Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[dennisrayjames]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

hey can u tell me what u ate and the best way to have sucess on this diet im at 380 and need to be around 250 can u help

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Wow, you are truly an inspiration!

Thanks so much Starrynight!

I wish you all the best in your weight loss success....keep in touch and let me know how it's going for you!

Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[starrynight]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Wow, you are truly an inspiration!

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Absolutely amazing! What did your workout plan consist of if you don't mind me asking? 3hrs!!! WOW! BTW you are a fox too. A huge inspiration for women and men alike.:

Well hey there DG, how are you doing? I hope all is going well for you. Thanks so much for popping by to say hello and for all the support and encouragement, it's really great to meet you and I really appreciate you taking the time leave a message for me. Thanks for the compliment too, you're very kind!

Yes indeed, 3 hrs a day was my routine! Part in the morning and then the rest at night....then I ended up getting lazy in the morning (well lazy wouldn't be the case....more like exhausted from not enough rest) and stopped that routine and jammed everything into the evening....not good but I did it. I am now back to my morning workout as well as my evening workout....makes it easier!

My workouts have consisted of cardio as well as weights and forgive my wording "spot training"....as they say you really can't spot train but what I mean by spot training is that I do specific sets of exercises for my upper, middle (core & abs) and lower body and rotate daily but I always did cardio each day in conjunction with the other exercises. Having said all this, when I first started to workout, I simply walked....that is all I could do being over 400 lbs and even at that....it walking any distance was like a marathon for me but I pushed and pushed and pushed and little by little I was able to do a bit more and then added to my workout routine (hand weights) and now, a year and a half later.....I'm at full throttle with my workout routine....I can tell you....I would never have imagined this a year ago. Patience, persistence and determination are what it takes.

As I've mentioned before, exercise has played a huge part in my success and it's something I do not stray from. Unless I'm physically pooped (like today) I make sure I workout 6 days a week. Saturdays are always my rest days from exercise but since I was really exhausted today....and I mean exhausted, I decided to just give my body a rest today and I will workout late tomorrow night. I have found that I need to pay attention to my body and if for some reason it needs a day off due to exhaustion and not just "because I'd rather just sit around" I give it that day off and make it up somehow else throughout the week...an extra push on the glider, stationary bike or I fit in a longer workout or an extra work out DVD. I have learned that it's important to listen to my body and give it a rest when it's absolutely necessary and on the other hand...not give in when I'm just feeling plain lazy!

I wish you all the very best in your journey to peace and great health. I hope you keep in touch and be sure to let me know how things are going for you....we're all in this together!

Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

You look great! What an accomplishment!

Well thank you Katie, you're most kind!!!!!

Thank you for popping by, it's very good to meet you. I appreciate you taking the time to drop me a line and for sharing in my journey. It's been a long one that is far from being over (then again, is it really ever over even when we hit goal....I'm thinking the answer to that is no LOL!!!!!) but I'm stubborn and I'm determined to fight the good fight as they say and not give in.

Keep in touch!
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

amazing pictures, thank you for sharing and being such an inspiration.

Hi Just4me,

It's really nice to meet you! Thank you for stopping by with encouragement and support....I really appreciate it!

I wish you all the best in your journey to great health and look forward to getting to know you better and hearing all about your progress.

Keep it up!

Sarina
----------------------
Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[Diamond Gorrila]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Absolutely amazing! What did your workout plan consist of if you don't mind me asking? 3hrs!!! WOW! BTW you are a fox too. A huge inspiration for women and men alike.:

[KatieFrank]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

You look great! What an accomplishment!

[just4me]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

amazing pictures, thank you for sharing and being such an inspiration.

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Hi Sarina, after a great start to the summer a monumental project sidetracked me and it took me until now (and my return to China) to get back on track.I had just sidelined myself and was trying not to beat myself up but just didnt seem to have the mental energy to devote to myself and the other things that were looming. I popped in for some inspiration and seeing how stunning you are (both physically and on the inside too) never fails to give me what I need to keep on going. I am back with my supplements, three days of good eating down and four days in with my exercise regime.

I have a question for you. Over the past 2 months I confirmed something I always knew- I am a stress/comfort eater and I also see food as a reward. I know I need to change this.

I have successfully turned anger into exercise time, and rewards into shopping for weight gloves or better yet clothes!

But the despair/comfort/food cycle seems to be tougher. Are you a comfort eater? If so how did you turn it around?

