Fri, Jul-13-01, 22:19
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New Member
Posts: 8
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 160/118/118
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Introducing myself!
Hello everyone!
I wanted to share my experience with low carb. I have had such a wonderful experience with it, I feel that I have to share for those who are still in question or who are just starting.
I have been low carbing since November of 1997. I was heavy most of my childhood and into my twenties. Off and on I lost weight through by doing all the WRONG things. Starving, purging, laxatives, etc.... You can't live like that forever, and once you stop, the weight always comes back. This is not news to any of you! Self esteem was down the toilet and mood swings and depression were the norm. You know, basically all the symptoms of not likeing yourself!
One day a good friend of mine told me about Atkins. Being the kind of person who would eat a box of paper if I was told it would help me lose weight, I ran right out and bought the book and started the very next day. I couldn't believe it.....first day I was a pound lighter, second day I was another pound lighter and so on and so on. I started to immediately feel better. I had more energy than I had had in years. My mental clarity was back! I lost 42 pounds within the first 7 months and have kept it off every since. For someone who has struggled with weight and all of the issues (mental and physical) that accompany it, I owe Atkins the world!
I exercise every day. I run on a treadmill, do Yoga and Taebo. Billy Blanks is another man I owe the world too!
I will try to share everything I can that I have learned about this WOE with anyone. And am so anxious to learn from all of you. It is great to be able to talk with others who don't harass you about eating this way. They just haven't been enlightened!
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