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  • Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

    My dh bought me a beautiful ring last week but it meant I had to 'shuffle' the others I usually wear and chose to add a lovely antique sapphire /diamond one I havent worn for years to my wedding ring finger.
    It felt a little loose but I put a piece of elastoplast on my finger to hold it till I could buy one of those ring-clips to stop it falling off. This seemed to be fine.
    I knew the ring was on my finger before we got in the car to go shopping but when we arrived at the shops I saw to my horror that the ring had gone!!
    We immediately drove the 5 miles home to start to look indoors for the ring but knowing that if it had slipped off between the house and the car we would never see it again. We live in a fairly busy area with a lot of 'foot traffic' so I assumed if I had dropped it someone would have found and kept it.
    However when we pulled up alongside our entrance - there lying sparkling in the sunshine was my ring lying on the pavement (sidewalk) just waiting for me to claim it
    Talk about a lucky break as it is supposed to be worth over a thousand pounds!! Needless to say it now has had a clip fitted to stop it straying again, and as soon as I am sure my fingers have stopped shrinking I will have it resized!

    And the moral of this story is , , , , , Get those rings resized or stop waering them till you can have it done or you will lose far too many pounds on Atkins
    Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
    Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



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    F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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    Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

    LOL! I'm so glad you found your ring. That would have been heartbreaking. Congrats on your great success too
    Female/45/5'5
    283/202/150

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      Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

      I woke up the other morning with my engagement ring hanging off my finger! I would have been devestated had I lost it.

      I'm SO glad you found your ring! What a nice gift! (Can your hubby call mine with ideas, our 11th is this Friday. LOL)
      Holly
      F 5'7" 34
      Started over 6/08...
      260/239/150

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        Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

        talk about lucky breaks!!! I did something similar with a $700 chain my hubby bought me... I didn't have the clasp fastened I guess... stopped on the way to work, pumped gas, went in store... on the way back to my truck.. I looked down on the ground and immediately recognized my chain!!! it hadn't been run over or anything...

        it was early morning so thankfully not many people out and about yet... I got lucky...

        as for rings... I have small inexpensive gold bands... and when I wear a lose fitting ring, I put one on to keep the ring from slipping.. (with my weight gain I had rings sized UP... and I'm not ready to size them down yet)

        LUCKY YOU!!
        2-15-10 194.8 - highest ever!
        2-20-10 190.4 - new scale
        3-20-10 177.8 - 1 month
        5-10-10 169.8 - 25 pounds gone!

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          Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

          LOL! Good one, Elizellen!
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            Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

            I bet your heart sank I had the same thing happen when I was younger I had a ring I had received from my Dad it was very special I had worn it all the time and it had gotten very lose I was working in 7-11 at the time and dumping the garbage and my ring fell into the garbage. I looed through the trash but, couldn't find it and Lost my Gem. I am sooo happy you found yours.

            WHEW

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            • #7
              Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

              at first I thought this was going to be a thread about something I've said before....



              I've lost 1000 pounds.. the same 10.... 100 times... (that yo-yo stuff will kill you)
              2-15-10 194.8 - highest ever!
              2-20-10 190.4 - new scale
              3-20-10 177.8 - 1 month
              5-10-10 169.8 - 25 pounds gone!

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                Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                Wow, I'm so glad you found that ring! I just can't wear any of mine at all. Think I'll wait until goal to get them all resized.

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                  Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                  oh phewwwwwwwwwww!! What a relief!!!! Thank god you found it!

                  Again I bring up the story about me taking a quick wee before work one day and hearing a *clink* as my thumb ring dropped off! I knew it was a matter of time because it had become SO loose, but geez louise..nice place for it to jump ship....thankyou Ajax but my hand and ring have never been so clean. Later in the day my other ring scooted out to the end of my finger as I handed my boss something so after work I went straight to the jewelry store and had them resized.

                  Please please don't let your rings get too loose!!! My rings aren't terribly expensive, but they mean a great deal to me
                  F 42 5' 194/142.5/125 My Progress


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                    Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                    Wow...I'm soooo happy for you that you found it! That would have been heart breaking. I wear a small fortune between my wedding ring and my "just because" ring on my right hand. Thankfully I have big knuckles (I really do...it's goofy) and they don't slide off! Thank goodness it turned out all right for you!
                    "Only request in my behalf both inward and outward strength...that I may not merely be called a Christian, but really be found to be one." -- St. Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Romans

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                      Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                      I've been fighting my ring for the past six months, catching it slipping further and further down my finger. It is a family ring that has my children and grandchildren's stones in it- and is very special to me.

                      Thanks to your post, I took it off this morning and will keep it in my jewelry box till I can get it resized.
                      Starting Date 3/12/04 285/165/145 - F



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                        Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                        WHAT a relief that must have been !!!!!!!
                        really wonderfull that you found it back !!!!
                        I'll an extra eye on my weddingring
                        41 year old female, lenght 5'5'' and a half

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                          or guys just take my advice and buy a skinny little 14K gold band... they're about $30-$40 ... and put it on AFTER the ring is on... then the ring can't fall off... and the little band usually makes them look good....I actually have 4 skinny gold bands that I wear with my engagement ring... it's a tiffany setting solitaire... and i wear 2 bands on each side ...
                          2-15-10 194.8 - highest ever!
                          2-20-10 190.4 - new scale
                          3-20-10 177.8 - 1 month
                          5-10-10 169.8 - 25 pounds gone!

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                            Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                            Originally posted by Peytonn
                            or guys just take my advice and buy a skinny little 14K gold band... they're about $30-$40 ... and put it on AFTER the ring is on... then the ring can't fall off... ..
                            Whar a good idea - thanks for the suggestion
                            Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
                            Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



                            Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





                            F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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                              Re: Nearly lost 1000 pounds on Atkins!!

                              I am soooo happy you found your ring. My wedding ring is getting really loose now to so I took mine off.

                              Michele

                              Female/married/40
                              Restart date 3/1/06
                              Beginning wt. 290, Restart wt. 270/ cw259/gw 175







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