Intro

I'm back on low carb. I have lost well on it before, but never stuck with it. This time I am going to make this a lifestyle change.

Back in December, the 17th to be exact, I weighed an all-time high of 286.5. I began counting calories, and by the first week of February, had lost 15 pounds. The counting and weighing and measuring drove me crazy, so I stopped.

Since then, I have gained back 6 lbs. I had planned on going back to calorie counting, but the thought of living a low carb lifestyle kept nagging at me. This is the best WOE that I have ever lost weight on, and I don't feel hungry or insane from the counting.

Above all that, what really pushed me back to LC is that:

1. I am borderline type-2 diabetic. My doctor urged me to change my eating style and felt that if I did not, I would be needing insulin within a year or two.

2. I am the Maid of Honor at a wedding on August 23rd. I am extremely top heavy and the dress I have to wear has thin spaghetti straps and some of the back out. I am not going to look good in that dress in my present state!

3. Most importantly, I have two boys that need me around. I cannot imagine my life without them, so I really have to live up to my potential and give them the best mom they deserve. This really hit home with me at work a couple days ago, I was having sharp pains in my chest and I started to panic thinking, what if I have a heart attack and die today? Will my children remember me? How would their life change without me? How could my spirit be at peace knowing that I left them, when my death could have been prevented if I had taken better care of myself?

It brought me to tears, and I realized I could not continue to neglect my health and body the way I have for nearly my whole life. This is me taking control of my life...