Allow me to introduce myself...

nanberrycritter · 07-22-2008, 05:49 PM

Hi,

I'm Nancy. I've been lurking for a couple of weeks and just joined the other day and started posting. I tried Atkins several years ago and I lost 25lbs in 5 months. Before I did that I thought carb addiction was a load of crap. I couldn't understand how you could be addicted to a basic componant of food but once I tried the diet I knew without a doubt that all these years I've been carb addicted. But I had a hard time following the diet and went off it. I gained back the weight and a little more. Tried off and on after that but it was always so hard to kick the carbs.

Well I've been working a full-time desk job and have gained at least 20lbs since I started a year and a half ago. I reached a high-point weight-wise and finally decided that enough was enough. I joined Weight Watchers at work, a 17 week program. Just couldn't bring myself to count points. Swore to myself that I'd give Atkins another try. It took me until week 15 to final get started. What motivated was having to stop on my stairs up to my apartment 4 times one night to make it all the way to my door (in my defense it is a big staircase). Well my apartment ain't gettin' any lower and don't plan on moving anytime soon.

Anyway, I started back on Atkins on June 12th. I couldn't bring myself to do a strict induction. I had to ease my way into it by upping my protein and cutting down the carbs. Detoxing from the carbs and getting into ketosis was tough. I had hellish hunger for four days but I stuck with it. I swear I would have eaten the furniture if you'd poured gravy on it! But I made it through and now I'm not thinking of this as a diet so much as the way I eat now.

My stats are: female, age 39 in two days (

to me), 5'5", and the scale this morning said 304.5

My first goal, my mini-mini goal is to get out of the 300's. My mini-goal is to get back to my "set-point" of 280lbs. I hovered around 280-286 for many years and I felt okay then. I'm so uncomfortable when I exceed that. Then my next goal is to get to 250lbs in time for the office holiday party in December. I want to buy a pretty pretty dress and have everybody fuss over me and tell me how great I look.

My next goal will be to reach 199 or less by my 40th...I want to have a ONEderful 40th b-day next year. Then after that, I'm not sure. I'll figure it out when I get there.

So that's my story in a big-ass nutshell. Hope I didn't bore ya.

Now talk to me!!!

Mommie22boys · 07-22-2008, 05:52 PM

Welcome!!

Yay!! You're off to a great start! SO glad you've come out of lurkdom to share your story. Keep posting and best of luck!

Darkfire · 07-22-2008, 05:53 PM

Our stats are pretty much the same and so is our re-start date, roughly. You can do this! Same story, hovered at 270-280 for a long time over that and ack ack...What is different I went Vegan for a few years.....but I am back too....We can do this!!!!

oh and

somethingblue2u · 07-22-2008, 06:00 PM

Welcome! I'm so glad you are here!!!!!
You are going to do great!

KROERT · 07-22-2008, 06:07 PM

Welcome! Our stats are close, too. My set point was also in the 280 range. I can't wait to go below that! We can do this! KUTGW!!

nanberrycritter · 07-22-2008, 06:09 PM

Thank you Andrea, Darkfire, and somethingblue!

I was so happy to find such a nice low-carb community to join! I was afraid there'd be no support since the diet is not in it's fad phase any longer. The first time I tried was when it was all the rage, ya know.

Darkfire · 07-22-2008, 06:19 PM

I got in in the 90's and in the 00's fell for every product out there.....it was a sad time....but support there is.....this bunch of folks is very supportive~!!~!

Gladsome · 07-22-2008, 06:30 PM

Here's to a rockin Party Dress come December!!!!!

dointhis4me · 07-22-2008, 06:34 PM

Glad you joined us!

tybeeanna · 07-22-2008, 06:36 PM

Yeah I am glad you found your way here lots of really nice peeps...

nanberrycritter · 07-22-2008, 06:46 PM

Thank you KROERT, gladsome, Holly, and tybeeanna!!

I plan on "crashing" the Weight Watchers meeting tomorrow just to get weighed in. On my 17th and last weekly meeting, I'd lost 10lbs in two weeks according to her scale. I've lost 5.5lbs according to my home scale since then, so I'm interested in knowing what their scale says after a month.

Darkfire · 07-22-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nanberrycritter

Thank you KROERT, gladsome, Holly, and tybeeanna!!

