Going back to low carb (Atkins) from WW

[disnygoof]

Well I've done a lot of soul searching lately. I keep asking myself..."what's wrong with you? Are you just not motivated anymore or do you just not care if you're fat or not?" and I'll tell you something, I said yes to all of the above...at first. But then tonight I realized it's my plan of action that's just not working. WW allows me too much freedom. And at first, that's what I liked about it. I could eat whatever I wanted to but just had to keep track of my points. And I did suceed at it in the beginning. But for the last 2 months, I cannot get excited about it. I eat way too many carbs b/c they are usually lower in points for me. But my body doesn't like that. I suceed better with Atkins. I can lose weight on both but if I lose interest, what's the point? I think I'm still going to adhere to the WW philosophy of portion control b/c I beleive that's important in terms of long term sucess. But I'm going to limit my carb intake a great deal. I'll still eat healthy and make sure to take my vitamins.

I'm excited about this revelation. Plus I'm going to have much more sucess with having my husband join me. He needs to lose at least 100 lbs to be back at a normal weight range for his height and he thrives on a protein based program. I'm worried about him. I know that if we do this together, he'll lose the extra weight that may cause him a heart attack any day.

So Kath, put me down for low carb/Atkins/portion control for my program if you would please
Thanks for listening~!

Christiana

 

[MelanieC]

Hi Christiana,
I am so glad that you figured out a way to get re-excited. I know that you and your husband are going to have great success on your low carb diet. Don't forget to PM me when you need help. I am here for you! Good luck

Melanie

 

[DoeWDW]

I've also found that low-carb works better for me than anything else. I'm curious - is your blood type O?? There are some theories floating around that type O people do better on a more protein based diet while the other blood types do better on more of a carb based diet. The idea intrigues me, although I'm not sure I believe it. My DH and I are both type O and we both do better on low-carb.

Good luck and keep us posted on how it's going!

 

[Beastlover]

I've never tried WW, but a lot of people have had a lot of success on the plan. I personally enjoy success on Atkins, also!!

DoeWDW--I have never had such diet success in my LIFE...and I am type O!! That is SO interesting!! WOW!!

 

[DixieDreamer]

Welcome back to low carb... it certainly is the right choice for me.

 

[Rhonda]

I think you're making a great choice for yourself and hubby! I left Atkins last year and tried WW. I lost 2 pounds in a month. So, I went back to Atkins and lost 8 pounds right away! Low carb is definitely the way for me! Like you, I found that WW just allowed me too many carbs, and I was taking advantage of that - even though I stayed within my points. When I'm on Atkins, I just feel so much healthier - getting all those yucky carbs and sugars out of my body.

Good luck to both of you!

 

[disnygoof]

Aww, thanks for all the great support guys!

My blood type is actually B+ and Mike's is B- but we've both had sucess on Atkins before. I definitely think it makes me feel better and I can stick with it.

Day one started today! I had bacon and eggs for bfast. Yummy!

Christiana