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I joined this board last year after I read the Atkins diet new revolution book. I think I joined mainly to read the success stories. I did the Atkins diet for three weeks with my husband and lost 13lbs the first three weeks. After a BBQ at a friends house we caved, gave up and reasoned with ourselves that the diet was too ridiculous to follow and gained all the weight plus some back. This was the result of a few cereal and pizza binges I'm sure.
In my gut I knew better. I knew because I had read the book that the diet and WOL made sense but as a food addict it was easier to convince myself that I needed bread to live : )
So here I am now, probably 40lbs heavier than I was last year and desperate for a change. I've made every excuse in the book but I realize I cannot go through another summer with three kids this heavy. I've never really felt "obese" before until now. My legs hurt on the treadmill, I have cramps in my feet at night and I'm tired all the time. I shouldn't feel this way at 29.
This year we went to the beach for vacation and I was comfortable walking into the ocean in my bathing suit. Some might think it's a good thing but it wasn't. I realized at that moment I had settled with being obese. We're going to the beach again next year and I want to feel comfortable for the right reasons.
My health in general is not bad. Blood sugar is ok, B/P is fine. However, I have had issues with rapid heartrate for several years (this is genetic I think, not weight related). I started taking a beta-blocker for this in March and since then I've gained 30lbs. Ironically, I caved and starting taking the medication so I could run on the treadmill, the medicine allowed me to do this without my heart pounding in my throat.
Anyway, I am a huge carnivore (red meat is my favorite sadly), so this diet will work well for me. I don't like cheese (in any form) but I do like salads and eggs on occasion so I think I'll have some options for induction. I'm looking forward to reading everyones posts and having support here on the board. I'm starting induction tomorrow so I hope to be posting a weight loss report in a couple of weeks!
Donna
SW 229lbs
CW 229lbs
1st Goal:200lbs
2nd Goal: 175lbs (Hopefully by my 30th B-day in July '10)
Final Goal: 150lbs
My final goal could probably be lower but this is what I weight before I had my first child and I was fine with this, I felt athletic and energetic.
In my gut I knew better. I knew because I had read the book that the diet and WOL made sense but as a food addict it was easier to convince myself that I needed bread to live : )
So here I am now, probably 40lbs heavier than I was last year and desperate for a change. I've made every excuse in the book but I realize I cannot go through another summer with three kids this heavy. I've never really felt "obese" before until now. My legs hurt on the treadmill, I have cramps in my feet at night and I'm tired all the time. I shouldn't feel this way at 29.
This year we went to the beach for vacation and I was comfortable walking into the ocean in my bathing suit. Some might think it's a good thing but it wasn't. I realized at that moment I had settled with being obese. We're going to the beach again next year and I want to feel comfortable for the right reasons.
My health in general is not bad. Blood sugar is ok, B/P is fine. However, I have had issues with rapid heartrate for several years (this is genetic I think, not weight related). I started taking a beta-blocker for this in March and since then I've gained 30lbs. Ironically, I caved and starting taking the medication so I could run on the treadmill, the medicine allowed me to do this without my heart pounding in my throat.
Anyway, I am a huge carnivore (red meat is my favorite sadly), so this diet will work well for me. I don't like cheese (in any form) but I do like salads and eggs on occasion so I think I'll have some options for induction. I'm looking forward to reading everyones posts and having support here on the board. I'm starting induction tomorrow so I hope to be posting a weight loss report in a couple of weeks!
Donna
SW 229lbs
CW 229lbs
1st Goal:200lbs
2nd Goal: 175lbs (Hopefully by my 30th B-day in July '10)
Final Goal: 150lbs
My final goal could probably be lower but this is what I weight before I had my first child and I was fine with this, I felt athletic and energetic.
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