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Hello Everyone,
First of all, I would like to thank everyone here for their wisdom, support and success stories. I have followed this bulletin board since I started back on 12 Nov 09. I wanted to make sure I would stick with this new way of life before I became a member and started posting.
I have struggled with my weight since I was 9 years old. I have had success in the past, however over the last 8 years bad eating habbits and bad decisions have put me where I was in June 2009... an all time high of 275 lbs.
Back in 2000, At 19 years old I was at 245 lbs. A friend of mine suggested the Body For Life program. So, I gave it a try. In 24 weeks, I went from from 245 down to 195. Life was good so I stopped.
Well over the last 8 years, I slowly gained all my weight back plus an extra 30 pounds. I made several attempts to reduce my weight but had little success.
A few years ago, a friend of mine lost 60 pounds over the winter following the Atkins plan. He has never gained any of that back. I often wanted to give Atkins a try, however it was not recommended by any of my doctors.
Well this June when I looked at my scale, I recieved a wake-up call. From June until November, I played the game of eating oatmeal in the morning, a salad with light dressing for lunch and a "balanced" dinner; along with daily exercise. I only dropped 10 pounds in five months. With a promotion pending on my physical condition and time running out, I stopped playing their game and started playing this one.
With all that being said, I look foward to this new journey and am very greatful that all of you are here to share this experience with me. So again, Thank You!
First of all, I would like to thank everyone here for their wisdom, support and success stories. I have followed this bulletin board since I started back on 12 Nov 09. I wanted to make sure I would stick with this new way of life before I became a member and started posting.
I have struggled with my weight since I was 9 years old. I have had success in the past, however over the last 8 years bad eating habbits and bad decisions have put me where I was in June 2009... an all time high of 275 lbs.
Back in 2000, At 19 years old I was at 245 lbs. A friend of mine suggested the Body For Life program. So, I gave it a try. In 24 weeks, I went from from 245 down to 195. Life was good so I stopped.
Well over the last 8 years, I slowly gained all my weight back plus an extra 30 pounds. I made several attempts to reduce my weight but had little success.
A few years ago, a friend of mine lost 60 pounds over the winter following the Atkins plan. He has never gained any of that back. I often wanted to give Atkins a try, however it was not recommended by any of my doctors.
Well this June when I looked at my scale, I recieved a wake-up call. From June until November, I played the game of eating oatmeal in the morning, a salad with light dressing for lunch and a "balanced" dinner; along with daily exercise. I only dropped 10 pounds in five months. With a promotion pending on my physical condition and time running out, I stopped playing their game and started playing this one.
With all that being said, I look foward to this new journey and am very greatful that all of you are here to share this experience with me. So again, Thank You!
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