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I have two elderly aunts who are literally eating themselves to death. They are retired and generally unhealthy . . . unhealthy because they made a choice, when they retired fifteen years ago, to sit on their couches and stop living. They have their food delivered and they only leave their house for doctor appointments. They have even reached the point where they don't even leave their couches to go to bed -- they just put up the footrest and sleep where they are. And now my sisters and I have to spend our free time taking care of them.
And what does that have to do with Atkins, you may ask? Not a thing -- except that they serve as a huge inspiration to me! I don't want to be them in 20 years! But at the rate I've been gaining weight, I will be just exactly like them. And that thought has me absolutely terrified.
I've tried Atkins umpteen times before but have been unable to stick with it. But this time . . . this is it. If I don't start dropping some pounds, my doctor wants me to get gastric bypass. And I just don't want to go down that road.
Yes, I want to be slim and attractive. Yup, I'd like to be healthy. Uh-huh, I want to shop at normal stores. But most of all, I don't want to follow in my family footsteps. I don't want to die alone, old and fat.
And what does that have to do with Atkins, you may ask? Not a thing -- except that they serve as a huge inspiration to me! I don't want to be them in 20 years! But at the rate I've been gaining weight, I will be just exactly like them. And that thought has me absolutely terrified.
I've tried Atkins umpteen times before but have been unable to stick with it. But this time . . . this is it. If I don't start dropping some pounds, my doctor wants me to get gastric bypass. And I just don't want to go down that road.
Yes, I want to be slim and attractive. Yup, I'd like to be healthy. Uh-huh, I want to shop at normal stores. But most of all, I don't want to follow in my family footsteps. I don't want to die alone, old and fat.
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