Hello! New to ADBB here.

[mindy0121]

My name is Melinda aka Mindy. Im soon to be 21 yrs old in about 4 days. At my smallest I always ranged between 125 and 140. NEVER over 140. Between just relationships and stupid BIRTH CONTROL pills and bad eating habits...I ballooned 25 lbs in less than 3 or 4 months. So I stopped my birth control. Lost a little but slowly just started to gain and gain. Finally at my heaviest, when I decided to do something about it I was at 178 lbs at 5'6.

The reason I chose Atkins is because of my older brother. He was about 290 almost hitting 300 lbs when he started his Atkins journey and got down to 160 in literally NO time at all. I couldnt believe how great he looked. I just cant wait for the day that I can confidently shop for a bikini again or just wear my regular tight jeans and a cute tshirt and be comfortable in my own skin. To have a flat stomach again! Well I joined this site for maybe some motivation and just to see that other people are going through what I am going through.

I started my Atkins journey February 17th, 2009 at 178 lbs. Ive lost a total of 11 lbs since. Today being 03-22-09 at 167 lbs.. My goal is to get down to atleast 135 and maybe when I get there, I may go lower! We'll see how this goes. Thanks and I look foward to meeting some of you.

[blueberrylady]

Re: Hello! New to ADBB here.

Welcome to the board, Mindy!

It's looks like you are well on your way to your goal weight! Your pictures are great and it won't be long until you and your brother will be poster kids for Atkins! Keep up the good work!