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Way to go, Norma!! Keep up the good work! It sounds like you have lots of willpower!!!
I will be low carbing once again after the first of the year. I have gained so much after starting my cooking blog. I will have to make lifestyle changes, just have to for my health.
I don't agree that Atkins is bad for your health but that's JMO. I tried the South Beach Diet but it wasn't strict enough for me. I'm happy that it's working for you, Norma!!
Wow Norma, you are doing wonderful! I don't follow any of the "diets" I just can;t go over 225 carbs perday which works fine for me; lost 60 pounds in one year. More to go, but this way I don't have to totally deprive myself of anything, just change the way I eat and how much I can eat. The only problem I have had is I was told by the doctor to eat lots of protein and I told her that would get me in trouble and .... it did. Now my cholesterol is 199 and it never went over 120 before because we didn't eat meat or forms of it . So just another challenge!lol
I have changed again the way I cook and that has made a big improvement just more to come. Always on the lookout for new recipes!
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When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping"; now we just "chunky dunk"
I started with South Beach and then went to visit a nutritionist. The nutritionist meal plan very closely resembled the South Beach suggestions. The big difference was the protein intake. I have one of those slow metabolisms. So the whole goal here is to protect the muscle mass! My oldest son is a huge help with this stuff. Those weight lifting classes make it home and we lift together.
The trick for me is to find the balance. Everything in life is about that, isn't it? Finding the balance makes it all work.
I will have to make lifestyle changes, just have to for my health. 
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When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping"; now we just "chunky dunk" 
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