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I've been on the atkins "diet" twice before. Once at 14, and once at 17. I stress the word diet because that's what I thought it was. I skimmed DANDR twice before. That is to say, I skipped the medical/health chapters the first time and went straight to chapter 11. Needless to say I wasn't very determined. I was trying, but for all the wrong reasons. I wanted to look good. At 150lbs I was unhappy but had no prevalent medical problems other than my somewhat weakened immune system and chronic depression. My attempt 1 year ago was a joke. I was living on sugarfree jello sweetened with aspartame and 3 cups of vegetables fried in butter. I didn't drink even half the water recommended. I lost 3lbs in 2 weeks. I became disheartened and quit.
The Atkins "diet" never worked for me because I felt deprived and never exercised. I never experienced that wonderful "high" or clarity everyone raves about after the fourth day. After I moved into my own apt 2 months ago with my partner of 2 years I came across this site while messing around online. I began reading the success stories and noticed that almost all of them have 1 thing in common- The lingo. It's almost never reffered to as the "atkins diet", it's always WOL or WOE and it made me realize what the heck I'd been doing so incredibly wrong by thinking of it as a diet. SO... I went out and bought the book again. I read the first 10 chapters and was so shocked at the picture it painted- ME! I always believed that I was an emotional eater and that my excess fat was the result of a weak willed and self-indulgent person. This book and this site opened my eyes and inspired me to try the Atkins WOE(not diet) for the first time. I commited myself to fallowing this diet unwavering for exactly 1 year before making my perminent decision on it. THE CLENCHER: Today is day 14 for me and I've never felt this clear headed! I weighed in at the beginning at 184lbs on the early morning of day 11 my fiance took my weight again and I had lost...(drumroll please
) 10 lbs!!! that's a puond a day! I've heard it's dangerous to lose wieght this fast. But a lot of the weight you lose in the beginning is water weight. My fiance and my mother are so proud of me and I am too. I drink 2 32oz containers of water a day, go to the gym every day, stay within my carb limit, and eat lots of fat with my food. I know it doesn't seem like much, but for me it's the best suprise I've gotten in years.
for those of you who took the time to read this and have posted your stories on the bulletin. Thank you, you give me inspiration to stay on track and have improved my Way Of Life.I feel like I'm me again and I'm watching the sun come up for the first time
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