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I can appreciate everything said in this thread! THANKS! I had an odd exchange with one of my closest friends the other day, I was eating out with her and I was eating the fat on the steak I had ordered and she told me to not eat it if I was serious about losing weight... I explained to her that I could eat it and that consuming fat was an important component to the atkins approach... I SWEAR to GOd she was looking at me as if I were a two headed alien...
I know we are supposed to rally the support of our friends and family but it is so difficult to do... I have made the statement to the same friend ( who is thin and always has been...) that we will be sharing clothing next year.... and her discomfort was PALPABLE....
the long and short for me... is that the ATKINS approach is working for me, I feel fantastic, I look better, I have lost 45lbs so far, My muscles are so strong ( I was getting so soft!) and YA... time will show everyone around me that the choice I have made to live this LOW Carb lifestyle is the best choice I could have ever made. IT WORKS PEOPLE!!!!!