8/1/00-Day 10
198.5/195/140
To Date:�3.5 lb. lost

Woohoo! Another pound gone!� I know most people lose much more by their 10th day of induction, but I am still happy.� (I lost 12lbs my first week of induction the first time I was on this diet) I am just thankful that I am doing as well as I am this time. I have tried to start this diet over many times in the last couple of years and I always have problems. (praying sure helps when you are dieting) My hubby has lost 5lbs as of today.

On another note...yesterday was mine and my hubby's anniversary. � He bought me a ZipCD/CD-RW/DVD player!� : D : D� Now not only can I record CDs, but I can watch movies on my computer.�

8/2/00-Day 11
198.5/194.5/140
To Date: 4 lbs. Lost

Lost another 1/2 lb! Yeah!� Sure was glad to see that.� I managed to drink more water last night.� I've been going to the atkins support board. � There are really nice people there. They're there to congratulate you when you are doing well and pick you up when you fall. I joined the August challenge they have going on.� My goal is to lose 10lbs, drink more water and walk 5 times a week.� I know I can handle the water and walking part, but the 10 lbs is going to be a challenge for me considering how I've been losing so slow so far.� I was on this diet in '91, so I know how it starts off fast and slows down the closer you get to your goal.� (as most diets do) I'm still very overweight though, so hopefully the 10 lbs will be reachable.

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8/3/00-Day 12
198.5/194.5/140
To Date: 4 lbs. Lost

Well, I'm the same again. I don't really know what is going on.� The first time I weighed, I had gone up.� I kept weighing and then waiting a few minutes and I weighed different nearly every time.� I did weight the same as yesterday several times, so I stuck with that.� We have a digital scale, which had a new battery put in it about a week ago, so I know the battery isn't getting low.�

Now, on to how much I weight.� I am getting very discouraged.� I really need to see the scale moving downward.� I mean, come on, 12 days of dieting and only 4 lbs to show for it??? I don't know whether to just quit or try something different. � My weekly weigh-in for my goal is Saturday morning.� I have to lose another pound by then.� I don't see it happening.� The people on the atkins board talk about doing different things for a few days: Meat fast (eating ONLY meat), Shake fast (eating only atkins or ketoshakes), a low fat reversal diet (eating a low fat diet for a few days), and stuff like that. There is no way I could do the low-fat one.� I have never been good at doing that!� I don't have any low-carb shakes, so I can't do that either.� I don't know what to do.� I tend to get constipated on this diet if I am not very careful, so I don't think I want to try the meat fast either.� I'm just so frustrated.� What is so bad is that my TOM will be here around next Tuesday. (5 days away)� I usually don't get my water gain until a couple of days before.� I KNOW I am gonna weigh a lot by Monday.� I sure hope that I don't get that gain before Saturday.� Oh well, enough babbling.�

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8/4/00-Day 13
198.5/194.5/140
To Date: 4 lbs. Lost

Arggghhh! I am still stuck at the same weight.� Unless something major happens, I will not be reaching my goal of 2 1/2 lbs. this week. I have to drop a pound by tomorrow.� I really thought that I had lost some when I got up this morning. � Maybe it will show up tomorrow.� I did very well on my water yesterday. I drank 128 oz.� Yeah!� That's the first time I have drank all of my water. � The thing is, when you drink a lot of water, it dilutes your urine, so ketosis doesn't show up as well.� I tested it this morning and I am back at moderate. � After drinking so much water last night, I showed negative right before bed.�

I've been pretty frustrated the last week.� I really want to see a difference.� I told my hubby that I will give this another 1-2 weeks.� If something doesn't give, then I will. I don't necessarily have to see weight loss, but I have to see a loss in inches...or the way my clothes feel.�

Sorry I did not write yesterday. I was very depressed.� I did not reach my goal of losing 2 1/2 lbs. this week.� As of yesterday, I had lost 4 lbs total, only 1 1/2 for the week.� I lost a half pound this morning, so I am up to 4 1/2.� My hubby is up to 7 now : (� Don't get me wrong, I am very proud of him, but it just doesn't seem fair that I really eat less carbs than him, yet he loses more. He snacks on vienna sausage, eats lots of cheese, etc., and he loses more!� Argghhh!� Up until this point, we have stayed within a pound of each other, but now he is leaving me behind. Oh well. I will continue on for a while.� Maybe my "whoosh fairy" will come soon.� We have been extremely busy lately and have not exercised! Shame on us!

