MY STORY

marylouise · 05-09-2012, 11:16 PM

Hi friends

My first thoughts are welcome to LCF's! Coming here will change your life. You started this CHANGE when you created an account and created your user name.
Friend you are so lucky you found this forum. The friends you will make here will be your friends forever. Your BFF's.

I am Marylouise. I want to tell you so many things. Are you ready to have fun losing fluff?

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ma...tkins-woe.html

Click on that link and enjoy this delightful read. The OP, original poster, has a cool way with words. When you finish click back on your browser to bring you back to here.

I started low carbing one year ago. It was March 2011. I did it on my own at first. It was lonely and at times harder than it should have been. A wonderful friend found me and brought me here. Her name is Whitedov and she is here today going strong. She has a thread and writes daily with her many friends, each one helping the other reach their goal. I think it was in July when she found me lost cold and lonely and almost ready to say FORGET THIS! Thank you again Whitedov {Linda}.

LCF'S ROCK!!

That link is cool too. I started it a few months or so back. I needed a place to say thank you to LCF for creating this wonderful place for all of us to help each other win this war against our fluff!

I have lost 123 pounds. But it may be a little more than that. I was at least 300 pounds when I decided I had to do something before it was too late. YEP I have lost some fluff and I had fun doing it. I have lost and gained tons. But no way was it ever fun doing it. Until LCF's came into my life.

Back in the 70's I went to W.W. and it wasn't half this much fun. Low carb is the diet I will be on for the rest of my life. I weigh 157, on light days. Today is not a light day. Today I weigh 160. I don't like that number. I kicked myself out of Ketosis. Working to get back into it. Almost there.

I want to weigh 130 pounds. I know one day I will reach my goal. Yall have found your permanent home for weight loss! Look down and you will see a big woman looking back at you. I almost died before I finally decided I had to lose at least 100 pounds, and get down to a livable weight. Look to your left and see the new me!

I will reach 130 and I will be here in maintenance forever!

MargeGunderson · 05-09-2012, 11:28 PM

A beautiful story from a beautiful person inside and outside! Congrats on your present and future success, and a very special thanks for paying it forward here in LCF with your experience, knowledge and strength of character.

Doggygirl · 05-13-2012, 07:53 AM

Congratulations Marylouise and thank you so much for taking time to share your story!!! Very, very motivating. I wish you continued success in your low carb life!

DG

julieboolie · 05-15-2012, 03:49 PM

Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your VERY inspiring story!! I can totally relate and am encouraged!! KUTGW!!

marylouise · 05-15-2012, 04:09 PM

Hi Marge and DG and Julie!

Yall are doing great too!

Julie you have made it past your goal. Congrads to you!

DG you too are doing great! Almost at your goal!

Marge look at how far you have come! You are almost at your goal!

Thank you yall

:hug s:

cheri · 05-17-2012, 06:13 PM

Awww great story marylouise!!! You have done so well.. Especially when you had to do it by yourself at first.. You have proven that it really so much more helpful when you have a good support system like LCF! I am so glad you found yourself here and are enjoying the site so much!! Thanks for sharing your story!

cheri

Monkeyfish · 05-18-2012, 11:29 AM

Marylouise, I just love looking at your before and after pictures! You look so happy! Thanks for sharing your story - very inspirational!

marylouise · 09-04-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkeyfish

Marylouise, I just love looking at your before and after pictures! You look so happy! Thanks for sharing your story - very inspirational!

Monkeyfish

Cheri

I lost this link and it found it's way back to me

Today I have lost 134.6 pounds!

Monkeyfish I am very HAPPY

SlimWithin26 · 09-07-2012, 06:01 PM

Congratulations! Your story is very inspiring and was well needed as I start my weight loss journey (hopefully for the last time) on Monday September 10, 2012.

