"Andy" <Q> wrote in message
.. .
> Damsel > wrote in
> :
>
> > Andy <Q> said:
> >
> >> I did Atkins for a year and lost 30 pounds, it was something about
> >> being too anal about the whole regimen that made it hard to stick to
> >> it.
> >
> > Exactly. I'm OCD to start out with. I went into conniptions every
> > time I ate 10 extra carbs.
> >
> >> It actually all fell apart when I started revisiting this newsgroup!
> >
> > Have you kept any/all of the weight off?
>
> No, I bought a kitchen-aid stand mixer at the thought of making my own
> pasta and with pasta comes poundage. I'm back to 225-230.
>
>
> >> There. I SAID IT!
> >>
> >> Groups like rfc make diet failing so much less MY fault!!!
> >
> > ROFL! Did you participate in the low-carb group? That JC is such an
> > inspiration to us all. It was hard to tear myself away from that guy.
>
> I didn't know about that newsgroup (?) at that time.
>
> That's, like I said, the problem with "groups", imho. Everybody can fall
> into a trap of blaming the group instead of themselves.
>
> After 30 years, I quit smoking last year, Wednesday, September 1, 2004,
> 10am, cold turkey. I didn't join any group, didn't discuss it with
> anybody and that's over and done. I can't wait to celebrate my first
> anniversary.

My 6th anniversary of smoking cessation is on Sept 2 -- we can almost
celebrate together!
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TammyM