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  • #1

    Snigger Snigger!

    Just had a conversation with 3 other colleagues at work about breakfast.

    I mentioned that I have bacon nearly every morning, often with mushrooms and occasionally with eggs. The comments I got were "thats not very healthy", to which I explained that being 70lbs over weight is even less healthy and then said something about my cholesterol and my weight being lower than it used to be.

    About 20 minutes later after another conversation, we were talking about lunch

    I told them what I had for mine today. 3 slices of ham, grated carrot, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, beetroot and a bit of cheddar cheese. (I turned to them and asked how unhealthy that was also.)

    They then asked what I was likely to have for my evening meal, to which I replied, chicken, Brocolli, leeks and another veggie which I hadnt decided on.

    I think it would appear I don't lead such an unhealthy lifestyle after all LOL LOL
    sigpic260/215/180 Male - 36 y/o

    It never ceases to amaze me of how easy and how effective this ***diet*** is!!




    I have since re-gained a bit of weight, but that is soon to be coming off again!
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    Re: Snigger Snigger!

    That is so typical of the folks who don't understand. When I get that response from people, I tell them that that is the beauty of low carb and Atkins in particular. I tell them that eating a lot of fat is not bad for you when you have significantly reduced your carb intake.

    Most folks blame fat in the diet for all the disease, but we all know that its is sugar combined with fat that causes the problems.

    Rich, I'll bet you blew their diets away when it came to veggies!

    No Weigh Until Christmas Day!!!
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    I have lost:
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    End of September (Kid's B-Days) Goal: 215 lbs MET
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    • #3
      Re: Snigger Snigger!

      Yay Rich!! No one comes out and tells me Atkins is bad, but they say things like (today for example) "I just eat in moderation and don't cut out any food groups. That's not realistic." My co-worker then told me all the recipes she found using stuffing mix as an ingredient. Well, my meat loaf, tuna patties and hamburgers come out just fine without the addition of store-bought hunks of seasoned stale bread. Sheesh!
      Female, 46yrs, 5'3"

      Restarted Atkins 09/19/05
      Re-restarted Atkins 03/12/07

      SW198.5/CW215/GW150







      Slug Free 6WEC#21 & 22 & 23

      "Superhuman willpower is not required to do Atkins, only the wisdom to put yourself into a position where you won't need it."

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      • #4
        Re: Snigger Snigger!

        Yeah, me too ladyinred. I make salmon patties just fine without crushed bread crumbs or crackers. Meatloaf also....Turns out just fine.

        Just keep laughin' yourself healthy and thin Richt! No one will understand this WOE until they read the book and learn about it in its entirety.
        How do they explain your weight loss? Do they truely believe you are less healthy now than when you were 70lbs heavier? What is their logic? Well, keep doin' what you're doin'. Its lookin' good!!
        32 y/o female/ 5'3"

        PREVIOUS STATS (FEB 2007)
        HW 244 / End Weight: 236

        CURRENT STATS (7/25/08 )
        HW 250 /CW 239 /GW 135

        MILESTONES
        7/25/08...250 lbs
        8/12/08...239
        8/21/08...236















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        • #5
          Re: Snigger Snigger!

          I get that all the time! One friend of ours has been on weight watchers off and on for the last 8 years I've known her and actually weighs MORE than she did when she started! She's always telling me how unhealthy my way of eating is and how Atkins doesn't work. I love it!
          Male, 255 start / 185 now / original goal of 200

          I raise vegetarians for human consumption.




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          • #6
            Re: Snigger Snigger!

            yep that unhealthy healthy eating food list gets them every time.
            by the book atkinseer

            started 6/1/02 at 313
            goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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            • #7
              Re: Snigger Snigger!

              WTG Rich! I bet they were speechless after that!
              ~Lisa
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              Low-carb RULES, and low-calorie drools.
              194/165.6/140
              5'2"
              Mini-goal #3: get below 160 pounds.
              Mini-goal #2: get below 170 pounds. -- met March 18!
              Mini-goal #1 (get below 180 pounds) -- met Dec. 8!
              on my way!

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              • #8
                Re: Snigger Snigger!

                I love the look they get in their eyes when you describe your meal to them. Especially if they are wolfing down a cheeseburger and fries while you tell them.
                Starting Date 3/12/04 285/165/145 - F



                Dedication gives wings to our dreams and keeps them in flight! In One Word...COMMITTMENT.

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                • #9
                  Re: Snigger Snigger!

                  The doctor I consulted after my accident tried to tell me Atkins was unhealthy, so I listed my food for the day. He went very quiet. Then I asked him did he think 131 kgs, BP of 190s/100s was healthier than 104 kgs and BP 0f 115s/mid70s? He didn't mention Atkins again. Funny that!

                  On the breadcrumbs front, I've been experimenting with LSA and psyllium husks. They go just great in meatloaf and I made prawn cutlets with them too, my other half liked them better than his ones done in breadcrumbs! (WE buy green oprawns and dip them in egg and then LSA. Much nicer than those frozen ones with all the additives.
                  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)
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                  • #10
                    Re: Snigger Snigger!

                    Pity the poor soul who ever tries to tell Rich he's unhealthy!!!

                    WTG, BUDDY!

                    Betty
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                    • #11
                      Re: Snigger Snigger!

                      Kick him with your broken toe!


                      Tommy
                      Male
                      Where I work: The Longfin

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                      • #12
                        Re: Snigger Snigger!

                        Nice. Do you have a Before and After pic you could whip out next time?? That would be the end of that discussion and start a whole new one

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                        • #13
                          Re: Snigger Snigger!

                          I dont even argue with people about it anymore. I just say "okay". There is no changing my mind about it but its fun to watch them try. I find most people know someone who has changed their life eating this way as its been around so long now.


                          Tommy
                          Male
                          Where I work: The Longfin

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                          • #14
                            Re: Snigger Snigger!

                            Originally posted by Lisa M
                            Nice. Do you have a Before and After pic you could whip out next time?? That would be the end of that discussion and start a whole new one
                            I carry my before and after photo everywhere I go in my wallet, as a deterent not to put it all back on again.
                            sigpic260/215/180 Male - 36 y/o

                            It never ceases to amaze me of how easy and how effective this ***diet*** is!!




                            I have since re-gained a bit of weight, but that is soon to be coming off again!

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                            • #15
                              Re: Snigger Snigger!

                              I would have loved to see the looks on their faces! Way to go Rich

                              Lady Hawke

                              Attitude Changes Everything.
                              Just like the butterfly, I too will awaken in my own time.
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