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Hi to everyone!
I found this board a week ago, was lurking, but finally signed up and here I am.
The support here that everybody shows to each other is absolutely amazing – and have to say it was an easy decision to commit myself to Atkins knowing that I would be able to get help and advice here without feeling like a fool.
A little about myself; 34 years young, happily married to a hottie with two beautiful girls (6 and 4) – but extremely overweight!
My weight has been an issue all my life, and has affected my self confidence very much. I’m one of those people that love to party, chat and socialize, but have found myself hiding in corners more and more - too embarrassed about how I look to approach anybody.
So it was time for a life change!
I joined a gym – boy I have I been sore! But already have lost 26 pounds in 4 weeks by just exercising. So the next step was to focus on my diet.
I have tried so many, (I’m actually ashamed to list them all) but haven’t been able to succeed in the long term and have ended up gaining the weight back plus extra!
Through trial and error I now know that carbs are something I am addicted too, but for so long haven’t had the willpower to address that. In the past I even considered having a gastric bypass to help me with this, but the thought of surgery is scary – not only that I need take control of me – for me.
So the last week I have been reading, reading all over the forums - ordered the new edition of the Atkins book (which I should have in my hot little hands tomorrow) and have set myself up to start induction then.
I’ve also thrown myself in the deep end and committed myself to one of the challenges to exercise 4 times a week.
What’s changed – I’m willing to be accountable for myself – I think for a long time I lived in a fantasy world, blaming my surroundings or any other thing I could think off.
That’s changing and I’m approaching my goals one by one. I’m getting ready to welcome the new healthier me.
And I hope that I can make some friends online too!
I found this board a week ago, was lurking, but finally signed up and here I am.
The support here that everybody shows to each other is absolutely amazing – and have to say it was an easy decision to commit myself to Atkins knowing that I would be able to get help and advice here without feeling like a fool.
A little about myself; 34 years young, happily married to a hottie with two beautiful girls (6 and 4) – but extremely overweight!
My weight has been an issue all my life, and has affected my self confidence very much. I’m one of those people that love to party, chat and socialize, but have found myself hiding in corners more and more - too embarrassed about how I look to approach anybody.
So it was time for a life change!
I joined a gym – boy I have I been sore! But already have lost 26 pounds in 4 weeks by just exercising. So the next step was to focus on my diet.
I have tried so many, (I’m actually ashamed to list them all) but haven’t been able to succeed in the long term and have ended up gaining the weight back plus extra!
Through trial and error I now know that carbs are something I am addicted too, but for so long haven’t had the willpower to address that. In the past I even considered having a gastric bypass to help me with this, but the thought of surgery is scary – not only that I need take control of me – for me.
So the last week I have been reading, reading all over the forums - ordered the new edition of the Atkins book (which I should have in my hot little hands tomorrow) and have set myself up to start induction then.
I’ve also thrown myself in the deep end and committed myself to one of the challenges to exercise 4 times a week.
What’s changed – I’m willing to be accountable for myself – I think for a long time I lived in a fantasy world, blaming my surroundings or any other thing I could think off.
That’s changing and I’m approaching my goals one by one. I’m getting ready to welcome the new healthier me.
And I hope that I can make some friends online too!
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