back again and so confused

[poundstolosepatti]

Hi everyone,

I am trying this once again, as nothing else has ever worked. The problem with me is that I stall and get discouraged... so I go off of it. Does it really get better after a long stall? I sure hope so. I hope this is the right choice and that it works and I stay with it this time. Any encouragement is most welcome. I am trying, I really am. You all inspire me, and that's why I am back. This board has the most giving and unselfish people in the world. My family never encourage me for anything... so I do appreciate everyone here. I really do.

Have a nice week.

Patti

[Lyssie]

Hiya Patti,

From what I remember, you just get used to the stalls on the way down. They go away, you lose weight. Sorry, it's been a long time since I've stuck with the plan through a stall so that's all I can give you. Oh, and kick your family in the head.

[DragonflyMoon]

Hi Patti ~

Hang in there - it WILL get better. Just keep coming to ADBB for support & motivation. Share your feelings, troubles & successes! You will do great! I know it is hard, but try to remember that this plan is for LIFE. So if you stall, you stall! It'll pass... the point is that we are all here to get healthy & to feel good. The weight loss is just a (huge) added bonus! Good luck to you - keep postin'!

[DAWNIMMEL]

Patti, you will stall after a couple of weeks, then you will start to loose weight again. The one thing that I am doing to keep on track, is I am checking to make sure I am in ketosis. It seems to be keeping me straight. I have to weight till a medication is out of my system to start loosing again and that will be about a month, but I am still sticking with the atkins, I have been doing it for about 3 years now and went down to 117 lbs. It works, I think my med made me gain weight again. We will see. Just stick with it......dawn

[poundstolosepatti]

Just want to thank everyone who wrote. It's the stalls that have done me in, in the past. Yes, it was my decision to go off the plan, but I must perservere through the stalls to succeed; we all must keep at it! I went off on Friday night and had red wine... but picked myself up, and moved on. I am usually soooo hard on myself and find it tough to get back on track, but I've learned that if you don't beat yourself up, you are in better mental condition to move on.

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