I plan on "crashing" the Weight Watchers meeting tomorrow just to get weighed in. On my 17th and last weekly meeting, I'd lost 10lbs in two weeks according to her scale. I've lost 5.5lbs according to my home scale since then, so I'm interested in knowing what their scale says after a month.

I loled. Yer gonna crash the WW meeting....omgz thats really cute!!!!

nanberrycritter · 07-22-2008, 06:58 PM

Well Maria, the cult leader...errr, WW's leader, said I was free to stop by anytime. So I'll pop in when she's setting up and ask her to weigh me. Then when she's told me I've lost 80 million kazillion lbs, I'll say "thanks!, I've been drinking heavy cream everyday for six weeks! mmmwahahaha"

ladyathome · 07-22-2008, 07:12 PM

Hi and welcome.

You and I are about the same age and started Atkins about the same time. I started about June 11. I tried it a couple of other times in the past, but felt so bad on day three on induction that I just quit. I figured if a diet made me feel that bad, it had to be unhealthy. Obviously I was very wrong.

You are so right about how induction can be pretty, well, awful. This time I did not give up and am so glad. I feel a lot better and the food addiction and cravings are gone.

Hang in there as you meet you min-mini goals, mini goals, and big goals. I hope you get to your 40th next year healthier than ever.

MissBeth · 07-22-2008, 07:25 PM

WELCOME, Nanberrycritter!
This is a great place to learn and encourage and be encouraged. I totally credit LCF for helping me start and stay on plan, and I hope you'll find it a great support, too.
Feels great to finally break through those set points. You can do this!

YellowRoseTX · 07-22-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nanberrycritter

Well Maria, the cult leader...errr, WW's leader, said I was free to stop by anytime. So I'll pop in when she's setting up and ask her to weigh me. Then when she's told me I've lost 80 million kazillion lbs, I'll say "thanks!, I've been drinking heavy cream everyday for six weeks! mmmwahahaha"

Love it!!! Welcome!!!!!!

alabama sunshine · 07-22-2008, 08:44 PM

nanberrycritter · 07-22-2008, 10:28 PM

Thanks ladyathome, MissBeth, YellowRoseTX, and winifred!

Isn't it wonderful to no longer be obsessed with getting your next sugar fix?! I was at a birthday party, mine actually, well partly mine it's a family combo month of July birthdays party, and I didn't have cake. I didn't want the cake. Now this good cake. Not store bought cake. Or box mix cake. This is our delicious, made from scratch, treasured family recipe (ok, I found the recipe on the side of the cocoa container years ago but my mom, my sis, and I all make this cake and we treasure every bite). This is chocolate cake, so good it makes your toes curl (if you're prone to that sort of thing) cake. With real buttercream frosting! AND I STILL DID NOT WANT THE CAKE!!!

I ate a slice of watermelon instead. Yeah, not on the plan but if wasn't have the to-die-for "secret" family recipe, toe-curlin' chocolate cake, I was still gonna have something. It was a party after all. Plus I could tell by looking at it that it wasn't super sweet, so I ate a wedge. I enjoyed it. I didn't set off cravings...yay!

junkfoodmonkey · 07-23-2008, 01:19 AM

Welcome! Sounds like you've got it figured out there and you;re off to a good start. Induction is quite a shock to the system, so if you find it's too harsh and will just end up making you go off plan, then I think it's perfectly fine to ease into things, cutting the carbs gradually. So you won't get the super-dramatic losses of Induction, but what good is that loss if you go straight off the plan and gain it all right back at once? Slow and steady wins the race.

Sharon · 07-23-2008, 09:00 AM

Welcome to LCF

PhillyDude · 07-23-2008, 09:09 AM

Welcome and Happy Birthday!

kathy76 · 07-23-2008, 09:14 AM

Glad you found your way to LCF!! I come here daily for inspiration. I know I should post more often

Good Luck with your goals!! You are off to a GOOD start !!

webcutie · 07-23-2008, 09:22 AM

Welcome to this website!
You are going to do awesome!!!

nanberrycritter · 07-23-2008, 11:50 AM

Thank you junkfoodmonkey, Sharon, Phil, kathy76, and Lea!

I'm at work right now. I'm eating a bowl of tuna, peas, & cheese for lunch today. Yummmm... I zap it in the microwave to get it warm and gooey. It's like a tuna melt without the bread. I refuse to give up green peas. They are one of my favorite veggies.

