VICANDY2's Journal, 09 April 2013

I totally understand weighing everyday. I finally became so crazy about ti that I wasn't doing anything. Now I have my husband hid the scales and I only weight on Tuesday. That way anything I did on the weekend doesn't hit me all at once. It has worked wonders for me. No, I don't lose a ton more but I am happier. I am thinking about switching it to Friday so that if I do well I will be motivated to be good on the weekend. 

I WILL GET TO THAT POINT BUT RIGHT NOW I AM AT THIS I NEED TO GET RID OF THE 25 LBS TO BE UNDER 200 MODE AND NOTHING GIVES. I DON'T WEIGH MYSELF ON WEEKENDS SO I AM USUALLY JUST PISSED AT MYSELF ON MONDAY. 

I felt the same way a few days ago-I was a lot happier when I didn't feel like I was trying to accomplish this huge task, when I ate what I wanted when I wanted. It comes and goes. I too weigh myself probably more often than is helpful but after a while...well...it just quit having such an impact. I still get upset when it shoots up, but I've learned that with me especially if it's a salty food my weight is in fact going to go up, and I take various meds that make me retain water and only one that helps me get rid of it. So there's that as well. There's also salt in things that you wouldn't guess were salty-bread, for instance. A lot of it has a LOT of salt, which is weird but true. Check the sodium content on things you regularly eat, you'll be surprised.  

I just want to eat. Eat and lose weight. Eat and maintain weight. Just eat whatever I want. Like right now I am craving cheesecake factory red velvet cheesecake. 

LOL-I'm with you, some days I just want to eat and eat and eat! I've been really struggling lately with whether I want to work so hard for so long, just to wear smaller sizes. Honestly, I'm not convinced that I do. I want to be healthier though, that's a big problem if I'm overweight, because of my family history of heart problems. Other things too but once the doc finds out you have a family history in which EVERYONE has died of some form of heart disease they tend to forget there are more parts to a person than just the heart. So while I don't much care what anyone thinks of how I look (because they can darn well look elsewhere if they don't like it, no skin off my teeth, I'm a grandmother, attracting the attention of men is REALLY low on my list of things I gotta do)-I do care about surviving long enough to get my son out on his own, paying off the house, gardening, etc. I do care about those things, and to enjoy them...I gotta lose weight. Not as exciting as getting into small sizes, but those are what matter to me. 

I read your journal entry and it's so on point. I haven't thought about why I wanted to lose. I have imagined the tighter clothing and not having to worry about will it cover my boobs but I am doing it for me and my son because I have no energy for him. He's seven and I don't want to do the things I should be doing with him like go to the park. regardless of what the results are I should just be happy that I am less than I was to start with and that makes all the difference.  

Drink some wine, I have at least a glass of merlot, every night. It doesn't effect my weight, it makes me relax, and gives me something to look forward to. You may want to try and do about 3 days of the Atkins fat fast, it will help you shed tons of water weight, and really jumpstart induction. Shoot my best friend has lost 5lbs in 2 days... ya, mostly water, but it will make you feel better, and by day 3 you aren't having cravings, and it makes induction way easier, because your body has switched completely into ketosis. I'm obsessive, I way myself every morning, to log on here, but I weigh myself in the evening too... I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it, I want to know. I may be new here, but I'm not new to Atkins... If you are patient, and like I said try the fast, it will get really easy. Oh and you are eating on this fast, 5 times per day. So don't think you will be starving yourself. 

@Krhfy6 Thank you so much for the inspiration. I have been on Atkins before. It's just harder this time around. But I've always been this way.And I don't drink wine. I drink cognac straight, no ice. 

Thank you! But really, have a drink, just don't be excessive with it, it will make you feel less deprived. If I have to deal with crap all day at work, think about my diet constantly, and have people think it's funny to go "mmm this bread is so delicious" in my face, the least I can do is have a glass of wine.