KI6LO
Tue, Oct-30-07, 13:53
Hello all,
My name is Gene and although I'm new here at the forum, this is my 2nd time around to do the Atkin Plan (or maybe something else - not sure yet). In 2001/2 timeframe, I was a hard core Atkins dieter following the book like the Bible. I did not eat a bite unless I check the the book, the label or the recipe. In about 10 months, between the Atkins Plan and walking (up to 4 miles a day) I lost about 55 lbs, dropping 3 pants sizes and feeling great. Then of course like most things I get involved in, I got burnt out. I started slipping in that occasional baked potato or a serving of pasta (boy do I love pasta). After I got married again in 2003, I started doing most of the cooking at home. My wife and stepdaughter like pasta too so we ate pasta and other stuff that I knew I shouldn't but it was a family thing. Now I've found my old lost friend (the 55 lbs + a couple of their buddies). I've recently decided that my clothes were not fitting right (the old clothes I kept for some reason?). I have a whole closet full of jeans that I cannot get into except for couple pair. I refuse to go buy more and bigger. I restarted the Atkins Plan again the first of October 2007 (this month) and have lost 15 lbs so far. I plan on doing it a bit slower this time and see if I can avoid burn out. I am trying to get my wife to join me but she doesn't like the plan so I'm on my own for now. So at 49 years old, I have to do it this time around. I have Type II diabetes and high blood pressure so it can't do nothing but help me in the long run.
Gene
My name is Gene and although I'm new here at the forum, this is my 2nd time around to do the Atkin Plan (or maybe something else - not sure yet). In 2001/2 timeframe, I was a hard core Atkins dieter following the book like the Bible. I did not eat a bite unless I check the the book, the label or the recipe. In about 10 months, between the Atkins Plan and walking (up to 4 miles a day) I lost about 55 lbs, dropping 3 pants sizes and feeling great. Then of course like most things I get involved in, I got burnt out. I started slipping in that occasional baked potato or a serving of pasta (boy do I love pasta). After I got married again in 2003, I started doing most of the cooking at home. My wife and stepdaughter like pasta too so we ate pasta and other stuff that I knew I shouldn't but it was a family thing. Now I've found my old lost friend (the 55 lbs + a couple of their buddies). I've recently decided that my clothes were not fitting right (the old clothes I kept for some reason?). I have a whole closet full of jeans that I cannot get into except for couple pair. I refuse to go buy more and bigger. I restarted the Atkins Plan again the first of October 2007 (this month) and have lost 15 lbs so far. I plan on doing it a bit slower this time and see if I can avoid burn out. I am trying to get my wife to join me but she doesn't like the plan so I'm on my own for now. So at 49 years old, I have to do it this time around. I have Type II diabetes and high blood pressure so it can't do nothing but help me in the long run.
Gene