Yes yes I would say for the past five years I have been on and off this low carb deal. It makes me sad and somewhat upset about the "eating" lifestyle I've been living. I have a great job, great family, great boyfriend just horrible eating habits. I look back on when I used to really do this low carb thing. I was still in high school and very active in sports. I had a rockin body but didn't really realize. So I was steady with my low carb diet for about two years. THEN... I graduated. My boyfriend at the time broke up with me and my self esteem went out the window especially when my weight kept going up. At least once a year I would try to get back to my low carb ways but I would only stick with it for at the most two weeks.

The guy I've been dating we have been together for almost a year and a half. He's great and he tells me all the time how beautiful I am and that he loves my body just the way it is. Well lately it just seems like I have been gaining and gaining. I have just been sick of the way I've been looking in the mirror lately.

On Sunday night I was looking at pictures of myself from just one year ago and I was a lot thinner. So that was the night I decided I was going to do something about it! After all I do plan on getting married someday and I would just hate myself if I had to go dress shopping when I didn't like how I looked.

So its been less than a week but I feel better already! My goal for myself is to lose 58 lbs and I really think with the support of this website I will get the encouragement I need to stick with this!