Real Name: Trudei
Height: 5'3"
HW: 248
CW: 174.6
UGW: 145
Location: Florida
Age: 41
Sex: F
Children: 3
Married for 20 years

I have done low carb in the past with wonderful success. I lost the weight I have so far doing many different diets, but I am back at my weight loss center - its diet is basically low carb . I found this group while reading posts in another thread. Excited to read what others have to say and hope to learn lots.

Hi everyone!!! I've done low-carb about 5-6 times in the last 10 years. My weight has fluctuated around 40lbs during that time. I've done low cal and low fat diets and while they have also worked for me I prefer a low carb diet in the end. It also helps that there is science to back it up. This makes it easier for connecting the dots for maintaining the motivation. Knowledge is power.

Speaking of knowledge, I first stared with the Atkins books for my guidelines and then the Gary Taubes books to ground me in the science of why and how. Because of this I have been able to maintain my weight loss at its longest. The addition of MFP to my tool chest has also been highly beneficial.

I also do IF which has really been a weight loss multiplier for me. Using MFP I have been able to track my food intake and exercise. Using the reporting and blogging features I have been able to identify where I have loss and gained weight.

I tend to refer to the the low carb lifestyle as the being on the dark side. The best part of being on a low carb diet is that you don't starve!!! Try that on a low cal diet!!!!

Welcome to all and congrats on your weight loss!!!! Keep up the good work!!! I leave you with this:

Do what ever works best for you. Going back to eating the way you use to before any diet will always bring you back to where you started. This is true for any diet.

Hey, just came across this group and thought it was perfect! Thanks for setting it up!

I've only been on a low carb diet for a few weeks, so far things are going well except when I go to my parents house. My mum makes curries and rice most nights, indian food is pretty hard carb, but been trying to modify best I can.

Overall I quite like being low carb, quite easy and manage to keep my cals low as a result.

Thanks!

Hi there! I'm Lisa! I am so happy to have found this group. I have been eating low carb strictly since January 2011. I love eating this way and losing weight. Sometimes I feel guilty, like I've been cheating to lose weight, as silly as that sounds. But, watching carbs (and fat) and upping the protein sure makes losing weight much easier, IMHO. Plus, it's fun to find new recipes and adapt my lifestyle to this way of eating.

I've struggled with obesity for many years. By 2005 (my "before" pic in my avatar) my weight had reached around 330 lbs.. I was miserable, sick and tired all the time. At the end of 2005, I went through a very difficult trial which left me very hurt and disappointed. This pushed me to start the South Beach Diet, as I went on a three week vacation as a therapy, of sorts. By utilizing the website, I lost almost 60 lbs. by the summer of '06. Unfortunately, like so many times before, I started eating out of control again and rocketed back to over 300 lbs.. I yo-yoed for the next 5 years and my medical issues were starting to multiply. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, had high BP, was borderline hypertensive, had 4 laser surgeries on my right eye probably due to retinopathy, among other things. I was sick with colds and bronchitis all the time and called in sick to work a lot.

With little hope and motivation left and entertaining the idea of having gastric by-pass surgery, at the urging of one of my hubbies co-workers, I went to a Medi-Weight-loss Center on January 25, 2011. I weighed in at 304 lbs.. I started a journey and have never looked back. I remember my first meal, It was a 3 oz. turkey burger and a few dill pickles. I remember
during grace, I prayed the Lord would help this little meal to satisfy me and asked for His help to be able to stick to this way of eating. He has answered that prayer. I am almost at the 100 lb. mark and anticipate reaching it by Jan. 25, 2012, my 1 year anniversary after joining Medi WL. There have been so many changes already, and I have about 50 more lbs. to go. The main thing I love being able to buy clothes that fit my body, not hide it. I'm looking forward to being able to share with so many fellow low-carbers in this group.

Congratulations to all of you and your success and hard work! Looking forward to sharing together with you! )

Real Name: Clarissa
Height: 5'1"
HW: 227
CW: 174
UGW: 125
Location: San Antonio, TX
Age: 26
Sex: F
Children: none


Low Carb Lifestyle: I started Medifast June 2011. It stimulates a ketogenic metabolism
My weaknesses are: dried fruit

My strengths are: My career in health promotion and behavior sceince. it keeps me grounded.

