Well, I wasn't gonna measure myself until this the initial Induction period of 2 weeks was up. I had a rough day yesterday, KaeLyn is teething and is not her usual self, hubby has not been feeling good since Thursday evening,was running a 104 degree fever,and has been running a low-grade fever since then, got into a rather disagreeable conversation with a collections agency agent, who just did not seem to understand the term FIXED budget, then got flamed on here...it all added up.Anyhow I was seriously craving sweet... not physically I don't think, but emotionally... and I think it goes back to those times when I was younger of being pacified with food,...I did not give into those cravings and I journaled about it... that helped some...BUT ANYHOW.... all that to say this... I decided seeing where I was on the measurements might help,because I can see some results and I am happy to share this:
A Loss of 15 1/4 inches since Sept. 20th!!!
Sure, I still have a ways to go, but I am a little over 1/10th of my goal! Just wanted to share this good news with all of you~ Y'all are great~ Thanks EVER so much for the support I get here~

Great news

Just keep it going.....you'll find it gets easier with time

Wow !your doing really good keep it up

Wow that is simply amazing.

I never measured when I first went on Atkins, so I really couldn't say how many inches I have lost total, but when I finally lost 50 pounds I measured. I still have the tape that I recorded it on. So now after 2 additional years I can compare against that 50 pound off mark that I first hit in November of 2000, and I found that I had lost an additional 23 inches though not much additional weight. It is good to know, that can happen. Because it is one way to find encouragement when all else fails. But 15 inches this fast is just amazing.

Keep it up you are doing great!

thanks shark01,sherry & tracilynn... sherry.. I am measuring about 15 different places , but then again, there are some places where I didn't show a loss yet... operative word there is YET! I fully expect to have losses show up everywhere they can! With this loss on weight, and measurements, I have almost 1/10th loss on weight, and a bit over 1/10th of measurement goals met~ so I am on my way~ again thanks for the encouragement~ that is another reason this board is so great!

Way to go! Measuring is defineately the way to measure your success. Are you working out? I have been lifting weights and my weight loss has stalled but in one month I have gained a notch on my belt.



Keep up the good work!

JerseyDon, I achieved this loss without working out... constant pain in my body has deterred me from working out. It is all I can do, to get through a regular day... taking care of the kids is some days all I can do, and the more active KaeLyn (our almost 1 yr. old) is... the more busy my day is In Jan. of this year, I lost 35" in a month's time without working out,.... just think what it's have been with a workout! I am praying that I will be able to be even a little painfree, more than now, so I can do workout! Thx for posting tho~ and the congrats!

Way to go!! I didn't measure when I started I think I'll do that in the morning and see how I do in say a month! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!

I guess that I should update on this~ from Sept. 20th, until Oct. 20th... one month on induction, I lost 34.50 inches!~ the incredible thing about it, is that is without exercising! I am working on adding some light weights, and some exercises that I can adapt to my current fitness level... I am in constant pain through my lower back/pelvis... it affects all areas of my life... and definitely exercising! But I am working on it! The good thing about measuring, is that sometimes the tape measure will keep showing loss, when the scale doesn't. I hate weighing myself... I get crazy about it, wanting to weigh all the time, all thru the day...so I take the battery out, and I weighed myself twice... a week after i started, with a loss of 14 pounds, and then on Oct. 20th, with another 6 lost, making for a total of 20 lbs. I'll take it heheheh.