Tom said I had to.

[wormbutt]

Since in the welcome letter Tom said people do this. I guess I will too (he did ask please).

Name is Jenny, 40 years old. Retired EMS Chief and ret. EMT/FF.

I have 3 kids. A 14 y/o, 2 y/o and 1 y/o, all girls. I was pretty fit for most of my life until I had the last two babies and retired 2 weeks before the last baby was born.

The two pregnancies back to back and the major reduction of physical activity that came with the retirement really did a number on me. I wasn't burning the calories I used to and yet I was still eating the way I did when I was majorly active. My highest was 249 and I am only 5'4".

You know that old wives take that muscle turns into fat when you don't use it?? I know that isn't true, but I am beginning to believe in the saying...

So on January 10th I began the low carb eating plan, determined I would not hit 250lbs! I didn't tell my family at first.

SD: 01/10/2009
SW: 249
1st goal: 225

Although most of my life I was 150, I do not have an end weight goal. I had a lot more muscle mass when I was 150 which attributed the higher weight being ok for me. Now that I will not be lifting anymore and have the same mass, I may shoot for a goal weight of 140. Any advice and comments on this will be well received.

I have not been "true" to this diet. On Jan 11th, my family begged me to eat some of my youngest daughter's birthday cake - how could I say no? Luckily I had not had any carbs at all that day - just meat - so the small piece I agreed to was probably under the alloted 20gs.

I was in keto by Monday and had lost 7 lbs by Friday.

Unfortunately Fri was another hurdle - My oldest daughter brought home some chicken fries from Burger King after her first ever date. She said her boyfriend and her wanted to get them for me. She still didn't know I was on a low carb diet. I wasn't gonna eat them - didn't want them - but then she started getting upset and asked why I wasn't eating them. I thanked her and told her I would eat them later (planned on giving them to hubby) and she became so upset (because she had thought of me and bought something for me from her heart) that she started seeping ...so of course I ate a few (3 I think, may have been 2).

Unfortunately those few that I ate combined with the other carbs I had paced throughout the day was enough to mess up my purple bliss. It didn't go trace, but it was a huge drop to pink

I was back in solid purple ketoland by Sunday and as of today I have hit my first 10 lbs of weight loss! 239 never sounded so good! I still have 4 days left of the first two weeks of induction and am excited to learn what my two week weight loss total will be!!

This weekend I am planning on pushing my husband to remove the crib out of the sitting room and extract his things off my treadmill. (I haven't seen it since before I had the last girl). I used to use it all the time, then it became a catch all. Adding exercise will definitely build the muscle and boost the loss even more.

Sorry for the lengthy post, my fingers got chatty.

Thanks for the future support you will undoubtedly give. I will also try to become an asset to this community.

[wormbutt]

Hi Liv!

[liv]

Welcome.
Nice to have you here.
There will always be some hurdles sounds like you're maneuvering it pretty well

Ahh there you are. Looks like everything is just fine with your account. Great.

[zoewmu]

Welcome! I'm 41 and have 3 girls as well. This way of eating would be a lot easier if the children weren't a factor, that's for sure. But, ya know what, they catch on. While I haven't explained all the ins and outs, my 12 year old and 9 year old know I don't eat sugar or bread. Once they know, they start holding you to it. I've not eaten birthday cake and everyone lived to tell about it.

Commit. By not telling them, you have an "out." If your oldest daughter knew what you were doing, she would keep you honest.

I look forward to updates to see how you're doing.

Congratulations on the 10 pounds of weight loss!

[Romandachs]

Well even when you tell the kids and friends sometimes they are not helpful, not having a great will power doesn't help much either but here is to hoping you let the cat out of the bag and the kids will see how much more fun Mom will be as a thinner more active Mom and help you out. Congrats on those 10 lbs and here's to 10 more!!

[Mom2Boxer]

I am just in awe at your dedication. I can feel it in your words. I just found these boards yesterday so I am reading and learning and preparing my brain...lol!

I know you will succeed Jenny and you have so much heart, I feel you will be a tremendous asset to this community! Welcome!

[blueberrylady]

Welcome to the board Jenny. It sounds like you are really ready to do this and are willing to make the commitment. And that's half the battle! Good luck!

[wormbutt]

Originally Posted by zoewmu

Welcome! I'm 41 and have 3 girls as well. This way of eating would be a lot easier if the children weren't a factor, that's for sure. But, ya know what, they catch on. While I haven't explained all the ins and outs, my 12 year old and 9 year old know I don't eat sugar or bread. Once they know, they start holding you to it. I've not eaten birthday cake and everyone lived to tell about it.

Commit. By not telling them, you have an "out." If your oldest daughter knew what you were doing, she would keep you honest.

I look forward to updates to see how you're doing.

Congratulations on the 10 pounds of weight loss!

Originally Posted by Romandachs

Well even when you tell the kids and friends sometimes they are not helpful, not having a great will power doesn't help much either but here is to hoping you let the cat out of the bag and the kids will see how much more fun Mom will be as a thinner more active Mom and help you out. Congrats on those 10 lbs and here's to 10 more!!

My 14 y/o knows now and likes to tease me. She always asks in a sing song voice "wanna bite of cheese cake (or whatever else it is) mom??" That's why I was hesitating to tell her. Last night I asked her to please support me and she said it was too much fun teasing me. BRAT! LOL....Oh well, she will just help strengthen my will power!

Originally Posted by QueenSultana

I am just in awe at your dedication. I can feel it in your words. I just found these boards yesterday so I am reading and learning and preparing my brain...lol!

I know you will succeed Jenny and you have so much heart, I feel you will be a tremendous asset to this community! Welcome!

Thank you and I wish you the best in your journey. Please don't hesitate to PM me if you need advice or just a listening ear.

Originally Posted by blueberrylady

Welcome to the board Jenny. It sounds like you are really ready to do this and are willing to make the commitment. And that's half the battle! Good luck!

Thanks! So why your nickname? Do you have a blueberry farm? That is gonna be a struggle this next summer. We have a blueberry farm 2 miles down the road. Each year I go pick (and eat) loads of blueberries and make all sorts of blueberry goodies from jams to pakcakes, etc. My family will expect it me to do my usual blueberry stuff and will probably be disappointed if I don't, but wow will that take willpower to just eat a few...

[hopejoy]

Hi Wormbutt,
Great start to your journey! Wow!10lbs already! Great job!

That's cool that you used to be an EMT/FF. bet that comes in handy with kids huh? I'm a nurse and I think it helped raising my 2 kids. (18 & 20 now.)

So how did you get YOUR nickname?

Keep up the good job you are doing.

liz

[Zarabelle]

Hello and welcome to ADBB. I had two babies (girls) close together too - 18 months apart. I didn't drop the pregnancy weight between the pregnancies and piled on the pounds with the second pregnancy. I finally feel like it's time to get my body fit and slim and don't plan to have any more children so no time like the present!
Good luck xx