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Hi, just thought I would come and introduce myself... I am not overweight by any means, but I do want to lose about 15 lbs. and then maintain that weight by doing Atkins. I am 21, just over 5'2'' and 124 lbs. Around 10 years old, I really started becoming one of the "fat" kids at school and stayed that way until I joined the swim team in junior high, when I got down to a more reasonable weight for my height, but still was "chubby". Since then, I have found it reasonably easy to lose and maintain weight using calorie and fat restriction, however, I do find that it makes life a lot less enjoyable and difficult to maintain that type of self-discipline to not eat when you are hungry (even just a couple hours after a meal)... anyway, so about a year and a half ago, I weighed 110-112 and I had been maintaining that for a while, but I started putting on weight, mostly because I was eating more because I was sick of always being hungry.
I realize there are many here that need to lose weight and probably think it's silly of me coming here looking to just lose 10-15lbs because I want to... I think one of the most frustrating things is when people tell me I don't need to lose weight and that I am fine, because I don't feel "fine" or healthy with the way I eat and I have a very small frame to be carrying 124 lbs. It's very hard to lose just that last bit of fat, so I am hoping that I will find people here that respect that and don't tell me that I have an eating disorder for wanting to lose weight and gain a better eating lifestyle... I wish all the rest of you luck with your own personal challenges and goals as well, as they are likely to be very diverse!
Today is my first day doing Atkins and so far it is going well. I don't crave candy so much as I just miss orange juice, pasta and all those other supposedly "healthy" low-fat carbohydrate foods... I have to say that I love love love having cheese though (though I didn't go overboard with it)!
Amanda
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...=swedishbeauty
I realize there are many here that need to lose weight and probably think it's silly of me coming here looking to just lose 10-15lbs because I want to... I think one of the most frustrating things is when people tell me I don't need to lose weight and that I am fine, because I don't feel "fine" or healthy with the way I eat and I have a very small frame to be carrying 124 lbs. It's very hard to lose just that last bit of fat, so I am hoping that I will find people here that respect that and don't tell me that I have an eating disorder for wanting to lose weight and gain a better eating lifestyle... I wish all the rest of you luck with your own personal challenges and goals as well, as they are likely to be very diverse!
Today is my first day doing Atkins and so far it is going well. I don't crave candy so much as I just miss orange juice, pasta and all those other supposedly "healthy" low-fat carbohydrate foods... I have to say that I love love love having cheese though (though I didn't go overboard with it)!
Amanda
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...=swedishbeauty
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