I couldn't shut brain down and sleep because i wanted to SHOUT to someone about how good I feel about me, low carb, and life. Believe me this has not been the norm lately. I live in beautiful NM.. I have a husband whom I adore (sappy, but true) and a 6 year old son who can crack me up, make me cry, and make my heart feel like it is gonna pop with love all at the same time. He can even do that upside down. We have great family, a stepmom/grandma you would give your right arm for, and a Standard Poodle, Barkis, also known as the POUS (Poodle of unusual size, lol) who is an intelligent marshmallow. I am a bilingual kinder teacher. I sing in contemporary worship team at church, and we have a bluegrass and a blues band with some friends. I love crochet, writing, crafts, cooking, feeding people (You can take the girl outta the south, but u can't make her stop feeding people). I love to read, write, and oddly enough, play World of Warcraft. I used to be a serious jock and all around outdoors girl. I am also a recovering carb addict and fat person. Despite these amazing blessings and too many more to count, I have been struggling with depression, greiving the loss of my Daddy, and my Grandparents, and really sinking into a big, sticky gooey pit--Fibromyalgia and Arthritis didn't help either. This last year's depression and my obesity was killing me. At the end of the school year my son asked me a couple of times a week if I was gonna die before he grew up. By the 4th of July he was coming in to my bedroom in the middle of each night and waking me up to see if I was still alive. He started crying if he had to sleep in his own bed because he couldn't tear himself away from me. He had NEVER done that in his life. Knowing that my son was holding tight to his Mama cause he thought he might keep me alive a few hours more made me vow to try one more time to get my health under control. . About 3 weeks ago I started lo carbing and every single day has been amazing, 200% better each morning...I had had great success with locarb in past and then fell off the wagon. For years I have been at the "I will not go on another diet again in this lifetime, no matter what" stage-- so I didn't start with anything formal, just easing into lifestyle changes. Johny Boden's book was a great help. Still not on a formal plan, but I am getting all the info I can, doing the research, experimenting with what works for me, and getting my defenses ready. I haven't even weighed yet, so I was astonished today to slide easily into a booth at a birthday party at Chucky Cheese. 3 weeks ago at the Tball party I thought I was gonna have to grease the seat to get out of that same booth 'cause it was so tight!!! I found this site because I know I need support from people who understand, Because this is my forever lifestyle. I don't plan to ever quit locarbing again. I know the euphoria stage will wear off, especially in a couple of weeks when School starts and the stress piles up. Thanks for being here, your posts and blogs have already helped me, and I;m preparing my arsenal for the battles I know will be ahead. Thank God for Low Carb Lifestyle and fellow locarbers. lol.

Welcome, Suzy.

Hope you'll make yourself at home here.

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welcome, suzy. we're glad to have you with us.

sounds like you've got some great motivation to get and keep yourself healthy.

Congrats on your progress thusfar!!

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Sounds like you are headed in the right direction! Keep it up!

Hello Suzy! This place is just the best. It sounds like you already have a good head start on low carbing. By the time you go back to school, everyone will want to know what you did to yourself! Just keep using the booth at Chuckie Cheese for your measurement of loss instead of the scale.

katlupe

Welcome Suzy! Glad you are here. We are here to help you through your journey!

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Hello Girlfriend
we will do it!!

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One Day Starts Today!!!

Atkins and Totally Gluten free 8/1/09
355.6/324?
31 pounds gone (8/1)

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb

In the Middle Ages, they had guillotines, stretch racks, whips and cahins. Nowadays, we have a much more effective torture device called the bathroom scale. ~Stephen Phillips