Thanks again. I need all the inspiration I can get.

marylouise · 09-07-2012, 11:50 PM

Come join our thread! We would ALL help you as much as we can. We have a challenge thread, too.
I did Atkins 72 Induction for 17 months. In just the past week I have started walking up the Ladder rungs. There are several just starting like you. And some that have lost a lot and regained.

We all will Welcome you with hugs and many good tips. :0

marylouise · 10-20-2012, 10:26 AM

Hello ya'll. I hit a bump in the road and it knocked me down but it did not stop me. I shall forever continue onward and downward!

Never ever give up and you will do it too!!!!

I have lost 141 pounds. It is an exact number. I did not get on the scales when I started LCing. I was too scared of the true number. Now that's pretty bad when you hide from yourself!

Putting yourself (out-there) helps sooooooooooooooooo much, so be true to yourself. If you can't look at yourself, it makes it harder to stay on plan. I am speaking from my past experiences.

I want to weigh around 140. But I don't think I can get that number. Might but don't know yet. I dont think I have weighed that since grammar school. In a few months I will be 62. I think you can get too old to ever be skinny and healthy at the same time.

I will fight forever to keep the weight off I have lost!!!
This I am sure of. Too much going against me, to regain!

05-09-2012, 11:16 PM	#1
marylouise Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,814 Gallery: marylouise Stats: 300 / 154.8 / 150-5'3"- 61 YR. WOE: 72` DADR with the List! Start Date: March 1, 2011	MY STORY Hi friends My first thoughts are welcome to LCF's! Coming here will change your life. You started this CHANGE when you created an account and created your user name. Friend you are so lucky you found this forum. The friends you will make here will be your friends forever. Your BFF's. I am Marylouise. I want to tell you so many things. Are you ready to have fun losing fluff? http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ma...tkins-woe.html Click on that link and enjoy this delightful read. The OP, original poster, has a cool way with words. When you finish click back on your browser to bring you back to here. I started low carbing one year ago. It was March 2011. I did it on my own at first. It was lonely and at times harder than it should have been. A wonderful friend found me and brought me here. Her name is Whitedov and she is here today going strong. She has a thread and writes daily with her many friends, each one helping the other reach their goal. I think it was in July when she found me lost cold and lonely and almost ready to say FORGET THIS! Thank you again Whitedov {Linda}. LCF'S ROCK!! That link is cool too. I started it a few months or so back. I needed a place to say thank you to LCF for creating this wonderful place for all of us to help each other win this war against our fluff! I have lost 123 pounds. But it may be a little more than that. I was at least 300 pounds when I decided I had to do something before it was too late. YEP I have lost some fluff and I had fun doing it. I have lost and gained tons. But no way was it ever fun doing it. Until LCF's came into my life. Back in the 70's I went to W.W. and it wasn't half this much fun. Low carb is the diet I will be on for the rest of my life. I weigh 157, on light days. Today is not a light day. Today I weigh 160. I don't like that number. I kicked myself out of Ketosis. Working to get back into it. Almost there. I want to weigh 130 pounds. I know one day I will reach my goal. Yall have found your permanent home for weight loss! Look down and you will see a big woman looking back at you. I almost died before I finally decided I had to lose at least 100 pounds, and get down to a livable weight. Look to your left and see the new me! I will reach 130 and I will be here in maintenance forever! __________________ Dr. Robert Atkins 72' Extended Induction Dr. Robert Atkins 72' Extended Induction - Part 2 Dr. Robert Atkins 72' Climbing The Ladder- Part 1 Dr Robert Atkins DANDR' Climbing The Ladder/ UD~DD My Journal Losing Weight Is SO Much Fun! See yourself thin, YOU will become thin!! Never~Ever Give UP!!! *louie*

05-15-2012, 04:09 PM	#5
marylouise Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,814 Gallery: marylouise Stats: 300 / 154.8 / 150-5'3"- 61 YR. WOE: 72` DADR with the List! Start Date: March 1, 2011	Hi Marge and DG and Julie! Yall are doing great too! Julie you have made it past your goal. Congrads to you! DG you too are doing great! Almost at your goal! Marge look at how far you have come! You are almost at your goal! Thank you yall:hug s:

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05-09-2012, 11:28 PM	#2
MargeGunderson Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 686 Gallery: MargeGunderson Stats: 178/130/120 WOE: LC; LG, no wheat, VVLS(ugar) Start Date: Feb. 1, 2012	A beautiful story from a beautiful person inside and outside! Congrats on your present and future success, and a very special thanks for paying it forward here in LCF with your experience, knowledge and strength of character.

