Hi.
My name is Karen and I'm new to Atkins. I'm determined to lose the weight this year. The baby will be 10 this summer, so it's time to lose the baby fat. I also figure it's a nice fortieth birthday present to myself.
I'm one of those people who could eat anything and stay skinny. I was all legs and limbs, until college. Well, even college wasn't that bad. I really started porking after the first baby, who graduates from high school this year. I wasn't helping on the farm (I've said I was banished to the house.), and I wasn't getting any exercise. With each of the three kids I kept a little extra. Then my dad died, which really hit me hard, though I didn't admit that until last year. I ate and spent myself into a big black hole.
Then , this past spring I had a wake up call. My health went nuts. Over the summer, I swore off caffeine and "fatty" fast food. It was great.
I lost 10 pound and was on my way to fifteen when the school year started and I was back in a classroom full of high school students. (I teach English, drama, and yearbook.) The only sanity in my life were my family, and (I know this sounds silly) the graduate class I was taking on top of everything else I was doing.
I've gained back 15 since school started!
Over Christmas, my aunts (2), my mother, my sister and I made a bet.
My brother is getting married in July, and we each anted up $100 with the person losing the most weight by the end of June getting the pot (for losing the pot belly). We each weighed in on the same scale and my brother-in-law took down the numbers. I wasn't the heaviest, but I have 80 pounds to lose-- at least that's my goal.
Which brings me back to Atkins. I'm really betting
on this to work. I will say that I don't have the bloating with Atkins that I have when just eating anything I want--chips, bread, soda, etc...
So, welcome to the farm (we raise beef and lamb) and howdy to all y'all. Let's get to work.
Karen