9th day of atkins 1st day on the boards

[erinonatkins]

i just wanted to give a quick hello. i'm a 24 year old law student and i'm graduating in a few months. three years in pittsburgh (we love our food ALMOST as much as we love our steelers) along with the stress of law school has packed quite a few more pounds on this 5'6" frame than i'd prefer were there. my starting weight on january 16th was 205 (and a size 12) and as of this morning i was right at 195 - my goal weight is in the neighborhood of 145 (and a size 8 ). it's so encouraging to see results like this in such a short time - i'm already hooked. i'm looking forward to heading back to va in may a slim and trim law school grad!

oh, i also noticed that netflix has a lot of exercise videos available. for me, this is great because i can try a few out before spending money on any of them. has anyone tried power yoga?

[2big4mysize]

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welcome to ADBB yep GO STEELERS
checkouttheexercise form. there are lots of vidot exercise folk intheir doingal kinds of videos.

if you get the ones they are currently rotating frolm netflicks you could join the vidiots challenge too.
Happy low carbing.

[erinonatkins]

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thanks for the tip. i'll definitely look into it.

[Rick]

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Hey Erin,
Welcome to ADBB!! This is really a great place! There are a lot of success stories here, and with your early success I'm sure you'll be one of them too!

Keep it up, and keep us posted of your success!

And congrats on the upcoming graduation from Law School! That's a major accomplishment that you should be proud of!

P.S. I'm picking the Steelers.

Rick

[erinonatkins]

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me too. my home team is the redskins and i'd like to see the seahawks go down.

[Kate113]

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Welcome! GO STEELERS!

[divaindubai]

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Hi Erin! Welcomet o ADBB! I'm sure you will like it here, there are always a few people willing to help you or assist you in whatever questions you might have!

I can relate to being a student and stress and eating of course! its the worst!

[erinonatkins]

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thank you kate and diva. what a warm welcome.

[teejay]

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Hello : Welcome to the ADBB.
Congrats on your loss so far. Awesome! Keep up the good work you have done so far, refer to dandr often and ADBB even more often there are a lot of great people here who can answer questions, celebrate with you or prop you up if you need it. Just remember this is a Way Of Life and not a quick diet.
Welcome
TJ

[fluffyman]

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Congratulations on making the best decision of your life. This works if you work it correctly.

Welcome to the board. I'm sure you will find the advice and support you need to make this work for you. If you have any questions or need any advice, please don't hesitate to ask.

[erinonatkins]

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thanks! i appreciate it. luckily years of being a student has made me obnoxiously meticulous so at least the induction phase is right up my alley. a friend of mine who dropped about 60 pounds on atkins sneered at me when i refused diet rite cola today.

[fluffyman]

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Obnoxiously meticulous is definitely a plus for induction. Way to

[erinonatkins]

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haha, thanks. of course, my legal training makes me a loophole finder by nature. a gift and a curse perhaps.

[fluffyman]

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You're not finding loopholes, just maximizing your available options.

haha, thanks. of course, my legal training makes me a loophole finder by nature. a gift and a curse perhaps.

[electra51975]

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Erin Welcome and GO STEELERS, I live about 30 minutes from Pittsburgh. this board is so great I would be lost without it. Im right along with you I started at about 195 now Im down 8 lbs on my first week, but Im not weighing myself till next week. I love my food too espically when you go to the Steelers games and tailgate, its really easy to get off track. But I found on Atkins that I am never hardly hungry anymore. But welcome and good job on loosing do far!