I just can’t bring myself to it. I have a recumbent and a weight set that fill my needs but I just stare at them and walk by them. I’m losing my muscle tone, my shoulders have rounded and I can’t walk very far without getting tired. I feel like a big bag of s***. Sorry just had to vent.
You all can definently do it if I can. I’ve struggled for the longest with my weight especially for the last two years. A month ago before I started this diet I was in deep depression. Mainly because of my weight and stress at work and other personal issues. I finally realized that I’m still young and I still have a life ahead of me so Atkins came to mind. I remember the first time I heard of the atkins. It was before I joined the military. My aunt was telling me about how easy it was and all the other stories of the diet. Ofcourse during that time I didn’t believe her. Nor did I care. So when I joined the military I was about 154 and when I got out of bootcamp I was at 140. I loved that size. Noone could tell me anything. But after a year or so my weight started to creep up but I was always working out constantly so I managed to keep it off, but I continuously ate. I was a top notch binger. My average weight at those times was always at 153/156 not too bad, but it wasn’t where I wanted to be. So when I left Japan and moved to San Diego for surgical tech school. Life was stressful. The school was no joke so I constantly ate to fill that void. Depression started to sink in as I got bigger and bigger. I would starve myself for a couple of days and lose like 8 to 10 lbs then I was right back on a binge. My weight continuously fluctuated. Then once I graduated school and moved to Maryland to work in the hospital. Things only got worse. I was depressed and couldn’t stop eating for the life of me. I even stopped working out completely for 5 months straight. The longest I’ve gone without working out and I got to be 186-190 lbs and I was really hating life. So I thought of Atkins. Tried it just before Christmas for the first time
and lost 12lbs but gained it back. 
Finally when I got back home from vacation it took me a while to make up in my mind to try atkins once again. So I did and hear I am. Never knew I could stay on a diet so long and be satisfied and feel great and still lose weight. Sorry this is long and a lot of you may not read it. But this is for those of you that need the motivation. Even if noone reads or responds to this thread. It will be somewhere on this forum if anyone needs it. God Bless everyone.
I went to Curves today, for my 4th workout, and found some new motivation to keep up my hard work! I got a Curves Charm Bracelet! It is so cool, because it starts out with one charm on it, a Curves watch so that you are always on time for your workout. Then as you lose the weight you add a charm for each 10lbs you lose! Each charm is workout and weightloss related, from little tennis shoes, to inspirational saying. I am in LOVE with this idea! What a great motivater!! I mean, what is a best way to get a girl moving? UH, Jewelry!! Haha!
Hey everyone,
So I just made the decision to start exercising again, now that I have been LC for almost 2 months. I want to ramp up my weight loss a bit and I also want to stay healthy. I need some motivation to keep at it though! I have a tendency to always psyche myself out of exercising. I know once you’ve become accustomed to it, it’s so much easier. But I need that kick in the rear to get me to that point! Any help is great lol. 
Today I stepped on the scale for the first time since I re-started Atkins. It has been 13 days and I have lost about 7 lbs. I know this is good,but today I really had a hard time and I splurge some
. Not a lot, but I am an all or nothing girl.
If there is anyone out there who has been successful and can give me some advice on how to stay motivated, please let me know. I work out every night, but tonight i did not. Exersise seems to be the only way I can stay in ketosis
.
I want to make it so badly. Please tell me one bad day won’t do me in!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks
3/1/07 190.5 lbs
3/13/07 183 lbs
My story….
First off I’m 38 yo married w/ 2 great children (11 DS, 8 DD). Husband and I both work full time. Husband and the kids could eat the entire McDonalds menu and never gain a pound. I drive by McDonalds on the highway and gain weight.
I did low carb 3 years ago, successfully lost 40 lbs reached goal, WooHoo! Kept the weight off for a year. Then slowly over the last two years (more rapidly in the last 6 months). I put it all back on plus 10#s.
I’ve been telling myself for the last six months, that I need to go back to LC as a WOE. After months of I’ll start next week (let me just finish this quart of Ben and Jerry’s), I have seriously commited to losing 50LB by the end of April. As reward for losing the weight, I booked a 7 day family cruise the end of April.
So my goal is to be 150 LBS by the time I set sail. If I don’t meet goal, no cruise for me 
Overall I’ve been really good the first 3 wks! (No desserts, no just one bite, no let me taste that, oh boy Halloween was a killer..)
I have lost 8.5 lbs so far.
This weekend I really noticed I was starting to "give in" a little… convincing myself that onion rings were low carb (yeah right!) But not only did I do this for one night, since they were low carb on Friday.. I decided I could eat those again on Sunday. I did this knowing that only person I’m fooling is myself.
I did ernestly start exercising today. 20 minutes of cardio.. It’s a start, I do an awful lot of sitting on my derriere (at work, at home). Let’s just say I was sweating and out of breath (shame on me for being so out of shape).
I also cleaned out my closet, I’ve been meaning to do that for a long time. My daughter is 8 yo, and I still was hanging on to maternity clothes. I filled a hefty bag with "fashion mistakes" (Did I actually wear that???). I actually feel sorry for the folks who will get this donation.
Starting today, I’ve also committed to keeping this journal. I’m going to try to get here everyday to jot down my meals, accomplishments and hopefully I won’t have to post any oopsies.
Brkfst: 2 eggs, 2 pieces sausage
Lunch: Chs Steak (no roll), onion rings (LOSER!)
Snack: Deviled Egg
Dinner: Shrimp Scampi
Cya!