Okay so I know I carry it fairly well and don't look all that big, but I am (according to a number of sources) grossly obese, was once even referred to by a medical facilitator as morbidly obese. I've battled weight since high school, or more to the point I've occasionally battled weight and occasionally rolled over and played dead, which may keep you from getting mauled by a bear but does nothing to keep you from looking quite ursine. Twice in my adult life I've gotten down to what doctors would consider a healthy weight. During basic training I lost down to actually 10 pounds below my goal weight and looked somewhat sickly (as my wife and mother put it), but it wasn't long till I left the safe eating habits of basic that I started packing the weight back on. The second time was about 7 to 9 years ago (I can't remember exactly) following the Atkins diet and I did really good for awhile but when I got the weight off I got careless and thought I could eat whatever and it wasn't long before, you guessed it, the weight was back. I joke about going on the biggest loser but the 55 pounds I needed to loose was no where near the 100's of pounds the average biggest loser contestant needs to shed and besides I don't know how these people go off and leave their jobs & their families for weeks. I couldn't do it. Well, I could leave my job for weeks if it weren't for the financial ruin it would cause, but not my wife and babies (I say babies but my oldest will in all probability be getting his driving permit this week). I've tried other diet and exercise plans to little or no success so I've decided to go back to what I know works- I'm going back to basic training. Just kidding. I'm way to old for that. I'm going back on Atkins, actually I've already started, two weeks in and I've lost 10 pounds. What I've figured out about myself is that I've got a terrible sugar addiction and I'm using Atkins to try and break it. I'm going to try and follow the progression outlined by the diet- you start by severely limiting carb intake (getting the majority of these carbs in the form of salad vegetables) and then you slowly build back up eating good healthy fruits and vegetables. I believe I can loose the weight again, what scares me is going back to my old, Coke-a-cola and chocolate pie behavior once I get there. It's hard to get rid of sugar from you diet it's in so many things we eat, but I'm trying.
'Hello my names Chad and I'm a sugar-aholic, it's been two weeks since I've knowingly eaten sugar.'
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Oh, Baby! You'll always be my biggest loser;) I am glad that you decided to give Atkins another shot; it would have been terribly lonely here with you gone back to basic! I don't think I could be away from you for six weeks. I guess I've been married too long, and I would miss you desperately:) I do have faith in you, and I know that you can whoop this sugar addiction and get to where you want to be. I think you look great now, but I do want you to be healthy. I guess you'll have to get all of your sugar from me! Check with Atkins and make sure that I'm on the approved list! If not, I guess we'll have to pack your bags:))) Lots of love and luck!!!
ReplyDeleteI quit sugar for a month (not all carbs, just sugar), and I discovered not eating sugar made my moods more stable and helped me stay generally happy. Then Halloween came around and I caved. It's hard not to eat sugar what with its deliciousness, but it's definitely a healthy choice. My hippie uncle hasn't had sugar in 30 years. He says it makes him depressed.
ReplyDeleteRainey, I'm sure your on the list. If not I'll pencil you in. Sarah I believe your uncle, whenever I'm eating whatever I tend to have pretty bad mood swings and of course I then would turn to sugar to make me feel better and just get caught in the cycle.
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