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    Pic that made me start Atkins

    Well, as much as I hate pictures of me, this is the one that I saw that made me decide that it was time to take control of my weight problem. This picture was taken at Christmas of 2005 and I weighed 250 lbs. Just over two weeks into this WOL and I'm down 18 lbs, and am starting to notice that I've lost some weight in the face.

    Male, 51 years old
    Start Date 12/30/2005
    250/189/190
    Original goal: Lose 30 lbs by Mar. 1st, 2006. I made it!!!

    Calling it GOAL at this point. I'm happy with where I am now and hope to stay there, or maybe even take it down a little more.


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    Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

    18 down! That's simply wonderful Rick! You must be so proud! Can't see why you hate pictures of yourself though... seems to me you have a very attractive and kind face!

    Happy losing!
    Sal
    Before and after:






    PLEDGING FLIGHTS
    Completed: 1st set of buildings and mountains (Everest,M.Blanc & Kilimanjaro, twice); Tower Masts & Chimneys; More virtual buildings; Challenger's Choice x 2 (volcanos and mountains on Mars). Currently climbing: Mount Snowdon again: 416/475

    Start 10 Jan 2005. Maintenance since Aug. 2005.
    F/56yrs/5'.4"
    SW:77.7 LW:56.5 CW:60.1 (kilos)

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    • #3
      Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

      Good job Rick! You're not so big that we can't see that handsome hottie you've tried to hide! Congrats on your loss! (Off track thought here - I hope no one uses that last line in a sympathy card ).
      27 F 5' 7"
      Before baby: HW:230/195 after 6 months on Atkins
      After baby and current restart: 210/207/120

      I'm too sexy.....for this bod; WAY too sexy for this bod

      Phase: Restarting a clean Induction as of 7/29/2007.

      Minigoals:
      To get thru my first week clean: (8/05/2007) Done! Yay! and 3lbs down :/ but at least it's a loss.
      To get thru my second week clean: (8/12/2007)
      199lbs:
      189lbs:
      179lbs:
      169lbs:
      159lbs:
      149lbs:
      139lbs:
      129lbs:
      Goal!:

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      • #4
        Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

        You ladies better be careful or you're gonna make me.... ! Thanks for the nice comments, though I don't like the me that I see in that picture. I guess that came out wrong, I like the "me", just not the picture of me. Maybe I'll feel good enough after another 10-20 lbs that I'll get another picture.

        Again, thank you very much.
        Rick
        Male, 51 years old
        Start Date 12/30/2005
        250/189/190
        Original goal: Lose 30 lbs by Mar. 1st, 2006. I made it!!!

        Calling it GOAL at this point. I'm happy with where I am now and hope to stay there, or maybe even take it down a little more.


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        • #5
          Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

          GREAT JOB, RICK!!! Atkins rocks!!


          Betty
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          • #6
            Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

            Good on ya Rick!
            My ADBB Journal here.

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            • #7
              Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

              Yes, it's a horrible shock when you really 'see' yourself. It tool me 15 months after the horrible picture in my siggie, but I finally came to my senses! And yes, face is where it shows first and what people notice first.

              Keep up the good work, you'll be slim and handsome again before you know it!
              Odille

              Start 10 Sep 05
              F, 170cm (5'7"); 53
              ----------------------------
              I lost 11kg or 25.4lbs in 14 days on Induction!
              131 kg (HW/est SW)/ 104.3 (CW)/ 63 (GW)
              288.5 lbs / 223.5 / 138 (1kg = 2.202 lbs)
              www.noworriesoz.biz







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              • #8
                Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                Betty, Thank you and YES, Atkins does Rock!!! Just as true though is that
                ROCKS!!!!! I know that my early success wouldn't be as good without this place. Believe me, this site is so motivational. It's the pictures that others have posted that make me hit that treadmill every day, and to eat right.

                Thanks Dave, looks like you're doing great too! Keep it up!

