I'm baaaaaaack!

[PieNtheSky32]

Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group, away from
the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say for myself? Well
I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks. I'm still a carb addict.
Period.
Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get back into the
groove. As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's still in the box.
I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really couldnt afford it) and didnt
like Curves at all so I didnt join there. I have a treadmill and a bike now
so I am planning on rotating those things as to not get bored. I havent
been on a bike in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way. Just
uncertain I think.
Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at Walmart.
120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal. I will check in
here daily, and I will write in my journal daily, and I will exercise daily.
I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.
I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
starters of Atkins. But once apon a time I started this and I went 4 months
straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour touching my lips.
I know I can do this again and I know I will get back on this wagon and
finish what I started almost 2 years ago. I'm not beating myself up over a
little backslide. Life is long and hard and so is losing weight. If it
takes a long life to lose it, then so be it. It will happen.
Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but tomorrow
will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is horrible and I am
ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so much for not beating myself
up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so I'm off to
bed now.
Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Hugs
~*~Pie~*~

[Roger Zoul]

Hi, Pie!

PieNtheSky32 wrote:
:: Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group,
:: away from the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say
:: for myself? Well I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks.

Oh my!

:: I'm still a carb addict. Period.

Didn't we tell you: once a carb addict, always a carb addict! Don't forget
that. No matter how long you may *control* it by eating right, you can
still fall of the wagon. While I hear many here speaking of how they no
longer want or even like those pre-LC high carb foods, I have found that I
still like everything I used to like then, now. I may not crave the stuff,
but if I start eating it again then I go straight back to the old ways.
Hence, I simply don't allow myself to do that.

:: Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get back
:: into the groove.

Let's see, Pie. There is Christmas day and New Year's day. Two holidays.
The rest of the time, you can follow your WOE. I understand what you're
saying, though, but I refuse to look at this entire time as "the holidays"
because that would give me an excuse to just have at it during the entire
period -- which, for me, starts at Thanksgivings. Imagine how much damage
you can do from Thanksgivings to New Years. Wow! I could gain 20 lbs easy
in that amount of time. Scary!

:: As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's
:: still in the box.

Great news. Yay! Get the bike out of the box, please :)

:: I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really
:: couldnt afford it) and didnt like Curves at all so I didnt join
:: there. I have a treadmill and a bike now so I am planning on
:: rotating those things as to not get bored. I havent been on a bike
:: in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way. Just uncertain I
:: think.

Have you heard that old saying about how you never forget how to ride a
bike? Well, it's true. I quit riding at 12....and started again last
October at 45. I was a bit fearful at first, but if you just DO IT...it
will come right back to you. It is a bit frigid in these parts, so bike
riding may not be such a great thing to do right now depending on where you
live (its getting up to 60 degrees here, so I can ride!)

:: Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at
:: Walmart. 120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal.
:: I will check in here daily, and I will write in my journal daily,
:: and I will exercise daily. I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.

:: I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
:: starters of Atkins.

You expect to get flamed, huh? Bad Pie...bad Pie! :)

:: But once apon a time I started this and I went
:: 4 months straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour
:: touching my lips. I know I can do this again and I know I will get
:: back on this wagon and finish what I started almost 2 years ago.
:: I'm not beating myself up over a little backslide. Life is long and
:: hard and so is losing weight. If it takes a long life to lose it,
:: then so be it. It will happen.

I try to follow a 90% or better rule. That is, I try to follow the WOE
strictly 90+% of the time.....if I can do that, the remaining time doesn't
make much difference (keep in mind that I exercise hard). It would
probably work with 80%, but I like to shoot for higher. So for me, with
exercise, that means I can take a weekend off per month, and relax a bit. I
don't use that as an excuse to go hog wild, but it is a time that I can eat
a pint (or two) of really good ice cream, and get some pancakes, or
something like that. I'm the kind of person who feels that eating crab crap
is a waste of my monthly treat, so I go for the very best stuff I can find.
:)

:: Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but
:: tomorrow will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is
:: horrible and I am ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so
:: much for not beating myself up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant
:: wait for it to start so I'm off to bed now.

A little beating yourself up is not a bad thing, really. Feeling that way
helps you to get back to it. If you didn't feel bad about it at all, then
you'd really be in trouble. Just don't beat yourself up so much that you
can't get back on course.

:: Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.

Glad you're back, Pie. Remember that no else is perfect either, and everyone
either gets bored and veers off course. Just learn to make course
corrections more frequently until you get it right. And, I hate to say it,
but if you're not reading and posting....