05-13-2012, 07:53 AM	#3
Doggygirl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: IL Posts: 1,384 Gallery: Doggygirl Stats: 204/171.6/152 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: Restart 10/21/12 @ 175.6	Congratulations Marylouise and thank you so much for taking time to share your story!!! Very, very motivating. I wish you continued success in your low carb life! DG

05-15-2012, 03:49 PM	#4
julieboolie Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sunny AZ Posts: 7,114 Gallery: julieboolie Stats: 272/147.6/140something Size 24/4-6-8/4-6 :) WOE: one day at a time!! LC! Start Date: July 14, 2003 - every day!!	Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your VERY inspiring story!! I can totally relate and am encouraged!! KUTGW!!

05-17-2012, 06:13 PM	#6
cheri Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 39,988 Gallery: cheri Stats: 150 + pounds lost - 4' 11"	Awww great story marylouise!!! You have done so well.. Especially when you had to do it by yourself at first.. You have proven that it really so much more helpful when you have a good support system like LCF! I am so glad you found yourself here and are enjoying the site so much!! Thanks for sharing your story! cheri

05-18-2012, 11:29 AM	#7
Monkeyfish Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 158 Gallery: Monkeyfish Stats: 210/195.8/135 WOE: Atkins (grain/wheat free) Start Date: May 8, 2012	Marylouise, I just love looking at your before and after pictures! You look so happy! Thanks for sharing your story - very inspirational!

09-07-2012, 06:01 PM	#9
SlimWithin26 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Texas Posts: 841 Gallery: SlimWithin26 Stats: Start 321.4/306.4/199 WOE: Atkins 72 Start Date: September 10, 2012	Congratulations! Your story is very inspiring and was well needed as I start my weight loss journey (hopefully for the last time) on Monday September 10, 2012. Thanks again. I need all the inspiration I can get.

09-07-2012, 11:50 PM	#10
marylouise Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,814 Gallery: marylouise Stats: 300 / 154.8 / 150-5'3"- 61 YR. WOE: 72` DADR with the List! Start Date: March 1, 2011	Come join our thread! We would ALL help you as much as we can. We have a challenge thread, too. I did Atkins 72 Induction for 17 months. In just the past week I have started walking up the Ladder rungs. There are several just starting like you. And some that have lost a lot and regained. We all will Welcome you with hugs and many good tips. :0

10-20-2012, 10:26 AM	#11
marylouise Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,814 Gallery: marylouise Stats: 300 / 154.8 / 150-5'3"- 61 YR. WOE: 72` DADR with the List! Start Date: March 1, 2011	Hello ya'll. I hit a bump in the road and it knocked me down but it did not stop me. I shall forever continue onward and downward! Never ever give up and you will do it too!!!! I have lost 141 pounds. It is an exact number. I did not get on the scales when I started LCing. I was too scared of the true number. Now that's pretty bad when you hide from yourself! Putting yourself (out-there) helps sooooooooooooooooo much, so be true to yourself. If you can't look at yourself, it makes it harder to stay on plan. I am speaking from my past experiences. I want to weigh around 140. But I don't think I can get that number. Might but don't know yet. I dont think I have weighed that since grammar school. In a few months I will be 62. I think you can get too old to ever be skinny and healthy at the same time. I will fight forever to keep the weight off I have lost!!! This I am sure of. Too much going against me, to regain!