The motivation thread...
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Hello. This is Mike. 6’5 and 410lbs. Life long food addict. I have a very addictive personality. Food is my drug of choice. It’s legal, always available, comforting and inviting. It makes me content and complete. However, I realize it’s time for a change. Not eager to start Atkins again, although I did lose 80lbs on it in 2005 but cant eat low carb forever. I want to get to a goal of 250 lbs. i actually want ppl to tell me i look sick once again. They told me that when i was down to 217 lbs on atkins. My “plan” is start this Monday, right after Superbowl 52. Go Eagles, i hate the pats. Anyway, any support on this group would be awesome. Thanks!6
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mjcbills1980 wrote: »Hello. This is Mike. 6’5 and 410lbs. Life long food addict. I have a very addictive personality. Food is my drug of choice. It’s legal, always available, comforting and inviting. It makes me content and complete. However, I realize it’s time for a change. Not eager to start Atkins again, although I did lose 80lbs on it in 2005 but cant eat low carb forever. I want to get to a goal of 250 lbs. i actually want ppl to tell me i look sick once again. They told me that when i was down to 217 lbs on atkins. My “plan” is start this Monday, right after Superbowl 52. Go Eagles, i hate the pats. Anyway, any support on this group would be awesome. Thanks!
Welcome. Does anyone like the pats? Looking forward to hearing more from you.3 -
Welcome @mjcbills1980 I'll say go Eagles, but I hate football, so that might not be helpful.
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Go anyone but the Pats. Seriously.1
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@mjcbills1980 Welcome!!! @rabidhamster87 That looks so great!!2
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I’m from New England and I don’t even like the pats2
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Hi,
I'm definitely looking for inspiration on this journey! Love all the quotes! I'm trying to post one, but it's weird on my phone.0 -
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May you all have your favorite song come on this week!!!3 -
@cassie9393 YES! A good song can motivate me to push harder when I’m about to give up!1
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One day. One hour. One minute. One second at a time.
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Ok, I am trying the visual representation as well! Picked up a huge box of paper clips and have 191 clips in one jar, and 9 clips in the other! It’s a long road, but I am clipping them together for the pounds lost jar,
and look forward to the day I can hang them in my office as a reminder of my achievement!
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@CheezWhiz88 awesome! It is so exciting to add a paper clip to my chain! (And shout out from a Gilmore Girls fan)
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All of these ideas are awesome! I too have a lot to lose, but I have lost 16.2 lbs since January 1. I think a visual reminder would be a great motivator. But I am fascinated by the changes in my body and my movements. I probably drive my husband crazy with my constant comments about my weight loss, but he is soooooo supportive.
I am following a website called dietdoctor.com that my doctor recommended to me. It is Keto based and I have been doing lots of reading on it. It is a great website. I am not totally sure that I am doing it correctly, but it is working so far! The thing that amazes me is that I don’t crave anything sweet. I eat half frozen strawberries and they satisfy any cravings that I might have. I only drink water....I used to be a Diet Coke drinker, but even that is gone and I don’t miss it!
I am also doing intermittent fasting. I only eat between 10am and 6pm. I find that is really helping too! This group is very motivating as well. I don’t always post a lot, but I read everything. Thanks! I am open to adding friends as well.4 -
@JJKM02 my husband has used that diet, it got him onto half his dose of injected insulin a day within a few weeks. It’s amazing!
Ok to the rest of you, a question, I’m a Brit, what are the Pats? Keep seeing it on this thread and can’t work it out!
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@fatoldladyonamission the Pats are the New England Patriots ... NFL football team lol. They are pretty much hated by everyone except their fans because they win too much and have been suspected of cheating a few times. They just lost the Superbowl4
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Thank you! No way I'd have known that. I don't even watch our football lol2
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Need to print this out and put it on the fridge
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@theowlbox That's such a good quote and it's funny how applicable it is now in the Facebook Age.1
