Palms in the snow~No one will do it for me!

PalmsInTheSnow · 12-17-2006, 01:32 PM

Hello! I've been a long time lurker, as I've done low carb off and on for way too long. It works great, but my willpower sucks, so I'm just as big as I ever was. It's time for a journal, and I love that others can read this. I really want to be held accountable, so if anyone notices me slacking, a swift kick in the rear is totally welcomed!

I can't decide if starting this (again!) one week before Christmas shows great determination or insanity. Regardless, tomorrow morning when I wake up, I will be embarking on a new eating style-for life! I can't wait!

I'll be back later with a little bit about me, but here's the pint-sized version:

Name: Kelly
DH: Shawn
26 years old.
Married for 5 years.
WAHM, 3 little boys (in desperate need for some estrogen in my home!!)
1 dog, two cats.
4'11'', *cough* 178 lbs *cough*

PalmsInTheSnow · 12-17-2006, 01:54 PM

I guess later came sooner than I thought. My kids are playing nice and quietly.

That's a new one!

Like so many others, I've struggled with my weight my entire life. I was a chubby kid, a langly preteen, and then a very chubby teen. Around 15 years old, I went on a cantelope-only diet and got down to about 100 lbs. But I couldn't maintain just living off of cantelope, and had to run about 5 miles a day and eat only 600 calories a day just to maintain a weight of 115 lbs. (As I said in the first post, I am only 4'11") When I was 16, I met my now husband. He has never had to worry about his weight, and lived off Burger King and Taco Bell. I just didn't understand why he could eat those things and I couldn't, and eventually I was eating out with him almost daily. I weighed about 115lbs when I graduated from high school in 1998, and by February of 1999 I was 150 lbs.
Then I began my first try at Atkins. I lost about 15 lbs in a month and felt great, but Shawn (DH) was still eating out everyday, and eventually I lost my willpower. (Did I mention my weakness for nachos?)
I'd always had female problems, and had 3 laparoscopies in the period of a year. A four-wheeling accident added another 6 surgeries on my tailbone, all between 1999 and 2001. Not being able to exercise because I was always "healing" from one surgery or another, and being unable to work either, and my weight went up to 168 by the time we got married Oct. 6, 2001.

Cody (our oldest son) was born in Oct. of 2002, and I did low carb again. Got down to about 150 lbs when I found out I was pregant with our second son. After he was born, I jumped back on low carb, got down to about 145, and for some reason (I really don't remember) I messed up again. I was about 172 lbs when I got pregnant with Kyle, our youngest. (They're each 18 months apart).

Shortly after Kyle was born, I knew I wanted to do something, but the way I saw it, Low Carb just didn't work for me. So I went back on really low cal, exercised about an hour a day, and lost 20 lbs in a month. But guess what . . . You got it. I quit that too.

PalmsInTheSnow · 12-17-2006, 01:57 PM

After a long time of feel sorry for myself, my brain finally stared working again and I realized that it wasn't the diets that weren't working, it was me not putting forth the long term effort. Duh! I've seen in life, irl and online, how life changing low carb can be. Not to mention my own success I'd experienced each time before I gave up. So this time, I'm in it for the long haul.

I don't want to hide from cameras. I want to be in some pictures with my babies!

I don't want to wear baggy clothes.

I don't want my eyes to be hidden by the fat when I smile.

I want to be healthy. For me, for my family, for life!

PalmsInTheSnow · 12-18-2006, 11:11 AM

So far, so good. Okay, I'm only on day one and it's just after lunch, but hey, why not celebrate?

I weighed in this morning at 175, so I edited my stats.

PalmsInTheSnow · 12-18-2006, 07:15 PM

Today was a good day! I haven't worked out yet (can't until kiddos are in bed for the night or DH is home-whichever comes first) but I did really well with my eating.

I got some awesome news, too. DH is buying a friend's bowflex off of him. The guy bought it for his son, the kid used it twice, and now it's going to be ours.

I'm really excited because I'm horrible with weight training. We can't get it for a couple of weeks, but I'm so excited!

Wednesday I'm baking cookies with the kids. I'm really nervous, but I know I can do it. I'm just going to look at it as a test run for Christmas day. I know I can do it.

