New 2 board, 2x atkins dieter

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HI everyone, I want to thank Tom for the warm welcome. I lost 25lbs doing what I thought was the Atkins diet in 2/06-8/06.

After reading the threads on this board, I realize it was basically just a low carb diet. I found success with it so I guess it worked.

I'm back to the strict dieting as a result of having 2kids in 2 years. My baby just turned 5mos and my oldest is 18mos. I gained over 80lbs with the first and was 40lbs overweight when I got pregnant with my second. I then gained 60lbs with that pregnancy and hit a whopping 240lbs.

My goal weight is 120lbs.... I look forward to becoming half the woman I once was.... can you believe that... I was actually, no exaggeration, double my normal size.

It was soooo easy to gain, I still can't believe how easy. I can't wait to be thin,thin, thin!!!!!

[3Boyz60lbsLater]

Welcome! Your story sounds so much like mine. Other than I haven't done Atkins proper before.

My baby is 6 months old and I am 60 lbs over where I'd like to be right now.

120 is also my goal - it's what I was before I got pregnant with my first son (now 6 years old)

To the new mama who shares a very similar story.

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Thank you so much for replying. I couldn't believe how much weight I gained while pregnant, I still can't believe it!!

I look soooo forward to getting down to my "normal" weight as well... have you noticed any drag on your metabloism after having your kids? That was my biggest worry with the weight gain... never being able to get it off!!

I'm so glad you're here, thanks for replying!!!