Tue, Nov-06-01, 10:31
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 296/278/179
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Progress: 15%
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Hi StacyLynne - you're off to a great start!!! I'm new on this site too, and took a few days to read some of the journals and questions and introductions -- I found a LOT of encouragement there. Just reading about others who had doubts, or problems, or questions, but found answers to them, along with the many people here who are losing consistently and successfully -- AND FEEL GREAT -- was a big help.
I think the usual advice is, please don't think of this as a diet -- especially not a quick, magic one -- that will get rid of extra weight forever and you can go back to eating/doing whatever caused the problem in the first place. This won't happen. The thing is to understand what's going on -- why sugar is bad for you -- and concoct a diet you can live with -- happily. I think you'll find a lot of ideas for that here -- check out the recipe section.
I was about 22 when the Atkins diet first came out, and weighed somewhere around 200 (forget whether that was the 190 year, or the 210 year). I went on it -- thinking I wanted to weigh 120 pounds, wanting to lose the weight at 10 pounds a week, gave up because I "only" lost 5 pounds a week. 30 years later, I weighed 288. Every year between then and now my weight has been the central issue of my life.
I'd urge you to really commit this time, with all your determination and energy! Do it now. Get it done now. For your future health and happiness.
Last edited by alto : Tue, Nov-06-01 at 10:40.
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