Sat, Oct-19-02, 14:09
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,044
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 050/029/000
BF:
Progress: 42%
Location: Pennsylvania
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I am, like someone else said, a poster child for tweeking this diet. I have been doing Atkins on and off since before he wrote his first book I started back in the 60's with the Royal Canadian Air Force Diet, which was low carb.
I have found that as the years passed, Atkins wasn't working as well for me. This time around it has been almost a standstill since I started in January even though I did it faithfully and kept charts, graphs, etc, daily. This summer I started to tweek it and now I'm now sure where I am.
I really feel that over the years with me doing Atkins followed by spans of carb fests, I not only gained over 50 lbs, but I also screwed up my whole system. I'm now reading about acid balance and so I am trying to get my body back to a proper pH. When I tested my system, I found that I was EXTREMELY acidic and from what I've been reading, this does not allow weight loss to occur.
I have been trying to keep the carbs as low as possible while adding fruit and rice cakes. Fruits and veggies are both to be very acid reducing and that is what I'm aiming for.
I can honestly say I feel wonderful. I feel like I am 30 years younger than I was just 5 years ago (that is when a PT told me I looked like a 90 year old woman). And by 30 years, I am not talking 30 years less than that 90, but less than my age. My whole outlook on life is better and I feel great. To me this is more important that the extra pounds I carry.
Carol
Nat, I love the new avatar
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