Hello from the Sunshine State!

[FLdoodette]

Hi everyone! Just call me doodette ... I'm a middle-aged, retired gal from Florida ... it's so hot here I was hoping if I just stood in the sun long enough, the fat would, you know, kind of melt off. No such luck ... anyway, I've been familiar with Atkins for years but have never made a commitment to begin the program until last Friday, Aug. 1. "Today's the day!" I said to my 187 lb. self. "Today is the first day of the rest of your life."
Some background: I was a really, really, REALLY skinny kid (100 lbs. at 5'6" at high school graduation); gained the "freshman 15" during college; stayed slender until I hit the magical 4-0, when my metabolism came to a screaming halt . It's been a downhill battle ever since, despite regular walking and repeated attempts to lose the lard. And now, post-menopause, I'm gaining like nobody's business. My mother, at her heaviest, weighed 250 ... I don't wanna go there!
There's also the cholesterol issue ... I have that nasty inherited kind where it stays high no matter what you eat ... lovely ; so I'm on pravastatin and probably will be for life.
Anyhoo, sorry to babble ... looking forward to reading everyone else's stories!
Hard boiled egg, anyone?

[liv]

I'll take a hardboiled egg with mayo please. Love them.
I am in my late forties so I hear you on the metabolism issue. Have you had your thyroid checked? Mine is not functioning right so I am taking some meds for it. That part helps.
Exercise does help too so walk, walk , walk. I started to learn to run. I thought if I wanted to crazy in my forties this was probably the healthiest "silly thing" I could do. Good luck to you.

[gman]

Welcome and I'll take that egg in a Cobb salad ... or an egg and olive salad. lol
Congrats for joining and making the commitment...you have some new weapons now:
1) The metabolic advantage is the first silver bullet, and
2) Exercise is the second silver bullet by the way so go for it!
3) What's the third? Positive attitude and vision of yourself. Mom is great but not your vision of you, so who do you think of for your future vision of yourself?
Keep us posted on your journey and stay cool in FL.
Glenn

[FLdoodette]

Hai guyz!
Hello and thanks for the encouragement!
Nothing wrong with my thyroid, alas ... bad habits and lousy genes!
I hear you about the exercise ... really need to amp up the walking routine; I've got one of those glider-thingie on my porch and I do a 20-minute workout to bad disco music
So glad to have found this site and the friendly, helpful people here ... in this Carb-Happy World, we need all the friends we can get, right?
Your new friend,
doodette