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A Brief History of Dieting
Hi all,
Yet another newbie to the forum, but not to the diet. My first diet was in 1991 or so when I wanted to "lose a few pounds" to look better for my then boyfriend. I went on a low fat diet and GAINED 35 pounds. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. I went from 120 to 155 and was really horrified.
So, then I tried Atkins but pretty much did it without counting carbs, no keto sticks just low carb food and within about 4-5 months, I was down to 115 and felt great. I also ran, swam, biked and roller bladed everyday.
Then, I got out of college and started work and got married. The stress of all those combined plus sitting at a desk all day, shot me back up to 145 or so.
I continued to gain until I was up to 195 and felt really awful about myself. My grandmother bought me a nice new outfit and it wouldn't fit. I was so embarrassed and really depressed. So, I started walking again and went back on low carb in May 1997 and by November 1997, I was at about 170 and ran a marathon.
I continued to lose weight and got back down to around 145 when in May of 1999 I moved to Houston. I started training with a new coach and injured my knee.
Then, I stopped exercising and started consoling myself with food again. I met a co-worker and we started working out together and I started running with a group 3 miles 3 times a week. I was doing Weight Watchers and started at 220 and ended up about 180. In 2002, I became pregnant and kept walking throughout.
When I was 9 months pregnant, I weighed 225. After my son was born, the total shock of the complete life change was overwhelming. Again I consoled myself with food and kept trying to lose weight mostly with Weight Watchers. I could lose a few pounds, but I always ended up so hungry that I couldn't stay on it. Even with exercising, I couldn't lose enough weight. Eventually, my weight climbed to 244. I tried to tell myself to just accept that I would always be fat.
The lowest weight in the past 5 years since my son was born was 214. It's been over 5 years since I've been under 200. I have PCOS and sleep apnea and I really think low carb works well for me.
I've been back on Atkins for almost 2 weeks and I can really tell the difference in my energy level. I didn't do the full induction but have kept my carbs at about 30 because once when I tried Atkins again, the induction flu was so bad I thought I would need to be hospitalized. Now I'm trying it with a slower approach of cutting carbs.
I've lost about 4 pounds. I started this time at 232. I had just come of a few months of Weight Watchers where I went from 232 down to 224 and it just hiked right back up. But, I feel more relaxed on Atkins and I really feel like this time it's going to work. I'm determined to make it work. I really want to be back under 200.
Yet another newbie to the forum, but not to the diet. My first diet was in 1991 or so when I wanted to "lose a few pounds" to look better for my then boyfriend. I went on a low fat diet and GAINED 35 pounds. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. I went from 120 to 155 and was really horrified.
So, then I tried Atkins but pretty much did it without counting carbs, no keto sticks just low carb food and within about 4-5 months, I was down to 115 and felt great. I also ran, swam, biked and roller bladed everyday.
Then, I got out of college and started work and got married. The stress of all those combined plus sitting at a desk all day, shot me back up to 145 or so.
I continued to gain until I was up to 195 and felt really awful about myself. My grandmother bought me a nice new outfit and it wouldn't fit. I was so embarrassed and really depressed. So, I started walking again and went back on low carb in May 1997 and by November 1997, I was at about 170 and ran a marathon.
I continued to lose weight and got back down to around 145 when in May of 1999 I moved to Houston. I started training with a new coach and injured my knee.
Then, I stopped exercising and started consoling myself with food again. I met a co-worker and we started working out together and I started running with a group 3 miles 3 times a week. I was doing Weight Watchers and started at 220 and ended up about 180. In 2002, I became pregnant and kept walking throughout.
When I was 9 months pregnant, I weighed 225. After my son was born, the total shock of the complete life change was overwhelming. Again I consoled myself with food and kept trying to lose weight mostly with Weight Watchers. I could lose a few pounds, but I always ended up so hungry that I couldn't stay on it. Even with exercising, I couldn't lose enough weight. Eventually, my weight climbed to 244. I tried to tell myself to just accept that I would always be fat.
The lowest weight in the past 5 years since my son was born was 214. It's been over 5 years since I've been under 200. I have PCOS and sleep apnea and I really think low carb works well for me.
I've been back on Atkins for almost 2 weeks and I can really tell the difference in my energy level. I didn't do the full induction but have kept my carbs at about 30 because once when I tried Atkins again, the induction flu was so bad I thought I would need to be hospitalized. Now I'm trying it with a slower approach of cutting carbs.
I've lost about 4 pounds. I started this time at 232. I had just come of a few months of Weight Watchers where I went from 232 down to 224 and it just hiked right back up. But, I feel more relaxed on Atkins and I really feel like this time it's going to work. I'm determined to make it work. I really want to be back under 200.
Welcome aboard! Good luck on your atkins journey 
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