Curt, can I ask how old you are? In some ways you impress me as relatively
young, but you're gift of looking at the larger picture is impressive. When
I was in my 20's I couldn't see past next week. Just wondering.

A mirror.

I just think of who I want to be....both inside and outside.

That's easy. My husband losing twice as fast as I am. THAT keeps me from
falling off the wagon. I do NOT want to weigh more than him! LOL

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/226/140
& hubby- 310/248/180

My new clothes. I throw out my old ones that are too big, and I never ever
want to have to go shopping to buy bigger clothes again. I hate spending
money.  I don't hate it as much if it's for _smaller_ clothes, but the
thought of having to go out and buy a bigger wardrobe all over again would
really piss me off.

Looking at a picture of a fat person's casket. I live near a funeral home
what can I say?

I think very much like you Curt - well I do now.  I have JUST started
on a lc WOE and have decided that this long term healthier living.  I
am amazed how positive I feel about being a lc eater and rapted to
find this forum.

I too will lose the plot every now and then and then will relish the
thought of eating sensibly again andknowing I can do it!!!!

Think this will be my outlook now!  Good luck and have a beer and some
great cheese for me!!  I live in wine country, so will enjoy a glass
for you!!

Eli
72/70/60kg

There are a *lot* of people who would be very disappointed in me if I
slipped back - starting with me.

--
Lexin
(300/226/182) (5'7)
LC since 9 June 2003

Looking at pictures taken of me standing next to someone I *KNOW* is thin
and clothes.
dot

I was wondering if people could think of something that keeps them going and
not falling into their old ways?

Mine is this...if I have a bad day.... you know, at a party and ate like an
idiot, that doesn't mean the diet is over.  It just means I had an off day.
I try to get my mind in a much longer term way of thinking.  Now, I do
things that I know will not be good for my diet.  For example, I signed up
for a beer and cheese class at a local bar.  I have been doing these for
years and I really enjoy them.  I have not missed one yet and don't plan on
it.  There was a time that I would have gone to a beer school and then that
would be the beginning of the end of my low carb diet.  Now, I just say so
what, I am in this for the long haul and one day means nothing to me.  I
took a couple of weeks off over the holidays and I am fine.  It wasn't the
end, it just was a little hiccup looking at the big picture.  Not looking at
this as a crash diet has been a really big help to me.

What are some of your ways of looking at things that would help you keep
going?

Curt

I have done alot of inner healing. I am now working on outer. During
meditation, I imagine what it is I want to become.

The weight loss is now just a bonus for me. I lost my acne (3
decades), insomnia (all my life) and heartburn. If I were to eat high
carbs, I'm afraid of the insomnia. In my pre-lc days, I used to go to
bed tired and lie awake trying to fall asleep. Then once or twice a
week I'd wake up at 3 or 4 a.m. and lie around till I'd fall asleep at
7 a.m. or go to work looking like Keith Richards.

If I cheat I may or may not gain weight and certainly not immediately,
but these other health problems would hit me right away. Instant
feedback! So that keeps me going.

I went low carb to lose the weight but found my health got better and
now I'm hooked.

Ronit
167/137
size 14/size 6-8