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Hello All,
I am new to this board and new to all boards in general. I have never posted anything anywhere. I was lurking (is that the correct word?) for the past couple of days and decided to join. I really need support.
I feel as if I have been living a nightmare. I was always very slim until about five years ago I started to gain weight very suddenly. I went from Dr. to Dr. and, since I was still in the healthy range and my thyroid tested normal, they treated me like it was just an issue of wanting to be thin for vanity reasons. One MD accused me, to my face, of lying about what I ate to get attention. All along I knew something was wrong. To date I have seen 5 different nutritionists (all pushing traditional diets) and nothing has worked. Now, I am 60 pounds overweight and have been told I have to loose weight for my health. I want to scream! The most useful information I have gleamed throughtout all of this is that my blood sugar and insulin levels are just shy of of an insulin resistance" diagnosis.
This is the extremely short version of my ordeal but it gives the overall feel of my experience. I have tried Atkins before but always blow it on the first weekend. Intuitively, I blelieve that this can work because I think that I have "burnt out" insulin receptors that need to heal.
My weight affects every area of my life. I am married with a beautiful little three year old daughter. I own my on business and that combined with my husbands success affords us a very nice life style. The pain and frustration I feel about my weight is like a dull ach in the back of my mind at all times and it affects every area of my life.
I plan on posting quite a bit because I need to feel connected to others in my same situation. Not only do I hope that I can find people to help me, I hope that I can be a help to others on this board.
Cheers!
I am new to this board and new to all boards in general. I have never posted anything anywhere. I was lurking (is that the correct word?) for the past couple of days and decided to join. I really need support.
I feel as if I have been living a nightmare. I was always very slim until about five years ago I started to gain weight very suddenly. I went from Dr. to Dr. and, since I was still in the healthy range and my thyroid tested normal, they treated me like it was just an issue of wanting to be thin for vanity reasons. One MD accused me, to my face, of lying about what I ate to get attention. All along I knew something was wrong. To date I have seen 5 different nutritionists (all pushing traditional diets) and nothing has worked. Now, I am 60 pounds overweight and have been told I have to loose weight for my health. I want to scream! The most useful information I have gleamed throughtout all of this is that my blood sugar and insulin levels are just shy of of an insulin resistance" diagnosis.
This is the extremely short version of my ordeal but it gives the overall feel of my experience. I have tried Atkins before but always blow it on the first weekend. Intuitively, I blelieve that this can work because I think that I have "burnt out" insulin receptors that need to heal.
My weight affects every area of my life. I am married with a beautiful little three year old daughter. I own my on business and that combined with my husbands success affords us a very nice life style. The pain and frustration I feel about my weight is like a dull ach in the back of my mind at all times and it affects every area of my life.
I plan on posting quite a bit because I need to feel connected to others in my same situation. Not only do I hope that I can find people to help me, I hope that I can be a help to others on this board.
Cheers!
Thank you for posting your story. Many of us have been there and know what you're going through. I think Atkins will only do you good... in more ways than just weight loss. It's a very healthy way of eating and people with blood sugar/insulin issues invariably do wonderfully.
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