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My name is Nikki and I am new to this forum but not new to Atkins. I did the Atkins WOL about 5/6 years ago and lost 70 pounds. My max weight was 240 so I had gotten down to about 165/170!! It took me about 8 months. I was working out 6 days a week and loving my new body!! I was newly divorced and getting all kinds of attention I hadn't gotten in YEARS!! ( I got married at age 18 and was married for 8 years.) Anyway....after being in the dating scene for a time, I met someone and ohhhhh yeah.....he became more important than my somewhat new WOL. I tried to stick with it and ultimately failed. I am now married to him and have since gained MOST of my weight beck. I believe I am at 205 right now. I am the type of person who LIVES BY THE SCALE and when I see it get around the 180 mark, I start to FREAK OUT! I have just let myself go and I HATE IT
I want to get back to where I was before and stay there. I KNOW what it takes I just need some additional (help!) to stay motivated. You see....my husband was verrrrrrrrry skinny when we met ( he was 6'3'' and 165 ) and now - thanks to my good ole southern cookin'...he's around 190. He looks GREAT with the additional weight- but I dont !!
I have GOT to do something. He's VERY supportive of my diet but his eating habits are completely opposite of Atkins. He's in the military and VERY active and NEEDS the carbs- LOTS of carbs. He has a very active metabolism and eating carbs doesn't cause him to gain the weight like it dos me. ( WHY!!!!!??? *Grrrrrr @Men!! LOL!)
So anyway.....I'm back to trying this Atkins WOL again! I'm excited and nervous/scared. I know the hardest part of this is going to be getting through Induction. I am on my 3rd today and holding strong though. I DO have a mini goal in mind that MIGHT be a little tough. As I said ...I am at 205 right now and I have a family trip coming up the end of the month. I am hoping to be at LEAST to 180 before the trip. I KNOW this is going to be hard and I think I might need to start exercizing to help the weight come off faster. What do you all think? Do you agree? What kind of exercizes would you recommend for induction (and throughout)?
Thanks so much for listening! I promise I can be a good listener too! I feel that finding this forum and all of you is a BLESSING! PLEASE help keep me motivated!! Good luck to all of you as well!!
Nikki XOXOXOXOX
My name is Nikki and I am new to this forum but not new to Atkins. I did the Atkins WOL about 5/6 years ago and lost 70 pounds. My max weight was 240 so I had gotten down to about 165/170!! It took me about 8 months. I was working out 6 days a week and loving my new body!! I was newly divorced and getting all kinds of attention I hadn't gotten in YEARS!! ( I got married at age 18 and was married for 8 years.) Anyway....after being in the dating scene for a time, I met someone and ohhhhh yeah.....he became more important than my somewhat new WOL. I tried to stick with it and ultimately failed. I am now married to him and have since gained MOST of my weight beck. I believe I am at 205 right now. I am the type of person who LIVES BY THE SCALE and when I see it get around the 180 mark, I start to FREAK OUT! I have just let myself go and I HATE IT
I want to get back to where I was before and stay there. I KNOW what it takes I just need some additional (help!) to stay motivated. You see....my husband was verrrrrrrrry skinny when we met ( he was 6'3'' and 165 ) and now - thanks to my good ole southern cookin'...he's around 190. He looks GREAT with the additional weight- but I dont !! I have GOT to do something. He's VERY supportive of my diet but his eating habits are completely opposite of Atkins. He's in the military and VERY active and NEEDS the carbs- LOTS of carbs. He has a very active metabolism and eating carbs doesn't cause him to gain the weight like it dos me. ( WHY!!!!!??? *Grrrrrr @Men!! LOL!) So anyway.....I'm back to trying this Atkins WOL again! I'm excited and nervous/scared. I know the hardest part of this is going to be getting through Induction. I am on my 3rd today and holding strong though. I DO have a mini goal in mind that MIGHT be a little tough. As I said ...I am at 205 right now and I have a family trip coming up the end of the month. I am hoping to be at LEAST to 180 before the trip. I KNOW this is going to be hard and I think I might need to start exercizing to help the weight come off faster. What do you all think? Do you agree? What kind of exercizes would you recommend for induction (and throughout)?
Thanks so much for listening! I promise I can be a good listener too! I feel that finding this forum and all of you is a BLESSING! PLEASE help keep me motivated!! Good luck to all of you as well!!
Nikki XOXOXOXOX
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