Hi all I started Atkins on Tuesday-STACer!!!

[ellestravel]

Hello All,
I posted this in the 2nd time around club and wanted to put it on the main forum so thay I could introduce myself since Im new here..
My name is Elma and I am 40 years old- and in 02 I did Atkins and lost 110 pounds in 8 months with alot of dedication, persistance and creative meals so that I would not get bored and here is my story- I am back to Atkins WOL so that I can finish what I started so many years ago.. goal to lose 50 more pounds-I did manage to keep 90% of my weight off which is good and just from my WOL habits so below is my story-thanks.
I am new to the club here however I am no newbie when it comes to Atkins. On the 14th of October 2002- I started Atkins WOL after I went to a friends house and tried to use her scale that only went to 270 and I topped off the scale and it stayed stuck like that even after I got off-I did manage to get it back to 0-... I know its not funny but go ahead and laugh- I did later.. the bad thing is I topped off the scale because I weighed 307 pounds, I had to use an industrial scale at work to weigh myself-went to work early so no one would see...
so then I tried several diets and none of them worked then I saw a magazine- not sure which one-enquirer or something that had an article that said eat all you want and still lose weight-lose 14 pds in two weeks... so I bought the book...why because it said eat all you want!!!!
So I did and it was about Atkins- I did find out that the term eat all you want was a little overstated. SO I researched and researched and then one day I did the HOW MANY CARBS are you eating test...I was consuming well over 400 carbs a day-no wonder i weighed 300+ pds...
I am the person who said I couldnt do it because there is no way I could go without all the bad stuff, that threw a fit when my son bought me a diet Dr. Pepper instead of a regular D.P. and couldnt eat one time because there was no bread... I am the person who lived on rice and pasta because there was no way I could eat a meal without it...
but here I was the moment of truth when I decided I was gonna try.. I said to myself- I give it one week.. I knew what lay ahead of me-fatigue-headaches and major withdrawl but I was already experiencing it all so what did I have to lose..so then I got thru the 1st week- so tired I couldnt even get out of bed. but then I had to remind myself 300 pds.GOLLY!!
So then 1 week later I mustered the energy to get to work early to weigh myself- got on the scale and low and behold... I had lost 11 pounds in one week...OMG!
1 week and 5 days into Atkins and the lights came on-I woke up one morning and my fatigue and headaches were gone- I had gotten thru withdrawl...that was the start of it- from that day forward I wouldnt even look at sweets & stuff and then that WOL stayed with me for 4 years... I lost 110 pounds in about 8 months and so far in 08 I have kept 90% of it off all this time- i even got a tummy tuck 2 years ago to get rid of some stuff... so here i am -I weigh right at 198 or 200 or 204-i have seen it fluctuate... I wear a size 16 so to me for a long time was good considering I was a size 24/ 26... I did manage to keep some of my WOL habits I think that is why I never really gained any weight back but there was a time I did get to 220 and up until 3 days ago was eating carbs left and right...
ANd now I am on induction again to lose the last 50 pounds of my goal that i set 6 years ago... and I am finding myself loving this again like I did so long ago... I am an atkins success story and am proof that this diet does work but only partly because my goal was never really accomplished- WHEN I lose the last 50 I will have a total weight loss of 160 pounds, this goal has been in the back if my mind so here i am.. this time I am gonna finish so wish me luck==

[fat4now]

Good luck ellestravel, you will do it this time! This board will help you make it all the way. Look forward to your success

[Chicklady]

Wow Elma...you kept 90% off despite it all I think that is awesome....and gives you a much easier starting point I, on the other hand, lost 100 pounds and put 140 back on. Anyway, welcome to ADBB and best luck on your Atkins journey

[ellestravel]

AND I wish you the greatest power to hold on and not let go..
I pulled out my old journal that i kept after all these years.. and I saw where I wrote- I was having weak moments...
it wasnt an easy road let me tell you but I got thru it and thats why I kept my habits-keep your habits thats what will you keep you on track you know-you gotta remember that no matter where or what you can get thru the day by looking at food another way-look at it as fuel..
thats what helped me get thru the hard times- this isnt food this is fuel my body needs to burn the fat and lose the weight...I wrote in my journal...
One thing I did before that I want to do again is Run-
I used to run 4 miles a day 4 times a week no matter what-rain or shine or cold...and I have NEVER ran in my life before that... never!!!
but once I started- it was good, my bff told me once-(she is an avid runner) just cuz it hurts doesnt mean you have to stop, your not gonna die-I thought she was being a bi&*% but she was right- you will get thru it... that was what she told me trying to run my first lap- thats how I felt the first week on Atkins...
I thought I was gonna die..
Well- I wanted to share that with you and it may sound silly but thats how I look at it then and now- I am going to do this again- I want to get thru this- WE will get thru it and I was lucky I guess and I will do it again to get where Im going and finish what i started-We started!!! and I wish you all the luck and more finishing your journey-you can do it....

[GottaBme]

You're gonna make it ellestravel. Keep on keepin on.

Great work!
GBM