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?

> 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.

Carol

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.

I think we all have power at our disposal. Sometimes just keeping it
private makes it simple. Maybe, imho?!

I don't know, Carol. Sorry for going so deep.

Andy

"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!
<snip>

TammyM

"TammyM" > wrote in message
...
>
> "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!
> <snip>
>
> TammyM

Congratulations. I quit smoking January 1, 1988 after 38 years of smoking.
(with a few stoppages along the way - very few!). I quit cold turkey also
after visiting friends that day, none of them smoked. I felt so guilty
wanting a smoke, that that was it.
Dee Dee

TammyM wrote:
>> "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!
>> <snip>
>>
Congratulations! I quit jan 27, 2003 after smoking for 36 years. didn't do
it cold turkey though. Started to reduce in Sept. 2002 and finally after
only smoking maybe 2 per day for a few weeks, it dawned on my that I
wouldn't be having nicotine withdrawal if I stopped. So I did. :-)

Debbie
Two years, six months, six days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 54 seconds. 26645
cigarettes not smoked, saving $8,995.20. Life saved: 13 weeks, 1 day, 12
hours, 25 minutes.

"Debbie" > wrote in
:

> Debbie
> Two years, six months, six days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 54 seconds.
> 26645 cigarettes not smoked, saving $8,995.20. Life saved: 13 weeks, 1
> day, 12 hours, 25 minutes.


Debbie,

When you put it in those terms... WOW!

I stopped as a cost cutting measure. Eight dollars a day? No thanks.

I can smell cigarette smoke in the air and it really stinks! I never
knew!

All the best,

Andy

"Andy" <Q> wrote in message
.. .
> "Debbie" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Debbie
>> Two years, six months, six days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 54 seconds.
>> 26645 cigarettes not smoked, saving $8,995.20. Life saved: 13 weeks, 1
>> day, 12 hours, 25 minutes.
>
>
> Debbie,
>
> When you put it in those terms... WOW!
>
> I stopped as a cost cutting measure. Eight dollars a day? No thanks.
>
> I can smell cigarette smoke in the air and it really stinks! I never
> knew!
>
> All the best,
>
> Andy

A few weeks ago we were at Foxwoods and a fellow ahead of me was paying for
a 'short' pack of cigarettes (I guess you would call them regulars) and the
pack was $7.58. I looked to see if he had any other purchase -- none.
Dee

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:39:01 -0400, "Dee Randall"
> connected the dots and wrote:

~
~"Andy" <Q> wrote in message
. ..
~> "Debbie" > wrote in
~> :
~>
~>> Debbie
~>> Two years, six months, six days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 54
seconds.
~>> 26645 cigarettes not smoked, saving $8,995.20. Life saved: 13
weeks, 1
~>> day, 12 hours, 25 minutes.
~>
~>
~> Debbie,
~>
~> When you put it in those terms... WOW!
~>
~> I stopped as a cost cutting measure. Eight dollars a day? No
thanks.
~>
~> I can smell cigarette smoke in the air and it really stinks! I
never
~> knew!
~>
~> All the best,
~>
~> Andy
~
~A few weeks ago we were at Foxwoods and a fellow ahead of me was
paying for
~a 'short' pack of cigarettes (I guess you would call them regulars)
and the
~pack was $7.58. I looked to see if he had any other purchase --
none.
~Dee
~
Criminy! They're a soveirgn nation. THey're supposed to be
undercutting the local CT govt.

maxine in ri, food tastes better when you quit smoking.

Andy wrote:
>> "Debbie" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Debbie
>>> Two years, six months, six days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 54
>>> seconds. 26645 cigarettes not smoked, saving $8,995.20. Life saved:
>>> 13 weeks, 1 day, 12 hours, 25 minutes.
>>
>>
>> Debbie,
>>
>> When you put it in those terms... WOW!
>>

Go to www.silkquit.net and you can do the same.

Debbie

"Damsel" > wrote in message
...
> 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?
>
> > 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.
>
> Carol

Dams, TELL ME you're being sarcastic, PLEASE! That guy is such a major
asshole, he makes Sheldon look sweet ;-)

TammyM

"TammyM" > said:

> "Damsel" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > 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.
>
> Dams, TELL ME you're being sarcastic, PLEASE! That guy is such a major
> asshole, he makes Sheldon look sweet ;-)

Next to JC, Sheldon is Mr. Rogers. LOL!

Carol