Jenai
Sun, Oct-19-08, 11:07
Hi, My name is Jenai. I'm getting ready to start Atkins tomorrow. I was on Atkins for roughly a year and a half and lost 122 lbs back in 2003/2005. I got severely side tracked and fell on my face after extreem oral surgery in 05 because I couldn't chew foods and was in pain for several months. I got extremely depressed and my personality and relationships and job performance/attitude all suffered. I managed to gain about 35 pounds over the following year and a half (2006/2007) and then I lost my job and started working from home (for less money) for the past year.... and have gained another 50 pounds eating cheap carbs and not being active, and now am at 248.5.
I am shocked by how much weight I have gained and how weak I am compared to the person I was in '03. I tried and failed to start back on Atkins earlier this year. I had such good steady results the first time and this last time I just couldn't loose weight after the first two weeks. I had to be doing something different and wrong but I couldn't figure it out. I'd lost my original DADR book and was referencing the new DANDR. My "forum suport" had died out as it was smaller than this one and was down to roughly 5% of active membership that it had been when I was there in previous years and had become more of a social network of close friends than a Atkins based forum. I didn't have the community support I'd had previously and felt out of place. So that's what leads me here.......
Today, I have pulled out all the illegal foods onto the counter. Trash day is in the morning. Last week I bought a freezer and filled it with good quality steaks, roast, chicken and pork (330 lbs!) and this afternoon I will get some fresh salad greens and some heavy cream and plan on starting atkins again in the morning. I will weigh myself Monday morning and weekly. I've been skimming the book but have not properly read it. I don't read smaller print well or quickly so would be most interested in a tape version of the book if it exists? I dont feel I can give up coffee so some here might not think I am doing a clean induction but would appreciate advice on limitations of coffee, heavy cream, splenda, by those following DADR. Any links or texts from the original book would also be appreciated.
This post has gotten to long so I will close for now, thank you for any advice in advance.
Best regards,
Jenai
I am shocked by how much weight I have gained and how weak I am compared to the person I was in '03. I tried and failed to start back on Atkins earlier this year. I had such good steady results the first time and this last time I just couldn't loose weight after the first two weeks. I had to be doing something different and wrong but I couldn't figure it out. I'd lost my original DADR book and was referencing the new DANDR. My "forum suport" had died out as it was smaller than this one and was down to roughly 5% of active membership that it had been when I was there in previous years and had become more of a social network of close friends than a Atkins based forum. I didn't have the community support I'd had previously and felt out of place. So that's what leads me here.......
Today, I have pulled out all the illegal foods onto the counter. Trash day is in the morning. Last week I bought a freezer and filled it with good quality steaks, roast, chicken and pork (330 lbs!) and this afternoon I will get some fresh salad greens and some heavy cream and plan on starting atkins again in the morning. I will weigh myself Monday morning and weekly. I've been skimming the book but have not properly read it. I don't read smaller print well or quickly so would be most interested in a tape version of the book if it exists? I dont feel I can give up coffee so some here might not think I am doing a clean induction but would appreciate advice on limitations of coffee, heavy cream, splenda, by those following DADR. Any links or texts from the original book would also be appreciated.
This post has gotten to long so I will close for now, thank you for any advice in advance.
Best regards,
Jenai