Old member (circa 2006) is back

[rybread]

Hi, its me again. I weigh 194.5 lbs now. That just makes me want to cry.

After a couple of years of what I like to call ostrich syndrome, I've finally pulled my head out of the sand. I look and feel terrible. My health is suffering. And I don't think I can stand it any longer. I felt so good when I was on Atkins, and my health was the best it had ever been. So I ask again - why oh why did I let this happen?

I don't know that I'll figure that out, but what I do know is today is day 2 and I feel a lot more resolve than the 10 other times I've tried to do this over the last couple of years. I saw a corporate video that I was in yesterday morning, and was just totally apalled, and that was it for me. I was done. No more.

My goal is a little bit different this time around: 145 lbs. The last time around I made it to nearly 135 lbs, and while I looked fabulous, it just wasn't a realistic weight for me to try and maintain. I felt really balanced at 145 lbs, and while all the BMI charts might say this is still too high for someone my height, I don't care.

What else is different? I'm 30 years old now (versus 25 / 26 years old like the last time). We eat all organic now. I'm gluten-free for the most part. And I cut out all artificial sweetners about 2 months ago. I'm going to try and make it work within these parameters as much as I can, but I'm not going to torture myself about it. If I can avoid Splenda, I will. If I can eat organic, I will. If not, oh well. So long as I stick to the Atkins plan.

Anyhow, hi again everyone. I'm looking forward to becoming a part of the community again!