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Hey all,
Well here I am. This is actually the second time I have done Atkins. The first time was in 2004 and I was able to lose about 35 pounds. I maintained that WOE for about 5 months. It was great! For the first time I felt really good about myself, my body felt like it was fuctioning properly. I guess my downfall began when I went on a cruise and started eated those yummy croissants (wait no, bad BAD croissants). Then also around that time I was working and going to school full time and it got hard to be committed. Slowly the pounds began to creep back up and over the course of the next two years I was back to my orginal weight of 217 (my body really loves that number).
I started Atkins again on December 4th, and ironically I am again working and going to school full time. But I figure that is no excuse not to try to get healthy. I have had a multitude of health issues for a long time, my biggest problem being severe Hypertension. It is very hard to control and I take a lot of meds. Last time I lost weight I didnt notice much of a change, but Im being optimistic.
I am a food addict. Have been for as long as I can remember. I obsess about food and have been known to binge and sneak food. In many ways, Atkins freed me from that in the past. I didnt spend so much time thinking about food, it was liberating. I guess what is motivating me right now is I am still young and my entire adult life has been spent struggling with one health problem or another. I know most of my problems has been exacerbated by being overweight. I just want to feel in control of my life for a change. I also want to look in the mirror and see more than just a pretty face, AND probably one of the biggest things right now is I am sick of people asking me if Im Pregnant. Its humiliating and I never know how to respond and it really puts me in a funk because I get very self conscious.
I am trying something new this time. Last time I lurked on message boards but I wasnt for writing on them. So I am hoping maybe this will keep me accountable and on track. Not to mention it seems as if having support has helped so many people.
Well Thats all for now. Wish me luck!
Well here I am. This is actually the second time I have done Atkins. The first time was in 2004 and I was able to lose about 35 pounds. I maintained that WOE for about 5 months. It was great! For the first time I felt really good about myself, my body felt like it was fuctioning properly. I guess my downfall began when I went on a cruise and started eated those yummy croissants (wait no, bad BAD croissants). Then also around that time I was working and going to school full time and it got hard to be committed. Slowly the pounds began to creep back up and over the course of the next two years I was back to my orginal weight of 217 (my body really loves that number).
I started Atkins again on December 4th, and ironically I am again working and going to school full time. But I figure that is no excuse not to try to get healthy. I have had a multitude of health issues for a long time, my biggest problem being severe Hypertension. It is very hard to control and I take a lot of meds. Last time I lost weight I didnt notice much of a change, but Im being optimistic.
I am a food addict. Have been for as long as I can remember. I obsess about food and have been known to binge and sneak food. In many ways, Atkins freed me from that in the past. I didnt spend so much time thinking about food, it was liberating. I guess what is motivating me right now is I am still young and my entire adult life has been spent struggling with one health problem or another. I know most of my problems has been exacerbated by being overweight. I just want to feel in control of my life for a change. I also want to look in the mirror and see more than just a pretty face, AND probably one of the biggest things right now is I am sick of people asking me if Im Pregnant. Its humiliating and I never know how to respond and it really puts me in a funk because I get very self conscious.
I am trying something new this time. Last time I lurked on message boards but I wasnt for writing on them. So I am hoping maybe this will keep me accountable and on track. Not to mention it seems as if having support has helped so many people.
Well Thats all for now. Wish me luck!
Teresax
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