Golfing Goofy
If I hit it right, it's a slice. If I hit it left
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For me it happened closer to 30... I am VERY impatient, so I can't stand to only lose .5 lbs per week that simple calorie restriction/increased exercise always does for me. I need instant gratification!! Atkins was a great diet for me. I did it in 2003, starting 6 weeks after having DS, and lost 65 pounds in 4 months- 60 pounds of pregnancy weight plus 5 for good measure!
The diet isn't for everyone. You need to be very disciplined to stay off carbs (only 20 grams per day) since one mess up takes your body close to 5 days to get back into "fat burning" mode. I have had friends try it but none of them have been able to keep to it for more than a couple of weeks (and since any weight loss you see in that short of time is mostly water, so you put it back on almost immediately).
Last spring I was at my heaviest since giving birth so I figured it was time to give it another try. I followed it most of last summer and dropped 15 pounds from mid April to Mid July and almost 4 inches off my waist line. I hadn't been this thin since my honeymoon!and we celebrated our 10th anniversary last summer. I was able to maintain it fairly well until we went on vacation. That was 3 pounds in 10 days!!
Since bathing suit season was over when we returned, I was A LOT less disciplined
Add a couple more pounds for Halloween candy, Thanksgiving and Christmas goodies and by New Years I was up 7 from pre vacation. Now I only eat about 1200-1400 calories in any given day and that helps me maintain my weight while still eating carbs (although I still eat mostly whole grains, limited my sugar etc.) I am about 3 pounds away from where I was last summer, but I will probably still ditch the carbs next month for a bit to eliminate that last pesky 3/4 inch from my waistline that is preventing me from thinking bikini any time soon!
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If anyone wants any advice on how to "do it" please feel free to PM me!![]()
Kristin
That is so great!

How do you do it while on vacation? That is the hardest part for me. When I eat out, it seems that there are mostly white grains & sugary foods. When I look at the WDW menus, I am panicky about spending 10+ days. Acck.
