Hi everyone.

Just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself. I've been LCing for just under 7 months. I really had no expectations of how much I needed to loose but I just felt I needed to do something. The funny thing was it wasnt the weight gain that tipped me off it was the mood swings when I needed to eat, the sore joints and the inability to find clothing at my favorite stores. I had been fairly active as a child and through out college though I would not have called myself skinny. My problems started when I graduated college. Inactivity and bad eating habits became my WOL. When I started Atkins the goal I chose was 154. I remember feeling good about myself at that weight but I also was afraid if I saw those triple digits I might talk myself out of it. That's right I chickened out had set a goal that wouldn't send me into shock. But the thing is I did set a goal and I pretty much stuck to it since June 6th. So here I am 53 pounds later and I'm reassessing everything. I did move my goal down slightly and there is a very real possibility that I will do it again once I hit 150. I'm really not sure when ill get there but what I do know is that I'm really really happy that I found this WOE and this forum. I'm pretty sure both were a life saver.

Thanks for reading,
Gabrielle