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Old Tue, Jun-17-08, 10:10
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Plan: Paleoish/Keto
Stats: 225/167/175 Male 71.5 inches
BF:18%
Progress: 116%
Location: Longmont, Colorado
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There is nothing wrong with looks being the attraction. How is a person expected to be able to find your inner beauty if there is no physical attraction to start things off?
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Old Tue, Jun-17-08, 10:59
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 188/183/165 Female 5 feet 8 inches
BF:Lots
Progress: 22%
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Thanks, I'll give that some thought.
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Old Thu, Jun-19-08, 04:04
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cricket56 cricket56 is offline
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Plan: my own low carb
Stats: 100/100/100 Male 50.0 inches
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Progress: 100%
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Hi Ya'll...have had some really intense things going one so been off this.
Hi to Cats and welcome. Sorry I have been gone Flowersoul and Sissy. Hi Dodger.
Motivational needs here? This is the right place. May I add ( of course I will) that Cats, you need to find what it is you are afraid of in having a relationship that is undoing your plans. Your self esteem needs some bolstering up there kid!
Being overweight is an issue by itself and some are heavy as a means to protect themselves from getting hurt." If I am fat then no one will want me and so I can't be hurt them them....." that is so often the case.Padding the heart with the padding we hate.
As for looking great to find someone, sorry but I don't think that is important. Look around you. Some really plain and unattrative people out there having found wonderful relationships. Beauty IS more than skin deep and the right guy will see it.The person that only is attracted to arm candy isn't the person that will last in the hard times. Time to share here:
I was 117 lbs when I married at almost 18 in 1964...was pretty darned cute. Was also in a horrid marriage.( for 37 yrs).got preg;blossomed to 209lb. lost the weight and got prego again almost 4 yrs later and was 214lb. discovered if I kept the fat, I kept him away too. it worked. He wasn't in love with me enough to see my heart. just my fat. I lost the weight again had gained to 320 and dropped 190 pounds in one year. it didn't change anything. Got divorced, had gained a little back and had all the sagging stuff from the loss. Met a guy when not even loooking and certainly not cute at that point in my life. That was June 29,2001.We married Aug.17th 2002. He is 17 yrs younger and handsome. He never saw my age or my flab. He only saw my heart. I am his HS sweetheart as he calls me... Don't sweat the flab. Go out and have fun. Men are attracted to the personality and the heart. I will admit that I eventually did have the excess removed ( caused skin infections from that apron) and flab is gone on tummy..legs are another story!
FInd yourself and get happy with YOU! Then the rest just doesn't really matter. ( yes, I am a retired clinical specialist pshchiatric nurse here)
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Old Fri, Jun-20-08, 10:01
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 188/183/165 Female 5 feet 8 inches
BF:Lots
Progress: 22%
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Hi there Cricket! Good to meet you!
Yes, I know all you say is true. Although I hadn't thought of it as deep down trying to avoid a relationship all together. That MAY be the case.
Well after trying on clothes yesterday, I have decided I HAVE to get back to diet & exercise. - Problem is, it may as wait until I get back from vacation.
What exercise programs are you others on?
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Old Fri, Jun-20-08, 19:31
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Plan: low-carb
Stats: 162/135/135 Female 5'2"
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Progress: 100%
Location: Sunshine State
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Cats,

My exercise program consists of some light weight lifting and it only takes me about 30-45 minutes every other day to to this, and I am very careful because I've had injuries in the past, and want to avoid any more.

I have an Air-Climber that I got from HSN for about $100 that I absolutely LOVE. It affords me a good lower and upper body workout and provides some cardio along with it. I can only do about 5 minutes on the thing; yes, I'm out of shape. My dil, who goes to the gym regularly, got on it and said she couldn't last 20 minutes on it, and that it is indeed a good workout, even if for only 5 minutes a day.
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Old Sat, Jun-21-08, 16:10
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 183/154/135 Female 5 ft 5 in
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Hi. I am 67 1/2 and have been doing Atkins for 4 years now. I have lost about 29 lbs. but have been on a plateau for months now. The only thing I know I am not doing according to plan is having a glass of wine now and then. It is actually allowed on OWL, but I know you burn the alcohol first before anything else. So I feel guilty when I do have a drink! It is beginning to seem that I will never get past this plateau or ever reach the top of the OWL ladder. Nice to meet everyone. Judy
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Old Sat, Jun-21-08, 17:15
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Plan: low-carb
Stats: 162/135/135 Female 5'2"
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Progress: 100%
Location: Sunshine State
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Hi Judy,

Oh I do understand about those plateaus. I've been holding steady for quite awhile now, and I don't deprive myself at all. Of course, it's all low carb with the exception of an occasional dinner out, etc., but for the most part, I do stay about 40-70 grams of carbs per day.

I am tossing around the idea of going lower on my carbs (about 30) to shock my system again, but don't like the thought of see-sawing. Have to think about it.
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Old Mon, Jun-23-08, 11:50
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 295/230/150 Female 5 ft. 7 in.
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Progress: 45%
Location: Florida
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I am sorry to have been away for so long but I have been feeling bad with a cold for a week now and am just beginning to feel better today some.
Hope you all have been doing ok while I have been gone.
Missed you all.
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Old Thu, Jun-26-08, 18:54
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 168/156/123 Female 63
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Progress: 27%
Location: Dallas, TX
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I'm a 61-year older who has returned to Atkins because I'm just plain tired of being overweight. Nearly always heavy as a child and young adult, I found Dr. A in the mid-late 70's and maintain a perfect size 4-6, without effort, for over 10 years. Then I moved to Dallas and my new coworkers were constantly harassing me about my "strange" eating habits. I ignored them all --- but when I remarried in 1991, I started "cooking for 2" again and the weight started to pile on. Diagnosed hypothyrotic in 1994, synthetic thyroid FINALLY stabilized ~ 100/50 mcg on alternating days. BUT --- the weight gain has been horrendous (high-carb diet like my Type A hubby) and I never felt quite "right" although I was never really sick during those years.

