Delurking from Finland

"Mark from Suomi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

First of all, sorry for my bad English. Therefore I ask you all
beforehand to forgive for my crappy grammar or incorrect terms I might
(and and probably will) use.

This is sort of an introduction and a delurking announcement.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all - Luna, Marengo, JC, Ig, Crafting
Mom, Cans&Jars and all the regulars in this NG for the lively
conversations regarding the LC WOE.

Like said, I'm from Finland. About a year ago I was quite heavy - well,
frankly - fat. 98 kg, 176 cm - sorry, I do not know how to convert cm's
to feet & inches but the weight was something like 216 lb.?

I was disgusted with myself, being a reserve anti-tank sergeant and all.
Father of two boys as well (even better 🙂. No good, no good at all. The
"official" food pyramid here is similar to yours in the USA, I presume
- high carbs etc. are recommended. But looks like they are reconsidering
it now.

Last year, in August, I got hold of Dr. Atkins' book translated in
Finnish. "Dr. Atkin's Latest Diet Revolution" or something like that. So
I "saw the light", so to speak. Before that, I was trying to lose weight
with WW, which was pure hell.

Anyway, I know there are a lot of people much knowledgeable than me
about the LC WOE, so I'm not trying to offer any advise concerning this
diet/WOE unless asked. I guess I just wanted to thank you all for the
support and help.

Sincerely,
Mark
--
98/78/78 kg

I'm sure you know enough about low carb, after your success over the last
year, to give advice now. And by the way, your English is quite good.

On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:25:54 +0300, Mark from Suomi <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

First of all, sorry for my bad English. Therefore I ask you all
beforehand to forgive for my crappy grammar or incorrect terms I might
(and and probably will) use.

This is sort of an introduction and a delurking announcement.

<snipped>

Sincerely,
Mark

Hi Mark,

Welcome! You have arrived at your goal!

Congratulations.

I, too, am thankful for this newsgroup and its many wonderful posters.
I have learned much from them, also.

Best wishes,

PoohBear

On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:25:54 +0300, Mark from Suomi <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

First of all, sorry for my bad English. Therefore I ask you all
beforehand to forgive for my crappy grammar or incorrect terms I might
(and and probably will) use.

There's nothing crappy about your choice of words or your grammar. I
always feel bad when people think they're not good at something, but they
really are.

Yesterday, I spoke with a woman who was visiting from Norway. She kept
asking if I understood her. What's not to understand? Her English was
great.

Anyway, I digress. I'd like to welcome you to the group, and I hope that
you'll have great weight loss success.

Try this for converting your weight and height. :-)
http://www.admiralmetals.com/metric_conv.htm

Carol
--
Fasting BG: 139
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001

Welcome!
I am sure you will fit right in. To change kg to pounds I believe you
multiply by 2.2.
Pounds to kg you divide by 2.2.
Looks like you have already had some success with Low-carb.

Jennifer S
206/167/135

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

Hi Mark, welcome to the group!

--
Saffire
205/150/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

First of all, sorry for my bad English. Therefore I ask you all
beforehand to forgive for my crappy grammar or incorrect terms I might
(and and probably will) use.

This is sort of an introduction and a delurking announcement.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all - Luna, Marengo, JC, Ig, Crafting
Mom, Cans&Jars and all the regulars in this NG for the lively
conversations regarding the LC WOE.

Like said, I'm from Finland. About a year ago I was quite heavy - well,
frankly - fat. 98 kg, 176 cm - sorry, I do not know how to convert cm's
to feet & inches but the weight was something like 216 lb.?

[some of excellent post snipped]
Good job Mark,
Looks like you have the hang of this thing pretty well!
--

370/292/270
Single malt scotch is awesome (NO it does NOT have carbs as DON'T vodka,
gin, rum, bourbon, etc generally)
Malt can be made low carb through the judicious use of yeast.
Low carb beer? Uh...yeah.
Read the books.
You can have more than eggs for breakfast.
Yes calories do count.
Ketosticks are not neccessary to lose weight.

