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Well hello all! I've been on this board before and I've done Atkins before but it's been a year since my last shot. I never had enough dedication or will power to go all the way with this diet and I'm hoping now that I'm 20, a little more mature and halfway out of college, I should start taking charge of my life. After all, I'm not a teen anymore and I've noticed that though I'm still young, I'm not able to eat anything I want anymore. So here's a little bit about me....
In high school I watched my older friends go off to college and come back with a different body shape and changed personality. I always told my self that I would never let my self go. I just couldn't understand how someone can go from a size 3 to a 12 in a year. Well, a year and half into college later, I understand completely. In high school I weighed around 115-120, depending on what sport I was playing at the time.
I would eat like I did in high school (relatively healthy) only later at night and somtimes I'd opt for fast food. When I came back from my freshman year in college I weighed 145. This was devastating to me considering I was on the college cheerleading squad going to regular practices and conditioning/weight sessions with our athletic trainer. I then realized that excersize was no longer enough to maintain my normal body weight and I would have to start watching what I eat. I've accepted that I am overweight but not out of shape, because I can still complete the trainer workouts with little difficulty.
However the weight gain has caused me injuries, my body can no longer support it's own weight like it did when I was smaller.....this is especially true in gymnastics, my skill-level has dropped dramaticly and I am limited to how many and what kind of flips I can now perform. Running is also more diffucult for me now. I can feel strain on my knees that wasn't there before.
This weight gain also made me obsessed with food! I had never liked packaged goods like Little Debbie brownies or Doritos but suddenly I loved them and couldn't get enough of them. My appetite changed with this new depression, and the summer after freshman year my weight climbed another 15lbs. When I started this semester (soph. year in college) I weighed 160lbs, the heaviest I've ever been. I was able to get my weight down to the 150's by the time the semester was over and that is my current weight now. I've been meaning to lose the weight for some time. I always found excuses though, the summer I was too busy with my job, this past semester I was too busy starting my business courses, ect.
Seeing my realtives for hollidays has been sheer torture this past year, their comments and rude remarks about my weight has really given me a wake up call. Also, my friends love taking pictures of all the things we do and seeing myself in them was always a shock. I didn't recognize myself anymore. But recently, I hadn't been cringing like I used to and I wasn't making bad comments about how horrible I looked. This was the scariest shock to me, that meant that I was getting comfortable with seeing myself at 150lbs, and I've heard that once you're used it, you won't go back. I was starting to accept the big me. That's perhaps the biggest trigger for me and it's what made me want to try Atkins again. Stress is also another big weight gain factor for me. I am very meticulous about my grades for my business degree and this past semester has been TOUGH. I was turning to food to relieve stress headaches and woes and this needs to stop!
So I thought to myself.....you're taking harder business courses now, you're 20, you're overweight, cheerleading is becoming more difficult, buying bigger clothing is becoming expensive, you no longer recognize yourself in photos, you are losing respect in your family, and you are starting to become comfortable with your weight all because you've been putting off losing weight for a long time. With the new year coming up, what better time to lose the weight and get your life organized than now?
And I guess it's safe to say that yall will be seeing alot of my on this board and I'm looking forward to this challenge! It's good to know that so many people are going through the same thing. Happy dieting everybody!
In high school I watched my older friends go off to college and come back with a different body shape and changed personality. I always told my self that I would never let my self go. I just couldn't understand how someone can go from a size 3 to a 12 in a year. Well, a year and half into college later, I understand completely. In high school I weighed around 115-120, depending on what sport I was playing at the time.
I would eat like I did in high school (relatively healthy) only later at night and somtimes I'd opt for fast food. When I came back from my freshman year in college I weighed 145. This was devastating to me considering I was on the college cheerleading squad going to regular practices and conditioning/weight sessions with our athletic trainer. I then realized that excersize was no longer enough to maintain my normal body weight and I would have to start watching what I eat. I've accepted that I am overweight but not out of shape, because I can still complete the trainer workouts with little difficulty.
However the weight gain has caused me injuries, my body can no longer support it's own weight like it did when I was smaller.....this is especially true in gymnastics, my skill-level has dropped dramaticly and I am limited to how many and what kind of flips I can now perform. Running is also more diffucult for me now. I can feel strain on my knees that wasn't there before.
This weight gain also made me obsessed with food! I had never liked packaged goods like Little Debbie brownies or Doritos but suddenly I loved them and couldn't get enough of them. My appetite changed with this new depression, and the summer after freshman year my weight climbed another 15lbs. When I started this semester (soph. year in college) I weighed 160lbs, the heaviest I've ever been. I was able to get my weight down to the 150's by the time the semester was over and that is my current weight now. I've been meaning to lose the weight for some time. I always found excuses though, the summer I was too busy with my job, this past semester I was too busy starting my business courses, ect.
Seeing my realtives for hollidays has been sheer torture this past year, their comments and rude remarks about my weight has really given me a wake up call. Also, my friends love taking pictures of all the things we do and seeing myself in them was always a shock. I didn't recognize myself anymore. But recently, I hadn't been cringing like I used to and I wasn't making bad comments about how horrible I looked. This was the scariest shock to me, that meant that I was getting comfortable with seeing myself at 150lbs, and I've heard that once you're used it, you won't go back. I was starting to accept the big me. That's perhaps the biggest trigger for me and it's what made me want to try Atkins again. Stress is also another big weight gain factor for me. I am very meticulous about my grades for my business degree and this past semester has been TOUGH. I was turning to food to relieve stress headaches and woes and this needs to stop!
So I thought to myself.....you're taking harder business courses now, you're 20, you're overweight, cheerleading is becoming more difficult, buying bigger clothing is becoming expensive, you no longer recognize yourself in photos, you are losing respect in your family, and you are starting to become comfortable with your weight all because you've been putting off losing weight for a long time. With the new year coming up, what better time to lose the weight and get your life organized than now?
And I guess it's safe to say that yall will be seeing alot of my on this board and I'm looking forward to this challenge! It's good to know that so many people are going through the same thing. Happy dieting everybody!
and Atkins! 
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