Guest guest Posted August 24, 2000 Report Share Posted August 24, 2000 You didn't piss anyone off. You didn't say anything wrong, but it is normal to have a big weight loss at the beginning of any diet. Most of it is water and then it evens out. We all would like to keep losing at that rate but it just doesn't happen. I would just like to lose something. Just have patience and you will start losing again. Just not as fast. Alessandra (Sandi)ICQ #2695225 If you have diabetes and are on Atkins thenjoin us at /group/Atkins4diabetics Sorry if my posting p*ssed anybody off - I have got about 200 lbs to loseand I have been thinking I am doing this WOE incorrectly since my weightloss stopped so suddenly. thank you for the calm voice of reason - yes, I AM nuts right now :)and it's the scale making me that way. I didn't think about all the sodiumI had yesterday, and after I read that I looked at my fingers, and they did,in fact, have that telltale pudginess.Kirstie, thank you for your kind encouragement, I deeply appreciate it, andI know you are a seasoned veteran at this WOE, so thank you for taking thetime to look at my menu from yesterday and advise me - I will up the veggiesfor sure.And thank you Kathy, as well, for the advice about the bacon and the ham. Iwasn't sure about the ham, but it did taste a little sweet (it was the firsttime I'd tried it and I wasn't sure of the ingredients - I bought it at adeli). I won't be eating that again. And I do feel happier and much bettersince I've been doing this WOE (except for weighing constantly andfretting - unfortunately, patience has never been my strong suit). So Iwill continue on and stop whining :)Thanks to everyone who read my post and had the patience to answer withkindness and encouragement...I know you have read "newbie" posts over andover again, whining about weight loss (or lack of it) and no doubt it doesget old - but this is my first time with this WOE and I have so much hopethat this is the answer I have been seeking all my life - the encouragementI receive from you is definitely going to have an effect on whether I manageto stay with it and ultimately succeed - or toss this into the "another dietI tried and failed at" bin and go back to my old WOE.Anyway, thanks a lot for your answers,Viv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 Well, I havent 200 pounds to lose but I do have about another 35-40 I need to lose. I am losing real slow right now, maybe a pound a week. Am I upset? No! I just keep in mind that I did not put on the weight over night and it is not going to go away overnight. If you can at least lose a pound a week that is 52 pounds a year. Have you even gained 52 pounds in one year? Probably not. Just take it one day at a time. Do your best. Dont beat yourself up if you fall off for a day. Just get back to it and you will soon go thru each day with no problems. Be your best Todd > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_Listegroups >To: <Atkins_Support_Listegroups> >Subject: Re: Sorry >Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:58:23 -0400 > >You didn't piss anyone off. You didn't say anything wrong, but it is >normal to have a big weight loss at the beginning of any diet. Most of it >is water and then it evens out. We all would like to keep losing at that >rate but it just doesn't happen. I would just like to lose something. >Just have patience and you will start losing again. Just not as fast. > >Alessandra (Sandi) >ICQ #2695225 > >If you have diabetes and are on Atkins then >join us at /group/Atkins4diabetics > > > > Sorry if my posting p*ssed anybody off - I have got about 200 lbs to >lose > and I have been thinking I am doing this WOE incorrectly since my weight > loss stopped so suddenly. > > thank you for the calm voice of reason - yes, I AM nuts right now > > and it's the scale making me that way. I didn't think about all the >sodium > I had yesterday, and after I read that I looked at my fingers, and they >did, > in fact, have that telltale pudginess. > > Kirstie, thank you for your kind encouragement, I deeply appreciate it, >and > I know you are a seasoned veteran at this WOE, so thank you for taking >the > time to look at my menu from yesterday and advise me - I will up the >veggies > for sure. > > And thank you Kathy, as well, for the advice about the bacon and the >ham. I > wasn't sure about the ham, but it did taste a little sweet (it was the >first > time I'd tried it and I wasn't sure of the ingredients - I bought it at >a > deli). I won't be eating that again. And I do feel happier and much >better > since I've been doing this WOE (except for weighing constantly and > fretting - unfortunately, patience has never been my strong suit). So I > will continue on and stop whining > > Thanks to everyone who read my post and had the patience to answer with > kindness and encouragement...I know you have read " newbie " posts over >and > over again, whining about weight loss (or lack of it) and no doubt it >does > get old - but this is my first time with this WOE and I have so much >hope > that this is the answer I have been seeking all my life - the >encouragement > I receive from you is definitely going to have an effect on whether I >manage > to stay with it and ultimately succeed - or toss this into the " another >diet > I tried and failed at " bin and go back to my old WOE. > > Anyway, thanks a lot for your answers, > > Viv > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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