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[presidentholmes]

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Thanks Boonie, you inspired me.

[boonie stomper]

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So people will stop mistaking me for my Mother!!

[boonie stomper]

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Because this is the alterative:

[boonie stomper]

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This bulletin board for Atkins dieters keeps me going!

[dreamof145]

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Just because....I am a better person now than I was 2 years ago.
I'm happy...not miserable
I'm living life...not hiding indoors
I'm making friends..not avoiding people
I'm wearing jeans...not stretch pants
I'm a better mom, wife and grandmother and friend
I have a higher self-esteem
I enjoy each day...instead of dreading getting out of bed
I don't have the aches and pains and self-hatred
I feel stronger and more educated about my life and my body
I have learned to take responsibilty for my actions and not make excuses
I have learned how make plans to improve my future which gives me a sense of control and satisfaction

[boonie stomper]

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By staying on Atkins,
I know I will not come back from vacation or holiday having gained a lot of weight!

My New year's resolution will not be to start a diet.

I will be able to pack a suitcase without having to try on special outfits in my closet first, to make sure I can still fit into them.

I will be able to shop for clothes at any store.

I will not feel like someone will have to take me out in a wheelbarrow after eating out at a restaurant.

I will not have to undo my belt and pants and pull out my shirt after eating out at a restaurant.
I am consistently satisfied eating controlled portions.

[boonie stomper]

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You can bypass more sections in the grocery store, so shopping can take less time, you will be able to use the bottom rack on grocery carts, and you will be able to pass people in the aisles and go through the checkout without knocking things off the shelves.

[Heidi3]

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My tummy is flat

my brain is not foggy

much more energy and self confidence

my house is full of wonderful fresh foods all the freaking time

I spend a lot less money but buy better quality foods than ever

I have made some amazing friends

sex is much better when you are closer together

the way my husband looks at me now

the fact that I feel stronger than I have ever felt

my hip bones sticking out

and sliding into small clothing consistantly instead of struggling to get things on after they fit fine last week


happier person all around

[GiGi Lafoo]

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Oh Heidi I can't wait for my hipbones to show again! I remember this one terribly hardheaded boy in 9th grade. Other boys would demonstrate the hardness of his head by cracking their knuckles on it. Sad I know but he seemed proud of it (?). Anyway I was standing behind him one day when he threw himself back in his chair and smashed his head on my hipbone. He cried! Rubbed his head and wailed about the danger of my protruding hipbones after all that thunking he took from big strapping boys.

What comes to mind now.......

No more bloating after lunch at work.

Shhhhhhh..... carbs make me fart.

If I sat right I looked ok in my bikini this afternoon at the pool.

DH leaves my food alone.

And the number 1 sign I've lost some weight:
My great aunts have stopped telling me I finally look "healthy"!

[Heidi3]

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ROFLMAO!!!!!! that is hysterical!!!!
I love finding them again you will too!!!

Oh Heidi I can't wait for my hipbones to show again! I remember this one terribly hardheaded boy in 9th grade. Other boys would demonstrate the hardness of his head by cracking their knuckles on it. Sad I know but he seemed proud of it (?). Anyway I was standing behind him one day when he threw himself back in his chair and smashed his head on my hipbone. He cried! Rubbed his head and wailed about the danger of my protruding hipbones after all that thunking he took from big strapping boys.

What comes to mind now.......

No more bloating after lunch at work.

Shhhhhhh..... carbs make me fart.

If I sat right I looked ok in my bikini this afternoon at the pool.

DH leaves my food alone.

And the number 1 sign I've lost some weight:
My great aunts have stopped telling me I finally look "healthy"!

[ErinRachel1021]

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Let's see here...
I'm sick of being fat.
I love clothes but hate how I look in them. I can't wait to look FORWARD to trying things on again.
I want my family to be proud of me. I want to be as skinny as my mom, but healthier (she obsesses over her weight).
I want to feel sexy instead of just *cute*
I want to truly relax at the beach.
I want to stop being paranoid about eating large amounts of anything fatty in front of people (I always think they're looking at me saying "no wonder...")

[boonie stomper]

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So diving off a diving board won't get everyone on deck soaked.

I can retrieve from the bottom of a pool better without the extra bouyant blubber "inner tube" around my middle.

It's easier to stay cool in the heat of summer without a several inch thick blubber suit on.

Vacation doesn't mean 10 new pounds on the scales!

[boonie stomper]

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I can lock my hands around my knees and do a cannonball now!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

[boonie stomper]

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My workday goes by a lot faster and is a lot more interesting (due to ADBB )

[boonie stomper]

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To help others who need this WOL by setting a good example.