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I'm new to the board, but not new to Atkins - I'm another second-timer. 
After doing Atkins in high school (my whole family had adopted the woe), a whole host of digestive problems I'd had (like constipation and symptoms of hypoglycemia) went completely away for YEARS! Well, then I had a baby and was dirt-poor for some time, and my health went completely downhill and I gained about 60 pounds between the ages of 20 and 24. x_x
My boyfriend & I gained most of that weight after he moved in 2 years ago - he ate more junk food because of me, I ate more pasta because of him, and we both ate alot of kids' breakfast cereal & white bread because of my daughter. All that added up to some big tummies o__o!!
I tried the low-calorie diet & exercise thing and it just did NOT work. I remembered my successes with Atkins 8 or 9 years ago, and figured I'd give it another shot. My boyfriend needed it too, so it was easy to transition to this woe - getting all the carby stuff out of the fridge (aside form some yogurt & fruit & milk for my daughter, which we don't touch) was easy.
My daughter loves alot of the atkins food too! salad, broccoli, and low-carb pizza are some of her favorites. I'm really glad we don't have to keep tempting junk in the house!
My boyfriend & I started induction the weekend before halloween - halloween was difficult, and we both ended up cheating that day x_x we started induction over that weekend, and we haven't cheated since then! He & I have each lost almost 20 pounds so far!
I'm hoping this forum can help me with any questions I have, moral support for when days like Halloween come creeping up on me, and low-carb recipes! I've surfed around the forum a bit and it seems GREAT!
Sorry for such a long intro post, I'm just so excited & enthusiastic!!
Hope to see you all around.
After doing Atkins in high school (my whole family had adopted the woe), a whole host of digestive problems I'd had (like constipation and symptoms of hypoglycemia) went completely away for YEARS! Well, then I had a baby and was dirt-poor for some time, and my health went completely downhill and I gained about 60 pounds between the ages of 20 and 24. x_x
My boyfriend & I gained most of that weight after he moved in 2 years ago - he ate more junk food because of me, I ate more pasta because of him, and we both ate alot of kids' breakfast cereal & white bread because of my daughter. All that added up to some big tummies o__o!!
I tried the low-calorie diet & exercise thing and it just did NOT work. I remembered my successes with Atkins 8 or 9 years ago, and figured I'd give it another shot. My boyfriend needed it too, so it was easy to transition to this woe - getting all the carby stuff out of the fridge (aside form some yogurt & fruit & milk for my daughter, which we don't touch) was easy.
My daughter loves alot of the atkins food too! salad, broccoli, and low-carb pizza are some of her favorites. I'm really glad we don't have to keep tempting junk in the house!
My boyfriend & I started induction the weekend before halloween - halloween was difficult, and we both ended up cheating that day x_x we started induction over that weekend, and we haven't cheated since then! He & I have each lost almost 20 pounds so far!
I'm hoping this forum can help me with any questions I have, moral support for when days like Halloween come creeping up on me, and low-carb recipes! I've surfed around the forum a bit and it seems GREAT!
Sorry for such a long intro post, I'm just so excited & enthusiastic!!
Hope to see you all around.
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