New to Atkins - can we do it? YES WE CAN!!

[babywoogie]

Hi, my name is Janet and i'm on my 3rd day of Induction. This is my first time ever in doing the Atkins diet. I have never been on a specific diet before but when i wanted to loose some weight i ate lots of veg and fruit and stayed away from bread. Growing up i was always a chubby child but when i got to my teens my weight yoyoed from 65 to 75 kilos (143 to 165 lbs) and i was quite pleased with that.

2 years ago i had my first child it was quite a though labour and ended up having a C section......since the birth till this present day my weight gradully went up to 90 kilos (198.4 lbs).......I have never been this heavy soooooo its about time i did something about it. I have read the good things about atkins and the bad and even though i may still feel a little sceptic about it, reading through this forum and seeing your pics gave me a huge motivation.

I am looking forward to share my experience and hopefully lots of weight loss, i will keep you updated on my progress, my ups and downs, my highs and low's......this Janet and here she goes

Started Atkins diet:
01/04/2007 - 90 kilos (198.4 lbs)
04/04/2007 - 87 kilos (191.8 lbs)

Ok so I plan to weigh my self once a week but i feel lighter so i could not help but weigh my self this morning and the scales are saying 191.8lbs......wow i seem to have lost 6lbs wooohoooooooooo!! i'm really excited and thus will stay motivated. Thank you all for your entires.


TILL NEXT TIME, happy atkins to all.

xx JANET xx

[Scooterjam]

Yo everybody, over here.....Janet lost 6 pounds!! 6 pounds!! That's what I'm talking about!! Congratulations Janet!!!! Welcome to the board, better yet, welcome to the low carb life style that we lovingly call a way of life (WOL).

My name is Scooter, I am so happy to meet you and welcome you to the spotlight! I've been here a year, and I've lost 75 pounds and still pushing forward! I love to greet the new folks such as yourself and hope I can assist with moving you along to the next level!!

Congratulations on your little ones!! Kids are the best aren't they? I'd like to share some threads and links with you that you may find helpful, these are all things that I used a year ago, and still use to this day, tried, tested and true so to speak:

Rules of induction:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....read.php?t=6782
Acceptable foods:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard....read.php?t=6781
Awesome Recipes:
http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/index.html
Caloric Counter/Carbs/Protein/Etc/Reports:
www.fitday.com (Free on-line, this is awesome!!) or some members use this one
http://www.thedailyplate.com

Anyway, congrats on going low carb, make sure you jump around the forums, we are very happy to have you with us!!

Don't be a stranger, make your presence known, believe it or not, just by posting that you've lost 6 pounds, inspires the next person who might just be lurking (that's right Mr or Mrs Lurker.... we know you're out there haha) to come forward and decide that they are inspired by YOUR loss! Pretty sweet huh?!

Best of wishes! Life is good!

[babywoogie]

hey scooter,

Thx for your support and your kind greetings.

I am going to do my best and try to make this my WOL too cause what i'm seeing i'm liking and it feels great. My son will turn 2 yrs next week and he's my JOY!! Its very difficult to see my Hubby and child eat what they want when they want , but its also difficult seeing my self in a pic or in the mirror so i have a choice and right now i'm sticking to it.

Well done on your 75lbs WEIGHT LOSS, keep up the good work, your pic says it all. Thank you so much for the links.....HA HA i had already given them a peek while reading other threads. I have read the book and i have also bought the addtional recipe book too but its really great to find other recipes here and on the net.

YOU are so right!! I was a lurker too but reading and seeing others people's threads gave me the strength to begin my weight loss journey. You and others like you are all an inspiration to beginners like me.

Oh, and dont worry u'll hear more of me...:P:P

Take care
xx JANET xx


Started Atkins diet:
01/04/2007 - 90 kilos (198.4 lbs)
04/04/2007 - 87 kilos (191.8 lbs)

[dreamof145]

Welcome Janet. We're so happy you've joined us. You'll have lots of support and encouragment here to meet your goals. Your kids are great incentive to lose the weight and get healthy.

Get active in the forums here (there are many on life/health issues, recipes, journals, challenges, and motivational stories/photos), make friends and form a plan for yourself to succeed. You can do it! We are all here for you!

[sallyseachange]

Hi again Janet! Good to see you've sorted out your posting problems!
Welcome aboard. Really glad you joined us here at ADBB... oh, and many congrats on your first 6 lbs down!

Take a trip around the board and see all the fun things going on... very motivating too.
Looking forward to reading about your further success.

[babywoogie]

Hey Becky & Sally,

Thank you for your support, i will keep you posted on my Atkins journey.

Well done to both for your success, I just love the pics that people put on these threads it gives you that extra push to keep going.

catch you laters

[babywoogie]

....Dear Friends,

I have a slight problem, well right now it seems big to me, HERE in Tiny Malta it seems we do not have splenda, they have other stuff like Sweet and Low etc etc......i have went to about 6 different supermarkets and NO splenda!! Plus there is only one place where i can go and buy some Soy flour, i guess its better than nothing.

My mum is going to the UK in a weeks time. Will she find Splenda for me anywhere in any supermarket over there.

thanks

[Scooterjam]

Hey Janet, you can order it online. I'm not sure where, but I remember people saying they've bought it on-line. Can anyone make a suggestion for Janet??

Someone will come along soon, hon. Have a great day!!

You're in Europe, I'm sooooo jealous. I need to see the world!!

One more thing to add to the list of things to do!

[badweiser]

welcome janet, here you find all the support you need! The people here are absolutely wonderful. though I've only been here a very short wile, i can tell you to ask any questions you have and they will be answered swiftly and accuratley. Ive been around atkins a while and i've learned more in the last few days here tyhan i did reading an rereadind the book many, many times. So with that, welcome to the Wonderful World of Weight Loss! Greg in Connecticut

[babywoogie]

hey scoot and Greg,

Yes I'm from Europe, Malta is a small sunny island in the middle of the Meditterenean we're very close to Sicily and Italy but we're so tiny that you cant even see us on the Map .

Thank you for your replies and I defenitely agree with you that the support found in thee threads are amazing. 10 Q you so much. I also checked E-bay and will try and order some from there too, but i already told my mum to bring me loads with her from the UK. I think we also have Candarel here.....is it good for now?

you guys give me strength!!