Best or Worst Atkins Experience?

[TitianWasp]

Hey All,

We've all had some experiences with our WOE - some good (showing up to a school reunion and looking better than the cool kids do now) some bad (negative flack about your weight loss, jealousy, sabotage, whatever).

What's your most notable experience? Who said something so appalling or ignorant that you just couldn't believe it came out of their mouths, or that day when your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend didn't recognize you? Give me your best "omigod" story.

TitianWasp

[hopejoy]

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Work... co worker keeps bugging me to eat carbs! says it's 'unhealthy' to not have a cookie now and again! lol!
Best... buying size 12 pants again...and looking good in them! and my husband's reaction.
liz

[Discolemonade]

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Getting into a size 8 when a size 10 was my MOSTEST ULTIMATE GOAL. Knowing a size 6 is DOABLE and a size 4 is POSSIBLE.

Worst? hmmm, nobody in my life gives me flack for my diet, firstly because I would beat them up and secondly because I'm hawt now and was a fatty tatty, the proof is undeniable.

[sallyseachange]

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Reaching my first goal, then lowering it... then reaching that too. Those were my best moments! Predictable but true!

[ValidRouge]

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Best: Fitting into my prom dress from my junior year prom

Worst: People trying to peer pressure me to eat bad stuff because that's what THEY do.

[b0llywud]

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hi sallyseachange, jst noticed ur in italy. I'm going on a long weekend girly trip to florence in october (bout 5 weeks) any tips on what i can eat there that wont blow my plan? Thanks in advance

[TitianWasp]

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My best and worst happened at the exact same time, which I mentioned in my journal. Having heavy cream on my sugar free jello and having my weight-obsessed father in law telling me (snarkily) that that would go straight to my hips, and my being able to reply that I had lost 4 pounds in 4 days.

I have had few folks ask how could just live on meat and cheese and so I had the mixed emotion experience of explaining that Atkins is meat, and cheese, and veggies, and fruits, and whole grains. Sounds pretty balanced to me, actually.

I've also had people ask how could I stand to stay on this forever, and that question sort of puzzled me. For any diet to work, to keep working, you have to assume you will be staying on it for the rest of your life, or you are going to end up exactly where you were when you started it in the first place.

[SugarFreeSheila]

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There was a pair of khaki shorts I wore in the 9th grade that I never thought I could get back into. After high school, they wouldn't even go over my thighs! I refused to try them on again until after I made goal - and when I finally did, they were several sizes too big. I almost cried.

I think only the women here will be able to relate to this!

[Mia*Bella]

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There was a pair of khaki shorts I wore in the 9th grade that I never thought I could get back into. After high school, they wouldn't even go over my thighs! I refused to try them on again until after I made goal - and when I finally did, they were several sizes too big. I almost cried.

I think only the women here will be able to relate to this!

Oh, I have those shorts, too, Sheila! They are my goal!

I guess I could say my worst is looking at myself in pics from my best friends and sisters wedding and knowing I didn't need to be that big.
My best was this last weekend having everyone even my brother who doesn't talk to anyone fawn all over me and the 36.5# I've lost. ROFL!!!!! EVERYONE wants to know my secret now! HAHA!

[hopejoy]

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lol! This is a great thread...
Sheila... you're beautiful!
Another great moment was opening the results of my blood tests and having everything either normal or way better...than it was... but bestest best was passing my glucose tolerance test and realizing I don't have diabetes any more... that's so great! (too many relatives have had it and died miserable horrible deaths...)
Also, about 20 minutes ago tried on an outfit I was hoping I could fit into now... and it's too big! lol! that was great!
liz

[Mia*Bella]

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Oh, Liz, ya gotta love it when that happens, eh???? Congrats!

[guekjian]

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Best...I know this is gross and probably TMI but...No more gas!!! and a flat belly...thank you Atkins!

worst...boyfriend asking if I will ever eat "normal" again...

[hopejoy]

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Thanks Mia Bella!
What the heck is normal anyways! sheesh! btw... cute kiddie pic... red phone was a big hit too! lol.
no, not gross! it's the truth! that's great!
liz

[sallyseachange]

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hi sallyseachange, jst noticed ur in italy. I'm going on a long weekend girly trip to florence in october (bout 5 weeks) any tips on what i can eat there that wont blow my plan? Thanks in advance

A weekend in Florence? How lovely! You'll have a great time, I'm sure.

Don't want to seem like I'm plugging my own article, but there may be a few hints in it that'll help you. It's about Atkineering in Italy (I've lived here for over 25 years). You'll find it in the Winter 2007 Newsletter. Here's a link to the thread that'll take you there: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....ADBB+Newsletter

Hope you have a wonderful trip!

[b0llywud]

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thanks sally! the article was brilliant! i feel a lot better about it now. Idid go to rome last year and wasnt doing atkins so was bowled over by the pizza and ice-cream (and i'm not a huge ice cream fan my family know i RARELY touch it- but italian ice-cream was to die for! ) but i think its gonna be antipasti all the way lol. thnks again