Level 3's & 4's PLEASE HELP I NEED YOUR HELP & ADVICE & SUPPORT FAST !!!

[kaylasgram]

Hello Everyone ~ I was VERY MISS~BEHAVED over the Long Holiday Weekend & Iam STILL MESSING~UP Yesterday !!

At this Stage~In~The~Game I should know MUCH better than that & I've GAINED 5 VERY UNWANTED POUNDS !!

I Think It Mat Be Time To Either Put Duct Tape On My Mouth Or Have My Jaw's Wired Shut If I Even Think Of Messing~Up Today !! LOL

I feel like I have just lost my mind & went just plumb crazy !!

Has anyone else done very well on The Atkins Program & then gotten to Level 3/Pre~Maint & all of a sudden just lost it ????

Iam soooooo close to my Goal Weight & have worked soooooo hard to get there, no more HBP, TYPE II Meds in 5 months & 8 clothes sizes down in 8 months !!

I have actually scared myself with my own behavor, as I ate a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwitch at 12PM last night, at least on LC Wheat Bread but the Gluten got me this morning with my IBS!!

My BF is NO SUPPORT AT ALL as he went out & bought 3 of my Fav Chinese Dish's yesterday Afternoon & another Gallon Tub of my Fav Full Sugar Ice Cream Vanilla Fudge Swirl which is what started this mess !!

I ate the whole last Gallon Tub from Thursday Night to Tuesday Night !!

It's like he get's off on watching me "fall of the wagon" & is saying here lil girl have some more & them sit's back to laugh at my Failure !!

He has been on vacation here at home since last Friday, just habging here around the house getting nothing on his To~Do~List~Done !!

I just can't wait for his vacation to be over & for him to go back to work on 3rd Shift Sat Night, He's driving me straight up a wall !! LOL

Thanks for letting me, if nothing else vent & have a GREAT Atkins Whole Food's Filled Day to You All !!

~Cindi~

[not2late]

Originally Posted by kaylasgram

Hello Everyone ~ I was VERY MISS~BEHAVED over the Long Holiday Weekend & Iam STILL MESSING~UP Yesterday !!

At this Stage~In~The~Game I should know MUCH better than that & I've GAINED 5 VERY UNWANTED POUNDS !!

I Think It Mat Be Time To Either Put Duct Tape On My Mouth Or Have My Jaw's Wired Shut If I Even Think Of Messing~Up Today !! LOL

I feel like I have just lost my mind & went just plumb crazy !!

Has anyone else done very well on The Atkins Program & then gotten to Level 3/Pre~Maint & all of a sudden just lost it ????

Iam soooooo close to my Goal Weight & have worked soooooo hard to get there, no more HBP, TYPE II Meds in 5 months & 8 clothes sizes down in 8 months !!

I have actually scared myself with my own behavor, as I ate a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwitch at 12PM last night, at least on LC Wheat Bread but the Gluten got me this morning with my IBS!!

My BF is NO SUPPORT AT ALL as he went out & bought 3 of my Fav Chinese Dish's yesterday Afternoon & another Gallon Tub of my Fav Full Sugar Ice Cream Vanilla Fudge Swirl which is what started this mess !!

I ate the whole last Gallon Tub from Thursday Night to Tuesday Night !!

It's like he get's off on watching me "fall of the wagon" & is saying here lil girl have some more & them sit's back to laugh at my Failure !!

He has been on vacation here at home since last Friday, just habging here around the house getting nothing on his To~Do~List~Done !!

I just can't wait for his vacation to be over & for him to go back to work on 3rd Shift Sat Night, He's driving me straight up a wall !! LOL

Thanks for letting me, if nothing else vent & have a GREAT Atkins Whole Food's Filled Day to You All !!

~Cindi~

Eating a gallon of ice cream in one day is going overboard for Pre-Maintenance and Maintenance, but eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and Chinese food isn't.

I don't know how they do things over at Atkins.com but Dr. Atkins wrote there are 3 ways to do Pre-Maintenance. 1. Like OWL,but add 10 net carbs, 2. Eat your OWL menu and add 20 net carbs two to three times a week, 3. Or a type of "Weight WAtchers points system" where you figure out your weekly carb intake and make sure you eat that amount by the week's end.

So other than the gallon of ice cream, the rest of your menu was okay for Pre-Maintenance.

[not2late]

In light of some threads on the board lately, I just want to clarify this for everyone reading this thread. The paragraph I wrote about the 3 ways to do Pre-Maintenance, only applies to Pre-Maintenance. Not Induction. Not "extended" Induction. Not OWL. Only to Pre-Maintenance.

I don't want to give anyone the false impression that it says somewhere in the book, that Induction or OWL can be done like that.

Again, what I wrote only applies to Pre-Maintenance Phase.

[liv]

Cindi, cindi, cindi. Pull yourself together and get the head out of that tub !!! Now

It seems to me like you need to take responsibility for your own choices. You are using your bf as an excuse. I am sure he did not make you eat anything.

Hope you have a great day today.

May need to do a couple of days of induction foods to settle yourself and your cravings.

[SunnySmile501]

You are getting to the point of "this is for life" thinking. You can't let any slip throw you off track for more than a day or two. You're almost THERE! Unless BF actually held you down and forced ice cream down your throat, he is not at fault for you deciding to eat the whole tub. He might not be helping matters, but these kinds of temptations will keep happening.

It's much easier when we are in induction where we have strict rules to go by for every little part of the 'diet.' In pre-maintenance we have to start thinking for ourselves and taking responsibility for what we choose to put in our mouth. We no longer have Dr. Atkins safety net under us to fall back on. Keep reminding yourself that you are now in control, no one else.

You could make a list of benefits of sticking strictly to the plan. You have done sooooo well. Put a copy on the fridge and read it when tempted to eat something that throws you off track and keeps you from reaching goal, which is so close you can reach out and touch it.

[kaylasgram]

Good Friday Morning ~ Iam very Proud & Happy to announce that I DID NOT CHEAT Yesterday !! YEA ME

I was even watching a movie last night & Mr Pooie Head ate a full cereal bowl of ice cream next to me & I just drank a Diet Dr Pepper !!

One more day to get through, he goe's back to work on 3rd shift tomorrow night !!

~Cindi~

PS: If anyone has seen Noah please send him my way as it as been Raining HARD Non~Stop here in Northern Maryland since last night. We may need him soon here at my Kennel for all of my Germ Shep's to get in his Boat as mine is way toooo small & if the river that run's along the far end of my property overrun's it's banks!! LOL

[liv]

I'll look out for that guy with the boat for you.
Glad to hear that you had a good day yesterday. YEAH!!!!!!