I have arrived
 

On the 23rd of this month it will have been 3 months of locarbing for me. I have found where I was meant to be all these years, and just never knew. Even as a kid I knew I couldn't eat a snack of fruit on an empty stomach, it would dig a pit in my tummy that felt odd. I would feel like I needed some cheese or peanut butter. Now I can see that in my own kids (haven't worked out any locarb with them yet), but it's easier to encourage a fattier snack at times.

I've been experiementing a bit, both willingly and unwillingly. This last weekend was an unwillingly one, and it just confirmed my need to follow this plan. I was gone for 3 days and a few times the food was 100% carbs, and one of those times I had to eat. But it was doable. At a pizza party (yes, I was starved, stupid me) I ate one and only one piece of pizza (no binge). Of course that started the downhill spiral. Later I drank a margarita (but that's a staple for me :D ). The next day at the breakfast it was only continental and I ate one piece of heavier rye bread (my best choice) with gobs of cream cheese. My lunch of german sausages was probably okay, but sauerkraut wasn't a good choice (carbs and gassy stuff together didn't do too well).

So I spent time with a messed up tummy, and a messed up gut (cause who can potty well on a trip). Note to self--bring a laxative tea on all trips.

But once home and back to my own food, it was a day of locarb and my body cleaning out, and I just feel great again.

I tasted a french fry last night.....nothing. A friend made yummy quesadillas the other night, I ate it, but only a tiny bit of the shell. No one cares what you eat or don't eat. It's when your choices aren't there that it's hard.

I'm just rambling now, but I am so happy that my stomach feels good for the first time in my life.

I'm now a person that drinks too much coffee with cream and SF syrup (my new vice), too much wine...and the occasional margarita. I eat eggs and bacon for breakfast, an occasional Atkins bar, salads and meats, some veggies (not enough), fancy smoked cheeses, and whole pounds of steamed shrimp (a treat). I also treat myself to portobello mushrooms which I cook up with lots of butter.

I hate to take vitamins and other supplements, I need to work on that. I need to get more regular (pun intended) with my fiber supplements, and exercise is not a regular word in my vocabulary.

But I have arrived to the locarb way of life. I am here and I'm going to stay, bad vices and all.

Hello and Welcome Home!
 

Hello Annette

Glad to see that you have everything worked out for the better YOU!

It is just a good feeling...just like coming HOME!

Wishing You Continued Health and Happiness!
Julie

Annette...

LOL...you and I have the same stance on LC'ing in a way...I'm not giving up my coffee and cream for one thing...I don't want my body to get used to losing weight without it, then bring it back...and bingo, more pounds? Nu-uh...I'm drinking my coffee all the way through...slow loss or not...

Also, I'm not much for exercise - although I have started karate - and OY! the muscles hurt! I'm not much for supplements either, although I get down a one-a-day...the rest is all about the food and attitude.

I'm LC'ing the way it works for me...sometimes my calories are off, sometimes I don't get the water in, etc. but mostly, the principles are sound and I realize that of all the WOE's out there, this is the healthiest and most satisfying for me. Took years of yo-yo's to get here, but I'm not going anywhere else now.

:wave:

Well, I am glad to hear that someone else besides me has those days when you slip a little bit and also those certain foods or drinks that you just can't give up. Mine is milk, at least one glass in the mornings, that is my coffee. I drink my water and go workout at curves on Monday, Wendesay and Friday. I don't drink cokes much anymore. I try not to eat m&m's too much. I went to weight watchers in Jan, that was a bad choice, but I came back to atkins in January. Unfortunately, I haven't lost anymore in the past month. Hopefully, I will start to lose again by eating lowcarb again and working out. So, it is good to hear that there are other not-so-perfect lowcarbers out there like me. Everyone have a good day.
Belle

Congrats on finding your comfort zone!! :thup: Everything else will fall into place.

I keep my vitamins on my nightstand and take them before I go to bed. I don't know if this is good or bad, but it's the only time I remember them.

Totally Identify!
 

Annette:

I totally identify with what you're saying.

Like you, I am happiest when LCing, and feel my best...but I don't beat myself up because I am not doing absolutely EVERYTHING to perfection! Good luck to us both!

Joan