To IrishIrish

[BanjoNut]

Saw your start weight/current weight in another thread - just wanted to say that I'm blown away! Also a big thanks for posting. I was kind of at a crossroads, wondering if Atkins was really the way to go, since I've been on and off it so many times in the past. Just seeing that simple stat in your post, and reading your post in the "lost 200 pounds" thread has given me new hope and inspiration - thank you!

[IrishIrish]

Re: To IrishIrish

Thanks for the post! Atkins gave me my life back and I tell everyone who will listen ao thanks for noticing.

My secrets to success aren't secrets at all ... everyone who has been here for a while will tell you the same thing.

1. Read the Book ... DANDR 2002. Remember it is the Atkin's Plan and not the "plan I want to follow if and when I feel like it because I feel a cheat coming on!!"
2. Make copies of the Acceptable Food List and the Rules of Induction. You can find them easily on the FAQ section under the Atkins forum. I kept copies in the glove box of the car, my desk at home and work, my brief case, my purse, my refrigerator. I referred to it often.
3. Plan, plan, plan. Know your go to menus when you are "stranded", when you have to eat in a restauant, when you have to eat fast food, when you are at a special event, when there is happiness, when there is tragedy, when there is celebration, when there is a vacation ... blah, blah, blah ...
4. Exercise or at least move every day. There was a time when I couldn't move well, but I walk every day and swim four times a week. Wish I had heard about this thing they call exercise years ago!!
5. Stay close to the ADBB ... sometimes you won't want to post, but help someone who may know less than you do. It is important to everyone on this board and you'll understand how "paying it forward" is important to your own success.

I could blather on forever about Atkins, but I won't. Just know that it can be done ... believe me ... I was no shining star in the beginning ... but little by little, it got easier and you will do remarkably!!!