Have any of you guys gone through this?

[gman]

Hello, I’d like to introduce myself to the group, plus share some of my experiences and thoughts. By the postings this is a caring group, and I would greatly appreciate any feedback and encouragement you may have to offer me.

I am living in New York State and later this year I will turn 50. I have decided that it’s high time to get down to what I weighed in my 20s before I got married and the kids came along.

Recently I started Induction, or so I thought. The big mistake I made is that I did not realize those handy bags of bite-sized carrots prepared especially for well-intentioned yet lazy bachelors at the grocery store (are you sitting down and ready to hear this shocking news?) are in fact loaded with tons of evil carbs and therefore off limits, during Induction. I felt cheated. I was risking turning orange with these stupid little yet somehow-I-want-another carrots. Although I was dutifully eating omelets for breakfast and meats and veggies for lunch and dinner, I blindly munched away on these candy-sized carrots for a week. Bags of ‘em. Then, when I read the Induction rules again … today … I realized why I did not lose any weight. I had cheated myself by not following the plan. Have any of you guys gone through this?

No harm done since I uncovered the carrot conspiracy reasonably quickly (aka Food Pyramid). The point of all this is that this is my first day of Induction:

·I know that after age 50 I need to take better care of myself.
·I know from my own experience and talking with others who have been successful with Atkins, plus reading the books, and now reading this forum … that I need to be strict about diet and exercise to be successful.
·I have re-reviewed the rules of Induction. I have a copy of them quickly viewable on my smart phone.
·I have read and related to many of your success stories on the forum pages – very inspirational. From over 30 lbs. lost by carbless_in_seattle to ‘200 Pounds Gone and Buried’ by gonnabskinny you all have accomplished a lot and I appreciate joining this group. That YouTube video is amazing YouTube - My Atkins Diet Story and we are all thinking of you guys in Iowa this week. Amber I just read your intro - wow - I think I have some things to learn from you - you are doing very well and welcome to the group.

·I am determined to reach my weight goal.
·I am determined to return to the healthier lifestyle that I had going last year.
·I worked out in the gym today and felt better.
·I joined this forum.

Here are my numbers:

At 229 lbs. and 6’1” tall, my current BMI is 30.2.

My goals are: Weight: 188. BMI: 24.8.


229/229/188
Interim goals:
Goal 1: 219
Goal 2: 209
Goal 3: 199
Goal 4: 188

Sincerely,
gman

[booklady]

HI Gman,
Welcome to the board. You are not the first person to write a long post and you will not be the last, that is what this board is all about. Letting us tell our stories and get support so we can make our goals happen.
I think you will find it is a very supportive place. Look around and jump in and post and do not hesitate to start a new thread with any questions you do not see answered, there are so many knowledgable people here to help.
I am just back on day seven, going on day eight tomorrow. I have been off plan for a while and have a lot to lose but I am very confident I can get there.
Your story of losing and regaining is very common. We have to get to the point where we really get the fact that this is for life and although we can add more carbs in maint, we can not go carb crazy and that is a hard truth to accept, but if we can, and realize to have the healthy body we each want that we are willing to make those sacrifices, the battle is half over at that point.
It sounds like you have done great in the past so there is no reason why you cannot do it again and keep it off.
I am very glad you joined and will look forward to seeing you reach goal.
Stephie

[fat4now]

Welcome gman! Sounds like your heading in the right direction. Defintely thinking about what your doing. You are confident, and know you have done it before. You are going to succeed. I see you being mistaken for Sting. Congratulatuions on your commitment to this way of eating/life.

f4n

[OzLover]

Welcome to ADBB!

Love your introduction & your sense of humor! Good luck on your journey!

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by gman

I commit to being brief in the future -- as I have a lot of work to do. Plus, I may have no choice, since I am guessing that Janice and Tom, while very nice people, might have a meeting now and decide that I used up my member forum entries for this year….

Sincerely,
gman
(Not Sting but I guess it will do)

Hi, gman

Welcome to ADBB!

I'd rather you NOT be brief in the future - I loved your post! Great sense of humor, very smart... you're going to be fun to have around.

Plus, you touch upon things that are near and dear to me. I am 48 years old, and as you can see from the stats in my siggie, I am a second-timer to Atkins. On my first go-round, I lost 60 pounds (from 215 to 155 at 5' 2.5"). I let life de-rail me, and re-gained 32 of those 60 pounds. I attribute the fact that I never reached goal and was not able to maintain the loss that I did have to turning Atkins into "Mitzkins"... I didn't follow the book to the letter and progress up the rungs properly. I stalled, and easily strayed from plan in the face of some life changes in late 2004.

In February of last year, I re-started at 187 pounds with the determination to follow the book exactly. I vowed to not look upon this just as a way to lose weight... I have embraced it as a lifestyle change and have discovered that I have more discipline and patience than I ever thought I had. And I now know that Atkins works, if you work Atkins. You can, and WILL, do this!

I'm glad that you have found this board. I didn't have it on my first go-round with Atkins, but I have had it from the beginning this time. It has been a major factor in my success. If you haven't found it yet, I'd like to provide the link to a forum on the board that is a gathering place for those who have strayed from plan and are now committed to making this time the real deal. It is called the STAC (Second Time Around Club) forum. Great bunch of people! Here is the link: Second Time Around Club - Atkins Diet

Again, it is a pleasure to meet you. I hope to be seeing you around the board.

[Lyssie]

Okay, I have to admit - even I was cracking up (out loud) while reading your post. Which, since you don't know me and may not realize, is very not like me at all. Welcome to the board Sting! Just, like, please don't singing that Fields of Gold song, that really brings back bad 6th grade memories for me...

[Jace]

Welcome to gman!

Best of luck on your weight loss journey and if you need anything please feel free to give a shout!

~Far la bella figura!

[gman]

Hello and thanks everyone for your support.