The long haul

[Misnagid]

I've been back for almost a month and dealing with the fact that I'm here, in Atkinsland, for the long haul. The really long haul, as in "the rest of my life" not "until I've lost X number of pounds."

I don't know what I was thinking the first time. I was just so excited by how fast I was losing weight but I don't think I internalized that I cannot eat carbs the way some people do, that essentially I have to consider carbs as though I'm a diabetic. Sugar can never be part of my life really ever again because I can't go on living the way I have been.

Things have been going pretty well, despite real life having more than its share of bumps for the last four weeks. I've lost 15 pounds and I feel great about it. The knowledge I need to be successful doing this for the rest of my life seems to be sticking a lot better than three years ago.

[Chicklady]

Sounds familiar Misnagid! We can do it

[blueberrylady]

Congrats on your 15 lb. loss! You realize that out mindset is the key element in sticking to anything especially this woe and that's what will make us succeed in the 'long haul'. Keep up the good work!

[redfoxglove]

Originally Posted by Misnagid

I don't know what I was thinking the first time. I was just so excited by how fast I was losing weight but I don't think I internalized that I cannot eat carbs the way some people do, that essentially I have to consider carbs as though I'm a diabetic. Sugar can never be part of my life really ever again because I can't go on living the way I have been.

Great insight. If you don't mind, "let's" make it our mantra.

For me, I've been hovering in the pre-diabetic stage for about 3-4 years now. My doctor keeps giving me 3 more months to make lifestyle changes, rather than go on medication, and I've rallied about 3 times. Now I'm mature enough to evolve myself into a healthy eater for life. I don't think this maturity comes necessarily with an age, it comes with honest insight, compassionate self talk, and a quiet kind of courage, all of which you are evoking in what you've written today.

Thank you.