I started my journey on January 2, 2016. I started this journey for a few reasons. The number one reason is for my family and myself. I started this journey at 252.4 pounds. My long term goal is 150 pounds, but I will not set a deadline for that weight. Deadlines push people to do crazy things and be disappointed in myself.
I started this woe (way of eating) by signing up on the Atkins website and following the guidelines. www.atkins.com is a great way to start no matter how much you have to lose. Since I have so much to lose I started with the Atkins 20 program. I am still in phase 1, but I feel comfortable in that phase, and I admit that I am not sticking to the strictness of the phase and what is allowed. I am really concentrating on how many carbs per day along with fat and protein.
Here are a few of the posts that I made during my journey.......
a month ago
Today is the first official day of my diet. I am sure that the first day is always the easiest because you just set the goal, but I am looking for it to get harder to stay on track as I go.
a month ago
I know that it really isn't a bit deal and probably not very accurate but seeing that 2 lb drop on the scale today was a good motivator. I was happy to see that some of my favorite foods didn't have an or very little carbs in them so that was a big plus for me yesterday. I am having to play around with the menu because I am having a problem reaching the 18 carb minimum each day. The amount of water yesterday was an issue and I only got 3 glasses in. Today I am hoping to get at least 6 in.
a month ago
Day three and I am still going strong. I have been doing a morning weigh-in each morning and I think that helps me stay motivated, at least for now. I lost another 8 oz. and even though it isn't the 2 pounds I lost yesterday, it is still a loss. I find that I have to push myself to eat all of the foods that are onl my menu for the day. I love the tools that this site gives me to work with. I am not following the phases exactly, but I am staying in the carb range. I need to figure out how to get more fats, as I am always below the fat recommended. I am finding that the veggies are getting easier. I don't follow the recommended food list for the phase one, but I am going to try to plan for more of the allowed foods. I think that I didn't plan out the food very well when I started. I am planning my first low-carb diet shopping trip this week.
a month ago
Woohoo!!! I lost another 3.1 pounds. To some people that might not seem like a lot, but to me that is huge. That is a total of 5.9 pounds in 4 days (actually 3 because today would be the 4th day). Everyone keeps asking what my short term goal is, but I don't have one. I feel that if I set a short term goal then if I don't make that goal I will feel like a failure and give up. I am just taking it one day at a time. I feel that I am eventually going to hit a wall, but I am hoping that doesn't happen until I get closer to my goal wait. I don't even have an ideal size that I want to get down to, I just want to feel good about myself. With the small weight loss in the last few days I am starting to feel better about myself and that is keeping me motivated. I think that I am finally getting the whole idea of this plan and it is becoming easier for me to get my carb, fat, and protein goals in. I am hoping that it keeps going as smooth as it has been.
a month ago
I usually post first thing in the morning because it seems to help me keep motivated and going through the day. I can always go back and read what I wrote as a way to keep myself motivated. This morning I had enough time to post my weigh-in and eat breakfast before I was out the door to go grocery shopping with my husband. This was my first major shopping trip since starting this journey. I went armed with a list, but when I got to the store and started looking at all of the food I was a bit overwhelmed. I was able to get the things that I needed and avoid most of the extra stuff except for what my requested. I was hoping to find some golden flax seed meal, but I don't know that I will be finding it around here. I am going to check amazon and see if I can order it. After we checked out I was a bit overwhelmed because of what it cost me and even told my husband that it was too expensive for me to do this. I had a mini meltdown in the car, but I was fine after that. Of course I came home and put away the groceries and I am very proud of all of the good stuff that I got. I did buy a couple of the Atkins meal so that I will be able to do something quick when my daughter has dance through meal times. I also picked up some of the shakes and snack bars hoping that they will help me out with some of the cravings for the sweets. Alas I did lose a little less that a pound again so I am staying motivated.
a month ago
Todays weigh-in was not so good. I gained back almost a pound, but I am not going to let this discourage me. I have a big day out today and I am not sure how I am going to manage my meals but I have them planned so I am going to try to stick with them.
a month ago
A total of 7.6 pounds in a week!!!
Today's weigh-in was not a good one. I expected some gain back though because I haven't been using the bathroom as much. I think that I am ketosis because my mouth is dry and I feel like I have bad breath. I had my menu planned out for today, but the sausage that I was going to use for breakfast was frozen. I had to redo my menu which frustrated me even more. One good thing is that I made a batch of cloud bread last night and added some of that with some whipped cream cheese to the menu so that I can get closer to my fat allowance. Going to work on tomorrows menu and start planning for this weekend. I don't want to fall off the wagon because I won't be home all weekend. If I plan my menu now and make the meals that I planned on Thursday morning I should be good. I am going to have to do some substitutions for breakfast on Friday however since we will be traveling to the hotel early in the morning.
a month ago
Weigh-in was much better today. I think that I am back on track, but I am still a little worried about this weekend. I am going to try to plan out my meals and take them with me, or at least the food to make them. This will be a good practice for me for when we go to 7 Springs and Nashville.
25 days ago
I haven't posted anything in a while because of my crazy life lately. My trip went well and I stuck to my diet. I actually didn't meet any of my carb or fat amounts on a few days, but I still stuck to the plan. I am on day 18 and have lost over 10lbs so far. I don't want to set a short trm goal, or really any time frame for a goal at all, but I am hoping to have lost 50lbs before Easter. I am not sure if that is possible, but I will give it a shot. As I lose weight there is something that keeps weighing on my mind and that is when I do reach my target, I am going to have loose saggy skin and I might feel more subconscious about that than I do about my current weight. I guess that is a battle that I will fight when I reach that point.
21 days ago
After losing 12lbs I am stuck. I know that the last time that I lost weight I got stuck for a little while, but then started losing again. I am looking for ways to kick start the loss again. I know that I need to drink more water. I am going to work on getting my 8 glasses in again and see if that will help. If I don't see any results in about a week I will go back to the basics and start again.
21 days ago
16 oz water, 1 table spoon of Apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of lemon or lime, 1 dropper full of liquid stevia per bottle
9 days ago
I haven't wrote anything in a while. Things stalled a bit for me and I have been yo-yoing for the past few days around the same few pounds. Yesterday I decided that I needed to have a cheat day and so I went to lunch as a buffet with my husband. I didn't over-stuff myself, actually I probably eat more at home than I did there, but the food didn't taste as good as it use to. I ate my three meals anyway, but was very conscience of what I ate. I am back on the wagon today and even though I try not to set goals for a short term, I did yesterday while I was talking to my husband. My goal is to lose 30 pounds before we head out on our next trip for dance. If I can lose that 30 lbs. I am going to treat myself to a nice dinner while we are at my daughters dance convention. That will be my cheat day. Now I just need to figure out how to get myself going again to get off of this stall. I might have to do a fasting day tomorrow and then go from there. Here's to hoping that I can get going again.
Ok..... those are my posts from my dashboard on Atkins. I haven't posted on there since the last one. I am branching out and posting here in hopes that this will help me a little more.
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