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yeeep yep, i'm still around.
Mostly a lurker these days. But there's been some recent events which spur me into actually getting involved here once again so as to not slip back down that slope we all have been down at some point or another. Some of us more than once *raises hand*
First, I want to credit this board and the people on it for instilling very good habits in me. I first joined here I think in 03 or 04, and I was eating when i was bored, using bad news as an excuse to eat, living on cokes, and had no idea what healthy eating was or how to do it.
These days even when I wasn't doing atkins, I never eat out of boredom or when bad things happen, and I can count on 1 hand the number of times i've ordered something other than water or tea at a restaurant, and never have soft drinks in the house unless there's company around. So even when I wasn't on this woe, those tiny little things stuck, and probably helped more than I realize.
seeecond, I've started my own business. Which is a fancy way of saying i'm very poor and very stressed at the moment. I'm stuck at that teetering point where people are showing interest but haven't committed yet, and working my tail off tends to make one forget to eat right. Being poor tends to limit ones choices. But i've learned even when you cant afford to be perfect, you can still be less bad until the next check comes in.
Third, i'm getting married in 2010. I have to say, one of the best motivating factors is standing in front of a bunch of people in a tight white dress. eep!
I'm down 20/25 lbs from my highest weight, but have been stuck at the same weight for what seems like forever. So i'm going back to the only way of eating that -ever- paid off. I'm looking at hopefully losing between 8-10lbs a month. looking further ahead is exciting but tends to discourage me after a while because its so far away. So just 1 month at a time should work fine for me.
I currently have a knee injury thats giving me a bit of trouble (kicking around the soccer ball too much at x mas when you're out of shape is a bad idea) but i'm still getting in my workouts 20-40 minutes every morning, which was something i really slacked on last time. I'm actually feeling nostalgia eating things i haven't made in years, like my crustless mini quiches. how I adore thee, I make them every morning!
Anyhoo. I'm around, and i'll check in from time to time with updates and hopefully good news. I'm trying to convince myself to just check my stats once a week, but i'm one of those weigh every morning people. I've taken to kicking my scale under the cedar chest when i'm done with it.
-K
Mostly a lurker these days. But there's been some recent events which spur me into actually getting involved here once again so as to not slip back down that slope we all have been down at some point or another. Some of us more than once *raises hand*
First, I want to credit this board and the people on it for instilling very good habits in me. I first joined here I think in 03 or 04, and I was eating when i was bored, using bad news as an excuse to eat, living on cokes, and had no idea what healthy eating was or how to do it.
These days even when I wasn't doing atkins, I never eat out of boredom or when bad things happen, and I can count on 1 hand the number of times i've ordered something other than water or tea at a restaurant, and never have soft drinks in the house unless there's company around. So even when I wasn't on this woe, those tiny little things stuck, and probably helped more than I realize.
seeecond, I've started my own business. Which is a fancy way of saying i'm very poor and very stressed at the moment. I'm stuck at that teetering point where people are showing interest but haven't committed yet, and working my tail off tends to make one forget to eat right. Being poor tends to limit ones choices. But i've learned even when you cant afford to be perfect, you can still be less bad until the next check comes in.
Third, i'm getting married in 2010. I have to say, one of the best motivating factors is standing in front of a bunch of people in a tight white dress. eep!
I'm down 20/25 lbs from my highest weight, but have been stuck at the same weight for what seems like forever. So i'm going back to the only way of eating that -ever- paid off. I'm looking at hopefully losing between 8-10lbs a month. looking further ahead is exciting but tends to discourage me after a while because its so far away. So just 1 month at a time should work fine for me.
I currently have a knee injury thats giving me a bit of trouble (kicking around the soccer ball too much at x mas when you're out of shape is a bad idea) but i'm still getting in my workouts 20-40 minutes every morning, which was something i really slacked on last time. I'm actually feeling nostalgia eating things i haven't made in years, like my crustless mini quiches. how I adore thee, I make them every morning!
Anyhoo. I'm around, and i'll check in from time to time with updates and hopefully good news. I'm trying to convince myself to just check my stats once a week, but i'm one of those weigh every morning people. I've taken to kicking my scale under the cedar chest when i'm done with it.
-K
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