Hi everyone!!

Real Name: Kassie
Height: just under 5'4"
HW: 270
CW: 168
GW: undecided but under 140
UGW: 115
Location- Middle Georgia
Age: 32
Sex: F
2 children ages 4 and 14, 2 furry children - Tom a 10 year old blue russian kitty and Ava a 7 month old lab mix
Married for 6 years now

Today is day 1 of induction of the Adkins diet for me. So far it has been pretty easy, although I am already missing my carbs. I realize that it is mind over matter. I am going to try and stick around 20 carbs per day for at least 2 weeks. I tried this lifestyle many years back and it worked although I could not stick with it. I have digestive issues which means that bad carbs make me sick. I realize that if I am going to get better as well as get to a healthy weight I am going to have to stick with it and make low carb dieting become a part of my everyday life.

Weakness- chips, pizza, chocolate, sweets, bread,etc...anything carbs

BUMP

HI Everyone

I am new to MFP but not new to low carb eating. I am just getting back to the low carb way of eating after 4 years of struggling.

Real Name: Kitten
Height:5'6"
HW: 263 (in 2008)
CW: 233
GW: 175
Location - MI, USA
Age: 48
Sex: F
1 child (after my first round of eating low carb)
Married

Diet Plan: Atkinish with a Paleoish slant

Exercise – Walking for now. I am hoping to get back into strength training.

Weakness – Ice cream

Strengths – I love to cook


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Hi guys, name's Jason. I'm 27 years old and from South Carolina. Gonna be going out of the format a little bit.

I was at about 304lbs at my highest, and I'm down to around 275 right now. I work outside and I'm on my feet all day so that probably helps a little with the weightloss, but I'm a horrible dieter. I cheat too much, and I have the mentality where if I have a slipup I think "Oh well guess this day is ruined, now I can eat whatever I want." But I'm working on that and so far it's OK I suppose.

My goal weight is kind of blurry. I'm trying to join the Army and I can make tape to get in so I could probably lose another 20 or 30 pounds and be able to join, as long as I lose enough inches.

My plan is Atkins pretty much. I try to eat around 20 carbs a day. I don't know if I'm in ketosis or whatever, but hopefully it will pay off again.

Hmm. I'm single, and as far as I know, I don't have any kids.

Strengths: No idea..
Weaknesses: Candy. Willpower is severely lacking.

If anyone wants to add me go ahead, it'd be nice to have some more low carb friends on here.

Hi, I've been on MFP on and off for a while and really need a change in my weight loss plan. Counting calories just isn't working for me as I always eat too many. I've been reading Dr. ATkins book and am ready to start a low carb diet. Right now, I'm excited but confused as to how many carbs to eat. I'm ready to cut out bread, sugar and all the stuff that's been making me feel so bad. I'm really hopeful about this and know it will be a process in learning. Any helpful hints or ideas on what to eat is appreciated. I'm so glad I found this group.

Deb2chef

Real Name: Debbie
Height: 5.2
HW: 146
CW: 141
GW: 130
UGW: 127
Location West sussex UK
Age: 48
Sex: F
children x3 grown up & left home lol
Not married- but have a great BF.

I am a low carber, goal 20 day, been on this two weeks now and feeling good as its working. Just love the idea of eating natural
REAL foods, Pleased to say I wont miss pasta or bread, rice, as not high on my agenda-ever. Just bloated me out, Potatoes will miss a little at the moment but no biggy as if I mixed meat & potato I usually suffered for it. same as meat an bread-say a burger, made me ill. So feeling great not suffering an hour or so after meals any more due to wheat&or carbs.
I am a chef full time and dont have much energy for exercise at the end of a day and Guess what= I can resist picking food at work on this diet= Yay x

Just joined today!

Real name: Erin
Height - 5"4'
HW - 256
CW - 248
GW - 160
Location: Seattle Washington
Age: 38
Sex: F
No children
Live with my boyfriend, and we have 2 dogs, a pure lab and a lab/pointer mix

Diet plan: Low calories (1300-1500), high protein (130-150 grams), low carb (50-80 grams)
Exercise - walking, Wii fit and Wii Just Dance

Strengths - Funny, patient, kind, a good listener, organized, great fashion sense!
Weaknesses - Procrastinator!

Hi there,

Real Name: Janice
Height: 5 6
CW: 143
GW: 133
Location- Stirling Scotland UK
Age: 36
Sex: F
2 children
Married

Strengths are cooking healthy food and being organised

Weakness is wine :-(
x

Real Name: Suzanne
Height: 5'10"
HW: 168
CW: 152.5
GW: 147
UGW: 140
Location- Edinburgh (UK)
Age: 27
Sex: F
No children
Boyfriend of 12 years

Diet Plan: I've just started a low carb, high fat diet this week. Attempting to stick to 10% carbs, 20% protein and 60% fat on 1300 kcals. Have been on a diet for a few months now, I was previously cutting out sugar, bread, pasta and rice and eating way more protein and less fat.

