Re: Cheaters Amnesty Day

February 21, 2001

Danette,

I don't think you'll regret trying the Carbolite bars (if you can find them--they are rare in retail--but check around for prices on the 'net, I think netrition.com has the cheapest--someone correct me if I'm wrong about that). They are just chocolate bars, not protein bars (they have different flavors, white chocolate, milk choc, dark choc, and an almond one with chopped up almonds, not whole ones).

, that's so funny (you got your chocolate in my peanut butter..) I

was saying that exact commercial to dh last night!

I have not tried the carbolite candy bars, but I'm going to look for

them. I've tried some different low carb bars and I think they all taste

awful. Today I'm trying carb solutions and it's actually not too bad. I

will look for carbolite and I will definitely try that peanut butter

cocoa thing!!! Thanks for the idea! Danette

February 21, 2001

Danette,

I don't think you'll regret trying the Carbolite bars (if you can find them--they are rare in retail--but check around for prices on the 'net, I think netrition.com has the cheapest--someone correct me if I'm wrong about that). They are just chocolate bars, not protein bars (they have different flavors, white chocolate, milk choc, dark choc, and an almond one with chopped up almonds, not whole ones).

, that's so funny (you got your chocolate in my peanut butter..) I

was saying that exact commercial to dh last night!

I have not tried the carbolite candy bars, but I'm going to look for

them. I've tried some different low carb bars and I think they all taste

awful. Today I'm trying carb solutions and it's actually not too bad. I

will look for carbolite and I will definitely try that peanut butter

cocoa thing!!! Thanks for the idea! Danette

February 21, 2001

Thanks so much for the

welcome back, Terry, and the encouragement J your Amnesty Day was a terrific

idea!

I did well today – took

all my supplements, ate good meats and veggies, no Nookie Pudding, and I’ve

gotten almost all my water down (about ½ a litre to go yet, and that will make

just over 100 oz.) However, I ran

across some Carbolite chocolate bars at the health food store and since I’ve

never had them before, I bought 2 – a dark chocolate and a milk chocolate. Over the course of the afternoon I ate

the dark chocolate one, and I am paying for it dearly this evening , my stomach

is absolutely rolling with gas!! L Well, that taught me another valuable lesson – even though

my mouth loves those Carbolite bars, my stomach definitely doesn’t, and they

are better left alone (unless I can learn to just eat a square or two a day,

and not the whole thing – something I need to work on for sure).

Tomorrow I am aiming

for a totally “no-treat” day.

To Rhonda, Dwen, Diane

and Lynn: Thanks so much for your

condolences on the death of my kitty.

Having to make the decision to put an end to her suffering was

absolutely devastating, as anyone who has had that experience knows only too

well.

To Kirstie: That “Proud of you” made my day! I read your email to my husband and I

was grinning from ear to ear J Thank you so much! I remember how, back in the bad old

pre-Atkins days, I would’ve been turning to food for comfort during stressful

times like I have been experiencing lately. This time, however, it didn’t even cross my mind. Food is just food for me now. What a miracle!

Hugs to you all – I am

so glad to be part of this wonderful list –

Vivia in Indiana

February 21, 2001

Me Too. I am now just overweight. I tried on my new bathing suit,

size 14, and it fit. And it looked ok. Last summer I was defiantly

still fat. I don't think I could fit into size 14 jeans yet but...it's

coming.

I've been sick for about a month with a bronchial thing. I gave up on

trying to eat Atkins and worked on just being able to eat. Soup and

oranges and tea were about it. I came out about two pounds lighter but

I have been starving the last few days. I didn't expect to have the

headache again when I restarted but I did. I guess I thought I was

going to get a leave of absence.

in Ca.

> I had an epiphany a while back, I went from feeling " fat " to feeling " just

> overweight "

> like me...in a hurry! (well, for crying out loud, June is coming, ya know,

> and that means bathing suits!!).

>

> Hang in there!

>

February 21, 2001

Me Too. I am now just overweight. I tried on my new bathing suit,

size 14, and it fit. And it looked ok. Last summer I was defiantly

still fat. I don't think I could fit into size 14 jeans yet but...it's

coming.

