:idea: light bulb moment
 

I just realized today that for the 1st time in my life I went an entire week without a cracker or a piece of bread!!! This is so amazing, but I'm so afraid this euphoria I'm feeling is going to vanish and I'll fail like I have so many times before. Did any of you feel at the beginning that this is just to good to be true? :agree:

To good to be true? I know that feeling. The first time I weighed myself after starting the diet. Lost 10lbs in one week. Must have weighed myself 5 times that morning. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
I LOVE this way of eating!
Heather

WOE
 

hey this WOE is it for me, I too thought wow when I first saw those results. But it works and as long as you have the will power and all of us low carber friends to back you up it will work.

so smile when you say I lost ten pounds :D

terri in Baudette

Let's see if I can remember way back to Feb 2000 --- :rolleyes:

hee hee - it was GREAT. I kept thinking my scale was broken. Every time I turned down an illegal food item, I was so proud. It got easier each time too.

But I do remember the occasional fear of *gee when is the other shoe going to drop?* - and *this is too good, so when does it get "bad" ?* Well, those were phantom fears - it never got bad, just better.

If I HAD to pick something bad about this WOE, it would be this:

Once you reach goal, you no longer get that *thrill* of looking at the scale and saying WOW, down another 2 pounds ;) So you have to find other things to celebrate.

I need a scale!
 

I started on 10/15, and already I have dropped almost one size in pants. I was wearing a 26, and now I can almost wear the 24's again! AND - the 3X tops are fitting again, too!

I can't wait to go to the doctor next week so I can weigh myself.
(I NEVER thought I would hear myself say THAT!) :daze:

Debster:

Have you taken your measurements? More often than not, they are the more accurate measure of weight loss than the scales... and a tape measure is far more inexpensive :D

Holly

That is so excellent debster!!!! Way to go!!!!

Tape Measure
 

I bought one tonight and plan to measure in the morning after my shower.