I'm celebrating my first mini goal today, I've been on Atkins for 8 weeks and have lost 3 stones/42lbs. I've never lost this much weight before and for the first time in my life can envision my slimmer healthy self. I have more energy than I used to and don't feel tired after I eat anymore.
The weird thing is though I am happy I find it hard believing what the scales are telling me and keep thinking it's wrong even though the numbers keep going down and never back up. Now my underwear and clothes are starting to fall off me and I'm constantly having to pull them back up I'm just convincing myself that the elastic has gone. Tops that were too tight fit better but I just tell myself they've always fit like that. The before and during photos I've taken of myself shows a difference but I just tell myself it's a different angel. Friends and family say they can tell I've lost weight but I just think they're being polite or seeing what they want to see because they love me so much.
So while I am celebrating my hope is to notice a convincing amount of weight loss personally. I guess because I'm so big it's going to take longer for my weight loss to show? My problem area is my stomach, that's where all my weight goes. Arms, legs and butt are ok for a big girl
(in fact I love my legs)
I can't wait to get to the stage where I can start using my cross trainer. At the moment I exceed the maximum weight and I'm 27lbs away from being able to use it without fear of breaking it. My exercise right now only consists of cleaning my house (which is fun for me) It may not seem like much but it's a lot more than I used to do. I used to have to sit down when I washed up or take a brake when I cleaned but not anymore!
Because I love to ramble on I'll stop now, but yay! for me and yay! for everyone else who is working hard to achieve their goals. This forum has made my journey so much easier and I appreciate everybody on here.