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My story's far from over, but reading about other people inspired me to keep going on this diet, so I thought I'd post a little bit about my Atkins experience.
I started in June at 230 lbs, did a strict induction and everything. In the first week I lost 15 lbs. As of now (October 23), I've lost 60 lbs. There have been lots of temptations - some people are bad about, "Just try one bite," but I just think about how it's not worth it.
I started at a size 20 and now I'm wearing a 14, and I'm excited about possibly going down into single digit sizes for the first time ever. I feel so much better about myself - I can shop in normal junior's sizes now, and when I go clubbing I actually care about what I look like. Before, I didn't care because I figured there was nothing I could do. Now I can see my face again, and I like it a lot more...
Maybe it's my huge support group - my friends have gotten me through this. They tell me every day that I look great, and they're so proud of me. College is stressful, and the cafeteria food is awful, but it's stuff like that that helps me not eat things like bread - not that I even want bread anymore. It just isn't appealing.
A few more little things: in early August when I went to a friend's apartment for the first time since June, I walked in and one of my friends didn't say anything to me. I thought she was mad or something... But the next day I talked to her and she said she didn't realize it was me.
When I look in the mirror, I always see the same huge old me, but when I look at photographic evidence, I realize how far I've come. And I was the biggest carb addict. I just realized how unimportant it is to indulge in the bad stuff.
So, to round off this cheesy manifesto - anything's possible. I've been overweight my entire life. And it feels so good to reverse that.
I started in June at 230 lbs, did a strict induction and everything. In the first week I lost 15 lbs. As of now (October 23), I've lost 60 lbs. There have been lots of temptations - some people are bad about, "Just try one bite," but I just think about how it's not worth it.
I started at a size 20 and now I'm wearing a 14, and I'm excited about possibly going down into single digit sizes for the first time ever. I feel so much better about myself - I can shop in normal junior's sizes now, and when I go clubbing I actually care about what I look like. Before, I didn't care because I figured there was nothing I could do. Now I can see my face again, and I like it a lot more...
Maybe it's my huge support group - my friends have gotten me through this. They tell me every day that I look great, and they're so proud of me. College is stressful, and the cafeteria food is awful, but it's stuff like that that helps me not eat things like bread - not that I even want bread anymore. It just isn't appealing.
A few more little things: in early August when I went to a friend's apartment for the first time since June, I walked in and one of my friends didn't say anything to me. I thought she was mad or something... But the next day I talked to her and she said she didn't realize it was me.
When I look in the mirror, I always see the same huge old me, but when I look at photographic evidence, I realize how far I've come. And I was the biggest carb addict. I just realized how unimportant it is to indulge in the bad stuff.
So, to round off this cheesy manifesto - anything's possible. I've been overweight my entire life. And it feels so good to reverse that.
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