Bye, Pie.

[Brbfnut1]

Roger wrote this, and even knowing it was a typo, you still get the giggles!!


<< I'm the kind of person who feels that eating crab crap
is a waste of my monthly treat, so I go for the very best stuff I can find. >>


I would not waste my monthly treat on "crab crap " either, even if it was low
carb.


Bruce

getting back on the horse

[Roger Zoul]

Brbfnut1 wrote:
:: Roger wrote this, and even knowing it was a typo, you still get the
:: giggles!!
::
::
:: << I'm the kind of person who feels that eating crab crap
:: is a waste of my monthly treat, so I go for the very best stuff I
:: can find. >>
::
::
:: I would not waste my monthly treat on "crab crap " either, even if
:: it was low carb.
::

:) I should have been in bed!

[Myway]

PieNtheSky32 wrote:

> Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so I'm off to
> bed now.
> Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
> Happy Holidays to everyone!
> Hugs
> ~*~Pie~*~

And yes, tomorrow is a new day. Well put! Good luck on your healthy venture.
Hugs back to you.

Myway

[rosie]

welcome back pie...............................

--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie

as I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch
what they do.
..............................andrew carnegie



















"PieNtheSky32" > wrote in message
...
> Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group,
away from
> the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say for
myself? Well
> I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks. I'm still a carb
addict.
> Period.
> Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get
back into the
> groove. As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's still
in the box.
> I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really couldnt afford it)
and didnt
> like Curves at all so I didnt join there. I have a treadmill and
a bike now
> so I am planning on rotating those things as to not get bored. I
havent
> been on a bike in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way.
Just
> uncertain I think.
> Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at
Walmart.
> 120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal. I will
check in
> here daily, and I will write in my journal daily, and I will
exercise daily.
> I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.
> I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and
over'
> starters of Atkins. But once apon a time I started this and I
went 4 months
> straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour touching
my lips.
> I know I can do this again and I know I will get back on this
wagon and
> finish what I started almost 2 years ago. I'm not beating myself
up over a
> little backslide. Life is long and hard and so is losing weight.
If it
> takes a long life to lose it, then so be it. It will happen.
> Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but
tomorrow
> will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is horrible and
I am
> ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so much for not
beating myself
> up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so
I'm off to
> bed now.
> Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
> Happy Holidays to everyone!
> Hugs
> ~*~Pie~*~
>
>

[Jenny]

Pie,

Wecome back.

Futility is often described as doing the same thing over and over again
while expecting a different result.

So now that you're making a new start on your diet, why not take some time
to analyze what it was that led to the previous failures. . If you do the
same thing you did when you failed before, you are almost certain to fail
again. If you can figure out what led to problems, you can change your food
plan this time in such a way that it will keep those failure from reoccuring

One thing that strikes me is that you wrote that you went months without
letting flour or sugar touch your lips. This kind of extreme attitude
towards any food seems to characterize many of the people who report
crashing off the diet. My belief (based on my own experiences going off the
diet, too) is that building a plan that lets you learn how to deal with
occasional carb ups, recognize the signs you are having a hunger-inducing
spike and resist it, and preventing any food from becoming a seductive
"forbidden fruit" may work a lot better than trying to adhere to a
prohibitively strict regimen.

Mind you, I'm not saying there aren't people who can adhere to such regimens
very well, but if you've proven to yourself a few times that you aren't one
of them, it might be time to try another approach.

Why not craft a plan this time that lets you eat just enough of those foods
that they can't gain power over you. Schedule in some "off plan" meals" and
learn how to handle these temptations, or for that matter, a blood sugar
surge. When you make anything a "forbidden fruit" you paradoxially make it
far more powerful than it would otherwise be. I've written up how I
approach this challenge at
http://www.geocities.com/Jenny_the_bean/diab-diet.com

Did you get into trouble at specific events? Because of certain emotional
issues coming up? Because of sabotage by people close to you or co-workers?
Each of these requires some thought before you find a new way of handling
them. Sometimes just being aware that a certain situation is danagerous can
help you get through.

The important thing is to NOT waste energy beating yourself up for weakness
and to start putting that energy into understanding what got in the way of
success. Don't get into a control battle with yourself. Instead, work with
yourself to find ways that you can succeed!

And keep reading and posting here. . . .

