Sunday Morning Roll Call

[Outback Jess]

Went to the park late yesterday afternoon, just like the night before....but I was sooo worn out I did not exercise, I rested my body and just hung out watching people. There was a group down from me who were waiting at the entrance....I walked down and said, "is this a running club?" too many tee shirts...and it was not a running club, but a charity run. there was a man there who had started running at 6am and was coming in on his final lap, having complete 52miles in the day. That my friends is back to back marathons. My eyes flew open. I wanted to see this guy. what a feat.
We ended up talk and the man next to me admitted to loosing 80lbs and had started running and I admitted to a similar line, and then someone asked HOW did you loose the 80+ lbs....I smiled and said, "I gave up sugars and flours and such." (no Atkins bashing allowed). The guy next to me said, "I do that too"...and finally I whispered, "Atkins!" and He smiled and said, "yeah me too"....then we laughed and started talking about the ways we do things and how great we feel...by now there is a family that bikes and they've come up and people are talking bike riding, Atkins dieting, and me i start talking triathlons....and finally the guy who ran 52 miles in one day crosses the finish line! Grabs a coke, is soaking wet and say, "tomorrow I'll be 10lbs lighter...and I want some food!" He shuffled in, beaming and really not exhausted and it was a cool moment in time to see this guy. I asked him if He had read "Ultramarathon man" the book by Dean Karnases and He had....
All at the park, all while my daughter jogged....I love the active life! I love being out and about now in my world. I use to be home on the couch, never going outside. I was certainly out more than in yesterday.

[SandyL2002]

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Good Morning Jess...you are up early this morning too.. That was funny that you and the guy whispered Atkins at the park. Great to see so many active person. I would love to be that way one day

[LessofLisa]

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Good Morning all! Sunday Morning...up at 5:00..waiting for the sun to rise, so I can head out for my walk. The "atkins bashing" is what I get daily from my Boss..Im pretty fed up with it!...but enjoying..snidley said...seeing her expand as I shrink....that was mean, I know......SMILE!

[plsmachic]

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Good morning... I'm still here.

Bumpy weekend... but I'm still here.

[tulsanurse1]

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Good morning to you all. Funny how so many myths surrounding Atkins way of life are still around. Im lucky, at work, my friends encourage me for the most part. Ive only been there one day while I was actually on Induction though so we will see. The docs that come to the floor Im on are supportive of the diet, kinda weird but true. Today is my first day walking, just waiting for my daughter 14 to wake up so that I can drag her with me lol. Im gonna walk at least twenty minutes. I dont have a heart rate monitor yet or a pedometer but I think its important for me to get moving, expecially since my quit day for smoking is sept. 29th.
Jess-You inspire me so much, when I see your arms and legs, Im like "Ya I want that" lol. I know what you mean about sitting on the couch, no energy or self esteem to go anywhre. I look back at how I gained so much weight and half of it is due to sitting in my house, on the couch while the world passes me by. So thank you for showing me the light.
Sandy-I was looking at your pictures this morning. What I noticed was in your mid-section, alot of inches appear to be gone. You, my friend, are another story of inspiration for me.
Lisa-Good morning to you. Last time I did Atkins, I lost around 50 pounds. From the beginning of Induction, I constantly heard "ney sayers" bashing the low carb way. Amazing, how when the weight starts coming off, they quieten, lol. I know this diet works. One thing I noticed early on was the "depression" lifting. I think actually alot of my perceived "depression" was actually the constant physical lag from eating all the carbs I had eaten before starting Atkins. Once that feeling was gone, I knew this was the way I wanted to feel. Im ready to live life 100 pounds lighter, a wonderful journey that will help show me what I really have inside.

[Sheepie]

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Good morning. You guys get up too early! I was early too though. Dh and ds spent the night in a tent in the backyard and they came in around 6am because they were freezing! Fortunately the tent isn't big enough for all of us, so dd and I had to sleep inside in a nice warm bed!

