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Hi there! I'm Jill. I have been overweight since elementary school and was at 180 lbs when I graduated high school in '03. I was in a 4 year relationship ('02-'06) and starting gaining weight a lot after I graduated and moved in with my then-boyfriend. I didn't realize how bad it was getting until I weighed myself in 2006 (after we broke up) and weighed in at 260 lbs. I was shocked and ashamed that I'd let myself get so big.
Like most people on this forum, I have been on diet after diet. I lost a total of 60 lbs in 2007 on Medifast and was able to keep most of it off for about a year and a half, but have gained 40 lbs back in the last year or so. I don't fault Medifast though.. I know why I gained the weight back. I started a relationship with my boyfriend in June of '08. We ate pretty healthy at first, but then we both got a little too comfortable and have gained a lot in the last year. We've tried a couple diets together, but we both have problems sticking to it.
I have always heard of Atkins, but have never tried it. A coworker of mine told me about her friend's success and I decided to look a little more into the plan. It seems like something I can easily stick to, since I can still eat a lot of the foods I love (like red meat). It'll be hard to resist my favorite carb, potatoes, but I know I can do it. And I like that it's not really a "diet" but more of a lifestyle change. Something I can stay on forever to truly maintain my weight loss.
My starting weight is 243. Only 17 lbs away from the biggest I weighed in at before I started Medifast almost 3 years ago. =( I'm not sure what my goal weight will be, as I will see when I get close to it and decide what I'm comfortable at. I'm currently setting my goal at 150, as I don't want to be "skinny," just at a comfortable and healthy weight. I'm 5'2, so 150 will still mean a little chub and I'm okay with that. =)
~Jill
Like most people on this forum, I have been on diet after diet. I lost a total of 60 lbs in 2007 on Medifast and was able to keep most of it off for about a year and a half, but have gained 40 lbs back in the last year or so. I don't fault Medifast though.. I know why I gained the weight back. I started a relationship with my boyfriend in June of '08. We ate pretty healthy at first, but then we both got a little too comfortable and have gained a lot in the last year. We've tried a couple diets together, but we both have problems sticking to it.
I have always heard of Atkins, but have never tried it. A coworker of mine told me about her friend's success and I decided to look a little more into the plan. It seems like something I can easily stick to, since I can still eat a lot of the foods I love (like red meat). It'll be hard to resist my favorite carb, potatoes, but I know I can do it. And I like that it's not really a "diet" but more of a lifestyle change. Something I can stay on forever to truly maintain my weight loss.
My starting weight is 243. Only 17 lbs away from the biggest I weighed in at before I started Medifast almost 3 years ago. =( I'm not sure what my goal weight will be, as I will see when I get close to it and decide what I'm comfortable at. I'm currently setting my goal at 150, as I don't want to be "skinny," just at a comfortable and healthy weight. I'm 5'2, so 150 will still mean a little chub and I'm okay with that. =)
~Jill
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