What excuse do you have......

[Maerow]

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My excuses:

I don't because I threw out all my fat clothes, and I refuse to buy new ones. If I gain weight, I will have to walk around nekkid. >.<

I like it here, and I didn't claw my way down to this weight just to give up on it now.

Eating the low carb way is satisfying to me, and if I want a good desert I can have one. I can figure out a low carb alternative for practically any desert anywhere.

I love eggs, and eggs love me!

My husband lost a ton of weight too, and both of us are committed to keeping it off.

[Quitstretchin']

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Great thread.....surprised I just noticed this thread existed!

I don't wanna be able to "rest" my folded arms every so attractively, on my stomach!
I don't wanna be able to "lift, see, feel" any rolls of flesh
I don't wanna wear "body shapers" ever again!
I want to be able to see my feet.
I wanna be able to put my shoes on without sweating to death!
I wanna climb stairs without breathing like I'm gonna pass out.
I don't want not another stretch mark!
I wanna improve my health and stop all my "weight related" medications...(BP meds, muscle relaxers/pain pills, inhaler)
I wanna be hella sexy and irresistable to my husband
I wanna turn the heads of other men (to keep my husband on point )
I want smaller boobs too (ditto to the board member that said this one!)
I used to have a dimple in my cheek......I wanna see my dimple again..it was kinda cute!!
I could go on forever...............

When asked "do you want (insert food)?" or "why aren't you eating such-n-such",
my #1 excuse currently is....
"my stomachs been bothering me/is bothering me".

It seems to work every time. The person seems to understand the possible consequences of giving food to someone with an upset stomach and moves on to another topic. When I'm feeling exceptionally strong though, I pile all kinds of food on my plate (good and bad), then eat what I know is Atkin's friendly. Nobody notices that I'm skipping over the "bad" food , they just see that my plate is "full" and they don't bother me!

[msmichelle]

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There are hundreds of reasons I can think of, but my main excuse is my son Corey. 101% of everything I do is for his well being. I wanna be around for him for a long, long time.

ok..a close runner up excuse is to shop shamelessly at Victoria Secrets and buy ridiculous amounts of lingerie(just because I can and its fits) and look at myself in the mirror and say.."yea ...I'm a sexy diva-goddess!"

[Kawispice]

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My reasons seem so insignificant comparatively, but here they are:

I don't eat the pie, cake etc because I don't like how they makes me feel. I don't like to be triggered and I don't want my emotional comfort to come from food. I don't like food controlling me instead of me controlling it.

I'm also spendthrift and don't want to lay out thousands of dollars on new gear when I already have the best and most expensive.

BTW, I absolutely LOVE this strategy:

It seems to work every time. The person seems to understand the possible consequences of giving food to someone with an upset stomach and moves on to another topic. When I'm feeling exceptionally strong though, I pile all kinds of food on my plate (good and bad), then eat what I know is Atkin's friendly. Nobody notices that I'm skipping over the "bad" food , they just see that my plate is "full" and they don't bother me!

[Junebug]

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Julie has beaten me to a couple excuses...

3) I want people to stop saying "but you have such a pretty face..."
4) I don't want people to assume I can't do something because I'm fat.

Those two really hit home!

And my final excuse is.....
I do so much for the sake of being healthy. I take my required meds religiously. (They are injections and it leaves my tummy and thighs bruised constantly) I gave up smoking (I am ashamed to say, I truely LOVED smoking) And I did these things for my health...

Now after all that, I ask myself "why would I gorge myself on POISON ever again"?

[jimmie 48]

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love the continued reasons, girls and boys. some silly, some very serious and all good.

[jimmie 48]

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WHAT EXCUSE DO I HAVE FOR NOT EATING THE PIES, THE CAKES, THE CANDY AND THE CARB LADEN FOOD THAT MADE EVERYONE OF US OVERWEIGHT?

today my younger sister dropped by to see the new digs. she brought a skirt, a blouse and a pair of capris. she said "here, i'm too fat for these but i'll be you can wear them". i can and there you have another reason for NOT EATING the junk. i really like being the skinny sister. vain maybe but oh so true!

[Sherri]

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I don't eat junk because I dicovered I actually have a lap to set my plate of salad on to eat. Instead of obnoxious remarks and stares when I enter a room, people actually walk up to me and have something kind to say to me. I don't eat junk because I want to see my daughter grow up and then enjoy her and her children one day. I enjoy all the cute clothes I can wear and actually look good in them. Also I have experienced people that I've known all my life look at me and walk right past me because they did'nt recognize the new me. The main reason I don't eat those things is because they're the reason I got fat in the first place.

[Atkid]

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My reasons for sticking with atkins and the excuses for not eating my delicious carrot cake, mom' lasagna, etc. .............I want to wear a swimsuit without a shirt over it.
I want to wear sleeveless tops again. I am tired of shopping in the Women's department, time to move to the misses.

[Sherri]

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Here's another, I don't want a cadillac body wearing down on my volkswagon frame. I don't want to wake up everyday and think that I'm going to die at any moment. I like breathing, not gasping. I enjoy looking in the mirror and seeing both my earrings on my ears without turning my head. I can actually wash all body parts in the shower. And oh' SEX , dare I say, is so much better now. In all reality of it, the most important excuse is that---3 1/2 years ago I weighed 360 lbs. I was suffering with Type-2 Diabetes, high blood pressure, and high lipids. After being on Induction and Extended Induction for 48 days, I no longer required the two types of medications for diabetes my physician had me on. The diabetes simply disappeared. After on OWL for a year I no longer suffered from High Blood Pressure and my Lipids normalized. I continue to control both diseases and lipids with Atkins Lifestyle. I've lost 100+ pounds and have kept it off. I believe Atkins saved my life and continues to do so. I have faith that I will continue to lose weight and keep it off by sticking with what I know works. That's why I do what I do!

[dreamof145]

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I wanted to live, laugh, have fun and be free from the weight problem once and for all.

[kisstuck]

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I love the saying, "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels." I already know what that cake or cookie tastes like. I don't need to taste it again....I remember. I won't be eating that cheat food for nutritional value, but because I know it will taste good. If I already know it will taste good, why taste it again?

[Alexa]

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I want to be able to prove to myself I can do something when I say I will, in order to boost my self-esteem and for the positives of achieving a goal to flow into other areas of my life.

[*Emma*]

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I dont want to be always hiding my body away, either with arms (see siggie pic!!) or clothes.

[obkbbby]

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My reasons are simple -

1) I don't want to be one of those parents who dies at the age of 40 of a heart attack or stroke or whatever. I want to be there for my ds. As many of you know, he's autistic and will need me for a very, very long time!

2) I want to be a good role model for my ds. Since he is autistic, he develops routines and habits that take him a long time to break. He's already started down the high-carb road. I want to put him on a gluten-free diet, which has been purported to be of benefit to people with autism. One of the things that I can do to help him is to not eat gluten myself.

3) A lesser reason - I also teach autistic children. They have sensory needs that you and I may not have. They like to squeeze and hold things that are soft. Invariably, my students like to squeeze my arms and love handles because they are big and flabby!!!! I hate to deprive my students of anything they need, but we need to find them something else to squeeze!!