Thanks for sharing and the kind words.

The MOST important thing, I think, is UNDERSTANDING yourself. Doesn't mean we miraculously "change" overnight, or even develop the WILL to "change." It's just being honest as to why we do the things we do.

That's half the battle.

You seem to be there.

Now, daily, is the chore to "reinvent" that will, until it becomes ingrained. And it CAN become ingrained. And one day, without even realizing it, you make all the right choices without a lot of effort and with no feeling of being deprived. And then, by all the good graces, might have a chance at staying that way! We have to really want to.

I wish you the very best!

Toni

well done girl for realizing the boys could look our for themselves...and well done boys for actually doing it!! some omen never realize that - or live their lives as "martyrs" even if they do realize it. http://www.lowcarbsite.com/images/sm...icon_smile.gif

for me, i make the same food for dh, but add in rice/potatoes/pasta for him and the kids. i just have the meat and other veg http://www.lowcarbsite.com/images/sm...icon_smile.gif

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The size of my household is decreasing...the 48 year old (ex-son-in-law) has moved to the Sacramento area...and the 20 year old (son's friend) is about to move in with his girlfriend...other than two weeks over Christmas when my son's girlfriend (lives in Idaho) will be here with us, it'll be back to just two of us...unfortuately the son is the worst one of the three when it comes to clean-up...lol

My will has always been pretty strong, just as long as the want to was there too....but now have had a third one thrown in with the other two..
I HAVE TO...I am determined to NOT take beta blockers..no matter how much they're pushed at me as an easy solution.And you're right..it is a daily thing...sometimes it seems like an hourly thing..to commit to getting healthy.

This forum has been a God send...it's become my lifeline of sorts..and I thank all of you for the support...

Lynn

Any type 2 diabetics here?
 

My daughter is joining me on this journey and she's a type 2 diabetic . I'm hoping that there's someone here who is also a type 2 that can share with us ..

Thanks,
Lynn

I do not have Type 2, however my doctor told me, back when I was 40 lbs overweight, to start eating as IF I did, because I was definitely showing too high a blood sugar. I was on my way to being diagnosed as such, had I continued in my same habits.

Atkins should be very beneficial. My recent readings were normal, so I managed to dodge THAT bullet.

Hope MANY others post here on this very important topic.

Toni

Toni,
I managed to accidently find a forum called "Insulin Resistance & Diabetes" that I think just might be the key for my daughter. I just clicked on the select a forum dealy at the bottom of this page and ta dah there it was. she's coming over later today so am going to show it to her.
A diagnosis of high blood pressure and a doctor all toooo willing to put me on beta blockers was my key for finally getting back on the wagon. It's been almost two full months and my blood pressure is back on track where it should be. so I also feel like I've dodged a bullet. Any chance you're a carb addict too? I'm not only a big time carb addict but an emotional eater as well...Bless Dr. A. and this wonderful way of eating 'cause it's breaking a lifetime bad habbit....
Lynn

I never "thought" of myself as a "carb addict". I think I just became LAZY and didn't care. HOWEVER when I look back on what I was eating just before starting Atkins, I know my diet was full of carbs. I loved bread, bagels, rice and pasta. After my husband (who cooked a good, balanced dinner every night for me, being retired before me) died, I found myself buying frozen dinners...loved the Stouffer's Mac and Cheese, made Hamburger Helper, ate few veggies.

Now I look back and realize I had just given up. I was depressed and taking the easy way out. The carbs are in ALL the pre-prepared foods.

NOW I actually cook again, and enjoy it. Prep, prepare, try new things...this has been a Godsend to me. I wish the same for you!

One thing I have NOT been is an emotional eater. When my life in the past went "in the tank" and was critical, I lost my appetite. I've been lucky that way. My weight went up due to quitting smoking and becoming a widow (bad eating habits, mild depression, hating to cook for one.)

Toni

Carbs are cheap...and way back when...with five kids and only a maintainance man's pay..it was how we HAD TO eat...plus being a stay at home mom and on my feet the majority of each day I somehow ended up making "nap time" MY time...when I would treat myself to actually sitting down and eating for the first time of the day...multiple sandwiches, chips, dip, cola and a huge bowl of ice cream..it sort of became a ritual...a way of being nice to myself in the middle of a long day taking care of every-one else. If I only knew then what I finally know now....sigh...sandwiches and ice cream became my staples...
Took me a long time to realize that I was actually addicted to the stuff..
It wasn't until some friends of mine convinced me to try being a summer-vegetarian and I went through a type of withdrawal..that a little light came on...but took the lazy and cheap way out and continued eating mostly carbs...and let's be truthful here...carbs just plain taste good..
I've bounced around the Atkins way of eating several times...but it was super difficult having to cook (still the cheap way) for others and still afford the things I should've been eating..what finally saved the day for me was the day I realized that I was living with 3 males...ages 48,22 and 20 ..all of who are either working or have school grant money of their own and who are perfectly capable of fending for themselves...SO I QUIT...after 52 years of putting literally every one else first...I reversed the order and here I am...and I'm loving it...I no longer shop or cook for anyone but myself...and I eat WHAT and WHEN I need to...It felt really selfish for the first month...but I'm more than comfortable with it now.
AND the most amazing thing of all....none of the three are starving to death...now if they'd only catch on the the idea of cleanning up after themselves as soon as they finish eating......lol
I'm slowly learning to not eat emotionally...it's always been a joke in our family that no matter what there are two things you can count on Mom to do...whether she's mad, sad, glad, or whatever...that's to eat and to cry...The crying part will always be there, don't care....but the eating part, by the grace of God, is coming under control..
Kudos for quitting smoking...never been a smoker myself but have lived with several and know from watching them try to quit just how difficult it is to do...
Sorry to hear that you're a widow....after living happily with some-one that's a difficult thing to go through...so many adjustments...As for me, am single by choice...have been for going on 13 years...but that's another long story for another time...
Have a great day today....
Lynn