Hi Jill!!!!!!!

I'm so happy to hear you've arrived back to China safely, I hope all is going well. Are you all situated and settled in now?

I have missed talking with you soooooooo much, thank you for stopping in to say hello and thanks for such a lovely compliment....you have always inspired me as well....you're my buddy! I think of you daily and wonder how you're doing.

I'm so sorry for not writing sooner, we have been away for a while...went to Seaside Oregon and absolutely LOVED it there! I had VERY brief Internet access (1 minute of being connected) and could not respond to emails and messages.....I'm so sorry for the delay!

Congratulations on getting back on the horse and getting back to business with your health, well done. These slides happen to many of us and the most important thing is not to beat ourselves up....we don't get anywhere beating ourselves up except for perhaps feeling more depressed and discouraged and before we know it we're face first into a GIANORMOUS bucket of ice cream "licking" away our feelings of guilt, however, the truth of the matter is, we're just "licking" them up in the most harmful and self destructive way when we end up stumbling or falling off the wagon and continuing down that unhealthy and destructive path or even worse....just plain giving up.....good on you Jill for using that energy in a healthy and productive way, I'm really proud of you!!!!! Like I have always said, no matter what....NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER give up.....that is just NOT an option....giving up has never accomplished a better result than if we choose to get back up, dust ourselves off and continue on down the path to peace and great health. Not that I'm saying you've given in because nothing could be further from the truth....I know you haven't. I'm just trying to make a point so don't take that personally. Sometimes I add things because I know others are reading my posts and I want them to hear a concept that maybe they've not thought of before. If I was given $10.00 for each time in the past I gave up on trying to work towards getting healthy, I could have retired comfortably at 30 years of age I kid you not!!!!!

As far as emotional eating......DING DING DING, PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME!!!!. I am SUCH an emotional eater.....don't you just hate it?!??!?! I talk with so many others that say, "when I'm upset, I lose my appetite" good grief, I WISH!!!!!! But you know, the odd thing is that this did actually happen to me recently when I was stressed....TWICE in fact....first time in my life!!!!! I've never experienced that before....but you know...it was short lived

So yes, I am an emotional eater as well...having said that, I was doing pretty good not being one this past year but I have found that the last six months I have struggled and have fallen into the bad habit again of turning to food when stressed. I'm so glad you've brought this up because as of this week I have really worked hard on digging down deep and problem solving this serious problem. I find that what has helped me is to try to get to the heart of the reason and in the moment when it is actually happening to determine "why" I'm wanting to turn to food.

I started out last year turning to exercise when I was stressed and wanting to eat and comfort myself......I found myself running my BUTT off on the glider an aweful lot each day....maybe that's why I've been so successful with weight loss....lots of stress meant lots of exercie LOL!!!!!! Just kidding but I did indeed turn to exercise when I was stressed instead of food. Over the last six months I let that slip and found myself turning to food again (but continued to exercise just as intensely). Although it was food I was allowed, I found that I was justifying my eating (when I was stressed) with the fact that I was allowed the foods I was eating during those stressful times and found myself falling into a very, very bad habit.

As of recently, this week in fact....I have been very strict and have got my portions under control again (I eat from a salad plate each meal like I use to instead of a dinner size plate....I fell into the habit of doing that again....eating from a large dinner plate). Regarding the stress....I have really been talking through my times of stress....voicing my frustrations rather then stuffing them and letting them fester which turned into me comforting myself with eating. My poor family and friends.....I was a mouth piece before but now it's even worse! The deep down pains and hurt that still bubble to the surface from time to time I am now working through...different ones this time...just when I thought I had dealt with a couple of major ones, new ones have recently surfaced and I have had to dig down deep, stop kidding myself (that I've dealt with them) and work on facing and working through them which leads to healing. Although they are difficult, I have come to the realization that I will never be able to reach my weight loss goal until I heal the pains from within....so that is something else that I am working on.

On another note, I have also re-worked my ENTIRE workout routine and workout in the mornings and in the evenings again 6 days a week like I use to (I had stopped working out in the morning). That way my stress level at night isn't off the scales due to trying to fit in my workout routine which ended up being three hours each night. I have created a VERY intense workout that actually is cut into shorter periods of time that allows me to get even better results in a shorter period of time each day. So now I'm exercising for an hour in the morning and an hour and a half in the evening and I'm loving it because the results are even better and I'm feeling less tired and able to actually accomplish other things in the evening because I have more time AND able to catch a movie also at night and relax.

