What excuse do you have......

[jennbeingme]

Re: What excuse do you have......

So I can...
1. lead by example- We want our kids to grow up with active, healthy role models. We didn't -which is part of the reason for our weight / food issues today.
2.I like looking good!
3. I will not turn into my mom, who a 73 needs a cane to walk, is being monitored monthly for her diabetes, cannot spend more than 3 hours with her grandkids because it tires her out, etc....
4. I want to keep up with everything that needs to get done around here and still have energy to have fun along the way and hopefully be energetic enough to get back to some of MY hobbies ( e.g quilting)

[Georgiana]

Re: What excuse do you have......

I have moved the off-topic posts in this thread to a new thread. Those interested can continue the discussion there. Here is the link to the thread I have created: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ke-atkins.html

In here, let's stick to the original topic:

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

[Georgiana]

Re: What excuse do you have......

Here are two of my excuses:

• wear short skirts
• my family has a pretty bad medical history, so I don't want to be part of it

[jimmie 48]

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thanks G. i was out of pocket and not in the right frame of mind.

i had an appointment today with my gyn. oncologist today. it reaffirmed the reasons for not eating junk, especially sugar.
sugar feeds cancer
i want to increase my risk of avoiding future cancer issues. that's a pretty good reason to not eat all the unhealthy things.

[not2late]

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My excuse is this

In my family it's normal to have heart disease, strokes, diabetes and their complications. I don't want to be "normal" like the rest of my family. I don't want to be stuck on multiple pills daily for my heart, my cholesterol, my diabetics, my liver, my kidneys, etc. I don't want to die of a heart attack on my way to work, as my uncles have. I don't want to spend my last years in and out of hospitals so often that everyone in the hospital knows me. I don't want to spend several hours a week hooked up to a dialysis machine because the diabetes have destroyed my kidneys. i don't want my feet cut off because my circulation is so poor from my diabetes and heart disease. I don't want that kind of a life.

[spinky]

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I bought a ton of 31" waist Lucky Brand jeans....and well...I am a 33 waist...lol...so..yeah..

I want to live longer and be healthy so i can be with the ones i love for as long as possible.

plus i love healthy foods...I think I am going to eat an apple today at the park....what a perfect fruit...yummy.

Blueberries in oatmeal? hello? there is no sugary cereal on the planet that can compete with that.

[Anguissette]

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plus i love healthy foods...I think I am going to eat an apple today at the park....what a perfect fruit...yummy.

Blueberries in oatmeal? hello? there is no sugary cereal on the planet that can compete with that.

Am I on a different woe than Spinky? I can eat an apple after two weeks on induction?

[cookiecate]

Re: What excuse do you have......

It says on page 499 of my Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution that apples contain 17.3 digestible carbs. So no not good healthy food.

[Georgiana]

Re: What excuse do you have......

Am I on a different woe than Spinky? I can eat an apple after two weeks on induction?

It says on page 499 of my Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution that apples contain 17.3 digestible carbs. So no not good healthy food.

Apples are allowed on Atkins once you reach OWL Rung 7. Spinky is not following the OWL Rungs in order. Those who want to follow Atkins correctly should add back foods one at a time.

[spinky]

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yeah spinky is allowed to be more flexible, spinky works out now for 2-3 hours a day..not including my jogging...so im burning alot of calories..LOTS..

dont do what i do silly...what works for me wont work for most...

[jimmie 48]

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please keep the thread topic intact. we split this thread yesterday and would hate to have to do it again.
thanks a bunch.

[cookiecate]

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Congratulations spinky. Your enthusiasm and energy are great. I look forward to the day I too can crunch into a large red apple.

[Oceana55]

Re: What excuse do you have......

My excuses...I hate my fat knees...I want to be able to out of the bath without having to turn onto my hands and knees first...I want to be able to fit into all the pretty clothes I yearn to fit into...I want to be able to run...I not only don't want my health to get worse, I want it to get much much better...diabetes runs in my family...I want to be able to run up a flight of stairs
Whew! I have so many more excuses to stick with this than not! Good thing as I've been a queen of rationalization.

[msanjelpie]

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I don't want my son to be embarrassed to be seen with me

I want to be able to paint my toenails

I want to be able to garden, to lean over and zap a weed without pain

I don't want to have to search through the whole store for the 'women's' section

I want to see people I saw when I was skinny and not have them think, OMG, look how much weight she gained!

I want to be able to workout with heavier weights

I LOVE having stable blood sugar

[JillianJ]

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I was changing my shirt infront of my daughter one day. She is 2 and a half. She just looked at my stomach and wouldn't stop looking. I felt like she was judging me. My excuse for putting down the carbs and staying away from them is because it makes my daughter happy... at least it will in the future when she see's mommy more energetic and happy about herself. To be honest I have been dealing without any sweets pretty well. The way she looked at me just made me feel terrible.