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Hi my name is Janine and I live in sunny old England. I am 24 years old and a student. I have previously used Atkins once before to go from 120lbs to 110lbs when I had gained from 105lbs to 125lbs. I maintained at 110lbs for about a year without really sticking to the Atkins plan and then obviously it started to all pile back on again through existing on bread, bread and more bread lol I was beginning to look like part of the furniture at Subway 
I also suffered with depression really badly last year and was ill requiring me to have bed rest of 4 months which meant I couldnt exercise and I hadnt rejoined since due to lack of confidence in my body since the illness/depression. I was a real gym bunny before so the 4-6 months of inactivity saw my weight soar to a high of 147lbs!!! I am only 5'2 and have a really tiny frame so that saw me go from a UK size 6-8 in clothes to a 14-16, very upsetting. I have rejoined the gym and also been healthier in my eating lately going down to 133lbs since Dec 05 and losing a dress size down to a 12-14. However I am now stuck and realise that this is the only thing that is going to work for me again as I love my food and I enjoy all natural foods like fish, meat and vegetables. I remembered how I didnt miss the bread and pasta last time, especially seeing as I appear to get quite ill from something in bread and pasta when I eat too much of it I get a rash on my arms and stomach and my lips swell up and I get tummy cramps/diahorhea, hmm you would have thought I would have given it up before now wouldnt you ? 
Denial is a wonderful state lol.
I also rarely drink alcohol so wont mind giving it up until I am allowed to reintroduce it and enjoy cooking. I am studying to be a Dietician, and my personal opinion is that if it is done correctly, and it works for you, then Atkins is an ideal way to eat/live. I recently found this site and thought it would be a wonderful way to gain some support/motivation and also seems very helpful for answering any of my questions and also general chit chat (you all seem very friendly)
So I start on Friday 21st of April ( I dont have any money till then I am a poor student lol and need to get the foods in) but will be eating as low carb as I can this week on what is in my cupboards and then shall be starting out afresh on Friday with a complete getting rid of my carbs from my cupboards.
I know that I can get to my weight goal with a bit of determination and (hopefully) some support from you guys.
Sorry for long intro, I tend to ramble a lot as you will probably see later on.
Thanks for listening.
Janine
I also suffered with depression really badly last year and was ill requiring me to have bed rest of 4 months which meant I couldnt exercise and I hadnt rejoined since due to lack of confidence in my body since the illness/depression. I was a real gym bunny before so the 4-6 months of inactivity saw my weight soar to a high of 147lbs!!! I am only 5'2 and have a really tiny frame so that saw me go from a UK size 6-8 in clothes to a 14-16, very upsetting. I have rejoined the gym and also been healthier in my eating lately going down to 133lbs since Dec 05 and losing a dress size down to a 12-14. However I am now stuck and realise that this is the only thing that is going to work for me again as I love my food and I enjoy all natural foods like fish, meat and vegetables. I remembered how I didnt miss the bread and pasta last time, especially seeing as I appear to get quite ill from something in bread and pasta when I eat too much of it I get a rash on my arms and stomach and my lips swell up and I get tummy cramps/diahorhea, hmm you would have thought I would have given it up before now wouldnt you ? Denial is a wonderful state lol.I also rarely drink alcohol so wont mind giving it up until I am allowed to reintroduce it and enjoy cooking. I am studying to be a Dietician, and my personal opinion is that if it is done correctly, and it works for you, then Atkins is an ideal way to eat/live. I recently found this site and thought it would be a wonderful way to gain some support/motivation and also seems very helpful for answering any of my questions and also general chit chat (you all seem very friendly)
So I start on Friday 21st of April ( I dont have any money till then I am a poor student lol and need to get the foods in) but will be eating as low carb as I can this week on what is in my cupboards and then shall be starting out afresh on Friday with a complete getting rid of my carbs from my cupboards.
I know that I can get to my weight goal with a bit of determination and (hopefully) some support from you guys.
Sorry for long intro, I tend to ramble a lot as you will probably see later on.
Thanks for listening.
Janine
u look amazing!!
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