Are there drawbacks from Atkins

[Pam_C]

Yes but let me explain...
1) My wedding rings fall off all the time
2) I have more wardrobes than Paris Hilton
3a) I can look at something on the rack and find my size easily
3b) this makes me spend a lot more money
4) I replaced one addiction with another, from sugar to shopping.

And yes there are plenty more I'm sure. I thought I would put this out there for the people looking into Atkins. Anyone else got different drawbacks? lol
So you see people if you think you might start Atkins but aren't sure this is some of what may lay ahead. :wave

[matawguro]

1) With less "padding" in my butt, sitting on hard surfaces has become uncomfortable.
2) In case of a water landing during a plane ride, I can no longer serve as a flotation device.

[Sarah_K]

I now have to sleep with a pillow between my knees, because there is no more "pillow" of fat on my thighs to keep my kneebones from rubbing together.

Also, at the latest professional conference I went to, I had to reintroduce myself to people (including my major professor from grad school!) because they didn't recognize me from the last time they saw me a year ago.

[Sarah_K]

Oh, and here's another one: people no longer avoid sitting next to me on an airplane (because I'm no longer spilling over into the next seat) -- now I have to share an armrest!

[borntolose]

The crotch of my pants hangs down to my knees.
My shoes are to big.

[Pam_C]

5) I caould be a stand in for jello it takes my skin 5 minutes to stop jiggling

[spazzyhilo]

Re: Are there drawbacks from Atkins

1) My wedding rings fall off all the time

lol I just recently had to get my engagement ring resized because of the loss of inches in my fingers of all places!

Complaints -
I'm not getting excercise in my sleep any more from tossing and turning - sleep like a rock now

My belt is too long

My pants don't fit.. way to friggin big! ug...

No room in my fridge for the many different varieties of veggies I have

having to say goodbye to every lb that I'll never see again even though we've shared a lifetime together.. kinda heartbreaking.. *sniff*

[spirittalker]

Had to buy a new fridge to fit all the fresh veggies in.
Clothes are too big.
Have to wear belts.
Boobs are shrinking

[cruiser gal]

All my jewellery is falling off my hands, my clothes are all baggy, and my mother-in-law wants all my old big clothes...oooh the thought of seeing her in my clothes :yikes My fridge is busting at the seams, overflowing with vegies, my shoes are turning into flip-flops. I will need another job, to pay for all my new clothes!

[borntolose]

My son insists that I am the only one who can do a veggie jigsaw to get the veggies in the frig.
:nod
BJ

[Richt]

I have found that I am more attractive to women!

[borntolose]

:sarcasm Oh my, that is terrible you will ruin your shoes running from them.
B

[Pam_C]

I have found that I am more attractive to women!

Yeah me too only one problem I AM A WOMAN. No kidding I was at a country dance a few weeks ago and had this girl straight up hit on me. I was with my aunt and grabbed her hand and said sorry I'm with her! Hey it was a compliment and darn it I'll take it! (even from a girl)
p.s. happily married to a man don't take this wrong

[Richt]

I have found that I am more attractive to women!

Yeah me too only one problem I AM A WOMAN. No kidding I was at a country dance a few weeks ago and had this girl straight up hit on me. I was with my aunt and grabbed her hand and said sorry I'm with her! Hey it was a compliment and darn it I'll take it! (even from a girl)
p.s. happily married to a man don't take this wrong

I'm sure your Aunt took it as a compliment too, that she looked young enough to have been with you!

[ttdriver]

People think I'm my 20 year old daughters good friend instead of her mother... (actually we *are* friends, but they think we're the same age!)

I've solely been responsible for stocking my local Goodwill store with all my old fat clothes.

I've ticked off my sisterinlaw who is the same age cuz she looks my mother's age, so she doesn't speak to me any more.

My husband calls me his hot chicky...

I have to shop in the juniors dept for size zero clothes. The trick is finding clothes for a 50 year old woman that don't say 'my boyfriend's cuter than yours.'

We can't eat out at places that don't have cushioned seats because I have no butt.

I've gone through a dozen pairs of running shoes in the past 18 months.

My family room has more exercise equipment than furniture.

Cattle ranchers love me........beef! its what's for dinner!

Betty