msamy034's Journal, 21 June 2010

It is frustrating been there doing that too! I can put in a perfect -or near perfect day and be up the next day. I switched from WW to atkins and saw immediate results after stalling for what seemed forever on WW but now I am starting to slow down again even on atkins. I just keep on and try not to backslide. You can DO it! 

You're doing the right thing, you are making slight changes here and there to find out what works for your body. I have done the same, tweaking here and there. I have learned I slow down with asapartame but not so much with sucralose. 'Atkins' may work for everyone, but not the same for every 'body'. I see you are on owl, have you thought about going back to induction? I won't leave induction until I am within 10 or 20 pounds of my goal weight. Again, that's just my body and how it works with the carbs. The main thing is that you've decided to learn your body and not just quit all together. And most important! Congradulations on the babies. 8 ^ ) 

Glad I am not in this boat alone :) I think I will back down to induction and see how that goes...I sure wish there was a magic combination that worked LOL 

I went back down to induction a week ago and am down 2lbs. When I move back to OWL I am only going to introduce 1 new food per week to see how I tolerate it. I have also cut out the Atkins bars, but am still using the shakes. Good luck and congrats on the babies. 

my problem is that ive been so ill and on lotsa meds...try and keep my carbs and cals and fat low..or alteast reasonable...but been having problems urinatiang even when drinking alot of water and coffee and so forth..beer seems to be the only thing that makes me pee o.0 so been having a few from time to time..which is not good on atkins as light beer is carbs..not too many but still carbs...so must like starve and just drink a beer or two..feel like a rock and a hard place sometimes. meds make me retain fluid too...and have 4 kidney stones, one kidney, ovarian cysts..and a few other issues...surgeries coming in aug...but until then struggling with all..o.0 but i do know that when i was healthy..and just kept my reg carbs 20 or below...atkins worked for me...and quite quickly but this time , im a bit disappointed as i have put on a substantial amt of weight since been on meds the last few years..im talking like 60lbs...so not use to being this heavy at all...and with all the pain ...excercise is out of the question..tho i did start some stretches yesterday and some situps today..and gonna push myself as much as i possibly can as im getting really depressed being 195 when im use to weighing about 140...ok im done just thawt id add in my five cents ^_^ ..but stick with it ..it works...been there...sometimes just gotta "tweak" like was mentioned and see what works for you..and it also depends on age, health issues , meds nad the whole ten yards...but anyways...happy day to you all..peace dar 

wow dawdevil, you sound just like my daughter! She has kidney stones and ovarian cysts too-she is have her ovaries removed next month I think-at least she got 2 beautiful children before that had to happen! I will stick with it...seems Mondays are my 'griping day' LOL 

Hang in there, we are root'in for ya!