Day 4

I've been following the plan...I am ale to stay away from carbs rather easily, but the amount of food that I eat is still a problem. This diet is s scary because of the high caloric intake. So, I weighed myself this morning to make sure that I wasn't gaining weight, and I lost 7 pounds in 4 days!! yeah!!! I feel energized now!!!

Still day 2

I am doing great today, only one problem...how do I stop eating. I am full, very full. I ate steak and eggs and bacon today. All of which are allowed on Atkins. I am really full, but I still want to eat. I find myself going into the kitchen and standing in front of the open refrigerator. I cannot fit one more thing in my stomach, but I still want to eat. This is a problem...

Day 2

Day 2
For some reason, miraculously, I have no cravings. Although that Nutella in my cupboard is so pretty:) I started on Atkins day before Thanksgiving...crazy right? My thought process was, if I want the "results not typical" effect,(You know, the small print at the bottom of every weight loss ad success picture), then maybe I need to not be typical in my approach. I didn't do the diet exactly right. I always thought Atkins is all the cheese , nuts, cream and meat that you want...not exactly. I lost about 9 pounds, then gained 3. I was so bummed out that I decided to go off for Christmas. And did I ever!!! Oh, and it wasn't just Christmas. It was the 23 rd of December, because I was making cookies. The 24th because thats Christmas eve, then of course Christmas day...I was sooo happy when my daughter decided to demolish her gingerbread house, revealing all of the glorious candy. Before I knew it I was with the kids, eating every sugary morsel. I was the only adult there by the way. On the 26th I woke up with the nastiest sugar hangover. I still have the migraine. Thats when I decided...ENOUGH!!

So, today I had my eggs, a la Anthony, coffee...and am feeling very content. At some point I am going to have to throw out the Nutella. Just cant bring myself to do it today.

The first step

Hello,

My name is Michelle and from this point on I will be writing about my "journey to the promised land". What I mean by that is that I've always struggled with my weight and now forty years later I'm making my final exodus out of a place that I have never wanted to be in. I love my life...I am married for 18 years, have 4 amazing children, a wonderful career, and now, I want this aspect of my life to come into place. I wanted to express my thought in this very public forum, in hopes that sending these thoughts that I have on this journey will in some way help. It can't hurt right??!! I am the ultimate "professional" dieter. I've tried everything...seriously everything short of surgery, and failed. It's not the diets, it's me...this I know. I am going to be 40 this year. That made me think of the Israelites...wondering in the wilderness for forty years before entering the promised land. Maybe this is my milestone...this is my year...this is my time, turning 40 and exiting bondage, headed into the promised land. I am starting today...not on 1-1-10...but today. Wish me luck. I plan on making this journey with whoever wants to take it with me.