Hello friends and "losers!"

[lilchores]

You are my new co-conspirators in fat loss. Yay!

My name is Lil, I am 56. I crushed the scale this morning at 93.0. My weight has slowly risen with my years. 120 at 20. 130 at 30. 145-150 at 40. Then, the landslide had begun and it was 160-170 at 50 and 180 at 55 and YIKES, it is 190 at 55. Shall we do something about this? Yes.
It's not just that I used to be beautiful, but I never had foot pain before (without attributing it to spiked high heels.) The holy trio of "nutrition/exercise/lifestyle" has been disregarded and I am paying BIG time for the transgressions! Eat sensibly during the day, exercise occasionally, hate going to my nice gym, avoid exercise classes with all the tiny young mothers, then - hold the phone, it is off to the races at night with "party time" -- white wine, snacks, and once lunacy sets in -- creamy salty cheesy concoctions, still in their pan, to startle the normal me that wakes up and sees the mess I exuberated the night before. So, c'mon Me, get serious. This is pretty scary. Oh yes. I have chosen Atkins because I am not fond of sweets, and due to my food preferences, Jenny Craig candy bars and fruit strewn yogurt don't appeal. Thanks for listening. Looking forward to hearing about your successes (and hopefully, mine too!)

[chinadoll]

Hi Lil. Welcome to ADBB. Have you read up on Atkins? There is a lot to know if you are going to do this in a healthy and productive way. This site uses the 2002 edition of Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution. If you can't get it, then at least go to our Induction threads and read the stickies there. They outline most of the program.

[imagood1]

Welcome to the Atkins Board.

Make sure you drink a minimum of 64 ounces of pure water (nothing added), exercise starting today and take a multi-vitamin. If you haven't already, read the 2002 Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (DANDR). Look on www.amazon.com, www.half.com, or www.ebay.com for a copy if you don't have the book already. I found mine (brand new) under $5.00 including shipping.

The recipe sites will help keep you from eating the same thing over and over -- check them out! Don't forget to eat enough vegetables (check the acceptable food list (What foods can be eaten on Induction?)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html) - eat enough vegetables - 2 cups from the first list and 1 cup from the 2nd list daily. Many of us use www.Fitday.com to track our food so we know what our carb totals are for the day. It's important you know what you are eating and how many carbs you are taking in each day.

Recipe Sites

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/menus.html (Linda’s)
(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html (induction recipes)
(Never ending induction recipes)http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-diet-14-day-induction/58513-never-ending-induction-recipes.html# (additional induction recipes)

Any and all questions can and will be answered - all you have to do is ask!! Good luck.

[beginanew]

Welcome Lil. There are a lot of resources and support on the bulletin board. The recipes and challenges are great tools to keep you on the right track.

You can do this!

[liv]

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