What Have You Done Today to Make You Feel Proud?

Long story short, this is my twelth day on Atkins Induction...I restarted Atkins to get to Atkins Maintenance, not expecting to lose any more weight.  It would be nice...but I ain't expectin' it!  

So yesterday morning I got on the scale and gained five pounds!     Got on the scale this morning after drinking a lot of tea (diuretic)...same five pounds.   

So after much examination, here's what I came up with.  Saturday morning I ate a lot of SALTY bacon at Shoney's, I usually have low sodium bacon.  I ran out of garlic wine vinegar for my cucumber salad that afternoon and ended up putting more salt in it for flavor.  I did my workout late last night and drank a LOT of water right before going to bed, so it makes sense that stayed in since I didn't pee all night long.  So all in all, there are reasons for the five pounds that are my fault even though I stayed on plan religously.  So I'm proud that I've learned how this ride works and not to freak out when I know that it's just fluid retention.  And it's not going to get any better because DH just got home with my snow crabs.  Down here we boil them in Spicy Cajun seasoning and salt.  So I think I'll skip weighing masself for a few days and check it out when the sodium has left my body.  

Mary

Mmmm snow crabs.  I love crab.  Crabs so goooood.

I'm proud that I'm just sort of at peace with myself today.  Not to get too personal but I've been having some serious bouts of depression.  I sitll haven't went to the doc yet, won't probably until next week.  So I'm happy I'm at peace and have a clear mind today, because it's been a while.  LOL, that made me sound so loony!  I promise ya I'm not. :) 

I've been soul searching a lot after my mom confessed to me a few days ago that she is scared for my health.  Every day just about I have some kind of aches or pains.  I have wayyyy to many health issues for my age.  How she put it just really made me think of my life.  It's so easy to just say, "I've got to lose weight", or "it's mandatory now that I lose this weight",  or "this is it, no going back now!".  This seems like my life, and I'm sure all of you can relate.  Weeks turns into years, way too fast. 

I have decided to go back on WW starting today.  I'm tired of switching plans, and gaining in between.  It's slow, but at least my cholestrol was at it's lowest when I was at WW (I have high cholestrol). Plus I'm really wondering if it's just my metabolism so wacked out that it's going to take a long time for me to really start losing.  Sort of odd...but I feel relieved that I'm starting this plan again. Its like a safety net, like "home".  Never really thought of it that way before.  We are always just trying to hurry up and lose as fast as possible.  Think that right there gets me in TONS of trouble to where it backfires on me.

So today is a peaceful and relaxing day.  In fact, I'm gonna go take a nap! :)

 

Yanno Holly, I blame tv commercials for people thinking that this weight loss trip is a fast ride.  

 They've got some Barbie model up there saying,          

"I lost two hundred pounds in six weeks on this plan and so can you".  So then if we don't lose two hundred pounds in six weeks, we feel like failures and then get upset when we gain weight.  And the civilians who aren't in this fight with us don't understand why we've been on a diet so why haven't we lost two hundred pounds yet.  Nobody ever pays attention to 'results not typical'!

So I'm glad to hear that you feel like you are home with WW.  Especially since you get more points now.  Your health is the most important possession you own, so guard it with your life Sister.

I hope your nap was a good one,  

Mary

"So today is a peaceful and relaxing day.  In fact, I'm gonna go take a nap! :)"


Amen........

Hi, I'm fairly new to the site and am glad to see another WW person on the board.  I've been on WW two months and have lost 9 lbs. 

I also deal w/ deression, but have finally found the right med to keep it under control and have many good days now.  It's been a 25 year battle for me. 

Great you could have a good day, hope for many more to come. 

Feel free to toss and good WW receipes my way, I'm always looking for something new. 

Hugs,

Deb

Hi Deb,

Well I guess you found your WW buddy! :)  I love WW, always have.  But my body doesn't seem to like it much so I"m going to have to make sure I still stay from the processed crap and most grains.  I ended up switching my meals around yesterday and ended up eating popcorn.  Sure enough the scale is up today. ARGHH!  I love popcorn, I just can't handle it!  Really ****** me off.  But I'm hangin' in there, one day at a time.  When I get depressed (like anyone else) I tend to eat everything in sight, so I have gained once again.  The scale this morning hit an all time high, so I'm a little scared now about WW.  But just like I told Janina yesterday, it's so adaptable if you don't want to eat grains on it, you don't have too!  Hopefully it will work for me this way.  We will see how this week goes.  I'm thinking about putting the scale away until next monday, so I won't see a big jump like I did from yesterday (three pounds).  I need to give my body some time to get use to this plan again.

There are a few people lurking around here that has lost 100 pounds or more using WW.  Even a couple more lurkers that has lost around 50.  There here...they just don't come on much or say anything! I've lost about 45 pounds on it once, but that was YEARS ago.  Think I've been on this program a good twenty times.  Ya think I would have learned by now. hehe

Send me a message anytime you wanna WW vent! :)

Holly

Holly:
I've done WW several times over the years and it's a great program.  Just stick with it and you'll see results.  "Sticking with it" doesn't mean you have to be perfect all the time.
Regarding the popcorn, I always end up a few pounds heavier from the salt so put away the evil scale and if you want popcorn, eat it but don't weigh the next day.
You're doing great!
Kim

Deb, i am a WW lover! It worked for me...wondrously...when I worked it. Which is the case for most diets - they ALL require some level of sacrifice or paramter, however you want to look at it. We cannot eat whatever we want in whatever portions, right????

That program taught me about portions sizes...I am in the nutrition business and I did not follow the rules! WW taught me to eat what "everybody else" eats for MY body.

Very few people do not lose on it, but it can happen if your body is very burned out on grains. Even still, the point system works for low carb folks too.

i think you will love it.

Mary:
Don't let the evil scale ruin your snow crab party!
I haven't even gotten on the scale 'cuz we know PS math doesn't add up!
I'm proud that I made it through 3 days of recovery and I'm proud of my new, improved T&A.
 Kimmie

I'm proud that you know better than to get on that scale after plastics, too, cuz we all know that's a recipe for a meltdown!  

So whatcha think of the new girls?  And howze it feel to have both of them the same size?

I'm going back to eating my crabs,

Crab Breath