I "crashed" the WW meeting today, well okay I just stopped by before she started. She weighed me but I was only down a pound from the last time, four weeks ago! Ack! It's official, I hate that scale. I know I'm smaller, darn it!

Ilpirata · 07-23-2008, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Well my apartment ain't gettin' any lower and don't plan on moving anytime soon.

RIGHT!?!?!?

Quote:

Well Maria, the cult leader...errr, WW's leader, said I was free to stop by anytime. So I'll pop in when she's setting up and ask her to weigh me. Then when she's told me I've lost 80 million kazillion lbs, I'll say "thanks!, I've been drinking heavy cream everyday for six weeks! mmmwahahaha"

OMGZ Nan! You are so ROTFLMAO Hilarious! So glad you're with us.

TaDa! · 07-23-2008, 01:41 PM

Hi Nanberry!!!! Welcome!!! I started when I was 38 ... and I'm 43 now ... It is a wnderful thing you are doing for yourself!!!

Your goals all sound attainable to me. I think you may even exceed your own expectations! Keep up the great work!!!!!!

smoky · 07-23-2008, 04:42 PM

FloridaShell · 07-23-2008, 05:46 PM

Good job so far, kutgw!

07-22-2008, 05:49 PM	#1
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 156 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/294.5/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Allow me to introduce myself... Hi, I'm Nancy. I've been lurking for a couple of weeks and just joined the other day and started posting. I tried Atkins several years ago and I lost 25lbs in 5 months. Before I did that I thought carb addiction was a load of crap. I couldn't understand how you could be addicted to a basic componant of food but once I tried the diet I knew without a doubt that all these years I've been carb addicted. But I had a hard time following the diet and went off it. I gained back the weight and a little more. Tried off and on after that but it was always so hard to kick the carbs. Well I've been working a full-time desk job and have gained at least 20lbs since I started a year and a half ago. I reached a high-point weight-wise and finally decided that enough was enough. I joined Weight Watchers at work, a 17 week program. Just couldn't bring myself to count points. Swore to myself that I'd give Atkins another try. It took me until week 15 to final get started. What motivated was having to stop on my stairs up to my apartment 4 times one night to make it all the way to my door (in my defense it is a big staircase). Well my apartment ain't gettin' any lower and don't plan on moving anytime soon. Anyway, I started back on Atkins on June 12th. I couldn't bring myself to do a strict induction. I had to ease my way into it by upping my protein and cutting down the carbs. Detoxing from the carbs and getting into ketosis was tough. I had hellish hunger for four days but I stuck with it. I swear I would have eaten the furniture if you'd poured gravy on it! But I made it through and now I'm not thinking of this as a diet so much as the way I eat now. My stats are: female, age 39 in two days ( to me), 5'5", and the scale this morning said 304.5 My first goal, my mini-mini goal is to get out of the 300's. My mini-goal is to get back to my "set-point" of 280lbs. I hovered around 280-286 for many years and I felt okay then. I'm so uncomfortable when I exceed that. Then my next goal is to get to 250lbs in time for the office holiday party in December. I want to buy a pretty pretty dress and have everybody fuss over me and tell me how great I look. My next goal will be to reach 199 or less by my 40th...I want to have a ONEderful 40th b-day next year. Then after that, I'm not sure. I'll figure it out when I get there. So that's my story in a big-ass nutshell. Hope I didn't bore ya. Now talk to me!!!

07-22-2008, 06:46 PM	#11
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 156 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/294.5/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Thank you KROERT, gladsome, Holly, and tybeeanna!! I plan on "crashing" the Weight Watchers meeting tomorrow just to get weighed in. On my 17th and last weekly meeting, I'd lost 10lbs in two weeks according to her scale. I've lost 5.5lbs according to my home scale since then, so I'm interested in knowing what their scale says after a month. Last edited by nanberrycritter : 07-22-2008 at 06:49 PM.

