How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

[hydroflame]

Just for curiosity's sake. I just celebrated one year on the Atkins program and DAMN do I feel good. I was just wondering if it gets harder over the years, or it just totally becomes second nature to you?

[Grant]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

I'm at about 1.5 years. Difficulty wise I'd say it got progressivley easier the first 6 months, after that it's been about the same

[Elizellen]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

I have been Atkineering for 5 years now and think I have got used to this way of eating now, so dont have too much trouble sticking to it.

Nowadays most of my friends and family know what I eat and won't eat so there are no tempters saying 'just one bite won't hurt'.

[Sera]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

I'm close to a year now and am totally used to this WOE already.
Had a few slip ups, not cheating but getting addicted to food that contained aspartame lol and I had too much potatoes once but I know what I can and can't have, I read my labels, I drink my water, I'm good.

By now everyone I know is aware of my WOE and even my boss at work who is gonna organize a big x-mas party has remembered to tell the caterer that they need to have sugar free dessert

[ValidRouge]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

2.5 years for me.

I'm pretty firmly rooted in my low carb lifestyle. Most of my friends/family no longer ask me to eat stuff (as Elizellen pointed out) and that makes it a lot easier. The longer I stay away and don't cheat, the easier it is to stay on plan.

Now, that doesn't mean that everything is rosy and picture perfect. If I go back to eating sugar and flour, I'll have IMMEDIATE and DRAMATIC weight gain. And it does not come back off immediately nor dramatically.

[Laurenfra]

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Next wekk will be 4 years. Its just second nature to me now.

[ttdriver]

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6 years, 5 months. 5 years+ on lifetime maintenance. Absolutely second nature! I would never eat any other way.

Dr. Atkins SAVED my life and restored my youth! My birth certificate may say 52 years old, but I feel like 30 !

Betty

[Sherri]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

It will be four years on July 7th. That's my Independence day. I will live no other way than the Atkins Way. It truly saved my life!

[hydroflame]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

It is really good to hear that it totally becomes second nature for the most part. I was @ a party the other day and there were some ice cream with hot chocolate. I couldnt bring myself not to eat it. Not because I would feel guilty after. It was because it sort of made me sick just looking at it.

[Sherri]

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Look at you! You look fantastic!
I know what you mean about the icecream. I look at the carbage and sugar filled junk and it turns my stomach just knowing how toxic it is for me.
Keep up the fantastic job you're doing Hydro! Great to see you doing so well!
Sincerely, Sherri

[sallyseachange]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

Three and a half years, for me! And loved every one of them!

[Thinker]

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Hi - I've been on since July 4th 2002. I lost 110 lbs on Atkins taking me from 310 to 199lbs on Christmas 2003. I kept the weight off and stayed from 210-215 until last summer where I decided to eat more carbs due to some confused thinking and added 20lbs. Now I'm 230 and on back in induction and feel fantastic.

[Labarum]

Re: How MANY YEARS have you been on this LIFESTYLE?

Four years, I guess

I have published this before, but here is my weight over the last 30 years as shown in my Army Medical Documents

Year Kg lb

77 93 205

79 90 198

84 98 216

87 103 227

89 105 231

92 101 222

95 106.5 235

99 110 245

01 105 231

04 118 260 <<< Started Atkins

06 91.5 202

07 92 203

And recent blood pressure readings are in the signature