Introduction and -28 pounds in since 1/20/13

ABrandNewMeIn2013

I am new here today. Love to hear stories of how people loose weight (and keep motivated). I am Brooke from Indiana. I have been doing low carb, high protein since Jan 20th, just shy of 3 mths. So far I am down 28 pounds. I have went from a sz 20W to a regular size 16, happy to say. I have lost a total of 24 inches. My daily workout is a solid hour on my elliptical and then 15 minutes of free weights and crunches with 10 pounds of weights. I also add gardening to my exercise, when the weather is nice.

For the first 6 weeks I was almost doing Adkins, but I have added more variety to my diet lately. Lots of lean chicken, fish, pork, veggies, salads. Started making my own salad dressings and such. I am basically teaching myself to cook all over again. Trying to eat very naturally. Nothing processed except a few sauces, and I will soon try to cut those out as well.

Lets see, I am 40 years old, work part time and have two tween/teen daughters. My end goal is -65 pounds. I am hoping to be -50 by December for a trip with my husband. I have been losing about 1.5 pounds per week or -7 a month. I know that will slow down, but I am really putting my all into this. Losing almost 4 sizes has been a big reward. Look forward to meeting others and hearing your stories.

~Brooke

nczuczu

You are doing incredibly well!!! You should be very proud of your achievement. Keep up the good work!

36jessica

Well done! Sounds like you've got it all pretty much worked out.

jeanababy2

Good Job!!!