Hi everyone,
My name is Oscar and I am very excited to start atkins again. I have let myself go for way too long. When I first did atkins I was 19 years old and 260 pounds. I was in terrible shape and very unhappy with myself. I successfully lost 80 pounds within 6 months and I was in the best shape of my life...waist size 40 to 30-32!!! This was the best period of my life. I was the happiest I had ever been and had so much confidence.
I ended up joining the ARMY and I had to quit atkins durring basic training because...well you can't really choose what you want to eat in the ARMY. Despite all the training and working out...I gained a little bit of unhealthy weight in basic training. I feel most of it was because of the MREs (meals ready to eat)....The first one I ate made me feel sick and bloated. They had over 1k in calories and at least 3-400 carbs!!! We ate 2 a day on a normal day and would eat 1 hot meal ( eggs toast bagel piece or fruit etc.)
The jeans that I wore the day I arrived at the base...fit kinda tight the day I left. Went in at 178 ...left at 205. Once I got to airborne school I had more freedom about what I ate and I quickly dropped back down to 179ish and I was a stud!
Then I was stationed in Italy and as soon as I got off the plane, I realized that my keeping to my diet was going to be very difficult. I couldn't resist pizza, pasta, gelato, etc. Everything had sugar in it EVERYTHING. Once I met my unit,I realized that they were very very strict and demanding. We worked out at least 2 -3 hours a day and weight lifted at least 3 times a week. Despite all of this I still had a hard time maintaining my weight, I was in very good shape, but I noticed that if I didn't watch what I ate I would gain weight quickly.
The battle went on and on until I got out of the ARMY, I got out a healthy 185 in 2006. I was very very happy to be home, I started atkins again, but it was harder this time. I didn't feel as motivated to stick to the diet and I started putting on pounds. I would go on and off atkins and my weight stuck around 200lbs for a while. Then I got an office job and everyone brings doughnuts...cookies...potlucks ...etc.
I looked in the mirror the other day and I was shocked at how much I have changed. I looked at a picture of me at 180 and it hardly looks like me anymore. I am shamefully at about 250 and I feel disgusting about it. I say "about" because I don't even want to get on the scale and look at it.
Starting today April 20th 2009, I am going to do something about it. I have done it before, and I can do it again.
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So far today, for breakfast - 3 eggs and w/cheese -
for lunch - 2 peices of chicken breast with feta cheese and lemon juice.
water for today - 1 gal
30 min of cardio tonight
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April 20th, 2009, 03:15 PM
. I wish you the best of luck as well. 
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