Looking back, I just couldn't get back into the morning exercise routine but I knew I had to and that was really stressing me out. So I took a chance and re-worked my ENTIRE routine and it's awesome now. I share this because I believe it has helped me tremendously in reducing my stresses and it demonstrates what I have done to get to the root of the real reasons I'm stressed.

The time I was needing to accomplish my exercise routine each day was cutting into me accomplishing many other things that ended up piling up and not being able to be accomplish because I was nailing my workouts each night....not to mention I was VERY much lacking a social life and the enjoyment of just kicking back and watching a movie or going out etc because I had to workout for so long at night. This is just an example of what was making me so stressed out and how I managed to turn it around.

I'm thankful I sat down and really evaluated my strategy because although it has brought me this far....I was beginning to spin out of control because I wasn't able to do other things due to how much time I was putting into my exercise routine at night. I work full time and I am many things to many people and I have not compromised my job or responsibilities to others and even though I would get home at 11pm or even as late as 12am, tired out of my tree from a long day of work and then running around trying to accomplish other duties and such right after work, I was strict with myself and made sure I would get in my three hour exercise routine no matter what and no matter how tired I was....and then get up bright and early the next day and off to work I went. This was a huge revelation to me recently and something that I'm glad became quite clear because many of the stresses I was going through were self induced.

So, what I am trying to say is....find out why you're stressed, talk yourself through it with the help of others if you can, feel free to post to me here, or pm me when you're feeling stressed, I'm always here for you and we have the same tendencies so I would be more than happy to help if there is anything I can do. Turn to exercise to keep you occupied (I am doing that again...even if it's just 30 minutes on my stationary bike or doing a few biceps curls or sit ups or wall push ups) to get you through. Also, I find that I want to turn to food when I'm tired, which I have found myself to suffer a lot from over the last 6 months. But I am trying to get to bed (starting this week) by 11 pm so that I don't sit up and start nibbling on things when in actual fact I'm just tired and should be in bed resting and encouraging my body to heal.

I hope what I have written can help you out in some way when it comes to digging down deep and finding a new way to determine when your stressed and how to deal with it.

Man alive, I've done it again Jill....I've written an enormous post when I could have probably expressed what I was trying to say in a couple of paragraphs at the most....sorry for the long winded post yet again. I find that I evaluate myself in what I've been going through as well as what I've done to accomplish what I have when I'm trying to answer and end up writing many things that come to mind when I talk myself through someone's question....bear with me...one of these days I'll have it down to one paragraph....but then again, I'm not holding my breath!!!!!!

Hang in there Jill...you're a real trooper and I'm so very proud of you. Lets continue down this path to great health both physically and emotionally together.

I wish you peace, happiness and great health! Keep in touch when you're able, it's always such a pleasure to be able to talk with you....you're a great support and inspiration to many of us here.

Hugs,
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[chinadoll]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Hi Sarina, after a great start to the summer a monumental project sidetracked me and it took me until now (and my return to China) to get back on track.I had just sidelined myself and was trying not to beat myself up but just didnt seem to have the mental energy to devote to myself and the other things that were looming. I popped in for some inspiration and seeing how stunning you are (both physically and on the inside too) never fails to give me what I need to keep on going. I am back with my supplements, three days of good eating down and four days in with my exercise regime.

I have a question for you. Over the past 2 months I confirmed something I always knew- I am a stress/comfort eater and I also see food as a reward. I know I need to change this.

I have successfully turned anger into exercise time, and rewards into shopping for weight gloves or better yet clothes!

But the despair/comfort/food cycle seems to be tougher. Are you a comfort eater? If so how did you turn it around?

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Sarina,

I have been reading your posts and I can't tell you how inspirational you are. You are absolutely beautiful both on the outside and the inside. Your posts give me hope when I am feeling down and so I just wanted to say Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

Sincerely, Tara

Well thanks so much Tara, you're a sweetheart! Thank you for the caring and encouraging feedback. I am soooo glad to learn that my posts give you hope....what a wonderful thing to know Always remember you're not alone in your journey....I'm right there beside you as well as soooooo many others on this board. All of us understand what it's like and we can very much relate to what happens along the way to great health.

