I cannot count the number of times we have jumped on the Atkins bandwagon in the past. But I guarantee that every time i cheated like crazy when Jim wasn't looking. I hated, HATED that diet/lifestyle. I don't know why exactly but this time has been totally different for me. do I snag a piece of cereal here and there? Sure. Have I cheated...once. But I have a new motivation and new respect for this diet that I never did before.
I took a good look at the food we are eating, and it dawned on me. We eat almost NO processed food anymore. We eat fresh meat, eggs, cheeses, varying lettuce salads, fresh vegetables (and sometimes frozen too), and now have introduced some (low/no carb!) whole grains. It is very exciting. I am back under 200 pounds again and though the weight is not coming off as quickly as I had hoped it might, it is coming off steadily and healthily.
I will admit that I miss fruit, but that will be incorporated eventually. I am trusting the process, and it is working. We are also working out 3 days a week, together. That is the word of the day. TOGETHER. If Jim wasn't doing this with me I would have thrown my hands up by now. It is so important that we are doing this together and supporting and pushing one another to do better and succeed. It makes me feel so much closer to Jim than I ever thought! Like I said, we've tried all of this before with limited success. This time it is just so much different in a great way than it ever was before.
It's all about perspective. :)
