You know you are on Atkins when...

[MarlaSinger]

... you bring home golden flax meal and turnips and can't wait to cook with them!

[arcticsp2003]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

...strip the sandwich the bread off the sandwich at a company luncheon
...crave bacon
...make a cheeseburger salad and try to explain its healthy to your friends
...refuse a "healthy" granola bar
...consider peanut butter to be evil
...you have to explain to your room mate why you are cooking just cheese.
...find yourself trying to figure out what the heck the veggie you just bought is
...lose weight and are healthier
...people stare or complement you ( or don't recognize you)

I like these..

[Spring Towry]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

....you also know others are on Atkins when their plate at the restaurant has the same "leavings" yours do.....

Then you exchange knowing glances, nobody else understands.

[MarlaSinger]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

... you feel a little disappointed that you didn't like turnips.

... count down the days to weigh-in!

[Carne!]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

you lobby for heavy whipping cream at work because "everyone's asking for it" (everyone = me)

Have a big smiley face on your calendar on April 12th (Double down sandwich day at KFC!)

Get weird looks from people at work for putting a raw egg, cream cheese, flax, pumpkin and splenda in a microwave.

Get called a "human trash compactor" by friends at work for taking 4-5 slices of pizza during pizza day (only to take them upstairs and strip them nekkid and toss the dough- heh -heh)


and most importantly...

lose weight without being hungry!!!!

[Tiggerdagibit]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

... you are a type 2 diabetic and your blood sugars are normal without insulin.

... you go out to dinner with your family and a friend of your daughter's and the friend offers you bread and your daughter says she doesn't eat that.

... you crave something that looks as ugly as a flax muffin. lol

I'm excited about the KFC double down too! lol I saw a story on the news and people were interviewed about their opinions. Most thought it was a heart attack without a bun, but I was thinking wooo hooo!!

[ziggy]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

you consider organic pasture raised beef fat a health food

you eat a diet of 65-75% fat

you get wierd reactions from some people when you say you eat a high fat, medium protein, low carb diet

you eat a diet thats void of junk food

you find that the A word is loaded around some people

[soon2bslim]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

-Your kids tell their friends that their mom makes AWESOME veggie crust pizza
-You spend an inordinate amount of time in the vegetable aisle and get excited about the creative vegetable based concotions that you can come up with
-Your recylables are overflowing with empty large water bottles - almost daily!
-You buy at least 3 dozen eggs at almost every shopping trip
-You go thru at least 1 liter of EVOO per week
-You use butter and heavy cream and much to the dismay of the naysayers in your life - you lose weight faster than the 'never-eat-any-fat' dieters

[Dryunderwater]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

........Your six year old wants to place an order for a happy meal with no bun and no ketchup, no fries, and two toys please!

[MarlaSinger]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

... when relatives on Medifast, who eat frankencheese puffs think your diet is insane.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

What sandwich is Atkins friendly at KFC? Have you checked the ingredients?

Here's what a grilled chicken breast is:

Fresh Chicken Marinated With Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate. Seasoned With: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added As Anticaking Agents.
Contains Wheat and Soy.

The Grilled Filet:

KFC® Grilled Filet
Fresh Chicken Marinated with Salt, Potassium and Sodium Phosphates. Seasoned With: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added As Anticaking Agents.
Contains Wheat and Soy.

Still excited? <smile>

[miller98b]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

.....when you go to the butcher and ask them if they have any New York Strips with more fat on the outside.
.....when you take a gallon of water on full day outings and wonder if it will be enough for the day
.....when you take the bacon out of the pan and crack the eggs into the bacon grease and you hear your mother scream......."What the **** are you doing"

[atkinsgal08]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

When a friends spots you at the grocery store and wonders why you're buying flour and sugar.

(baking still happens even if I don't eat it myself!)

[miller98b]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

.....when you mix full-fat cream cheese, full-fat ricotta and heavy whipped cream together and congratulate yourself for staying on your diet.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: You know you are on Atkins when...

When you have a house guest who didn't know that heavy cream came in half-gallon containers!