                Odille, I've seen your posts and you're doing amazing!!! And, thanks for the compliment too. As most of us that are overweight know, compliments are something that we're not familiar with, and they mean so much.

                I'm so tired of hearing "fat" jokes, having people that I haven't seen in years say "Boy, I wouldn't have recognized you", etc... They don't realize how much those things hurt... but now I have my motivation to be good to myself.

                Thanks everyone for being here, this site does rock!!!

                Rick
                Male, 51 years old
                Start Date 12/30/2005
                250/189/190
                Original goal: Lose 30 lbs by Mar. 1st, 2006. I made it!!!

                Calling it GOAL at this point. I'm happy with where I am now and hope to stay there, or maybe even take it down a little more.


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                • #9
                  Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                  18 lbs!!! way to go Rick !!!! Woohoo you should be proud.

                  (OT: Wow betty look at you!!!)

                  TJ
                  TJ female
                  just taking it as it comes right now.
                  215/198/110
                  re-start date 4-23-07
                  measure every Sunday night, weigh every Monday.

                  Here's hoping I start liking Mondays

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                  • #10
                    Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                    18 lbs lost forever,,,,that's great Rick! Keep up the wonderful hard work, and you'll find some great payoffs, for sure!

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                    • #11
                      Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                      I've got a few of those laying around. It stinks that cameras don't lie, makes you face the facts.
                      Male, 255 start / 185 now / original goal of 200

                      I raise vegetarians for human consumption.




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                      • #12
                        Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                        Thanks again for the encouragement everyone! Sure helps seeing everyone else's "after" pics!

                        K5commando, yeah, it does stink that pics don't lie... but, at least it pushed me in the right direction. Looks like you've gone through an amazing transformation yourself! Contrats to you!

                        Rick
                        Male, 51 years old
                        Start Date 12/30/2005
                        250/189/190
                        Original goal: Lose 30 lbs by Mar. 1st, 2006. I made it!!!

                        Calling it GOAL at this point. I'm happy with where I am now and hope to stay there, or maybe even take it down a little more.


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                        • #13
                          Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                          Not so sure about the camera not lying...sometimes I think it does, rather. But videos! Now those don't lie (I think). Seeing myself on video for the first time, while on my journey to fatsville, had me in tears!

                          Phew! Glad I don't have to see myself like that again! (fingers crossed)

                          Sal
                          Before and after:






                          PLEDGING FLIGHTS
                          Completed: 1st set of buildings and mountains (Everest,M.Blanc & Kilimanjaro, twice); Tower Masts & Chimneys; More virtual buildings; Challenger's Choice x 2 (volcanos and mountains on Mars). Currently climbing: Mount Snowdon again: 416/475

                          Start 10 Jan 2005. Maintenance since Aug. 2005.
                          F/56yrs/5'.4"
                          SW:77.7 LW:56.5 CW:60.1 (kilos)

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                          • #14
                            Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                            You look marvelous!

                            Keep up the good work!


                            5'9"
                            Reinduction 1/11/06
                            SW/232 CW/220 GW/148 (maybe)

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                            • #15
                              Re: Pic that made me start Atkins

                              Sally,
                              After all of the hard work you put into getting to your goal, I can't imagine you ever seeing yourself that way again. Don't you just feel incredibly proud of yourself by now?

                              It seems that a lot of people where I work (large cement manufacturing company) are now into trying to lose some weight, it must be the holidays.

                              The fad here seems to be hypnotism. There's one lady here that knows I'm doing atkins (she says she can really tell a difference in me already, but I can't...), who had an appointment with the hypnotist last night. She said the lady was promoting a low carb lifestyle (hmmm, go figure) and exercise... I told Karen that she could have saved herself a lot of money, bought the book and done the exercise on her own.

                              Rick
                              Male, 51 years old
                              Start Date 12/30/2005
                              250/189/190
                              Original goal: Lose 30 lbs by Mar. 1st, 2006. I made it!!!

                              Calling it GOAL at this point. I'm happy with where I am now and hope to stay there, or maybe even take it down a little more.


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