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Real Name: Jessica
Height: 5' 8"
HW: 240
CW: 206
GW: 164 (healhty BMI)
UGW: 145
Location- Boston, Ma
Age: 32
Sex: F
Married for almost 14 years, 5 Kids (Ages 11, 7, 5, 2, and 12 weeks)
Diet Plan- I had great luck with low carb 2 years ago and got down into normal weight but then got pregnant and that went out the window.... I tried getting back on track doing controlled calories and have not had much luck so Here I am jumping back into my low car style that worked for me. Lots of Veggies, meats, and aiming for under 30g carbs for a modified induction... then adding carbs back slowly to maintain Ketosis.
Exercise: Jillian's 30DS and Stationary Bike..... trying to add in the treadmill but time isn't on my side yet.
Super weakness: Chips and Dips!
Strengths: My favorite food is seriously Salad with Creamy dressing i could live on it .... should make this pretty easy for me :-)0 -
Real Name: Felixa
Height: 5'4"
HW: 200
CW: I DONT KNOW WHAT IS THIS?
GW: 150
UGW: 145
Location- Lancaster, PA
Age: 41
Sex: F
1 boy-8 months old
Married to a wonderful man for 7 years.
Diet Plan- trying to cut as much as possible carbs - the bad ones. My weakness is cafe and it has to have sugar. I just started today. So let's see how it goes. please, I take suggestions.
Exercise- I do Zumba twice a week which is great! - but the last 3 sessions I wasn't able to go so I feel bigger.. I walk my dog Rufus as well.
Super weakness
cafe and kuchen!
Strengths: My breakfast - eggs and i love broccoli. I love to go for long walks with my family.0 -
Real Name: Lee
Height: 6'1"
HW: 230
CW: 189
GW: 175 - 185
Location- Preston, UK
Age: 21
Sex: M
No Children
In a Relationship
Diet Plan- Cutting Down as much as possible before summer where I intend to train for more lean muscle
Exercise- Very Active part-time job in DIY Retail, Walking across University campus, Wii Fit, Home exercises, Gym if I can (Busy schedule)
Weakness: Wednesday - Out for lunch with my Grandparents, I would see much quicker gains if it wasn't for this day... lol
Strengths: Mindset0 -
Real Name: Stephanie
Height: 5'9
HW: 212
CW: 191
GW: 165 (healthy BMI)
UGW: 150
Location- Colorado
Age: 29
Sex: F
2 children (5 years and 16 months)
Married for 3 years
Diet Plan- When I was younger I did the South Beach Diet and it seemed to work to an extent, but Ive done my research and I am doing the Atkins plan. Not because I see it as a "diet" but a way of life. My DH will be getting Gastric bypass done, so I want to be next to him and supporting him. Also, I do not want the same outcome for my children. So to me the Atkins plan is a life change that I most certainly can learn to become my new lifestyle. I needed guidance on why I have not lost weight, and upon review of my food journal I eat a decent amount of Carbs, but I feel as if its too many, so I would like to find my balance so that I can be at a health weight and not be on a yo-yo diet.
With the Atkins plan I will also be going to the gym 4-5 times a week and walking on the treadmill or the elliptical for 60 minutes. I will also life minor weights 2 days a week.
Super weakness
Sweets! Cakes, candy ice cream and etc.
Strength-- I would have to say my mindset. If I make my mind up and set it to a goal then I will at all cost see what I was aiming for.0 -
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Hi! I am new to this forum as of 8:08 this morning in sunny Florida. I started the Atkins diet on 4/18 and thought a forum based around Low Carb diets would be helpful in the way of motivation and tips.
Me:
Name: Meagan
Age: 29
Married: NOPE! (happily divorced)
Kids: 7 year old boy and 1 month old twin girls
Location: Sarasota, FL
Sex: F
Height: 5'9"
HW: 290
CW: 262
GW: 165
Diet Plan- Atkins
Exercise- Currently walk 30 minutes a day with my little cherubs. I have anterior shin splints from being sedentary for the last 9 months while pregnant so for now, I take it easy but walk 5 days a week.0 -
Me:
Real Name: Cynthiana
Height: 5' 6"
HW: 215
CW: 202
GW: 150
UGW: 125
Location- Clifton Springs, New York State.
