Hello everyone!

I just want to introduce myself and let you know why Im here.
My name is lee, I am 45 years young, a mother of three grown children and a wife of 27 years.

I have just begun the Protein Power way to health. And I am very hyped about it.

I was on the Adkins diet several years ago for about a year and lost 45#. I was able to maintain the weight loss until about a year ago. And then I went back to my old ways of eating and drinking and gained 25# back! I should have know better, but...... you know how it goes.
Now I have high blood preasure and high cholesteral, so I have some serious reasons to loose the next 45#.

Well, I look forward to chating with all in the coming months.
Thanks for being here.

Well, Leg....you've come to the right place!!! We'll help you all we can to reach those goals with friendship and support. This is a wonderful place and we're glad you joined us!

Hi Lee,

Welcome to the forum! You already know that LCing works, so the next part is to try to assimilate the permanency of the changes. I'm still in the initial weight-loss part, haven't tried maintenance yet, so I don't have experience in that area, but I just try to tell myself that this is how I will be eating for the rest of my life. So this time, when you loose the weight, you can keep it off.

I hope you find lots of support here! And best of luck with Protein Power. That's what I follow, and I love it.

By the way, I was born in northern Virginia and grew up there--only moved away last summer. I miss it!! What part of VA are you from?

Best, Kypraia

Thanks for the encouragement and the warm welcome. Your absolutly right, I have told myself that this is the way I have to eat for the rest of my life! I have come to the conclusion that it is like I am allergic to sugar and wheat, since my body doent seem to asimilate it properly. Hopefully I will be able to retain this thought set for ever.
Thanks again

PS: I live in the Northern Neck