12-17-2006, 01:32 PM	#1
PalmsInTheSnow Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34 Gallery: PalmsInTheSnow WOE: Low Carb	Palms in the snow~No one will do it for me! Hello! I've been a long time lurker, as I've done low carb off and on for way too long. It works great, but my willpower sucks, so I'm just as big as I ever was. It's time for a journal, and I love that others can read this. I really want to be held accountable, so if anyone notices me slacking, a swift kick in the rear is totally welcomed! I can't decide if starting this (again!) one week before Christmas shows great determination or insanity. Regardless, tomorrow morning when I wake up, I will be embarking on a new eating style-for life! I can't wait! I'll be back later with a little bit about me, but here's the pint-sized version: Name: Kelly DH: Shawn 26 years old. Married for 5 years. WAHM, 3 little boys (in desperate need for some estrogen in my home!!) 1 dog, two cats. 4'11'', cough 178 lbs cough __________________ ~Kelly~ Do or do not. There is no try. -Yoda Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. - Wayne Dyer

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12-17-2006, 01:54 PM	#2
PalmsInTheSnow Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34 Gallery: PalmsInTheSnow WOE: Low Carb	I guess later came sooner than I thought. My kids are playing nice and quietly. That's a new one! Like so many others, I've struggled with my weight my entire life. I was a chubby kid, a langly preteen, and then a very chubby teen. Around 15 years old, I went on a cantelope-only diet and got down to about 100 lbs. But I couldn't maintain just living off of cantelope, and had to run about 5 miles a day and eat only 600 calories a day just to maintain a weight of 115 lbs. (As I said in the first post, I am only 4'11") When I was 16, I met my now husband. He has never had to worry about his weight, and lived off Burger King and Taco Bell. I just didn't understand why he could eat those things and I couldn't, and eventually I was eating out with him almost daily. I weighed about 115lbs when I graduated from high school in 1998, and by February of 1999 I was 150 lbs. Then I began my first try at Atkins. I lost about 15 lbs in a month and felt great, but Shawn (DH) was still eating out everyday, and eventually I lost my willpower. (Did I mention my weakness for nachos?) I'd always had female problems, and had 3 laparoscopies in the period of a year. A four-wheeling accident added another 6 surgeries on my tailbone, all between 1999 and 2001. Not being able to exercise because I was always "healing" from one surgery or another, and being unable to work either, and my weight went up to 168 by the time we got married Oct. 6, 2001. Cody (our oldest son) was born in Oct. of 2002, and I did low carb again. Got down to about 150 lbs when I found out I was pregant with our second son. After he was born, I jumped back on low carb, got down to about 145, and for some reason (I really don't remember) I messed up again. I was about 172 lbs when I got pregnant with Kyle, our youngest. (They're each 18 months apart). Shortly after Kyle was born, I knew I wanted to do something, but the way I saw it, Low Carb just didn't work for me. So I went back on really low cal, exercised about an hour a day, and lost 20 lbs in a month. But guess what . . . You got it. I quit that too.

12-17-2006, 01:57 PM	#3
PalmsInTheSnow Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34 Gallery: PalmsInTheSnow WOE: Low Carb	After a long time of feel sorry for myself, my brain finally stared working again and I realized that it wasn't the diets that weren't working, it was me not putting forth the long term effort. Duh! I've seen in life, irl and online, how life changing low carb can be. Not to mention my own success I'd experienced each time before I gave up. So this time, I'm in it for the long haul. I don't want to hide from cameras. I want to be in some pictures with my babies! I don't want to wear baggy clothes. I don't want my eyes to be hidden by the fat when I smile. I want to be healthy. For me, for my family, for life!

12-18-2006, 11:11 AM	#4
PalmsInTheSnow Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34 Gallery: PalmsInTheSnow WOE: Low Carb	So far, so good. Okay, I'm only on day one and it's just after lunch, but hey, why not celebrate? I weighed in this morning at 175, so I edited my stats.

12-18-2006, 07:15 PM	#5
PalmsInTheSnow Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34 Gallery: PalmsInTheSnow WOE: Low Carb	Today was a good day! I haven't worked out yet (can't until kiddos are in bed for the night or DH is home-whichever comes first) but I did really well with my eating. I got some awesome news, too. DH is buying a friend's bowflex off of him. The guy bought it for his son, the kid used it twice, and now it's going to be ours. I'm really excited because I'm horrible with weight training. We can't get it for a couple of weeks, but I'm so excited! Wednesday I'm baking cookies with the kids. I'm really nervous, but I know I can do it. I'm just going to look at it as a test run for Christmas day. I know I can do it.