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Finally Introducing Myself
Hi everybody! Technically I'm not new here; I dabbled in Atkins for a few months back in 2003, visiting the forums a bit, mostly lurking, posting just a little. I've been back full force since 1/3. But I've never taken the time to introduce myself, so here goes.
I'm a 35 year old female. My high weight is also my starting weight, which is 275 pounds. I can hardly believe I let it get so bad, but the scale doesn't lie! My initial goal is to get to 175... believe it or not I didn't look bad at that weight, despite being 5'2". I'm very muscular so I've always weighed more than I look. I will fine tune my final goal once I reach 175, but I wanted to set an attainable, celebratable milestone, and losing exactly 100 pounds seemed like just the pick. As of my last weigh-in a few days ago I'm down to 261, 14 pounds I intend to NEVER see again. 14 pounds... such a small percentage of what I need to lose that it seems minor, but when I think of it as having lost a pound every TWO DAYS since I got back on Atkins, I am inspired, thrilled, ecstatic with my progress. How fortunate that the first pounds come off so quickly and easily, it's such a huge motivating factor to stick with it, keep going, be more disciplined, and see more results!
I'm happily married to a WONDERFUL man. My life is very happy. I'm fairly active, considering my weight. But things could be SO much better, and if not now, when? I watched my 20s slip away, not fully enjoyed because I was overweight and insecure, and now I'm halfway through my THIRTIES, and don't intend to watch them slip away, too. This is the time I KNOW I am going to stick with it, make it my way of life, and make big and lasting changes. It is about so much more than weight. It is about confidence, self-respect, improving my marriage (and yes, sex life!), about getting the most out of life, rather than hiding from it because I'm embarassed. I want to hike, I want to go boating and swimming without feeling so intensely embarassed to be in a bathing suit. I want to be, feel and look healthy.
I only get one life, so I can't imagine why I chose to WASTE some of the best years of it wallowing in self-pity, laziness, depression, fear, embarassment and lonliness when I could have taken control of my own life at any time and FIXED it. But since I can't roll back time, I'm just happy I'm doing it now. I feel so much better already.
Thanks for reading, I thought it was way past time to introduce myself and come out from the shadows.
I'm a 35 year old female. My high weight is also my starting weight, which is 275 pounds. I can hardly believe I let it get so bad, but the scale doesn't lie! My initial goal is to get to 175... believe it or not I didn't look bad at that weight, despite being 5'2". I'm very muscular so I've always weighed more than I look. I will fine tune my final goal once I reach 175, but I wanted to set an attainable, celebratable milestone, and losing exactly 100 pounds seemed like just the pick. As of my last weigh-in a few days ago I'm down to 261, 14 pounds I intend to NEVER see again. 14 pounds... such a small percentage of what I need to lose that it seems minor, but when I think of it as having lost a pound every TWO DAYS since I got back on Atkins, I am inspired, thrilled, ecstatic with my progress. How fortunate that the first pounds come off so quickly and easily, it's such a huge motivating factor to stick with it, keep going, be more disciplined, and see more results!
I'm happily married to a WONDERFUL man. My life is very happy. I'm fairly active, considering my weight. But things could be SO much better, and if not now, when? I watched my 20s slip away, not fully enjoyed because I was overweight and insecure, and now I'm halfway through my THIRTIES, and don't intend to watch them slip away, too. This is the time I KNOW I am going to stick with it, make it my way of life, and make big and lasting changes. It is about so much more than weight. It is about confidence, self-respect, improving my marriage (and yes, sex life!), about getting the most out of life, rather than hiding from it because I'm embarassed. I want to hike, I want to go boating and swimming without feeling so intensely embarassed to be in a bathing suit. I want to be, feel and look healthy.
I only get one life, so I can't imagine why I chose to WASTE some of the best years of it wallowing in self-pity, laziness, depression, fear, embarassment and lonliness when I could have taken control of my own life at any time and FIXED it. But since I can't roll back time, I'm just happy I'm doing it now. I feel so much better already.
Thanks for reading, I thought it was way past time to introduce myself and come out from the shadows.
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