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Old Thu, Aug-25-11, 08:32
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Plan: Atkins
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Location: New Jersey USA
Default NJ & PA LCers? Interested in local "Support" meetings?

Hey everyone!

I was wondering if anyone from the Delaware Valley was interested in setting up in person meetings so we can support each other Kind of like Weight Watchers LOL. We can discuss our progress, our trials and successes and just hang out. I know personally that I'm the only person I know that practices this WOL and I'd really love to make some new friends that are on the same wavelength
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Old Thu, Oct-06-11, 16:24
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I think that's a really a good idea, although unfortunately I'm from northwestern NJ so not quite the same neck of the woods.

What I'm finding is that it's very difficult to talk to people about this. A lot of people I know will see remarkable progress and want to know what I'm doing, but once I tell them what I'm actually eating, somehow it turns into lecturing me about the evils of eating fat! Yet I'm the one who is actually getting very fit!

It seems like too many people who are not consciously practicing a carbohydrate-restricted way of eating, even if they are aware of the dangers of a high glycemic load, are filled with mainstream establishment assumptions about nutrition to the point where it becomes impossible to have a meaningful discussion. I know people mean well, but I think only other people who are doing the same thing can appreciate how the mainstream cliches like calorie counting, energy density, the calorie content of macronutrients, etc. are not exactly a news flash to people doing what we are doing, and likely the reason we ended up here is because none of that worked in the first place!
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Old Wed, Feb-22-12, 18:58
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Hi Greenlion sorry it took me so long to reply I fell off the wagon again But I'm back and ready to rock! Around where in Northwestern NJ are you? We could extend the target area, especially if we only met maybe twice a month?

Come on out there! I know you're here and have read this thread! I really think this is a good idea and would be so helpful for all of us. We could meet at a diner or Starbucks or even all chip in and rent a room/space if the group gets big. What do you say?!?!
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Hi LoriJ! I'm not exactly in your area (I live in Monmouth County) but I think it's a great idea to have a support system even if it would be hard to get together.
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Old Sun, Mar-04-12, 11:34
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Hey ChrisKim! That's not too far! We should set up a meeting in central NJ sometime Maybe a mall would be best so there's no pressure to buy any food!

Come on the rest of you! We can do this! Come out of the woodwork
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Old Sun, Mar-11-12, 21:31
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Originally Posted by LoriJ1782
Hi Greenlion sorry it took me so long to reply I fell off the wagon again But I'm back and ready to rock! Around where in Northwestern NJ are you? We could extend the target area, especially if we only met maybe twice a month?


I'm pretty much right where Morris, Hunterdon, and Warren counties meet, so far far away!

Stick with it, these ideas actually work. I feel like at this point I'm not that far from having almost nothing left to lose, and it's only been for about 9 months now since eating absolute garbage.
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Old Sun, May-13-12, 01:29
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I just joined and I am in Ocean county, NJ.
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