Age: 50
Sex: F
Married with children 
Diet Plan Atkins Phase one induction0 -
Real Name : Susan
Height 5'5
HW 235.5
CW 227
UGW 140
Location : Pensacola Fl
Age 51
Sex F
Divorce with 3 sons
Weakness----Pasta, potatoes, and chocolate. Did I mention carbs ?
This is a second go-round on Low Carb. Last time it was a diet, now it's a lifestyle. I have a great support system in my sister who is also MFP and we often bounce ideas and encouragement off each other but I'm always open to more support.0 -
Hi All! I just joined the site and group! I moved over from Lose It where I have lost 20 lbs so far. About 100 more to go. I'm single, 33 and live in San Luis Obispo, CA. I have become a low-carber after finding a carb intolerance site where you can determine just how carb intolerant you are. It's a great test and I highly recommend it. It's posted by a doctor who has alot of knowledge on the matter and also answers any question you could ask about it. It's changed my life. Here's the link if anyone is interested and I can't wait to meet you all!
http://www.drgangemi.com/healthtopics/diets/carbintolerancetwoweek/0 -
Me:
Real Name: Nicole
Height: 5'2"
HW: 320
CW: 172
GW: 135-140
UGW: not sure yet
Location- Vallejo CA
Age: 39
Sex: F
Two furry babies - Dog named Gunny and cat named Gryffindor
Not married
Had Gastric Sleeve done Aug 18, 2012
Diagnosed with PCOS 3 years ago
I am a SUCKER for great sourdough bread, pizza , ice cream and chocolate!!!!!! (edited to insert)
Strengths - I am a mean baker - make my own caramel brownies to sell at work during the holidays. I bought my own home, and I dont take baloney from anyone!
Living the low carb lifestyle and enjoying it - no PCOS symptoms anymore, keep my carbs generally under 50 but some days under 100 (pending on what is going on)0 -
Me:
Real name: Amber
Height: 5'4"
HW: 196
SW:194
CW:169
GW:140
UGW: idk yet
Location: League City, TX
Age: 22
Sex: F
I have a 2 yr old daughter
Married
Weakness breads, pasta, potatoes, ice cream, pizza
Well I just want to learn to control my carbs iv noticed I eat carbs a lot and I'm going to try to stay under 80 carbs just to see how it goes. I want to try atleast do 30 mins of workout everyday. I do have a cheat day usually on Sunday's but yesterday I did bad on my carbs so today is a new fresh start for me.0 -
Me:
Real name: Jacque
Height: 5'4"
HW: 213
SW:207
CW:190
GW:150
UGW: 135
Location:Omaha, NE
Age: 29
Sex: F
I have a 12 yr old daughter and 3 yr old son
Single
I'm new to this forum. I joined MFP a few months ago and have had a hard time losing with the calories I'm allotted (only 10 lbs in 4 months). I noticed I almost always maxed out my carbs for the day and decided after 3 months of exercising with little results that I would switch to low carb. It's been a week and I've lost 8lbs already (I know a lot of that is water weight). I'm going to stick with low carb until the wheels fall off.0 -
Real name: Jen
Height: 5'4"
HW: 187
SW: 184.4
CW: 182.8
GW: 135
UGW: 128
Location: Chicago, IL
Age: 40
Sex: F
No children
Single
Weaknesses: Mexican Food, Pasta & Wine
Hi everyone! This is my second day on My Fitness Pal and it seems like a really great site! The only thing that has ever worked for me (as well as other women in my family) is low-carb dieting. Unfortunately, while I am great at it for about 10-14 days, after that I tend to fall completely off the wagon and stay off the wagon for months at a time. Looking to get back in the swing of things and looking forward to trying this on a website with great support tools and an active community.0 -
Hi everyone! I am interested in meeting y'all. I love to see what others are eating and give motivation so add me as a friend if you like.
Real Name: Deb
Height: 5'1"
HW: 180
CW: 163
GW: 135
UGW: 120 depends on how I look at 135
Location- Nashville, Tn, USA but my second home is in Dublin, Ireland since I visit all the time.
Age: 34
Sex: F
No children
Not married- but hopefully in the next year to my great boyfriend- he is from Ireland.
Diet Plan- Nothing really planned...I am sticking to high protein/low carb. I would love to have my carbs under 80g. I give myself one cheat meal a week. I've been eating a lot of fish, egg whites, chicken, edamame, greek yogurts, veggies, etc.
I walk 5-6 miles 3x a week, I play workout games on xbox/kinect 2-4x a week. Need to start using my kettlebell more.
