Thu, Sep-26-02, 14:52
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New Member
Posts: 4
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 130/128/105
BF:
Progress: 8%
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Moon to Earth
All is standing still on the Western Front (this post is probably too long)
I am a northwest LC newbie. I have reformed my ways(!) radically for the past 3 weeks. Not a single candy bar, piece of bread, cookie, Pepsi have crossed these virtuous lips.
Result “big fat ‘0’” weightloss on the scales. I also have increased my walks—about 4 to 5 miles/day at the beach the last 3 days. I feel somewhat lighter—or more compact—but since the scales say otherwise, I suspect it is a “pigment”(sic) of my imagination—as I used to say when I first came to this country eons ago. I am 56 forever menopausal—but immensely relieved from the monthly torture of 30 years—not on HRT (1 month on it “back to the future” convinced me it wasn’t for me). I am small-boned and I know I will feel much better when I go back to 20 less lbs. I am not traditional medicine oriented and I rarely take drugs….except now when I am taking a stacker hoping it will help. Also the elimination process seems rather stalled. This body seems to absorb with eliminating.
I started psyllium 2 or 3 days ago…and it is still slow. I may in fact not be eating enough.
I really wanted to lose significantly enough so that the coming weekend would not depress me into backing off. I am invited to friends’ cabin in WA. It has been 2 years and if I don’t go with the flow of her excellent cooking, I’m afraid it will put a large
dent in things. I have already told her as tactfully as possible that I would have to stay from sugar/desserts and starches and she said…”But what CAN you eat then?” She is indeed a good cook and fixes great meals and looks great at 67. She just doesn’t need to be a low-carber as I feel I do. When I went on this diet to lose about 10 lbs many years ago it worked extremely well. I never had a speedy metabolism but it is so sloooooooooow these years.
I won’t flood you with e-mails, especially as long as this one--although writing is indeed one of my passions. I just need not to lose my resolve. I generally rely pretty much upon me myself and I to get over hurdles and crises, but this time I feel I need to depart some and huddle with LC kindred-spirits…so here I am. Reading your posts has already helped. Thank you. Claire de Lune
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