My body just feels better with limited carbs. 80-85 a day.

Hi all
My name is Jo and whilst I have been on this site for 4 years (most of the time) calorie counting I now have to watch the carbs. Was classed as pre diabetic for many years although my most recent doc has only just picked up on it and things are happening at last.
I am aiming to keep my sugars under those classed as diabetic so eating less carbs and a little more exercise seem the way to go.
Just starting to gather info on what is and what isn't high/low. Chuck recipes at me, the more the merrier please! What substitutes are good for pots, rice etc etc.
Only me most of the time to cater for , don't know if thats good or bad actually because you can get in a rut with a "why bother " attitude!
Hope to see you all around the site,

Hi! I am fairly new to the low carb lifestyle and I could really use some advice. I started really cutting back on my carbs (about 1/2 of the daily MFP recommendation) about a month ago. I dropped three pounds very quickly but then it just stopped. I decided to try Atkins- the latest version- and have been in Induction for three days. I have actually gained 6 pounds (I am assuming it's water weight) and am really confused. I want to continue to log on MFP for calories, etc., but the carb values on food here and in my Atkins books are COMPLETELY different. Can anyone advise on how you handle this? Do you go by the Atkins counts? Which is more accurate. I really want to log correctly so that I can get the most of my Induction period so any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks! SO glad I found this group! :-)

Ooops! Forgot a few things!
Real name: Allison or Ali for short
Height: 5'1"
HW: 169
CW: 166
GW: 120
Weaknesses: Cake, brownies, strawberry pie....
Strengths: "Won't give up" attitude!

Just joined this evening. I haven't been with MFP for very long and have been trying to find the place where I fit. This may be it!

Real name: Melinda
Height: 5' (almost)
Heaviest weight: 255
Current weight: 123
Total lost: 132
Pounds left to go: 3!!!

I have been eating low carb ever since my Mom was diagnosed with diabetes. She needed encouragement with her diet, so my husband and I bought some cookbooks and started trying out recipes and making recommendations to her on things to try. We got hooked! We have been doing this for approximately 6-8 months and I have dropped 25 pounds just with the low carb eating. Love it! The food is good and plentiful and I feel much better.

I am 50 years old, have been married to my High School sweetie for the past 27 years and am looking forward to 27 more with him. We have two grown children ages 23 and 24, two cats (a totally different discussion) and one dog~Paxton, he is on my ticker tape!

We live in Mississippi having moved here after living in Colorado for 16 years. Big Change!!! Not a bad change, just different. We like it here. You do not have to shovel in the winter!

My weakness is my evening beer. I will eat religiously so I can have that evening beer. Silly of me.

Real Name: Bleu
Height: 5'3"
HW: 211
CW: 184
UGW: 150
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Age: 33
Sex: F
Children: baby girl, 6 months
Divorced, happily dating my baby's dad with plans for marriage eventually, by the time my daughter is old enough to know the difference

I started LC in 2007 or 2008, dropped 30 lbs like nothing, only to regain it all and then some going through a divorce. I hit 211- my all time high, and then got serious about LC, Zumba, and I also used prescription diet pills intermittently to shed 50 lbs over the course of 16 months.

When I hit the 50 lb weight loss mark my weight matched the weight on my drivers license for the first time since I was 18. Then, within a month, I was pregnant. My daughter is now 6 months old, and I am 25 lbs heavier, but would like to lose 35 (when I got pregnant I wasn't quite done). So it's back to the grind....

Luckily I stayed very active during my pregnancy (though I had to switch from Zumba to Jazzercise) so I still have good workout habits. Hopefully (for my sake and my bfs) this goes by fast... I want my body back

Hello group!

I've pretty much have stayed the same weight for the past couple years. I'm down 20lbs from heaviest weight, up 15lbs from my lowest weight. I seem to always come under or at my calorie goal but with not much success to show for it. A coworker of mine suggested I try low carb. I've been so focused so much on low calorie, I never paid attention to how many carbs I actually consume in a day. It's insane!

It's not going to be easy. I seem to love carbs very much (especially milk!) but I know I can do it. I'm glad you guys are here to help!

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