Super weakness
mexican food & sweets!0 -
Hi everyone! I'm just starting out eating low carb. Looking forward to some motivation and some great ideas.
Real Name: Katharine
Height: 6'
HW: 285
CW: 280
GW: 175
UGW: 170
Location- Washington DC area
Age: 43
Sex: F
My daughter turns 15 in 2 weeks
Divorced, ended a long relationship after 9 years last year and met the love of my life soon after.
Diet Plan- No real plan, just watching my carb intake and cutting out processed foods. I find when I eat starchy food I get really tired and feel bloated.
Trying to get in as much exercise as possible
Super weakness
potatoes, breads, pasta0 -
name ericia
height 5'5
HW 385
CW 200
GW 180
30 F
NO KIDS
i am doing low carb 30-50net
i use to do low carb back in 2010 and lost 30lbs had some stress and gained it back,:sad: i tried other diets but low carb is the only one i can see me doing for life,
i would love to have some low carb friends, i don't have many on here so i thought i would join the group. 0 -
Hi there.
I am always keen to lower my carb intake, as I feel for me carbs just make me fat!
I am also gluten free and Celiac for 3.5 years now so the incentive is there also GF bread is so expensive and not like real bread. ( oh I do miss real bread!)
So yea I want to diet loosing my weight through eating less carbs, ( oh and I dont seem to drink any more either)0 -
Hi there, have just joined/found this group so thought would do the necessary intro's
Name: Marianne
Age: 30
HW:170
CW: 132
GW:126
Status: Married - no kids just yet
Weaknesses - where do I begin, bread, cakes, sweets - all the bad stuff
Strengths: I work out a lot, at least 6 days a week, the more I do it the more I enjoy it
I try and keep my carbs under 80, however do blow this sometimes, had cut out fruit and bread, however have been relaxing bit lately - so time to get strict with myself again.0 -
Hi Im Cat
where are all the HCGers out there ?!? I cant find one forum on thr topic lol what happened to freedom of speech ?! I am P3 here to be sure I am getting my macros correct and enough calories ;P Start weight 224 in Dec, current weight 188.8 . Love the HCG plan. Althought P2 is rough, it definitely helped me to form a new and healthy relationship with food. If you also HCG, feel free to add me !! 0 -
Hi. I am new to your group and relatively new to this site.
Real name- Lisa
Age:41
HWT- 186- about 3 years ago
Cwt-172
GWT 147
Status- divorced, no kids...3 rescue dogs!!!
Weakness- sweets. Dark Chocolate with ANYTHING!
Strengths- Did a C25k program, ran my first 5k...now signed up for one a month. Just joined an athletic meet up group and a running group.
I try to keep my carbs as low as possible. I avoid the white things, fried things and processed things. I miss Mexican food like no bodies business.0 -
Real name: Karen
Hwt: 215
Bwt: 161
Cwt: 158
New to this, and its harder than I thought. Trying to stay at 40 carbs daily or below. Thank God for Atkins bars.
Hoping to find new ways for this to get easier.0 -
Hi I am Amy. I have been dieting for years but lower carbs seem to work the best for me. I also have a couple of days when I do eat more carbs. I can't be an all or nothing eater. I seem to have spurts of weight loss and that's okay with me. Feel free to friend me username webbsark0
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real name : Shannon
H: 5'8"
HW: 282
CW:241
GW:145 ish
RW:135 yeah right...think I'd blow away and be all skin and bone
Strengths: excellent and creative cook...hoping to come up with new recipies.
Weaknesses: I HATE excercise that feels like excersise...and a hubby who likes to eat double the serving i give him right in front of me....TWO HUGE bowls of ice cream, eek!
Find staying down to 20 carbs almost impossible and REALLY boring....working on it though. Long Haul Trucker and find it hard to find grab and go food when I need it as I cant always make food throughout the day.0 -
Hi So glad to be here!
real name : Paula
H: 5'5
HW: 224
CW:212
GW:145
RW: between 135-145
Strengths: I'm funny, quick whitted.
Weakness: Depression and Anxiety which lead to eating...
