Got the results back today.

To quote the Dr: "you are very fortunate".
Everything looks good, including thyroid.

However, there was one more quote just before I left his office,
"you need to quit smoking!"

He is so right! Now I should check out the kick the nicotine thread. Losing weight AND stopping smoking, I admire people who can do that. Don't know if I'm strong enough

Great for you for showing your doc that atkins really is a healthier WOE!

Jamian

Glad to hear your lab work was showing good results. Your Doc's right though. You have taken this step toward getting healthier. I know it seems hard right now, but you can go that extra step. It is very similar to the detox process from carbs/sugar and you got through that!

There are plenty of people here to help you. I know Mischa is a reformed smoker and Alina is trying to quit now. You will have friends and a healthier body to boot!

That's really good news..but what did he mean by "furtunate" fotunate that you discovered this WOE ? Or just randomly lucky ? ; = )

I am in a similar position with smoking. I feel like a bit of a hypocrite losing this weight and still poisoning my lungs.

This is what I did.

I picked a weight, in my case 210 pounds, which I have just achieved, and at that weight I finished my last pack of cigarettes and bought that tobacco in the pouches with some filters and rollie papers.

They are a pain to make, and are frankly disgusting to smoke. I dont smoke anywhere near as much. Just like induction, no cheating, eg getting a smoke off a workmate. The theory is to make smoking as inconvenient as possible.

I have picked a new weight. When I get to 199 pounds, I will buy a pack of patches and give up smoking all together.

I am keen to quit, hopefully this will be the final time.