I’ve been on Atkins Induction phase for seven days now. I honestly thought it was longer than that. Trust me, it’s not EASY to deny yourself the things you’re used to sedating yourself with. I baked upwards of FOUR DOZEN chocolate cupcakes on Tuesday for Tatiana’s Girl Scout troop, and I SO wanted to lick my fingers, but I wouldn’t do it. Not one iota of sugar touched my lips and THAT is a feat in and of itself! I’m a huge sugar junky. Sugar is my crack. Some people drink to sedate their emotions, I eat crappy food. It puts me in a little sugar coma and takes the pain or fear or whatever I’m feeling away. Well for the last week I’ve allowed myself to FEEL the emotion, work through it and not give in to the carb urge. And my reward for seven days of self discipline?
….. an 8 pound loss! I’m thrilled with that. 8 pounds… My KIDS weighed 8-ish pounds at birth. I just lost an newborn-worth of weight in one week. Most people shoot for that much in a MONTH. I’ll stick to my sugar crave kicking, white flour dissing low carb way of eating, thanks!
Woo! Go sista! Keep it up!