Atkins Resistant

[Lola007]

All of you: Thank you..thank you so much. I was 2 minutes from getting a sugary bowl of cereal before I sat and read these posts. And bashing, never that. I need a reality slap, so keep doing what you're doing!

I guess I thought doing it my way - again - would work again. I lost 70 lbs without having to put so much thought into it.

ok, starting over. NO more burgers. more veggies, more water. the coffee..errrr I'll need to up my dose on the anti-depressants for that one! lol

Thank you for the encouragement, thank you for the beating and thank for researching. I knew I needed you guys!

[tangotori]

Originally Posted by Lola007

NO more burgers.

Lola... you can have burgers... just make them yourself. Yummy!

[Sunny_0ne]

Lola, I cried when I read your post.... literally. It is so clear that you are dead serious about doing this right and the setbacks just about overwhelmed you.

But your sincere desire for help and support come through loud and clear.

Congratulations on not giving in to that bowl of sugary cereal and of keeping on keeping on!

My scale is stuck, too, and reading your posts and others like it keep me from feeling like I am the only one who sometimes flounders and wonders what I'm doing wrong.

Good luck!!!!

[Lyssie]

I still eat burgers! I just don't eat the fast food ones very frequently!

[theredhead]

You've gotten some really good advice on this WOE here. I just want to add that you must never forget what a wonderful gift you're giving your body when you eat this way. It's not only about losing weight, but preserving your health. I figure no one can keep from getting older, but this way of eating will help you grow old with a healthier body and avoid heart disease and diabetes. Keep that in mind when you get discouraged, because this is a lifestyle.

[michelle martinez]

hi everyone,,,i also did atkins 6 years ago..and 50 lbs dropped right off me,,,fast,,this time around i have lost some,,but nothing like before,,,the only difference is since the last time around the doctor put me on zoloft,,100 mg,,i dont know if this could be slowing me down or not,,does anyone know?

[Lyssie]

While I guess the previous poster said an SSRI could affect it, I have lost with 100mg and Atkins. The package insert lists weight loss as an adverse effect of Zoloft (meaning, people lose more weight with it, not less).

Something to consider when the book says something about medications - a lot of these are being reformulated/approved after the book was written so while some of the older generations of drugs may have caused issues, it doesn't mean that the newer generations would have the same problems.

For what it's worth, the first time, I lost 80lbs in under 5 months... by the 15th restart, it's gotten quite a bit harder, and trying to do my "own version" of Atkins was a complete failure.

[tfek70]

Michelle, I lost a lot in 1999 on Atkins. It gets harder as we get older to lose weight. I am actually far stricter this time around than I was in 1999, and I am not having the same success on the scale, but doing it more correctly I feel much better.

[michelle martinez]

thankyou both for your replys,,so lisse? you were taking 100mg of zoloft also? and suceeded?

[Lyssie]

I've taken various ones, but yes, that is one that I was on and did lose weight with Atkins while on.