-- Jenny

Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
HBa1c 5.2 10/03
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * Do Starch Blockers Work? * NEW! Why the Low Carb Diet
is Great for Diabetes * NEW! Low Carb Strategies for People with Diabetes


"PieNtheSky32" > wrote in message
...
> Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group, away
from
> the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say for myself?
Well
> I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks. I'm still a carb addict.
> Period.
> Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get back into
the
> groove. As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's still in the
box.
> I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really couldnt afford it) and
didnt
> like Curves at all so I didnt join there. I have a treadmill and a bike
now
> so I am planning on rotating those things as to not get bored. I havent
> been on a bike in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way. Just
> uncertain I think.
> Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at Walmart.
> 120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal. I will check in
> here daily, and I will write in my journal daily, and I will exercise
daily.
> I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.
> I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
> starters of Atkins. But once apon a time I started this and I went 4
months
> straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour touching my
lips.
> I know I can do this again and I know I will get back on this wagon and
> finish what I started almost 2 years ago. I'm not beating myself up over
a
> little backslide. Life is long and hard and so is losing weight. If it
> takes a long life to lose it, then so be it. It will happen.
> Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but tomorrow
> will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is horrible and I am
> ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so much for not beating
myself
> up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so I'm off to
> bed now.
> Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
> Happy Holidays to everyone!
> Hugs
> ~*~Pie~*~
>
>

[krtyrrell]

Nice to see you back Pie ! :)
You know how to do it... you've seen success before.. and I have no
doubt, that you can do this ! :)
Keep us posted.
I've been away too.. mostly just from the board, with a carb creeping
up here and there. I've set my sights on Jan 1 to start back into
induction.

Thank goodness for working out... or i'd have gained lots back.
but i've been very .. very .. lucky to have stayed in one spot.

Here's to us both !! in the new Year.

~Karen~



On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:17:33 -0600, "PieNtheSky32"
> wrote:

>Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group, away from
>the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say for myself? Well
>I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks. I'm still a carb addict.
>Period.
>Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get back into the
>groove. As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's still in the box.
>I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really couldnt afford it) and didnt
>like Curves at all so I didnt join there. I have a treadmill and a bike now
>so I am planning on rotating those things as to not get bored. I havent
>been on a bike in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way. Just
>uncertain I think.
>Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at Walmart.
>120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal. I will check in
>here daily, and I will write in my journal daily, and I will exercise daily.
>I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.
>I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
>starters of Atkins. But once apon a time I started this and I went 4 months
>straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour touching my lips.
>I know I can do this again and I know I will get back on this wagon and
>finish what I started almost 2 years ago. I'm not beating myself up over a
>little backslide. Life is long and hard and so is losing weight. If it
>takes a long life to lose it, then so be it. It will happen.
>Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but tomorrow
>will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is horrible and I am
>ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so much for not beating myself
>up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so I'm off to
>bed now.
>Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
>Happy Holidays to everyone!
>Hugs
>~*~Pie~*~
>

~Karen~
225/187/140ish
start Jan17/03
Started at the gym September/03

[Saffire]

In article >,
says...
> Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group, away from
> the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say for myself? Well
> I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks. I'm still a carb addict.

Welcome back, Pie!

--
Saffire
205/179/125
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

[Karen Rodgers]

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:17:33 -0600, "PieNtheSky32"
> wrote:

(snip)
>I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
>starters of Atkins.

Not from me, you won't. This is my second go-round. But this time I
have incentive, don't want to be a diabetic! (Too many friends, and
relations are diabetic now, don't want to join that club!)

>But once apon a time I started this and I went 4 months
>straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour touching my lips.
>I know I can do this again and I know I will get back on this wagon and
>finish what I started almost 2 years ago. I'm not beating myself up over a
>little backslide. Life is long and hard and so is losing weight. If it
>takes a long life to lose it, then so be it. It will happen.

That's the spirit!

>Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but tomorrow
>will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is horrible and I am
>ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so much for not beating myself
>up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so I'm off to
>bed now.
>Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
>Happy Holidays to everyone!
>Hugs
>~*~Pie~*~
>
Welcome back!

