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Long Winded In Australia & New to Low Carbing
Hey all, I am new to these boards and new to Low Carbing..here is my story in the smallest nutshell i can get it in( im long winded so be warned)
I am 40 and have struggled with my weight since i was 10 yrs old( i percieved myself to be fat from then-even thou i actually wasn't, i developed early and seen myself bigger than the other girls,in my mind that equaled FAT) Before i had my 1st child at 18 i was a size 14 and i was not bothered by my size --after my son was born i was a size 16(about 75kilo( 165lb)im 5ft4)and was now a single mother (read emtional hurts) and i gave up smoking that weight piled on..My family moved to another country and i was on my own with no support..Add to that other issues from my childhood with Men..over the next 10 yrs i grew to 125kilo( 275lb) then i moved to australia to be with my family and something in my head went "click" and i decide to go on a diet i lost 55kilo(121lb )in a year..i met my now husband and married and had another 6 children in 7yrs
..each baby i gained a little more weight then a little more and between babies(not that there was much time between) i never lost the excess
..then in 2003 in my 7th pregnancy our son died at 16 week gestation and i spiralled into 2 yrs of depression and gained even more weight..I tried at different interval to lose with WW and other things . But i gave in really easy.. I always said by my 40th birthday i was going to be thin..but my 40th has been and gone back in July ..but it made me take stock of myself and my weight so i read a little bit about Low Carbing and tried it a little --meanig i cut out bread ,pasta,rice but i did'nt count carbs..i then decided to have a go at a 2 shake a day programme and after 2 weeks on i started to really look into low carbing==the shake programme was low carbs low calorie..so it made me look further into low carbing over the last few weeks i have been reading different forums and have been journaling my food intake via Calorie King australia( its metric so its really easy )--
Ok so its been a few days now and i am reading the Atkins 2002 book and i am eating most days around 20 carbs some times under sometimes a little over..I am eating Veges ,not eating fruits
most morning i am eating 2 lamb chops and 2 eggs( i have to be honest and tell you it feel really naughty to do this..
Anyways i better stop now ---I warned you i am long winded..hopefully my adoraing charm makes up for that thou LOL
I am 40 and have struggled with my weight since i was 10 yrs old( i percieved myself to be fat from then-even thou i actually wasn't, i developed early and seen myself bigger than the other girls,in my mind that equaled FAT) Before i had my 1st child at 18 i was a size 14 and i was not bothered by my size --after my son was born i was a size 16(about 75kilo( 165lb)im 5ft4)and was now a single mother (read emtional hurts) and i gave up smoking that weight piled on..My family moved to another country and i was on my own with no support..Add to that other issues from my childhood with Men..over the next 10 yrs i grew to 125kilo( 275lb) then i moved to australia to be with my family and something in my head went "click" and i decide to go on a diet i lost 55kilo(121lb )in a year..i met my now husband and married and had another 6 children in 7yrs
..each baby i gained a little more weight then a little more and between babies(not that there was much time between) i never lost the excess ..then in 2003 in my 7th pregnancy our son died at 16 week gestation and i spiralled into 2 yrs of depression and gained even more weight..I tried at different interval to lose with WW and other things . But i gave in really easy.. I always said by my 40th birthday i was going to be thin..but my 40th has been and gone back in July ..but it made me take stock of myself and my weight so i read a little bit about Low Carbing and tried it a little --meanig i cut out bread ,pasta,rice but i did'nt count carbs..i then decided to have a go at a 2 shake a day programme and after 2 weeks on i started to really look into low carbing==the shake programme was low carbs low calorie..so it made me look further into low carbing over the last few weeks i have been reading different forums and have been journaling my food intake via Calorie King australia( its metric so its really easy )--Ok so its been a few days now and i am reading the Atkins 2002 book and i am eating most days around 20 carbs some times under sometimes a little over..I am eating Veges ,not eating fruits
most morning i am eating 2 lamb chops and 2 eggs( i have to be honest and tell you it feel really naughty to do this..
Anyways i better stop now ---I warned you i am long winded..hopefully my adoraing charm makes up for that thou LOL
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