These ups and downs really get to me.... I've been tired, and I was attributing it to the low carb. I've been very down, looking in the mirror and looking at underwear pictures of myself - so FAR to go. This week I've been MAXING the Atkins Indulgence Snickers-like bars (from SAMs club no less)....bad, but it was either that or step into the abyss. Its a bad outlook, but I felt like at least they have a laxative effect. Started getting discouraged cuz the scales showed 6 pound GAIN, putting me at...

We went to my husbands folks after church and of course she'd gone out and bought and cooked everything imaginable. I went to Wendys and got a triple no bun, because I was starving and didn't want to succumb...my daughter and I also did a little mini shopping, so we got the 3rd degree when we got back from Nana - so where did you go eat? We just said no where and went on about our business, even though the evidence was in the car. My daughter had a small frostie, so by the time dinner was done and...

I am at a crossroads. I am looking into bariatric surgery, have an appointment for my first consultation and started doing a low carb also. A lot of the patients were doing low carb after the surgery, so I was thinking, what if I can get the results without surgery? looking at pictures of those who've done low carb and those who had surgery, the low carbers didn't look so....flabby? I may be fat, but I am kinda vain - i dont want to lose anymore than necessary!! I like my hair, I like my shape -...