I don't know how many of you would remember me, as it's been over 2 years since I was active in this forum. To update, I met someone, we moved to North Carolina in 2007, and I started losing what made me who I was. I was becoming half of a couple, and completely forgot how to be an individual. Well about a month ago, I decided I needed to find myself, so I have moved back to Ohio, I'm going back to finish my Chemical Engineering degree, I found a job that makes me happy, and for the last piece of the puzzle... my weight... well I am going back to what I know works and makes me fell good... so as of monday 10/12/2009... I am actively doing Atkins Nutritional Approach.

I am actually still smoking, which I had vowed years ago to quit, but that success has eluded me, just like my weight has in the past. So I am actually going to focus on Atkins, quitting smoking, and making daily exercise about the health aspects, and not about the "other" reasons in life to do things. I'm doing it for myself this time. I'm doing everything for me this time!

Well I will begin induction on monday, because tomorrow I will be hitting the grocery store for the Induction basics. I don't plan on having some huge carb splurge tonight or tomorrow.. it just seems counterproductive, not to mention it makes the first three days of induction even harder. I won't be using Ketosis strips this time, but I will be supplementing my protein intake with protein powder, as I typically find it hard to eat enough.

I would really like my mom to try Atkins, but we will see when I talk to her this evening, as she's a total carb-aholic! But I know that she is really unhappy being over 200 pounds, and she needs a change. She's super-active, but she's absolutely exhausted when she gets home every evening... and I really think that LCE would really help with both her energy and her weight. I want her to be happy... and I know both those things changing would make her happy.

So I am off to make the grocery list, and create a plan of attack to talk to my mom this evening about joining me. I figure I'm going to try the "just try it for 14 days"... if you hate it, you can quit... but just give me 14 days." I figure when her energy jumps and she sees the numbers changing for the better on the scale... that she'll want to keep going.

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Megan Rose
"The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?"
259(HW)/233.6(Restart)/224.0(CW)/205(GW1)/175(GW2)/150(FGW)

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Hi Megan Rose,

We haven't met before, because I'm new to the site, but WELCOME BACK!!

If it helps, I'm 67 years old, and also weigh over 200 pounds. Two weeks ago Monday, I started low carbing, and I have to say I haven't felt this good in more years than I can remember. The numbers are going down (215 to start, 207.5 this morning). I'm not doing induction or anything like that, but instead, am doing StellaStyle. George Stella was the one who convinced me I could do this, once I read his story in a cookbook I had bought for my Kindle, and I'm eating better than I ever had before. I think that's mainly because I'm a volume eater, and I love stuff like fried chicken. Who knew? I did have what I suspect was the "carb flu" last weekend, but it passed in a few days, and now I have more energy than I can even remember ever having.

If you think this will help your mom, please show it to her. I know that this time it's for me, and I'm going to get to where I want to be. I've even gone out walking the past few days, and that's another thing I haven't done in years, although I do have to force myself to do it, but I am, and that's what counts, isn't it?

I want to wish you well too, on this journey. Sounds like you are really getting your life together.

Anne

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Well I have more to be excited about today. Not only did I manage to get my mom to atleast try doing Atkins for 14 days... my dad volunteered to join in too. Now he doesn't need to lose but maybe 15 lbs, and that's mostly his "doughnut in the morning" belly... but it's nice that we are all doing this together. Especially since I'm here living with them for atleast another few months until I get my life back together. So mom and I are doing the grocery shopping tonight, and we start tomorrow morning. I'm so excited!

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Megan Rose
"The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?"
259(HW)/233.6(Restart)/224.0(CW)/205(GW1)/175(GW2)/150(FGW)

NEXT GOAL WEIGHT

howdy megan! it's been a while. delighted to see you back home!!

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Hey, Megan!

So happy to see you here again!

My best wishes to you and your parents.

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Megan Rose, welcome back. How did the shopping trip go? I find that planning ahead and having plenty of good stuff on hand helps a lot. I also need to keep track of what I eat (I use Fitday) to hold myself accountable. When "fibbing" becomes outright Denial, I'm in trouble.

It's great that your parents are going to join you, and I wish you all the best.

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Barb L.
Atkins since Jan 2003
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Welcome Megan Rose! That's great about your parents following the low carb plan with you. Good luck!

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