Hey JoanOH

[Outback Jess]

Hey Joan, I was over reading your journal...First entry and you said something I constantly keep saying to myself
" YOU CAN'T KINDA DO ATKINS"...

Hello? Isn't that profound! It's a specific plan, done on purpose, and when it's done correctly, let's seeeeeee, dimished appetite, ketosis, cravings quiet down, energy, energy, energy, weight loss, greater sense of wellbeing, improved moods, emotional stablity! Fat-burning Metabolism...

Girl, you need to pop in here, and remind us all of the good things, and how we can't just KIND DO ATKINS... Share what you have figured out...Fill us in, FROM THE ROAD TRIP AWAY...use your revelation to inspire us...reminds us, of the things you are being reminded of!
I can tell you've got things to say, and experiences to share!
Jess

[Tamster158]

Re: Hey JoanOH

Well said, Outback. I just can't get over the energy and dimished appetite I'm experiencing. It is so awesome to feel my young 48 years again. Before I returned to Atkins, I felt so old, and I was actually beginning to believe that I was old. Isn't that ridiculous?

Also, with most "diets", one certainly would not have improved moods, right? Most dieters are cranky and irritable. With the Atkins way of life/way of eating, it's difficult to not be in a good mood!

~Tammy

[HarlemUSA]

Re: Hey JoanOH

Preach! I'm always amazed about how my appetite has decreased and the energy that I have. There was a time when I would bust down the door at home after returning from work just to put something in my mouth. Now I can take my time and fix a 'legal' meal.

[Chasin2Kids]

Re: Hey JoanOH

Atkins rocks. And what a great way to put it : You can't kinda do Atkins. You either do it or you don't. Its either right or its not. Its either working or it isn't.

And you're right about the improved mood. I cringe when most of my friends say they're trying a new diet because I know it means they're gonna turn into monsters.

And the decreased appetite? How cool is it to look at the clock and say "OMG, its already 5 pm? I had better start supper!" Whereas before I would have been snacking from 2:30 on, waiting to pounce on the moment I could finally get supper ready!