I think I’m over the withdrawal period. For the moment, anyway. I’ll have to start all over again after tomorrow. See, my boss (who works in an office 800 miles away) is in town, and he wants to have department bonding over drinks tomorrow night, and I can’t say no to that. I can resist the chocolate and the potato chips and the fruit, but I cannot resist seeing my boss get hammered.
Yes, I suppose I could just go and sit there while everyone else drinks, but I’m not going to do that. I will try to find a low-carb friendly drink, and I will imbibe along with the rest of my department. I’m not going to overdo it, of course. I would much rather be the soberer one among the crowd, but I will drink. Which means basically starting the induction period all over again. That’s fine, though. I was planning to stay in induction well past the 14-day minimum, so it doesn’t feel like a huge setback.
Hopefully I won’t get all handsy with the appetizers that will surely be ordered for the table. The alcohol might make that an issue, but I think if I put it out there that I’m on Atkins, a) I’ll have the support of those around me, and b) I’ll be too embarrassed to eat the high-carb appetizers, because they know I’m trying not to. I don’t know if that’s the most emotionally healthy attitude, but there it is.
How’s the Atkins working for you tweely? To be honest, & no offence, but I think that program is a load of doo dah. Your body needs carbs for energy. What you need to do is look at ways to increase your fat burning hormones & reduce the release of fat storage hormones. Its about eating at the right times & the right foods which includes carbs. Anyway.. hope your party goes well.
Comment by Tim — August 9, 2007 @ 12:03 am
So far, so good.
I hear what you’re saying, and I don’t know that low-carb is my permanent lifestyle, but it’s working at the moment. Once I got past the initial few days, I’ve felt great. In a couple of weeks, I’ll start adding more carbs, because if there’s one thing I miss, it’s the forbidden fruit of the the induction period. Mmmm, I look forward to eating an orange soon.
Comment by tweely — August 12, 2007 @ 8:58 pm