Thanks for posting your successes, Melissa.... it keeps us ALL going and getting better every day. Sounds like you've conquered quite a bit and have so much to be proud of!!

WAY TO GO!!!!

Thanks Terri!
It's nice to be able to write about my success after so many failed attempts. Looks like you're getting close yourself!!!!! WTG!!


Melissa

HelloKitty - can you plz tell me what you mean by "Modified Atkins?"

I have seen this a time or two but am clueless...congrats on your successes!

Thx!
Prsloan

Thanks for the congrats, Prsloan. Looks like you've been pretty successful yourself!!!!!

As far as "Modified Atkins", it means that I've made personal changes to the Atkins plan that suit my needs. For example: I drank as much coffee as I want, my maximum carb intake for a day was 7 grams and at the end of every 1 - 2 weeks I would have an off plan meal to shake up my system. Kind of a tweeking to fit my body's needs.

HTH!!!!!


Melissa

Hmmm...sounds like me - I have lots of coffee in the morning with cream, then switch to water all day long after that.

But did you just stick to 7 grams of carbs the WHOLE time or did you ever increase it, aside from those 'off-plan' meals?

And one more thing, does 'off-plan' mean whatever you want for an hour, a day...???

Sounds interesting.

Thx,
Prsloan

Yep, I'm the same way on the coffee!! I refuse to give it up!!!!!!
As far as the 7 grams, I stayed there for about 3 months (aside for an occational 10-15 gm day from too much cream and from the "cheat" meal. At that point my body stalled and needed more carbs.
And as much as I hate to admit it, I was using the low, low carbs as an excuse to not eat..... and for that period of time, except for my off plan meal, I was basically starving myself. (Which proves that you can have an ED subside, but you can't ever get rid of it completely. )
I had also started working out more. Now I'm not sure how many carbs I take in a day now, but I try to have veggies with every meal all day long (I try to get in 5-6 meals a day ala Body For Life.)
My off plan was 1 meal (generally the last meal of the day) I would usually add in whole wheat bread or rye bread and some french fries, occationally, I'd have fast food. (YUCK!!!!) I ALWAYS stayed away from sugar and fruit though.


Melissa

So how long altogether did it take for you to lose the 31 lbs? And one more thing - did you ever drink alcohol? I'm going on a wine cruise thru' the south of France the end of next month and am really trying to figure out how I can modify and at least not gain...

Great job, Melissa! Congratulations!

I know exactly what you mean about Calvin Klein clothes. When I went on the Atkins WOE a long time a go, I managed to purchase a size 10 pair of Calvin Klein black jeans. They looked awesome (my boyfriend at the time thought so, too)! They don't help me now at a size 16/14, but after reading your success, I have faith. Thank you and congratulations again!

Julie

prsloan ,
I've been on LC a little under a year (mind you, I've been on and off plan a LOT), but I can say that I've lost 25 lbs since January. Sadly, I'm sure that I could have been at goal if I had stuck with it.
As far as alcohol goes, I rarely drink (ok, this past weekend was an exception. ) and with that I retained soooooo badly.

Julie,
You're welcome and thank you! I LOVE CK!!!!! I think that's what's keeping me on track right now with all the stress in my life: the clothes!!!! I want to stay being able to wear the CK's, the short skirts, the long jackets and look good in them. Ok, I'll admit it, I'm a slave to clothes!!!
It is the BEST feeling to be able go in to get some clothes and be able to get something completely unexpected!!!!!



Melissa

Wow, Melissa!

I can't imagine being able to say "don't care" about my weight.

Good to hear that having coffee can work, I drink a few cups a day and I have quit 6 times in my life - but I am in sugar withdrawal now and I don't want to give up anything else... I'm probably in wheat withdrawal too, come to think of it...

I think Sugar and wheat areso bad for me, I just have to admit that they do nasty things to my digestion, never mind my weight.

Anyway, thanks for sharing your success. i am on about day 3 and am gaining confidence...

misty

WELL DONE
What a great story thanks for sharing. I too want to be smaller than my husband , hes only 5'6" (same height as me) and about 145 LB . Im getting there

Hey Misty,
It's not easy for the weight to be "don't care". I just know it's probably better if I learn to believe it. (KarenB is helping me with that.)
This is the best board for support. Good luck on your LC journey!!!!

Hi Bloom,
You're getting so close!!! I can't wait to weigh less than my husband too, but being physically smaller than he is is good enough for me right now.
KUTGW!!!!!!



Melissa

Wow Kitty, You've made great progress!!!! What a wonderful success story. Fitting into those smaller clothes is one of the most rewarding feelings. Congratulations.

Thanks Melissa!

I would love to be a similar size or smaller than the BF, he's never seen me like that. Although I am finally smaller than my kids' dad, but then again he is a foot taller than me <lol>. Still, it's something because I weighed more than him at one point.

My BF is about 155-160 and he is 5'6". He is very supportive of the weight loss which is a relief as he has never known me when I was lower than 220 (and we met at a fat rights meeting so at first I was afraid that he would not be happy with my weight loss - some men don't like thin girls, you know...)

I am looking forward to wearing some of his shirts, I've never been able to do that! I used to do that with the girls' dad, back before the girls were born, but I have been heavy since they were born with just one exception. I went to Overeaters Anonymous after my second was born and I lost 110 pounds, which I then put back on plus some...

Now the girls are teens and I'm still big, and I'm ready to try the lo carbing... very, very ready. The last few days have been an epiphany. I have felt so wonderful!

I have a cold and usually that is an excuse to binge. And I did eat extra food last night, but I DIDN'T eat the chocolate cake than Jen baked and left out right in my way! I had some Mock Danish (choc flavor) instead and wow, what a difference! Chocolate without the sugar drop afterwards is an amazing thing. I know that SP calls for no diet sweeteners but wow, they really helped last night, I have to say!!

Thanks for listening! This board is awesome, I feel like I can sign on and write whatever is going on. If there's no relevant thread I can always journal!


Misty

It's nice to find men who don't just want the "skinny minnies" We've gotten lucky!!!
We were discussing that issue at work last week and one of my co-workers said "Bones are for dogs and meat is for men." I too have gotten lucky enough to find a man that loves me for who I am, no matter what size I am. (Even at 220 lbs he kept telling me that I looked exactly the same as when we met. ) When I met him I was 145lbs and had just gotten out of a relationship where I was the "trophey girl" and the one prior to that I was "you're too fat, why can't you be thin like everyone else?" (I was 5'6 and 135 lbs, he was 6'4 and 135 lbs. )
Mock danishes rule!!!!! I've been doing the chocolate mock danish as of late also (especially with doughnuts in the house.
Sounds like you've got it together! I love reading your posts, Misty!!!!



Melissa