At rock-bottom - Weight Loss Message Board

Lettie · 03-04-2003, 03:28 PM

I feel as if i have reached rock-bottom. I am at the heaviest i have been ever, feel repulsed by myself, and cannot for the life of me stop eating all the wrong things. On Atkins i totally crave carbs and cannot stick to it. I raid the cereal box in the early hours. I just don't know what to do.

Does anyone have any advice?

whirllwindd · 03-04-2003, 03:49 PM

Hi, i'm new to these boards, but not new to the whole dieting scene. I've never tried the Atkins diet, but know that I love carbs way too much to give them up. Have you ever heard of Body for Life? It's an awesome program which lets you eat your protien and your carbs. It's like the 40-30-30 diet. It also incorporates a whole lot of excercising which after about a week you start to see a difference. I went from 200 to 180 on this program in about a month (you have to do the excercises though). I stopped the program because i moved, but am going to restart it again because it works. Anyway, I thought I would let you know what works for me since I'm a carb junkie. Good luck.

DOHC2L · 03-04-2003, 06:06 PM

Have you tried hydroxycut? I went on it and it really helped me get over the hump of dieting. It really curbs your appetite and speeds up the metabolisim. Use it to get you started... once you start seeing results it inspires you to go further. Also a tip is to let yourself cheat once in a while. Start small, just cut down a little bit on a few things and then gradually decrease your intake and gradually increase your exercise. Try a suppliment to help you get started, start small and work your way down in terms of dieting, and let yourself cheat once in a while... worked for me.

andreaphilip3 · 03-04-2003, 07:17 PM

lettie: are you ok? i was thinking about you!

cocacolagirl · 03-05-2003, 05:19 AM

Lettie, I am only 5'7" and a few years ago I weighed almost 200 lbs. I never thought I could do it because all I did was eat, especially when I was stressed. I learned to find things that interested me like jogging/walking, or even reading, anything to keep me pre-occupied when I was not hungry. I eventually got down to 130. The main thing I did was to quit eating fast food junk. If I did eat it, it was the smallest burger they had with no fries, or maybe I would just get the fries. I started eating more vegetables too. Maybe you should try adding more fiber to your diet. That helps with fullness.

I also used Hydroxycut like the other poster mentioned. It got me started and to where I am now, along with walking and jogging. Believe me, if I can do it, anyone can. I think I am about the laziest person on this earth!

Don't give up!