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in my siggy below i have as the first pic what i looked like when i originally lost the weight on atkins. then i have my restart pic. thought maybe those close to goal could use it as a reminder that maitenece is by far the most important part. i am going to remember that this time back down to goal, for sure!
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restart june 21 2009-185 pounds
current weigh=172 13 pounds gone
1st goal-167..10%body weight gone-
2nd goal-157...half the weight gone-
3rd goal-154...bmi no longer overweight-
4th goal-149... 20%body weight gone-
5th goal-143....3/4 way to goal-
final goal -130 -
Re: a different sort of before and after
I completely agree with you. As I have said numerous times before, I lost all the weight on Atkins prior just by doing straight induction all the way to maintenance. It is such a bad idea. It takes longer to lose by not upping your carbs and it never teaches you your CCLL or what foods cause a bad reaction to you.
The pictures are a true motivator. It is awful to wake up one day and realized you gained it all back because you didn't do the diet properly. You just thought you did.
149.8/no weigh/ 119
1st goal: 139 (earlier weight)
what the rungs mean to me:
rung 1 - more veggies
rung 2 - dairy (some milk in coffee)
rung 3 - seeds, nuts (mostly sprinkled on salads)
rung 4 - berries, melon
rung 5 - wine -
rung 6 - beans, hummus
rung 7 - other fruits
rung 8 - carrots/ potatoes (nah, prolly not)
rung 9 - whole grains (fresh Dutch breads...)
Major Goal - 128 lbs/ healthy range
(on to pre-maintenance)
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