Karen Rodgers

**********
Windbourne, folk singers of the future
http://www.windbourne.com/
remove "_rice_" from my email address
**********

[PieNtheSky32]

"Roger Zoul" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, Pie!
>
> PieNtheSky32 wrote:
> :: Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group,
> :: away from the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say
> :: for myself? Well I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks.
>
> Oh my!
>
> :: I'm still a carb addict. Period.
>
> Didn't we tell you: once a carb addict, always a carb addict! Don't forget
> that. No matter how long you may *control* it by eating right, you can
> still fall of the wagon. While I hear many here speaking of how they no
> longer want or even like those pre-LC high carb foods, I have found that I
> still like everything I used to like then, now. I may not crave the
stuff,
> but if I start eating it again then I go straight back to the old ways.
> Hence, I simply don't allow myself to do that.
>
> :: Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get back
> :: into the groove.
>
> Let's see, Pie. There is Christmas day and New Year's day. Two holidays.
> The rest of the time, you can follow your WOE. I understand what you're
> saying, though, but I refuse to look at this entire time as "the holidays"
> because that would give me an excuse to just have at it during the entire
> period -- which, for me, starts at Thanksgivings. Imagine how much damage
> you can do from Thanksgivings to New Years. Wow! I could gain 20 lbs
easy
> in that amount of time. Scary!
Exactly....actually lets see, My lowest was 195 and I started back at 221.5
Sunday morning.....yep that's 26.5 pounds....Pathetic!
>
> :: As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's
> :: still in the box.
>
> Great news. Yay! Get the bike out of the box, please :)
I did!! :)) It's beautiful too!
>
> :: I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really
> :: couldnt afford it) and didnt like Curves at all so I didnt join
> :: there. I have a treadmill and a bike now so I am planning on
> :: rotating those things as to not get bored. I havent been on a bike
> :: in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way. Just uncertain I
> :: think.
>
> Have you heard that old saying about how you never forget how to ride a
> bike? Well, it's true. I quit riding at 12....and started again last
> October at 45. I was a bit fearful at first, but if you just DO IT...it
> will come right back to you. It is a bit frigid in these parts, so bike
> riding may not be such a great thing to do right now depending on where
you
> live (its getting up to 60 degrees here, so I can ride!)
It's been up in the 40s every day here, not bad but I sleep by day because I
work by night. I'll try it out over New Years break for sure!
>
> :: Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at
> :: Walmart. 120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal.
> :: I will check in here daily, and I will write in my journal daily,
> :: and I will exercise daily. I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.
>
> :: I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
> :: starters of Atkins.
>
> You expect to get flamed, huh? Bad Pie...bad Pie! :)
Yes, I expected it and thanks for giving it in such a nice way LOL
>
> :: But once apon a time I started this and I went
> :: 4 months straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour
> :: touching my lips. I know I can do this again and I know I will get
> :: back on this wagon and finish what I started almost 2 years ago.
> :: I'm not beating myself up over a little backslide. Life is long and
> :: hard and so is losing weight. If it takes a long life to lose it,
> :: then so be it. It will happen.
>
> I try to follow a 90% or better rule. That is, I try to follow the WOE
> strictly 90+% of the time.....if I can do that, the remaining time doesn't
> make much difference (keep in mind that I exercise hard). It would
> probably work with 80%, but I like to shoot for higher. So for me, with
> exercise, that means I can take a weekend off per month, and relax a bit.
I
> don't use that as an excuse to go hog wild, but it is a time that I can
eat
> a pint (or two) of really good ice cream, and get some pancakes, or
> something like that. I'm the kind of person who feels that eating crab
crap
> is a waste of my monthly treat, so I go for the very best stuff I can
find.
> :)
>
> :: Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but
> :: tomorrow will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is
> :: horrible and I am ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so
> :: much for not beating myself up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant
> :: wait for it to start so I'm off to bed now.
>
> A little beating yourself up is not a bad thing, really. Feeling that way
> helps you to get back to it. If you didn't feel bad about it at all, then
> you'd really be in trouble. Just don't beat yourself up so much that you
> can't get back on course.
>
> :: Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
>
> Glad you're back, Pie. Remember that no else is perfect either, and
everyone
> either gets bored and veers off course. Just learn to make course
> corrections more frequently until you get it right. And, I hate to say
it,
> but if you're not reading and posting....
>
> Bye, Pie.
>
>
thanks Roger, you have a way with words!

