You know you're on Atkins when

[angelstar]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

When people in the office know not to offer you chocolate/cake/biscuits/whatever is going around. They just walk straight past ur desk!

[Miss Phode]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

Sorry - guess I just needed to laugh at the time - picturing the puzzled look on the confused waitress's face who's thinking you're headed for a heart attack with all the fat...

now I'm hurt.

Don't be hurt. I've never had anyone laugh at one of my jokes before. I still love you.

[boonie stomper]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

You know you're on Atkins when (if you're a woman of childbearing age) there's more to TOM than PMS, moodiness and cramps....there's weight sabotage and cravings.

OK now I'm over that Miss Phode...

[Miss Phode]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

Miss Phode!!

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEKEND!!!! LOL

Stacy

Hey, I tell no lies.

[changing]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

You don't think of the junk in the vending machine as food.


I have gotten to the point where I consider the contents of the packages (pop-tarts, cheez-its, chips, candies, etc.) about as edible as the wrapper itself. Everyone else I know finds it strange.

[ValidRouge]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

When you go to the company Halloween party and only notice that they are serving hot wings. You don't even know if they had candy there!!!

[grizzly]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

You now know what ground flax seed is!!

[knicknack]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

... when you get up 5 times a night to go to the bathroom
... when your boyfriend comments on how often you pee
... when your breath smells kinda funky
... when a trip to the grocery store takes 10 minutes
... when your pants are falling off
... when you whoosh the day after you were starving hungry and ate a whole lot of food
... when you go days without being hungry
... when your (sorry boys) yeast problems go away!
... when your doctor comments on your low cholesterol
... when your blood sugar regulates itself
... when you look around the house and see 50 empty liter bottles of water
... when you spend more on bottles of water than food!
... when buy one get one free on meat makes you feel like it's christmas
... when all of a sudden your portion sizes are tiny


um, okay, that's it for now! :P

[cleochatra]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

You eat more vegetables than people on Weight Watchers.
When you mention your doctor, you mean Dr Atkins.
You refer to the book as merely "DANDR".
You talk about rungs and OWLs and people done think you choked a bird.
You actually volunteer to step on the scale at the Dr's office.
You know what jicama is.
And you like it.
You assume everyone else is doing Atkins too, as soon as they mention they're low-carbing.
You know what lipolysis is.
And you think it's kinda sexy.
Peeing on sticks to make them change color becomes a daily highlight.
You know what the precise trace amounts of carbs there is in mayonnaise (1/10 of a carb per serving).
You tried sugar alcohols once, and after you finally left the bathroom you never did it again... and it was three days later.
You miss your naps.
You shop the outsides of the store now for the healthy foods and forget to buy shampoo in aisle 13 and the dog's food.
You bread everything with pork rinds, even though you know what pork rinds really are.

[Curveegrrl]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

When you're living in a foreign country and one of the first words you learn to say and read is carbohydrate.

When your students are amazed (stunned and horrified) that you don't eat rice.

When you eat more veggies than you ever did before.

When you *like* more veggies than you ever could have imagined.

When you see someone sexy, you describe them as looking "very low-carb." Thus making it acceptable for you to devour them.

When you feel homesic, you're usually missing cheese. Or turkey.

When you have so much less garbage to put out to the curb because you eat much less processed/snack-y/convenience food.

When you always have to pee. Always. Right now? Yeah. You kinda hafta pee.

When you wear out a pair of walking shoes from actually walking in them.

When you look at clothes in the store and think, "Ooh, I could use that for exercising."

And about the exercising...yeah...who would have guessed that you'd ever do that?

When (and you might not be so poud of this) you have, on occasion, looked into someone else's shopping cart and thought, "Wow! They eat a lot of crackers!"

When you're always on the lookout for great new meatball recipes.

When anytime you see a new food you wonder, "What rung is that?"

When you have tried to convince yourself that tangerines are just really big berries.

[Waterbabe_Helena]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

"You don't even bother to put away the frying pan, but just leave it on the stove since it will be used for the next meal."

OMG - I laughed out loud --- have you been peeping in my kitchen?

SOOO TRUE!!!!

[Waterbabe_Helena]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

You know you're on Atkins when ....

You're horrified to see a toddler made to shut up by being given a sugary snack

You have a strong urge to go up to every obese person and let them in on our secret

Your kitchen bin only needs emptying once a fortnight (no packaged foods)

You shop only at the butcher and greegrocer and pass by the baker and the confectioner

You cannot believe you ever thought that what MacDonalds serves is "food"

You don't mention the "A" word, to avoid arguments

You revel in the greasy, fatty foods your WW pals can't have

You enjoy guilt-free eggs and bacon for breakfast while your friends chew morosely on muesli or force porridge down their throats

You ask the butcher for extra crackling when you buy a pork joint

You order a "diet meal" in a restaurant - plain steak with salad - then ask for a pot of full-fat mayo!

At friends' houses you always ask for "a glass of water - but do you have a PINT glass please?"

Cakes, doughnuts, croissants, muffins and candy floss have totally lost their appeal

A sip of cream from the tub seems to be a perfectly acceptable dessert

You pee more and poo less!!!

[Chris]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

"When you have tried to convince yourself that tangerines are just really big berries."

Now that one cracked me up!

[Curveegrrl]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

They have berry-like characteristics. They are round. And juicy. And I want to eat them.

OK...that could be several other things too.

But low-carb things.


*wants tangerines to be berries*

[knicknack]

Re: You know you're on Atkins when

Ha! I totally do the looking in other people's carts thing. I never used to, but now I look and can totally tell what kind of person they are by what they're buying. hee!