07-23-2008, 11:50 AM	#24
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 156 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/294.5/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Thank you junkfoodmonkey, Sharon, Phil, kathy76, and Lea! I'm at work right now. I'm eating a bowl of tuna, peas, & cheese for lunch today. Yummmm... I zap it in the microwave to get it warm and gooey. It's like a tuna melt without the bread. I refuse to give up green peas. They are one of my favorite veggies. I "crashed" the WW meeting today, well okay I just stopped by before she started. She weighed me but I was only down a pound from the last time, four weeks ago! Ack! It's official, I hate that scale. I know I'm smaller, darn it! Last edited by nanberrycritter : 07-23-2008 at 12:17 PM.

07-22-2008, 05:52 PM	#2
Mommie22boys MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 1,018 Gallery: Mommie22boys Stats: 208/160.8/128 WOE: Atkins '72. . .pass the eggs! Start Date: 6/7/07 @ 193	Welcome!! Yay!! You're off to a great start! SO glad you've come out of lurkdom to share your story. Keep posting and best of luck!

07-22-2008, 05:53 PM	#3
Darkfire MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore, Maryland 21225 Posts: 1,111 Gallery: Darkfire Stats: 300+/???/137 new scale le sigh WOE: Mostly Paleo/Atkins Organic Start Date: Once Again June 30 08	Our stats are pretty much the same and so is our re-start date, roughly. You can do this! Same story, hovered at 270-280 for a long time over that and ack ack...What is different I went Vegan for a few years.....but I am back too....We can do this!!!! oh and

07-22-2008, 06:00 PM	#4
somethingblue2u MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,444 Gallery: somethingblue2u Stats: 190/175/150 WOE: Atkins for Life Start Date: 2nd time October 2007	Welcome! I'm so glad you are here!!!!! You are going to do great!

07-22-2008, 06:07 PM	#5
KROERT Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 66 Gallery: KROERT Stats: 332.5/323/135 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: July 7, 2008 (My 28th birthday)	Welcome! Our stats are close, too. My set point was also in the 280 range. I can't wait to go below that! We can do this! KUTGW!!

07-22-2008, 06:09 PM	#6
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 156 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/294.5/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Thank you Andrea, Darkfire, and somethingblue! I was so happy to find such a nice low-carb community to join! I was afraid there'd be no support since the diet is not in it's fad phase any longer. The first time I tried was when it was all the rage, ya know.

07-22-2008, 06:19 PM	#7
Darkfire MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore, Maryland 21225 Posts: 1,111 Gallery: Darkfire Stats: 300+/???/137 new scale le sigh WOE: Mostly Paleo/Atkins Organic Start Date: Once Again June 30 08	I got in in the 90's and in the 00's fell for every product out there.....it was a sad time....but support there is.....this bunch of folks is very supportive~!!~!

07-22-2008, 06:30 PM	#8
Gladsome Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 377 Gallery: Gladsome Stats: 198/167/155 5'5" WOE: Atkins Start Date: 4/3/08	Here's to a rockin Party Dress come December!!!!!

07-22-2008, 06:34 PM	#9
dointhis4me MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,014 Gallery: dointhis4me Stats: (was 246+ in 3/07) lc start wt- 239+/170/146 WOE: Atkins-ish Start Date: 4/4/07-5'6" and 30 y.o.	Glad you joined us!

07-22-2008, 06:36 PM	#10
tybeeanna Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So of Rockford Il Posts: 313 Gallery: tybeeanna Stats: 280/248/1 lb less Start Date: 06/ 08	Yeah I am glad you found your way here lots of really nice peeps...

07-22-2008, 06:58 PM	#13
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 156 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/294.5/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Well Maria, the cult leader...errr, WW's leader, said I was free to stop by anytime. So I'll pop in when she's setting up and ask her to weigh me. Then when she's told me I've lost 80 million kazillion lbs, I'll say "thanks!, I've been drinking heavy cream everyday for six weeks! mmmwahahaha"

07-23-2008, 09:00 AM	#20
Sharon Come join us on the Game Board Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: retired now - I ski 40+ days annually and do marathons. 1st TIME GRANDMOTHER 6/18/07 Posts: 99,606 Gallery: Sharon Stats: 156/124/135 5'6" 63 y/o - GO UCLA - BEAT USC WOE: Atkins - low sodium and fresh food - STAY POSITIVE Start Date: 4/5/03 -------- McCAIN/PALIN in 2008	Welcome to LCF

07-22-2008, 07:12 PM	#14
ladyathome Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: FL Posts: 120 Gallery: ladyathome Stats: 151/130/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2008	Hi and welcome. You and I are about the same age and started Atkins about the same time. I started about June 11. I tried it a couple of other times in the past, but felt so bad on day three on induction that I just quit. I figured if a diet made me feel that bad, it had to be unhealthy. Obviously I was very wrong. You are so right about how induction can be pretty, well, awful. This time I did not give up and am so glad. I feel a lot better and the food addiction and cravings are gone. Hang in there as you meet you min-mini goals, mini goals, and big goals. I hope you get to your 40th next year healthier than ever.