I know some of you are very outdoorsy and athletic. Does anyone, other than me, feel totally out of place and uncomfortable in sporting goods stores? I've been looking for a new brake for my skates and I feel so conspicuous every time I walk into a sporting goods store. I keep expecting an employee to walk up to me and ask me what business could I possibly have there! Is it just me? Do you think it will change as I lose weight? Just thinking...

[SandyL2002]

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Sandy-I was looking at your pictures this morning. What I noticed was in your mid-section, alot of inches appear to be gone. You, my friend, are another story of inspiration for me.

Thanks..except I am not doing too well lately.. I do great and then I screw up..I do great and then I screw up.. I don't know if it will ever click.. I am 15lbs smaller then my picture.. I was doing the happy dance the other day when I got in underwear that were 3 sizes smaller then I was wearing..

[BLAZING IN FL]

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Hey guys....
Jess, isn't it great to find people you can connect with that share similar interests to you...where you have the freedom to speak what you want? That's what i love about this board, freedom to be yourself.
Did i tell you that i finally went to the Dr. and she hadn't seen me in six months, and was shocked at how much weight i lost. She asked me how i did it and i said ATKINS, very proudly, i was waiting for my lashing. Instead, she said that is wonderful girl, i'm so proud of you. She commented that next week when i get my blood work done, my lipids and gloucose should be in check (i have type 2 diabetes) so she was very happy for me and i was happy i could say the word ATKINS...and i'm soooooo tired of people thinking it's a bad thing...i have done so much preaching in the past few months getting people to understand how the diet really works. I have also recruited many people at work to eat this way...it's funny cuz they constantly come to me asking questions, most have purchased the book, i told them i would not help them unless they have the book.....and most of them are very surprised how unknowlegeable they were about Atkins until they got the book....their biggest surprise is how much veggies they need to eat and how much cheese and frankenfurts they should stay away from....just goes to show that the Atkins diet has turned into "a word of mouth" diet and everytime someone told someon else about how to do the diet, it got messed up again. Have an awesome Sunday everyone.
p.s. sorry for the long post...

[tulsanurse1]

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Sheepie, I bet if you looked around, your would have seen smokers, overweight people, sedentary people, all kinds of people. This is what I do when I feel like that. I remind myself that Im not that significant, honestly, lol. When I get into situations like that, it feels like all eyes are on me. However, as I look around, it becomes apparent that Im just another person in the store. Not a fat person, or a smoker, just a potential customer looking for something I want to buy. Im the same way you are at a mall or other public place. I can feel really bad, really fast if I dont do this. Enjoy your trip to the sporting good store

[BLAZING IN FL]

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I know some of you are very outdoorsy and athletic. Does anyone, other than me, feel totally out of place and uncomfortable in sporting goods stores? I've been looking for a new brake for my skates and I feel so conspicuous every time I walk into a sporting goods store. I keep expecting an employee to walk up to me and ask me what business could I possibly have there! Is it just me? Do you think it will change as I lose weight? Just thinking...

ha ha, i have never been in a sporting goods store, i usually wait outside for dh to finish....but, today i will be looking for a stability ball and abs machine, so if walmart does not have them i will have to go to a sporting goods store...yikes, i kind of feel like i have to be in shape to go into one...

[kekabeka]

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Good morning everybody.. just stopping in to say hello, yesterday was ba for me but, today is a new day

[mitzimarie]

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Good Sunday Morning, All!

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the posts this morning. Jess, you always pick such an interesting thing to talk about each day, and today's is no exception.

A while back, one of the members in another forum was saying basically that she wanted to walk up to overwieght people in those scooter things in grocery stores and tell them about Atkins and how it could work for them. I am so the opposite... When people ask me how I lose weight, I "dance" around the word Atkins. We've talked about this before, Jess... how people can't take the "A" word. Part of me feels guilty about hiding the fact that I do Atkins... part of me is tired of defending it. I love the conversations you were having in the park that day... you found a fellow "partner in crime" who understands the true Atkins... cool! And, back to back marathons?! Wow.

I am so very happy that my doctor is 100% pro-Atkins... it really does make life easier.

