First Post, And Starting Today...

[dznyluvr]

Hi Everyone, This Is My First Post And Today Is My Start Day, I Done Atkins Several Years Ago, I Did Pretty Good Until I Found Out I Was Pregnant And Went Down Hill From There Lol. Anyhow I Started Today Along With My 9 Year Old Son! I Pondered On This For Awhile Because I Wasent Sure If It Was A Good Idea To Put Him On The Atkins, But I Have Decided To Go Ahead With It Since We Have Been On Low Fat Low Cal For About 3 Months And We Have Only Lost Around 8 Pounds And That Goes Up And Down Weekly. My Son Really Wanted To Try To Follow The Atkins And At First I Told Him No! But He Kept Asking And Said Please Mom I Need This. Hes 9 Years Old And Weights 182 Pounds. So I Am Really Hopeing I Have Made The Right Decision For Both Of Us. This Is A Great Site I Am Happy I Found It. Thanks....

[*Wendy*]

Welcome to the board and congratulations on getting started again! I agree, this is a great site - very informative and supportive. What a wonderful thing you are doing for both yourself and your little boy.

Good luck to you both!

[dznyluvr]

Thank You Very Much Wendy...

[apple]

Welcome to the board!

I'm very excited for you and your son starting Atkins together. Exercising together, drinking your water, and keeping eachother accountable is a great thing.

Best wishes!


Cheers!

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

Welcome to the boards...both of you!!!
I am curious with how your son does because my daughter is 7 years old weighs about 95 pounds She needs to lose about 20 pounds. This has been an ongoing thing since she was a baby. She LOVES food and gets the glimmer in her eye when she see's food. She wants to lose weight, but she doesn't want to "give up" ANYTHING. I have been hoping her seeing me lose weight, and make healthy choices will help her to do the same thing. I never focus on her weight. I do try to help her make healthy choices. The only reason she wants to lose is because 2 kids at school told her she was fat Poor Serena. I went through the same things, and I hate that it's already starting for her. What I'm really hoping is that she doesn't put on anymore weight and just growns into the weight. She's tall for her age too.
Okay, I'm rambling again O_O
So glad you're here!!! I wish you both the best of luck

[sillygirl]

Hey dsnyluvr! Welcome to you and your son. I think it's great you want to teach him a lifestyle of healthier eating. Make sure he's getting the proper vitamins though because he is a child. Have you talked about having him eat this way with his pediatrician? Just want to make sure!

[sallyseachange]

Warm welcome aboard to the both of you! It's great that your son wants to commit to a healthy way of eating at such a young age.
I'd ditto what Silly said though, about talking to your son's doctor about doing Atkins. Kids have rather different nutritional needs from adults so he may need to take different supplements or eat nearer maintenance level.

Keep us posted as to how you get along! Happy losing!

[meaty]

This is my 4th day of induction. I have had a headache for 2 days. I'm not sure if it is the "atkins flu" or my sinus. I did'nt weigh myself before I started and I havent weighed since. I think I'm just going to see how my clothes fit to determine whether or not I'm losing. Really, the most important part for me is if I can stay disciplined with the eating plan. If I can do that, weight loss will be inevitable. I would like to buddy wih someone. Email me if your interested.

[sillygirl]

Originally Posted by meaty

This is my 4th day of induction. I have had a headache for 2 days. I'm not sure if it is the "atkins flu" or my sinus. I did'nt weigh myself before I started and I havent weighed since. I think I'm just going to see how my clothes fit to determine whether or not I'm losing. Really, the most important part for me is if I can stay disciplined with the eating plan. If I can do that, weight loss will be inevitable. I would like to buddy wih someone. Email me if your interested.

Hi Meaty! Welcome to the board and to dsnyluvr's introduction page! You might want to start your own thread in this Spotlight Forum, just go to the top of the page and click on new thread!

Also, there is penpal/mentor forum you can check out for a one on one buddy to Atkins with!

Best of luck to you!

[dznyluvr]

Hi Sillygirl, Thanks For Your Post, I Havent Thought About Taken Him To The Doctors, You Know They All Say The Same Thing....a Well Balanced Diet With Plenty Of Fruits And Veggies, Any How I Am A Bit Concerned About The Vitamins, But Even Befor I Could Never Get Him To Take Anykind Of Vitamins Except The Gummies Whic Contain Sugar And Syrup, He Never Would Eat Any Kind Of Veggies, I Just Recently Got Him To Start Eating Salad!!!! So I Guess I Will Just Have To Wait And See How It Goes...thanks Again For Your Post...