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Hey guys,
I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I am about a month in a half into the Atkins diet. This is my second time around and oddly enough, it's probably a bit harder this time.
The last time I tried Atkins, I weighed in at 247lbs. I'm 5'5 so imagine. I worked hard and ate properly for the most part and in roughly....um about a year, I was 183! It was a wonderful experience but I continued to struggle with food. I saw food as an escape, a treat, if you will. Within a few years (about 2 and a half years) I gained a lot of the weight back
. I topped the scale at 220 back in July. After I cried and went through the motions, I got it back together. I indulged on all the meat and cheese I could stand. Then I began to see that the "diet" wasn't helping my food issues, I was just able to mask behind a different type of food. So I am low carb but I stay away from red meat and even chicken. A lot of the protein that I take in is from fish. I do sugar free soymilk with some splenda, vanilla and spics for sweets and I eat a lot of vegetables. Often raw. I'm also fascianted by the idea of mono meals so...I don't do it often but sometimes I do. I started atkins 7/23 and I've been doing well. Presently I weigh in at 198!
My goal is 175 and I know it can be done. I'm attempting to 'listen' to my body and eat properly while eating low carb. I now swim and walk and drink about 138 oz of water a day ( basically from a huge snapple bottle that I keep around)
Wish me luck. I'm 26 years old and I want to be healthy. I now understand that the extra fat, the rolls, the extra chins, is a mask. It was there to cover up a lot of things. I'm ready to address my issues with food, as well as my life.
Thank you for the forum guys
Z
I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I am about a month in a half into the Atkins diet. This is my second time around and oddly enough, it's probably a bit harder this time.
The last time I tried Atkins, I weighed in at 247lbs. I'm 5'5 so imagine. I worked hard and ate properly for the most part and in roughly....um about a year, I was 183! It was a wonderful experience but I continued to struggle with food. I saw food as an escape, a treat, if you will. Within a few years (about 2 and a half years) I gained a lot of the weight back
. I topped the scale at 220 back in July. After I cried and went through the motions, I got it back together. I indulged on all the meat and cheese I could stand. Then I began to see that the "diet" wasn't helping my food issues, I was just able to mask behind a different type of food. So I am low carb but I stay away from red meat and even chicken. A lot of the protein that I take in is from fish. I do sugar free soymilk with some splenda, vanilla and spics for sweets and I eat a lot of vegetables. Often raw. I'm also fascianted by the idea of mono meals so...I don't do it often but sometimes I do. I started atkins 7/23 and I've been doing well. Presently I weigh in at 198!My goal is 175 and I know it can be done. I'm attempting to 'listen' to my body and eat properly while eating low carb. I now swim and walk and drink about 138 oz of water a day ( basically from a huge snapple bottle that I keep around)
Wish me luck. I'm 26 years old and I want to be healthy. I now understand that the extra fat, the rolls, the extra chins, is a mask. It was there to cover up a lot of things. I'm ready to address my issues with food, as well as my life.
Thank you for the forum guys
Z
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