Goal and Determine! My long Story!

[ovadiva]

I've always been and overweight child and teenager, but I never really thought too much of my weight as something that would get in my way. I stay within a reasonable to my standard...body weight 150 lbs for a 5'1 body. Im not flabby.. I have 22% body fat.. I have lots of muscles to back up that weight. I never thought of myself as "fat" Overweight.. but that's me. In 2000 II logged into adulthood, went to university, got married, moved to another country. I came back home at 185 lbs strong.. no physical activity.. of course I gain 35 lbs. I told myself.. "it will natural melt off" -WRONG! in December 2002 I weight 201 lbs. I was at university and my husband was in another country... When I went to see him.. for christmas he offered me this top.. a very nice one they type that I really like corset with a medieval aura to it. I couldn't enter it.

I had a reality check. I did weight watchers online before my 21st birthday which is January 30th, I had lost 11 lbs. As I've never tried any diet in my entire life. I decided "GREAT" and everyone was noticing I wasn't as inflatted. I continued until I've got myself down to 167 kilos with a goal of 145 which was realistic. From 201 to 145... a stretch I thought, but I would go for it.
I got down till 154lbs you'd think only 9 lbs from goal??? she'd go for it.. phat chance. I had so many events in between .. but I stayed around that weight until last year (2006) I started to gain I went up to 167..but never higher because I keep a close watch and I joined the gym and life was good... parties with friends.. Ok.. I didn't loose any weight although I tried.

Finally I said to myself I am TIRED of this body... I decided to try adkins. Although I am not a big meat eater.. I said you can't judge. First time on adkins.. I went back to 154lbs.. the minute I got there.. my body just STOPS!! The scale wasn't moving... that didn't discourage as I got result quite fast.

I moved, we bought a new home, I had to leave my job because its too far and I can't travel by car. So here I am at home.. cooking, cleaning and planning my next meal and my urge to bake.. and rebake.. and make nice meals like gran ma taught.. I ate well.. for 3 months and gained all the weight.. went back to 167, my body is so smart... it just go back to what it should be or used to. I don't need to make huge effort. If I watch what I eat I stay in 150's if I plurge I'm at 167.

You know what??? I am TIRED of this body. I want to be able to wear a bikini this summer and not feel like ****!!! and hide my body I have great hips and wonderful breasts. I know how to value my body, and nice calves.. I am athletic .. this is the body I was blessed with, but this is the body that needs work and attention and I can't sit on my butt or it gains weight easily.

I decided on wednesday, NO MORE BREAD... because I know.. the minute I put a lil bit of this stuff in my mouth, I want to eat more and more.. n plurge n I become more deppressed. On Adkins, I'm not expected to be STRONG.. just stay clear and I don't miss it... I love it.. I must say in 3 days I've lost 6 lbs and is at 161..

My goal is 132. I don't want to be skinny I just want to be at somewhat a "normal weight" And from all the stories I've read.. I CAN DO IT!!!!

29 lbs to ..... goal...

I need your help so if you read my story. U had similar experiences.. or just feeling tired of it..
I obviously don't have low self image.. just I need to do this for my health and for me. There are parts I do value, but I want to value ALL MY BODY!
Help me folks.. help me reach my goal. I know with support of others... I will succeed.

Thanks for reading

[julirama723]

Ova, thanks for sharing your story!

I think all of us here have the same issue--we can't stop at one piece of bread, or one piece of candy, or just a little bit of this carb or that carb. It's like an addiction.

I am a 2nd-timer, too. I did Atkins a few years ago, but I did it the WRONG way. I bent rules and broke rules and made my own rules! I fell off the wagon and gained it all back and then some. So this time I am doing it by the book, no excuses! The thing that made the difference is that I read Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution, cover to cover, and re-read it and re-read it so I understood how the plan worked, what foods I was allowed, and what caused me to be so fat in the first place. If you haven't read the book, it's the first thing you should do! I wish I would have done it the first time--I wouldn't have been re-starting with 90lb. to lose.

This is a great board! Check out the stickies, read through posts, check out the recipes.

Saturday is a slow night, so I'm sure more people will be stopping through tomorrow and Monday morning.

Best of success, Ova!

[sillygirl]

Hi Ova, welcome to the board! The thing about eating this way is that it becomes a part of your general lifestyle. It's great that you've decided enough is enough before it got out of hand, that's a great first step! I wish you much success.

[Laura]

Ova,
Your story sounds very familiar to me. I've been there too.
I'm determined this time to get to goal. Even if I get stuck on a plateau for a period of time, if I come here, I will get support and be reminded that it's temporary. That continuing to eat right will get me past this, and that caving to a craving is NOT going to make me feel better.
I KNOW this. (I know this, I know this, I know this)

I've been hung up at the 200 a couple of times now.
But we can do this!

[sallyseachange]

Hello Ovadiva... welcome to the ADBB!
Yes, yours is a familiar story to many of us. But now you've decided to join us here, hopefully we'll be able to enthuse you and give you that extra inspiration it takes to stay the course and then maintain.

There's plenty going on around the board. Take a roam and see. Actually, as you are new you might like to take on our brand new challenge: Jimmie's "No Scale Challenge". It would be great if you were to put the scale away for a couple of weeks, and then see how you've gotten on. You could measure too, beforehand, as measurements are a better indication of true weight loss than the scale.
Here's the link to the challenge:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=39701 (Weigh? No Way! Challenge #2 ~ A Board Wide Challenge)

Here's wishing you great success with your journey to better health!

[ovadiva]

thanks a lot everybody!!! boy its a happy sunday not craving chocolate bread! I live in Europe, and in America we have savoury junk food here its the sweets and bread... mad I tell you! Someone suggested the no-scale challenge.. I think I should definitely take it on.. it would be good for my mental health. I race to the bathroom in the morning. I will this on: Thanks a lot for your support I know I will be posting my new sexy body here in a yellow bikini hehehe

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