hello!!

[stargaze]

hey i'm new at this so bare with me...

[Desertthorn]

We all were new once. Hope you enjoy the board. :icondance

[dreamof145]

Hi Stargaze. Welcome to the ADBB site. Tell us something about yourself. Glad you found Atkins and hope that you'll feel welcome and share in the journey to good health and losing weight with us.

I've been on Atkins now since March 12th 2004 and its the best thing I've ever done for myself. I have so much energy and have gained so much self esteem as I've lost weight.

I look forward to hearing about your success in the months ahead. Have you read the book? Dr. Atkins New Diet Revoltion, edition 2002? It tells you how to do Atkins correctly and gives advice, recipes and a run down on how Atkins works.

[stargaze]

hey!!

dreamof145,

hello there.... well here is a little about me... i'm 20 years old, 5'1"... yeah i know i'm short... but anyways... i started out at 135 and i have been on the atkins diet for almost 4 months now... i got down to 125 and was at a stall for a couple of weeks... got all upset and went back on induction.... so right now i'm on my 10th day of induction and it's alright... i got down to 122 in the first 5 days and now i'm back at 125... it's really disapointing i don't know why i'm back at that weight... so anyways... i decided to cut back on my cheese... and yeah i have read Dr. Atkins' New Revolution but not the one for 2002... unless that on is it... well anyways... i have a food journal of everything that i have eaten so if you are interested in looking at it and tell me what i'm doing wrong... please help :help

see the thing is is that i have been working out everyday for only 2 weeks now... but i jog 2.5 miles on the elliptical and i do pilates in the mornings... so i really hope i see a change... and i know i shouldn't go by what the scale says but sometimes i think i have to... do you think that i'm just gaining muscle... is that why i'm weighing in more?? i don't know...

btw.....i just wanted to let you know that you look great....

[stargaze]

hey!!

i would like to post my picture and find those really cute things online to show the weight loss... how do i go about that...

[dreamof145]

Stargaze,

Yeah you are short. I'm a whopping 5'3". lolol Too bad Atkins doesn't give us height as it takes away the weight. I'd really be happy.

As for your menu, post it on the 'review my menu' forum so we can all take a look at it and try to determine if it is something you are eating. If you are taking supplements, drinking lots of water, exercising and eating correctly, then you just keep doing that and believe me, the weight will come off. There are weeks sometimes when I don't lose, then when I think it will never happen, I've lost 2-3 pounds. And I hope you are taking your measurements. When the scale doesn't move, the inches are still coming off. Try not to be so fixated on the NUMBER, but rather how you feel and how your clothes fit you. That is something I had to overcome - but now I don't let it upset me if I don't drop weight for several weeks.

Best wishes and keep posting. So happy you joined us!!

[Amenia]

Welcome Stargaze! Sounds like you're alrady heading in a great direction! Glad to meet you.

[stargaze]

thanks

you guys are all very helpful and you all look great... thanks for you help... i will be posting my menu today.. thanks again...

[newby1]

Hi Stargaze :wave, I am also new to the boards.

Amenia, keep up the good work!!!