Thu, Jul-10-03, 16:11
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Senior Member
Posts: 179
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Plan: my own
Stats: 150/115/105
BF:40%/25%/18%
Progress: 78%
Location: near Jerusalem, Israel
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I've never even read the Atkins book, but I did get the basic instructions from the Atkins website about two years ago. I was twenty-five pounds overweight and 19 years old back then, and I thought this was a very extreme diet that can only be used for clinically obese people with all sorts of health problems. But I was so unhappy with my weight, that I decided to "do the diet" rebelliously. I started it, and I lost eleven pounds in the first twelve days. I couldn't believe how good it was. I think I got scared by the thought of succeeding, and by the thought of having to do it forever. After three-and-a-half weeks, I quit because of a terrible craving for chocolate. Since then, I've gained another 25 pounds.
I attempted to get back on Atkins two or three more times, but the results in the beginning weren't the same, and each time I had the "diet" attitude.
But two and a half weeks ago, I found this site. I got so inspired that I joined, and four days later, I began Atkins as a way of life. I have lost around ten pounds so far, but I am not focusing on weighing myself at all. I know that this is for life; that when I get married, I'll have to run my household as an Atkins household is run.
The results far surpass what I had imagined this WOE to be. My chronic insomnia is cured; my appetite is satisfied quickly and easily; and my weight is going down quickly. Before I started, I thought this diet must be great, because, as long as I stick to no-carb foods, I could eat and eat and eat - and I love to eat. BUT now, I don't even understand why anyone would want to eat and eat and eat! I get nauseous by the time I eat a second portion of something, and I am glad to stop. All in all, I am very happy with it.
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