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My name is Christina. I am from the Seattle area. I am 30 with a daughter who is 10 and a son who is 18 months old. My husband and I married in July 03'. During my pregnancy I went from 170-249. I went from a size 14 to a size 22/24. When I gave birth to my son on January 23, 2004, I immediately dropped down to 230 pounds and since then I've lost another 10 pounds.
Well here I am. It's summer. I am fat
. I just returned from Disneyland and Newport Beach. I couldn't do things I wanted to do and my knees hurt for five days after walking a lot. My back hurts, I'm fatigued, I get out of breath after going up 1 flight of stairs and my blood pressure is up.
I have always been relatively thin and in shape. How I got here is a mystery. I think stress and eating poorly and not exercising finally caught up with me. That's no excuse for being a fatty but I miss being fit.
On June 10, 1997 I weighed about 170 pounds (weight I had put on w/ my first child from 145-170). I got serious about loosing weight. I went from a size 14 to a size 5 in 6 months and I went from 170-132. I wasn't doing low carb. I was exercising 1 hour a day 4x a week (strength training included) and eating less than 1200 calories a day and consuming gobs and gobs of cold water. I had never felt or looked better. My waist was a a mere 28 inches and my legs were so toned you could see the muscles in them. I kept this frame and this shape until about May of 2000. That's when I started to see it all go down hill.
By the time I married my husband I was again a size 14. I told myself after I had the baby I'd loose the weight. It's been 18 months since I had him and I haven't lost it.
I have decided to give Atkins a try . Not just to loose weight but to better understand my choices and to change my habits. I figure weight loss will just be a result of this. Of course I want to loose the fat and get back into shape so I have a master plan and I hope it works for me. I use a free website www.nutridiary.com and it's wonderful because it helps you plan your day by using your weight, goals etc. to make sure you stay on top of it.
I am doing a pure induction. I have read the book twice and I also bought Atkins recipe book. I stocked up on my favorite meats a.) Chicken and b.) Thin sliced Beef cuts. I also bought some salad and bleu cheese dressing w/ 0 grams of carbs. I stocked up on cans of Tuna. As much as I love eggs, I can't eat dairy because I'm lactose intolerant. So I am mainly doing meat and salad for the next 2 weeks. I am allowing myself two cups of black, decaf coffee each day and I am drinking 1.5 gallons of iced cold water. I have a new treadmill and I am using it daily for about 2-3 hours (before and after work).
I want this to be a success and I know after reading the success stories that I too will be able to regain control of my life. I need my life back. I am sick of feeling sick and tired. Fatigue from being fat is no fun. Back pain sucks and I want my GERD to be gone.
With all that being said, I'm suprised I'm not out of oxygen yet.
I noticed that you all have these cute "weight loss" icons that show your progress. Where can I find these? I want to add one to my profile too.
If you have any tips let me know.
Thanks!!!!!!!!
My name is Christina. I am from the Seattle area. I am 30 with a daughter who is 10 and a son who is 18 months old. My husband and I married in July 03'. During my pregnancy I went from 170-249. I went from a size 14 to a size 22/24. When I gave birth to my son on January 23, 2004, I immediately dropped down to 230 pounds and since then I've lost another 10 pounds.
Well here I am. It's summer. I am fat
. I just returned from Disneyland and Newport Beach. I couldn't do things I wanted to do and my knees hurt for five days after walking a lot. My back hurts, I'm fatigued, I get out of breath after going up 1 flight of stairs and my blood pressure is up. I have always been relatively thin and in shape. How I got here is a mystery. I think stress and eating poorly and not exercising finally caught up with me. That's no excuse for being a fatty but I miss being fit.
On June 10, 1997 I weighed about 170 pounds (weight I had put on w/ my first child from 145-170). I got serious about loosing weight. I went from a size 14 to a size 5 in 6 months and I went from 170-132. I wasn't doing low carb. I was exercising 1 hour a day 4x a week (strength training included) and eating less than 1200 calories a day and consuming gobs and gobs of cold water. I had never felt or looked better. My waist was a a mere 28 inches and my legs were so toned you could see the muscles in them. I kept this frame and this shape until about May of 2000. That's when I started to see it all go down hill.
By the time I married my husband I was again a size 14. I told myself after I had the baby I'd loose the weight. It's been 18 months since I had him and I haven't lost it.
I have decided to give Atkins a try . Not just to loose weight but to better understand my choices and to change my habits. I figure weight loss will just be a result of this. Of course I want to loose the fat and get back into shape so I have a master plan and I hope it works for me. I use a free website www.nutridiary.com and it's wonderful because it helps you plan your day by using your weight, goals etc. to make sure you stay on top of it.
I am doing a pure induction. I have read the book twice and I also bought Atkins recipe book. I stocked up on my favorite meats a.) Chicken and b.) Thin sliced Beef cuts. I also bought some salad and bleu cheese dressing w/ 0 grams of carbs. I stocked up on cans of Tuna. As much as I love eggs, I can't eat dairy because I'm lactose intolerant. So I am mainly doing meat and salad for the next 2 weeks. I am allowing myself two cups of black, decaf coffee each day and I am drinking 1.5 gallons of iced cold water. I have a new treadmill and I am using it daily for about 2-3 hours (before and after work).
I want this to be a success and I know after reading the success stories that I too will be able to regain control of my life. I need my life back. I am sick of feeling sick and tired. Fatigue from being fat is no fun. Back pain sucks and I want my GERD to be gone.
With all that being said, I'm suprised I'm not out of oxygen yet.
I noticed that you all have these cute "weight loss" icons that show your progress. Where can I find these? I want to add one to my profile too.
If you have any tips let me know.
Thanks!!!!!!!!
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