Tue, Aug-05-03, 20:39
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Registered Member
Posts: 48
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Plan: Atkins Induction
Stats: 174/151/140
BF:35%/31%/20%
Progress: 68%
Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland
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I started Weight Watchers in April of 1997 and attended meetings on and off until April of this year. Each year, I would lose 12-14 pounds during the fall and winter months and then gain it back in the spring and summer. (I own an art gallery in a busy resort town and when the tourist season began, I had a difficult time "counting points" and staying on top of things in my gallery. It's a lame excuse, but I truly was too busy to concentrate on what I was eating during the "in season.")
Not to mention I was hungry and often tired on Weight Watchers.
Surprisingly, I would have continued to attend Weight Watchers meetings this fall, but they were cancelled in my area. WHOOPEE!! It's the best thing that could have ever happened in my life!! That's the reason I started Atkins....
I've been doing Atkins since May 16th, 2003 and I have lost 21 pounds. And guess what....I am doing it during my busy tourist season. I don't have to tally up what I eat everyday; I don't have to write it down in a journal; I don't have to pay $12 a week; I don't have to attend meetings and stand on a scale in front of 30 other folks.
I am full of energy. I am happy, happy, happy. I don't crave McDonald's like I once did; I can be just inches away from cookies, cake, and ice cream and it doesn't phase me one bit. People are complimenting me...family members are telling me how proud they are of my dedication to this WOE.
I enjoyed the comraderie of the Weight Watchers meetings, I admit. I looked forward to sharing and laughing with my Weight Watchers friends every Monday night.
But I feel a similiar sense of fulfillment when I log onto this forum. I may not always respond to threads, but it is so very comforting to read the posts and realize that I am not alone in this journey. This is such an amazing, supportive group of interesting and enlightened people.
Weight Watchers was O.K. when I didn't know (or care about) the
lo-carb way of life. But once I educated myself by reading Atkins book, and had a taste of success, I realized that I could never go back to WW. For me, there is no comparison......lo-carbing is the only way!
April
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