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Hi Everyone,
I'm Phoenixx (aka Sian) I'm 20, live in England and have *always* been overweight, In fact some of my earliest memories were of my mum putting me on diets (I think it started at around six), at the time I really couldn't care less about fat or thin.... I just wanted cool lunchboxes like all the other kids!
It was when I hit my teenage years that I first began to really *care*.... but at that age I really didn't know about eating healthily and just wanted a quick fix, food was both my best friend and worst ememy..... it didn't work and aged 17 I weighed over 230lbs!
Its at that point atkins came into my life.... I set myself a goal of being 13 stone by my 18th birthday and five months on I was only 4lbs away from my target. In total I lost around 65lbs and for a while felt great and really confident about myself..... but I learned that being fat or thin (okay - so I wasn't 'thin-thin' but it was in my healthy weight range for the first time since I was tiny and was happy about my weight) doesn't make you a better person, and it doesn't mean you won't have problems.... and gradually the weight crept back on.
I am ashamed to admit, at 218lbs I am less than a stone away from my heaviest weight..... and more importantly now than being thin, I am so worried about my health. I was diagnosed with PCOS around a year ago and was told I had a high chance of developing diabetes. I'm constantly out of breath and with bronchitus (down to smoking - but the weight doesn't help) and aches and pains are just a normal part of life. I don't want to be like this anymore....
So, todays the first day of the rest of my life, and I'm not putting it off any longer!
So thats me and my dieting-life in a nutshell, I *know* if I put my mind to it I can suceed again.... and not only do that but keep it off, and hopefully I can find some support from others. I've been reading through... well everything... and this is such a great community! I'm an exercise-phobe, but I love the ideas of the challenges!
Looking forward to meeting everyone!
phoenixx
I'm Phoenixx (aka Sian) I'm 20, live in England and have *always* been overweight, In fact some of my earliest memories were of my mum putting me on diets (I think it started at around six), at the time I really couldn't care less about fat or thin.... I just wanted cool lunchboxes like all the other kids!
It was when I hit my teenage years that I first began to really *care*.... but at that age I really didn't know about eating healthily and just wanted a quick fix, food was both my best friend and worst ememy..... it didn't work and aged 17 I weighed over 230lbs!
Its at that point atkins came into my life.... I set myself a goal of being 13 stone by my 18th birthday and five months on I was only 4lbs away from my target. In total I lost around 65lbs and for a while felt great and really confident about myself..... but I learned that being fat or thin (okay - so I wasn't 'thin-thin' but it was in my healthy weight range for the first time since I was tiny and was happy about my weight) doesn't make you a better person, and it doesn't mean you won't have problems.... and gradually the weight crept back on.
I am ashamed to admit, at 218lbs I am less than a stone away from my heaviest weight..... and more importantly now than being thin, I am so worried about my health. I was diagnosed with PCOS around a year ago and was told I had a high chance of developing diabetes. I'm constantly out of breath and with bronchitus (down to smoking - but the weight doesn't help) and aches and pains are just a normal part of life. I don't want to be like this anymore....
So, todays the first day of the rest of my life, and I'm not putting it off any longer!
So thats me and my dieting-life in a nutshell, I *know* if I put my mind to it I can suceed again.... and not only do that but keep it off, and hopefully I can find some support from others. I've been reading through... well everything... and this is such a great community! I'm an exercise-phobe, but I love the ideas of the challenges!
Looking forward to meeting everyone!
phoenixx
(now how *did* that happen)
)
There is a UK thread on the International board which is really useful for asking questions about where to get Atkins friendly food in the UK, measurements, etc.
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