40lbs less

[pdueck]

Hi my name is patricia , I was on the atkins diet 3 years ago and lost 40lbs and have kept it off.I motivated a bunch of guys at my work to try it and they lost weight too.

before picture :http://community.webshots.com/photo/...5949209PfZCTH#

after picture: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...80787874JXrnjx

the wedding dress is my trial shot, the wedding is in july 03 2005. I would like to lose 20lbs.

[tabekat]

lovely

welcome back Patricia. Beautiful dress. What a lovely bride..

[pdueck]

Thank you very much, wish me luck on the 20lbs though!

[tickletussler]

Hi Patricia, :wave

I've got only 20lbs to lose too!!! I guess you'll be going straight into OWL? You look nice in your wedding dress, and seeing you in that photo is very encouraging for me. Gosh, you don't even look like you need to lose 20lb - you look so lovely. Still, I'll probably be told the same thing LOL but I know I would feel better another 20lbs lighter!

Welcome to ha

cheers.

[ttdriver]

Your bridal picture is lovely!!

You can do the 20 pounds .. you already know the secret!! YAY YOU!!

:hug

Betty

[pdueck]

Thanks everyone!

tickletussler how much do you weigh now? im 5"5 also! I weigh about 130 - 135lbs depends! I would like to be 118lbs or so .

[cruiser gal]

pdueck, you look wonderful in your wedding gown! Good luck losing that extra 20 lbs. Determination, will get you to your goal. BTW, I will be in Victoria in 2 1/2 weeks, my daughter is graduating from U Vic!

[tickletussler]

Thanks everyone!

tickletussler how much do you weigh now? im 5"5 also! I weigh about 130 - 135lbs depends! I would like to be 118lbs or so .

Hi Patricia!!! :wave

I think I'm about 140lbs now (I still haven't gotten my head around conversions without a calculator!). I'm aiming for 120lbs and wasn't sure I should go any lower (haven't been this weight since high school). But as you are the same height, perhaps going lower could be reasonable?

Oh... looking at your photo - you're so lovely! What a great encouragement for me!

Cheers.

[pdueck]

tickletussler: thanks for the compliment , but I'm only 5-8lbs lighter than you! I'd like to be 120lbs too! perhaps we can do it together!

[apollo]

if youre just now re-starting you should do a minimum 2 week clean induction , (see stickies on induction thread for allowed foods and more info)

congrats on your wedding and re-starting atkins

keep us posted with your success and any questions you may have

youve come to the right place for support and advice

[tickletussler]

if youre just now re-starting you should do a minimum 2 week clean induction , (see stickies on induction thread for allowed foods and more info)

:yes Yep, Apollo's right - do the Induction to kickstart ketosis and then join me for OWL - I'll definitely be here by the time you get here! You do realise we have to go through our rungs fairly quickly because we're supposed to go to Pre-Maint when we're 5-10 pounds near goal? We are so close Patricia!!! :joy

:hug

[pdueck]

tickletussler you've lost me, I've been only on induction when I was on Atkins 3 years ago so what do you mean we have to go through our rungs fairly quickly before pre-maintenance? urplequ: I'm not feeling very motivated right now, I gotta start on induction again cause I cheated after 1 week and 5 days!!!! I gotta get motivated again! :no

[ztachick]

Hi there
you are so beautuiful and you look absolutley stunning in your dress.
IMHO you do not need to lose any more weight at all so i hope you dont think you NEED to and you are just doing it for yourself, you look great congrats
:wave

[pdueck]

Thank you ztachick. I still feel like I need to lose 20lbs or tone up my body.. but I hate exercising!!! :icondance I have to go back to aquafit classes soon.

[tickletussler]

tickletussler you've lost me, I've been only on induction when I was on Atkins 3 years ago so what do you mean we have to go through our rungs fairly quickly before pre-maintenance? urplequ: I'm not feeling very motivated right now, I gotta start on induction again cause I cheated after 1 week and 5 days!!!! I gotta get motivated again! :no

No, no, no!!!

Firstly, if you've cheated ON Induction, you just keep going through Induction as though you havent cheated and you don't restart

If you cheated after 1 wk 5 days, then you only do Induction for a few days to get your body back into ketosis then you move on to either extended induction or OWL (which I was recommended to do)

What I meant about getting through the rungs quickly is: either we stay on one rung and find out CCLL ie increase 5g carbs a week till we stall or put on weight and chances are we'd still be doing this by the time we are 5-10lbs from GW, OR we cycle through the rungs ie try various foods out each week and stay on a certain carb-level... or even alternate with both options but not do them the same time - otherwise we can't tell if we are stalling/gaining because of the carb increase or because of a particular food. (See Jade's post - she asks some fantastic questions for OWL http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...amp;highlight=)

Either way, because both of us don't have that many kgs to play with until we reach GW, so we have to try and find what foods work for us AND our CCLL, which means chances are by the time we get to Pre-maint, we'll still probably be trying to find our CCLL and trying new foods

For motivation? Oh dear... that would be hard coming from me - I think you look so beautiful in your wedding dress! :yes
Your motivation needs to come from you feeling more energetic, your skin may look better, you are losing inches, and get that fiance of yours to give you some compliments!