Starting again

I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160

i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard.

Losing 30 will be easier than loosing 60. Or 90. Everybody has a point where
they say "enough" and turn back. It'll be easier for you if that's now.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/230/140
& hubby- 310/258/180

"patrick" wrote:

I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160


I don't have any words of wisdom, but it is good that you are headed
back to a healthier way of living. We're here. You won't be alone.

Patrick,

Don't expect the dramatic weight loss in the first couple weeks that you
experienced the first time. However, I did better this time than last,
mostly because I learned a lot more about various metabolic issues and
addressed the problems that had given me trouble the first time around.

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/offplan.htm talks about what happens
when you go off the low arb diet and then start it back up. It might help
you get through the first couple days.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"patrick" wrote in message
...
I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we
see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the
weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and
feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160

Patrick,

I too am starting again (4th day of induction). I had very good
success 2 years ago. I had lost about 40 of the 80 lbs I wanted to
lose and was feeling quite good ... my appetite had decreased
substantially and I rarely had sugar cravings... I had even started
walking for exercise.. Then I had a rash of personal issues and
illness.. and promptly retreated to my soothing carbs for the cure...
(I grew up with carby food as the remedy for all ills).. yes, I did
gain all my weight back and fell back into feeling sick and tired all
the time...

all that being said, I believe in the low-carb wol ... for me, it has
produced the best results I have ever had... hands down.. and that is
why I am back.. and already I feel I am getting into the groove

as a side note, I'd like to comment on this NG. When I last frequented
this group it was more or less interesting and helpful.. of course
there were some "issues" as there are with all groups... however, now,
this NG seems to have more than its' share of trolls and folks who
obviously have no interest in LC other than to bash it.. and they are
quite happy to let you know their opinions in rather harsh and rude
fashion...

Regards and Good luck



On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:53:15 GMT, "patrick" wrote:

I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160

"patrick" wrote in message
...
I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we
see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the
weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and
feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160



Good luck Patrick! I started January 2, 2004 and have had only good
feelings about my progress. I hope the same will be true for you.


John V
262/240/180

Tedd Belle wrote:

I too am starting again (4th day of induction).

I'm right behind you, on day 6.

this NG seems to have more than its' share of trolls and folks who
obviously have no interest in LC other than to bash it.. and they are
quite happy to let you know their opinions in rather harsh and rude
fashion...

Filters are your friend. :-) I'm wondering when my newsreader is going
to crash from overload.

I lost 143 pounds in 1996 and kept it off until I had some serious back
problems and had to have surgery in 2001. I had been working out 6 days a
week weight training and running (4-6 miles per day) but had to stop
excercising. I was even unable to swim until the incision healed. My lowest
weight was 210 but I had settled in at 230 and felt great and thought I
looked good as well. After the pain meds were taken away (I was on duragesic
patches) I realized I was still in pain and have been living with chronic
pain ever since. I'm only able to walk about 2 blocks before the pain gets
so bad I have to stop and rest. I've decided that the weight gain, although
not entirely responsible for my pain, is not helping. I think the thing that
made me decide to get back to a sensible weight was when I went to schedule
a new MRI and they had to send me to a hospital out of the city because I'm
too big for their machine. I started lo-carbing last wednesday and have lost
13 pounds. I know that much of it is water but I don't care. The last time
around I lost my weight on a protein-sparing modified fast. It was quick and
relatively easy. No choices make for easy choices. I know that I could never
do that again as easy as it was. It's hard to go back to something thats so
draconian. I have had no trouble staying on this plan and have no intention
of ever going off of it. I don't see myself on a diet but in a new
lifestyle. As much as I love cake (yum), bread and potatoes, I hate the way
I feel. I have a partner 13 years younger than I who's very supportive. He
takes great care of himself (he's a physician) and I want to be able to do
things with him like hiking and cycling. We're both very outdoorsy. It's
been a great help to have someone in my life that takes good care of himself
as an inspiration.
In short, if you feel bad enough you'll do it. And surround yourself with
positive friends and family that feel good about themselves. Don't let
others bring you down. If you don't have that kind of support, look to this
NG and others to help. Yes there are people here ( I've already run into a
few) who are negative, but ignore them and look to the good folk for help.
Finally, if this Atkins for you in the past, great. Maybe South Beach would
be a better choice if you have negative feelings about doing it again. The
iportant thing is to choose something that you can live with even when times
get tough. The diet I lost all of the weight on the first time was not that
kind of plan.
Best of luck.

-Bear
--
Grrrrrrrr : o)

Began Lo-Carb Atkins/South Beach 1-26-04
297/284.5/210
"patrick" wrote in message
...
I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we
see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the
weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and
feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160

In article .net, polarbear_50
@earthlink.net says...
I started lo-carbing last wednesday and have lost
13 pounds. I know that much of it is water but I don't care.

Hey, Bear, it sounds like you're doing it right!

--
Saffire
205/173/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"patrick" wrote in message ...
I started the atkins over 3yrs ago before the advertising blitz that we see
now. I lost around 60lbs on the diet along with working out regulary
2-3times a week. Then I stopped the diet and kept working out and the weight
stayed off for almost a year. Then about nine months ago I started an
intense school and have not had time to work out either. It has all caught
up to me now and i have gained back thirty pounds. I look like hell and feel
about the same. Right now I am looking for motivation to get back on the
diet. I am finding it extremely hard. Can anybody in the group share their
experience with this situation. Thanks
Patrick
192/192/160

Hi Patrick! I am in somewhat the same situation. Did great on Atkins
early last year, stuck with it pretty well for some months, then
started to slide because I didn't think I really had to pay attention
and some medical problems. About Sept got completely derailed, got
back up to my heaviest in 2 yrs after Xmas and was upset and
disgusted. After a couple false starts, finally got seriously back on
Jan 10 and doing pretty well, but the weight loss is slower and I am
having to work harder at it. However, the good news I think about
starting over is that you can learn from your mistakes -- I realize
now that I have to make it a way of life, particularly as after the
first week, I really do feel immensely better when I don't eat flour
and sugar.

And I feel like I was better prepared this time to do the planning and
cooking, to deal with the cravings (just knowing they were coming) and
to deal with the people who are inevitably bent on sabotage. I hope
you get back on! And take pride in the fact that you still have kept
30 lbs off (oddly, I also have kept off the first 30 lbs I lost
several years ago, on weight watchers). Rebeq