Congratulations on your journey, I'm very excited for you. This way of eating truly works and I have no doubt that you will be successful in progressing towards your goal and reaching it. Don't let those down days get a hold of you....remember....they will always always pass...you can count on the fact that tomorrow is always a new day...and even better than that....each minute is a new part of our life that allows us to make better choices! So when you're feeling down, know it will pass....come here and drop in and say hello to me, keep in touch with everyone else and most of all....keep going!!!!! Dont' EVER EVER EVER EVER give up....you deserve great health, peace of mind and happiness!

Keep in touch and I look forward to hearing how things are going for you.

Hugs,
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Sarina~

Sweet, wonderful, caring Sarina...where do I even start? Your pictures motivate me to be good "just one more day" every day. I have never had much success ever trying to lose weight because it seemed to be such a daunting task, but to look and think "Wow in a little over a year she got this far..." it makes it doable to me. In about 8 weeks I've been able to drop 23 lbs, making this the longest running and most effective "diet" I've been on. After the 6 week point I had "fallen off the wagon" and decided I'd just do Weight Watchers again (like the first 4 times I'd failed at it weren't a clue?) and after being "over" my points every single day I was on it, I wandered back onto the board and came across your post and it was then that I had the courage to do what I needed to do to get back on the horse. Your courage, dedication and willingness to help out anyone who asks is truly inspiring. Thank you so much for everything you've done, both what was intentional and what was done simply by being you. You're amazing and I'm grateful to you for showing me that it's OK to be at any size, but it's possible to do this if I put my mind to it.

WOW, what can I say to you but thank you from the bottom of my heart....what an amazing and beautiful post. You have touched me deeply and I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am to you for sharing that my post has helped you in the way it has....I treasure this gift, thank you so much.

Sarah, you have done a great job....just LOOK at the weight loss you have accomplished....23 lbs in 8 weeks.....GOOD GRIEF GIRL.....well done, I'm soooo proud of you.....just look at you go!!! You are a great example of how this way of eating can work if one digs down deep, makes it their life and is dedicated to themselves....I can't begin to express to you how excited and proud I am of you. Thank you for sharing this wonderful accomplishment with me.

I know what it's like not only to have to lose weight but also become motivated and STAY motivated.....as I've mentioned...there are peaks along the way and MANY valleys...more valleys then I care to look back upon!!!!! The great part of it is, if we stay dedicated to ourselves and committed, we make it out of those valleys at one point and we keep moving forward and closer to our goals and we become stronger not just physically but also mentally....we know we can achieve ANYTHING we put our minds to. As you have probably seen me write so many times...the key is to NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER give up.....giving up is not an option ....it's non-negotiable as I have always said

I hope you keep in touch and keep me posted on how things are going for you. It is a privilege to meet you and I look forward to continuing to walk together in our journeys to great health...side by side!!!!!

Btw....My name in English is Sarah!

Many hugs to you,
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[Sarina D]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Oh what an inspiring story, I am thrilled to see your success. I am a new member here, with LOTS to lose. You are showing me that it is possible....and wow...girl, you are looking fantastic!!!! Keep it up and keep the posts coming!

Hi Kimmietoo,

Welcome to the board, I'm so glad you're here...it's great to meet you!!!!

Thank you for stopping in to say hello and taking the time to write to me.

Well you certainly came the right place to lose weight and become healthy. This is an amazing board and the people on here truly care. We're all in this journey together...the only difference is when each of us began

You will most certainly lose the weight you are hoping to lose....the key is to make this way of eating your LIFE. It's not something one can go on and off of....not saying you are or would....but I feel it necessary to mention this. Make this way of eating part of your life....be sure you read the book from cover to cover....get rid of any food in your house that is not allowed....stock your house with foods you can eat....make sure you achieve a "clean" Induction (eat only what you're allowed), drink LOTS of water, take your vitamins/supplements and lastly be sure to fit some form of exercise into your daily routine...exercise is important...even if you walk! Walking is the best form of exercise and it's easy to do, doesn't cost anything and you can do it anytime anywhere....gotta love it!!!!!!

Thank you for the lovely compliments regarding what I have accomplished, I appreciate that very much. This way of eating is amazing.....the benefits of eating this way are too numerous for me to even begin to write about.

Please be sure to stay in touch...I would really like to hear how you're doing and share in your journey to great health as well!

All the best to you and we'll talk soon!

Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[mommabear23]

Re: Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

Sarina,

I have been reading your posts and I can't tell you how inspirational you are. You are absolutely beautiful both on the outside and the inside. Your posts give me hope when I am feeling down and so I just wanted to say Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

Sincerely, Tara