HI guys

IM SICK and i mean SICK of doing the low calorie point counting, hungry feeling thing

its NOT working for me, every day i break it!, i have tried CAD in the past and loved it but stopped due to not losing fast enough (due to not balancing out my RMs properly)

I reallllllllllllllllly want to do this, and get the weight off for summer ( i live in Australia so we are coming into summer)

I weigh about 145 pounds and would like to be about 130, so need to lose 15

I really need the motivation, and support and ADVICE of some of you long timers to keep me on this thing (eg Eno and heaps of others on here)

i need a way of life i can stick to FOR LIFE<
THanks for listening

Some of you will remember me from a few weeks back where you all gave me such good advice

i wont go into too much detail as to why ive been away,,,basically i got a terible flu, couldnt stomach eating vegies and protein ,,,blah blah blah

i have really given myself a wake up call these last few days

i just feel so down, everything in my life is great except the fact i weigh more now than i ever have. I know i dont weigh ALOT, its just i feel i cant escape out of this hole im in

THe only way i can ever remember eating when i havent been thinking about food and dieting 24/7 is carbohydrate addicts

So there we are, just thought id clarify that yes it is Abigail here and im back
this time for good
if i stop messaging on here, feel free to boot me up the bum, abbyburns~hotmail.com

over and out

Hi Abby-
You can do it! Pull out yur CAD books, and recommit to eat this way. We are here for you. You can post as much as you want - use the daily Hour Power thread/sticky on top- that way everyone can say hi!
E

Hi Abby,

I just want to wish you the best of luck with CAD. I know you'll do well, especially with all the advice you are going to be getting from these fine CADettes.

All the best to you. Keep posting and it will inspire you to read about Eno and others.

auburn, your first paragraph on this thread i could have written myself, you know about sick of the low cal count pts, and hungry thing and doing cad before and not balancing out my reward meal. i wish you luck.

hi all i dont know who remembers me, i must have come and gone off of the website at least 5 times. i was always welcomed back with lots of support. i am re starting on monday. i have to stick with this for LIFE. i have seen how hungry and out of control i am when i am not on cad. i need to so this. my latest waste of money was on the nutrisystem, of course it worked, i lost 15 lbs in 5 weeks. but i got sick of eating that food and was hungry alot. i already gained 5 lbs of that back. so from all my experiences with all diet programs, i can honestly say i am not hungry on this plan and i can wait so long in between meals without hunger pains and cravings for carbs. so i am back and staying!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Abby,

Welcome back! Hope that the program works out well for you! I can't wait to read about your progress.

Have a happy & balanced night!
Mike

Of course we remember you. Welcome back. Sometimes you have to try, try and try again.
E

thanks eno, i cant wait to start tomorrow!! i have all legal foods in the house.

Welcome back willbthin!
I can definitely empathize with your experience on other plans. I always started out doing good but would then get overwhelmed by cravings and go off the diet. That is definitely not the case with CALP! Thank goodness!!

Good luck getting started again, sounds like you're really ready!
Mike

hi myke, thank you so much. the support is really needed. i had a great first day and i also excercised. i am a little hungry, but i think that is because i tend to be stingy at my cm meals. because i am not measuring anything out, i am a fraid i will overeat.

Hi. I am coming back after an on-again-off-again battle. Just wanted to comment on this. I tend to not eat enough sometimes as well but usually bc I am running as I eat those meals. In one of the books, the Hellars mention mentally dividing your plate and that is how "measurer-ers" can measure. Visualize a plate of salad then half CM veggies and half CM protein. If you can visualize that in your head and then fix your plate accordingly, then you are technically measuring without all the fuss. Does that make sence? I actually use salad plates when I am on CALP bc 1) I tend to reduce the amount of food I want/need on CALP (naturally, not on purpose) and 2) it makes it look lke I have a plate full when I use a smaller plate and it tricks my brain into thinking I'm eating tons of food. Since there art no limits to how much we can eat at CMs only the percentage of CM foods - aren't they suppoased to be equal at CMs too? Anyway, I'm babbling now......