I wanted to share

[spirittalker]

So TOM has had me a bit down, but I just had the most wonderful IM conversation with a coworker. I just had to share. :joy


01:03PM friend: So - how are you doing it? You look great!
01:04PM Susan: Atkins!
01:04PM friend: Really....is is hard to follow?
01:04PM Susan: I have never felt better either
01:04PM Susan: nope. Just have to beat the carb monster
01:04PM Susan: once you get past the first week it's so easy
01:05PM friend: do you have to buy the book to follow the plan - or are there details available somewhere online?
01:05PM Susan: I do avoid going out to eat because it's hard to know all the ingredients of everything and I am very strict abut following it
01:05PM friend: makes sense
01:05PM Susan: Well I truly recommend doing it by the book
01:06PM Susan: Dr atkins New diet revolution copyright 2002.
01:06PM friend: I'll check it out.
01:06PM Susan: All the rest of them were made after he died and include all sorts of the atkins bars and stuff that tend to stall people
01:07PM Susan: Let me know if you have any questions about it. I am pretty obsessive about it and I am more than happy to chat it up
01:07PM friend: That is good to know. So what was the hardest part of getting through the first week?
01:08PM Susan: well I am a sugar addict. The cravings were hard
01:08PM Susan: but after the first week you aren't hungry anymore the cravings go away and you see major losses right away
01:09PM friend: I think my biggest problem will be eating on the run. I always handle the kids and worry about me later.
01:09PM Susan: Well you can pre make your foods. I have a ton of food here at work that I keep handy for lunches and such. For dinners I make my son eat what I eat.
01:10PM Susan: he can live without a carb overload at 1 meal a day
01:10PM friend: True enough - I'm sure my kids can handle it too.
01:10PM Susan: and so far everything we have tried recipe wise has been very good
01:11PM friend: Thanks for the insight....I'll keep you posted.
01:11PM Susan: ok

[ttdriver]

WOOHOO!!! Another convert!! YAY! Great job, Susan!

Betty

[spirittalker]

Thanks Betty, it just made me so happy she noticed. All of the sudden there's this IM and she's talking to me. We don't even talk very much, she's in billing, I'm abuse. She's upstairs I'm downstairs. Anyway I just really needed the affirmation that what I doing is working. :yes

[Buddrfly]

Keep sending em our way! People would be surprised at how well they can do with support and encouragement.

[AWAaviatrix]

Thanks for sharing a part of your day.
I'd be feeling good too!
Misty

[soliwit]

great job spirittalker !!!!!! :clapping

[spazzyhilo]

WOOHOO! I love when we get to tell people how healthy this WOE is.. and they believe us! Instead of just telling us we're all going to die of heart attacks.. WOO!