Sporting goods stores - I LOVE THEM!!! Oh, yeah, Sheepie... I DO definitely think that the time will come when you feel in your element there. I think it's great that you know how to skate and actually do it! That's something that I have never been able to do... it terrifies me.

Kekabeka - an affirmation that I love - "You can't go back a make a new beginning, but you can start today and make a new ending."

And last, but not least - today was weigh day, and I lost 2 pounds this week. That brings me to 50 pounds lost since my re-start on February 25th of this year. I am jazzed!

Have an awesome Atkins day, All!

[lc_angel_08]

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Gm everyone well its day 4 and I am still on track. I only have a second to post sundays are busy days for me I keep 2 of our grandchildren all weekend every weekend and sundays we take them to church. You all will think this is cute cierra is 6 and tj is 5 they both know how to use all my exercise equiptment. When they get way to much engery I just direct them to the treadmill for 20 or 30 minutes. I must have the only grandkids that ask for water instead of soda lol. Ok got to run just wanted to post real quick that i'm on track

[Evermind]

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Good morning, everyone!

Well, nobody has ever said a negative thing to me about doing Atkins. I wouldn't even pay attention if they did.

I measured this morning and I've lost another 5.25 inches, for a total of 15.75 inches since early August. I think that last time I did this, I lost 15 inches in the first three or four weeks, but I will take what I can get.

I'm still recovering from that dumping/venting thing at work. Tom finally showed up yesterday, which explains why I am feeling so sensitive and fragile. I will take care of myself today.

I'm about to go for my Sunday run. Wednesday's run was AWFUL and I stopped in the middle and walked for the first time in 2 months. I didn't run Friday because I was feeling yucky, and now I' m afraid to have a bad experience again. The only way to get over that is to get through this next run.

Sandy - I know you are struggling, but you aren't failing. Failing is quitting. You just keep picking yourself up and getting back on the Atkins horse, and that is all that matters right now. Just keep on keeping on, and it will stick. That's a promise!

Pls - being here is what counts.

Tulsa -good for you for walking today. Someday, you may want to try the Couch Potato to 5k. A bunch of us did it. On August 6, I could just barely jog for 30 seconds. Now I'm doing 3 miles 3x a week.

Sheepie - the guy who runs Big 5 Sporting Goods near my house weighs 350 lbs. I never feel shy going in there, lol!

Regardless of whether we are running, walking, skating, dancing, or just walking the Atkins woe, it's one foot in front of the other, one step at a time, not looking back, only looking at where we are and where we want to be. You can't get there unless you take that one step right now. And the next one. So let's keep going forward, my friends! Together, we can do it.

[AlaskaGirl]

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Good Morning STAC'ers,

I awoke at 6:45 am. I rolled over and stretched and got one of my famous charlie horses in my right calf.... Yes I was screaming. My calf still hurts.

I went swiming again yesterday. I only swam for 1/2 hour but I used some new short flippers (this may have added to my charlie horse)....

Today I have an outside day and it is cold & damp.

I too very rarely tell anyone that I am on Atkins. I did tell my sister who is a registered nurse. She has always been on the other side of the fence about Atkins. Telling me it is dangerous..... Well the otherday we are discussing how she is feeling lethargic, crabby, stressed- how she excercizes daily with out results.... I am telling her in my very hyper engerized voice (yeah people think I am on speed I swear) how much better I am feeling, how energized I am how I have lost 16# and 17 plus inches- how Atkins steps progress and that I am still on the Vegetable rung and why..... She starts asking questions like well what do you snack on at night.... I start thinking about it and tell her the first few days I of induction I have the hand to mouth syndrome and that I do eat the sausage and cheese, pork rinds- whatever I can find to stuff in my mouth that is legal and then I tell her after that first week I am satisfied and do not crave anything at night any more. I don't need to snack.

So my sister is thinking about joing Atkins. My sister of all people. I will try to educate people who ask, but otherwise it is hard to take the neigh sayers. I will keep my mouth shut around them- they want to stay ignorant.

Have a great day

Julie