Hi. I've been lurking around his forum for quite some time. I get quite a bit of encouragement from reading people's posts and replies. Since I've hit a bump in the road, I figured now was the time to write. I have come to a point in my LC journey that I have been to before. I would like to get through it better this time.
Just a little history on me ... I was an Atkins success story when no one (general public) had ever heard of Atkins. I used it the first time in 1974 when I was just a teenager and 2 steps away from "fat kid camp." I went on the diet dropped 20-30#s and kept it off for 7 years. After that I tried numerous times to follow the program, but with only marginal success. Now 20+ years later and 10#s per year weight gain, I'm trying once more.
Over the recent years that I have tried LCing in earnest, but I seemed to stall after the first week and it's happening again. This time (after reading all of your posts), I've worked on increasing my water to at least 60oz of H20 per day, minimal carbs.. doubt I reach 20gms per day and I exercise 1x per week walking 45 minutes. I know that's not much but it's more than I usually do.
The first week I lost 8#s. I felt so positive. The 2nd week was my TOM and so I allowed room for stalling. Surprisingly, I didn't gain weight that week. After TOM had passed, I expected the scale to move again but it hasn't. I know there are still things I can do besides abandon ship, but everything in me wants to bail. I indulged myself tonight with a few spoons of peanut butter and some whipped cream to console myself. (I thought it better than outright rebellion). Yesterday I went to a birthday celebration that served choc. cake, peach cobbler and ice cream. I had a glass of water served in a wine glass and was content. One person said I had such great resolve which was followed by another's comment "not sure what that resolve is doing for her."
I'm sure my expectations are too high, but I'm struggling to keep my motivation. Please help. If you can't help, thanks for listening (reading). It helps.