Hi all,
I have just found this area and am thrilled, everyone seems so supportive. I have been reading some of the posts, and I think this is where I want to be.

I have been trying to stay true to Atkins for about a month now, but am finding it difficult with my social life...I am often out for lunch and suppr, and make trips over to the mainland to visit friends. This week, I have committed to staying home and getting refocused..and hopefully will make that two weeks...it should give me a good start...again!!!! I quit eating meat about 12 years ago, I was having trouble digesting it, and it was making me sick...so it is also a challenge to get enough portein in with out beans etc. I am eating small amounts of meat, and so far so good...some days less than others and the protein count is quite low. Have never had a problem with fat though...that goes down quite nicely..lol

I lost about 80 pounds 25 years ago or so with the original Atkins book...without any difficulty...but was a major carnivour back then...ate mostly meat...little bits of veggies usually in the way of salad, cheese and eggs...but over the years, just gained and gained. About 13 years ago, resorted to a gastroplasty...that is when my trouble with meat of any kind started, and that kept the weight down for a number of years..but as usual I figured out how to gain again...the 8 months ago, hurt my back...have been laying around since then gaining more weight and got up to 240.
By this time, with my back they way it is, had trouble bending, breathing etc...and knew it was time to do something.

Then I found the forum, not even sure how..and here I am....needing lots of support and people to chat with that feel the same way I do...I need some control and I need to lose weight. I have to say, most of my friends are not even a little overweight...and they are supportive, but just don't get it...they are skinny...truly little people and complaining that they need to lose weight...I know it is all subjective, but I have to say that it irritates me when they do it in front of me...sometimes I feel it is just aimed at me...but on the other hand, these are people that I have known my whole life...and they would never do anything to hurt me...

Anyway, enough...my little intro turned into much more...sorry for rambling on.... I hope I have found a place where I can make some friends and find some support...

Thanks for reading waaaaay down here to the end.

Welcome...you've found a wonderful online community full of others like yo just waiting to offer support! Happy Friday!

Nicole

Welcome DarB!!

Welcome to a new WOL (took me a few days to figure out, but that means way of life).
I'm new too - this is my 7th day of induction, and I can't believe how easy it is! The craving for carbs went away quickly (and I was a major carb-oholic!), and I'm enjoying foods I have been afraid to touch for years :-)

I can't believe I'm eating butter and steak! Yeah!

I hope your second day goes as well as your first, and you find that this WOL is easy to fall into.

:-)

Twitch

Hello DarB,

Glad to have you with us.

This is my first time ever doing LC.

I was afraid of it years ago.

Wish I had, I wouldn't have had sooo much to lose.

"LOW FAT MADE ME FAT"

Hi

Welcome aboard and congrats for coming back to this WOL!

I'm sure you will love it around here, everyone is so wonderful and helpful they are a great support!

Fiona

HI Neighbor (I live about an 1 1/2 hours south of you)! So glad to meet you. Thank you for sharing your words, you are doing so well, I am so proud of you. Do not feel alone in this process, as there are many of us here... feel our support...

Take Care of Yourself.

Welcome to the new way of life and what a adventure it will be.
I know whattcha mean about the "Skinny People " complaining that they are too fat or they need to lose weight, I have been around that my whole life and it to made me feel uncomfortable until I decied to do something about it. Now I feel I can take on the world, of course there are day that I dont fee that way but thats when I come to this fourm get the support I need to keep going.

Keep reaching for your goals and never give up!!
Stephanie

Thanks for your kind words charsangel...I appreciate them. I am very pleased with the replies I have receive, don't feel so lonely about the weight issue anymore...my friends just don't understand, and a couple of them have a "problem" with weight...things pop out of their mouths without them even being aware of it.
Feel free to visit my journal anytime you like...I was looking for yours to reply, so hope you see this.