Hey all (don't know if anyone here remembers me or not) ...
A couple of years ago I lost a huge amount of weight on Atkins and much of that was due to the support of people on this forum and being able to read posts from other people like myself and know I wasn't alone.
I kind of moved away from here because I was moving away from a weight loss phase and realized that some of my posts about planned "cheat days" and etc. were perhaps counterproductive to some (and also got me a storm of negative feedback). And weight loss wasn't the biggest thing in my world anymore.
Anyway ... if my stats at the bottom still work, at one time I had lost a total of 85 lbs (about 20 of which was water weight -- but I had done very well). IT was feeling great to shop in normal stores again.
I kept the weight off for about a solid year by going to the gym and watching what I ate. Then a couple of things happened ... (excuses, excuses!).
First and maybe most importantly, in a few months period I managed to injure both my achilles tendon (keeping me from my daily mile jog) and my elbow (which kept me out of the gym). Both of these 2 injuries afflicted me to some degrees for better than 6 months!
And then my wife and I went through another IVF (our 5th, the 2nd having also gotten us a daughter) and this time it worked (hallelujah!) and she gave birth to our second daughter about 1.5 months ago.
And I also started travelling every single week instead of most weeks ...
And ... and ... lots of other excuses. It was a difficult pregnancy and I've got to admit I started seeking solace at Taco Bell on many occasions.
So if anyone is still reading ... in a matter of less than a year of unrestricted eating and minimal exercise I have plumped back into my semi-fat pants with a 50 lb weight gain! Now that the 2nd baby is here I'm realizing that the reasons I had for losing weight are stronger than ever (I'm an older father, and need to live long enough to see my grandchildren and be active enough to keep my kids busy) so I'm returning to my old buddy Atkins.
I don't know if I really belong in the century club anymore, since I don't have a full hundred pounds to lose, but I think I should still get membership because I originally started Atkins a hundred pounds up.
BTW -- can anybody give me a status on the old timers I don't see around anymore? Where's pappajack? deflating Diva? The moderators, especially the one who used to create the cool counters (can't remember her name).
There are still many familiar names here too, BTW.
A couple of years ago I lost a huge amount of weight on Atkins and much of that was due to the support of people on this forum and being able to read posts from other people like myself and know I wasn't alone.
I kind of moved away from here because I was moving away from a weight loss phase and realized that some of my posts about planned "cheat days" and etc. were perhaps counterproductive to some (and also got me a storm of negative feedback). And weight loss wasn't the biggest thing in my world anymore.
Anyway ... if my stats at the bottom still work, at one time I had lost a total of 85 lbs (about 20 of which was water weight -- but I had done very well). IT was feeling great to shop in normal stores again.
I kept the weight off for about a solid year by going to the gym and watching what I ate. Then a couple of things happened ... (excuses, excuses!).
First and maybe most importantly, in a few months period I managed to injure both my achilles tendon (keeping me from my daily mile jog) and my elbow (which kept me out of the gym). Both of these 2 injuries afflicted me to some degrees for better than 6 months!
And then my wife and I went through another IVF (our 5th, the 2nd having also gotten us a daughter) and this time it worked (hallelujah!) and she gave birth to our second daughter about 1.5 months ago.
And I also started travelling every single week instead of most weeks ...
And ... and ... lots of other excuses. It was a difficult pregnancy and I've got to admit I started seeking solace at Taco Bell on many occasions.
So if anyone is still reading ... in a matter of less than a year of unrestricted eating and minimal exercise I have plumped back into my semi-fat pants with a 50 lb weight gain! Now that the 2nd baby is here I'm realizing that the reasons I had for losing weight are stronger than ever (I'm an older father, and need to live long enough to see my grandchildren and be active enough to keep my kids busy) so I'm returning to my old buddy Atkins.
I don't know if I really belong in the century club anymore, since I don't have a full hundred pounds to lose, but I think I should still get membership because I originally started Atkins a hundred pounds up.
BTW -- can anybody give me a status on the old timers I don't see around anymore? Where's pappajack? deflating Diva? The moderators, especially the one who used to create the cool counters (can't remember her name).
There are still many familiar names here too, BTW.
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