LowCarbAmanda

I am also fortunate to not have received abuse, but I think it's odd when someone posts and titles it "Calling all _______" (vegans, South Beach, weight-lifters, etc.), and then people that their post doesn't apply to respond by telling them that whatever they are doing is stupid and wrong. It seems a little odd and…

One of my MFPals is following a similar low carb way of life as me, and she dropped 135 in a year, I believe. I'm only at 8 months, so it's hard to see how we will match up, but I noticed she does take a thermogenic. It may be helping her along! :)

SO FUNNY! LOL! Re. OP, I agree! You've got me thinking back, hoping I haven't done it... LOL!

http://www.mountsinai.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/diabetic-kidney-failure-may-be-reversed-with-low-carbohydrate-diet

Divided in 8 slices, it is as follows: 401 calories, 1 net carb, 4g protein, and 38g fat.

I'll enter it as a recipe, and report back re. calories shortly. :) High, I'm sure. LOL! (Being low cal isn't a top priority for me, so I don't know off hand.)

I love Atkins. I had high cholesterol, and high triglycerides before Atkins. Now, they're perfect. I've also lost 63 lbs in 8 months. It will be the way I eat for the rest of my life. I had done a relatively low carb diet once before. I ate Ezekial bread, etc. but stayed around 120 grams of carbs. I lost like 8 lbs, and…

A friend I hadn't seen for a while recently said, "WOW! Look at you! You've gone from an obese person to a large normal one." I nearly died! LOL! Non-weight related - when I was ONLY 6, my dentist said, "You could be pretty, IF you got braces." He wanted me to convince my poor parents to get them for me. Instead, he…

I'm guessing he's single! LOL!

That's fantastic! You should be proud!

Well said. Though I feel I'm obsessive. LOL! But in a good way. ;)

Thanks, guys!

I'm actually cool with my boobs being smaller. They went from a 44 G to a 38 DD. Now I can buy bras in normal stores. Yay! I HATE that I've had to part with lots of my rings! I've gone from a size 8 to a 6 on my wedding band finger, and from a size 9 to a 7 on the middle finger of my right hand. And I had quite the funky…

I have been losing since September, but I only now FEEL like I'm smaller. I was seated in the movie theatre the other day, when I realized I'd placed my purse BESIDE me on the seat! 8 months ago that sure wasn't happening. Then, I came out of the washroom stall and saw my reflection, and didn't recognize it! That's after…

I have noticed that the scale is less kind when I'm sleep deprived!

That's amazing! You're an inspiration!

You look gorgeous, and I LOVE your dress!

I love low carb! I DO have energy, and have healed many of my health conditions just by going on (old) Atkins (not to mention all of the weight that's melting off of me)! Good luck! :)

I eat when I'm hungry, and don't when I'm not. Sometimes I eat close to bed time. It hasn't seemed to hinder me at all.

My sister just quit with the electronic cigarette after we saw it in the movie The Tourist. It's super cool. It is steam, but looks like smoke. She says it has the same throat feel, and has a red LED tip so it looks like a cigarette. She was able to seamlessly move from smoking to the electronic cigarette literally…

Congrats to you too! And thanks to everyone for your kind words!

The really weird thing is that I hadn't done any reading for pleasure from high school until about 3 years ago (when I was 28). Now, I'm constantly reading. I use Kindle on my iPhone, but I also buy real books. I don't know what made me change...

I don't do anything formally, but I eat two meals a day - lunch and dinner only. Sometimes only dinner. I've read up on IF, and think it's totally fine!

You look beautiful! Way to go!

That's so smart! I just changed mine. :)

That's the part I hate! I've logged 235 days in a row, but I've completed after midnight twice, so no one knows. LOL!

It's kind of spongy. I actually threw it in the frying pan after nuking, and then had it with the syrup, and it was just like a pancake, which I haven't had since August, so it was great! LOL!

I was so totally like that. I had zero motivation, especially as my husband kept telling me that he loved that I was bigger. I started back in September, just to see if I could lose some weight as I was at my top weight. As soon as I'd tell friends or family that I planned to lose my weight, I saw this look in their eyes,…

I gain 5 - 8 lbs of water weight every month between ovulation and the start of menses. That all drops off shortly after it starts, and I resume losing afterward. It definitely plays a role! :)

I want to be fit enough to climb to the Golden Gallery of St. Paul's Cathedral in London when I next visit England! It's ONLY 85 meters/528 steps from the Cathedral floor - Ha! Here's hoping...