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[Princess Lucy]

Hello,

My name is Lucy and this is my first time on Atkins.I am 25 and will be graduating from a nursing program this year. I have noticed that ever since we started doing clinicals in acute care, I began dealing with stress by eating lots of sweets. I managed to gain 10 pounds in less than 6 months. So I figured I had to do something to stop that cycle. I have to say that I was suspicious at first of this WOL (as in "you can eat what? and what? and still lose weight? what?") but after reading some literature, understanding the science behind the diet, and of course coming to this board and reading all of your stories and life experiences, made me want to try Atkins myself. So that's me in a nutshell.

p.s. I got engaged in December this year and I am planning a wedding for summer 2008. I am hoping by that time I will be a brand new person.

p.p.s. One thing that will be a struggle for me is the fact that my fiancee is 6 foot something and weighs 140 pounds, he runs every day for hours and is very thin (slim, slender, skeleton like ...) so he consumes a lot of carbs on a daily basis especially before he goes on long runs, but he has such high metabolism that he is still very thin. I know making him eat low carb things will be unfair and I don't want him to lose more weight. He is very sensitive and attentive to my needs so he proposed to keep all his carb snacks in a special cabinet. That's the best we can do for right now ...

[sallyseachange]

Welcome to the board Lucy! Glad you're here with us.

How nice that your fiancè offered to put his high carb snacks out of temptations way! Sounds like you have great support there.

Ask any questions you might have... we're behind ya!

[Scooterjam]

Hey Princess, sounds like you got a great catch there, that's nice of him to do that for you. Welcome to the spotlight!! You've picked an excellent time to start this lifestyle. I started the day after Easter a year ago and I've lost 75 pounds, 10 inches off my waist, and 3 sizes down in shirts. Believe me, I am living proof that this way of life works. There are 100's of stories similar to mine at this site.

So that being said, let me give you some threads and links that you might find useful:

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

Also congratulations on the engagement! How exciting! It's going to be a stressful time for you planning and such, make sure you relay those feelings here and maybe other brides may have words of encouragement for you! Nothing like adding a stressful even on top of planning for say....'One of the biggest days in your life' right?? haha!

Anyway, congrats on going low carb, make sure you jump around the forums and make your presence known, we are very happy to have you with us!!
Best of wishes! Life is good!

[dreamof145]

Welcome Princess. Yep, your fiance sounds like a winner. My husband is 6'4" and 165 pounds...never had a fat day in his life, so I understand where you are coming from. We're so happy to have you join us. You will definitely be another person when you walk down that isle. You're going to be more confident, happier, healthier and not to mention the new body!

Jump in, get active here with folks who want to see you succeed! We're here for you and the ADBB has forums on recipes, health/life issues, challenges, journals and much more. Make friends, form a plan for success and have fun! Best wishes!

[sillygirl]

Hi Lucy! Welcome to the board. Being in nursing, I'm sure you're very stressed alot of the time. Bring lots of legal snacks with you to work. While your associates are eating fattening things, you can be eating really great stuff, and lots of it! Nice of your stick-man fiance to hide the carbs!

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