I've hit an Atkins wall. I've been stuck on the same weight for several weeks now. THE EXACT WEIGHT!

Lefty has found a little Atkins passage I've overlooked and has said she thinks I may be one of those warped individuals that needs more than the 20g carbs/day. I guess this means that my body has gone into the "famine" part of "feast or famine syndrome."

Lefty has also channeled an Atkins-atzi named Sue Ellen who says to drink more water. Apparently "more water" is Sue Ellen's solution to just about every single road block that exists in the land of Atkins.

The anorexic in me says I should go with the "drink more water" advice.

The food addic in me says I should eat a loaf of bread and family-size bag of chips followed by a gallon of chocolate milk...maybe a pepperoni pizza, the kind with the cheese stuffed crust...ooh and a belgian waffle with lots of butter and maple syrup...

I've gone ahead and decided to give up chocoate for Lent. I figure I'm not finding much pleasure in food at the moment anyway. Plus, I can't eat the chocolate I REALLY want while I'm Atkins-ing. No carbs, no chocolate.

So week two of Atkins, not so good as week one. I did not lose (or gain) a single pound.

Today was my Mom's birthday. So while everyone else was enjoy cake and ice cream, I snacked on pork rinds.

Nice, huh.

Sa Bom Nim asked Lefty and I to confirm our belt sizes because he needed to place the order for our belts.

I think that means we passed.

Words cannot describe the feeling of giddiness that swept over me when he posed the question.

YAY!

No chocolate for me today. Actually, I lie.

One miniature-sized, sugar-free, Special Dark chocolate bar. 4g of carbs.

There is a ton of chocolate in the house. I smell it. I want to rub it all over my naked body.

Do the carbs count if they're absorbed through your skin?

The first week has gone well. I've lost about 7 lbs. I'm sure most of it is water weight. But if I can go at even 2-3 pounds over the next two weeks, I'll be at my goal. Yay!

The cravings don't seem to be as bad as I recall them being the last time I tried to do the Atkins program.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that week two goes as well as week one.

Well, I've decided I have to shed about 10-12 pounds. I hate the way my clothes fit. My endurance at karate sucks. I can't break a 10-minute mile on my "runs." My metabolism is steadily slowing down, and if I don't do something now, I'll wake up one day and realize I'm 30 lbs overweight.

So, hardcore Atkins is coming to the rescue (hopefully).

I start today. No more than 20 carbs a day for two weeks. Go!