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Well My name is Lucy. I am 22 years old, Just turned 22 in February actually. I have been overweight my entire life. I'm sorry to say but the main reason is being that my mom has no clue about nutrition. Is it a coincidence that all 3 of her children took the same path? I think not! So her answer to everything was "well you need to exercise" 
but she thought us very poor eating habits. I know that as an adult I make my own choices and all, but when you have done something your whole life it's hard to break a habit when you have no knowledge about how food affects you! . I got married in 2005 and proceeded to gain almost 100lbs 
The majority of my gain came during the first year. I tried the six week body makeover and I felt that I was starving myself........ looking back, I now know that i WAS. I mean little carbs, all lean protein, no salt no sweets no fats, I mean COME ON NOW!! Needless to say, I didn't continue it, and we payed a fortune for it too 
We conceived our daughter in June of 2006. I began to look into healthier eating habits since my pregnancy, although I did try the "eat for two" a few times just cuz I could
. My diet started to improve quite a bit, I switched over to mainly all organic foods, but I still didn't know what role fats played and what role carbs played. Portion control is what kept me in shape during pregnancy, I didn't gain anything till my last month of pregnancy. After She was born, i went up and up and up and....... 275 Lbs later, here I am 
. HOW did this happen? 
I mean I breastfeed, that baby should have sucked all that weight out of me right? 
When I noticed I was getting stretch marks on my arms and other parts of my body AFTER pregnancy, i knew something just had to change. By this time I had read several books and had a pretty good idea of what good nutrition is. I have a couple of friends who are into "traditional foods" (It is Using preparation, cooking and storage techniques of 100+ years ago, before all the chemicals, preservatives, and processing "advancements" came about. Thats the best way to describe it). I was very intrigued by this idea and looked into it more and a couple of months later I converted my pantry. January of 2008 came around and i decided that before I even tried to lose weight I HAD to make myself healthier if that makes any sense. I know I was lacking in many things. So on the 1st day of this year any bit of processed junk went to the garbage, I haven't looked back since. I read a book called Eat fat, Lose fat (very popular) and learned all about fats and how they work in our bodies. I increased the amount of fats that I consume by ALOT, mainly coconut oil, and I started to feel much more satisfied and was able to go longer between meals. I still, however, felt very fatigued. Soooooooooooooo after lots of research and another couple of books 
(book worm) I decided I was going grain free and gluten free. I've done this for 3 weeks and I have never felt so bright and alive! My brain fog is gone and I don't feel tired after breakfast. My fatigue was so bad it would take me most of the day to shake it off.
I then realized that I was pretty much not eating any bad carbs, and i was feeling great. I have no cravings for sweets, no temptations to cheat, i mean really, it's all gone.I really feel this is a great way of eating and living. Im so happy to cook everything and t o know exactly what is going into my body. I'm proud to cook very healthy meals that EVERYONE can have. So now I feel like I can begin to tackle this long overdue weight loss. I'm so glad that I took this the slow way, because I tried "Atkins" (you know, the word-of- mouth kind) when I was eating poorly and I just could not make it past the first week, no matter how much motivation, i just
physically could not handle it. So having that experience made me dislike Atkins for a LONG time, had i learned how to really do It i'd be singing a different tune right now lol.
So now Im a week into my induction well today and I'm very excited. My main goal is to drop this weight off so I can like myself better and set a good example for my daughter. I want to teach her healthy eating habits and i just want to tie my shoes in peace! I feel mentally,physically and spiritually prepared to do this for good. I've hit rock bottom and now its time to get out of the hole I dug for myself!
that's my story in a nutshell. thanks for reading!
Here's to losing some weight in 2008!!
but she thought us very poor eating habits. I know that as an adult I make my own choices and all, but when you have done something your whole life it's hard to break a habit when you have no knowledge about how food affects you! . I got married in 2005 and proceeded to gain almost 100lbs The majority of my gain came during the first year. I tried the six week body makeover and I felt that I was starving myself........ looking back, I now know that i WAS. I mean little carbs, all lean protein, no salt no sweets no fats, I mean COME ON NOW!! Needless to say, I didn't continue it, and we payed a fortune for it too We conceived our daughter in June of 2006. I began to look into healthier eating habits since my pregnancy, although I did try the "eat for two" a few times just cuz I could
. My diet started to improve quite a bit, I switched over to mainly all organic foods, but I still didn't know what role fats played and what role carbs played. Portion control is what kept me in shape during pregnancy, I didn't gain anything till my last month of pregnancy. After She was born, i went up and up and up and....... 275 Lbs later, here I am . HOW did this happen? I mean I breastfeed, that baby should have sucked all that weight out of me right? When I noticed I was getting stretch marks on my arms and other parts of my body AFTER pregnancy, i knew something just had to change. By this time I had read several books and had a pretty good idea of what good nutrition is. I have a couple of friends who are into "traditional foods" (It is Using preparation, cooking and storage techniques of 100+ years ago, before all the chemicals, preservatives, and processing "advancements" came about. Thats the best way to describe it). I was very intrigued by this idea and looked into it more and a couple of months later I converted my pantry. January of 2008 came around and i decided that before I even tried to lose weight I HAD to make myself healthier if that makes any sense. I know I was lacking in many things. So on the 1st day of this year any bit of processed junk went to the garbage, I haven't looked back since. I read a book called Eat fat, Lose fat (very popular) and learned all about fats and how they work in our bodies. I increased the amount of fats that I consume by ALOT, mainly coconut oil, and I started to feel much more satisfied and was able to go longer between meals. I still, however, felt very fatigued. Soooooooooooooo after lots of research and another couple of books (book worm) I decided I was going grain free and gluten free. I've done this for 3 weeks and I have never felt so bright and alive! My brain fog is gone and I don't feel tired after breakfast. My fatigue was so bad it would take me most of the day to shake it off. I then realized that I was pretty much not eating any bad carbs, and i was feeling great. I have no cravings for sweets, no temptations to cheat, i mean really, it's all gone.I really feel this is a great way of eating and living. Im so happy to cook everything and t o know exactly what is going into my body. I'm proud to cook very healthy meals that EVERYONE can have. So now I feel like I can begin to tackle this long overdue weight loss. I'm so glad that I took this the slow way, because I tried "Atkins" (you know, the word-of- mouth kind) when I was eating poorly and I just could not make it past the first week, no matter how much motivation, i just
physically could not handle it. So having that experience made me dislike Atkins for a LONG time, had i learned how to really do It i'd be singing a different tune right now lol.
So now Im a week into my induction well today and I'm very excited. My main goal is to drop this weight off so I can like myself better and set a good example for my daughter. I want to teach her healthy eating habits and i just want to tie my shoes in peace! I feel mentally,physically and spiritually prepared to do this for good. I've hit rock bottom and now its time to get out of the hole I dug for myself!
that's my story in a nutshell. thanks for reading!
Here's to losing some weight in 2008!!
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