Hey I'm new

[MattH]

Hello my name is Matt, I found this place the other day and what a great community this is. I am 15 and weigh 227 lbs. I'm about 5'11. Last summer I was 325 lbs., I've been doing 1,000 calories a day and watching what I've been eating the past year and my goal has always been 200 so hopefully Atkins will be a quick way to loose these extra 25 or so pounds. I just started the Atkins diet about a 3 or 4 days ago and so far I've lost about 5 lbs. Now that I'm at 227 I want to go for the goal of 200. Hopefully It won't take long, I've seen many of you all working hard and you are all my inspiration to start Atkins. I run or do some form of excersize each day also to stay active.

I'll get some before and after pictures up soon, it's hard though because when I was that big I hated taking pictures, can't blame me though. But I do have some and I will post them in the next few days.

Thank you all for being my inspiration to start Atkins.

- Matt

(I've added some before and after pics in that forum if you want to check them out.)

[KJBrown]

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Great to meet you Matt I was you about 30 years ago and I did not have the motavation to change my life until now. I am glad that you did not wait. Keep up the great work. Kevin

[loana]

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Welcome aboard Matt

[DragonflyMoon]

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Welcome to ADBB, Matt! You've come to the right place!

[Lisa M]

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Welcome to the board, Matt.

Best wishes on your journey!

[Sheshy]

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Hi Matt and welcome!

Wow, you've had some great success so far! Good to hear you're going to follow Atkins to finish up your weight loss journey. One thing to remember though, Atkins is a change in your eating forever, not a quick fix!

It's hard to say how quickly you'll drop the last of your weight, but you're doing great so far, keep it up!

I'll assume you have the book (Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution 2002) and your following Induction...so if you want to chat with peeps at the same stage check out the 14 Day Induction Forum.

Best of luck, and hope to see you around the board!

[Scooterjam]

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Yo Matt buddy, good luck, I've lost 50 pound in just over 3 months, why not try to get down under 200 while you're at it! Go for it bro!!

Good Luck and keep us posted.

[MattH]

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Thank you everybody, I really appreciate your support. I've never felt so inspired on any other diet before. I didn't realize there were so many people like me out there!

And in reply to Scooter, yes, I would like to be under 200. Atkins seems to be working great.

I will keep you posted.

[qbu]

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Welcome to ADBB! You'll find this is a great place for support and inspiration.

I know what you mean about the before pics...it's really difficult for me to find some of me too. I was always the one behind the camera instead of in front of it, unless I was forced to be in a pic for something.

You've done a great job so far! Quite a transformation! Best of luck on your continued weight loss journey!

[Heidi3]

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Welcome to you!!!

I can not tell you how many people just like you are out there but there are a lot that is for sure!!! and it is so uplifting to me to see someone your age want to take hold of things now and work towards a healthy future!!!

the support you get here is monumental that is for sure I am so grateful myself for finding this board!