here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

[kgirluk]

guys i am sooooo down i am starting atkins, and i have just been weighed i am 5ft8 and i weigh 18st1lb (114.9kg) bmi of 38!!!!!! eek help i am feelin sooo low!

[jimmie 48]

Re: here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

kez, i am hoping that some will chime in here with some very good pointers for you.
i offered some advice in the pm and will encourage you to scout throuth the inductions facts.
don't freak out. you're on a good board with a bunch of people who want to see you succeed.

tell me now, do you have the DANDR book? and have you read it? that should be your starting point.

[boonie stomper]

Re: here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

Welcome to the board, KgirlUK. When you are at the bottom, the only way you can go is up. You've found THE BEST place for beginning your journey. Just stay close to ADBB, and soon you'll be a healthier happer smarter person. I like many others when they first come here, felt horrible about my weight, but what I got was not just weight loss here. There's renewed esteem, weight -related heath problems have disappeared, I have more energy, sleep better, on and on.

And you get to meet exciting people here with similar goals from all over the world.

[Erin68]

Re: here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

Hiya Kez! use those feelings to work for you instead of against you! Alot about changing our way of eating to become healthier or slimmer is all perception and a mind change!

Rather than feel low about where you are today, try to think about how incredible you'll feel after you lose your first few lbs, then more, and more!

Our minds play tricks on us all the time. We just need to learn to overcome those tricks and trick it back!

You can do it! Good luck to ya!

[not2late]

Re: here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

Okay, you weighed yourself and now you are depressed. I think all of us felt that way before we decided to go on the Diet. BUT you've made the most important decision already---to lose that weight!

Turn that depression into determination to lose that fat and get healthy. Declare war on your body fat and resolve to lose that fat. So there's no time for you to be depressed: you have alot of work to do!

[soliwit]

Re: here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

I found that even just starting this way of life and working out makes you feel exceptionally good of yourself, yah you might be overweight but you are DOING something about it!!
Be happy about this decision and let that number on the scale be an extra motivation!
You can do it, you got the whole adbb family behind you!!

[dreamof145]

Re: here i go i started...and i am depressed i just been weighed

I agree with previous comments, the reason we all come here is because we are depressed about our weight. The good thing is that you've found this site. You won't have to lose weight alone. You'll have lots of friends here who are making it happen for themselves and want you to join. There's lots of information on planning, exercises, health/life issues, journals, inspirational testimonies and challenges that you can join. Best wishes, starting Atkins will be the beginnning of a whole new life and many wonderful people to be your friends. (Be sure to take your measurements so you can see the results as you drop the inches. It's very motivational)