I'm here to STAY

[Nicholet]

Hi all, Nicholet here. I first encountered this site last Fall and tried on 2 attempts to this WOE, but never did I FULLY commit. I just played w/ the lifestyle for awhile to see what I could "get" out of it. A few weeks ago I posted a message about my failures and why I cannot accept that I am fat nor have a problem w/ my addiction to carbs. I've always been about 160 -180lbs average after the babies came, but when we moved up here in the cold tundra, I quit smoking and haven't smoked since.

It's been 3 yrs now and although I knew that I would gain some weight, 30 pounds was a shock!!! I've done some self-reflecting the last few weeks and here's my belief: My mother raised me to be confident in everything I do. I finished college and completed my masters degree in less than 13 months, there's no stopping me and I'm head strong. So I'm perfectly comfortable with who I am and my looks. I never based my acceptance on what others thought of me. My weight bothered me, but not that much. Not that much to dive into a mode that would "deprive myself of those crucial desires" to choose eating popcorn at a movie, choosing a candy bar, etc. I am a female who likes freedom and choices. I grew up watching my mother take care of us independently since my father died. I also love freedom and to take away food choices was a self-inflicting hit upon myself. I just couldn't punish and take away the one thing that I had choices on...food.

However, as I read everyone's reply and let it soak in....I began to realize that I just didn't want to lose weight badly enough. The truth is that you must want it BADLY, more than a piece of candy, more than popcorn at the movie theatre. Losing weight and becoming healthy has to be my first choice. My first desire. Losing weight and following this lifestyle is now a NEW rebirth in my life. I've accepted it and have not cheated once in the last week, not once!!! So please consider me a regular now, I'm here to stay. I will offer support to others and God knows that I'll need it.


Nicholet :wave

[ztachick]

hi there
wecome to atkins and this supportive board
set some mini goals to not make your final goal seem so far away, you will be reching each and every goal boefore you know it, you seem very positive a nd thats such a great thing, i know that you can and will do this, cuz you know what you need to do and will do. :wave

[jroche5998]

Welcome to the board!

Wow, great intro! You're absolutely right, you have to want this BAD! It doesn't take a lot of willpower, but it does take some, and that's where you need to want it.

Some quotes that you'll see around here that might help:
"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"
"Failing to plan is planning to fail"

Those two quotes sum so much of this plan up.

Good luck!

[MistyDawn1973]

Hi and welcome! I am a newbie here as well...... :joy
I must say, you are correct! You have to want to be lighter and healthier and want it bad enough then anything!
At first, I personally would say I will start tomorrow or next week, and never did. I didn't have that strong of will power but was so unhappy with my weight. I never had a weight problem, until I had kids. I gained 115 pounds with my first child!! :yikes I would lose about 20 pounds of that, then boom, pregnant again! More weight came on, and 10 or 15 pounds lost. Now, I am stuck with that extra weight and feeling terrible! My kids have never seen a "skinny" or more healthier mom....they have always seen me as a "big mama". :no
So, I tried Atkins about a year ago, and quit within the first week, because I felt terrible! I felt like I was "high" on something, I was sick to my stomach, headaches and didn't feel like my "real" self. So I stopped Atkins. Now, since I know more about the plan, and bought the new third edition, I know more then what I knew then, and plus all the questions I had were answered here.
All of those symptoms that I was feeling, was withdraws and I thought it was the plan its self! So, here I am! Giving all I can do achieve my goal! :icondance
You can succeed, as long as you want it bad enough! We all do, that is why we are here. Some have very stong will power, while some dont, but that is where all the supporter come in..... :icondance
I wish you all the luck on your success, and remember......YOU and EVERYONE CAN succeed with your goals!