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    Vacation Strength

    Hi everyone.

    I just got back from a weeks vacation in wonderful Juneau Alaska. I decided before I went that as far as eating goes that this was a regular week and Atkins was the plan.
    I went with bf who is also on Atkins.
    We stayed with friends the first three days. They cooked fresh seafood as it is the norm up there. I had no problem staying on plan (ongoing induction). BF gave up on Atkins the first evening.
    The next four days our hotel had a kitchen so we made our own breakfasts. Even eating out was fine as it was either buffet style or a diner. We ended the trip by going to a salmon bake! wonderful.
    The saving grace for me was planning ahead and taking meals for the two plane trips each way and taking a snack bag when we hiked and did sight seeing.

    I got back and was happy to see on the scales that I had reached my first goal of 20 pounds gone YeeHaa.

    Fennela
    About Me:
    Playa Del Rey, CA (by the beach)
    I have had PCOS since age 12
    Atkins board member almost a year.
    ongoing weight loss phase 15-20 grams a day
    Tags: strength, vacation
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    Re: Vacation Strength

    Congrats on reaching your first goal and sticking to the plan away from home! You should be really proud of yourself and I bet your BF now wishes he had too! Way to go.
    Vanessa
    28 F, 5'7"
    Start Date:     5-19-08
    SW:159/CW:153.4/GW:130
    Body Fat - 30.1%/Goal - 18%
    Inches lost: 23.25
     C25K - W2D2
     bicycle crunches: 200/2000
    squats: 40/500
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    • #3
      Re: Vacation Strength

      That is a great accomplishment. Weigh to go!
      Elsie150
      Female 44, 5'
      SW241/CW215/GW150
      Never Ending Induction Recipes
      http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

      You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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      • #4
        Re: Vacation Strength

        That's a great accomplishment, Fennela! Congratulations!!
        F/37/5'7" ~ Started: 8/1/06.
        Links: My Journal~ On "loose" skin

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          • #6
            Re: Vacation Strength

            You did really really well... glad you got the reward on return of your first goal reached. You should be proud!!
            Before and after:






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            Completed: 1st set of buildings and mountains (Everest,M.Blanc & Kilimanjaro, twice); Tower Masts & Chimneys; More virtual buildings; Challenger's Choice x 2 (volcanos and mountains on Mars). Currently climbing: Mount Snowdon again: 416/475

            Start 10 Jan 2005. Maintenance since Aug. 2005.
            F/56yrs/5'.4"
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            • #7
              Re: Vacation Strength

              Congrats fennela, you are on your way. Sounds like you ate great too! You defintely have a great resolve to be a healthy you. That was a very hard test and you did it...alone






              Atkins since 3/1/2008
              M/52/5'10"
              310/241/175 lbs.

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              • #8
                Re: Vacation Strength

                Great work, Fennela. And congrats on meeting your first goal!
                JILL

                HW 298
                HW (this time) 248
                GOAL ONE 228                 (take 2)
                GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
                GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
                FINAL GOAL 165

                 It's not about the results. Its about the process.

                "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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                • #9
                  Re: Vacation Strength

                  Great work!! You don't need to 'miss' anything on this WOL!! You had yummy food, and stayed on plan! You proved that you don't need food to enjoy a vacation!
                  Try to get 80-100 ounces a day!

                  Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

                  5'4 33 yr old

                  sw170/cw155/gw135

                  Owl Rung 1

                  re-started atkins 6/22/08




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                  • #10
                    Re: Vacation Strength

                    Well done
                    You have proved that it is possible to stay on plan even when on holiday!
                    Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
                    Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



                    Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





                    F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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                    • #11
                      Re: Vacation Strength

                      Wow! That is awesome! You've got this WOE down pat already! You had a great time, great food and were rewarded by making your first 20 pounds gone forever goal!

                      Sunny!
                      People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                      "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                      ~~Herodotus


                      Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
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                      • #12
                        Re: Vacation Strength

                        That is just amazing...kudos to you for sticking to the plan!
                        ~Nichole
                        Female/Back on the wagon 04.13.08



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                        • #13
                          Re: Vacation Strength

                          Wow! That's awesome!

                          Thank you for sharing your awesome vacation success story! You proved that it IS possible to plan ahead and enjoy a vacation while living and eating low carbing!

                          Cheers to you!
                          ~Lisa~
                          F, 37, 5' 7", Medium Frame
                          I've been to the edge of 240something and I ain't going back!
                          CW: 188
                          GW: 165
                          1st Goal: 180
                          2nd Goal: 175
                          3rd Goal: 170
                          Final Goal: 165
                          "You get what you put into it..."

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                          • #14
                            Re: Vacation Strength

                            FANTASTIC!!!
                            "You always had it. You always had the power."~~ Glinda the Good Witch

                            Glenda
                            F/5'10/47
                            261/xxx/???
                            "Happiness is a habit~cultivate it." Elbert Hubbard
                            "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein

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                            • #15
                              Re: Vacation Strength

                              Oh, I am so encouraged!

                              Me and the family will be leaving on a month long trip to Florida tomorrow. I am excited to go in the knowledge that I have already committed to stick to the plan. After almost a full month of this WOE I have realized how simple it is to just stick to what works!

                              Thanks so much for your encouraging post!

                              PattyAnn




                              HW 245 / SW 216 / CW 206 / GW 160

                              Goal #1) 210 - Accomplished 01 July 2008
                              Goal #2) 199
                              Goal #3) 189
                              Goal #4) 179
                              Goal #5) 169
                              Goal #6) 160


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