Nyah, nyah, nyah!!! :)

[TitianWasp]

I am having a very good morning.

Generally my doing Atkins is met with a lot more acceptance than a lot of the folks who post. I am lucky in that respect.

One of my girlfriends here is on weightwatchers. She has nothing against Atkins, but says she could never do it herself.

This morning we compared breakfasts.
She had a large bowl of cardboard-bran-type cereal, with skim milk, and coffee, again, with skim milk. She was a little grumpy, was moving on to coffee #2 and thinking about lunch.

I had a scrambled egg in butter with Boursin cheese crumbled in, a slice of Arnold flax fiber bread toast with foie gras spread on it, and tea with heavy cream. I am not hungry.

I have lost more weight.

[deek deek]

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i hear ya..i also tried weight watchers but it wasnt for me...ATKINS all the way babay!!!

[meena-beena]

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lol-I've done WW too. People on it are ALWAYS grumpy and the diet never works. I was constantly hungry on it and it didn't last very long.

Give me Atkins any day.

[Discolemonade]

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I just wouldn't have the patience it takes to see results on WW. People are like, I lost 60 pounds in 12 months on WW!!! um, so what. I lost 70 lbs in 7 months on Atkins.

[LishJustLish]

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Anytime I have ever been on a low-fat diet, I've always wanted to devour the refrigerator! On Atkins, however, I sometimes forget to eat lunch (because I have such a hearty breakfast, and I get busy doing something else besides plan my next meal).

In 1989, I signed up for Nutri-System (back when they had walk-in storefronts, like Jenny Craig). I spent over $2000 and STARVED myself to lose 130 lbs. in one year (279 down to 149). It was like being in jail. I ate their pre-packaged tiny meals and supplemented them with salad, a small red potato at night (!) and skim milk. Once I "got out of jail," I had a very difficult time trying to figure out how to eat in the real world, and the pounds came piling back on (and then some, of course). Plus, I was severely protein-deficient, and my hair was coming out in massive quantities. This was just one of my many "diet disasters," and the disasters were all low-fat.

Now, I'm eating protein-rich, sugar-free, satisfying REAL food, and I'm losing at about the same rate as I did back then. I know this is the true eating plan that I can follow for the rest of my life.

[mothette]

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My sister lost lots of weight on WW. I started with her at the same time and did lose some weight but it didn't take me long to give up. I felt cravings all the time, everything tasted off kilter somehow even though I love those types of food, and after being allowed to have sweet stuff that became the mainstay of my ww diet. Now that I see the affects that just a little bit of sugar does to me it's like woa! No wonder I couldn't stay on that. I was primarily eating pasta, bread, starchy veggies. Every bite of that stuff was kicking off an addiction binge.

[Miss Phode]

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Titan, you had foie gras for breakfast? Look how fancy you are! Lookout WWer dieters

[TitianWasp]

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Ha ha - not fancy all the time. I had to take my daughter to a "drop off" birthday party in another town on Saturday, and then basically linger in the area for an hour and a half before picking her up. I figured I might as well be productive and get the shopping done, but the only market nearby was Roche Brothers (similar to Gelsons or Bristol Farms on the West Coast). Roche Brothers is the upscale market around here (though gotta admit the stuff is sooooooo good).

Aside from the regular stuff, I got 3 imported cheeses, nutella, fresh squeezed orange juice, and, as an Atkins friendly treat, a small foie gras pate with black truffle. I am finally allowed a little bread here and there, and so can finally eat pate or smoked salmon without its being too rich. I ate it at breakfast simply because that's when I had the toasted bread.

Eh, I am making this all up. I have champagne, caviar and foie gras every morning for breakfast. My butler brings it to me in bed.

[Miss Phode]

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Eh, I am making this all up. I have champagne, caviar and foie gras every morning for breakfast. My butler brings it to me in bed.

I knew it!

[sallyseachange]

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Who could be grumpy after such a wonderful breakfast!?! Yay Atkins!
I wonder how long it'll take your friend to change over from WW!?

[TitianWasp]

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Between my other friend here at work (who has been on Atkins a month less than I and has lost twice as much weight, darn her ) we will entice her over to the dark side . The heavy cream is calling!

[VGrace]

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lol-I've done WW too. People on it are ALWAYS grumpy and the diet never works. I was constantly hungry on it and it didn't last very long.

Give me Atkins any day.

same here!

[Hoping]

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How does WW work?
I went to applebee's and saw on their menus that each meal counts for points....how do you determine the amount of points each meal has? And how many points are you allowed?

I think I would feel hungry on other woes.

[Miss Phode]

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On Weight Watchers, the amount of points you are allowed to have varies based on your height and weight, if I remember correctly. Points are calculated using a little slider thingy where you put calories, fat grams and fiber (I think) into the equation and it tells you how many points per serving. Weight Watchers also has books that tell you the point values for foods. Veggies, except for carrots, I think are zero points, so you can have as many of those as you like. One serving of fruit is typically 1 point per serving. That's about all I remember from back in the day.

Honestly, it's not a terrible program, but it wasn't for me. My mom and sister lost and have kept off weight with Weight Watchers quite successfully.

[TitianWasp]

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I knew it!

You always crack me up. Why don't you have a picture posted? (I love to put faces to names, and am terribly curious about what people look like. I think a lot of people on this board look like one would imagine they would, based on how they sound on their posts.)