Anyway, I'm back with a vengeance and ready to do what it takes to get with the program. And this was the impetus: Darling Hubby and I are going on a vacation later this summer and we decided it was OK for me to pick up a few new clothes. We went shopping ... and it was an absolute disaster! After 3-1/2 hours, DH said --- with an absolutely straight face --- "Sweetheart, you must absolutely stop gaining weight. And you should also lose some weight ... a lot of it!" I have been in the mid-150's for nearly 10 years and this was the first time he's mentioned it! Of course, he weighs 3# more than the 162# he carried when he graduated college in 1966!

My endrocrinologist left practice a couple of years ago, but before he did he suggested Atkins as the only way for a hypothyrotic to lose weight and keep it off. And that was the plan he used ... I saw him at Sam's Club the other day and he still looks great --- unlike me.

So here I am again ... 8 days ago I instituted "Induction Light;" I'm down 4#, and my Keostix are mauve. I guess I'm on my way. Everything I've read (including lots of support sites like this one ) tells me that this will be more difficult than my initial success with Dr. A and that the pounds will drop more slowly because of the medication I take (Dr. A. says the same thing, I just re-read his book).

But as I tell my sons and anyone who asks me, "I can do anything, I'm over 37." And I can do this too, as can you. Send me an e-mail and we can chat often. Oh, and the "shoveit116" name is for my attitude and my goal weight!
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Old Fri, Jun-27-08, 12:11
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 295/230/150 Female 5 ft. 7 in.
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Progress: 45%
Location: Florida
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Hello everyone.
I am 62 yrs. old and I swim everyday and love it. I am heavy but I put on a swim suit and don't care who sees me.
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Old Fri, Jun-27-08, 16:38
Flowersoul Flowersoul is offline
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Posts: 111
 
Plan: low-carb
Stats: 162/135/135 Female 5'2"
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Sunshine State
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Originally Posted by Shoveit116
I'm a 61-year older who has returned to Atkins because I'm just plain tired of being overweight. Nearly always heavy as a child and young adult, I found Dr. A in the mid-late 70's and maintain a perfect size 4-6, without effort, for over 10 years. Then I moved to Dallas and my new coworkers were constantly harassing me about my "strange" eating habits. I ignored them all --- but when I remarried in 1991, I started "cooking for 2" again and the weight started to pile on. Diagnosed hypothyrotic in 1994, synthetic thyroid FINALLY stabilized ~ 100/50 mcg on alternating days. BUT --- the weight gain has been horrendous (high-carb diet like my Type A hubby) and I never felt quite "right" although I was never really sick during those years.

Anyway, I'm back with a vengeance and ready to do what it takes to get with the program. And this was the impetus: Darling Hubby and I are going on a vacation later this summer and we decided it was OK for me to pick up a few new clothes. We went shopping ... and it was an absolute disaster! After 3-1/2 hours, DH said --- with an absolutely straight face --- "Sweetheart, you must absolutely stop gaining weight. And you should also lose some weight ... a lot of it!" I have been in the mid-150's for nearly 10 years and this was the first time he's mentioned it! Of course, he weighs 3# more than the 162# he carried when he graduated college in 1966!

My endrocrinologist left practice a couple of years ago, but before he did he suggested Atkins as the only way for a hypothyrotic to lose weight and keep it off. And that was the plan he used ... I saw him at Sam's Club the other day and he still looks great --- unlike me.

So here I am again ... 8 days ago I instituted "Induction Light;" I'm down 4#, and my Keostix are mauve. I guess I'm on my way. Everything I've read (including lots of support sites like this one ) tells me that this will be more difficult than my initial success with Dr. A and that the pounds will drop more slowly because of the medication I take (Dr. A. says the same thing, I just re-read his book).

But as I tell my sons and anyone who asks me, "I can do anything, I'm over 37." And I can do this too, as can you. Send me an e-mail and we can chat often. Oh, and the "shoveit116" name is for my attitude and my goal weight!


I love your attitude........you WILL do this, cause it's your spirit that's more than willing, and you know what happens with that!!
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Old Fri, Jun-27-08, 16:40
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Plan: low-carb
Stats: 162/135/135 Female 5'2"
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Progress: 100%
Location: Sunshine State
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Hello everyone.
I am 62 yrs. old and I swim everyday and love it. I am heavy but I put on a swim suit and don't care who sees me.


We have the license to not care, and I love it!!
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Old Mon, Jun-30-08, 10:42
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 168/156/123 Female 63
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Progress: 27%
Location: Dallas, TX
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Ah, yes! Let's just keep working on the weak flesh part of the equation! Thanks for the encouragement. I'm down again this morning.
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Old Mon, Jun-30-08, 19:02
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JJ TERRY JJ TERRY is offline
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Plan: ATKINS
Stats: 184/155/134 Female 5'1
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Progress: 58%
Location: California
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Just wanted to say hello to this group ... I am back at this way again. I am looking for support. From anyone who has time to drop in.
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Old Tue, Jul-01-08, 09:30
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Shoveit116 Shoveit116 is offline
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 168/156/123 Female 63
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Progress: 27%
Location: Dallas, TX
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All right, JJ! Glad to have you. 'Looks like you're on your way to goal. What have you found to be your biggest "no-no's?"
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