Exercise: Jogging (VERY slowly); strength training using my body weight (press ups, plank, squats etc); swimming; hiking

Strengths- I have amazing food willpower when I'm 'in the zone' (feel free to throw rocks)...

Weaknesses: ...but when I fall of the wagon I fall hard! Main weakness: delicious, sugary cocktails.

hello, I am new to the site and to this group. I was scheduled to have gastric bypass yesterday, but 45 minutes prior to the surgery got a call saying that the surgeon had to cancel. I was totally shaken and really take it as a sign that I need to lose the weight on my own, in a safe way. My friend has lost 60 pounds in the past year, using a low-carb sensible eating plan. That's my goal!

Real Name: Jenna
Height: 63 inches or 5'3"
HW: 238
CW: 214
GW: 150 ultimately, but 190 short term.
Location- Durham, NC USA
Age: 40
Sex: F
2 children, 6 and 8 year old boys
Happily married for 10.5 years

I'm a bit undecided about the diet plan I need to be on. I had great success with South Beach before I had kids. I have since had a hysterectomy and nothing works quite the same. Because I know it, I am hoping to do SB again, but recently when I've tried it I've experienced migraines. (No idea if they're related or not-I experience them regularly anyway.) I've love to get through 2 weeks of SB phase 1, but it is very tough to make that happen. I don't buy the prepackaged SB foods-I like to cook myself because those meals are never satisfying to me.

I love to cook, though frequently lack the energy to get started. When I do cook regularly, I lose weight. My husband likes to buy tons of junk food, so I have to fight the stupid desire to sabotage myself with those things. Those are my weaknesses.

I try to exercise regularly, but don't always succeed. I tend to average three workouts per week. I hope to up that soon to five. I have to be careful with how much I do because of medical issues. If I do too much I'll end up being out for a few weeks to recover.

So it's a fine line that I need to walk, but I need to walk it already. The first time I lost with SB I did no exercise, so I know I can do this if I combine both.

Real name: Michelle
Height: 5'2
HW: 218
CW: 211
GW: 130-140ish
Mini Goal: 180
Location: Central GA
Age: 32
I've been remarried now for 4 years, I have 3 children, ages 14-9. I had a lot of success on Atkins about 10 years ago, and while I tried it back in March, this time I'm dead serious about the diet. I restarted on 10/8, and this week I want to work on incorporating exercise back into my life. The first week and a half on Atkins I felt like crap--there was no way I was exercising!
Good luck everyone

Real Name: Kathryn
Height: 5 ft 4
HW: 9 Stone 7
CW: 9 Stone
GW: 8 Stone
Location- Bolton
Age: 22
Sex: F
No children
So single..

I followed the dukin's diet to initially lose my weight now I follow the same low carb diet plan but follow it my own way.

Exercise for is generally a 50 min run x3 a week and swimming x2 a week.

Weakness- Chocolate, used to have bad chocolate binges but starting to get them under control.

Hi to everyone, feel free to add

Kat x

Hi all! I've been with MFP for awhile now, but this is my first post here in the Low Carber Forum.

Real Name: Debi
Height: 5' 8"
HW: 195 (ish -- I'm not completely sure, because I refused to get on a scale until I noticed losing a few pounds)
CW: 121
GW: 125. So, yes, I've met and surpassed my goal weight by a bit, but I want to continue with the Low Carbing for many reasons. First of all, I feel so much better without the trashy carbs. Secondly, I've managed to find replacements for anything I crave (well, with the exception of croissants. Just can't find anything to take their place!
Location: I'm a native Detroiter, but I've been living in Europe for the past 11 years (currently the Netherlands, though I spent a couple of WONDERFUL years in Ireland)
Age: 48
Sex: F
Family: 3 wonderful kids (16, 12 and 8). Yes, I had my kids late, and boy does it show on my stomach! *sheesh* Then there's my husband, our cat and the bunny. One big happy family.

Weaknesses: Diet Pepsi and red wine. I am totally addicted to DP and have tried to cut down several times. Doesn't work. As for the red wine, heck, good French wine is only 4 or 5 euros a bottle! Who can resist that! Besides, I've managed to lose more than 70 pounds without giving it up, so why try now?

Strengths: I've developed an exercise strategy and have stuck to it. I do something everyday, even if it's minimal (like a brisk walk). I love riding my bike (the Netherlands has AWESOME bike paths, and it's totally flat! What could be better?), though with the cold/wet weather, I've been using the stationary bike at the gym more and more lately. I also go to Pilates 3 times a week. Lots of fun!

Another strength is that I've also relearned how to cook. I've never been that great in the kitchen, but since going low-carb, I've learned quite a few things. Great blogs like peace love and low carb, as well as Maria Healthy Living, have given me the resources to explore an entirely new way to approach meals and snacks, and it's all good!

Plus, Atkins chocolate bars have saved me many times from my own chocolate cravings! Gotta love Dr. Atkins for that!