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Hey everyone,
Today was Superbowl Sunday. I have been very good about sticking with this WOE since 12/30/05. I have purposely missed out on many of the things that I've done before in my life. I'm from a small town in Missouri, on the Mississippi River. In the past my after work schedule would be to leave work, go to the boatclub, share a few (or more) beers with friends, and on Friday night it was quite a few beers... you get the picture. Anyway, I haven't set foot into the boatclub this year, until today. There have been several messages on my answering machine wanting to know if I was ok, and where was I. Some people thought I was mad because I hadn't shown up. That was in my "fat" days.
Ok, we always have partys there for the Superbowl, so I figured I'd go down there today. I showed up early and just a few people were there. Boy, did I get noticed! 
The first comment was, "I thought maybe you'd died". Remember, I was a "regular", for years... But, I got so many positive comments... it was really flattering. The first guy said: "You've lost a ton of weight, what are you doing?" and proceded to ask if I was "ok". I said "Thanks", and yep, I'm perfectly ok... as a matter of fact, I'm better than OK. Today, for the first time, I looked in a mirror and saw what others have been saying for the last few weeks... and I liked it!
Others followed in, and pretty much everyone said something about how good I looked. Boy, you talk about an ego boost... that's what this is about (Well, besides the better health. ).
Then, of course the inevitable... "How have you lost that much so fast?" I was totally honest. I said "I'm doing Atkins". One very overweight man asked, "Is this your first time?". I said yes, and he said that I should make sure that I get down to my goal now because it's harder the 2nd time. His wife just looked at me and shrugged her shoulders.. she's also very heavy, and said, "I tried that once and will never do that again". I just looked at her and said "You must have not done it right because I'm eating better than I ever have". She looked at me like I had to be telling a large fib.
I won't lie to you good people here who have been my support and lifeline sine I started this. I did have some alcohol today... but, at least I did look it up and didn't do anything with carbs. It was Rum and Diet Rite. I know this isn't a good thing, but well... you know. It could have definitely been worse, and I didn't have much. And, it's not a part of my life that I'm in a hurry to copy. I will drink alcohol in the future, but not anything like I did in my past. Most of that was carb laden... and that's completely in my past.
I just really wanted to share that almost everyone had positive comments about the loss, but nobody was positive about Atkins. Hey, they were positive about my loss, but their attitude about how it was done is their loss. I know that I eat better than they do, and that I'm getting more healthy by the day with my excercise routine. What they chose to do is totally their choice.
I won't live that life again, ever. I won't be captive to that routine, but I will keep my friends. They don't have to like my choices right now, but I think that as time goes by and they see the "newer, healthier, happier" me, they will see the light.
Just wanted to share. Please don't chastise for the alcohol use... I could have just not told about it. I'll exercise extra hard tomorrow to make up for it.
Rick
Today was Superbowl Sunday. I have been very good about sticking with this WOE since 12/30/05. I have purposely missed out on many of the things that I've done before in my life. I'm from a small town in Missouri, on the Mississippi River. In the past my after work schedule would be to leave work, go to the boatclub, share a few (or more) beers with friends, and on Friday night it was quite a few beers... you get the picture. Anyway, I haven't set foot into the boatclub this year, until today. There have been several messages on my answering machine wanting to know if I was ok, and where was I. Some people thought I was mad because I hadn't shown up. That was in my "fat" days.
Ok, we always have partys there for the Superbowl, so I figured I'd go down there today. I showed up early and just a few people were there. Boy, did I get noticed! The first comment was, "I thought maybe you'd died". Remember, I was a "regular", for years... But, I got so many positive comments... it was really flattering. The first guy said: "You've lost a ton of weight, what are you doing?" and proceded to ask if I was "ok". I said "Thanks", and yep, I'm perfectly ok... as a matter of fact, I'm better than OK. Today, for the first time, I looked in a mirror and saw what others have been saying for the last few weeks... and I liked it!Others followed in, and pretty much everyone said something about how good I looked. Boy, you talk about an ego boost... that's what this is about (Well, besides the better health.
). Then, of course the inevitable... "How have you lost that much so fast?" I was totally honest. I said "I'm doing Atkins". One very overweight man asked, "Is this your first time?". I said yes, and he said that I should make sure that I get down to my goal now because it's harder the 2nd time. His wife just looked at me and shrugged her shoulders.. she's also very heavy, and said, "I tried that once and will never do that again". I just looked at her and said "You must have not done it right because I'm eating better than I ever have". She looked at me like I had to be telling a large fib.
I won't lie to you good people here who have been my support and lifeline sine I started this. I did have some alcohol today... but, at least I did look it up and didn't do anything with carbs. It was Rum and Diet Rite. I know this isn't a good thing, but well... you know. It could have definitely been worse, and I didn't have much. And, it's not a part of my life that I'm in a hurry to copy. I will drink alcohol in the future, but not anything like I did in my past. Most of that was carb laden... and that's completely in my past.
I just really wanted to share that almost everyone had positive comments about the loss, but nobody was positive about Atkins. Hey, they were positive about my loss, but their attitude about how it was done is their loss. I know that I eat better than they do, and that I'm getting more healthy by the day with my excercise routine. What they chose to do is totally their choice.
I won't live that life again, ever. I won't be captive to that routine, but I will keep my friends. They don't have to like my choices right now, but I think that as time goes by and they see the "newer, healthier, happier" me, they will see the light.
Just wanted to share. Please don't chastise for the alcohol use... I could have just not told about it.
I'll exercise extra hard tomorrow to make up for it. Rick
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