[PieNtheSky32]

"Jenny" > wrote in message
...
> Pie,
>
> Wecome back.
>
Thanks :)
> Futility is often described as doing the same thing over and over again
> while expecting a different result.
>
> So now that you're making a new start on your diet, why not take some time
> to analyze what it was that led to the previous failures. . If you do the
> same thing you did when you failed before, you are almost certain to fail
> again. If you can figure out what led to problems, you can change your
food
> plan this time in such a way that it will keep those failure from
reoccuring
Well I had Halloween, then got laid off from my factory job and resumed my
old job at Dominos *ouch* and all the free pizza is soooo tempting. I
caved....several times.
>
> One thing that strikes me is that you wrote that you went months without
> letting flour or sugar touch your lips. This kind of extreme attitude
> towards any food seems to characterize many of the people who report
> crashing off the diet. My belief (based on my own experiences going off
the
> diet, too) is that building a plan that lets you learn how to deal with
> occasional carb ups, recognize the signs you are having a hunger-inducing
> spike and resist it, and preventing any food from becoming a seductive
> "forbidden fruit" may work a lot better than trying to adhere to a
> prohibitively strict regimen.
>
> Mind you, I'm not saying there aren't people who can adhere to such
regimens
> very well, but if you've proven to yourself a few times that you aren't
one
> of them, it might be time to try another approach.

Yep, I was really hard on myself at first but I didnt feel tortured in
anyway. The fast weight loss was more than enough pay off for anything I
had to give up.

> Why not craft a plan this time that lets you eat just enough of those
foods
> that they can't gain power over you. Schedule in some "off plan" meals"
and
> learn how to handle these temptations, or for that matter, a blood sugar
> surge. When you make anything a "forbidden fruit" you paradoxially make it
> far more powerful than it would otherwise be. I've written up how I
> approach this challenge at
> http://www.geocities.com/Jenny_the_bean/diab-diet.com

Hubby and I disagree on "off plan" days. He is the type that can lose
weight by doing atkins half the time....Not me but I found it's a pretty
good way for me to maintain. Although I never want to maintain at 200
pounds lol

> Did you get into trouble at specific events? Because of certain emotional
> issues coming up? Because of sabotage by people close to you or
co-workers?
> Each of these requires some thought before you find a new way of handling
> them. Sometimes just being aware that a certain situation is danagerous
can
> help you get through.
Being laid off, Dominos, hubby tends to persuay my eating, although he's
totally helping me this time!
>
> The important thing is to NOT waste energy beating yourself up for
weakness
> and to start putting that energy into understanding what got in the way of
> success. Don't get into a control battle with yourself. Instead, work
with
> yourself to find ways that you can succeed!
>
> And keep reading and posting here. . . .
>
> -- Jenny
>
> Cut the carbs to respond to my new email address!
> New photo: http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/jennypics.htm
> Weight: 168.5/137
> Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998 -
> HBa1c 5.2 10/03
> Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now
>
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> month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger
Cravings
> * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
> Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
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>
>
> "PieNtheSky32" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello everyone. I've been away for a while. Away from the group, away
> from
> > the internet and away from the WOE. What do I have to say for myself?
> Well
> > I'm gaining weight uncontrollably and it sucks. I'm still a carb
addict.
> > Period.
> > Been telling myself that when the holidays are over I will get back into
> the
> > groove. As for exercise, I got a bike for Christmas, it's still in the
> box.
> > I quit the gym, (laid off from work and really couldnt afford it) and
> didnt
> > like Curves at all so I didnt join there. I have a treadmill and a bike
> now
> > so I am planning on rotating those things as to not get bored. I havent
> > been on a bike in about 8 years. I'm a little scared in a way. Just
> > uncertain I think.
> > Tomorrow is day 1 of my journey. I found a new Atkins Journal at
Walmart.
> > 120 days. 4 months, 17 weeks.....40ish pounds for a goal. I will check
in
> > here daily, and I will write in my journal daily, and I will exercise
> daily.
> > I will weigh only weekly, not every hour.
> > I know I'm going to get flamed for being one of those 'over and over'
> > starters of Atkins. But once apon a time I started this and I went 4
> months
> > straight without even so much as a drop of sugar or flour touching my
> lips.
> > I know I can do this again and I know I will get back on this wagon and
> > finish what I started almost 2 years ago. I'm not beating myself up
over
> a
> > little backslide. Life is long and hard and so is losing weight. If it
> > takes a long life to lose it, then so be it. It will happen.
> > Not posting a starting weight as of today because it's late but tomorrow
> > will show exactly how much I've let myself go. It is horrible and I am
> > ashamed, it was a very silly thing to do. OK so much for not beating
> myself
> > up ;) Tomorrow is a new day and I cant wait for it to start so I'm off
to
> > bed now.
> > Thanks to all in the group who read my posts and reply.
> > Happy Holidays to everyone!
> > Hugs
> > ~*~Pie~*~
> >
> >
>
>