**African American Women** Are there any out there??!!

[samndee]

Hi everybody,
It is hard to find any African-American ladies on these boards that are doing Atkins, and I just want to see how many of "us" are out there. Allow me to introduce myself; My name's Dee, I'm 5'11" 26 years and have been an athlete all my life. I did Atkins to drop a few inches that I picked up from 3 years of marriage and I've been losing inches (I'm not worried about the scale because I'm very muscular) since I started on January 1. I lift weights and run 5 days a week, and have found that I have more energy to do this on Atkins. That's me, please make yourselves known. Thanks, I look forward to hearing from you all.

[pasmine]

Hello, Hi my name is tasha 33yrs old 5'3 186.5 pds.

[samndee]

Hey Tasha,
Glad to meet you! How long have you been at this? I hope all is going well for you. I know it's sometimes difficult in our culture to pass up some of the food that we were raised on, but I'm finding it easy to politely say "no, thank you" when I'm offered something that is high in carbs. And I learned that most of the time it is best not to say "I'm doing Atkins" or "I don't eat carbs", but simply say "no, thank you", and then people don't try to force you to eat it, like they do when you say you are dieting. Of course, I do have the occasional "give in", but I don't call it a "cheat" because I don't do it often and I feel like it's just a reward for doing well!

[big_bad_john]

Hi!
I'm not african american...

Or even a woman last time i checked...

but I'm definately one of us!

Helpful John

[samndee]

Originally Posted by big_bad_john

Hi!
I'm not african american...

Or even a woman last time i checked...

but I'm definately one of us!

Helpful John

Hey John!
I'm glad to meet you, even if you are not an African American woman.
Since we are all in this together, I definitely do not discriminate! You'll have to tell me what it is like doing Atkins in London. Is is like the U.S. and have more fast food places than you can count? It was too cool to hear from you John!! Keep in touch, please.

[Angelasherell]

Hey Dee! I started Atkins on Feb 7th. My induction ended on Feb 21st but I am going to extend it up to a month. So far I have lost 5 lbs. Glad to see another sista getting it together

[samndee]

Hey Angelasherell!
Congrats on your 5 lb loss! That's wonderful! I say go for it and extend your induction. I am on an extended induction myself (extended by 4 weeks now!). Is it just me, or does it seem easier now that you have done 2 weeks on induction? I'm so happy to hear about your losses, and I hope that they continue. It's easy to keep doing it once you have something to show for it, ie, 5 lbs gone. Keep it up. Are you exercising as well? It helps sooo much, not only to lose weight but to relieve stress
Thanks for replying!

[Analog6]

Dee, there have been a few other African American women in here, but I can't remember names. Have a look in the before and after pics forum, I'm sure there were some posts in there.

[Jasmain]

Okay, hi Dee, and I'm hoping 1 out of 2 isn't bad. Female here, but I'm caucasion. Please don't hold it against me! LOL

(I like to think I'm still cool enough for everyone even though I'm 38 with two teens that run away from me as soon as we hit a public place)

Glad to meet you!

[loser4life]

Not african, but I am still here to welcome you!
Welcome to adbb! This is a wonderful huge support network!