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After being pregnant, I'm going back on Atkins!
I was on Atkins from May of 2004 until February of 2005. In those few months, I lost a lot of weight. I went from being 260 pounds to 195. That's 65 (-ish) pounds! I loved it. I looked so good!! I started Atkins because I was very self concious and I believe that if you're not happy with yourself, no one else will be happy with you. I always got made fun of for being the fat kid and I hated it. Weight gain is something in my family. It's genetic that I gain weight rather quickly. My metabolism is zero to none. lol
Well, in February I got pregnant and gained way too much (more than 60 lbs) during my pregnancy with my daughter. (Mostly water retention.) I had Pre-Eclampsia, which makes you gain TOO quickly and makes you balloon because of water retention. Well, my daughter was born October 5th, 2005 and immediatly, within two weeks I had lost 31 pounds. Without even trying!! I still am losing slowly by drinking more and more water, but I still am not happy with myself. I know I have the "pregnancy flab" that hardly goes away and I have tons of stretch marks, but it's okay. I just want to lose weight and I don't care how hard it is.
So after 9 months of being off of Atkins, I'm going to be back on it. It shouldn't be that hard, because I had to regulate my eating while pregnant because of my Pre Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes. It shouldn't be that difficult for me!! Wish me luck, though!
Well, in February I got pregnant and gained way too much (more than 60 lbs) during my pregnancy with my daughter. (Mostly water retention.) I had Pre-Eclampsia, which makes you gain TOO quickly and makes you balloon because of water retention. Well, my daughter was born October 5th, 2005 and immediatly, within two weeks I had lost 31 pounds. Without even trying!! I still am losing slowly by drinking more and more water, but I still am not happy with myself. I know I have the "pregnancy flab" that hardly goes away and I have tons of stretch marks, but it's okay. I just want to lose weight and I don't care how hard it is.
So after 9 months of being off of Atkins, I'm going to be back on it. It shouldn't be that hard, because I had to regulate my eating while pregnant because of my Pre Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes. It shouldn't be that difficult for me!! Wish me luck, though!
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