I've use to low carb... i lost a lot of weight and stayed thinner for a long time. Then I had to have 3 surgeries and got into a car wreck.(All seperate incidences) . I had almost died in the hospital when they injected me with the dye and i was severly allergic to it. It took me a while to recover from all of that and i had to take tons of prednisone at different times. (made me blow up). Anyway, my eating went to crap. I tried to eat ''healthier'' but found that it would take FOREVER for 1 lb to budge...and usually it was moving the wrong way. UP! Then I even tried to be a Vegan!!! I was so moved by the movie Forks over Knives, that I Finally thought I'd found my answer.... But, i was starving all the time and felt like crap! So, here I am! this is my 2nd day on the low carb. I Already feel better and satsified. I'm in it for the Long haul. Afterall....it's a lifestyle, NOT a diet!!!! LET'S EAT!!!!!
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Oh, And please feel free to friend me.... I need all the low carb support i can get And i'll give it too!!!!:happy: 0
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Real Name: Carrie
Height : 5 ft 1"
HW: 165
CW: 132
GW:175
UGW: 115
Age: 34
Sex: Female
Married: almost 15 years
No Children,
Diet Plan: Right now I am working out so much I have lost the will to count my calories I am performing in a dance showcase in less than a month lots of classes ad rehearsal. I have lost a lot with Herbalife shakes and bars as well as trying to keep my other meals pretty healthy. My arms and legs look AWESOME but my belly fat just won't go away. The last time I was thin in the middle I ate mostly fruit, veggies, dairy and meat so I want to go back to that. Apparently grains stick to my mid section even the whole grains.
My Weakness is:PIZZA
Hello I am new here and looking for a way to get rid of my stubborn belly fat! I need to figure out how to reduce the sugar and starches that are hidden in my diet and find ways to make healthy good tasting meals without added starches. I also can not have Splenda or any other artificial sweetener they give me migraines. So when I buy a low carb cookbook it rules out about 25% or more of the recipes So just looking for some help getting to my next goal.
Oh and I wrote that my goal weight was 115 but with the stuff I do I build a lot of muscle so I am good with a higher weight if my pants size will go back to a 5 or less.0 -
Hi, I have joined your group to cut back on carbs and get some awesome recipes from you low carb pro's
Real Name: Carolanne
Height: 5'2"
CW: 134
1GW: 120
2GW: 110
Age: 34
Goals: To lose the flab. I have 3 children and can't seem to lose the excess pounds after having my baby 1 year ago.
Weakness: Chocolate and cakes or anything with sugar
I have been trying to eat a bit more, however my extra calories seem to come from biscuits and other sweet treats, hence why i am not losing. I'd love some recipe ideas to replace the high carb snacks too.
Please add me as a friend as its nice to have some support from others on the same journey
Caz xx0 -
:happy: I am Roberta. I live in the western United States. I have been fat all my life. I have PCOS. I am fat and protein efficient, which means this: My husband can eat a whole cake and not gain a pound. All I have to do is look at it and gain 12.
My 1st weight loss goal is to reach 199. I'll change to a new goal once I reach this one. I allow myself only 60 carbs per day. My diet is 50% protein, 25% fat, and 15% carbs. I am not weighing every day. I weigh myself every three days now. I am losing fat. Not muscle. I am losing more in inches than in weight. By the way, my blood sugar levels are excellent now. I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic and after I cried, I gained courage and made the decision to live a healthy lifestyle. It is working!
My greatest challenge is to prepare meals that my hubby can eat too. He needs lots of carbs in his diet (works hard every day) and I crave potatoes, pasta and bread often.
I am looking for recipes and friends with common goals.0 -
Hello...
I'm wondering if I'm following the low-carb, do i still need to stay under the caloric, and fat suggestions in my profile, and still lose weight???
Brand new here...
HW 285
CW 275
GW 199 - Once i get here i'll redirect
No diet plan yet other then to just stay low carb as I was just dig. with PCOS.
Any advice will be great!0 -
Hello...
I'm wondering if I'm following the low-carb, do i still need to stay under the caloric, and fat suggestions in my profile, and still lose weight???
If you're doing low carb, the only thing you should be watching is your carbs, fiber (if you count net carbs) ,and total calories. (You still have to eat less than you burn to lose weight, but low-carb just makes it less painful without the food cravings, the hunger pangs, or the out of control blood sugar).
The suggested fat and protein and carb ratios here on MFP are based on a low fat diet so you can ignore those. My goal for 2 lbs loss and my weight is to eat under 1790 calories, but I am usually closer to 1500 most days.. I follow Atkins (induction phase, so about 20 net carbs) - you are welcome to check out my food diaries to see what I eat to come in at that level.0 -
Thank you!!!! Here's to healthy weight loss!!!!0
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