Here goes nothing

[studyinscarlet]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here and my story is similar to many people here I'm sure. I was always kind of a chubby kid growing up - never really fat but never skinny either. I yo-yo dieted all my way through high school and when I went to college I gained a whopping "freshman 30." I managed to lose most of that through more yo-yo dieting and then my senior year of college I became severely depressed and ended up losing about 40 pounds because as result of my depression I became pretty much anorexic. I managed to stay very skinny throughout my early twenties and then around the time I turned 24 all the weight came back and it brought friends with it. I'm 28 now and since then I have overcome my depression, stopped doing a lot of the unhealthy things I was doing at the time (I quit smoking and doing other things that I won't mention here) but I haven't been able to drop the weight. In January I started the South Beach Diet because my mom tried it and lost 40 pounds. I lost about 10 pounds and managed to keep that off but as soon as I went to phase 2 all **** broke lose and I completely fell off. I did another round of phase 1 recently and I didn't really lose any more weight. Part of the reason for this is because I have been having a hard time motivating myself to excercise (which I know is not acceptable) but I also think I need something more strict. I don't do well with grey areas and I think Atkins is a better choice for me so...here goes nothing. I'm starting induction one week from today on May 19th. I'm tired of feeling bad about myself and having my life and thoughts revolve around being fat. It's really inspiring to see all the people on here who have done so well. I'm 5'7" and my starting weight is 159. My goal weight is 130.

[abouttime]

Welcom and congrats on making the decision to take care of yourself!!

This board is a wonderful place full of great people and helpful information!

[studyinscarlet]

Hi Diana! Thanks! I am looking forward to it. Everyone here seems really nice and helpful

[jende]

As far as exercise goes do you like to dance? I just put on headphones with my favorite music and dance away. I think it's good to figure out what you LIKE to do and do it.

[studyinscarlet]

Thanks for the advice jende, and I DO love to dance.

[IrishMom82]

Originally Posted by jende

As far as exercise goes do you like to dance? I just put on headphones with my favorite music and dance away. I think it's good to figure out what you LIKE to do and do it.

Oooo that's a good idea!

[QueenT]

i dont kno if you have ever heard of the walk away the pounds tapes?...but my mommy got me one after i had my son 9 mos. ago and at first i didnt even look at it cuz i figured..im young ill lose the weight naturally...WRONG!...so neway since ive been on the atkins ive been doin it and its 30 minutes and its a 1 mile walk your in the house but you do diffferent types of walking, kicking, squatting, and so forth. it's a really good workout and boy by the end of it im sweating and burnin!...i love it and i feel really good once im done like i climbed a mountain or sumthin!...especially since i never really exercised until now its a pretty good beginning...if you like those types of things you should look it up i think its on amazon.com....neway...good luck on your journey.IF I CAN STAY STRONG ANY1 CAN!

[studyinscarlet]

Cool, I will look into that.