Signs that you're doing well on Atkins

[Effie]

Yesterday I went to a fellow Realtor's open house, which was open for the brokers to tour before it came on the market. They usually have treats to entice the other brokers to come so they can give the house a lot of exposure. Well, two things happened there that were small successes for me:

1. She baked a plate of cookies, which didn't tempt me. Not only that, I sat down at the table to chat with her, and the cookies were right in front of me! She offered one and I said "no, I'm off the sugar", and she rushed up to say, "Oh! Well let me move them! It must be awful to have them sitting right in front of you!" I thought about it, and I said, "You know what? I'm not tempted at all. You can leave them there." That plate of chocolate chip cookies could have been a bowl of waxed fruit for all I cared. Normally I would have either been eating them, or I would have been thinking about them. She would have said, "So how do you like the house?" and I'd be thinking, "Oh my God, I NEED one of those cookies!"

2. The second thing that happened at the house was a little embarrassing. I was wearing a denim skirt, size 18 (all of my clothes are size 18/20). I always wear a small pedometer on my hip, and when I was leaving the house, I noticed that it had slid over to the front of my skirt. When I slid it back to my hip, I noticed that I had a side pocket on the front of the skirt that I hadn't noticed before. I happily put my cell phone in my right pocket, and then checked for the pocket on the other side. That's funny, I thought, the pocket on this side is a zipper pocket. So I unzipped the pocket, stuck my hand in, and I was feeling my fleshy hip! It wasn't a pocket! It was my zipper fly! Apparantly at some point during my house tour, my too-big skirt had scooched itself around so my cell phone was actually in my back pocket, and I unzipped my fly and stuck my hand in there. Luckily, I don't think anyone noticed!!

[carbcounter999]

That is so fantastic! I know it feels wonderful to pass one of our old "treats" up without a second thought. I was offered french fries yesterday AND the day before (by two different people) and I didn't even think twice about it either time. I just siad no thanks, and then realized how easy that was. Amazing, since before I would have been drooling at the sight of them. But now, they have become little devil sticks :icondance

[Checkers]

I love the skirt story! I haven't been tempted either. Not out of willpower, but total lack of craving for sweets! I eat alot and a satisfied tummy really keeps me on track.

[G-Mom]

Congrats on passing up the cc cookies, Effie! Isn't it great to realize how this WOL morphs into, well a Way of Life effortlessly?! I have found that my life is easier and happier when some foods are completely off-limits. I say to myself that I have a new, different digestive system that will stop working if I eat certain foods, and it's funny, but I know I WILL get sick if I eat certain foods, so that helps.

Cool story about the skirt too!!! :icondance

[spirittalker]

I love the skirt story, that is so funny. Good thing no one noticed though :yikes

[Isabeau]

Now that's an inspiring story. Thanks for sharing!

[shmooziecat]

That was a good story, I loved it. Thank you for sharing! Trish

[Mary-chan]

I love how much easier it is to pass up sweets. It's so nice to have control, for the first time in my life it feels like!!

:icondance

[soliwit]

oh Effie, thanks for that wonderfull skirt-story, I needed a good laugh, great !!
:hug