familiar stomping ground!

[sensiblehottie]

Hey low carb team mates! Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Kathy I am a 33 year old single mom of 3. Current weight 215 lbs. ( I think) or a little less, but not much (lol). I am on my 6th day of induction phrase. Please please please cheer me on with this. December 9th 07 I had my son. Before I became pregnant I was very active. Up every morning at 5am to walk for 1 hour and then workout for an hour ( kickboxing rocks!) But as soon as I found out I was pregnant I stopped cold turkey. I went from 145lbs to 220lbs. After my son I lost some weight and went from a size 20 down to a 15 -16, but regained that when I purchase my car. So now I am a size 20. I need to lose this weight because my son is 18mo old but wears a size 3. He's not fat he's gorgeous but long and solid. It hurts to pick him up. I need round the clock support even for someone just to say keep going... Thankyou

start date June 23,09
2 mo mark hoping to lose 40lbs
goal weight 130lbs

[ElizabethLC]

Re: familiar stomping ground!

Welcome! Keep at it and you are going to do a GREAT job at kicking butt.

6 days of induction is an accomplishment in itself. Nice work!

I find checking in with this board regularly very motivating.

[sensiblehottie]

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Thanks your would make a great motivational coach! Sounds like your on a roll with your weight loss, hope you can enjoy the accomplish of every single inch!

[liv]

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Welcome. Glad you joined up.
We have some exercise challenges starting now in July.
Check the challenge forum.
Join up. Have some fun.

[imagood1]

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welcome -- you need to make up your mind and get your exercise program going. Put the baby in the stroller or in a pack and get going. We can support you all you need, but we can't force you to do what's right....that's up to you!!!

Good luck to you -- you can do this!!

Here is a thread that will give you loads of information to be able to follow the plan correctly. http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/77558-atkins-diet-induction-faqs.html

Recipe Sites
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html
(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html
(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/6807-induction-recipe-basics-more-recipes-added.html
http://www.sugarfreesheila.com/RecipesPage.html

[chinadoll]

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I find that pledging to an exercise challenge keeps me accountable as does posting in my journal and reading this board daily. The older we get, the more necessary exercise becomes. I know it is hard to find the time with a toddler, but exercise keeps you fitter, builds your confidence, and releases those endorphins (I am sure you already know this in your head, just have to get it back in your routine). You are halfway through Induction and that is the hardest part. Then on to Rung One and more choices. Welcome to our board and I wish you lots of success. I am yaking care of the July push up challenge. Even 5 or ten at a time add up, so come find the challenges and choose one place to start yourself off.

[sensiblehottie]

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I exercise everyday, it's just my eating. But hopefully I've can make it this time. Thanks for the advice and the support.

[sensiblehottie]

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Thankyou for your support and very useful information. I am tired of the foods I've been eating and needed some new ideas to jazz things up. I bought a atkins books of receipe and have been making new dishes so I've been able to make it so far.

[cafe_et_creme]

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Hi there, we have the same goal weight! how are you getting on?

[sensiblehottie]

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Your beautiful! You don't look like you need to loose weight. But you know yourself. I lost 10lbs then regained it. I just lost 10lbs again, and have been misbehaving, but I maintained the 10lb lost this time. I started by again so today is my 3rd day. I doing ok.
On another note I love your hair. Your absolutely stunning! Take care and thanks for the note.

[imagood1]

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If you are bored with the foods you are eating, like you said, here are the recipe site links again...guess you missed them before. There are plenty of wonderful tasting things to eat here.

The recipe sites are helpful for meal planning – just make sure you use Induction Recipes to begin with.
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html (Linda’s)
(Never ending induction recipes)(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html (Induction recipes)
(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)(Induction Recipe Basics--More recipes added)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/6807-induction-recipe-basics-more-recipes-added.html (Induction Recipe Basics)

Once you are committed 100% to the plan you won't be "misbehaving" and will loose weight and keep it off. Good luck.

[cafe_et_creme]

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Thankyou for the compliments!

Glad to hear you are back on track, this is my 2nd time and im 7 weeks in at the moment. The first time around i made it almost to goal, i had 3lbs left but like you i got bored eating the same things, so ended up eating more and more carbs and piling all the weight back on! so this time around im making extra effort to try new things. Im now on the nut rung and will be experimenting with almond flour and all the lovely things you can make with it ( there are breads, cookies, cakes etc) so there really is no need for me to eat carbs.

Anyway, i hope to see more of you around the board over the coming weeks
Good Luck!

[sensiblehottie]

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We both can make it, if choose to! Talk to you soon. Kathy