Email: Actually my feet are big not medium.

Having succeeded at weight loss is a big enough credential, you do not
need to make excuses for your perceived lack of knowledge.

i

Welcome to the group, Mark! You are doing very well!
--
Linda
296/210/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html

"Mark from Suomi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi there,

First of all, sorry for my bad English. Therefore I ask you all
beforehand to forgive for my crappy grammar or incorrect terms I might
(and and probably will) use.

This is sort of an introduction and a delurking announcement.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all - Luna, Marengo, JC, Ig, Crafting
Mom, Cans&Jars and all the regulars in this NG for the lively
conversations regarding the LC WOE.

Like said, I'm from Finland. About a year ago I was quite heavy - well,
frankly - fat. 98 kg, 176 cm - sorry, I do not know how to convert cm's
to feet & inches but the weight was something like 216 lb.?

I was disgusted with myself, being a reserve anti-tank sergeant and all.
Father of two boys as well (even better 🙂. No good, no good at all. The
"official" food pyramid here is similar to yours in the USA, I presume
- high carbs etc. are recommended. But looks like they are reconsidering
it now.

Last year, in August, I got hold of Dr. Atkins' book translated in
Finnish. "Dr. Atkin's Latest Diet Revolution" or something like that. So
I "saw the light", so to speak. Before that, I was trying to lose weight
with WW, which was pure hell.

Anyway, I know there are a lot of people much knowledgeable than me
about the LC WOE, so I'm not trying to offer any advise concerning this
diet/WOE unless asked. I guess I just wanted to thank you all for the
support and help.

Sincerely,
Mark
--
98/78/78 kg

Mark from Suomi wrote:
| Hi there,
|
| First of all, sorry for my bad English. Therefore I ask you all
| beforehand to forgive for my crappy grammar or incorrect terms I might
| (and and probably will) use.
|
| This is sort of an introduction and a delurking announcement.
|
| Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all - Luna, Marengo, JC, Ig,
| Crafting Mom, Cans&Jars and all the regulars in this NG for the lively
| conversations regarding the LC WOE.
|
| Like said, I'm from Finland. About a year ago I was quite heavy -
| well, frankly - fat. 98 kg, 176 cm - sorry, I do not know how to
| convert cm's to feet & inches but the weight was something like 216
| lb.?
|
| I was disgusted with myself, being a reserve anti-tank sergeant and
| all. Father of two boys as well (even better 🙂. No good, no good at
| all. The "official" food pyramid here is similar to yours in the USA,
| I presume - high carbs etc. are recommended. But looks like they are
| reconsidering it now.
|
| Last year, in August, I got hold of Dr. Atkins' book translated in
| Finnish. "Dr. Atkin's Latest Diet Revolution" or something like that.
| So I "saw the light", so to speak. Before that, I was trying to lose
| weight with WW, which was pure hell.
|
| Anyway, I know there are a lot of people much knowledgeable than me
| about the LC WOE, so I'm not trying to offer any advise concerning
| this diet/WOE unless asked. I guess I just wanted to thank you all
| for the support and help.
|
| Sincerely,
| Mark

Hi Mark; welcome to ASDLC! Good luck in your continued weight loss.
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/weightlosspix/weightlosspix.html

Mark from Suomi said:

Hi there,

Like said, I'm from Finland. About a year ago I was quite heavy -

well,

Quoted message said:

frankly - fat. 98 kg, 176 cm - sorry, I do not know how to convert cm's
to feet & inches but the weight was something like 216 lb.?

A pound is 2.2 kg so your starting weight was 215.6 pounds. There are
2.54 cm in an inch so you are 69 inches or about 5 feet, nine inches tall.

Quoted message said:

Sincerely,
Mark
--
98/78/78 kg

78 kg equals 171.6 lbs so your loss so far in imperial measure is 44 lbs
- dude, you rock!

Welcome to the group,
brigid

Thank you everyone for your kind words.

Sincerely,
Mark
--
98/78/78 kg