back on all of the times I've started a diet, lost, quit & gained it all back plus more...If I'd stuck with it ten years ago, I'd have been thin the last 9 years!!!! I don't want to be having those same regrets 10 years from now!! Hope some of this helps

[Greeneggs&ham]

I usually fall off the wagon because at some point I tell myself that I "deserve" to eat something that I'm not "allowed" to have. This time around, I'm making my daily mantra that I "deserve" to be thin and healthy MORE than I deserve that carbohydrate-rich food calling my name.

Of course, it doesn't hurt to look at some of the success stories here while I'm reciting my mantra. The selfish side of me gets an ego boost when it sees others having success, which in turn boosts my resolve to stick to plan, because if "they" can do it, then damn it, so can I!

Welcome back.

[imagood1]

What I did when I needed to get my head back in the game was I went to Sam's Club (any store will do) and picked up a 25 pound bag of rice and tried to talk around with it....at that time I had lost 25 pounds - I couldn't believe how hard it was to lug that - I couldn't even get down the entire aisle before I had to set it down.....when I get upset with myself and down I think about that day (or do it again when I'm in the store and add a 5 pound sack of sugar to it) -- I also check my beginning measurements to what they are now....I write them down and look at them. It is a very satisfying thing to do and puts things into perspective more than just the scale.

[Greeneggs&ham]

Originally Posted by imagood1

...picked up a 25 pound bag of rice and tried to walk around with it - I couldn't believe how hard it was to lug that

Fantastic idea, but funny to picture in my head!