Official Introduction

[Sherrie273]

I've been kind of gradually making myself more at home here over the last few days, adding signature information, posting instead of lurking, participating in the upcoming bikini challenge. But anyway, I thought I'd officially introduce myself.

I'm 33 and am a single mom in Indianapolis. I've been on the chubby side of normal all my life, but never technically overweight. Then at 28, I had twins and gained a lot of weight. Most of my pregnancy weight came off but not all of it, which put me on the other side of the overweight line. Then I quit smoking in August 2004, and gained another 15 pounds. Since then, I've been yo-yo dieting, gaining and losing the same 10 pounds. I've tried Atkins before, but never got through a full, clean induction. I always came up with a reason to stop.

The up side of all the yo-yo nonsense is I've figured out what works and what doesn't. Low-carb works for me. And not only by helping me lose weight. I also eat more vegetables when I eat low-carb, and feel full with normal-sized portions when eating low-carb.

I started induction on 12/30, which puts me at day #13. I've lost 3 pounds, which is low by Atkins standards, but it's 10% of my goal, and I wouldn't have lost any more than that doing a low-fat diet, so I'm pretty happy.

I'm so glad I found this place. You all seem like such a great, supportive bunch, and I really look forward to getting to know you all better!

[Tracie515]

Your doing great, just keep itup and you'll be at goal in no time.

[sillygirl]

Hi Sherrie, welcome to the board, I'm glad you finally decided to post here to introduce yourself! Sounds like you're doing fine so far, are you keeping track of your daily intake in some manner? I think 3 pounds is a great start.

[sallyseachange]

Sherrie.... welcome! You're so right about how normal sized portions fill you up on Atkins. That's such a terrific bonus, don't you think?

Losing 5-10% of the total weight you need to lose is the normal induction loss, so you're doing splendidly.
Do ask any questions you might have....we're here for you and happy to help whenever we can!

Keep us in the 'know' as to your progress. Happy losing!

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