hi all!!! i am officially joining the 10lbs lost thread!!! i weighed myself this morning and i am now down exactly 10 pounds!! i'm not completely sure as to where my weight is coming off at, but it's coming off and that's all that's important!!
i have been on atkins now for a full 3 weeks. i had problems at first but i can happily say that i'm not craving the breads anymore! i do still have problems with craving potatoes, mainly fries, but i will survive. as i told my DH last night (who is also on atkins...he's lost about 12 pounds) anytime that i am tempted to cheat, even a little, i think about the fact that i have been so successful on this plan now for 3 weeks without a single cheat that i would disappoint myself. and i don't want to do that! and then i think about you guys here...you have all been such an inspiration and so encouraging that i'd be afraid of disappointing YOU!!! so i don't cheat!
i have found alternatives for my sweet tooth cravings though. we've discovered som SF ice cream bars from our local kroger that are fairly low in carbs. i use those as a reward for myself for when i am lower on my carb intake for the day. i also found some low carb peanut butter! i have had peanut butter cravings and finally gave in and bought a jar. maybe now that i have it, i won't want to eat it!! that will be reserved as a treat for me. we also found some low carb tortillas at our meijer store! we bought the garlic and herb kind. we made breakfast burritos yesterday and they were pretty good! not something that you want to eat everyday of course, since they are 3 carbs each for the tortilla alone, but a nice alternative when you crave a sandwich or tacos.
it's been pretty easy adapting to this lifestyle...we aren't sure if it's something that we will stick to for life, but we are certainly in it for the long haul of losing the weight that we each want to lose! after we meet our goals, then we will decide what to do from there...
thanks again for the encouragement and inspiration...i don't think i could have done it without you!!! here's to losing another 30 pounds before i reach my goal!!