I've been sick for about a month with a bronchial thing. I gave up on

trying to eat Atkins and worked on just being able to eat. Soup and

oranges and tea were about it. I came out about two pounds lighter but

I have been starving the last few days. I didn't expect to have the

headache again when I restarted but I did. I guess I thought I was

going to get a leave of absence.

in Ca.

> I had an epiphany a while back, I went from feeling " fat " to feeling " just

> overweight "

> like me...in a hurry! (well, for crying out loud, June is coming, ya know,

> and that means bathing suits!!).

>

> Hang in there!

>

February 21, 2001

Well, Terry and the Group:

I haven't abandoned ship . . . because I read all the posts - just seem to

read them late and can't timely respond. It's amazing how everyone keeps

your spirits up even when you don't post regularly

I'm still bouncing from 170 - 171 -- it has dropped a pound on my bounce!!

Just can't seem to get below 170 - but I am staying in ketosis and sticking

to plan.

Thanks for all the support

Henri

184/170-171/148 (LC 8/14/00)

February 21, 2001

Terry how exactly is it that you knew what I was up to?! I have to remember

not to eat in front of this computer camera anymore-LOL!!

I have been very very very very bad. I look it and I feel it And my

scale just screamed 297.5 at me (I hate when that happens

Have a whole lot of excuses (work stress, man stress, mom-in-hospital

stress) but I am a equal-opportunity cheater and in the past have fallen by

the wayside during happy times, too!

Bottom line is when I start eating carbs again I feel & look terrible (I

don't just look fat--I feel puffy & lazy at which point I find myself just

" throwing myself together " before going out, etc. instead of taking time to

look my best) In addition, how many times must I prove to myself that

emotional eating solves absolutely nothing & actually makes things worse.

Duh.

Anyway, today I restarted and am going to get my act in gear. March 17 will

mark 1 year since I restarted Atkins at 335 lbs--and March 31 will be my

one-year anniversary with this great list! I just checked the archives and

at my 1st post on April 1st I was already down to 318.5 -- 16.5 lbs lost

during induction. Well since then I have only lost another 21 lbs. Two

weeks to lose 16.5 and a year to lose another 21--have I been bad or

*what*????!!!

My mini-goal is to be 285 by March 17--so that I can at least say that I

lost 50 lbs this year. My next mini-goal will be to reach 240 by my 3-year

low carb anniversary in August (which would make a total loss of 175 lbs).

I always do soooo much better when I stay close to the list--all of you are

such great inspiration and support! Congrats to all of you who have done so

well while I was making excuses for myself!

Smiles,

Patti

415/297.5/175? LC since 8/98

Link to my before/during pics:

http://www.geocities.com/thatjerseygirl/index.html

Terry wrote:

> so many of

> our list members who used to participate so vigorously, and who were

losing

> weight and feeling so much better, have seemed to fall by the wayside

February 21, 2001

Adria,

I can relate to this:

>You know, when I was 135 pounds a few years ago, people still considered me a

little " chunky "

That's what people said about me. Now I've lost over 50 lbs. and weigh

135. I feel good and have the same measurements you have at this

weight, but because of people who said I was chunky at that weight

years ago. I feel that I should loose to the 120's. I have been 135

since September. I just stay the same. I can't seem to loose any more.

My face is really thin and everyone says I look bad. It is driving me

crazy.

Barbara

> Thanks tracy

> ( female friends) so why is it, that now, at 170, they worry so much about be

wasting away? I think I made a rather obvious connection here, don't you? My

mother too, all my life told me how fat I was, now she says I've lost enough, I

should quit it!? As for the numbers, I agree, when I feel good, I'll stop...my

original goal was 150, but when I hit 161 I still felt I needed about 20 pounds,

then being reminded of how " chunky " I was at 135, I figured 120 sounded

good...Now I'm back to hoping for around 135, if I feel good, and my

measurements are what I'd like (38-26-36 or around there) I'll change my

WOE...but right now, even 160 seems lightyears away and all the people telling

me I'm okay just makes me wanna cheat more (if I'm okay, why not, right?)

>

>thanks for letting me blab!

>adria

>

February 21, 2001