I recently received an e-mail alert about this thread, and it dawned on me that I've been absent from this forum for quite a while. I could make excuses, such as having double knee replacement 15 months ago, and everything...........EVERYTHING................in my life was wrapped up in rehabbing.
Be what it may, I've been absent, not because of weight loss failure, but if anything, weight loss success! When I received that e-mail prompt, I came back to this tread, manly because of vanity, and a desire to read what I wrote somewhere in this thread. I discovered I'd been gone so long I couldn't find my post, but started reading from the last post, backward.
I ran across a few people who had once had great success at weight loss, and then put most, or all, of it back on. That brought out a desire in me to reach out to those folks. I'm one of many who has been blessed by living a life of obesity, finding great success at living a low-carb lifestyle, and has now spent several years at goal weight. Those years have been remarkably, with many high points like being 71 years old and playing golf 5 days a week. Atkins even flew my wife and myself to Hollywood a couple of years ago to do a photo shoot and promo for them. You'd have to say I've "got it all," and enjoying every minute of it. You wouldn't be wrong in that assumption.
But, early on...........back in 2003.............I lost a 150 lbs,, and put every damned pound right back on. That is what I'd like to talk about for a moment. I never thought I'd feel any lower than I did as a man in his 40's, and 50's, and early 60's who weighted in excess of 400 pounds. But, when I lost those 150 lbs, and then regained 'em, I was then at my lowest point. For a variety of reasons, I gave it another shot. But, that last time I did one thing a little differently. Since I had decided the "Atkins Approach" was what worked best for me, I really worked that program and NOT "Atkins - PapaJack style."
That first time around, I was never comfortable enough in myself, or in "Atkins," to ever leave induction. I'm convinced my failure was due to not working through the phases of "Atkins!" In other words, I was trying to changing the program into what, and how, I wanted to do it. I discovered I wasn't a weight loss guru, and that Dr. Atkins knew a hell of a lot more than me.
In a nutshell, to those who lost, and failed, and are trying to get back to what once worked, think about what plan you've decided upon to reach your goal. Consider doing it the way the plan calls, and perhaps forgetting about trying to "tweak" it a dab to better suit yourself.
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