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It's a new Dawn
I have been everywhere on the scale in my 44 years of life. I was super skinny as a child, developed curves, athletic build in teens and started gaining weight in my twenties and gone up and down the scale for the last twenty years with the high going higher each time I gain back the weight.
I have gone through the whole process with my husband's company and was set to have gastric bypass - then my husband got another job offer with a better company and I had to start all over in the process. I have had major changes in my life with in the last year. Stress doesn't begin to describe it. The biggest change is my husband and I moved to Atlanta and our three teenagers stayed in Florida to finish school. For the first time in my life I can concentrate on myself, my marriage and my career. I started off great after first moving here. Joined Curves to meet people and get out of the house while not working. I went faithfully, then I started a new job and worked enormous amount of hours and let everything go, again!
So how did I get here? I went through some medical tests and by the grace of God I don't have cancer! 
The doctor stated losing weight would really help with the medical condition I have. She was polite and not judging and I have other medical issues that would benefit from weight loss. So I started looking into the lap band and my new insurance to see what my options were. My children were up visiting and we went to our local hang out for some food and shoot some pool. The waitress we knew started talking to me and she said did I know she use to weigh 212 pounds? She said she lost 121 pounds in 11 months on the Atkin's diet. She said it was great because you are eating a lot of protien so your skin does sag and you feel great. I started thinking. So I did research online to find the real diet and not what I heard on the streets. I told my husband and today is my second day. I have a long, long, long way to go and I can do it. I currently weigh 288 pounds and my ultimate goal would be 150 pounds. I think the difference this time is I am reaching out for support and I came to an epiphany this last week. I was abused by mother as a child. I mean physically, emotionally, psychologically and verbally. I have worked the last 4 years really hard to accept and move on in my life. I have made fantastic progress. I identified the control I had over my life was eating. My mom couldn't make me eat and couldn't stop me from eating. My epiphany last week was I needed to forgive myself for gaining all this weight. I went through **** as a child, survived and raised three wonderful, healthy, happy children. I have had counselors state it's amazing how I developed. Until last week I was so disappointed and ashamed of myself. I believe everything happens for a reason and my reasons all came together last week. Sorry this was such a long intro and I am happy to be here.
I have gone through the whole process with my husband's company and was set to have gastric bypass - then my husband got another job offer with a better company and I had to start all over in the process. I have had major changes in my life with in the last year. Stress doesn't begin to describe it. The biggest change is my husband and I moved to Atlanta and our three teenagers stayed in Florida to finish school. For the first time in my life I can concentrate on myself, my marriage and my career. I started off great after first moving here. Joined Curves to meet people and get out of the house while not working. I went faithfully, then I started a new job and worked enormous amount of hours and let everything go, again! So how did I get here? I went through some medical tests and by the grace of God I don't have cancer! The doctor stated losing weight would really help with the medical condition I have. She was polite and not judging and I have other medical issues that would benefit from weight loss. So I started looking into the lap band and my new insurance to see what my options were. My children were up visiting and we went to our local hang out for some food and shoot some pool. The waitress we knew started talking to me and she said did I know she use to weigh 212 pounds? She said she lost 121 pounds in 11 months on the Atkin's diet. She said it was great because you are eating a lot of protien so your skin does sag and you feel great. I started thinking. So I did research online to find the real diet and not what I heard on the streets. I told my husband and today is my second day. I have a long, long, long way to go and I can do it. I currently weigh 288 pounds and my ultimate goal would be 150 pounds. I think the difference this time is I am reaching out for support and I came to an epiphany this last week. I was abused by mother as a child. I mean physically, emotionally, psychologically and verbally. I have worked the last 4 years really hard to accept and move on in my life. I have made fantastic progress. I identified the control I had over my life was eating. My mom couldn't make me eat and couldn't stop me from eating. My epiphany last week was I needed to forgive myself for gaining all this weight. I went through **** as a child, survived and raised three wonderful, healthy, happy children. I have had counselors state it's amazing how I developed. Until last week I was so disappointed and ashamed of myself. I believe everything happens for a reason and my reasons all came together last week. Sorry this was such a long intro and I am happy to be here.
Clickhere4dawn
Accomplished 01 July 2008
She started at 221 pounds and lost 101 pounds - she weighs 120 pounds now. She isn't very tall so that was a tremendous amount of weight for her. Ironically she just told me in passing and yet it made me think about trying Atkins instead of trying to get insurance to pay for lap band - I have a long way to go but I really feel renewed in my mental thinking with forgiving myself. I say turning 40 changes women and by fifty we are fabulous.
I felt great afterwards and my attitude was better. So, today is another day to eat right on Atkins and move towards my goal!
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