Fri, Jun-12-15, 09:29
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Posts: 89
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 254/231/175
BF:
Progress: 29%
Location: Long Island
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Originally Posted by s-piper
Oh and the part about never weighing 254 pounds again...yeah, I said that once upon a time too. My stats show how well that worked out.
So I am speaking from experience about why "occasional treats" or "CarbNites" or whatever you call them, though they may work for you for years (as they did for me), can eventually turn into ending up piling the weight back on.
Maybe you're just that much more disciplined than me and it'll never happen to you. Actually, I hope that's the case, because I wouldn't wish having to try to lose 100lbs twice on anyone!
That is the reason, though, why I would encourage you not to risk it.
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If you do not mind my asking, what happened exactly? Did eating carbs become habitual? Or did eating carbs once a month cause weight gain?
I'm not bragging. I'm not claiming to be superior to anyone, but when I eat carbs, I do not get more cravings. That's just how I'm built. My head doesn't work that way.
Having said that, do I equate carbs with fun? Yeah, a little bit. I used to brew my own beer, loved to bake, g/f and I used to go wine tasting every summer (we live near vineyards). That's why I am considering leaving Atkins for a carb cycling diet. For what it's worth, in October took a week off to see what would happen. This was an experiment. I had no issue recovering, but that was the one and only cheat in an entire year.
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Originally Posted by jschwab
I would not do it now since you are so far from your goal. The appropriate time to do it is when you are close to goal.
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Maybe my profile is out of date? I'm just 9lbs away. Is that far? Anyway, I'm not going to do anything now. I was thinking like August.
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