New and determined!

[indymom]

Hi everyone,
My name is Claudia and I am so happy to have found this board! I recently moved and dont have any support here. I have been overweight my entire life. I have tried EVERYTHING out there..been in inpatient hospital programs when i was a teen (and put on a low calorie HIGH carb diet), done all the fad diets, would lose some and gain it back, had tons of therapy, and a few years ago got the Lap-Band. That was the worst mistake of my life. Long story short, it eroded into my stomach..had deplorable surgeries in MX..pulmonary embolism..almost died. No more surgeries!
Also during one of my endoscopies found out I have Celiac Sprue (a gluten intolerance)...so I gave up all gluten containing foods for the last year. Which was great..but i never lost any weight. (of course i just learned to substitute gf carbs for regular). I have high bp, severe insulin-resistence, fibromyalgia, and now fatty liver disease (prolly from the yoyo dieting). Whew if thats not enough, i have three children and my two youngest were diagnosed as autistic. Its been a crazy past few years...and all my energy has gone to my kids..but i realize if i dont get my weight (and my life) under control ..i wont be around for them..and i have no other family,...so failure is NOT an option!
I know without a doubt, I am totally addicted to carbs..and being on the induction has been soooo liberating. My head doesnt feel like its in a fog anymore, my depression has lifted, im gaining energy back..i am psyched! The ten pounds in a week is an added bonus. I have no desire to 'cheat' or eat any 'bad' carb every again. I think of it as being an alocoholic..or heroin addict....u just cant have a little (for me anyways).
Sorry this is so long... but i appreciate learning from all of your experiences..and will be checking posts often but may not be posting that much (kids keep me busyyy!)

[Mia*Bella]

Welcome Claudia!

I am new too, and I know what ya mean about moving and not knowing anybody!!!! I have had that problem for the last 4 years - hard to just get out and meet people!!!

I have been on Atkins for 2 weeks and am AMAZED at the results thus far!!! The first week for me was awful - I was SOOOOO tempted to "cheat", but held back. Glad I did - I have lost 12# already! YAY!!!

You can do it!!!

[dreamof145]

Hi Claudia!! Welcome to the family. Understand about being overweight your whole life, I was also an overweight child, teen and then adult. The good news is that this is the beginning of a whole new life for you. You'll find the most understanding, warm and supportive people here to help you as you. There are so many forums on life/health issues, recipes, knowledge on the WOE (way of eating), journals, challenges, and friends to encourage you.

Get active in the board, make friends, and enjoy this new life-style. We're all here to help.

[WindCriesMary]

Welcome Claudia!

[sillygirl]

Hi Claudia! Welcome to the board. Atkins sounds like a perfect way for you to lose weight once and for all! Do you understand the rules of induction and all that? if you don't have the 2002 edition of DANDR, I would urge you to read it, it will become the best book you own!

Congrats on your loss so far, you're doing great!

Keep you eyes peeled for an upcoming veggie challenge!

[sallyseachange]

Welcome, welcome Claudia! Glad you decided to join us here at ADBB... I'm sure you'll find support and inspiration here, not to mention friendship.

Congrats on your loss so far. Way cool! Also way cool that you feel so much better on Atkins.
You sound very motivated indeed, which is half the battle. I'm sure you'll be very successful and if you treat this as a real lifestyle change your whole family will reap the benefits.

Keep posting whenever you can. We're interested to follow your progress and happy to help where we can.

[cincywbbw]

Welcome to the boards, there is plenty of stuff here to keep you busy and lots of helpful advice. More friends than you can imagine and support out the ying yang. Good luck to the both of you.

[indymom]

THANK YOU EVERYONE! Gosh i appreciate it.

And Tara, yes, moving and starting over without knowing anyone sucks. I used to make friends so easily..but i think the more weight i gained the more depressed i got..blah blah blah. But also, all the skinny moms in my neighborhood look at me like im a leper...at least thats my perception ..when i try to start conversations. Are they afraid they are gonna get fat by osmosis? Maybe it is me..ah well..whatever..just more stuff i gotta work on..lol

[Dimple_Flirt]

Your probably not imagining their behavior,I have been in the same vote.I'm 5'7" and got down to 130 lbs in my early 20's with my first child and there was a big difference in how I got treated weighing 130 compared to the 270 I ended up at after the second child.Its not right because the same personality was there but the body wasn't.Needless to say my now ex husband treated me differently between being skinny and fat too. He is now remarried to a woman that weighs 106 its sick! But that is his own problem. I just realized this week that some of my eating triggers were to keep me sedated while stuck at home with the kids and to help me with the stress of being a single mom.I don't drink or smoke so the food was the drug of choice.Realizing this has really helped me turn of alot of my craving because most were habit according to the clock or emotional trigger to help avoid some thing in my life.

Welcome aboard, Its great that you've had such a great weight loss so far! Keep up the good work ,Your worth it!

[fallenwingz11]

Welcome Claudia.. I am a newbie myselk but everyone here is so welcoming and nice!! Good luck..you can do it