Here I go!!

I'm so excited this site has added blogs. I just love blogs!

Well let's see a little about myself..my name is Latisha, married with no kids but I have a mini dachshund named Shaq! So that's basically like having 2 kids.

Currently I'm following the WW flex program and I love it. Okay I know what you're thinking? Why would someone following WW be on a low carb website? Well I'll tell you why!!! I started off following Atkins and I found this site and I've been here ever since. When I stopped following Atkins and started the CAD program and found CAD friends here and now that I'm following WW I've managed to find some WW friends here too! I just love it here!

A little background I guess...As I said before I started out following Atkins in 2005 at a high weight of 305. I followed the program for quite a while and managed to get down to around 215. Unfortunately I started a cycle on trying to get back to induction/binging, induction/binging etc etc etc. After doing that for a long time I found out about CAD and decided to give it a try. Both are great programs but neither were the right fit for me. So for the last almost 2 1/2 years I've been going back and forth trying to follow plans that weren't working for me. Oh yeah in between that time I also tried South Beach but alias that wasn't the plan for me either.

By January of this year I was back up to 243 pounds. I was so upset and disappointed in myself! So I became determined to find a program that would work for me FOREVER!!! Since I tried so many programs I did figure out one thing. Deprivation doesn't work for me. Believe me all the plans that I've mentioned are great plans for a lot of people, just not for me. I realize now that I needed to have a plan that I didn't feel deprived following. Yeah the weight was coming off great following Atkins but in the long run it wasn't sustainable for me. It didn't matter how much I tried to focus on the foods that I could have, ketosis and how I felt it wasn't the plan for a lifetime for me.

So they have ww at work so I decided what the heck! At this point I was just looking for a way to stop GAINING weight.

I started at the end of January and so far I've lost about 14 pounds. I know that may not seem like a lot to most people but it's very significant for me. I haven't been able to lose any weight for almost 2 freaking years! This is no longer a race for me. I don't have a particular goal that I'm trying to meet right now. I'm just following the program and I know the weight loss will come. I admit sometimes I do get impatient and think about trying other things but ultimately I know it won't work for me. I'm trying to live my life and not be so wrapped up in my scale and my weight all the time. Life is already pretty darn stressful for me and I have to take some of the stress off.

So here I am a ww gal hanging out on a low carb website. I do try and keep an eye on my carbs though. Atkins and CAD have definitely taught me that I do better at a certain level.

Hopefully I'll make some new friends!!