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    Hi all~
    I've been a lurker, but got so excited over a thread today that I had to join & put in my 2cents.
    I've been Atkinsing since May and I feel TERRIFIC!!! Sometimes I forget how lousy I felt. I forget that I couldn't climb the stairs without my knees hurting, that I snored at night, that my belly got in the way of bending over to pick something up!
    Somedays I feel like I look terrific, then somedays I get depressed & think I look the same. I know that it's my head tricking me into thinking I'll never be good enough. But nowdays I don't always listen to my head!! I'm married to a great guy, no kids & 2 "wild & crazy" cats!
    I never thought I could lose weight, over the years it crept up, I had a flaming hot cheetos addiction!!! And here I am, 37 lbs later. Thank you Dr. Atkins!!!! And thanks for this great forum that I've been reading since June!!!!
    Michelle
    48yr / 5'4"
    5/24/09 start
    228/178/145





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    Re: michelley from OC

    Welcome!

    Yes ... it is a wonderful way of eating for life!
    J.

    "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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      Re: michelley from OC

      Hi Michelle and wlecome. You are so right about body image. One day I get up, look in the mirror and like what i see. I walk out confident and feel good all morning. Next day I have a fat day and nothing looks good to me--even though I know in my head my body looks no different from yesterday! It's all upstairs in that brain of ours. But I try to not let it bother me and keep focusing on the process, not the product.
      JILL

      HW 298
      HW (this time) 248
      GOAL ONE 228
      (take 2)
      GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
      GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
      FINAL GOAL 165

      It's not about the results. Its about the process.

      "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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        Re: michelley from OC

        I'm glad you decided to stop being a lurker and come in out of the cold! This site is fantastic and it's people like you who have succeeded on Atkins and are willing to share your experience with others that keep it that way.

        Welcome aboard!!!!
        Aka Nyna
        HW199/CW168.5/GW155

        "Enough is as good as a feast".~Lord Byron

        Remember, a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!

        X16 X14 X3

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        • #5
          Re: michelley from OC

          Hi & welcome to the wonderful world of posting
          Julie__________________F/37/5'2"__________________Start April 15, 2009


          Milestones:ozers6p4
          240 - University grad weight - Met July 29, 2009
          213 - 50% of the way to goal - Met October 21, 2009
          Onederland - Met December 23rd, 2009
          180 - High School grad weight - Met May 5, 2010
          163 - No longer obese______
          136 - No longer overweight (yes, I know this is lower than my goal weight)



          Left-Apr/09 Right-Dec/09

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          • #6
            Re: michelley from OC

            It's always great to have someone come out of the shadows!! Welcome - hope you post often and become an active member. Congratulations on your weight loss this far!
            Carole
            _____________________
            May Water 130oz daily
            7th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge



            DON'T FORGET.....DRINK YOUR WATER TODAY
            Join us for the May Water Challenge!


            PLEASE


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            • #7
              Re: michelley from OC

              Thank you all! And Jill: thanks for sharing, it's good to not be alone in having fat days! And no, it's not that misery loves company, haha!
              Glad to meet you all, it's like meeting a movie star, cause I've watched your lives from afar!
              Michelle
              48yr / 5'4"
              5/24/09 start
              228/178/145




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