Lowcarbfriend

We have so many threads going about recovering from falling off plan —

Yesterday, there was a nutritionist on the radio. She said something (in kind of a rant) that I found funny and true about this subject:

"Diet is the only place where we cheat, or fall off the wagon, and decide it gives us permission to do even MORE damage. You ate a cookie, oops, well, I blew it, today is shot, might as well eat some fries. Then a cake. Then some ice cream.

What kind of thinking is this? What if you had just found you made a mistake on your taxes? Would you then say,’Oh well, I blew it, might as well NOT PAY THE REST of my taxes this year’? Of course not! You’d fix it and go on.

You have to have the same mentality with your diet — ate something you shouldn’t have? OK — get right back on track WITH YOUR NEXT MEAL, not tomorrow or next week."

I’d give credit if I remembered her name — hope this helps someone!

I have been soooo good for the past six days, new to Atkins and on induction. However…the copier guy brought me an Otis Spunkmeyer choc chip cookie because I keep sending them tons of documents to copy. I am a paralegal..anyways, he was standing in front of me and handed me the cookie bag and was telling me they got them just for me, and stood there asking me to tell him how good it was and the office service guy from our firm was there waiting too…geez the pressure! Sorry but I caved! Anyways, not beating myself up over it. I realize I have been very good all week and have seen results and do not consider myself totally off plan. The question is, how long before my body gets back on track after a few hours, days? I am going to use my ketosis sticks tonight to see where I am.

she said all is fine here are the numbers
TSH:0.63
free t4: 0.67
ARE THEY GOOD?

Howdy from Texas,

Long story short … I was a successful member of this board back in 2003-2004, I’ve been through a lot since then but I am now back on board and doing well.

Here’s my problem. My husband constantly tries to get me to eat everything that I shouldn’t such as cookies, potatoes, bread, fruit, etc. I’ve told him repeatedly and politely "no thanks – I can’t have that" but it just doesn’t seem to be sinking in. Today at the supermarket, he bought a box of Dr. Pepper, chocolate chip cookies, Nilla wafers, and a box of Little Debbie nutty bars. I was surprised that we passed up the chip aisle. Usually he buys those as well. He, too, is overweight and has no business buying these items and he knows it. We have separate bank accounts and this was his week to buy groceries … which gave me no say-so in what wound up in the shopping cart.

For those who have been or are in my shoes, how do you get it through the heads of loved ones that you no longer eat certain items? I feel like a broken record and it is to the point to where it’s really getting me down. My husband is a sweet guy and usually means well, but his behavior has been strange lately.

Any ideas on how I can better respond to him? Thanks for letting me vent. Despite his constant pressure and the fact that we have illegal food in the house 24/7, I’ve been able to stay on track and have lost 17 pounds. I am a Type II diabetic and totally committed to this for the rest of my life (I have to be).

Hi everyone!! This is a big year for me, and I want to be thin and healthy! I had great success with Atkins in the past, and I can not tell you why I stopped!! My biggest problem with my re-start is my TOM. I have 3 weeks of it, and 1 week of freedom. I have been to the doctor, just to make sure all is O.K., at 46, I am in the pre-menopause stage. I love the diet, it is so easy for me (down 7lbs.), but the non-stop TOM makes me (and my husband, poor guy) wonder if I can hold out. I had a brief problem with it when I started back in ‘04, and this week I did low-fat to see if it would stop, and sure enough, after 5 days, gone!! Any advise?? Should I just "grin and bear it"? [

It is what it is….make it work!!

And Im not beating myself up, I was doing great up until the move last August and then with the stress of moving out of a house we’d been in for 10 years I gave myself an excuse to fall off the wagon and pretty much let it run me over.. I knew how I should be eating, knew I felt better eating this way but couldn’t pick myself up and start over.. until March first when I stepped on the scale and was 4 pounds higher than what I was last year when I started this woe. I feel better after a week back Ive already lost 4.5 lbs and Im starting on my second week of induction today..
So heres to a new start…