Yeah! Finally! Over 5 lbs. now. I'm nearing 190. I will be so glad when I get back to the 180's, especially to at least 182.5.� That is what I weighed when I married, so I could at least get back in the jeans I was wearing then.�(7/31/99) I have very few pair of pants I can wear now.� I don't want to go out and buy a lot of new pairs.� I'd rather lose the weight!

It is unbelievable how low my weight loss has been, but I thank God for every pound gone anyway!� I know one of the reasons I am having a hard time.� Although I have been drinking a lot of water, I am addicted to Diet Mountain Dew.� Ahhh yes...caffeine.� I was reading on a page about it.� Its the worst of the diet drinks.� It not only has mega-caffeine, the second ingredient is Concentrated Orange Juice.� Big No-No.� But I will tell ya like I tell my hubby.� If I give up those, I might as well throw down the diet right now.� That is all I have drank for YEARS now.� I can tolerate a few other kinds(diet drinks)� here and there, but it is to me like coffee is to some.� I AM drinking less of them though. (when you're drinking a gallon of water a day- there's less room for dew's)� Also, I am drinking the Kroger Brand now. Yes it is similar, but Orange juice is #6 on the ingredients. � At least I am trying to do better.

Now that I am finally losing, it's gonna get bad again.� I am due for a visit from TOM today.� It is kinda strange that I would have Lost a pound today.� I really should already be gaining that water weight already.� Well, at least I am expecting it.� It will hurt to see my weight go back up after finally breaking above 5 lbs. lost. Enough rambling.� Have a great day!

8/13/00-Day 22
198.5/192/140
To Date: 6 1/2 lbs. Lost

I know I haven't written in 6 days, but I've been very busy.� I have been out of work since the company I worked for closed in April.� I've worked some through a temp agency, but not much.� They called Monday and put me on an assignment.� I had to go in at 7 (getting up at 5:45am) and work 9-10 hours a day.� I have been totally exhausted. Any way, while I was unemployed, I applied for or sent in resumes for around 40 jobs.� Friday one of the places called!! It was one of the places that I had just sent a resume in to. (not applying for any particular job, just begging to get my foot in the door) They want me to start Monday! I am so happy!

On the diet side, I have lost 1 more pound.� I don't know what is going on, but TOM is almost a week late. I can't have anymore children, so I know I'm not pregnant.� I gained a pound and a half as if I were going to start, but now I have lost that plus another pound� and still no TOM.� Confusing. Maybe my body is trying to adjust to my WOE.�

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8/22/00-Day 31
198.5/188/140
To Date: 10 1/2 lbs. Lost

Wow have I been busy!� I really like my new job, but it is tiring. I spend the morning hours "kitting" computer parts for the production guys to build. � We're talking 25-30 systems, so I have to gather 25-30 hard drives, cdroms, floppies, software, mice, motherboards, cases, monitors, etc, etc every day.� Then I do the RMAs for defective merchandise and prepare it for shipping. Between this, I sometimes go on service calls to clients businesses to install sound cards or other parts. � The company does its promoting from inside mostly, so I am hoping that once I get my MCSE or CNA certification, I will be able to move into a networking position. � That's my goal there.

On the diet side, I have lost 4 more pounds since my last entry!! � I know that part of this is due to the "workout" I get at work everyday. � I've been on this WOE for a month now, and I have averaged out to my goal of 2 1/2 lbs. a week. : )� I have to lose 5 1/2 lbs to reach my wedding day weight of 182.5. � I hope I get there soon.� I can wear shorts and jeans on my job and it would be nice to be able to get back into the jeans and shorts I was wearing. It would significantly increase my wardrobe. I don't have a lot of clothes for the size I am now. �