07-22-2008, 07:25 PM	#15
MissBeth Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 149 Gallery: MissBeth Stats: (308)288/237.5/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan. 19, 2008	WELCOME, Nanberrycritter! This is a great place to learn and encourage and be encouraged. I totally credit LCF for helping me start and stay on plan, and I hope you'll find it a great support, too. Feels great to finally break through those set points. You can do this!

07-22-2008, 08:44 PM	#17
alabama sunshine Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: alabama Posts: 518 Gallery: alabama sunshine Stats: 430/ WOE: Atkins Start Date: 02/01/2008

07-22-2008, 10:28 PM	#18
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 156 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/294.5/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Thanks ladyathome, MissBeth, YellowRoseTX, and winifred! Isn't it wonderful to no longer be obsessed with getting your next sugar fix?! I was at a birthday party, mine actually, well partly mine it's a family combo month of July birthdays party, and I didn't have cake. I didn't want the cake. Now this good cake. Not store bought cake. Or box mix cake. This is our delicious, made from scratch, treasured family recipe (ok, I found the recipe on the side of the cocoa container years ago but my mom, my sis, and I all make this cake and we treasure every bite). This is chocolate cake, so good it makes your toes curl (if you're prone to that sort of thing) cake. With real buttercream frosting! AND I STILL DID NOT WANT THE CAKE!!! I ate a slice of watermelon instead. Yeah, not on the plan but if wasn't have the to-die-for "secret" family recipe, toe-curlin' chocolate cake, I was still gonna have something. It was a party after all. Plus I could tell by looking at it that it wasn't super sweet, so I ate a wedge. I enjoyed it. I didn't set off cravings...yay!

07-23-2008, 01:19 AM	#19
junkfoodmonkey MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,643 Blog Entries: 42 Gallery: junkfoodmonkey Stats: 183/159/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Reinduction: 01/01/08	Welcome! Sounds like you've got it figured out there and you;re off to a good start. Induction is quite a shock to the system, so if you find it's too harsh and will just end up making you go off plan, then I think it's perfectly fine to ease into things, cutting the carbs gradually. So you won't get the super-dramatic losses of Induction, but what good is that loss if you go straight off the plan and gain it all right back at once? Slow and steady wins the race.

07-23-2008, 09:09 AM	#21
PhillyDude Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 817 Gallery: PhillyDude WOE: Atkins Start Date: Started seriously on November 1st, 2006	Welcome and Happy Birthday!

07-23-2008, 09:14 AM	#22
kathy76 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 353 Gallery: kathy76 Stats: (313)282/165.8/150-155 WOE: atkins 5'8 tall Start Date: 9/19/05	Glad you found your way to LCF!! I come here daily for inspiration. I know I should post more often Good Luck with your goals!! You are off to a GOOD start !!

07-23-2008, 09:22 AM	#23
webcutie Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 31 Gallery: webcutie Stats: 146/142/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 14, 2008	Welcome to this website! You are going to do awesome!!!

07-23-2008, 01:41 PM	#26
TaDa! Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,992 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5/128/130-135 & 5'3" tall WOE: Atkins (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	Hi Nanberry!!!! Welcome!!! I started when I was 38 ... and I'm 43 now ... It is a wnderful thing you are doing for yourself!!! Your goals all sound attainable to me. I think you may even exceed your own expectations! Keep up the great work!!!!!!

07-23-2008, 04:42 PM	#27
smoky Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 510 Gallery: smoky Stats: Start weight 272 lb now am at 227 WOE: Eat Fat Get Thin Start Date: May 2006

07-23-2008, 05:46 PM	#28
FloridaShell MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,208 Gallery: FloridaShell Stats: 163/133 sz 6/? WOE: My own way of l/cing Start Date: 1/2/08	Good job so far, kutgw!