Introducing Myself...

[chase_white_rabbits]

Hi everyone!

It's great to find a supportive online community. Here's a little about me - I'm a 25 year old female, put on a lot of weight in college and am now working on taking it off. I've been on Atkins since December 10 (so my one-year anniversary is coming up). It's been great so far; I've gone from a size 20 to a 10 - I can't say how much I've actually lost, since I promised myself I wouldn't weight myself until the one year mark. I'm both kind of excited about and dreading that.

I've found a lot of great tips and inspirational postings on here already and look forward to finding more!

[Elizellen]

Wow, chase_white_rabbits that is quite a size change

I am glad you have decided to join our ADBB family

Congratulations on getting to grips with your weight so early in your life, I wish I had had your commonsense when I was your age!

What strength of will not to get on the scales for that amount of time - you are an example to us all

[Outback Jess]

Hey Chase, You have done an amazing thing. I bet you are so proud to go from a 20 to a 10...I mean, what more could a scale add to that...
Tell us your story, do you exericse and how, and do you drink all that water...
Has this been an easy just get it done thing or a battle...
Welcome, welcome,

[julirama723]

Hello to a fellow 25 yr old! I guarantee you'll like this board--so much information, helpful people, etc.

Congrats on your awesome weight loss--keep up the good work!

[dreamof145]

Wow, congratulations on the great success. Sounds like you've done a fantastic job of getting healthy and not allowing the scales to deter your focus. From size 20 to 10 is a huge accomplishment. Welcome.

[Korelis]

Wow Chase. Good job with sticking to it. I think you will find you have to answer some of peoples questions because you have done so well. But I am glad to see ya here. Pull up a seat and get have a glass of water.

[chase_white_rabbits]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

It's surprisingly been pretty easy to stick to the diet. My boyfriend has done it with me from the start (he wanted to lose about 30 pounds) so I'm sure that made it much easier for me. We actually started cooking together for the first time on Atkins and really enjoy it now.

I also started boxing at a local gym in March and I absolutely love it. I never liked going to regular gyms, but I like training to fight and since it's women's boxing, there's a small, close community of women fighters that are all health-conscious as well.

I'm interning in London at the moment, but when I get back to the US I'm going to pick up crew and ballroom dancing as well, so hopefully I can work some more on getting toned as well as slimming down (I just hope I don't get too burned out!)

Thanks again for the support!

[julirama723]

Those are awesome fitness goals--that will definitely keep you healthy and losing weight!

[Adena]

Congratulations on your progress so far. And how awesome that you haven't weighed for almost a year. What tremendous will power. As a scale addict, I really admire your resolve. It sounds like you are making wonderful choices -- both in terms of eating and activity -- to set yourself up for a lifetime of health. It's awesome that you've figured this out now rather than 10 or 20 years from now, like many of us... You'll be forever grateful that you did.

Looking forward to seeing you around and hearing more of your progress -- including your grand total weight loss in December!



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