Awesome, you are inspiring me to get back on target, good luck with the rest of your goals!

365 Days on Plan





The Lowest number on the scale since 1990





Today is the big 5-0!!


Yeppers, I'm one lucky gal!


Although....others in my household seem un-impressed.

Congratulations on all counts!!!! Awesome job and thanks for sharing on this site.

You rock! So happy for you!

Frankie says HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I got you cake in a cup, but I eated some...you can has, just ignore my droolz..

of my latest "Hitting the Low Carb Trifecta"

I had my lipid panel done & got my results today:

HDL=82
LDL=80
Tri=37
Total=169
Chol/HDL ratio 2.1



I printed off my average food intake log for the past year for my doc. He was speechless of course--particularly comparing my numbers with my 64% fat intake.

I absolutely floated out of the doctor's office this morning.

Take that the big 5-0.

Yeah, I'm rockn' it today. This is like a belated BD gift.

Yeah me!

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Best part!!

Lisa, as an unqualified Atkins success story, what is your take (if any) on the new Atkins book? I have never followed Atkins, but am thinking of switching over, since what I am doing is not working anymore.

Nelson--
Actually, I like it a lot (just wish they wouldn't talk about "Atkins" products--but that would be asking for too much).

I think it's written very user friendly. I recommend it to my patients because it seems a "lighter" version of 1992 and 2002. Excellent place to start if you're new to Atkins.

You may want to check this thread out where we were/are discussing NANY--New Atkins for a New You.

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=408916

Also, why I didn't glance at what plan you are following presently...why not to go over to the general forum and post a query regarding what's going on with you.

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Thanks for the link, Lisa. I will check it out. As for posting queries about my own problems--I have done a lot of that over the past 8-10 months. Trying not to just give up on weight loss entirely (I am becoming quite thick around the middle since menopause hit), but I now find that paleo low carb, which used to work beautifully for me, is now no more effective or satisfying than the worst of the low fat/high carb diets I remember from the bad old days. I truly believe that I have tried everything (high carb/low carb; high fat/low fat; high protein/low protein) EXCEPT true, "by the book," Atkins.

Nelson--
I'm going to go look at your pasts posts.

Do you have a journal?

Or...is there a particular thread or post that describes what's been happening to you?

I hear you on the menopuasal crap.

Almost one year ago to the date I started bHRT-sublingual. IT was the missing puzzel piece--almost immediately--brain fog lifted, mood improved, energy up, weight loss like a "normal" person (whatever that is), and just feeling like I always thought normal people felt like. I'll see if I can go find that thread because it was really interesting to hear about other women going thru similar stuff.

I swear, "they" will have to pry it out of my stiff dead hand before I give it up. I can't ever see going back to where I was a year ago. It sucked.

I didn't have that experience, but perhaps I needed a better dr. I started on Evamist when the hot flashes really kicked in, and it worked like a charm on the flashes, but I gained 5 lbs and began to itch all over my body. I blamed the hrt for both problems and dropped it, but the weight didn't come off and the itching still is not completely gone. Hot flashes are back, of course.

I am leaving today for a two-week vacation, so if I ignore a post, it isn't rudeness on my part. I will be checking in again later. Thanks.

1 year and 158 days of staying true to plan.





135 pounds!




Becoming a Zumba instructor!

Hi,

This is truly inspirational to me. I'm a self confessed foodie and I can never stick to a diet for a long time. Reading your post however, has inspired me give low carb dieting another chance.

Thanks,
Jimmy

I thought I would update....140#

Still true to plan.
Will be having my 51 birthday in a few days.
Still doing Zumba.
Still feeling pretty good.

I'm going to keep riding this wave for as long as possible.






Progress not perfection.

Lisa

WOW! Great job.

Wow! 51! I am 51 and hope I look that good by 52!

I was wondering if this low carb thing (for people as old as I am) is like the bright red mid life sports car-- but the cheap version. I'd rather have a new (healthy) body than a red sports car. I am looking forward to wearing a slim black dress and being propositioned by a 30 year old man.