Hi all,
I am a new member to this forum - love it! I just recently started back at CALP - have lost 60 lbs on it before. I got down to 233 from 265 struggeling over the last year & two months with low fat & lots of exercise. Since March 1 have gone from 233 - 226 low carb! This is the way to go - feeling good today & just wanted to say hi to everyone & tell you I really appreciate this forum & all of your posts are great!
Look forward to more communications

Hi there!

Welcome the forum and congratulations on your success so far! Lots of us here know about the struggles with low fat diets and the feelings of deprivation that come along with it.

Come back often!

Louise

Welcome to the forum. I am curious, why did you decide to switch from lowcarb to lowfat a year ago, after having success with lowcarb?

Hi biol and welcome to the TDC. WTG on the weight loss so far. You know that if you did it before, you can do it again!

Welcome to the TDC! This forum has the greatest group of people who will help you as much as they can. Congratulations on the weight lost so far! You know it works, now the trick is to just stick with it for life.

Good luck!

Welcome! We're glad to have you here with us.

Sorry about that - wasn't real clear about when I lost the weight - it was about 4 years ago - I was down to about 195 (the weight at which I met my husband).
To make a long story short - I listening to various people telling me that the diet was unhealthy (including a doctor - sad to say ). I started eating carbs again & needless to say I gained back 70 pds. I tried to stick with the low fat low cal advice and as I mentioned above the results were losing about 30 lbs in 1yr 2 months. That was with exercising at least 5 days a week (many weeks more than that)!
I was fed up & talking to a friend whose doctor actually advised a low-carb diet to lose weight - miracle of miracles! I remembered back to how good & healthy I felt on this WOE and started reading a lot about low carb - seems to be all over the place & lots of the doctors & "weight loss experts" seem to be changing their tune. I think carrying around 85 extra pounds is probably a lot less healthy than cutting out carbs. I actually think people have been so indoctrinated with the low fat diet that they just assume low carb higher fat is unhealthy. I totally disagree - obviously.
So I am back at it & feeling great!
Thanks for all of the wonderful responses!

Hi there! Be sure to drop in regularly - plenty of inspiration here!!

Welcome to the TDC, Biol. It's great to have you aboard for the ride. Julie.

Welcome back Biol2000,
It's confusing when doctors can't get their stories straight isn't it? Or when they (or especially "dieticians") insist that bread and grains are "essential" for good health, when in fact they have to be fortified with extra nutrients to add much of positive value to the diet!

Welcome back to this WOL! We are all happy to have you here on the forum and are looking forward to hearing your success stories.
Birdgirl

I'm glad you found your way back to low carb...and very happy to have you with us!!!

Welcome aboard! Sounds like you are doing a fantastic job with LC. WTG!