Hi, I'm new and not new! I want to introduce myself.....

mncardiojunkie

Rather my experience with weight loss and weight gain.

I've been on every diet on the block, expect for any of those diets where you buy prepackaged foods on a meal plan. However, I did live on Lean Cuisines for about three years. I've been a vegan, a vegetarian, I've eaten organic foods, low calorie, low carb, metabolic foods....all maintaining a diet for over a year. or so. I know what I can make a lifestyle and what I cannot.

Everyone's different, but I'm a walking reference book when it comes to diets. I got sick of yo yo-ing in 1999 and my brother introduced me to the Atkins diet.

I could maintain this life style and I do not cut out any of the food groups (I just won't eat starches, processed sugar or anything processed for that matter. )

In the past, when dieting; My fat size would be a size 14/16, which is around 180 pounds. My thin size would be a size 12 around 174.

Now, when maintaining a clean lifestyle; My fat size is a size 10 around 165 and my thin size is a size 4/6 which is 135-145.

I'm currently at my fat size of 10 right now. I know what brought it on. Normally I can rid myself of extra weight quickly. Due to diet pop, or age or something, it's just not coming off as easily as it was in the past. I know exactly what put me here and it only took about SIX WEEKS of stupid!

I work out smart at the gym 4-7 days a week. I drink 10+ glasses of water a day.

I'm trying to find the trigger that is causing this.

I haven't publicly put up my food because I am back in the induction phase of the Original Atkins Diets circa 1972. It causes some people to go bazerk.