WHAT DO YALL THINK?

I am so sick with myslef I got on the scales this morning and over thanksgiving and christmas I gained 9 pounds!! I feel like a big fat bloated cow!! I am desperate to get my weight loss jump started. I am thinking about doing phase one of atkins diet for two weeks, just to wean me off the bad stuff I got used to eating over the holidays ( I am able to eat more fatty foods and sugar now .. Unfortunately ) I just think that will shock my system and help me control those cravings that I obviously can't control on my own. I have come too far to let it all go now.. Im 55 pounds away from goal, and I am determined to get back in control, and nip this extra weight in the bud im going to the gym today, I think I didn't go one time during the whole month of December... Im disgusted with that too. Its time to get back on track. Do yall think the atkins will help me control my cravings? I know its good for getting protien in. Crystal

Quit kicking yourself!!!! I have NOT weighed since before Christmas - and may NEVER again! Just, let's pick up and move on. I am going to arthritic water aerobics everyday and today I went to this class for "old fogies" called Aqua Fitness. She whumped my butt! But I love it and will be back tomorrow for it again! I haven't swam since they closed the outside pools after summer so I am out of shape too. I dunno about adkins, tho I did see the cookbook on sale at Walmart for $5. At the beginning we are basically on Atkins and if you are comfortable with it - go for it! Just give up the sugar business NOW! I haven't had sugar, but I do love my sugar-free candies, but I have given them up.....I am clean now for 2 whole days and it's agony giving up even the sugar-free ones.....Hang in there girlie, we gonna get to goal! smoochies Arlies

Ohhh girl, my stocking was filled with the sugar-free chocolate covered peanuts, and sugar-free chocolate pecan clusters! These things are addictive... I have never bought these before because I figured being "sugar-free" they just couldn't taste good, boy was I wrong! Love ya, Marci

well, I refuse to let this weight creep back up on me, Im too close to throw it all away now, I have found that if you don't eat junk you won't crave it. It seemed like everyday someone was bringing cookies, fudge, candies, cake, ****tail sausages, all the BAD stuff we don't need to work during December. Boy did I eat it too! I can tolerate sugar in small amounts, but if you constantly snack on fudge, cookies, and candy you are bound to pack it on even if you just eat a bite here or there, it all adds up! Yesterday and today my boss brought cookies his wife made to work, I didn't eat a single one, instead I bought some low carb sf yogurt to eat. It wasn't as good as having a cookie would have been, but at least that yogurt won't stick to my big ole booty! I went to the gym yesterday and it felt good getting back on that tread mill, not while I was doing it by the way,(Im a little rusty) but afterwards I felt like I did something good for myself. It's true, doing excersise gives you self esteem! Crystal

Boy, I feel all ya'll's pain, I didn't gain over t'giving or christmas, but I didn't lose either. Tomorrow I will be 9 months out and it seems like I will be forever be stuck with losing only 74 lbs. I know that's not good! I think the atkins is a great way to jump start weight loss crystal, I have started on it today and I jumped on my treadmill, but then again, my whole journey has been ever so slow, I know some people are overweight in different ways, I was not real spongy, I was more muscular fat(sounds funny) but it made my loss slower if that makes any sense. I want ot lose 15-20 more lbs which would put me at 150, I would be quite happy, but these last lbs are being stubborn. I didn't mean to get long winded, but crystal, you opened the door for me to post my feelings and I know how you feel, but listen to the queen, you know she is always right! We just act like we're starting over, so let's go girls!

Sugar is so addictive, I think that it is worse than any drug around. At wor****ep sugar free stuff around, and even carry a bar or two around in my bag along with my little packets of Splenda. Most of the time, when I cannot have the treats, I just pull out one of my own things and eat it instead. After a while, you will not miss the "treats" because you are joining in, but just not eating the bad stuff. If you weigh every day, you can keep a handle on weight creeping up on you, and simply if you are up a pound or more, cut back the snacks, up the meat and veggies, notice that I did not mention no nos like rice, bread and noodles which are coverted to sugar instantly in your body. Go to the mall, or Wal-Mark and WALK it off. The weight will come off and it will help so much cause you will not crave the sugar stuff as much! We have all come so far, not to fall back into that pit of overeating or eating the wrong stuff. I for one do not want to give up my size 12 pants for all of those 16's I packed away in boxes to bring home to give away! LOL!!!!! Hang in there, you can lose the weight, just concentrate on sugar free, and exercise!!! Happy New Year! Love, Cheryl

Crystal, You look GREAT!!! Now, on the the topic at hand... DE-TOX!!! You are right, once you get those sugar and carbs in your system, it's like a kid in a candy store! (no pun intended LOL) It's an addiction and our body craves it. I'm fighting the same demon right now. Atkins will definately help you detox and get rid of all the crap. Biggest thing is just to go back to eating healthy and "eat to live". Don't beat yourself up... that's self sabatoge! Just focus on today. HUGS K

thanks Kimberly, that's what i needed to hear. I find that if I eat that stuff I CRAVE it all the time. It's been hard cutting back on the sugars and starches but im doing it. So far this week I ve lost 4 pounds! Hopefully it will keep on going down. Crystal